2018

Clemson finished atop the RPR following a historic 2018 season where the Tigers became the first FBS team in the modern era to go 15-0 following convincing wins over previous unbeatens Alabama and Notre Dame in the CFP. The Tigers outpaced everyone else by having the best Win % and Score Ratio along with the 2nd-best SOS, making them the only team that fell in the CCT cutoff.

Co-champion Consideration Threshold: 0.0342; CCT Rating Cutoff: 0.7362

RankTeamRating
1Clemson (CFP)0.7704
2Alabama0.7292
3Notre Dame0.6901
4Georgia0.6805
5Ohio State0.6617
6Oklahoma0.6599
7Central Florida0.6597
8Florida0.6569
9Appalachian State0.6549
10Louisiana State0.6514
11Texas A&M0.6486
12Army0.6477
13Michigan0.6466
14Fresno State0.6458
15Kentucky0.6356
16Washington State0.6343
17Cincinnati0.6343
18Mississippi State0.6342
19Syracuse0.6289
20Washington0.6271
21Utah State0.6229
22Boise State0.6176
23Auburn0.6111
24Penn State0.6110
25Iowa0.6068
26Georgia Southern0.6043
27Stanford0.6037
28Troy0.6037
29West Virginia0.6023
30Missouri0.5971
31Utah0.5953
32NC State0.5946
33Texas0.5906
34UAB0.5854
35Duke0.5818
36Ohio0.5763
37Iowa State0.5759
38Northwestern0.5751
39Oregon0.5750
40South Carolina0.5744
41Boston College0.5704
42Buffalo0.5662
43Pittsburgh0.5647
44Virginia0.5627
45Marshall0.5609
46Miami, FL0.5598
47Temple0.5586
48Brigham Young0.5541
49Wake Forest0.5540
50Oklahoma State0.5529
51Wisconsin0.5495
52North Texas0.5487
53Texas Christian0.5482
54Arkansas State0.5453
55Florida International0.5441
56Middle Tennessee0.5437
57Vanderbilt0.5416
58Georgia Tech0.5415
59Minnesota0.5395
60Michigan State0.5388
61Nevada0.5359
62Arizona State0.5349
63Baylor0.5288
64Tulane0.5280
65Northern Illinois0.5276
66Purdue0.5259
67Toledo0.5240
68Miami, OH0.5240
69Eastern Michigan0.5231
70Houston0.5228
71Southern Mississippi0.5228
72San Diego State0.5224
73California0.5211
74Virginia Tech0.5207
75Florida State0.5200
76Louisiana Tech0.5197
77Tennessee0.5189
78Texas Tech0.5188
79Memphis0.5130
80Hawaii0.5130
81Louisiana-Lafayette0.5110
82Wyoming0.5107
83South Florida0.5067
84Florida Atlantic0.5050
85Maryland0.5040
86Mississippi0.5037
87Western Michigan0.5033
88Liberty0.5014
89Indiana0.5008
90Southern California0.5003
91Kansas State0.4971
92Nebraska0.4954
93Air Force0.4948
94Lousiana-Monroe0.4918
95Coastal Carolina0.4893
96Southern Methodist0.4887
97Arizona0.4845
98Charlotte0.4793
99Colorado0.4748
100UCLA0.4677
101Massachusetts0.4595
102Navy0.4539
103UNLV0.4322
104Akron0.4308
105Old Dominion0.4308
106South Alabama0.4288
107Ball State0.4287
108Louisville0.4270
109Kansas0.4268
110Illinois0.4256
111North Carolina0.4235
112New Mexico0.4234
113Arkansas0.4193
114Oregon St0.4189
115East Carolina0.4185
116Georgia State0.4107
117Tulsa0.4092
118Colorado State0.4057
119San Jose State0.3983
120Texas State0.3960
121Western Kentucky0.3956
122New Mexico State0.3909
123Bowling Green0.3899
124Texas-San Antonio0.3822
125Rice0.3759
126Kent State0.3745
127Connecticut0.3628
128Rutgers0.3601
129Central Michigan0.3447
130Texas-El Paso0.3261

Best Win Percentage: Clemson
Best SOS: Texas A&M
Best Score Ratio: Clemson