2014 Week 15 College Football Team Rankings
2014 rankings as originally published from Ken's records; records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.073 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +67 | Beat Florida 24–19 |
| 2 | 2 | 0.107 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 2 | +63 | Beat Michigan 42–28 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.107 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 2 | +61 | Beat Auburn 55–44 |
| 4 | 2 | 0.138 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 2 | +59 | Beat Oregon State 47–19 |
| 5 | 5 | 0.189 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) |  MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +59 | Beat Utah State 50–19 |
| 6 | 8 | 0.214 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +51 | Beat Georgia 30–24 |
| 7 | 1 | 0.225 |  TCU |  B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +49 | Beat Texas 48–10 |
| 8 | 1 | 0.237 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +47 | Beat Minnesota 34–24 |
| 9 | 4 | 0.246 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +52 | Beat Arizona State 42–35 |
| 10 | 1 | 0.247 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +38 | Beat Texas Tech 48–46 |
| 11 | -8 | 0.261 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) |  USA | 11–1 | 0.917 | 2 | +43 | Lost to Western Kentucky 66–67 |
| 12 | 5 | 0.265 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +50 | Beat Mississippi State 31–17 |
| 13 | -8 | 0.321 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +48 | Lost to Ole Miss 17–31 |
| 14 | -7 | 0.323 |  UCLA | PAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +52 | Lost to Stanford 10–31 |
| 15 | 4 | 0.345 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +44 | Beat Penn State 34–10 |
| 16 | 2 | 0.356 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +44 | Beat Arkansas 21–14 |
| 17 | 4 | 0.376 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 17 | +37 | Beat Kansas 51–13 |
| 18 | -3 | 0.518 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +37 | Lost to Air Force 24–27 |
| 19 | -7 | 0.527 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +37 | Lost to Georgia Tech 24–30 |
| 20 | 2 | 0.540 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +37 | Beat South Carolina 35–17 |
| 21 | -5 | 0.574 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 34 | +38 | Lost to Alabama 44–55 |
| 22 | 2 | 0.606 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +35 | Beat Iowa 37–34 |
| 23 | -3 | 0.640 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +35 | Lost to Arizona 35–42 |
| 24 | 2 | 0.642 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) |  MAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +28 | Beat Western Michigan 31–21 |
| 25 | -2 | 0.661 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 29 | +34 | BYE |
| 26 | 3 | 0.723 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +32 | Beat Kentucky 44–40 |
| 27 | 0 | 0.724 |  LSU | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 34 | +30 | Beat Texas A&M 23–17 |
| 28 | 3 | 0.747 |  USC | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 34 | +30 | Beat Notre Dame 49–14 |
| 29 | 6 | 0.835 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +27 | Beat Colorado State 27–24 |
| 30 | 4 | 0.842 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND AAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +20 | Beat UConn 41–10 |
| 31 | 5 | 0.859 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND AAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 29 | +22 | Beat Temple 14–6 |
| 32 | 10 | 0.874 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 34 | +33 | Beat Rice 76–31 |
| 33 | 5 | 0.901 |  Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN) |  SUN | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +19 | Beat UL Monroe 22–16 |
| 34 | -6 | 0.950 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 34 | +28 | Lost to Wisconsin 24–34 |
| 35 | 4 | 0.956 |  Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 34 | +27 | Beat Colorado 38–34 |
| 36 | 5 | 1.009 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +18 | Beat Wake Forest 41–21 |
| 37 | 7 | 1.026 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND AAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 29 | +12 | Beat South Florida 16–0 |
| 38 | -13 | 1.043 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +19 | Lost to LSU 17–23 |
| 39 | 7 | 1.135 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND AAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 29 | +8 | Beat Tulsa 49–32 |
| 40 | 7 | 1.164 |  BYU | IND FBSI | 8–4 | 0.667 | 34 | +19 | Beat California 42–35 |
| 41 | 8 | 1.211 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +17 | Beat UCLA 31–10 |
