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through games of 1/7/2010

The Fremeau Efficiency Index (FEI) considers each of the nearly 20,000 possessions every season in major college football. All drives are filtered to eliminate first-half clock-kills and end-of-game garbage drives and scores. A scoring rate analysis of the remaining possessions then determines the baseline possession efficiency expectations against which each team is measured. A team is rewarded for playing well against good teams, win or lose, and is punished more severely for playing poorly against bad teams than it is rewarded for playing well against bad teams.

Game Efficiency (GE) is the composite possession-by-possession efficiency of a team over the course of a game, a measurement of the success of its offensive, defensive, and special teams units’ essential goals: to maximize the team’s own scoring opportunities and to minimize those of its opponent. FEI ratings take the season-long GE data and adjust for opponent, placing special emphasis on quality performance against good teams, win or lose.

Other definitions:

• SOS: Strength of schedule, based on the likelihood of an elite team going undefeated against this team's schedule to date.
• OE: Offensive Efficiency, or GE for offense only.
• DE: Defensive Efficiency, or GE for defense only.
• FPA: This team's average share of total field position in each game, with .500 representing equal field position between two opponents.

The highest rating in each category is in bold type.

Rank	Team	FBS W-L	FEI	Last Wk	GE	GE Rk	SOS	SOS Rk	OE	OE Rk	Off FEI	OFEI Rk	DE	DE Rk	Def FEI	DFEI Rk	FPA	FPA Rk
1	Alabama	13-0	.342	1	.284	5	.089	12	.263	27	.508	6	-.654	2	-.699	1	.527	26
2	Florida	12-1	.290	2	.294	4	.105	15	.476	9	.439	9	-.436	11	-.409	16	.547	11
3	Virginia Tech	10-3	.255	6	.218	7	.087	10	.249	28	.378	12	-.432	14	-.431	14	.557	7
4	Ohio State	11-2	.240	9	.218	6	.206	44	.029	52	.238	24	-.633	4	-.610	3	.546	13
5	Georgia Tech	10-3	.237	7	.096	28	.087	11	.434	11	.638	1	.230	93	-.010	58	.507	53
6	Texas	13-1	.231	3	.309	2	.188	38	.339	20	.368	15	-.634	3	-.466	10	.552	9
7	Iowa	10-2	.225	11	.126	22	.129	20	-.158	85	.046	52	-.556	7	-.673	2	.511	44
8	TCU	11-1	.215	8	.305	3	.308	70	.194	31	.168	33	-.662	1	-.467	9	.562	5
9	Oregon	10-3	.203	4	.166	13	.154	27	.367	14	.468	7	-.287	24	-.295	22	.509	45
10	Miami	8-4	.202	10	.091	30	.089	13	.137	36	.314	18	-.172	35	-.384	18	.512	42
11	Pittsburgh	9-3	.200	15	.165	14	.329	73	.294	23	.325	17	-.121	42	-.270	26	.533	19
