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  Welcome to FisterRatings.com, home of the most accurate college football and basketball ratings on the Internet.     Rank Team Rating Wins Losses LW SOS NCS      
    1 Alabama 1.1538 13 1 4 12 22   Updated to include games played on Monday, Jan. 8  
  This site is owned and produced by Mark Fister, the developer of the Fister Ratings.   2 Georgia 1.1444 13 2 1 4 4      
    3 UCF 1.1123 13 0 3 56 41   Welcome home to FisterRatings.com. Alabama wins their fifth national championship in the past nine years with a thrilling OT victory over Georgia. After losing last year's title game to Clemson on a TD with one second left, Bama pulled this one out with a stunning 41-yard TD pass from Tua Tagovailoa to a wide-open DeVonta Smith. Tagovailoa spent the season as the backup QB before being substituted into the national championship game with his team trailing 13-0 at halftime. When Tagovailoa was sacked for a 16-yard loss in OT, after Bama's kicker had missed a potential winning field goal at the end of regulation, it looked like Georgia was going to win the title despite starting a freshman at QB. One play later, Bama won the title with a freshman QB who started the game on the bench. The Crimson Tide entered the postseason ranked #4 on this page and finish at #1. The Dawgs fall from #1 to #2. The #1 team in my system falls to 8-4 in FBS national title games. Nick Saban has won six national titles as a head coach, with five at Alabama and one at LSU. Next season, four SEC teams will have a head coach who previously worked as an assistant for Saban. This season's national title game was the closest that any former Saban assistant has come to beating Saban, as KIrby Smart's Georgia team led for most of the game before losing on the last play. My system's Top Four before the postseason included all four Playoff teams in the first three years of the Playoff. This season, UCF crashed the party at #3, but the Playoff did include my Top Four teams from Power Five conferences. UCF validated their high ranking on this page with a Peach Bowl win over Auburn, who falls from #7 to #10 in the final rankings. The SEC grades out as the best conference, while the Pac-12 falls to fifth with a 1-8 record in bowl games. Their lone win was the bowl I attended, the Heart of Dallas Bowl won by Utah. My basketball rankings can be accessed on the left. I hope you enjoy all that you see.  
      4 Clemson 1.0751 12 2 2 9 36    
    5 Ohio State 1.0708 12 2 6 13 9    
  FAQs         6 Wisconsin 1.0087 13 1 8 46 31    
  How do the ratings work?       7 Penn State 0.9709 11 2 11 31 58    
  Why are these ratings better than all others?     8 Notre Dame 0.9577 10 3 10 3 14    
  Why do the ratings look odd early in the season?     9 Oklahoma 0.9457 12 2 5 39 38    
  Are the Fister Ratings considered by the College Football Playoff selection committee?     10 Auburn 0.9121 10 4 7 2 43    
      11 Miami (FL) 0.8462 10 3 9 11 1    
  How do I contact the Administrator?     12 Michigan State 0.8026 10 3 17 17 59    
  13 USC 0.7976 11 3 12 38 5    
