Saturday, October 31, 2015

2015 College Football Rankings - Week 9

In week nine, the top four teams remain the same, although the order shuffled a little bit, and now it's Clemson that is putting pressure on (and nearly passing) Baylor for the top spot. Meanwhile, at the bottom of the list, North Texas won a game and climbed out of the cellar, leaving the rankings with a new 128th-place team. Here are the complete rankings after nine games:

1. Baylor Bears (7-0) - 2.1
2. Clemson Tigers (8-0) - 2.2
3. LSU Tigers (7-0) - 3.2
4. Ohio State Buckeyes (8-0) - 3.4
5. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1) - 6.7
6. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-1) - 7.2
7. TCU Horned Frogs (8-0) - 7.3
8. Memphis Tigers (8-0) - 8.7
9. Florida Gators (7-1) - 9.8
(tie) Stanford Cardinal (7-1) - 9.8
11. Houston Cougars (8-0) - 9.9
12. Iowa Hawkeyes (8-0) - 11.6
13. Michigan Wolverines (6-2) - 12.9
14. Michigan State Spartans (8-0) - 14.6
15. Oklahoma Sooners (7-1) - 15.9
16. Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-0) - 17.1
17. Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-2) - 17.9
18. Temple Owls (7-1) - 18.3
19. Toledo Rockets (7-0) - 19.3
20. Utah Utes (7-1) - 19.7
21. Navy Midshipmen (6-1) - 21.3
(tie) USC Trojans (5-3) - 21.3
23. Ole Miss Rebels (7-2) - 23.1
24. Tennessee Volunteers (4-4) - 23.6
25. Florida State Seminoles (7-1) - 24.4
26. Wisconsin Badgers (7-2) - 26.3
27. Appalachian State Mountaineers (7-1) - 26.8
28. Northwestern Wildcats (6-2) - 28.0
29. Marshall Thundering Herd (8-1) - 29.1
30. North Carolina Tar Heels (7-1) - 30.1
31. Texas A&M Aggies (6-2) - 30.2
32. BYU Cougars (6-2) - 31.6
33. Penn State Nittany Lions (7-2) - 33.3
34. California Golden Bears (5-3) - 33.5
35. Bowling Green Falcons (6-2) - 34.7
36. Washington Huskies (4-4) - 37.3
37. Boise State Broncos (7-2) - 37.8
38. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7-2) - 38.5
39. UCLA Bruins (6-2) - 39.4
40. Cincinnati Bearcats (5-3) - 40.3
41. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-2) - 41.7
42. West Virginia Mountaineers (3-4) - 43.6
43. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (6-3) - 43.8
44. Oregon Ducks (5-3) - 44.0
45. Georgia Bulldogs (5-3) - 45.3
46. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-4) - 46.8
47. Georgia Southern Eagles (6-2) - 47.4
48. Miami Hurricanes (5-3) - 47.6
49. NC State Wolfpack (5-3) - 49.2
50. Duke Blue Devils (6-2) - 50.0
51. San Diego State Aztecs (6-3) - 50.1
52. Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-4) - 50.3
53. Western Michigan Broncos (5-3) - 50.7
54. Central Michigan Chippewas (5-4) - 53.6
55. Utah State Aggies (5-3) - 53.9
56. Virginia Tech Hokies (4-5) - 54.7
57. Arizona State Sun Devils (4-4) - 57.7
58. Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-6) - 59.9
59. Kansas State Wildcats (3-4) - 60.2
60. Northern Illinois Huskies (5-3) - 60.5
61. Texas Longhorns (3-5) - 60.9
62. Air Force Falcons (5-3) - 61.7
63. Louisville Cardinals (4-4) - 63.6
64. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-3) - 64.7
65. Auburn Tigers (4-4) - 65.5
66. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-6) - 66.0
67. Ohio Bobcats (5-3) - 67.6
68. Missouri Tigers (4-4) - 67.8
69. Iowa State Cyclones (3-5) - 68.7
70. Illinois Fighting Illini (4-4) - 68.8
71. Washington State Cougars (5-3) - 71.4
72. Arizona Wildcats (5-4) - 71.9
73. Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-4) - 72.6
74. Arkansas State Red Wolves (5-3) - 73.8
(tie) Buffalo Bulls (4-4) - 73.8
76. Kentucky Wildcats (4-4) - 76.6
77. ECU Pirates (4-5) - 76.9
78. South Florida Bulls (4-4) - 77.1
79. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-5) - 77.4
80. Indiana Hoosiers (4-4) - 79.8
81. Boston College Eagles (3-6) - 81.3
82. Syracuse Orange (3-5) - 83.7
83. Vanderbilt Commodores (3-5) - 84.0
84. Akron Zips (3-5) - 84.1
85. Virginia Cavaliers (3-5) - 84.2
86. Maryland Terrapins (2-6) - 85.3
87. Colorado State Rams (3-5) - 85.9
88. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-4) - 87.5
89. Connecticut Huskies (4-5) - 87.7
90. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-5) - 90.4
91. Purdue Boilermakers (2-6) - 91.0
92. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-5) - 91.4
93. Rice Owls (4-4) - 92.6
94. Colorado Buffaloes (4-5) - 93.4
95. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-6) - 95.1
96. Kent State Golden Flashes (3-5) - 96.3
97. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (3-4) - 97.5
98. San Jose State Spartans (4-4) - 98.8
99. Oregon State Beavers (2-6) - 99.4
100. UNLV Rebels (2-6) - 99.7
101. Nevada Wolf Pack (4-4) - 100.2
102. FIU Golden Panthers (4-5) - 101.3
103. Troy Trojans (2-6) - 102.4
104. South Alabama Jaguars (3-4) - 103.3
105. Ball State Cardinals (3-6) - 103.9
106. Florida Atlantic Owls (2-6) - 105.1
107. UTSA Roadrunners (2-7) - 107.7
108. Massachusetts Minutemen (1-7) - 108.3
109. Hawaii Warriors (2-7) - 109.6
110. Idaho Vandals (3-5) - 110.1
111. Miami University RedHawks (1-8) - 111.3
112. New Mexico Lobos (4-4) - 111.9
113. Tulane Green Wave (2-6) - 114.2
114. Fresno State Bulldogs (2-6) - 114.4
115. Old Dominion Monarchs (3-5) - 115.8
116. Texas State Bobcats (1-5) - 115.9
117. Charlotte 49ers (2-6) - 116.1
118. Georgia State Panthers (2-5) - 117.7
119. UTEP Miners (3-5) - 118.1
120. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (1-7) - 118.4
121. New Mexico State Aggies (1-7) - 120.8
122. Army Black Knights (2-6) - 121.0
123. Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-8) - 123.5
124. Wyoming Cowboys (1-8) - 124.0
125. SMU Mustangs (1-7) - 124.5
126. North Texas Mean Green (1-7) - 125.6
127. Kansas Jayhawks (0-8) - 127.0
128. UCF Knights (0-9) - 128.2

