College Football Playoff Rankings: Alabama Still No. 1, Iowa State Moves Way Up

The results from the third round of the College Football Playoff top 25 rankings, released December 8th

The results from the third round of the College Football Playoff top 25 rankings, released December 8th.

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25. Missouri Tigers 6-3 (NR)

24. Tulsa Golden Hurricane 6-1 (24)

23. NC State Wolfpack 8-3 (NR)

22. Oklahoma State Cowboys 6-3 (15)

21. Colorado Buffaloes 4-0 (NR)

20. Texas Longhorns 6-3 (20)

19. Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns 9-1 (25)

18. BYU Cougars 9-1 (13)

17. North Carolina Tar Heels 7-3 (17)

16. Iowa Hawkeyes 5-2 (19)

15. USC Trojans 4-0 (20)

14. Northwestern Wildcats 5-1 (14)

13. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 10-0 (18)

12. Indiana Hoosiers 6-1 (12)

11. Oklahoma Sooners 8-2 (11)

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10. Miami Hurricanes 8-1 (10)

9. Georgia Bulldogs 7-2 (8)

8. Cincinnati Bearcats 8-0 (7)

7. Iowa State Cyclones 8-2 (9)

6. Florida Gators 8-1 (6)

5. Texas A&M Aggies 7-1 (5)

4. Ohio State Buckeyes 5-0 (4)

3. Clemson Tigers 9-1 (3)

2. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 10-0 (2)

1. Alabama Crimson Tide 9-0 (1)

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College Football News Rankings 1-127: After Week 14

College Football News 2020 college football rankings after Week 14

College Football News 2020 college football rankings after Week 14


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As always, our rankings are based on results on the field as much as possible, and then it goes by momentum, eye test, and all the other things needed when there isn’t a direct head-to-head result, or some other scheduling way to do this.

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CFN Rankings After Week 14
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100

127 UMass Minutemen (0-4)

Week 14: No Game
Last Week Ranking: 127
Week 15 Opponent: No Game
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

126 Bowling Green Falcons (0-5)

Week 14: Akron 31, Bowling Green 3
Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 15 Opponent: Miami University
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

125 FIU Golden Panthers (0-5)

Week 14: No Game
Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 15 Opponent: Marshall
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

124 ULM Warhawks (0-9)

Week 14: Arkansas State 48, ULM 15
Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 15 Opponent: No Game
Week 16 Opponent: at Troy

123 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (2-7)

Week 14: No Game
Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 15 Opponent: Florida Atlantic
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

122 Akron Zips (1-4)

Week 14: Akron 31, Bowling Green 3
Last Week Ranking: 121
Week 15 Opponent: Bowling Green
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

121 UTEP Miners (2-4)

Week 14: No Game
Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 15 Opponent: at North Texas
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

120 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-6)

Week 14: No Game
Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 15 Opponent: No Game
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

119 North Texas Mean Green (3-5)

Week 14: Louisiana Tech 42, North Texas 31
Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 15 Opponent: UTEP
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

118 UNLV Rebels (0-5)

Week 14: No Game
Last Week Ranking: 115
Week 15 Opponent: at Hawaii
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

117 Northern Illinois Huskies (0-5)

Week 14: Toledo 41, Northern Illinois 24
Last Week Ranking: 114
Week 15 Opponent: at Eastern Michigan
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

116 Charlotte 49ers (2-4)

Week 14: WKU 37, Charlotte 19
Last Week Ranking: 113
Week 15 Opponent: WKU
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

115 WKU Hilltoppers (5-6)

Week 14: WKU 37, Charlotte 19
Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 15 Opponent: No Game
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

114 Rice Owls (2-2)

Week 14: Rice 20, Marshall 0
Last Week Ranking: 122
Week 15 Opponent: UAB
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

113 New Mexico Lobos (1-5)

Week 14: New Mexico 17, Wyoming 16
Last Week Ranking: 117
Week 15 Opponent: Fresno State
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

112 Utah State Aggies (1-5)

Week 14: Air Force 35, Utah State 7
Last Week Ranking: 110
Week 15 Opponent: at Colorado State
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

111 UAB Blazers (3-3)

Week 14: No Game
Last Week Ranking: 111
Week 15 Opponent: No Game
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

110 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (5-3)

Week 14: Louisiana Tech 42, North Texas 31
Last Week Ranking: 109
Week 15 Opponent: at TCU
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

109 Ohio Bobcats (2-1)

Week 14: No Game
Last Week Ranking: 108
Week 15 Opponent: at Kent State
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