  LW = Ranking through Dec. 9 games   14 Florida Atlantic 0.7721 11 3 15 64 20    
  SOS = Strength of Schedule     15 TCU 0.7635 11 3 18 59 93    
  NCS = Non-Conference Strength of Schedule   16 Washington 0.7552 10 3 13 65 24    
      17 Boise State 0.7366 11 3 22 61 48    
  FBS Conference Rankings   18 N.C. State 0.727 9 4 23 14 12    
  (based on team averages)   19 Mississippi State 0.7177 9 4 24 23 94    
    Rating Rank   20 Northwestern 0.6946 10 3 27 75 108    
  1 SEC 0.5156 47.14   21 Iowa 0.6901 8 5 28 5 25    
  2 Big Ten 0.5029 48.14   22 Memphis 0.6819 10 3 14 79 101    
  3 ACC 0.4931 45.93   23 Oklahoma State 0.6818 10 3 29 83 92    
  4 Big 12 0.4048 53.3   24 Troy 0.654 11 2 33 113 29    
  5 Pac-12 0.3775 56   25 Stanford 0.6515 9 5 16 19 18    
  6 The American 0.3434 63.42   26 South Carolina 0.6466 9 4 31 35 10    
  7 Independents 0.3344 66.25   27 LSU 0.6367 9 4 25 49 76    
  8 MAC 0.1599 81.42   28 Toledo 0.6346 11 3 19 91 66    
  9 MWC 0.1359 84.33   29 Virginia Tech 0.6338 9 4 21 60 73   Bowl Games  
  10 C-USA 0.1216 84.07   30 Washington State 0.6109 9 4 20 54 55    
  11 Sun Belt 0.0354 95.08   31 Iowa State 0.5989 8 5 36 25 16   (rankings are from the day the games are played; all times are Eastern)  
        32 Wake Forest 0.5988 8 5 34 20 56   CFP National Championship - Atlanta, GA - Jan. 8, 8:00pm  
      33 Army 0.597 10 3 39 96 77   #3 Alabama (4) 26 (OT)  
  Click here for the Bowl Report.   34 San Diego State 0.5963 10 3 26 99 34   #1 Georgia (3)  23  
    35 South Florida 0.5924 10 2 35 121 118   Sugar Bowl - New Orleans, LA - Jan. 1, 8:45pm  
    36 Michigan 0.5809 8 5 32 29 95   #2 Clemson (1)  6    
    37 Fresno State 0.5524 10 4 38 87 60   #5 Alabama (4) 24    
  38 Boston College 0.5326 7 6 30 8 42   Rose Bowl - Pasadena, CA - Jan. 1, 5:00pm    
  Click here for the FCS Ratings.   39 Navy 0.5068 7 6 43 15 13   #1 Georgia (3)    54 (2 OT)  
    40 Louisville 0.4862 8 5 37 77 102   #7 Oklahoma (2) 48  
    41 Florida State 0.479 7 6 47 21 81   Citrus Bowl - Orlando, FL - Jan. 1, 1:00pm    
  42 Kansas State 0.4541 8 5 54 78 99   #11 Notre Dame 21      
  Click here for the Basketball Ratings.   43 North Texas 0.4518 9 5 45 80 50   #25 LSU             17      
    44 Texas A&M 0.4349 7 6 42 36 87   Peach Bowl - Atlanta, GA - Jan. 1, 12:30pm      
    45 Oregon 0.4276 7 6 41 48 35   #4 UCF     34  
  46 Ohio 0.4258 9 4 58 117 110   #9 Auburn 27  
  Click here for My Blog.   47 Duke 0.4136 7 6 61 55 57   Outback Bowl - Tampa, FL - Jan. 1, 12:00pm  
    48 Purdue 0.4129 7 6 59 52 26   #28 Michigan          19  
    49 Arizona State 0.4124 7 6 40 40 27   #30 South Carolina 26  
    50 Appalachian State 0.4094 9 4 70 118 37   Orange Bowl - Miami Gardens, FL - Dec. 30, 8:00pm  
  51 Georgia Tech 0.4042 5 6 49 10 21   #7 Wisconsin  34  
  52 Texas 0.3787 7 6 64 73 96   #9 Miami (FL) 24  
  53 Kentucky 0.3775 7 6 51 51 62   Fiesta Bowl - Glendale, AZ - Dec. 30, 4:00pm    
  54 Houston 0.3719 7 5 50 86 84   #10 Penn State  35        
  55 Texas Tech 0.3679 6 7 55 24 23   #14 Washington 28    
  56 Temple 0.366 7 6 71 58 30   Liberty Bowl - Memphis, TN - Dec. 30, 12:30pm      
  57 SMU 0.3646 7 6 44 63 54   #38 Iowa State 21      
