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CBCR2 CFB Power Index

CBCR2 is a predictive analytics power rankings system developed by R2 with the Chapel Bell Curve podcast where it is often featured.  For more information about CBCR2, see this primer.

Rank
Team
CBCR2
Offense
Offense Rk
Defense
Defense Rk
1
Ohio State
38
46.4
1
8.5
1
2
Notre Dame
26.9
38.1
11
11.2
2
3
Penn State
25.4
39
8
13.6
4
4
Texas
25.1
38.6
10
13.5
3
5
Alabama
25.1
41.2
5
16.1
10
6
Indiana
24.4
42.8
2
18.4
14
7
Ole Miss
24.3
39.6
7
15.4
7
8
Oregon
22.3
41.7
4
19.4
21
9
Georgia
20.8
35.5
20
14.7
5
10
USC
19.7
40.2
6
20.5
24
11
South Carolina
18.7
33.9
29
15.2
6
12
Florida
18.5
35.4
22
16.9
11
13
Iowa
16.3
34.5
24
18.2
13
14
Miami
16.1
41.7
3
25.7
55
15
LSU
14.8
36.5
15
21.7
28
16
Texas A&M
14.4
36.8
14
22.4
31
17
TCU
14.1
37.4
13
23.3
42
18
Oklahoma
14
30.1
47
16
9
19
Tennessee
14
32.9
32
18.9
17
20
Michigan
13.9
31.1
42
17.1
12
21
BYU
13.6
32.6
36
18.9
18
22
SMU
13.5
36.3
16
22.7
37
23
Clemson
13.5
37.6
12
24.1
49
24
Minnesota
13.2
29.1
50
16
8
25
Arizona State
13
35.9
17
23
39
26
Louisville
12.5
34.9
23
22.4
32
27
Baylor
12.5
39
9
26.5
58
28
Missouri
11.3
31.2
41
19.9
23
29
Kansas State
11.2
34.1
28
22.9
38
30
Colorado
11.2
32.8
35
21.6
27
31
UCF
10.9
35.6
19
24.7
52
32
Iowa State
10.3
34.3
26
24
48
33
Washington
9.9
32.2
38
22.3
30
34
Virginia Tech
9.4
28.2
58
18.8
16
35
Illinois
9.4
32.9
33
23.5
44
36
Arkansas
9.3
33.4
31
24.1
50
37
Tulane
8
31.9
39
23.9
47
38
Auburn
7.5
28.4
55
20.9
25
39
Vanderbilt
7.4
31.2
40
23.8
45
40
Georgia Tech
7.2
29
52
21.8
29
41
Kentucky
7.1
26.1
68
19
19
42
Nebraska
7
26
69
19
20
43
Kansas
6.7
34.4
25
27.8
65
44
Syracuse
6.3
35.5
21
29.2
70
45
UNLV
6.1
28.8
53
22.6
35
46
Boise State
5.8
32.4
37
26.6
59
47
Texas Tech
4.7
35.8
18
31.1
79
48
UCLA
4.4
27.1
65
22.6
36
49
Cincinnati
4.3
28.2
57
23.9
46
50
Miami (OH)
4.2
25.7
74
21.5
26
51
Utah
4
22.7
96
18.6
15
52
Boston College
3.8
27.3
64
23.5
43
53
Wisconsin
3.6
26
72
22.4
33
54
Rutgers
3.4
34.2
27
30.8
77
55
Army
3.2
22.9
93
19.7
22
56
Navy
2.7
26
71
23.3
41
57
West Virginia
2
33.7
30
31.7
84
58
Maryland
0.7
29.1
51
28.4
68
59
Marshall
0.3
27.9
59
27.6
64
60
NC State
0.1
29.6
48
29.6
71
61
Memphis
0
32.8
34
32.8
92
62
Pittsburgh
-0.1
27.3
63
27.5
62
63
Texas State
-0.5
29.6
49
30.2
76
64
California
-0.9
23.3
88
24.2
51
65
Duke
-1
23.9
84
24.9
53
66
Old Dominion
-1.7
28.4
54
30.2
75
67
Houston
-1.9
20.6
104
22.6
34
68
Northern Illinois
-2.3
20.7
102
23
40
69
Mississippi State
-2.4
30.2
46
32.5
