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2025 Bowl Games with Confidence Points

All FBS bowl games are included and ranked, including the College Football Playoff games. Bowl game injuries and opt-outs are NOT included here. These win probabilities and confidence points were developed using full-season results. For any teams with significant opt-outs, adjust your confidence points accordingly! Visit the mcillecesports.com/player-ratings tables for player NetWin values and other … Continue reading 2025 Bowl Games with Confidence Points

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2025 College Football Atlas

The College Football Atlas, the biggest analytics magazine in the country, is back! Four pages for all 136 FBS teams. 569 pages total. Odds and lines, over/unders, game & season predictions, player & coach ratings, and many other unique metrics. The Road to the College Football Playoff bracket odds feature, conference futures, and Top 25 … Continue reading 2025 College Football Atlas

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MCILLECE SPORTS partners with PFF to Expand Data Capabilities in College Football

To view the original news release: visit PFF at https://b2b.pff.com/news/mcillece/ CINCINNATI, OH - March 13, 2025 - Today, Pro Football Focus (PFF), the leader in sports data and analytics, and Mcillece Sports, the industry’s most advanced NCAA coaching library, announced a partnership to combine forces and bring the most complete football data collection to collegiate front … Continue reading MCILLECE SPORTS partners with PFF to Expand Data Capabilities in College Football

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Audibles: Accounting for Error in Preseason Predictions

The Audibles are a series of short-form research articles about thorny issues in college football analytics Accounting for Error in Preseason Predictions If you are a college football fan, you have probably dropped by the ESPN-FPI (Football Power Index) page to peruse power rankings and championship probabilities. It presents a lot of interesting information: power … Continue reading Audibles: Accounting for Error in Preseason Predictions

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Audibles: Assigning OL Gaps to Run Plays

The Audibles are a series of short-form research articles about thorny issues in college football analytics Assigning OL Gaps to Run Plays Box score data only lists the game totals for ball carriers and their rushing plays: attempts, yards, first downs, touchdowns, and fumbles. Play-by-play (PBP) data offers more granularity but is still restricted to … Continue reading Audibles: Assigning OL Gaps to Run Plays

Audibles: Improving the “Strength of Record” Metric

The Audibles are a series of short-form research articles about thorny issues in college football analytics Improving the "Strength of Record" Metric With the season about to kick off and the news that the College Football Playoff Committee will be using "refined" metrics this season, including a version of Strength of Record (SOR), it seems … Continue reading Audibles: Improving the “Strength of Record” Metric