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2018 Week 14 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
100.024Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC12–01.0001+74Beat South Carolina 56–35
200.066Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC12–01.0001+69Beat Auburn 52–21
300.082Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC11–10.9175+66Beat Georgia Tech 45–21
400.088Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI12–01.0001+75Beat USC 24–17
520.217Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B1211–10.9175+60Beat West Virginia 59–56
600.217UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC11–01.0001+57Beat South Florida 38–10
7-20.259Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–20.8338+57Lost to Ohio State 39–62
810.328Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC10–20.8338+49Beat Utah State 33–24
920.355Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1011–10.9175+55Beat Michigan 62–39
10-20.550LSUSEC9–30.75017+42Lost to Texas A&M 72–74
1110.575Penn State (PENN STATE)B109–30.75017+40Beat Maryland 38–3
12-20.595Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC10–20.8338+40Lost to Washington 15–28
1300.597Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC10–20.8338+38Beat San José State 31–13
1490.621App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN9–20.81815+36Beat Troy 21–10
1560.649Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC9–30.75017+36Beat Washington State 28–15
16-10.681Utah (UTAH)PAC9–30.75017+36Beat BYU 35–27
17-10.725Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC10–20.8338+38Beat East Carolina 56–6
1800.753Florida (FLORIDA)SEC9–30.75017+34Beat Florida State 41–14
19-20.761Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC9–30.75017+36Beat Louisville 56–10
20-60.818Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC10–20.8338+32Lost to Boise State 24–33
2160.896Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC10–20.8338+33Beat Bowling Green 44–14
2220.902Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC8–40.66732+37Beat LSU 74–72
2320.919Army (ARMY)IND FBSI9–20.81815+36BYE
24-20.937Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC8–40.66732+32Beat Ole Miss 35–3
2550.942Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC9–30.75017+33Beat Boston College 42–21
2600.960Texas (TEXAS)B129–30.75017+35Beat Kansas 24–17
2741.045Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC8–40.66732+33Beat Arkansas 38–0
2851.203Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN9–30.75017+28Beat Georgia State 35–14
29-91.210UABUSA9–30.75017+24Lost to Middle Tennessee 3–27
30-21.214Troy (TROY)SUN9–30.75017+29Lost to App State 10–21
31-121.228West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B128–30.72729+28Lost to Oklahoma 56–59
3231.322Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B108–40.66732+29Beat Illinois 24–16
3341.471Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC8–40.66732+33Beat UConn 57–7
3481.474Stanford (STANFORD)PAC7–40.63645+24Beat UCLA 49–42
35121.502Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA8–40.66732+21Beat UAB 27–3
3621.503Iowa (IOWA)B108–40.66732+20Beat Nebraska 31–28
37-11.533NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC8–30.72729+24Beat North Carolina 34–28
3831.573North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA9–30.75017+13Beat UTSA 24–21
39-101.663Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC7–50.58349+24Lost to Miami 3–24
40-81.700Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–50.58349+20Lost to Alabama 21–52
41111.701Marshall (MARSHALL)USA8–30.72729+22Beat Florida International 28–25
4291.725Oregon (OREGON)PAC8–40.66732+16Beat Oregon State 55–15
4361.764Ohio (OHIO)MAC8–40.66732+16Beat Akron 49–28
4491.867Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B127–40.63645+23Beat Kansas State 42–38
45111.968Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–50.58349+17Beat Rutgers 14–10
46142.021Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN8–40.66732+16Beat Texas State 33–7
4782.026Miami (MIAMI)ACC7–50.58349+11Beat Pittsburgh 24–3
48132.085Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC8–40.66732+6Beat Houston 52–31
49-152.109Duke (DUKE)ACC7–50.58349+17Lost to Wake Forest 7–59
50-112.218Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC8–40.66732+7Lost to Memphis 31–52
51-62.249Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC7–50.58349+13Lost to Syracuse 21–42
52-82.268Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC7–50.58349+12Lost to Western Michigan 21–28
53-102.268South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC6–50.54568+18Lost to Clemson 35–56
54-82.324Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA8–40.66732+7Lost to Marshall 25–28
5592.344Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC7–50.58349+11Beat Arizona 41–40
56122.412Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–50.58349+5Beat Central Michigan 51–13
57-172.415Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC7–50.58349+10Lost to Georgia 21–45
58132.523Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN7–50.58349+9Beat UL Monroe 31–28
59-112.549Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–50.58349+8Lost to Minnesota 15–37
60-62.551San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC7–50.58349+9Lost to Hawai'i 30–31
6142.669Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC6–60.50070+11Beat Tennessee 38–13
6242.694Purdue (PURDUE)B106–60.50070+10Beat Indiana 28–21
6342.703California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–40.63645+7Beat Colorado 33–21
64-72.770BYUIND FBSI6–60.50070+8Lost to Utah 27–35
6572.783Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–50.58349+5Beat Kent State 28–20
6692.796Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC8–50.61548+9Beat San Diego State 31–30
67-172.820Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–50.58349+5Lost to Virginia Tech 31–34
68152.838Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–50.58349+4Beat Northern Illinois 28–21
6942.924Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC6–60.50070+8Beat Ball State 42–21
70-112.931South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC7–50.58349+6Lost to UCF 10–38
71-132.985Nevada (NEVADA)MWC7–50.58349+3Lost to UNLV 29–34
72123.155Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–60.50070+5Beat Duke 59–7
7373.162TCUB126–60.50070+5Beat Oklahoma State 31–24
74-123.190Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA7–50.58349-1Lost to Western Kentucky 15–30
75123.262Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–60.50070+5Beat Wisconsin 37–15
76-133.287Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B126–60.50070+2Lost to TCU 24–31
7743.355Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC6–60.50070+1Beat Navy 29–28
7873.498Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA6–50.54568-3Beat UTEP 39–7
79143.541Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC6–60.50070-2Beat New Mexico 31–3
80113.711Baylor (BAYLOR)B126–60.500700Beat Texas Tech 35–24
81-123.826Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–70.417840Lost to Vanderbilt 13–38
82-83.832Maryland (MARYLAND)B105–70.41784-3Lost to Penn State 3–38
83-63.836Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC5–70.41784+2Lost to Florida 14–41
84-143.876Indiana (INDIANA)B105–70.41784-2Lost to Purdue 21–28
85-63.922UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN6–60.50070-7Lost to Louisiana 28–31
86-103.965Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA5–70.41784-3Lost to Charlotte 24–27
87-14.020USCPAC5–70.41784-2Lost to Notre Dame 17–24
88-104.116Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B125–70.41784-8Lost to Baylor 24–35
8964.134Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC5–60.45582-7Beat Virginia 34–31
90-84.181SMUIND AAC5–70.41784-8Lost to Tulsa 24–27
91-34.386Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN5–70.41784-10Lost to South Alabama 28–31
9204.450Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B125–70.41784-10Lost to Iowa State 38–42
93-34.462Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–70.41784-14Lost to Arizona State 40–41
9434.516Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC5–70.41784-16Beat Colorado State 27–19
95-64.532Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–70.41784-12Lost to Mississippi State 3–35
9644.612Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA5–70.41784-13Beat Florida Atlantic 27–24
9714.618Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI5–60.45582-13Beat New Mexico State 28–21
98-44.781Colorado (COLORADO)PAC5–70.41784-19Lost to California 21–33
99-34.837Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B104–80.333100-15Lost to Iowa 28–31
100-15.325Akron (AKRON)MAC4–70.36499-24Lost to Ohio 28–49
10105.349UCLAPAC3–90.250107-14Lost to Stanford 42–49
10215.389Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI4–80.333100-24BYE
103-15.588Navy (NAVY)IND AAC3–90.250107-24Lost to Tulane 28–29
10475.635UNLVMWC4–80.333100-32Beat Nevada 34–29
10505.703Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–80.333100-31Lost to Miami (OH) 21–42
10605.830Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA4–80.333100-33Lost to Rice 13–27
107-35.843Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–80.333100-33Lost to Northwestern 16–24
108-15.854East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC3–80.273106-18Lost to Cincinnati 6–56
109105.926South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN3–90.250107-30Beat Coastal Carolina 31–28
110-16.325UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA3–90.250107-35Lost to North Texas 21–24
111-36.351New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC3–90.250107-37Lost to Wyoming 3–31
112106.364Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC3–90.250107-43Beat SMU 27–24
113-36.534Kansas (KANSAS)B123–90.250107-29Lost to Texas 17–24
114-26.613Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC3–90.250107-31Lost to Air Force 19–27
11506.629Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–90.250107-43Lost to Buffalo 14–44
116-36.689North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–90.182119-37Lost to NC State 28–34
117-36.697Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN3–90.250107-47Lost to Arkansas State 7–33
118-16.714Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN2–100.167120-39Lost to Georgia Southern 14–35
11956.783Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA3–90.250107-36Beat Louisiana Tech 30–15
12016.844New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI3–90.250107-46Lost to Liberty 21–28
121-56.904Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC2–100.167120-34Lost to Kentucky 10–56
122-26.927Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–100.167120-37Lost to Oregon 15–55
123-56.979Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC2–100.167120-42Lost to Missouri 0–38
124-17.585Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–100.167120-52Lost to Eastern Michigan 20–28
12547.633Rice (RICE)USA2–110.154125-54Beat Old Dominion 27–13
126-17.690San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC1–110.083126-38Lost to Fresno State 13–31
127-17.867Rutgers (RUTGERS)B101–110.083126-50Lost to Michigan State 10–14
128-18.067UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC1–110.083126-52Lost to Temple 7–57
129-18.287Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–110.083126-63Lost to Toledo 13–51
13008.573UTEPUSA1–110.083126-60Lost to Southern Miss 7–39

2018 Week 13 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
100.022Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC11–01.0001+63Beat Duke 35–6
200.098Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC11–01.0001+57Beat The Citadel Bulldogs 50–17
300.109Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC10–10.9095+55Beat Massachusetts 66–27
410.121Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI11–01.0001+64Beat Syracuse 36–3
5-10.167Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–10.9095+54Beat Indiana 31–20
610.229UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC10–01.0001+47Beat Cincinnati 38–13
7-10.261Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B1210–10.9095+49Beat Kansas 55–40
810.364LSUSEC9–20.81811+42Beat Rice 42–10
920.431Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC9–20.81811+38Beat New Mexico 45–14
1000.470Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC10–10.9095+39Beat Arizona 69–28
11-30.482Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1010–10.9095+40Beat Maryland 52–51
1230.644Penn State (PENN STATE)B108–30.72721+34Beat Rutgers 20–7
1390.653Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC9–20.81811+33Beat San Diego State 23–14
1420.701Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC10–10.9095+30Beat Colorado State 29–24
1520.751Utah (UTAH)PAC8–30.72721+29Beat Colorado 30–7
16-20.768Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC9–20.81811+32Lost to UCF 13–38
17110.825Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC8–30.72721+30Beat Middle Tennessee 34–23
1870.833Florida (FLORIDA)SEC8–30.72721+27Beat Idaho Vandals 63–10
19-60.914West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B128–20.80019+27Lost to Oklahoma State 41–45
20-80.958UABUSA9–20.81811+24Lost to Texas A&M 20–41
21-10.964Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–30.72721+24Beat Oregon State 42–23
2270.976Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC7–40.63634+26Beat Arkansas 52–6
2310.988App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN8–20.80019+23Beat Georgia State 45–17
2460.988Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC7–40.63634+28Beat UAB 41–20
25-40.991Army (ARMY)IND FBSI9–20.81811+31Beat Colgate Raiders 28–14
2611.015Texas (TEXAS)B128–30.72721+30Beat Iowa State 24–10
27-91.078Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC9–20.81811+26Lost to Ohio 17–52
28-21.084Troy (TROY)SUN9–20.81811+28Beat Texas State 12–7
2931.095Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC7–40.63634+27Beat Wake Forest 34–13
30-111.121Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC8–30.72721+24Lost to Notre Dame 3–36
3191.127Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC7–40.63634+27Beat Tennessee 50–17
32101.278Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–40.63634+18Beat Liberty 53–0
3311.330Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN8–30.72721+25Beat Coastal Carolina 41–17
34-111.372Duke (DUKE)ACC7–40.63634+22Lost to Clemson 6–35
3541.389Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–40.63634+24Beat Minnesota 24–14
3681.523NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–30.70032+21Beat Louisville 52–10
3791.553Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC7–40.63634+31Beat South Florida 27–17
3871.569Iowa (IOWA)B107–40.63634+15Beat Illinois 63–0
3991.671Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC8–30.72721+10Beat Tulane 48–17
40131.743Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC7–40.63634+12Beat Virginia 30–27
4191.776North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA8–30.72721+10Beat Florida Atlantic 41–38
42-111.820Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–40.60057+20BYE
43111.849South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC6–40.60057+16Beat Chattanooga Mocs 49–9
44-81.881Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC7–40.63634+15Lost to Miami (OH) 7–13
45-121.886Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC7–40.63634+13Lost to Florida State 21–22
4661.908Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA8–30.72721+8Beat Charlotte 42–35
47-101.909Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA7–40.63634+10Lost to Kentucky 23–34
4891.930Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–40.63634+13Beat Purdue 47–44
4971.938Ohio (OHIO)MAC7–40.63634+12Beat Buffalo 52–17
50-121.940Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–40.63634+11Lost to Georgia Tech 27–30
5142.011Oregon (OREGON)PAC7–40.63634+13Beat Arizona State 31–29
5262.113Marshall (MARSHALL)USA7–30.70032+11Beat UTSA 23–0
53-102.226Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B126–40.60057+17Lost to Texas 10–24
54-132.246San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC7–40.63634+11Lost to Fresno State 14–23
5572.299Miami (MIAMI)ACC6–50.54562+7Beat Virginia Tech 38–14
56-212.377Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–50.54562+16Lost to Nebraska 6–9
5742.385BYUIND FBSI6–50.54562+12Beat New Mexico State 45–10
5892.388Nevada (NEVADA)MWC7–40.63634+9Beat San José State 21–12
59-122.389South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC7–40.63634+6Lost to Temple 17–27
6082.410Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN7–40.63634+10Beat UL Monroe 31–17
61122.490Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC7–40.63634-3Beat SMU 28–18
62-132.514Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA7–40.63634+7Lost to Southern Miss 20–21
63152.759Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B126–50.54562+7Beat West Virginia 45–41
64-132.881Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–50.54562+6Lost to Oregon 29–31
65222.930Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–60.45573+6Beat Ole Miss 36–29
66-73.062Purdue (PURDUE)B105–60.45573+4Lost to Wisconsin 44–47
67-43.071California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–40.60057+4BYE
68133.081Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54562+4Beat Kent State 56–34
69-43.091Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–60.45573+6Lost to Missouri 17–50
70-103.160Indiana (INDIANA)B105–60.45573+5Lost to Michigan 20–31
71113.167Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN6–50.54562+3Beat South Alabama 48–38
7233.199Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54562+3BYE
73173.314Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–60.45573+3Beat Northern Illinois 13–7
74-33.329Maryland (MARYLAND)B105–60.455730Lost to Ohio State 51–52
75113.350Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC7–50.58361+2Beat UNLV 35–28
76-73.367Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA5–60.45573+3Lost to North Texas 38–41
77143.391Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC5–60.45573+4Beat Boston College 22–21
78-123.419Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B125–60.455730Lost to Kansas State 6–21
79-93.554UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN6–50.54562-2Lost to Arkansas State 17–31
80123.576TCUB125–60.455730Beat Baylor 16–9
81-73.586Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC5–60.45573-1Lost to Houston 17–48
82-53.602SMUIND AAC5–60.45573+1Lost to Memphis 18–28
83-113.659Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54562-3Lost to Ball State 41–42
84-83.692Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–60.45573-2Lost to Pittsburgh 13–34
8583.757Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA5–50.50072-3Beat Louisiana Tech 21–20
86-223.758USCPAC5–60.45573-2Lost to UCLA 27–34
87-43.796Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–60.45573-2Lost to Northwestern 14–24
88-93.886Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN5–60.45573+1Lost to Georgia Southern 17–41
89-53.903Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–60.45573-5Lost to Vanderbilt 29–36
90-53.987Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–60.45573-6Lost to Washington State 28–69
91-114.009Baylor (BAYLOR)B125–60.45573-3Lost to TCU 9–16
9254.035Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B125–60.45573-5Beat Texas Tech 21–6
9354.107Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC5–60.45573-4Beat Air Force 35–27
94-64.331Colorado (COLORADO)PAC5–60.45573-12Lost to Utah 7–30
95-64.649Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC4–60.40095-10Lost to Miami 14–38
9644.701Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B104–70.36498-9Beat Michigan State 9–6
97-14.995Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC4–70.36498-16Lost to Wyoming 27–35
98-45.051Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI4–60.40095-13Lost to Auburn 0–53
99-45.094Akron (AKRON)MAC4–60.40095-19Lost to Bowling Green 6–21
100-15.142Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA4–70.36498-17Lost to Florida International 35–42
10125.221UCLAPAC3–80.273106-10Beat USC 34–27
10255.419Navy (NAVY)IND AAC3–80.273106-18Beat Tulsa 37–29
103-15.440Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI4–80.333104-21Lost to Georgia 27–66
104-35.501Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–70.36498-26Lost to Iowa 0–63
10555.533Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–70.36498-24Beat Western Michigan 42–41
10625.602Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA4–70.36498-22Beat VMI Keydets 77–14
10765.607East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC3–70.300105-14Beat UConn 55–21
108-46.120New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC3–80.273106-28Lost to Boise State 14–45
109-46.180UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA3–80.273106-29Lost to Marshall 0–23
110-16.286Kansas (KANSAS)B123–80.273106-23Lost to Oklahoma 40–55
111-56.292UNLVMWC3–80.273106-35Lost to Hawai'i 28–35
11206.323Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC3–80.273106-21Lost to Utah State 24–29
11396.478North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–80.200116-30Beat Western Carolina Catamounts 49–26
11406.515Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN3–80.273106-39Lost to Troy 7–12
11586.524Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–80.273106-38Beat Akron 21–6
11616.568Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC2–90.182117-28Lost to NC State 10–52
117-16.611Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN2–90.182117-33Lost to App State 17–45
11816.621Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC2–90.182117-35Lost to Mississippi State 6–52
119-46.625South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN2–90.182117-31Lost to Louisiana 38–48
120-96.635Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–90.182117-29Lost to Washington 23–42
121-36.663New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI3–80.273106-37Lost to BYU 10–45
122-27.146Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC2–90.182117-44Lost to Navy 29–37
123-27.419Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–90.182117-43Lost to Toledo 34–56
12447.459Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA2–90.182117-38Beat UTEP 40–16
12507.567San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC1–100.091125-32Lost to Nevada 12–21
126-27.622Rutgers (RUTGERS)B101–100.091125-39Lost to Penn State 7–20
127-17.913UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC1–100.091125-45Lost to East Carolina 21–55
12818.189Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–100.091125-53BYE
129-28.196Rice (RICE)USA1–110.083130-51Lost to LSU 10–42
13008.424UTEPUSA1–100.091125-51Lost to Western Kentucky 16–40

