A reminder, as always, these rankings DO NOT reflect a team’s resume, or even whether they have won or lost, they are solely used to measure a team’s strength in the sense Vegas would to set lines. Thus, team talent remains an important variable throughout the season, even if a team continues to lose. Additionally, recent games are weighted more heavily, and if you are lucky or don’t look good in a win, you may fall, while if you look good or are unlucky in a loss, you may rise. Let’s get into it.
Rank | Team | Conf |
1 | Alabama | SEC |
2 | Clemson | ACC |
3 | Ohio State | Big Ten |
4 | Georgia | SEC |
5 | Penn State | Big Ten |
6 | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
7 | Oregon | Pac-12 |
8 | Southern California | Pac-12 |
9 | Florida | SEC |
10 | Texas A&M | SEC |
11 | Kentucky | SEC |
12 | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
13 | Notre Dame | ACC |
14 | Michigan | Big Ten |
15 | Boise State | MWC |
16 | Texas | Big 12 |
17 | North Carolina | ACC |
18 | Louisiana State | SEC |
19 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 |
20 | Minnesota | Big Ten |
21 | Auburn | SEC |
22 | Iowa State | Big 12 |
23 | Cincinnati | AAC |
24 | Virginia Tech | ACC |
25 | Washington | Pac-12 |
26 | Arizona State | Pac-12 |
27 | Iowa | Big Ten |
28 | Central Florida | AAC |
29 | Miami (FL) | ACC |
30 | Nebraska | Big Ten |
31 | South Carolina | SEC |
32 | California | Pac-12 |
33 | Indiana | Big Ten |
34 | Memphis | AAC |
35 | Tennessee | SEC |
36 | West Virginia | Big 12 |
37 | Pittsburgh | ACC |
38 | Texas Christian | Big 12 |
39 | Louisville | ACC |
40 | North Carolina State | ACC |
41 | Florida State | ACC |
42 | Mississippi | SEC |
43 | Kansas State | Big 12 |
44 | Brigham Young | Ind |
45 | Utah | Pac-12 |
46 | Purdue | Big Ten |
47 | Missouri | SEC |
48 | Baylor | Big 12 |
49 | Arkansas | SEC |
50 | Southern Methodist | AAC |
51 | Mississippi State | SEC |
52 | Wake Forest | ACC |
53 | Stanford | Pac-12 |
54 | Northwestern | Big Ten |
55 | Georgia Tech | ACC |
56 | Appalachian State | Sun Belt |
57 | Virginia | ACC |
58 | Illinois | Big Ten |
59 | Boston College | ACC |
60 | Air Force | MWC |
61 | Texas Tech | Big 12 |
62 | UCLA | Pac-12 |
63 | Houston | AAC |
64 | Marshall | CUSA |
65 | Alabama-Birmingham | CUSA |
66 | Duke | ACC |
67 | Oregon State | Pac-12 |
68 | Tulsa | AAC |
69 | Michigan State | Big Ten |
70 | Louisiana | Sun Belt |
71 | Washington State | Pac-12 |
72 | Buffalo | MAC |
73 | Wyoming | MWC |
74 | Tulane | AAC |
75 | Arizona | Pac-12 |
76 | Temple | AAC |
77 | Nevada | MWC |
78 | San Diego State | MWC |
79 | Georgia State | Sun Belt |
80 | Charlotte | CUSA |
81 | Maryland | Big Ten |
82 | Navy | AAC |
83 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt |
84 | Florida Atlantic | CUSA |
85 | Toledo | MAC |
86 | Miami (OH) | MAC |
87 | Central Michigan | MAC |
88 | Ohio | MAC |
89 | Colorado State | MWC |
90 | Western Kentucky | CUSA |
91 | Liberty | Ind |
92 | Syracuse | ACC |
93 | Ball State | MAC |
94 | Vanderbilt | SEC |
95 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt |
96 | East Carolina | AAC |
97 | Fresno State | MWC |
98 | Colorado | Pac-12 |
99 | Army | Ind |
100 | South Florida | AAC |
101 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt |
102 | Hawaii | MWC |
103 | Rutgers | Big Ten |
104 | Utah State | MWC |
105 | South Alabama | Sun Belt |
106 | Troy | Sun Belt |
107 | Texas State | Sun Belt |
108 | Rice | CUSA |
109 | North Texas | CUSA |
110 | Western Michigan | MAC |
111 | Kent State | MAC |
112 | Southern Mississippi | CUSA |
113 | Louisiana Tech | CUSA |
114 | San Jose State | MWC |
115 | Texas-San Antonio | CUSA |
116 | Kansas | Big 12 |
117 | Florida International | CUSA |
118 | Nevada-Las Vegas | MWC |
119 | New Mexico | MWC |
120 | Texas-El Paso | CUSA |
121 | Akron | MAC |
122 | Northern Illinois | MAC |
123 | Eastern Michigan | MAC |
124 | Middle Tennessee State | CUSA |
125 | Bowling Green State | MAC |
126 | Massachusetts | Ind |
127 | Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt |