2016 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 18, 2016By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 2016 Season Tags: • No Comments

2016 rankings as originally published from Ken's records; records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	1	0.180	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–0	1.000	1	+25	Beat NC State 24–17
2	2	0.195	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+26	Beat Tennessee 49–10
3	-2	0.231	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+21	BYE
4	-1	0.255	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Wisconsin 30–23
5	0	0.326	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+19	BYE
6	1	0.369	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Indiana 27–22
7	1	0.426	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–0	1.000	1	+14	BYE
8	1	0.432	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Akron 41–0
9	2	0.525	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND AAC	6–1	0.857	12	+15	Beat Tulsa 38–31
10	2	0.528	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	MWC	6–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat Colorado State 28–23
11	2	0.571	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	B12	5–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Texas Tech 48–17
12	2	0.572	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	ACC	5–1	0.833	15	+15	Beat Duke 24–14
13	8	0.604	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	5–2	0.714	22	+15	Beat Wake Forest 17–6
14	3	0.665	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	6–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Kansas 49–7
15	-9	0.670	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–2	0.714	22	+21	Lost to Alabama 10–49
16	6	0.714	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	15	+10	Beat Missouri 40–14
17	10	0.827	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	5–2	0.714	22	+13	Beat Ole Miss 34–30
18	-2	0.888	Navy (NAVY)	IND AAC	4–1	0.800	21	+10	BYE
19	-9	0.917	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–2	0.667	33	+11	Lost to Ohio State 23–30
20	9	0.933	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND AAC	6–1	0.857	12	+10	Beat UConn 42–27
21	18	0.968	Colorado (COLORADO)	PAC	5–2	0.714	22	+9	Beat Arizona State 40–16
22	1	0.973	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	4–2	0.667	33	+12	BYE
23	18	0.987	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	4–2	0.667	33	+11	Beat Kansas State 38–17
24	7	1.016	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–2	0.667	33	+10	BYE
25	3	1.076	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND AAC	5–1	0.833	15	+6	Beat Tulane 24–14
26	0	1.090	Troy (TROY)	SUN	5–1	0.833	15	+11	Beat Georgia State 31–21
27	15	1.110	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	ACC	5–2	0.714	22	+8	Beat Virginia 45–31
28	2	1.133	Utah (UTAH)	PAC	6–1	0.857	12	+11	Beat Oregon State 19–14
29	11	1.171	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–2	0.714	22	+11	Beat Miami 20–13
30	4	1.176	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	5–1	0.833	15	+6	Beat Bowling Green 42–35
31	-12	1.208	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–2	0.667	33	+7	Lost to Clemson 17–24
32	11	1.234	LSU	SEC	4–2	0.667	33	+4	Beat Southern Miss 45–10
33	-18	1.244	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–2	0.714	22	+8	Lost to Florida State 6–17
34	1	1.246	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	4–2	0.667	33	+7	BYE
35	-11	1.368	Miami (MIAMI)	ACC	4–2	0.667	33	+5	Lost to North Carolina 13–20
36	-11	1.373	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–2	0.714	22	+7	Lost to Colorado 16–40
37	12	1.415	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–2	0.667	33	+13	Beat UCLA 27–21
38	-5	1.428	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	4–2	0.667	33	+6	BYE
39	-21	1.432	Maryland (MARYLAND)	B10	4–2	0.667	33	+5	Lost to Minnesota 10–31
40	4	1.507	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	5–1	0.833	15	+5	Beat Fresno State 17–3
41	4	1.569	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	SUN	4–2	0.667	33	+7	Beat Louisiana 24–0
42	-22	1.587	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	ACC	4–2	0.667	33	+4	Lost to Syracuse 17–31
