16-team Playoff

Everyone writes an article about what their playoff would look like if there actually were a playoff... Not to be left out, here is ours. We have chosen a model where the conference champion from each conference gets an automatic berth - yes, we know that means that most likely the best 16 teams will not be represented under this system, but we feel that a conference championship ought to be worth something. The other slots in the tournament are filled by at-large teams based on their rankings with no limit to how many teams from a single conference may be represented. That being said, here are our sixteen teams listed in order of their ranking in our analysis:

1. Oregon (PAC10)
2. TCU (MWC)
3. Auburn (SEC)
4. Boise State (WAC)
5. Ohio State (Big 10)
6. Stanford (At Large)
7. Wisconsin (At Large)
8. Alabama (At Large)
9. Nevada (At Large)
10. Virginia Tech (ACC)
11. Oklahoma (Big 12)
12. Arkansas (At Large)
13. UCF (CUSA)
14. Connecticut (Big East)
15. Miami (OH) (MAC)
16. FIU (Sun Belt)

Bowl Season 2010 - Which Matchups Are Most Intriguing?

To be analytical about this year's bowl matchups, we do need to define exactly what we mean by "most intriguing" since technically a matchup could be intriguing to someone because of a particular storyline or because the names of the two schools' mascots rhyme or any other reason really... What we mean when we say intriguing is which games are most likely to result in a close game between two very good teams based on their resume of games during the regular season? Naturally, this probably means that the BCS championship game will usually come in #1 on the list (although our analysis shows that one of the teams actually shouldn't be in this game). But where do the other games rank? See below... These games are ranked from least intriguing (#35) to most intriguing (#1).

35. GoDaddy.Com Bowl - #99 Mid. Tennessee vs. #77 Miami (OH)
34. Independence Bowl - #23 Air Force vs. #73 Georgia Tech
33. New Mexico Bowl - #69 BYU vs. #87 UTEP
32. Little Caesars Bowl - #82 FIU vs. #68 Toledo
31. New Orleans Bowl - #72 Ohio vs. #81 Troy
30. Fight Hunger Bowl - #9 Nevada vs. #58 Boston College
29. Fiesta Bowl - #57 Connecticut vs. #11 Oklahoma
28. Military Bowl - #66 ECU vs. #40 Maryland
27. TicketCity Bowl - #70 Northwestern vs. #53 Texas Tech
26. Holiday Bowl - #15 Nebraska vs. #56 Washington
25. Meineke Bowl - #61 South Florida vs. #31 Clemson
24. Pinstripe Bowl - #43 Kansas State vs. #65 Syracuse
23. BBVA Compass Bowl - #30 Pittsburgh vs. #59 Kentucky
22. Armed Forces Bowl - #71 Army vs. #67 SMU
21. Music City Bowl - #46 North Carolina vs. #62 Tennessee
20. Humanitarian Bowl - #42 Northern Illinois vs. #60 Fresno State
19. Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl - #48 Southern Miss vs. #54 Louisville
18. Texas Bowl - #38 Illinois vs. #49 Baylor
17. Gator Bowl - #27 Mississippi State vs. #45 Michigan
16. Outback Bowl - #34 Florida vs. #47 Penn State
15. Hawaii Bowl - #26 Hawaii vs. #41 Tulsa
14. Alamo Bowl - #14 Oklahoma State vs. #33 Arizona
13. Liberty Bowl - #39 Georgia vs. #32 UCF
12. Poinsettia Bowl - #36 Navy vs. #37 San Diego State
11. Sun Bowl - #24 Notre Dame vs. #29 Miami (FL)
10. Champs Sports Bowl - #22 West Virginia vs. #28 NC State
9. MAACO Las Vegas Bowl - #21 Utah vs. #4 Boise State
8. Insight Bowl - #13 Missouri vs. #24 Iowa
7. Capital One Bowl - #8 Alabama vs. #18 Michigan State
6. Chick-fil-A Bowl - #18 South Carolina vs. #20 Florida State
5. Cotton Bowl - #17 LSU vs. #16 Texas A&M
4. Sugar Bowl - #5 Ohio State vs. #12 Arkansas
3. Discover Orange Bowl - #6 Stanford vs. #10 Virginia Tech
2. Rose Bowl - #7 Wisconsin vs. #2 TCU
1. BCS Championship - #1 Oregon vs. #3 Auburn

End of Regular Season Rankings - 2010

With today's Army and Navy game in the books, the regular season is finished. Here's how the rankings appear heading into bowl season:

1. Oregon Ducks (12-0) - 1.1
2. TCU Horned Frogs (12-0) - 2.0
3. Auburn Tigers (13-0) - 3.5
4. Boise State Broncos (11-1) - 3.6
5. Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) - 5.2
6. Stanford Cardinal (11-1) - 6.8
7. Wisconsin Badgers (11-1) - 7.0
8. Alabama Crimson Tide (9-3) - 8.7
9. Nevada Wolf Pack (12-1) - 9.4
10. Virginia Tech Hokies (11-2) - 10.9
11. Oklahoma Sooners (11-2) - 11.0
12. Arkansas Razorbacks (10-2) - 12.1
13. Missouri Tigers (10-2) - 12.7
14. Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-2) - 12.8
15. Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-3) - 14.5
16. Texas A&M Aggies (9-3) - 16.5
17. LSU Tigers (10-2) - 17.0
18. Michigan State Spartans (11-1) - 17.8
(tie) South Carolina Gamecocks (9-4) - 17.8
20. Florida State Seminoles (9-4) - 19.9
21. Utah Utes (10-2) - 20.8
22. West Virginia Mountaineers (9-3) - 22.9
23. Air Force Falcons (8-4) - 23.8
24. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5) - 25.0
(tie) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-5) - 25.0
26. Hawaii Warriors (10-3) - 26.7
27. Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-4) - 27.1
28. NC State Wolfpack (8-4) - 27.3
29. Miami Hurricanes (7-5) - 29.3
30. Pittsburgh Panthers (7-5) - 30.8
31. Clemson Tigers (6-6) - 32.2
32. UCF Knights (10-3) - 33.0
33. Arizona Wildcats (7-5) - 33.3
34. Florida Gators (6-5) - 34.0
35. USC Trojans (8-5) - 34.9
36. Navy Midshipmen (9-3) - 35.2
37. San Diego State Aztecs (8-4) - 36.5
38. Illinois Fighting Illini (6-6) - 38.5
39. Georgia Bulldogs (6-5) - 39.5
40. Maryland Terrapins (8-4) - 40.1
41. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (9-3) - 40.7
42. Northern Illinois Huskies (10-3) - 41.9
43. Arizona State Sun Devils (6-6) - 42.3
(tie) Kansas State Wildcats (7-5) - 42.3
45. Michigan Wolverines (7-5) - 44.5
46. North Carolina Tar Heels (7-5) - 46.8
47. Penn State Nittany Lions (7-5) - 47.8
48. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (8-4) - 48.7
49. Baylor Bears (7-5) - 49.9
50. California Golden Bears (5-7) - 51.4
51. Oregon State Beavers (5-7) - 52.3
52. Iowa State Cyclones (5-7) - 52.4
53. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5) - 53.1
54. Louisville Cardinals (6-6) - 53.4
55. Texas Longhorns (5-7) - 56.0
56. Washington Huskies (6-6) - 56.4
57. Connecticut Huskies (8-4) - 57.1
58. Boston College Eagles (7-5) - 57.7
59. Kentucky Wildcats (6-6) - 59.4
60. Fresno State Bulldogs (8-4) - 60.0
61. South Florida Bulls (7-5) - 61.5
62. Colorado Buffaloes (5-7) - 62.4
(tie) Tennessee Volunteers (6-6) - 62.4
64. Temple Owls (8-4) - 65.7
65. Syracuse Orange (7-5) - 66.7
66. ECU Pirates (6-6) - 67.4
67. SMU Mustangs (7-6) - 67.6
68. Toledo Rockets (8-4) - 67.7
69. BYU Cougars (6-6) - 68.3
70. Northwestern Wildcats (7-5) - 69.0
71. Army Black Knights (6-6) - 69.9
72. Ohio Bobcats (8-4) - 70.4
73. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-6) - 70.5
74. Houston Cougars (5-7) - 73.3
75. Cincinnati Bearcats (4-8) - 75.1
(tie) Miami University RedHawks (9-4) - 75.1
(tie) UCLA Bruins (4-8) - 75.1
78. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (5-7) - 76.7
79. Western Michigan Broncos (6-6) - 78.7
80. Idaho Vandals (6-7) - 79.5
81. Troy Trojans (7-5) - 80.4
82. FIU Golden Panthers (6-6) - 80.9
83. Virginia Cavaliers (4-8) - 84.0
84. Indiana Hoosiers (5-7) - 84.4
85. Purdue Boilermakers (4-8) - 85.0
86. Marshall Thundering Herd (5-7) - 87.9
87. UTEP Miners (6-6) - 88.1
88. Duke Blue Devils (3-9) - 88.4
89. Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-9) - 88.6
90. Kent State Golden Flashes (5-7) - 90.2
91. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-8) - 90.7
92. Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-8) - 92.1
93. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-9) - 92.5
94. UAB Blazers (4-8) - 93.5
95. Ole Miss Rebels (4-8) - 95.0
96. Washington State Cougars (2-10) - 96.6
97. Central Michigan Chippewas (3-9) - 96.7
(tie) Rice Owls (4-8) - 96.7
99. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (6-6) - 98.2
100. Utah State Aggies (4-8) - 100.1
101. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (5-7) - 100.5
102. North Texas Mean Green (3-9) - 104.6
103. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-10) - 104.8
104. Colorado State Rams (3-9) - 105.0
105. Bowling Green Falcons (2-10) - 105.4
106. Florida Atlantic Owls (4-8) - 106.0
107. Wyoming Cowboys (3-9) - 106.3
108. Kansas Jayhawks (3-9) - 106.6
109. Ball State Cardinals (4-8) - 107.7
110. Tulane Green Wave (4-8) - 108.4
111. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (2-10) - 109.6
112. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (3-9) - 111.2
113. UNLV Rebels (2-11) - 112.6
114. Memphis Tigers (1-11) - 113.8
115. Eastern Michigan Eagles (2-10) - 114.8
116. Akron Zips (1-11) - 116.4
117. Buffalo Bulls (2-10) - 116.7
118. San Jose State Spartans (1-12) - 118.3
119. New Mexico State Aggies (2-10) - 118.8
120. New Mexico Lobos (1-11) - 119.3

Week 14 - 2010

Go ahead and ask. How is it that we have TCU ranked ahead of Auburn? The short answer is that our ranking system takes into account the entire season and does not give greater weight to games played later in the year, which is what naturally happens in human polls and often in some computer-based ranking systems.

If you compare the entire seasons in this manner, especially if you remove artificial labels such as MWC, SEC or even team names, TCU really does show better when you look at game results. Auburn barely beat Mississippi State (#27 in our rankings), Clemson (#31) - an overtime game, and Kentucky (#59) in the first half of the season. None of these three teams are in the top 25 in our rankings. Granted, Auburn has been really good for the past 6 weeks, but that does not completely erase this early-season history in our analysis. TCU, meanwhile, had only one game closer than a touchdown (to San Diego State - ranked #36). TCU also blew out two teams in our top 25 (Utah at #21 and Air Force at #23). Auburn also has two "blow out" wins over top 25 teams (#12 Arkansas and #19 South Carolina) but it took playing South Carolina a second time to get that blowout victory.

This does not mean Auburn is not a great team, or that they wouldn't beat TCU if they played head-to-head. It just means that if you remove the biases associated with the names of teams played and the conferences teams played in and just compare the actual results, taking into account the year-long performance of these teams and the teams they played against, TCU has a slightly better resume of games overall.

Speaking of biases, since when would a previously undefeated team that has blown out nearly all of the opposition it has faced drop eight spots in the polls for losing an overtime game in the second-to-last game of the season to another top 10 team because of a two missed field goals - one at the end of regulation and one in overtime? If this were an SEC or Big 12 team, there is no reason that team would drop nearly completely out of the top 10. But because Boise State is in the WAC, voters treated them like they lost to a dog, nearly invalidating everything else they had accomplished that year. Nevada is no dog - itself having only lost one road game to a team that our analysis shows should be on the cusp of the Top 25 itself. Our analysis puts Nevada at #9 at the end of the regular season. And Boise State? They end the regular season at #4 - right about where we think the voters would have placed them if they had only been told the statistics of Boise State's season and opponents without the names and conference affiliations. Some teams get the benefit of the doubt because of decades of tradition. Others are penalized, not for anything about the actual season being evaluated, but for a lack of a lengthy tradition - even though those ghosts of the past used up their eligibility in the college game long ago.

