These two conferences (SEC & BIG10) are monopolizing most of the talent in college football as well. These conferences are also working towards some kind of scheduling and playoff agreement: I really hope ND has a strategic response in order to not get left out/left behind, but I digress.
F+/FBS Notes
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F+/FBS Notes
- Remember these rankings are opponent and luck neutralized (e.g. nobody is getting a pass for playing easier opponents or experiencing more luck in their season)
- There were several upsets last week, but as expected, none of these upsets had much impact on the overall F+ ratings of these teams, outside of Michigan dropping from #13 to #19. And Texas A&M saw a big jump from ~20th to 14th.
- There's been a lot of discussion about more parity in college football right now due to NIL and transfer portal, but if you look at the F+ ratings, OSU is out in front of everybody by a mile right now, and then there's a clear top ~5 or so teams in the country before a big drop off (which is in alignment with the team talent rankings at 247).
- As the sample size grows/season wears on, these F+ rankings get more accurate. We're almost at the midway point of the season. Last year, at the 6 week point, F+ nailed Michigan as the #1 team in the country and had 3 of the 4 eventual playoff teams (as selected by the playoff committee) ranked inside the top 5, and all 4 playoff teams ranked in the top 10.
- NDs offense was projected #10 overall coming into the year, but underperformance in the passing game, poor TE and WR play, and injuries/attrition along the o-line have significantly impacted the production on that side of the ball to a #30 overall offense.
- Mike Denbrock, Riley Leonard, and others were brought in with a lot of financial investment to fix that side of the ball immediately, and so far, that plan has utterly failed.
- The defense was projected 7th or 8th in the country coming into the year, and after last weeks games their defense has produced to a #3 ranking in the country. Notre Dame is one of the best defensive programs in the country right now as Al Golden and his coaching staff are firing on all cylinders in all facets (scouting, development, production)
RANK | Team | F+ | Offense | Defense |
1 | Ohio State | 2.36 | 4 | 1 |
2 | Texas | 2.18 | 3 | 4 |
3 | Georgia | 2.12 | 5 | 6 |
4 | Oregon | 2.00 | 2 | 14 |
5 | Alabama | 1.96 | 6 | 13 |
6 | Ole Miss | 1.87 | 8 | 10 |
7 | Penn State | 1.73 | 10 | 5 |
8 | Tennessee | 1.60 | 18 | 8 |
9 | Miami | 1.44 | 7 | 32 |
10 | Notre Dame | 1.42 | 30 | 3 |
11 | LSU | 1.38 | 1 | 54 |
12 | Clemson | 1.35 | 13 | 17 |
13 | Kansas State | 1.27 | 14 | 23 |
14 | Texas A&M | 1.16 | 26 | 18 |
15 | Oklahoma | 1.14 | 49 | 12 |
BCF Toys - 2024 F+ Ratings

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