2020 Slate Index College Football Ratings
Games through January 11, 2021
(OVR) Overall Rating, (RS) Record Strength, (SM) Scoring Margin, (YM) Yard Margin, (OFF) Offense Rating, (EPF) Expected Points For, (EYF) Expected Yard For, (DEF) Defense Rating, (EPA) Expected Points Allowed, and (EYA) Expected Yards Allowed. The About page contains a detailed explanation of each metric.
| Rk | Team | Record | OVR | RS | SM | YM | OFF | EPF | EYF | DEF | EPA | EYA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alabama | (13-0) | 99.20% | 2.09 | 40.97 | 240.04 | 99.04% | 49.28 | 769.56 | 80.44% | 8.31 | 333.88 |
| 2 |  Ohio St. | (7-1) | 97.29% | 1.47 | 30.81 | 126.08 | 97.14% | 46.03 | 636.34 | 75.54% | 15.22 | 314.61 |
| 3 |  Georgia | (8-2) | 96.25% | 1.55 | 22.03 | 140.91 | 87.76% | 36.56 | 554.00 | 82.14% | 14.53 | 217.44 |
| 4 |  Oklahoma | (9-2) | 95.32% | 1.03 | 25.95 | 223.17 | 93.52% | 39.05 | 705.56 | 79.04% | 13.10 | 286.75 |
| 5 |  Florida | (8-4) | 95.07% | 1.30 | 21.53 | 144.00 | 94.98% | 42.48 | 656.31 | 60.42% | 20.95 | 316.66 |
| 6 |  Buffalo | (6-1) | 94.57% | 1.05 | 23.67 | 125.91 | 93.54% | 39.24 | 644.19 | 74.68% | 15.56 | 322.63 |
| 7 |  Ball St. | (7-1) | 93.10% | 1.37 | 20.17 | 96.69 | 85.76% | 37.84 | 463.07 | 80.24% | 17.68 | 170.73 |
| 8 |  Texas A&M | (9-1) | 92.37% | 1.62 | 17.31 | 124.62 | 84.00% | 33.69 | 529.87 | 79.64% | 16.38 | 209.61 |
| 9 |  Iowa St. | (9-3) | 90.21% | 0.85 | 20.15 | 208.45 | 88.84% | 35.24 | 634.82 | 79.94% | 15.09 | 230.73 |
| 10 |  Clemson | (10-2) | 89.07% | 0.67 | 21.31 | 211.08 | 93.04% | 38.99 | 717.35 | 68.98% | 17.68 | 310.63 |
| 11 |  Iowa | (6-2) | 88.66% | 0.82 | 21.26 | -11.10 | 77.62% | 33.78 | 361.68 | 90.10% | 12.52 | 177.13 |
| 12 |  Northwestern | (7-2) | 88.35% | 1.08 | 18.96 | -28.84 | 64.92% | 30.04 | 341.65 | 91.22% | 11.08 | 174.84 |
| 13 |  Miami (OH) | (2-1) | 87.49% | 1.12 | 15.06 | -6.20 | 64.64% | 31.80 | 212.83 | 89.52% | 16.74 | 23.38 |
| 14 |  Texas | (7-3) | 87.28% | 0.63 | 20.84 | 147.89 | 96.20% | 44.07 | 620.16 | 56.24% | 23.24 | 276.62 |
| 15 |  Toledo | (4-2) | 86.26% | 0.74 | 17.07 | 142.64 | 89.06% | 34.46 | 674.26 | 69.64% | 17.39 | 335.98 |
| 16 |  Indiana | (6-2) | 85.65% | 1.00 | 16.77 | -56.93 | 56.98% | 29.46 | 296.57 | 90.86% | 12.68 | 157.86 |
| 17 |  Auburn | (6-5) | 84.82% | 1.14 | 11.52 | 3.44 | 60.14% | 29.12 | 376.62 | 79.94% | 17.60 | 373.18 |
| 18 |  BYU | (11-1) | 84.12% | 0.48 | 18.99 | 201.24 | 86.96% | 33.28 | 765.53 | 75.90% | 14.29 | 368.64 |
