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After a thrilling Week 1 of college football, updates to The Binion Index are here.
Some notes after the first updates of the season:
- Georgia’s destruction of Oregon moves them comfortably to the second spot, but Alabama didn’t give any ground
- BYU is a shocking number five; the test this weekend when the Cougars host Baylor will be enlightening
- TBI has absolutely loved UAB going back to last year; this week’s game against Liberty will be informative, but UAB doesn’t have a P5 out of conference game until LSU in November
- USC rose about 30 spots by destroying Rice; it will be fascinating to see how quickly they rise
- Duke has nearly drawn even to GT after Week 1 results
Remember, to get a game projection, subtract the two team ratings, and add 2.5 points to the home team.
Week 1 Ratings from The Binion Index
| Team | Week1_Rating |
|---|---|
| Team | Week1_Rating |
| Alabama | 26.2 |
| Georgia | 21.3 |
| Ohio State | 20.1 |
| Clemson | 17.3 |
| BYU | 14.9 |
| Oklahoma | 13 |
| Wisconsin | 12.6 |
| UAB | 11.6 |
| Mississippi State | 11.2 |
| Cincinnati | 11.1 |
| Tennessee | 10.7 |
| Notre Dame | 10 |
| Utah | 9.8 |
| TCU | 9.5 |
| Texas A&M | 9.5 |
| Michigan | 9.4 |
| Minnesota | 9.4 |
| Miami | 8.7 |
| Florida | 8.1 |
| LSU | 7.7 |
| Air Force | 7.7 |
| Auburn | 7.6 |
| Penn State | 7.2 |
| Fresno State | 6.9 |
| Pittsburgh | 6.6 |
| SMU | 6.3 |
| Texas | 6.2 |
| UCF | 6.1 |
| Ole Miss | 6 |
| Arkansas | 5.9 |
| Arizona State | 5.9 |
| Washington | 5.9 |
| Baylor | 5.8 |
| North Carolina | 5.7 |
| Oklahoma State | 5.7 |
| Kentucky | 5.6 |
| NC State | 5.5 |
| Michigan State | 5.4 |
| Iowa | 5.2 |
| Oregon | 5.1 |
| Appalachian State | 5.1 |
| Nebraska | 4.8 |
| Kansas State | 4.4 |
| Purdue | 4.3 |
| Toledo | 4.3 |
| Boise State | 4 |
| Louisville | 3.9 |
| Tulane | 3.8 |
| Florida State | 3.8 |
| Oregon State | 3.3 |
| Tulsa | 3 |
| Iowa State | 2.9 |
| Texas Tech | 2.9 |
| USC | 2.8 |
| UCLA | 2.4 |
| Houston | 2.3 |
| South Carolina | 2.3 |
| Georgia State | 1.9 |
| Army | 1.6 |
| Western Michigan | 1.5 |
| Maryland | 1.5 |
| Missouri | 1.4 |
| Syracuse | 1.1 |
| Western Kentucky | 0.9 |
| Wake Forest | 0.7 |
| Liberty | 0.7 |
| Coastal Carolina | -0.6 |
| Louisiana | -0.6 |
| Virginia | -0.9 |
| Stanford | -0.9 |
| Northwestern | -1 |
| Virginia Tech | -1.1 |
| Troy | -1.5 |
| Georgia Southern | -1.7 |
| UT San Antonio | -1.9 |
| Indiana | -2 |
| Florida Atlantic | -2.7 |
| San Diego State | -2.9 |
| Marshall | -3 |
| Miami (OH) | -3.2 |
| West Virginia | -3.3 |
| Northern Illinois | -3.3 |
| Southern Mississippi | -3.7 |
| East Carolina | -4 |
| Ohio | -4.2 |
| Boston College | -4.2 |
| Illinois | -4.2 |
| James Madison | -4.3 |
| North Texas | -4.4 |
| Old Dominion | -4.8 |
| Navy | -4.8 |
| Kent State | -5.2 |
| California | -5.2 |
| UTEP | -5.3 |
| Kansas | -5.4 |
| Central Michigan | -5.5 |
| Washington State | -5.6 |
| San José State | -6 |
| Arizona | -6.3 |
| South Alabama | -6.6 |
| Memphis | -6.7 |
| Eastern Michigan | -6.7 |
| Colorado | -6.8 |
| Buffalo | -7 |
| South Florida | -7.1 |
| Rutgers | -7.3 |
| Charlotte | -7.9 |
| Nevada | -8 |
| Colorado State | -8.1 |
| Georgia Tech | -8.6 |
| Duke | -8.6 |
| Arkansas State | -8.8 |
| Vanderbilt | -8.9 |
| Utah State | -10 |
| Wyoming | -10.5 |
| Louisiana Tech | -10.7 |
| Ball State | -10.8 |
| UNLV | -10.8 |
| New Mexico | -11 |
| Rice | -11.6 |
| Temple | -12.4 |
| Louisiana Monroe | -14 |
| Texas State | -14.2 |
| Bowling Green | -14.5 |
| Hawai'i | -14.6 |
| Florida International | -14.9 |
| Middle Tennessee | -15 |
| Akron | -15.5 |
| Connecticut | -17.9 |
| New Mexico State | -18.1 |
| UMass | -23.5 |
Conference Averages:
Week 1 Conference Averages
| Rank | Conference | Average Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Conference | Average Rating |
| 1 | SEC | 8.2 |
| 2 | Big Ten | 4.7 |
| 3 | Big 12 | 4.2 |
| 4 | ACC | 2.5 |
| 5 | Pac-12 | 0.9 |
| 6 | American Athletic | -0.2 |
| 7 | Sun Belt | -4.1 |
| 8 | FBS Independents | -4.6 |
| 9 | Mountain West | -5.3 |
| 10 | Conference USA | -5.6 |
| 11 | Mid-American | -5.8 |
Season to Date Results:
Win Percentage Against the Spread: 37% (Goal = 55%)
Absolute Error Against Final Margin: 15.0 PPG (Goal = 12.5)
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