2021 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 19, 2021By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 2021 Season Tags: • No Comments

2021 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	0.079	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+30	Beat Kentucky 30–13
2	1	0.182	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+21	BYE
3	3	0.293	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND AAC	6–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat UCF 56–21
4	1	0.309	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	6–0	1.000	1	+19	Beat Texas 32–24
5	-3	0.396	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	6–1	0.857	12	+19	Lost to Purdue 7–24
6	1	0.438	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	7–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat TCU 52–31
7	1	0.519	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–0	1.000	1	+14	BYE
8	1	0.549	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–1	0.833	18	+15	BYE
9	1	0.561	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Indiana 20–15
10	-6	0.561	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	6–1	0.857	12	+18	Lost to Georgia 13–30
11	1	0.577	Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)	SUN	6–0	1.000	1	+9	BYE
12	4	0.612	UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)	USA	7–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Rice 45–0
13	7	0.621	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	6–1	0.857	12	+14	Beat BYU 38–24
14	0	0.626	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	12	+13	Beat Mississippi State 49–9
15	-2	0.673	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	5–1	0.833	18	+13	BYE
16	1	0.705	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	6–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat San José State 19–13
17	-6	0.723	SMU	IND AAC	6–0	1.000	1	+8	BYE
18	-3	0.752	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	18	+15	BYE
19	7	0.871	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–1	0.833	18	+11	Beat Tennessee 31–26
20	4	0.878	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	ACC	5–1	0.833	18	+9	Beat Virginia Tech 28–7
21	1	1.008	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	6–1	0.857	12	+11	Beat Boise State 24–17
22	24	1.219	Utah (UTAH)	PAC	4–2	0.667	40	+10	Beat Arizona State 35–21
23	2	1.230	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–1	0.833	18	+7	Beat California 24–17
24	10	1.241	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–2	0.714	28	+11	Beat Arkansas 38–23
25	15	1.247	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–1	0.833	18	+8	Beat Boston College 33–7
26	16	1.356	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	SUN	5–1	0.833	18	+8	Beat App State 41–13
27	16	1.382	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–2	0.714	28	+11	Beat Kent State 64–31
28	-10	1.389	BYU	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	28	+9	Lost to Baylor 24–38
29	9	1.429	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–2	0.667	40	+9	Beat Syracuse 17–14
30	0	1.440	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND AAC	5–1	0.833	18	+5	BYE
31	28	1.487	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–2	0.667	40	+10	Beat Iowa 24–7
32	-13	1.537	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	4–3	0.571	54	+12	Lost to Oklahoma State 24–32
33	11	1.592	UTEP	USA	6–1	0.857	12	+3	Beat Louisiana Tech 19–3
34	1	1.615	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	SEC	5–2	0.714	28	+10	Beat Missouri 35–14
35	10	1.667	Nevada (NEVADA)	MWC	5–1	0.833	18	+5	Beat Hawai'i 34–17
36	-4	1.668	UCLA	PAC	5–2	0.714	28	+8	Beat Washington 24–17
37	-6	1.759	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	5–2	0.714	28	+10	Beat Bowling Green 34–26
38	-17	1.785	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–2	0.714	28	+6	Lost to Utah 21–35
39	16	1.807	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–2	0.714	28	+7	Beat Duke 48–0
40	14	1.820	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	MWC	5–2	0.714	28	+5	Beat Wyoming 17–0
41	-18	1.939	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	4–3	0.571	54	+10	Lost to Auburn 23–38
42	-13	1.953	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	4–2	0.667	40	+7	Lost to Fresno State 0–17
