Our game grades are intended to allow for an apples-to-apples comparison between team performances each week. They control for home field and (expected) strength of opponent, are situationally weighted (i.e. garbage time is de-valued), and look at the statistics most predictive of future performance. In short, the grades measure how teams played in the areas of the game that matter from a predictive standpoint. Percentile rating and score diff are measured relative to historical norms over the past 12 seasons.
# | season | week | tm | opp | tm score |
opp score |
pctile rating |
score diff |
1 | 2017 | 6 | Alabama | Ole Miss | 66 | 3 | 0.994 | 40.3 |
2 | 2017 | 6 | Ohio State | Rutgers | 56 | 0 | 0.993 | 38.8 |
3 | 2017 | 6 | Washington | Oregon State | 42 | 7 | 0.979 | 32.3 |
4 | 2017 | 6 | Georgia | Tennessee | 41 | 0 | 0.974 | 31.1 |
5 | 2017 | 6 | Auburn | Mississippi State | 49 | 10 | 0.961 | 28.2 |
6 | 2017 | 6 | Miami (FL) | Duke | 31 | 6 | 0.958 | 27.5 |
7 | 2017 | 6 | Oregon | California | 45 | 24 | 0.957 | 27.4 |
8 | 2017 | 6 | Navy | Tulsa | 31 | 21 | 0.955 | 27.1 |
9 | 2017 | 6 | Oklahoma State | Texas Tech | 41 | 34 | 0.932 | 23.8 |
10 | 2017 | 6 | Clemson | Virginia Tech | 31 | 17 | 0.929 | 23.4 |
11 | 2017 | 6 | Western Michigan | Ball State | 55 | 3 | 0.908 | 21.2 |
12 | 2017 | 6 | South Florida | East Carolina | 61 | 31 | 0.853 | 16.8 |
13 | 2017 | 6 | Colorado State | Hawaii | 51 | 21 | 0.836 | 15.6 |
14 | 2017 | 6 | Nebraska | Illinois | 28 | 6 | 0.829 | 15.2 |
15 | 2017 | 6 | Georgia Tech | North Carolina | 33 | 7 | 0.829 | 15.1 |
16 | 2017 | 6 | Wisconsin | Northwestern | 33 | 24 | 0.828 | 15.1 |
17 | 2017 | 6 | Maryland | Minnesota | 31 | 24 | 0.827 | 15.0 |
18 | 2017 | 6 | Wake Forest | Florida State | 19 | 26 | 0.823 | 14.8 |
19 | 2017 | 6 | Washington State | USC | 30 | 27 | 0.812 | 14.1 |
20 | 2017 | 6 | Texas A&M | South Carolina | 24 | 17 | 0.797 | 13.2 |
21 | 2017 | 6 | Florida | Vanderbilt | 38 | 24 | 0.790 | 12.8 |
22 | 2017 | 6 | Pittsburgh | Rice | 42 | 10 | 0.787 | 12.7 |
23 | 2017 | 6 | Penn State | Indiana | 45 | 14 | 0.761 | 11.3 |
24 | 2017 | 6 | Texas | Iowa State | 17 | 7 | 0.752 | 10.9 |
25 | 2017 | 6 | Notre Dame | Miami (OH) | 52 | 17 | 0.746 | 10.5 |
26 | 2017 | 6 | Colorado | UCLA | 23 | 27 | 0.735 | 10.0 |
27 | 2017 | 6 | Virginia Tech | Clemson | 17 | 31 | 0.724 | 9.5 |
28 | 2017 | 6 | UCF | Memphis | 40 | 13 | 0.722 | 9.4 |
29 | 2017 | 6 | Ohio | Massachusetts | 58 | 50 | 0.718 | 9.2 |