| 19 |  Oklahoma St. | (8-3) | 84.09% | 0.77 | 13.63 | 168.49 | 80.62% | 32.25 | 608.42 | 71.08% | 18.62 | 244.29 |
| 20 |  Cincinnati | (9-1) | 83.72% | 0.72 | 14.62 | 125.84 | 75.12% | 30.94 | 543.40 | 79.18% | 16.32 | 221.91 |
| 21 |  W Michigan | (4-2) | 83.28% | 0.79 | 12.82 | 107.95 | 95.40% | 43.12 | 617.00 | 25.14% | 30.31 | 313.40 |
| 22 |  C Carolina | (11-1) | 81.64% | 0.62 | 13.97 | 100.57 | 81.38% | 32.79 | 517.27 | 72.62% | 18.82 | 221.05 |
| 23 |  Ole Miss | (5-5) | 80.37% | 0.91 | 8.54 | 12.63 | 92.42% | 42.64 | 509.42 | 16.18% | 34.10 | 301.14 |
| 24 |  TCU | (6-4) | 79.18% | 0.46 | 13.32 | 152.91 | 81.50% | 32.62 | 580.48 | 70.26% | 19.30 | 231.93 |
| 25 |  Wisconsin | (4-3) | 78.87% | 0.53 | 15.03 | -27.59 | 51.82% | 27.60 | 327.79 | 91.34% | 12.57 | 159.73 |
| 26 |  Notre Dame | (10-2) | 78.62% | 0.55 | 10.56 | 161.53 | 59.48% | 27.30 | 612.01 | 72.94% | 16.74 | 254.83 |
| 27 |  C Michigan | (3-3) | 77.66% | 0.56 | 10.83 | 26.25 | 68.52% | 30.33 | 407.05 | 75.88% | 19.50 | 185.16 |
| 28 |  Kentucky | (5-6) | 76.55% | 0.80 | 7.98 | -38.79 | 33.26% | 24.42 | 263.76 | 88.54% | 16.45 | 106.89 |
| 29 |  Louisiana | (10-1) | 75.92% | 0.59 | 8.30 | 38.26 | 68.24% | 29.88 | 438.27 | 66.80% | 21.58 | 204.37 |
| 30 |  Kent St. | (3-1) | 75.58% | 0.72 | 7.24 | 151.70 | 95.44% | 41.11 | 830.30 | 14.46% | 33.87 | 482.95 |
| 31 |  LSU | (5-5) | 75.32% | 0.98 | 5.69 | -18.14 | 75.74% | 32.67 | 400.64 | 46.24% | 26.98 | 223.12 |
| 32 |  W Virginia | (6-4) | 73.68% | 0.35 | 8.29 | 156.16 | 48.70% | 24.91 | 557.98 | 79.76% | 16.62 | 206.18 |
| 33 |  N Carolina | (8-4) | 73.16% | 0.25 | 8.73 | 121.75 | 90.74% | 37.04 | 674.19 | 34.30% | 28.31 | 356.79 |
| 34 |  App St. | (9-3) | 72.03% | 0.15 | 8.99 | 78.50 | 70.38% | 29.68 | 555.29 | 62.96% | 20.68 | 281.14 |
| 35 |  Arkansas | (3-7) | 71.18% | 0.79 | 4.55 | 8.97 | 64.16% | 29.72 | 374.74 | 58.56% | 25.17 | 170.12 |
| 36 |  Penn St. | (4-5) | 70.93% | 0.35 | 7.77 | 21.83 | 73.74% | 31.47 | 468.49 | 55.90% | 23.70 | 251.01 |
| 37 |  San José St. | (7-1) | 70.00% | 0.55 | 4.95 | 60.66 | 56.02% | 27.18 | 509.09 | 59.34% | 22.23 | 252.78 |
| 38 |  Mississippi St. | (4-7) | 69.67% | 0.73 | 4.46 | 0.68 | 43.82% | 26.30 | 330.01 | 72.58% | 21.84 | 133.68 |
| 39 |  Ohio | (2-1) | 67.08% | 0.35 | 6.99 | -88.12 | 76.32% | 33.00 | 370.22 | 47.10% | 26.01 | 262.70 |
| 40 |  Missouri | (5-5) | 66.91% | 0.92 | 0.64 | 22.21 | 51.86% | 26.98 | 433.47 | 49.98% | 26.34 | 215.61 |