2018 Week 12 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
100.068Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC10–01.0001+51Beat Boston College 27–7
200.111Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–01.0001+51Beat Mississippi State 24–0
310.145Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC9–10.9005+45Beat Auburn 27–10
4-10.162Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–10.9005+45Beat Rutgers 42–7
500.207Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI10–01.0001+49Beat Florida State 42–13
600.269Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B129–10.9005+41Beat Oklahoma State 48–47
700.324UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC9–01.0001+33Beat Navy 35–24
820.427Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–10.9005+33Beat Michigan State 26–6
9-10.435LSUSEC8–20.80015+37Beat Arkansas 24–17
10-10.472Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC9–10.9005+32Beat Colorado 31–7
1110.525Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC8–20.80015+31Beat Fresno State 24–17
12-10.607UABUSA9–10.9005+27Beat Southern Miss 26–23
1300.619West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B128–10.88914+30Beat TCU 47–10
1430.648Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC9–10.9005+28Beat South Florida 35–23
1510.659Penn State (PENN STATE)B107–30.70022+30Beat Wisconsin 22–10
1630.740Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC9–10.9005+25Beat San José State 62–24
1770.745Utah (UTAH)PAC7–30.70022+23Beat Oregon 32–25
1820.818Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC9–10.9005+27Beat Kent State 48–14
1920.874Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC8–20.80015+21Beat Louisville 54–23
2050.889Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–30.70022+19BYE
2161.004Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–20.80015+30Beat Lafayette Leopards 31–13
22-81.010Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC8–20.80015+22Lost to Boise State 17–24
2371.016Duke (DUKE)ACC7–30.70022+19Beat North Carolina 42–35
2481.036App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN7–20.77821+19Beat Texas State 38–7
2581.068Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–30.70022+23Beat South Carolina 35–31
2681.090Troy (TROY)SUN8–20.80015+23Beat Georgia Southern 35–21
27-11.133Texas (TEXAS)B127–30.70022+23Beat Texas Tech 41–34
28-131.227Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC7–30.70022+19Lost to Tennessee 7–24
29-111.264Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–40.60043+20Lost to Alabama 0–24
30101.302Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC6–40.60043+17Beat Ole Miss 38–24
31111.331Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–40.60043+19Beat Oregon State 48–17
32121.332Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC6–40.60043+21Beat Virginia Tech 52–22
33-111.407Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC7–30.70022+18Lost to Clemson 7–27
34-61.424Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN7–30.70022+19Lost to Troy 21–35
35-121.455Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–40.60043+22Lost to Ohio State 6–26
36141.513Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC7–30.70022+17Beat Toledo 38–15
37121.567Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA7–30.70022+10Beat UTEP 48–32
3871.616Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–30.70022+13Beat Liberty 45–24
3991.639Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–40.60043+18Beat Iowa 14–10
40111.643Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC6–40.60043+18Beat Vanderbilt 33–28
41-51.709San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC7–30.70022+13Lost to UNLV 24–27
42-131.721Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–40.60043+12Lost to Georgia 10–27
4301.739Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B126–30.66740+19Beat Baylor 28–14
44-131.813NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–30.66740+19Lost to Wake Forest 23–27
45-101.834Iowa (IOWA)B106–40.60043+12Lost to Northwestern 10–14
46121.883Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC6–40.60043+23Beat Houston 59–49
47-81.902South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC7–30.70022+10Lost to Cincinnati 23–35
48-71.925Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC7–30.70022+5Lost to Temple 49–59
4981.932Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA7–30.70022+12Beat Rice 28–13
50-121.948North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA7–30.70022+6Lost to Old Dominion 31–34
5131.963Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–40.60043+10Beat UCLA 31–28
52102.119Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA7–30.70022+4Beat UTSA 45–7
53112.187Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC6–40.60043+4Beat Miami 27–21
54-172.206South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC5–40.55664+14Lost to Florida 31–35
5512.343Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–40.60043+5Lost to Utah 25–32
56-92.436Ohio (OHIO)MAC6–40.60043+4Lost to Miami (OH) 28–30
57-42.573Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–40.60043+5Lost to Penn State 10–22
58102.587Marshall (MARSHALL)USA6–30.66740+6Beat Charlotte 30–13
59-132.630Purdue (PURDUE)B105–50.50067+7Lost to Minnesota 10–41
60162.694Indiana (INDIANA)B105–50.50067+6Beat Maryland 34–32
61192.696BYUIND FBSI5–50.50067+8Beat Massachusetts 35–16
62-72.711Miami (MIAMI)ACC5–50.50067+2Lost to Georgia Tech 21–27
6392.766California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–40.60043+2Beat USC 15–14
64-52.789USCPAC5–50.50067+6Lost to California 14–15
65142.805Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–50.50067+9Beat Kentucky 24–7
66-142.838Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B125–50.50067+6Lost to Texas 34–41
6722.849Nevada (NEVADA)MWC6–40.60043+7Beat Colorado State 49–10
6872.879Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN6–40.60043+4Beat Coastal Carolina 44–16
69172.936Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA5–50.50067+5Beat Western Kentucky 34–15
7012.949UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN6–40.60043+2Beat South Alabama 38–10
71-112.988Maryland (MARYLAND)B105–50.50067+1Lost to Indiana 32–34
72-23.000Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–40.60043+3BYE
7353.032Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC6–40.60043-8Beat Tulsa 47–21
74113.040Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC5–50.50067+4Beat East Carolina 24–18
7523.074Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54565+5Beat Akron 27–7
76153.226Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–50.50067+3Beat NC State 27–23
77103.339SMUIND AAC5–50.50067+4Beat UConn 62–50
78-133.381Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B125–50.500670Lost to Oklahoma 47–48
79-133.441Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN5–50.50067+4Lost to Arkansas State 16–44
80-173.465Baylor (BAYLOR)B125–50.50067+4Lost to Iowa State 14–28
81-143.468Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–50.50067+1Lost to Northern Illinois 15–38
8283.501Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN5–50.50067+1Beat Georgia State 36–22
83103.504Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–50.50067+2Beat Purdue 41–10
84-233.511Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–50.50067+1Lost to Texas A&M 24–38
85-33.546Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–50.50067-5BYE
8623.741Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC6–50.54565-3BYE
87-143.838Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–60.400920Lost to Missouri 28–33
88-143.847Colorado (COLORADO)PAC5–50.50067-8Lost to Washington State 7–31
89-84.235Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC4–50.44488-6Lost to Pittsburgh 22–52
9084.269Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–60.40092-2Beat Ohio 30–28
91-84.286Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC4–60.40092-1Lost to Notre Dame 13–42
92-84.349TCUB124–60.40092-3Lost to West Virginia 10–47
93-44.396Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA4–50.44488-8Lost to UAB 23–26
94-24.626Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI4–50.44488-8Lost to Virginia 24–45
95-14.642Akron (AKRON)MAC4–50.44488-9Lost to Eastern Michigan 7–27
9654.655Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC4–60.40092-9Beat New Mexico 42–24
9734.712Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B124–60.40092-9Beat Kansas 21–17
9814.765Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC4–60.40092-8BYE
99-24.935Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA4–60.40092-13Lost to Marshall 13–30
10045.042Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B103–70.300102-13Beat Illinois 54–35
101-65.119Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–60.40092-19Lost to Nebraska 35–54
102-65.163Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI4–70.364101-17Lost to BYU 16–35
103-15.637UCLAPAC2–80.200113-12Lost to Arizona State 28–31
104-15.784New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC3–70.300102-22Lost to Air Force 24–42
10515.867UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA3–70.300102-22Lost to Florida International 7–45
106135.870UNLVMWC3–70.300102-26Beat San Diego State 27–24
10736.013Navy (NAVY)IND AAC2–80.200113-18Lost to UCF 24–35
108136.082Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA3–70.300102-20Beat North Texas 34–31
109-46.115Kansas (KANSAS)B123–70.300102-19Lost to Kansas State 17–21
11066.139Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–70.300102-28BYE
111-46.165Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–80.200113-23Lost to Stanford 17–48
112-46.210Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC3–70.300102-19Lost to Nevada 10–49
11306.264East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC2–70.222112-15Lost to Tulane 18–24
114-56.270Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN3–70.300102-33Lost to App State 7–38
115-36.318South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN2–80.200113-24Lost to UL Monroe 10–38
116-26.348Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN2–80.200113-28Lost to Louisiana 22–36
117-66.351Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC2–80.200113-22Lost to Syracuse 23–54
118-16.372New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI3–70.300102-29BYE
119-46.575Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC2–80.200113-29Lost to LSU 17–24
120-26.818Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC2–80.200113-33Lost to Memphis 21–47
121-17.174Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–80.200113-35Lost to Buffalo 14–48
12207.213North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–80.111123-27Lost to Duke 35–42
12337.214Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–80.200113-39Beat Central Michigan 24–13
124-17.374Rutgers (RUTGERS)B101–90.100124-31Lost to Michigan 7–42
12507.548San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC1–90.100124-26Lost to Utah State 24–62
126-27.596UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC1–90.100124-32Lost to SMU 50–62
12728.068Rice (RICE)USA1–100.091129-44Lost to Louisiana Tech 13–28
12808.126Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA1–90.100124-36Lost to Florida Atlantic 15–34
129-28.172Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–100.091129-47Lost to Bowling Green 13–24
13008.182UTEPUSA1–90.100124-35Lost to Middle Tennessee 32–48