108 Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-7)

Week 14: Arkansas State 48, ULM 15
Last Week Ranking: 106
Week 15 Opponent: Incarnate Word
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

107 Texas State Bobcats (2-10)

Week 14: No Game
Last Week Ranking: 105
Week 15 Opponent: No Game
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

106 Eastern Michigan Eagles (2-3)

Week 14: Eastern Michigan 53, Western Michigan 42
Last Week Ranking: 112
Week 15 Opponent: Northern Illinois
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

105 South Alabama Jaguars (4-7)

Week 14: Troy 29, South Alabama 0
Last Week Ranking: 102
Week 15 Opponent: No Game
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

104 Toledo Rockets (3-2)

Week 14: Toledo 41, Northern Illinois 24
Last Week Ranking: 107
Week 15 Opponent: Central Michigan
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

103 USF Bulls (1-7)

Week 14: No Game
Last Week Ranking: 104
Week 15 Opponent: No Game
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

102 Central Michigan Chippewas (3-2)

Week 14: Ball State 45, Central Michigan 20
Last Week Ranking: 101
Week 15 Opponent: at Toledo
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

101 Temple Owls (1-6)

Week 14: No Game
Last Week Ranking: 103
Week 15 Opponent: No Game
Week 16 Opponent: No Game

CFN Rankings After Week 14
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100

NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 100

College Football Playoff Rankings: Who Made The Big Move In The 2nd CFP Top 25?

The results from the second round of the College Football Playoff top 25 rankings, released December 1st.

The results from the second round of the College Football Playoff top 25 rankings, released December 1st.

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25. Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns 8-1 (NR)

24. Tulsa Golden Hurricane 5-1 (25)

23. Oregon Ducks 3-1 (15)

22. Washington Huskies 3-0 (NR)

21. Marshall Thundering Herd 7-0 (21)

20. USC Trojans 3-0 (NR)

19. Iowa Hawkeyes 4-2 (24)

18. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 9-0 (20)

17. North Carolina Tar Heels 6-3 (19)

16. Wisconsin Badgers 2-1 (16)

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15. Oklahoma State Cowboys 6-2 (23)

14. Northwestern Wildcats 5-1 (8)

13. BYU Cougars 9-0 (14)

12. Indiana Hoosiers 5-1 (12)

11. Oklahoma Sooners 7-2 (11)

10. Miami Hurricanes 7-1 (10)

9. Iowa State Cyclones 7-2 (13)

8. Georgia Bulldogs 6-2 (9)

7. Cincinnati Bearcats 8-0 (7)

6. Florida Gators 7-1 (6)

5. Texas A&M Aggies 6-1 (5)

4. Ohio State Buckeyes 4-0 (4)

3. Clemson Tigers 8-1 (3)

2. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9-0 (2)

1. Alabama Crimson Tide 8-0 (1)

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College Football News Rankings 1-127: After Week 13

College Football News 2020 college football rankings after Week 13

College Football News 2020 college football rankings after Week 13


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As always, the rankings try to take into account what’s happening with the season as much as possible – look at the schedules for you answer for most of this – but it gets tricky when an East Carolina blasts an SMU and a Michigan State gets by Northwestern.

There’s a trickle-down effect from there whenever there’s an upset or three. Throw a Rutgers over Purdue in there along with a Hawaii over Nevada, and the whole puzzle gets destroyed.

And then there’s the Pac-12 and a good chunk of the Big Ten. Teams like USC, Oregon, Wisconsin, Arizona State, Utah – that’s still as much on talent and expectations as performance.

But the top of this thing is shaking out. Again, it’s almost all about the schedule first, second and third … and the eye test kicks in.

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CFN Rankings After Week 12
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100

127 UMass Minutemen (0-4)

Week 13: Liberty 45, UMass 0
Last Week Ranking: 127
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME

126 FIU Golden Panthers (0-5)

Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 14 Opponent: at Charlotte

125 Bowling Green Falcons (0-4)

Week 13: Ohio 52, Bowling Green 10
Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 14 Opponent: at Akron

124 ULM Warhawks (0-8)

Week 13: Louisiana 70, ULM 29
Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 14 Opponent: at Arkansas State

123 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (2-7)

Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 14 Opponent: at UTEP

122 Rice Owls (1-2)

Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 122
Week 14 Opponent: at Marshall

121 Akron Zips (0-4)

Week 13: Miami University 38, Akron 7
Last Week Ranking: 121
Week 14 Opponent: Bowling Green

