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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
34.6
45.1
3
10.5
1
2
Alabama
33.6
48.6
1
15
10
3
Texas
29.4
40.3
5
10.9
2
4
Notre Dame
27.9
39.2
7
11.3
3
5
Ole Miss
27.3
40.2
6
12.9
5
6
Georgia
27.1
38.6
10
11.5
4
7
Indiana
26.5
45.6
2
19.1
19
8
Penn State
25
38.5
12
13.5
7
9
Oregon
24.2
38.5
11
14.3
8
10
South Carolina
22.9
37.3
18
14.5
9
11
Tennessee
20.5
33.4
30
12.9
6
12
Miami
19.4
43.8
4
24.4
50
13
Iowa
18.4
37.4
17
19
18
14
USC
18.2
38.3
13
20.1
30
15
Tulane
17.3
36.5
20
19.3
23
16
Texas A&M
16.3
35.2
25
18.9
17
17
Florida
15.7
35.6
22
19.9
27
18
Clemson
15.4
38.8
9
23.4
47
19
Oklahoma
15.4
31.9
37
16.6
12
20
Colorado
14.2
35.9
21
21.7
36
21
UCF
14.2
38
15
23.8
48
22
LSU
14.1
35.5
23
21.4
35
23
Iowa State
13.9
33.3
32
19.4
24
24
SMU
13.8
38.2
14
24.4
51
25
Virginia Tech
12.7
30.6
47
17.9
13
26
Kansas State
12.3
32
36
19.7
25
27
Baylor
11.6
38.8
8
27.2
63
28
BYU
11
30.2
51
19.1
20
29
Louisville
10.7
33.3
31
22.6
42
30
Washington
10
29.8
53
19.7
26
31
Arkansas
10
33.4
29
23.3
46
32
Georgia Tech
9.8
28.4
59
18.6
16
33
Missouri
9.6
30.2
52
20.6
33
34
Arizona State
9.6
32.6
33
23
45
35
Kentucky
9.3
27.7
64
18.4
14
36
TCU
9.1
36.6
19
27.5
65
37
Boise State
8.7
37.6
16
28.9
75
38
Auburn
8.6
27.7
63
19.2
22
39
Cincinnati
8.5
31.2
40
22.7
43
40
Vanderbilt
7.7
30.3
50
22.6
41
41
Minnesota
7.6
26.1
74
18.5
15
42
Texas Tech
6.9
35.4
24
28.5
72
43
Wisconsin
6.7
25.9
76
19.1
21
44
Michigan
6.5
29.3
56
22.8
44
45
Kansas
6.3
34.3
28
27.9
67
46
Army
6.1
22.3
93
16.2
11
47
West Virginia
5.7
35.1
26
29.4
79
48
Illinois
5.3
30.8
43
25.6
54
49
Pittsburgh
5.2
27.7
66
22.5
38
50
North Carolina
5
34.4
27
29.3
78
51
UNLV
5
31.7
38
26.7
60
52
California
5
27.4
69
22.4
37
53
Texas State
4.3
31.1
41
26.8
61
54
Duke
3.7
24.2
82
20.5
31
55
Syracuse
3.5
32.6
34
29.1
77
56
Boston College
2.8
28.8
57
26
57
57
Nebraska
2.7
23.3
86
20.6
32
58
Utah
2.3
22.3
92
20.1
28
59
Maryland
2.1
30.8
46
28.6
73
60
UCLA
2.1
27.7
65
25.6
55
61
Rutgers
1.9
29.7
54
27.8
66
62
Washington State
1.6
32.4
35
30.8
88
63
Miami (OH)
1.4
21.4
98
20.1
29
64
NC State
0
30.4
49
30.5
86
65
Old Dominion
-0.2
27.1
71
27.2
64
66
Navy
-0.7
25.1
78
25.8
56
67
Northern Illinois
-0.9
20.4
108
21.3
34
68
Arizona
-1
27.7
68
28.7
74
69
James Madison
-1.2
30.6
48
31.8
92
70
Memphis
-1.6
31
42
32.6
96
71
South Alabama
-1.7
26.3
73
28
68
72
Louisiana
-1.7
28.4
58
30.1