43	15	1.598	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–2	0.667	33	+5	Beat Maryland 31–10
44	6	1.613	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–2	0.714	22	+8	Beat Northern Illinois 34–28
45	9	1.665	USC	PAC	4–3	0.571	54	+11	Beat Arizona 48–14
46	15	1.773	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–2	0.714	22	+8	Beat Purdue 49–35
47	9	1.781	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–2	0.714	22	+6	Beat Ohio 27–20
48	5	1.874	TCU	B12	4–2	0.667	33	0	BYE
49	-17	1.880	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–3	0.500	66	+5	Lost to Arkansas 30–34
50	13	1.888	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–2	0.667	33	+10	Beat Notre Dame 17–10
51	-15	1.907	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND AAC	4–2	0.667	33	+4	Lost to Houston 31–38
52	14	1.945	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	4–3	0.571	54	+5	Beat Georgia Southern 35–24
53	-15	2.008	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–3	0.500	66	+7	Lost to Nebraska 22–27
54	-17	2.011	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	4–2	0.667	33	+2	Lost to New Mexico 40–45
55	2	2.153	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–3	0.500	66	+5	BYE
56	15	2.255	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND AAC	4–3	0.571	54	+2	Beat UCF 26–25
57	10	2.263	Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)	USA	4–2	0.667	33	+2	BYE
58	10	2.264	BYU	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	54	+6	Beat Mississippi State 28–21
59	18	2.293	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–3	0.500	66	+10	Beat Michigan State 54–40
60	-14	2.337	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	USA	4–2	0.667	33	+1	Lost to Western Kentucky 43–44
61	15	2.338	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	33	-4	Beat Lafayette Leopards 62–7
62	-15	2.420	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND AAC	3–3	0.500	66	0	Lost to Temple 25–26
63	-12	2.421	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	3–3	0.500	66	0	Lost to West Virginia 17–48
64	-16	2.548	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–3	0.571	54	0	Lost to Vanderbilt 16–17
65	-10	2.649	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	3–3	0.500	66	0	Lost to Oklahoma 17–38
66	18	2.675	Idaho (IDAHO)	SUN	4–3	0.571	54	+4	Beat New Mexico State 55–23
67	-3	2.702	UCLA	PAC	3–4	0.429	84	+3	Lost to Washington State 21–27
68	2	2.702	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–3	0.500	66	+3	BYE
69	-17	2.747	Tulane (TULANE)	IND AAC	3–3	0.500	66	-1	Lost to Memphis 14–24
70	11	2.772	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	USA	4–3	0.571	54	-1	Beat Massachusetts 56–28
71	-12	2.773	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–3	0.500	66	-2	Lost to Iowa 35–49
72	-10	2.783	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	4–3	0.571	54	+1	Lost to Western Michigan 0–41
73	17	2.833	Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)	USA	4–3	0.571	54	-2	Beat Middle Tennessee 44–43
74	-9	2.860	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	4–3	0.571	54	-2	Lost to LSU 10–45
75	-15	2.942	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–3	0.571	54	-5	Lost to Eastern Michigan 20–27
76	-1	2.991	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND AAC	3–3	0.500	66	-2	BYE
77	16	3.046	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	ACC	3–4	0.429	84	-2	Beat Virginia Tech 31–17
78	0	3.077	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	ACC	3–3	0.500	66	-3	BYE
79	15	3.159	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	3–3	0.500	66	-3	Beat Iowa State 27–6
80	7	3.188	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–3	0.571	54	-8	Beat Buffalo 31–21
81	-1	3.211	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	3–4	0.429	84	-1	Lost to Boise State 23–28
82	-10	3.231	Missouri (MISSOURI)	SEC	2–4	0.333	94	-1	Lost to Florida 14–40
83	-14	3.254	Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)	SUN	3–3	0.500	66	-2	Lost to Georgia Tech 24–35
84	17	3.298	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–4	0.429	84	+1	Beat Georgia 17–16
85	-11	3.312	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–4	0.429	84	-4	Lost to Louisville 14–24