12	Penn State	10-2	.195	16	.209	9	.291	67	.201	30	.213	30	-.631	5	-.540	6	.515	37
13	Clemson	8-5	.190	19	.106	26	.118	19	-.012	61	.184	31	-.234	32	-.377	19	.547	12
14	Cincinnati	11-1	.181	5	.165	15	.175	33	.799	1	.547	4	.066	67	.003	60	.505	55
15	North Carolina	6-5	.180	25	.030	46	.087	9	-.254	93	.037	55	-.349	17	-.529	7	.480	84
Rank	Team	FBS W-L	FEI	Last Wk	GE	GE Rk	SOS	SOS Rk	OE	OE Rk	Off FEI	OFEI Rk	DE	DE Rk	Def FEI	DFEI Rk	FPA	FPA Rk
16	Boise State	13-0	.179	18	.385	1	.511	104	.506	7	.067	49	-.482	9	-.404	17	.574	3
17	LSU	9-4	.165	17	.128	21	.046	4	-.098	75	.078	45	-.424	16	-.465	11	.537	15
18	Texas Tech	8-4	.162	21	.173	12	.222	51	.364	15	.425	10	-.345	18	-.223	31	.508	49
19	Stanford	8-5	.161	14	.125	23	.215	48	.487	8	.616	2	.357	102	.263	96	.563	4
20	Nebraska	10-4	.159	24	.211	8	.204	42	-.095	74	-.135	79	-.622	6	-.528	8	.555	8
21	Oklahoma	7-5	.157	22	.132	20	.159	28	.069	46	.046	51	-.512	8	-.605	4	.500	60
22	Wisconsin	9-3	.143	29	.112	25	.225	55	.372	13	.279	20	-.254	28	-.340	20	.488	77
23	USC	9-4	.142	20	.070	36	.131	23	.079	43	.295	19	-.248	29	-.233	30	.501	58
24	Florida State	6-6	.134	36	.002	57	.050	5	.283	24	.447	8	.538	114	.245	92	.538	14
25	Connecticut	7-5	.131	33	.081	33	.183	37	.088	41	.234	26	.091	73	.000	59	.561	6
26	Arkansas	7-5	.129	23	.093	29	.041	2	.341	19	.357	16	-.008	56	-.119	43	.523	29
27	Oregon State	7-5	.126	13	.084	32	.212	47	.271	26	.236	25	.112	77	.013	66	.535	17
28	Mississippi	7-4	.125	27	.079	34	.169	31	-.032	65	.166	34	-.429	15	-.458	13	.494	68
29	Arizona	7-5	.118	12	.028	48	.132	24	-.037	67	.109	40	-.167	37	-.250	29	.516	36
30	Georgia	7-5	.117	28	.000	61	.117	18	.004	58	.265	21	-.085	49	-.265	27	.466	104
Rank	Team	FBS W-L	FEI	Last Wk	GE	GE Rk	SOS	SOS Rk	OE	OE Rk	Off FEI	OFEI Rk	DE	DE Rk	Def FEI	DFEI Rk	FPA	FPA Rk
31	Notre Dame	6-6	.113	26	.090	31	.224	53	.577	6	.553	3	.071	69	.007	63	.484	80
32	Auburn	7-5	.111	32	.030	47	.106	17	.039	49	.233	28	-.060	53	-.172	37	.499	63
33	West Virginia	8-4	.111	34	.068	37	.259	60	.035	50	.151	38	-.258	26	-.210	33	.494	66
34	Boston College	7-5	.102	35	.027	49	.134	26	-.129	81	-.042	68	-.432	13	-.599	5	.478	87
35	BYU	11-2	.098	48	.190	11	.445	92	.586	5	.374	13	-.159	39	-.058	51	.489	75
36	Central Michigan	11-2	.097	31	.204	10	.469	101	.470	10	.132	39	-.274	25	-.143	40	.514	39
37	Navy	9-4	.093	42	.135	19	.221	50	.334	21	.253	22	-.168	36	-.209	34	.491	71
38	Tennessee	7-6	.093	30	.074	35	.036	1	.060	47	.182	32	-.310	21	-.273	25	.509	48
39	Houston	9-4	.075	37	.142	18	.501	103	.733	2	.516	5	.211	89	.210	87	.525	27
40	Air Force	7-5	.072	51	.144	17	.369	80	.094	38	-.048	69	-.460	10	-.339	21	.531	21
