Week 15 - 2013 College Football Rankings

One game is left in the regular season: Army vs. Navy next week. But that game should only have a minimal impact on the rankings, so we can say that the following is pretty close to what the rankings will look like going into bowl season. Soon we'll be putting out our annual version of what the BCS game matchups should be as well as setting up our rankings-informed predictions for bowl season (where we typically outperform over 90% of all participants).

Things ended up pretty close as far as the actual championship game goes. It makes sense that with Auburn winning the head-to-head matchup that they should be in the game, not Alabama as our rankings show. However, imagine if the order of weeks had been a little different and that Auburn had beaten Alabama earlier in the year only to lose to LSU a week or two before the SEC Championship game. With that order of things, it is conceivable that Alabama would in fact be in the championship game. Because our system of analysis essentially treats all games equally, regardless of the order in which they were played, the results are not biased by "what has happened lately." Here are the rankings after 15 weeks of games:

1. Florida State Seminoles (13-0) - 1.0
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1) - 2.0
3. Auburn Tigers (12-1) - 3.9
4. Baylor Bears (11-1) - 4.7
5. Ohio State Buckeyes (12-1) - 5.9
6. Missouri Tigers (11-2) - 6.0
7. Stanford Cardinal (11-2) - 6.2
8. Michigan State Spartans (12-1) - 8.2
9. Oregon Ducks (10-2) - 9.4
10. Arizona State Sun Devils (10-3) - 9.7
11. Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-2) - 11.2
12. Wisconsin Badgers (9-3) - 12.5
13. LSU Tigers (9-3) - 13.3
14. Clemson Tigers (10-2) - 14.4
15. UCLA Bruins (9-3) - 16.5
16. Texas A&M Aggies (8-4) - 16.7
17. South Carolina Gamecocks (10-2) - 17.4
18. Northern Illinois Huskies (12-1) - 18.1
19. Washington Huskies (8-4) - 19.0
20. Oklahoma Sooners (10-2) - 20.0
21. Georgia Bulldogs (8-4) - 21.7
22. Louisville Cardinals (11-1) - 23.5
23. Bowling Green Falcons (10-3) - 23.6
24. USC Trojans (9-4) - 25.1
25. UCF Knights (11-1) - 25.3
26. Ole Miss Rebels (7-5) - 25.6
27. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-4) - 26.1
28. Arizona Wildcats (7-5) - 27.4
29. BYU Cougars (8-4) - 27.6
30. Duke Blue Devils (10-3) - 31.6
31. Iowa Hawkeyes (8-4) - 32.3
32. Ball State Cardinals (10-2) - 33.5
33. Houston Cougars (8-4) - 34.0
34. Miami Hurricanes (9-3) - 35.1
35. ECU Pirates (9-3) - 35.7
36. Michigan Wolverines (7-5) - 36.2
37. Marshall Thundering Herd (9-4) - 37.4
38. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-5) - 38.0
39. Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-4) - 38.2
40. Virginia Tech Hokies (8-4) - 38.4
41. Texas Longhorns (8-4) - 41.9
(tie) Vanderbilt Commodores (8-4) - 41.9
43. Fresno State Bulldogs (11-1) - 42.0
44. North Texas Mean Green (8-4) - 43.3
45. Indiana Hoosiers (5-7) - 44.0
46. North Carolina Tar Heels (6-6) - 44.6
47. Utah State Aggies (8-5) - 47.4
48. Utah Utes (5-7) - 48.4
49. Rice Owls (10-3) - 48.7
50. Washington State Cougars (6-6) - 50.4
51. Boise State Broncos (8-4) - 50.9
52. Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-4) - 51.4
53. Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-6) - 51.5
54. Penn State Nittany Lions (7-5) - 53.6
55. Kansas State Wildcats (7-5) - 53.9
56. Navy Midshipmen (7-4) - 55.9
57. Buffalo Bulls (8-4) - 58.3
58. Northwestern Wildcats (5-7) - 58.5
59. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-6) - 58.6
60. Boston College Eagles (7-5) - 59.2
61. Tennessee Volunteers (5-7) - 60.7
62. Syracuse Orange (6-6) - 61.9
63. Cincinnati Bearcats (9-3) - 62.6
64. Toledo Rockets (7-5) - 63.2
65. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5) - 65.9
66. UTSA Roadrunners (7-5) - 66.4
67. Oregon State Beavers (6-6) - 66.7
68. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (8-4) - 67.9
69. Florida Atlantic Owls (6-6) - 68.0
70. Maryland Terrapins (7-5) - 69.3
71. Tulane Green Wave (7-5) - 72.1
72. TCU Horned Frogs (4-8) - 72.4
73. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-8) - 73.4
74. Florida Gators (4-8) - 73.7
75. San Jose State Spartans (6-6) - 76.1
76. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (8-4) - 77.1
77. UNLV Rebels (7-5) - 77.9
78. South Alabama Jaguars (6-6) - 79.2
79. Colorado State Rams (7-6) - 79.7
(tie) Ohio Bobcats (7-5) - 79.7
(tie) Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (8-4) - 79.7
82. Illinois Fighting Illini (4-8) - 80.1
83. Arkansas State Red Wolves (7-5) - 81.6
84. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-9) - 82.7
85. West Virginia Mountaineers (4-8) - 85.2
86. Iowa State Cyclones (3-9) - 86.7
87. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (6-6) - 87.8
88. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (6-6) - 88.5
89. Nevada Wolf Pack (4-8) - 88.7
90. Troy Trojans (6-6) - 89.1
91. Virginia Cavaliers (2-10) - 91.8
92. San Diego State Aztecs (7-5) - 92.7
93. Colorado Buffaloes (4-8) - 92.9
94. SMU Mustangs (5-7) - 93.2
95. Akron Zips (5-7) - 94.4
96. Kent State Golden Flashes (4-8) - 94.8
97. Texas State Bobcats (6-6) - 97.5
98. NC State Wolfpack (3-9) - 99.1
(tie) Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-9) - 99.1
100. Memphis Tigers (3-9) - 99.3
101. Central Michigan Chippewas (6-6) - 100.0
102. Wyoming Cowboys (5-7) - 100.7
103. Kentucky Wildcats (2-10) - 101.0
104. Kansas Jayhawks (3-9) - 103.8
105. Connecticut Huskies (3-9) - 105.3
106. Hawaii Warriors (1-11) - 106.6
107. Army Black Knights (3-8) - 107.4
108. Temple Owls (2-10) - 107.7
109. New Mexico Lobos (3-9) - 108.8
110. South Florida Bulls (2-10) - 110.3
111. Air Force Falcons (2-10) - 110.8
112. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-8) - 112.0
113. Purdue Boilermakers (1-11) - 112.4
114. UAB Blazers (2-10) - 114.0
115. UTEP Miners (2-10) - 114.3
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) - 124.1
124. Georgia State Panthers (0-12) - 124.7
125. FIU Golden Panthers (1-11) - 125.2