2021 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings
2021 rankings as originally published from Ken's records; records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.113 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +70 | Beat Georgia Tech 45–0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.244 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +61 | Beat Ohio State 42–27 |
| 3 | 1 | 0.250 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +58 | Beat Auburn 24–22 |
| 4 | 1 | 0.302 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND AAC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +58 | Beat East Carolina 35–13 |
| 5 | 2 | 0.325 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) |  B12 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +59 | Beat Oklahoma 37–33 |
| 6 | 0 | 0.358 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +59 | Beat Stanford 45–14 |
| 7 | -5 | 0.409 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +54 | Lost to Michigan 27–42 |
| 8 | 2 | 0.549 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +49 | Beat Texas Tech 27–24 |
| 9 | 2 | 0.575 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +46 | Beat Mississippi State 31–21 |
| 10 | -1 | 0.666 |  App State (APPALACHIAN STATE) |  SUN | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +44 | Beat Georgia Southern 27–3 |
| 11 | -3 | 0.679 |  UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO) |  USA | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +46 | Lost to North Texas 23–45 |
| 12 | 1 | 0.683 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) |  ACC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +45 | Beat Boston College 41–10 |
| 13 | 3 | 0.707 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) |  MWC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +49 | Beat Boise State 27–16 |
| 14 | 5 | 0.778 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +43 | Beat Nebraska 28–21 |
| 15 | 2 | 0.795 |  BYU | IND FBSI | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +42 | Beat USC 35–31 |
| 16 | -1 | 0.810 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +43 | Beat UL Monroe 21–16 |
| 17 | 1 | 0.820 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | IND AAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +36 | Beat UConn 45–17 |
| 18 | 3 | 0.821 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +42 | Beat Oregon State 38–29 |
| 19 | 4 | 0.829 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +46 | Beat Penn State 30–27 |
| 20 | 2 | 0.941 |  Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +37 | Beat Colorado 28–13 |
| 21 | 4 | 0.951 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | ACC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +36 | Beat Syracuse 31–14 |
| 22 | -10 | 0.972 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +40 | Lost to Oklahoma State 33–37 |
| 23 | -9 | 1.076 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +38 | Lost to Minnesota 13–23 |
| 24 | 2 | 1.112 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +37 | Beat South Carolina 30–0 |
| 25 | 6 | 1.376 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | MWC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +30 | Beat San José State 40–9 |
| 26 | 3 | 1.377 |  Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA) | SUN | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +23 | Beat South Alabama 27–21 |
| 27 | 0 | 1.413 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +30 | Beat North Carolina 34–30 |
| 28 | -8 | 1.426 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +26 | Lost to LSU 24–27 |
| 29 | 1 | 1.428 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +30 | Beat Indiana 44–7 |
| 30 | -2 | 1.473 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +30 | Beat UNLV 48–14 |
| 31 | 5 | 1.480 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 30 | +27 | Beat Liberty 31–16 |
| 32 | 2 | 1.501 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +30 | Beat Missouri 34–17 |
| 33 | -9 | 1.580 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 45 | +34 | Lost to San Diego State 16–27 |
| 34 | 1 | 1.606 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +28 | Beat Louisville 52–21 |
| 35 | 5 | 1.867 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | MWC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +24 | Beat New Mexico 35–10 |
| 36 | -4 | 1.965 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 45 | +19 | Lost to Michigan State 27–30 |
| 37 | 4 | 1.989 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 45 | +21 | Beat Vanderbilt 45–21 |
| 38 | 9 | 2.004 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +18 | Beat Marshall 53–21 |
| 39 | 10 | 2.010 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +21 | Beat Wisconsin 23–13 |
| 40 | -7 | 2.042 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 45 | +18 | Lost to Ole Miss 21–31 |
| 41 | 7 | 2.114 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 45 | +19 | Beat Duke 47–10 |