120 WKU Hilltoppers (4-6)

Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 14 Opponent: at Charlotte (Tuesday)

119 UTEP Miners (2-4)

Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 14 Opponent: Southern Miss

118 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-6)

Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 115
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME

117 New Mexico Lobos (0-5)

Week 13: Utah State 41, New Mexico 27
Last Week Ranking: 102
Week 14 Opponent: Wyoming

116 North Texas Mean Green (3-4)

Week 13: UTSA 49, North Texas 17
Last Week Ranking: 112
Week 14 Opponent: Louisiana Tech

115 UNLV Rebels (0-5)

Week 13: Wyoming 45, UNLV 14
Last Week Ranking: 114
Week 14 Opponent: Boise State

114 Northern Illinois Huskies (0-4)

Week 13: Western Michigan 30, Northern Illinois 27
Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 14 Opponent: Toledo

113 Charlotte 49ers (2-3)

Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 110
Week 14 Opponent: FIU

112 Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-3)

Week 13: Central Michigan 31, Eastern Michigan 23
Last Week Ranking: 109
Week 14 Opponent: at Western Michigan

111 UAB Blazers (3-3)

Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 108
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME

110 Utah State Aggies (1-4)

Week 13: Utah State 41, New Mexico 27
Last Week Ranking: 106
Week 14 Opponent: Air Force

109 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-3)

Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 107
Week 14 Opponent: at North Texas

108 Ohio Bobcats (2-1)

Week 13: Ohio 52, Bowling Green 10
Last Week Ranking: 105
Week 14 Opponent: Buffalo

107 Toledo Rockets (2-2)

Week 13: Ball State 27, Toledo 24
Last Week Ranking: 92
Week 14 Opponent: at Northern Illinois

106 Arkansas State Red Wolves (3-7)

Week 13: South Alabama 38, Arkansas State 31
Last Week Ranking: 81
Week 14 Opponent: ULM

105 Texas State Bobcats (2-10)

Week 13: Coastal Carolina 49, Texas State 14
Last Week Ranking: 99
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME

104 USF Bulls (1-7)

Week 13: UCF 58, USF 46
Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME

103 Temple Owls (1-6)

Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 113
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME

102 South Alabama Jaguars (4-6)

Week 13: South Alabama 38, Arkansas State 31
Last Week Ranking: 103
Week 14 Opponent: Troy

101 Central Michigan Chippewas (3-1)

Week 13: Central Michigan 31, Eastern Michigan 23
Last Week Ranking: 93
Week 14 Opponent: Ball State

CFN Rankings After Week 12
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100

NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 100

College Football Playoff Rankings: Alabama No. 1 In First CFP Top 25

The results from the first round of the College Football Playoff top 25 rankings, released November 24th.

The results from the first round of the College Football Playoff top 25 rankings, released November 24th.

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25. Tulsa Golden Hurricane 5-1

24. Iowa Hawkeyes 3-2

23. Oklahoma State Cowboys 5-2

22. Auburn Tigers 5-2

21. Marshall Thundering Herd 7-0

20. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 8-0

19. North Carolina Tar Heels 6-2

18. USC Trojans 3-0

17. Texas Longhorns 5-2

16. Wisconsin Badgers 2-1

15. Oregon Ducks 3-0

14. BYU Cougars 9-0

13. Iowa State Cyclones 6-2

12. Indiana Hoosiers 4-1

11. Oklahoma Sooners 6-2

10. Miami Hurricanes 7-1

9. Georgia Bulldogs 5-2

8. Northwestern Wildcats 5-0

7. Cincinnati Bearcats 8-0

6. Florida Gators 6-1

5. Texas A&M Aggies 5-1

4. Ohio State Buckeyes 4-0

3. Clemson Tigers 7-1

2. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 8-0

1. Alabama Crimson Tide 7-0

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College Football News Rankings 1-127: After Week 12

College Football News 2020 college football rankings after Week 12

College Football News 2020 college football rankings after Week 12


We’re done playing nice-nice with the Big 12.

Oklahoma looks fantastic, but it might be passing the eye test because it’s beating up on mediocre teams.

Coastal Carolina is still unbeaten, and it just got by a strong Appalachian State. Louisiana has one loss – to Coastal Carolina – and it blew out Iowa State 31-14 in Ames. Iowa State beat Oklahoma, and go from there …

Results matter. Non-conference games have consequences. It’s not fair to what happened on the field to rank any Big 12 team ahead of Coastal Carolina or Louisiana unless there’s a big collapse by the Sun Belt stars.

