College Football Rankings: 1 To 131 After Week 11

College football rankings from CollegeFootballNews.com from 1 to 131 after Week 11

College Football News 2022 college football rankings after Week 11 for all 131 teams with results and remaining schedules.


Last week was easy. This week really, really wasn’t.

At this point in the season it’s all about who’s playing well now while also putting together the entirety of the puzzle.

And then the Pac-12 imploded.

Week 1 doesn’t exactly mean as much as Week 11, but it’s acknowledged and it’s all in the mix.

There are some massive shifts this week with Arizona, Vanderbilt, and even Boston College shocking the world. UConn beating Liberty was a big part of the fun, too.

With just a few weeks to go, here are the CFN college football rankings from 1 to 131.

CFN College Football Rankings: Week 11

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CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 11
101-131 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
Week 11 Scoreboard, how the predictions went
– Team Rankings By Conference
AP | Coaches | CFP Week 3 Prediction
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131 UMass (1-9)

Last Week Ranking: 131
Week 11: Arkansas State 35, UMass 33
Week 12: at Texas A&M
Week 13: Army

130 Akron (1-9)

Last Week Ranking: 130
Week 11: Eastern Michigan 34, Akron 28
Week 12: at Buffalo
Week 13: at Northern Illinois

129 Nevada (2-8)

Last Week Ranking: 129
Week 11: Boise State 41, Nevada 3
Week 12: Fresno State
Week 13: at UNLV

128 Hawaii (2-9)

Last Week Ranking: 128
Week 11: Utah State 41, Hawaii 34
Week 12: UNLV
Week 13: at San Jose State

127 USF (1-9)

Last Week Ranking: 127
Week 11: SMU 41, USF 23
Week 12: at Tulsa
Week 13: UCF

126 New Mexico (2-8)

Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 11: Air Force 35, New Mexico 3
Week 12: San Diego State
Week 13: at Colorado State

125 New Mexico State (4-5)

Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 11: New Mexico State 51, Lamar 14
Week 12: at Missouri
Week 13: at Liberty

124 Colorado State (2-8)

Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 11: Wyoming 14, Colorado State 13
Week 12: at Air Force
Week 13: New Mexico

123 Charlotte (2-9)

Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 11: Middle Tennessee 24, Charlotte 14
Week 12: Louisiana Tech
Week 13: OPEN DATE

122 FIU (4-6)

Last Week Ranking: 122
Week 11: Florida Atlantic 52, FIU 7
Week 12: at UTEP
Week 13: Middle Tennessee

121 Texas State (3-7)

Last Week Ranking: 121
Week 11: South Alabama 38, Texas State 21
Week 12: Arkansas State
Week 13: Louisiana

120 Arkansas State (3-7)

Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 11: Arkansas State 35, UMass 33
Week 12: at Texas State
Week 13: Troy

118 Temple (3-7)

Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 11: Houston 43, Temple 36
Week 12: Cincinnati
Week 13: East Carolina

117 Western Michigan (3-7)

Last Week Ranking: 113
Week 11: Northern Illinois 24, Western Michigan 21
Week 12: at Central Michigan
Week 13: Toledo

116 Louisiana Tech (3-7)

Last Week Ranking: 115
Week 11: UTSA 51, Louisiana Tech 7
Week 12: at Charlotte
Week 13: UAB

115 Northern Illinois (3-7)

Last Week Ranking: 117
Week 11: Northern Illinois 24, Western Michigan 21
Week 12: Miami University
Week 13: Akron

114 UTEP (4-6)

Last Week Ranking: 114
Week 11: WKU 45, Rice 10
Week 12: FIU
Week 13: at UTSA

113 Central Michigan (4-6)

Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 11: Central Michigan 31, Buffalo 27
Week 12: Western Michigan
Week 13: at Eastern Michigan

112 Northwestern (1-9)

Last Week Ranking: 111
Week 11: Minnesota 31, Northwestern 3
Week 12: at Purdue
Week 13: Illinois

111 ULM (4-6)

Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 11: ULM 31, Georgia State 28
Week 12: at Troy
Week 13: Southern Miss

110 Bowling Green (5-5)

Last Week Ranking: 110
Week 11: Kent State 40, Bowling Green 6
Week 12: at Toledo
Week 13: at Ohio

109 Utah State (4-6)

Last Week Ranking: 109
Week 11: Utah State 41, Hawaii 34
Week 12: San Jose State
Week 13: at Boise State

108 Army (3-6)

Last Week Ranking: 108
Week 11: Troy 10, Army 9
Week 12: UConn
Week 13: at UMass

107 Rice (5-5)

Last Week Ranking: 104
Week 11: WKU 45, Rice 10
Week 12: UTSA
Week 13: at North Texas

106 Kent State (4-6)

Last Week Ranking: 107
Week 11: Kent State 40, Bowling Green 6
Week 12: Eastern Michigan
Week 13: at Buffalo

105 Miami University (4-6)

Last Week Ranking: 105
Week 11: Ohio 37, Miami University 21
Week 12: at Northern Illinois
Week 13: Ball State