| 42 | 4 | 2.158 |  UCLA | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +20 | Beat California 42–14 |
| 43 | 14 | 2.161 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +16 | Beat Eastern Michigan 31–10 |
| 44 | -7 | 2.184 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +22 | Lost to Western Michigan 21–42 |
| 45 | 5 | 2.199 |  UAB | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +19 | Beat UTEP 42–25 |
| 46 | -2 | 2.212 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +17 | Beat Colorado State 52–10 |
| 47 | 7 | 2.248 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 45 | +14 | Beat TCU 48–14 |
| 48 | -9 | 2.350 |  SMU | IND AAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +16 | Lost to Tulsa 31–34 |
| 49 | 14 | 2.352 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 45 | +15 | Beat Northern Illinois 42–21 |
| 50 | 2 | 2.496 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +11 | Beat Arizona 38–15 |
| 51 | -13 | 2.523 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 45 | +13 | Lost to Texas 17–22 |
| 52 | -10 | 2.598 |  Liberty (LIBERTY) | IND FBSI | 7–5 | 0.583 | 45 | +11 | Lost to Army 16–31 |
| 53 | 5 | 2.657 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND AAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +10 | Beat South Florida 17–13 |
| 54 | -11 | 2.675 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | +12 | Lost to Alabama 22–24 |
| 55 | 12 | 2.677 |  LSU | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | +13 | Beat Texas A&M 27–24 |
| 56 | 10 | 2.827 |  Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE) | SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 45 | +15 | Beat Troy 37–10 |
| 57 | 8 | 2.861 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 45 | +10 | Beat Washington 40–13 |
| 58 | -5 | 2.905 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND AAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 45 | +10 | Lost to Cincinnati 13–35 |
| 59 | -14 | 2.932 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | +8 | Lost to Kentucky 21–52 |
| 60 | -4 | 2.978 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 45 | +8 | Lost to Oregon 29–38 |
| 61 | -10 | 3.005 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 45 | +5 | Lost to Western Kentucky 21–53 |
| 62 | 13 | 3.145 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | +9 | Beat Rutgers 40–16 |
| 63 | -3 | 3.158 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | +5 | Lost to NC State 30–34 |
| 64 | 5 | 3.200 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 45 | 0 | Beat Akron 49–14 |
| 65 | -4 | 3.258 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 45 | +2 | Lost to Central Michigan 10–31 |
| 66 | -11 | 3.272 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | +5 | Lost to Virginia Tech 24–29 |
| 67 | 7 | 3.281 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 45 | +6 | Beat Miami (OH) 48–47 |
| 68 | -6 | 3.328 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | +6 | Lost to Arkansas 17–34 |
| 69 | -10 | 3.416 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | +5 | Lost to Clemson 0–30 |
| 70 | 2 | 3.453 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | +3 | Beat Kansas 34–28 |
| 71 | -3 | 3.622 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | +3 | Lost to Baylor 24–27 |
| 72 | -8 | 3.625 |  UTEP | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 45 | -2 | Lost to UAB 25–42 |
| 73 | 8 | 3.727 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | -1 | Beat Florida State 24–21 |
| 74 | 4 | 3.733 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | -2 | Beat Buffalo 20–3 |
| 75 | -4 | 3.741 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | -2 | Lost to Kent State 47–48 |
| 76 | 6 | 3.805 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | +3 | Beat Kansas State 22–17 |
| 77 | 3 | 3.923 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND AAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | -4 | Beat Tulane 33–28 |
| 78 | 6 | 3.992 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | -3 | Beat Virginia 29–24 |
| 79 | 12 | 4.249 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND AAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | +11 | Beat SMU 34–31 |
| 80 | -10 | 4.252 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | -7 | Lost to Hawai'i 14–38 |
| 81 | 9 | 4.275 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | -7 | Beat UTSA 45–23 |
| 82 | 5 | 4.301 |  Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | -9 | Beat Charlotte 56–34 |
| 83 | 5 | 4.415 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | -4 | Beat Northwestern 47–14 |
| 84 | -11 | 4.452 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | +4 | Lost to Florida 21–24 |
| 85 | 7 | 4.507 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | -12 | Beat Florida Atlantic 27–17 |
| 86 | -10 | 4.545 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | -9 | Lost to Wake Forest 10–41 |
| 87 | -10 | 4.671 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | -8 | Lost to Pittsburgh 14–31 |
