Frequently Asked Questions

Click on any team name in the rankings. You'll see their full schedule with a game-by-game breakdown showing base points, location modifier, opponent strength, and total points earned or lost for each game. Every number is explained - nothing hidden.

Type team names, mascots, or conference names into the filter box. You can enter multiple items separated by commas. Matching teams are pulled to the top of the rankings so you can compare them directly. For example: "Longhorns, Sooners, Big Ten" shows Texas, Oklahoma, and all Big Ten teams at the top.

• Points: Total algorithm score based on all games played
• SOS: Strength of Schedule - measures how difficult a team's opponents have been (higher is harder)
• Movement arrows: How many spots a team moved up or down from last week

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Rankings are recalculated after each week's games are complete - typically on Sunday. We wait for all games to finish to avoid partial results skewing the rankings mid-week. On-demand updates can be run as needed for special circumstances. Data comes from CollegeFootballData.com.

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Winning on the road is harder than winning at home. Our algorithm rewards road wins with a multiplier and penalizes home losses more than road losses. Neutral site games fall in between. This reflects the real-world difficulty of playing in hostile environments.

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CFB Ranks was built by Kim Filiatrault and Arkadiusz (Arek) Frankowski - two product builders with decades of technical experience who got tired of unexplainable poll rankings. Read the full story on our Our Story page.

Kim is a Longhorns season ticket holder, so the question is fair. Here's the honest answer: the algorithm was built first, then the data was run. Texas landed where the math put them. We stress-tested it by trying to manipulate results - it takes drastic parameter changes to move teams significantly. The algorithm is designed to be robust against gaming, including our own potential bias.

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That's the goal. The algorithm and calculations are already fully transparent - you can see exactly how every ranking is computed. We're working on exposing the underlying data as well (coming very soon). The final step is open sourcing the codebase once CFB Ranks is established and trusted by the college football community. Want to help make that happen? Use it, share it, and give us feedback.

Yes. Rankings, team details, methodology, historical data, head-to-head comparisons, What If, and Sandbox are all free. We believe transparency should be accessible to everyone.

Approved status is for sports media, analysts, athletic program staff, and academics with a focus on college football. We verify credentials manually. Contact us at contact@cfbranks.com with your background and how you'd like to contribute.

All game data comes from CollegeFootballData.com, the most comprehensive source for college football statistics.

Our historical data goes back to 2016, giving you 9 prior seasons plus the current year to backtest the algorithm against actual CFP selections and results.

Rankings are recalculated after each week's games are complete - typically on Sunday. We wait for all games to finish to avoid partial results skewing the rankings mid-week. On-demand updates can be run as needed for special circumstances. Data comes from CollegeFootballData.com.