First off, we’ve got the resume. This evaluates the strength of the teams you beat and the teams you lost to relative to every other team in the country. If Team A goes 12-0 against the #12 SOS in the country and wins every game on a last-second field goal and Team B goes 12-0 against the #13 SOS in the country blowing every team out 77-0, it makes no difference. In the eyes of this model, the saying goes, “A win is a win is a win.” If you want a ranking that takes things like game control into account, scroll down to the second set of rankings, which judge who are actually the best teams in the country, not just the best resumes
#1 – Alabama (11-0) — No Change
#2 – Notre Dame (11-0) — No Change
#3 – Clemson (11-0) — No Change
#4 – Michigan (10-1) — Up 1
#5 – Georgia (10-1) — Down 1
#6 – Ohio State (10-1) — Up 1
#7 – Oklahoma (10-1) — Up 1
#8 – LSU (9-2) — Down 2
#9 – UCF (10-0) — No Change
#10 – Washington State (10-1) — No Change
#11 – Florida (8-3) — Up 2
#12 – Penn State (8-3) — No Change
#13 – Texas (8-3) — Up 7
#14 – Utah State (10-1) — Up 2
#15 – West Virginia (8-2) — Down 4
#16 – Kentucky (8-3) — Up 1
#17 – Utah (8-3) — NEW
#18 – Northwestern (7-4) — NEW
#19 – Boise State (9-2) — NEW
#20 – Washington (8-3) — Up 3
#21 – Army (9-2) — Up 1
#22 – Texas A&M (7-4) — Up 3
#23 – Syracuse (8-3) — Down 5
#24 – Auburn (7-4) — NEW
#25 – Cincinnati (9-2) — Down 11
Alright, now it is time for the CSD Computer Rankings. The model is predictive and forward-looking, not recursive and resume based. It is meant to predict who would win if two teams played tomorrow, and so as the season moves on, early season results are counted less and less (See: Michigan ahead of Notre Dame)
#1 – Alabama (11-0) — No Change
#2 – Clemson (11-0) — No Change
#3 – Michigan (10-1) — No Change
#4 – Georgia (10-1) — No Change
#5 – Notre Dame (11-0) — Up 2
#6 – LSU (9-2) — Up 2
#7 – Ohio State (10-1) – Down 1
#8 – Oklahoma (10-1) — Down 3
#9 – Penn State (8-3) — No Change
#10 – Mississippi State (7-4) — No Change
#11 – Utah (8-3) — Up 5
#12 – Iowa (7-4) — Up 6
#13 – Texas A&M (7-4) — Down 2
#14 – Washington State (10-1) — No Change
#15 – Missouri (7-4) — Up 5
#16 – West Virginia (8-2) — Down 4
#17 – Wisconsin (7-4) — Down 2
#18 – Texas (8-3) — NEW
#19 – Washington (8-3) — Down 7
#20 – Auburn (7-4) — Down 1
#21 – Stanford (6-4) — Down 4
#22 – Pitt (7-4) — NEW
#23 – Miami (6-5) — NEW
#24 – Michigan State (6-5) — No Change
#25 – Fresno State (9-2) — No Change
Full 1-130 Rankings
Rank | Team | Conf |
---|---|---|
1 | Alabama | SEC |
2 | Clemson | ACC |
3 | Michigan | Big Ten |
4 | Georgia | SEC |
5 | Notre Dame | Ind |
6 | Louisiana State | SEC |
7 | Ohio State | Big Ten |
8 | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
9 | Penn State | Big Ten |
10 | Mississippi State | SEC |
11 | Utah | Pac-12 |
12 | Iowa | Big Ten |
13 | Texas A&M | SEC |
14 | Washington State | Pac-12 |
15 | Missouri | SEC |
16 | West Virginia | Big 12 |
17 | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
18 | Texas | Big 12 |
19 | Washington | Pac-12 |
20 | Auburn | SEC |