  58 Northern Illinois 0.3579 8 5 46 106 53   #17 Memphis   20      
  59 Florida International 0.3577 8 5 52 89 46   TaxSlayer Bowl - Jacksonville, FL - Dec. 30, 12:00pm  
  60 Marshall 0.3523 8 5 67 104 91   #39 Louisville             27  
  61 Utah 0.3375 7 6 63 82 128   #20 Mississippi State 31  
  62 Ole Miss 0.3346 6 6 60 47 111   Cotton Bowl - Arlington, TX - Dec. 29, 8:30pm  
  63 West Virginia 0.3258 7 6 53 81 114   #12 USC          7  
  64 Maryland 0.3164 4 8 69 1 15   #6 Ohio State 24  
  65 Arizona 0.3118 7 6 56 95 103   Arizona Bowl - Tucson, AZ - Dec. 29, 5:30pm  
  66 UCLA 0.3031 6 7 48 28 61   #87 Utah State               20      
  67 Tulane 0.2852 5 7 65 27 2   #101 New Mexico State 26 (OT)      
  68 Missouri 0.2831 7 6 62 92 115   Music City Bowl - Nashville, TN - Dec. 29, 4:30pm      
  69 Akron 0.2819 7 7 68 62 11   #27 Northwestern 24  
  70 Central Michigan 0.2751 8 5 57 116 109   #51 Kentucky       23  
  71 Louisiana Tech 0.2654 7 6 80 100 67   Sun Bowl - El Paso, TX - Dec. 29, 3:00pm  
  72 Indiana 0.2629 5 7 75 41 119   #20 N.C. State     52  
  73 Syracuse 0.2564 4 8 73 6 51   #43 Arizona State 31  
  74 Wyoming 0.2488 8 5 85 124 112   Belk Bowl - Charlotte, NC - Dec. 29, 1:00pm  
  75 Southern Mississippi 0.2463 8 5 66 123 82   #42 Texas A&M   52  
  76 Western Michigan 0.2341 6 6 74 88 63   #35 Wake Forest 55  
  77 Pittsburgh 0.2295 5 7 76 44 49   Alamo Bowl - San Antonio, TX - Dec. 28, 9:00pm  
  78 California 0.2251 5 7 72 53 74   #19 Stanford 37    
  79 Buffalo 0.2222 6 6 78 93 17   #18 TCU       39  
  80 Nebraska 0.1993 4 8 81 7 44   Holiday Bowl - San Diego, CA - Dec. 28, 9:00pm    
  81 Virginia 0.1963 6 7 77 76 90   #17 Michigan State     42      
  82 Florida 0.1869 4 7 79 30 47   #23 Washington State 17  
  83 Vanderbilt 0.1815 5 7 82 57 104   Camping World Bowl - Orlando, FL - Dec. 28, 5:15pm  
  84 Arkansas 0.1778 4 8 83 16 106   #30 Oklahoma State 30  
  85 Minnesota 0.1736 5 7 87 72 121   #20 Virginia Tech       21  
  86 Georgia State 0.1729 7 5 93 119 72   Military Bowl - Annapolis, MD - Dec. 28, 1:30pm    
  87 Middle Tennessee St. 0.1386 7 6 96 120 105   #72 Virginia  7  
  88 Texas-San Antonio 0.1333 6 5 90 126 126   #43 Navy    49  
  89 Arkansas State 0.1318 7 5 84 129 117   Texas Bowl - Houston, TX - Dec. 27, 9:00pm  
  90 Colorado State 0.1286 7 6 86 125 98   #63 Missouri 16  
  91 Utah State 0.1103 6 7 88 111 65   #65 Texas     33  
  92 UAB 0.1084 8 5 89 130 123   Foster Farms Bowl - Santa Clara, CA - Dec. 27, 8:30pm  
  93 Eastern Michigan 0.0985 5 7 91 97 86   #56 Purdue 38  
  94 Air Force 0.0938 5 7 94 90 88   #54 Arizona 35  
  95 New Mexico State 0.0862 7 6 100 127 120   Pinstripe Bowl - Bronx, NY - Dec. 27, 5:15pm    
  96 Cincinnati 0.0853 4 8 95 42 45   #28 Iowa                  27  
  97 Colorado 0.0692 5 7 92 101 130   #33 Boston College 20  
  98 Miami (OH) 0.0685 5 7 97 105 32   Independence Bowl - Shreveport, LA - Dec. 27, 1:30pm  
  99 Tennessee 0.031 4 8 98 67 125   #44 Florida State             42        
  100 Rutgers 0.0247 4 8 101 68 116   #67 Southern Mississippi 13      
