Surprisingly, undefeated UCF also has squeaked past undefeated Notre Dame into the #5 spot as the Fighting Irish have not won convincingly enough against teams like #47 Northwestern (this week), #114 Ball State, #54 Vanderbilt and #58 Pittsburgh. While the Knights have not faced any opponents that are even in the same class as Northwestern, they have won almost all of their games in blowouts. Interestingly enough, both teams faced schools with 5-3 records this week. Notre Dame beat Northwestern by 10 points, while UCF beat #68 Temple by 12 points. We doubt that these games were enough to put UCF ahead of Notre Dame in the rankings, so it is likely that the difference can be found in this week's performance of teams each had previously played resulting in a strengthening of UCF's strength of schedule and (likely the most important factor) a weakening of Notre Dame's.
UCF's chances of actually getting into the Top Four either in our rankings or (more importantly for them) in the CFP rankings have taken blows recently, though, as both teams that looked to be their toughest competition of the season, Cincinnati and South Florida, which they are going to face in the final two weeks of the regular season, have lost (South Florida twice). Cincinnati currently sits at #25 in our rankings, but South Florida has dropped all the way to #82, which will not help UCF at all if they want an opportunity to climb.
The PAC 12 continues to cannibalize itself. The Power 5 conference only has one team remaining in our Top 25 - Washington State, which sits at #13. Comparatively, the SEC has 7 teams in the Top 25, the Big Ten has 6, the ACC has 3, the Big 12 has 2, and even the AAC and MWC, which are Group of 5 Conferences, each have 2. (There are also two independents.)
Here are our rankings after ten weeks:
1. Alabama Crimson Tide (9-0) - 1.0
2. Clemson Tigers (9-0) - 2.6
3. Michigan Wolverines (8-1) - 2.7
4. Georgia Bulldogs (8-1) - 4.2
5. UCF Knights (8-0) - 5.3
6. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-0) - 5.9
7. LSU Tigers (7-2) - 6.6
8. Oklahoma Sooners (8-1) - 8.6
9. Fresno State Bulldogs (8-1) - 10.0
10. Kentucky Wildcats (7-2) - 10.4
11. West Virginia Mountaineers (7-1) - 10.9
12. Syracuse Orange (7-2) - 12.5
13. Washington State Cougars (8-1) - 13.8
14. Utah State Aggies (8-1) - 14.2
15. Missouri Tigers (5-4) - 17.2
16. Ohio State Buckeyes (8-1) - 17.8
17. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-3) - 18.2
18. Michigan State Spartans (6-3) - 18.6
19. Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-3) - 19.8
20. NC State Wolfpack (6-2) - 20.5
21. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-3) - 22.0
22. Army Black Knights (7-2) - 22.3
23. Purdue Boilermakers (5-4) - 22.9
24. Florida Gators (6-3) - 23.3
25. Cincinnati Bearcats (8-1) - 24.3
26. North Texas Mean Green (7-2) - 26.7
27. Iowa State Cyclones (5-3) - 28.1
28. Boston College Eagles (7-2) - 28.8
29. Washington Huskies (7-3) - 29.2
30. UAB Blazers (8-1) - 29.6
31. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-3) - 30.4
32. Utah Utes (6-3) - 30.9
33. Buffalo Bulls (8-1) - 31.7
34. Texas Longhorns (6-3) - 32.8
35. Appalachian State Mountaineers (6-2) - 34.2
36. Texas A&M Aggies (5-4) - 34.9
37. Wisconsin Badgers (6-3) - 37.2
38. Duke Blue Devils (6-3) - 38.3
39. Auburn Tigers (6-3) - 39.9
40. Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-4) - 40.9
41. Arizona State Sun Devils (5-4) - 42.3
42. Stanford Cardinal (5-4) - 43.2
43. Georgia Southern Eagles (7-2) - 44.0
44. Houston Cougars (7-2) - 44.4
45. Miami Hurricanes (5-4) - 44.8
46. Boise State Broncos (7-2) - 45.1