Saturday, October 24, 2015

2015 College Football Rankings - Week 8

It appears that staying undefeated is beginning to mean more. For the first time in a few weeks, all of the top four spots in our analysis are taken by teams with no losses. If you need any more proof, ask the Utah Utes, who were ranked in our top four last week but lost big to a very low ranked USC team this weekend. As a result, the Utes dropped all the way to #19, while the Trojans jumped way up to #22 (from #37 last week). Baylor did manage to maintain the top spot this week, but has less of a stranglehold on that position as LSU, which climbed to #2 from #5 last week, is closing the gap quickly after beating Western Kentucky 48-20. The Hilltoppers had only lost one game before facing the Tigers and had climbed all the way up to #26 in our rankings last week.

Here are the rankings after 8 weeks of the season:

1. Baylor Bears (7-0) - 1.6
2. LSU Tigers (7-0) - 2.7
3. Ohio State Buckeyes (8-0) - 2.9
4. Clemson Tigers (7-0) - 3.2
5. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1) - 5.1
6. Stanford Cardinal (6-1) - 6.9
7. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-1) - 8.6
8. Michigan Wolverines (5-2) - 9.4
9. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-0) - 10.4
10. Memphis Tigers (7-0) - 11.0
11. Michigan State Spartans (8-0) - 11.5
12. Houston Cougars (7-0) - 12.1
13. Oklahoma Sooners (6-1) - 13.1
14. TCU Horned Frogs (7-0) - 14.0
15. Florida Gators (6-1) - 15.0
16. Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-2) - 16.1
17. Temple Owls (7-0) - 16.3
18. Toledo Rockets (7-0) - 18.2
19. Utah Utes (6-1) - 18.3
20. Appalachian State Mountaineers (6-1) - 19.2
21. Ole Miss Rebels (6-2) - 20.4
22. USC Trojans (4-3) - 21.6
23. Navy Midshipmen (5-1) - 22.4
24. Florida State Seminoles (6-1) - 23.3
25. Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-0) - 24.5
26. Tennessee Volunteers (3-4) - 26.1
27. Wisconsin Badgers (6-2) - 27.7
28. Northwestern Wildcats (6-2) - 28.8
29. North Carolina Tar Heels (6-1) - 30.0
30. Texas A&M Aggies (5-2) - 30.9
31. California Golden Bears (5-2) - 32.3
32. Bowling Green Falcons (6-2) - 33.2
33. BYU Cougars (6-2) - 33.7
34. UCLA Bruins (5-2) - 34.7
35. Georgia Bulldogs (5-2) - 35.0
36. Marshall Thundering Herd (7-1) - 35.7
37. West Virginia Mountaineers (3-3) - 36.0
38. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-2) - 38.5
39. Duke Blue Devils (6-1) - 38.9
(tie) Pittsburgh Panthers (6-1) - 38.9
41. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (6-2) - 39.3
42. Boise State Broncos (6-2) - 43.9
43. Oregon Ducks (4-3) - 44.8
44. Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-5) - 45.2
45. Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-3) - 45.6
46. Cincinnati Bearcats (4-3) - 46.7
47. Georgia Southern Eagles (5-2) - 47.5
48. NC State Wolfpack (5-2) - 48.0
49. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (5-3) - 48.8
50. Texas Longhorns (3-4) - 49.5
51. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-5) - 51.7
52. Washington Huskies (3-4) - 51.9
53. Arizona State Sun Devils (4-3) - 52.1
54. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-4) - 52.5
55. Miami Hurricanes (4-3) - 54.2
56. Western Michigan Broncos (4-3) - 55.5
57. Northern Illinois Huskies (5-3) - 55.8
58. Central Michigan Chippewas (4-4) - 58.1
59. Virginia Tech Hokies (3-5) - 58.8
60. Louisville Cardinals (3-4) - 60.2
61. Arizona Wildcats (5-3) - 60.9