43	-16	2.001	Liberty (LIBERTY)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	28	+5	Lost to UL Monroe 28–31
44	8	2.133	UAB	USA	5–2	0.714	28	+4	Beat Southern Miss 34–0
45	15	2.134	LSU	SEC	4–3	0.571	54	+6	Beat Florida 49–42
46	10	2.266	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	5–2	0.714	28	+3	Beat Kansas 41–14
47	-19	2.275	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–3	0.571	54	+5	Lost to LSU 42–49
48	14	2.278	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	4–2	0.667	40	+2	Beat Kansas State 33–20
49	22	2.372	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–3	0.500	68	+8	Beat Army 20–14
50	16	2.385	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–2	0.667	40	+6	Beat Nebraska 30–23
51	2	2.467	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	MWC	4–2	0.667	40	+4	Beat UNLV 28–24
52	-4	2.488	Maryland (MARYLAND)	B10	4–2	0.667	40	+5	BYE
53	-16	2.494	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	ACC	4–2	0.667	40	+4	Lost to NC State 7–33
54	-15	2.497	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	SUN	4–2	0.667	40	+4	Lost to Louisiana 13–41
55	-4	2.501	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–2	0.667	40	+3	BYE
56	7	2.506	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–3	0.571	54	+6	Beat Eastern Michigan 38–31
57	1	2.603	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	4–3	0.571	54	+5	Beat Vanderbilt 21–20
58	-22	2.604	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–3	0.571	54	+4	Lost to Ole Miss 26–31
59	-10	2.604	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–3	0.500	68	+5	Lost to Alabama 9–49
60	-27	2.647	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	3–3	0.500	68	+6	Lost to Iowa State 20–33
61	-20	2.695	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	MWC	3–4	0.429	83	+10	Lost to Air Force 17–24
62	-15	2.844	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	40	+2	Lost to Wisconsin 14–20
63	13	2.974	South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)	SUN	4–2	0.667	40	0	Beat Georgia Southern 41–14
64	-14	2.977	TCU	B12	3–3	0.500	68	+3	Lost to Oklahoma 31–52
65	0	3.116	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	ACC	3–3	0.500	68	+2	BYE
66	2	3.230	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–3	0.500	68	+2	BYE
67	8	3.267	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–3	0.571	54	+2	Beat Miami 45–42
68	-1	3.313	Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)	USA	4–2	0.667	40	-3	BYE
69	15	3.357	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–3	0.571	54	+1	Beat Stanford 34–31
70	28	3.504	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	SUN	3–3	0.500	68	+4	Beat Liberty 31–28
71	1	3.654	USC	PAC	3–3	0.500	68	+1	BYE
72	15	3.684	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND AAC	4–3	0.571	54	-2	Beat Navy 35–17
73	-9	3.723	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–3	0.571	54	-2	Lost to Ball State 31–38
74	16	3.816	Troy (TROY)	SUN	4–3	0.571	54	-3	Beat Texas State 31–28
75	-18	3.846	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	B10	3–4	0.429	83	+2	Lost to Northwestern 7–21
76	-6	3.854	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	ACC	3–3	0.500	68	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 7–28
77	-16	3.960	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–4	0.429	83	0	Lost to Washington State 31–34
78	2	4.125	Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)	USA	3–3	0.500	68	-3	BYE
79	15	4.172	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–3	0.571	54	-6	Beat Toledo 26–23
80	12	4.190	Marshall (MARSHALL)	USA	4–3	0.571	54	-6	Beat North Texas 49–21
81	-2	4.285	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND AAC	3–3	0.500	68	0	BYE
82	14	4.318	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–4	0.429	83	-1	Beat Akron 34–21
83	-9	4.327	Miami (MIAMI)	ACC	2–4	0.333	97	-2	Lost to North Carolina 42–45
84	4	4.329	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	B12	2–4	0.333	97	-2	BYE
85	-2	4.338	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B10	3–5	0.375	96	-1	Lost to Minnesota 23–30
86	-17	4.363	Missouri (MISSOURI)	SEC	3–4	0.429	83	-3	Lost to Texas A&M 14–35
87	-1	4.372	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND AAC	3–3	0.500	68	-3	BYE
