Friday, November 14, 2014

A Crazy Proposal - Conference Realignment

Four years ago, there was a lot of talk about consolidating the conferences into four 16-team super conferences. The conventional wisdom (which is rarely that conventional, or for that matter, that wise) was that eventually the six BCS conferences were going to merge into four super conferences of 16 teams each. What happened? They didn't exactly merge, but one of them - the Big East - basically fell apart. It is now the AAC and isn't considered a power conference any more. Instead, there are five power conferences.

One of the reasons that the super conference idea seemed so intriguing to people was the idea that the four conference champions could form a four-team national championship tournament. Four years later, we do have a four-team tournament, but we're still dealing with five power conferences, and there are other problems with the system. Some otherwise deserving programs, like BYU and Boise State, are still on the outside looking in. The five power conferences do not all have championship games. One of the champions will always be left out - and perhaps two, if one conference gets two participants - which is possible since even among the power conferences, some conferences are better than others. (Of course, under some scenarios, it seems possible that the less powerful conferences might actually be more likely to get more than one representative than the more powerful ones the way things are currently set up.) It is already apparent there is going to be some griping at the end of the year when this all sorts itself out.

Four years ago, we suggested a crazy complete realignment of the conferences that consisted of four 16-team super conferences that were equally balanced (based on an analysis of historical data). You can read it here. We did not publish our complete idea at the time, but we also had designed a way for teams that were "outside" the top 64 programs to play their way into the system, while other teams could fall out if their programs did not perform as well as they needed to through a yearly re-analysis of the programs (using, of course, our program analysis system - you can see the current program rankings here). We're not kidding ourselves to think that our ideas would ever be adopted. They make too much sense in terms of competitiveness and not enough sense in terms of keeping the power and the money with the few programs that already control it.

That being said, we've decided to take another trip to Fantasyland, this time proposing a complete realignment that involves four 12-team conferences, rather than 16 teams. Reducing the number of teams that are "in" to 48 drops some interesting teams out of the mix as far as the current program rankings go, including Louisville, NC State, Maryland, Kansas State, Baylor, Minnesota, Oregon State, Virginia and Kentucky. But remember that those teams would have a chance to play themselves into the system (and based on their performance this year, when the program rankings are recalculated at the end of this year, some of those would likely already move up into the top tier). To this point, they just have not done enough as a program, historically, to be included in our model.

That being said, this is how our proposed alignment turns out under that system. (Remember that the geographic designations are only a general guideline. Some teams may have to travel some in order to engender competitive balance between each of the divisions. And remember that by competitive balance, we don't mean year-to-year, since it is impossible to predict how good any particular program might get in a couple of years, but rather based on the overall historical success of a program, with recent success being weighted greater than distant historical success. Although history cannot predict the future, it can be used to help generate a situation that is more likely to be balanced competitively.):

East Conference

North Division
Boston College Eagles 
Georgia Bulldogs 
Penn State Nittany Lions 
Pittsburgh Panthers 
Syracuse Orange 
West Virginia Mountaineers 

South Division 
Clemson Tigers 
Florida Gators 
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 
Miami Hurricanes 
North Carolina Tar Heels 
South Carolina Gamecocks 

Mideast Conference 
  
North Division 
Michigan State Spartans 
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 
Ohio State Buckeyes 
Purdue Boilermakers 
Virginia Tech Hokies 
Wisconsin Badgers 

South Division 
Alabama Crimson Tide 
Auburn Tigers 
Florida State Seminoles 
Mississippi State Bulldogs 
Ole Miss Rebels
Texas A&M Aggies 

Midwest Conference 
  
North Division 
Iowa Hawkeyes 
Michigan Wolverines 
Missouri Tigers 
Oklahoma Sooners 
TCU Horned Frogs 
Tennessee Volunteers 

South Division
Arizona Wildcats 
Arizona State Sun Devils 
Arkansas Razorbacks 
LSU Tigers 
Oklahoma State Cowboys 
Texas Longhorns 

West Conference

North Division
Boise State Broncos 
Colorado Buffaloes 
Nebraska Cornhuskers 
Oregon Ducks 
Utah Utes 
Washington Huskies 

South Division 
BYU Cougars 
California Golden Bears 
Stanford Cardinal 
Texas Tech Red Raiders 
UCLA Bruins 
USC Trojans

We welcome discussion, comments, rejections, mocking, and any other response you can come up with. Please share your thoughts!