| 41 |  Tulsa | (6-3) | 66.34% | 0.26 | 4.84 | 90.93 | 47.32% | 25.25 | 486.64 | 70.88% | 20.40 | 200.06 |
| 42 |  E Michigan | (2-4) | 65.23% | 0.33 | 4.72 | 11.51 | 67.12% | 31.78 | 305.14 | 56.36% | 27.06 | 97.99 |
| 43 |  Miami | (8-3) | 65.09% | 0.41 | 4.21 | 85.36 | 61.38% | 28.06 | 506.91 | 57.12% | 23.84 | 225.90 |
| 44 |  Boise State | (5-2) | 64.56% | 0.07 | 7.36 | -39.70 | 64.36% | 31.41 | 294.40 | 66.18% | 24.05 | 138.45 |
| 45 |  UCF | (6-4) | 64.05% | -0.07 | 8.25 | 64.72 | 90.92% | 37.96 | 613.61 | 28.22% | 29.71 | 353.25 |
| 46 |  Nebraska | (3-5) | 63.13% | 0.23 | 4.92 | -65.04 | 49.76% | 27.41 | 306.03 | 67.14% | 22.49 | 175.43 |
| 47 |  Tennessee | (3-7) | 62.77% | 0.65 | 1.79 | -12.65 | 43.74% | 26.17 | 331.20 | 63.56% | 24.38 | 148.20 |
| 48 |  Minnesota | (3-4) | 62.71% | 0.13 | 5.06 | -84.77 | 58.84% | 29.32 | 333.87 | 55.76% | 24.27 | 222.99 |
| 49 |  USC | (5-1) | 62.70% | 0.19 | 4.31 | 74.60 | 71.50% | 30.67 | 466.24 | 52.14% | 26.36 | 195.99 |
| 50 |  Maryland | (2-3) | 60.42% | 0.33 | 4.26 | -127.90 | 46.06% | 27.36 | 253.63 | 64.92% | 23.10 | 185.89 |
| 51 |  Baylor | (2-7) | 59.89% | -0.15 | 7.40 | 46.46 | 49.62% | 27.24 | 344.05 | 81.18% | 19.84 | 101.95 |
| 52 |  Kansas St. | (4-6) | 58.19% | 0.08 | 3.85 | 1.67 | 57.12% | 29.14 | 321.29 | 61.52% | 25.29 | 123.98 |
| 53 |  Purdue | (2-4) | 56.94% | 0.04 | 4.43 | -87.61 | 73.58% | 32.84 | 330.88 | 39.68% | 28.41 | 222.84 |
| 54 |  Texas Tech | (4-6) | 56.27% | 0.05 | 1.81 | 92.66 | 77.32% | 32.19 | 495.28 | 31.54% | 30.37 | 206.97 |
| 55 |  Arizona St. | (2-2) | 54.07% | -0.53 | 7.13 | 69.52 | 62.10% | 28.15 | 508.61 | 63.08% | 21.02 | 243.45 |
| 56 |  Oregon | (4-3) | 53.79% | -0.08 | 2.95 | 81.84 | 67.48% | 29.47 | 499.39 | 48.06% | 26.51 | 221.90 |
| 57 |  UAB | (6-3) | 53.20% | -0.03 | 2.40 | 8.77 | 49.00% | 26.47 | 417.24 | 57.64% | 24.07 | 212.82 |
| 58 |  Marshall | (7-3) | 52.19% | -0.12 | 3.89 | -10.06 | 37.64% | 23.77 | 417.13 | 68.58% | 19.88 | 231.54 |
| 59 |  Liberty | (10-1) | 52.05% | 0.05 | 0.13 | 38.53 | 64.78% | 28.35 | 596.91 | 34.78% | 28.22 | 362.73 |
| 60 |  Rutgers | (3-6) | 50.76% | 0.07 | 0.28 | -171.82 | 46.18% | 27.54 | 166.06 | 53.38% | 27.26 | 142.23 |
| 61 |  Georgia St. | (6-4) | 50.37% | -0.13 | 2.44 | -21.09 | 75.38% | 32.60 | 422.07 | 29.00% | 30.16 | 247.51 |
| 62 |  Utah | (3-2) | 50.17% | 0.00 | -0.62 | 85.39 | 48.38% | 26.05 | 483.56 | 50.08% | 26.68 | 202.52 |
