The CFB Wire
The signature feature

Build Your Own Ranking

Every other model hides its weights. This one hands them to you. Drag the sliders to re-weight the exact building blocks behind the Wire Power Ratings and the board re-ranks live. At the default positions you get the published WPR, to the decimal.

Note

This is an exploratory sandbox. The detailed sub-weights normally make only small changes (the model treats them as gentle tweaks on a strong baseline), so the Amplification control magnifies the relative effect of your changes to make the reshuffles visible. The official WPR uses the un-amplified model (Amplification = 1×), and the default slider positions always reproduce it exactly.

Amplification4.0×

Exploration knob. 1× is the real Wire model. Higher values exaggerate how much your sub-weight changes reshuffle the board — but it has no effect at the default slider positions, so the official WPR is always reproduced exactly.

The three real engine knobs (never amplified). 100% = Wire default; 0% turns a factor off.

Returning production100%
Coaching100%
Incoming talent100%

How returning production splits across the three units (auto-balances to 100%).

Offense50%
Defense45%
Special teamsawaiting data5%
Your Board vs the Official WPR
Identical to the official WPR — start dragging sliders.
Rk
Team
Rtg
vs WPR
1
Ohio State logo
Ohio State
+28.2
2
Indiana logo
Indiana
+24.0
3
Notre Dame logo
Notre Dame
+23.9
4
Georgia logo
Georgia
+23.7
5
Oregon logo
Oregon
+23.6
6
Texas Tech logo
Texas Tech
+22.8
7
Texas logo
Texas
+21.3
8
Texas A&M logo
Texas A&M
+20.3
9
Miami logo
Miami
+19.0
10
LSU logo
LSU
+19.0
11
Alabama logo
Alabama
+15.8
12
Ole Miss logo
Ole Miss
+15.8
13
BYU logo
BYU
+15.7
14
USC logo
USC
+15.3
15
Tennessee logo
Tennessee
+15.0
16
Oklahoma logo
Oklahoma
+14.6
17
Missouri logo
Missouri
+14.0
18
Michigan logo
Michigan
+13.9
19
Iowa logo
Iowa
+13.5
20
Florida logo
Florida
+13.2
21
Penn State logo
Penn State
+12.8
22
Washington logo
Washington
+12.5
23
Louisville logo
Louisville
+12.1
24
South Carolina logo
South Carolina
+12.0
25
Clemson logo
Clemson
+11.2