Here are our regular season-ending rankings (technically with one more game to go - the traditional Army-Navy game scheduled for next week):

1. Oregon Ducks (12-0) - 1.1
2. TCU Horned Frogs (12-0) - 2.0
3. Auburn Tigers (13-0) - 3.5
4. Boise State Broncos (11-1) - 3.6
5. Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) - 5.0
6. Stanford Cardinal (11-1) - 6.9
7. Wisconsin Badgers (11-1) - 7.0
8. Alabama Crimson Tide (9-3) - 8.7
9. Nevada Wolf Pack (12-1) - 9.5
10. Virginia Tech Hokies (11-2) - 10.9
11. Oklahoma Sooners (11-2) - 11.0
12. Arkansas Razorbacks (10-2) - 12.1
13. Missouri Tigers (10-2) - 12.7
14. Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-2) - 12.8
15. Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-3) - 14.5
16. Texas A&M Aggies (9-3) - 16.5
17. LSU Tigers (10-2) - 17.0
18. Michigan State Spartans (11-1) - 17.7
19. South Carolina Gamecocks (9-4) - 17.8
20. Florida State Seminoles (9-4) - 20.0
21. Utah Utes (10-2) - 20.8
22. West Virginia Mountaineers (9-3) - 22.8
23. Air Force Falcons (8-4) - 23.7
24. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5) - 24.7
25. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-5) - 25.5
26. Hawaii Warriors (10-3) - 26.8
27. Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-4) - 26.9
28. NC State Wolfpack (8-4) - 27.3
29. Miami Hurricanes (7-5) - 29.2
30. Pittsburgh Panthers (7-5) - 30.7
31. Clemson Tigers (6-6) - 32.3
32. Arizona Wildcats (7-5) - 32.7
33. UCF Knights (10-3) - 33.3
34. Florida Gators (6-5) - 33.8
35. Arizona State Sun Devils (7-5) - 35.9
36. San Diego State Aztecs (8-4) - 36.3
37. Navy Midshipmen (8-3) - 37.2
38. USC Trojans (7-6) - 38.5
39. Illinois Fighting Illini (6-6) - 38.8
40. Georgia Bulldogs (6-5) - 39.8
41. Maryland Terrapins (8-4) - 40.9
42. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (9-3) - 41.0
43. Northern Illinois Huskies (10-3) - 41.7
44. Kansas State Wildcats (7-5) - 42.3
45. Michigan Wolverines (7-5) - 44.5
46. North Carolina Tar Heels (7-5) - 46.7
47. Penn State Nittany Lions (7-5) - 47.8
48. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (8-4) - 48.6
49. Baylor Bears (7-5) - 50.1
50. California Golden Bears (5-7) - 51.0
51. Oregon State Beavers (5-7) - 51.8
52. Iowa State Cyclones (5-7) - 52.8
53. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5) - 53.0
54. Louisville Cardinals (6-6) - 53.4
55. Texas Longhorns (5-7) - 56.1
56. Washington Huskies (6-6) - 56.5
57. Connecticut Huskies (8-4) - 57.1
58. Boston College Eagles (7-5) - 58.0
59. Kentucky Wildcats (6-6) - 59.5
60. Fresno State Bulldogs (8-4) - 60.2
61. South Florida Bulls (7-5) - 61.6
62. Colorado Buffaloes (5-7) - 62.4
63. Tennessee Volunteers (6-6) - 62.6
64. Temple Owls (8-4) - 65.6
65. Syracuse Orange (7-5) - 67.1
66. Army Black Knights (6-5) - 67.3
67. SMU Mustangs (7-6) - 67.7
(tie) Toledo Rockets (8-4) - 67.7
69. ECU Pirates (6-6) - 67.8
70. BYU Cougars (6-6) - 68.4
71. Northwestern Wildcats (7-5) - 69.2
72. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-6) - 70.6
73. Ohio Bobcats (8-4) - 70.7
74. Houston Cougars (5-7) - 73.5
75. Cincinnati Bearcats (4-8) - 75.0
76. UCLA Bruins (4-8) - 75.2
77. Miami University RedHawks (9-4) - 75.4
78. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (5-7) - 77.0
79. Western Michigan Broncos (6-6) - 78.8
80. Idaho Vandals (6-7) - 79.5
81. Troy Trojans (7-5) - 80.2
82. FIU Golden Panthers (6-6) - 80.8
83. Indiana Hoosiers (5-7) - 84.1
84. Virginia Cavaliers (4-8) - 84.6
85. Purdue Boilermakers (4-8) - 85.0
86. Marshall Thundering Herd (5-7) - 87.9
(tie) UTEP Miners (6-6) - 87.9
88. Duke Blue Devils (3-9) - 88.5
89. Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-9) - 88.6
90. Kent State Golden Flashes (5-7) - 90.4
91. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-8) - 90.5
92. Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-8) - 92.1
93. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-9) - 92.8
94. UAB Blazers (4-8) - 93.5
95. Ole Miss Rebels (4-8) - 94.9
96. Washington State Cougars (2-10) - 96.3
97. Central Michigan Chippewas (3-9) - 96.8
(tie) Rice Owls (4-8) - 96.8
99. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (6-6) - 98.1
100. Utah State Aggies (4-8) - 100.1
101. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (5-7) - 100.5
102. North Texas Mean Green (3-9) - 104.6
103. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-10) - 104.8
104. Colorado State Rams (3-9) - 105.0
105. Bowling Green Falcons (2-10) - 105.4
106. Florida Atlantic Owls (4-8) - 106.0
107. Wyoming Cowboys (3-9) - 106.3
108. Kansas Jayhawks (3-9) - 106.6
109. Ball State Cardinals (4-8) - 107.7
110. Tulane Green Wave (4-8) - 108.4
111. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (2-10) - 109.6
112. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (3-9) - 111.2
113. UNLV Rebels (2-11) - 112.6
114. Memphis Tigers (1-11) - 113.8
115. Eastern Michigan Eagles (2-10) - 114.7
116. Akron Zips (1-11) - 116.5
117. Buffalo Bulls (2-10) - 116.7
118. San Jose State Spartans (1-12) - 118.3
119. New Mexico State Aggies (2-10) - 118.9
120. New Mexico Lobos (1-11) - 119.2

Week 13 - 2010

Things are beginning to sort themselves out finally. Here are the latest rankings:

1. Oregon Ducks (11-0) - 1.3
2. TCU Horned Frogs (12-0) - 1.7
3. Boise State Broncos (10-1) - 3.3
4. Auburn Tigers (12-0) - 4.4
5. Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) - 4.7
6. Wisconsin Badgers (11-1) - 6.4
7. Stanford Cardinal (11-1) - 6.5
8. Alabama Crimson Tide (9-3) - 8.4
9. Arkansas Razorbacks (10-2) - 10.3
10. Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-2) - 12.1
11. Oklahoma Sooners (10-2) - 12.4
12. Missouri Tigers (10-2) - 12.6
13. Nevada Wolf Pack (11-1) - 12.9
14. Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-2) - 13.3
15. South Carolina Gamecocks (9-3) - 14.2
(tie) Virginia Tech Hokies (10-2) - 14.2
17. LSU Tigers (10-2) - 16.9
18. Texas A&M Aggies (9-3) - 17.3
19. Michigan State Spartans (11-1) - 17.7
20. Florida State Seminoles (9-3) - 19.6
21. Utah Utes (10-2) - 21.0
22. Air Force Falcons (8-4) - 23.0
23. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5) - 23.6
24. West Virginia Mountaineers (8-3) - 24.7
25. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-5) - 25.6
26. Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-4) - 27.0
27. NC State Wolfpack (8-4) - 27.2
28. Hawaii Warriors (9-3) - 29.0
(tie) Miami Hurricanes (7-5) - 29.0
30. Clemson Tigers (6-6) - 31.3
31. Arizona Wildcats (7-4) - 32.0
32. Illinois Fighting Illini (6-5) - 33.5
33. Northern Illinois Huskies (10-2) - 33.8
34. Florida Gators (6-5) - 34.1
35. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-5) - 34.3
36. UCF Knights (9-3) - 34.4
37. San Diego State Aztecs (8-4) - 36.5
38. Arizona State Sun Devils (6-5) - 37.2
39. Navy Midshipmen (8-3) - 37.6
40. Georgia Bulldogs (6-5) - 39.6
41. Maryland Terrapins (8-4) - 40.8
42. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (9-3) - 41.2
43. Kansas State Wildcats (7-5) - 42.7
44. USC Trojans (6-6) - 43.3
45. Michigan Wolverines (7-5) - 45.1
46. Penn State Nittany Lions (7-5) - 46.7
47. North Carolina Tar Heels (7-5) - 48.0
48. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (8-4) - 48.9
49. Baylor Bears (7-5) - 50.2
50. Oregon State Beavers (5-6) - 50.5
51. California Golden Bears (5-7) - 50.8
52. Iowa State Cyclones (5-7) - 51.5
53. Louisville Cardinals (6-6) - 53.1
54. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5) - 53.7
55. Texas Longhorns (5-7) - 56.0
56. Washington Huskies (5-6) - 56.3
57. Connecticut Huskies (7-4) - 58.2
(tie) Kentucky Wildcats (6-6) - 58.2
59. Boston College Eagles (7-5) - 58.6
60. South Florida Bulls (7-4) - 60.6
61. Colorado Buffaloes (5-7) - 62.1
62. Tennessee Volunteers (6-6) - 62.2
63. Fresno State Bulldogs (7-4) - 64.2
64. SMU Mustangs (7-5) - 67.1
65. Army Black Knights (6-5) - 67.4
(tie) Syracuse Orange (7-5) - 67.4
67. Temple Owls (8-4) - 67.5
68. BYU Cougars (6-6) - 67.7
69. Toledo Rockets (8-4) - 67.9
70. ECU Pirates (6-6) - 69.0
71. Northwestern Wildcats (7-5) - 69.7
72. UCLA Bruins (4-7) - 71.1
73. Ohio Bobcats (8-4) - 71.8
74. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-6) - 72.2
75. Cincinnati Bearcats (4-7) - 73.1
76. Houston Cougars (5-7) - 73.4
77. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (5-6) - 75.1
78. FIU Golden Panthers (6-5) - 77.8
79. Idaho Vandals (5-7) - 78.3
80. Western Michigan Broncos (6-6) - 79.2
81. Miami University RedHawks (8-4) - 79.3
82. Troy Trojans (6-5) - 83.8
83. Indiana Hoosiers (5-7) - 84.3
84. Virginia Cavaliers (4-8) - 84.5
85. Purdue Boilermakers (4-8) - 84.6
86. Marshall Thundering Herd (5-7) - 88.0
(tie) UTEP Miners (6-6) - 88.0
88. Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-9) - 88.2
89. Duke Blue Devils (3-9) - 88.5
90. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-7) - 89.0
91. Kent State Golden Flashes (5-7) - 90.8
92. Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-8) - 92.1
93. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-9) - 92.9
94. UAB Blazers (4-8) - 93.5
95. Ole Miss Rebels (4-8) - 94.9
96. Washington State Cougars (2-9) - 95.8
97. Rice Owls (4-8) - 96.7
98. Central Michigan Chippewas (3-9) - 97.1
99. Utah State Aggies (4-7) - 98.6
100. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (5-6) - 99.3
101. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (5-7) - 100.9
102. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-10) - 104.6
103. Colorado State Rams (3-9) - 105.0
104. Florida Atlantic Owls (4-7) - 105.1
(tie) North Texas Mean Green (3-9) - 105.1
106. Bowling Green Falcons (2-10) - 105.9
(tie) Wyoming Cowboys (3-9) - 105.9
108. Kansas Jayhawks (3-9) - 106.5
109. Ball State Cardinals (4-8) - 108.0
110. Tulane Green Wave (4-8) - 108.7
111. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (2-10) - 110.0
112. UNLV Rebels (2-10) - 111.3
113. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (3-9) - 111.4
114. Memphis Tigers (1-11) - 114.0
115. Eastern Michigan Eagles (2-10) - 114.6
116. Akron Zips (1-11) - 116.5
117. Buffalo Bulls (2-10) - 116.6
118. New Mexico State Aggies (2-10) - 118.7
119. New Mexico Lobos (1-11) - 119.0
120. San Jose State Spartans (1-11) - 119.1

Week 12 - 2010

Oregon, TCU and Auburn were all on byes. Boise State blew out Fresno State. But with our system, it really is true that every game has an impact on the standings. This looks like it's going to be a close one as we head into the final weeks of the season...

1. Oregon Ducks (10-0) - 1.5
(tie) TCU Horned Frogs (11-0) - 1.5
3. Boise State Broncos (10-0) - 3.0
4. Ohio State Buckeyes (10-1) - 4.6
5. Auburn Tigers (11-0) - 4.7
6. Alabama Crimson Tide (9-2) - 6.6
7. Wisconsin Badgers (10-1) - 7.4
8. Stanford Cardinal (10-1) - 7.7
9. Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-1) - 8.6
10. LSU Tigers (10-1) - 11.0
11. Arkansas Razorbacks (9-2) - 11.5
12. Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-2) - 13.7
13. Missouri Tigers (9-2) - 14.6
14. South Carolina Gamecocks (8-3) - 14.8
15. Nevada Wolf Pack (10-1) - 15.0
16. Virginia Tech Hokies (9-2) - 15.1
17. Oklahoma Sooners (9-2) - 16.5
18. Michigan State Spartans (10-1) - 16.7
19. Texas A&M Aggies (8-3) - 17.1
20. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-4) - 19.0
21. Utah Utes (9-2) - 20.8
22. Florida State Seminoles (8-3) - 22.0
23. Air Force Falcons (8-4) - 25.2
(tie) NC State Wolfpack (8-3) - 25.2
25. Miami Hurricanes (7-4) - 25.5
26. Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-4) - 25.7
27. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-4) - 27.9
28. Arizona Wildcats (7-3) - 28.5
29. Florida Gators (6-4) - 28.8
30. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-5) - 30.2
31. Clemson Tigers (6-5) - 30.5
32. Hawaii Warriors (8-3) - 30.8
33. UCF Knights (8-3) - 34.2
34. Illinois Fighting Illini (6-5) - 34.7
(tie) West Virginia Mountaineers (7-3) - 34.7
36. Northern Illinois Huskies (9-2) - 35.4
37. Navy Midshipmen (8-3) - 37.9
38. Georgia Bulldogs (5-5) - 39.4
39. Kansas State Wildcats (6-5) - 40.0
40. USC Trojans (6-5) - 40.6
41. San Diego State Aztecs (7-4) - 41.2
42. Michigan Wolverines (7-4) - 41.4
43. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (8-3) - 44.4
44. Arizona State Sun Devils (5-5) - 44.6
45. Penn State Nittany Lions (7-4) - 44.9
46. California Golden Bears (5-6) - 46.7
(tie) Oregon State Beavers (5-5) - 46.7
48. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (8-3) - 47.0
49. North Carolina Tar Heels (6-5) - 47.4
50. Maryland Terrapins (7-4) - 49.6
51. Baylor Bears (7-5) - 52.2
52. Kentucky Wildcats (6-5) - 52.4
53. Iowa State Cyclones (5-7) - 53.1
54. Ohio Bobcats (8-3) - 54.6
55. Texas Longhorns (5-6) - 54.9
56. Temple Owls (8-3) - 55.2
57. Louisville Cardinals (5-6) - 55.7
58. Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-5) - 57.5
59. Colorado Buffaloes (5-6) - 59.5
60. Washington Huskies (4-6) - 60.0
61. Connecticut Huskies (6-4) - 61.6
62. Syracuse Orange (7-4) - 63.4
63. UCLA Bruins (4-6) - 63.6
64. Fresno State Bulldogs (6-4) - 64.4
65. Cincinnati Bearcats (4-6) - 67.4
66. Boston College Eagles (6-5) - 67.5
67. Northwestern Wildcats (7-4) - 67.7
68. South Florida Bulls (6-4) - 67.9
69. Army Black Knights (6-5) - 69.2
70. Toledo Rockets (7-4) - 69.6
71. Tennessee Volunteers (5-6) - 69.7
72. ECU Pirates (6-5) - 69.8
73. Houston Cougars (5-6) - 69.9
74. SMU Mustangs (6-5) - 71.5
75. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-5) - 73.6
76. BYU Cougars (6-5) - 74.8
77. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-6) - 76.2
78. FIU Golden Panthers (5-5) - 77.3
79. Idaho Vandals (5-6) - 77.9
80. Virginia Cavaliers (4-7) - 80.8
81. Purdue Boilermakers (4-7) - 82.9
82. Indiana Hoosiers (4-7) - 83.2
83. Western Michigan Broncos (5-6) - 83.7
84. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-6) - 84.2
(tie) Troy Trojans (5-5) - 84.2
86. UTEP Miners (6-6) - 86.0
87. Marshall Thundering Herd (4-7) - 87.0
88. Miami University RedHawks (7-4) - 88.3
89. UAB Blazers (4-7) - 89.1
90. Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-7) - 90.0
91. Duke Blue Devils (3-8) - 90.1
92. Ole Miss Rebels (4-7) - 92.9
93. Washington State Cougars (2-9) - 93.8
94. Central Michigan Chippewas (3-8) - 95.6
95. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (5-6) - 95.9
96. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-9) - 96.5
97. Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-9) - 97.4
98. Rice Owls (3-8) - 98.1
99. Utah State Aggies (4-7) - 98.9
100. Kent State Golden Flashes (4-7) - 99.6
101. Florida Atlantic Owls (4-6) - 100.0
102. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-9) - 101.6
103. Bowling Green Falcons (2-9) - 103.8
(tie) Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (4-6) - 103.8
105. Kansas Jayhawks (3-8) - 105.6
106. Colorado State Rams (3-9) - 106.2
(tie) Wyoming Cowboys (3-9) - 106.2
108. North Texas Mean Green (3-8) - 106.7
109. Tulane Green Wave (4-7) - 107.3
110. Ball State Cardinals (4-8) - 108.6
111. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (2-9) - 109.9
112. UNLV Rebels (2-9) - 110.7
113. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-9) - 112.5
114. Memphis Tigers (1-10) - 114.3
115. Eastern Michigan Eagles (2-9) - 114.4
116. Buffalo Bulls (2-9) - 115.6
117. Akron Zips (0-11) - 118.0
118. New Mexico State Aggies (2-9) - 118.2
119. New Mexico Lobos (1-10) - 118.6
120. San Jose State Spartans (1-10) - 119.2