62. Illinois Fighting Illini (4-3) - 62.0
63. Kansas State Wildcats (3-4) - 63.2
64. San Diego State Aztecs (5-3) - 63.9
65. Utah State Aggies (4-3) - 64.7
66. Auburn Tigers (4-3) - 65.7
67. ECU Pirates (4-4) - 66.6
68. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (5-3) - 66.9
69. Air Force Falcons (4-3) - 67.8
70. Ohio Bobcats (5-3) - 70.6
71. Missouri Tigers (4-4) - 71.4
72. Washington State Cougars (5-2) - 71.9
73. South Florida Bulls (4-3) - 73.8
74. Buffalo Bulls (3-4) - 74.6
(tie) Kentucky Wildcats (4-3) - 74.6
76. Boston College Eagles (3-5) - 76.5
77. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-4) - 77.0
78. Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-3) - 77.2
(tie) Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-3) - 77.2
80. Indiana Hoosiers (4-4) - 78.9
81. Vanderbilt Commodores (3-4) - 80.6
82. Syracuse Orange (3-4) - 83.3
83. Akron Zips (3-4) - 83.4
84. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-4) - 83.9
85. Colorado State Rams (3-4) - 84.1
86. Maryland Terrapins (2-5) - 85.6
87. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-5) - 87.7
88. Rice Owls (4-3) - 88.7
89. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-4) - 89.7
90. FIU Golden Panthers (4-4) - 90.0
91. Colorado Buffaloes (4-4) - 90.2
92. Iowa State Cyclones (2-5) - 90.7
93. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-5) - 94.6
94. Kent State Golden Flashes (3-5) - 94.7
95. UTSA Roadrunners (2-6) - 94.9
96. Virginia Cavaliers (2-5) - 96.2
97. UNLV Rebels (2-5) - 97.7
98. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-4) - 98.0
99. Connecticut Huskies (3-5) - 98.5
100. Nevada Wolf Pack (4-4) - 99.0
101. Oregon State Beavers (2-5) - 101.0
102. San Jose State Spartans (4-4) - 101.5
103. Purdue Boilermakers (1-6) - 102.6
104. South Alabama Jaguars (3-4) - 104.1
105. Massachusetts Minutemen (1-6) - 104.6
106. Hawaii Warriors (2-6) - 106.6
107. Troy Trojans (2-5) - 106.9
108. Idaho Vandals (3-4) - 107.8
109. Ball State Cardinals (2-6) - 109.1
110. Florida Atlantic Owls (1-6) - 110.6
(tie) Tulane Green Wave (2-5) - 110.6
112. New Mexico Lobos (4-4) - 111.7
113. Texas State Bobcats (1-4) - 112.9
114. Old Dominion Monarchs (3-4) - 113.8
115. Miami University RedHawks (1-7) - 114.2
116. Fresno State Bulldogs (2-6) - 115.9
117. Charlotte 49ers (2-5) - 116.5
118. UTEP Miners (3-4) - 117.6
119. Army Black Knights (2-6) - 118.9
120. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (1-6) - 119.5
121. Georgia State Panthers (2-4) - 120.4
122. Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-7) - 122.1
123. New Mexico State Aggies (0-7) - 122.8
124. Wyoming Cowboys (1-7) - 123.9
125. SMU Mustangs (1-6) - 124.7
126. Kansas Jayhawks (0-7) - 125.6
127. UCF Knights (0-8) - 127.0
128. North Texas Mean Green (0-7) - 128.4

Sunday, October 18, 2015

2015 College Football Rankings - Week 7

The instability of the 2015 season continued in week 7, as once again, Baylor jumped up to the top spot in our rankings, following Michigan's crazy last-second loss to Michigan State. Ohio State also made a jump up to the #2 spot after a convincing  blowout victory over (currently) #39 Penn State. Michigan's loss was just as damaging to Utah, which dropped to the #4 spot, despite beating (currently) #51 Arizona State 34-18 - the 16-point victory not quite being enough to qualify as a "blowout", at least as defined in our analysis algorithm. Here are the full rankings for week 7:

