Week 5 - 2011 College Football Rankings

The parity index is a little higher this year. As a result, even after week 5, things are a little less settled than they have been in the past. Except for Alabama. Alabama, at least for now, has a solid hold on the top ranking in our analysis, and their solid victory over Florida only helped strengthen that position. Our analysis is a little less fickle than the voters are, by the way. An Auburn team that had dropped out of the Top 25, with a single 16-13 victory over a pretty good South Carolina team jumped clear up to #15 in the AP poll. We still have the Tigers down at #39. It is, after all, just one game, and the Tigers just haven't shown enough, in our opinion, after barely escaping with victories against a Utah State team that is now 1-3 and ranked #76 in our analysis and against a Mississippi State team that is now 2-3 and ranked #72. Granted, this is Auburn's most impressive game of the season so far, but after all, our rankings are based on the entire season's performance - not a single game.

Here are our rankings after five weeks of the 2011 season:

1. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-0) - 1.1
2. Wisconsin Badgers (5-0) - 2.5
3. Michigan Wolverines (5-0) - 2.9
4. LSU Tigers (5-0) - 3.6
5. Boise State Broncos (4-0) - 5.3
6. Stanford Cardinal (4-0) - 5.8
7. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-0) - 7.8
8. Clemson Tigers (5-0) - 8.4
9. Oklahoma Sooners (4-0) - 9.1
10. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-0) - 9.6
11. Texas Longhorns (4-0) - 10.6
12. Tennessee Volunteers (3-1) - 13.1
13. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-2) - 13.4
14. Florida Gators (4-1) - 13.5
15. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-0) - 16.4
16. West Virginia Mountaineers (4-1) - 17.5
17. Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-1) - 18.3
18. Arizona State Sun Devils (4-1) - 18.4
19. Oregon Ducks (3-1) - 18.8
20. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-1) - 20.0
21. Texas A&M Aggies (2-2) - 22.2
22. South Florida Bulls (4-1) - 23.8
23. North Carolina Tar Heels (4-1) - 24.4
24. Penn State Nittany Lions (4-1) - 26.6
(tie) Virginia Tech Hokies (4-1) - 26.6
26. Pittsburgh Panthers (3-2) - 27.2
27. TCU Horned Frogs (3-2) - 27.3
28. Kansas State Wildcats (4-0) - 29.1
29. Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-0) - 29.6
30. Baylor Bears (3-1) - 29.8
31. Cincinnati Bearcats (4-1) - 31.2
32. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-1) - 31.7
33. Ohio Bobcats (4-1) - 32.7
34. Georgia Bulldogs (3-2) - 33.2
35. San Diego State Aztecs (3-1) - 33.8
36. Houston Cougars (5-0) - 34.4
37. Michigan State Spartans (4-1) - 35.1
38. Iowa Hawkeyes (3-1) - 36.6
39. Auburn Tigers (4-1) - 38.0
40. Western Michigan Broncos (3-2) - 38.8
41. Washington Huskies (4-1) - 39.0
42. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-1) - 41.4
43. Florida State Seminoles (2-2) - 42.5
44. Miami Hurricanes (2-2) - 44.2
(tie) Vanderbilt Commodores (3-1) - 44.2
46. Temple Owls (3-2) - 47.4
47. Missouri Tigers (2-2) - 48.0
48. Ohio State Buckeyes (3-2) - 49.3
49. SMU Mustangs (4-1) - 51.1
50. Toledo Rockets (2-3) - 51.2
51. USC Trojans (4-1) - 51.4
52. Navy Midshipmen (2-2) - 51.7
(tie) Washington State Cougars (3-1) - 51.7
54. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (4-1) - 52.6
(tie) UCF Knights (2-2) - 52.6
56. California Golden Bears (3-1) - 56.5
57. FIU Golden Panthers (3-2) - 57.7
58. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-1) - 58.4
59. Hawaii Warriors (3-2) - 59.0
60. Utah Utes (2-2) - 62.7
61. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (4-1) - 63.0
62. Northwestern Wildcats (2-2) - 63.8
63. Air Force Falcons (3-1) - 64.6
64. Bowling Green Falcons (3-2) - 66.5
(tie) Iowa State Cyclones (3-1) - 66.5
66. BYU Cougars (3-2) - 66.8
67. Arkansas State Red Wolves (3-2) - 67.0
(tie) Maryland Terrapins (2-2) - 67.0
69. Connecticut Huskies (2-3) - 68.6
70. Ball State Cardinals (3-2) - 68.9
71. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-3) - 69.1
72. Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-3) - 70.4
73. Wyoming Cowboys (3-1) - 72.7
74. Virginia Cavaliers (3-2) - 74.2
75. Northern Illinois Huskies (2-3) - 76.3
76. Utah State Aggies (1-3) - 76.5
77. Louisville Cardinals (2-2) - 77.6
78. Kansas Jayhawks (2-2) - 77.9
79. Syracuse Orange (3-2) - 78.7
80. UCLA Bruins (2-3) - 79.0
81. Nevada Wolf Pack (1-3) - 81.7
82. Marshall Thundering Herd (2-3) - 83.0
83. San Jose State Spartans (2-3) - 84.2
84. NC State Wolfpack (2-3) - 84.3
85. Purdue Boilermakers (2-2) - 86.1
86. Troy Trojans (2-2) - 86.4
87. Duke Blue Devils (3-2) - 87.1
88. UTEP Miners (2-3) - 88.5
89. Army Black Knights (2-3) - 89.2
90. Ole Miss Rebels (2-3) - 89.6
91. Colorado Buffaloes (1-4) - 90.9
92. Colorado State Rams (3-2) - 91.2
93. Kentucky Wildcats (2-3) - 91.7
94. Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-2) - 93.5
(tie) Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1-3) - 93.5
96. Fresno State Bulldogs (2-3) - 94.4
97. ECU Pirates (1-3) - 95.5
98. Indiana Hoosiers (1-4) - 95.9
99. Arizona Wildcats (1-4) - 97.5
100. New Mexico State Aggies (2-3) - 98.0
101. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (1-4) - 98.9
102. Central Michigan Chippewas (2-3) - 102.6
103. UNLV Rebels (1-3) - 103.3
104. Rice Owls (1-3) - 104.0
105. Boston College Eagles (1-4) - 104.2
106. Florida Atlantic Owls (0-4) - 104.4
107. Buffalo Bulls (1-4) - 105.7
108. Kent State Golden Flashes (1-4) - 106.6
109. Idaho Vandals (1-4) - 110.6
110. Akron Zips (1-4) - 111.2
111. North Texas Mean Green (1-4) - 111.5
112. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (1-3) - 111.8
113. Miami University RedHawks (0-4) - 112.3
114. Tulane Green Wave (2-3) - 112.5
115. Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-4) - 113.6
116. Memphis Tigers (1-4) - 114.2
117. UAB Blazers (0-4) - 116.3
118. New Mexico Lobos (0-5) - 118.2
119. Oregon State Beavers (0-4) - 119.7
120. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (0-4) - 120.2