30 | 2017 | 6 | USC | Washington State | 27 | 30 | 0.715 | 9.1 |
31 | 2017 | 6 | New Mexico | Air Force | 56 | 38 | 0.711 | 8.9 |
32 | 2017 | 6 | Troy | LSU | 24 | 21 | 0.701 | 8.4 |
33 | 2017 | 6 | North Carolina State | Syracuse | 33 | 25 | 0.695 | 8.1 |
34 | 2017 | 6 | Fresno State | Nevada | 41 | 21 | 0.679 | 7.4 |
35 | 2017 | 6 | Kansas State | Baylor | 33 | 20 | 0.668 | 6.9 |
36 | 2017 | 6 | Florida State | Wake Forest | 26 | 19 | 0.658 | 6.5 |
37 | 2017 | 6 | Indiana | Penn State | 14 | 45 | 0.656 | 6.4 |
38 | 2017 | 6 | Arizona State | Stanford | 24 | 34 | 0.655 | 6.4 |
39 | 2017 | 6 | Stanford | Arizona State | 34 | 24 | 0.632 | 5.4 |
40 | 2017 | 6 | Iowa | Michigan State | 10 | 17 | 0.619 | 4.8 |
41 | 2017 | 6 | Wyoming | Texas State | 45 | 10 | 0.613 | 4.6 |
42 | 2017 | 6 | Northwestern | Wisconsin | 24 | 33 | 0.593 | 3.7 |
43 | 2017 | 6 | Arkansas | New Mexico State | 42 | 24 | 0.588 | 3.6 |
44 | 2017 | 6 | Eastern Michigan | Kentucky | 20 | 24 | 0.569 | 2.8 |
45 | 2017 | 6 | North Texas | Southern Miss | 43 | 28 | 0.567 | 2.7 |
46 | 2017 | 6 | Syracuse | North Carolina State | 25 | 33 | 0.552 | 2.1 |
47 | 2017 | 6 | Florida Atlantic | Middle Tennessee | 38 | 20 | 0.545 | 1.8 |
48 | 2017 | 6 | Brigham Young | Utah State | 24 | 40 | 0.542 | 1.7 |
49 | 2017 | 6 | Michigan State | Iowa | 17 | 10 | 0.541 | 1.6 |
50 | 2017 | 6 | UCLA | Colorado | 27 | 23 | 0.528 | 1.1 |
51 | 2017 | 6 | Iowa State | Texas | 7 | 17 | 0.521 | 0.8 |
52 | 2017 | 6 | Marshall | Cincinnati | 38 | 21 | 0.517 | 0.7 |
53 | 2017 | 6 | San Diego State | Northern Illinois | 34 | 28 | 0.515 | 0.6 |
54 | 2017 | 6 | UNLV | San Jose State | 41 | 13 | 0.514 | 0.6 |
55 | 2017 | 6 | Army | UTEP | 35 | 21 | 0.509 | 0.4 |
56 | 2017 | 6 | Houston | Temple | 20 | 13 | 0.505 | 0.2 |
57 | 2017 | 6 | LSU | Troy | 21 | 24 | 0.504 | 0.2 |
58 | 2017 | 6 | Boston College | Central Michigan | 28 | 8 | 0.497 | -0.1 |
59 | 2017 | 6 | North Carolina | Georgia Tech | 7 | 33 | 0.486 | -0.5 |
60 | 2017 | 6 | Northern Illinois | San Diego State | 28 | 34 | 0.479 | -0.9 |
61 | 2017 | 6 | South Carolina | Texas A&M | 17 | 24 | 0.447 | -2.1 |
62 | 2017 | 6 | Southern Methodist | Connecticut | 49 | 28 | 0.447 | -2.1 |
63 | 2017 | 6 | Louisiana Tech | South Alabama | 34 | 16 | 0.445 | -2.2 |
64 | 2017 | 6 | Baylor | Kansas State | 20 | 33 | 0.444 | -2.2 |
65 | 2017 | 6 | Vanderbilt | Florida | 24 | 38 | 0.436 | -2.6 |
66 | 2017 | 6 | Miami (OH) | Notre Dame | 17 | 52 | 0.420 | -3.2 |
67 | 2017 | 6 | Buffalo | Kent State | 27 | 13 | 0.382 | -4.8 |