41	Michigan State	5-7	.071	40	.013	54	.206	43	.022	56	.227	29	.053	64	-.022	57	.509	47
42	Oklahoma State	8-4	.066	39	.048	43	.310	71	-.083	71	-.010	61	-.302	22	-.414	15	.501	59
43	Mississippi State	4-7	.061	43	-.046	75	.065	6	-.224	88	.038	54	.087	72	.028	69	.504	56
44	South Carolina	6-6	.060	38	-.025	68	.043	3	-.316	100	-.138	81	-.321	20	-.461	12	.477	89
45	Kentucky	6-6	.052	44	.006	56	.091	14	-.089	73	.067	48	-.094	46	-.059	50	.517	35
Rank	Team	FBS W-L	FEI	Last Wk	GE	GE Rk	SOS	SOS Rk	OE	OE Rk	Off FEI	OFEI Rk	DE	DE Rk	Def FEI	DFEI Rk	FPA	FPA Rk
46	Wake Forest	4-7	.050	45	-.019	67	.130	22	.223	29	.233	27	.217	90	-.033	55	.500	61
47	Northwestern	7-5	.048	49	.001	58	.258	59	-.048	69	.159	37	-.135	40	-.149	39	.473	97
48	Purdue	5-7	.046	47	.000	62	.222	52	-.011	60	.078	46	-.100	45	-.255	28	.468	102
49	Utah	10-3	.043	59	.152	16	.255	58	.091	40	-.084	75	-.435	12	-.275	24	.527	23
50	UCLA	7-6	.042	46	.019	52	.177	35	-.362	106	-.237	97	-.189	34	-.173	36	.522	31
51	California	7-5	.041	41	-.034	71	.212	46	.026	53	.089	41	-.007	57	-.028	56	.490	72
52	Rutgers	7-4	.034	58	.026	50	.392	84	-.275	98	-.195	92	-.062	52	.101	73	.580	2
53	Minnesota	5-7	.033	52	-.041	73	.130	21	-.326	101	-.099	76	.019	59	-.092	47	.520	32
54	East Carolina	8-5	.030	55	.058	39	.269	64	-.070	70	-.148	82	-.086	48	-.171	38	.533	20
55	Temple	9-3	.021	54	.119	24	.436	91	.025	54	-.037	65	-.328	19	-.084	48	.523	30
56	Virginia	3-8	.020	56	-.076	86	.085	8	-.408	110	-.184	90	-.163	38	-.215	32	.493	69
57	South Florida	6-5	.010	66	-.050	79	.180	36	.025	55	-.074	74	-.132	41	-.192	35	.443	114
58	Washington	5-7	.008	50	-.036	72	.176	34	.044	48	.070	47	.103	74	.007	62	.490	73
59	Michigan	4-7	.008	61	-.008	65	.172	32	-.046	68	-.027	64	.109	76	.037	70	.514	40
60	Arizona State	3-8	.007	57	-.016	66	.202	41	-.256	94	-.173	88	-.258	27	-.293	23	.489	74
Rank	Team	FBS W-L	FEI	Last Wk	GE	GE Rk	SOS	SOS Rk	OE	OE Rk	Off FEI	OFEI Rk	DE	DE Rk	Def FEI	DFEI Rk	FPA	FPA Rk
61	Missouri	7-5	.000	53	.010	55	.461	99	.166	34	.081	44	-.044	54	.018	68	.474	93
62	Kansas	4-7	-.006	63	-.026	69	.262	61	.093	39	.062	50	.047	62	-.040	54	.494	67
63	Ohio	8-5	-.007	62	.035	45	.591	114	-.274	97	-.295	101	-.204	33	-.120	42	.534	18
64	North Carolina State	3-7	-.008	65	-.114	97	.133	25	.160	35	.393	11	.292	97	.157	83	.422	117
65	Northern Illinois	6-6	-.013	60	.067	38	.458	98	.070	45	-.037	66	-.018	55	.145	79	.536	16
66	Southern Mississippi	6-6	-.016	64	.054	40	.638	118	.186	32	.165	35	.143	82	.257	95	.552	10
67	SMU	7-5	-.023	80	.052	41	.414	87	.182	33	.010	60	.052	63	.018	67	.499	62
