2018 College Football Rankings - Week 13

The first thing that jumps out about our Week 13 rankings is that, once again, UCF is in our top four approaching the end of the season - ahead of undefeated Notre Dame. This may appear shocking to some, but Notre Dame has a few games where they should have won by a greater margin than they actually did. UCF does not have as many of those games. Besides - and this does not play into our analysis at all - any team that can go undefeated for two straight seasons against any kind of schedule (with two games pending this year) is a really, really good team. We feel that UCF isn't getting enough credit - and our computer analysis that takes into account such things as strength of schedule and the team's performance against that schedule backs that sentiment up. This is yet one more example of the way the system is stacked against the have-nots of the college football world. We're just surprised that more people aren't up in arms about it. According to our analysis, UCF deserves a chance to be in the playoff to show just how good they are. They have done nothing less than everything that is asked of them, but they are still locked out by an unfair system that favors teams that have been invited to be part of certain elitist conferences. Participation in the playoff should be determined by performance in 2018, not the name on the jersey or the name of the team's opponents or what any of those teams did 40 years ago to gain the reputation they have.

That being said, here is the results of our analysis after 13 weeks:

1. Alabama Crimson Tide (12-0) - 1.0
2. Clemson Tigers (12-0) - 2.0
3. Georgia Bulldogs (11-1) - 3.3
4. UCF Knights (11-0) - 3.9
5. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-0) - 4.8
6. Michigan Wolverines (10-2) - 6.2
7. LSU Tigers (9-3) - 6.9
8. Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) - 8.1
9. Oklahoma Sooners (11-1) - 9.3
10. Missouri Tigers (8-4) - 11.2
11. Syracuse Orange (9-3) - 13.3
12. Kentucky Wildcats (9-3) - 13.8
13. Fresno State Bulldogs (10-2) - 13.9
14. Florida Gators (9-3) - 14.4
15. Washington State Cougars (10-2) - 14.9
16. Penn State Nittany Lions (9-3) - 15.9
17. Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-4) - 16.1
18. Texas A&M Aggies (8-4) - 18.1
19. Appalachian State Mountaineers (9-2) - 20.1
(tie) Washington Huskies (9-3) - 20.1
21. West Virginia Mountaineers (8-3) - 20.7
22. Cincinnati Bearcats (10-2) - 22.6
23. Army Black Knights (9-2) - 23.9
24. Utah Utes (9-3) - 24.0
(tie) Utah State Aggies (10-2) - 24.0
26. Boise State Broncos (10-2) - 24.7
27. Iowa Hawkeyes (8-4) - 25.4
28. Texas Longhorns (9-3) - 27.6
29. South Carolina Gamecocks (6-5) - 28.2
30. Iowa State Cyclones (7-4) - 32.7
31. Auburn Tigers (7-5) - 33.1
(tie) Purdue Boilermakers (6-6) - 33.1
33. Michigan State Spartans (7-5) - 34.3
34. NC State Wolfpack (8-3) - 34.7
35. Miami Hurricanes (7-5) - 35.2
36. Stanford Cardinal (7-4) - 36.0
37. Oregon Ducks (8-4) - 36.6
38. Buffalo Bulls (10-2) - 37.1
39. Georgia Southern Eagles (9-3) - 39.4
40. Vanderbilt Commodores (6-6) - 40.3
41. Pittsburgh Panthers (7-5) - 41.4
42. Ohio Bobcats (8-4) - 41.5
43. Northwestern Wildcats (8-4) - 42.1
44. Troy Trojans (9-3) - 43.8
45. Arizona State Sun Devils (7-5) - 44.8
46. Virginia Cavaliers (7-5) - 46.4
47. Memphis Tigers (8-4) - 47.3
48. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (8-4) - 47.7
49. Boston College Eagles (7-5) - 49.2
50. Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-6) - 50.2
51. Wisconsin Badgers (7-5) - 52.0
52. Duke Blue Devils (7-5) - 53.6
53. Arkansas State Red Wolves (8-4) - 55.5
54. Temple Owls (8-4) - 56.4
55. Maryland Terrapins (5-7) - 57.3
56. BYU Cougars (6-6) - 57.5
57. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-5) - 57.6
58. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-6) - 59.1
59. Marshall Thundering Herd (8-3) - 60.0
60. USC Trojans (5-7) - 60.9
61. North Texas Mean Green (9-3) - 62.1
62. California Golden Bears (7-4) - 62.6
(tie) Houston Cougars (8-4) - 62.6
64. Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-7) - 63.6
65. Baylor Bears (6-6) - 64.5
66. Tennessee Volunteers (5-7) - 65.3
67. TCU Horned Frogs (6-6) - 66.0
68. Eastern Michigan Eagles (7-5) - 67.1
(tie) Miami University RedHawks (6-6) - 67.1
70. UAB Blazers (9-3) - 67.7
71. Ole Miss Rebels (5-7) - 69.0
72. Toledo Rockets (7-5) - 71.7
73. Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-8) - 73.3
74. Kansas State Wildcats (5-7) - 73.6
75. Indiana Hoosiers (5-7) - 74.9
76. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (7-5) - 75.0
77. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-6) - 75.6
78. Northern Illinois Huskies (7-5) - 75.7
79. FIU Golden Panthers (8-4) - 77.0
80. Arizona Wildcats (5-7) - 77.7
81. San Diego State Aztecs (7-5) - 80.9
82. Tulane Green Wave (6-6) - 83.5
83. Western Michigan Broncos (7-5) - 83.8
84. Florida State Seminoles (5-7) - 84.1
85. Florida Atlantic Owls (5-7) - 85.2
86. Air Force Falcons (5-7) - 85.3
87. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-6) - 85.7
88. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-5) - 87.3
89. Colorado Buffaloes (5-7) - 87.5
90. Nevada Wolf Pack (7-5) - 88.4
91. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (6-6) - 90.6
92. SMU Mustangs (5-7) - 92.7
(tie) Wyoming Cowboys (6-6) - 92.7
94. Hawaii Warriors (8-5) - 92.8
95. South Florida Bulls (7-5) - 93.2
96. UCLA Bruins (3-9) - 95.7
97. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (7-5) - 98.1
98. Charlotte 49ers (5-7) - 99.0
99. Illinois Fighting Illini (4-8) - 99.3
100. North Carolina Tar Heels (2-9) - 100.0
101. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (5-7) - 100.4
102. Navy Midshipmen (3-9) - 101.6
103. Liberty Flames (5-6) - 103.1
104. Kansas Jayhawks (3-9) - 104.6
105. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-9) - 105.8
106. Arkansas Razorbacks (2-10) - 106.2
107. Ball State Cardinals (4-8) - 106.9
108. UNLV Rebels (4-8) - 108.4
109. Akron Zips (4-7) - 109.5
110. New Mexico Lobos (3-9) - 110.3
111. Massachusetts Minutemen (4-8) - 111.7
112. Old Dominion Monarchs (4-8) - 111.8
113. ECU Pirates (3-8) - 112.1
(tie) South Alabama Jaguars (3-9) - 112.1
115. Georgia State Panthers (2-10) - 115.0
116. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-11) - 115.7
117. Bowling Green Falcons (3-9) - 117.8
118. UTSA Roadrunners (3-9) - 118.4
119. Oregon State Beavers (2-10) - 118.9
120. Texas State Bobcats (3-9) - 120.7
121. Kent State Golden Flashes (2-10) - 121.1
122. Louisville Cardinals (2-10) - 122.2
123. Colorado State Rams (3-9) - 122.7
124. New Mexico State Aggies (3-9) - 123.2
125. Central Michigan Chippewas (1-11) - 124.5
126. San Jose State Spartans (1-11) - 125.8
(tie) Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (3-9) - 125.8
128. Rice Owls (2-11) - 127.3
129. Connecticut Huskies (1-11) - 128.5
130. UTEP Miners (1-11) - 129.8