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2017 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

2017 rankings as originally published from Ken's records; records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores. A +0.200 adjustment was added to every rating this season.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.159Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–01.0001+24BYE
200.161Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–01.0001+29Beat Tennessee 45–7
300.177Penn State (PENN STATE)B107–01.0001+26Beat Michigan 42–13
430.286UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC6–01.0001+22Beat Navy 31–21
5-10.290TCUB127–01.0001+22Beat Kansas 43–0
640.295Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–10.85710+23Beat USC 49–14
710.358Miami (MIAMI)ACC6–01.0001+20Beat Syracuse 27–19
8-30.377Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–10.85710+19BYE
920.388Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–01.0001+22Beat Maryland 38–13
10-10.391Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–10.85710+23BYE
1110.435Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–10.85710+21Beat Indiana 17–9
1210.597Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B126–10.85710+13Beat Kansas State 42–35
1320.639Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–10.85710+14BYE
1400.644Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC7–10.8759+17Beat Colorado 28–0
1550.659Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC6–10.85710+19Beat Houston 42–38
16-100.675USCPAC6–20.75022+20Lost to Notre Dame 14–49
1700.703NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–10.85710+18BYE
1850.814Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B126–10.85710+15Beat Texas 13–10
1900.819South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC7–01.0001+13Beat Tulane 34–28
2050.840Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC6–10.85710+13Beat North Carolina 59–7
21-30.854Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–20.71429+13BYE
2240.904Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–20.75022+9Beat Arkansas 52–20
2360.959Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC5–20.71429+16Beat Wyoming 24–14
24-81.063Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–20.71429+13Lost to Penn State 13–42
25111.088Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–20.71429+13Beat Kentucky 45–7
2661.098Marshall (MARSHALL)USA6–10.85710+12Beat Middle Tennessee 38–10
27-61.122Navy (NAVY)IND AAC5–20.71429+13Lost to UCF 21–31
2861.130Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–10.85710+13Beat Akron 48–21
2961.141LSUSEC6–20.75022+13Beat Ole Miss 40–24
3031.259SMUIND AAC5–20.71429+10Beat Cincinnati 31–28
31-41.259South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC5–20.71429+12BYE
32-21.283Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC5–20.71429+10BYE
33-111.341San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC6–20.75022+15Lost to Fresno State 3–27
3441.411Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B125–20.71429+8Beat Texas Tech 31–13
3541.537West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B125–20.71429+6Beat Baylor 38–36
3691.538Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC5–20.71429+10Beat San Diego State 27–3
37101.625Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC6–20.75022+8Beat New Mexico 27–24
38-141.630Iowa (IOWA)B104–30.57154+11Lost to Northwestern 10–17
39-111.640Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–20.71429+9Lost to Mississippi State 7–45
4091.675UCLAPAC4–30.57154+11Beat Oregon 31–14
4131.681Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–20.71429+6Beat California 45–44
42-111.750Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC5–20.71429+5Lost to Boston College 10–41
4331.802Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–20.75022+4Beat Temple 31–28
4481.846Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC4–30.57154+10Beat Utah 30–10
45111.862Troy (TROY)SUN5–20.71429+10Beat Georgia State 34–10
4621.880Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA5–20.71429+5Beat Louisiana Tech 34–27
4741.888Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC4–20.66748+4Beat Wake Forest 38–24
4871.992Ohio (OHIO)MAC6–20.75022-1Beat Kent State 48–3
49102.035Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC5–20.71429+3Beat Bowling Green 48–17
50-102.112Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–30.57154+6Lost to Georgia Tech 24–38
5162.184App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN5–20.71429+4Beat Coastal Carolina 37–29
52-152.194Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B124–30.57154+4Lost to Iowa State 13–31
53262.248Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC4–40.50067+13Beat Virginia 41–10
54-132.409Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC4–30.57154+4Lost to Memphis 38–42
55-12.414Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–30.50067+5BYE
56122.457Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA5–20.71429-4Beat Old Dominion 35–31
57-152.522Utah (UTAH)PAC4–30.571540Lost to Arizona State 10–30
58182.564Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–30.57154+5Beat Iowa 17–10
59112.599Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC5–30.62552+2Beat Florida State 31–28
60-172.692North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA4–30.57154+5Lost to Florida Atlantic 31–69
61132.718Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA4–30.57154+2Beat North Texas 69–31
62102.758Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–30.62552+2Beat Eastern Michigan 20–17
63182.774Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN4–20.66748-2Beat Louisiana 47–3
64112.809UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA4–20.66748-3Beat Rice 20–7