2018 Week 11 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
100.110Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–01.0001+40Beat Louisville 77–16
220.159Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–01.0001+39Beat LSU 29–0
300.161Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–10.8895+40Beat Penn State 42–7
420.186Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–10.8895+35Beat Kentucky 34–17
500.246Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–01.0001+40Beat Northwestern 31–21
610.293Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B128–10.8895+32Beat Texas Tech 51–46
720.393UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC8–01.0001+26Beat Temple 52–40
8-60.414LSUSEC7–20.77816+33Lost to Alabama 0–29
940.507Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC8–10.8895+25Beat California 19–13
1000.581Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–10.8895+23Beat Nebraska 36–31
1110.602UABUSA8–10.8895+22Beat UTSA 52–3
1240.634Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC7–20.77816+21Beat BYU 21–16
1370.636West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B127–10.87515+23Beat Texas 42–41
1410.673Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC8–10.8895+22Beat UNLV 48–3
15-70.748Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC7–20.77816+22Lost to Georgia 17–34
16-50.837Penn State (PENN STATE)B106–30.66731+22Lost to Michigan 7–42
1750.854Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC8–10.8895+18Beat Navy 42–0
1890.889Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–30.66731+17Beat Louisiana Tech 45–3
1950.905Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC8–10.8895+22Beat Hawai'i 56–17
2030.912Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC8–10.8895+22Beat Miami (OH) 51–42
2190.924Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC7–20.77816+18Beat Wake Forest 41–24
2270.961Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC7–20.77816+18Beat Virginia Tech 31–21
23191.044Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–30.66731+20Beat Maryland 24–3
24-101.083Utah (UTAH)PAC6–30.66731+15Lost to Arizona State 20–38
2581.086Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–30.70030+17Beat Stanford 27–23
26-81.131Texas (TEXAS)B126–30.66731+18Lost to West Virginia 41–42
2751.183Army (ARMY)IND FBSI7–20.77816+26Beat Air Force 17–14
28-91.209Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN7–20.77816+19Lost to UL Monroe 25–44
29171.241Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–30.66731+13Beat Texas A&M 28–24
30171.260Duke (DUKE)ACC6–30.66731+16Beat Miami 20–12
3131.263NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–20.75028+22Beat Florida State 47–28
3241.317App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN6–20.75028+15Beat Coastal Carolina 23–7
33-161.384Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–30.66731+17Lost to Missouri 17–38
3471.399Troy (TROY)SUN7–20.77816+14Beat Louisiana 26–16
35-141.435Iowa (IOWA)B106–30.66731+14Lost to Purdue 36–38
3691.476San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC7–20.77816+16Beat New Mexico 31–23
37131.499South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC5–30.62548+16Beat Ole Miss 48–44
3851.554North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA7–20.77816+12BYE
39-131.600South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC7–20.77816+11Lost to Tulane 15–41
40-121.606Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC5–40.55652+13Lost to Auburn 24–28
41-161.614Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC7–20.77816+10Lost to SMU 31–45
42-111.683Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–40.55652+16Lost to Washington 23–27
43101.817Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B125–30.62548+15Beat Kansas 27–3
44181.852Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC5–40.55652+14Beat Virginia 23–13
45-81.922Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC6–30.66731+9Lost to Pittsburgh 13–23
46191.943Purdue (PURDUE)B105–40.55652+11Beat Iowa 38–36
47131.968Ohio (OHIO)MAC6–30.66731+9Beat Western Michigan 59–14
48-81.984Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–40.55652+12Lost to Notre Dame 21–31
4961.994Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA6–30.66731+7Beat Western Kentucky 29–10
5061.995Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC6–30.66731+12Beat Akron 36–26
51192.032Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC5–40.55652+14Beat Florida 38–17
52-172.056Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B125–40.55652+10Lost to Oklahoma 46–51
5312.095Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–30.66731+7Beat Rutgers 31–17
54142.108Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC5–40.55652+9Beat Utah 38–20
55-172.152Miami (MIAMI)ACC5–40.55652+6Lost to Duke 12–20
5632.156Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–30.66731+6Beat UCLA 42–21
57-132.187Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA6–30.66731+11Lost to Mississippi State 3–45
58-102.350Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC5–40.55652+16Lost to UCF 40–52
5972.383USCPAC5–40.55652+8Beat Oregon State 38–21
60-212.428Maryland (MARYLAND)B105–40.55652+5Lost to Michigan State 3–24
61-102.514Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–40.55652+6Lost to South Carolina 44–48
62-132.519Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA6–30.667310Lost to Florida Atlantic 14–49
63122.693Baylor (BAYLOR)B125–40.55652+6Beat Oklahoma State 35–31
6482.716Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC5–40.55652-1Beat North Carolina 38–28
65-132.731Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B125–40.55652+1Lost to Baylor 31–35
66-92.738Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN5–40.55652+7Lost to App State 7–23
67142.838Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–40.55652+4Beat Ball State 45–13
68-103.008Marshall (MARSHALL)USA5–30.62548+1Lost to Southern Miss 24–26
6983.065Nevada (NEVADA)MWC5–40.55652+6BYE
70-93.102Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–40.60051+2Lost to Ohio 14–59
71143.144UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN5–40.55652+2Beat Georgia Southern 44–25
72-93.203California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–40.55652-2Lost to Washington State 13–19
7373.303Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–50.44483+4BYE
74-103.340Colorado (COLORADO)PAC5–40.55652-7Lost to Arizona 34–42
7593.405Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN5–40.55652-1Beat South Alabama 38–14
76-23.415Indiana (INDIANA)B104–50.44483+1BYE
7793.443Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–50.50077+2Beat Central Michigan 17–7
78123.469Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC5–40.55652-9Beat East Carolina 59–41
79123.470Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–50.44483+3Beat Charlotte 14–3
80-93.548BYUIND FBSI4–50.44483+4Lost to Boise State 16–21
81-123.600Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC4–40.50077-2Lost to Boston College 21–31
8263.616Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–50.50077-3Beat Colorado 42–34
83-163.676Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC4–50.444830Lost to NC State 28–47
8453.784TCUB124–50.44483-3Beat Kansas State 14–13
85103.813Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC4–50.44483+1Beat South Florida 41–15
8673.829Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA4–50.44483+1Beat Florida International 49–14
87103.865SMUIND AAC4–50.44483+4Beat Houston 45–31
88-123.921Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC6–50.54576-2Lost to Utah State 17–56
8973.924Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA4–40.50077-5Beat Marshall 26–24
90-74.088Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN4–50.444830Lost to Troy 16–26
91-134.092Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–50.44483-2Lost to Syracuse 24–41
92-134.129Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI4–40.50077-5Lost to Massachusetts 59–62
93-204.174Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–50.44483-2Lost to Illinois 31–55
94-124.184Akron (AKRON)MAC4–40.50077-5Lost to Northern Illinois 26–36
9564.546Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–50.44483-9Beat Minnesota 55–31
9624.564Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI4–60.40097-7Beat Liberty 62–59
97-104.651Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA4–50.44483-10Lost to Tennessee 3–14
98-64.958Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–60.33399-9Lost to Buffalo 42–51
9975.003Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC4–60.40097-7Beat San José State 24–9
100-65.025Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B123–60.33399-9Lost to TCU 13–14
101-15.277Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC3–60.33399-12Lost to Army 14–17
102-35.393UCLAPAC2–70.222110-6Lost to Oregon 21–42
103-15.418New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC3–60.33399-12Lost to San Diego State 23–31
10415.584Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B102–70.222110-15Lost to Ohio State 31–36
105-25.603Kansas (KANSAS)B123–60.33399-10Lost to Iowa State 3–27
106-25.613UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA3–60.33399-17Lost to UAB 3–52
10725.888Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–70.222110-18Lost to USC 21–38
10845.918Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC3–60.33399-14BYE
10995.945Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN3–60.33399-27Beat Georgia State 40–31
11016.029Navy (NAVY)IND AAC2–70.222110-18Lost to Cincinnati 0–42
111-46.093Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC2–70.222110-18Lost to Clemson 16–77
112-26.095South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN2–70.222110-18Lost to Arkansas State 14–38
113-56.100East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC2–60.250109-9Lost to Memphis 41–59
114-16.144Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN2–70.222110-21Lost to Texas State 31–40
11506.194Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC2–70.222110-22BYE
116-26.316Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–70.300107-25Lost to Toledo 13–45
11746.439New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI3–70.300107-26Beat Alcorn State Braves 52–42
11866.585Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC2–70.222110-26Beat UConn 49–19
119-36.781UNLVMWC2–70.222110-29Lost to Fresno State 3–48
12086.901Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–70.222110-31Beat Bowling Green 35–28
121-26.919Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA2–70.222110-24BYE
122-57.051North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–70.125122-22Lost to Georgia Tech 28–38
123-37.212Rutgers (RUTGERS)B101–80.111123-26Lost to Wisconsin 17–31
124-27.412UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC1–80.111123-24Lost to Tulsa 19–49
125-27.452San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC1–80.111123-23Lost to Wyoming 9–24
12607.836Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–80.111123-35Lost to Kent State 28–35
12707.982Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–90.100129-35Lost to Eastern Michigan 7–17
12818.008Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA1–80.111123-28Lost to Middle Tennessee 10–29
129-48.059Rice (RICE)USA1–90.100129-36Lost to UTEP 26–34
13008.107UTEPUSA1–80.111123-30Beat Rice 34–26

2018 Week 10 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
100.112Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC8–01.0001+35Beat Florida State 59–10
210.189LSUSEC7–10.8755+31BYE
310.205Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–10.8755+31BYE
4-20.208Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–01.0001+29BYE
500.246Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–01.0001+33Beat Navy 44–22
610.277Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–10.8755+25Beat Florida 36–17
7-10.350Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B127–10.8755+23Beat Kansas State 51–14
850.518Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC7–10.8755+21Beat Missouri 15–14
900.524UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC7–01.0001+17BYE
1020.538Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–10.8755+19BYE
1160.622Penn State (PENN STATE)B106–20.75022+19Beat Iowa 30–24
12100.627UABUSA7–10.8755+18Beat UTEP 19–0
1370.649Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC7–10.8755+18Beat Stanford 41–38
1470.764Utah (UTAH)PAC6–20.75022+16Beat UCLA 41–10
15110.772Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC7–10.8755+19Beat Hawai'i 50–20
16140.813Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC6–20.75022+16Beat Air Force 48–38
17-70.859Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–20.75022+20Lost to Georgia 17–36
18-100.874Texas (TEXAS)B126–20.75022+16Lost to Oklahoma State 35–38
19120.911Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN7–10.8755+18Beat App State 34–14
2080.930West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B126–10.85720+15Beat Baylor 58–14
21-100.959Iowa (IOWA)B106–20.75022+17Lost to Penn State 24–30
22110.978Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC7–10.8755+14Beat SMU 26–20
2341.039Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC7–10.8755+17BYE
24101.057Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC7–10.8755+14Beat New Mexico 61–19
25111.079Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC7–10.8755+14Beat South Florida 57–36
26-111.080South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC7–10.8755+13Lost to Houston 36–57
27151.105Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–30.62541+13Beat Texas A&M 28–13
28-141.105Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC5–30.62541+14Lost to Mississippi State 13–28
2981.114Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC6–20.75022+13Beat Miami 27–14
3081.150Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC6–20.75022+13Beat NC State 51–41
31-131.286Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–30.62541+16Lost to Washington State 38–41
3231.312Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–20.75022+21Beat Eastern Michigan 37–22
33-171.324Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–30.66739+12Lost to California 10–12
34-151.391NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC5–20.71436+17Lost to Syracuse 41–51
35-121.491Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B125–30.62541+11Lost to Iowa State 31–40
36-71.492App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN5–20.71436+11Lost to Georgia Southern 14–34
3731.497Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC6–20.75022+11Beat North Carolina 31–21
38-141.499Miami (MIAMI)ACC5–30.62541+10Lost to Boston College 14–27
39121.524Maryland (MARYLAND)B105–30.62541+9Beat Illinois 63–33
40151.567Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–30.62541+10Beat Wisconsin 31–17
4171.591Troy (TROY)SUN6–20.75022+10Beat South Alabama 38–17
42161.594Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–30.62541+14Beat Purdue 23–13
4301.687North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA7–20.77821+10Beat Rice 41–17
4421.689Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA6–20.75022+13Beat Florida Atlantic 21–13
45-201.718San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC6–20.75022+11Lost to Nevada 24–28
46-51.778Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–30.62541+7BYE
47-151.795Duke (DUKE)ACC5–30.62541+10Lost to Pittsburgh 45–54
4841.797Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC5–30.62541+14BYE
4981.962Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA6–20.75022+4Beat Western Kentucky 38–17
50112.049South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC4–30.57163+11Beat Tennessee 27–24
5182.110Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–30.62541+8BYE
52152.118Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B125–30.62541+6Beat Texas 38–35
53122.151Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B124–30.57163+12Beat Texas Tech 40–31
54-152.204Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–30.62541+7Lost to Northwestern 17–31
55132.206Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA5–30.62541+6Beat Old Dominion 51–17
5672.208Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC5–30.62541+9Beat BYU 7–6
57132.356Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN5–30.62541+7Beat Georgia State 37–34
58-22.371Marshall (MARSHALL)USA5–20.71436+4BYE
59-152.432Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–30.62541+4Lost to Arizona 15–44
60122.454Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–30.62541+2Beat Ball State 52–14
61-142.565Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–30.66739+4Lost to Toledo 24–51
62152.626Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC4–40.50069+7Beat Duke 54–45
63102.764California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–30.62541-1Beat Washington 12–10
64-102.780Colorado (COLORADO)PAC5–30.62541-2Lost to Oregon State 34–41
65-152.818Purdue (PURDUE)B104–40.50069+3Lost to Michigan State 13–23
66-212.823USCPAC4–40.50069+7Lost to Arizona State 35–38
67-182.884Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC4–40.50069+3Lost to Clemson 10–59
68102.956Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC4–40.50069+3Beat USC 38–35
69-163.044Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC4–30.57163-1Lost to Georgia Tech 28–49
70-83.071Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC4–40.50069+6Lost to Kentucky 14–15
71-113.075BYUIND FBSI4–40.50069+5Lost to Northern Illinois 6–7
7293.211Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC4–40.50069-1Beat Virginia Tech 49–28
7373.230Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–40.50069+4Beat Indiana 38–31
74-83.337Indiana (INDIANA)B104–50.44486+4Lost to Minnesota 31–38
75-113.345Baylor (BAYLOR)B124–40.50069+2Lost to West Virginia 14–58
76-73.378Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC6–40.60062-1Lost to Fresno State 20–50
77103.451Nevada (NEVADA)MWC5–40.55668+5Beat San Diego State 28–24
7883.461Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–40.500690Beat Louisville 56–35
79-43.501Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI4–30.571630BYE
8083.554Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–50.44486+5Beat Arkansas 45–31
81103.559Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–40.50069+2Beat Western Michigan 51–24
8283.632Akron (AKRON)MAC4–30.57163-2Beat Central Michigan 17–10
83103.690Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN4–40.500690Beat Arkansas State 47–43
84-133.993Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN4–40.50069-2Lost to Louisiana 43–47
8504.006UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN4–40.50069-4BYE
86-124.056Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–50.444860Lost to Army 22–37
87124.105Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA4–40.50069-6Beat Southern Miss 20–17
88124.112Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–50.44486-5Beat Oregon 44–15
89-134.124TCUB123–50.37591-5Lost to Kansas 26–27
90-14.150Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC4–40.50069-10BYE
91-124.189Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–50.37591-2Lost to South Carolina 24–27
9264.329Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–50.37591-6BYE
93-104.391Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA3–50.37591-3Lost to Louisiana Tech 13–21
94-104.404Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B123–50.37591-3Lost to Oklahoma 14–51
9574.659Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC3–50.37591-7Beat Tulsa 24–17
96-144.700Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA3–40.42990-9Lost to Charlotte 17–20
97-54.818SMUIND AAC3–50.37591-4Lost to Cincinnati 20–26
9894.824Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI3–60.333103-7Beat UConn 22–17
99-25.026UCLAPAC2–60.250108-2Lost to Utah 10–41
100-55.040Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC3–50.37591-10Lost to Boise State 38–48
101-55.049Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–50.37591-11Lost to Maryland 33–63
102-85.058New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC3–50.37591-10Lost to Utah State 19–61
10385.201Kansas (KANSAS)B123–50.37591-6Beat TCU 27–26
10415.374UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA3–50.37591-16BYE
105105.388Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B102–60.250108-12Beat Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 45–9
10685.515Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC3–60.333103-8Beat Colorado State 34–21
107-65.685Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC2–60.250108-15Lost to Wake Forest 35–56
10815.720East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC2–50.286107-2BYE
109115.745Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–60.250108-13Beat Colorado 41–34
11005.803South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN2–60.250108-12Lost to Troy 17–38
111-55.804Navy (NAVY)IND AAC2–60.250108-14Lost to Notre Dame 22–44
112-95.967Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC3–60.333103-11Lost to Wyoming 21–34
113-95.994Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN2–60.250108-14Lost to Coastal Carolina 34–37
114-66.035Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–60.333103-21Lost to Ohio 14–52
115-26.486Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC2–70.222117-21Lost to Vanderbilt 31–45
116-46.595UNLVMWC2–60.250108-26Lost to San José State 37–50
117-16.725North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–60.143120-14Lost to Virginia 21–31
11886.729Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN2–60.250108-25Beat New Mexico State 27–20
119-26.901Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA2–70.222117-19Lost to Middle Tennessee 17–51
12026.947Rutgers (RUTGERS)B101–70.125121-21BYE
121-37.029New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI2–70.222117-23Lost to Texas State 20–27
122-37.159UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC1–70.125121-16Lost to Massachusetts 17–22
12367.171San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC1–70.125121-16Beat UNLV 50–37
124-37.443Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC1–70.125121-23Lost to Tulane 17–24
125-27.579Rice (RICE)USA1–80.111128-23Lost to North Texas 17–41
12617.685Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–70.125121-25BYE
127-37.706Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–80.111128-25Lost to Akron 10–17
12807.712Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–70.125121-27BYE
129-47.824Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA1–70.125121-21Lost to Florida International 17–38
13008.922UTEPUSA0–80.000130-28Lost to UAB 0–19

