2013 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings
2013 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 | 0 | 0.846 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 13–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +71 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.967 |  Auburn (AUBURN) |  SEC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 2 | +75 | BYE |
| 3 | 0 | 1.021 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) |  B12 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 6 | +58 | BYE |
| 4 | 0 | 1.088 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 12–1 | 0.923 | 2 | +61 | BYE |
| 5 | 0 | 1.139 |  Stanford (STANFORD) |  PAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 11 | +66 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 1.152 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 6 | +54 | BYE |
| 7 | 0 | 1.238 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 12–1 | 0.923 | 2 | +57 | BYE |
| 8 | 0 | 1.251 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | SEC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 11 | +58 | BYE |
| 9 | 0 | 1.320 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 19 | +55 | BYE |
| 10 | 0 | 1.379 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) |  AMC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 6 | +51 | BYE |
| 11 | 0 | 1.420 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | AMC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 6 | +42 | BYE |
| 12 | 0 | 1.423 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 13 | +50 | BYE |
| 13 | 0 | 1.439 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 13 | +46 | BYE |
| 14 | 0 | 1.443 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 13 | +50 | BYE |
| 15 | 0 | 1.488 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) |  MAC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 2 | +43 | BYE |
| 16 | 0 | 1.512 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) |  MWC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 6 | +44 | BYE |
| 17 | 0 | 1.515 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 13 | +42 | BYE |
| 18 | 0 | 1.533 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 13 | +39 | BYE |
| 19 | 0 | 1.611 |  UCLA | PAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +41 | BYE |
| 20 | 0 | 1.744 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +31 | BYE |
| 21 | 0 | 1.753 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +36 | BYE |
| 22 | 0 | 1.809 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +34 | BYE |
| 23 | 1 | 1.861 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +37 | BYE |
| 24 | -1 | 1.865 |  LSU | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +33 | BYE |
| 25 | 0 | 1.885 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 19 | +38 | BYE |
| 26 | 0 | 1.929 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +34 | BYE |
| 27 | 0 | 1.935 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 13 | +25 | BYE |
| 28 | 0 | 1.936 |  Rice (RICE) |  USA | 10–3 | 0.769 | 19 | +33 | BYE |
| 29 | 1 | 1.987 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +25 | BYE |
| 30 | -1 | 1.988 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +26 | BYE |
| 31 | 0 | 2.006 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +30 | BYE |
| 32 | 0 | 2.013 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +27 | BYE |
| 33 | 0 | 2.048 |  BYU | IND FBSI | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +27 | BYE |
| 34 | 0 | 2.050 |  USC | PAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 29 | +34 | BYE |
| 35 | 0 | 2.055 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | AMC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +26 | BYE |
| 36 | 0 | 2.061 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 19 | +24 | BYE |
| 37 | 0 | 2.129 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +28 | BYE |
| 38 | 0 | 2.173 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +27 | BYE |
| 39 | 0 | 2.219 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +20 | BYE |
| 40 | 0 | 2.283 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 9–4 | 0.692 | 29 | +13 | BYE |
| 41 | 0 | 2.345 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +25 | BYE |
| 42 | 0 | 2.363 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +18 | BYE |
| 43 | 0 | 2.391 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +16 | BYE |
| 44 | 0 | 2.422 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +21 | BYE |
| 45 | 0 | 2.499 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | AMC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +9 | BYE |
| 46 | 12 | 2.522 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +13 | Beat Army 34–7 |
| 47 | -1 | 2.546 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +13 | BYE |
| 48 | -1 | 2.585 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +13 | BYE |
| 49 | -1 | 2.618 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +8 | BYE |
| 50 | -1 | 2.663 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +14 | BYE |
| 51 | 3 | 2.720 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +15 | BYE |
| 52 | -2 | 2.730 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +7 | BYE |
| 53 | 3 | 2.734 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) |  SUN | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +9 | BYE |
| 54 | -3 | 2.748 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +16 | BYE |
| 55 | -3 | 2.756 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | +14 | BYE |
| 56 | -3 | 2.763 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | MWC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 51 | +11 | BYE |
| 57 | -2 | 2.776 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +8 | BYE |
| 58 | -1 | 2.816 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +21 | BYE |
| 59 | 0 | 2.874 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | +15 | BYE |
| 60 | 0 | 2.889 |  UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +11 | BYE |
| 61 | 0 | 2.908 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +11 | BYE |
| 62 | 1 | 2.974 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | +15 | BYE |
| 63 | -1 | 3.034 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +9 | BYE |
| 64 | 0 | 3.067 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +8 | BYE |
