2013 Week 15 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 | 0.918 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +61 | Beat Florida 37–7 |
| 2 | 0 | 1.004 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +62 | Beat Michigan 42–41 |
| 3 | 3 | 1.079 |  Auburn (AUBURN) |  SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 4 | +64 | Beat Alabama 34–28 |
| 4 | 0 | 1.117 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) |  B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 8 | +50 | Beat TCU 41–38 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.123 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 4 | +59 | Beat Texas A&M 28–21 |
| 6 | -3 | 1.150 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 4 | +54 | Lost to Auburn 28–34 |
| 7 | 0 | 1.181 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) |  PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 13 | +57 | Beat Arizona 58–21 |
| 8 | 4 | 1.261 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 13 | +56 | Beat Notre Dame 27–20 |
| 9 | 1 | 1.295 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 8 | +47 | BYE |
| 10 | -1 | 1.342 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) |  MAC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +46 | Beat Western Michigan 33–14 |
| 11 | 2 | 1.394 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 4 | +45 | Beat Minnesota 14–3 |
| 12 | 5 | 1.430 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 13 | +49 | Beat Clemson 31–17 |
| 13 | 1 | 1.434 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) |  AMC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 8 | +43 | Beat South Florida 23–20 |
| 14 | -3 | 1.525 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 13 | +42 | Lost to South Carolina 17–31 |
| 15 | 1 | 1.545 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 13 | +39 | Beat Oregon State 36–35 |
| 16 | 2 | 1.595 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | AMC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 8 | +31 | BYE |
| 17 | 7 | 1.610 |  UCLA | PAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 22 | +42 | Beat USC 35–14 |
| 18 | -10 | 1.629 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) |  MWC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 8 | +35 | Lost to San José State 52–62 |
| 19 | 0 | 1.675 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 20 | +41 | BYE |
| 20 | -5 | 1.734 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 22 | +33 | Lost to Penn State 24–31 |
| 21 | 4 | 1.768 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 13 | +37 | Beat North Carolina 27–25 |
| 22 | 6 | 1.777 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +37 | Beat Georgia Tech 41–34 |
| 23 | -3 | 1.827 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +34 | Lost to Missouri 21–28 |
| 24 | 3 | 1.870 |  LSU | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 22 | +32 | Beat Arkansas 31–27 |
| 25 | 1 | 1.911 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +35 | Beat Virginia 16–6 |
| 26 | 3 | 1.943 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 13 | +26 | Beat Miami (OH) 55–14 |
| 27 | -6 | 1.970 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +35 | Lost to Stanford 20–27 |
| 28 | -6 | 1.984 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) |  USA | 9–3 | 0.750 | 22 | +26 | Lost to Marshall 28–59 |
| 29 | 2 | 1.986 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 22 | +31 | Beat Pittsburgh 41–31 |
| 30 | 3 | 2.004 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +27 | Beat Washington State 27–17 |
| 31 | -8 | 2.040 |  USC | PAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 32 | +34 | Lost to UCLA 14–35 |
| 32 | 2 | 2.047 |  BYU | IND FBSI | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +27 | Beat Nevada 28–23 |
| 33 | 4 | 2.053 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +29 | Beat Nebraska 38–17 |
| 34 | 6 | 2.055 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 30 | +29 | Beat Texas Tech 41–16 |
| 35 | 13 | 2.108 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 9–3 | 0.750 | 22 | +16 | Beat East Carolina 59–28 |
| 36 | 6 | 2.121 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | AMC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +25 | Beat SMU 34–0 |
| 37 | 7 | 2.163 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 9–3 | 0.750 | 22 | +24 | Beat Tulane 17–13 |
| 38 | -6 | 2.219 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +27 | Lost to Michigan State 3–14 |
| 39 | 7 | 2.270 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +19 | Beat Tulsa 42–10 |
| 40 | 13 | 2.352 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 22 | +12 | Beat Buffalo 24–7 |
| 41 | 8 | 2.396 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +16 | Beat New Mexico 45–17 |
