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2021 Rankings

 

Displayed below are the rankings after week 12 results.

The formula is: [(W X 2) + Opp W] - [(L X 2) + Opp L] + Streak Adjustment - Prev Rank = XFBS SCORE

 

RK	(-) Prv RK	TEAM	W	Opp W	(+) W Pwr Pts	L	Opp L	(-) L Pwr Pts	W/L Stk	(+) Stk Pts	XFBS SCORE	Opponents	Subdiv leader?	T1 H2H	T2 W	T3 W PWR	T4 L PWR	T5 Stk Pts
1	1	WYO	12	78	102	0	0	0	W12	12	113	[W] USC UCL ASU UA UTA USU HI COL CSU LSU PIT UM	Y		12	102	0	12
2	2	UM	11	58	80	1	0	2	W6	6	82	[W] TEN PIT OU TEX KSU NEB OKS MSU IA OSU WIS     [L] wyo	Y		11	80	2	6
3	7	LSU	8	37	53	4	15	23	W6	6	29	[W] ALA UGA UF CLE FSU ND PIT OKS     [L] col wyo ten syr	Y		8	53	23	6
4	4	IA	11	51	73	1	1	3	W3	3	69	[W] ALA TEN FSU OU TEX KSU NEB OKS MSU OSU WIS     [L] um			11	73	3	3
5	3	UCLA	10	54	74	2	4	8	L1	-1	62	[W] ASU UA UTA USU HI COL CSU ALA SYR PIT     [L] usc wyo			10	74	8	-1
6	6	UTAH	8	38	54	4	13	21	W1	1	28	[W] ASU UA USU HI COL CSU CLE FSU     [L] usc ucl wyo ala			8	54	21	1
7	8	USC	8	47	63	4	22	30	W2	2	27	[W] UCL ASU UTA HI CSU UGA ND OSU     [L] ua usu col wyo			8	63	30	2
8	5	SYR	8	38	54	4	21	29	L2	-2	18	[W] ASU ALA UGA TEN LSU FSU ND WIS     [L] ucl uf cle pit			8	54	29	-2
9	12	TENN	7	34	48	5	19	29	W1	1	8	[W] UGA UF LSU FSU ND PIT OKS     [L] ala cle syr um ia			7	48	29	1
10	10	OSU	7	30	44	5	24	34	L2	-2	-2	[W] CSU TEX KSU NEB OKS MSU WIS     [L] usc hi ou um ia			7	44	34	-2
11	14	CSU	6	27	39	6	21	33	W3	3	-5	[W] UA USU HI COL NEB MSU     [L] usc ucl asu uta wyo osu			6	39	33	3
12	9	COL	6	30	42	6	24	36	L3	-3	-6	[W] USC UA USU HI LSU FSU     [L] ucl asu uta csu wyo neb			6	42	36	-3
13	11	ASU	6	23	35	6	22	34	L1	-1	-11	[W] USU HI COL CSU TEX WIS     [L] usc ucl ua uta wyo syr			6	35	34	-1
14	19	PITT	5	29	39	7	28	42	W1	1	-21	[W] UF CLE FSU ND SYR     [L] ucl wyo ala uga ten lsu um			5	39	42	1
15	13	CLEM	6	27	39	6	36	48	L1	-1	-23	[W] UA ALA UGA TEN SYR WIS     [L] uta uf lsu fsu nd pit			6	39	48	-1
16	15	NEB	6	20	32	6	27	39	L1	-1	-23	[W] HI COL OU OKS MSU WIS     [L] csu tex ksu um ia osu			6	32	39	-1
17	16	ALA	5	28	38	7	31	45	L1	-1	-24	[W] UTA UGA TEN ND PIT     [L] ucl uf lsu cle fsu syr ia			5	38	45	-1
18	20	UF	6	29	41	6	39	51	W2	2	-28	[W] HI ALA CLE FSU SYR OU     [L] uga ten lsu nd pit ksu			6	41	51	2
19	24	ND	5	25	35	7	39	53	W2	2	-40	[W] UGA UF CLE TEX MSU     [L] usc ala ten lsu fsu syr pit			5	35	53	2
20	22	MSU	5	16	26	7	33	47	W1	1	-42	[W] USU OU TEX OKS WIS     [L] csu nd ksu neb um ia osu			5	26	47	1
21	17	TEX	5	17	27	7	35	49	L4	-4	-43	[W] UGA KSU NEB OKS WIS     [L] asu nd ou um msu ia osu			5	27	49	-4
22	18	KSU	5	21	31	7	40	54	L3	-3	-44	[W] UA UF NEB MSU WIS     [L] uga ou tex oks um ia osu			5	31	54	-3
23	21	FSU	4	19	27	8	37	53	L2	-2	-49	[W] ALA UGA CLE ND     [L] uta col uf ten lsu syr pit ia			4	27	53	-2
24	25	UA	4	22	30	8	41	57	W1	1	-51	[W] USC ASU USU OU     [L] ucl uta hi col csu wyo cle ksu			4	30	57	1
25	23	USU	4	17	25	8	39	55	L1	-1	-54	[W] USC HI OU OKS     [L] ucl asu ua uta col csu wyo msu			4	25	55	-1
26	27	OU	4	17	25	8	46	62	W1	1	-63	[W] TEX KSU OSU WIS     [L] ua usu uf neb oks um msu ia			4	25	62	1
27	26	UGA	3	16	22	9	52	70	L1	-1	-75	[W] UF PIT KSU     [L] usc ala ten lsu cle fsu nd syr tex			3	22	70	-1
28	29	OKST	3	9	15	9	44	62	W1	1	-75	[W] OU KSU WIS     [L] usu ten lsu tex neb um msu ia osu			3	15	62	1
29	28	HI	2	11	15	10	48	68	L6	-6	-87	[W] UA OSU     [L] usc ucl asu uta usu col csu wyo uf neb			2	15	68	-6
30	30	WISC	0	0	0	12	67	91	L12	-12	-133	[L] asu cle syr ou tex ksu neb oks um msu ia osu			0	0	91	-12

