College Football Playoff - Baggaley Version - After Week 12

Here's the Week 12 Update:

If the Baggaley Rankings were used to determine the seedings of the CFP...

(Reminder: Highest ranked team in each conference is assumed to be the conference champion at this point.)

Game 1 #12 Miami Hurricanes @ #5 Oregon Ducks

Game 2 #11 Penn State Nittany Lions @ #6 Indiana Hoosiers

Game 3 #10 Alabama Crimson Tide @ #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Game 4 #9 Georgia Bulldogs @ #8 Texas Longhorns

Game 5 Winner of Game 1 vs. #4 Ole Miss Rebels

Game 6 Winner of Game 2 vs. #3 Boise State Broncos

Game 7 Winner of Game 3 vs. #2 Army Black Knights

Game 8 Winner of Game 4 vs. #1 Ohio State Buckeyes

Note that the Big 12 Winner does not play in the playoff at all at this point the way our evaluation works out.

2024 College Football Rankings - Week 12

How did BYU's loss to #54 Kansas affect their standing in the rankings this week? What about Oregon's too-close victory over #66 Wisconsin? Here are the results:

1. Ohio State Buckeyes (9-1) - 1.5

2. Oregon Ducks (11-0) - 2.2

3. Indiana Hoosiers (10-0) - 3.0

4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-1) - 4.9

5. Army Black Knights (9-0) - 5.6

6. Boise State Broncos (9-1) - 6.7

7. Ole Miss Rebels (8-2) - 7.6

8. Texas Longhorns (9-1) - 7.7

9. Georgia Bulldogs (8-2) - 8.3

10. Alabama Crimson Tide (8-2) - 8.4

11. Penn State Nittany Lions (9-1) - 10.8

12. Miami Hurricanes (9-1) - 12.0

13. SMU Mustangs (9-1) - 12.5

14. BYU Cougars (9-1) - 13.9

15. South Carolina Gamecocks (7-3) - 15.1

16. Clemson Tigers (8-2) - 16.6

17. Tennessee Volunteers (8-2) - 18.3

18. Tulane Green Wave (9-2) - 19.0

19. Texas A&M Aggies (8-2) - 19.1

20. UNLV Rebels (8-2) - 19.7

21. Colorado Buffaloes (8-2) - 20.5

(tie) Iowa State Cyclones (8-2) - 20.5

23. Louisville Cardinals (6-4) - 24.1

24. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-5) - 24.6

25. Kansas State Wildcats (7-3) - 25.4

26. LSU Tigers (6-4) - 25.7

27. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-4) - 27.9

28. Arizona State Sun Devils (8-2) - 28.4

29. James Madison Dukes (8-2) - 31.0

30. Pittsburgh Panthers (7-3) - 31.1

31. Illinois Fighting Illini (7-3) - 31.3

32. USC Trojans (5-5) - 32.7

33. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (8-2) - 33.0

34. Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-5) - 35.2

35. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-4) - 37.0

36. Navy Midshipmen (7-3) - 37.2

37. Florida Gators (5-5) - 37.3

38. Vanderbilt Commodores (6-4) - 37.6

39. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-4) - 40.1

40. Kansas Jayhawks (4-6) - 41.7

41. Washington Huskies (6-5) - 42.4

42. Missouri Tigers (7-3) - 43.3

43. Washington State Cougars (8-2) - 43.4

44. Syracuse Orange (7-3) - 45.0

45. Memphis Tigers (9-2) - 45.3

46. Cincinnati Bearcats (5-5) - 47.1

47. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7-3) - 47.7

48. Texas State Bobcats (6-4) - 48.2

49. UCF Knights (4-6) - 49.8

50. Baylor Bears (5-4-1) - 50.1

51. Duke Blue Devils (7-3) - 50.6

52. Bowling Green Falcons (6-4) - 52.1

53. Michigan Wolverines (5-5) - 52.3

54. Oklahoma Sooners (5-5) - 53.1

55. North Carolina Tar Heels (6-4) - 55.7

56. West Virginia Mountaineers (5-4-1) - 55.9

57. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (6-4) - 56.0

58. Arkansas Razorbacks (5-5) - 58.6

59. Wisconsin Badgers (5-5) - 59.0

60. Northern Illinois Huskies (6-4) - 59.9

61. Marshall Thundering Herd (7-3) - 60.5

62. TCU Horned Frogs (6-4) - 61.2

63. Boston College Eagles (5-5) - 61.3

64. Kentucky Wildcats (4-6) - 64.2

65. Toledo Rockets (7-3) - 64.6

66. Sam Houston Bearkats (8-2) - 65.5

67. Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-4) - 65.6

68. California Golden Bears (5-5) - 66.2

69. Ohio Bobcats (7-3) - 69.1

(tie) UCLA Bruins (4-6) - 69.1

71. Georgia Southern Eagles (6-4) - 69.7

72. Virginia Cavaliers (5-5) - 71.0

73. Auburn Tigers (4-6) - 73.1