88	-3	4.376	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–4	0.333	97	0	Lost to Michigan State 15–20
89	-7	4.455	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–4	0.429	83	-4	Lost to Central Michigan 23–26
90	-17	4.485	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND AAC	3–3	0.500	68	-2	Lost to Cincinnati 21–56
91	-13	4.525	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–4	0.429	83	-2	Lost to Western Michigan 31–64
92	1	4.766	Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)	SUN	2–4	0.333	97	-2	BYE
93	7	4.785	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	3–3	0.500	68	+2	Beat New Mexico 36–7
94	-13	4.798	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	MWC	3–4	0.429	83	-3	Lost to Nevada 17–34
95	13	4.819	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–3	0.500	68	-5	Beat Rutgers 21–7
96	8	4.827	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND AAC	3–4	0.429	83	+4	Beat South Florida 32–31
97	-20	4.833	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	ACC	3–4	0.429	83	-4	Lost to Clemson 14–17
98	-3	5.107	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	USA	2–4	0.333	97	-3	BYE
99	-8	5.117	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	MWC	3–4	0.429	83	-4	Lost to San Diego State 13–19
100	-11	5.197	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–4	0.429	83	-6	Lost to Virginia 0–48
101	-4	5.286	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	USA	2–4	0.333	97	-4	Lost to UTEP 3–19
102	3	5.399	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–5	0.286	109	-2	BYE
103	-4	5.440	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	2–4	0.333	97	+3	BYE
104	6	5.601	Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)	USA	2–4	0.333	97	-5	Beat Old Dominion 43–20
105	6	5.642	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	3–4	0.429	83	-9	Beat Ohio 27–26
106	12	6.087	Colorado (COLORADO)	PAC	2–4	0.333	97	-9	Beat Arizona 34–0
107	-4	6.174	Rice (RICE)	USA	2–4	0.333	97	-6	Lost to UTSA 0–45
108	-6	6.179	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	2–5	0.286	109	-6	Lost to Colorado State 7–36
109	-8	6.181	Navy (NAVY)	IND AAC	1–5	0.167	115	-5	Lost to Memphis 17–35
110	-3	6.281	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–4	0.333	97	-2	Lost to UCLA 17–24
111	-5	6.366	Texas State (TEXAS STATE)	SUN	2–4	0.333	97	-2	Lost to Troy 28–31
112	2	6.440	Tulane (TULANE)	IND AAC	1–5	0.167	115	-7	BYE
113	-1	6.873	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–5	0.286	109	-12	Lost to Northern Illinois 26–34
114	-1	6.886	Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)	SUN	2–5	0.286	109	-11	Lost to South Alabama 14–41
115	-6	7.061	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND AAC	1–5	0.167	115	-10	Lost to Tulsa 31–32
116	-1	7.223	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–5	0.286	109	-6	Lost to South Carolina 20–21
117	2	7.293	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	1–5	0.167	115	-9	Lost to Texas Tech 14–41
118	4	7.364	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–5	0.167	115	-12	Lost to Oregon 17–24
119	-3	7.458	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	2–5	0.286	109	-14	Lost to Miami (OH) 21–34
120	0	7.679	Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	115	-9	BYE
121	-4	7.782	Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)	USA	1–6	0.143	124	-14	Lost to Western Kentucky 20–43
122	1	7.784	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	1–6	0.143	124	-13	Lost to UAB 0–34
123	1	7.901	Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)	USA	1–5	0.167	115	-14	BYE
124	-3	7.955	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	USA	1–5	0.167	115	-13	Lost to Marshall 21–49
125	1	8.154	UNLV	MWC	0–6	0.000	129	-8	Lost to Utah State 24–28
126	-1	8.268	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	124	-15	BYE
127	2	8.515	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	SUN	1–5	0.167	115	-16	BYE
128	0	8.940	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–6	0.143	124	-13	Lost to Buffalo 26–27
129	-2	9.000	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–6	0.000	129	-9	Lost to Colorado 0–34
130	0	9.297	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	128	-18	Beat Yale Bulldogs 21–15