Saturday, November 8, 2014

2014 College Football Rankings - Week 11

Ole Miss still remains #1 in our rankings with two losses. Oregon moves into our top four. And we still have to ask the final four selection committee how they can possibly not have Marshall ranked at all. Sure, they have not played anyone of any significance, but they have beaten everyone they've played handily. They haven't had a close game yet. And that's worth something. We can understand perhaps not including the Thundering Herd in the Top Four because of the weakness of their schedule, but to leave them out of the Top 25 completely? It really doesn't make sense, and smacks of collusion against the teams not included in a top-tier league, especially since our analysis continues to show the Thundering Herd as having a better season than Florida State, who seems to be included in the Top Four despite their own weak schedule because of their accomplishments a season ago and the name recognition associated with their storied past.

1. Ole Miss Rebels (8-2) - 1.9
2. Mississippi State Bulldogs (9-0) - 3.3
(tie) Oregon Ducks (9-1) - 3.3
4. Marshall Thundering Herd (9-0) - 3.5
5. TCU Horned Frogs (8-1) - 4.0
6. Alabama Crimson Tide (8-1) - 6.0
7. Auburn Tigers (7-2) - 7.4
(tie) Baylor Bears (8-1) - 7.4
9. Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-1) - 9.3
10. Ohio State Buckeyes (8-1) - 10.4
11. Florida State Seminoles (9-0) - 11.2
12. Arizona State Sun Devils (8-1) - 12.9
13. LSU Tigers (7-3) - 13.4
14. Miami Hurricanes (6-3) - 14.2
15. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-2) - 15.1
16. Michigan State Spartans (7-2) - 15.9
17. Georgia Bulldogs (7-2) - 18.0
(tie) Kansas State Wildcats (7-2) - 18.0
19. Oklahoma Sooners (6-3) - 20.0
20. UCLA Bruins (8-2) - 20.8
21. Wisconsin Badgers (7-2) - 21.5
22. Arizona Wildcats (7-2) - 23.0
(tie) Boise State Broncos (7-2) - 23.0
24. Duke Blue Devils (8-1) - 24.2
25. Louisville Cardinals (7-3) - 24.9
26. Texas A&M Aggies (7-3) - 25.6
27. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-2) - 26.3
28. Colorado State Rams (9-1) - 26.4
29. USC Trojans (6-3) - 28.5
30. Clemson Tigers (7-2) - 30.2
31. West Virginia Mountaineers (6-4) - 32.1
32. Missouri Tigers (7-2) - 32.9
33. Georgia Southern Eagles (8-2) - 33.2
34. Utah Utes (6-3) - 33.7
35. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-5) - 34.1
36. Utah State Aggies (7-3) - 34.2
37. Stanford Cardinal (5-4) - 36.6
38. Florida Gators (5-3) - 38.7
39. Virginia Tech Hokies (4-5) - 39.0
40. Memphis Tigers (6-3) - 39.5
41. Tennessee Volunteers (4-5) - 40.6
42. Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-2) - 41.7
43. Maryland Terrapins (6-3) - 43.8
44. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-5) - 44.5
45. Boston College Eagles (6-4) - 45.1
46. BYU Cougars (5-4) - 47.2
47. Texas Longhorns (5-5) - 47.3
48. Air Force Falcons (7-2) - 47.7
49. Nevada Wolf Pack (6-3) - 48.1
50. ECU Pirates (6-2) - 48.9
51. Washington Huskies (6-4) - 49.3
52. Kentucky Wildcats (5-5) - 54.3
53. Cincinnati Bearcats (5-3) - 55.3
54. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (7-3) - 55.7
55. Arkansas State Red Wolves (6-3) - 56.2
