Sources
WHERE ITCOMES FROM.
Every number here is built from public game data, checked twice and rebuilt every week.
Game data
ESPN (public scoreboard, schedule, play-by-play and box-score data): final scores, sites and dates, every play used for the team and player stories, box scores, and team logos. Player photos are shown from ESPN's servers. The AP poll and College Football Playoff rankings shown as comparison tags also come from ESPN.
CollegeFootballData.com: rosters, a second check on every score, season-level advanced team stats used in a few charts, player usage (share of team plays) and transfer portal moves.
Conference websites: the tiebreaker rules behind the Races page, linked from that page.
Nothing on this site uses betting markets, recruiting rankings or other rating systems. Polls appear only as labels.
How the data is handled
Data is collected once a week, with a pause between requests so no source is overloaded, and each week's files are checked before anything is published. Errors happen; if you spot one, it will be fixed in the next update.
Team names and logos
Team names, logos and marks belong to their schools and conferences. They are used here only to identify teams.
Download the data
This week's numbers, free to use in articles, research, class projects and other sites, with credit to the Cheap Seats Index and a link back. Both files update every Sunday with the ratings.
- Team Index (CSV): all 266 teams with rank, record, index, Power, Résumé, schedule strength, offense and defense ratings, projected wins and playoff chance.
- Player Index (CSV): every ranked player with his rank at his position, team, conference, class, games and Player Index score.
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