So feel free to fire out your beefs and complaints – this is a work in progress and we try to get this as close to the pin as possible – but before you do, look at your team’s schedule and keep diving in further. You’ll probably have your answer.

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CFN Rankings After Week 12
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100

127 UMass Minutemen (0-3)

Week 12: Florida Atlantic 24, UMass 2
Last Week Ranking: 127
Week 13 Opponent: at Liberty

126 FIU Golden Panthers (0-5)

Week 12: WKU 38, FIU 21
Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 13 Opponent: Louisiana Tech

125 Bowling Green Falcons (0-3)

Week 12: Buffalo 42, Bowling Green 17
Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 13 Opponent: Buffalo

124 ULM Warhawks (0-7)

Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 13 Opponent: Louisiana

123 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (2-7)

Week 12: UTSA 23, Southern Miss 20
Last Week Ranking: 122
Week 13 Opponent: at UAB

122 Rice Owls (1-2)

Week 12: North Texas 27, Rice 17
Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 13 Opponent: UTEP

121 Akron Zips (0-3)

Week 12: Kent State 69, Akron 35
Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 13 Opponent: Miami Univ.

120 WKU Hilltoppers (4-6)

Week 12: WKU 38, FIU 21
Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 13 Opponent: at Charlotte

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119 UTEP Miners (2-4)

Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 13 Opponent: at Rice

118 USF Bulls (1-7)

Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 115
Week 13 Opponent: UCF

117 Kansas Jayhawks (0-7)

Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 114
Week 13 Opponent: TCU

116 Northern Illinois Huskies (0-3)

Week 12: Ball State 31, Northern Illinois 25
Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 13 Opponent: at Western Michigan

115 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-6)

Week 12: Middle Tennessee 20, Troy 17
Last Week Ranking: 121
Week 13 Opponent: Florida Atlantic

114 UNLV Rebels (0-4)

Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 113
Week 13 Opponent: at Hawaii

113 Temple Owls (1-6)

Week 12: East Carolina 28, Temple 3
Last Week Ranking: 112
Week 13 Opponent: Cincinnati

112 North Texas Mean Green (3-3)

Week 12: North Texas 27, Rice 17
Last Week Ranking: 117
Week 13 Opponent: Southern Miss

111 East Carolina Pirates (2-6)

Week 12: East Carolina 28, Temple 3
Last Week Ranking: 111
Week 13 Opponent: SMU

110 Charlotte 49ers (2-3)

Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 110
Week 13 Opponent: WKU

109 Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-2)

Week 12: Toledo 45, Eastern Michigan 28
Last Week Ranking: 108
Week 13 Opponent: Central Michigan

108 UAB Blazers (3-3)

Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 106
Week 13 Opponent: Southern Miss

107 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-3)

Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 105
Week 13 Opponent: at FIU

106 Utah State Aggies (0-4)

Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 104
Week 13 Opponent: Air Force

105 Ohio Bobcats (1-1)

Week 12: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 103
Week 13 Opponent: Bowling Green

104 Syracuse Orange (1-8)

Week 12: Louisville 30, Syracuse 0
Last Week Ranking: 99
Week 13 Opponent: NC State

103 South Alabama Jaguars (3-6)

Week 12: Georgia State 31, South Alabama 14
Last Week Ranking: 101
Week 13 Opponent: at Arkansas State

102 New Mexico Lobos (0-4)

Week 12: Air Force 28, New Mexico 0
Last Week Ranking: 100
Week 13 Opponent: at Utah State

101 Vanderbilt Commodores (0-7)

Week 12: Florida 38, Vanderbilt 17
Last Week Ranking: 98
Week 13 Opponent: Tennessee

CFN Rankings After Week 12
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100

NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 100

College Football News Rankings 1-127: After Week 11

College Football News 2020 college football rankings after Week 11

College Football News 2020 college football rankings after Week 11


Who did you beat?

Now it’s really coming down to the various resumés, and there’s a problem.

BYU and Cincinnati haven’t beaten anyone all that great. There’s no Power Five win for either one, and the supposedly big wins they did come up with now seem like no big deal with all the Power Five conference schedules rolling. However, they’ve been so dominant that they get the benefit of the doubt – sort of.

Sorry, but even in their weakened states, beating Penn State and Michigan is still impressive – and Indiana still has to go to Ohio State and Wisconsin.