68	Texas A&M	6-7	-.024	67	-.007	63	.266	63	.383	12	.245	23	.081	70	.132	77	.472	98
69	Duke	4-6	-.028	68	-.094	90	.160	29	-.152	84	.028	57	.158	84	.120	75	.489	76
70	Maryland	1-10	-.039	71	-.110	95	.264	62	-.366	107	-.166	85	.114	79	.011	65	.483	81
71	Buffalo	4-7	-.042	70	-.007	64	.599	115	.071	44	.086	43	-.118	43	.009	64	.456	108
72	Vanderbilt	1-10	-.048	72	-.102	93	.106	16	-.520	118	-.322	104	-.063	51	-.130	41	.509	46
73	Indiana	3-8	-.048	73	-.077	88	.165	30	-.190	87	-.058	71	.206	88	.226	88	.514	41
74	Central Florida	7-5	-.050	69	.015	53	.335	75	-.120	78	-.237	96	-.066	50	-.047	53	.527	24
75	Kansas State	4-6	-.050	75	-.068	82	.286	66	-.327	103	-.250	98	.230	92	.230	89	.584	1
Rank	Team	FBS W-L	FEI	Last Wk	GE	GE Rk	SOS	SOS Rk	OE	OE Rk	Off FEI	OFEI Rk	DE	DE Rk	Def FEI	DFEI Rk	FPA	FPA Rk
76	Iowa State	6-6	-.059	81	-.070	83	.397	85	-.237	89	.025	58	.109	75	.389	106	.507	51
77	Middle Tennessee	10-3	-.061	83	.098	27	.527	108	-.035	66	-.447	113	-.299	23	-.111	46	.519	33
78	Bowling Green	7-6	-.063	76	.000	60	.616	116	.035	51	-.061	72	.064	66	.138	78	.530	22
79	Louisiana Tech	3-8	-.068	77	.000	59	.334	74	.019	57	-.168	86	-.087	47	.007	61	.484	79
80	Illinois	2-9	-.068	79	-.134	105	.207	45	-.146	82	-.040	67	.362	103	.243	91	.480	83
81	Fresno State	7-5	-.070	74	.046	44	.349	76	.343	18	.034	56	.392	108	.535	113	.527	25
82	Marshall	6-6	-.072	85	-.030	70	.351	77	-.102	76	-.136	80	.071	68	.148	81	.491	70
83	Colorado	3-9	-.076	82	-.072	85	.294	68	-.340	104	-.305	102	-.107	44	-.116	44	.470	101
84	Troy	9-4	-.078	90	.050	42	.249	56	.361	16	-.018	62	.144	83	.325	100	.507	52
85	Syracuse	3-8	-.081	84	-.133	104	.199	40	-.268	95	-.173	87	.140	81	.089	72	.462	107
86	Louisville	3-8	-.091	86	-.124	101	.217	49	-.243	90	-.179	89	.185	87	.156	82	.485	78
87	Baylor	3-8	-.101	88	-.174	110	.255	57	-.465	115	-.326	105	.034	61	-.073	49	.451	109
88	Tulsa	4-7	-.102	91	-.048	77	.472	102	-.122	79	-.165	84	.025	60	.104	74	.508	50
89	Kent State	4-7	-.102	87	-.047	76	.627	117	-.315	99	-.330	106	-.237	31	-.048	52	.475	92
90	Western Michigan	4-7	-.107	89	-.052	80	.643	119	-.116	77	-.279	99	.059	65	.125	76	.511	43
Rank	Team	FBS W-L	FEI	Last Wk	GE	GE Rk	SOS	SOS Rk	OE	OE Rk	Off FEI	OFEI Rk	DE	DE Rk	Def FEI	DFEI Rk	FPA	FPA Rk
91	UTEP	4-8	-.112	92	-.048	78	.454	96	.271	25	.162	36	.295	98	.306	98	.465	106
92	Ball State	2-9	-.118	93	-.097	91	.585	111	-.327	102	-.332	107	.112	78	.172	85	.494	65
93	Nevada	8-5	-.120	78	.021	51	.448	95	.656	3	.042	53	.447	111	.592	115	.505	54
94	Utah State	3-8	-.123	94	-.071	84	.521	106	-.003	59	-.155	83	.553	116	.548	114	.525	28
