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CFB Topside Rankings

2026 season · Big Ten · Topside ratings (log-damped MOV)

Match Predictor
Conference
Model
Topside
Ratings Elo
Ratings Model
Divergence

How models work

Topside Ratings (Margins & Dominance)
Focuses on scoring margins and margin of victory. It rewards teams that blow out their opponents and severely punishes heavy defeats. An average team sits at a baseline rating of 10.
Elo Ratings (Results & Difficulty)
Focuses purely on official match results and opponent difficulty. It rewards teams for securing wins against tough opponents, even if the matches were incredibly close or ugly. An average team sits at a baseline rating of 1500.
Model Divergence
Highlights the difference between winning close games vs. padding stats. Elo-favored teams are winning tight matchups against good teams. Topside-favored teams have massive scoring margins but may be losing tight matches to top-tier opponents.
Rank Team Topside Conf GP W L T
1
UCLA AP: 4
12.85 Big Ten 10 10 0 0
2
ORE AP: 18
12.56 Big Ten 9 6 3 0
3
IU AP: 6
12.56 Big Ten 9 8 1 0
4
OSU AP: 21
12.34 Big Ten 10 7 3 0
5
IOWA AP: 16
11.90 Big Ten 9 7 2 0
6
USC AP: 15
11.62 Big Ten 10 7 3 0
7
NU
11.30 Big Ten 9 5 4 0
8
NEB
11.25 Big Ten 9 5 4 0
9
ILL
11.16 Big Ten 9 5 4 0
10
WIS
11.10 Big Ten 9 5 4 0
11
PSU
10.96 Big Ten 10 6 4 0
12
WASH
10.80 Big Ten 9 5 4 0
13
MICH
10.41 Big Ten 10 5 5 0
14
PUR
10.08 Big Ten 9 2 7 0
15
MSU
10.08 Big Ten 10 3 7 0
16
MINN
10.03 Big Ten 9 4 5 0
17
MD
9.64 Big Ten 9 3 6 0
18
RUTG
8.29 Big Ten 9 1 8 0

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