68 | 2017 | 6 | Memphis | UCF | 13 | 40 | 0.379 | -4.9 |
69 | 2017 | 6 | Mississippi State | Auburn | 10 | 49 | 0.378 | -5.0 |
70 | 2017 | 6 | Akron | Bowling Green | 34 | 23 | 0.356 | -5.9 |
71 | 2017 | 6 | Duke | Miami (FL) | 6 | 31 | 0.342 | -6.5 |
72 | 2017 | 6 | Temple | Houston | 13 | 20 | 0.337 | -6.7 |
73 | 2017 | 6 | Minnesota | Maryland | 24 | 31 | 0.301 | -8.3 |
75 | 2017 | 6 | Kentucky | Eastern Michigan | 24 | 20 | 0.255 | -10.5 |
76 | 2017 | 6 | Ole Miss | Alabama | 3 | 66 | 0.252 | -10.7 |
77 | 2017 | 6 | Central Michigan | Boston College | 8 | 28 | 0.249 | -10.8 |
78 | 2017 | 6 | New Mexico State | Arkansas | 24 | 42 | 0.237 | -11.4 |
79 | 2017 | 6 | Texas Tech | Oklahoma State | 34 | 41 | 0.230 | -11.8 |
80 | 2017 | 6 | Tennessee | Georgia | 0 | 41 | 0.227 | -11.9 |
81 | 2017 | 6 | Utah State | Brigham Young | 40 | 24 | 0.197 | -13.6 |
82 | 2017 | 6 | Cincinnati | Marshall | 21 | 38 | 0.178 | -14.7 |
83 | 2017 | 6 | Charlotte | Florida International | 29 | 30 | 0.177 | -14.8 |
84 | 2017 | 6 | South Alabama | Louisiana Tech | 16 | 34 | 0.157 | -16.0 |
85 | 2017 | 6 | Florida International | Charlotte | 30 | 29 | 0.155 | -16.2 |
86 | 2017 | 6 | Connecticut | Southern Methodist | 28 | 49 | 0.149 | -16.6 |
87 | 2017 | 6 | California | Oregon | 24 | 45 | 0.143 | -17.0 |
88 | 2017 | 6 | Oregon State | Washington | 7 | 42 | 0.129 | -18.0 |
89 | 2017 | 6 | Middle Tennessee | Florida Atlantic | 20 | 38 | 0.128 | -18.2 |
90 | 2017 | 6 | Air Force | New Mexico | 38 | 56 | 0.111 | -19.5 |
91 | 2017 | 6 | Kent State | Buffalo | 13 | 27 | 0.086 | -21.8 |
92 | 2017 | 6 | Southern Miss | North Texas | 28 | 43 | 0.085 | -21.9 |
93 | 2017 | 6 | Hawaii | Colorado State | 21 | 51 | 0.083 | -22.1 |
94 | 2017 | 6 | East Carolina | South Florida | 31 | 61 | 0.079 | -22.5 |
95 | 2017 | 6 | Illinois | Nebraska | 6 | 28 | 0.075 | -23.0 |
96 | 2017 | 6 | San Jose State | UNLV | 13 | 41 | 0.070 | -23.5 |
97 | 2017 | 6 | Massachusetts | Ohio | 50 | 58 | 0.064 | -24.2 |
98 | 2017 | 6 | Bowling Green | Akron | 23 | 34 | 0.064 | -24.2 |
99 | 2017 | 6 | Rutgers | Ohio State | 0 | 56 | 0.059 | -24.9 |
100 | 2017 | 6 | UTEP | Army | 21 | 35 | 0.052 | -25.9 |
101 | 2017 | 6 | Rice | Pittsburgh | 10 | 42 | 0.051 | -26.1 |
102 | 2017 | 6 | Ball State | Western Michigan | 3 | 55 | 0.043 | -27.4 |
103 | 2017 | 6 | Nevada | Fresno State | 21 | 41 | 0.038 | -28.2 |
104 | 2017 | 6 | Tulsa | Navy | 21 | 31 | 0.037 | -28.5 |
105 | 2017 | 6 | Texas State | Wyoming | 10 | 45 | 0.026 | -31.1 |