1. Baylor Bears (6-0) - 1.1
2. Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0) - 2.3
3. Alabama Crimson Tide (6-1) - 3.7
4. Utah Utes (6-0) - 5.6
5. LSU Tigers (6-0) - 6.0
6. Clemson Tigers (6-0) - 6.1
7. Michigan Wolverines (5-2) - 7.3
8. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-0) - 8.5
9. Florida State Seminoles (6-0) - 10.1
10. TCU Horned Frogs (7-0) - 10.4
11. Stanford Cardinal (5-1) - 10.6
12. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-1) - 11.5
13. Houston Cougars (6-0) - 12.1
14. Florida Gators (6-1) - 14.7
15. Michigan State Spartans (7-0) - 15.0
16. Temple Owls (6-0) - 16.6
17. Oklahoma Sooners (5-1) - 17.9
18. Memphis Tigers (6-0) - 18.6
19. Toledo Rockets (6-0) - 18.7
20. Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-2) - 19.5
(tie) Texas A&M Aggies (5-1) - 19.5
22. California Golden Bears (5-1) - 22.5
23. Navy Midshipmen (4-1) - 23.4
24. North Carolina Tar Heels (5-1) - 25.0
25. Tennessee Volunteers (3-3) - 25.6
26. Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-0) - 27.7
(tie) Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (6-1) - 27.7
28. Northwestern Wildcats (5-2) - 29.0
29. Wisconsin Badgers (5-2) - 29.9
30. Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-2) - 31.5
31. Appalachian State Mountaineers (5-1) - 32.1
32. Ole Miss Rebels (5-2) - 32.5
33. Georgia Bulldogs (5-2) - 32.6
34. BYU Cougars (5-2) - 34.4
35. West Virginia Mountaineers (3-3) - 35.3
36. Marshall Thundering Herd (6-1) - 35.5
37. USC Trojans (3-3) - 35.7
38. Georgia Southern Eagles (5-1) - 37.9
39. Penn State Nittany Lions (5-2) - 38.3
40. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-1) - 40.3
41. Duke Blue Devils (5-1) - 40.8
42. Bowling Green Falcons (5-2) - 41.0
43. Oregon Ducks (4-3) - 41.4
44. Utah State Aggies (4-2) - 43.3
45. UCLA Bruins (4-2) - 44.2
46. Washington Huskies (3-3) - 45.0
47. Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-4) - 45.6
48. Boise State Broncos (5-2) - 46.4
49. Miami Hurricanes (4-2) - 47.3
50. Arkansas Razorbacks (2-4) - 51.2
51. Arizona State Sun Devils (4-3) - 51.7
52. Illinois Fighting Illini (4-2) - 51.8
53. Ohio Bobcats (5-2) - 56.5
54. Arizona Wildcats (5-2) - 57.1
55. Cincinnati Bearcats (3-3) - 57.2
56. Kansas State Wildcats (3-3) - 57.5
(tie) Texas Longhorns (2-4) - 57.5
58. Western Michigan Broncos (3-3) - 59.0
59. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-3) - 59.6
(tie) NC State Wolfpack (4-2) - 59.6
61. Virginia Tech Hokies (3-4) - 60.0
62. Northern Illinois Huskies (4-3) - 60.8
63. ECU Pirates (4-3) - 61.3
64. Louisville Cardinals (2-4) - 62.8
65. Missouri Tigers (4-3) - 63.1
66. Central Michigan Chippewas (3-4) - 64.7
67. Kentucky Wildcats (4-2) - 66.4
68. Auburn Tigers (4-2) - 67.0
69. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-5) - 69.0
70. Indiana Hoosiers (4-3) - 69.2
71. Boston College Eagles (3-4) - 73.1
72. Air Force Falcons (3-3) - 73.8
73. San Diego State Aztecs (4-3) - 74.1
74. Washington State Cougars (4-2) - 74.4
75. Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-3) - 74.7
76. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-4) - 74.9
77. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (4-3) - 75.3
78. South Florida Bulls (3-3) - 77.2
79. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-3) - 77.7
80. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-4) - 79.2
81. Akron Zips (3-4) - 81.9
82. Arkansas State Red Wolves (3-3) - 82.5
83. Syracuse Orange (3-3) - 83.7
(tie) Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-3) - 83.7
85. Colorado State Rams (3-4) - 84.6
86. Iowa State Cyclones (2-4) - 85.7
87. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-4) - 86.7
88. Buffalo Bulls (2-4) - 88.7
89. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-4) - 89.7
90. Rice Owls (3-3) - 90.1
91. Kent State Golden Flashes (3-4) - 90.2
92. Maryland Terrapins (2-4) - 91.2
93. Colorado Buffaloes (3-4) - 92.5
(tie) Connecticut Huskies (3-4) - 92.5
95. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-3) - 94.3
96. FIU Golden Panthers (3-4) - 95.9
97. Virginia Cavaliers (2-4) - 96.2
98. UNLV Rebels (2-5) - 98.7
99. Oregon State Beavers (2-4) - 100.4
100. Nevada Wolf Pack (3-4) - 100.9
101. South Alabama Jaguars (3-3) - 101.8
102. Purdue Boilermakers (1-6) - 102.4
103. Massachusetts Minutemen (1-5) - 103.1
104. Florida Atlantic Owls (1-5) - 104.7
105. Hawaii Warriors (2-5) - 105.2
106. UTSA Roadrunners (1-6) - 105.4
107. San Jose State Spartans (3-4) - 105.9
108. Old Dominion Monarchs (3-3) - 106.7
109. New Mexico Lobos (4-3) - 108.9
110. Ball State Cardinals (2-5) - 110.8
111. Charlotte 49ers (2-4) - 111.0
112. Tulane Green Wave (2-4) - 111.4
113. Miami University RedHawks (1-6) - 112.5
114. Fresno State Bulldogs (2-5) - 114.7
115. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (1-5) - 114.8
116. Texas State Bobcats (1-4) - 114.9
117. Idaho Vandals (2-4) - 116.9
118. Army Black Knights (2-5) - 118.0
119. Troy Trojans (1-5) - 118.2
120. Georgia State Panthers (2-4) - 119.2
121. New Mexico State Aggies (0-6) - 120.7
122. UTEP Miners (2-4) - 121.5
123. Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-6) - 122.7
124. Wyoming Cowboys (1-6) - 124.1
125. SMU Mustangs (1-5) - 124.6
126. Kansas Jayhawks (0-6) - 125.7
127. UCF Knights (0-7) - 127.1
128. North Texas Mean Green (0-6) - 128.4

