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College Football Rankings 1 To 130: Week 8. Everything Is About To Blow Up

College Football News rankings of all 130 teams after Week 8. The rankings are settling in, but it’s all about to blow up fast.

College Football News 2021 college football rankings after Week 8 for all 130 teams with results and who’s up next week.

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It’s the week before it all blows up.

Penn State losing to Illinois was a big deal, and the sleepwalking wins by a few top teams matters a little bit, but we’re about to get into the real fun with the Big Ten East teams about to play each other, the ACC season about to heat up for real – yes, with Wake Forest and Pitt must watch from here on – and with Oklahoma having to step up its game fast.

And Georgia plays Florida next Saturday.

There aren’t a ton of big changes here – as always, if you have a beef, look at the schedule and you’ll probably find your answer – but don’t settle in. These rankings – especially the top 25 – are about to get interesting over the next few weeks.

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CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 8
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 8 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
Big Game Reactions: Illinois, Oregon, Pitt & more
Week 8 AP Rankings | Coaches Poll

CFN College Football Rankings: Week 8

130 UConn Huskies (1-8)

Last Week’s Ranking: 129
Week 8: Middle Tennessee 44, UConn 13
Week 9 Opponent: OPEN DATE

129 FIU Golden Panthers (1-6)

Last Week’s Ranking: 130
Week 8: WKU 34, FIU 19
Week 9 Opponent: at Marshall

128 UMass Minutemen (1-6)

Last Week’s Ranking: 128
Week 8: Florida State 59, UMass 3
Week 9 Opponent: at Liberty

127 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-6)

Last Week’s Ranking: 126
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9 Opponent: Middle Tennessee

126 Ohio Bobcats (1-7)

Last Week’s Ranking: 127
Week 8: Kent State 34, Ohio 27
Week 9 Opponent: OPEN DATE

125 Bowling Green Falcons (2-6)

Last Week’s Ranking: 123
Week 8: Eastern Michigan 55, Bowling Green 24
Week 9 Opponent: at Buffalo

124 Akron Zips (2-6)

Last Week’s Ranking: 122
Week 8: Buffalo 45, Akron 10
Week 9 Opponent: OPEN DATE

123 New Mexico State Aggies (1-7)

Last Week’s Ranking: 124
Week 8: Hawaii 48, New Mexico State 34
Week 9 Opponent: OPEN DATE

122 North Texas Mean Green (1-6)

Last Week’s Ranking: 118
Week 8: Liberty 35, North Texas 26
Week 9 Opponent: at Rice

121 Old Dominion Monarchs (1-6)

Last Week’s Ranking: 117
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9 Opponent: Louisiana Tech

120 Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-6)

Last Week’s Ranking: 121
Week 8: Louisiana 28, Arkansas State 27
Week 9 Opponent: at South Alabama

119 UNLV Rebels (0-7)

Last Week’s Ranking: 119
Week 8: San Jose State 27, UNLV 20
Week 9 Opponent: at Nevada

118 Georgia Southern Eagles (2-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 116
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9 Opponent: Georgia State

117 South Alabama Jaguars (4-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 115
Week 8: ULM 41, South Alabama 31
Week 9 Opponent: Arkansas State

116 Texas State Bobcats (2-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 114
Week 8: Georgia State 28, Texas State 16
Week 9 Opponent: at Louisiana

115 Troy Trojans (4-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 113
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9 Opponent: at Coastal Carolina (Oct. 28)

114 New Mexico Lobos (3-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 120
Week 8: New Mexico 14, Wyoming 3
Week 9 Opponent: OPEN DATE

113 Tulane Green Wave (1-6)

Last Week’s Ranking: 109
Week 8: SMU 55, Tulane 26
Week 9 Opponent: Cincinnati

112 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 111
Week 8: Middle Tennessee 44, UConn 13
Week 9 Opponent: Southern Miss

111 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (2-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 106
Week 8: UTSA 45, Louisiana Tech 16
Week 9 Opponent: at Old Dominion

110 UTEP Miners (6-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 104
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9 Opponent: at Florida Atlantic

109 Arizona Wildcats (0-7)

Last Week’s Ranking: 107
Week 8: Washington 21, Arizona 16
Week 9 Opponent: at USC

108 Kansas Jayhawks (1-6)

Last Week’s Ranking: 112
Week 8: Oklahoma 35, Kansas 23
Week 9 Opponent: at Oklahoma State

107 Vanderbilt Commodores (2-6)

Last Week’s Ranking: 108
Week 8: Mississippi State 45, Vanderbilt 6
Week 9 Opponent: Missouri

106 Duke Blue Devils (3-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 102
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9 Opponent: at Wake Forest

105 Florida Atlantic Owls (4-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 103
Week 8: Florida Atlantic 38, Charlotte 9
Week 9 Opponent: UTEP

104 Colorado Buffaloes (2-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 98
Week 8: Cal 26, Colorado 3
Week 9 Opponent: at Oregon

103 Cal Golden Bears (2-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 99
Week 8: Cal 26, Colorado 3
Week 9 Opponent: Oregon State

102 Marshall Thundering Herd (4-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 97
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9 Opponent: FIU

101 Buffalo Bulls (4-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 83
Week 8: Buffalo 45, Akron 10
Week 9 Opponent: Bowling Green

CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 8
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 8 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
Big Game Reactions: Illinois, Oregon, Pitt & more
Week 8 AP Rankings | Coaches Poll

NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 8 Top 100

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College Football Rankings 1 To 130: Week 7. More Major Changes

College Football News 2021 college football rankings after Week 7 for all 130 teams with results and who’s up next week.

College Football News 2021 college football rankings after Week 7 for all 130 teams with results and who’s up next week.

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At the midway point, the rankings take another few twists and turns for a few reasons.

Iowa losing is a big deal, but it’s more than that. Alabama bounced back fast and looked the part, Ole Miss keeps on beating decent teams, and good luck trying to properly figure out the MAC teams, what to do with Texas A&M, UCLA, Utah, BYU, and on and on and on …

There are more inconsistencies than ever – considering our goal is to respect the results over any other aspect. Now we can’t easily do that.

However, as always, if you have a beef with where your team is ranked, look at the schedule and there’s probably some bad win that screws things up.

Or, on the other side, if you’re wondering why the team with the mediocre record is so high, look at the teams is lost to.

