NCAAF Football ranking calculation

Key:
GWF Good Win Factor (see below)
BLF Bad Loss Factor (see below)
SSF Schedule Strength Factor (see below)

Calculation (add up all the following and divide by number of games)
W 1 Point per win against FBS opponents Divided by number of games
L 0 Points
GWF (Win Percentage of FBS Opponents Beaten ** 2) * 3 Divided by number of games
Point difference and game location also taken into account (see below)
No points for wins against FCS (non-division 1A) teams
BLF ((1 - Win Percentage of FBS Opponents Lost to) ** 2) * -9 * L Divided by number of games
Point difference and game location also taken into account (see below)
-5 points for a loss to FCS (non-division 1A) team
SSF (FBS Opponent's Win Percentage * 0.5) +
(FBS Opponent's Opponent's Win Percentage * 0.5) +
((Conference's Win Percentage - 0.5) * 2.0)

GWF and BLF have 2 more items taken into account:

1. Point Difference: The following multiplier is applied to GWF/BLF:
Multiplier
Any Overtime game 1.0
Regulation game 1-3 point difference 1.1
Regulation game 4-8 point difference 1.2
Regulation game great than 8 points 1.3

2. Game Location: The following multiplier is applied:
GWF BLF
Home 0.9 1.1
Away 1.1 0.9
Neutral 1.0 1.0

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