| Win vs FBS team (any game -- regular season, conference championships, bowls, playoffs) |
10 |
| Blowout (win by 30 points or more) vs FBS team |
+2 |
| Shutout vs FBS team |
+4 |
| Beat a top-25 team as the favorite: |
| by 15-24 ranks (e.g. #1 beats #25) |
+2 |
| by 5-14 ranks (e.g. #2 beats #16) |
+3 |
| by 1-4 ranks (e.g. #5 beats #9) |
+4 |
| Beat a top-25 team as the underdog: |
| by 1-4 ranks (e.g. #23 beats #19) |
+5 |
| by 5-14 ranks (e.g. unranked beats #12) |
+6 |
| by 15-24 ranks (e.g. #25 beats #10) |
+8 |
| by 25 ranks (i.e. unranked beats #1) |
+10 |
| Your top-25 team suffers an upset: |
| by 1-9 ranks (e.g. #17 upset by unranked) |
-1 |
| by 10-14 ranks (e.g. #11 upset by #25) |
-2 |
| by 15-20 ranks (e.g. #3 upset by #23) |
-3 |
| by 21-25 ranks (e.g. #1 upset by #22) |
-5 |
| Don't play FCS teams, but if you do, don't lose! |
| Win vs FCS team |
0 |
| Lose to an FCS team |
-10 |
| Post-season bonuses: (NEW FOR 2024) |
| Win a Conference Championship game |
+3 |
| Invite to a Bowl or a College Football Playoff game |
10 |
| Win a First Round, Quarterfinal, Semifinal, or Championship game in the College Football Playoff |
+3 |
| (Playoff teams will be awarded the Invite bonus only for their first playoff/bowl game, but the Win bonuses are cumulative) |