88
70
Ohio
-2.8
24.8
78
27.6
63
71
South Alabama
-2.9
25.8
73
28.7
69
72
North Carolina
-3.2
27.9
60
31.1
78
73
Washington State
-4
30.5
45
34.5
104
74
Northwestern
-4.4
21.3
101
25.7
56
75
Michigan State
-5.2
22.8
94
28
66
76
Virginia
-5.6
22.7
95
28.3
67
77
Arizona
-5.7
26.3
67
32.1
87
78
James Madison
-6
27.7
62
33.7
98
79
Wake Forest
-6.4
25.2
77
31.6
83
80
Fresno State
-6.4
20.7
103
27.1
60
81
Bowling Green
-6.5
23.1
89
29.6
72
82
Oklahoma State
-6.7
28.2
56
35
106
83
UConn
-7.5
18.6
115
26.1
57
84
UTSA
-7.9
25.3
76
33.2
95
85
Georgia Southern
-8.1
25.5
75
33.5
97
86
Florida State
-8.5
16.7
119
25.2
54
87
Stanford
-8.7
22.5
97
31.3
81
88
Louisiana
-8.9
23.7
86
32.6
90
89
Toledo
-9
22.3
98
31.3
82
90
Troy
-9.4
24.4
80
33.8
100
91
South Florida
-9.5
24.3
81
33.8
99
92
Utah State
-10.1
30.7
43
40.8
123
93
Buffalo
-10.2
23
91
33.2
94
94
San José State
-11.2
21.8
99
33
93
95
North Texas
-11.3
27.7
61
38.9
118
96
Nevada
-11.3
24.1
83
35.4
107
97
East Carolina
-11.6
22.9
92
34.5
102
98
Western Michigan
-11.9
26
70
37.9
115
99
Rice
-12.2
14.9
124
27.2
61
100
App State
-12.7
24.5
79
37.2
114
101
Western Kentucky
-13
23.1
90
36.1
110
102
Florida International
-13.3
19.3
111
32.6
89
103
UL Monroe
-13.8
19.5
110
33.3
96
104
Colorado State
-13.8
19
113
32.8
91
105
Coastal Carolina
-13.9
20.6
105
34.5
103
106
Purdue
-14.2
23.8
85
38
116
107
Jacksonville State
-14.6
30.6
44
45.2
131
108
Liberty
-14.8
17.2
117
32
86
109
Wyoming
-15.4
14.6
126
30
74
110
Georgia State
-15.5
23.3
87
38.9
117
111
Louisiana Tech
-15.7
14
127
29.7
73
112
Arkansas State
-15.8
24.3
82
40.1
121
113
Charlotte
-15.9
19.9
108
35.8
108
114
Hawai'i
-16.2
15.6
123
31.8
85
115
Air Force
-16.2
14.9
125
31.1
80
116
Akron
-16.7
18.3
116
34.9
105
117
Oregon State
-17.8
18.6
114
36.4
111
118
Florida Atlantic
-18.1
19.1
112
37.2
113
119
New Mexico
-18.3
26.4
66
44.7
129
120
UAB
-19.2
20.4
106
39.6
120
121
Eastern Michigan
-20.3
16.3
120
36.6
112
122
Temple
-20.4
13.8
129
34.1
101
123
San Diego State
-20.4
15.6
122
36
109
124
Sam Houston
-21.7
21.6
100
43.2
125
125
Massachusetts
-22.8
19.6
109
42.5
124
126
Central Michigan
-23.3
15.9
121
39.1
119
127
Ball State
-24.1
20.3
107
44.4
128
128
UTEP
-26.7
14
128
40.7
122
129
New Mexico State
-28
17
118
45
130
130
Middle Tennessee
-30.7
13.6
131
44.3
127
131
Southern Miss
-32.7
10.9
133
43.6
126
132
Tulsa
-34
13.7
130
47.7
133
133
Kent State
-34.4
12.1
132
46.5
132
134
Kennesaw State
-41.6
8.2
134
49.8
134
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