74. South Alabama Jaguars (5-5) - 73.4

75. Old Dominion Monarchs (4-6) - 73.6

76. NC State Wolfpack (5-5) - 76.0

77. Connecticut Huskies (7-3) - 76.4

78. Miami University RedHawks (6-4) - 78.2

79. Michigan State Spartans (4-6) - 78.8

80. Maryland Terrapins (4-6) - 80.9

81. Colorado State Rams (7-3) - 81.7

82. Utah Utes (4-6) - 82.4

83. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-6) - 83.4

84. Jacksonville State Gamecocks (7-3) - 83.9

(tie) Northwestern Wildcats (4-6) - 83.9

86. North Texas Mean Green (5-5) - 85.0

87. Arizona Wildcats (4-6) - 87.9

88. Houston Cougars (4-6) - 88.3

89. San Jose State Spartans (6-4) - 88.8

90. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (5-5) - 89.1

91. ECU Pirates (6-4) - 89.5

92. UTSA Roadrunners (5-5) - 91.3

93. South Florida Bulls (5-5) - 92.6

94. Fresno State Bulldogs (5-5) - 93.8

95. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (5-5) - 95.0

96. Stanford Cardinal (3-7) - 95.8

97. Buffalo Bulls (6-4) - 96.6

(tie) Liberty Flames (7-2) - 96.6

99. Western Michigan Broncos (5-5) - 97.5

100. Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-7) - 99.8

101. Appalachian State Mountaineers (4-5) - 100.4

102. Arkansas State Red Wolves (6-4) - 101.6

103. Troy Trojans (3-7) - 102.4

104. Rice Owls (3-7) - 104.4

105. Oregon State Beavers (4-6) - 106.2

106. Eastern Michigan Eagles (5-5) - 107.2

107. Hawaii Warriors (4-7) - 107.4

108. Florida State Seminoles (1-9) - 108.0

109. Nevada Wolf Pack (3-8) - 108.3

110. Ball State Cardinals (3-7) - 110.2

111. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-6) - 110.7

112. Charlotte 49ers (3-7) - 111.8

113. Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-8) - 112.4

114. Georgia State Panthers (2-8) - 113.1

115. Temple Owls (3-7) - 116.5

116. UAB Blazers (2-8) - 116.9

117. Utah State Aggies (3-7) - 118.4

118. Florida Atlantic Owls (2-8) - 118.7

119. Air Force Falcons (3-7) - 120.2

120. San Diego State Aztecs (3-7) - 121.1

121. New Mexico Lobos (5-6) - 121.3

122. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-7) - 121.4

123. FIU Golden Panthers (3-7) - 121.6

124. Central Michigan Chippewas (3-7) - 121.9

125. Akron Zips (2-8) - 122.8

126. Massachusetts Minutemen (2-8) - 126.2

127. Purdue Boilermakers (1-9) - 126.8

128. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-7) - 128.1

129. Wyoming Cowboys (2-8) - 128.5

130. New Mexico State Aggies (2-8) - 130.1

131. UTEP Miners (2-8) - 130.6

132. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-9) - 131.4

133. Kennesaw State Owls (1-9) - 132.4

134. Kent State Golden Flashes (0-10) - 134.9

College Football Playoff - Baggaley Version - After Week 11

Here's the Week 11 Update:

If the Baggaley Rankings were used to determine the seedings of the CFP...

(Reminder: Highest ranked team in each conference is assumed to be the conference champion at this point)

Game 1 #12 SMU Mustangs @ #5 Indiana Hoosiers

Game 2 #11 Georgia Bulldogs @ #6 Ohio State Buckeys

Game 3 #10 BYU Cougars @ #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Game 4 #9 Texas Longhorns @ #8 Alabama Crimson Tide

Game 5 Winner of Game 1 vs. #4 Boise State Broncos

Game 6 Winner of Game 2 vs. #3 Ole Miss Rebels

Game 7 Winner of Game 3 vs. #2 Army Black Knights

Game 8 Winner of Game 4 vs. #1 Oregon Ducks

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Special Feature: One of the advantages of our analysis system is that we can project the impact of opportunities of in the future schedule of teams - taking into account ALL games, so the future schedule of teams you have already played also impacts this ranking. Using this tool, we project the teams with the best opportunities to improve their seeding and how that could change their ranking. Of course, they still have to actually win their games. But using that tool, here is the Top 25. Team records show current wins, losses and games remaining. Conference championship games are not included, since those matchups have not yet been determined.

