This is Steve Deace’s 2020 team talent ranking. He basically uses the 247 composite rating for all players on a roster (except for 5th year Seniors who don’t contribute on the field) and adjusts up if a player has performed well above his initial rating (he used Tanner Morgan as an example. He gets 4 stars in this ranking). He did this last year, and had the Gophers somewhere in the top 25 (I don’t recall exactly what the ranking was). If you want to know more about his methodology, the link is at the bottom. It’s important to note that these rankings will change due to transfers.
Top 25 Most-Talented Rosters (with Total Team Talent Rating in parentheses)
1. Alabama (345)
2. Ohio State (335)
3. Georgia (333)
4. Penn State (323)
5. Oregon (310)
6. Oklahoma (309)
7. Michigan (305)
8. Clemson (301)
9. Notre Dame (299)
10. Florida (297)
11. Auburn (292)
12. Tennessee (291)
13. Texas A&M (290)
14. Texas (288)
15. tie, Kentucky, Virginia Tech (285)
17. Purdue (284)
18. Indiana (283)
19. Minnesota (280)
20. tie, LSU, South Carolina (279)
22. tie, North Carolina, Washington (278)
24. tie, Mississippi State, Nebraska (275)
Big Ten
1. Ohio State (335)
2. Penn State (327)
3. Michigan (305)
4. Purdue (284)
5. Indiana (283)
6. Minnesota (280)
7. Nebraska (275)
8. Michigan State (273)
9. Iowa (268)
10. Wisconsin (261)
11. Maryland (255)
12. Illinois (248)
13. Northwestern (244)
14. Rutgers (232)
Top 25 Most-Talented Rosters (with Total Team Talent Rating in parentheses)
1. Alabama (345)
2. Ohio State (335)
3. Georgia (333)
4. Penn State (323)
5. Oregon (310)
6. Oklahoma (309)
7. Michigan (305)
8. Clemson (301)
9. Notre Dame (299)
10. Florida (297)
11. Auburn (292)
12. Tennessee (291)
13. Texas A&M (290)
14. Texas (288)
15. tie, Kentucky, Virginia Tech (285)
17. Purdue (284)
18. Indiana (283)
19. Minnesota (280)
20. tie, LSU, South Carolina (279)
22. tie, North Carolina, Washington (278)
24. tie, Mississippi State, Nebraska (275)
Big Ten
1. Ohio State (335)
2. Penn State (327)
3. Michigan (305)
4. Purdue (284)
5. Indiana (283)
6. Minnesota (280)
7. Nebraska (275)
8. Michigan State (273)
9. Iowa (268)
10. Wisconsin (261)
11. Maryland (255)
12. Illinois (248)
13. Northwestern (244)
14. Rutgers (232)
Initial 2020 Total Team Talent Ratings
The debut 2020 edition of my ranking system to determine the most talented teams in college football. My annual college football preview originally began as
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