21 | Stanford | Pac-12 |
22 | Pittsburgh | ACC |
23 | Miami (FL) | ACC |
24 | Michigan State | Big Ten |
25 | Fresno State | MWC |
26 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 |
27 | Mississippi | SEC |
28 | Virginia | ACC |
29 | Kansas State | Big 12 |
30 | Arizona State | Pac-12 |
31 | Central Florida | AAC |
32 | Boston College | ACC |
33 | Northwestern | Big Ten |
34 | Texas Christian | Big 12 |
35 | Oregon | Pac-12 |
36 | Ohio | MAC |
37 | Marshall | CUSA |
38 | Florida | SEC |
39 | Iowa State | Big 12 |
40 | Southern California | Pac-12 |
41 | Boise State | MWC |
42 | Arizona | Pac-12 |
43 | California | Pac-12 |
44 | Nebraska | Big Ten |
45 | Florida State | ACC |
46 | Georgia Tech | ACC |
47 | Appalachian State | Sun Belt |
48 | Alabama-Birmingham | CUSA |
49 | Memphis | AAC |
50 | Texas Tech | Big 12 |
51 | Purdue | Big Ten |
52 | Temple | AAC |
53 | North Carolina State | ACC |
54 | Vanderbilt | SEC |
55 | Cincinnati | AAC |
56 | South Carolina | SEC |
57 | UCLA | Pac-12 |
58 | Maryland | Big Ten |
59 | Brigham Young | Ind |
60 | Kentucky | SEC |
61 | Duke | ACC |
62 | Minnesota | Big Ten |
63 | North Carolina | ACC |
64 | Baylor | Big 12 |
65 | Florida Atlantic | CUSA |
66 | San Diego State | MWC |
67 | Houston | AAC |
68 | North Texas | CUSA |
69 | Nevada | MWC |
70 | Virginia Tech | ACC |
71 | Wake Forest | ACC |
72 | Northern Illinois | MAC |
73 | Kansas | Big 12 |
74 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt |
75 | Syracuse | ACC |
76 | Utah State | MWC |
77 | Tennessee | SEC |
78 | Air Force | MWC |
79 | Indiana | Big Ten |
80 | Wyoming | MWC |
81 | Eastern Michigan | MAC |
82 | Buffalo | MAC |
83 | South Florida | AAC |
84 | Colorado | Pac-12 |
85 | Miami (OH) | MAC |
86 | Tulane | AAC |
87 | Louisiana Tech | CUSA |
88 | Middle Tennessee State | CUSA |
89 | Toledo | MAC |
90 | Army | Ind |
91 | Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt |
92 | Southern Methodist | AAC |
93 | Illinois | Big Ten |
94 | Troy | Sun Belt |
95 | Florida International | CUSA |
96 | East Carolina | AAC |
97 | Arkansas | SEC |
98 | Southern Mississippi | CUSA |
99 | Louisiana | Sun Belt |
100 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt |
101 | Bowling Green State | MAC |
102 | Louisville | ACC |
103 | Texas State | Sun Belt |
104 | Colorado State | MWC |
105 | Western Michigan | MAC |
106 | Oregon State | Pac-12 |
107 | Old Dominion | CUSA |
108 | Tulsa | AAC |
109 | Navy | AAC |
110 | Charlotte | CUSA |
111 | Hawaii | MWC |
112 | Liberty | Ind |
113 | Nevada-Las Vegas | MWC |
114 | Massachusetts | Ind |
115 | Western Kentucky | CUSA |
116 | Rutgers | Big Ten |
117 | Ball State | MAC |
118 | Kent State | MAC |
119 | New Mexico | MWC |
120 | Georgia State | Sun Belt |
121 | South Alabama | Sun Belt |
122 | Texas-El Paso | CUSA |
123 | Akron | MAC |
124 | New Mexico State | Ind |
125 | San Jose State | MWC |
126 | Central Michigan | MAC |
127 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt |
128 | Connecticut | AAC |
129 | Rice | CUSA |
130 | Texas-San Antonio | CUSA |