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The guys over at Tradition Sports Online got their hands on EA Sports NCAA Football 14 at E3 this week and revealed the ratings for all 126 teams today (credit to the mothership for the table).
| TEAM | OVERALL | OFFENSE | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 70 | 68 | 71 |
| Akron | 63 | 61 | 65 |
| Alabama | 99 | 99 | 99 |
| Arizona | 86 | 86 | 88 |
| Arizona State | 84 | 86 | 83 |
| Arkansas | 88 | 88 | 87 |
| Arkansas State | 77 | 79 | 76 |
| Army | 72 | 72 | 73 |
| Auburn | 88 | 88 | 90 |
| BYU | 83 | 84 | 83 |
| Ball State | 79 | 86 | 73 |
| Baylor | 90 | 90 | 88 |
| Boise State | 86 | 90 | 82 |
| Boston College | 86 | 86 | 85 |
| Bowling Green | 74 | 75 | 75 |
| Buffalo | 79 | 81 | 78 |
| Cal | 84 | 86 | 83 |
| Central Michigan | 72 | 72 | 71 |
| Cincinnati | 81 | 81 | 83 |
| Clemson | 93 | 95 | 90 |
| Colorado | 79 | 81 | 78 |
| Colorado State | 72 | 74 | 73 |
| UConn | 81 | 84 | 80 |
| Duke | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| ECU | 84 | 86 | 83 |
| Eastern Michigan | 65 | 68 | 65 |
| FIU | 79 | 77 | 80 |
| Florida | 90 | 90 | 92 |
| FAU | 75 | 77 | 76 |
| Florida State | 91 | 93 | 92 |
| Fresno State | 81 | 84 | 78 |
| Georgia State | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Georgia | 91 | 95 | 88 |
| Georgia Tech | 86 | 83 | 88 |
| Hawaii | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| Houston | 84 | 86 | 83 |
| Idaho | 63 | 67 | 61 |
| Illinois | 83 | 86 | 80 |
| Indiana | 81 | 83 | 82 |
| Iowa | 88 | 88 | 90 |
| Iowa State | 81 | 81 | 83 |
| Kansas | 81 | 84 | 78 |
| Kansas State | 86 | 91 | 83 |
| Kent State | 74 | 75 | 75 |
| Kentucky | 84 | 84 | 83 |
| LSU | 93 | 93 | 92 |
| La Tech | 74 | 75 | 73 |
| Louisville | 90 | 93 | 88 |
| Marshall | 74 | 77 | 73 |
| Maryland | 86 | 86 | 85 |
| Memphis | 70 | 72 | 70 |
| Miami (FL) | 90 | 91 | 88 |
| Miami (OH) | 72 | 74 | 71 |
| Michigan | 91 | 91 | 92 |
| Michigan State | 91 | 90 | 93 |
| MTSU | 74 | 75 | 75 |
| Minnesota | 79 | 79 | 80 |
| Mississippi State | 88 | 90 | 85 |
| Missouri | 88 | 90 | 87 |
| North Carolina State | 84 | 84 | 85 |
| Navy | 74 | 74 | 75 |
| Nebraska | 88 | 91 | 85 |
| Nevada | 75 | 77 | 73 |
| New Mexico | 65 | 67 | 66 |
| New Mexico State | 65 | 68 | 65 |
| North Carolina | 91 | 91 | 90 |
| North Texas | 72 | 72 | 75 |
| NIU | 79 | 83 | 78 |
| Northwestern | 86 | 86 | 87 |
| Notre Dame | 93 | 93 | 93 |
| Ohio | 79 | 83 | 76 |
| Ohio State | 95 | 97 | 92 |
| Oklahoma | 91 | 97 | 88 |
| Oklahoma State | 91 | 93 | 92 |
| Old Dominion | 70 | 74 | 68 |
| Ole Miss | 90 | 91 | 88 |
| Oregon | 95 | 99 | 92 |
| Oregon State | 84 | 86 | 83 |
| Penn State | 84 | 86 | 85 |
| Pitt | 77 | 77 | 80 |
| Purdue | 84 | 84 | 85 |
| Rice | 75 | 75 | 76 |
| Rutgers | 84 | 86 | 82 |
| SMU | 81 | 83 | 78 |
| San Diego State | 84 | 84 | 83 |
| San Jose | 77 | 81 | 76 |
| South Carolina | 90 | 88 | 90 |
| South Alabama | 68 | 67 | 70 |
| Southern Miss | 74 | 72 | 75 |
| Stanford | 91 | 91 | 93 |
