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2018 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

2018 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
10-0.019Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC13–01.0001+83BYE
200.024Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC13–01.0001+80BYE
300.097Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI12–01.0001+77BYE
410.132Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B1212–10.9235+70BYE
5-10.137Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC11–20.8467+67BYE
600.229UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC12–01.0001+65BYE
710.274Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–20.8339+57BYE
8-10.282Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1012–10.9235+63BYE
910.463Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC11–20.8467+47BYE
1010.489Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC10–30.76915+45BYE
11-20.498Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC10–30.76915+48BYE
1220.543LSUSEC9–30.75019+42BYE
13-10.548App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN10–20.8339+43BYE
14-10.590Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC10–20.8339+41BYE
1500.639Penn State (PENN STATE)B109–30.75019+41BYE
1610.711Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC9–30.75019+36BYE
1710.715Florida (FLORIDA)SEC9–30.75019+34BYE
1820.763Army (ARMY)IND FBSI10–20.8339+40Beat Navy 17–10
19-30.778Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC10–20.8339+38BYE
20-10.804Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC10–20.8339+31BYE
2100.892Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC8–40.66731+39BYE
2220.940Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC8–40.66731+32BYE
23-10.945Utah (UTAH)PAC9–40.69229+35BYE
24-10.957Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC9–30.75019+33BYE
2511.067UABUSA10–30.76915+31BYE
2621.094Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC10–30.76915+28BYE
27-21.104Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC8–40.66731+32BYE
28-11.120Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–40.66731+30BYE
2901.170West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B128–30.72728+28BYE
3021.180Texas (TEXAS)B129–40.69229+36BYE
3101.212NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC9–30.75019+27BYE
32-21.240Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN9–30.75019+29BYE
3301.244Troy (TROY)SUN9–30.75019+28BYE
3411.484Iowa (IOWA)B108–40.66731+21BYE
3511.564North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA9–30.75019+14BYE
36-21.566Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC8–40.66731+32BYE
3701.575Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B128–40.66731+22BYE
3821.648Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B108–50.61544+27BYE
3901.668Oregon (OREGON)PAC8–40.66731+16BYE
4011.686South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC7–50.58349+21BYE
41-31.693Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–50.58349+21BYE
4201.740Ohio (OHIO)MAC8–40.66731+16BYE
4301.823Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC8–50.61544+21BYE
4401.846Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA8–50.61544+18BYE
4502.007Marshall (MARSHALL)USA8–40.66731+15BYE
4602.032Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN8–40.66731+15BYE
4702.055Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–50.58349+16BYE
4802.060Miami (MIAMI)ACC7–50.58349+12BYE
4922.168Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC8–40.66731+6BYE
5002.173Duke (DUKE)ACC7–50.58349+17BYE
51-22.205Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC7–50.58349+14BYE
5212.213Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC7–50.58349+11BYE
53-12.256Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC7–60.53868+25BYE
5402.277Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA8–40.66731+6BYE
5502.370Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–50.58349+4BYE
5612.433San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC7–50.58349+9BYE
57-12.449Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC7–50.58349+9BYE
5882.569Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–50.58349+4BYE
59-12.634Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–50.58349+7BYE
60-12.640Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC8–50.61544+5BYE
6102.659Purdue (PURDUE)B106–60.50070+10BYE
62-22.674Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC8–50.61544+9BYE
63-12.675Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC6–60.50070+10BYE
64-12.694Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–50.58349+5BYE
6522.735South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC7–50.58349+6BYE
66-22.819Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–50.58349+5BYE
67-22.829BYUIND FBSI6–60.50070+5BYE
6822.891Nevada (NEVADA)MWC7–50.58349+2BYE
69-12.908Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC6–60.50070+7BYE
70-12.978California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–50.58349+4BYE
7123.152Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA7–50.58349-1BYE
72-13.172Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN7–60.53868+7BYE
73-13.191TCUB126–60.50070+5BYE
7403.245Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B126–60.50070+2BYE
7503.266Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–60.50070+5BYE
7603.365Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–60.50070+5BYE
7733.468Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC6–60.500700BYE
7803.484Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA6–50.54567-3BYE
79-23.594Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC6–60.50070+1BYE
80-13.594Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC6–60.50070-3BYE
8113.724Baylor (BAYLOR)B126–60.50070-1BYE
82-13.763Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–70.41784-1BYE
8303.783Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC5–70.41784+3BYE
8403.831Maryland (MARYLAND)B105–70.41784-3BYE
8503.875Indiana (INDIANA)B105–70.41784-2BYE
8603.959UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN6–60.50070-8BYE
8704.058Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA5–70.41784-5BYE
8804.115USCPAC5–70.41784-5BYE
8904.118Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B125–70.41784-9BYE
9004.163Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI6–60.50070-13BYE
9104.306SMUIND AAC5–70.41784-9BYE
9214.435Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN5–70.41784-9BYE
93-14.438Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B125–70.41784-11BYE
9404.497Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–70.41784-12BYE
9504.534Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC5–70.41784-17BYE
9604.548Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–70.41784-15BYE
9704.634Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA5–70.41784-15BYE
9804.806Colorado (COLORADO)PAC5–70.41784-21BYE
9904.826Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B104–80.33399-16BYE
10015.329Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI4–80.33399-24BYE
101-15.343UCLAPAC3–90.250106-15BYE
10205.489Akron (AKRON)MAC4–80.33399-30BYE
10305.614UNLVMWC4–80.33399-32BYE
10415.665Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–80.33399-31BYE
10515.806Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA4–80.33399-35BYE
10615.836Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–80.33399-34BYE
10715.978South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN3–90.250106-32BYE
108-45.987Navy (NAVY)IND AAC3–100.231118-26Lost to Army 10–17
10906.084East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC3–90.250106-22BYE
11006.286New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC3–90.250106-38BYE
11106.322UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA3–90.250106-36BYE
11216.447Kansas (KANSAS)B123–90.250106-30BYE
113-16.530Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC3–90.250106-46BYE
11406.594Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC3–90.250106-32BYE
11506.599Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–90.250106-44BYE
11606.689Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN3–90.250106-48BYE
11706.745North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–90.182119-39BYE
11806.787Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA3–90.250106-38BYE
11906.808Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN2–100.167120-41BYE
12006.837New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI3–90.250106-46BYE
12106.880Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–100.167120-38BYE
12206.897Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC2–100.167120-34BYE
12306.973Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC2–100.167120-42BYE
12407.602Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–100.167120-54BYE
12507.643Rice (RICE)USA2–110.154125-54BYE
12607.667San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC1–110.083126-38BYE
12707.907Rutgers (RUTGERS)B101–110.083126-52BYE
12808.103UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC1–110.083126-55BYE
12908.293Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–110.083126-65BYE
13008.579UTEPUSA1–110.083126-61BYE

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