With more wild mood swings and changes as the puzzle keeps changing, here are the rankings after Week 7 …

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CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 7
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 7 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
Big Game Reactions: Purdue, Georgia, OU & more

CFN College Football Rankings: Week 7

130 FIU Golden Panthers (1-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 129
Week 7: OPEN DATE
Week 8 Opponent: WKU

129 UConn Huskies (1-7)

Last Week’s Ranking: 130
Week 7: UConn 21, Yale 15
Week 8 Opponent: Middle Tennessee

128 UMass Minutemen (1-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 128
Week 7: OPEN DATE
Week 8 Opponent: at Florida State

127 Ohio Bobcats (1-6)

Last Week’s Ranking: 127
Week 7: Buffalo 27, Ohio 26
Week 8 Opponent: Kent State

126 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-6)

Last Week’s Ranking: 126
Week 7: UAB 34, Southern Miss 0
Week 8 Opponent: OPEN DATE

125 Rice Owls (2-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 125
Week 7: UTSA 45, Rice 0
Week 8 Opponent: at UAB

124 New Mexico State Aggies (1-6)

Last Week’s Ranking: 124
Week 7: OPEN DATE
Week 8 Opponent: at Hawaii

123 Bowling Green Falcons (1-6)

Last Week’s Ranking: 123
Week 7: Northern Illinois 34, Bowling Green 26
Week 8 Opponent: Eastern Michigan

122 Akron Zips (2-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 122
Week 7: Miami University 34, Akron 21
Week 8 Opponent: Buffalo

121 Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 115
Week 7: OPEN DATE
Week 8 Opponent: Louisiana (Nov. 21)

120 New Mexico Lobos (2-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 120
Week 7: Colorado State 36, New Mexico 7
Week 8 Opponent: at Wyoming

119 UNLV Rebels (0-6)

Last Week’s Ranking: 121
Week 7: Utah State 28, UNLV 24
Week 8 Opponent: San Jose State

118 North Texas Mean Green (1-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 119
Week 7: Marshall 49, North Texas 21
Week 8 Opponent: Liberty

117 Old Dominion Monarchs (1-6)

Last Week’s Ranking: 118
Week 7: WKU 43, Old Dominion 20
Week 8 Opponent: OPEN DATE

116 Georgia Southern Eagles (3-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 114
Week 7: South Alabama 41, Georgia Southern 14
Week 8 Opponent: OPEN DATE

115 South Alabama Jaguars (3-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 116
Week 7: South Alabama 41, Georgia Southern 14
Week 8 Opponent: at ULM

114 Texas State Bobcats (2-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 113
Week 7: Troy 31, Texas State 28
Week 8 Opponent: at Georgia State

113 Troy Trojans (4-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 112
Week 7: Troy 31, Texas State 28
Week 8 Opponent: OPEN DATE

112 Kansas Jayhawks (1-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 110
Week 7: Texas Tech 41, Kansas 14
Week 8 Opponent: Oklahoma

111 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 89
Week 7: OPEN DATE
Week 8 Opponent: UConn

110 Miami University RedHawks (3-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 105
Week 7: Miami University 34, Akron 21
Week 8 Opponent: at Ball State

109 Tulane Green Wave (1-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 104
Week 7: OPEN DATE
Week 8 Opponent: at SMU (Oct. 21)

108 Vanderbilt Commodores (2-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 103
Week 7: South Carolina 21, Vanderbilt 20
Week 8 Opponent: Mississippi State

107 Arizona Wildcats (0-6)

Last Week’s Ranking: 101
Week 7: Colorado 34, Arizona 0
Week 8 Opponent: Washington (Oct. 22)

106 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (2-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 78
Week 7: UTEP 19, Louisiana Tech 3
Week 8 Opponent: UTSA

105 USF Bulls (1-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 108
Week 7: Tulsa 32, USF 31
Week 8 Opponent: Temple

104 UTEP Miners (6-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 109
Week 7: UTEP 19, Louisiana Tech 3
Week 8 Opponent: OPEN DATE

103 Florida Atlantic Owls (3-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 107
Week 7: OPEN DATE
Week 8 Opponent: at Charlotte

102 Duke Blue Devils (3-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 97
Week 7: Virginia 48, Duke 0
Week 8 Opponent: OPEN DATE

101 Central Michigan Chippewas (4-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 106
Week 7: Central Michigan 26, Toledo 23 OT
Week 8 Opponent: Northern Illinois

CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 7
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 7 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
Big Game Reactions: Purdue, Georgia, OU & more

NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 7 Top 100

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College Football Rankings 1 To 130: Week 6. Back To Normal … Sort Of

College Football News 2021 college football rankings after Week 6 for all 130 teams with results and who’s up next week.

College Football News 2021 college football rankings after Week 6 for all 130 teams with results and who’s up next week.

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After last week’s bizarre rankings – always based on the results on the field, at least as much as possible – now we released from a few things we had to do.

Sort of.

Now we get to take some of the outlier upsets and dismiss them a wee bit. For example …

Thank you, Akron. That win over Bowling Green means Minnesota – who inexplicably lost to the Falcons a few weeks ago – frees up a whole slew of A beat B beat C, etc. things. That was big.

Thank you, Tulsa. That win over Memphis helped change up a ton of parts – because now there are too many variables to simply go with Memphis beat Mississippi State, who beat Texas A&M, and on and on and on.

So if you see some wild swings in the rankings, that’s partly because one changed piece affected the entire puzzle.

Also, there are two theories we’re running with. We’ll give a few of the Big Ten teams a bit too much love for now, but overall, the belief is 1) the SEC is loaded even more than you might think, and 2) we don’t punish teams for losing to top teams.

You don’t get credit for passing the easy tests, and you don’t get dinged for struggling with the hard ones. As always, if you have a beef with the ranking, look at the schedule and follow it down the rabbit hole.

We’re getting there. At least compared to last week, these should be a bit closer to the pin.

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CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 6
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 6 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
Week 6 AP Rankings | Coaches Poll Rankings
Big Game Reactions: Iowa, Texas A&M, OU, more

CFN College Football Rankings: Week 6

130 UConn Huskies (0-7)

Last Week’s Ranking: 129
Week 6 Opponent: UMass 27, UConn 13
Week 7 Opponent: Yale

129 FIU Golden Panthers (1-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 128
Week 6 Opponent: Charlotte 45, FIU 33
Week 7 Opponent: OPEN DATE

128 UMass Minutemen (1-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 130
Week 6 Opponent: UMass 27, UConn 13
Week 7 Opponent: OPEN DATE

127 Ohio Bobcats (1-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 125
Week 6 Opponent: Central Michigan 30, Ohio 27
Week 7 Opponent: at Buffalo

126 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 124
Week 6 Opponent: UTEP 26, Southern Miss 13
Week 7 Opponent: UAB

125 Rice Owls (2-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 123
Week 6 Opponent: OPEN DATE
Week 7 Opponent: at UTSA

124 New Mexico State Aggies (1-6)

Last Week’s Ranking: 120
Week 6 Opponent: Nevada 55, New Mexico State 28
Week 7 Opponent: OPEN DATE

123 Bowling Green Falcons (1-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 59
Week 6 Opponent: Akron 35, Bowling Green 20
Week 7 Opponent: at Northern Illinois

122 Akron Zips (2-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 127
Week 6 Opponent: Akron 35, Bowling Green 20
Week 7 Opponent: at Miami Univ.

