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+25.1average margin for the ranked team

Ranked teams beat unranked FBS opponents by 25.1 points on average this season (z = 12.7) and won 90.7% of those games outright. A spot in the AP poll is a real, large signal against an unranked opponent — it isn't just name recognition. 108 games

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How much does a ranking matter? +25.1 — average margin for the ranked team.

Computed from game logs · first seen 2026-10-02, updated 2026-10-17

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