2018 Week 9 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
100.148Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–01.0001+27Beat NC State 41–7
210.188Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–01.0001+28Beat Tennessee 58–21
310.203LSUSEC7–10.8756+29Beat Mississippi State 19–3
410.221Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–10.8756+27Beat Michigan State 21–7
5-30.240Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–01.0001+28BYE
650.372Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B126–10.85710+19Beat TCU 52–27
710.464Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–10.85710+16BYE
8-10.464Texas (TEXAS)B126–10.85710+18BYE
930.502UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC7–01.0001+16Beat East Carolina 37–10
1000.535Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–10.85710+19BYE
1170.644Iowa (IOWA)B106–10.85710+16Beat Maryland 23–0
12-60.667Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–10.8756+16Lost to Purdue 20–49
1330.732Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–10.85710+15Beat Vanderbilt 14–7
1430.765Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC5–20.71430+15BYE
1500.784South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC7–01.0001+12Beat UConn 38–30
16100.841Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–20.75027+14Beat Colorado 27–13
1730.879Penn State (PENN STATE)B105–20.71430+12Beat Indiana 33–28
1860.890Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–20.71430+16Beat Arizona State 20–13
19-100.892NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC5–10.83324+17Lost to Clemson 7–41
2020.901Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–10.85710+10Beat Oregon 34–20
21100.907Utah (UTAH)PAC5–20.71430+13Beat USC 41–28
2250.924UABUSA6–10.85710+14Beat North Texas 29–21
2320.968Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B125–20.71430+11Beat Kansas 48–16
24-11.044Miami (MIAMI)ACC5–20.71430+10BYE
2541.054San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC6–10.85710+13Beat San José State 16–13
2641.118Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC6–10.85710+10Beat New Mexico 38–7
2791.120Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC7–10.8756+15Beat Toledo 31–17
28-91.121West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B125–10.83324+10BYE
2961.123App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN5–10.83324+10Beat Louisiana 27–17
30111.132Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC5–20.71430+11Beat Colorado State 56–28
3191.136Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN6–10.85710+11Beat New Mexico State 48–31
32-181.145Duke (DUKE)ACC5–20.71430+12Lost to Virginia 14–28
33-201.180Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC6–10.85710+9Lost to Temple 17–24
3431.241Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC6–10.85710+10Beat Wyoming 24–16
35101.371Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–20.71430+17Beat Miami (OH) 31–30
3671.381Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC6–10.85710+7Beat Navy 49–36
3711.449Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC5–20.71430+8BYE
3881.459Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC5–20.71430+8Beat North Carolina 40–37
3991.479Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–20.71430+10Beat Illinois 49–20
4091.502Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC5–20.71430+11Beat Duke 28–14
41151.734Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–30.62551+8Beat Ole Miss 31–16
42-211.739Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–30.57154+8Lost to LSU 3–19
43-91.771North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA6–20.75027+9Lost to UAB 21–29
44-111.843Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–20.71430+8Lost to Washington State 20–34
45-171.930USCPAC4–30.57154+11Lost to Utah 28–41
4661.995Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA5–20.71430+9Beat UTEP 31–24
4762.000Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–20.75027+8Beat Central Michigan 35–10
4862.005Troy (TROY)SUN5–20.71430+6BYE
49112.048Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC4–30.57154+3Beat Wake Forest 38–17
50212.072Purdue (PURDUE)B104–30.57154+6Beat Ohio State 49–20
51-192.082Maryland (MARYLAND)B104–30.57154+6Lost to Iowa 0–23
52102.129Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC5–30.62551+12Beat Cincinnati 24–17
53-32.134Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC4–20.66749+4BYE
54-152.152Colorado (COLORADO)PAC5–20.71430+4Lost to Washington 13–27
55112.182Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–30.57154+4Beat Rutgers 18–15
5672.253Marshall (MARSHALL)USA5–20.71430+5Beat Florida Atlantic 31–7
5782.330Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA5–20.71430+3Beat Rice 36–17
58-142.331Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–30.57154+8Lost to Michigan 7–21
59-172.364Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–30.62551+8Lost to Auburn 16–31
6042.437BYUIND FBSI4–30.57154+8BYE
61-62.511South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC3–30.50072+7BYE
62102.601Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC4–30.57154+6Beat Memphis 65–33
6362.614Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC4–30.57154+6BYE
64-62.633Baylor (BAYLOR)B124–30.57154+4BYE
65-42.670Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B123–30.50072+6BYE
66-192.736Indiana (INDIANA)B104–40.50072+7Lost to Penn State 28–33
6732.773Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B124–30.571540BYE
6862.849Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA4–30.57154+3Beat Charlotte 21–13
69-182.850Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC6–30.66749-1Lost to Nevada 22–40
7072.973Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN4–30.57154+2Beat Massachusetts 24–13
71163.203Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN4–30.57154+3Beat Georgia State 51–35
72143.235Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–30.57154-2Beat Bowling Green 49–14
7383.239California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–30.57154-6Beat Oregon State 49–7
74183.356Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–40.50072+3Beat Ball State 42–20
7573.360Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI4–30.571540Beat Idaho State Bengals 48–41
76-93.413TCUB123–40.42981+1Lost to Oklahoma 27–52
7723.449Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC3–40.42981+1BYE
78-213.491Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–40.42981+1Lost to Stanford 13–20
79-113.600Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–40.42981+2Lost to Alabama 21–58
80-213.808Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–40.429810Lost to Nebraska 28–53
8173.860Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–40.42981-3BYE
82193.882Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA3–30.50072-5Beat UTSA 27–17
83-83.932Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA3–40.42981-1Lost to Marshall 7–31
8453.942Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B123–40.42981-1BYE
85114.034UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN4–40.50072-4Beat Texas State 20–14
86-134.055Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–40.42981-2Lost to Florida State 17–38
87104.079Nevada (NEVADA)MWC4–40.50072-2Beat Hawai'i 40–22
88-84.134Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–50.37597+2Lost to Kentucky 7–14
89-134.182Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC4–40.50072-8Lost to Missouri 33–65
90164.244Akron (AKRON)MAC3–30.50072-4Beat Kent State 24–23
91-84.259Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–40.42981-3Lost to Buffalo 17–31
9284.305SMUIND AAC3–40.42981-3Beat Tulane 27–23
93-154.366Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN3–40.42981-4Lost to App State 17–27
94-94.379New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC3–40.42981-7Lost to Fresno State 7–38
95124.425Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC3–40.42981-6Beat UNLV 41–35
96-124.477Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–40.42981-5Lost to Wisconsin 20–49
97114.501UCLAPAC2–50.2861030Beat Arizona 31–30
98-54.620Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–50.37597-6Lost to Army 30–31
99-94.676Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA3–40.42981-8Lost to Middle Tennessee 13–21
100-94.881Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC3–50.37597-9Lost to UCLA 30–31
10185.207Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC2–50.286103-10BYE
102-85.338Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC2–50.286103-7Lost to SMU 23–27
103-85.388Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC3–50.37597-3Lost to Boise State 28–56
104-55.436Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN2–50.286103-8Lost to Arkansas State 35–51
105-75.494UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA3–50.37597-14Lost to Southern Miss 17–27
106-35.517Navy (NAVY)IND AAC2–50.286103-11Lost to Houston 36–49
107-35.560Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI2–60.250112-8Lost to Coastal Carolina 13–24
108-65.652Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–50.37597-15Lost to Eastern Michigan 20–42
109-45.662East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC2–50.286103-1Lost to UCF 10–37
11025.671South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN2–50.286103-10BYE
111-15.941Kansas (KANSAS)B122–50.286103-7Lost to Texas Tech 16–48
112-16.045UNLVMWC2–50.286103-15Lost to Air Force 35–41
11356.108Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC2–60.250112-14Beat Tulsa 23–0
114-16.111Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC2–60.250112-9Lost to Utah State 16–24
115116.188Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B101–60.143118-10Beat Minnesota 53–28
116-26.560North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–50.167117-11Lost to Syracuse 37–40
11776.561Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA2–60.250112-15Beat Western Kentucky 37–34
118-26.690New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI2–60.250112-16Lost to Georgia Southern 31–48
11906.820UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC1–60.143118-9Lost to South Florida 30–38
120-56.868Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–60.143118-18Lost to California 7–49
121-17.058Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC1–60.143118-14Lost to Arkansas 0–23
122-57.214Rutgers (RUTGERS)B101–70.125124-20Lost to Northwestern 15–18
123-27.389Rice (RICE)USA1–70.125124-19Lost to Florida International 17–36
124-17.521Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–70.125124-20Lost to Western Michigan 10–35
125-37.556Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA1–60.143118-16Lost to Old Dominion 34–37
126-17.633Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN1–60.143118-26Lost to UL Monroe 14–20
12707.820Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–70.125124-23Lost to Ohio 14–49
12807.846Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–70.125124-25Lost to Akron 23–24
12908.017San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC0–70.000129-14Lost to San Diego State 13–16
13008.848UTEPUSA0–70.000129-24Lost to Louisiana Tech 24–31

2018 Week 8 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
100.192Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–01.0001+20BYE
220.198Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–01.0001+26Beat Pittsburgh 19–14
300.203Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–01.0001+22Beat Missouri 39–10
410.252LSUSEC6–10.8579+23Beat Georgia 36–16
520.332Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–10.8579+18Beat Wisconsin 38–13
600.359Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–01.0001+18Beat Minnesota 30–14
750.416Texas (TEXAS)B126–10.8579+18Beat Baylor 23–17
8-60.420Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–10.8579+14Lost to LSU 16–36
900.446NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC5–01.0001+15BYE
1030.481Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–10.8579+18Beat Vanderbilt 37–27
11-10.505Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B125–10.83316+14BYE
12-10.534UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC6–01.0001+13Beat Memphis 31–30
1350.733Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC6–01.0001+10BYE
1480.745Duke (DUKE)ACC5–10.83316+12Beat Georgia Tech 28–14
1520.767South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC6–01.0001+11Beat Tulsa 25–24
1600.798Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–10.83316+12BYE
1760.832Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC5–20.71432+12Beat South Carolina 26–23
18100.856Iowa (IOWA)B105–10.83316+12Beat Indiana 42–16
19-110.922West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B125–10.83316+9Lost to Iowa State 14–30
20-61.086Penn State (PENN STATE)B104–20.66739+9Lost to Michigan State 17–21
2131.113Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–20.66739+8BYE
22-11.125Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–10.83316+5BYE
23-81.125Miami (MIAMI)ACC5–20.71432+8Lost to Virginia 13–16
2411.129Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–20.66739+12BYE
2581.163Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B124–20.66739+9Beat TCU 17–14
26-71.207Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–20.71432+8Lost to Oregon 27–30
2771.237UABUSA5–10.83316+7Beat Rice 42–0
28171.241USCPAC4–20.66739+12Beat Colorado 31–20
2971.265San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC5–10.83316+10Beat Air Force 21–17
3011.268Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC5–10.83316+6Beat Wyoming 27–3
31151.294Utah (UTAH)PAC4–20.66739+8Beat Arizona 42–10
3251.295Maryland (MARYLAND)B104–20.66739+7Beat Rutgers 34–7
33111.296Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–10.83316+7Beat Washington 30–27
3441.333North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA6–10.8579+6Beat Southern Miss 30–7
35151.369App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN4–10.80030+6Beat Arkansas State 35–9
3661.382Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC6–10.8579+9Beat Akron 24–6
3721.385Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC5–10.83316+8Beat UNLV 59–28
38111.386Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC5–20.71432+8Beat Louisville 38–20
39-191.398Colorado (COLORADO)PAC5–10.83316+5Lost to USC 20–31
4001.462Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN5–10.83316+8Beat Texas State 15–13
4171.573Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC4–20.66739+7Beat Nevada 31–27
4251.598Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–20.71432+8Beat Arkansas 37–33
4381.617Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC5–10.83316+5Beat East Carolina 42–20
44151.628Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–20.66739+8Beat Penn State 21–17
45101.675Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–20.66739+13Beat San José State 52–3
46-51.779Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC4–20.66739+5BYE
47-181.827Indiana (INDIANA)B104–30.57156+9Lost to Iowa 16–42
48-221.930Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–20.66739+5Lost to Michigan 13–38
4971.999Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–20.66739+7Beat Miami 16–13
5082.097Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC4–20.66739+3Beat North Carolina 22–19
51-212.174Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC6–20.75031+3Lost to BYU 23–49
52142.239Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA4–20.66739+9Beat UTSA 31–3
5372.272Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–20.71432+6Beat Bowling Green 42–35
54-192.285Troy (TROY)SUN5–20.71432+3Lost to Liberty 16–22
55-232.312South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC3–30.50064+5Lost to Texas A&M 23–26
56-292.323Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–30.57156+2Lost to Tennessee 24–30
5752.400Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–30.50064+4BYE
58-152.497Baylor (BAYLOR)B124–30.57156+5Lost to Texas 17–23
59-52.528Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–30.50064+7Lost to Ohio State 14–30
60102.538Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC3–30.500640BYE
61202.554Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B123–30.50064+6Beat West Virginia 30–14
62162.574Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC4–30.57156+6Beat Navy 24–17
63102.595Marshall (MARSHALL)USA4–20.66739+2Beat Old Dominion 42–20
64152.605BYUIND FBSI4–30.57156+7Beat Hawai'i 49–23
6592.639Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA4–20.66739+1Beat Middle Tennessee 24–21
66182.717Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–30.50064+2Beat Nebraska 34–31
67-152.760TCUB123–30.50064+2Lost to Texas Tech 14–17
68172.852Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–30.50064+1Beat Auburn 30–24
69172.902Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC4–30.57156+4Beat Ohio 24–21
70-172.905Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B124–30.57156-1Lost to Kansas State 12–31
71193.019Purdue (PURDUE)B103–30.50064-2Beat Illinois 46–7
72-153.126Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC3–30.50064+1Lost to Alabama 10–39
7373.148Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–30.50064+1BYE
74-103.378Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA3–30.500640Lost to Florida International 21–24
7583.419Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA3–30.50064-1BYE
76-133.432Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC4–30.57156-3Lost to UCF 30–31
77-163.513Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN3–30.50064-1Lost to UL Monroe 20–45
78173.673Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN3–30.50064-2Beat New Mexico State 66–38
79-103.675Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC3–40.42987+1Lost to Notre Dame 14–19
80-133.720Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–40.42987+1Lost to Florida 27–37
81-163.731California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–30.50064-5Lost to UCLA 7–37
82203.774Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI3–30.50064+1Beat Troy 22–16
83-153.779Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–30.50064-3Lost to Eastern Michigan 26–28
84-123.784Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–30.50064-3Lost to Purdue 7–46
85-143.803New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC3–30.50064-5Lost to Colorado State 18–20
86-93.805Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–30.50064-2Lost to Northern Illinois 21–24
87-123.843Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN3–30.50064+1Lost to App State 9–35
88-123.897Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–40.42987-2Lost to Duke 14–28
8943.912Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B123–40.429870Beat Oklahoma State 31–12
90154.048Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA3–30.50064-5Beat Western Kentucky 40–14
91-94.054Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC3–40.42987-4Lost to Utah 10–42
92154.169Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–40.42987-1Beat Toledo 28–26
9374.229Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–40.42987-3Beat Kent State 31–6
9404.679Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC2–40.3331010BYE
95134.771Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC3–40.429870Beat New Mexico 20–18
96144.821UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN3–40.42987-5Beat Coastal Carolina 45–20
97-104.878Nevada (NEVADA)MWC3–40.42987-7Lost to Boise State 27–31
98-94.941UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA3–40.42987-10Lost to Louisiana Tech 3–31
9924.963Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN2–40.333101-4BYE
100-14.973SMUIND AAC2–40.333101-3BYE
101-135.011Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA2–30.40099-7Lost to North Texas 7–30
102105.013Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–40.42987-9Beat Central Michigan 24–23
103-125.239Navy (NAVY)IND AAC2–40.333101-9Lost to Temple 17–24
10475.266Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI2–50.286109-5BYE
105-95.306East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC2–40.333101-2Lost to Houston 20–42
106-145.406Akron (AKRON)MAC2–30.40099-5Lost to Buffalo 6–24
107-95.422Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC2–40.333101-7Lost to San Diego State 17–21
108125.474UCLAPAC1–50.167115-2Beat California 37–7
109-65.550Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC2–50.286109-10Lost to Boston College 20–38
110-45.598Kansas (KANSAS)B122–40.333101-5BYE
111-145.641UNLVMWC2–40.333101-9Lost to Utah State 28–59
11265.897South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN2–50.286109-9Beat Alabama State Hornets 45–7
113-95.900Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC2–50.286109-7Lost to Fresno State 3–27
114-56.299North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–40.200114-8Lost to Virginia Tech 19–22
115-16.355Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–50.167115-12BYE
116-36.390New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI2–50.286109-12Lost to Louisiana 38–66
117-26.665Rutgers (RUTGERS)B101–60.143121-12Lost to Maryland 7–34
118-26.710Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC1–60.143121-12Lost to Ole Miss 33–37
11926.732UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC1–50.167115-7BYE
120-36.750Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC1–50.167115-8Lost to South Florida 24–25
121-27.216Rice (RICE)USA1–60.143121-14Lost to UAB 0–42
12207.279Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA1–50.167115-9Lost to Charlotte 14–40
12307.287Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–60.143121-15Lost to Ball State 23–24
12447.313Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA1–60.143121-13Lost to Marshall 20–42
12507.391Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN1–50.167115-19Lost to Georgia Southern 13–15
12607.477Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B100–60.000128-12Lost to Northwestern 31–34
12707.554Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–60.143121-16Lost to Western Michigan 35–42
128-47.593Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–60.143121-18Lost to Miami (OH) 6–31
12907.988San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC0–60.000128-10Lost to Army 3–52
13008.750UTEPUSA0–60.000128-17BYE