Week 11 - 2010

Utah let down TCU. So did Oregon State. Utah's loss to Notre Dame coupled with Oregon State's loss to Washington State hurt TCU in the rankings. (Remember Oregon hasn't played Oregon State yet.) Here's where things stand now.

1. Oregon Ducks (10-0) - 1.3
2. TCU Horned Frogs (11-0) - 1.7
3. Boise State Broncos (9-0) - 3.3
4. Auburn Tigers (11-0) - 3.9
5. Ohio State Buckeyes (9-1) - 4.8
6. Alabama Crimson Tide (8-2) - 6.5
7. Wisconsin Badgers (9-1) - 7.9
8. Oklahoma State Cowboys (9-1) - 8.4
9. LSU Tigers (9-1) - 9.2
10. Stanford Cardinal (9-1) - 9.7
11. Arkansas Razorbacks (8-2) - 11.0
12. Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-1) - 11.8
13. Michigan State Spartans (9-1) - 13.5
14. Nevada Wolf Pack (9-1) - 14.8
15. Missouri Tigers (8-2) - 15.3
(tie) South Carolina Gamecocks (7-3) - 15.3
17. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-3) - 16.8
18. Texas A&M Aggies (7-3) - 18.1
19. Virginia Tech Hokies (8-2) - 18.4
20. Oklahoma Sooners (8-2) - 19.1
21. Miami Hurricanes (7-3) - 21.4
22. Utah Utes (8-2) - 21.9
23. Florida State Seminoles (7-3) - 24.2
24. NC State Wolfpack (7-3) - 24.5
25. Air Force Falcons (7-4) - 25.4
(tie) Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-3) - 25.4
27. Arizona Wildcats (7-3) - 27.7
28. Florida Gators (5-4) - 28.6
29. USC Trojans (6-4) - 29.9
30. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-4) - 30.9
31. Clemson Tigers (5-5) - 31.3
32. Hawaii Warriors (7-3) - 31.7
33. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-5) - 32.3
34. San Diego State Aztecs (7-3) - 35.1
35. West Virginia Mountaineers (6-3) - 36.0
36. Kansas State Wildcats (6-4) - 36.6
37. UCF Knights (7-3) - 37.8
38. Georgia Bulldogs (5-5) - 39.2
39. Navy Midshipmen (7-3) - 39.3
40. Michigan Wolverines (7-3) - 40.0
41. California Golden Bears (5-5) - 40.5
42. Northern Illinois Huskies (8-2) - 41.1
43. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (7-3) - 41.6
44. Arizona State Sun Devils (5-5) - 43.7
45. Maryland Terrapins (7-3) - 44.2
46. North Carolina Tar Heels (6-4) - 46.0
47. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-5) - 47.5
48. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7-3) - 49.6
49. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-4) - 49.8
(tie) Temple Owls (8-2) - 49.8
51. Baylor Bears (7-4) - 49.9
52. Kentucky Wildcats (6-5) - 52.0
53. Iowa State Cyclones (5-6) - 54.7
54. Northwestern Wildcats (7-3) - 54.9
(tie) UCLA Bruins (4-5) - 54.9
56. ECU Pirates (6-4) - 56.4
57. Louisville Cardinals (5-5) - 57.4
58. Syracuse Orange (7-3) - 57.6
59. Army Black Knights (6-4) - 58.5
60. Oregon State Beavers (4-5) - 60.3
61. Ohio Bobcats (7-3) - 61.6
62. Colorado Buffaloes (4-6) - 61.8
63. Fresno State Bulldogs (6-3) - 62.2
64. South Florida Bulls (6-3) - 62.4
65. Texas Longhorns (4-6) - 63.1
66. Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-5) - 64.3
67. Houston Cougars (5-5) - 65.7
68. Connecticut Huskies (5-4) - 68.6
69. Boston College Eagles (5-5) - 69.4
70. Washington Huskies (3-6) - 69.9
71. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-5) - 73.2
72. Cincinnati Bearcats (3-6) - 73.4
73. SMU Mustangs (5-5) - 73.9
74. BYU Cougars (5-5) - 74.0
75. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-6) - 74.4
76. Toledo Rockets (6-4) - 75.5
77. Tennessee Volunteers (4-6) - 75.8
78. Indiana Hoosiers (4-6) - 77.2
79. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-5) - 77.3
80. FIU Golden Panthers (4-5) - 77.8
81. Virginia Cavaliers (4-6) - 80.8
82. Troy Trojans (5-4) - 83.0
83. Idaho Vandals (4-6) - 84.0
(tie) Marshall Thundering Herd (4-6) - 84.0
85. Duke Blue Devils (3-7) - 86.0
(tie) Purdue Boilermakers (4-6) - 86.0
87. Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-6) - 87.4
88. UTEP Miners (6-5) - 87.8
89. Miami University RedHawks (6-4) - 88.1
90. UAB Blazers (3-7) - 89.0
91. Western Michigan Broncos (4-6) - 91.8
92. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-8) - 93.3
93. Utah State Aggies (4-6) - 94.7
94. Ole Miss Rebels (4-6) - 95.0
95. Washington State Cougars (2-9) - 95.9
96. Florida Atlantic Owls (4-5) - 96.4
(tie) Kent State Golden Flashes (4-6) - 96.4
98. Central Michigan Chippewas (3-8) - 97.1
99. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-8) - 98.5
100. Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-9) - 100.3
101. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (4-6) - 101.5
102. Bowling Green Falcons (2-8) - 101.9
103. Colorado State Rams (3-8) - 102.1
104. North Texas Mean Green (3-7) - 103.3
105. Kansas Jayhawks (3-7) - 105.3
106. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-6) - 105.7
107. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (2-8) - 106.2
108. Tulane Green Wave (4-6) - 106.4
109. Rice Owls (2-8) - 107.7
110. Ball State Cardinals (4-7) - 109.3
111. UNLV Rebels (2-8) - 110.7
112. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-8) - 111.8
113. Wyoming Cowboys (2-9) - 112.5
114. Buffalo Bulls (2-8) - 114.2
(tie) Memphis Tigers (1-9) - 114.2
116. Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-9) - 115.9
117. New Mexico State Aggies (2-8) - 117.7
118. San Jose State Spartans (1-9) - 118.1
119. New Mexico Lobos (1-9) - 118.9
120. Akron Zips (0-10) - 119.1

Week 10 - 2010

As a BYU fan, the creator of our ranking system wasn't too upset about the results of the TCU-Utah game. Of course, we also had TCU ranked at #2 and Utah only at #8 (unlike other rankings which had them much closer to equals). On the other hand, other ranking systems tend to react too much to losses of this kind (that's what you get when dealing with voters), so while Utah dropped to #14 (or thereabouts) in the BCS-related rankings, from a previous #5, in our rankings they only drop from #8 to #12. That doesn't suddenly make us Utah fans though. TCU, on the other hand, did move up into the #1 slot again. It only remains to be seen if they can manage to hold it in the coming weeks. Here are the rest of the rankings:

1. TCU Horned Frogs (10-0) - 1.0
2. Oregon Ducks (9-0) - 2.0
3. Boise State Broncos (8-0) - 3.1
4. Auburn Tigers (10-0) - 4.1
5. Ohio State Buckeyes (8-1) - 4.9
6. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-2) - 6.7
7. Stanford Cardinal (8-1) - 8.0
8. Wisconsin Badgers (8-1) - 9.8
9. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-2) - 10.4
10. LSU Tigers (8-1) - 10.8
11. Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-1) - 10.9
12. Utah Utes (8-1) - 11.2
13. Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-1) - 11.4
14. Nevada Wolf Pack (8-1) - 13.1
15. Michigan State Spartans (9-1) - 13.9
16. Arkansas Razorbacks (7-2) - 15.3
17. Missouri Tigers (7-2) - 16.5
18. Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-2) - 20.0
(tie) Texas A&M Aggies (6-3) - 20.0
20. Arizona Wildcats (7-2) - 21.3
21. Oklahoma Sooners (7-2) - 21.6
22. Florida Gators (5-3) - 22.8
(tie) Virginia Tech Hokies (7-2) - 22.8
24. South Carolina Gamecocks (6-3) - 23.4
25. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-3) - 25.6
26. UCF Knights (7-2) - 25.7
27. Miami Hurricanes (6-3) - 26.0
28. NC State Wolfpack (6-3) - 28.7
29. Florida State Seminoles (6-3) - 28.8
30. Air Force Falcons (6-4) - 29.1
31. Clemson Tigers (5-4) - 32.0
32. Kansas State Wildcats (6-3) - 32.1
33. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-4) - 32.3
34. Hawaii Warriors (7-3) - 34.8
35. Oregon State Beavers (4-4) - 35.8
36. USC Trojans (5-4) - 36.4
37. Iowa State Cyclones (5-5) - 38.7
38. Georgia Bulldogs (5-4) - 39.1
39. North Carolina Tar Heels (6-3) - 39.3
40. Michigan Wolverines (6-3) - 40.7
41. Navy Midshipmen (6-3) - 40.8
42. San Diego State Aztecs (7-2) - 41.3
43. Baylor Bears (7-3) - 42.1
44. California Golden Bears (5-4) - 43.6
45. Arizona State Sun Devils (5-4) - 45.4
46. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-3) - 46.4
47. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (6-3) - 46.8
48. Northern Illinois Huskies (7-2) - 48.0
49. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-5) - 48.4
50. West Virginia Mountaineers (5-3) - 49.0
51. Temple Owls (8-2) - 50.7
52. Louisville Cardinals (5-4) - 52.1
53. Maryland Terrapins (6-3) - 53.2
54. UCLA Bruins (4-5) - 53.8
55. Kentucky Wildcats (5-5) - 54.3
56. Texas Longhorns (4-5) - 55.6
57. Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-4) - 57.0
58. Syracuse Orange (6-3) - 57.4
59. Ohio Bobcats (7-3) - 59.2
60. ECU Pirates (5-4) - 60.8
61. Houston Cougars (5-4) - 61.1
62. Fresno State Bulldogs (6-2) - 61.4
63. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-3) - 63.5
64. South Florida Bulls (5-3) - 64.8
65. Army Black Knights (5-4) - 65.9
66. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-4) - 66.4
(tie) Toledo Rockets (6-3) - 66.4
68. Cincinnati Bearcats (3-5) - 67.2
69. Washington Huskies (3-6) - 67.7
70. Northwestern Wildcats (6-3) - 69.7
71. Colorado Buffaloes (3-6) - 71.0
72. Indiana Hoosiers (4-5) - 72.5
73. Boston College Eagles (4-5) - 72.6
74. Troy Trojans (5-3) - 73.1
75. SMU Mustangs (5-5) - 73.7
76. Virginia Cavaliers (4-5) - 75.1
77. Connecticut Huskies (4-4) - 76.9
78. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (3-6) - 79.0
79. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-4) - 79.4
80. Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-5) - 80.2
81. BYU Cougars (4-5) - 80.5
82. Idaho Vandals (4-5) - 83.9
83. Tennessee Volunteers (3-6) - 85.1
(tie) UTEP Miners (6-4) - 85.1
85. Marshall Thundering Herd (3-6) - 86.1
86. Miami University RedHawks (5-4) - 86.8
87. Duke Blue Devils (3-6) - 86.9
88. UAB Blazers (3-6) - 87.5
89. Purdue Boilermakers (4-5) - 88.6
90. FIU Golden Panthers (3-5) - 89.2
91. Ole Miss Rebels (4-5) - 89.4
92. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-7) - 91.1
93. Kent State Golden Flashes (4-5) - 92.5
94. Western Michigan Broncos (3-6) - 94.7
95. Utah State Aggies (3-6) - 95.6
96. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-7) - 96.4
97. Colorado State Rams (3-7) - 96.5
98. Florida Atlantic Owls (3-5) - 97.9
99. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (4-5) - 98.7
100. Bowling Green Falcons (2-7) - 99.1
101. Central Michigan Chippewas (3-7) - 100.4
102. Kansas Jayhawks (3-6) - 102.7
103. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-5) - 102.8
104. Wyoming Cowboys (2-8) - 103.1
105. Rice Owls (2-7) - 104.0
106. North Texas Mean Green (2-7) - 105.9
107. Tulane Green Wave (3-6) - 106.4
108. Buffalo Bulls (2-7) - 108.7
109. Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-9) - 109.4
110. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (1-8) - 109.6
111. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-7) - 110.3
112. Ball State Cardinals (3-7) - 111.9
113. Memphis Tigers (1-8) - 112.5
(tie) Washington State Cougars (1-9) - 112.5
115. UNLV Rebels (1-8) - 115.2
116. Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-8) - 115.5
117. New Mexico State Aggies (2-7) - 117.3
118. San Jose State Spartans (1-8) - 118.2
119. New Mexico Lobos (1-8) - 118.7
120. Akron Zips (0-10) - 119.4