| 42 | -10 | 1.225 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | +20 | Lost to Missouri 14–21 |
| 43 | -13 | 1.233 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +20 | Lost to USC 14–49 |
| 44 | 14 | 1.252 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +18 | Beat North Carolina 35–7 |
| 45 | 10 | 1.268 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 34 | +17 | Beat Eastern Michigan 52–16 |
| 46 | 5 | 1.276 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +18 | Beat Iowa State 37–24 |
| 47 | 9 | 1.289 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 8–4 | 0.667 | 34 | +16 | Beat Troy 42–23 |
| 48 | 12 | 1.319 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +16 | Beat Syracuse 28–7 |
| 49 | -16 | 1.389 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | MWC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 33 | +22 | Lost to Boise State 19–50 |
| 50 | -10 | 1.423 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 34 | +8 | Lost to Northern Illinois 21–31 |
| 51 | -8 | 1.424 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | +15 | Lost to Pittsburgh 23–35 |
| 52 | -7 | 1.531 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +14 | Lost to Rutgers 38–41 |
| 53 | 12 | 1.536 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +14 | Beat Marshall 67–66 |
| 54 | 12 | 1.575 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +12 | Beat UNLV 49–27 |
| 55 | 6 | 1.586 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | +13 | Beat Vanderbilt 24–17 |
| 56 | 7 | 1.602 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 65 | +11 | Beat South Alabama 42–40 |
| 57 | 5 | 1.640 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +14 | Beat Maryland 41–38 |
| 58 | 9 | 1.658 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | IND AAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 44 | -1 | Beat SMU 35–9 |
| 59 | 5 | 1.721 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 45 | +12 | Beat Washington State 31–13 |
| 60 | -23 | 1.749 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 65 | +11 | Lost to Florida State 19–24 |
| 61 | 10 | 1.797 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | +8 | Beat Virginia 24–20 |
| 62 | -8 | 1.868 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | +9 | Lost to NC State 7–35 |
| 63 | -13 | 1.869 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | +11 | Lost to TCU 10–48 |
| 64 | -16 | 1.879 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | +5 | Lost to Clemson 17–35 |
| 65 | -12 | 1.901 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +6 | Lost to Nebraska 34–37 |
| 66 | -9 | 1.915 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +3 | Lost to Ball State 24–41 |
| 67 | -15 | 1.925 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +9 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 31–76 |
| 68 | 6 | 1.947 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | +8 | Beat Northwestern 47–33 |
| 69 | 7 | 2.082 |  UTEP | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +5 | Beat Middle Tennessee 24–21 |
| 70 | 7 | 2.119 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | -3 | Beat New Mexico State 68–35 |
| 71 | 10 | 2.229 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | -3 | Beat San José State 38–7 |
| 72 | -13 | 2.265 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | +4 | Lost to Michigan State 10–34 |
| 73 | 10 | 2.324 |  Texas State (TEXAS STATE) | SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | -7 | Beat Georgia State 54–31 |
| 74 | 4 | 2.347 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | -6 | BYE |
| 75 | -7 | 2.364 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | 0 | Lost to UTEP 21–24 |
| 76 | -7 | 2.397 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 86 | -1 | Lost to Virginia Tech 20–24 |
| 77 | 7 | 2.406 |  App State (APPALACHIAN STATE) | SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | -1 | Beat Idaho 45–28 |
| 78 | 7 | 2.545 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | -4 | Beat Miami 35–23 |
| 79 | -9 | 2.585 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 86 | -2 | Lost to Ohio State 28–42 |
| 80 | 8 | 2.635 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | -7 | Beat Hawai'i 28–21 |
| 81 | 1 | 2.638 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 83 | -2 | BYE |
| 82 | -9 | 2.749 |  South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | -4 | Lost to Navy 40–42 |
| 83 | 4 | 2.794 |  UAB | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | -7 | Beat Southern Miss 45–24 |
| 84 | 5 | 2.949 |  Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | -8 | Beat Florida Atlantic 31–28 |
| 85 | -10 | 2.956 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 86 | -6 | Lost to Louisville 40–44 |
