2018 College Football Rankings - Week 7

Upsets and close calls. There were a bunch of them in Week 7. As a result, the Top Ten was shuffled around quite a bit. Alabama, of course, was immune to all of this, rolling yet again and remaining at a very solid #1. Georgia lost to LSU, and it wasn't even that close. So LSU moved up to #2 from #7 and Georgia dropped to #8 from #2. Ohio State did about as expected, so they remained at #3. #9 Michigan had a big win (again, not even close) over #17 Wisconsin, which vaulted them up to #4 in our analysis and dropped Wisconsin all the way out of our Top 25. Clemson had a bye week, but they still slipped to #5. Notre Dame barely survived against #80 Pittsburgh, winning by just five points which is bound to drop you, so they ended up at #6. (At least they didn't lose.) UCF stayed undefeated as well, but only beat #71 Memphis by 1 point. They dropped to #7. Kentucky had a bye. Penn State and West Virginia both lost (to #43 Michigan State and #55 Iowa State respectively), so now Kentucky and Florida round out the new Top Ten.

Here are the complete rankings after seven weeks:

1. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-0) - 1.0
2. LSU Tigers (6-1) - 2.4
3. Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0) - 3.7
4. Michigan Wolverines (6-1) - 4.0
5. Clemson Tigers (6-0) - 5.2
6. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-0) - 5.7
7. UCF Knights (6-0) - 8.3
8. Georgia Bulldogs (6-1) - 8.5
9. Kentucky Wildcats (5-1) - 9.0
10. Florida Gators (6-1) - 9.2
11. Oklahoma Sooners (5-1) - 10.8
12. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-1) - 14.4
13. NC State Wolfpack (5-0) - 14.6
14. Cincinnati Bearcats (6-0) - 15.5
15. Duke Blue Devils (5-1) - 16.2
16. Appalachian State Mountaineers (4-1) - 16.5
17. Penn State Nittany Lions (4-2) - 16.9
18. Washington Huskies (5-2) - 18.2
19. Fresno State Bulldogs (5-1) - 19.3
20. West Virginia Mountaineers (5-1) - 19.9
21. Utah State Aggies (5-1) - 20.4
22. Army Black Knights (4-2) - 22.4
23. North Texas Mean Green (6-1) - 22.5
24. Texas Longhorns (6-1) - 23.7
25. Washington State Cougars (5-1) - 24.4
26. Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-2) - 26.2
27. Wisconsin Badgers (4-2) - 28.2
28. Oregon Ducks (5-1) - 28.4
29. Texas A&M Aggies (5-2) - 29.2
30. Utah Utes (4-2) - 29.5
31. Syracuse Orange (4-2) - 30.6
32. Miami Hurricanes (5-2) - 31.0
33. Houston Cougars (5-1) - 31.9
34. Ole Miss Rebels (5-2) - 33.5
35. Michigan State Spartans (4-2) - 34.4
36. Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-2) - 35.0
37. Colorado Buffaloes (5-1) - 37.0
38. Iowa State Cyclones (3-3) - 38.8
39. Buffalo Bulls (6-1) - 39.4
40. Stanford Cardinal (4-2) - 41.6
41. South Florida Bulls (6-0) - 42.0
42. Boston College Eagles (5-2) - 42.2
43. UAB Blazers (5-1) - 43.7
44. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-3) - 44.4
45. Virginia Cavaliers (4-2) - 45.7
46. Georgia Southern Eagles (5-1) - 46.0
47. Purdue Boilermakers (3-3) - 47.0
48. Maryland Terrapins (4-2) - 47.2
49. USC Trojans (4-2) - 47.8
50. Virginia Tech Hokies (4-2) - 48.6
51. Arizona State Sun Devils (3-3) - 51.0
52. Baylor Bears (4-3) - 52.6
53. Auburn Tigers (4-3) - 52.8
54. Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-3) - 54.5