So feel free to fire out your beefs and complaints – this is a work in progress and we want to make sure we get all of this as close to the pin as possible – but before you do, look at your team’s schedule and keep diving in further. You’ll probably have your answer.

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CFN Rankings After Week 11
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100

127 UMass Minutemen (0-2)

Week 11: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 127
Week 12 Opponent: Florida Atlantic (Nov. 20)

126 FIU Golden Panthers (0-4)

Week 11: Florida Atlantic 38, FIU 19
Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 12 Opponent: at WKU

125 Bowling Green Falcons (0-2)

Week 11: Kent State 62, Bowling Green 24
Last Week Ranking: 122
Week 12 Opponent: Kent State

124 ULM Warhawks (0-7)

Week 11: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 12 Opponent: Louisiana Tech

123 Akron Zips (0-2)

Week 11: Ohio 24, Akron 10
Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 12 Opponent: at Kent State

122 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (2-6)

Week 11: WKU 10, Southern Miss 7
Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 12 Opponent: UTSA

121 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-6)

Week 11: Marshall 42, Middle Tennessee 14
Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 12 Opponent: at Troy

120 Rice Owls (1-1)

Week 11: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 121
Week 12 Opponent: at North Texas

119 WKU Hilltoppers (3-6)

Week 11: WKU 10, Southern Miss 7
Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 12 Opponent: FIU

118 UTEP Miners (2-4)

Week 11: UTSA 52, UTEP 21
Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 12 Opponent: UAB

117 North Texas Mean Green (2-3)

Week 11: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 117
Week 12 Opponent: Rice

116 Northern Illinois Huskies (0-2)

Week 11: Central Michigan 40, Northern Illinois 10
Last Week Ranking: 115
Week 12 Opponent: at Ball State

115 USF Bulls (1-7)

Week 11: Houston 56, USF 21
Last Week Ranking: 114
Week 12 Opponent: Navy

114 Kansas Jayhawks (0-7)

Week 11: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 113
Week 12 Opponent: Texas

113 UNLV Rebels (0-4)

Week 11: San Jose State 34, UNLV 17
Last Week Ranking: 112
Week 12 Opponent: at Colorado State

112 Temple Owls (1-5)

Week 11: UCF 38, Temple 13
Last Week Ranking: 111
Week 12 Opponent: East Carolina

111 East Carolina Pirates (1-6)

Week 11: Cincinnati 55, East Carolina 17
Last Week Ranking: 110
Week 12 Opponent: at Temple

110 Charlotte 49ers (2-3)

Week 11: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 109
Week 12 Opponent: at Marshall

109 UTSA Roadrunners (5-4)

Week 11: UTSA 52, UTEP 21
Last Week Ranking: 108
Week 12 Opponent: at Southern Miss

108 Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-1)

Week 11: Ball State 38, Eastern Michigan 31
Last Week Ranking: 106
Week 12 Opponent: Toledo

107 Florida Atlantic Owls (4-1)

Week 11: Florida Atlantic 38, FIU 19
Last Week Ranking: 107
Week 12 Opponent: UMass

106 UAB Blazers (3-3)

Week 11: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 105
Week 12 Opponent: at UTEP

105 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-3)

Week 11: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 104
Week 12 Opponent: ULM

104 Utah State Aggies (0-4)

Week 11: Fresno State 35, Utah State 16
Last Week Ranking: 102
Week 12 Opponent: at Wyoming

103 Ohio Bobcats (1-1)

Week 11: Ohio 24, Akron 10
Last Week Ranking: 101
Week 12 Opponent: at Miami University

102 Texas State Bobcats (1-9)

Week 11: Georgia Southern 40, Texas State 38
Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 12 Opponent: Arkansas State

101 South Alabama Jaguars (3-5)

Week 11: Louisiana 38, South Alabama 10
Last Week Ranking: 99
Week 12 Opponent: Georgia State

CFN Rankings After Week 11
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100

NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 100

College Football News Rankings 1-127: After Week 10

College Football News 2020 college football rankings after Week 10

College Football News 2020 college football rankings after Week 10


And now Liberty screws everything up.

At this point in the season, there has to be a healthy mix of opinion to go along with what has to be done based on what happened on the field.

BYU and Cincinnati appear to be very good teams that just so happen to have mediocre schedules, while Liberty seems to be a good team that has two Power Five wins – Syracuse and now Virginia Tech – for the better resumé.

Liberty also screws up the ACC pecking order. Coming up with one big win over a team isn’t the same as dealing with the weekly grind of a Power Five schedule, but as the line continues to go, non-conference games have consequences.