47. Oregon Ducks (6-3) - 45.9
48. Virginia Cavaliers (6-3) - 46.5
49. Northwestern Wildcats (5-4) - 46.7
50. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-4) - 49.7
51. USC Trojans (5-4) - 49.9
52. Ole Miss Rebels (5-4) - 52.8
53. Troy Trojans (7-2) - 52.9
54. Vanderbilt Commodores (4-5) - 54.4
55. Maryland Terrapins (5-4) - 55.2
56. Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-4) - 56.8
57. Baylor Bears (5-4) - 57.1
58. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (6-3) - 58.7
59. Ohio Bobcats (6-3) - 60.2
60. Eastern Michigan Eagles (5-5) - 61.5
61. Toledo Rockets (5-4) - 63.0
62. San Diego State Aztecs (7-2) - 63.1
63. BYU Cougars (4-5) - 63.9
64. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-4) - 64.0
65. Colorado Buffaloes (5-4) - 64.5
66. TCU Horned Frogs (4-5) - 66.2
67. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (6-3) - 67.2
68. Arizona Wildcats (5-5) - 68.5
69. Temple Owls (5-4) - 69.3
70. Tennessee Volunteers (4-5) - 71.0
71. Tulane Green Wave (4-5) - 71.2
72. Virginia Tech Hokies (4-4) - 73.5
73. SMU Mustangs (4-5) - 74.3
74. Indiana Hoosiers (4-5) - 75.5
75. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (4-5) - 77.4
(tie) Memphis Tigers (5-4) - 77.4
77. Marshall Thundering Herd (5-3) - 77.5
78. Northern Illinois Huskies (6-3) - 77.6
79. California Golden Bears (5-4) - 78.0
80. Florida Atlantic Owls (4-5) - 79.0
81. Kansas State Wildcats (3-6) - 79.1
82. South Florida Bulls (7-2) - 82.3
83. FIU Golden Panthers (6-3) - 82.6
84. Air Force Falcons (3-6) - 83.8
85. Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-5) - 84.5
86. Western Michigan Broncos (6-4) - 84.7
87. Nevada Wolf Pack (5-4) - 85.4
88. Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-7) - 85.7
89. Arkansas State Red Wolves (5-4) - 85.9
90. Florida State Seminoles (4-5) - 86.2
91. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (5-4) - 87.7
92. Miami University RedHawks (3-6) - 91.0
93. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (5-4) - 91.7
94. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-5) - 93.8
95. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (4-4) - 94.0
96. Illinois Fighting Illini (4-5) - 95.6
97. Liberty Flames (4-4) - 96.6
98. Hawaii Warriors (6-5) - 98.8
99. Akron Zips (4-4) - 99.2
100. UCLA Bruins (2-7) - 100.4
101. Wyoming Cowboys (4-6) - 101.1
102. Charlotte 49ers (4-5) - 102.0
103. New Mexico Lobos (3-6) - 103.1
104. Arkansas Razorbacks (2-7) - 104.3
105. Kansas Jayhawks (3-6) - 105.4
106. North Carolina Tar Heels (1-7) - 106.6
107. Navy Midshipmen (2-7) - 106.8
108. Massachusetts Minutemen (4-6) - 107.6
109. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-7) - 107.7
110. South Alabama Jaguars (2-7) - 111.4
111. Georgia State Panthers (2-7) - 112.0
(tie) Oregon State Beavers (2-7) - 112.0
113. Old Dominion Monarchs (2-7) - 113.1
114. UTSA Roadrunners (3-6) - 113.6
115. Ball State Cardinals (3-7) - 113.9
116. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-8) - 116.4
117. ECU Pirates (2-6) - 117.1
118. Texas State Bobcats (3-6) - 118.4
119. Kent State Golden Flashes (2-7) - 119.3
120. Central Michigan Chippewas (1-9) - 119.9
121. Louisville Cardinals (2-7) - 120.5
122. New Mexico State Aggies (3-7) - 121.3
123. UNLV Rebels (2-7) - 122.2
124. Colorado State Rams (3-6) - 123.7
125. Connecticut Huskies (1-8) - 125.4
126. Bowling Green Falcons (1-8) - 125.6
127. San Jose State Spartans (1-8) - 125.8
128. UTEP Miners (1-8) - 127.5
129. Rice Owls (1-9) - 129.2
130. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (1-8) - 129.6
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