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

2015 College Football Rankings - Week 6

What Michigan has done since week one is impressive - really impressive. In fact, it's so impressive that even that close first week loss to Utah is not enough to keep us from putting the Wolverine's at the top of our rankings for week six - and that with a number of undefeated teams still remaining. Where is Utah ranked (the undefeated team that actually beat Michigan)? #3 - behind Michigan and Baylor. Remember these rankings are based on the resume of games played so far this season - in other words, who has had a better season so far, not necessarily on who is the better team. Here are the complete week six rankings - there's still a lot of football to be played:

1. Michigan Wolverines (5-1) - 1.4
2. Baylor Bears (5-0) - 1.9
3. Utah Utes (5-0) - 4.8
4. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-1) - 5.5
5. Texas A&M Aggies (5-0) - 6.0
6. Clemson Tigers (5-0) - 6.4
7. Florida Gators (6-0) - 6.5
(tie) Ohio State Buckeyes (6-0) - 6.5
9. LSU Tigers (5-0) - 7.8
10. Temple Owls (5-0) - 10.5
11. TCU Horned Frogs (6-0) - 11.5
12. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-1) - 11.9
13. Stanford Cardinal (4-1) - 12.3
14. Houston Cougars (5-0) - 14.1
15. Florida State Seminoles (5-0) - 15.3
16. Northwestern Wildcats (5-1) - 16.1
17. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-0) - 18.6
18. Oklahoma Sooners (4-1) - 19.9
19. Navy Midshipmen (4-1) - 20.8
20. Toledo Rockets (5-0) - 22.7
21. California Golden Bears (5-1) - 22.8
22. Ole Miss Rebels (5-1) - 22.9
23. Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-0) - 25.2
24. Penn State Nittany Lions (5-1) - 25.5
25. Tennessee Volunteers (3-3) - 26.5
26. Boise State Broncos (5-1) - 27.0
27. Michigan State Spartans (6-0) - 27.2
28. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (5-1) - 28.4
29. Memphis Tigers (5-0) - 29.0
(tie) West Virginia Mountaineers (3-2) - 29.0
31. Ohio Bobcats (5-1) - 31.3
32. Georgia Bulldogs (4-2) - 31.7
33. UCLA Bruins (4-1) - 31.9
34. Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-2) - 32.6
35. USC Trojans (3-2) - 33.1
36. Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-2) - 35.8
37. Duke Blue Devils (5-1) - 36.1
38. BYU Cougars (4-2) - 38.0
39. Marshall Thundering Herd (5-1) - 38.8
40. Washington Huskies (3-2) - 39.0
41. Pittsburgh Panthers (4-1) - 40.5
42. Wisconsin Badgers (4-2) - 41.9
43. Kansas State Wildcats (3-2) - 42.0
44. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-2) - 42.4
45. North Carolina Tar Heels (4-1) - 42.5
46. Arizona State Sun Devils (4-2) - 43.5
47. Appalachian State Mountaineers (4-1) - 46.6
48. Georgia Southern Eagles (4-1) - 48.1
49. Bowling Green Falcons (4-2) - 49.9
50. Arkansas Razorbacks (2-4) - 50.9
51. Arizona Wildcats (4-2) - 52.3
52. Cincinnati Bearcats (3-2) - 52.9
53. Miami Hurricanes (3-2) - 55.4
54. Indiana Hoosiers (4-2) - 55.5
(tie) Virginia Tech Hokies (3-3) - 55.5
56. Louisville Cardinals (2-3) - 55.7
57. NC State Wolfpack (4-2) - 57.4
58. Oregon Ducks (3-3) - 59.2
59. Kentucky Wildcats (4-1) - 59.6
60. Illinois Fighting Illini (4-2) - 59.9
61. Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-2) - 60.1
62. Texas Longhorns (2-4) - 60.9
63. Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-4) - 61.1
64. Air Force Falcons (3-2) - 62.3
65. Missouri Tigers (4-2) - 65.9
66. Northern Illinois Huskies (3-3) - 66.4
67. Utah State Aggies (3-2) - 67.4
68. Boston College Eagles (3-3) - 67.7
69. ECU Pirates (3-3) - 67.8
(tie) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-4) - 67.8
71. Akron Zips (3-3) - 69.8
72. Buffalo Bulls (2-3) - 70.2
73. Auburn Tigers (3-2) - 71.2
74. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-2) - 73.0
75. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-3) - 76.7
76. San Diego State Aztecs (3-3) - 77.5
77. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-3) - 78.1
78. Iowa State Cyclones (2-3) - 78.7
79. Central Michigan Chippewas (2-4) - 79.7
80. Syracuse Orange (3-2) - 81.2
81. South Carolina Gamecocks (2-4) - 81.8
82. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-4) - 81.9
83. South Florida Bulls (2-3) - 82.5
84. Nevada Wolf Pack (3-3) - 83.9
85. Washington State Cougars (3-2) - 86.7
86. Connecticut Huskies (3-3) - 88.1
87. Oregon State Beavers (2-3) - 88.5
88. Rice Owls (3-3) - 89.2
89. UNLV Rebels (2-4) - 89.4
90. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-3) - 91.1
91. Kent State Golden Flashes (2-4) - 91.9
92. Colorado State Rams (2-4) - 92.2
93. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (3-3) - 93.1
94. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-3) - 93.5
95. FIU Golden Panthers (3-3) - 93.6
96. Maryland Terrapins (2-4) - 93.7
97. Colorado Buffaloes (3-3) - 93.8
98. Western Michigan Broncos (2-3) - 94.8
99. Arkansas State Red Wolves (2-3) - 98.8
100. Ball State Cardinals (2-4) - 99.8
101. UTSA Roadrunners (1-5) - 100.5
102. South Alabama Jaguars (3-2) - 101.5
103. San Jose State Spartans (3-3) - 102.8
104. Purdue Boilermakers (1-5) - 103.5
105. Virginia Cavaliers (1-4) - 104.9
106. Florida Atlantic Owls (1-4) - 105.6
107. Massachusetts Minutemen (1-4) - 105.9
108. Hawaii Warriors (2-4) - 108.3
109. Miami University RedHawks (1-5) - 109.5
110. Tulane Green Wave (2-3) - 109.8
111. New Mexico Lobos (3-3) - 110.7
112. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (1-4) - 111.8
113. Charlotte 49ers (2-3) - 112.9
(tie) Old Dominion Monarchs (2-3) - 112.9
115. Troy Trojans (1-4) - 115.1
116. Army Black Knights (1-5) - 115.9
117. Texas State Bobcats (1-4) - 116.4
118. Fresno State Bulldogs (1-5) - 118.6
119. New Mexico State Aggies (0-5) - 118.9
120. UTEP Miners (2-4) - 119.7
121. Idaho Vandals (1-4) - 120.5
122. Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-5) - 121.4
123. Georgia State Panthers (1-4) - 123.1
124. SMU Mustangs (1-5) - 124.6
125. Kansas Jayhawks (0-5) - 124.9
126. Wyoming Cowboys (0-6) - 125.7
127. UCF Knights (0-6) - 126.7
128. North Texas Mean Green (0-5) - 128.3

