2023 BCS Rankings

[jasontoddwhitt]

Hello, college football enthusiasts!

As I have done the previous two seasons, I will be calculating college football ratings for the current 2023 season using the BCS (Bowl Championship Series) formula from the 2013 season. The BCS formula was the backbone of college football rankings for years, incorporating various elements such as human polls, computer rankings, and strength of schedule to determine the top teams.

As of now, we only have access to five of the original six computer rankings, which were an essential part of the BCS algorithm. Consequently, I will adjust the methodology slightly by excluding the highest computer ranking alone instead of the highest and lowest to accommodate this limitation. This adjustment ensures we can approximate the original BCS approach while making the most of the available data.

Once the Anderson ratings become available (usually at the end of October/first of November), the methodology will revert to removing the highest and lowest computer rankings.

Feel free to engage, ask questions, and share your insights as we navigate the rest of the college football season.

[jasontoddwhitt]

[Tovarich]

Guessing it doesn't affect the rankings and is just a clerical error but ND is 5-2, not 6-1

[Collegefbfan]

Hey original poster. Do you mind if I post my computer poll here? Not trying to hijack your glory and your amazing work.

[jasontoddwhitt]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tovarich

Guessing it doesn't affect the rankings and is just a clerical error but ND is 5-2, not 6-1

Yes, just a clerical error.

We are both wrong...they are 6-2. I have updated the image.

Quote: Originally Posted by Collegefbfan

Hey original poster. Do you mind if I post my computer poll here? Not trying to hijack your glory and your amazing work.

I wouldn't say amazing work. I'm just taking other people's work and applying it like it would've been ten years ago.

Wow, it's been ten years since the BCS.

Post away.

[Collegefbfan]

No helmet or blue blood bias. No voter usage. Mainly win/loss percentage, SOS, and head to head factor (if two teams have the same record)

1. Oklahoma 0.9968
2. Washington 0.9903
3. Ohio State 0.9902
4. Florida State 0.9893
5. North Carolina 0.9874
6. Michigan 0.9826
7. Penn State 0.9818
8. Texas 0.9779
9. Georgia 0.9668
10. Alabama 0.9589
11. Ole Miss 0.9586
12. Iowa 0.9580
13. Oregon State 0.9554
14. Utah 0.9543
15. Duke 0.9538
16. Missouri 0.9536
17. Oregon 0.9510
18. Louisville 0.9489
19. Tennessee 0.9460
20. Southern Cal 0.9445
21. Notre Dame 0.9403
22. UCLA 0.9327
23. LSU 0.9326
24. James Madison 0.9322
25. Clemson 0.9285

[jasontoddwhitt]

Dropped Out: #21 Iowa

[jasontoddwhitt]

Dropped Out: #17 North Carolina, #23 Duke