86	0	3.319	UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)	USA	3–3	0.500	66	-4	Beat Rice 14–13
87	4	3.521	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	USA	3–3	0.500	66	-5	BYE
88	4	3.549	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–4	0.333	94	-2	BYE
89	16	3.620	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	3–3	0.500	66	-3	Beat Air Force 45–40
90	-11	3.659	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND AAC	3–4	0.429	84	-2	Lost to South Florida 27–42
91	-2	3.660	SMU	IND AAC	2–4	0.333	94	-4	BYE
92	-10	3.690	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–4	0.333	94	-2	Lost to Utah 14–19
93	-20	3.702	South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)	SUN	3–3	0.500	66	-4	Lost to Arkansas State 7–17
94	14	3.725	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–4	0.333	94	-3	Beat Rutgers 24–7
95	14	3.914	UNLV	MWC	3–4	0.429	84	-6	Beat Hawai'i 41–38
96	-13	4.114	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–4	0.333	94	-2	Lost to Pittsburgh 31–45
97	-9	4.146	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–4	0.333	94	-7	Lost to BYU 21–28
98	2	4.182	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND AAC	2–4	0.333	94	-6	BYE
99	-14	4.200	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	MWC	3–4	0.429	84	-7	Lost to UNLV 38–41
100	6	4.336	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	MWC	2–4	0.333	94	-7	BYE
101	12	4.412	Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)	USA	3–4	0.429	84	-10	Beat Charlotte 27–26
102	-4	4.423	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	B10	2–5	0.286	111	-3	Lost to Illinois 7–24
103	12	4.447	Marshall (MARSHALL)	USA	2–4	0.333	94	-8	Beat Florida Atlantic 27–21
104	3	4.449	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	2–4	0.333	94	-5	BYE
105	-8	4.534	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	2–5	0.286	111	-8	Lost to USC 14–48
106	-11	4.560	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–4	0.333	94	-9	Lost to Northwestern 40–54
107	-11	4.576	Nevada (NEVADA)	MWC	3–4	0.429	84	-15	Lost to San José State 10–14
108	-6	4.610	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	111	-9	Lost to Stanford 10–17
109	-10	4.660	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	SUN	2–4	0.333	94	-6	Lost to App State 0–24
110	-7	4.661	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	SUN	2–4	0.333	94	-7	Lost to Idaho 23–55
111	-7	4.764	Texas State (TEXAS STATE)	SUN	2–4	0.333	94	-8	Lost to UL Monroe 34–40
112	9	4.837	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	SUN	2–4	0.333	94	-8	Beat Texas State 40–34
113	7	4.901	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	SUN	2–4	0.333	94	-1	Beat South Alabama 17–7
114	-3	5.301	Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)	USA	2–5	0.286	111	-11	Lost to Florida International 26–27
115	9	5.324	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	MWC	2–5	0.286	111	-13	Beat Nevada 14–10
116	-4	5.357	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	1–5	0.167	117	-9	Lost to Baylor 7–49
117	-1	5.507	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–6	0.143	121	-2	Lost to Central Michigan 28–34
118	-4	5.519	Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)	SUN	1–5	0.167	117	-8	Lost to Troy 21–31
119	-9	5.520	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–5	0.286	111	-10	Lost to Miami (OH) 14–18
120	-3	5.817	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	1–6	0.143	121	-7	Lost to Texas 6–27
121	-3	5.936	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–6	0.143	121	-9	Lost to Toledo 35–42
122	-3	5.991	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	MWC	1–6	0.143	121	-12	Lost to San Diego State 3–17
123	-1	6.171	Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	121	-13	Lost to Louisiana Tech 28–56
124	2	6.223	UTEP	USA	1–5	0.167	117	-13	BYE
125	3	6.327	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–6	0.143	121	-12	Beat Kent State 18–14
126	-3	6.378	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	1–5	0.167	117	-11	Lost to Ball State 21–31
127	-2	6.616	Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)	USA	1–6	0.143	121	-21	Lost to Marshall 21–27
128	-1	7.063	Rice (RICE)	USA	0–6	0.000	128	-14	Lost to UTSA 13–14