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2021 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

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2021 rankings as originally published from Ken's records; records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.108Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC11–01.0001+61Beat Charleston Southern Buccaneers 56–7
210.239Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1010–10.9094+50Beat Michigan State 56–7
3-10.311Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–10.9094+49Beat Maryland 59–18
440.328Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–10.9094+45Beat Arkansas 42–35
510.339Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC11–01.0001+47Beat SMU 48–14
6-20.352Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI10–10.9094+52Beat Georgia Tech 55–0
720.411Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B1210–10.9094+45Beat Texas Tech 23–0
8-30.444UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA11–01.0001+45Beat UAB 34–31
940.599App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN9–20.81813+39Beat Troy 45–7
10110.674Baylor (BAYLOR)B129–20.81813+39Beat Kansas State 20–10
1100.693Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–20.81813+37Beat Vanderbilt 31–17
1240.698Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B1210–10.9094+38Beat Iowa State 28–21
13-60.711Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC9–20.81813+37Lost to Clemson 27–48
1430.737Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B108–30.72723+39Beat Nebraska 35–28
1540.829Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN10–10.9094+36Beat Liberty 42–14
16-10.833San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC10–10.9094+37Beat UNLV 28–20
17-30.856BYUIND FBSI9–20.81813+35Beat Georgia Southern 34–17
1820.867Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC10–10.9094+32Beat Memphis 31–13
19-10.886Iowa (IOWA)B109–20.81813+36Beat Illinois 33–23
2020.969Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC8–30.72723+31Beat Prairie View A&M Panthers 52–3
21-90.991Oregon (OREGON)PAC9–20.81813+33Lost to Utah 7–38
2221.007Utah (UTAH)PAC8–30.72723+30Beat Oregon 38–7
23-131.017Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B109–20.81813+36Lost to Ohio State 7–56
2411.108Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC7–40.63635+32Beat New Mexico 37–0
25-21.116Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC9–20.81813+28Beat Virginia 48–38
2601.137Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC8–30.72723+30Beat Wake Forest 48–27
2761.371NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC8–30.72723+24Beat Syracuse 41–17
2861.386Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC8–30.72723+26Beat Nevada 41–39
2931.455Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN9–20.81813+17Beat Texas State 35–21
3051.539Purdue (PURDUE)B107–40.63635+27Beat Northwestern 32–14
31-41.543Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC8–30.72723+23BYE
3241.640Penn State (PENN STATE)B107–40.63635+20Beat Rutgers 28–0
3381.704Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC7–40.63635+18Beat Tennessee State Tigers 55–10
34-41.756Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC7–40.63635+22Lost to Alabama 35–42
3571.764Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC8–30.72723+20Beat New Mexico State 56–16
3611.773Army (ARMY)IND FBSI7–30.70034+18Beat Massachusetts 33–17
3731.816Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC8–30.72723+24Beat Buffalo 33–27
38-101.834Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B127–40.63635+19Lost to Baylor 10–20
39-81.866SMUIND AAC8–30.72723+19Lost to Cincinnati 14–48
40-111.912Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC8–30.72723+19Lost to Wyoming 17–44
41102.212Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–50.54555+17Beat South Alabama 60–14
42-32.222Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI7–40.63635+12Lost to Louisiana 14–42
43-52.249Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–50.54555+13Lost to South Carolina 17–21
44-12.257Nevada (NEVADA)MWC7–40.63635+13Lost to Air Force 39–41
4532.395Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC6–50.54555+11Beat Duke 62–22
4662.412UCLAPAC7–40.63635+14Beat USC 62–33
4762.444Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA7–40.63635+10Beat Florida Atlantic 52–17
4862.449Miami (MIAMI)ACC6–50.54555+15Beat Virginia Tech 38–26
4912.479Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–40.63635+12Beat Indiana 35–14
50-42.527UABUSA7–40.63635+12Lost to UTSA 31–34
5172.544Marshall (MARSHALL)USA7–40.63635+7Beat Charlotte 49–28
52-82.619Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC7–40.63635+10Lost to Oregon State 10–24
5332.643East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC7–40.63635+9Beat Navy 38–35
54-92.681Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B126–50.54555+9Lost to Oklahoma 21–28
55-82.687Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC6–50.54555+10Lost to Pittsburgh 38–48
5672.705Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–40.63635+9Beat Arizona State 24–10
5792.709Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63635+8Beat Ball State 37–17
58-32.736UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC7–40.63635+9Beat UConn 49–17
5952.780South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC6–50.54555+9Beat Auburn 21–17
60-32.851North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC6–50.54555+7Beat Wofford Terriers 34–14
6162.873Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63635+5Beat Western Michigan 22–21
6272.931Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC6–50.54555+9Beat Florida 24–23
63-143.068Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54555+6Lost to Eastern Michigan 21–22
6463.118UTEPUSA7–40.63635+1Beat Rice 38–28
65-53.135Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–50.54555+6Beat Arizona 44–18