95	Army	4-7	-.127	95	-.076	87	.654	120	-.471	116	-.511	118	-.244	30	-.113	45	.476	90
96	UAB	5-7	-.128	96	-.067	81	.586	112	.315	22	-.020	63	.351	101	.309	99	.474	94
97	Colorado State	2-9	-.140	97	-.115	99	.408	86	-.021	62	-.050	70	.368	106	.404	109	.481	82
98	Toledo	5-7	-.157	98	-.117	100	.458	97	.137	37	.013	59	.249	95	.405	110	.445	112
99	Akron	2-9	-.162	99	-.161	109	.436	90	-.421	113	-.367	110	.161	85	.181	86	.471	99
100	Idaho	8-5	-.166	100	-.044	74	.516	105	.653	4	.369	14	.522	113	.713	119	.467	103
101	UNLV	4-7	-.170	101	-.115	98	.379	82	.082	42	-.065	73	.561	117	.599	117	.515	38
102	North Texas	2-10	-.173	102	-.113	96	.224	54	-.029	64	-.130	78	.296	99	.397	108	.473	96
103	Arkansas State	3-8	-.174	103	-.099	92	.357	78	-.354	105	-.499	117	.226	91	.336	102	.518	34
104	San Diego State	3-8	-.184	106	-.141	106	.446	94	-.123	80	-.202	93	.173	86	.252	93	.445	113
105	Memphis	1-10	-.185	104	-.218	113	.465	100	-.252	92	-.195	91	.512	112	.383	104	.474	95
Rank	Team	FBS W-L	FEI	Last Wk	GE	GE Rk	SOS	SOS Rk	OE	OE Rk	Off FEI	OFEI Rk	DE	DE Rk	Def FEI	DFEI Rk	FPA	FPA Rk
106	Florida International	3-9	-.186	107	-.127	103	.084	7	-.251	91	-.407	112	.381	107	.415	111	.502	57
107	Florida Atlantic	5-7	-.193	108	-.092	89	.530	109	.345	17	.088	42	.654	119	.889	120	.496	64
108	Wyoming	6-6	-.193	112	-.150	107	.359	79	-.375	108	-.633	119	.082	71	.073	71	.479	85
109	Miami (OH)	1-11	-.193	105	-.228	114	.373	81	-.399	109	-.309	103	.240	94	.147	80	.421	119
110	Louisiana Monroe	5-6	-.200	109	-.108	94	.420	88	-.176	86	-.469	114	.002	58	.167	84	.470	100
111	New Mexico	1-11	-.208	110	-.204	112	.295	69	-.414	112	-.369	111	.292	96	.256	94	.449	111
112	Western Kentucky	0-11	-.213	113	-.196	111	.590	113	-.085	72	-.108	77	.622	118	.595	116	.465	105
113	Louisiana Lafayette	5-6	-.213	114	-.125	102	.424	89	-.151	83	-.349	109	.132	80	.349	103	.450	110
114	Hawaii	5-7	-.218	111	-.150	108	.581	110	-.026	63	-.228	95	.342	100	.519	112	.479	86
115	Eastern Michigan	0-12	-.234	115	-.273	117	.445	93	-.411	111	-.295	100	.746	120	.623	118	.475	91
116	Tulane	2-9	-.246	117	-.266	115	.522	107	-.271	96	-.219	94	.363	104	.294	97	.400	120
117	Washington State	1-11	-.247	116	-.342	120	.197	39	-.659	119	-.472	115	.421	109	.237	90	.421	118
118	San Jose State	1-10	-.263	118	-.270	116	.280	65	-.486	117	-.492	116	.424	110	.386	105	.439	115
119	Rice	2-10	-.285	119	-.321	119	.383	83	-.423	114	-.344	108	.539	115	.389	107	.428	116
120	New Mexico State	2-10	-.312	120	-.308	118	.317	72	-.764	120	-.804	120	.364	105	.332	101	.478	88