121 UNLV Rebels (0-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 122
Week 6 Opponent: OPEN DATE
Week 7 Opponent: Utah State

120 New Mexico Lobos (2-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 119
Week 6 Opponent: San Diego State 31, New Mexico 7
Week 7 Opponent: Colorado State

119 North Texas Mean Green (1-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 117
Week 6 Opponent: Missouri 48, North Texas 35
Week 7 Opponent: Marshall

118 Old Dominion Monarchs (1-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 121
Week 6 Opponent: Marshall 20, Old Dominion 13
Week 7 Opponent: WKU

117 Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 114
Week 6 Opponent: Eastern Michigan 13, Miami University 12
Week 7 Opponent: Ball State

116 South Alabama Jaguars (3-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 58
Week 6 Opponent: Texas State 33, South Alabama 31 2OT
Week 7 Opponent: Georgia Southern (Oct. 14)

115 Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 110
Week 6 Opponent: Coastal Carolina 52, Arkansas State 20
Week 7 Opponent: OPEN DATE

114 Georgia Southern Eagles (2-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 107
Week 6 Opponent: Troy 27, Georgia Southern 24
Week 7 Opponent: at South Alabama (Nov. 14)

113 Texas State Bobcats (2-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 126
Week 6 Opponent: Texas State 33, South Alabama 31 2OT
Week 7 Opponent: Troy

112 Troy Trojans (3-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 112
Week 6 Opponent: Troy 27, Georgia Southern 24
Week 7 Opponent: at Texas State

111 ULM Warhawks (2-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 111
Week 6 Opponent: Georgia State 55, ULM 21
Week 7 Opponent: Liberty

110 Kansas Jayhawks (1-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 116
Week 6 Opponent: OPEN DATE
Week 7 Opponent: Texas Tech

109 UTEP Miners (5-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 118
Week 6 Opponent: UTEP 26, Southern Miss 13
Week 7 Opponent: Louisiana Tech

108 USF Bulls (1-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 109
Week 6 Opponent: OPEN DATE
Week 7 Opponent: Tulsa

107 Florida Atlantic Owls (3-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 106
Week 6 Opponent: UAB 31, Florida Atlantic 14
Week 7 Opponent: OPEN DATE

106 Central Michigan Chippewas (3-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 101
Week 6 Opponent: Central Michigan 30, Ohio 27
Week 7 Opponent: Toledo

105 Miami University RedHawks (2-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 98
Week 6 Opponent: Eastern Michigan 13, Miami University 12
Week 7 Opponent: Akron

104 Tulane Green Wave (1-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 105
Week 6 Opponent: Houston 40, Tulane 22
Week 7 Opponent: OPEN DATE

103 Vanderbilt Commodores (2-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 115
Week 6 Opponent: Florida 42, Vanderbilt 0
Week 7 Opponent: at South Carolina

102 Northwestern Wildcats (2-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 104
Week 6 Opponent: OPEN DATE
Week 7 Opponent: Rutgers

101 Arizona Wildcats (0-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 113
Week 6 Opponent: UCLA 34, Arizona 16
Week 7 Opponent: at Colorado

NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 6 Top 100

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College Football Rankings: 1 To 130: Week 5. Chaos Kicks In … For Now

College Football News 2021 college football rankings after Week 5 for all 130 teams with results and who’s up next week.

College Football News 2021 college football rankings after Week 5 for all 130 teams with results and who’s up next week.

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Give it one more week before this all gets right. So before you honk, and before you get all crazy about this week’s rankings, we totally acknowledge that …

Yes, these rankings ARE weird, and they’re wrong in a whole slew of ways. There’s a reason.

As always – to a point – we do our rankings like a conference tie-breaker. If there are multiple teams all tied for a division or conference race, there’s a way to do this where it breaks down into Team A beat Team B and Team D beat … blah blah blah.

Until this all settles down, that’s the only fair way to do this. You HAVE to respect the results, but that’s a problem when you have upsets like happened yesterday.

Stanford beating Oregon messed everything up, and Temple beating Memphis TOTALLY screwed up the rankings.

Here’s the problem. Temple beat Memphis, which means the Temple ranking is wrong, but for now it’s necessary.

The losses were to Rutgers and Boston College, so ranking the Owls behind those two isn’t a problem. However, Memphis beat Mississippi State. Mississippi State beat Texas A&M, Texas A&M beat NC State, NC State beat Clemson, Clemson beat Boston College, and Boston College beat Toledo, and …

In this case, we rank the teams based on overall schedules, results, and how good we think the teams are since other variables are involved.

However …

Stanford. Its win over Oregon throws everything into a tizzy because it lost to Kansas State to start the season.

Kansas State’s only losses are to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State – who are ranked higher – so for now, it has to be ranked higher than Stanford. Stanford beat Oregon, who beat Ohio State. Stanford’s other loss was to UCLA who just lost to Arizona State, but UCLA lost to Fresno State, who lost to Hawaii ….

So for right now, the Kansas State record and ranking is relatively clean, but that means Ohio State has to be ranked way, way, WAY too low. That’s going to change. We promise.

And then there’s Oregon State.

Minnesota beat Purdue, Purdue beat the Beavers, who beat USC, who hasn’t beaten anyone who matters in the higher end of the rankings, and Bowling Green beat Minnesota, and …

Again, this is a mess, but we get it all as close to the pin as possible.

Really.

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CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 5
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 5 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
Week 4 AP Rankings | Coaches Poll Rankings
Big Game Reactions: Cincinnati, Oregon, more

CFN College Football Rankings: Week 5

130 UMass Minutemen (0-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 130
Week 5: Toledo 45, UMass 7
Week 6 Opponent: UConn

129 UConn Huskies (0-6)

Last Week’s Ranking: 129
Week 5: Vanderbilt 30, UConn 28
Week 6 Opponent: at UMass

128 FIU Golden Panthers (1-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 125
Week 5: Florida Atlantic 58, FIU 21
Week 6 Opponent: Charlotte

127 Akron Zips (1-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 127
Week 5: Ohio 34, Akron 17
Week 6 Opponent: at Bowling Green

126 Texas State Bobcats (1-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 124
Week 5: OPEN DATE
Week 6 Opponent: South Alabama

125 Ohio Bobcats (1-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 128
Week 5: Ohio 34, Akron 17
Week 6 Opponent: Central Michigan

124 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 121
Week 5: Rice 24, Southern Miss 19
Week 6 Opponent: UTEP

123 Rice Owls (2-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 123
Week 5: Rice 24, Southern Miss 19
Week 6 Opponent: OPEN DATE

122 UNLV Rebels (0-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 119
Week 5: UTSA 24, UNLV 17
Week 6 Opponent: OPEN DATE

121 Old Dominion Monarchs (1-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 120
Week 5: UTEP 28, Old Dominion 21
Week 6 Opponent: at Marshall

120 New Mexico State Aggies (1-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 126
Week 5: San Jose State 37, New Mexico State 31
Week 6 Opponent: at Nevada

119 New Mexico Lobos (2-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 118
Week 5: Air Force 38, New Mexico 10
Week 6 Opponent: at San Diego State

118 UTEP Miners (4-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 116
Week 5: UTEP 28, Old Dominion 21
Week 6 Opponent: at Southern Miss

117 North Texas Mean Green (1-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 114
Week 5: OPEN DATE
Week 6 Opponent: at Missouri

116 Kansas Jayhawks (1-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 113
Week 5: Iowa State 59, Kansas 7
Week 6 Opponent: OPEN DATE

115 Vanderbilt Commodores (2-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 112
Week 5: Vanderbilt 30, UConn 28
Week 6 Opponent: at Florida

114 Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 107
Week 5: Northern Illinois 27, Eastern Michigan 20
Week 6 Opponent: Miami University

113 Arizona Wildcats (0-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 106
Week 5: OPEN DATE
Week 6 Opponent: UCLA

112 Troy Trojans (2-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 103
Week 5: South Carolina 23, Troy 14
Week 6 Opponent: Georgia Southern

111 ULM Warhawks (2-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 102
Week 5: Coastal Carolina 52, ULM 6
Week 6 Opponent: Georgia State

110 Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 100
Week 5: Georgia Southern 59, Arkansas State 33
Week 6 Opponent: Coastal Carolina (Oct. 7)

109 USF Bulls (1-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 99
Week 5: SMU 41, USF 17
Week 6 Opponent: OPEN DATE

