Week 14 - 2013 College Football Rankings

By virtue of its last second once-in-a-generation play loss to Auburn, Alabama is officially out of consideration for the national title game and therefore the national championship. Sports pages everywhere are asking which should be the second team in, an undefeated Ohio State that barely survived against a Michigan team that we have ranked #42 or a one-loss SEC team like Missouri or Auburn. Well, if that is the question, our current vote has to go with one-loss Missouri over Ohio State but undefeated Ohio State over one-loss Auburn (but we reserve the right to change that opinion based on the results of next weekend's games). We currently have Missouri ranked #3, Ohio State #4 and Auburn, even with the wacky win over Alabama, still a distant #7 (which is actually quite a jump up with them, since we had them at #13 last week). Other one-loss teams include Baylor at #5, Oklahoma State tied with Auburn for #7 and Michigan State at #12. But note that NONE of those teams is ranked #2. Why not? Our rankings are based on the totality of the season, not just what happened last week or even in the last few weeks. Of all the one-loss teams, the one with the best loss (and the best set of wins) is still Alabama, and our analysis shows that one freaky play just is not enough to knock them out of the top two. Of course, we already had Florida State ranked at a solid #1, and it's nice to see the rest of the country come around on that one. Here are the complete rankings after 14 weeks:

1. Florida State Seminoles (12-0) - 1.0
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1) - 2.2
3. Missouri Tigers (11-1) - 3.5
4. Ohio State Buckeyes (12-0) - 3.7
5. Baylor Bears (10-1) - 6.3
6. Arizona State Sun Devils (10-2) - 6.4
7. Auburn Tigers (11-1) - 8.0
(tie) Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-1) - 8.0
9. Northern Illinois Huskies (12-0) - 8.9
10. Stanford Cardinal (10-2) - 10.4
11. Oregon Ducks (10-2) - 10.5
12. Michigan State Spartans (11-1) - 11.9
13. Wisconsin Badgers (9-3) - 12.7
14. LSU Tigers (9-3) - 14.5
15. Clemson Tigers (10-2) - 14.8
16. UCLA Bruins (9-3) - 16.5
17. South Carolina Gamecocks (10-2) - 16.8
18. Texas A&M Aggies (8-4) - 18.4
19. Washington Huskies (8-4) - 18.9
20. Georgia Bulldogs (8-4) - 21.2
21. Louisville Cardinals (10-1) - 21.6
22. UCF Knights (10-1) - 22.7
23. Oklahoma Sooners (9-2) - 24.7
24. USC Trojans (9-4) - 25.8
25. Ole Miss Rebels (7-5) - 26.2
26. Marshall Thundering Herd (9-3) - 26.3
27. BYU Cougars (8-4) - 27.2
28. Duke Blue Devils (10-2) - 27.6
29. Arizona Wildcats (7-5) - 28.1
30. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-4) - 28.6
31. Ball State Cardinals (10-2) - 31.4
32. Iowa Hawkeyes (8-4) - 31.9
33. ECU Pirates (9-3) - 34.3
34. Miami Hurricanes (9-3) - 35.2
35. Virginia Tech Hokies (8-4) - 36.8
36. Houston Cougars (8-4) - 36.9
37. Bowling Green Falcons (9-3) - 37.0
38. Michigan Wolverines (7-5) - 37.3
39. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-5) - 37.8
40. Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-4) - 38.5
41. Texas Longhorns (8-3) - 38.9
42. Vanderbilt Commodores (8-4) - 41.7
43. North Carolina Tar Heels (6-6) - 43.9
44. Utah State Aggies (8-4) - 44.0
45. North Texas Mean Green (8-4) - 44.5
46. Indiana Hoosiers (5-7) - 44.9
47. Fresno State Bulldogs (10-1) - 47.5