Week 9 - 2010

Oregon's win over USC was impressive. Impressive enough to overtake TCU and the #1 spot in our ratings. Meanwhile, TCU couldn't earn itself many points because they were stuck playing a very bad UNLV team, so they fell to the #2 spot. Where does your favorite team rank? See below:

1. Oregon Ducks (8-0) - 1.3
2. TCU Horned Frogs (9-0) - 1.7
3. Ohio State Buckeyes (8-1) - 4.7
4. Auburn Tigers (9-0) - 5.1
5. Boise State Broncos (7-0) - 5.7
6. Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-1) - 5.9
7. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-2) - 6.0
8. Utah Utes (8-0) - 6.6
9. Missouri Tigers (7-1) - 8.8
10. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1) - 11.0
11. Wisconsin Badgers (7-1) - 12.1
12. Oklahoma Sooners (7-1) - 12.8
13. Michigan State Spartans (8-1) - 12.9
14. LSU Tigers (7-1) - 13.8
15. Nevada Wolf Pack (7-1) - 15.6
16. Arizona Wildcats (7-1) - 15.9
17. Stanford Cardinal (7-1) - 16.0
18. Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-1) - 17.6
19. South Carolina Gamecocks (6-2) - 18.3
20. Virginia Tech Hokies (6-2) - 21.2
21. NC State Wolfpack (6-2) - 21.7
22. Florida State Seminoles (6-2) - 22.4
23. Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-2) - 23.2
24. Arkansas Razorbacks (6-2) - 24.6
(tie) Pittsburgh Panthers (5-3) - 24.6
26. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-3) - 26.9
27. Miami Hurricanes (5-3) - 27.2
28. UCF Knights (6-2) - 28.0
29. Florida Gators (4-3) - 28.1
30. Hawaii Warriors (7-2) - 28.3
31. Oregon State Beavers (4-3) - 30.0
32. USC Trojans (5-3) - 31.9
33. Texas A&M Aggies (5-3) - 32.9
34. Air Force Falcons (5-4) - 34.6
35. Baylor Bears (7-2) - 34.8
36. Clemson Tigers (4-4) - 38.0
37. California Golden Bears (4-4) - 38.1
38. Kansas State Wildcats (5-3) - 38.3
39. San Diego State Aztecs (6-2) - 39.4
40. Georgia Bulldogs (4-4) - 40.2
41. Iowa State Cyclones (5-4) - 40.3
42. Texas Longhorns (4-4) - 43.6
43. North Carolina Tar Heels (5-3) - 43.8
44. West Virginia Mountaineers (5-3) - 44.2
45. Northern Illinois Huskies (7-2) - 45.6
46. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-3) - 45.7
47. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-5) - 47.8
48. Michigan Wolverines (5-3) - 49.4
49. Syracuse Orange (6-2) - 49.6
50. Penn State Nittany Lions (5-3) - 50.9
51. Arizona State Sun Devils (4-4) - 51.4
52. ECU Pirates (5-3) - 52.0
53. Navy Midshipmen (5-3) - 52.7
54. Maryland Terrapins (6-2) - 54.5
55. Army Black Knights (5-3) - 55.6
56. Colorado Buffaloes (3-5) - 55.7
57. Temple Owls (7-2) - 57.3
58. Houston Cougars (5-3) - 58.1
59. Louisville Cardinals (4-4) - 58.5
60. Kentucky Wildcats (4-5) - 58.8
61. UCLA Bruins (3-5) - 60.0
62. Northwestern Wildcats (6-2) - 63.2
63. Toledo Rockets (6-3) - 63.6
64. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (5-3) - 63.8
65. Ohio Bobcats (6-3) - 64.2
66. Washington Huskies (3-5) - 64.3
67. Fresno State Bulldogs (5-2) - 65.9
68. South Florida Bulls (4-3) - 67.4
69. Cincinnati Bearcats (3-5) - 68.4
70. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-3) - 68.6
71. SMU Mustangs (5-4) - 68.8
72. Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-4) - 70.5
73. Virginia Cavaliers (4-4) - 71.9
74. Indiana Hoosiers (4-4) - 74.2
75. Boston College Eagles (3-5) - 75.3
76. Troy Trojans (4-3) - 75.7
77. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (3-5) - 77.8
78. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-3) - 77.9
79. Connecticut Huskies (4-4) - 78.4
80. Idaho Vandals (4-4) - 79.4
81. UAB Blazers (3-5) - 82.2
82. Purdue Boilermakers (4-4) - 82.3
83. BYU Cougars (3-5) - 84.3
84. Arkansas State Red Wolves (3-5) - 84.5
85. Miami University RedHawks (5-4) - 85.9
86. Kent State Golden Flashes (4-4) - 87.4
87. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-6) - 87.5
88. Western Michigan Broncos (3-5) - 87.8
89. Tennessee Volunteers (2-6) - 89.7
90. Duke Blue Devils (2-6) - 90.2
91. UTEP Miners (5-4) - 92.1
92. FIU Golden Panthers (2-5) - 92.8
93. Ole Miss Rebels (3-5) - 94.6
94. Marshall Thundering Herd (2-6) - 94.9
95. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-6) - 95.6
96. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (4-4) - 95.8
(tie) Wyoming Cowboys (2-7) - 95.8
98. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-4) - 97.1
99. Florida Atlantic Owls (2-5) - 97.3
(tie) Utah State Aggies (2-6) - 97.3
101. Colorado State Rams (3-6) - 98.2
102. Bowling Green Falcons (2-7) - 101.7
103. Rice Owls (2-6) - 102.8
104. North Texas Mean Green (2-6) - 104.8
105. Central Michigan Chippewas (2-7) - 104.9
106. Tulane Green Wave (3-5) - 106.4
107. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-6) - 107.2
108. Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-8) - 108.1
109. Buffalo Bulls (2-6) - 109.4
110. Memphis Tigers (1-7) - 109.6
111. Kansas Jayhawks (2-6) - 110.3
112. Ball State Cardinals (2-7) - 111.4
113. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (1-7) - 111.7
114. Washington State Cougars (1-8) - 113.5
115. UNLV Rebels (1-7) - 114.2
116. Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-8) - 115.6
117. New Mexico State Aggies (2-6) - 117.3
118. San Jose State Spartans (1-8) - 117.7
119. New Mexico Lobos (0-8) - 119.6
120. Akron Zips (0-9) - 119.7

Week 8 - 2010

It's nice being right. While the BCS formula placed Oklahoma as the #1 team last week and Missouri (their opponent on Saturday) as #11, we had Oklahoma #9, with Missouri #4. According to our analysis, Oklahoma just didn't have the resume of game performances to justify a #1 rating while Missouri had actually done a lot more than the BCS system was giving them credit for. Missouri beat Oklahoma - and it wasn't even one of those last-second upset victories. So this week, the BCS puts Missouri at #6 and Oklahoma at #9. Of course, we think they should have been asking us where to place these teams all along. So, how much does Missouri's victory over Oklahoma impact their rankings in our analysis? See below:

1. TCU Horned Frogs (8-0) - 1.0
2. Oregon Ducks (7-0) - 2.0
3. Michigan State Spartans (8-0) - 4.0
4. Missouri Tigers (7-0) - 4.2
5. Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1) - 5.7
6. Auburn Tigers (8-0) - 6.7
7. Utah Utes (7-0) - 7.0
8. Boise State Broncos (6-0) - 7.5
9. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1) - 9.9
10. Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-1) - 10.1
11. Wisconsin Badgers (7-1) - 10.2
12. LSU Tigers (7-1) - 12.5
13. Nevada Wolf Pack (6-1) - 13.3
14. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-2) - 14.3
15. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-2) - 14.9
16. Oklahoma Sooners (6-1) - 15.5
17. Miami Hurricanes (5-2) - 17.1
18. Florida State Seminoles (6-1) - 18.2
19. Arizona Wildcats (6-1) - 18.6
20. Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-1) - 19.5
21. Stanford Cardinal (6-1) - 19.7
22. Virginia Tech Hokies (6-2) - 22.7
23. Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-2) - 23.6
24. NC State Wolfpack (5-2) - 25.1
25. Florida Gators (4-3) - 25.3
26. USC Trojans (5-2) - 26.6
27. Clemson Tigers (4-3) - 27.1
28. Hawaii Warriors (6-2) - 27.2
29. Illinois Fighting Illini (4-3) - 30.3
30. Arkansas Razorbacks (5-2) - 30.8
(tie) Pittsburgh Panthers (4-3) - 30.8
32. California Golden Bears (4-3) - 31.3
33. UCF Knights (5-2) - 33.4
34. Air Force Falcons (5-3) - 33.6
35. Baylor Bears (6-2) - 34.7
36. Kansas State Wildcats (5-2) - 35.8
37. Navy Midshipmen (5-2) - 37.8
38. North Carolina Tar Heels (4-3) - 39.8
39. Michigan Wolverines (5-2) - 40.4
40. Oregon State Beavers (3-3) - 40.6
41. San Diego State Aztecs (5-2) - 41.7
42. West Virginia Mountaineers (5-2) - 41.8
43. Georgia Bulldogs (4-4) - 42.7
(tie) Texas A&M Aggies (4-3) - 42.7
45. Texas Longhorns (4-3) - 44.1
46. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-4) - 45.7
47. Northern Illinois Huskies (6-2) - 46.7
48. Iowa State Cyclones (4-4) - 47.8
49. ECU Pirates (5-2) - 49.7
50. Louisville Cardinals (4-3) - 50.1
51. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (5-2) - 50.4
52. Colorado Buffaloes (3-4) - 52.6
53. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-3) - 54.4
54. UCLA Bruins (3-4) - 55.2
55. Kentucky Wildcats (4-4) - 56.8
56. Cincinnati Bearcats (3-4) - 56.9
57. Arizona State Sun Devils (3-4) - 57.4
58. Maryland Terrapins (5-2) - 58.9
59. Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-3) - 59.8
60. Northwestern Wildcats (5-2) - 60.4
61. Troy Trojans (4-2) - 60.9
62. Army Black Knights (4-3) - 61.4
63. South Florida Bulls (4-3) - 64.3
64. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-3) - 64.6
65. Washington Huskies (3-4) - 65.1
66. Fresno State Bulldogs (5-2) - 65.8
67. Houston Cougars (4-3) - 66.4
68. Ohio Bobcats (5-3) - 66.9
69. Temple Owls (6-2) - 67.6
70. Toledo Rockets (5-3) - 67.9
71. Penn State Nittany Lions (4-3) - 68.1
72. Syracuse Orange (5-2) - 68.7
73. SMU Mustangs (4-4) - 71.7
74. Idaho Vandals (4-3) - 74.5
(tie) Indiana Hoosiers (4-3) - 74.5
76. Purdue Boilermakers (4-3) - 75.8
77. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (3-4) - 76.3
78. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-3) - 77.6
79. Connecticut Huskies (3-4) - 78.7
80. Virginia Cavaliers (3-4) - 80.5
81. Arkansas State Red Wolves (3-5) - 83.4
82. FIU Golden Panthers (2-4) - 83.5
83. BYU Cougars (3-5) - 83.9
84. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-5) - 85.1
85. Western Michigan Broncos (3-4) - 85.2
86. Boston College Eagles (2-5) - 86.3
87. UAB Blazers (2-5) - 87.6
88. Miami University RedHawks (4-4) - 88.4
89. UTEP Miners (5-3) - 88.5
90. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-5) - 90.0
91. Ole Miss Rebels (3-4) - 91.2
92. Tennessee Volunteers (2-5) - 91.3
93. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-4) - 91.9
94. Kent State Golden Flashes (3-4) - 94.1
95. Utah State Aggies (2-5) - 94.7
96. Wyoming Cowboys (2-6) - 95.2
97. Tulane Green Wave (3-4) - 97.2
98. Central Michigan Chippewas (2-6) - 98.4
99. Colorado State Rams (2-6) - 98.6
100. Marshall Thundering Herd (1-6) - 99.3
101. Rice Owls (2-6) - 103.5
102. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (1-6) - 103.7
103. Ball State Cardinals (2-6) - 104.3
104. Bowling Green Falcons (1-7) - 105.2
105. Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-7) - 105.5
106. Duke Blue Devils (1-6) - 105.6
107. Memphis Tigers (1-6) - 106.2
108. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-5) - 106.4
109. Florida Atlantic Owls (1-5) - 106.8
110. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (3-4) - 109.3
111. Buffalo Bulls (2-5) - 109.6
112. Kansas Jayhawks (2-5) - 110.5
113. Washington State Cougars (1-7) - 112.0
114. North Texas Mean Green (1-6) - 112.4
115. UNLV Rebels (1-6) - 114.3
116. Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-7) - 115.2
117. New Mexico State Aggies (1-6) - 118.2
118. San Jose State Spartans (1-7) - 118.4
119. Akron Zips (0-8) - 118.6
120. New Mexico Lobos (0-7) - 119.0

Week 7 - 2010

Oregon was idle this week, giving TCU the opportunity to jump up into the #1 spot. As long as Oregon keeps winning, though, this swapping of position is likely temporary, because the gap between the two schools is small, and TCU has played one more game, giving them one more chance to improve their resume than Oregon has had. Somewhere along the line, TCU will be idle while Oregon plays and everything will come out even again.