| Syracuse | 81 | 83 | 80 |
| TCU | 84 | 86 | 85 |
| Temple | 81 | 81 | 82 |
| Tennessee | 86 | 84 | 88 |
| Texas | 93 | 95 | 93 |
| Texas A&M | 91 | 95 | 88 |
| Texas State | 68 | 67 | 70 |
| Texas Tech | 86 | 90 | 83 |
| Toledo | 81 | 84 | 78 |
| Troy | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Tulane | 75 | 77 | 68 |
| Tulsa | 79 | 84 | 75 |
| UAB | 68 | 68 | 68 |
| UCF | 83 | 86 | 82 |
| UCLA | 88 | 88 | 87 |
| UL Lafayette | 77 | 81 | 75 |
| UL Monroe | 75 | 79 | 75 |
| UMass | 61 | 61 | 65 |
| UNLV | 72 | 75 | 70 |
| USC | 91 | 95 | 90 |
| USF | 84 | 81 | 87 |
| UTEP | 75 | 77 | 73 |
| UTSA | 68 | 68 | 70 |
| Utah | 86 | 84 | 87 |
| Utah State | 75 | 77 | 75 |
| Vanderbilt | 83 | 84 | 82 |
| Virginia | 84 | 86 | 83 |
| Virginia Tech | 93 | 91 | 95 |
| Wake Forest | 83 | 83 | 85 |
| Washington | 91 | 91 | 90 |
| Washington State | 81 | 83 | 80 |
| West Virginia | 84 | 83 | 87 |
| Western Kentucky | 75 | 72 | 78 |
| Western Michigan | 72 | 74 | 71 |
| Wisconsin | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Wyoming | 75 | 77 | 75 |
Well, at least Alabama seems legit. Employ Satan, earn 99s. Pretty simple. Then it gets a little weird.
Apparently the reintroduction of Gus Malzahn is good enough to vault Auburn to 88 overall with an 88 for offense. The only problem here is Malzahn doesn't have a Cam Newton waiting for him, but no Gene Chizik is at least worth a five point boost.
In addition to Auburn, Arizona, Arkansas, and West Virginia are part of a series of teams that are known for their offenses, but have higher rated defenses instead.
Somehow Florida and LSU walk away with their offenses being ranked on par, or even better in LSU's case, than their defense. Maybe this whole Ed O'Bannon case the NCAA is dealing with is forcing EA to just turn things on their head.
As for Iowa State, the ratings seem fair. 81 overall, 81 on offense, and 83 on defense. Given where this team has been historically in this game it's hard to ask for much more. Then there's Iowa. EA obviously read our article about Greg Davis and thought it warranted an 88 rating for offense. Greg Davis: Record Setting Coordinator, Bubble Screen Aficionado, Savior of Iowa Football.
The Big XII is all sorts of crazy. Highest ranked offense: Oklahoma (In Belldozer We Trust). Lowest: Iowa State (Fuck that Sam Richardson guy).
Highest ranked defense: Texas (Ok, that's fair). Lowest: Kansas (This reminded me that Kansas DC Dave Campo used to be the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. FML.)
Projected Big XII Standings Based on Overall Rating:
| Texas |
| Oklahoma State |
| Oklahoma |
| Baylor |
| Kansas State |
| Texas Tech |
| West Virginia |
| TCU |
| Iowa State |
| Kansas |
Don't worry, that 88 rated defense for Baylor can be sneaky and after the top three beat each other up they'll go, SURPRISE! BEAR ATTACK! and steal the Big XII with that defensive mind of Art Briles at the helm. Screw the overalls, Baylor Bears for 2013 Big XII Champions!