1. Indiana Hoosiers (10-0-2) - 1.3

2. Oregon Ducks (10-0-2) - 1.8

3. Ohio State Buckeyes (8-1-3) - 3.3

4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-1-3) - 4.7

5. Army Black Knights (9-0-3) - 5.8

6. Ole Miss Rebels (8-2-2) - 6.2

7. Miami Hurricanes (9-1-2) - 7.1

8. BYU Cougars (9-0-3) - 7.8

9. Texas Longhorns (8-1-3) - 8.0

10. SMU Mustangs (8-1-3) - 10.4

11. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-2-3) - 10.5

12. Georgia Bulldogs (7-2-3) - 11.8

13. Penn State Nittany Lions (8-1-3) - 13.0

14. Boise State Broncos (8-1-3) - 13.6

15. Kansas State Wildcats (7-2-3) - 17.2

16. Louisville Cardinals (6-3-3) - 17.3

17. Tennessee Volunteers (8-1-3) - 18.5

18. South Carolina Gamecocks (6-3-3) - 18.8

19. Iowa State Cyclones (7-2-3) - 21.3

20. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-4-2) - 21.5

21. Clemson Tigers (7-2-3) - 21.6

22. Pittsburgh Panthers (7-2-3) - 22.6

23. Tulane Green Wave (8-2-2) - 22.8

24. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-5-2) - 23.2

25. Navy Midshipmen (7-2-3) - 23.5

As this plays out, it sets up the potential CFP like this:

Game 1 #12 Georgia Bulldogs @ #5 Oregon Ducks

Game 2 #11 Alabama Crimson Tide @ #6 Ohio State Buckeyes

Game 3 #10 SMU Mustangs @ #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Game 4 #9 Texas Longhorns @ #8 BYU Cougars

Game 5 Game 1 winner vs. #4 Miami Hurricanes

Game 6 Game 2 winner vs. #3 Ole Miss Rebels

Game 7 Game 3 winner vs. #2 Army Black Knights

Game 8 Game 4 winner vs. #1 Indiana Hoosiers

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Discussion: Teams that moved up in the rankings have one of the more difficult schedules ahead of them. Teams that moved down in the rankings have one of the easier schedules ahead of them. This can be taken as it is applied, that winning a difficult game moves you up in the rankings more. Or it can mean that you are more likely to lose than a team with an easy schedule.

Remember what really matters in this system is how you perform against the schedule given to you. If you play an easy team, you should win by a lot. If you play a hard team, you can barely win and the benefit should be similar. Losing to a hard team doesn't cost you as much as losing to a team you should beat by a lot. Also, as the season goes on, there is more and more evidence that the teams you have already played are difficult or easy, and so the difficulty of your previous schedule also impacts this projection. So when BYU moves up from #10 to #8, Texas stays and #9 and Alabama drops from #8 to #11, it means that there is more "as yet unrealized potential" in BYU's schedule to positively impact their ranking than in Texas or Alabama's schedules. (This is the beauty of analyzing a team, their schedule, and their opponent's schedules, based on actual game score and independent of the names on the helmet or the conference they belong to.) And before you doubt the accuracy of this, remember that Alabama is playing FCS team Mercer at home this week, part of the SEC's tradition of having many teams play a nobody late in the schedule to give them essentially an extra bye week, since unlike the other power conferences, they only play 8 conference games.

Another interesting feature of this is that having fewer games remaining on your schedule benefits you in this analysis. This reflects that there is less uncertainty in your remaining schedule, because just like you could win a game, you might also lose it. This, in part, explains Miami's jump up from #13 to #7 in this analysis. Take all of that into consideration when looking at this ranking.

2024 College Football Rankings - Week 11

Indiana played a relatively close game against a mediocre Michigan team. As a result, they dropped from #1 to #2 in the rankings. That's what happens when you have a weak schedule and you play a closer game than you ought to. Here are the complete results of our rankings after 11 weeks of the 2024 season:

1. Oregon Ducks (10-0) - 1.3

2. Indiana Hoosiers (10-0) - 2.7

3. Ohio State Buckeyes (8-1) - 2.8

4. Army Black Knights (9-0) - 4.1

5. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-1) - 5.8

6. Ole Miss Rebels (8-2) - 6.3

7. Boise State Broncos (8-1) - 6.9

8. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-2) - 7.8

9. Texas Longhorns (8-1) - 8.8

10. BYU Cougars (9-0) - 9.6

11. Georgia Bulldogs (7-2) - 11.0

12. SMU Mustangs (8-1) - 12.3

13. Miami Hurricanes (9-1) - 12.5

14. Penn State Nittany Lions (8-1) - 13.1

15. South Carolina Gamecocks (6-3) - 15.5

16. Louisville Cardinals (6-3) - 16.3

17. Clemson Tigers (7-2) - 17.4

18. Tennessee Volunteers (8-1) - 18.1

19. UNLV Rebels (7-2) - 21.3

20. Kansas State Wildcats (7-2) - 21.6

21. LSU Tigers (6-3) - 21.7

(tie) Texas A&M Aggies (7-2) - 21.7

23. Colorado Buffaloes (7-2) - 24.8

(tie) Tulane Green Wave (8-2) - 24.8

(tie) Washington State Cougars (8-1) - 24.8

26. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (8-1) - 27.0

27. Iowa State Cyclones (7-2) - 27.1

28. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-5) - 27.4

29. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7-2) - 28.7

30. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-4) - 29.1

31. Navy Midshipmen (7-2) - 29.6

32. James Madison Dukes (7-2) - 30.0

33. Pittsburgh Panthers (7-2) - 30.4

34. Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-4) - 34.8

35. USC Trojans (4-5) - 35.9

36. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-4) - 36.1

37. Arizona State Sun Devils (7-2) - 36.6

38. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-4) - 40.1

39. Cincinnati Bearcats (5-4) - 40.3

40. Vanderbilt Commodores (6-4) - 40.5

41. Illinois Fighting Illini (6-3) - 42.6

(tie) Missouri Tigers (7-2) - 42.6

43. Washington Huskies (5-5) - 45.3

44. Duke Blue Devils (7-3) - 46.7

45. Florida Gators (4-5) - 46.9

46. Texas State Bobcats (5-4) - 48.7

47. North Carolina Tar Heels (5-4) - 50.4

48. Georgia Southern Eagles (6-3) - 50.5

49. Boston College Eagles (5-4) - 50.8

50. Oklahoma Sooners (5-5) - 51.6

51. UCF Knights (4-6) - 51.9

52. Baylor Bears (5-4) - 53.0

53. Memphis Tigers (8-2) - 54.0

54. Kansas Jayhawks (3-6) - 54.2

55. Michigan Wolverines (5-5) - 54.8

56. West Virginia Mountaineers (5-4) - 55.1

57. California Golden Bears (5-4) - 55.9

58. Arkansas Razorbacks (5-4) - 56.5

59. UCLA Bruins (4-5) - 57.1

60. Sam Houston Bearkats (7-2) - 58.0

61. Syracuse Orange (6-3) - 58.8

62. Virginia Cavaliers (5-4) - 61.4

63. Bowling Green Falcons (5-4) - 62.4

64. TCU Horned Frogs (6-4) - 62.8

65. Northern Illinois Huskies (5-4) - 63.2

66. Wisconsin Badgers (5-4) - 63.8

67. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-4) - 66.6

68. Marshall Thundering Herd (6-3) - 68.0

69. Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-4) - 68.1

70. North Texas Mean Green (5-4) - 69.8

71. Michigan State Spartans (4-5) - 70.3

72. Toledo Rockets (6-3) - 72.1

73. Kentucky Wildcats (3-6) - 72.3

74. Maryland Terrapins (4-5) - 73.7

75. Old Dominion Monarchs (4-5) - 74.1

76. Connecticut Huskies (7-3) - 74.2

77. Houston Cougars (4-5) - 77.3

78. NC State Wolfpack (5-5) - 79.3

79. Utah Utes (4-5) - 80.7

80. Northwestern Wildcats (4-5) - 82.2

81. San Jose State Spartans (6-3) - 82.3

82. South Alabama Jaguars (4-5) - 82.5

83. Ohio Bobcats (6-3) - 82.6

84. Miami University RedHawks (5-4) - 83.1

85. Colorado State Rams (6-3) - 84.0

86. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-5) - 84.4

87. Jacksonville State Gamecocks (6-3) - 84.5

88. Auburn Tigers (3-6) - 85.0

89. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (5-4) - 86.6

90. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (5-4) - 88.3

91. ECU Pirates (5-4) - 89.3

92. Liberty Flames (6-2) - 92.5

93. Western Michigan Broncos (5-4) - 93.3

94. Fresno State Bulldogs (5-5) - 94.9

95. Oregon State Beavers (4-5) - 95.5

96. Hawaii Warriors (4-6) - 95.7

97. Buffalo Bulls (5-4) - 96.7

98. Arizona Wildcats (3-6) - 99.1