1. TCU Horned Frogs (7-0) - 1.4
2. Oregon Ducks (6-0) - 1.6
3. Michigan State Spartans (7-0) - 3.1
4. LSU Tigers (7-0) - 5.5
(tie) Missouri Tigers (6-0) - 5.5
6. Boise State Broncos (6-0) - 6.4
7. Auburn Tigers (7-0) - 8.9
8. Ohio State Buckeyes (6-1) - 9.1
9. Oklahoma Sooners (6-0) - 9.6
10. Utah Utes (6-0) - 10.1
11. Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-0) - 10.6
12. Alabama Crimson Tide (6-1) - 12.2
13. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-1) - 12.5
14. Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-1) - 14.2
15. Nevada Wolf Pack (6-1) - 14.6
(tie) Wisconsin Badgers (6-1) - 14.6
17. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-2) - 16.1
(tie) Stanford Cardinal (5-1) - 16.1
19. Florida State Seminoles (6-1) - 18.6
20. Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-2) - 21.1
21. Arizona Wildcats (5-1) - 22.1
22. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-2) - 22.2
23. Florida Gators (4-3) - 23.2
24. NC State Wolfpack (5-2) - 23.9
25. USC Trojans (5-2) - 25.6
26. Miami Hurricanes (4-2) - 26.1
27. Air Force Falcons (5-2) - 27.0
28. West Virginia Mountaineers (5-1) - 28.0
29. Hawaii Warriors (5-2) - 29.3
30. North Carolina Tar Heels (4-2) - 30.5
31. Kansas State Wildcats (5-1) - 32.0
32. Clemson Tigers (3-3) - 32.6
33. Texas Longhorns (4-2) - 34.1
34. UCF Knights (4-2) - 34.6
35. Michigan Wolverines (5-2) - 34.8
36. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-3) - 36.0
37. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-2) - 36.6
38. California Golden Bears (3-3) - 38.5
39. Pittsburgh Panthers (3-3) - 39.4
40. San Diego State Aztecs (4-2) - 39.6
41. Baylor Bears (5-2) - 39.7
42. Oregon State Beavers (3-3) - 41.4
43. Arizona State Sun Devils (3-3) - 42.8
44. Illinois Fighting Illini (3-3) - 43.0
45. Georgia Bulldogs (3-4) - 46.2
46. Cincinnati Bearcats (3-3) - 47.1
47. Navy Midshipmen (4-2) - 47.6
48. UCLA Bruins (3-3) - 49.2
49. Texas A&M Aggies (3-3) - 50.0
50. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (5-2) - 51.4
51. Colorado Buffaloes (3-3) - 51.9
52. ECU Pirates (4-2) - 53.4
53. Northwestern Wildcats (5-1) - 53.6
(tie) Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-3) - 53.6
55. Kentucky Wildcats (4-3) - 54.9
56. SMU Mustangs (4-3) - 56.9
57. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-2) - 57.2
58. Iowa State Cyclones (3-4) - 58.1
59. Army Black Knights (4-3) - 59.6
60. Troy Trojans (4-2) - 59.8
61. Louisville Cardinals (3-3) - 60.8
62. Washington Huskies (3-3) - 60.9
63. Northern Illinois Huskies (5-2) - 61.0
64. Maryland Terrapins (4-2) - 63.0
65. Indiana Hoosiers (4-2) - 65.4
66. Fresno State Bulldogs (4-2) - 65.7
(tie) Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-3) - 65.7
68. Connecticut Huskies (3-3) - 68.1
69. Toledo Rockets (4-3) - 68.8
70. Purdue Boilermakers (4-2) - 69.3
(tie) Temple Owls (5-2) - 69.3
72. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-2) - 71.3
73. Ohio Bobcats (4-3) - 72.1
74. Houston Cougars (3-3) - 73.4
(tie) South Florida Bulls (3-3) - 73.4
76. Penn State Nittany Lions (3-3) - 75.8
77. UTEP Miners (5-2) - 78.1
78. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (3-4) - 78.3
79. Idaho Vandals (3-3) - 79.5
80. Syracuse Orange (4-2) - 79.6
81. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-4) - 80.3
82. Miami University RedHawks (4-3) - 81.3
83. UAB Blazers (2-4) - 84.5
84. BYU Cougars (2-5) - 85.3
85. Tennessee Volunteers (2-4) - 86.9
86. FIU Golden Panthers (2-4) - 87.1
(tie) Virginia Cavaliers (2-4) - 87.1
88. Arkansas State Red Wolves (2-5) - 89.0
89. Boston College Eagles (2-4) - 89.2
90. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-5) - 90.7
91. Ole Miss Rebels (3-3) - 91.5
(tie) Western Michigan Broncos (2-4) - 91.5
93. Wyoming Cowboys (2-5) - 92.9
94. Utah State Aggies (2-4) - 93.4
95. Central Michigan Chippewas (2-5) - 93.8
96. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-4) - 96.2
97. Marshall Thundering Herd (1-5) - 97.4
98. Bowling Green Falcons (1-6) - 98.7
99. Colorado State Rams (2-5) - 99.1
100. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-4) - 100.1
101. Florida Atlantic Owls (1-4) - 100.4
102. Rice Owls (2-5) - 103.0
103. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (3-3) - 103.3
104. Buffalo Bulls (2-4) - 103.5
105. Duke Blue Devils (1-5) - 103.8
106. Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-6) - 104.8
107. Kent State Golden Flashes (2-4) - 106.5
108. Ball State Cardinals (2-5) - 106.8
109. Kansas Jayhawks (2-4) - 108.7
110. Memphis Tigers (1-6) - 109.4
111. Tulane Green Wave (2-4) - 109.9
112. North Texas Mean Green (1-6) - 111.5
113. Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-6) - 112.7
114. Washington State Cougars (1-6) - 112.9
115. UNLV Rebels (1-6) - 114.1
116. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (0-6) - 114.2
117. New Mexico State Aggies (1-5) - 117.8
118. San Jose State Spartans (1-6) - 118.3
119. Akron Zips (0-7) - 118.7
120. New Mexico Lobos (0-6) - 119.1

Week 6 Rankings - 2010

Alabama goes down. Who is the new #1? Rankings after six weeks:

1. Oregon Ducks (6-0) - 1.3
2. TCU Horned Frogs (6-0) - 3.0
3. Ohio State Buckeyes (6-0) - 3.3
4. Nevada Wolf Pack (6-0) - 3.4
5. Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-0) - 4.0
6. Michigan State Spartans (6-0) - 6.8
7. LSU Tigers (6-0) - 7.5
8. Boise State Broncos (5-0) - 8.9
9. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-1) - 9.9
10. Missouri Tigers (5-0) - 10.5
11. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-1) - 10.7
12. Oklahoma Sooners (5-0) - 12.9
13. Utah Utes (5-0) - 13.2
14. Stanford Cardinal (5-1) - 14.0
15. Iowa Hawkeyes (4-1) - 15.3
16. Florida State Seminoles (5-1) - 15.5
17. Auburn Tigers (6-0) - 15.7
(tie) Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-0) - 15.7
19. Florida Gators (4-2) - 19.2
20. NC State Wolfpack (5-1) - 20.0
21. California Golden Bears (3-2) - 22.3
22. Air Force Falcons (5-1) - 23.2
(tie) Arizona Wildcats (4-1) - 23.2
24. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-1) - 24.9
25. Virginia Tech Hokies (4-2) - 25.2
26. Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-2) - 25.3
27. Wisconsin Badgers (5-1) - 27.6
28. West Virginia Mountaineers (4-1) - 28.8
29. Michigan Wolverines (5-1) - 28.9
30. Miami Hurricanes (3-2) - 30.1
31. Illinois Fighting Illini (3-2) - 30.8
32. Kansas State Wildcats (4-1) - 33.4
33. Oregon State Beavers (3-2) - 34.1
34. USC Trojans (4-2) - 36.2
35. Arizona State Sun Devils (3-3) - 36.8
36. Baylor Bears (4-2) - 37.0
37. UCF Knights (3-2) - 37.7
38. North Carolina Tar Heels (3-2) - 39.4
39. Texas A&M Aggies (3-2) - 39.5
40. Hawaii Warriors (4-2) - 41.0
(tie) San Diego State Aztecs (3-2) - 41.0
42. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-3) - 41.9
43. Texas Longhorns (3-2) - 43.7
44. UCLA Bruins (3-3) - 43.8
45. Navy Midshipmen (3-2) - 46.0
46. Clemson Tigers (2-3) - 47.9
47. Colorado Buffaloes (3-2) - 48.4
48. Georgia Bulldogs (2-4) - 49.6
49. Northwestern Wildcats (5-1) - 49.7
50. Maryland Terrapins (4-1) - 49.9
51. Iowa State Cyclones (3-3) - 50.2
52. Army Black Knights (4-2) - 50.9
(tie) Louisville Cardinals (3-2) - 50.9
54. Houston Cougars (3-2) - 52.7
55. SMU Mustangs (4-2) - 56.0
56. Pittsburgh Panthers (2-3) - 57.2
57. UTEP Miners (5-1) - 58.1
58. Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-2) - 59.1
59. Washington Huskies (2-3) - 59.4
60. Troy Trojans (3-2) - 60.3
61. Cincinnati Bearcats (2-3) - 61.2
62. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (4-2) - 61.3
63. Indiana Hoosiers (3-2) - 62.4
64. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-2) - 63.7
65. Kentucky Wildcats (3-3) - 64.5
66. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-3) - 64.8
67. Idaho Vandals (3-2) - 65.5
68. Northern Illinois Huskies (4-2) - 66.0
69. Syracuse Orange (4-1) - 66.4
70. Connecticut Huskies (3-3) - 68.8
71. South Florida Bulls (3-2) - 69.1
72. Temple Owls (4-2) - 70.0
73. ECU Pirates (3-2) - 72.0
74. Toledo Rockets (3-3) - 72.6
75. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-3) - 74.8
76. Fresno State Bulldogs (3-2) - 75.7
77. Penn State Nittany Lions (3-3) - 76.7
78. Purdue Boilermakers (3-2) - 77.3
79. Ohio Bobcats (3-3) - 77.4
80. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-2) - 78.1
81. Virginia Cavaliers (2-3) - 81.4
82. BYU Cougars (2-4) - 82.9
83. Western Michigan Broncos (2-3) - 83.4
84. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-4) - 84.0
85. Miami University RedHawks (3-3) - 87.0
86. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-3) - 88.1
87. Arkansas State Red Wolves (2-4) - 89.4
88. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (2-4) - 89.5
89. Central Michigan Chippewas (2-4) - 90.2
90. Wyoming Cowboys (2-4) - 90.6
91. Tennessee Volunteers (2-4) - 91.1
92. Ole Miss Rebels (3-2) - 91.5
93. Boston College Eagles (2-3) - 92.4
94. Marshall Thundering Herd (1-4) - 94.0
95. UAB Blazers (1-4) - 95.3
96. FIU Golden Panthers (1-4) - 96.0
97. Utah State Aggies (2-4) - 97.0
98. Duke Blue Devils (1-4) - 97.3
99. Buffalo Bulls (2-3) - 99.1
100. Bowling Green Falcons (1-5) - 99.8
101. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-3) - 101.3
102. Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-5) - 102.6
103. Florida Atlantic Owls (1-4) - 103.6
104. Ball State Cardinals (2-4) - 104.6
105. Memphis Tigers (1-5) - 106.0
106. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (2-3) - 106.1
107. UNLV Rebels (1-5) - 106.5
108. Kent State Golden Flashes (2-3) - 106.7
109. Tulane Green Wave (2-3) - 106.8
110. Kansas Jayhawks (2-3) - 107.1
111. Colorado State Rams (1-5) - 108.4
112. North Texas Mean Green (1-5) - 110.9
113. Washington State Cougars (1-5) - 112.2
114. Rice Owls (1-5) - 112.7
115. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (0-5) - 114.5
116. Eastern Michigan Eagles (0-6) - 115.2
117. New Mexico State Aggies (1-4) - 116.9
118. San Jose State Spartans (1-5) - 118.2
119. Akron Zips (0-6) - 118.7
120. New Mexico Lobos (0-6) - 119.4

Week 5 Rankings - 2010

Here are the latest rankings after 5 weeks:

1. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-0) - 1.3
2. Oregon Ducks (5-0) - 2.2
3. TCU Horned Frogs (5-0) - 2.6
4. Nevada Wolf Pack (5-0) - 4.2
5. Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0) - 4.9
6. Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-0) - 6.0
7. Iowa Hawkeyes (4-1) - 7.2
8. Florida Gators (4-1) - 8.1
9. Stanford Cardinal (4-1) - 9.6
10. Arizona Wildcats (4-0) - 10.1
11. Michigan Wolverines (5-0) - 11.1
12. LSU Tigers (5-0) - 11.6
13. Missouri Tigers (4-0) - 14.9
14. Miami Hurricanes (3-1) - 15.2
(tie) Oklahoma Sooners (5-0) - 15.2
16. Boise State Broncos (4-0) - 16.4
17. Auburn Tigers (5-0) - 18.0
18. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-0) - 18.7
19. Michigan State Spartans (5-0) - 19.7
20. Kansas State Wildcats (4-0) - 20.6
(tie) San Diego State Aztecs (3-1) - 20.6
22. Utah Utes (4-0) - 21.2
23. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-1) - 21.5
24. Florida State Seminoles (4-1) - 24.4
25. UCLA Bruins (3-2) - 25.3
26. Baylor Bears (4-1) - 27.0
27. Air Force Falcons (4-1) - 27.5
28. NC State Wolfpack (4-1) - 28.0
29. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-1) - 28.3
30. Northwestern Wildcats (5-0) - 30.3
31. Houston Cougars (3-1) - 30.5
32. California Golden Bears (2-2) - 32.3
33. Virginia Tech Hokies (3-2) - 33.2
34. Wisconsin Badgers (4-1) - 35.9
35. USC Trojans (4-1) - 36.1
36. Iowa State Cyclones (3-2) - 36.3
37. Clemson Tigers (2-2) - 36.8
38. West Virginia Mountaineers (3-1) - 38.1
39. Texas A&M Aggies (3-1) - 39.1
40. Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-2) - 39.3
41. Indiana Hoosiers (3-1) - 40.5
42. Texas Longhorns (3-2) - 41.0
43. Temple Owls (4-1) - 44.4
44. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-3) - 45.0
45. Colorado Buffaloes (3-1) - 46.9
(tie) Pittsburgh Panthers (2-2) - 46.9
47. UCF Knights (2-2) - 47.8
48. South Florida Bulls (3-1) - 48.8
49. Penn State Nittany Lions (3-2) - 50.4
50. Connecticut Huskies (3-2) - 50.9
51. Washington Huskies (2-2) - 52.8
52. Navy Midshipmen (2-2) - 53.4
53. Maryland Terrapins (4-1) - 54.4
54. Fresno State Bulldogs (3-1) - 54.8
55. Illinois Fighting Illini (2-2) - 55.4
56. Oregon State Beavers (2-2) - 55.6
57. North Carolina Tar Heels (2-2) - 56.5
58. Army Black Knights (3-2) - 57.0
59. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (4-1) - 57.5
60. Arizona State Sun Devils (2-3) - 60.2
61. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-2) - 60.4
62. SMU Mustangs (3-2) - 60.5
63. Hawaii Warriors (3-2) - 63.0
(tie) UTEP Miners (4-1) - 63.0
65. Idaho Vandals (3-2) - 63.4
66. Kentucky Wildcats (3-2) - 64.0
67. Georgia Bulldogs (1-4) - 65.7
(tie) Louisville Cardinals (2-2) - 65.7
69. Texas Tech Red Raiders (2-2) - 68.7
70. Toledo Rockets (3-2) - 69.1
71. Syracuse Orange (3-1) - 70.2
72. Troy Trojans (2-2) - 72.6
73. Virginia Cavaliers (2-2) - 74.1
74. Cincinnati Bearcats (1-3) - 75.6
75. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-2) - 76.6
76. Miami University RedHawks (3-2) - 77.2
77. Northern Illinois Huskies (3-2) - 77.3
(tie) Vanderbilt Commodores (1-3) - 77.3
79. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-2) - 77.8
80. Tennessee Volunteers (2-3) - 78.8
81. ECU Pirates (2-2) - 79.7
82. Central Michigan Chippewas (2-3) - 79.8
83. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-2) - 84.3
84. Purdue Boilermakers (2-2) - 84.5
85. Utah State Aggies (2-3) - 84.9
86. Ohio Bobcats (2-3) - 85.1
87. Wyoming Cowboys (2-3) - 88.6
88. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-3) - 89.3
89. Boston College Eagles (2-2) - 89.4
90. Ole Miss Rebels (3-2) - 89.5
91. Bowling Green Falcons (1-4) - 91.3
92. UAB Blazers (1-3) - 92.1
93. Ball State Cardinals (2-3) - 92.7
94. Florida Atlantic Owls (1-3) - 96.1
95. Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-4) - 96.2
96. BYU Cougars (1-4) - 96.6
97. Marshall Thundering Herd (1-4) - 96.8
98. Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-4) - 99.0
99. Buffalo Bulls (2-3) - 99.3
(tie) Tulane Green Wave (2-2) - 99.3
101. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-2) - 99.8
102. FIU Golden Panthers (0-4) - 100.6
103. Duke Blue Devils (1-4) - 102.2
104. Western Michigan Broncos (1-3) - 102.9
105. Memphis Tigers (1-4) - 103.7
106. Kent State Golden Flashes (1-3) - 105.7
107. Colorado State Rams (1-4) - 106.2
108. UNLV Rebels (1-4) - 107.2
109. Rice Owls (1-4) - 109.1
110. North Texas Mean Green (1-4) - 110.2
(tie) Washington State Cougars (1-4) - 110.2
112. Kansas Jayhawks (2-3) - 110.3
113. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (1-4) - 110.6
114. Eastern Michigan Eagles (0-5) - 112.3
115. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (1-3) - 114.2
116. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (0-4) - 114.5
117. New Mexico State Aggies (0-4) - 117.9
(tie) San Jose State Spartans (1-4) - 117.9
119. Akron Zips (0-5) - 118.8
120. New Mexico Lobos (0-5) - 119.1

Week 4 - 2010

Here are the rankings as they stand after Week 4:

1. Florida Gators (4-0) - 1.1
2. Stanford Cardinal (4-0) - 1.9
3. TCU Horned Frogs (4-0) - 3.5
4. Alabama Crimson Tide (4-0) - 4.7
5. Nevada Wolf Pack (4-0) - 5.1
6. Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0) - 6.2
7. Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-0) - 6.6
8. LSU Tigers (4-0) - 7.7
9. Oregon Ducks (4-0) - 9.5
10. Arizona Wildcats (4-0) - 10.2
11. Missouri Tigers (4-0) - 11.6
12. NC State Wolfpack (4-0) - 14.0
13. Michigan Wolverines (4-0) - 15.2
14. Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-0) - 16.1
15. Iowa Hawkeyes (3-1) - 16.3
16. Auburn Tigers (4-0) - 16.7
17. Oklahoma Sooners (4-0) - 16.9
18. Northwestern Wildcats (4-0) - 20.1
19. Kansas State Wildcats (4-0) - 20.3
20. San Diego State Aztecs (3-1) - 20.8
21. Utah Utes (4-0) - 21.0
22. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-1) - 22.1
23. Michigan State Spartans (4-0) - 22.6
24. UCLA Bruins (2-2) - 22.7
25. USC Trojans (4-0) - 24.1
26. Boise State Broncos (3-0) - 24.5
27. Wisconsin Badgers (4-0) - 25.0
28. Clemson Tigers (2-1) - 26.6
29. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-1) - 26.8
30. Indiana Hoosiers (3-0) - 29.2
31. Miami Hurricanes (2-1) - 30.3
32. Air Force Falcons (3-1) - 31.5
33. Texas A&M Aggies (3-0) - 32.0
34. California Golden Bears (2-2) - 33.1
35. Houston Cougars (3-1) - 34.7
36. West Virginia Mountaineers (3-1) - 37.1
37. Penn State Nittany Lions (3-1) - 37.8
38. Texas Longhorns (3-1) - 40.3
39. Florida State Seminoles (3-1) - 40.5
40. Baylor Bears (3-1) - 41.0
41. Kentucky Wildcats (3-1) - 41.6
42. Central Michigan Chippewas (2-2) - 42.6
43. Virginia Tech Hokies (2-2) - 42.7
44. Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-2) - 43.5
45. Virginia Cavaliers (2-1) - 45.7
46. Maryland Terrapins (3-1) - 46.7
47. Army Black Knights (3-1) - 46.9
48. Navy Midshipmen (2-1) - 47.3
49. UCF Knights (2-2) - 49.4
50. Temple Owls (3-1) - 50.6
51. Toledo Rockets (3-1) - 51.4
52. Colorado Buffaloes (2-1) - 51.6
53. Texas Tech Red Raiders (2-1) - 51.7
54. Arizona State Sun Devils (2-2) - 53.7
55. Illinois Fighting Illini (2-1) - 54.3
56. SMU Mustangs (2-2) - 56.4
57. Iowa State Cyclones (2-2) - 58.3
58. Vanderbilt Commodores (1-2) - 59.5
59. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-3) - 59.9
60. ECU Pirates (2-1) - 62.8
61. South Florida Bulls (2-1) - 64.0
62. Washington Huskies (1-2) - 64.3
63. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-2) - 64.8
64. Georgia Bulldogs (1-3) - 65.2
65. Oregon State Beavers (1-2) - 66.0
66. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-1) - 67.0
67. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (3-1) - 67.5
68. UTEP Miners (3-1) - 68.2
69. Troy Trojans (2-2) - 68.3
70. Fresno State Bulldogs (2-1) - 69.6
71. Syracuse Orange (3-1) - 69.7
72. Pittsburgh Panthers (1-2) - 70.2
73. Hawaii Warriors (2-2) - 70.8
74. North Carolina Tar Heels (1-2) - 73.2
75. Idaho Vandals (2-2) - 73.9
76. Miami University RedHawks (2-2) - 75.5
77. Connecticut Huskies (2-2) - 75.6
78. Boston College Eagles (2-1) - 75.8
(tie) Louisville Cardinals (1-2) - 75.8
80. Cincinnati Bearcats (1-3) - 76.2
81. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-2) - 78.7
82. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-2) - 82.5
83. Tennessee Volunteers (2-2) - 83.2
84. Bowling Green Falcons (1-3) - 84.9
85. Florida Atlantic Owls (1-2) - 85.3
86. FIU Golden Panthers (0-3) - 85.9
87. Northern Illinois Huskies (2-2) - 86.2
88. Ohio Bobcats (1-3) - 88.2
89. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-2) - 88.8
90. Purdue Boilermakers (2-2) - 89.0
91. Marshall Thundering Herd (1-3) - 89.9
92. Western Michigan Broncos (1-2) - 90.0
93. Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-3) - 94.0
94. UAB Blazers (1-3) - 94.1
95. BYU Cougars (1-3) - 94.9
96. Memphis Tigers (1-3) - 97.2
97. Utah State Aggies (1-3) - 97.7
98. UNLV Rebels (1-3) - 101.0
99. Ole Miss Rebels (2-2) - 101.3
100. North Texas Mean Green (1-3) - 101.7
101. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (1-3) - 101.9
102. Kent State Golden Flashes (1-2) - 102.8
103. Rice Owls (1-3) - 104.4
104. Eastern Michigan Eagles (0-4) - 104.7
105. Duke Blue Devils (1-3) - 105.3
(tie) Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-3) - 105.3
107. San Jose State Spartans (1-3) - 106.2
108. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (1-2) - 106.4
109. Colorado State Rams (1-3) - 106.7
110. Wyoming Cowboys (1-3) - 107.4
111. Kansas Jayhawks (2-2) - 108.6
112. Washington State Cougars (1-3) - 109.9
113. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (1-2) - 110.6
114. Buffalo Bulls (1-3) - 111.9
115. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (0-4) - 114.5
116. Tulane Green Wave (1-2) - 115.0
117. Ball State Cardinals (1-3) - 115.4
118. Akron Zips (0-4) - 118.5
119. New Mexico Lobos (0-4) - 118.7
120. New Mexico State Aggies (0-3) - 118.8

Week 3 - 2010

Week 3 is in the books, so it's time for us to put out our first rankings of the season. Historically, the rankings are still pretty volatile until about week 5 or 6, since many teams have not had a chance to prove themselves, as witnessed by the fact that we have undefeated teams ranked as high as 46th. Week 3 is the first week when we first begin to see some separation among the teams, however, as there is a bit of history to judge (albeit in a very precursory fashion) how good that first week's win actually was by how well the team you beat continues to perform in weeks 2 and 3. Still, the teams that are ranked highest right now are teams that have won their easy games by a wide margin and have also played (and beaten) at least one team that is also somewhat highly ranked. This is not a measure of how good the teams are, but rather a measure of how much teams have proven themselves (relative to other teams) three weeks into the season. If your team has won all three of its games rather handily, but they have only played FCS teams and teams who haven't won any games, they aren't going to be in the top two or three this week. Come back when they've actually played someone or when the teams they have already beaten turn around and show that they really aren't that bad. That being said, this is where things stand after week three. At this point, things can change very quickly, so keep an on eye on these rankings as we head full steam on to week 4.

1. Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-0) - 1.0
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0) - 2.5
3. Stanford Cardinal (3-0) - 3.2
4. Florida Gators (3-0) - 3.4
5. Nevada Wolf Pack (3-0) - 5.7
6. LSU Tigers (3-0) - 6.5
7. Texas Longhorns (3-0) - 7.1
8. TCU Horned Frogs (3-0) - 8.1
9. Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) - 9.3
10. Arizona Wildcats (3-0) - 10.0
11. Oregon Ducks (3-0) - 11.0
12. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-0) - 11.1
13. Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-0) - 12.7
14. Oklahoma Sooners (3-0) - 14.3
15. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-0) - 14.9
16. Fresno State Bulldogs (2-0) - 16.2
17. Kentucky Wildcats (3-0) - 16.7
18. Northwestern Wildcats (3-0) - 19.3
19. Auburn Tigers (3-0) - 19.7
20. Michigan State Spartans (3-0) - 21.9
21. NC State Wolfpack (3-0) - 22.2
22. Clemson Tigers (2-1) - 22.6
23. Michigan Wolverines (3-0) - 24.0
24. Utah Utes (3-0) - 24.5
25. Texas A&M Aggies (3-0) - 25.2
26. Iowa Hawkeyes (2-1) - 25.5
27. Missouri Tigers (3-0) - 25.9
28. Air Force Falcons (2-1) - 28.2
29. Boise State Broncos (2-0) - 29.2
30. Indiana Hoosiers (2-0) - 30.0
31. Kansas State Wildcats (3-0) - 30.1
(tie) Wisconsin Badgers (3-0) - 30.1
33. Central Michigan Chippewas (2-1) - 32.7
34. USC Trojans (3-0) - 33.2
35. San Diego State Aztecs (2-1) - 34.7
36. California Golden Bears (2-1) - 35.4
37. Texas Tech Red Raiders (2-1) - 37.2
38. West Virginia Mountaineers (3-0) - 38.5
39. SMU Mustangs (2-1) - 39.3
40. Boston College Eagles (2-0) - 39.7
41. Pittsburgh Panthers (1-1) - 39.9
42. Temple Owls (3-0) - 40.9
43. Georgia Bulldogs (1-2) - 42.7
44. UCF Knights (2-1) - 43.6
45. Arizona State Sun Devils (2-1) - 44.5
46. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-0) - 45.8
47. Penn State Nittany Lions (2-1) - 46.3
48. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-2) - 46.6
49. Navy Midshipmen (2-1) - 47.8
50. Houston Cougars (2-1) - 50.7
51. Maryland Terrapins (2-1) - 50.9
52. Baylor Bears (2-1) - 53.2
53. UCLA Bruins (1-2) - 53.3
54. Idaho Vandals (2-1) - 53.4
55. Virginia Cavaliers (1-1) - 54.8
56. Colorado Buffaloes (2-1) - 55.0
57. Florida State Seminoles (2-1) - 56.3
58. Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-2) - 58.8
59. Army Black Knights (2-1) - 59.1
60. Oregon State Beavers (1-1) - 59.6
61. Toledo Rockets (2-1) - 61.9
62. Miami University RedHawks (2-1) - 62.8
63. Illinois Fighting Illini (2-1) - 63.5
64. Vanderbilt Commodores (1-2) - 65.1
65. Washington Huskies (1-2) - 65.3
66. Virginia Tech Hokies (1-2) - 65.8
67. Troy Trojans (1-2) - 68.8
68. Miami Hurricanes (1-1) - 68.9
69. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-2) - 69.0
70. Louisville Cardinals (1-2) - 70.0
71. UTEP Miners (2-1) - 70.1
72. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-1) - 70.9
73. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (2-1) - 72.6
74. Syracuse Orange (2-1) - 73.1
75. Florida Atlantic Owls (1-1) - 73.9
76. Iowa State Cyclones (1-2) - 74.3
77. FIU Golden Panthers (0-2) - 75.6
78. ECU Pirates (2-1) - 75.8
79. Cincinnati Bearcats (1-2) - 76.0
80. Purdue Boilermakers (2-1) - 77.2
81. South Florida Bulls (1-1) - 81.4
82. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-1) - 81.5
83. Hawaii Warriors (1-2) - 82.3
84. Bowling Green Falcons (1-2) - 82.9
85. Utah State Aggies (1-2) - 83.1
86. North Carolina Tar Heels (0-2) - 85.5
87. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (1-1) - 88.7
88. UAB Blazers (1-2) - 89.1
89. Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-2) - 89.3
90. Connecticut Huskies (1-2) - 90.1
91. Tennessee Volunteers (1-2) - 91.2
92. Ohio Bobcats (1-2) - 91.8
93. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1-2) - 91.9
94. Duke Blue Devils (1-2) - 92.2
95. Western Michigan Broncos (1-2) - 96.5
96. Marshall Thundering Herd (0-3) - 97.0
97. BYU Cougars (1-2) - 98.6
98. Eastern Michigan Eagles (0-3) - 98.9
99. San Jose State Spartans (1-2) - 99.2
100. Rice Owls (1-2) - 99.3
101. Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-2) - 100.1
102. Washington State Cougars (1-2) - 100.3
103. Kent State Golden Flashes (1-2) - 101.4
104. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (1-2) - 102.6
105. Buffalo Bulls (1-2) - 104.3
106. Memphis Tigers (1-2) - 105.3
107. Northern Illinois Huskies (1-2) - 105.4
108. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (0-2) - 106.1
109. Wyoming Cowboys (1-2) - 107.9
110. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (0-3) - 111.0
111. New Mexico Lobos (0-3) - 112.3
112. North Texas Mean Green (0-3) - 112.4
113. New Mexico State Aggies (0-2) - 112.5
114. Ball State Cardinals (1-2) - 113.0
115. Ole Miss Rebels (1-2) - 115.4
116. Tulane Green Wave (1-1) - 115.7
117. UNLV Rebels (0-3) - 116.1
118. Kansas Jayhawks (1-2) - 116.7
119. Colorado State Rams (0-3) - 117.4
120. Akron Zips (0-3) - 117.8

Ranking the Programs

Our analysis is not yet complete - there are still a number of years to go - but with the start of a new football season approaching, we are proud to announce our interim rankings of current FBS football programs. These rankings take into account football team performance since 1964, with more recent years weighted more heavily than seasons that were played decades ago. Here are the final (interim) results. The results are interim because we intend to add further historic years to our analysis; however, we believe that the impact of years further back in history will be minimal as it would take decades of historic consistency for a team to make a large move in the rankings.:

1 Florida Gators
2 Ohio State Buckeyes
3 USC Trojans
4 Nebraska Cornhuskers
5 Florida State Seminoles
6 Oklahoma Sooners
7 Texas Longhorns
8 Alabama Crimson Tide
9 Penn State Nittany Lions
10 Georgia Bulldogs
11 Miami Hurricanes
12 Tennessee Volunteers
13 Auburn Tigers
14 Virginia Tech Hokies
15 Michigan Wolverines
16 LSU Tigers
17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
18 Boise State Broncos
19 Clemson Tigers
20 West Virginia Mountaineers
21 BYU Cougars
22 Arkansas Razorbacks
23 Oregon Ducks
24 Texas Tech Red Raiders
25 Texas A&M Aggies
26 UCLA Bruins
27 Boston College Eagles
28 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
29 Wisconsin Badgers
30 Iowa Hawkeyes
31 Arizona State Sun Devils
32 Utah Utes
33 Michigan State Spartans
34 South Carolina Gamecocks
35 California Golden Bears
36 Arizona Wildcats
37 Washington Huskies
38 South Florida Bulls
39 Pittsburgh Panthers
40 Colorado Buffaloes
41 Ole Miss Rebels
42 Oklahoma State Cowboys
43 North Carolina Tar Heels
44 Virginia Cavaliers
45 TCU Horned Frogs
46 Missouri Tigers
47 Purdue Boilermakers
48 Southern Miss Golden Eagles
49 NC State Wolfpack
50 Air Force Falcons
51 Kansas State Wildcats
52 Stanford Cardinal
53 Fresno State Bulldogs
54 Maryland Terrapins
55 Oregon State Beavers
56 Louisville Cardinals
57 Syracuse Orange
58 Cincinnati Bearcats
59 Kansas Jayhawks
60 Kentucky Wildcats
61 Minnesota Golden Gophers
62 Mississippi State Bulldogs
63 Washington State Cougars
64 Connecticut Huskies
65 Houston Cougars
66 ECU Pirates
67 Illinois Fighting Illini
68 Hawaii Warriors
69 Bowling Green Falcons
70 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
71 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
72 Troy Trojans
73 Marshall Thundering Herd
74 Colorado State Rams
75 Toledo Rockets
76 Tulsa Golden Hurricane
77 Miami University RedHawks
78 UCF Knights
79 Nevada Wolf Pack
80 Navy Midshipmen
81 Northwestern Wildcats
82 Central Michigan Chippewas
83 Wyoming Cowboys
84 Baylor Bears
85 San Diego State Aztecs
86 Iowa State Cyclones
87 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
88 Indiana Hoosiers
89 Western Michigan Broncos
90 Memphis Tigers
91 New Mexico Lobos
92 Northern Illinois Huskies
93 Vanderbilt Commodores
94 Ball State Cardinals
95 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
96 SMU Mustangs
97 UAB Blazers
98 San Jose State Spartans
99 Rice Owls
100 Florida Atlantic Owls
101 Duke Blue Devils
102 Ohio Bobcats
103 Tulane Green Wave
104 UTEP Miners
105 Temple Owls
106 UNLV Rebels
107 Utah State Aggies
108 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
109 Akron Zips
110 Army Black Knights
111 North Texas Mean Green
112 Arkansas State Red Wolves
113 Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
114 Idaho Vandals
115 Kent State Golden Flashes
116 Buffalo Bulls
117 Eastern Michigan Eagles
118 New Mexico State Aggies
119 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
120 FIU Golden Panthers

1970 Final Rankings

In the off-season, we will be running our computer analysis of each of the previous seasons of college football moving backward through time as far as it makes sense to do so. Here are the final rankings from 1970:

1. Dartmouth Big Green (9-0) - 1.5
2. Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-0-1) - 2.9
3. Toledo Rockets (12-0) - 3.3
4. Arizona State Sun Devils (11-0) - 4.4
5. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-1) - 5.2
6. Tennessee Volunteers (11-1) - 5.4
(tie) Texas Longhorns (10-1) - 5.4
8. Ohio State Buckeyes (9-1) - 8.2
9. Michigan Wolverines (9-1) - 9.4
10. Auburn Tigers (9-2) - 9.8
11. Arkansas Razorbacks (9-2) - 10.5
12. LSU Tigers (9-3) - 12.2
13. Yale Bulldogs (7-2) - 13.8
14. Stanford Cardinal (9-3) - 14.8
15. Air Force Falcons (9-3) - 16.3
16. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9-3) - 16.5
17. USC Trojans (6-4-1) - 17.1
18. San Diego State Aztecs (9-2) - 17.6
19. Houston Cougars (8-3) - 17.8
20. Harvard Crimson (7-2) - 19.5
21. Alabama Crimson Tide (6-5-1) - 21.6
22. Western Michigan Broncos (7-3) - 23.1
23. Ole Miss Rebels (7-4) - 23.4
24. Oklahoma Sooners (7-4-1) - 24.7
25. Washington Huskies (6-4) - 24.8
26. UCLA Bruins (6-5) - 26.1
27. Colorado Buffaloes (6-5) - 27.7
28. Long Beach State 49ers (9-2-1) - 27.9
29. Tulane Green Wave (8-4) - 29.0
30. Georgia Bulldogs (5-5) - 30.0
31. Penn State Nittany Lions (7-3) - 30.9
32. Miami University RedHawks (7-3) - 33.5
33. Florida State Seminoles (7-4) - 33.8
34. Cornell Big Red (6-3) - 34.8
35. Northwestern Wildcats (6-4) - 35.6
36. Missouri Tigers (5-6) - 36.0
37. North Carolina Tar Heels (8-4) - 39.3
38. Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-4) - 39.6
39. New Mexico Lobos (7-3) - 39.8
40. Princeton Tigers (5-4) - 40.5
41. Cincinnati Bearcats (7-4) - 40.6
42. Kansas State Wildcats (6-5) - 42.8
43. Kansas Jayhawks (5-6) - 43.4
44. Oregon State Beavers (6-5) - 43.5
45. Boston College Eagles (8-2) - 43.7
46. West Virginia Mountaineers (8-3) - 44.6
47. Iowa State Cyclones (5-6) - 46.4
48. Florida Gators (7-4) - 50.9
49. Louisville Cardinals (8-3-1) - 51.3
50. Oregon Ducks (6-4-1) - 51.5
51. Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-5) - 51.9
52. Utah Utes (6-4) - 52.0
53. California Golden Bears (6-5) - 52.3
54. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-5) - 53.2
55. Memphis Tigers (6-4) - 53.9
56. Pennsylvania Relays (4-5) - 54.7
57. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-6-1) - 56.7
58. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-7) - 58.0
(tie) Tulsa Golden Hurricane (6-4) - 58.0
60. Purdue Boilermakers (4-6) - 58.9
(tie) Syracuse Orange (6-4) - 58.9
62. Villanova Wildcats (9-2) - 60.2
63. Dayton Flyers (5-4-1) - 61.2
64. Wisconsin Badgers (4-5-1) - 63.9
65. Columbia Lions (3-6) - 64.5
66. Rice Owls (5-5) - 65.6
67. Duke Blue Devils (6-5) - 65.8
68. West Texas A&M Buffaloes (7-3) - 69.5
69. SMU Mustangs (5-6) - 69.6
70. TCU Horned Frogs (4-6-1) - 70.0
71. UTEP Miners (6-4) - 70.1
72. Ohio Bobcats (4-5) - 70.4
73. Michigan State Spartans (4-6) - 71.6
74. Vanderbilt Commodores (4-7) - 74.3
75. Fresno State Bulldogs (8-4) - 77.1
76. Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-6-1) - 78.0
(tie) Southern Miss Golden Eagles (5-6) - 78.0
78. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-6) - 78.5
79. Kentucky Wildcats (2-9) - 78.9
80. Colorado State Rams (4-7) - 79.0
81. Arizona Wildcats (4-6) - 80.0
82. Utah State Aggies (5-5) - 81.2
83. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-5) - 83.0
84. Marshall Thundering Herd (3-6) - 83.7
85. Virginia Cavaliers (5-6) - 85.6
86. New Mexico State Aggies (4-6) - 87.4
87. Texas A&M Aggies (2-9) - 87.5
88. Iowa Hawkeyes (3-6-1) - 88.0
89. North Texas Mean Green (3-8) - 89.1
90. Illinois Fighting Illini (3-7) - 90.0
91. San Jose State Spartans (2-9) - 91.1
92. Brown Bears (2-7) - 91.6
93. Bowling Green Falcons (2-6-1) - 92.6
94. Pacific Tigers (5-6) - 94.4
95. Northern Illinois Huskies (3-7) - 96.2
96. Clemson Tigers (3-8) - 96.4
97. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-5) - 96.6
98. Kent State Golden Flashes (3-7) - 96.8
99. Baylor Bears (2-9) - 97.1
100. Citadel Bulldogs (5-6) - 100.5
101. Furman Paladins (8-3) - 101.2
(tie) NC State Wolfpack (3-7-1) - 101.2
103. Miami Hurricanes (3-8) - 103.6
104. BYU Cougars (3-8) - 103.9
(tie) Navy Midshipmen (2-9) - 103.9
106. Army Black Knights (1-9-1) - 105.0
107. Richmond Spiders (4-6) - 105.6
108. Maryland Terrapins (2-9) - 106.9
109. Colgate Raiders (5-6) - 109.7
110. William & Mary Tribe (5-7) - 111.2
111. Washington State Cougars (1-10) - 112.3
112. ECU Pirates (3-8) - 112.9
113. Wyoming Cowboys (1-9) - 114.0
114. Idaho Vandals (4-7) - 114.4
115. Buffalo Bulls (2-9) - 115.9
116. Indiana Hoosiers (1-9) - 117.5
117. UCSB Gauchos (2-9) - 117.6
118. Davidson Wildcats (2-8) - 118.5
119. VMI Keydets (1-10) - 120.5
120. Holy Cross Crusaders (0-10-1) - 120.9
121. Xavier Musketeers (1-9) - 121.9
122. Wichita State Shockers (0-9) - 122.8
123. Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles (1-9) - 123.9

Special acknowledgement and thanks to James Howell who provided the game score data used in this analysis on his website at http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rsfc/history/howell/

1971 Final Rankings

In the off-season, we will be running our computer analysis of each of the previous seasons of college football moving backward through time as far as it makes sense to do so. Here are the final rankings from 1971:

1. Nebraska Cornhuskers (13-0) - 1.0
2. Oklahoma Sooners (11-1) - 2.0
3. Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1) - 3.1
4. Toledo Rockets (12-0) - 4.4
5. Colorado Buffaloes (10-2) - 5.5
6. Georgia Bulldogs (11-1) - 7.0
7. Penn State Nittany Lions (11-1) - 7.1
8. Auburn Tigers (9-2) - 7.2
9. LSU Tigers (9-3) - 8.6
10. Arizona State Sun Devils (11-1) - 10.5
11. Michigan Wolverines (11-1) - 11.3
12. Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) - 11.8
13. Houston Cougars (9-3) - 12.4
14. Ole Miss Rebels (10-2) - 13.1
15. Iowa State Cyclones (8-4) - 15.6
16. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-2) - 16.6
17. Cornell Big Red (8-1) - 17.3
18. Texas Longhorns (8-3) - 19.4
19. Stanford Cardinal (9-3) - 19.6
20. USC Trojans (6-4-1) - 19.8
21. Washington Huskies (8-3) - 21.1
22. Dartmouth Big Green (8-1) - 22.7
23. North Carolina Tar Heels (9-3) - 23.3
(tie) Western Michigan Broncos (7-3) - 23.3
25. Ohio State Buckeyes (6-4) - 23.6
26. Florida State Seminoles (8-4) - 25.4
27. Boston College Eagles (9-2) - 26.1
28. Arkansas Razorbacks (8-3-1) - 27.2
29. Miami University RedHawks (7-3) - 29.7
(tie) Utah State Aggies (8-3) - 29.7
31. Northwestern Wildcats (7-4) - 33.8
32. Temple Owls (6-2-1) - 34.3
33. New Mexico Lobos (6-3-2) - 34.8
34. West Virginia Mountaineers (7-4) - 34.9
35. Memphis Tigers (5-6) - 35.8
36. Villanova Wildcats (6-4-1) - 36.3
37. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-6) - 36.5
38. Ohio Bobcats (5-5) - 38.3
39. Michigan State Spartans (6-5) - 38.9
40. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-5) - 40.2
41. Tampa Spartans (6-5) - 42.9
42. Duke Blue Devils (6-5) - 43.2
43. Cincinnati Bearcats (7-4) - 43.6
44. Columbia Lions (6-3) - 43.8
45. Long Beach State 49ers (8-4) - 45.8
46. California Golden Bears (6-5) - 46.2
47. Louisville Cardinals (6-3-1) - 46.4
48. South Carolina Gamecocks (6-5) - 46.8
49. Air Force Falcons (6-4) - 47.1
50. San Diego State Aztecs (6-5) - 48.6
51. Oregon Ducks (5-6) - 51.2
52. Kansas State Wildcats (5-6) - 51.9
53. Bowling Green Falcons (6-4) - 53.3
54. Oregon State Beavers (5-6) - 53.4
55. Hawaii Warriors (7-4) - 54.7
56. San Jose State Spartans (5-6-1) - 57.4
57. Harvard Crimson (5-4) - 58.6
58. Syracuse Orange (5-5-1) - 59.1
59. William & Mary Tribe (5-6) - 59.9
60. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-6) - 60.0
61. Washington State Cougars (4-7) - 62.3
62. Princeton Tigers (4-5) - 62.5
63. Idaho Vandals (8-3) - 62.9
64. BYU Cougars (5-6) - 63.6
65. Florida Gators (4-7) - 63.9
66. Drake Bulldogs (7-4) - 66.1
67. Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-7) - 69.1
68. Dayton Flyers (5-6) - 69.9
69. Citadel Bulldogs (8-3) - 70.5
70. Yale Bulldogs (4-5) - 71.2
71. TCU Horned Frogs (6-4-1) - 72.9
72. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-5) - 73.2
73. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-6-1) - 74.4
74. Fresno State Bulldogs (6-5) - 74.5
75. Kansas Jayhawks (4-7) - 75.2
76. Army Black Knights (6-4) - 76.5
77. Wyoming Cowboys (5-6) - 77.1
78. Purdue Boilermakers (3-7) - 77.2
79. Clemson Tigers (5-6) - 77.3
80. Tulane Green Wave (3-8) - 77.8
81. Colgate Raiders (6-4) - 78.2
82. Northern Illinois Huskies (5-5-1) - 81.2
83. Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-7) - 82.1
84. Arizona Wildcats (5-6) - 82.5
85. Texas A&M Aggies (5-6) - 83.6
86. Wisconsin Badgers (4-6-1) - 85.9
87. UTEP Miners (5-6) - 86.7
88. Richmond Spiders (5-6) - 87.2
89. Pacific Tigers (3-8) - 87.4
90. Rice Owls (3-7-1) - 89.4
91. Vanderbilt Commodores (4-6-1) - 89.7
92. New Mexico State Aggies (5-5-1) - 90.2
93. Miami Hurricanes (4-7) - 90.9
94. UCLA Bruins (2-7-1) - 93.8
95. Utah Utes (3-8) - 93.9
96. Virginia Tech Hokies (4-7) - 95.0
97. Furman Paladins (5-5-1) - 97.7
98. Pittsburgh Panthers (3-8) - 98.5
99. SMU Mustangs (4-7) - 100.5
100. ECU Pirates (4-6) - 101.7
101. Kentucky Wildcats (3-8) - 102.9
102. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-7) - 103.2
103. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-7) - 103.4
104. Navy Midshipmen (3-8) - 104.3
105. Holy Cross Crusaders (4-6) - 105.2
106. Colorado State Rams (3-8) - 106.7
107. North Texas Mean Green (3-8) - 109.0
108. Pennsylvania Relays (2-7) - 109.4
(tie) UCSB Gauchos (3-8) - 109.4
110. Maryland Terrapins (2-9) - 110.2
111. NC State Wolfpack (3-8) - 111.9
112. Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-9) - 112.3
113. Indiana Hoosiers (3-8) - 112.8
114. Kent State Golden Flashes (3-8) - 114.1
115. Virginia Cavaliers (3-8) - 114.3
116. Brown Bears (0-9) - 118.0
117. Wichita State Shockers (3-8) - 118.7
118. Missouri Tigers (1-10) - 118.8
119. Xavier Musketeers (1-9) - 118.9
120. West Texas A&M Buffaloes (2-9) - 121.1
121. Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs (2-9) - 121.3
122. Marshall Thundering Herd (2-8) - 122.4
123. Iowa Hawkeyes (1-10) - 124.2
124. Baylor Bears (1-9) - 125.3
125. VMI Keydets (1-10) - 125.8
126. Davidson Wildcats (1-9) - 127.5
127. Texas-Arlington Mavericks (2-9) - 127.7
128. Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles (2-8) - 128.4

Special acknowledgement and thanks to James Howell who provided the game score data used in this analysis on his website at http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rsfc/history/howell/

1972 Final Rankings

In the off-season, we will be running our computer analysis of each of the previous seasons of college football moving backward through time as far as it makes sense to do so. Here are the final rankings from 1972:

1. USC Trojans (12-0) - 1.0
2. Oklahoma Sooners (11-1) - 2.0
3. Alabama Crimson Tide (10-2) - 3.3
4. Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-2-1) - 4.5
5. Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) - 5.2
6. Texas Longhorns (10-1) - 6.2
7. Michigan Wolverines (10-1) - 7.5
8. Penn State Nittany Lions (10-2) - 7.6
9. Auburn Tigers (10-1) - 8.3
10. LSU Tigers (9-2-1) - 10.3
11. Ohio State Buckeyes (9-2) - 12.2
12. North Carolina Tar Heels (11-1) - 12.3
13. NC State Wolfpack (8-3-1) - 12.5
14. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-3) - 14.0
15. San Diego State Aztecs (10-1) - 15.4
16. Louisville Cardinals (9-1) - 15.5
17. Colorado Buffaloes (8-4) - 17.9
18. Florida Gators (5-5-1) - 18.7
19. UCLA Bruins (8-3) - 19.1
20. Arizona State Sun Devils (10-2) - 19.3
21. Dartmouth Big Green (7-1-1) - 20.6
22. Yale Bulldogs (7-2) - 21.7
23. Georgia Bulldogs (7-4) - 23.3
24. Tampa Spartans (10-2) - 24.7
25. Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-4) - 26.9
26. Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-5) - 28.0
27. SMU Mustangs (7-4) - 29.4
28. Utah State Aggies (8-3) - 30.0
29. Purdue Boilermakers (6-5) - 30.4
30. Ole Miss Rebels (5-5) - 31.0
31. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-4-1) - 31.1
32. West Virginia Mountaineers (8-4) - 31.9
33. Houston Cougars (6-4-1) - 32.7
34. Iowa State Cyclones (5-6-1) - 34.8
35. Bowling Green Falcons (6-3-1) - 35.7
36. Miami Hurricanes (5-6) - 36.6
37. Washington State Cougars (7-4) - 36.9
38. Arkansas Razorbacks (6-5) - 37.3
39. ECU Pirates (9-2) - 38.2
40. Florida State Seminoles (7-4) - 38.7
41. Baylor Bears (5-6) - 39.9
42. Pacific Tigers (8-3) - 41.7
43. Washington Huskies (8-3) - 42.3
44. Tulane Green Wave (6-5) - 42.5
45. Stanford Cardinal (6-5) - 43.9
46. Miami University RedHawks (7-3) - 44.1
47. Cornell Big Red (6-3) - 45.1
48. Michigan State Spartans (5-5-1) - 46.5
49. Virginia Tech Hokies (6-4-1) - 48.3
50. Pennsylvania Relays (6-3) - 49.2
51. Air Force Falcons (6-4) - 51.6
52. Rice Owls (5-5-1) - 52.4
53. Missouri Tigers (6-6) - 52.9
54. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-4) - 54.4
55. Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-7) - 55.0
56. Fresno State Bulldogs (6-4-1) - 56.1
57. Utah Utes (6-5) - 58.4
58. TCU Horned Frogs (5-6) - 58.9
(tie) Western Michigan Broncos (7-3-1) - 58.9
60. Kent State Golden Flashes (6-5-1) - 60.3
61. Duke Blue Devils (5-6) - 62.1
62. Maryland Terrapins (5-5-1) - 62.6
63. Richmond Spiders (6-4) - 65.8
64. Army Black Knights (6-4) - 65.9
(tie) Harvard Crimson (4-4-1) - 65.9
66. Kansas Jayhawks (4-7) - 67.0
67. Oregon Ducks (4-7) - 67.1
68. Texas A&M Aggies (3-8) - 67.9
69. Memphis Tigers (5-5-1) - 68.8
70. Columbia Lions (3-5-1) - 69.4
(tie) Northern Illinois Huskies (7-4) - 69.4
72. BYU Cougars (7-4) - 72.0
(tie) Holy Cross Crusaders (5-4-1) - 72.0
74. California Golden Bears (3-8) - 73.7
75. Kentucky Wildcats (3-8) - 75.3
76. Drake Bulldogs (7-5) - 75.5
77. Navy Midshipmen (4-7) - 77.6
78. Toledo Rockets (6-5) - 78.3
79. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-7) - 78.7
80. Colgate Raiders (5-4-1) - 80.7
81. Princeton Tigers (3-5-1) - 81.0
82. Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-7) - 82.4
83. William & Mary Tribe (5-6) - 82.6
84. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (3-7-1) - 84.0
85. Illinois Fighting Illini (3-8) - 84.4
86. Indiana Hoosiers (5-6) - 86.5
87. Syracuse Orange (5-6) - 86.7
88. Boston College Eagles (4-7) - 88.6
89. Clemson Tigers (4-7) - 89.6
90. Wisconsin Badgers (4-7) - 91.4
91. Iowa Hawkeyes (3-7-1) - 93.6
92. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-7) - 94.0
93. Kansas State Wildcats (3-8) - 94.7
(tie) Temple Owls (5-4) - 94.7
95. Dayton Flyers (4-6-1) - 94.9
96. Virginia Cavaliers (4-7) - 95.4
97. Arizona Wildcats (4-7) - 95.7
98. West Texas A&M Buffaloes (5-5) - 96.2
99. Appalachian State Mountaineers (5-5-1) - 97.7
100. San Jose State Spartans (4-7) - 98.0
101. Vanderbilt Commodores (3-8) - 98.5
102. Long Beach State 49ers (5-6) - 99.2
103. Oregon State Beavers (2-9) - 100.0
104. Citadel Bulldogs (5-6) - 101.9
105. Texas-Arlington Mavericks (5-6) - 105.4
106. Wichita State Shockers (6-5) - 107.7
107. Idaho Vandals (4-7) - 108.0
108. Wyoming Cowboys (4-7) - 109.3
109. Northwestern Wildcats (2-9) - 110.1
110. New Mexico Lobos (3-8) - 111.0
111. Brown Bears (1-8) - 111.1
112. Southern Illinois Salukis (1-8-1) - 112.3
113. Pittsburgh Panthers (1-10) - 115.1
114. Ohio Bobcats (3-8) - 115.8
(tie) Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs (2-9) - 115.8
116. Davidson Wildcats (3-7-1) - 117.3
117. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-9) - 118.0
118. VMI Keydets (2-9) - 118.1
119. Villanova Wildcats (2-9) - 119.2
120. Marshall Thundering Herd (2-8) - 119.9
121. Furman Paladins (2-9) - 122.3
122. New Mexico State Aggies (2-9) - 122.9
123. Xavier Musketeers (2-8) - 123.4
124. Cincinnati Bearcats (2-9) - 124.9
125. UTEP Miners (2-8) - 126.4
126. North Texas Mean Green (1-10) - 126.6
127. Colorado State Rams (1-10) - 128.0

Special acknowledgement and thanks to James Howell who provided the game score data used in this analysis on his website at http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rsfc/history/howell/