2020 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

December 8, 2020By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 2020 Season Tags: • No Comments

2020 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	0	0.174	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–0	1.000	1	+38	Beat LSU 55–17
2	2	0.200	Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)	SUN	10–0	1.000	1	+47	Beat BYU 22–17
3	-1	0.239	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND AAC	8–0	1.000	1	+33	BYE
4	1	0.313	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	ACC	10–0	1.000	1	+39	Beat Syracuse 45–21
5	-2	0.372	BYU	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	10	+34	Lost to Coastal Carolina 17–22
6	3	0.385	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	SUN	9–1	0.900	10	+41	Beat App State 24–21
7	0	0.390	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	9–1	0.900	10	+36	Beat Virginia Tech 45–10
8	3	0.487	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Michigan State 52–12
9	-1	0.543	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	BYE
10	0	0.563	Colorado (COLORADO)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Arizona 24–13
11	2	0.607	Miami (MIAMI)	ACC	8–1	0.889	14	+32	Beat Duke 48–0
12	2	0.616	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	MWC	5–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Hawai'i 35–24
13	3	0.698	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	8–2	0.800	22	+29	Beat West Virginia 42–6
14	1	0.724	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–1	0.889	14	+25	Beat Tennessee 31–19
15	-9	0.775	Marshall (MARSHALL)	USA	7–1	0.875	16	+23	Lost to Rice 0–20
16	2	0.834	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND AAC	6–1	0.857	18	+23	Beat Navy 19–6
17	3	0.843	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	SEC	7–1	0.875	16	+23	Beat Auburn 31–20
18	3	0.899	USC	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Washington State 38–13
19	4	1.008	Liberty (LIBERTY)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	10	+9	BYE
20	6	1.070	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–1	0.857	18	+12	Beat Wisconsin 14–6
21	1	1.113	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	5–1	0.833	21	+9	BYE
22	6	1.164	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	7–2	0.778	26	+15	Beat Baylor 27–14
23	1	1.258	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	MWC	4–1	0.800	22	+7	BYE
24	5	1.308	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–1	0.667	37	+5	BYE
25	7	1.355	Nevada (NEVADA)	MWC	6–1	0.857	18	+7	Beat Fresno State 37–26
26	4	1.360	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–2	0.750	28	+17	BYE
27	16	1.393	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–1	0.800	22	+6	Beat Central Michigan 45–20
28	11	1.398	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	6–3	0.667	37	+16	Beat Kansas State 69–31
29	-10	1.400	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	6–3	0.667	37	+18	Lost to TCU 22–29
30	7	1.422	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	8–3	0.727	31	+21	Beat Georgia Tech 23–13
31	-4	1.582	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	SUN	7–3	0.700	34	+16	Lost to Louisiana 21–24
32	2	1.636	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND AAC	6–3	0.667	37	+13	BYE
33	3	1.647	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	26	+12	BYE
34	-22	1.830	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–1	0.800	22	+3	Lost to Eastern Michigan 42–53
35	5	1.867	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–3	0.700	34	+15	Beat Western Carolina Catamounts 49–9
36	-11	1.903	Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)	USA	5–2	0.714	32	+9	Lost to Georgia Southern 3–20
37	4	1.984	SMU	IND AAC	7–3	0.700	34	+14	BYE
38	11	2.005	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–2	0.714	32	+5	Beat Illinois 35–21
39	3	2.144	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–1	0.750	28	+2	BYE
40	5	2.193	UAB	USA	4–3	0.571	53	+11	BYE
41	5	2.322	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	4–3	0.571	53	+4	Beat Colorado State 29–17
42	-25	2.329	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–1	0.750	28	+1	Lost to Stanford 26–31
43	16	2.344	Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)	SUN	7–4	0.636	43	+9	Beat Florida Atlantic 20–3
44	-11	2.383	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–2	0.600	47	+1	Lost to Ball State 20–45
45	12	2.426	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	USA	5–3	0.625	45	+6	Beat North Texas 42–31
46	-11	2.548	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–2	0.500	63	+2	Lost to Indiana 6–14
47	-9	2.551	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND AAC	6–3	0.667	37	+7	Lost to Tulane 21–35
48	27	2.554	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–2	0.500	63	+2	Beat Washington 31–26
49	1	2.555	UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)	USA	7–4	0.636	43	+10	BYE
50	6	2.557	Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)	SUN	5–4	0.556	56	+8	BYE
51	3	2.560	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	3–2	0.600	47	+4	Beat Utah State 35–7
52	13	2.704	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–4	0.556	56	+10	Beat Boston College 43–32
53	-5	2.730	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND AAC	3–3	0.500	63	+6	BYE
54	4	2.753	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–3	0.571	53	+3	BYE
55	16	2.785	TCU	B12	5–4	0.556	56	+4	Beat Oklahoma State 29–22
56	7	2.786	Tulane (TULANE)	IND AAC	6–5	0.545	61	+7	Beat Memphis 35–21
57	-4	2.900	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–1	0.667	37	-1	BYE
58	-7	2.933	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–4	0.556	56	+5	Lost to Texas A&M 20–31
59	8	2.973	Missouri (MISSOURI)	SEC	5–3	0.625	45	+5	Beat Arkansas 50–48
60	-29	3.067	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–2	0.600	47	0	Lost to California 17–21
61	1	3.099	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–2	0.600	47	-1	Beat Northern Illinois 41–24
62	2	3.139	UCLA	PAC	3–2	0.600	47	-1	Beat Arizona State 25–18
63	3	3.435	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	ACC	5–5	0.500	63	0	BYE
64	5	3.436	Maryland (MARYLAND)	B10	2–2	0.500	63	+2	BYE
65	-10	3.454	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	MWC	3–4	0.429	72	+3	Lost to San José State 24–35