108 Navy Midshipmen (1-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 109
Week 5: Navy 34, UCF 30
Week 6 Opponent: SMU

107 Georgia Southern Eagles (2-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 105
Week 5: Georgia Southern 59, Arkansa State 33
Week 6 Opponent: at Troy

106 Florida Atlantic Owls (3-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 101
Week 5: Florida Atlantic 58, FIU 21
Week 6 Opponent: at UAB

105 Tulane Green Wave (1-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 74
Week 5: East Carolina 52, Tulane 29
Week 6 Opponent: Houston (Oct. 7)

104 Northwestern Wildcats (2-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 97
Week 5: Nebraska 56, Northwestern 7
Week 6 Opponent: OPEN DATE

103 Duke Blue Devils (3-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 96
Week 5: North Carolina 38, Duke 7
Week 6 Opponent: Georgia Tech

102 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 94
Week 5: Houston 45, Tulsa 10
Week 6 Opponent: Memphis

101 Central Michigan Chippewas (2-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 93
Week 5: Miami University 28, Central Michigan 17
Week 6 Opponent: at Ohio

NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 5 Top 100

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College Football Rankings: 1 To 130: Week 4. And Now We Start Over

College Football News 2021 college football rankings after Week 4 for all 130 teams with results and who’s up next week.

College Football News 2021 college football rankings after Week 4 for all 130 teams with results and who’s up next week.

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It’s time to blow it all up.

We’re four – and a little more – weeks into the season, and now we have something to work with in the rankings.

For now, we have to respect the results no matter what.

Throw out all of the preconceived notions and preseason rankings. Forget the uniforms, the talent levels, the brand names, and everything else that goes into the rankings and start over.

This will change up in a huge way once we return to a sense of normalcy – think of these like the tie-breakers in conference races. If team A beats team B, then if team C blah blah blah. Basically, look at the schedules and who won what.

Until there are any other variables involved, again, FOR NOW, you must have pockets of rankings like this …

UTSA, then Memphis, then Mississippi State, then NC State, then Clemson. And if that wasn’t weird enough …

Wyoming, then Northern Illinois, then Georgia Tech, then North Carolina, then Virginia.

And because that doesn’t seem totally insane, there’s the Bowling Green thing.

Unbeaten South Alabama has to be ranked higher than Bowling Green, who has to be ranked higher than Minnesota, who has to be ranked higher than Colorado – and thanks, rankings gods, for Texas A&M pulling out that win over Colorado two weeks ago or this really gets screwy.

Of course we have to also give credit where credit is due. For example, blowing out Texas looks a whole lot better now for Arkansas than it did when it happened, and beating Texas A&M is impressive no matter what.

Again, and this can’t be emphasized enough, these will change wildly as we go. But if we’re doing this right, and if we’re giving full credit where credit is due, here are the rankings of all 130 college football teams after the first month of the season.

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CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 4
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 4 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
Week 4 AP Rankings | Coaches Poll Rankings

CFN College Football Rankings: Week 4

130 UMass Minutemen (0-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 129
Week 4: Coastal Carolina 53, UMass 3

129 UConn Huskies (0-5)

Last Week’s Ranking: 130
Week 4: Wyoming 24, UConn 22

128 Ohio Bobcats (0-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 128
Week 4: Northwestern 35, Ohio 6

127 Akron Zips (1-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 127
Week 4: Ohio State 59, Akron 7

126 New Mexico State Aggies (1-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 126
Week 4: Hawaii 41, New Mexico State 21

125 FIU Golden Panthers (1-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 122
Week 4: Central Michigan 31, FIU 27

124 Texas State Bobcats (1-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 119
Week 4: Eastern Michigan 59, Texas State 21

123 Rice Owls (1-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 120
Week 4: Rice 48, Texas Southern 34

122 Ball State Cardinals (1-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 108
Week 4: Toledo 22, Ball State 12

121 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 115
Week 4: Alabama 63, Southern Miss 14

120 Old Dominion Monarchs (1-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 124
Week 4: Buffalo 35, Old Dominion 34

119 UNLV Rebels (0-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 121
Week 4: Fresno State 38, UNLV 30

118 New Mexico Lobos (2-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 113
Week 4: UTEP 20, New Mexico 13

117 Toledo Rockets (2-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 117
Week 4: Toledo 22, Ball State 12

116 UTEP Miners (3-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 123
Week 4: UTEP 20, New Mexico 13

115 Colorado State Rams (1-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 116
Week 4: Iowa 24, Colorado State 14

114 North Texas Mean Green (1-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 111
Week 4: Louisiana Tech 24, North Texas 17

113 Kansas Jayhawks (1-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 110
Week 4: Duke 52, Kansas 33

112 Vanderbilt Commodores (1-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 114
Week 4: Georgia 62, Vanderbilt 0

111 Temple Owls (2-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 109
Week 4: Temple 41, Wagner 7

110 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 106
Week 4: Charlotte 42, Middle Tennessee 39

109 Navy Midshipmen (0-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 105
Week 4: Houston 28, Navy 20

108 Florida State Seminoles (0-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 107
Week 4: Louisville 31, Florida State 23

107 Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 112
Week 4: Eastern Michigan 59, Texas State 21

106 Arizona Wildcats (0-4)

Last Week’s Ranking: 104
Week 4: Oregon 41, Arizona 19

105 Georgia Southern Eagles (1-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 102
Week 4: Louisiana 28, Georgia Southern 20

104 Kent State Golden Flashes (1-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 101
Week 4: Maryland 37, Kent State 13

103 Troy Trojans (2-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 74
Week 4: ULM 29, Troy 16

102 ULM Warhawks (2-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 125
Week 4: ULM 29, Troy 16

101 Florida Atlantic Owls (2-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 94
Week 4: Air Force 31, Florida Atlantic 7

CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 4
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 4 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
Week 4 AP Rankings | Coaches Poll Rankings

NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 4 Top 100

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College Football Rankings: 1 To 130: Week 2

College Football News 2021 college football rankings after Week 2 for all 130 teams with results and who’s up next week.

College Football News 2021 college football rankings after Week 2 for all 130 teams with results and who’s up next week.

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Always based on results as much as possible – and always trying to blow off preconceived notions – the rankings are fluctuating as wildly as ever.

One thing has become a massive part of this year’s rankings more than ever before – don’t lose to the FCS team.

It doesn’t matter if you had a bad day, or if you were a little off, or if that FCS team is really good – you DON’T lose to an FCS team. Ever.

Based on head-to-head results, quality of opponents, and how the teams have looked so far, here are the Week 2 CFN college football rankings.