2018 Week 7 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
120.186Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–01.0001+18Beat Wake Forest 63–3
220.210Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–01.0001+14Beat Vanderbilt 41–13
320.218Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–01.0001+16Beat Arkansas 65–31
4-20.250Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–01.0001+20Beat Virginia Tech 45–23
5-40.347LSUSEC5–10.83313+15Lost to Florida 19–27
610.356Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–01.0001+15Beat Indiana 49–26
780.490Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–10.83313+11Beat Maryland 42–21
830.507West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B125–01.0001+9Beat Kansas 38–22
9-10.509NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC5–01.0001+12Beat Boston College 28–23
10-40.523Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B125–10.83313+11Lost to Texas 45–48
1160.545UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC5–01.0001+9Beat SMU 48–20
1240.548Texas (TEXAS)B125–10.83313+12Beat Oklahoma 48–45
13100.604Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–10.83313+12Beat LSU 27–19
14-40.610Penn State (PENN STATE)B104–10.80025+10BYE
1540.615Miami (MIAMI)ACC5–10.83313+9Beat Florida State 28–27
16-70.637Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–10.83313+11Lost to Texas A&M 14–20
1730.698South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC5–01.0001+10Beat Massachusetts 58–42
1840.740Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC6–01.0001+8Beat Tulane 37–21
19-10.770Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–10.83313+7Beat UCLA 31–24
2050.830Colorado (COLORADO)PAC5–01.0001+5Beat Arizona State 28–21
2191.030Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–10.83313+4Beat Oregon State 56–37
2261.065Duke (DUKE)ACC4–10.80025+7BYE
23201.081Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC4–20.66737+8Beat Kentucky 20–14
24251.226Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–20.66737+6Beat Auburn 23–9
25-131.229Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–20.66737+9Lost to Utah 21–40
26131.261Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–10.80025+5Beat Nebraska 41–24
27-131.269Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–20.66737+5Lost to Mississippi State 9–23
28241.294Iowa (IOWA)B104–10.80025+7Beat Minnesota 48–31
29-161.330Indiana (INDIANA)B104–20.66737+7Lost to Ohio State 26–49
3051.349Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC6–10.85712+5Beat Wyoming 17–13
31151.356Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC4–10.80025+4Beat Nevada 21–3
32311.422South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC3–20.60049+8Beat Missouri 37–35
3351.481Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B123–20.60049+6BYE
34241.500UABUSA4–10.80025+5Beat Louisiana Tech 28–7
3561.537Troy (TROY)SUN5–10.83313+5Beat Georgia State 37–20
3681.538San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC4–10.80025+6Beat Boise State 19–13
37-131.580Maryland (MARYLAND)B103–20.60049+5Lost to Michigan 21–42
3821.611North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA5–10.83313+3Beat UTEP 27–24
39181.622Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC4–10.80025+5Beat BYU 45–20
40111.624Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN4–10.80025+6Beat South Alabama 48–13
41-201.656Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC4–20.66737+5Lost to Pittsburgh 37–44
4261.658Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC5–10.83313+5Beat Central Michigan 34–24
43171.682Baylor (BAYLOR)B124–20.66737+5Beat Kansas State 37–34
44-121.689Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–10.80025+2BYE
45-31.722USCPAC3–20.60049+7BYE
46221.729Utah (UTAH)PAC3–20.60049+5Beat Stanford 40–21
47181.778Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–20.66737+5Beat UL Monroe 70–21
48-191.808Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC3–20.60049+5Lost to San Diego State 13–19
49-221.869Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC4–20.66737+5Lost to NC State 23–28
50-31.879App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN3–10.75036+2BYE
5181.888Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC4–10.80025+3Beat Tulsa 41–26
5231.935TCUB123–20.60049+3BYE
53-272.062Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B124–20.66737+1Lost to Iowa State 42–48
54-172.102Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–20.60049+5Lost to Iowa 31–48
5562.197Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–20.60049+11BYE
5682.200Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–20.60049+3BYE
57-242.321Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC3–20.60049+2Lost to South Carolina 35–37
58-242.439Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC3–20.60049+2Lost to Notre Dame 23–45
59-282.490Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–20.60049+3Lost to Northwestern 19–29
60122.630Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–20.66737+3Beat Eastern Michigan 27–24
6162.652Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN3–20.60049+3BYE
62-122.653Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–30.50073+5Lost to Colorado 21–28
6362.672Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC4–20.66737-3Beat UConn 55–14
64172.770Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA3–20.60049+3Beat Marshall 34–24
65-292.786California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–20.600490Lost to Arizona 17–24
66-132.823Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA3–20.60049+4Lost to UAB 7–28
67-112.826Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–30.50073+4Lost to Georgia 13–41
68112.848Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–20.60049+2Beat Bowling Green 52–36
6992.916Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC3–30.50073+3Beat Syracuse 44–37
70-252.925Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC3–30.500730Lost to Miami 27–28
71222.927New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC3–20.600490Beat UNLV 50–14
72102.952Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–20.60049+1Beat Rutgers 38–17
73-113.112Marshall (MARSHALL)USA3–20.60049+1Lost to Middle Tennessee 24–34
74-33.150Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA3–20.600490BYE
75-53.157Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN3–20.60049+2BYE
76113.170Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–30.500730Beat Louisville 66–31
77143.183Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–20.60049+1Beat Kent State 27–26
7823.253Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC3–30.50073+3Beat East Carolina 49–6
79-133.256BYUIND FBSI3–30.50073+3Lost to Utah State 20–45
80-263.448Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–30.50073+1Lost to Clemson 3–63
81173.552Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B122–30.40088+2Beat Oklahoma State 48–42
82133.625Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC3–30.50073-2Beat California 24–17
83133.643Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA3–30.500730Beat Old Dominion 52–33
84173.697Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–30.40088+1Beat Michigan State 29–19
85-93.705Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–30.40088-1BYE
86143.913Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC3–30.50073-1Beat Ball State 24–16
87-124.078Nevada (NEVADA)MWC3–30.50073-3Lost to Fresno State 3–21
88-44.094Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA2–20.50073-5BYE
89144.215UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA3–30.50073-7Beat Rice 20–3
90-44.265Purdue (PURDUE)B102–30.40088-5BYE
91-174.355Navy (NAVY)IND AAC2–30.40088-4Lost to Air Force 7–35
92-194.468Akron (AKRON)MAC2–20.50073-5Lost to Miami (OH) 17–41
93-54.552Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B122–40.33399-2Lost to Baylor 34–37
94-94.612Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC2–40.333990Lost to Cincinnati 21–37
95164.690Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN2–30.40088-3Beat Texas State 42–27
96-194.711East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC2–30.40088-1Lost to Temple 6–49
97-84.713UNLVMWC2–30.40088-6Lost to New Mexico 14–50
98154.767Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC2–30.40088-5Beat Navy 35–7
99-74.846SMUIND AAC2–40.33399-2Lost to UCF 20–48
100124.858Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC2–40.33399-3Beat Akron 41–17
101-74.938Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN2–40.33399-3Lost to Troy 20–37
102-124.948Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI2–30.40088-3Lost to New Mexico State 41–49
103-205.049Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC2–40.33399-7Lost to Georgia Tech 31–66
104-55.243Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC2–40.33399-4Lost to Hawai'i 13–17
10515.262Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA2–30.40088-6BYE
106-95.333Kansas (KANSAS)B122–40.33399-2Lost to West Virginia 22–38
107-55.415Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–40.33399-5Lost to Western Michigan 24–27
108115.498Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC2–40.33399-1Beat San José State 42–30
109-25.610North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–30.250113-3BYE
110-65.701UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN2–40.33399-7Lost to Ole Miss 21–70
111-35.719Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI2–50.286112-5Lost to South Florida 42–58
112-75.806Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC2–40.33399-8Lost to Northern Illinois 16–24
113145.935New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI2–40.33399-7Beat Liberty 49–41
114-46.282Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–50.167117-10Lost to Washington State 37–56
115-66.300Rutgers (RUTGERS)B101–50.167117-8Lost to Illinois 17–38
116-16.455Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC1–50.167117-9Lost to Alabama 31–65
117-16.621Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC1–40.200114-7Lost to Houston 26–41
118-16.781South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN1–50.167117-7Lost to Georgia Southern 13–48
119-16.832Rice (RICE)USA1–50.167117-10Lost to UTSA 3–20
12006.854UCLAPAC0–50.000127-3Lost to Washington 24–31
121-76.859UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC1–50.167117-6Lost to Memphis 14–55
12247.036Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA1–40.200114-5BYE
123-17.060Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–50.167117-11Lost to Buffalo 24–34
12407.134Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–50.167117-11Lost to Ohio 26–27
125-47.184Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN1–40.200114-16Lost to Louisiana 27–42
12627.211Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B100–50.000127-6Lost to Wisconsin 24–41
127-27.289Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–50.167117-12Lost to Toledo 36–52
128-57.313Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA1–50.167117-11Lost to Florida Atlantic 33–52
12907.841San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC0–50.000127-7Lost to Colorado State 30–42
13008.698UTEPUSA0–60.000127-14Lost to North Texas 24–27

2018 Week 6 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
110.166LSUSEC5–01.0001+14Beat Ole Miss 45–16
250.204Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–01.0001+16Beat Stanford 38–17
350.244Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–01.0001+12Beat Syracuse 27–23
400.245Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–01.0001+9Beat Tennessee 38–12
5-40.267Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–01.0001+12Beat Louisiana 56–14
600.373Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B125–01.0001+9Beat Baylor 66–33
770.383Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–01.0001+11Beat Penn State 27–26
880.411NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–01.0001+8Beat Virginia 35–21
910.467Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–01.0001+10Beat South Carolina 24–10
10-70.481Penn State (PENN STATE)B104–10.80016+8Lost to Ohio State 26–27
11-20.554West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B124–01.0001+7Beat Texas Tech 42–34
12-70.602Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–10.80016+10Lost to Notre Dame 17–38
1380.666Indiana (INDIANA)B104–10.80016+8Beat Rutgers 24–17
1460.678Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–10.80016+7Beat Southern Miss 24–13
15100.689Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–10.80016+6Beat Northwestern 20–17
1630.694Texas (TEXAS)B124–10.80016+8Beat Kansas State 19–14
1700.709UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC4–01.0001+5Beat Pittsburgh 45–14
1860.757Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–10.80016+7Beat BYU 35–7
19100.760Miami (MIAMI)ACC4–10.80016+6Beat North Carolina 47–10
2020.777South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC4–01.0001+6BYE
21-100.779Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC4–10.80016+7Lost to Clemson 23–27
2250.865Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC5–01.0001+4Beat UConn 49–7
23140.895Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–10.80016+6Beat Mississippi State 13–6
24-60.982Maryland (MARYLAND)B103–10.75034+5BYE
2550.983Colorado (COLORADO)PAC4–01.0001+1Beat UCLA 38–16
2681.025Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B124–10.80016+4Beat Kansas 48–28
27141.032Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC4–10.80016+4Beat Temple 45–35
28-161.070Duke (DUKE)ACC4–10.80016+6Lost to Virginia Tech 14–31
29161.167Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC3–10.75034+6Beat Wyoming 34–14
3091.233Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–10.80016+2Beat Utah 28–24
31191.257Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–10.75034+6Beat Central Michigan 31–20
32121.398Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–10.80016+3Beat California 42–24
3331.425Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC3–10.75034+4BYE
34251.451Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC3–10.75034+3Beat Duke 31–14
35131.570Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC5–10.83315+2Beat San José State 44–41
36-231.649California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–10.75034+3Lost to Oregon 24–42
3751.656Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–10.75034+4BYE
38-231.661Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B123–20.60053+5Lost to West Virginia 34–42
39-71.718Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–10.75034+4BYE
40-121.719North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA4–10.80016+4Lost to Louisiana Tech 27–29
41141.726Troy (TROY)SUN4–10.80016+4Beat Coastal Carolina 45–21
42151.729USCPAC3–20.60053+6Beat Arizona 24–20
43131.760Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC3–20.60053+3Beat Arkansas 24–17
44-11.802San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC3–10.75034+4BYE
45211.829Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC3–20.60053+2Beat Louisville 28–24
46141.842Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC3–10.75034+1Beat Toledo 49–27
47111.862App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN3–10.75034+2Beat South Alabama 52–7
48-221.898Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC4–10.80016+3Lost to Army 13–42
49-261.904Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–20.60053+2Lost to Florida 6–13
50181.932Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–20.60053+4Beat Oregon State 52–24
51132.004Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN3–10.75034+5Beat Arkansas State 28–21
52-62.027Iowa (IOWA)B103–10.75034+2BYE
53162.066Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA3–10.75034+5Beat North Texas 29–27
54192.114Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–20.60053+2Beat Rice 56–24
5562.138TCUB123–20.60053+2Beat Iowa State 17–14
5662.172Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–20.60053+3Beat Tennessee State Tigers 31–27
57-42.172Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC3–10.75034+1BYE
58182.179UABUSA3–10.75034+2Beat Charlotte 28–7
59-122.200Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC3–10.75034+1BYE
60-292.236Baylor (BAYLOR)B123–20.60053+3Lost to Oklahoma 33–66
61192.241Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–20.60053+10Beat Buffalo 42–13
62132.296Marshall (MARSHALL)USA3–10.75034+2Beat Western Kentucky 20–17
63-252.296South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC2–20.50073+6Lost to Kentucky 10–24
64-242.310Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–20.60053+3Lost to NC State 21–35
65-322.522Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–20.60053+4Lost to LSU 16–45
66-312.543BYUIND FBSI3–20.60053+3Lost to Washington 7–35
67-182.942Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN3–20.60053+1Lost to Troy 21–45
68-142.958Utah (UTAH)PAC2–20.500730Lost to Washington State 24–28
69-183.065Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC3–20.60053-2Lost to Tulane 24–40
70-183.088Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN3–20.60053+2Lost to Georgia Southern 21–28
71193.098Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA3–20.60053+1Beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions 55–9
72193.188Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–20.60053+1Beat Miami (OH) 40–39
7363.274Akron (AKRON)MAC2–10.66752-2BYE
7473.316Navy (NAVY)IND AAC2–20.50073-1BYE
75193.353Nevada (NEVADA)MWC3–20.60053-2Beat Air Force 28–25
76-133.484Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–30.40085-1Lost to Georgia 12–38
77203.638East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC2–20.50073+2Beat Old Dominion 37–35
78-133.667Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC2–30.40085-2Lost to UCF 14–45
79-123.717Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–20.50073+1Lost to Fresno State 27–49
80-83.735Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC2–30.40085+2Lost to Boston College 35–45
81253.764Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA2–20.500730Beat Florida Atlantic 25–24
8203.776Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–20.500730BYE
83-133.868Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC2–30.40085-3Lost to Florida State 24–28
84-133.881Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA2–20.50073-3Lost to Auburn 13–24
85253.886Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC2–30.400850Beat Memphis 40–24
86123.888Purdue (PURDUE)B102–30.40085-3Beat Nebraska 42–28
87123.906Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–30.40085-2Beat Bowling Green 63–17
88-113.987Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B122–30.40085-1Lost to Texas 14–19
89-14.054UNLVMWC2–20.50073-4BYE
90184.099Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI2–20.500730Beat New Mexico 52–43
91144.144Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–20.500730Beat Massachusetts 58–42
92124.167SMUIND AAC2–30.40085-2Beat Houston Baptist Huskies 63–27
93-194.173New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC2–20.50073-2Lost to Liberty 43–52
94184.479Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN2–30.40085-2Beat UL Monroe 46–14
95-174.485Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–30.40085-4Lost to USC 20–24
96-124.517Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA2–30.40085-1Lost to Middle Tennessee 24–25
97-144.702Kansas (KANSAS)B122–30.40085-1Lost to Oklahoma State 28–48
98-134.718Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B121–30.250106-1Lost to TCU 14–17
99-104.795Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC2–30.40085-2Lost to Boise State 14–34
100164.837Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC2–30.40085-2Beat Eastern Michigan 26–23
101-94.851Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–30.250106-1Lost to Michigan 17–20
102-154.861Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–30.40085-3Lost to Northern Illinois 23–26
103155.011UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA2–30.40085-6Beat UTEP 30–21
104-185.056UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN2–30.40085-4Lost to Georgia State 14–46
105165.115Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC2–30.40085-4Beat Kent State 52–24
106-115.261Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA2–30.40085-5Lost to UAB 7–28
107-145.282North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–30.250106-2Lost to Miami 10–47
108-125.373Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI2–40.333105-4Lost to Ohio 42–58
109-95.732Rutgers (RUTGERS)B101–40.200113-4Lost to Indiana 17–24
110-85.782Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–40.200113-7Lost to Arizona State 24–52
111-106.073Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN1–30.250106-4Lost to Alabama 14–56
11216.127Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC1–40.200113-3Lost to Western Michigan 39–40
113-106.177Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC1–30.250106-6Lost to Nevada 25–28
114-36.191UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC1–40.200113-2Lost to Cincinnati 7–49
115-86.193Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC1–40.200113-8Lost to Texas A&M 17–24
116-16.231Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC1–30.250106-6BYE
117-86.346South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN1–40.200113-4Lost to App State 7–52
118-46.455Rice (RICE)USA1–40.200113-6Lost to Wake Forest 24–56
11976.614Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC1–40.200113-1BYE
12036.660UCLAPAC0–40.000127-1Lost to Colorado 16–38
12146.702Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN1–30.250106-11BYE
122-36.743Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–40.200113-7Lost to Michigan State 20–31
123-16.833Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA1–40.200113-6Lost to East Carolina 35–37
124-76.955Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–40.200113-8Lost to Ball State 24–52
125-57.019Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–40.200113-9Lost to Georgia Tech 17–63
126-27.024Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA1–40.200113-3Lost to Marshall 17–20
12717.078New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI1–40.200113-7BYE
128-17.203Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B100–40.000127-5Lost to Purdue 28–42
12907.568San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC0–40.000127-3Lost to Hawai'i 41–44
13008.698UTEPUSA0–50.000127-12Lost to UTSA 21–30