| 65 | 0 | 3.085 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +5 | BYE |
| 66 | 0 | 3.109 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +6 | BYE |
| 67 | 0 | 3.178 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +3 | BYE |
| 68 | 0 | 3.303 |  UNLV | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +2 | BYE |
| 69 | 0 | 3.315 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | +5 | BYE |
| 70 | 0 | 3.402 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +13 | BYE |
| 71 | 0 | 3.411 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | -3 | BYE |
| 72 | 0 | 3.437 |  Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION) | IND FBSI | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | -19 | BYE |
| 73 | 2 | 3.501 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 83 | +2 | BYE |
| 74 | 3 | 3.528 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | +3 | BYE |
| 75 | -2 | 3.529 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 83 | +4 | BYE |
| 76 | -2 | 3.543 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | +9 | BYE |
| 77 | -1 | 3.595 |  Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 83 | +2 | BYE |
| 78 | 0 | 3.627 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | +3 | BYE |
| 79 | 0 | 3.679 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | +1 | BYE |
| 80 | 0 | 3.774 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | AMC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | -5 | BYE |
| 81 | 1 | 3.791 |  South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | +5 | BYE |
| 82 | -1 | 3.853 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | -7 | BYE |
| 83 | 0 | 3.999 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 83 | -10 | BYE |
| 84 | 0 | 4.026 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 68 | -16 | BYE |
| 85 | 0 | 4.148 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 83 | -9 | BYE |
| 86 | 0 | 4.230 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | -16 | BYE |
| 87 | 0 | 4.273 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -1 | BYE |
| 88 | 0 | 4.281 |  Texas State (TEXAS STATE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | -17 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 4.570 |  TCU | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -19 | BYE |
| 90 | 0 | 4.581 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -16 | BYE |
| 91 | 0 | 4.718 |  SMU | AMC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 83 | -21 | BYE |
| 92 | 0 | 4.747 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -19 | BYE |
| 93 | 0 | 4.773 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -22 | BYE |
| 94 | 0 | 4.834 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -23 | BYE |
| 95 | 0 | 4.888 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 83 | -25 | BYE |
| 96 | 0 | 5.077 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -26 | BYE |
| 97 | 0 | 5.200 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -26 | BYE |
| 98 | 0 | 5.245 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 99 | -25 | BYE |
| 99 | 0 | 5.296 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 99 | -27 | BYE |
| 100 | 0 | 5.427 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 99 | -28 | BYE |
| 101 | 0 | 5.451 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | AMC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 99 | -33 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 5.578 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 108 | -30 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 5.676 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 99 | -21 | BYE |
| 104 | 0 | 5.716 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 99 | -31 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 5.931 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | AMC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 99 | -25 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 6.038 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 108 | -39 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 6.039 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 99 | -38 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.175 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -49 | BYE |
| 109 | 0 | 6.288 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | AMC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 108 | -26 | BYE |
| 110 | 0 | 6.428 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–9 | 0.250 | 99 | -50 | Lost to Navy 7–34 |
| 111 | 0 | 6.608 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 1–11 | 0.083 | 117 | -41 | BYE |
| 112 | 0 | 6.694 |  UAB | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 108 | -48 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 6.756 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | AMC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 108 | -40 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 6.945 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 108 | -45 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 7.162 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND FBSI | 2–10 | 0.167 | 108 | -52 | BYE |
| 116 | 1 | 7.185 |  UTEP | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 108 | -54 | BYE |
| 117 | -1 | 7.193 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 117 | -48 | BYE |
| 118 | 0 | 7.202 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 108 | -54 | BYE |
| 119 | 1 | 7.383 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | MWC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 117 | -54 | BYE |
| 120 | -1 | 7.473 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND FBSI | 1–11 | 0.083 | 117 | -47 | BYE |
| 121 | 0 | 7.763 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 117 | -47 | BYE |
| 122 | 0 | 7.903 |  Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 117 | -49 | BYE |
| 123 | 0 | 8.022 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 1–11 | 0.083 | 117 | -61 | BYE |
| 124 | 0 | 8.313 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | USA | 1–11 | 0.083 | 117 | -51 | BYE |
| 125 | 0 | 9.068 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–12 | 0.000 | 125 | -71 | BYE |
| 126 | 0 | 9.666 |  Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE) | SUN | 0–12 | 0.000 | 125 | -46 | BYE |