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CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 2
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 2 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game

CFN College Football Rankings: Week 2

130 UConn Huskies (0-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 128
Week 2: Purdue 49, UConn 0
Week 3 Opponent: at Army

129 UMass Minutemen (0-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 129
Week 2: Boston College 45, UMass 28
Week 3 Opponent: Eastern Michigan

128 Akron Zips (0-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 127
Week 2: Temple 45, Akron 24
Week 3 Opponent: Bryant

127 New Mexico State Aggies (0-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 130
Week 2: New Mexico 34, New Mexico State 25
Week 3 Opponent: OPEN DATE

126 ULM Warhawks (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 123
Week 2: OPEN DATE
Week 3 Opponent: Jackson State

125 Ohio Bobcats (0-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 116
Week 2: Duquesne 28, Ohio 26
Week 3 Opponent: at Louisiana

124 Old Dominion Monarchs (1-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 126
Week 2: Old Dominion 47, Hampton 7
Week 3 Opponent: at Liberty

123 UTEP Miners (2-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 124
Week 2: Boise State 54, UTEP 13
Week 3 Opponent: OPEN DATE

122 FIU Golden Panthers (1-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 117
Week 2: Texas State 23, FIU 17 OT
Week 3 Opponent: at Texas Tech

121 Colorado State Rams (0-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 106
Week 2: Vanderbilt 24, Colorado State 21
Week 3 Opponent: at Toledo

120 UNLV Rebels (0-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 120
Week 2: Arizona State 37, UNLV 10
Week 3 Opponent: at Texas A&M

119 Vanderbilt Commodores (1-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 122
Week 2: Vanderbilt 24, Colorado State 21
Week 3 Opponent: Stanford

118 Rice Owls (0-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 118
Week 2: Houston 44, Rice 7
Week 3 Opponent: at Texas

117 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 121
Week 2: Southern Miss 37, Grambling 0
Week 3 Opponent: Troy

116 Bowling Green Falcons (0-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 125
Week 2: South Alabama 22, Bowling Green 19
Week 3 Opponent: South Alabama

115 Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 119
Week 2: Wisconsin 34, Eastern Michigan 7
Week 3 Opponent: at UMass

114 Georgia State Panthers (1-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 107
Week 2: North Carolina 59, Georgia State 17
Week 3 Opponent: Charlotte

113 New Mexico Lobos (2-0)

Last Week’s Ranking: 110
Week 2: New Mexico 34, New Mexico State 25
Week 3 Opponent: at Texas A&M

112 North Texas Mean Green (1-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 109
Week 2: SMU 35, North Texas 12
Week 3 Opponent: UAB

111 Miami University RedHawks (0-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 114
Week 2: Minnesota 31, Miami University 26
Week 3 Opponent: Long Island

110 Temple Owls (1-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 108
Week 2: Temple 45, Akron 24
Week 3 Opponent: Boston College

109 Kansas Jayhawks (1-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 104
Week 2: Coastal Carolina 49, Kansas 22
Week 3 Opponent: Baylor

108 Navy Midshipmen (0-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 99
Week 2: Air Force 23, Navy 3
Week 3 Opponent: OPEN DATE

107 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 115
Week 2: Virginia Tech 35, Middle Tennessee 14
Week 3 Opponent: at UTSA

106 Georgia Southern Eagles (1-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 97
Week 2: Florida Atlantic 38, Georgia Southern 6
Week 3 Opponent: at Arkansas

105 South Alabama Jaguars (2-0)

Last Week’s Ranking: 87
Week 2: South Alabama 22, Bowling Green 19
Week 3 Opponent: Alcorn State

104 Duke Blue Devils (1-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 102
Week 2: Duke 45, North Carolina A&T 17
Week 3 Opponent: Northwestern

103 Florida State Seminoles (0-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 34
Week 2: Jacksonville State 20, Florida State 17
Week 3 Opponent: at Wake Forest

102 USF Bulls (0-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 113
Week 2: Florida 42, USF 20
Week 3 Opponent: Florida A&M

101 Kent State Golden Flashes (1-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 101
Week 2: Kent State 60, VMI 10
Week 3 Opponent: at Iowa

CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 2
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 2 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game

NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 2 Top 100

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College Football Rankings: 1 To 130: Week 1

College Football News 2021 college football rankings after Week 1 for all 130 teams with results and who’s up next week.

College Football News 2021 college football rankings after Week 1 for all 130 teams with results and who’s up next week.

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The CFN rankings are always based on results as much as possible, with the belief that if you don’t go by what happened, then what’s the point of playing the games?

For example, until there’s another variable involved, at the moment, UTSA has to be ranked higher than Illinois after with win in Champaign. UTSA also has to be ranked higher than Nebraska, who lost to Illinois.

Also, our rankings fluctuate wildly depending on the moment. If you really are a great team that just so happened to completely crash against an FCS team – hey, Washington, what’s up? – then that’s reflected here. However, we don’t want to overreact too much, especially after a full Week 1.

The Louisville-Ole Miss and Notre Dame-Florida State rankings might change depending on what happens in those two games.

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CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 1
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 1 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game

CFN College Football Rankings: Week 1

130 UConn Huskies (0-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 129
Week 1: Holy Cross 38, UConn 28
Week 2 Opponent: Purdue

129 UMass Minutemen (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 130
Week 1: Pitt 51, UMass 7
Week 2 Opponent: Boston College

128 New Mexico State Aggies (0-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 128
Week 1: San Diego State 28, New Mexico State 10
Week 2 Opponent: at New Mexico

127 Akron Zips (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 125
Week 1: Auburn 60, Akron 10
Week 2 Opponent: Temple

126 Old Dominion Monarchs (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 127
Week 1: Wake Forest 42, Old Dominion 10
Week 2 Opponent: Hampton

125 Bowling Green Falcons (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 126
Week 1: Tennessee 38, Bowling Green 6
Week 2 Opponent: South Alabama

124 UTEP Miners (2-0)

Last Week’s Ranking: 123
Week 1: UTEP 38, Bethune-Cookman 28
Week 2 Opponent: at Boise State

123 ULM Warhawks (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 124
Week 1: Kentucky 45, ULM 10
Week 2 Opponent: OPEN DATE

122 Vanderbilt Commodores (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 73
Week 1: East Tennessee State 23, Vanderbilt 3
Week 2 Opponent: at Colorado State

121 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 116
Week 1: South Alabama 31, Southern Miss 7
Week 2 Opponent: Grambling State

120 UNLV Rebels (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 110
Week 1: Eastern Washington 35, UNLV 33 (2OT)
Week 2 Opponent: New Mexico State

119 Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-0)

Last Week’s Ranking: 117
Week 1: Eastern Michigan 35, St. Francis 15
Week 2 Opponent: at Wisconsin

118 Rice Owls (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 120
Week 1: Arkansas 38, Rice 17
Week 2 Opponent: Houston

117 FIU Golden Panthers (1-0)

Last Week’s Ranking: 115
Week 1: FIU 48, LIU 19
Week 2 Opponent: Texas State

116 Ohio Bobcats (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 111
Week 1: Syracuse 29, Ohio 9
Week 2 Opponent: Duquesne

115 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1-0)

Last Week’s Ranking: 118
Week 1: Middle Tennessee 50, Monmouth 15
Week 2 Opponent: at Virginia Tech

114 Miami University RedHawks (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 109
Week 1: Cincinnati 49, Miami University 14
Week 2 Opponent: at Minnesota

113 USF Bulls (0-1

Last Week’s Ranking: 105
Week 1: NC State 45, USF 0
Week 2 Opponent: Florida

112 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 80
Week 1: UC Davis 19, Tulsa 17
Week 2 Opponent: at Oklahoma State

111 East Carolina Pirates (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 104
Week 1: Appalachian State 33, East Carolina 19
Week 2 Opponent: South Carolina

110 New Mexico Lobos (1-0)

Last Week’s Ranking: 106
Week 1: New Mexico 27, Houston Baptist 17
Week 2 Opponent: New Mexico State

109 North Texas Mean Green (1-0)

Last Week’s Ranking: 102
Week 1: North Texas 44, Northwestern State 14
Week 2 Opponent: at SMU