| 63 |  Virginia Tech | (5-6) | 48.47% | -0.13 | 0.38 | 62.83 | 68.54% | 29.81 | 466.77 | 37.64% | 29.42 | 208.29 |
| 64 |  Washington | (3-1) | 48.40% | 0.04 | -1.75 | 90.21 | 37.80% | 22.72 | 493.84 | 56.18% | 24.47 | 207.98 |
| 65 |  Army | (9-3) | 48.12% | -0.01 | -0.72 | 2.18 | 22.94% | 20.13 | 322.29 | 75.60% | 20.85 | 124.47 |
| 66 |  Michigan St. | (2-5) | 47.39% | 0.26 | -2.06 | -116.68 | 27.46% | 22.94 | 199.45 | 62.94% | 25.00 | 120.49 |
| 67 |  Nevada | (7-2) | 46.87% | -0.03 | -0.83 | -5.60 | 52.34% | 27.11 | 432.42 | 40.10% | 27.94 | 242.38 |
| 68 |  S Carolina | (2-8) | 46.09% | 0.38 | -4.60 | -58.61 | 32.90% | 24.03 | 299.62 | 46.22% | 28.63 | 162.59 |
| 69 |  Air Force | (3-3) | 45.86% | -0.31 | 0.44 | 19.62 | 29.92% | 20.45 | 462.95 | 66.36% | 20.01 | 247.68 |
| 70 |  NC St. | (8-4) | 45.77% | 0.16 | -3.15 | -26.96 | 44.32% | 26.09 | 366.23 | 40.14% | 29.25 | 197.55 |
| 71 |  Michigan | (2-4) | 44.89% | 0.06 | -1.86 | -132.99 | 60.76% | 29.98 | 270.71 | 27.94% | 31.84 | 208.06 |
| 72 |  Pittsburgh | (6-5) | 44.57% | -0.11 | -1.30 | 39.46 | 37.46% | 23.57 | 426.63 | 57.26% | 24.86 | 191.52 |
| 73 |  Stanford | (4-2) | 44.57% | 0.02 | -2.77 | 40.28 | 50.88% | 26.47 | 444.86 | 39.32% | 29.24 | 208.94 |
| 74 |  San Diego St. | (4-4) | 44.43% | -0.31 | 0.06 | 42.87 | 25.90% | 20.00 | 390.11 | 77.16% | 19.94 | 151.60 |
| 75 |  Troy | (5-6) | 44.11% | -0.51 | 1.96 | -37.49 | 33.04% | 23.97 | 313.52 | 70.60% | 22.00 | 155.37 |
| 76 |  Wake Forest | (4-5) | 43.99% | -0.26 | 0.05 | 30.61 | 73.52% | 31.69 | 452.47 | 25.78% | 31.63 | 226.20 |
| 77 |  UCLA | (3-4) | 43.91% | -0.46 | 0.24 | 92.30 | 85.60% | 34.08 | 538.82 | 19.16% | 33.84 | 250.88 |
| 78 |  Colorado | (4-2) | 43.27% | 0.13 | -5.17 | 51.18 | 52.62% | 26.74 | 471.38 | 24.80% | 31.91 | 224.56 |
| 79 |  N Illinois | (0-6) | 41.19% | -0.19 | -1.79 | 38.82 | 44.80% | 26.14 | 365.35 | 51.52% | 27.93 | 130.88 |
| 80 |  SMU | (7-3) | 40.29% | -0.07 | -3.59 | 44.28 | 65.10% | 28.43 | 567.17 | 18.68% | 32.02 | 327.24 |
| 81 |  GA Southern | (8-5) | 40.27% | -0.23 | -1.36 | -30.28 | 38.72% | 24.39 | 374.75 | 52.28% | 25.75 | 209.38 |
| 82 |  Tulane | (6-6) | 39.87% | -0.37 | -0.77 | -49.04 | 57.16% | 28.95 | 337.45 | 37.42% | 29.73 | 190.84 |
| 83 |  Illinois | (2-6) | 37.65% | -0.09 | -3.05 | -181.12 | 33.22% | 24.65 | 170.60 | 50.44% | 27.70 | 156.07 |
| 84 |  Memphis | (8-3) | 37.58% | -0.03 | -6.89 | -18.59 | 40.10% | 24.27 | 429.75 | 25.10% | 31.16 | 252.69 |
