CBS Sports ranks the Kentucky Wildcats No. 1 in its Kentucky resume rankings entering Week 9. The Wildcats carry a 2.39 resume score.
CBS Sports described the list as an analytical model rather than the College Football Playoff committee rankings. The model uses opponent ratings, game locations and estimated win probabilities to evaluate each result.
CBS Sports highlighted Kentucky’s road victories over Texas A&M, South Carolina and Oklahoma. The CFB Metrics Consensus rates all three opponents among the top 30 teams.
Key Takeaways
- Kentucky leads the CBS Sports model with a 2.39 resume score.
- CBS Sports identified road wins over Texas A&M, South Carolina and Oklahoma as important results on Kentucky’s resume.
- Texas ranks No. 5 with a 1.81 score after victories over Ohio State, Tennessee and Ole Miss.
Why Kentucky Resume Rankings Lead the Week 9 Model
CBS Sports said Kentucky’s position reflects the ratings assigned to the teams it defeated, including Texas A&M, South Carolina and Oklahoma. The CFB Metrics Consensus places each of those opponents among the top 30 teams.
The three wins also came on the road, a game-location detail included in the CBS Sports formula. The model evaluates results through opponent ratings, game locations and estimated win probabilities instead of relying only on a team’s overall record.
CBS Sports said its formula was inspired by the NCAA’s Wins Above Bubble metric used in college basketball. That connection gives the model a way to express the value of individual wins through the difficulty of the opponent and the location of the game.
Kentucky’s 2.39 score places the Wildcats at the top of the four supported teams listed in the comparison. The score reflects the combined value assigned by the CBS Sports model to Kentucky’s results.
How Texas Ranks With Two Losses
Texas is No. 5 in the CBS Sports resume model with a 1.81 score. The Longhorns have two losses, but CBS Sports highlighted victories over Ohio State, Tennessee and Ole Miss as the foundation of their position.
Those results give Texas a resume built around wins against highly regarded opponents. CBS Sports’ model separates resume strength from a simple win-loss comparison by assigning value based on opponent ratings, game locations and estimated win probabilities.
The distinction matters in a resume ranking because the model is designed to measure the quality of results rather than simply count victories. Texas’ No. 5 position and 1.81 score place the Longhorns behind Kentucky in the Week 9 comparison.
Selected Resume Scores Entering Week 9
CBS Sports listed the following four teams among the supported scores in its Week 9 resume comparison.
| Team | Resume rank | Resume score |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | No. 1 | 2.39 |
| UCLA | No. 2 | 1.87 |
| Alabama | No. 4 | 1.82 |
| Texas | No. 5 | 1.81 |
The table places UCLA at No. 2 with a 1.87 score and Alabama at No. 4 with a 1.82 score, according to CBS Sports.
Texas trails Alabama by 0.01 point in the listed comparison.
CBS Sports also credited Auburn with a 0.91 addition for its road win at Georgia. That result provides another example of how the model accounts for both opponent quality and game location.
How the Resume Formula Values Results
CBS Sports said the model uses estimated win probabilities to determine how difficult a result would be for a strong team. Opponent ratings and game locations are included alongside those probabilities when the formula assigns value to a win.
The formula therefore treats a road victory and a home victory as results with different circumstances. CBS Sports used that approach in comparing Kentucky’s road wins over Texas A&M, South Carolina and Oklahoma with the other results included in the Week 9 model.
The Week 9 resume rankings are an analytical comparison from CBS Sports, separate from the College Football Playoff committee’s rankings. Kentucky enters the week at No. 1 with a 2.39 score, while Texas is No.
5 at 1.81.
