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