Monday, October 5, 2015

2015 College Football Rankings - Week 4

For archival purposes, here are the rankings after week 4, which we did not get posted on time. (As you can see, the week to week changes are quite volatile this year. Week 5's #1 - Baylor - was #11 after week 4.)

1. Georgia Bulldogs (4-0) - 1.2
2. West Virginia Mountaineers (3-0) - 2.7
3. Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0) - 5.3
4. Utah Utes (4-0) - 5.5
5. Alabama Crimson Tide (3-1) - 6.7
6. NC State Wolfpack (4-0) - 7.0
7. Michigan Wolverines (3-1) - 7.2
8. Florida State Seminoles (3-0) - 7.5
9. UCLA Bruins (4-0) - 7.7
10. Northwestern Wildcats (4-0) - 9.7
11. Baylor Bears (3-0) - 11.6
12. Texas A&M Aggies (4-0) - 12.1
13. Ole Miss Rebels (4-0) - 13.6
14. Michigan State Spartans (4-0) - 14.6
15. LSU Tigers (3-0) - 15.3
16. Stanford Cardinal (3-1) - 16.9
17. Oklahoma Sooners (3-0) - 17.8
18. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-0) - 18.5
19. Iowa Hawkeyes (4-0) - 19.3
20. Clemson Tigers (3-0) - 20.0
21. Navy Midshipmen (3-0) - 20.7
22. TCU Horned Frogs (4-0) - 20.8
23. California Golden Bears (4-0) - 23.7
24. Temple Owls (3-0) - 25.5
25. Wisconsin Badgers (3-1) - 26.0
26. Tennessee Volunteers (2-2) - 26.1
27. USC Trojans (3-1) - 26.6
28. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-0) - 26.9
29. Florida Gators (4-0) - 29.0
30. Memphis Tigers (4-0) - 30.9
31. Miami Hurricanes (3-0) - 31.7
32. Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-1) - 31.8
33. Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-1) - 32.0
34. North Carolina Tar Heels (3-1) - 32.9
35. Houston Cougars (3-0) - 33.2
36. Air Force Falcons (2-1) - 34.8
37. Duke Blue Devils (3-1) - 34.9
38. Penn State Nittany Lions (3-1) - 38.2
39. Kansas State Wildcats (3-0) - 38.6
40. Pittsburgh Panthers (2-1) - 41.2
41. Indiana Hoosiers (4-0) - 42.0
42. Toledo Rockets (3-0) - 42.5
43. Ohio Bobcats (3-1) - 43.1
44. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (3-1) - 44.1
45. Georgia Southern Eagles (3-1) - 45.6
46. BYU Cougars (2-2) - 47.9
47. Arizona Wildcats (3-1) - 48.3
48. Kentucky Wildcats (3-1) - 49.4
(tie) Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (2-2) - 49.4
50. Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-2) - 49.5
51. Boise State Broncos (3-1) - 50.8
52. Illinois Fighting Illini (3-1) - 51.2
53. Oregon Ducks (2-2) - 53.6
54. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-2) - 54.1
55. Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-1) - 54.5
56. Colorado Buffaloes (3-1) - 55.9
57. Arkansas Razorbacks (1-3) - 56.5
58. Washington Huskies (2-2) - 56.7
59. Syracuse Orange (3-1) - 57.8
60. Boston College Eagles (3-1) - 60.5
61. South Carolina Gamecocks (2-2) - 60.7
62. Appalachian State Mountaineers (2-1) - 60.8
63. Missouri Tigers (3-1) - 63.5
(tie) Northern Illinois Huskies (2-2) - 63.5
65. Buffalo Bulls (2-2) - 63.6
66. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-2) - 65.0
67. Bowling Green Falcons (2-2) - 65.9
68. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-1) - 66.5
69. Colorado State Rams (2-2) - 68.1
70. Marshall Thundering Herd (3-1) - 69.1
71. Texas Longhorns (1-3) - 70.0
72. Cincinnati Bearcats (2-2) - 72.0
73. Ball State Cardinals (2-2) - 74.7
74. Virginia Tech Hokies (2-2) - 75.0
75. Oregon State Beavers (2-2) - 75.8
76. Iowa State Cyclones (1-2) - 77.0
77. Hawaii Warriors (2-2) - 78.7
78. Arizona State Sun Devils (2-2) - 80.4
79. ECU Pirates (2-2) - 80.7
(tie) Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-2) - 80.7
81. Rice Owls (2-2) - 81.1
82. Akron Zips (2-2) - 81.2
83. Vanderbilt Commodores (1-3) - 82.3
84. Connecticut Huskies (2-2) - 82.4
85. Louisville Cardinals (1-3) - 82.9
86. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (2-2) - 84.5
87. Maryland Terrapins (2-2) - 87.0
88. Central Michigan Chippewas (1-3) - 87.7
89. FIU Golden Panthers (2-2) - 87.8
90. San Jose State Spartans (2-2) - 89.6
91. Nevada Wolf Pack (2-2) - 91.5
92. Kent State Golden Flashes (1-3) - 91.6
93. Auburn Tigers (2-2) - 92.1
94. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-2) - 92.3
95. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (1-2) - 97.6
96. Florida Atlantic Owls (1-3) - 97.9
97. UNLV Rebels (1-3) - 98.1
98. Washington State Cougars (2-1) - 98.6
99. San Diego State Aztecs (1-3) - 99.4
100. Troy Trojans (1-2) - 101.0
101. Utah State Aggies (1-2) - 101.5
102. Miami University RedHawks (1-3) - 103.8
103. Old Dominion Monarchs (2-2) - 104.1
104. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (1-2) - 104.3
105. Charlotte 49ers (2-2) - 104.7
106. Georgia State Panthers (1-2) - 105.2
107. South Florida Bulls (1-2) - 105.4
108. Western Michigan Broncos (1-3) - 106.0
109. South Alabama Jaguars (2-2) - 107.9
110. Purdue Boilermakers (1-3) - 108.3
111. Massachusetts Minutemen (0-3) - 110.5
112. Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-3) - 110.8
113. New Mexico State Aggies (0-3) - 112.9
114. UTEP Miners (2-2) - 114.0
115. Texas State Bobcats (1-3) - 114.2
116. UTSA Roadrunners (0-4) - 114.7
117. Tulane Green Wave (1-2) - 115.8
(tie) Virginia Cavaliers (1-3) - 115.8
119. New Mexico Lobos (2-2) - 117.3
120. Army Black Knights (1-3) - 119.7
121. Fresno State Bulldogs (1-3) - 119.8
122. Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-3) - 121.4
123. Idaho Vandals (1-3) - 122.8
124. North Texas Mean Green (0-3) - 124.4
125. SMU Mustangs (1-3) - 125.2
126. Kansas Jayhawks (0-3) - 125.7
127. Wyoming Cowboys (0-4) - 126.8
128. UCF Knights (0-4) - 127.3