| 85 |  Boston College | (6-5) | 37.49% | -0.14 | -3.21 | -8.36 | 37.18% | 24.43 | 330.57 | 51.94% | 27.64 | 143.28 |
| 86 |  Houston | (3-5) | 37.48% | -0.41 | -1.88 | 15.98 | 56.22% | 27.65 | 397.39 | 40.12% | 29.54 | 185.76 |
| 87 |  Virginia | (5-5) | 37.17% | -0.16 | -3.22 | 30.60 | 44.92% | 25.70 | 414.63 | 42.76% | 28.92 | 188.39 |
| 88 |  Louisville | (4-7) | 35.95% | -0.52 | -2.29 | 71.04 | 59.20% | 27.38 | 534.15 | 31.36% | 29.67 | 267.46 |
| 89 |  Akron | (1-5) | 31.47% | -0.07 | -11.09 | -117.20 | 10.12% | 15.96 | 141.58 | 58.10% | 27.05 | 63.13 |
| 90 |  Hawai’i | (5-4) | 30.52% | -0.32 | -7.58 | -33.65 | 29.78% | 22.19 | 351.89 | 37.02% | 29.78 | 189.89 |
| 91 |  UTSA | (7-5) | 29.61% | -0.39 | -8.01 | -28.81 | 31.52% | 22.29 | 374.04 | 32.58% | 30.30 | 207.20 |
| 92 |  Vanderbilt | (0-9) | 26.85% | -0.08 | -15.01 | -98.34 | 11.54% | 16.55 | 181.44 | 38.84% | 31.56 | 84.13 |
| 93 |  Oregon St. | (2-5) | 26.72% | -0.71 | -7.56 | 26.82 | 60.90% | 28.91 | 430.54 | 17.14% | 36.46 | 208.08 |
| 94 |  Arkansas St. | (4-7) | 25.78% | -0.60 | -8.24 | -11.23 | 67.48% | 29.51 | 488.01 | 8.58% | 37.75 | 303.59 |
| 95 |  Wyoming | (2-4) | 25.67% | -0.89 | -3.91 | -8.35 | 24.04% | 18.59 | 403.18 | 61.66% | 22.50 | 215.88 |
| 96 |  California | (1-3) | 24.59% | -0.81 | -8.03 | 34.31 | 15.08% | 15.29 | 343.81 | 69.50% | 23.33 | 113.86 |
| 97 |  Rice | (2-3) | 24.45% | -0.85 | -4.80 | -45.99 | 12.92% | 15.80 | 276.98 | 76.64% | 20.60 | 127.32 |
| 98 |  E Carolina | (3-6) | 23.96% | -0.61 | -10.63 | -22.94 | 28.52% | 21.70 | 340.59 | 29.36% | 32.33 | 167.89 |
| 99 |  Fresno St. | (3-3) | 22.84% | -0.74 | -9.84 | -33.77 | 45.08% | 24.63 | 488.22 | 13.88% | 34.47 | 326.33 |
| 100 |  S Alabama | (4-7) | 22.65% | -0.63 | -10.62 | -98.37 | 15.88% | 16.76 | 272.01 | 50.08% | 27.38 | 174.73 |
| 101 |  Washington St. | (1-3) | 22.03% | -0.65 | -11.51 | -9.84 | 32.74% | 22.81 | 363.58 | 24.82% | 34.32 | 177.78 |
| 102 |  Georgia Tech | (3-7) | 21.53% | -0.58 | -13.46 | -55.94 | 25.76% | 21.62 | 314.98 | 24.18% | 35.08 | 175.28 |
| 103 |  Florida St. | (3-6) | 20.58% | -0.58 | -13.54 | -67.09 | 19.02% | 19.93 | 267.62 | 31.06% | 33.47 | 139.07 |
| 104 |  Kansas | (0-9) | 20.55% | -0.55 | -14.69 | -52.28 | 14.48% | 17.55 | 205.72 | 35.70% | 32.24 | 62.35 |
| 105 |  Louisiana Tech | (5-5) | 19.86% | -0.47 | -15.17 | -95.58 | 12.26% | 16.75 | 163.40 | 36.66% | 31.92 | 63.34 |
