Week 5 - 2013 College Football Rankings

Five weeks into the 2013 college football season, we have a pretty good idea of which teams are good and which teams are probably going to struggle all season long. It's no surprise that the top-ranked team, yet again, is Alabama. The Crimson Tide already have impressive victories over #11 Texas A&M, #35 Virginia Tech and #39 Ole Miss - in each case, the only loss that those teams have suffered so far this year. #2 might be a bit of surprise to some people, since Washington is only ranked as high as #15 in the human polls right now, but the Huskies have big victories over #24 Arizona and at #25 Illinois, the only losses those teams have suffered, while other undefeated teams have not faced as difficult of challenges yet. One of the advantages of a computer analysis-based ranking is that the analysis is based entirely on performance this year, not on pre-conceived ideas of how good a team might be or pre-season rankings that handicap some teams while anointing others with rankings they haven't yet earned. The ranking does not predict that the Huskies would beat some of these other unbeaten teams if they played them, it only says that they have proven more so far this season - that they've had a better season so far.

1. Alabama Crimson Tide (4-0) - 1.6
2. Washington Huskies (4-0) - 2.7
3. Florida State Seminoles (4-0) - 3.8
4. Oregon Ducks (4-0) - 4.1
5. Stanford Cardinal (4-0) - 4.4
6. Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0) - 5.3
7. Missouri Tigers (4-0) - 7.7
8. UCLA Bruins (3-0) - 7.9
9. Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-0) - 9.8
10. Oklahoma Sooners (4-0) - 10.6
11. Texas A&M Aggies (4-1) - 12.9
12. Clemson Tigers (4-0) - 13.7
13. Northwestern Wildcats (4-0) - 13.8
14. Maryland Terrapins (4-0) - 14.3
15. LSU Tigers (4-1) - 14.8
16. Miami Hurricanes (4-0) - 15.1
17. Georgia Bulldogs (3-1) - 16.3
18. Baylor Bears (3-0) - 17.9
19. Florida Gators (3-1) - 18.4
20. Louisville Cardinals (4-0) - 20.0
21. Arizona State Sun Devils (3-1) - 20.9
22. Iowa Hawkeyes (4-1) - 21.7
23. Houston Cougars (4-0) - 22.5
24. Arizona Wildcats (3-1) - 24.4
25. Illinois Fighting Illini (3-1) - 25.4
26. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-1) - 27.7
27. Penn State Nittany Lions (3-1) - 28.2
28. Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-1) - 29.6
(tie) UCF Knights (3-1) - 29.6
30. Wisconsin Badgers (3-2) - 32.3
31. ECU Pirates (3-1) - 32.6
32. Northern Illinois Huskies (4-0) - 33.2
(tie) Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-1) - 33.2
34. Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-1) - 33.3
35. Virginia Tech Hokies (4-1) - 34.5
36. Auburn Tigers (3-1) - 36.0
37. Ball State Cardinals (4-1) - 37.8
(tie) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-1) - 37.8
39. Ole Miss Rebels (3-1) - 38.8
(tie) Utah State Aggies (3-2) - 38.8
41. Utah Utes (3-1) - 41.0
42. Texas State Bobcats (3-1) - 43.0
43. Michigan Wolverines (4-0) - 43.2
44. Boise State Broncos (3-2) - 45.8
45. Vanderbilt Commodores (3-2) - 46.7
46. USC Trojans (3-2) - 46.9
47. BYU Cougars (2-2) - 48.3
48. Bowling Green Falcons (4-1) - 49.5
49. Pittsburgh Panthers (3-1) - 50.1
50. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-2) - 50.4
51. Fresno State Bulldogs (4-0) - 51.7
52. Washington State Cougars (3-2) - 52.1
53. Indiana Hoosiers (2-2) - 53.1
54. Marshall Thundering Herd (2-2) - 53.8
55. Tennessee Volunteers (3-2) - 54.0
56. Ohio Bobcats (3-1) - 54.5
57. Syracuse Orange (2-2) - 55.5
58. West Virginia Mountaineers (3-2) - 56.2
59. TCU Horned Frogs (2-2) - 57.5
60. Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-1) - 58.6
61. Michigan State Spartans (3-1) - 58.7
(tie) NC State Wolfpack (3-1) - 58.7
63. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-2) - 62.5
64. North Texas Mean Green (2-2) - 63.3
65. Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-2) - 64.7
66. Cincinnati Bearcats (3-1) - 66.2
67. Wyoming Cowboys (3-2) - 66.3
68. Duke Blue Devils (3-2) - 67.0
69. Oregon State Beavers (4-1) - 67.2
70. Navy Midshipmen (2-1) - 69.1
71. Rice Owls (2-2) - 70.9
72. Tulane Green Wave (3-2) - 72.6
73. Toledo Rockets (2-3) - 73.2
74. Iowa State Cyclones (1-2) - 73.3
75. Virginia Cavaliers (2-2) - 75.1
76. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (3-2) - 76.4
77. Nevada Wolf Pack (3-2) - 77.6
78. Colorado Buffaloes (2-1) - 77.9
79. Boston College Eagles (2-2) - 79.8
(tie) North Carolina Tar Heels (1-3) - 79.8
81. Texas Longhorns (2-2) - 80.9
82. UNLV Rebels (3-2) - 81.8
83. Memphis Tigers (1-2) - 82.1
84. Kansas Jayhawks (2-1) - 83.0
85. Kansas State Wildcats (2-2) - 83.8
86. UTSA Roadrunners (2-3) - 86.8
87. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-3) - 87.9
88. Colorado State Rams (2-3) - 89.5
89. Kentucky Wildcats (1-3) - 90.3
90. Buffalo Bulls (2-2) - 91.2
91. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-2) - 91.7
92. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (2-3) - 91.8
93. South Alabama Jaguars (2-2) - 92.2
94. Florida Atlantic Owls (1-4) - 93.5
95. Arkansas State Red Wolves (2-3) - 95.1
96. San Jose State Spartans (1-3) - 96.5
97. Troy Trojans (2-3) - 97.0
98. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-2) - 97.6
99. Army Black Knights (2-3) - 97.9
100. UAB Blazers (1-3) - 98.6
101. Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-3) - 99.9
102. Kent State Golden Flashes (2-3) - 101.6
103. Air Force Falcons (1-4) - 103.3
104. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-3) - 105.0
105. Akron Zips (1-4) - 105.1
106. California Golden Bears (1-3) - 105.3
107. UTEP Miners (1-3) - 106.2
108. New Mexico Lobos (1-3) - 107.9
109. San Diego State Aztecs (1-3) - 109.5
110. Purdue Boilermakers (1-4) - 109.8
111. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (1-4) - 110.7
112. Idaho Vandals (1-4) - 111.5
113. Hawaii Warriors (0-4) - 113.3
114. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0-4) - 113.5
115. Central Michigan Chippewas (1-4) - 114.2
116. SMU Mustangs (1-3) - 115.4
117. Temple Owls (0-4) - 116.1
118. Miami University RedHawks (0-4) - 118.4
119. Connecticut Huskies (0-4) - 119.3
120. Massachusetts Minutemen (0-4) - 120.2
121. Western Michigan Broncos (0-5) - 121.6
122. South Florida Bulls (0-4) - 122.6
123. New Mexico State Aggies (0-5) - 123.4
124. FIU Golden Panthers (0-4) - 124.1
125. Georgia State Panthers (0-4) - 125.9