Hansen's The Ultimate College Football Ranking System

TUCFRS FACTORS
PRIMARY FACTORS
1-Primary Points
2-Won-Lost Record
3-Schedule Strength
4-Net Points
SECONDARY FACTORS
5-Highest Ranked Opponent Defeated
6-Highest Ranked Opponent Played

NOTE
1-The primary factors determine the division rankings, the division rankings determine the secondary factors, and the secondary factors eliminate the division rankings' remaining ties.      

HOW TEAMS ARE RANKED
1-Teams are ranked most to least primary points.
2-If primary points are equal, teams are ranked best to worst won-lost record.
3-If won-lost records are equal, teams are ranked highest to lowest schedule strength.
4-If schedule strengths are equal, teams are ranked most to least net points.
5-If net points are equal, teams are ranked highest to lowest highest ranked opponent defeated.  If equal, subsequent highest ranked opponents defeated are compared until no ties or opponents defeated remain.
6-If all highest ranked opponents defeated are equal, teams are ranked highest to lowest highest ranked opponent played.  If equal, subsequent highest ranked opponents played are compared until no ties or opponents played remain.  If all highest ranked opponents played are equal, teams remain tied.

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