| 86 | -14 | 3.071 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 86 | -8 | Lost to Illinois 33–47 |
| 87 | -7 | 3.107 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND AAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 83 | -9 | Lost to Cincinnati 6–14 |
| 88 | 2 | 3.111 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | -9 | Beat Miami (OH) 24–21 |
| 89 | -10 | 3.123 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 86 | -9 | Lost to BYU 35–42 |
| 90 | -4 | 3.674 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 86 | -13 | Lost to Oregon 19–47 |
| 91 | 8 | 3.868 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 83 | -24 | Beat Massachusetts 41–21 |
| 92 | 12 | 4.025 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -18 | Beat Wyoming 36–30 |
| 93 | 7 | 4.064 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 86 | -11 | Beat Bowling Green 41–24 |
| 94 | 4 | 4.100 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -19 | Beat Purdue 23–16 |
| 95 | -4 | 4.269 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -19 | Lost to New Mexico 30–36 |
| 96 | -2 | 4.383 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -24 | Lost to Washington 13–31 |
| 97 | -1 | 4.453 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -25 | Lost to Boston College 7–28 |
| 98 | -6 | 4.487 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -18 | Lost to Baylor 46–48 |
| 99 | 8 | 4.606 |  Tulane (TULANE) | IND AAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 105 | -23 | BYE |
| 100 | -7 | 4.617 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 86 | -28 | Lost to Kent State 24–27 |
| 101 | -6 | 4.656 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -27 | Lost to Indiana 16–23 |
| 102 | -5 | 4.688 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND AAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -24 | Lost to UCF 0–16 |
| 103 | -2 | 5.079 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -29 | Lost to Georgia Southern 16–22 |
| 104 | 7 | 5.108 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 94 | -24 | BYE |
| 105 | 11 | 5.149 |  UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -26 | Beat North Texas 34–27 |
| 106 | -3 | 5.255 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -27 | Lost to UAB 24–45 |
| 107 | -2 | 5.265 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -30 | Lost to Duke 21–41 |
| 108 | -6 | 5.361 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -26 | Lost to Kansas State 13–51 |
| 109 | 5 | 5.459 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -22 | BYE |
| 110 | -4 | 5.688 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 120 | -31 | Lost to Utah 34–38 |
| 111 | -2 | 5.905 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 117 | -25 | Lost to West Virginia 24–37 |
| 112 | -2 | 6.008 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -44 | Lost to UTSA 27–34 |
| 113 | -5 | 6.160 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -31 | Lost to Tennessee 17–24 |
| 114 | 1 | 6.333 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -34 | Lost to Old Dominion 28–31 |
| 115 | -3 | 6.486 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -38 | Lost to San Diego State 7–38 |
| 116 | -3 | 6.559 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | MWC | 4–9 | 0.308 | 104 | -40 | Lost to Fresno State 21–28 |
| 117 | 0 | 7.177 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -34 | Lost to Louisiana 23–42 |
| 118 | 6 | 7.397 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 117 | -41 | Beat Akron 27–24 |
| 119 | -1 | 7.451 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND AAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 117 | -36 | Lost to Memphis 10–41 |
| 120 | 0 | 7.664 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND AAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 120 | -43 | Lost to East Carolina 32–49 |
| 121 | -2 | 7.790 |  Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -54 | Lost to Buffalo 21–41 |
| 122 | -1 | 8.271 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 120 | -36 | Lost to Ohio 21–24 |
| 123 | 0 | 8.274 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–11 | 0.154 | 124 | -49 | Lost to Nevada 27–49 |
| 124 | -2 | 8.455 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 125 | -46 | Lost to Toledo 16–52 |
| 125 | 0 | 8.816 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–10 | 0.091 | 125 | -54 | Lost to App State 28–45 |
| 126 | 0 | 9.325 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 2–10 | 0.167 | 120 | -60 | Lost to Arkansas State 35–68 |
| 127 | 0 | 9.487 |  Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE) | SUN | 1–11 | 0.083 | 127 | -58 | Lost to Texas State 31–54 |
| 128 | 0 | 10.032 |  SMU | IND AAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 128 | -49 | Lost to Houston 9–35 |