Virginia Tech lost at home to an unbeaten Liberty. That’s going to stick with the Hokies and the ACC for the rest of the season, just like the Big 12’s 0-3 home record against the Sun Belt won’t be shaken.

Louisiana still has just one loss to an unbeaten Coastal Carolina, and the 34-13 road win over Iowa State is by far the worst thing to happen to the Cyclones this year.

Up top … whatever. The top four teams are the top four teams. Alabama has been more dominant overall, Notre Dame gets credit for pulling off a win over Clemson, Ohio State is amazing but hasn’t beaten anyone – if you go by Penn State’s 0-3 record – and Clemson is fine but beaten up.

Credit is given overall for wins over Power Five programs in big situations. Michigan and Penn State might be struggling, but they’re still Michigan and Penn State, and Indiana beat them both.

As always, if you have a major issue with these, check the schedules – your team probably lost to someone it shouldn’t have.

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CFN Rankings After Week 10
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100

127 UMass Minutemen (0-2)

Week 10: Marshall 51, UMass 10
Last Week Ranking: 127
Week 11 Opponent: Florida Atlantic (Nov. 20)

126 FIU Golden Panthers (0-3)

Week 10: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 11 Opponent: Florida Atlantic

125 ULM Warhawks (0-7)

Week 10: Georgia State 52, ULM 34
Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 11 Opponent: at Arkansas State

124 Akron Zips (0-1)

Week 10: Western Michigan 58, Akron 13
Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 11 Opponent: at Ohio

123 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (2-5)

Week 10: Southern Miss 24, North Alabama 13
Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 11 Opponent: at WKU

122 Bowling Green Falcons (0-1)

Week 10: Toledo 38, Bowling Green 3
Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 11 Opponent: at Toledo

121 Rice Owls (1-1)

Week 10: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 121
Week 11 Opponent: at Louisiana Tech

120 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-5)

Week 10: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 11 Opponent: at Marshall

119 WKU Hilltoppers (2-6)

Week 10: Florida Atlantic 10, WKU 6
Last Week Ranking: 114
Week 11 Opponent: Southern Miss

118 UTEP Miners (2-3)

Week 10: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 11 Opponent: at UTSA

117 North Texas Mean Green (2-3)

Week 10: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 115
Week 11 Opponent: at UAB

116 Texas State Bobcats (1-8)

Week 10: Appalachian State 38, Texas State 17
Last Week Ranking: 117
Week 11 Opponent: at Georgia Southern

115 Northern Illinois Huskies (0-1)

Week 10: Buffalo 49, Northern Illinois 30
Last Week Ranking: 113
Week 11 Opponent: Central Michigan

114 USF Bulls (1-6)

Week 10: Memphis 34, USF 33
Last Week Ranking: 112
Week 11 Opponent: at Houston

113 Kansas Jayhawks (0-7)

Week 10: Oklahoma 62, Kansas 9
Last Week Ranking: 110
Week 11 Opponent: Texas (Nov. 21)

112 UNLV Rebels (0-3)

Week 10: Fresno State 40, UNLV 27
Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 11 Opponent: at San Jose State

111 Temple Owls (1-4)

Week 10: SMU 47, Temple 23
Last Week Ranking: 109
Week 11 Opponent: at UCF

110 East Carolina Pirates (1-5)

Week 10: Tulane 38, East Carolina 21
Last Week Ranking: 106
Week 11 Opponent: at Cincinnati

109 Charlotte 49ers (2-3)

Week 10: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 103
Week 11 Opponent: at Middle Tennessee

108 UTSA Roadrunners (4-4)

Week 10: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 102
Week 11 Opponent: UTEP

107 Florida Atlantic Owls (3-1)

Week 10: Florida Atlantic 10, WKU 6
Last Week Ranking: 101
Week 11 Opponent: at FIU

106 Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-0)

Week 10: Kent State 27, Eastern Michigan 30
Last Week Ranking: 107
Week 11 Opponent: at Ball State

105 UAB Blazers (3-3)

Week 10: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 99
Week 11 Opponent: North Texas

104 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-3)

Week 10: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 98
Week 11 Opponent: Rice

103 Kent State Golden Flashes (0-1)

Week 10: Kent State 27, Eastern Michigan 30
Last Week Ranking: 108
Week 11 Opponent: at Bowling Green

102 Utah State Aggies (0-3)

Week 10: Nevada 34, Utah State 9
Last Week Ranking: 96
Week 11 Opponent: Fresno State

101 Ohio Bobcats (0-1)

Week 10: Central Michigan 30, Ohio 27
Last Week Ranking: 105
Week 11 Opponent: Akron

CFN Rankings After Week 10
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100

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College Football News Rankings 1-127: After Week 9

College Football News 2020 college football rankings after Week 9

College Football News 2020 college football rankings after Week 9


Non-conference schedules have consequences.