| 106 |  FLA Atlantic | (5-4) | 19.53% | -0.65 | -12.01 | -127.35 | 6.02% | 12.39 | 192.38 | 64.48% | 24.40 | 124.08 |
| 107 |  Texas St. | (2-10) | 18.87% | -0.84 | -11.24 | -102.49 | 36.22% | 25.12 | 260.04 | 22.64% | 36.36 | 166.89 |
| 108 |  W Kentucky | (5-7) | 18.33% | -0.79 | -12.47 | -113.67 | 6.20% | 13.74 | 141.25 | 62.18% | 26.21 | 59.26 |
| 109 |  Navy | (3-7) | 17.62% | -0.62 | -15.13 | -96.78 | 7.16% | 14.11 | 149.39 | 49.76% | 29.24 | 50.52 |
| 110 |  New Mexico | (2-5) | 16.85% | -0.82 | -14.63 | -79.47 | 30.10% | 22.88 | 302.89 | 18.52% | 37.52 | 186.71 |
| 111 |  Bowling Green | (0-5) | 15.79% | -0.44 | -22.34 | -99.41 | 2.12% | 7.78 | 123.80 | 44.32% | 30.12 | 27.56 |
| 112 |  Duke | (2-9) | 13.72% | -0.84 | -17.59 | -60.00 | 18.98% | 18.65 | 299.47 | 23.58% | 36.25 | 163.82 |
| 113 |  Syracuse | (1-10) | 12.59% | -0.89 | -15.79 | -150.84 | 7.90% | 15.35 | 64.41 | 41.52% | 31.13 | 19.61 |
| 114 |  Colorado St. | (1-3) | 11.54% | -0.97 | -19.12 | -39.24 | 16.68% | 18.32 | 269.06 | 25.26% | 37.44 | 112.65 |
| 115 |  M Tennessee St. | (3-6) | 10.33% | -0.98 | -19.08 | -155.90 | 17.74% | 19.77 | 239.52 | 14.80% | 38.86 | 199.78 |
| 116 |  Arizona | (0-5) | 9.83% | -1.12 | -20.34 | -6.64 | 10.58% | 9.64 | 353.36 | 39.02% | 29.97 | 164.35 |
| 117 |  Southern Miss | (3-7) | 9.04% | -1.13 | -18.86 | -123.80 | 24.36% | 21.64 | 269.48 | 13.12% | 40.51 | 197.64 |
| 118 |  South Florida | (1-8) | 8.86% | -1.09 | -22.11 | -53.87 | 22.00% | 20.89 | 235.22 | 19.64% | 43.00 | 93.45 |
| 119 |  Charlotte | (2-4) | 7.90% | -1.10 | -20.49 | -142.87 | 23.70% | 20.68 | 301.00 | 6.84% | 41.17 | 248.22 |
| 120 |  Utah St. | (1-5) | 7.29% | -1.02 | -22.22 | -220.17 | 4.62% | 13.57 | 42.30 | 29.62% | 35.79 | 66.83 |
| 121 |  North Texas | (4-6) | 5.83% | -1.01 | -24.76 | -90.93 | 32.94% | 22.70 | 392.61 | 3.20% | 47.46 | 287.90 |
| 122 |  UTEP | (3-5) | 4.99% | -1.27 | -22.99 | -134.25 | 9.20% | 14.70 | 214.55 | 21.32% | 37.69 | 153.16 |
| 123 |  Temple | (1-6) | 4.85% | -1.12 | -24.64 | -108.46 | 6.24% | 11.53 | 232.90 | 25.56% | 36.17 | 145.71 |
| 124 |  UNLV | (0-6) | 3.76% | -1.29 | -23.53 | -149.47 | 11.08% | 16.58 | 134.16 | 21.64% | 40.11 | 87.98 |
| 125 |  FIU | (0-5) | 3.02% | -1.59 | -23.11 | -218.85 | 18.06% | 20.64 | 91.18 | 18.06% | 43.74 | 114.38 |
| 126 |  ULM | (0-10) | 1.92% | -1.29 | -29.03 | -176.22 | 3.26% | 11.02 | 103.82 | 22.44% | 40.05 | 84.40 |
| 127 |  UMass | (0-4) | 1.00% | -1.51 | -33.78 | -346.26 | 0.70% | 5.00 | -189.78 | 25.44% | 38.78 | -39.17 |