Rating Movement Through the Season

The Slate Index Trend Analysis

Track how each team’s power rating from The Slate Index has evolved week by week. The W0 column shows each team’s preseason rating. △Total shows the full change from preseason to now. Recent columns (△W5, △W3, △W1) show short-term momentum. The trend line shows the full season arc.

Scoring Margin trends | Green = improving, red = declining

RK TEAM SM W0 △Total △W5 △W3 △W1
1
Indiana
IND
35.211.8+23.4+3.3+3.3-2.6
2
Notre Dame
ND
29.824.0+5.80.00.00.0
3
Ohio State
OSU
29.126.6+2.5-1.8-1.80.0
4
Oregon
ORE
28.320.9+7.4+0.7+0.80.0
5
Texas Tech
TT
28.310.0+18.3-4.4-4.40.0
6
Miami
MIA
28.017.0+11.0+5.4+4.5+2.6
7
Ole Miss
MISS
22.117.0+5.1+2.9+0.60.0
8
Georgia
UGA
22.025.1-3.1-0.6-0.60.0
9
Texas
TEX
20.926.6-5.7+1.4+1.40.0
10
Utah
UTAH
20.710.7+10.0+0.7+0.70.0
11
Texas A&M
TAM
20.714.7+6.0-1.00.00.0
12
Vanderbilt
VAN
19.86.6+13.2-1.6-1.60.0
13
Iowa
IOWA
18.910.2+8.7+1.6+1.60.0
14
Penn State
PSU
18.326.0-7.7+1.10.00.0
15
Washington
WAS
18.09.4+8.6+1.70.00.0
16
Alabama
AL
16.824.9-8.1+0.1-2.30.0
17
SMU
SMU
15.212.8+2.4+2.8+2.80.0
18
Oklahoma
OU
15.117.0-1.9-2.40.00.0
19
Clemson
CLEM
15.024.2-9.2-1.10.00.0
20
USC
USC
14.714.3+0.4-1.4-1.40.0
21
James Madison
JMU
12.9-0.1+13.0+0.10.00.0
22
Tennessee
TEN
12.813.3-0.5-2.6-2.60.0
23
Missouri
MIZ
12.712.3+0.4-4.40.00.0
24
Michigan
MI
12.412.5-0.1-1.4-1.40.0
25
Arizona
AZ
12.20.7+11.5-2.8-2.80.0
26
Auburn
AU
11.811.3+0.50.00.00.0
27
South Carolina
USC
11.813.2-1.40.00.00.0
28
TCU
TCU
11.88.8+3.0+1.4+1.40.0
29
BYU
BYU
11.510.2+1.3-2.50.00.0
30
Illinois
IL
10.811.6-0.8+2.6+2.60.0
31
Louisville
LOU
10.810.6+0.2+0.10.00.0
32
Virginia
UVA
10.70.6+10.1+4.40.00.0
33
Florida
UF
9.913.9-4.00.00.00.0
34
Houston
HOU
9.0-0.6+9.6+3.60.00.0
35
Duke
DU
8.94.2+4.7+1.7+1.70.0
36
Navy
NAVY
8.73.1+5.6+7.8+7.80.0
37
Kansas State
KSU
8.212.0-3.80.00.00.0
38
Georgia Tech
GT
7.911.4-3.5+2.50.00.0
39
South Florida
USF
7.6-2.2+9.8-3.60.00.0
40
Old Dominion
ODU
7.4-8.0+15.4+3.60.00.0
41
Florida State
FSU
7.35.0+2.30.00.00.0
42
Arkansas
ARK
7.38.9-1.60.00.00.0
43
Iowa State
ISU
7.210.8-3.60.00.00.0
44
NC State
NCST
7.25.1+2.1+1.90.00.0
45
LSU
LSU
7.222.4-15.2-3.60.00.0
46
Kansas
KU
6.66.0+0.60.00.00.0
47
Toledo
TO
6.6-2.0+8.6-0.10.00.0
48
North Texas
NT
6.6-7.7+14.3-1.10.00.0
49
Pittsburgh
PITT
6.22.5+3.7-1.10.00.0
50
Northwestern
NW
5.7-2.6+8.3+1.40.00.0
51
Wisconsin
WI
5.37.7-2.40.00.00.0
52
Arizona State
ASU
5.112.7-7.6-1.7-1.70.0
53
Wake Forest
WF
4.8-5.2+10.0+1.5+1.50.0
54
Tulane
TUL
4.12.7+1.4-2.40.00.0
55
East Carolina
EC
3.9-4.8+8.7+1.10.00.0
56
Nebraska
NEB
3.811.4-7.6-0.7-0.70.0
57
Kentucky
UK
3.35.5-2.20.00.00.0
58
Michigan State
MST
3.32.6+0.70.00.00.0
59
Boise State
BS
2.88.2-5.4-1.70.00.0
60
Minnesota
MIN
2.75.8-3.1-0.10.00.0
61
Baylor
BU
2.611.1-8.50.00.00.0
62
Mississippi State
MST
2.50.7+1.8-1.5-1.50.0
63
Army
ARMY
2.3-0.8+3.1+6.30.00.0
64
Washington State
WST
2.3-6.0+8.3+0.90.00.0
65
Rutgers
RUT
2.14.3-2.20.00.00.0
66
UTSA
UTSA
1.9-4.5+6.4+3.60.00.0
67
Western Michigan