2015 College Football Rankings - Week 5

After five weeks of the 2015 college football season, there is no team that has clearly had the best start to the season. No team has shown itself to be clearly performing above the others. Some teams just haven't played anyone difficult yet, so their blowout wins are not that impressive. Other teams have managed to get some impressive wins, but they have also lost a game. Still others have simply had close games against teams that aren't that good, canceling out other impressive wins. As a result, things can change quickly on a week-by-week basis, and it won't take losing a game to knock a team from its top perch. #1 Baylor's 2.8 rating shows its relative weakness in the top spot. For comparision, a clear-cut #1 would have a 1.0 rating. Northwestern, Michigan and Alabama all might just as easily have been placed at the top this week. Yet none of them were in the top four a week ago. Here are the rankings so far as they have sorted out according to our analysis:

1. Baylor Bears (4-0) - 2.8
2. Michigan Wolverines (4-1) - 3.6
3. Alabama Crimson Tide (4-1) - 4.3
(tie) Northwestern Wildcats (5-0) - 4.3
5. Utah Utes (4-0) - 4.4
6. Navy Midshipmen (4-0) - 5.6
7. Texas A&M Aggies (5-0) - 6.5
8. Oklahoma Sooners (4-0) - 6.9
9. Stanford Cardinal (4-1) - 7.9
10. Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0) - 10.6
11. LSU Tigers (4-0) - 11.5
12. Florida State Seminoles (4-0) - 13.3
13. Clemson Tigers (4-0) - 14.5
14. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-0) - 14.7
15. Florida Gators (5-0) - 15.0
16. Temple Owls (4-0) - 16.8
17. Houston Cougars (4-0) - 17.2
18. TCU Horned Frogs (5-0) - 17.3
19. Georgia Bulldogs (4-1) - 18.9
20. USC Trojans (3-1) - 19.2
21. Michigan State Spartans (5-0) - 21.8
22. West Virginia Mountaineers (3-1) - 22.7
23. California Golden Bears (5-0) - 23.8
24. Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-0) - 24.2
25. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-1) - 25.6
26. Toledo Rockets (4-0) - 25.9
27. Memphis Tigers (5-0) - 28.9
28. North Carolina Tar Heels (4-1) - 29.6
29. Tennessee Volunteers (2-3) - 29.9
30. Ole Miss Rebels (4-1) - 31.0
31. Duke Blue Devils (4-1) - 31.8
32. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (4-1) - 31.9
33. Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-2) - 33.0
34. Kansas State Wildcats (3-1) - 33.6
35. NC State Wolfpack (4-1) - 34.5
36. UCLA Bruins (4-1) - 35.7
37. Boise State Broncos (4-1) - 36.7
(tie) Wisconsin Badgers (3-2) - 36.7
39. BYU Cougars (3-2) - 39.2
40. Pittsburgh Panthers (3-1) - 40.0
41. Oregon Ducks (3-2) - 40.1
42. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (3-2) - 40.2
43. Penn State Nittany Lions (4-1) - 40.9
44. Ohio Bobcats (4-1) - 43.7
45. Georgia Southern Eagles (4-1) - 45.4
46. Indiana Hoosiers (4-1) - 46.2
47. Arizona State Sun Devils (3-2) - 49.5
48. Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-2) - 49.7
49. Illinois Fighting Illini (4-1) - 50.7
50. Cincinnati Bearcats (3-2) - 51.5
51. Arkansas Razorbacks (2-3) - 51.6
52. Marshall Thundering Herd (4-1) - 53.1
53. Miami Hurricanes (3-1) - 53.3