56. Penn State Nittany Lions (5-4) - 56.8
57. Virginia Cavaliers (4-6) - 58.1
58. Pittsburgh Panthers (4-5) - 58.5
59. Michigan Wolverines (5-5) - 59.1
(tie) Western Michigan Broncos (6-3) - 59.1
61. California Golden Bears (5-4) - 60.5
62. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (6-3) - 62.6
63. Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-4) - 63.6
64. Rice Owls (6-3) - 63.8
65. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-4) - 64.1
66. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-3) - 64.4
67. UCF Knights (5-3) - 66.4
68. North Carolina Tar Heels (4-5) - 67.5
69. NC State Wolfpack (5-5) - 67.8
70. Northwestern Wildcats (3-6) - 70.3
71. Navy Midshipmen (4-5) - 71.0
72. Bowling Green Falcons (6-3) - 72.8
(tie) Washington State Cougars (3-7) - 72.8
74. Houston Cougars (5-4) - 72.9
75. Temple Owls (5-4) - 75.4
76. Northern Illinois Huskies (7-2) - 75.5
77. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (5-4) - 76.4
78. Illinois Fighting Illini (4-5) - 78.8
79. UTEP Miners (5-4) - 79.3
80. Oregon State Beavers (4-5) - 79.9
81. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (4-5) - 80.7
82. Central Michigan Chippewas (6-4) - 82.0
(tie) South Alabama Jaguars (5-4) - 82.0
84. Indiana Hoosiers (3-6) - 85.5
85. UAB Blazers (5-5) - 85.8
86. Purdue Boilermakers (3-7) - 86.0
87. Toledo Rockets (6-3) - 86.4
88. Wyoming Cowboys (4-6) - 86.6
89. San Diego State Aztecs (5-4) - 88.2
90. Syracuse Orange (3-7) - 89.3
91. Colorado Buffaloes (2-8) - 92.8
(tie) Fresno State Bulldogs (4-6) - 92.8
93. Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-6) - 93.4
94. San Jose State Spartans (3-6) - 94.6
95. Akron Zips (4-5) - 95.3
96. Tulane Green Wave (3-6) - 96.0
97. Ohio Bobcats (5-5) - 96.8
98. Texas State Bobcats (5-4) - 97.4
99. Kansas Jayhawks (3-6) - 97.5
100. Old Dominion Monarchs (4-6) - 99.0
101. New Mexico Lobos (3-6) - 100.4
102. UTSA Roadrunners (2-7) - 102.5
103. Ball State Cardinals (3-6) - 104.7
104. Appalachian State Mountaineers (4-5) - 105.7
105. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (3-6) - 105.8
106. Vanderbilt Commodores (3-7) - 106.4
107. Hawaii Warriors (2-8) - 106.6
108. Massachusetts Minutemen (2-7) - 106.7
109. Florida Atlantic Owls (3-7) - 109.5
110. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (3-7) - 109.7
111. FIU Golden Panthers (3-7) - 111.2
112. South Florida Bulls (3-6) - 111.7
113. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-7) - 112.0
114. Connecticut Huskies (2-7) - 115.0
115. North Texas Mean Green (3-6) - 116.3
116. Buffalo Bulls (3-6) - 116.8
(tie) Kent State Golden Flashes (1-8) - 116.8
118. Army Black Knights (3-6) - 117.1
119. Idaho Vandals (1-8) - 118.9
(tie) Iowa State Cyclones (2-7) - 118.9
121. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-7) - 119.7
122. Miami University RedHawks (2-8) - 121.2
123. Troy Trojans (2-8) - 121.6
124. Eastern Michigan Eagles (2-7) - 123.5
125. New Mexico State Aggies (2-8) - 123.9
126. UNLV Rebels (2-8) - 124.4
127. Georgia State Panthers (1-9) - 126.6
128. SMU Mustangs (0-8) - 128.2

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

2014 College Football Rankings - Week 9

Here's week 9:

1. Ole Miss Rebels (7-1) - 1.9
2. Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-0) - 2.3
3. Marshall Thundering Herd (8-0) - 2.9
4. Auburn Tigers (6-1) - 3.9
5. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1) - 4.7
6. Oregon Ducks (7-1) - 5.8
7. Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-1) - 7.1
8. TCU Horned Frogs (6-1) - 7.5
9. Georgia Bulldogs (6-1) - 9.5
10. Michigan State Spartans (7-1) - 10.4
11. LSU Tigers (7-2) - 11.4
12. Florida State Seminoles (7-0) - 12.2
13. Kansas State Wildcats (6-1) - 14.2
14. Oklahoma Sooners (5-2) - 15.1
15. Ohio State Buckeyes (6-1) - 15.9
16. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-1) - 16.3
17. Baylor Bears (6-1) - 16.5
18. Arizona State Sun Devils (6-1) - 18.2
19. Miami Hurricanes (5-3) - 18.6
20. West Virginia Mountaineers (6-2) - 18.9
21. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-2) - 21.5
22. Arizona Wildcats (6-1) - 21.7
23. Louisville Cardinals (6-2) - 25.0
24. Duke Blue Devils (6-1) - 25.6
25. USC Trojans (5-3) - 26.2
26. Stanford Cardinal (5-3) - 26.5
27. Clemson Tigers (6-2) - 27.0
28. Wisconsin Badgers (5-2) - 27.3
29. Boise State Broncos (6-2) - 28.1
30. Georgia Southern Eagles (6-2) - 31.0
31. Texas A&M Aggies (5-3) - 31.5
32. Colorado State Rams (7-1) - 31.6
33. Utah Utes (6-1) - 31.8
34. Missouri Tigers (6-2) - 33.0
35. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-4) - 33.3
36. ECU Pirates (6-1) - 34.3
37. UCLA Bruins (6-2) - 36.0
38. Virginia Tech Hokies (4-4) - 36.7
39. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-4) - 38.9
40. Boston College Eagles (5-3) - 40.6
41. Memphis Tigers (4-3) - 40.9
42. Maryland Terrapins (5-3) - 42.7
43. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-2) - 44.2
44. Utah State Aggies (5-3) - 45.5
45. Tennessee Volunteers (3-5) - 45.6
46. Washington Huskies (5-3) - 45.8
47. Kentucky Wildcats (5-3) - 46.1
48. Nevada Wolf Pack (5-3) - 49.9
49. Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-3) - 50.6
50. UCF Knights (5-2) - 50.9
51. Virginia Cavaliers (4-4) - 51.5
52. Penn State Nittany Lions (4-3) - 52.5
53. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-2) - 55.2
(tie) Pittsburgh Panthers (4-4) - 55.2
55. Northwestern Wildcats (3-4) - 56.3
56. North Carolina Tar Heels (4-4) - 56.4
57. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-3) - 56.7
58. Oregon State Beavers (4-3) - 56.9
59. Air Force Falcons (5-2) - 59.0
60. Florida Gators (3-3) - 59.2
61. BYU Cougars (4-4) - 59.7
62. Western Michigan Broncos (5-3) - 61.7
63. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (5-3) - 62.1
64. NC State Wolfpack (4-4) - 63.9
(tie) South Alabama Jaguars (5-2) - 63.9
66. Cincinnati Bearcats (4-3) - 66.0
67. Houston Cougars (4-3) - 67.3
68. California Golden Bears (4-4) - 68.8
69. Navy Midshipmen (4-4) - 69.4
70. Rice Owls (4-3) - 70.1
71. Michigan Wolverines (3-5) - 70.8
72. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (3-4) - 72.1
73. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (5-3) - 74.2
74. Illinois Fighting Illini (4-4) - 74.4
75. Indiana Hoosiers (3-4) - 75.2
76. Washington State Cougars (2-6) - 76.1
77. Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-3) - 77.6
78. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (4-3) - 80.0
79. Texas Longhorns (3-5) - 80.1
(tie) UAB Blazers (4-4) - 80.1
81. Purdue Boilermakers (3-5) - 80.2
82. Northern Illinois Huskies (6-2) - 81.7
83. UTEP Miners (4-3) - 81.8
84. San Diego State Aztecs (4-3) - 83.4
85. Bowling Green Falcons (5-3) - 84.1
86. Syracuse Orange (3-5) - 85.0
87. Colorado Buffaloes (2-6) - 86.4
88. Temple Owls (4-3) - 86.9
89. Central Michigan Chippewas (5-4) - 87.0
90. Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-5) - 90.7
91. Fresno State Bulldogs (3-5) - 92.1
92. Toledo Rockets (5-3) - 92.3
93. San Jose State Spartans (3-4) - 92.9
(tie) Wyoming Cowboys (3-5) - 92.9
95. Akron Zips (4-4) - 93.0
96. Florida Atlantic Owls (3-5) - 95.2
97. Old Dominion Monarchs (3-5) - 95.5
98. Hawaii Warriors (2-6) - 99.6
99. UTSA Roadrunners (2-6) - 100.9
100. New Mexico Lobos (2-5) - 101.2
101. Ball State Cardinals (3-5) - 101.8
102. Tulane Green Wave (2-5) - 103.4
103. FIU Golden Panthers (3-5) - 104.7
104. Ohio Bobcats (4-5) - 105.0
(tie) Texas State Bobcats (4-3) - 105.0
106. Massachusetts Minutemen (2-7) - 106.3
107. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (3-4) - 106.6
108. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (3-5) - 107.3
109. Kansas Jayhawks (2-5) - 109.1
110. South Florida Bulls (3-5) - 110.0
111. Buffalo Bulls (3-5) - 111.5
112. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-6) - 111.9
113. Iowa State Cyclones (2-5) - 112.2
114. Appalachian State Mountaineers (2-5) - 113.1
115. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-6) - 113.6
116. Kent State Golden Flashes (1-7) - 115.0
117. Idaho Vandals (1-6) - 115.2
118. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-6) - 118.3
119. Army Black Knights (2-5) - 119.2
120. Miami University RedHawks (2-7) - 119.9
121. Georgia State Panthers (1-7) - 120.0
122. Connecticut Huskies (1-6) - 120.9
123. New Mexico State Aggies (2-6) - 122.0
124. Troy Trojans (1-7) - 123.4
125. Eastern Michigan Eagles (2-6) - 123.6
126. UNLV Rebels (2-6) - 124.0
127. North Texas Mean Green (2-6) - 126.4
128. SMU Mustangs (0-7) - 128.3

