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2018 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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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
10-0.009Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC13–01.0001+83Beat Pittsburgh 42–10
200.032Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC13–01.0001+80Beat Georgia 35–28
310.094Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI12–01.0001+77BYE
4-10.128Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC11–20.8467+67Lost to Alabama 28–35
500.165Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B1212–10.9235+69Beat Texas 39–27
600.226UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC12–01.0001+65Beat Memphis 56–41
720.280Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1012–10.9235+63Beat Northwestern 45–24
8-10.281Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–20.8339+57BYE
9-10.462Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC10–30.76915+48Lost to Fresno State 16–19
1030.466Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC11–20.8467+47Beat Boise State 19–16
1140.509Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC10–30.76915+45Beat Utah 10–3
1220.564App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN10–20.8339+43Beat Louisiana 30–19
13-10.611Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC10–20.8339+41BYE
14-40.634LSUSEC9–30.75019+42BYE
15-40.640Penn State (PENN STATE)B109–30.75019+41BYE
1610.713Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC10–20.8339+38BYE
1720.752Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC9–30.75019+36BYE
1800.780Florida (FLORIDA)SEC9–30.75019+34BYE
1910.811Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC10–20.8339+31BYE
2030.860Army (ARMY)IND FBSI9–20.81814+37BYE
2110.885Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC8–40.66731+39BYE
22-60.926Utah (UTAH)PAC9–40.69229+35Lost to Washington 3–10
2320.954Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC9–30.75019+33BYE
2400.956Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC8–40.66731+32BYE
2521.035Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC8–40.66731+32BYE
2631.061UABUSA10–30.76915+31Beat Middle Tennessee 27–25
2771.063Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–40.66731+30Beat California 23–13
28-71.155Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC10–30.76915+28Lost to Northern Illinois 29–30
2921.181West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B128–30.72728+28BYE
30-21.215Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN9–30.75019+29BYE
3161.235NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC9–30.75019+27Beat East Carolina 58–3
32-61.236Texas (TEXAS)B129–40.69229+36Lost to Oklahoma 27–39
33-31.315Troy (TROY)SUN9–30.75019+28BYE
34-11.491Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC8–40.66731+32BYE
3511.493Iowa (IOWA)B108–40.66731+21BYE
3621.577North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA9–30.75019+14BYE
3771.593Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B128–40.66731+22Beat Drake Bulldogs 27–24
3821.660Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–50.58349+21BYE
3931.676Oregon (OREGON)PAC8–40.66731+16BYE
40-81.694Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B108–50.61544+27Lost to Ohio State 24–45
41121.698South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC7–50.58349+21Beat Akron 28–3
4211.742Ohio (OHIO)MAC8–40.66731+16BYE
4391.875Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC8–50.61544+21Beat Buffalo 30–29
44-91.883Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA8–50.61544+18Lost to UAB 25–27
45-41.998Marshall (MARSHALL)USA8–40.66731+15Lost to Virginia Tech 20–41
4602.027Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN8–40.66731+15BYE
47-22.056Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–50.58349+16BYE
48-12.077Miami (MIAMI)ACC7–50.58349+12BYE
4922.139Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC7–50.58349+14BYE
50-12.188Duke (DUKE)ACC7–50.58349+16BYE
51-12.230Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC8–40.66731+6BYE
52-132.242Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC7–60.53868+25Lost to Clemson 10–42
5322.309Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC7–50.58349+11BYE
5402.315Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA8–40.66731+6BYE
5512.366Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–50.58349+4BYE
5612.415Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC7–50.58349+9BYE
5732.467San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC7–50.58349+9BYE
5812.614Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–50.58349+7BYE
59-112.615Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC8–50.61544+6Lost to UCF 41–56
6062.639Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC8–50.61544+9BYE
6112.659Purdue (PURDUE)B106–60.50070+10BYE
62-12.676Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC6–60.50070+10BYE
6342.691Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–50.58349+5BYE
6442.734Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–50.58349+5BYE
65-12.779BYUIND FBSI6–60.50070+5BYE
66-12.800Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–50.58349+4BYE
6732.872South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC7–50.58349+6BYE
6812.894Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC6–60.50070+7BYE
69-62.948California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–50.58349+4Lost to Stanford 13–23
7012.949Nevada (NEVADA)MWC7–50.58349+2BYE
71-133.042Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN7–60.53868+7Lost to App State 19–30
7213.151TCUB126–60.50070+5BYE
7313.178Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA7–50.58349-1BYE
7423.271Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B126–60.50070+2BYE
75-33.278Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–60.50070+5BYE
76-13.349Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–60.50070+5BYE
7703.469Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC6–60.50070+1BYE
7803.486Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA6–50.54567-3BYE
7903.588Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC6–60.50070-3BYE
8093.604Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC6–60.500700Beat Marshall 41–20
8103.731Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–70.41784-1BYE
82-23.744Baylor (BAYLOR)B126–60.50070-1BYE
8303.748Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC5–70.41784+3BYE
84-23.789Maryland (MARYLAND)B105–70.41784-3BYE
85-13.849Indiana (INDIANA)B105–70.41784-2BYE
86-13.995UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN6–60.50070-8BYE
87-14.009Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA5–70.41784-5BYE
88-14.084USCPAC5–70.41784-5BYE
89-14.100Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B125–70.41784-9BYE
9074.162Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI6–60.50070-13Beat Norfolk State Spartans 52–17
91-14.240SMUIND AAC5–70.41784-9BYE
9204.418Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B125–70.41784-11BYE
93-24.419Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN5–70.41784-9BYE
9414.491Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–70.41784-12BYE
95-14.521Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC5–70.41784-17BYE
96-34.548Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–70.41784-15BYE
97-14.630Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA5–70.41784-15BYE
9804.791Colorado (COLORADO)PAC5–70.41784-21BYE
9904.820Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B104–80.33399-16BYE
10015.325UCLAPAC3–90.250106-15BYE
10115.338Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI4–80.33399-24BYE
102-25.494Akron (AKRON)MAC4–80.33399-30Lost to South Carolina 3–28
10315.590UNLVMWC4–80.33399-32BYE
104-15.606Navy (NAVY)IND AAC3–90.250106-24BYE
10505.666Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–80.33399-31BYE
10605.800Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA4–80.33399-35BYE
10705.826Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–80.33399-34BYE
10815.971South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN3–90.250106-32BYE
109-16.043East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC3–90.250106-22Lost to NC State 3–58
11016.282New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC3–90.250106-38BYE
111-16.318UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA3–90.250106-36BYE
11206.405Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC3–90.250106-45BYE
11306.460Kansas (KANSAS)B123–90.250106-30BYE
11406.601Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC3–90.250106-32BYE
11506.613Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–90.250106-44BYE
11616.682Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN3–90.250106-48BYE
117-16.749North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–90.182119-39BYE
11816.790Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA3–90.250106-38BYE
119-16.822Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN2–100.167120-41BYE
12006.835New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI3–90.250106-46BYE
12116.880Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–100.167120-38BYE
122-16.906Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC2–100.167120-34BYE
12306.951Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC2–100.167120-42BYE
12407.584Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–100.167120-54BYE
12507.628Rice (RICE)USA2–110.154125-54BYE
12607.678San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC1–110.083126-38BYE
12707.910Rutgers (RUTGERS)B101–110.083126-52BYE
12808.092UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC1–110.083126-55BYE
12908.290Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–110.083126-65BYE
13008.579UTEPUSA1–110.083126-61BYE

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