54. Louisville Cardinals (2-3) - 53.6
55. Washington Huskies (2-2) - 53.7
56. Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-3) - 53.9
57. Missouri Tigers (4-1) - 54.4
58. Syracuse Orange (3-1) - 58.7
59. Kentucky Wildcats (4-1) - 59.5
60. Appalachian State Mountaineers (3-1) - 59.7
61. Bowling Green Falcons (3-2) - 60.0
(tie) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-3) - 60.0
63. Air Force Falcons (2-2) - 60.1
64. Iowa State Cyclones (2-2) - 63.3
65. Boston College Eagles (3-2) - 64.6
66. ECU Pirates (3-2) - 66.6
67. Arizona Wildcats (3-2) - 67.5
68. Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-2) - 67.7
69. Virginia Tech Hokies (2-3) - 69.1
70. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-2) - 71.3
71. Auburn Tigers (3-2) - 73.1
72. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-3) - 73.4
73. South Carolina Gamecocks (2-3) - 74.1
74. Central Michigan Chippewas (2-3) - 74.2
75. Oregon State Beavers (2-2) - 74.3
76. Buffalo Bulls (2-3) - 74.7
77. Northern Illinois Huskies (2-3) - 77.1
78. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (3-2) - 77.2
79. Colorado Buffaloes (3-2) - 79.1
80. Utah State Aggies (2-2) - 79.8
81. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-3) - 80.0
82. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-3) - 81.1
83. Texas Longhorns (1-4) - 81.6
84. Akron Zips (2-3) - 84.1
85. Ball State Cardinals (2-3) - 84.9
86. Kent State Golden Flashes (2-3) - 85.4
87. Colorado State Rams (2-3) - 85.5
88. San Diego State Aztecs (2-3) - 89.0
89. Connecticut Huskies (2-3) - 89.8
90. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-2) - 91.6
91. UNLV Rebels (2-3) - 91.8
92. Maryland Terrapins (2-3) - 93.6
93. Arkansas State Red Wolves (2-3) - 94.6
94. Rice Owls (2-3) - 96.2
95. Purdue Boilermakers (1-4) - 96.4
96. FIU Golden Panthers (2-3) - 96.8
97. Washington State Cougars (2-2) - 97.1
98. Hawaii Warriors (2-3) - 97.6
99. Massachusetts Minutemen (1-3) - 98.5
100. South Alabama Jaguars (3-2) - 99.5
101. UTSA Roadrunners (1-4) - 100.2
102. Nevada Wolf Pack (2-3) - 102.2
103. San Jose State Spartans (2-3) - 103.2
104. Florida Atlantic Owls (1-3) - 103.5
105. New Mexico Lobos (3-2) - 103.7
106. Miami University RedHawks (1-4) - 104.9
107. Western Michigan Broncos (1-3) - 105.5
108. Tulane Green Wave (2-2) - 105.7
109. Texas State Bobcats (1-3) - 106.9
110. South Florida Bulls (1-3) - 107.3
111. Virginia Cavaliers (1-3) - 111.0
112. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (1-3) - 112.5
113. Troy Trojans (1-3) - 112.9
114. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (1-3) - 113.9
115. Charlotte 49ers (2-3) - 114.3
116. Old Dominion Monarchs (2-3) - 115.1
117. Army Black Knights (1-4) - 116.9
118. New Mexico State Aggies (0-4) - 118.3
119. UTEP Miners (2-3) - 118.5
120. Fresno State Bulldogs (1-4) - 119.8
121. Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-4) - 120.1
122. Idaho Vandals (1-4) - 122.1
123. Georgia State Panthers (1-3) - 123.4
124. SMU Mustangs (1-4) - 124.5
125. North Texas Mean Green (0-4) - 124.7
126. Kansas Jayhawks (0-4) - 125.4
127. Wyoming Cowboys (0-5) - 126.8
128. UCF Knights (0-5) - 127.3