65-42.811Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC4–40.50067+5Lost to Miami 19–27
66-62.865Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA4–20.667480BYE
67-172.886Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–40.50067+2Lost to UCLA 14–31
68-33.016Colorado (COLORADO)PAC4–40.50067+1Lost to Washington State 0–28
69133.025Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–30.571540Beat Illinois 24–17
70-83.083Maryland (MARYLAND)B103–40.42978+3Lost to Wisconsin 13–38
71-133.173California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–40.50067+2Lost to Arizona 44–45
72-193.173Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC4–30.57154-1Lost to Boise State 14–24
73123.201Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B103–40.42978+2BYE
74-33.280Akron (AKRON)MAC4–40.50067+3Lost to Toledo 21–48
75-113.322Texas (TEXAS)B123–40.42978+1Lost to Oklahoma State 10–13
76-133.384Indiana (INDIANA)B103–40.42978+1Lost to Michigan State 9–17
77-83.460Purdue (PURDUE)B103–40.42978+3Lost to Rutgers 12–14
78-113.475Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC3–40.42978+3Lost to South Florida 28–34
79-133.639UABUSA4–30.57154-8Lost to Charlotte 24–25
80-73.711Duke (DUKE)ACC4–40.50067-6Lost to Pittsburgh 17–24
81-33.712Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–40.429780Lost to Alabama 7–45
82-53.774Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–40.42978-2Lost to LSU 24–40
8383.803Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC4–40.50067-4Beat UNLV 52–28
8403.891Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA3–40.42978-1Lost to Southern Miss 27–34
85133.932Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–40.50067-5Beat Ball State 56–9
8684.027Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC3–40.42978-7Beat Nevada 45–42
8724.079Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–40.42978-1BYE
88134.109Rutgers (RUTGERS)B103–40.42978-6Beat Purdue 14–12
89-14.139New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC3–40.42978-5Lost to Colorado State 24–27
90-74.145Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN3–30.50067+3Lost to Troy 10–34
91-44.263Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B123–40.42978-8Lost to Oklahoma 35–42
92-124.266Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC2–40.333103+4Lost to Louisville 28–31
93-74.297UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN3–40.42978-5Lost to South Alabama 23–33
94124.488UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC3–40.42978-6Beat Tulsa 20–14
9594.511Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC3–50.37598-3Beat Duke 24–17
96114.567South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN3–40.42978-6Beat UL Monroe 33–23
9734.712New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)SUN3–40.42978-9BYE
9854.869Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC3–40.42978-13BYE
99-74.939Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC2–50.286104-3Lost to Auburn 20–52
100-104.971Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN3–40.42978-11Lost to Arkansas State 3–47
101-85.089Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC3–50.37598-7Lost to Army 28–31
102-65.183Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA3–50.37598-5Lost to Marshall 10–38
103-15.233Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–50.286104-6Lost to Western Michigan 17–20
104-75.237Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–50.286104-7Lost to Minnesota 17–24
105-105.241Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC3–50.37598-9Lost to Miami (OH) 14–24
106-75.434Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC2–60.250112-9Lost to UConn 14–20
10765.556Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–50.37598-14Beat Buffalo 24–14
10895.630Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC2–50.286104-8Beat Idaho 68–21
109-45.717Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC2–60.250112-4Lost to SMU 28–31
110-26.015Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC2–50.286104-14Lost to Central Michigan 9–56
111-16.108Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA2–50.286104-13Lost to Western Kentucky 31–35
112-36.169UNLVMWC2–50.286104-8Lost to Utah State 28–52
11376.188East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC2–60.250112-4Beat BYU 33–17
114-26.245Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–60.250112-11Lost to Ohio 3–48
115-46.250Idaho (IDAHO)SUN2–50.286104-16Lost to Missouri 21–68
116-16.373Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–60.143116-13BYE
117-36.656Kansas (KANSAS)B121–60.143116-13Lost to TCU 0–43
118-26.861North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–70.125122-15Lost to Virginia Tech 7–59
11907.015Nevada (NEVADA)MWC1–70.125122-10Lost to Air Force 42–45
120-27.034Rice (RICE)USA1–60.143116-16Lost to UTSA 7–20
12117.310Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN1–60.143116-19BYE
122-17.416BYUIND FBSI1–70.125122-19Lost to East Carolina 17–33
12377.554Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI1–60.143116-26Beat Georgia Southern 55–20
12447.579Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA1–70.125122-13Beat UAB 25–24
125-27.583Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN1–60.143116-13Lost to App State 29–37
126-27.622Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–70.125122-14Lost to Northern Illinois 17–48
127-27.731San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC1–70.125122-22BYE
128-27.946Baylor (BAYLOR)B120–70.000128-14Lost to West Virginia 36–38
129-28.026UTEPUSA0–70.000128-19BYE
130-18.689Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN0–60.000128-18Lost to Massachusetts 20–55

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