What does SOR mean in college football?

SOR is a new term in college football that means strength of record.

College football fans are likely familiar with strength of schedule, which reflects how strong the opponents are on their schedule.

But some college football fans may not be familiar with the term strength of record or sor.

The strength of record reflects the quality of their wins and the quality of their losses.

It’s a next-level approach to the strength of schedule.

What does SOR mean in college football?

According to ESPN, the sor reflects the chance that an average Top 25 team would have a team’s record or better, given the schedule.

This metric is another way of using numbers to evaluate a team compared to another.

For example, when it comes to weighing whether Alabama or Michigan should be the No. 1 team in the final College Football Playoff rankings, sor comes into play.

The playoff committee may be swayed to go with Alabama because of their No. 1 sor ranking compared to No. 2 for Michigan.

In simple terms, sor factors in the schedule difficulty and the win or loss outcome.

The lower sor number for a team means the better that team is.

You’d want your team to have a No. 1 sor because that means they are so much better than how others would fare playing your schedule.

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