| 88 | -9 | 4.791 |  TCU | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | -8 | Lost to Iowa State 14–48 |
| 89 | 8 | 4.979 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | MWC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 84 | -12 | Beat Wyoming 38–14 |
| 90 | -1 | 5.150 |  USC | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 96 | -11 | Lost to BYU 31–35 |
| 91 | -8 | 5.172 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | -14 | Lost to Maryland 16–40 |
| 92 | -6 | 5.278 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | -14 | Lost to Georgia State 10–37 |
| 93 | -8 | 5.280 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | -18 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 17–27 |
| 94 | 8 | 5.424 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND AAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 105 | -8 | Beat Temple 38–14 |
| 95 | -2 | 5.555 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | -16 | Lost to Fresno State 9–40 |
| 96 | -1 | 5.656 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -21 | Lost to Iowa 21–28 |
| 97 | -3 | 5.692 |  South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | -21 | Lost to Coastal Carolina 21–27 |
| 98 | 9 | 5.916 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 98 | -21 | Beat Louisiana Tech 35–31 |
| 99 | 2 | 6.013 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 98 | -20 | Lost to Louisiana 16–21 |
| 100 | -4 | 6.014 |  Charlotte (CHARLOTTE) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | -29 | Lost to Old Dominion 34–56 |
| 101 | -1 | 6.178 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 98 | -23 | Lost to Utah 13–28 |
| 102 | -3 | 6.253 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -24 | Lost to Georgia 0–45 |
| 103 | -5 | 6.263 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 96 | -27 | Lost to UCLA 14–42 |
| 104 | 1 | 6.595 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -26 | Lost to Notre Dame 14–45 |
| 105 | -1 | 6.618 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 98 | -19 | Lost to Washington State 13–40 |
| 106 | 9 | 6.711 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 98 | -32 | Beat Ohio 21–10 |
| 107 | -1 | 6.721 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 98 | -34 | Lost to Ball State 3–20 |
| 108 | 10 | 6.889 |  Texas State (TEXAS STATE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 98 | -19 | Beat Arkansas State 24–22 |
| 109 | 0 | 6.908 |  Tulane (TULANE) | IND AAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 118 | -32 | Lost to Memphis 28–33 |
| 110 | -7 | 6.908 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -34 | Lost to Rice 31–35 |
| 111 | -1 | 6.955 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 118 | -25 | Lost to Purdue 7–44 |
| 112 | -1 | 6.981 |  Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -31 | Lost to App State 3–27 |
| 113 | -1 | 7.108 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -25 | Lost to Nevada 10–52 |
| 114 | -6 | 7.207 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -34 | Lost to Illinois 14–47 |
| 115 | -2 | 7.217 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -35 | Lost to Utah State 10–35 |
| 116 | -2 | 7.282 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 118 | -22 | Lost to Air Force 14–48 |
| 117 | 2 | 7.622 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND AAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 118 | -38 | Lost to UCF 13–17 |
| 118 | 4 | 7.703 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -41 | Beat Florida International 37–17 |
| 119 | -3 | 7.745 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND AAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -39 | Lost to Navy 14–38 |
| 120 | -3 | 7.797 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -32 | Lost to Bowling Green 10–21 |
| 121 | -1 | 7.862 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -44 | Lost to Miami 10–47 |
| 122 | -1 | 8.105 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 118 | -40 | Lost to West Virginia 28–34 |
| 123 | 4 | 8.423 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND FBSI | 2–10 | 0.167 | 118 | -46 | Beat Massachusetts 44–27 |
| 124 | -1 | 8.675 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 118 | -38 | Lost to Tennessee 21–45 |
| 125 | -1 | 8.749 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–10 | 0.167 | 118 | -50 | Lost to Texas State 22–24 |
| 126 | 0 | 9.059 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 127 | -40 | Lost to Arizona State 15–38 |
| 127 | -2 | 9.077 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 118 | -57 | Lost to Toledo 14–49 |
| 128 | 1 | 9.759 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 1–11 | 0.083 | 127 | -51 | Lost to Houston 17–45 |
| 129 | 1 | 10.043 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | USA | 1–11 | 0.083 | 127 | -68 | Lost to Southern Miss 17–37 |
| 130 | -2 | 10.089 |  Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | IND FBSI | 1–11 | 0.083 | 127 | -44 | Lost to New Mexico State 27–44 |