Note:
*Top 3 seeds will always be the current SUBDIVISION leaders regardless of XFBS Ranking (Noted by asterisk until rankings displayed at end of week 12)

** Human owned teams are highlighted in yellow

 

This poll was created to give coaches an ability to directly impact their playoff chances and seeding. Over time, teams tend to remain in the same place in a power poll unless there is something factored in to account for the team's current winning or losing streak. This poll places extra emphasis on win / loss streaks. In fact, this poll makes it vitally important to end the regular season with a win streak as it could easily affect your XFBS playoff seed. The poll essentially weighs a team's Standings 'Win' Power Ranking and Loss Power Ranking by another factor called the Streak Adjustment (StkAdj). Early in the season, the XFBS rankings may be somewhat turbulent with teams likely to jump or drop considerably; however, this tends to ease considerably later in the season. Hint: The Loss Power Ranking will have a big impact. Don't lose to the really bad teams! It could hurt you if it ever comes to deciding your fate (i.e. if two teams are 10-1 and one lost to a 10-1 team and the other one lost to a 6-5 team, the one that lost to the 6-5 team will need a long win streak to offset that loss).

Here is a breakdown of the XFBS ranking components:

THE XFBS RANKING FORMULA: [(W X 2) + Opp W] - [(L X 2) + Opp L] + Streak Adjustment - Prev Rank = XFBS SCORE

 

Example: 9 wins, 45 Opp W, 3 losses, 10 Opp L, L1 = [(9 X 2) + 45] - [(3 X 2) + 10] + (-1) - 5 = 63 - 16 - 1 - 5 = 41 XFBS Score

 

W: Purely based on your overall wins as shown in the Standings Power Rankings

Opp W: This equates to a Quality Win Bonus. It is based on the "Opp W" amount on the Standings Power Poll. It essentially rewards teams for beating teams with good records.

 

L: Purely based on your overall losses as shown in the Standings


Opp L: This equates to a Quality Loss Penalty. It is the opposite of the "Opp W" amount on the Standings Power Poll in that it totals the losses of the opponents you lost to. It essentially punishes teams for losing to teams with bad records.

 

Streak Adjustment: The Streak Adjustment is based on the team's current winning or losing streak (e.g. "W3" in the Standings). Using W3 as an example, the Streak aDjustment would be +3. Using L1 as an example, the streak adjustment is -1. Your current win / loss streak can send you up or down the rankings each week just like in the NCAA. Most importantly, it makes winning the last game of the regular season pivotal for bubble teams hoping to make the playoffs.

 

Prev Rank: This modifier provides some additional stability to the rankings and is particlarly critical for week 1. For week 1, we will use each team's final end of season ranking (based on playoff finish) as the Prev Rank modifier to their XFBS score and then in week 2, we will use their week 1 ranking as the Prev Rank modifier, etc. Normal tiebreakers apply after week 1. Keep in mind, if you are having a losing season, this component can potentially help rank you higher at the beginning of the following season if you finish out strong.

 

Tiebreakers: The Streak Adjustment should create a sufficent distinction between teams to avoid requiring a tiebreaker by the end of the season. That said, if needed the T1 Head-to-Head victories followed by T2 highest-to-lowest Total Wins, T3 highest-to-lowest Win Power Score ([your wins X 2] + total wins of opponents that you beat), T4 lowest-to-highest Loss Power Score ([your losses X 2] + total losses of opponents that beat you)and then T5 highest-to-lowest Streak Adjustment will be used as tiebreakers.

 

If 3 or more teams have the same XFBS score, T1 H2H cannot be used as a tiebreaker - in this scenario, the next tiebreaker is used. T6 will be H2H if needed.

 

How it works:

• Top 12 teams make the playoffs.
• Seeds 1-4 get a bye week.
• Seeds 5-8 get home field advantage in the wildcard round
• Subdivision champions will always be in the top three. Win your subdivision and you are guaranteed a bye week and a 1-3 seed! Note: Subdivision champion is determined based on final conference record, not overall W/L record. Subdivision leader is determined based on 1) higher SubDivision W/L, 2) SubDivision H2H victory, 3) higher overall W/L %, 4) higher XFBS Ranking. If the top two teams in a subdivision have the same subdivision record, then the one that won the H2H game between them will be the subdivision champion. If three or more teams in a subdivision have the same subdivision record, then the tiebreakers after subdivision H2H will be used to determine the subdivision champion.
• The final XFBS rankings are adjusted to reflect the following playoff seeding:
  (1) Subdivision champions/leaders are seeded 1-3 even if their final XFBS Ranking score is lower than an at large team.
  (2) The 4-12 at large seeds are then based on final XFBS ranking.