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College Football Analytics and Ratings

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Tis the season

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I'm a fan. The one free transfer rule will ultimately give us back more allegiance, continued team stories, and hopefully structured player contracts to avoid portal hopping.

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If you're as confused as I was about where college football stands in Congress, here's a 2 minute read to get you up to speed.

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Data: @CFB_Data & @247Sports

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The CFB Transfer Portal was busier than ever but who landed the most impact? Star² weights each transfer by rating, since higher stars drives more on-field impact. Notre Dame's seven 4-star adds fill several D-line holes

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An interesting move with questionable impacts on recruitment. They are in the top league, but just lost the national championship pitch.

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Sources: North Dakota State has agreed to a deal to join the Mountain West in football only for 2026. The school is expected to pay nearly $12 million to join the league, which is in addition to the $5 million it will pay the NCAA to move to FBS.

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Top 25 heading into Week 19:

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HCP: Market's expected home team margin
PHM: Slate Index's predicted home margin
Pick: Slate Index vs. market diff. (red: model favors away; green: model favors home)
O/U: Market's expected total points
PTP: Slate Index's predicted total pts

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Slate Index returns for the first round of the CFP! Lots of variation here, as the public moves to favor big-name teams in matchups when it counts.

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Most improved squads per the Slate Index. The # represents the difference between end-of-season rating and the public's preseason expectation of the team. Ex: Texas Tech performed 3 TDs above the public's expectation this year.

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Though Notre Dame is ranked #4. These ratings are predictive and don't take into account merit.

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Ladies and Gents. Did not think this would happen but Texas Tech takes home #1 at the top of the Slate Index to conclude the season.

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Rankings 1–136 and Week 16 deltas! Georgia gets pushed back in the Top 6 and Bama plummets.

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Ladies and Gents. Did not think this would happen but Texas Tech takes home #1 at the top of the Slate Index to conclude the season.

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HCP: Market's expected home team margin
PHM: Slate Index's predicted home margin
Pick: Slate Index vs. market diff. (red: model favors away; green: model favors home)
O/U: Market's expected total points
PTP: Slate Index's predicted total pts

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What a fun week. Conference Championships are here!

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Week 15 Top 25!

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Nobody is talking about the fact that the UNLV Rebels can slide into the playoff with a JMU loss.

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The Texas Longhorns now have the most impressive win in America. The committee is scratching their heads

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Ratings 1 - 136 and changes from the last week!

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HCP: Market's expected home team margin
PHM: Slate Index's predicted home margin
Pick: Slate Index vs. market diff. (red: model favors away; green: model favors home)
O/U: Market's expected total points
PTP: Slate Index's predicted total pts

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Week 14 Saturday Slate. Primetime matchups we have been waiting all year for.