| 42 | -4 | 2.404 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +25 | Lost to Ohio State 41–42 |
| 43 | -8 | 2.407 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +18 | Lost to Iowa 17–38 |
| 44 | -1 | 2.412 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | AMC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 20 | +9 | BYE |
| 45 | -15 | 2.412 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +22 | Lost to Mississippi State 10–17 |
| 46 | 11 | 2.513 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +12 | Beat Wyoming 35–7 |
| 47 | -11 | 2.514 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) |  SUN | 8–3 | 0.727 | 30 | +14 | Lost to UL Monroe 28–31 |
| 48 | 6 | 2.570 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +14 | Beat Wake Forest 23–21 |
| 49 | -8 | 2.586 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +13 | Lost to Georgia 34–41 |
| 50 | -5 | 2.659 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +15 | Lost to Arizona State 21–58 |
| 51 | -4 | 2.677 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +8 | Lost to Bowling Green 7–24 |
| 52 | 7 | 2.751 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +7 | Beat UTEP 48–17 |
| 53 | -3 | 2.758 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | +15 | Lost to Duke 25–27 |
| 54 | 12 | 2.767 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +17 | Beat Wisconsin 31–24 |
| 55 | -16 | 2.774 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +15 | Lost to Akron 29–31 |
| 56 | 4 | 2.834 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +23 | Beat Kansas 31–10 |
| 57 | 8 | 2.847 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +9 | Beat Arkansas State 34–31 |
| 58 | 9 | 2.880 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | +15 | Beat Ole Miss 17–10 |
| 59 | -4 | 2.883 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 51 | +10 | BYE |
| 60 | 4 | 2.890 |  UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +13 | Beat Louisiana Tech 30–10 |
| 61 | -10 | 2.923 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +13 | Lost to Texas 16–41 |
| 62 | -6 | 3.051 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | +15 | Lost to Miami 31–41 |
| 63 | -11 | 3.058 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +9 | Lost to Syracuse 31–34 |
| 64 | -6 | 3.107 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +7 | Lost to Western Kentucky 31–34 |
| 65 | 3 | 3.110 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +7 | Beat NC State 41–21 |
| 66 | -5 | 3.168 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +6 | Lost to Rice 13–17 |
| 67 | 3 | 3.192 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +3 | Beat Massachusetts 51–23 |
| 68 | 8 | 3.268 |  UNLV | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +3 | Beat San Diego State 45–19 |
| 69 | -7 | 3.328 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | +6 | Lost to Washington 17–27 |
| 70 | 5 | 3.408 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | -2 | Beat Florida International 21–6 |
| 71 | -8 | 3.422 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 52 | +14 | Lost to UNLV 19–45 |
| 72 | -1 | 3.459 |  Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION) | IND FBSI | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | -19 | BYE |
| 73 | 1 | 3.546 |  Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 84 | +2 | Beat Colorado 24–17 |
| 74 | -5 | 3.550 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | +10 | Lost to Oregon 35–36 |
| 75 | 5 | 3.559 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | +3 | Beat Fresno State 62–52 |
| 76 | -4 | 3.588 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 84 | +3 | Beat Purdue 56–36 |
| 77 | 0 | 3.589 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 84 | +4 | Beat Kentucky 27–14 |
| 78 | 1 | 3.637 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | +3 | Beat Boston College 34–31 |
| 79 | 3 | 3.757 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | +1 | Beat Louisiana 31–28 |
| 80 | 3 | 3.877 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | -6 | Beat Texas State 42–28 |
| 81 | 4 | 3.990 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 68 | -15 | Beat Air Force 58–13 |
| 82 | -1 | 4.040 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 84 | -9 | Beat Illinois 37–34 |
| 83 | -10 | 4.165 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | AMC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 81 | -6 | Lost to UConn 17–28 |
| 84 | 8 | 4.177 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 84 | -7 | Beat Toledo 31–29 |
| 85 | 6 | 4.236 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | -15 | Beat Eastern Michigan 42–10 |
| 86 | -2 | 4.267 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | 0 | Lost to Florida State 7–37 |