2018 Week 5 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
100.179Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–01.0001+10Beat Texas A&M 45–23
220.228LSUSEC4–01.0001+8Beat Louisiana Tech 38–21
330.228Penn State (PENN STATE)B104–01.0001+7Beat Illinois 63–24
490.284Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–01.0001+6Beat Missouri 43–29
570.290Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–01.0001+8Beat Oregon 38–31
620.365Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B124–01.0001+5Beat Army 28–21
700.390Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–01.0001+8Beat Wake Forest 56–27
8-30.401Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–01.0001+5Beat Georgia Tech 49–21
900.419West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B123–01.0001+4Beat Kansas State 35–6
1040.443Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–01.0001+7Beat Mississippi State 28–7
1160.494Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC4–01.0001+5Beat UConn 51–21
12-10.535Duke (DUKE)ACC4–01.0001+6Beat North Carolina Central Eagles 55–13
13110.596California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–01.0001+4BYE
1410.602Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–01.0001+5Beat Tulane 49–6
15250.658Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B123–10.75023+5Beat Oklahoma State 41–17
1620.681NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–01.0001+3Beat Marshall 37–20
1760.696UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC3–01.0001+3Beat Florida Atlantic 56–36
18270.717Maryland (MARYLAND)B103–10.75023+5Beat Minnesota 42–13
19220.807Texas (TEXAS)B123–10.75023+4Beat TCU 31–16
20170.837Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–10.75023+4Beat Arkansas 34–3
21-180.910Indiana (INDIANA)B103–10.75023+5Lost to Michigan State 21–35
2250.917South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC4–01.0001+4Beat East Carolina 20–13
23-210.933Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–10.75023+3Lost to Kentucky 7–28
24120.955Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–10.75023+3Beat Arizona State 27–20
25300.972Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–10.75023+3Beat Nebraska 56–10
2650.997Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC4–01.0001+5Beat Rutgers 42–13
2761.035Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC4–01.0001+2Beat Ohio 34–30
2871.036North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA4–01.0001+3Beat Liberty 47–7
29191.041Miami (MIAMI)ACC3–10.75023+4Beat Florida International 31–17
3001.068Colorado (COLORADO)PAC3–01.0001+1BYE
31181.101Baylor (BAYLOR)B123–10.75023+3Beat Kansas 26–7
32241.162Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–10.75023+5Beat Iowa 28–17
33141.188Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–10.75023+4Beat Kent State 38–17
34-241.203Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B123–10.75023+2Lost to Texas Tech 17–41
35261.220BYUIND FBSI3–10.75023+5Beat McNeese Cowboys 30–3
36-151.230Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC3–10.75023+3Lost to Georgia 29–43
37161.276Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–10.75023+3Beat Tennessee 47–21
38311.381South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC2–10.66752+5Beat Vanderbilt 37–14
39-171.489Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–10.750230Lost to USC 36–39
40101.516Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–10.75023+2Beat Louisville 27–3
41-251.533Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC3–10.75023+1Lost to Purdue 13–30
42-221.580Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–10.75023+3Lost to Maryland 13–42
4381.611San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC3–10.75023+4Beat Eastern Michigan 23–20
44-191.751Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–10.75023+1Lost to Stanford 31–38
45-31.762Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC2–10.66752+3BYE
46-201.776Iowa (IOWA)B103–10.75023+1Lost to Wisconsin 17–28
47281.843Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC3–10.75023+2Beat Texas Southern Tigers 70–14
4891.848Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC4–10.80022+2Beat Duquesne Dukes 42–21
49241.885Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN3–10.75023+2Beat Louisiana 30–28
50331.891Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–10.66752+4Beat Indiana 35–21
51161.950Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC3–10.750230Beat South Alabama 52–35
52161.988Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN3–10.75023+3Beat UNLV 27–20
53252.047Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC3–10.75023+1Beat Air Force 42–32
5462.153Utah (UTAH)PAC2–10.667520BYE
55262.235Troy (TROY)SUN3–10.75023+1Beat UL Monroe 35–27
56-282.292Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC2–20.50067+2Lost to Alabama 23–45
57282.293USCPAC2–20.50067+4Beat Washington State 39–36
58262.404App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN2–10.66752+2Beat Gardner-Webb Bulldogs 72–7
59-402.486Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC2–10.66752-1Lost to Old Dominion 35–49
6022.621Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC2–10.66752-1BYE
61-152.674TCUB122–20.500670Lost to Texas 16–31
62-302.678Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–20.50067+2Lost to South Carolina 14–37
63-202.734Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–20.50067-1Lost to Florida 21–47
64122.752Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN2–10.66752+2BYE
65-262.796Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC2–20.50067-1Lost to North Carolina 35–38
66202.821Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC2–20.500670Beat Northern Illinois 37–19
67292.837Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–10.66752+1Beat Nevada 63–44
68-42.847Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–20.50067+1Lost to Washington 20–27
69-402.857Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA2–10.66752+1Lost to LSU 21–38
70-182.860Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC2–20.500670Lost to Virginia 3–27
71162.892Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA2–10.66752-1Beat Rice 40–22
72252.899Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC2–20.50067+4Beat Tulsa 31–17
73-292.943Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–20.500670Lost to Notre Dame 27–56
7432.984New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC2–10.667520BYE
75-413.027Marshall (MARSHALL)USA2–10.66752+1Lost to NC State 20–37
76-53.032UABUSA2–10.667520BYE
77-233.093Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B122–20.500670Lost to West Virginia 6–35
78253.222Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–20.50067-1Beat Oregon State 35–14
79-413.248Akron (AKRON)MAC2–10.66752-1Lost to Iowa State 13–26
80-213.309Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–20.50067+5Lost to Oklahoma 21–28
81-183.385Navy (NAVY)IND AAC2–20.50067-1Lost to SMU 30–31
82-173.532Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–20.50067+1Lost to Penn State 24–63
83-173.568Kansas (KANSAS)B122–20.50067+1Lost to Baylor 7–26
84-263.592Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA2–20.50067+1Lost to UCF 36–56
85313.735Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B121–20.33394+1Beat Akron 26–13
86-123.847UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN2–20.50067-1Lost to Troy 27–35
87-83.895Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–20.500670Lost to San Diego State 20–23
88-83.935UNLVMWC2–20.50067-3Lost to Arkansas State 20–27
8923.994Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC2–20.50067-1BYE
90-184.005Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA2–20.50067+1Lost to Miami 17–31
91224.081Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–20.500670Beat Georgia State 34–15
92-34.172Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–20.333940BYE
93264.257North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–20.333940Beat Pittsburgh 38–35
94-244.266Nevada (NEVADA)MWC2–20.50067-2Lost to Toledo 44–63
95-134.379Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA2–20.50067-3Lost to Massachusetts 31–49
96194.682Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI2–30.40093-2Beat Charlotte 49–31
97-24.790East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC1–20.33394+1Lost to South Florida 13–20
98224.902Purdue (PURDUE)B101–30.250103-2Beat Boston College 30–13
99-64.977Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–30.250103-2Lost to Clemson 21–49
100-65.023Rutgers (RUTGERS)B101–30.250103-1Lost to Buffalo 13–42
101-115.106Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN1–20.33394-2Lost to Coastal Carolina 28–30
102-105.106Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–30.250103-4Lost to Arizona 14–35
103-155.300Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC1–20.33394-3Lost to Utah State 32–42
104195.376SMUIND AAC1–30.250103-1Beat Navy 31–30
105-75.397Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–20.33394-1Lost to Cincinnati 30–34
106-25.425Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA1–20.33394-2BYE
107-65.527Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC1–30.250103-5Lost to Auburn 3–34
108-85.527Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI1–20.33394-1Lost to North Texas 7–47
109-105.539South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN1–30.250103-2Lost to Memphis 35–52
110-85.683Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC1–30.250103-3Lost to Ohio State 6–49
111-25.719UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC1–30.250103-1Lost to Syracuse 21–51
112-65.757Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN1–30.250103-3Lost to Western Michigan 15–34
11395.774Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC1–30.250103-1Beat Bowling Green 38–23
114-65.909Rice (RICE)USA1–30.250103-3Lost to Southern Miss 22–40
115-55.996Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC1–30.250103-4Lost to Temple 17–31
116-96.003Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC1–30.250103-3Lost to Florida State 19–37
117-126.116Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–30.250103-3Lost to Ole Miss 17–38
11866.213UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA1–30.250103-4Beat Texas State 25–21
11976.249Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–30.250103-5Beat Maine Black Bears 17–5
120-86.374Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–30.250103-5Lost to Miami (OH) 23–38
121-106.414Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–30.250103-4Lost to Western Kentucky 20–28
12256.488Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA1–30.250103-4Beat Virginia Tech 49–35
123-56.552UCLAPAC0–30.000127-1BYE
12446.567Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA1–30.250103-2Beat Ball State 28–20
125-116.691Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN1–30.250103-9Lost to UTSA 21–25
126-96.964Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC1–40.200125-1Lost to Illinois State Redbirds 19–35
127-66.998Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B100–30.000127-2Lost to Michigan 10–56
12817.247New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI1–40.200125-5Beat UTEP 27–20
129-47.846San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC0–30.000127-2BYE
13008.615UTEPUSA0–40.000127-8Lost to New Mexico State 20–27

2018 Week 4 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
110.185Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–01.0001+6Beat Ole Miss 62–7
210.274Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–01.0001+3Beat Louisiana 56–10
330.276Indiana (INDIANA)B103–01.0001+5Beat Ball State 38–10
4100.278LSUSEC3–01.0001+4Beat Auburn 22–21
550.291Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–01.0001+4Beat Georgia Southern 38–7
6-50.293Penn State (PENN STATE)B103–01.0001+4Beat Kent State 63–10
7-30.345Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+5Beat Vanderbilt 22–17
890.352Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B123–01.0001+2Beat Iowa State 37–27
9130.396West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B122–01.0001+2BYE
10150.411Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B123–01.0001+3Beat Boise State 44–21
1150.431Duke (DUKE)ACC3–01.0001+5Beat Baylor 40–27
12-40.458Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–01.0001+3Beat UC Davis Aggies 30–10
13-10.489Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–01.0001+2Beat Middle Tennessee 49–7
14100.522Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–01.0001+2Beat Murray State Racers 48–10
15-80.550Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–01.0001+4Beat TCU 40–28
16150.570Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC3–01.0001+3Beat Wake Forest 41–34
17210.609Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC3–01.0001+2Beat Florida State 30–7
1800.636NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–01.0001+1BYE
1970.653Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC2–01.0001+1BYE
20-10.666Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–01.0001+2Beat Miami (OH) 26–3
21110.728Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC3–01.0001+2Beat Purdue 40–37
2270.745Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–01.0001+2Beat Eastern Washington Eagles 59–24
23190.767UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC2–01.0001+1BYE
24110.806California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–01.0001+2Beat Idaho State Bengals 45–23
25140.876Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–01.0001+1Beat San José State 35–22
2680.951Iowa (IOWA)B103–01.0001+1Beat Northern Iowa Panthers 38–14
2790.998South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC3–01.0001+3Beat Illinois 25–19
28301.047Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC2–10.66736+2Beat UL Monroe 48–10
29221.048Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA2–01.0001+1BYE
30111.140Colorado (COLORADO)PAC3–01.0001+1Beat New Hampshire Wildcats 45–14
31121.148Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC3–01.0001+3Beat Eastern Michigan 35–28
32-271.192Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–10.66736+3Lost to Notre Dame 17–22
33151.242Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC3–01.00010Beat Alabama A&M Bulldogs 63–7
34191.249Marshall (MARSHALL)USA2–01.00010BYE
35191.261North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA3–01.0001+1Beat Arkansas 44–17
36231.302Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–10.66736+1Beat Utah 21–7
37-241.314Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–10.66736+2Lost to LSU 21–22
3891.336Akron (AKRON)MAC2–01.0001+1Beat Northwestern 39–34
39251.343Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC2–10.66736+1Beat Georgia Tech 24–19
40221.371Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B122–10.66736+1Beat Houston 63–49
41161.427Texas (TEXAS)B122–10.66736+1Beat USC 37–14
42-91.441Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC2–10.66736+3Lost to Oklahoma State 21–44
43201.495Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–10.667360Beat UTEP 24–0
44-291.506Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–10.66736+1Lost to Boston College 34–41
45-341.512Maryland (MARYLAND)B102–10.66736+1Lost to Temple 14–35
46-191.656TCUB122–10.667360Lost to Ohio State 28–40
47-381.724Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–10.66736+2Lost to Alabama 7–62
48221.771Miami (MIAMI)ACC2–10.66736+1Beat Toledo 49–24
49-211.784Baylor (BAYLOR)B122–10.667360Lost to Duke 27–40
50241.833Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–10.66736+1Beat Ohio 45–31
51271.853San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC2–10.66736+2Beat Arizona State 28–21
52151.856Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC2–10.667360Beat Western Kentucky 20–17
53231.909Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–10.66736+1Beat Colorado State 48–10
54271.910Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B122–10.667360Beat UTSA 41–17
55141.959Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–10.66736+1Beat SMU 45–20
56-351.977Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–10.66736+1Lost to BYU 21–24
57-72.069Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC3–10.75035+3Lost to Army 21–28
58212.121Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA2–10.66736+1Beat Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 49–28
59242.171Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–10.66736+4Beat Hawai'i 28–21
60-232.180Utah (UTAH)PAC2–10.667360Lost to Washington 7–21
61282.224BYUIND FBSI2–10.66736+3Beat Wisconsin 24–21
62202.226Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC2–10.667360Beat UCLA 38–14
63142.263Navy (NAVY)IND AAC2–10.66736+1Beat Lehigh Mountain Hawks 51–21
64-412.300Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–10.667360Lost to San Diego State 21–28
65-452.349Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–10.66736+1Lost to South Florida 19–25
66262.414Kansas (KANSAS)B122–10.66736+1Beat Rutgers 55–14
67262.434Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC2–10.667360Beat Georgia State 59–22
68172.580Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN2–10.66736+1Beat Tulsa 29–20
69-132.608South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC1–10.50082+2BYE
70162.618Nevada (NEVADA)MWC2–10.667360Beat Oregon State 37–35
71262.655UABUSA2–10.667360Beat Tulane 31–24
72302.667Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA2–10.66736+1Beat Massachusetts 63–24
73172.683Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN2–10.66736+1Beat Campbell Fighting Camels 58–21
74-442.727UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN2–10.667360Lost to Texas A&M 10–48
75-232.729Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC2–10.66736+1Lost to Texas Tech 49–63
76-322.740Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN2–10.66736+1Lost to Clemson 7–38
77182.787New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC2–10.66736-1Beat New Mexico State 42–25
78232.805Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC2–10.66736-1Beat Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 73–12
79-332.815Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–10.667360Lost to Buffalo 28–35
80202.833UNLVMWC2–10.66736-2Beat Prairie View Panthers 46–17
8173.010Troy (TROY)SUN2–10.66736-1Beat Nebraska 24–19
82223.063Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA2–10.66736-1Beat Old Dominion 28–25
83-113.649Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–10.50082+1BYE
84-133.714App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN1–10.50082+2BYE
85-253.767USCPAC1–20.33393+1Lost to Texas 14–37
86-203.859Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC1–20.333930Lost to Syracuse 7–30
87-33.880Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA1–10.50082-1BYE
88103.900Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC1–10.50082-1BYE
89-284.128Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–20.333930Lost to Akron 34–39
90-504.187Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN1–10.500820Lost to Mississippi State 10–56
91194.207Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC2–20.500820Beat Wofford Terriers 17–14
92-244.213Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–20.33393-1Lost to Nevada 35–37
93-134.214Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–20.33393-1Lost to Pittsburgh 19–24
94-394.262Rutgers (RUTGERS)B101–20.333930Lost to Kansas 14–55
9514.370East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC1–10.500820BYE
96-514.401Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–10.50082-1Lost to Miami 24–49
97234.433Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC1–20.33393+2Beat Maryland 35–14
98-494.549Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–10.50082-1Lost to Virginia 31–45
99174.582South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN1–20.33393+1Beat Texas State 41–31
10054.590Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI1–10.50082-1BYE
101-284.658Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC1–20.33393-3Lost to North Texas 17–44
102-274.853Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC1–20.33393-2Lost to UAB 24–31
103114.863Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC1–20.33393-2Beat Southern Utah Thunderbirds 62–31
104-135.023Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA1–20.33393-1Lost to Georgia 7–49
105-405.181Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–20.33393-1Lost to Penn State 10–63
106-195.214Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN1–20.33393-1Lost to Memphis 22–59
10785.225Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC1–20.33393-1Beat Central Michigan 24–16
108-15.309Rice (RICE)USA1–20.33393-2BYE
109145.314UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC1–20.33393-1Beat Rhode Island Rams 56–49
110-75.562Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC1–20.33393-2Lost to Arkansas State 20–29
111-175.689Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–20.333930Lost to Indiana 10–38
112105.690Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–20.33393-1Beat Eastern Kentucky Colonels 42–35
113145.785Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–20.33393-1Beat Delaware State Hornets 68–0
114-155.942Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN1–20.33393-4Lost to South Alabama 31–41
115-95.949Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI1–30.250115-2Lost to Florida International 24–63
116-75.989Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B120–20.0001170Lost to Oklahoma 27–37
117-96.265Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC1–30.250115-1Lost to Florida 10–48
118-76.346UCLAPAC0–30.000117-1Lost to Fresno State 14–38
11906.579North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–20.000117-1BYE
120-86.616Purdue (PURDUE)B100–30.000117-3Lost to Missouri 37–40
121-86.783Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B100–20.000117-1Lost to Troy 19–24
122-56.965Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–30.0001170Lost to Minnesota 3–26
123-27.260SMUIND AAC0–30.000117-2Lost to Michigan 20–45
124-67.331UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA0–30.000117-3Lost to Kansas State 17–41
12517.384San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC0–30.0001170Lost to Oregon 22–35
126-27.723Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–30.000117-3Lost to Northern Illinois 16–24
127-27.724Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA0–30.000117-3Lost to Charlotte 25–28
12807.878Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA0–30.000117-2Lost to Louisville 17–20
12908.090New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI0–40.000117-4Lost to New Mexico 25–42
13008.149UTEPUSA0–30.000117-2Lost to Tennessee 0–24