55. TCU Horned Frogs (3-3) - 55.3
56. Missouri Tigers (3-3) - 56.5
57. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-2) - 57.1
58. San Diego State Aztecs (5-1) - 58.4
59. Boise State Broncos (4-2) - 59.2
60. Indiana Hoosiers (4-3) - 60.2
(tie) Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-3) - 60.2
62. Western Michigan Broncos (5-2) - 60.9
63. BYU Cougars (4-3) - 63.8
64. Northwestern Wildcats (3-3) - 63.9
65. Troy Trojans (5-2) - 64.0
66. Memphis Tigers (4-3) - 66.2
67. Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-4) - 67.5
68. Vanderbilt Commodores (3-4) - 67.8
69. Kansas State Wildcats (3-4) - 69.9
70. FIU Golden Panthers (4-2) - 71.7
71. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-3) - 72.3
72. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-4) - 73.1
73. Tulane Green Wave (2-4) - 73.5
74. Florida Atlantic Owls (3-3) - 73.7
75. Temple Owls (4-3) - 75.0
76. Hawaii Warriors (6-2) - 75.7
77. Tennessee Volunteers (3-3) - 76.7
78. Pittsburgh Panthers (3-4) - 76.8
79. Air Force Falcons (2-4) - 80.3
80. Liberty Flames (3-3) - 81.2
(tie) Toledo Rockets (3-3) - 81.2
82. Arkansas State Red Wolves (3-3) - 81.3
83. Marshall Thundering Herd (4-2) - 82.7
84. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-3) - 83.6
85. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (3-3) - 83.7
86. Miami University RedHawks (3-4) - 85.2
87. Arizona Wildcats (3-4) - 87.6
88. New Mexico Lobos (3-3) - 87.8
89. Northern Illinois Huskies (4-3) - 88.3
90. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (3-3) - 88.6
91. Illinois Fighting Illini (3-3) - 89.7
92. Florida State Seminoles (3-3) - 89.9
93. Ohio Bobcats (3-3) - 90.3
94. UCLA Bruins (1-5) - 94.6
95. Akron Zips (2-3) - 95.3
96. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (2-3) - 95.6
97. California Golden Bears (3-3) - 97.9
98. Nevada Wolf Pack (3-4) - 99.3
99. Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-6) - 100.4
100. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (3-4) - 101.2
101. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-5) - 101.5
102. Navy Midshipmen (2-4) - 102.5
103. Charlotte 49ers (3-3) - 103.0
104. Kansas Jayhawks (2-4) - 104.0
105. Ball State Cardinals (3-4) - 106.1
106. Georgia State Panthers (2-4) - 107.0
107. SMU Mustangs (2-4) - 107.1
108. Arkansas Razorbacks (1-6) - 107.3
109. Massachusetts Minutemen (2-5) - 108.6
(tie) UNLV Rebels (2-4) - 108.6
111. South Alabama Jaguars (2-5) - 111.2
112. Old Dominion Monarchs (1-6) - 111.3
113. Central Michigan Chippewas (1-6) - 112.6
114. ECU Pirates (2-4) - 113.7
115. North Carolina Tar Heels (1-4) - 114.2
116. Wyoming Cowboys (2-5) - 114.3
117. UTSA Roadrunners (3-4) - 116.2
118. Louisville Cardinals (2-5) - 117.6
119. Oregon State Beavers (1-5) - 119.2
120. Colorado State Rams (3-4) - 120.2
121. New Mexico State Aggies (2-5) - 120.6
122. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-6) - 122.0
123. Kent State Golden Flashes (1-6) - 122.9
124. Bowling Green Falcons (1-6) - 123.4
125. Texas State Bobcats (1-5) - 124.1
126. Connecticut Huskies (1-5) - 124.3
127. San Jose State Spartans (0-6) - 128.0
128. Rice Owls (1-6) - 128.1
129. UTEP Miners (0-6) - 128.6
130. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (1-5) - 128.8