| 87 | -9 | 4.327 |  Texas State (TEXAS STATE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | -17 | Lost to Troy 28–42 |
| 88 | 6 | 4.501 |  South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 81 | -3 | Beat Georgia State 38–17 |
| 89 | 0 | 4.567 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -15 | Lost to Vanderbilt 21–23 |
| 90 | 0 | 4.587 |  TCU | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -17 | Lost to Baylor 38–41 |
| 91 | 5 | 4.773 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -19 | Lost to BYU 23–28 |
| 92 | -6 | 4.787 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -21 | Lost to Northwestern 34–37 |
| 93 | -6 | 4.800 |  SMU | AMC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 81 | -20 | Lost to Houston 0–34 |
| 94 | -1 | 4.869 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 84 | -24 | Lost to Utah State 7–35 |
| 95 | 4 | 4.904 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -22 | BYE |
| 96 | -8 | 4.994 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | AMC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 99 | -21 | Lost to Temple 21–41 |
| 97 | -2 | 5.110 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -25 | Lost to Iowa State 44–52 |
| 98 | -1 | 5.195 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -25 | Lost to Utah 17–24 |
| 99 | 1 | 5.334 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -24 | Lost to North Texas 10–42 |
| 100 | 1 | 5.397 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -27 | Lost to LSU 27–31 |
| 101 | -3 | 5.435 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -27 | Lost to Maryland 21–41 |
| 102 | 0 | 5.584 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -29 | Lost to Virginia Tech 6–16 |
| 103 | 6 | 5.760 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -19 | Beat West Virginia 52–44 |
| 104 | -1 | 5.797 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -29 | Lost to Kansas State 10–31 |
| 105 | 1 | 6.032 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -37 | Lost to Boise State 17–45 |
| 106 | -2 | 6.061 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -38 | Lost to Tennessee 14–27 |
| 107 | 3 | 6.088 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | AMC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 107 | -19 | Lost to UCF 20–23 |
| 108 | -1 | 6.228 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -48 | Lost to UTSA 10–30 |
| 109 | -4 | 6.452 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 99 | -46 | Lost to Hawai'i 42–49 |
| 110 | 7 | 6.623 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | AMC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 107 | -26 | Beat Rutgers 28–17 |
| 111 | -3 | 6.626 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 1–11 | 0.083 | 117 | -38 | Lost to Indiana 36–56 |
| 112 | -1 | 6.706 |  UAB | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -47 | Lost to Southern Miss 27–62 |
| 113 | 5 | 6.901 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | AMC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -38 | Beat Memphis 41–21 |
| 114 | -2 | 7.053 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -43 | Lost to Central Michigan 10–42 |
| 115 | 4 | 7.211 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND FBSI | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -50 | Beat Idaho 24–16 |
| 116 | -1 | 7.228 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 117 | -47 | BYE |
| 117 | -3 | 7.273 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -53 | Lost to Colorado State 13–58 |
| 118 | -2 | 7.282 |  UTEP | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -54 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 17–48 |
| 119 | 2 | 7.429 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | MWC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 117 | -53 | Beat Army 49–42 |
| 120 | -7 | 7.519 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND FBSI | 1–11 | 0.083 | 117 | -46 | Lost to New Mexico State 16–24 |
| 121 | 1 | 7.804 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 117 | -46 | Lost to Northern Illinois 14–33 |
| 122 | -2 | 7.937 |  Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 117 | -48 | Lost to Ohio 23–51 |
| 123 | 1 | 8.038 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 1–11 | 0.083 | 117 | -60 | Beat UAB 62–27 |
| 124 | -1 | 8.313 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | USA | 1–11 | 0.083 | 117 | -50 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 6–21 |
| 125 | 0 | 9.049 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–12 | 0.000 | 125 | -69 | Lost to Ball State 14–55 |
| 126 | 0 | 9.735 |  Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE) | SUN | 0–12 | 0.000 | 125 | -45 | Lost to South Alabama 17–38 |