  101 North Carolina 0.0245 3 9 99 34 68   Cactus Bowl - Phoenix, AZ - Dec. 26, 9:00pm      
  102 UNLV 0.0052 5 7 103 114 64   #53 Kansas State 35  
  103 Old Dominion -0.0089 5 7 106 109 97   #47 UCLA             17      
  104 East Carolina -0.0112 3 9 102 18 39   Quick Lane Bowl - Detroit, MI - Dec. 26, 5:15pm        
  105 Idaho -0.0234 4 8 110 94 71   #61 Duke                 36      
  106 Louisiana-Monroe -0.0342 4 8 104 85 3   #48 Northern Illinois 14  
  107 Western Kentucky -0.0387 6 7 105 128 124   Heart of Dallas Bowl - Dallas, TX, - Dec. 26, 1:30pm      
  108 Nevada -0.0606 3 9 107 66 28   #65 Utah              30      
  109 Louisiana-Lafayette -0.0824 5 7 108 122 79   #52 West Virginia 14      
  110 South Alabama -0.0901 4 8 111 102 70   Hawai'i Bowl - Honolulu, HI - Dec. 24, 8:30pm    
  111 Massachusetts -0.1033 4 8 114 115 89   #50 Houston        27      
  112 Connecticut -0.1103 3 9 109 70 83   #38 Fresno State 33      
  113 BYU -0.1121 4 9 115 103 80   Dollar General Bowl - Mobile, AL - Dec. 23, 7:00pm        
  114 Bowling Green State -0.115 2 10 113 32 8   #20 Toledo                     0  
  115 New Mexico -0.1296 3 9 116 84 122   #68 Appalachian State 34      
  116 Tulsa -0.1353 2 10 112 43 52   Armed Forces Bowl - Fort Worth, TX - Dec. 23, 3:30pm        
  117 Kent State -0.1668 2 10 117 33 6   #39 Army                   42      
  118 Illinois -0.1681 2 10 118 45 100   #26 San Diego State 35  
  119 Baylor -0.1983 1 11 119 22 69   Birmingham Bowl - Birmingham, AL - Dec. 23, 12:00pm  
  120 Coastal Carolina -0.2158 3 9 120 107 78   #54 Texas Tech    34  
  121 Georgia Southern -0.221 2 10 121 69 40   #35 South Florida 38  
  122 Hawai'i -0.2466 3 9 122 112 107   Famous Idaho Potato Bowl - Boise, ID - Dec. 22, 4:00pm  
  123 Charlotte -0.2694 1 11 123 37 33   #60 Central Michigan 14  
  124 Kansas -0.2697 1 11 124 26 75   #85 Wyoming             37  
  125 Rice -0.3618 1 11 126 74 19   Bahamas Bowl - Nassau, Bahamas - Dec. 22, 12:30pm  
  126 Texas State -0.3625 2 10 128 108 113   #54 Ohio 41  
  127 Oregon State -0.3722 1 11 125 71 129   #87 UAB   6  
  128 San Jose State -0.3944 2 11 129 98 85   Gasparilla Bowl - St. Petersburg, FL - Dec. 21, 8:00pm      
  129 Ball State -0.3983 2 10 127 110 127   #72 Temple                    28      
  130 UTEP -0.444 0 12 130 50 7   #50 Florida International  3      
  Frisco Bowl - Frisco, TX - Dec. 20, 8:00pm  
  #80 Louisiana Tech 51      
  #45 SMU                 10      
  Boca Raton Bowl - Boca Raton, FL - Dec. 19, 7:00pm      
  #67 Akron                 3  
  #16 Florida Atlantic 50      
  Camellia Bowl - Montgomery, AL - Dec. 16, 8:00pm      
  #84 Arkansas State               30      
  #96 Middle Tennessee State 35  
  New Mexico Bowl - Albuquerque, NM - Dec. 16, 4:30pm        
  #67 Marshall           31      
  #86 Colorado State 28      
  Las Vegas Bowl - Las Vegas, NV - Dec. 16, 3:30pm  
  #41 Oregon       28  
  #22 Boise State 38  
  Cure Bowl - Orlando, FL - Dec. 16, 2:30pm    
      #105 Western Kentucky 17  
      #93 Georgia State          27  
      New Orleans Bowl - New Orleans, LA - Dec. 16, 1:00pm  
  #45 North Texas 30  
  #33 Troy             50