WMU
1.6-13.3+14.9+3.40.00.0
68
San Diego State
SDSU
0.2-11.9+12.1+1.00.00.0
69
UCF
UCF
0.23.3-3.10.00.00.0
70
Texas State
TST
0.1-3.4+3.5+2.7+2.70.0
71
New Mexico
NM
-1.1-18.2+17.1+0.10.00.0
72
UCLA
UCLA
-1.43.0-4.40.00.00.0
73
California
CAL
-1.6-1.0-0.6-1.40.00.0
74
Fresno State
FRES
-1.7-4.6+2.9+1.90.00.0
75
West Virginia
WV
-1.8-2.1+0.30.00.00.0
76
Cincinnati
CIN
-1.84.9-6.7-7.8-7.80.0
77
UNLV
UNLV
-2.31.9-4.2-1.30.00.0
78
Hawai'i
UH
-2.6-7.5+4.9+1.40.00.0
79
Virginia Tech
VT
-3.05.4-8.40.00.00.0
80
Memphis
MEM
-3.32.4-5.7-1.90.00.0
81
Boston College
BC
-3.52.3-5.80.00.00.0
82
Colorado
CU
-3.75.8-9.50.00.00.0
83
Stanford
STAN
-3.8-5.9+2.10.00.00.0
84
Utah State
UST
-4.1-12.9+8.8-0.90.00.0
85
Ohio
OU
-4.9-4.0-0.9+1.30.00.0
86
Maryland
MD
-5.41.1-6.50.00.00.0
87
Purdue
PUR
-6.0-6.1+0.10.00.00.0
88
North Carolina
UNC
-6.33.7-10.00.00.00.0
89
Georgia Southern
GS
-6.8-4.2-2.6+5.2+5.20.0
90
UConn
CON
-7.2-4.4-2.8-6.30.00.0
91
Western Kentucky
WKU
-7.4-5.9-1.5+0.90.00.0
92
Jacksonville State
JST
-7.6-10.5+2.9+3.90.00.0
93
Oklahoma State
OSU
-7.80.8-8.60.00.00.0
94
Kennesaw State
KSU
-8.7-19.9+11.2-3.40.00.0
95
Miami (OH)
MOH
-8.8-6.9-1.9-1.90.00.0
96
Louisiana Tech
LTU
-9.0-8.4-0.60.00.00.0
97
Air Force
AF
-9.3-9.4+0.10.00.00.0
98
Arkansas State
AST
-9.9-9.1-0.8+0.30.00.0
99
Marshall
M
-10.1-11.7+1.60.00.00.0
100
Central Michigan
CMU
-10.7-12.9+2.2-1.40.00.0
101
Troy
TROY
-10.8-8.0-2.8-3.90.00.0
102
Temple
TEM
-11.2-13.8+2.60.00.00.0
103
Florida International
FIU
-11.4-14.1+2.7-3.60.00.0
104
Southern Miss
SMI
-11.8-12.0+0.2-0.90.00.0
105
Wyoming
WY
-12.2-8.9-3.30.00.00.0
106
Liberty
LU
-12.4-2.0-10.40.00.00.0
107
South Alabama
SAL
-12.6-4.3-8.30.00.00.0
108
Nevada
NEV
-12.9-16.6+3.70.00.00.0
109
Delaware
DEL
-13.0-13.3+0.3+1.70.00.0
110
Tulsa
TUL
-13.2-15.9+2.70.00.00.0
111
Missouri State
MOST
-13.3-16.8+3.5-0.40.00.0
112
Louisiana
LIU
-13.4-2.6-10.8-1.70.00.0
113
Syracuse
SYR
-13.60.7-14.30.00.00.0
114
Florida Atlantic
FAU
-14.3-11.5-2.80.00.00.0
115
Oregon State
ORST
-15.2-1.7-13.50.00.00.0
116
Eastern Michigan
EMU
-15.5-14.5-1.00.00.00.0
117
UAB
UAB
-15.5-12.5-3.00.00.00.0
118
Buffalo
BUF
-15.7-8.6-7.10.00.00.0
119
San José State
SJST
-17.1-4.9-12.20.00.00.0
120
UL Monroe
ULM
-17.4-13.0-4.40.00.00.0
121
Bowling Green
BG
-17.5-9.9-7.60.00.00.0
122
Middle Tennessee
MTSU
-17.6-17.3-0.30.00.00.0
123
Coastal Carolina
CC
-17.8-8.5-9.30.00.00.0
124
Kent State
KS
-17.8-24.6+6.80.00.00.0
125
Northern Illinois
NIU
-17.9-8.7-9.20.00.00.0
126
Akron
AKR
-18.4-18.40.00.00.00.0
127
App State
APST
-18.6-7.4-11.2-5.2-5.20.0
128
Charlotte
CLT
-18.7-17.2-1.50.00.00.0
129
Georgia State
GST
-19.3-17.1-2.20.00.00.0
130
New Mexico State
NMST
-19.5-17.5-2.00.00.00.0
131
Colorado State
CSU
-19.6-7.1-12.50.00.00.0
132
Rice
RICE
-21.8-14.1-7.7-2.7-2.70.0
133
UTEP
UTEP
-22.2-14.1-8.10.00.00.0
134
Ball State
BALL
-22.4-19.6-2.80.00.00.0
135
Sam Houston
SHST.
-27.9-13.6-14.30.00.00.0
136
Massachusetts
UM
-38.5-18.6-19.90.00.00.0

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