Rank-Based Interest Factors

For the interested, the formula for a 134-team field is
RBIF(R1,R2) = 4.5 × Log ( ( 135 − R1 ) × ( 135 − R2 ) + 1 ) ÷ Log(1342+1)

| R1 − R2 | + Maximum { R1, R2 }
the divisor is the scaling factor to make RBIF(1,1) = 4.5
Majority Consensus Ranks from Source: Massey Ratings' College Football Ranking Composite as of 7:24am (US Mountain) on 20 Nov 2024

0 5∗ games, 0 4∗ games, 8 3∗ games, 60 2∗ games, 47 ∗ games, 12 other games
Week beginning Thursday,
14 NovRBIFGame
∗∗1.7761#76 Ohio at #70 Toledo (Wed)
0.9875#98 Buffalo at #110 Eastern Michigan (Wed)
21 NovRBIFGame
∗∗∗3.4216#6 Indiana at #2 Ohio State
∗∗∗2.7266#15 BYU at #25 Arizona State
∗∗∗2.6566#30 Pittsburgh at #24 Louisville
∗∗∗2.6549#6 Notre Dame vs #25 Army (Bronx NY)
∗∗∗2.5072#8 Mississippi at #32 Florida
∗∗2.4568#38 Vanderbilt at #25 LSU
∗∗2.3936#36 Virginia Tech at #43 Duke
∗∗2.3880#7 Penn State at #38 Minnesota
∗∗2.2956#4 Alabama at #43 Oklahoma
∗∗2.2413#18 Colorado vs #48 Kansas (Kansas City MO)
∗∗2.2340#49 Cincinnati at #23 Kansas State
∗∗2.1823#43 Wisconsin at #54 Nebraska
∗∗2.1456#57 UCF at #55 West Virginia
∗∗2.1278#32 Illinois at #56 Rutgers
∗∗2.0968#50 North Carolina at #59 Boston College
∗∗2.0609#32 Southern California at #60 UCLA
∗∗1.9912#12 SMU at #64 Virginia
∗∗1.9895#64 Kentucky at #4 Texas
∗∗1.9346#16 Texas A&M at #68 Auburn
∗∗1.8770#18 Iowa State at #72 Utah
∗∗1.8451#26 Iowa at #74 Maryland
∗∗1.8386#74 North Carolina State at #39 Georgia Tech (Thu)
∗∗1.7753#78 Connecticut at #40 Syracuse
∗∗1.7679#78 Arizona at #48 TCU
∗∗1.7587#79 Northwestern at #41 Michigan
∗∗1.7159#37 Baylor at #82 Houston
∗∗1.6807#86 Wake Forest at #10 Miami-Florida
∗∗1.6497#61 Marshall at #84 Old Dominion
∗∗1.6441#44 Texas Tech at #86 Oklahoma State
∗∗1.6212#74 Sam Houston at #84 Jacksonville State
∗∗1.6099#34 UNLV at #89 San Jose State (Fri)
1.4790#73 Georgia Southern at #92 Coastal Carolina
1.4721#27 Missouri at #98 Mississippi State
1.4716#94 Stanford at #63 California
1.4337#70 Western Kentucky at #95 Liberty
1.4213#79 Colorado State at #94 Fresno State
1.4076#44 James Madison at #100 Appalachian State
1.3359#95 East Carolina at #93 North Texas
1.3156#43 Washington State at #105 Oregon State
1.2570#98 UL Monroe at #96 Arkansas State
1.2494#107 Troy at #54 UL Lafayette
1.0440#116 Louisiana Tech at #53 Arkansas
0.9700#116 Purdue at #75 Michigan State (Fri)
0.9596#118 Georgia State at #63 Texas State
0.9473#74 Bowling Green at #117 Ball State
0.9428#16 Boise State at #122 Wyoming
0.7774#70 Toledo at #123 Akron (Tue)
0.7726#118 Temple at #100 Texas-San Antonio (Fri)
0.7544#115 Air Force at #110 Nevada
0.6283#118 San Diego State at #114 Utah State
0.6140#105 Rice at #122 UAB
0.5806#130 Massachusetts at #6 Georgia
0.5715#130 UTEP at #13 Tennessee
0.4887#128 Tulsa at #90 South Florida
0.3818#112 UNC-Charlotte at #127 Florida Atlantic
0.3640#80 South Alabama at #131 Southern Miss
0.1575#129 New Mexico State at #126 Middle Tenn State