108 Temple Owls (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 84
Week 1: Rutgers 61, Temple 14
Week 2 Opponent: at Akron

107 Georgia State Panthers (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 98
Week 1: Army 43, Georgia State 10
Week 2 Opponent: at North Carolina

106 Colorado State Rams (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 93
Week 1: South Dakota State 42, Colorado State 23
Week 2 Opponent: Vanderbilt

105 Central Michigan Chippewas (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 108
Week 1: Missouri 34, Central Michigan 24
Week 2 Opponent: Robert Morris

104 Kansas Jayhawks (1-0)

Last Week’s Ranking: 81
Week 1: Kansas 17, South Dakota 14
Week 2 Opponent: at Coastal Carolina

103 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 64
Week 1: Northern Illinois 22, Georgia Tech 21
Week 2 Opponent: Kennesaw State

102 Duke Blue Devils (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 83
Week 1: Charlotte 31, Duke 28
Week 2 Opponent: North Carolina A&T

101 Kent State Golden Flashes (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 107
Week 1: Texas A&M 41, Kent State 10
Week 2 Opponent: VMI

CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 1
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 1 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game

NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 1 Top 100

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College Football Rankings: 1 To 130 After Week 0

College Football News 2021 college football rankings after Week 0 for all 130 teams with results and who’s up next week.

College Football News 2021 college football rankings after Week 0 for all 130 teams with results and who’s up next week.

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There wasn’t much happening in Week 0, but with Illinois upsetting Nebraska and UCLA’s performance against Hawaii, there was a little bit of movement.

As always, the rankings are never predictive – they’re based on how good we think the teams are right now along with the head-to-head results.

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CFN 2021 Rankings: After Week 0
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 1 Schedule, Predictions For Every Game
– Week 1 College Football Expert Picks

CFN College Football Rankings: After Week 0

130 UMass Minutemen (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 130
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Pitt

129 UConn Huskies (0-1)

Preseason Ranking: 129
Week 0: Fresno State 45, UConn 0
Week 1: Holy Cross

128 New Mexico State Aggies (0-1)

Preseason Ranking: 126
Week 0: UTEP 30, New Mexico State 3
Week 1: at San Diego State

127 Old Dominion Monarchs (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 128
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Wake Forest (Sept. 3)

126 Bowling Green Falcons (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 127
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Tennessee

– Week 1 Schedule, Predictions For Every Game

125 Akron Zips (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 125
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Auburn

124 ULM Warhawks (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 124
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Kentucky

123 UTEP Miners (1-0)

Preseason Ranking: 123
Week 0: at New Mexico State
Week 1: Bethune Cookman

122 South Alabama Jaguars (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 122
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Southern Miss

121 Northern Illinois Huskies (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 121
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Georgia Tech

120 Rice Owls (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 120
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Arkansas

119 Charlotte 49ers (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 119
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Duke

118 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 118
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Monmouth

117 Eastern Michigan Eagles (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 117
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Saint Francis (Sept. 3)

116 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 116
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at South Alabama

– Week 1 College Football Expert Picks

115 FIU Golden Panthers (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 115
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Long Island (Sept. 2)

114 Texas State Bobcats (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 114
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Baylor

113 Utah State Aggies (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 113
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Washington State

112 Troy Trojans (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 112
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Southern

111 Ohio Bobcats (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 111
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Syracuse

110 UNLV Rebels (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 110
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Houston Baptist (Sept. 2)

109 Miami University RedHawks (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 109
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Cincinnati

108 Central Michigan Chippewas (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 108
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Missouri

107 Kent State Golden Flashes (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 107
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Texas A&M

106 New Mexico Lobos (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 106
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Houston Baptist (Sept. 2)

105 USF Bulls (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 105
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at NC State (Sept. 2)

104 East Carolina Pirates (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 104
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Appalachian State (Sept. 2, in Charlotte)

103 Air Force Falcons (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 103
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Lafayette

102 North Texas Mean Green (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 102
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Northwestern State

101 Florida Atlantic Owls (0-0)

Preseason Ranking: 101
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Florida

CFN 2021 Rankings: After Week 0
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 1 Schedule, Predictions For Every Game
– Week 1 College Football Expert Picks

NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 0 Top 100

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2021 CFN College Football Preseason Rankings, Schedules, Projected Records For All 130 Teams

The CFN College Football preseason rankings and schedules – along with our projected records – for all 130 teams going into the 2021 season.

The CFN College Football preseason rankings and schedules – along with our projected records – for all 130 teams going into the 2021 season.

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2021 College Football Preseason Rankings, Schedules, Projected Records

2021 College Football Rankings, Schedules, Predictions
A | B | C-E | F-G | H-K | L | M
N | O | P-R | S | T | U | V-W

Click on each team for it CFN 2021 preview & breakdown

Air Force Falcons

CFN 2021 Preseason Ranking: 103
CFN 2021 Preseason Projected Record: 8-4
Week 0 Aug. 28: OPEN DATE
Week 1 Sept. 4: Lafayette
Week 2 Sept. 11: at Navy
Week 3 Sept. 18: Utah State
Week 4 Sept. 25: Florida Atlantic
Week 5 Oct. 2: at New Mexico
Week 6 Oct. 9: Wyoming
Week 7 Oct. 16: at Boise State
Week 8 Oct. 23: San Diego State
Week 9 Oct. 30: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Nov. 6: Army
Week 11 Nov. 13: at Colorado State
Week 12 Nov. 20: at Nevada
Week 13 Nov. 27: UNLV

Akron Zips

CFN 2021 Preseason Ranking: 125
CFN 2021 Preseason Projected Record: 2-10
Week 0 Aug. 28: OPEN DATE
Week 1 Sept. 4: at Auburn
Week 2 Sept. 11: Temple
Week 3 Sept. 18: Bryant
Week 4 Sept. 25: at Ohio State
Week 5 Oct. 2: Ohio
Week 6 Oct. 9: at Bowling Green
Week 7 Oct. 16: at Miami Univ.
Week 8 Oct. 23: Buffalo
Week 9 Oct. 30: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Nov. 6: Ball State (Nov. 2)
Week 11 Nov. 13: at Western Michigan (Nov. 9)
Week 12 Nov. 20: Kent State
Week 13 Nov. 27: at Toledo

Alabama Crimson Tide

CFN 2021 Preseason Ranking: 1
CFN 2021 Preseason Projected Record: 11-1
Week 0 Aug. 28: OPEN DATE
Week 1 Sept. 4: Miami (in Atlanta)
Week 2 Sept. 11: Mercer
Week 3 Sept. 18: at Florida
Week 4 Sept. 25: Southern Miss
Week 5 Oct. 2: Ole Miss
Week 6 Oct. 9: at Texas A&M
Week 7 Oct. 16: at Mississippi State
Week 8 Oct. 23: Tennessee
Week 9 Oct. 30: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Nov. 6: LSU
Week 11 Nov. 13: New Mexico State
Week 12 Nov. 20: Arkansas
Week 13 Nov. 27: at Auburn