We’re now trying to compare different kinds of apples with almost everyone in conference-only play, but there’s going to be a problem all year long with the Big 12.

Oklahoma is playing a whole lot better now than it did at the start of the season, and it didn’t lose its cream-puff game against Missouri State. However, it did lose to Kansas State and Iowa State, and those two teams lost at home to Sun Belt teams.

So to be totally fair after the Oklahoma State loss to Texas – as wrong as it might be – the entire Big 12 technically should be ranked below a whole slew of teams in the Sun Belt.

But Oklahoma looks great, right? Yeah, but does it look great because it’s improving, or is it because it beat up on a bad Texas Tech team and whacked a TCU squad that also lost to Kansas State and Iowa State? It’s the former, but …

What do you do with Tulsa, who lost to Oklahoma State? And that’s where this all breaks down. If you wanted to, you could six-degree the Tulsa loss to Cowboys all the way to North Carolina, which then wipes out most of the ACC teams.

So here’s how we’re going to do this.

Iowa State, Kansas State, and Kansas will be eternally punished for their Sun Belt loss sins, but that’s as far as it goes. This is when reason and judgment have to enter more into the picture.

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CFN Rankings After Week 9
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100

127 UMass Minutemen (0-1)

Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 127
Week 10 Opponent: NO GAME

126 FIU Golden Panthers (0-3)

Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 10 Opponent: at UTEP

125 ULM Warhawks (0-6)

Week 9: Appalachian State 31, ULM 13
Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 10 Opponent: at Georgia State

124 Akron Zips (0-0)

Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 10 Opponent: at Ohio

123 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-5)

Week 9: Rice 30, Southern Miss 6
Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 10 Opponent: at North Alabama

122 New Mexico Lobos (0-1)

Week 9: San Jose State 38, New Mexico 21
Last Week Ranking: 122
Week 10 Opponent: at Hawaii

121 Rice Owls (1-1)

Week 9: Rice 30, Southern Miss 6
Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 10 Opponent: UTSA

120 Bowling Green Falcons (0-0)

Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 10 Opponent: at Toledo

119 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-5)

Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 121
Week 10 Opponent: Charlotte

118 UNLV Rebels (0-2)

Week 9: Nevada 37, UNLV 19
Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 10 Opponent: Fresno State

117 Texas State Bobcats (1-7)

Week 9: Louisiana 44, Texas State 34
Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 10 Opponent: Appalachian State

116 UTEP Miners (2-3)

Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 117
Week 10 Opponent: FIU

115 North Texas Mean Green (2-3)

Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 115
Week 10 Opponent: Louisiana Tech

114 WKU Hilltoppers (2-5)

Week 9: BYU 41, WKU 10
Last Week Ranking: 114
Week 10 Opponent: at Florida Atlantic

113 Northern Illinois Huskies (0-0)

Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 113
Week 10 Opponent: Buffalo

112 USF Bulls (1-5)

Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 112
Week 10 Opponent: at Memphis

111 Central Michigan Chippewas (0-0)

Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 111
Week 10 Opponent: Ohio

110 Kansas Jayhawks (0-6)

Week 9: Iowa State 52, Kansas 22
Last Week Ranking: 110
Week 10 Opponent: at Oklahoma

109 Temple Owls (1-3)

Week 9: Tulane 38, Temple 3
Last Week Ranking: 109
Week 10 Opponent: SMU

108 Kent State Golden Flashes (0-0)

Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 107
Week 10 Opponent: Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4)

107 Eastern Michigan Eagles (0-0)

Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 106
Week 10 Opponent: at Kent State

106 East Carolina Pirates (1-4

Week 9: Tulsa 34, East Carolina 30
Last Week Ranking: 105
Week 10 Opponent: Tulane

105 Ohio Bobcats (0-0)

Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 104
Week 10 Opponent: at Central Michigan

104 Miami University RedHawks (0-0)

Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 103
Week 10 Opponent: Ball State

103 Charlotte 49ers (2-3)

Week 9: Duke 53, Charlotte 19
Last Week Ranking: 102
Week 10 Opponent: at Middle Tennessee