48. Utah Utes (5-7) - 47.7
49. Boise State Broncos (8-4) - 50.2
(tie) Washington State Cougars (6-6) - 50.2
51. Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-4) - 51.1
52. Kansas State Wildcats (7-5) - 52.1
(tie) Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-6) - 52.1
54. Penn State Nittany Lions (7-5) - 52.2
55. Navy Midshipmen (7-4) - 56.0
56. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-6) - 56.7
57. Northwestern Wildcats (5-7) - 57.2
58. Boston College Eagles (7-5) - 58.0
59. Buffalo Bulls (8-4) - 60.7
60. Tennessee Volunteers (5-7) - 60.8
61. Syracuse Orange (6-6) - 61.0
62. Rice Owls (9-3) - 61.1
63. Toledo Rockets (7-5) - 63.3
64. Cincinnati Bearcats (9-2) - 63.5
65. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5) - 64.9
66. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (8-4) - 65.7
67. Oregon State Beavers (6-6) - 66.1
68. UTSA Roadrunners (7-5) - 66.7
69. Florida Atlantic Owls (6-6) - 68.5
70. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (8-3) - 69.9
71. Maryland Terrapins (7-5) - 70.2
72. TCU Horned Frogs (4-8) - 72.6
73. Florida Gators (4-8) - 73.2
74. Tulane Green Wave (7-5) - 73.6
75. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-8) - 74.2
76. San Jose State Spartans (6-6) - 77.1
77. UNLV Rebels (7-5) - 78.0
78. Arkansas State Red Wolves (7-5) - 79.0
79. Ohio Bobcats (7-5) - 79.1
80. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (8-4) - 79.6
81. Colorado State Rams (7-6) - 79.8
(tie) Illinois Fighting Illini (4-8) - 79.8
83. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-9) - 81.7
84. West Virginia Mountaineers (4-8) - 84.1
85. Iowa State Cyclones (3-9) - 86.3
86. South Alabama Jaguars (5-6) - 86.6
87. Troy Trojans (6-6) - 88.1
88. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (6-6) - 88.6
89. Nevada Wolf Pack (4-8) - 88.7
90. Virginia Cavaliers (2-10) - 90.4
91. San Diego State Aztecs (7-5) - 91.9
92. Colorado Buffaloes (4-8) - 92.1
93. Memphis Tigers (3-8) - 92.9
94. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-6) - 94.1
95. SMU Mustangs (5-6) - 94.2
96. Akron Zips (5-7) - 94.9
97. Kent State Golden Flashes (4-8) - 95.9
98. Texas State Bobcats (6-6) - 98.0
99. NC State Wolfpack (3-9) - 99.1
100. Central Michigan Chippewas (6-6) - 99.4
101. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-9) - 100.1
102. Wyoming Cowboys (5-7) - 100.7
103. Kentucky Wildcats (2-10) - 101.2
104. Kansas Jayhawks (3-9) - 103.8
105. Hawaii Warriors (1-11) - 106.0
106. South Florida Bulls (2-9) - 106.7
107. Temple Owls (2-10) - 107.3
108. Army Black Knights (3-8) - 107.4
109. New Mexico Lobos (3-9) - 109.2
110. Connecticut Huskies (2-9) - 110.1
111. Air Force Falcons (2-10) - 110.7
112. Purdue Boilermakers (1-11) - 112.2
113. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-8) - 112.3
114. UAB Blazers (2-10) - 113.9
115. UTEP Miners (2-10) - 114.2
116. Eastern Michigan Eagles (2-10) - 117.5
117. California Golden Bears (1-11) - 118.3
118. Western Michigan Broncos (1-11) - 118.6
119. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-11) - 118.8
120. New Mexico State Aggies (2-10) - 120.3
121. Massachusetts Minutemen (1-11) - 121.6
122. Idaho Vandals (1-11) - 123.1
123. Miami University RedHawks (0-12) - 124.0
124. Georgia State Panthers (0-12) - 124.7
125. FIU Golden Panthers (1-11) - 125.3