66	-5	3.480	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	B12	5–4	0.556	56	-3	Lost to Iowa State 6–42
67	21	3.495	Utah (UTAH)	PAC	1–2	0.333	85	+1	Beat Oregon State 30–24
68	-21	3.514	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	MWC	3–2	0.600	47	-3	Lost to Nevada 26–37
69	-9	3.541	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	61	+2	Lost to Virginia 32–43
70	33	3.700	Rice (RICE)	USA	2–2	0.500	63	-2	Beat Marshall 20–0
71	-3	3.711	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	ACC	4–6	0.400	74	+5	Lost to Clemson 10–45
72	9	3.998	Troy (TROY)	SUN	5–5	0.500	63	-5	Beat South Alabama 29–0
73	-29	4.021	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	85	0	Lost to USC 13–38
74	-2	4.056	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–4	0.500	63	-3	BYE
75	-1	4.498	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–4	0.333	85	-1	Lost to Ohio State 12–52
76	0	4.512	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	4–6	0.400	74	-9	Lost to Texas 31–69
77	13	4.531	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–6	0.400	74	-8	Beat South Carolina 41–18
78	6	4.553	Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)	USA	5–6	0.455	71	-8	Beat Charlotte 37–19
79	26	4.793	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B10	2–4	0.333	85	-3	Beat Purdue 37–27
80	-1	4.818	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	3–6	0.333	85	-8	Lost to Missouri 48–50
81	-1	4.915	Navy (NAVY)	IND AAC	3–6	0.333	85	-3	Lost to Tulsa 6–19
82	10	4.955	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	4–6	0.400	74	-13	Beat Kansas 16–13
83	2	5.038	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–3	0.400	74	-4	BYE
84	5	5.111	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND AAC	3–6	0.333	85	-10	BYE
85	-33	5.124	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–3	0.400	74	-1	Lost to Utah 24–30
86	24	5.193	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–4	0.200	108	-2	Beat Western Michigan 53–42
87	-1	5.306	LSU	SEC	3–5	0.375	81	-9	Lost to Alabama 17–55
88	-1	5.481	South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)	SUN	4–7	0.364	83	-14	Lost to Troy 0–29
89	-19	5.514	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	2–3	0.400	74	-6	Lost to New Mexico 16–17
90	7	5.517	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	SUN	4–7	0.364	83	-20	Beat UL Monroe 48–15
91	17	5.562	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	2–5	0.286	99	-5	Beat Rutgers 23–7
92	2	5.589	UTEP	USA	3–4	0.429	72	-14	BYE
93	-20	5.599	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	1–3	0.250	101	-4	Lost to San Diego State 17–29
94	-16	5.692	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–4	0.333	85	-6	Lost to Nebraska 27–37
95	1	5.737	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	USA	3–6	0.333	85	-16	BYE
96	-3	5.814	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–6	0.333	85	-15	Lost to NC State 13–23
97	-20	5.874	Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)	USA	2–4	0.333	85	-13	Lost to Western Kentucky 19–37
98	0	5.977	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–6	0.250	101	-17	Lost to Oklahoma 14–27
99	-8	6.006	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	USA	3–5	0.375	81	-16	Lost to Louisiana Tech 31–42
100	-18	6.038	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–2	0.000	118	-2	Lost to UCLA 18–25
101	23	6.065	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–3	0.250	101	-4	Beat Oregon 21–17
102	-1	6.073	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–6	0.250	101	-12	Lost to Florida 19–31
103	-4	6.180	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	ACC	3–7	0.300	98	-19	BYE
104	11	6.343	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	1–4	0.200	108	-4	Beat Bowling Green 31–3
105	-10	6.345	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–4	0.333	85	-7	Lost to Iowa 21–35
106	-6	6.358	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–4	0.000	118	-3	Lost to Colorado 13–24
107	-24	6.380	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	B10	2–5	0.286	99	-10	Lost to Penn State 7–23
108	-4	6.454	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–4	0.333	85	-8	BYE
109	-2	6.561	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–6	0.250	101	-16	BYE
110	-1	6.615	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	2–6	0.250	101	-15	BYE
111	-9	7.050	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–5	0.000	118	-6	Lost to Toledo 24–41
112	1	7.121	Texas State (TEXAS STATE)	SUN	2–10	0.167	112	-29	BYE
113	-7	7.172	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	MWC	1–5	0.167	112	-8	Lost to Air Force 7–35
114	7	7.209	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	1–5	0.167	112	-10	Beat Wyoming 17–16
115	-3	7.294	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–8	0.200	108	-25	Lost to Miami 0–48
116	-5	7.508	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	2–8	0.200	108	-23	Lost to Kentucky 18–41
117	0	7.536	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	2–7	0.222	107	-25	BYE
118	-4	7.667	Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	118	-8	BYE
119	-3	7.973	UNLV	MWC	0–5	0.000	118	-9	BYE
120	-1	8.265	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND AAC	1–8	0.111	116	-22	BYE
121	-1	8.360	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	ACC	1–10	0.091	117	-33	Lost to Notre Dame 21–45
122	0	8.417	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND AAC	1–6	0.143	115	-25	BYE
123	-5	8.887	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–5	0.000	118	-8	Lost to Akron 3–31
124	-1	9.554	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	0–9	0.000	118	-33	Lost to Texas Tech 13–16
125	1	9.612	Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)	USA	0–5	0.000	118	-15	BYE
126	-1	9.694	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	SUN	0–10	0.000	118	-43	Lost to Arkansas State 15–48
127	0	9.873	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–8	0.000	118	-34	BYE
128	0	10.832	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	118	0	BYE
129	0	10.832	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	USA	0–0	0.000	118	0	BYE
130	0	10.832	Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)	SUN	0–0	0.000	118	0	BYE