2011 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings
2011 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0.652 |  LSU |  SEC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +46 | Beat Alabama 9–6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.731 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) |  B12 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +45 | Beat Kansas State 52–45 |
| 3 | -2 | 0.808 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) |  MWC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +36 | Beat UNLV 48–21 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.827 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 6 | +38 | Beat Texas A&M 41–25 |
| 5 | 0 | 0.951 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 6 | +37 | Lost to LSU 6–9 |
| 6 | 0 | 1.094 |  Stanford (STANFORD) |  PAC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +32 | Beat Oregon State 38–13 |
| 7 | 2 | 1.215 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +29 | Beat UAB 56–13 |
| 8 | 5 | 1.216 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 6 | +28 | Beat Washington 34–17 |
| 9 | 2 | 1.295 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) |  ACC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 6 | +30 | BYE |
| 10 | 0 | 1.309 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) |  B10 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 6 | +30 | BYE |
| 11 | 1 | 1.348 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 6 | +29 | BYE |
| 12 | -5 | 1.357 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +26 | Lost to Iowa 16–24 |
| 13 | 4 | 1.420 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 8–1 | 0.889 | 6 | +26 | Beat East Carolina 48–28 |
| 14 | 1 | 1.426 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 6 | +25 | Beat South Carolina 44–28 |
| 15 | 6 | 1.470 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 27 | +25 | Beat Texas Tech 52–20 |
| 16 | -2 | 1.500 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +27 | Lost to Arkansas 28–44 |
| 17 | 3 | 1.580 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +17 | Beat Purdue 62–17 |
| 18 | -10 | 1.604 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +22 | Lost to Northwestern 25–28 |
| 19 | -1 | 1.675 |  USC | PAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +23 | Beat Colorado 42–17 |
| 20 | 11 | 1.682 |  TCU | MWC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +17 | Beat Wyoming 31–20 |
| 21 | -2 | 1.691 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +20 | Beat Minnesota 31–24 |
| 22 | 0 | 1.712 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +21 | Beat New Mexico State 63–16 |
| 23 | -7 | 1.724 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +23 | Lost to Oklahoma State 45–52 |
| 24 | 0 | 1.728 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 7–1 | 0.875 | 14 | +18 | Beat Pittsburgh 26–23 |
| 25 | -2 | 1.838 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +18 | BYE |
| 26 | 3 | 1.839 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 28 | +20 | Beat Wake Forest 24–17 |
| 27 | 6 | 1.967 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 28 | +20 | BYE |
| 28 | 4 | 2.045 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +13 | Beat Florida Atlantic 39–21 |
| 29 | 7 | 2.084 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 28 | +14 | BYE |
| 30 | -3 | 2.125 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +16 | Lost to Oklahoma 25–41 |
| 31 | 4 | 2.149 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 28 | +13 | Beat Indiana 34–20 |
| 32 | 10 | 2.151 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 28 | +18 | Beat UCF 24–17 |
| 33 | -8 | 2.204 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 28 | +11 | Lost to UCLA 28–29 |
| 34 | -4 | 2.216 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 28 | +15 | Lost to Oregon 17–34 |
| 35 | 2 | 2.261 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +13 | Beat UL Monroe 36–35 |
| 36 | 2 | 2.265 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 28 | +11 | Beat South Florida 20–17 |
| 37 | -9 | 2.274 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 28 | +12 | Lost to Louisville 35–38 |
| 38 | 1 | 2.317 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 28 | +8 | Beat Boston College 38–7 |
| 39 | -13 | 2.317 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 48 | +15 | Lost to NC State 0–13 |
| 40 | 6 | 2.336 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 44 | +13 | Beat Missouri 42–39 |
| 41 | 0 | 2.405 |  SMU | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 28 | +11 | Beat Tulane 45–24 |
| 42 | 7 | 2.528 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 28 | +8 | Beat Maryland 31–13 |
| 43 | 5 | 2.540 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +9 | Beat Duke 49–14 |
| 44 | -10 | 2.596 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +8 | Lost to Northern Illinois 60–63 |
| 45 | 15 | 2.633 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 28 | +6 | Beat Michigan 24–16 |
| 46 | 4 | 2.737 |  BYU | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 28 | +6 | BYE |
| 47 | 14 | 2.776 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +7 | Beat Vanderbilt 26–21 |
| 48 | 9 | 2.798 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +5 | Beat Tennessee Martin 55–17 |
| 49 | 15 | 2.813 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 28 | +2 | Beat Temple 35–31 |
| 50 | 13 | 2.829 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +7 | Beat West Virginia 38–35 |
| 51 | 3 | 2.850 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 44 | +4 | Beat New Mexico 35–7 |
| 52 | -5 | 2.890 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 44 | +6 | BYE |
| 53 | 13 | 2.926 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 28 | +2 | Beat Toledo 63–60 |
| 54 | 5 | 2.967 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +5 | BYE |
| 55 | 15 | 2.995 |  UCLA | PAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +10 | Beat Arizona State 29–28 |
| 56 | -12 | 2.996 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +4 | Lost to Notre Dame 17–24 |
| 57 | 12 | 3.000 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +5 | Beat North Carolina 13–0 |
| 58 | -15 | 3.019 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +3 | Lost to Texas 20–52 |
