2016 Game Projections
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Game projections and results on this page were published in the given season and are provided only for reference. The formula used to calculate game projections has been updated each season. Data comparisons between season results may be misleading.
FEI Game Projections are calculated as a function of the current FEI rating of each team, an adjustment for home field advantage, and the projected scoring pace of the game. The table identifies the Win Likelihood (WL) of the projected game winner and the likelihood of various game results for the projected winner: DW (dominant win by 25+ points), SW (strong win by 17-24 points), MW (moderate win by 9-16 points), NW (narrow win by 1-8 points), NL (narrow loss by 1-8 points), ML (moderate loss by 9-16 points), SL (strong loss by 17-24 points), and DL (dominant loss by 25+ points).
Bowl Game Projections
Date | WL | Projected Winner | Score | Projected Loser | DW | SW | MW | NW | NL | ML | SL | DL | |
12/17 | .645 | Central Florida | 24-18 | Arkansas State | .099 | .160 | .201 | .185 | .223 | .069 | .043 | .021 | |
12/17 | .781 | Houston | 33-21 | San Diego State | .197 | .230 | .209 | .145 | .150 | .038 | .022 | .010 | |
12/17 | .674 | Southern Mississippi | 28-21 | Louisiana Lafayette | .114 | .177 | .205 | .178 | .207 | .062 | .038 | .018 | |
12/17 | .623 | Toledo | 29-25 | Appalachian State | .089 | .147 | .198 | .189 | .234 | .074 | .046 | .022 | |
12/17 | .653 | UTSA | 34-28 | New Mexico | .103 | .165 | .202 | .183 | .218 | .067 | .041 | .020 | |
12/19 | .889 | Tulsa | 37-17 | Central Michigan | .349 | .259 | .192 | .089 | .085 | .015 | .008 | .003 | |
12/20 | .559 | Western Kentucky | 33-31 | Memphis | .067 | .104 | .187 | .201 | .266 | .090 | .057 | .028 | |
12/21 | .672 | BYU | 30-24 | Wyoming | .113 | .176 | .205 | .178 | .208 | .063 | .038 | .018 | |
12/22 | .938 | Colorado State | 43-18 | Idaho | .467 | .254 | .169 | .048 | .052 | .006 | .003 | .000 | |
12/23 | .585 | Navy | 40-37 | Louisiana Tech | .075 | .122 | .192 | .197 | .253 | .083 | .053 | .026 | |
12/23 | .589 | Old Dominion | 31-27 | Eastern Michigan | .076 | .125 | .192 | .196 | .251 | .082 | .052 | .026 | |
12/23 | .704 | Troy | 27-19 | Ohio | .133 | .193 | .207 | .170 | .192 | .055 | .033 | .016 | |
12/24 | .777 | Middle Tennessee | 38-26 | Hawaii | .193 | .228 | .210 | .147 | .152 | .039 | .022 | .010 | |
12/26 | .545 | Boston College | 23-21 | Maryland | .063 | .095 | .184 | .203 | .273 | .093 | .059 | .030 | |
12/26 | .568 | Mississippi State | 27-25 | Miami (OH) | .069 | .110 | .188 | .200 | .262 | .088 | .055 | .027 | |
12/26 | .543 | North Carolina State | 24-23 | Vanderbilt | .063 | .093 | .183 | .204 | .274 | .094 | .060 | .030 | |
12/27 | .796 | Army | 32-19 | North Texas | .213 | .236 | .209 | .139 | .141 | .034 | .020 | .009 | |
12/27 | .907 | Boise State | 39-17 | Baylor | .385 | .259 | .186 | .077 | .074 | .012 | .006 | .002 | |
12/27 | .866 | Temple | 31-13 | Wake Forest | .307 | .256 | .199 | .104 | .100 | .020 | .011 | .004 | |
12/27 | .710 | Washington State | 31-22 | Minnesota | .137 | .196 | .208 | .169 | .189 | .054 | .033 | .015 | |
12/28 | .657 | Miami | 28-22 | West Virginia | .105 | .167 | .203 | .182 | .217 | .066 | .041 | .020 | |
12/28 | .640 | Pittsburgh | 32-27 | Northwestern | .097 | .157 | .201 | .186 | .225 | .070 | .043 | .021 | |
12/28 | .595 | Texas A&M | 28-24 | Kansas State | .078 | .129 | .193 | .195 | .248 | .081 | .051 | .025 | |
12/28 | .791 | Utah | 29-17 | Indiana | .207 | .234 | .209 | .141 | .144 | .036 | .021 | .009 | |
12/29 | .696 | Colorado | 30-22 | Oklahoma State | .128 | .189 | .207 | .172 | .196 | .057 | .035 | .016 | |
12/29 | .913 | South Florida | 37-15 | South Carolina | .399 | .259 | .183 | .072 | .070 | .011 | .005 | .001 | |
