QPRS 2005 AMERICAN COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS Rank College Record Schedule Offense Defense Overall Strength Rating Rating Rating 1. Texas 13-0 54.72 279.59 197.30 476.89 2. Southern Cal 12-1 54.42 260.42 162.17 422.59 3. Penn State 11-1 52.38 234.18 155.95 390.13 4. Virginia Tech 11-2 53.97 221.79 162.01 383.80 5. Ohio State 10-2 56.56 218.29 149.85 368.14 6. Louisiana State 11-2 52.12 208.70 144.06 352.76 7. Georgia 10-3 54.66 201.36 131.48 332.84 8. West Virginia 11-1 46.43 199.94 128.02 327.96 9. Alabama 10-2 49.46 188.34 137.85 326.19 10. Miami 9-3 50.73 186.04 128.51 314.55 11. Oregon 10-2 48.28 196.06 113.03 309.09 12. Florida 9-3 53.63 188.34 114.56 302.90 13. Auburn 9-3 50.68 178.53 121.18 299.71 14. Oklahoma 8-4 64.02 192.46 103.93 296.39 15. Wisconsin 10-3 47.45 189.21 106.87 296.08 16. UCLA 10-2 45.76 200.60 94.00 294.60 17. Boston College 9-3 50.46 174.25 113.15 287.40 18. Texas Tech 9-3 49.43 173.28 112.22 285.50 19. Texas Christian 11-1 36.92 174.51 110.57 285.08 20. Notre Dame 9-3 47.59 181.85 102.41 284.26 21. Louisville 9-3 43.68 175.78 103.10 278.88 22. Clemson 8-4 48.06 159.95 99.62 259.57 23. Michigan 7-5 60.11 161.47 95.81 257.28 24. Florida State 8-5 53.93 154.28 87.42 241.70 25. Nebraska 8-4 51.27 154.71 85.88 240.59 26. Arizona State 7-5 52.75 159.83 78.69 238.52 27. Minnesota 7-5 55.14 156.03 77.70 233.73 28. Northwestern 7-5 57.52 159.87 70.37 230.24 29. Iowa 7-5 52.45 139.90 83.94 223.84 30. South Carolina 7-5 55.28 146.73 74.91 221.64 31. California 8-4 41.59 138.60 82.05 220.65 32. Iowa State 7-5 50.21 136.17 83.25 219.42 33. Georgia Tech 7-5 55.23 143.96 74.58 218.54 34. Colorado 7-6 57.75 141.46 72.19 213.65 35. Missouri 7-5 51.99 144.73 68.75 213.48 36. Virginia 7-5 47.58 134.33 71.24 205.57 37. Kansas 7-5 55.61 133.64 69.61 203.25 38. North Carolina State 7-5 52.18 127.61 75.12 202.73 39. Toledo 9-3 32.39 120.53 70.08 190.61 40. Tulsa 9-4 38.54 125.16 64.05 189.21 P.S. Lots of questions received on how would Southern Cal and Texas have compared in the QPRS rankings BEFORE their BCS Rose Bowl match-up when they were both still 12-0 undefeated teams. So here's the answer: Rank College Record Schedule Offense Defense Overall Strength Rating Rating Rating 1. Texas 12-0 51.89 264.70 194.38 459.08 2. Southern Cal 12-0 51.46 265.42 170.86 436.28 (c) Jan 2006 by Clyde P. Berryman QPRS (Quality Point Rating System) -- QPRS is a mathematical formula rating system for evaluating the performances of American football teams which takes into account a team's Schedule Strength, Won-Loss Record, and its Points Fielded/Points Allowed.