99. South Florida Bulls (4-5) - 99.2

100. Appalachian State Mountaineers (4-5) - 99.5

101. Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-7) - 100.5

102. Rice Owls (3-7) - 102.7

103. UTSA Roadrunners (4-5) - 103.9

104. Eastern Michigan Eagles (5-4) - 104.8

105. Arkansas State Red Wolves (5-4) - 105.0

106. Charlotte 49ers (3-6) - 105.7

107. Florida State Seminoles (1-9) - 107.3

108. Nevada Wolf Pack (3-8) - 107.4

109. Stanford Cardinal (2-7) - 107.8

110. Troy Trojans (2-7) - 109.5

111. Ball State Cardinals (3-6) - 110.2

112. Georgia State Panthers (2-7) - 111.5

113. Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-8) - 113.1

114. UAB Blazers (2-7) - 113.3

115. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (3-6) - 115.9

116. Florida Atlantic Owls (2-7) - 117.0

117. Temple Owls (2-7) - 117.2

118. Central Michigan Chippewas (3-6) - 118.5

119. Akron Zips (2-7) - 119.7

120. San Diego State Aztecs (3-6) - 119.8

121. FIU Golden Panthers (3-6) - 121.3

(tie) Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-6) - 121.3

123. Purdue Boilermakers (1-8) - 123.2

124. Air Force Falcons (2-7) - 124.0

125. New Mexico Lobos (4-6) - 124.4

126. Utah State Aggies (2-7) - 125.3

127. Massachusetts Minutemen (2-7) - 126.7

128. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-7) - 127.9

129. Wyoming Cowboys (2-7) - 128.5

130. New Mexico State Aggies (2-7) - 129.8

131. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-8) - 130.5

132. UTEP Miners (2-8) - 130.7

133. Kennesaw State Owls (1-8) - 133.0

134. Kent State Golden Flashes (0-9) - 134.9

2024 College Football Rankings - Week 10

Tomorrow, the CFP Committee will come out with their first rankings of the 2024 season. Their stated purpose is to rank the teams based on who is "best" including such qualities as the "eye test." They specifically are not trying to rank teams based on who is "most deserving." Which sounds to us like an excuse for ranking teams higher based on which conference they belong to, whether they actually deserve to be in the playoff or not.

Regardless, our ranking system analyzes the resume of each team - essentially evaluating each team on whether they are "most deserving" to be in the playoff or not. That is a different metric than the CFP Committee's evaluation. We feel it is better in terms of fair competition. But everyone is entitled to their opinion. We are sure others will disagree with our ratings. And that's what's really fun. We have a lot of actual game data to support our opinions, (not just broad generalities like "my team plays in the most difficult conference in America") but we'd love to hear you support yours as well.

If the Baggaley Football Rankings were used to seed teams (highest ranked team from each conference is considered the "conference champion" until there actually is one), here is how the seedings would have turned out based on rankings after 10 weeks in this inaugural season of the 12-team playoff:

Round 1

Game 1 - #12 SMU Mustangs @ #5 Oregon Ducks

Game 2 - #11 Texas Longhorns @ #6 Ohio State Buckeyes

Game 3 - #10 Alabama Crimson Tide @ #7 Georgia Bulldogs

Game 4 - #9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish @ #8 BYU Cougars

Quarterfinals

Game 5 - #4 Boise State (MWC Champion) vs. Game 1 winner

Game 6 - #3 Army Black Knights (AAC Champion) vs. Game 2 winner

Game 7 - #2 Miami Hurricanes (ACC Champion) vs. Game 3 winner

Game 8 - #1 Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Champion) vs. Game 4 winner

(Game 5 winner plays Game 8 winner and Game 6 winner plays Game 7 winner in the semi-finals with the winner of those two games meetings in the finals.)

Conference representation: Big Ten - 3 teams, SEC - 3 teams, ACC - 2 teams, Big 12 - 1 team, Independent - 1 team, AAC (Group of 5) - 1 team, MWC (Group of 5) - 1 team.

Just outside the cut: Ole Miss Rebels (SEC), Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten), Louisville Cardinals (ACC), Iowa State Cyclones (Big 12).

