2014 College Football Rankings - Week 10

The results for Week 10 are particularly fascinating. Marshall's #4 ranking despite a weak schedule, Florida State's #11 ranking despite being undefeated and Ole Miss being ranked #1 still, despite two last-second losses to top teams seem to actually legitimize each other. If it doesn't factor in strength of schedule enough (Marshall), how do you explain Ole Miss and Florida State? Ole Miss seems to not be penalized very much for playing and losing close games to top teams. Florida State's schedule is weak, and that's the only way to explain their #11 ranking. Marshall's schedule is also weak, but they are beating all of the teams on their schedule by blowout margins - yet it's not enough for them to be ranked over Ole Miss and Auburn, which both have losses when playing tough schedules. Moral of the story - if you are going to play a relatively weak team, you'd better beat them convincingly and as long as you play them close - even if you lose - playing a strong team won't hurt you so it's worth it.:

1. Ole Miss Rebels (7-2) - 2.0
2. Auburn Tigers (7-1) - 3.3
3. Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-0) - 3.6
4. Marshall Thundering Herd (8-0) - 3.7
5. Oregon Ducks (8-1) - 3.9
6. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1) - 5.7
7. Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-1) - 7.0
8. TCU Horned Frogs (7-1) - 7.8
9. Kansas State Wildcats (7-1) - 9.2
10. Michigan State Spartans (7-1) - 10.3
11. Florida State Seminoles (8-0) - 10.7
12. Oklahoma Sooners (6-2) - 12.1
13. LSU Tigers (7-2) - 13.7
14. Baylor Bears (7-1) - 14.2
15. Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1) - 14.4
16. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-1) - 16.3
17. Miami Hurricanes (6-3) - 17.1
18. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-2) - 18.5
19. Arizona State Sun Devils (7-1) - 19.5
20. West Virginia Mountaineers (6-3) - 20.0
21. Georgia Bulldogs (6-2) - 21.7
22. Boise State Broncos (6-2) - 23.3
23. Wisconsin Badgers (6-2) - 23.8
24. Arizona Wildcats (6-2) - 24.5
25. USC Trojans (6-3) - 26.2
26. UCLA Bruins (7-2) - 26.7
27. Georgia Southern Eagles (7-2) - 28.1
28. Duke Blue Devils (7-1) - 28.2
29. Colorado State Rams (8-1) - 28.3
30. Louisville Cardinals (6-3) - 29.9
31. Utah Utes (6-2) - 30.4
32. Clemson Tigers (6-2) - 30.5
33. Missouri Tigers (7-2) - 31.5
34. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-5) - 33.2
35. Texas A&M Aggies (6-3) - 34.8
36. Stanford Cardinal (5-4) - 34.9
37. Virginia Tech Hokies (4-5) - 38.8
38. Memphis Tigers (5-3) - 38.9
39. Boston College Eagles (6-3) - 39.3
40. Utah State Aggies (6-3) - 39.7
41. Florida Gators (4-3) - 40.6
42. Tennessee Volunteers (4-5) - 41.4
43. Maryland Terrapins (6-3) - 41.6
44. Washington Huskies (6-3) - 43.5
45. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-5) - 45.0
46. ECU Pirates (6-2) - 47.5
47. BYU Cougars (5-4) - 48.4
48. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-2) - 48.5
49. Nevada Wolf Pack (6-3) - 48.9
50. Kentucky Wildcats (5-4) - 49.1
51. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-2) - 49.6
52. Air Force Falcons (6-2) - 51.3
53. Pittsburgh Panthers (4-5) - 53.8
54. Virginia Cavaliers (4-5) - 56.6
55. Cincinnati Bearcats (5-3) - 56.9
56. Western Michigan Broncos (6-3) - 57.8
57. California Golden Bears (5-4) - 58.0
58. Penn State Nittany Lions (4-4) - 58.9
59. Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-4) - 60.6
60. Houston Cougars (5-3) - 60.8
61. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (6-3) - 61.2
62. NC State Wolfpack (5-4) - 61.6
63. Michigan Wolverines (4-5) - 61.8
64. UCF Knights (5-3) - 63.8
65. Texas Longhorns (4-5) - 64.8
66. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-4) - 66.0
67. Rice Owls (5-3) - 66.4
68. Arkansas State Red Wolves (5-3) - 66.8
69. Northwestern Wildcats (3-5) - 67.8
70. North Carolina Tar Heels (4-5) - 68.5
71. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (5-3) - 69.4
72. Navy Midshipmen (4-5) - 71.3
73. South Alabama Jaguars (5-3) - 73.7
74. Temple Owls (5-3) - 73.8
75. Oregon State Beavers (4-4) - 74.5
76. UTEP Miners (5-3) - 75.5
77. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (5-4) - 79.4
78. Washington State Cougars (2-7) - 80.6
79. UAB Blazers (5-4) - 80.7
80. Purdue Boilermakers (3-6) - 80.8
(tie) Wyoming Cowboys (4-5) - 80.8
82. Illinois Fighting Illini (4-5) - 81.0
83. Central Michigan Chippewas (6-4) - 82.8
84. Northern Illinois Huskies (6-2) - 82.9
85. Bowling Green Falcons (5-3) - 85.3
86. Indiana Hoosiers (3-5) - 85.4
87. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (3-5) - 85.6
88. Syracuse Orange (3-6) - 86.3
89. Toledo Rockets (5-3) - 88.4
90. San Diego State Aztecs (4-4) - 89.6
(tie) San Jose State Spartans (3-5) - 89.6
92. Colorado Buffaloes (2-7) - 90.7
93. Akron Zips (4-4) - 91.7
94. Florida Atlantic Owls (3-6) - 95.7
95. Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-6) - 95.9
96. Fresno State Bulldogs (3-6) - 98.2
(tie) UTSA Roadrunners (2-6) - 98.2
98. New Mexico Lobos (3-5) - 99.8
99. Ball State Cardinals (3-5) - 100.0
100. Texas State Bobcats (5-3) - 101.2
101. Old Dominion Monarchs (3-6) - 101.7
102. Vanderbilt Commodores (3-6) - 101.9
103. Hawaii Warriors (2-7) - 103.7
104. Ohio Bobcats (4-5) - 104.6
105. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (3-5) - 104.7
106. Massachusetts Minutemen (2-7) - 106.7
107. Appalachian State Mountaineers (3-5) - 108.0
(tie) FIU Golden Panthers (3-6) - 108.0
109. Tulane Green Wave (2-6) - 109.2
110. Connecticut Huskies (2-6) - 110.9
(tie) Southern Miss Golden Eagles (3-6) - 110.9
112. Buffalo Bulls (3-5) - 111.8
(tie) Iowa State Cyclones (2-6) - 111.8
114. Kansas Jayhawks (2-6) - 112.1
115. South Florida Bulls (3-6) - 112.2
116. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-6) - 112.3
117. Kent State Golden Flashes (1-7) - 116.6
118. Idaho Vandals (1-7) - 117.6
119. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-7) - 119.5
120. Miami University RedHawks (2-8) - 119.9
121. Army Black Knights (2-6) - 120.2
122. New Mexico State Aggies (2-7) - 122.0
123. Georgia State Panthers (1-8) - 122.4
124. Troy Trojans (1-8) - 123.6
(tie) UNLV Rebels (2-7) - 123.6
126. Eastern Michigan Eagles (2-7) - 124.8
127. North Texas Mean Green (2-6) - 125.4
128. SMU Mustangs (0-7) - 128.2