Appalachian State Mountaineers

CFN 2021 Preseason Ranking: 65
CFN 2021 Preseason Projected Record: 9-3
Week 0 Aug. 28: OPEN DATE
Week 1 Sept. 4: East Carolina (Sept. 2, in Charlotte)
Week 2 Sept. 11: at Miami
Week 3 Sept. 18: Elon
Week 4 Sept. 25: Marshall (Sept. 23)
Week 5 Oct. 2: Georgia State
Week 6 Oct. 9: OPEN DATE
Week 7 Oct. 16: at Louisiana
Week 8 Oct. 23: Coastal Carolina (Nov. 20)
Week 9 Oct. 30: ULM
Week 10 Nov. 6: at Arkansas State
Week 11 Nov. 13: South Alabama
Week 12 Nov. 20: at Troy
Week 13 Nov. 27: Georgia Southern

Arizona Wildcats

CFN 2021 Preseason Ranking: 72
CFN 2021 Preseason Projected Record: 2-10
Week 0 Aug. 28: OPEN DATE
Week 1 Sept. 4: BYU (in Las Vegas)
Week 2 Sept. 11: San DiegoState
Week 3 Sept. 18: Northern Arizona
Week 4 Sept. 25: at Oregon
Week 5 Oct. 2: OPEN DATE
Week 6 Oct. 9: UCLA
Week 7 Oct. 16: at Colorado
Week 8 Oct. 23: Washington (Oct. 22)
Week 9 Oct. 30: at USC
Week 10 Nov. 6: Cal
Week 11 Nov. 13: Utah
Week 12 Nov. 20: at Washington State
Week 13 Nov. 27: at Arizona State

Arizona State Sun Devils

CFN 2021 Preseason Ranking: 19
CFN 2021 Preseason Projected Record: 8-4
Week 0 Aug. 28: OPEN DATE
Week 1 Sept. 4: Southern Utah (Sept. 2)
Week 2 Sept. 11: UNLV
Week 3 Sept. 18: at BYU
Week 4 Sept. 25: Colorado
Week 5 Oct. 2: at UCLA
Week 6 Oct. 9: Stanford (Oct. 8)
Week 7 Oct. 16: at Utah
Week 8 Oct. 23: OPEN DATE
Week 9 Oct. 30: Washington State
Week 10 Nov. 6: USC
Week 11 Nov. 13: at Washington
Week 12 Nov. 20: at Oregon State
Week 13 Nov. 27: Arizona

Arkansas Razorbacks

CFN 2021 Preseason Ranking: 41
CFN 2021 Preseason Projected Record: 5-7
Week 0 Aug. 28: OPEN DATE
Week 1 Sept. 4: Rice
Week 2 Sept. 11: Texas
Week 3 Sept. 18: Georgia Southern
Week 4 Sept. 25: Texas A&M
Week 5 Oct. 2: at Georgia
Week 6 Oct. 9: at Ole Miss
Week 7 Oct. 16: Auburn
Week 8 Oct. 23: Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Week 9 Oct. 30: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Nov. 6: Mississippi State
Week 11 Nov. 13: at LSU
Week 12 Nov. 20: at Alabama
Week 13 Nov. 27: Missouri (Nov. 26)

Arkansas State Red Wolves

CFN 2021 Preseason Ranking: 97
CFN 2021 Preseason Projected Record: 6-6
Week 0 Aug. 28: OPEN DATE
Week 1 Sept. 4: Central Arkansas
Week 2 Sept. 11: Memphis
Week 3 Sept. 18: at Washington
Week 4 Sept. 25: at Tulsa
Week 5 Oct. 2: at Georgia Southern
Week 6 Oct. 9: Coastal Carolina (Oct. 7)
Week 7 Oct. 16: OPEN DATE
Week 8 Oct. 23: Louisiana (Nov. 21)
Week 9 Oct. 30: at South Alabama
Week 10 Nov. 6: Appalachian State
Week 11 Nov. 13: at ULM
Week 12 Nov. 20: at Georgia State
Week 13 Nov. 27: Texas State

Army Black Knights

CFN 2021 Preseason Ranking: 85
CFN 2021 Preseason Projected Record: 9-3
Week 0 Aug. 28: OPEN DATE
Week 1 Sept. 4: at Georgia State
Week 2 Sept. 11: WKU
Week 3 Sept. 18: UConn
Week 4 Sept. 25: Miami University
Week 5 Oct. 2: at Ball State
Week 6 Oct. 9: OPEN DATE
Week 7 Oct. 16: at Wisconsin
Week 8 Oct. 23: Wake Forest
Week 9 Oct. 30: Air Force (in Arlington)
Week 10 Nov. 6: Bucknell
Week 11 Nov. 13: UMass
Week 12 Nov. 20: at Liberty
Week 13 Nov. 27: OPEN DATE
Dec. 11 Navy (in East Rutherford)

Auburn Tigers

CFN 2021 Preseason Ranking: 15
CFN 2021 Preseason Projected Record: 7-5
Week 0 Aug. 28: OPEN DATE
Week 1 Sept. 4: Akron
Week 2 Sept. 11: Alabama State
Week 3 Sept. 18: at Penn State
Week 4 Sept. 25: Georgia State
Week 5 Oct. 2: at LSU
Week 6 Oct. 9: Georgia
Week 7 Oct. 16: at Arkansas
Week 8 Oct. 23: OPEN DATE
Week 9 Oct. 30: Ole Miss
Week 10 Nov. 6: at Texas A&M
Week 11 Nov. 13: Mississippi State
Week 12 Nov. 20: at South Carolina
Week 13 Nov. 27: Alabama

2021 College Football Rankings, Schedules, Predictions
A | B | C-E | F-G | H-K | L | M
N | O | P-R | S | T | U | V-W

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College Football Rankings: CFN Preseason Ranking Of All 130 Teams

The College Football News Preview 2021 preseason college football rankings with top players, games, and predicted finishes for all 130 teams

The College Football News Preview 2021 preseason college football rankings with top players, games, and predicted finishes for all 130 teams.

The CFN preseason rankings are about how good the teams appear to be going into fall camp. It’s about the right now and NOT about the projected finish, but …

Each team’s preseason prediction is added. Remember, that’s about the schedule and timing as much as team talent and depth – records and rankings don’t always correspond thanks to the other factors.

Also listed is every team’s top player, past rankings, and key September game. The opponent might not be the toughest to deal with in the first month, but it’s the one must-win early game.

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CFN Preview 2021 Rankings
All 130 Team Previews
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10

CFN Preview 2021 Preseason College Football Rankings

130. UMass Minutemen

Player You Need to Know: CB Josh Wallace, Soph.
September Key Game: Sept. 18 Eastern Michigan
2021 Preseason Prediction: 2-10
2020 Record: 0-4
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 126
2020 CFN Final Rank: 127
2019 CFN Final Rank: 130
UMass Preview | Schedule

129. UConn Huskies

Player You Need to Know: LB Omar Fortt, Sr
September Key Game: Sept. 18 at Army
2021 Preseason Prediction: 3-9
2020 Record: 0-0
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 130
2020 CFN Final Rank: Not Ranked
2019 CFN Final Rank: 126
UConn Preview | Schedule

128. Old Dominion Monarchs

Player You Need to Know: LB Jordan Young, Jr.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 Buffalo
2021 Preseason Prediction: 2-10
2020 Record: 0-0
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 121
2020 CFN Final Rank: Not Ranked
2019 CFN Final Rank: 125
ODU Preview | Schedule

127. Bowling Green Falcons

Player You Need to Know: RB Terion Stewart, RFr.
September Key Game: Sept. 11 South Alabama
2021 Preseason Prediction: 2-10
2020 Record: 0-5
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 125
2020 CFN Final Rank: 126
2019 CFN Final Rank: 124
BGSU Preview | Schedule