2022 College Football Rankings - Week 15

So, the obvious question on seeing the final ratings for 2022 and seeing that the TCU Horned Frogs ended up in #6 is was this a result of being blown out so badly in the championship game by Georgia, or should they have been in the playoff at all? The short answer is that going into bowl season, TCU had the fifth best resume among teams, suggesting that losing in the Big 12 championship game to Kansas State should have knocked them out, and that even before the four-team playoff, there was another team that was more deserving of being in that playoff in the first place. Which team was that? See below for the full rankings heading into bowl season:

1. Georgia Bulldogs (13-0) - 1.2

2. Michigan Wolverines (13-0) - 1.8

3. Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) - 3.0

4. Alabama Crimson Tide (10-2) - 4.6

5. TCU Horned Frogs (12-1) - 5.5

6. Penn State Nittany Lions (10-2) - 6.7

7. Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) - 6.8

(tie) Utah Utes (10-3) - 6.8

9. Kansas State Wildcats (10-3) - 9.0

10. Oregon Ducks (9-3) - 10.9

11. USC Trojans (11-2) - 11.3

12. Clemson Tigers (11-2) - 11.4

13. Texas Longhorns (8-4) - 12.9

14. Florida State Seminoles (9-3) - 14.5

15. Tulane Green Wave (11-2) - 15.6

16. Oregon State Beavers (9-3) - 15.8

17. LSU Tigers (9-4) - 16.4

18. Washington Huskies (10-2) - 18.5

19. Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-4) - 19.5

20. UCLA Bruins (9-3) - 20.4

21. South Carolina Gamecocks (8-4) - 21.4

22. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-4) - 23.2

23. Florida Gators (6-6) - 24.8

(tie) Ole Miss Rebels (8-4) - 24.8

25. Kentucky Wildcats (7-5) - 25.6

26. South Alabama Jaguars (10-2) - 27.6

27. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-5) - 27.9

28. Troy Trojans (11-2) - 28.0

29. Illinois Fighting Illini (8-4) - 28.6

30. Cincinnati Bearcats (9-3) - 30.5

31. Louisville Cardinals (7-5) - 30.6

32. Oklahoma Sooners (6-6) - 30.8

33. UTSA Roadrunners (11-2) - 34.8

34. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5) - 35.2

35. Duke Blue Devils (8-4) - 36.7

36. Arkansas Razorbacks (6-6) - 37.2

37. UCF Knights (9-4) - 37.5

38. James Madison Dukes (8-3) - 38.5

39. North Carolina Tar Heels (9-4) - 38.6

40. Baylor Bears (6-6) - 38.7

41. Syracuse Orange (7-5) - 38.8

42. Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-4) - 39.8

43. Pittsburgh Panthers (8-4) - 43.3

44. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5) - 44.4

45. Washington State Cougars (7-5) - 46.3

46. Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-5) - 46.7

47. Fresno State Bulldogs (9-4) - 47.8

48. NC State Wolfpack (8-4) - 48.5

49. Missouri Tigers (6-6) - 49.0

50. Kansas Jayhawks (6-6) - 49.2

51. Maryland Terrapins (7-5) - 49.7

52. SMU Mustangs (7-5) - 49.9

53. Purdue Boilermakers (8-5) - 50.6

54. Iowa State Cyclones (4-8) - 54.0

55. Air Force Falcons (9-3) - 56.2

56. Houston Cougars (7-5) - 56.3

57. Marshall Thundering Herd (8-4) - 57.9

58. ECU Pirates (7-5) - 58.1

59. Boise State Broncos (9-4) - 59.0

60. Memphis Tigers (6-6) - 59.8

61. Texas A&M Aggies (5-7) - 60.0

(tie) Wisconsin Badgers (6-6) - 60.0

