2015 College Football Rankings - Week 14

According to our analysis, the four teams that had the best season this year were Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma. Three of those teams will be in the College Football Playoff this year. Ohio State will not, and it's hard to disagree with the committee on this one. Ohio State didn't win its conference, by virtue of its loss to Michigan State. Conference championships should matter. However, Michigan State's loss to Nebraska (who isn't even bowl eligible) is problematic for the Spartans. The committee will probably overlook it and put them in the playoff. Our analysis says that PAC-12 champion Stanford, even with two losses is more deserving. Stanford's two losses were to Oregon (ranked #24 in our analysis) and Northwestern (ranked #28). They also have a win over Notre Dame (ranked #6), which our analysis also shows to be more deserving of being in the playoff. Michigan State comes in at #7.

Here are the rankings with only one regular season game left - next week's Army-Navy game:

1. Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1) - 1.3

2. Clemson Tigers (13-0) - 2.1

3. Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) - 2.7

4. Oklahoma Sooners (11-1) - 4.1

5. Stanford Cardinal (11-2) - 5.7

6. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-2) - 6.8

7. Michigan State Spartans (12-1) - 7.9

8. Houston Cougars (12-1) - 8.8

9. Florida State Seminoles (10-2) - 8.9

10. Ole Miss Rebels (9-3) - 10.0

11. Iowa Hawkeyes (12-1) - 11.3

12. Navy Midshipmen (9-2) - 11.5

13. Baylor Bears (9-3) - 12.8

14. Tennessee Volunteers (8-4) - 14.7

15. Michigan Wolverines (9-3) - 15.8

16. TCU Horned Frogs (10-2) - 15.9

17. LSU Tigers (8-3) - 17.3

18. Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-2) - 19.1

19. Temple Owls (10-3) - 19.8

20. North Carolina Tar Heels (11-2) - 21.7

21. Florida Gators (10-3) - 22.2

22. Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-4) - 22.9

23. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (11-2) - 23.5

24. Oregon Ducks (9-3) - 23.9

25. Memphis Tigers (9-3) - 24.3

26. Bowling Green Falcons (10-3) - 25.3

27. Toledo Rockets (9-2) - 26.1

28. Northwestern Wildcats (10-2) - 26.8

29. Arkansas Razorbacks (7-5) - 29.2

30. Utah Utes (9-3) - 29.6

31. USC Trojans (8-5) - 29.9

32. Wisconsin Badgers (9-3) - 30.8

33. Appalachian State Mountaineers (10-2) - 31.7

34. West Virginia Mountaineers (7-5) - 35.2

35. BYU Cougars (9-3) - 36.3

(tie) Georgia Bulldogs (9-3) - 36.3

37. Texas A&M Aggies (8-4) - 37.3

38. Pittsburgh Panthers (8-4) - 37.7

39. California Golden Bears (7-5) - 38.9

40. Washington Huskies (6-6) - 41.2

41. Penn State Nittany Lions (7-5) - 43.5

(tie) Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5) - 43.5

43. San Diego State Aztecs (10-3) - 44.4

44. South Florida Bulls (8-4) - 45.1

45. Marshall Thundering Herd (9-3) - 45.8

46. UCLA Bruins (8-4) - 46.3

47. Miami Hurricanes (8-4) - 46.7

48. Cincinnati Bearcats (7-5) - 48.6

49. NC State Wolfpack (7-5) - 49.9

(tie) Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-7) - 49.9

51. Western Michigan Broncos (7-5) - 50.2

52. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (9-4) - 50.8

53. Louisville Cardinals (7-5) - 52.3

54. Arkansas State Red Wolves (9-3) - 54.2

55. Arizona State Sun Devils (6-6) - 54.4

56. Auburn Tigers (6-6) - 56.9

57. Boise State Broncos (8-4) - 57.3

58. Virginia Tech Hokies (6-6) - 57.8

59. Georgia Southern Eagles (8-4) - 58.0

60. Texas Longhorns (5-7) - 60.7

61. Northern Illinois Huskies (8-5) - 60.8

62. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (8-4) - 60.9

63. Washington State Cougars (8-4) - 61.4

64. Central Michigan Chippewas (7-5) - 61.5

65. Kansas State Wildcats (6-6) - 62.5

66. Indiana Hoosiers (6-6) - 66.4

67. Air Force Falcons (8-5) - 66.5

(tie) Ohio Bobcats (8-4) - 66.5

69. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-7) - 69.7

70. Akron Zips (7-5) - 71.0

71. Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-7) - 71.3

72. Arizona Wildcats (6-6) - 73.4

(tie) Missouri Tigers (5-7) - 73.4

74. Duke Blue Devils (7-5) - 73.8

75. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (7-5) - 74.5

76. Utah State Aggies (6-6) - 74.9

77. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-9) - 75.9

78. ECU Pirates (5-7) - 76.8

79. Connecticut Huskies (6-6) - 78.5

80. Colorado State Rams (7-5) - 79.7

81. Iowa State Cyclones (3-9) - 81.5

82. Virginia Cavaliers (4-8) - 83.2

83. Maryland Terrapins (3-9) - 84.0

84. Vanderbilt Commodores (4-8) - 84.1

85. Syracuse Orange (4-8) - 85.4

86. Boston College Eagles (3-9) - 86.1

(tie) Kentucky Wildcats (5-7) - 86.1

88. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (6-6) - 86.7

89. Buffalo Bulls (5-7) - 87.1

90. New Mexico Lobos (7-5) - 90.2

91. Colorado Buffaloes (4-9) - 92.6

92. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-8) - 94.4

93. San Jose State Spartans (5-7) - 95.1

94. Nevada Wolf Pack (6-6) - 95.2

95. Georgia State Panthers (6-6) - 95.5

96. Troy Trojans (4-8) - 96.6

(tie) Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-9) - 96.6

98. FIU Golden Panthers (5-7) - 97.8

(tie) South Carolina Gamecocks (3-9) - 97.8

100. Purdue Boilermakers (2-10) - 98.5

101. Rice Owls (5-7) - 100.3

102. Florida Atlantic Owls (3-9) - 100.7

103. Kent State Golden Flashes (3-9) - 103.2

104. South Alabama Jaguars (5-7) - 104.4

105. Miami University RedHawks (3-9) - 105.4

106. Massachusetts Minutemen (3-9) - 106.1

107. Oregon State Beavers (2-10) - 107.5

108. UNLV Rebels (3-9) - 107.8

109. Ball State Cardinals (3-9) - 108.3

110. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (4-8) - 109.5

111. UTSA Roadrunners (4-10) - 110.1

112. Old Dominion Monarchs (5-7) - 111.2

113. Idaho Vandals (4-8) - 111.4

114. UTEP Miners (5-7) - 113.5

115. Fresno State Bulldogs (3-9) - 113.7

116. New Mexico State Aggies (3-9) - 116.0

117. Charlotte 49ers (2-10) - 117.4

118. Hawaii Warriors (3-10) - 119.1

119. Texas State Bobcats (2-8) - 119.5

120. Tulane Green Wave (3-9) - 120.5

121. SMU Mustangs (2-10) - 120.9

122. Wyoming Cowboys (2-10) - 121.5

123. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (2-11) - 122.5

124. Army Black Knights (2-9) - 123.2

125. Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-11) - 124.0

126. North Texas Mean Green (1-11) - 126.4

127. Kansas Jayhawks (0-12) - 127.9

128. UCF Knights (0-12) - 128.4