84
73
Northwestern
-1.8
20.7
104
22.5
39
74
Houston
-1.9
20.6
106
22.6
40
75
Marshall
-2.1
25.9
75
28
70
76
Bowling Green
-2.5
24.3
81
26.9
62
77
Virginia
-2.8
23.6
83
26.4
59
78
Mississippi State
-3.3
31.3
39
34.6
103
79
Wake Forest
-3.9
27.7
67
31.5
91
80
Michigan State
-5.5
22.5
91
28
69
81
Western Kentucky
-6.1
26.8
72
32.9
99
82
Georgia Southern
-6.4
28.2
61
34.6
102
83
Fresno State
-6.6
19.8
109
26.4
58
84
Oklahoma State
-6.9
28
62
34.9
106
85
UConn
-7.6
17.7
114
25.4
53
86
Florida State
-7.8
16.2
119
24
49
87
Toledo
-7.8
21.9
94
29.7
82
88
South Florida
-7.9
21.8
95
29.7
81
89
Troy
-8
23.1
88
31.1
90
90
Ohio
-8.7
21
103
29.7
80
91
Stanford
-8.7
21.4
100
30.2
85
92
Coastal Carolina
-8.7
23.5
85
32.3
94
93
Colorado State
-9.1
19
111
28.1
71
94
Rice
-9.3
15.6
121
24.9
52
95
Nevada
-10.2
24.6
79
34.8
105
96
Western Michigan
-10.5
29.4
55
39.9
118
97
North Texas
-10.5
30.8
44
41.4
121
98
UL Monroe
-10.8
21.8
96
32.5
95
99
Utah State
-11.1
28.4
60
39.5
116
100
San José State
-11.3
21.4
99
32.8
98
101
Florida International
-12.4
17.6
115
29.9
83
102
Charlotte
-13.2
21.3
101
34.5
100
103
UTSA
-13.5
21.2
102
34.7
104
104
Liberty
-13.5
19.3
110
32.7
97
105
Purdue
-14.2
25.1
77
39.3
115
106
East Carolina
-14.6
22.7
89
37.3
109
107
App State
-15.3
24.5
80
39.7
117
108
Buffalo
-15.5
23.6
84
39.1
114
109
Louisiana Tech
-15.5
13.5
129
29.1
76
110
Georgia State
-15.7
21.7
97
37.4
110
111
Hawai'i
-16.1
14.6
124
30.8
89
112
Jacksonville State
-16.9
30.8
45
47.7
133
113
New Mexico
-17.3
27.1
70
44.5
131
114
San Diego State
-17.6
14.2
127
31.8
93
115
Arkansas State
-17.6
23.2
87
40.8
120
116
Air Force
-18.2
12.4
131
30.6
87
117
Wyoming
-19
15.5
122
34.6
101
118
Akron
-19.5
17.1
116
36.6
108
119
Oregon State
-19.7
17.9
113
37.6
111
120
Florida Atlantic
-20.1
17.9
112
38
112
121
Temple
-20.2
14.8
123
35.1
107
122
Sam Houston
-21
22.7
90
43.6
128
123
Eastern Michigan
-21.5
16.9
117
38.4
113
124
UAB
-21.7
20.4
107
42.2
124
125
Ball State
-22.7
20.7
105
43.4
127
126
UTEP
-25.7
14.4
125
40.1
119
127
Central Michigan
-26.8
15.9
120
42.7
126
128
Massachusetts
-27.6
14.1
128
41.7
122
129
New Mexico State
-28.1
16.3
118
44.4
130
130
Middle Tennessee
-28.9
13.2
130
42.1
123
131
Southern Miss
-30.3
12.3
132
42.7
125
132
Kent State
-31.8
14.4
126
46.2
132
133
Tulsa
-31.8
12.3
133
44.2
129
134
Kennesaw State
-39.9
7.8
134
47.7
134
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