CFN Historical Season Rankings Formula
1. Wins. Obviously, winning matters. Just win lots of games, and all is fine. 1 point per win.
2. Ties. Yeah, there used to be those. 0.5 points per tie. (These only matter when it comes to historical comparisons.)
3. Quality Wins. The wins over the good teams. 1 point per win over a team that finished with a winning record.
4. Elite Wins. The wins over the great teams. 1 point per home win over a team that finished with two losses, or a road, bowl, or neutral site win over a team that finished with three losses. An extra 0.5 added to a road win over a team that finished with two losses.
5. Bad Losses. The soul-crushers. -1 point per loss to a non-FBS/D-I team, or a team that finished with three wins or fewer. An extra 0.5 is added to a home loss to a “bad” team.
6. Bad Wins. The layups. -0.25 for a win over a team that finished with three losses or fewer.
7. Elite Losses. The forgivable defeats. 0.25 added for a loss to a team that finished with two losses of fewer.
8. Point Differential. They keep score for a reason. Points scored minus points against divided by 100.
9. Winning Percentage. A sort of tie-breaker, taking into account how good the season was beyond the raw wins and loss.
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CFN 2021 Rankings: Regular Season Final
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
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