126. New Mexico State Aggies

Player You Need to Know: OT Sage Doxtater, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 11 at New Mexico
2021 Preseason Prediction: 2-10
2020 Record: 0-0
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 128
2020 CFN Final Rank: Not Ranked
2019 CFN Final Rank: 127
New Mexico Preview | Schedule

125. Akron Zips

Player You Need to Know: RB Teon Dollard, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 11 Temple
2021 Preseason Prediction: 2-10
2020 Record: 1-5
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 129
2020 CFN Final Rank: 123
2019 CFN Final Rank: 129
Akron Preview | Schedule

124. ULM Warhawks

Player You Need to Know: LB Traveion Webster, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 Troy
2021 Preseason Prediction: 1-11
2020 Record: 0-10
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 124
2020 CFN Final Rank: 124
2019 CFN Final Rank: 100
ULM Preview | Schedule

123. UTEP Miners

Player You Need to Know: DE Praise Amaewhule, Soph
September Key Game: Sept. 25 New Mexico
2021 Preseason Prediction: 3-9
2020 Record: 3-5
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 127
2020 CFN Final Rank: 121
2019 CFN Final Rank: 128
UTEP Preview | Schedule

122. South Alabama Jaguars

Player You Need to Know: QB Jake Bentley, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 4 Southern Miss
2021 Preseason Prediction: 3-9
2020 Record: 4-7
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 123
2020 CFN Final Rank: 108
2019 CFN Final Rank: 119
South Alabama Preview | Schedule

121. Northern Illinois Huskies

Player You Need to Know: CB Jordan Gandy, Soph.
September Key Game: Sept. 11 Wyoming
2021 Preseason Prediction: 4-8
2020 Record: 0-6
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 117
2020 CFN Final Rank: 122
2019 CFN Final Rank: 92
NIU Preview | Schedule

120. Rice Owls

Player You Need to Know: WR Bradley Rozner, Jr.
September Key Game: Sept. 11 Houston
2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020 Record: 2-3
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 116
2020 CFN Final Rank: 106
2019 CFN Final Rank: 115
Rice Preview | Schedule

119. Charlotte 49ers

Player You Need to Know: WR Victor Tucker, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 Middle Tennessee
2021 Preseason Prediction: 3-9
2020 Record: 2-4
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 115
2020 CFN Final Rank: 116
2019 CFN Final Rank: 93
Charlotte Preview | Schedule

118. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

Player You Need to Know: S Reed Blankenship, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 18 at UTSA
2021 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2020 Record: 3-6
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 102
2020 CFN Final Rank: 119
2019 CFN Final Rank: 107
MTSU Preview | Schedule

117. Eastern Michigan Eagles

Player You Need to Know: LB Terry Myrick, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 Texas State
2021 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2020 Record: 2-4
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 113
2020 CFN Final Rank: 107
2019 CFN Final Rank: 80
EMU Preview | Schedule

116. Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Player You Need to Know: LB Hayes Maples, Soph.
September Key Game: Sept. 18 Troy
2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020 Record: 3-7
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 98
2020 CFN Final Rank: 117
2019 CFN Final Rank: 68
USM Preview | Schedule

115. FIU Golden Panthers

Player You Need to Know: CB Rishard Dames, Jr.
September Key Game: Sept. 11 Texas State
2021 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2020 Record: 0-5
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 110
2020 CFN Final Rank: 125
2019 CFN Final Rank: 85
FIU Preview | Schedule

114. Texas State Bobcats

Player You Need to Know: CB Jarron Morris, Jr.
September Key Game: Sept. 11 at FIU
2021 Preseason Prediction: 3-9
2020 Record: 2-10
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 121
2020 CFN Final Rank: 111
2019 CFN Final Rank: 114
Texas State Preview | Schedule

113. Utah State Aggies

Player You Need to Know: S Shaq Bond, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 18 at Air Force
2021 Preseason Prediction: 4-8
2020 Record: 1-5
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 80
2020 CFN Final Rank: 114
2019 CFN Final Rank: 46
Utah State Preview | Schedule

112. Troy Trojans

Player You Need to Know: LB Carlton Martial, Jr.
September Key Game: Sept. 11 Liberty
2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020 Record: 5-6
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 105
2020 CFN Final Rank: 84
2019 CFN Final Rank: 90
Troy Preview | Schedule

111. Ohio Bobcats

Player You Need to Know: RB De’Montre Tuggle, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 18 at Louisiana
2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020 Record: 2-1
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 96
2020 CFN Final Rank: 109
2019 CFN Final Rank: 51
Ohio Preview | Schedule

110. UNLV Rebels

Player You Need to Know: RB Charles Williams, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 at Fresno State
2021 Preseason Prediction: 3-9
2020 Record: 0-6
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 109
2020 CFN Final Rank: 120
2019 CFN Final Rank: 106
UNLV Preview | Schedule

109. Miami University RedHawks

Player You Need to Know: DE Kameron Butler, Jr.
September Key Game: Sept. 4 at Cincinnati
2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020 Record: 2-1
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 111
2020 CFN Final Rank: 93
2019 CFN Final Rank: 47
MU Preview | Schedule

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108. Central Michigan Chippewas

Player You Need to Know: DE Troy Hairston, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 FIU
2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020 Record: 3-3
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 107
2020 CFN Final Rank: 105
2019 CFN Final Rank: 71
CMU Preview | Schedule

107. Kent State Golden Flashes

Player You Need to Know: B Dustin Crum, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 at Maryland
2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020 Record: 3-1
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 106
2020 CFN Final Rank: 89
2019 CFN Final Rank: 66
Kent State Preview | Schedule

106. New Mexico Lobos

Player You Need to Know: QB Terry Wilson, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 at UTEP
2021 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2020 Record: 2-5
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 118
2020 CFN Final Rank: 95
2019 CFN Final Rank: 120
UNM Preview | Schedule

105. USF Bulls

Player You Need to Know: LB Antonio Grier, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 24 at BYU
2021 Preseason Prediction: 3-9
2020 Record: 1-8
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 101
2020 CFN Final Rank: 113
2019 CFN Final Rank: 104
USF Preview | Schedule

104. East Carolina Pirates

Player You Need to Know: CB JaQuan McMillian, Soph.
September Key Game: Sept. 2 Appalachian State (in Charlotte)
2021 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2020 Record: 3-6
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 91
2020 CFN Final Rank: 99
2019 CFN Final Rank: 108
East Carolina Preview | Schedule

103. Air Force Falcons

Player You Need to Know: LB Demonte Meeks, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 11 at Navy
2021 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2020 Record: 3-3
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 74
2020 CFN Final Rank: 80
2019 CFN Final Rank: 24
Air Force Preview | Schedule

102. North Texas Mean Green

Player You Need to Know: DT Dion Novel, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 18 UAB
2021 Preseason Prediction: 3-9
2020 Record: 4-6
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 108
2020 CFN Final Rank: 118
2019 CFN Final Rank: 111
North Texas Preview | Schedule

101. Florida Atlantic Owls

Player You Need to Know: DE Jaylen Joyner, Soph.
September Key Game: Sept. 11 Georgia Southern
2021 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2020 Record: 5-4
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 87
2020 CFN Final Rank: 101
2019 CFN Final Rank: 13
FAU Preview | Schedule

CFN Preview 2021 Rankings
All 130 Team Previews
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10

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