102 UTSA Roadrunners (4-4)

Week 9: Florida Atlantic 24, UTSA 3
Last Week Ranking: 86
Week 10 Opponent: at Rice

101 Florida Atlantic Owls (2-1)

Week 9: Florida Atlantic 24, UTSA 3
Last Week Ranking: 99
Week 10 Opponent: WKU

CFN Rankings After Week 9
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100

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College Football News Rankings 1-127: After Week 8

College Football News 2020 college football rankings after Week 8

College Football News 2020 college football rankings after Week 8


Finally, we get to rank the Big Ten and Mountain West rankings based on what happened on the field instead on a theoretical belief.

As always, if you have a beef or question about any of these rankings, first look at the schedule – that’s where most of the answers are. Did the team in question lose to someone ranked higher without any other variables factoring in? That’s probably why it is where it is.

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CFN Rankings After Week 8
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100

127 UMass Minutemen (0-1)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 127
Week 9 Opponent: NO GAME

126 FIU Golden Panthers (0-3)

Week 8: Jacksonville State 19, FIU 10
Last Week Ranking: 121
Week 9 Opponent: Marshall

125 ULM Warhawks (0-5)

Week 8: South Alabama 38, ULM 14
Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 9 Opponent: Appalachian State

124 Akron Zips (0-0)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 9 Opponent: at Ohio (Nov. 4)

123 Rice Owls (0-1)

Week 8: Middle Tennessee 40, Rice 34 2OT
Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 9 Opponent: at Southern Miss

122 New Mexico Lobos (0-0)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 122
Week 9 Opponent: San Jose State

121 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-5)

Week 8: Middle Tennessee 40, Rice 34 2OT
Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 9 Opponent: Charlotte (Nov. 7)

120 Bowling Green Falcons (0-0)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 9 Opponent: at Toledo (Nov. 4)

119 UNLV Rebels (0-1)

Week 8: San Diego State 34, UNLV 6
Last Week Ranking: 117
Week 9 Opponent: Nevada

118 Texas State Bobcats (1-6)

Week 8: BYU 52, Texas State 14
Last Week Ranking: 115
Week 9 Opponent: Louisiana

117 UTEP Miners (2-3)

Week 8: Charlotte 38, UTEP 28
Last Week Ranking: 112
Week 9 Opponent: North Texas

116 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-4)

Week 8: Liberty 56, Southern Miss 35
Last Week Ranking: 111
Week 9 Opponent: Rice

115 North Texas Mean Green (2-3)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 9 Opponent: at UTEP

114 WKU Hilltoppers (2-4)

Week 8: WKU 13, Chattanooga 10
Last Week Ranking: 110
Week 9 Opponent: at BYU

113 Northern Illinois Huskies (0-0)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 9 Opponent: Buffalo (Nov. 4)

112 USF Bulls (1-5)

Week 8: Tulsa 42, USF 13
Last Week Ranking: 109
Week 9 Opponent: at Memphis

111 Central Michigan Chippewas (0-0)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 9 Opponent: Ohio (Nov. 4)

110 Kansas Jayhawks (0-5)

Week 8: Kansas State 55, Kansas 14
Last Week Ranking: 107
Week 9 Opponent: Iowa State

109 Temple Owls (1-2)

Week 8: Memphis 41, Temple 29
Last Week Ranking: 108
Week 9 Opponent: at Tulane

108 Troy Trojans (3-2)

Week 8: Georgia State 36, Troy 34
Last Week Ranking: 106
Week 9 Opponent: at Arkansas State

107 Kent State Golden Flashes (0-0)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 114
Week 9 Opponent: Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4)

106 Eastern Michigan Eagles (0-0)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 113
Week 9 Opponent: at Kent State (Nov. 4)

105 East Carolina Pirates (1-3)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 104
Week 9 Opponent: at Tulsa

104 Ohio Bobcats (0-0)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 103
Week 9 Opponent: at Central Michigan (Nov. 4)

103 Miami University RedHawks (0-0)

Week 8: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 102
Week 9 Opponent: Ball State (Nov. 4)

102 Charlotte 49ers (2-2)

Week 8: Charlotte 38, UTEP 28
Last Week Ranking: 101
Week 9 Opponent: at Duke

101 Utah State Aggies (0-1)

Week 8: Boise State 42, Utah State 13
Last Week Ranking: 97
Week 9 Opponent: San Diego State

CFN Rankings After Week 7
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100

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