1 - Expected Difference Rating (12-6, 4-2) 2 - Power Rating (12-6, 3-1)
3 - Discrete Rating Model (11-5-2, 1-0-2) 4 - Virtual Game Model (11-6-1, 5-5-1)
5 - Overtake and Feedback (Ranking) (10-8, 5-3) + - Result if disagree with the team who was favored

Inside the (...) above is each system's won/loss record: first "straight up", and then against the spread (when disagreeing with the favorite listed by "the bookies"). The 3rd number listed is for ties: the number of games that the model thinks is dead even. The favorites won 10 and lost 7, and 9 of the 17 favorites covered the spread in 1995.

  W/L Cover Score 1 2 3 4 5 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+ 5+
Rose (Bowl): USC by 3
over Northwestern
W Y 41-32 L L W L L N N   N N
Orange: Florida State by 10.5
over Notre Dame
W N 31-26 W W W W L Y
Sugar: Texas by 2
over Virginia Tech
L N 10-28 L W W W L   Y Y Y  
Cotton: Colorado by 7
over Oregon
W Y 38-6 W W W W W          
Sun: Washington by 5.5
over Iowa
L N 18-38 L W L L W   Y     Y
Gator: Clemson by 2.5
over Syracuse
L N 0-41 W L L W L Y     Y  
Liberty: Stanford by 3.5
over East Carolina
L N 13-19 W L L W L Y     Y  
Peach: Virginia by 6.5
over Georgia
W Y 34-27 W W W L W       N  
Citrus: Ohio State by 4
over Tennessee
L N 14-20 L L T T W     T T Y
Fiesta: Nebraska by 3.5
over Florida
W Y 62-24 W W W W W          
Independence: LSU by 6.5
over Michigan State
W Y 45-26 W W W W L         N
Holiday: Kansas State by 9
over Colorado State
W Y 54-21 W W W W W          
Aloha: UCLA by 5.5
over Kansas
L N 30-51 L L L W W       Y Y
Outback: Penn State by 2.5
over Auburn
W Y 43-14 L W W L W N     N  
Copper: Texas Tech by 3.5
over Air Force
W Y 55-41 W W W W W          
Carquest: North Carolina by 1.5
over Arkansas
W Y 20-10 W W W L L       N N
Las Vegas: Toledo EVEN
against Nevada
--- --- 40-37 W W T L W Y Y T N Y
Alamo: Michigan by 5.5
over Texas A&M
L N 20-22 W L L W L Y     Y  

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