2018 Week 3 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
140.213Penn State (PENN STATE)B102–01.0001+2Beat Pittsburgh 51–6
250.217Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–01.0001+2Beat Arkansas State 57–7
3-20.270Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Kansas State 31–10
420.286Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2Beat Ball State 24–16
540.315Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–01.0001+2Beat Nevada 41–10
6-20.346Indiana (INDIANA)B102–01.0001+2Beat Virginia 20–16
7130.352Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–01.0001+2Beat Rutgers 52–3
8200.354Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–01.0001+2Beat USC 17–3
910.360Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Southern Illinois Salukis 76–41
1030.404Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–01.0001+1Beat Texas A&M 28–26
1150.434Maryland (MARYLAND)B102–01.0001+1Beat Bowling Green 45–14
1270.457Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat South Carolina 41–17
13-10.465Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Alabama State Hornets 63–9
14-30.470LSUSEC2–01.0001+1Beat Southeastern Louisiana Lions 31–0
15190.493Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–01.0001+1Beat Towson Tigers 51–20
1620.544Duke (DUKE)ACC2–01.0001+2Beat Northwestern 21–7
17370.554Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B122–01.0001+1Beat UCLA 49–21
18200.569NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–01.0001+1Beat Georgia State 41–7
19-40.606Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–01.0001+1Beat Fresno State 21–14
2060.627Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–01.0001+1Beat Western Illinois Leathernecks 34–14
21-40.649Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–01.0001+1Beat New Mexico 45–14
22400.661West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B122–01.0001+1Beat Youngstown State Penguins 52–17
2370.688Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat Michigan State 16–13
2490.691Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Florida 27–16
25310.724Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B122–01.00010Beat South Alabama 55–13
2630.729Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC2–01.0001+1Beat William & Mary Tribe 62–17
27260.742TCUB122–01.00010Beat SMU 42–12
28320.804Baylor (BAYLOR)B122–01.00010Beat UTSA 37–20
2980.853Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat San José State 31–0
30110.861UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN2–01.0001+1Beat Southern Miss 21–20
31150.864Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC2–01.0001+1Beat Holy Cross Crusaders 62–14
32-80.888Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Wyoming 40–13
33-80.897Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC2–01.0001+1Beat UConn 62–7
3480.912Iowa (IOWA)B102–01.00010Beat Iowa State 13–3
3590.932California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat BYU 21–18
36140.947South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC2–01.0001+1Beat Georgia Tech 49–38
3760.955Utah (UTAH)PAC2–01.00010Beat Northern Illinois 17–6
3820.957Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC2–01.00010Beat Wagner Seahawks 62–10
39121.005Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–01.00010Beat Portland State Vikings 62–14
40281.026Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN1–01.00010BYE
41201.133Colorado (COLORADO)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat Nebraska 33–28
4271.163UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC2–01.00010Beat South Carolina State Bulldogs 38–0
43311.201Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC2–01.00010Beat Temple 36–29
44281.202Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN2–01.0001+1Beat Massachusetts 34–13
45121.247Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–01.00010BYE
46331.259Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–01.00010Beat Purdue 20–19
47831.320Akron (AKRON)MAC1–01.00010Beat Morgan State Bears 41–7
48251.336Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC2–01.00010Beat Miami (OH) 21–0
49281.366Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–01.00010BYE
50251.376Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC3–01.0001+3Beat Rice 43–29
5181.386Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA2–01.00010Beat Southern Jaguars 54–17
52191.427Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC2–01.0001+1Beat Arizona 45–18
53171.440Marshall (MARSHALL)USA2–01.00010Beat Eastern Kentucky Colonels 32–16
54-21.487North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA2–01.00010Beat Incarnate Word Cardinals 58–16
55-521.914Rutgers (RUTGERS)B101–10.50055+1Lost to Ohio State 3–52
56-342.020South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC1–10.50055+1Lost to Georgia 17–41
57282.033Texas (TEXAS)B121–10.50055+1Beat Tulsa 28–21
58-562.051Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC1–10.500550Lost to Clemson 26–28
59282.139Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–10.500550Beat North Dakota Fighting Hawks 45–3
60-372.167USCPAC1–10.50055+1Lost to Stanford 3–17
61-402.364Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–10.500550Lost to Duke 7–21
62382.420Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B121–10.500550Beat Lamar Cardinals 77–0
63232.510Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–10.500550Beat East Tennessee State Buccaneers 59–3
64-502.593Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC1–10.500550Lost to Penn State 6–51
65332.595Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–10.500550Beat Howard Bison 54–14
66312.734Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC1–10.500550Beat Samford Bulldogs 36–26
67242.761Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC1–10.500550Beat Indiana State Sycamores 31–7
68242.818Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–10.500550Beat Southern Utah Thunderbirds 48–25
69202.824Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–10.500550Beat Western Michigan 49–3
70262.857Miami (MIAMI)ACC1–10.500550Beat Savannah State Tigers 77–0
71332.885App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN1–10.50055+1Beat Charlotte 45–9
72-412.899Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–10.50055+1Lost to Arizona State 13–16
73-652.938Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC1–10.50055-2Lost to Colorado State 27–34
74-473.041Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–10.500550Lost to Indiana 16–20
75193.059Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC1–10.500550Beat Nicholls Colonels 42–17
76-373.098Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–10.500550Lost to Kentucky 16–27
77223.102Navy (NAVY)IND AAC1–10.50055+1Beat Memphis 22–21
78123.165San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC1–10.500550Beat Sacramento State Hornets 28–14
79303.177Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA1–10.50055+1Beat Air Force 33–27
80-443.243Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–10.500550Lost to South Florida 38–49
81-173.254Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B121–10.500550Lost to Mississippi State 10–31
82-473.256Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC1–10.500550Lost to Minnesota 14–21
83303.271Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–10.50055+1Beat Liberty 38–14
84-523.338Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA1–10.500550Lost to UL Monroe 20–21
85-373.387Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN1–10.500550Lost to Alabama 7–57
86-413.393Nevada (NEVADA)MWC1–10.500550Lost to Vanderbilt 10–41
87-323.417Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN1–10.500550Lost to NC State 7–41
88333.445Troy (TROY)SUN1–10.500550Beat Florida A&M Rattlers 59–7
89-313.550BYUIND FBSI1–10.500550Lost to California 18–21
90163.617Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN1–10.500550Beat UAB 47–24
91193.648Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA1–10.500550Beat UT Martin Skyhawks 61–37
92313.655Kansas (KANSAS)B121–10.500550Beat Central Michigan 31–7
93-463.657Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC1–10.50055-1Lost to Navy 21–22
94-293.705Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–10.500550Lost to Notre Dame 16–24
95-293.891New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC1–10.500550Lost to Wisconsin 14–45
96293.963East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC1–10.500550Beat North Carolina 41–19
97-343.976UABUSA1–10.50055-1Lost to Coastal Carolina 24–47
98-223.980Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC1–10.50055-1Lost to Florida Atlantic 27–33
99173.988Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN1–10.50055-1Beat Texas Southern Tigers 36–20
10054.003UNLVMWC1–10.50055-1Beat UTEP 52–24
101114.063Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC1–10.50055-1Beat New Mexico State 60–13
102244.083Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA1–10.500550Beat Old Dominion 28–20
103-364.114Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC1–10.50055-1Lost to Texas 21–28
104-264.263Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA1–10.50055-1Lost to App State 9–45
105-364.310Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI1–10.50055-1Lost to Army 14–38
106-265.135Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI1–20.3331060Lost to Georgia Southern 13–34
107-255.467Rice (RICE)USA1–20.3331060Lost to Hawai'i 29–43
108-55.587Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC1–20.333106+1Beat Arkansas 34–27
109195.715Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B120–10.0001100Lost to Iowa 3–13
110-295.736Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC1–20.3331060Lost to Missouri 13–40
111-275.845UCLAPAC0–20.0001100Lost to Oklahoma 21–49
112-295.864Purdue (PURDUE)B100–20.000110-1Lost to Eastern Michigan 19–20
11346.121Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B100–10.0001100Lost to Colorado 28–33
114-266.514Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC0–20.000110-1Lost to Houston 18–45
115-146.527Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC0–20.0001100Lost to Utah 6–17
116-146.558South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN0–20.0001100Lost to Oklahoma State 13–55
117-66.661Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–20.0001100Lost to Cincinnati 0–21
118-236.772UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA0–20.0001100Lost to Baylor 20–37
119-266.818North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–20.000110-1Lost to East Carolina 19–41
120-66.846Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC0–20.0001100Lost to Buffalo 29–36
121-146.904SMUIND AAC0–20.0001100Lost to TCU 12–42
122-27.101Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–20.0001100Lost to Maryland 14–45
123-157.288UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC0–20.0001100Lost to Boise State 7–62
124-67.313Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–20.000110-1Lost to Kansas 7–31
125-17.572Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA0–20.000110-2Lost to Florida International 20–28
12617.583San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC0–20.0001100Lost to Washington State 0–31
127-127.623Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–20.000110-1Lost to Michigan 3–49
128-67.627Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA0–20.0001100Lost to Maine Black Bears 28–31
129-107.812New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI0–30.000110-3Lost to Utah State 13–60
130-18.002UTEPUSA0–20.000110-1Lost to UNLV 24–52