63. Auburn Tigers (5-7) - 62.9

64. West Virginia Mountaineers (5-7) - 64.1

65. BYU Cougars (7-5) - 64.7

66. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (9-3) - 66.9

67. UAB Blazers (6-6) - 68.3

68. Appalachian State Mountaineers (6-6) - 68.4

69. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (6-6) - 69.0

70. Army Black Knights (6-6) - 70.3

71. Ohio Bobcats (9-4) - 70.5

72. Michigan State Spartans (5-7) - 70.8

73. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (8-5) - 71.1

74. Liberty Flames (8-4) - 73.8

75. San Jose State Spartans (7-4) - 74.2

76. North Texas Mean Green (7-6) - 75.7

77. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-6) - 76.0

78. Toledo Rockets (8-5) - 77.9

79. Vanderbilt Commodores (5-7) - 79.5

80. Arizona Wildcats (5-7) - 80.3

81. Miami Hurricanes (5-7) - 80.7

82. Georgia Southern Eagles (6-6) - 82.0

83. San Diego State Aztecs (7-5) - 84.2

84. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-7) - 85.9

85. Florida Atlantic Owls (5-7) - 86.9

86. Georgia State Panthers (4-8) - 87.9

87. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (7-5) - 88.0

88. Wyoming Cowboys (7-5) - 88.1

89. California Golden Bears (4-8) - 89.0

90. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-7) - 89.3

91. Navy Midshipmen (4-8) - 90.0

92. Indiana Hoosiers (4-8) - 93.0

93. Connecticut Huskies (6-6) - 93.6

94. Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-8) - 94.2

95. Virginia Cavaliers (3-7) - 96.1

96. Eastern Michigan Eagles (8-4) - 97.0

97. Buffalo Bulls (6-6) - 97.2

98. Stanford Cardinal (3-9) - 97.8

99. Old Dominion Monarchs (3-9) - 98.7

100. Arizona State Sun Devils (3-9) - 99.1

101. Miami University RedHawks (6-6) - 100.7

102. Kent State Golden Flashes (5-7) - 101.6

(tie) Virginia Tech Hokies (3-8) - 101.6

104. Utah State Aggies (6-6) - 103.4

105. UNLV Rebels (5-7) - 104.9

106. Boston College Eagles (3-9) - 105.2

107. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (4-8) - 106.1

108. Rice Owls (5-7) - 106.3

109. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-8) - 108.7

110. UTEP Miners (5-7) - 108.8

111. Ball State Cardinals (5-7) - 109.3

112. Texas State Bobcats (4-8) - 112.0

113. Arkansas State Red Wolves (3-9) - 113.8

114. Temple Owls (3-9) - 114.2

115. Western Michigan Broncos (5-7) - 114.6

116. New Mexico State Aggies (6-6) - 115.6

117. Central Michigan Chippewas (4-8) - 116.7

118. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (3-9) - 117.4

119. Northern Illinois Huskies (3-9) - 118.7

120. South Florida Bulls (1-11) - 120.4

121. Bowling Green Falcons (6-6) - 120.7

122. FIU Golden Panthers (4-8) - 121.7

123. Hawaii Warriors (3-10) - 123.5

124. Akron Zips (2-10) - 125.0

125. Charlotte 49ers (3-9) - 125.4

126. Northwestern Wildcats (1-11) - 125.9

127. Nevada Wolf Pack (2-10) - 126.3

128. Colorado Buffaloes (1-11) - 127.8

129. New Mexico Lobos (2-10) - 128.1

130. Colorado State Rams (3-9) - 129.5

131. Massachusetts Minutemen (1-11) - 130.1

2022 College Football Final Rankings

In 2022, the Georgia Bulldogs maintained their dominance, repeating as champions. Here are how the final rankings turned out for 2022:

1. Georgia Bulldogs (15-0) - 1.0

2. Michigan Wolverines (13-1) - 2.0

3. Ohio State Buckeyes (11-2) - 3.0

4. Alabama Crimson Tide (11-2) - 4.1

5. Tennessee Volunteers (11-2) - 5.4

6. TCU Horned Frogs (13-2) - 6.2

7. Penn State Nittany Lions (11-2) - 6.4

8. Utah Utes (10-4) - 8.6

9. Oregon Ducks (10-3) - 9.4

10. Oregon State Beavers (10-3) - 11.1

11. LSU Tigers (10-4) - 11.3

12. Kansas State Wildcats (10-4) - 12.2

13. USC Trojans (11-3) - 12.5

14. Tulane Green Wave (12-2) - 14.7

15. Florida State Seminoles (10-3) - 14.9

16. Clemson Tigers (11-3) - 15.1

17. Texas Longhorns (8-5) - 16.1

18. Washington Huskies (11-2) - 17.6

19. Mississippi State Bulldogs (9-4) - 18.8

20. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-4) - 20.4

21. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8-5) - 22.5

22. Louisville Cardinals (8-5) - 23.3

23. South Carolina Gamecocks (8-5) - 23.7

24. UCLA Bruins (9-4) - 24.8

25. Duke Blue Devils (9-4) - 25.3

26. Troy Trojans (12-2) - 27.9

27. Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-5) - 28.4

28. Iowa Hawkeyes (8-5) - 29.7

29. Illinois Fighting Illini (8-5) - 30.2

30. Oklahoma Sooners (6-7) - 30.7

31. Ole Miss Rebels (8-5) - 32.3

32. Minnesota Golden Gophers (9-4) - 33.2

33. Florida Gators (6-7) - 33.4

34. Pittsburgh Panthers (9-4) - 33.7

35. Fresno State Bulldogs (10-4) - 34.5

36. North Carolina Tar Heels (9-5) - 35.7

(tie) UTSA Roadrunners (11-3) - 35.7

38. Kentucky Wildcats (7-6) - 38.0

39. James Madison Dukes (8-3) - 38.6

40. Cincinnati Bearcats (9-4) - 38.7

41. Arkansas Razorbacks (7-6) - 39.1

42. Syracuse Orange (7-6) - 41.6

43. Maryland Terrapins (8-5) - 41.8

44. UCF Knights (9-5) - 45.1

45. Air Force Falcons (10-3) - 45.4

46. Baylor Bears (6-7) - 46.9

47. South Alabama Jaguars (10-3) - 47.4

48. ECU Pirates (8-5) - 48.2

49. NC State Wolfpack (8-5) - 48.7

50. Kansas Jayhawks (6-7) - 49.3

51. Memphis Tigers (7-6) - 52.0

52. Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-6) - 52.6

53. SMU Mustangs (7-6) - 52.8

54. Houston Cougars (8-5) - 53.7

55. Boise State Broncos (10-4) - 54.7

56. Wisconsin Badgers (7-6) - 55.3

57. Iowa State Cyclones (4-8) - 55.5

58. Purdue Boilermakers (8-6) - 56.8

59. Missouri Tigers (6-7) - 57.3

60. Marshall Thundering Herd (9-4) - 59.9

61. Washington State Cougars (7-6) - 60.2

62. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (9-5) - 61.2

63. BYU Cougars (8-5) - 62.5

64. Texas A&M Aggies (5-7) - 62.9

65. Auburn Tigers (5-7) - 65.1

66. West Virginia Mountaineers (5-7) - 66.2

67. UAB Blazers (7-6) - 67.8

68. Appalachian State Mountaineers (6-6) - 69.4

69. Michigan State Spartans (5-7) - 69.7

70. Ohio Bobcats (10-4) - 70.0

71. Army Black Knights (6-6) - 70.7

72. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (6-7) - 71.6

73. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (9-4) - 73.2

74. Liberty Flames (8-5) - 74.1

75. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7-6) - 74.7

76. Toledo Rockets (9-5) - 75.1

77. North Texas Mean Green (7-7) - 75.9

78. Miami Hurricanes (5-7) - 78.5

79. San Jose State Spartans (7-5) - 79.0

80. Arizona Wildcats (5-7) - 80.1

81. Vanderbilt Commodores (5-7) - 80.7

82. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-7) - 84.7

83. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (8-5) - 84.8

84. Georgia Southern Eagles (6-7) - 85.7

85. San Diego State Aztecs (7-6) - 86.8

86. Wyoming Cowboys (7-6) - 87.0

87. Florida Atlantic Owls (5-7) - 87.2

88. Navy Midshipmen (4-8) - 88.8

89. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-7) - 89.2

90. Georgia State Panthers (4-8) - 89.5

91. California Golden Bears (4-8) - 89.6

92. Eastern Michigan Eagles (9-4) - 91.2

93. Indiana Hoosiers (4-8) - 94.0

94. Buffalo Bulls (7-6) - 94.3

95. Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-8) - 94.4

96. Connecticut Huskies (6-7) - 94.9

97. Virginia Cavaliers (3-7) - 97.4

98. Stanford Cardinal (3-9) - 98.6

99. Arizona State Sun Devils (3-9) - 99.6

100. Miami University RedHawks (6-7) - 100.4

(tie) Old Dominion Monarchs (3-9) - 100.4

102. Kent State Golden Flashes (5-7) - 100.9

(tie) Virginia Tech Hokies (3-8) - 100.9

104. Boston College Eagles (3-9) - 103.8

105. UNLV Rebels (5-7) - 104.5

106. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (4-8) - 106.8

107. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-8) - 107.0

108. UTEP Miners (5-7) - 107.1

109. Rice Owls (5-8) - 108.0

110. Utah State Aggies (6-7) - 108.6

111. Ball State Cardinals (5-7) - 108.8

112. New Mexico State Aggies (7-6) - 112.1

113. Texas State Bobcats (4-8) - 112.9

114. Temple Owls (3-9) - 114.0

115. Western Michigan Broncos (5-7) - 114.9

116. Arkansas State Red Wolves (3-9) - 115.1

117. Central Michigan Chippewas (4-8) - 116.7

118. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (3-9) - 118.0

119. Northern Illinois Huskies (3-9) - 118.7

120. South Florida Bulls (1-11) - 120.3

121. Bowling Green Falcons (6-7) - 121.3

122. FIU Golden Panthers (4-8) - 121.7

123. Hawaii Warriors (3-10) - 123.3

124. Akron Zips (2-10) - 125.0

125. Charlotte 49ers (3-9) - 125.8

126. Northwestern Wildcats (1-11) - 125.9

127. Nevada Wolf Pack (2-10) - 126.1

128. Colorado Buffaloes (1-11) - 128.0

(tie) New Mexico Lobos (2-10) - 128.0

130. Colorado State Rams (3-9) - 129.4

131. Massachusetts Minutemen (1-11) - 130.1