| 59 | -14 | 3.024 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | +5 | Lost to Baylor 39–42 |
| 60 | 2 | 3.045 |  Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +2 | Beat Arizona 34–21 |
| 61 | -21 | 3.050 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +4 | Lost to UConn 21–28 |
| 62 | 5 | 3.088 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +2 | Beat Washington State 30–7 |
| 63 | -11 | 3.159 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 44 | +2 | Lost to TCU 20–31 |
| 64 | -11 | 3.224 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | -2 | Lost to Ohio 31–35 |
| 65 | 10 | 3.235 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +2 | Beat Fresno State 41–21 |
| 66 | -15 | 3.274 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +1 | Lost to Western Kentucky 9–10 |
| 67 | 9 | 3.278 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 48 | +7 | Beat Eastern Michigan 33–31 |
| 68 | 3 | 3.339 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +3 | Beat Kansas 13–10 |
| 69 | 10 | 3.344 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | -2 | Beat Army 24–14 |
| 70 | 7 | 3.368 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | +2 | Beat Middle Tennessee 24–0 |
| 71 | -16 | 3.395 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 72 | +2 | Lost to Rutgers 17–20 |
| 72 | 1 | 3.430 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | +5 | BYE |
| 73 | -17 | 3.521 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | -2 | Lost to Ball State 31–33 |
| 74 | -16 | 3.616 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -1 | Lost to Florida 21–26 |
| 75 | 3 | 3.802 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -4 | Lost to Cincinnati 23–26 |
| 76 | 8 | 3.806 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +4 | Beat Florida International 10–9 |
| 77 | -9 | 3.832 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -4 | Lost to Wisconsin 17–62 |
| 78 | 7 | 3.887 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -5 | Beat Nebraska 28–25 |
| 79 | -5 | 3.908 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Southern Miss 28–48 |
| 80 | -15 | 4.045 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | -9 | Lost to Utah State 31–35 |
| 81 | 5 | 4.165 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -4 | Beat Ole Miss 30–13 |
| 82 | -2 | 4.308 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -13 | Lost to Tulsa 17–24 |
| 83 | -11 | 4.329 |  UTEP | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -6 | Lost to Rice 37–41 |
| 84 | -2 | 4.382 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -9 | BYE |
| 85 | 5 | 4.408 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -10 | Beat Syracuse 28–21 |
| 86 | 8 | 4.531 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -11 | Beat Troy 42–14 |
| 87 | 15 | 4.585 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -4 | Beat UTEP 41–37 |
| 88 | 12 | 4.593 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 87 | -11 | Beat Hawai'i 35–31 |
| 89 | 0 | 4.736 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -9 | BYE |
| 90 | 11 | 4.748 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -9 | Beat Central Michigan 24–21 |
| 91 | 7 | 4.887 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -13 | Beat Akron 35–3 |
| 92 | -11 | 4.949 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -10 | Lost to Idaho 29–32 |
| 93 | -6 | 5.045 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -12 | Lost to Utah 21–34 |
| 94 | -11 | 5.046 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -3 | Lost to Miami 14–49 |
| 95 | -7 | 5.104 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -9 | Lost to Iowa State 10–13 |
| 96 | -5 | 5.274 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -16 | Lost to California 7–30 |
| 97 | -5 | 5.361 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -15 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 21–41 |
| 98 | -2 | 5.421 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -18 | Lost to Air Force 14–24 |
| 99 | -2 | 5.499 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -18 | Lost to Virginia 13–31 |
| 100 | -7 | 5.617 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -17 | Lost to Kentucky 13–30 |
| 101 | 4 | 5.633 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -20 | Lost to Louisiana 35–36 |
| 102 | -7 | 5.669 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -19 | Lost to Georgia 16–63 |
| 103 | 0 | 5.836 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 99 | -22 | Lost to Kent State 21–24 |
| 104 | 0 | 5.870 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -9 | Lost to Michigan State 24–31 |
| 105 | 4 | 5.897 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -11 | Lost to Stanford 13–38 |
| 106 | -7 | 6.122 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -18 | Lost to Navy 14–42 |
| 107 | -1 | 6.223 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -6 | Lost to Boise State 21–48 |
| 108 | -1 | 6.295 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -23 | Lost to Florida State 7–38 |
| 109 | 1 | 6.296 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 87 | -23 | BYE |
| 110 | -2 | 6.438 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -22 | Lost to Tennessee 0–24 |
| 111 | 0 | 6.492 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 117 | -23 | Lost to USC 17–42 |
| 112 | 0 | 6.559 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -25 | BYE |
| 113 | 1 | 6.810 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–9 | 0.100 | 117 | -30 | Lost to Ohio State 20–34 |
| 114 | 3 | 6.887 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -29 | Beat San José State 32–29 |
| 115 | 0 | 7.469 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -29 | BYE |
| 116 | -3 | 7.616 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 115 | -31 | Lost to Miami (OH) 3–35 |
| 117 | -1 | 7.915 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–8 | 0.200 | 114 | -38 | Lost to SMU 24–45 |
| 118 | 1 | 8.012 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 0–8 | 0.000 | 119 | -29 | Lost to Arkansas State 21–39 |
| 119 | -1 | 8.163 |  UAB | USA | 1–8 | 0.111 | 115 | -31 | Lost to Houston 13–56 |
| 120 | 0 | 9.302 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 119 | -28 | Lost to San Diego State 7–35 |