2014 College Football Rankings - Week 8

Here's week 8:

1. Ole Miss Rebels (7-0) - 1.3
2. Marshall Thundering Herd (7-0) - 2.2
3. Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-0) - 2.8
4. Auburn Tigers (5-1) - 4.0
5. Alabama Crimson Tide (6-1) - 4.9
6. TCU Horned Frogs (5-1) - 6.2
7. Oregon Ducks (6-1) - 7.2
8. Georgia Bulldogs (6-1) - 8.4
9. Florida State Seminoles (7-0) - 9.3
10. Ohio State Buckeyes (5-1) - 10.2
11. Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-1) - 10.4
12. Michigan State Spartans (6-1) - 12.0
13. Oklahoma Sooners (5-2) - 13.4
14. Baylor Bears (6-1) - 13.9
15. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-1) - 16.2
16. Kansas State Wildcats (5-1) - 16.3
17. Louisville Cardinals (6-2) - 18.0
18. LSU Tigers (6-2) - 18.4
19. Clemson Tigers (5-2) - 19.2
20. USC Trojans (5-2) - 19.9
21. Virginia Tech Hokies (4-3) - 22.3
22. Arizona State Sun Devils (5-1) - 23.3
23. ECU Pirates (5-1) - 23.6
24. Duke Blue Devils (6-1) - 24.3
25. West Virginia Mountaineers (5-2) - 24.4
26. UCLA Bruins (5-2) - 24.9
27. Arizona Wildcats (5-1) - 26.5
28. Miami Hurricanes (4-3) - 26.8
29. Colorado State Rams (6-1) - 31.1
30. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-2) - 31.7
31. Texas A&M Aggies (5-3) - 31.8
32. Missouri Tigers (5-2) - 32.0
33. Utah Utes (5-1) - 33.6
34. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-1) - 33.8
35. Stanford Cardinal (4-3) - 34.1
36. Georgia Southern Eagles (5-2) - 36.1
37. Boston College Eagles (4-3) - 36.9
38. Boise State Broncos (5-2) - 38.1
39. Maryland Terrapins (5-2) - 38.9
40. Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-2) - 40.8
41. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-4) - 41.1
42. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-3) - 41.6
43. Virginia Cavaliers (4-3) - 43.3
44. Wisconsin Badgers (4-2) - 44.2
45. Washington Huskies (5-2) - 44.4
46. Tennessee Volunteers (3-4) - 44.9
47. Utah State Aggies (4-3) - 45.2
48. Kentucky Wildcats (5-2) - 47.3
49. Memphis Tigers (3-3) - 47.5
50. Pittsburgh Panthers (4-3) - 48.3
51. BYU Cougars (4-3) - 51.3
52. Nevada Wolf Pack (4-3) - 51.9
53. Oregon State Beavers (4-2) - 52.5
54. Penn State Nittany Lions (4-2) - 55.0
55. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-2) - 55.4
56. Air Force Falcons (5-2) - 58.1
57. Houston Cougars (4-3) - 58.4
58. Northwestern Wildcats (3-4) - 58.9
59. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-2) - 59.6
60. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (5-3) - 61.0
61. Florida Gators (3-3) - 61.2
62. NC State Wolfpack (4-4) - 62.3
63. California Golden Bears (4-3) - 62.8
64. Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-2) - 62.9
