CAR Measures
Choose a measure to rank FBS teams by one diagnostic view of CAR. These category ranks add context to the overall rankings; they do not replace them.
CAR Game Value
Value earned or lost in completed FBS games after opponent strength, location, margin, and the frozen pregame expectation are considered.
Higher positive value ranks first| Measure rank | Team | Conference | Measure value | Overall CAR rank |
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Week 9 comparability: CAR Trajectory remains unavailable: its unchanged three-release-interval window starts at Week 6 and crosses the Week 7 dynamic opponent-record and 80/20 method change. Remaining schedule strength retains the existing preseason opponent scale, includes all remaining regular-season games and counts FCS opponents as zero. Pac-12 remaining strength is unavailable until November 28 flex opponents are assigned; TBD is not treated as FCS or zero. The twelve measures are descriptive, not validated game-win forecasts. Quality Record is a separate frozen-opponent diagnostic, not the dynamic opponent-record input in the overall score. See the current methodology.