12/29 | .783 | Virginia Tech | 34-22 | Arkansas | .199 | .230 | .209 | .144 | .149 | .037 | .022 | .009 | |
12/30 | .862 | Air Force | 37-19 | South Alabama | .301 | .255 | .200 | .107 | .102 | .021 | .011 | .004 | |
12/30 | .510 | Georgia | 24-23 | TCU | .056 | .068 | .176 | .209 | .290 | .102 | .065 | .033 | |
12/30 | .773 | Michigan | 31-20 | Florida State | .189 | .227 | .210 | .148 | .154 | .039 | .023 | .010 | |
12/30 | .545 | North Carolina | 26-25 | Stanford | .063 | .094 | .184 | .204 | .273 | .093 | .059 | .030 | |
12/30 | .741 | Tennessee | 31-21 | Nebraska | .160 | .212 | .209 | .159 | .172 | .047 | .028 | .013 | |
12/31 | .734 | Alabama | 30-21 | Washington | .155 | .209 | .209 | .161 | .176 | .048 | .029 | .013 | |
12/31 | .776 | Georgia Tech | 35-23 | Kentucky | .192 | .228 | .210 | .147 | .153 | .039 | .023 | .010 | |
12/31 | .568 | LSU | 26-24 | Louisville | .069 | .111 | .189 | .200 | .261 | .087 | .055 | .027 | |
12/31 | .629 | Ohio State | 28-24 | Clemson | .092 | .150 | .199 | .188 | .231 | .073 | .045 | .022 | |
1/2 | .534 | Auburn | 30-29 | Oklahoma | .061 | .086 | .182 | .205 | .278 | .096 | .061 | .031 | |
1/2 | .594 | Iowa | 21-18 | Florida | .078 | .128 | .193 | .195 | .249 | .081 | .051 | .025 | |
1/2 | .571 | Penn State | 28-25 | USC | .070 | .113 | .189 | .199 | .260 | .087 | .055 | .027 | |
1/2 | .537 | Wisconsin | 26-25 | Western Michigan | .061 | .089 | .182 | .205 | .277 | .095 | .061 | .030 | |
1/9 | .679 | Alabama | 27-20 | Clemson | .117 | .180 | .205 | .177 | .205 | .061 | .037 | .018 |
2016 Game Projection Results by Week
FEI game projection results are provided below, including expected results as a function of individual game win likelihoods (Proj Pct), actual results of projected game winners (SU), average absolute value of the difference between projected margin and the non-garbage margin (NE), average absolute value of the difference between projected margin and the final margin (FE), projected game winner results by win likelihood range, and projected results against the spread (ATS).
Week | Proj Pct | SU Rec | SU Pct | NE | FE | 50-55 | 55-65 | 65-75 | 75-85 | 85-95 | 95+ | ATS Rec | ATS Pct | |||||
1 | .789 | 32-9 | .780 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 1.000 | .667 | .750 | .818 | .667 | .857 | 19-20-1 | .487 | |||||
2 | .821 | 40-6 | .870 | 10.7 | 11.0 | .000 | 1.000 | .900 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 27-17-0 | .614 | |||||
3 | .777 | 41-14 | .745 | 13.4 | 14.5 | .250 | .692 | .250 | 1.000 | .900 | 1.000 | 27-25-3 | .519 | |||||
4 | .772 | 34-18 | .654 | 14.3 | 14.5 | .250 | .500 | .615 | .833 | .600 | .857 | 29-22-1 | .569 | |||||
5 | .777 | 41-18 | .695 | 14.4 | 15.1 | .571 | .500 | .625 | .625 | .733 | 1.000 | 25-30-2 | .455 | |||||
6 | .745 | 33-21 | .611 | 13.0 | 13.9 | .600 | .538 | .500 | .556 | .667 | 1.000 | 28-26-0 | .519 | |||||
7 | .788 | 43-10 | .811 | 13.6 | 14.2 | 1.000 | .917 | .667 | .692 | .727 | .909 | 21-28-0 | .429 | |||||
8 | .792 | 39-15 | .722 | 14.8 | 15.9 | .000 | .600 | .889 | .750 | .778 | .750 | 26-27-0 | .491 | |||||
9 | .781 | 35-17 | .673 | 15.3 | 15.3 | .600 | .600 | .556 | .714 | .583 | 1.000 | 19-33-0 | .365 | |||||
10 | .828 | 45-14 | .763 | 14.3 | 16.6 | .000 | .857 | .556 | .583 | .938 | .857 | 30-29-0 | .508 | |||||
11 | .812 | 40-18 | .690 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 1.000 | .375 | .667 | .727 | .706 | .818 | 31-22-3 | .585 | |||||
12 | .792 | 39-19 | .672 | 16.2 | 16.4 | .500 | .444 | .500 | .692 | .750 | .929 | 29-26-0 | .527 | |||||
13 | .802 | 37-24 | .606 | 14.8 | 16.0 | .000 | .286 | .500 | .571 | .818 | .909 | 26-30-2 | .464 | |||||
14 | .758 | 10-6 | .625 | 13.6 | 15.8 | - | .250 | .500 | .667 | 1.000 | - | 4-9-0 | .308 | |||||
Total | .790 | 509-209 | .709 | 14.0 | 14.8 | .500 | .593 | .597 | .709 | .770 | .911 | 341-344-12 | .498 |