0.0950#118 Florida Intl at #133 Kennesaw St
0.0905#134 Kent State at #98 Buffalo (Tue)
28 NovRBIFGame
∗∗∗3.1052#13 South Carolina at #15 Clemson
∗∗∗2.9051#4 Texas at #16 Texas A&M
∗∗∗2.8255#23 Kansas State at #18 Iowa State
∗∗2.4983#6 Notre Dame at #32 Southern California
∗∗2.4076#13 Tennessee at #38 Vanderbilt
∗∗2.4029#38 Minnesota at #43 Wisconsin (Fri)
∗∗2.3673#39 Georgia Tech at #6 Georgia (Fri)
∗∗2.3610#10 Miami-Florida at #40 Syracuse
∗∗2.3509#43 Oklahoma at #25 LSU
∗∗2.3236#41 Michigan at #2 Ohio State
∗∗2.3038#48 TCU at #49 Cincinnati
∗∗2.2878#48 Kansas at #37 Baylor
∗∗2.2602#45 Washington at #2 Oregon
∗∗2.1721#53 Arkansas at #27 Missouri
∗∗2.1647#55 West Virginia at #44 Texas Tech
∗∗2.1537#54 Nebraska at #26 Iowa (Fri)
∗∗2.1164#56 Memphis at #22 Tulane (Thu)
∗∗2.0756#30 Pittsburgh at #59 Boston College
∗∗2.0533#61 Marshall at #44 James Madison
∗∗2.0054#63 California at #12 SMU
∗∗1.9979#64 Virginia at #36 Virginia Tech
∗∗1.9942#24 Louisville at #64 Kentucky
∗∗1.9349#68 Auburn at #4 Alabama
∗∗1.8612#72 Utah at #57 UCF (Fri)
∗∗1.8523#74 Maryland at #7 Penn State
∗∗1.8317#74 North Carolina State at #50 North Carolina
∗∗1.8100#56 Rutgers at #75 Michigan State
∗∗1.7865#25 Arizona State at #78 Arizona
∗∗1.7665#32 Illinois vs #79 Northwestern (Chicago IL)
∗∗1.7351#82 Houston at #15 BYU
∗∗1.7321#78 Miami-Ohio at #74 Bowling Green (Fri)
∗∗1.7151#63 Texas State at #80 South Alabama (Fri)
∗∗1.6738#86 Oklahoma State at #18 Colorado
∗∗1.6455#43 Duke at #86 Wake Forest
∗∗1.6310#84 Jacksonville State at #70 Western Kentucky
1.4966#98 Mississippi State at #8 Mississippi (Fri)
1.4791#94 Fresno State at #60 UCLA
1.4614#60 Navy at #95 East Carolina
1.4404#100 Texas-San Antonio at #25 Army
1.4294#32 Florida at #100 Florida State
1.4222#54 UL Lafayette at #98 UL Monroe
1.4207#95 Liberty at #74 Sam Houston (Fri)
1.3773#94 Stanford at #89 San Jose State (Fri)
1.3626#84 Old Dominion at #96 Arkansas State
1.3622#105 Oregon State at #16 Boise State (Fri)
1.3300#100 Appalachian State at #73 Georgia Southern
1.2308#110 Nevada at #34 UNLV
1.1510#90 South Florida at #105 Rice
1.1356#116 Purdue at #6 Indiana
1.0039#114 Utah State at #79 Colorado State (Fri)
0.9634#110 Eastern Michigan at #101 Western Michigan
0.9390#117 Ball State at #76 Ohio (Fri)
0.8939#106 New Mexico at #111 Hawaii
0.8906#122 Wyoming at #43 Washington State
0.8289#92 Coastal Carolina at #118 Georgia State
0.8226#93 North Texas at #118 Temple
0.7415#123 Central Michigan at #79 Northern Illinois
0.6145#115 Air Force at #118 San Diego State
0.5436#122 UAB at #112 UNC-Charlotte
0.4329#78 Connecticut at #130 Massachusetts
0.3499#126 Middle Tenn State at #118 Florida Intl
0.2498#131 Southern Miss at #107 Troy
0.1656#127 Florida Atlantic at #128 Tulsa
0.1037#133 Kennesaw St at #116 Louisiana Tech
0.0947#130 UTEP at #129 New Mexico State
12 DecRBIFGame
∗∗2.0560#25 Army vs #60 Navy (Landover MD)

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