66-43.149Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN6–50.54555+10Beat Arkansas State 28–20
6793.216LSUSEC5–60.45573+4Beat UL Monroe 27–14
68-93.418Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B126–50.54555+5Lost to Oklahoma State 0–23
6923.510Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54555-2Beat Ohio 35–23
70153.518Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC6–50.54555+1Beat Utah State 44–17
7163.533Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC6–50.54555+2Beat Bowling Green 34–7
7293.687West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B125–60.45573+1Beat Texas 31–23
73153.727Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC5–60.45573+10Beat Boston College 26–23
7453.752Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC6–50.545550Beat Akron 38–0
75-73.781Maryland (MARYLAND)B105–60.45573+3Lost to Michigan 18–59
76-153.902Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC6–50.54555-5Lost to Florida State 23–26
77-123.992Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC5–60.45573-4Lost to NC State 17–41
78-54.007Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC5–60.45573-4Lost to Central Michigan 17–37
7984.116TCUB125–60.45573-1Beat Kansas 31–28
8004.193Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC5–60.45573-4Lost to Houston 13–31
81-64.204Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–60.45573-5Lost to Missouri 23–24
82-84.425Texas (TEXAS)B124–70.36496-4Lost to West Virginia 23–31
83-114.440Rutgers (RUTGERS)B105–60.45573-5Lost to Penn State 0–28
84-64.555Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC5–60.45573-8Lost to Miami 26–38
85-34.659Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA5–60.45573-11Lost to Western Kentucky 17–52
86-34.694Troy (TROY)SUN5–60.45573-8Lost to App State 7–45
8764.744Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA5–60.45573-11Beat Middle Tennessee 24–17
88-44.809Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–70.36496-4Lost to Iowa 23–33
8914.938USCPAC4–60.40094-8Lost to UCLA 33–62
9064.955North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA5–60.45573-15Beat Florida International 49–7
9174.984Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC5–60.45573+3Beat Temple 44–10
92-65.035Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA5–60.45573-15Lost to Old Dominion 17–24
9325.172San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC5–60.45573-13BYE
94-55.242South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN5–60.45573-19Lost to Tennessee 14–60
95-35.324Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B103–80.273102-16Lost to Wisconsin 28–35
96-55.500Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA5–60.45573-22Lost to Marshall 28–49
9775.663Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC5–70.41793-18Beat Colorado State 50–45
98115.883California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–60.40094-20Beat Stanford 41–11
9905.926Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–80.273102-21Lost to Notre Dame 0–55
100105.947Colorado (COLORADO)PAC4–70.36496-17Beat Washington 20–17
101-75.961UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN4–70.36496-18Lost to LSU 14–27
10206.114Navy (NAVY)IND AAC2–80.200116-10Lost to East Carolina 35–38
103-26.223Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA3–80.273102-23Lost to Southern Miss 19–35
104-76.304Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–70.36496-12Lost to Colorado 17–20
105-56.376Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–80.273102-22Lost to California 11–41
106-36.408Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC4–70.36496-26Lost to Northern Illinois 27–33
107-16.509Rice (RICE)USA3–80.273102-23Lost to UTEP 28–38
108-36.514Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–80.273102-24Lost to Purdue 14–32
109116.558Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC2–90.182117-23Beat South Florida 45–14
110-36.577Indiana (INDIANA)B102–90.182117-19Lost to Minnesota 14–35
11106.770Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN3–80.273102-27Lost to BYU 17–34
112-46.796Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC3–80.273102-19Lost to Hawai'i 45–50
11306.814New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC3–80.273102-28Lost to Boise State 0–37
11457.109UNLVMWC2–90.182117-18Lost to San Diego State 20–28
11507.236Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–80.273102-31Lost to Miami (OH) 7–34
116-47.248Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC3–80.273102-28Lost to Tulsa 10–44
117-17.278Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–80.273102-21Lost to Toledo 23–35
11807.297Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN3–80.273102-18Lost to Coastal Carolina 21–35
119-57.514South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC2–90.182117-31Lost to Tulane 14–45
120-37.517Duke (DUKE)ACC3–80.273102-34Lost to Louisville 22–62
12107.842Kansas (KANSAS)B122–90.182117-30Lost to TCU 28–31
12248.293Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA2–90.182117-38Beat Louisiana Tech 35–19
12308.430Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–90.182117-29Lost to Ole Miss 17–31
124-28.495Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN2–90.182117-39Lost to Georgia State 20–28
125-18.831Akron (AKRON)MAC2–90.182117-47Lost to Kent State 0–38
126-19.010Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC1–100.091126-33Lost to Washington State 18–44
12709.101New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI1–100.091126-44Lost to Kentucky 16–56
12819.615Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI1–100.091126-30Lost to Army 17–33
12919.729UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND FBSI1–100.091126-47Lost to UCF 17–49
130-29.736Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA1–100.091126-55Lost to North Texas 7–49

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