65. UCF Knights (4-2) - 63.0
66. Washington State Cougars (2-5) - 67.4
67. South Alabama Jaguars (4-2) - 67.5
68. North Carolina Tar Heels (3-4) - 68.3
69. Michigan Wolverines (3-4) - 69.4
70. Akron Zips (4-3) - 70.7
71. Texas Longhorns (3-4) - 71.9
72. Temple Owls (4-2) - 72.1
(tie) Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (2-4) - 72.1
74. Navy Midshipmen (3-4) - 73.3
75. UAB Blazers (4-3) - 74.0
76. Western Michigan Broncos (4-3) - 75.4
77. Indiana Hoosiers (3-4) - 75.7
78. Rice Owls (3-3) - 75.8
79. Syracuse Orange (3-4) - 79.8
80. Cincinnati Bearcats (3-3) - 81.1
81. San Diego State Aztecs (4-3) - 81.3
82. Purdue Boilermakers (3-5) - 82.6
83. Bowling Green Falcons (5-3) - 83.3
84. Northern Illinois Huskies (5-2) - 83.7
85. Colorado Buffaloes (2-5) - 85.5
86. San Jose State Spartans (3-3) - 86.0
87. Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-4) - 88.8
88. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-3) - 89.3
89. Florida Atlantic Owls (3-4) - 90.6
90. UTSA Roadrunners (2-5) - 91.6
91. Illinois Fighting Illini (3-4) - 91.9
92. Fresno State Bulldogs (3-5) - 92.3
93. Old Dominion Monarchs (3-4) - 92.6
94. Wyoming Cowboys (3-4) - 94.2
95. Central Michigan Chippewas (4-4) - 94.6
96. UTEP Miners (3-3) - 95.0
97. Toledo Rockets (4-3) - 96.4
98. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (3-3) - 97.0
99. Hawaii Warriors (2-5) - 98.6
100. FIU Golden Panthers (3-5) - 99.4
101. Ohio Bobcats (4-4) - 100.7
102. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (3-3) - 101.7
103. New Mexico Lobos (2-5) - 102.4
104. Massachusetts Minutemen (2-6) - 104.5
105. South Florida Bulls (3-4) - 105.1
106. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (3-4) - 105.2
107. Tulane Green Wave (2-5) - 107.6
108. Kansas Jayhawks (2-5) - 107.9
109. Iowa State Cyclones (2-5) - 109.8
110. Texas State Bobcats (3-3) - 110.2
111. Kent State Golden Flashes (1-6) - 111.4
112. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-5) - 112.6
113. Buffalo Bulls (3-4) - 112.8
114. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-5) - 113.3
115. Ball State Cardinals (2-5) - 114.2
116. Appalachian State Mountaineers (2-5) - 114.7
117. Idaho Vandals (1-6) - 115.8
118. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-6) - 117.5
119. Georgia State Panthers (1-6) - 117.7
120. Connecticut Huskies (1-5) - 120.7
121. Miami University RedHawks (1-7) - 121.1
122. Army Black Knights (2-5) - 122.0
123. Troy Trojans (1-6) - 122.7
124. North Texas Mean Green (2-5) - 123.4
125. New Mexico State Aggies (2-6) - 123.7
126. Eastern Michigan Eagles (2-5) - 124.4
127. UNLV Rebels (2-5) - 125.1
128. SMU Mustangs (0-6) - 127.7