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The Top 25 College Football Teams by the Markets

By Dr. Ed Feng Leave a Comment

I’m always looking for ways to evaluate college football teams.

In 2008, I got started with team rankings that take margin of victory and adjust for strength of schedule.

Around 2011, I did the same adjustments for schedule on yards per play, which let me rank offense and defense.

This year, I ventured into markets to use closing point spreads to rank teams.

Over on Football Study Hall, I wrote about these market rankings. Did the playoff selection committee get it right?

To check it out, click here:

The Top 25 College Football Teams by the Markets

I discussed these rankings on the podcast a few weeks back. These are updated numbers, as I found I was missing some ACC games that affected Clemson’s rank.

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