2018 Week 2 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
1740.217Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–01.00010Beat Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 63–6
2900.227Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC1–01.00010Beat Northwestern State Demons 59–7
3180.263Rutgers (RUTGERS)B101–01.00010Beat Texas State 35–7
4140.294Indiana (INDIANA)B101–01.00010Beat Florida International 38–28
520.303Penn State (PENN STATE)B101–01.00010Beat App State 45–38
620.303Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Michigan 24–17
7290.306Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Louisville 51–14
8570.361Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC1–01.00010Beat Eastern Illinois Panthers 55–20
9950.374Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–01.00010Beat Middle Tennessee 35–7
10890.393Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–01.00010Beat Texas Tech 47–27
11400.394LSUSEC1–01.00010Beat Miami 33–17
12590.430Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–01.00010Beat Washington 21–16
13240.431Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–01.00010Beat Furman Paladins 48–7
14290.470Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC1–01.00010Beat Albany Great Danes 33–7
15-120.483Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–01.00010Beat New Mexico State 48–10
1630.507Maryland (MARYLAND)B101–01.00010Beat Texas 34–29
17-120.518Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–01.00010Beat Western Kentucky 34–3
18720.566Duke (DUKE)ACC1–01.00010Beat Army 34–14
1970.568Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Austin Peay Governors 45–0
20-160.571Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–01.00010Beat Oregon State 77–31
21-100.616Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–01.00010Beat Purdue 31–27
22570.628South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Coastal Carolina 49–15
23-140.628USCPAC1–01.00010Beat UNLV 43–21
24340.668Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC1–01.00010Beat UT Martin Skyhawks 51–14
25-240.686Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC1–01.00010Beat Troy 56–20
26900.712Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–01.00010Beat Kent State 31–24
27760.730Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–01.00010Beat Richmond Spiders 42–13
28490.786Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–01.00010Beat San Diego State 31–10
29510.786Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC1–01.00010Beat Florida State 24–3
30-170.790Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC1–01.00010Beat UTSA 49–7
31-210.799Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–01.00010Beat Utah State 38–31
32930.804Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA1–01.00010Beat Jackson State Tigers 55–7
33560.807Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–01.00010Beat Central Michigan 35–20
34190.809Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–01.00010Beat Tulane 23–17
35-110.873Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC1–01.00010Beat Idaho Vandals 79–13
36650.879Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–01.00010Beat Alcorn State Braves 41–0
37130.915Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–01.0001+1Beat Wyoming 41–19
38380.967NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–01.00010Beat James Madison Dukes 24–13
39910.983Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Charleston Southern Buccaneers 53–6
40670.983Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC1–01.00010Beat Western Michigan 55–42
41700.995UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN1–01.00010Beat Southeastern Louisiana Lions 34–31
42360.998Iowa (IOWA)B101–01.00010Beat Northern Illinois 33–7
43-31.001Utah (UTAH)PAC1–01.00010Beat Weber State Wildcats 41–10
44641.011California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–01.00010Beat North Carolina 24–17
4501.022Nevada (NEVADA)MWC1–01.00010Beat Portland State Vikings 72–19
4691.112Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC1–01.0001+1Beat Massachusetts 55–21
47-81.140Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC1–01.00010Beat Mercer Bears 66–14
48471.146Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN1–01.00010Beat Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 48–21
49181.152UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC1–01.00010Beat UConn 56–17
50-11.165South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC1–01.00010Beat Elon Phoenix 34–14
51361.203Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–01.00010Beat Bowling Green 58–24
5201.205North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA1–01.00010Beat SMU 46–23
53151.208TCUB121–01.00010Beat Southern Jaguars 55–7
54-481.215Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B121–01.00010Beat Florida Atlantic 63–14
55411.230Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN1–01.00010Beat Kennesaw State Owls 24–20
56171.252Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B121–01.00010Beat Missouri State Bears 58–17
57171.263Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–01.00010Beat VMI Keydets 66–3
58-271.271BYUIND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Arizona 28–23
59-21.287Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA1–01.00010Beat South Alabama 30–26
60601.291Baylor (BAYLOR)B121–01.00010Beat Abilene Christian Wildcats 55–27
6131.332Colorado (COLORADO)PAC1–01.00010Beat Colorado State 45–13
62641.361West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B121–01.00010Beat Tennessee 40–14
63-351.377UABUSA1–01.00010Beat Savannah State Tigers 52–0
64211.382Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B121–01.00010Beat South Dakota Coyotes 27–24
65541.388Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–01.00010Beat Central Connecticut Blue Devils 42–6
66-311.389New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC1–01.00010Beat Incarnate Word Cardinals 62–30
67481.455Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC1–01.00010Beat Central Arkansas Bears 38–27
68-341.467Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN1–01.00010Beat Grambling Tigers 49–17
69591.484Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Old Dominion 52–10
70141.487Marshall (MARSHALL)USA1–01.00010Beat Miami (OH) 35–28
71-151.544Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC1–01.0001+1Beat Rice 45–27
72-261.552Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN1–01.00010Beat South Carolina State Bulldogs 37–6
73391.573Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC1–01.00010Beat UCLA 26–17
74-321.592Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC1–01.00010Beat Delaware State Hornets 48–10
75-531.621Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC2–01.00010Beat Navy 59–41
76-321.631Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC1–01.00010Beat Stony Brook Seawolves 38–0
77-231.634Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–01.00010Beat Howard Bison 38–32
78-151.653Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA1–01.00010Beat Fordham Rams 34–10
79261.690Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–01.00010Beat Monmouth Hawks 51–17
80-513.682Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI1–10.500800Lost to Boston College 21–55
81-583.817Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC1–10.500800Lost to Washington State 19–41
82-523.911Rice (RICE)USA1–10.500800Lost to Houston 27–45
83-694.590Purdue (PURDUE)B100–10.000830Lost to Northwestern 27–31
84-674.660UCLAPAC0–10.000830Lost to Cincinnati 17–26
85-704.770Texas (TEXAS)B120–10.000830Lost to Maryland 29–34
86244.786Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–10.000830Lost to West Virginia 14–40
87-494.811Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–10.000830Lost to Auburn 16–21
8864.909Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC0–10.000830Lost to BYU 23–28
89-774.911Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–10.000830Lost to Notre Dame 17–24
90-425.017San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC0–10.000830Lost to Stanford 10–31
91-85.094Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC0–10.000830Lost to Alabama 14–51
92305.126Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–10.000830Lost to Ohio State 31–77
93345.140North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–10.000830Lost to California 17–24
9485.273Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC0–10.000830Lost to Wake Forest 17–23
95-935.293UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA0–10.000830Lost to Arizona State 7–49
96-265.346Miami (MIAMI)ACC0–10.000830Lost to LSU 17–33
97-115.377Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC0–10.000830Lost to Virginia Tech 3–24
98205.527Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–10.000830Lost to Illinois 24–31
99-725.568Navy (NAVY)IND AAC0–10.000830Lost to Hawai'i 41–59
100-35.630Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B120–10.000830Lost to Ole Miss 27–47
101-855.632Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC0–10.000830Lost to Iowa 7–33
102115.717South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN0–10.000830Lost to Louisiana Tech 26–30
103205.741Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC0–20.000830Lost to Colorado 13–45
104-225.759App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN0–10.000830Lost to Penn State 38–45
105-455.848UNLVMWC0–10.000830Lost to USC 21–43
106-445.859Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN0–10.000830Lost to South Carolina 15–49
107-165.867SMUIND AAC0–10.000830Lost to North Texas 23–46
108-475.935UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC0–10.000830Lost to UCF 17–56
109-406.073Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA0–10.000830Lost to Oklahoma 14–63
110-696.148Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA0–10.000830Lost to Vanderbilt 7–35
111-916.153Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–10.000830Lost to Marshall 28–35
112-876.153Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC0–10.000830Lost to Michigan State 31–38
113166.168Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–10.000830Lost to Duke 14–34
114-216.170Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC0–10.000830Lost to Villanova Wildcats 17–19
115-156.317Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–10.000830Lost to Syracuse 42–55
116-506.395Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN0–10.000830Lost to Rutgers 7–35
117-86.449Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B100–00.000830BYE
118-306.502Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–10.000830Lost to Kentucky 20–35
11956.541New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI0–20.00083-1Lost to Minnesota 10–48
120-36.585Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–10.000830Lost to Oregon 24–58
121-496.624Troy (TROY)SUN0–10.000830Lost to Boise State 20–56
122-166.763Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA0–10.000830Lost to Wisconsin 3–34
123-26.786Kansas (KANSAS)B120–10.000830Lost to Nicholls Colonels 23–26
124-656.796Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA0–10.000830Lost to Liberty 10–52
125-116.900East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC0–10.000830Lost to North Carolina A&T Aggies 23–28
126-937.067Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA0–10.000830Lost to Indiana 28–38
127-957.109San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC0–10.000830Lost to UC Davis Aggies 38–44
128-477.244Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B120–00.000830BYE
129-827.280UTEPUSA0–10.000830Lost to Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 10–30
130-327.834Akron (AKRON)MAC0–00.000830BYE

2018 Week 1 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
160.362Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC0–00.00050BYE
2140.399UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA0–00.00050BYE
3140.438Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.00050BYE
4-30.475Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.00050BYE
5-30.475Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.00050BYE
6-30.475Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B120–00.00050BYE
7-30.475Penn State (PENN STATE)B100–00.00050BYE
8-30.475Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
9-30.475USCPAC0–00.00050BYE
10-20.475Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.00050BYE
11-20.475Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.00050BYE
12-20.475Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.00050BYE
13-20.475Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC0–00.00050BYE
14-20.475Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.00050BYE
15-20.475Texas (TEXAS)B120–00.00050BYE
16-20.475Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC0–00.00050BYE
17-20.475UCLAPAC0–00.00050BYE
1800.475Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.00050BYE
1900.475Maryland (MARYLAND)B100–00.00050BYE
2000.475Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–00.00050BYE
2100.475Rutgers (RUTGERS)B100–00.00050BYE
22130.587Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC1–01.00010Beat Colorado State 43–34
23420.587Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC1–01.00010Beat New Mexico State 29–7
2431.261Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC0–00.00050BYE
25661.306Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC0–00.00050BYE
26-31.343Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–00.00050BYE
2711.343Navy (NAVY)IND AAC0–00.00050BYE
2821.343UABUSA0–00.00050BYE
29761.394Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Duquesne Dukes 63–15
3061.397Rice (RICE)USA1–01.00010Beat Prairie View Panthers 31–28
31761.454BYUIND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
32891.454San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC0–00.00050BYE
33331.528Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA0–00.00050BYE
3401.565Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN0–00.00050BYE
35731.602New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC0–00.00050BYE
36-141.639Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–00.00050BYE
37-131.639Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–00.00050BYE
38-131.639Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.00050BYE
39-131.639Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC0–00.00050BYE
40-111.639Utah (UTAH)PAC0–00.00050BYE
41-101.639Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA0–00.00050BYE
42-101.639Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC0–00.00050BYE
43-101.639Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC0–00.00050BYE
44461.936Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC0–00.00050BYE
45611.936Nevada (NEVADA)MWC0–00.00050BYE
46711.936Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN0–00.00050BYE
47771.936UTEPUSA0–00.00050BYE
48-12.084San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC0–00.00050BYE
4902.084South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC0–00.00050BYE
5012.084Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–00.00050BYE
5122.084LSUSEC0–00.00050BYE
5222.084North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA0–00.00050BYE
5332.084Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–00.00050BYE
5452.084Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–00.00050BYE
5562.084Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC0–00.00050BYE
56112.084Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC0–00.00050BYE
57172.084Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA0–00.00050BYE
58192.084Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC0–00.00050BYE
59402.084Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA0–00.00050BYE
60402.084UNLVMWC0–00.00050BYE
61492.084UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC0–00.00050BYE
62502.084Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN0–00.00050BYE
63592.084Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA0–00.00050BYE
64322.763Colorado (COLORADO)PAC0–00.00050BYE
65332.763Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC0–00.00050BYE
66502.763Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN0–00.00050BYE
67-302.874UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC0–00.00050BYE
68-302.874TCUB120–00.00050BYE
69-302.874Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA0–00.00050BYE
70-302.874Miami (MIAMI)ACC0–00.00050BYE
71-302.874Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.00050BYE
72-302.874Troy (TROY)SUN0–00.00050BYE
73-302.874Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B120–00.00050BYE
74-302.874Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–00.00050BYE
75-302.874Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–00.00050BYE
76-302.874NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–00.00050BYE
77-292.874Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–00.00050BYE
78-282.874Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.00050BYE
79-272.874South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC0–00.00050BYE
80-252.874Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC0–00.00050BYE
81-242.874Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B120–00.00050BYE
82-242.874App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN0–00.00050BYE
83-232.874Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC0–00.00050BYE
84-222.874Marshall (MARSHALL)USA0–00.00050BYE
85-222.874Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B120–00.00050BYE
86-222.874Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC0–00.00050BYE
87-192.874Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–00.00050BYE
88-192.874Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00050BYE
89-192.874Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–00.00050BYE
90-192.874Duke (DUKE)ACC0–00.00050BYE
91-192.874SMUIND AAC0–00.00050BYE
92-192.874Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC0–00.00050BYE
93-182.874Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC0–00.00050BYE
94-182.874Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC0–00.00050BYE
95-172.874Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN0–00.00050BYE
96-172.874Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN0–00.00050BYE
97-172.874Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B120–00.00050BYE
98-172.874Akron (AKRON)MAC0–00.00050BYE
99-162.874Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC0–00.00050BYE
100-152.874Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00050BYE
101-152.874Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–00.00050BYE
102-152.874Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC0–00.00050BYE
103-152.874Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–00.00050BYE
104-152.874Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–00.00050BYE
105-132.874Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00050BYE
106-132.874Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA0–00.00050BYE
107-132.874Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC0–00.00050BYE
108-132.874California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.00050BYE
109-122.874Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B100–00.00050BYE
110-92.874Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–00.00050BYE
111-92.874UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN0–00.00050BYE
112-92.874Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC0–00.00050BYE
113-92.874South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN0–00.00050BYE
114-52.874East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC0–00.00050BYE
115-42.874Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC0–00.00050BYE
116-32.874Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.00050BYE
117-32.874Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–00.00050BYE
118-32.874Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–00.00050BYE
119-12.874Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–00.00050BYE
120-12.874Baylor (BAYLOR)B120–00.00050BYE
121-12.874Kansas (KANSAS)B120–00.00050BYE
12212.874Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–00.00050BYE
123-413.570Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC0–10.00050Lost to Hawai'i 34–43
124-403.985New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI0–10.00050Lost to Wyoming 7–29
12504.944Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA0–00.00050BYE
12604.984West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B120–00.00050BYE
12704.984North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–00.00050BYE
12825.125Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
129-15.163Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
130-15.202Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–00.00050BYE

2018 Pre-Season 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
120.200Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.00010Preseason
230.200Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.00010Preseason
340.200Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B120–00.00010Preseason
440.200Penn State (PENN STATE)B100–00.00010Preseason
540.200Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
640.200USCPAC0–00.00010Preseason
740.200Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC0–00.00010Preseason
860.200Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.00010Preseason
9110.200Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.00010Preseason
10270.200Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.00010Preseason
11360.200Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
12360.200Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.00010Preseason
13370.200Texas (TEXAS)B120–00.00010Preseason
14370.200Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
15540.200UCLAPAC0–00.00010Preseason
16550.200UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA0–00.00010Preseason
17660.200Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.00010Preseason
18700.200Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.00010Preseason
19760.200Maryland (MARYLAND)B100–00.00010Preseason
20790.200Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–00.00010Preseason
21820.200Rutgers (RUTGERS)B100–00.00010Preseason
22-211.031Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
23-211.031Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
24-181.031Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
25-71.031Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
26-41.031Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC0–00.00010Preseason
2741.031Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC0–00.00010Preseason
28171.031Navy (NAVY)IND AAC0–00.00010Preseason
29311.031Utah (UTAH)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
30331.031UABUSA0–00.00010Preseason
31421.031Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA0–00.00010Preseason
32481.031Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
33571.031Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
34671.031Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN0–00.00010Preseason
35821.031Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC0–00.00010Preseason
36891.031Rice (RICE)USA0–00.00010Preseason
37-331.585UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC0–00.00010Preseason
38-261.585TCUB120–00.00010Preseason
39-261.585Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA0–00.00010Preseason
40-251.585Miami (MIAMI)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
41-251.585Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
42-251.585Troy (TROY)SUN0–00.00010Preseason
43-241.585Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B120–00.00010Preseason
44-231.585Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
45-221.585Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
46-221.585NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
47-221.585San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC0–00.00010Preseason
48-221.585Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
49-211.585South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC0–00.00010Preseason
50-211.585Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.00010Preseason
51-211.585Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
52-201.585South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
53-201.585LSUSEC0–00.00010Preseason
54-201.585North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA0–00.00010Preseason
55-201.585Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
56-201.585Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
57-191.585Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B120–00.00010Preseason
58-191.585App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN0–00.00010Preseason
59-191.585Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
60-191.585Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
61-191.585Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
62-191.585Marshall (MARSHALL)USA0–00.00010Preseason
63-191.585Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B120–00.00010Preseason
64-181.585Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
65-161.585Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC0–00.00010Preseason
66-141.585Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA0–00.00010Preseason
67-141.585Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC0–00.00010Preseason
68-141.585Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
69-141.585Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
70-131.585Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
71-131.585Duke (DUKE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
72-111.585SMUIND AAC0–00.00010Preseason
73-111.585Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
74-101.585Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA0–00.00010Preseason
75-101.585Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC0–00.00010Preseason
76-101.585Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
77-101.585Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
78-101.585Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN0–00.00010Preseason
79-91.585Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN0–00.00010Preseason
80-81.585Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B120–00.00010Preseason
81-71.585Akron (AKRON)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
82-71.585Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC0–00.00010Preseason
83-71.585Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
84-71.585New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
85-71.585Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
86-71.585Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
87-61.585Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC0–00.00010Preseason
88-61.585Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
89-41.585Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
90-41.585Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC0–00.00010Preseason
91-41.585Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC0–00.00010Preseason
92-31.585Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
93-21.585Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA0–00.00010Preseason
94-21.585Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
95-21.585California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
96-21.585Colorado (COLORADO)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
97-11.585Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B100–00.00010Preseason
98-11.585Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
99-11.585Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA0–00.00010Preseason
10001.585UNLVMWC0–00.00010Preseason
10111.585Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
10221.585UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN0–00.00010Preseason
10321.585Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC0–00.00010Preseason
10421.585South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN0–00.00010Preseason
10531.585Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
10631.585Nevada (NEVADA)MWC0–00.00010Preseason
10741.585BYUIND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
10841.585New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC0–00.00010Preseason
10941.585East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC0–00.00010Preseason
11041.585UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC0–00.00010Preseason
11141.585Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC0–00.00010Preseason
11241.585Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN0–00.00010Preseason
11351.585Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.00010Preseason
11451.585Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
11551.585Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
11651.585Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN0–00.00010Preseason
11751.585Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN0–00.00010Preseason
11851.585Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
11951.585Baylor (BAYLOR)B120–00.00010Preseason
12061.585Kansas (KANSAS)B120–00.00010Preseason
12161.585San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC0–00.00010Preseason
12261.585Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA0–00.00010Preseason
12361.585Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
12461.585UTEPUSA0–00.00010Preseason
125-694.816Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA0–00.00010Preseason
126-674.816West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B120–00.00010Preseason
127-174.816North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
128-1014.986Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
129-454.986Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
130—4.986Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason

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