104 Eastern Michigan (6-4)

Last Week Ranking: 106
Week 11: Eastern Michigan 34, Akron 28
Week 12: at Kent State
Week 13: Central Michigan

103 Buffalo (5-5)

Last Week Ranking: 99
Week 11: Central Michigan 31, Buffalo 27
Week 12: Akron
Week 13: Kent State

102 Old Dominion (3-7)

Last Week Ranking: 91
Week 11: James Madison 37, Old Dominion 3
Week 12: at Appalachian State
Week 13: at South Alabama

101 Middle Tennessee (5-5)

Last Week Ranking: 102
Week 11: Middle Tennessee 24, Charlotte 14
Week 12: Florida Atlantic
Week 13: at FIU

CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 11
101-131 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
Week 10 Scoreboard, how the predictions went
– Team Rankings By Conference
AP | Coaches | CFP Week 3 Prediction

NEXT: CFN 2022 College Football Rankings: Week 11 Top 100

College Football Rankings By Conference: Week 11

College football rankings by conference after Week 11. How good are the teams in each league?

Where do all the college football teams rank in each conference? After Week 11, here’s how they all stack up


CFN College Football Rankings By Conference: Week 11

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CFN 2022 Rankings: By Conference: Week 11
ACC | American Athletic | Big 12 | Big Ten | C-USA
Independent | MAC | Mountain West | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt

CFN Week 11 Rankings 1-131

ACC College Football Rankings By Conference After Week 11

1 Clemson (9-1)

Last Week Ranking: 1

2 North Carolina (9-1)

Last Week Ranking: 2

3 Florida State (7-3)

Last Week Ranking: 5

4 NC State (7-3)

Last Week Ranking: 3

5 Louisville (6-4)

Last Week Ranking: 7

6 Wake Forest (6-4)

Last Week Ranking: 4

7 Pitt (6-4)

Last Week Ranking: 9

8 Syracuse (6-4)

Last Week Ranking: 6

9 Duke (7-3)

Last Week Ranking: 10

10 Miami (5-5)

Last Week Ranking: 12

11 Georgia Tech (4-6)

Last Week Ranking: 8

12 Boston College (3-7)

Last Week Ranking: 14

13 Virginia (3-7)

Last Week Ranking: 11

14 Virginia Tech (2-8)

Last Week Ranking: 13

CFN 2022 Rankings: By Conference: Week 11
ACC | American Athletic | Big 12 | Big Ten | C-USA
Independent | MAC | Mountain West | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt

CFN Week 11 Rankings 1-131

NEXT: American Athletic Conference College Football Rankings By Conference After Week 11

College Football Playoff Rankings: How The Committee Should Rank The Top 25, Week 2

College Football Playoff rankings – How should the committee rank the next top 25?

The second College Football Playoff rankings of 2022 will come out Tuesday night, November 8th. How should the committee put together the top 25?


The College Football Playoff committee didn’t do a horrible job with the first round of rankings.

There might have been a misfire when it came to the Pac-12 teams – USC was too high, UCLA too low – and there are a few other minor tweaks, but putting Tennessee No. 1 was the right move at the time, and it all was relatively fine from there.

Remember, the College Football Playoff rankings are a snapshot of the moment until the final batch. The committee goes through each spot pick by pick debating the merits of all the teams available, and in the end the top 25 was at least thought out, even if it doesn’t always seem right.

And then it’s all wiped away and everything starts from scratch the next week.

Since the committee obviously doesn’t have the Pac-12 Network and hasn’t actually watched USC’s defense or most of the late night games – I’m joking, of course … sort of – I’ll give everyone a little bit of help.

Go here for what we expect the next round of rankings to be. Here’s how the College Football Playoff committee should put together the top 25.

College Football Playoff Rankings: How The Top 25 Should Be Done, November 8

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College Football Playoff: Helping The Committee With The Top 25
Top 4 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 | 21-25
Bowl Projections | CFN Rankings 1-131 | Rankings by Conference
AP Poll | Coaches Poll | Predicting CFP Top 25
Bowl Bubble: Bowl eligible teams, who needs a win?
Ranking the 12 teams realistically in the CFP hunt

25. UCF Knights (7-2)

College Football Playoff Ranking, Week 1: 25

The Case For This Spot: The 41-19 win over SMU looks better and better, the win over Cincinnati was great, and getting by Memphis on the road offsets an ugly 34-13 loss to East Carolina a little bit. Don’t worry about this ranking. Beat Tulane this week, go on to win the AAC championship, get a spot in a New Year’s Six bowl.

Win That Matters: UCF 25, Cincinnati 21

Loss (or bad performance) That Matters: East Carolina 34, UCF 13

Up Next: at Tulane

24. Liberty Flames (8-1)

College Football Playoff Ranking, Week 1: Not Ranked

The Case For This Spot: This will be interesting. How much credit does Liberty get for beating Arkansas? Heck, Texas A&M did that, too. The 37-36 loss to Wake Forest is good, and the 41-14 win over BYU is great, but there’s a TON of fluff on the slate to get up to eight wins.

Win That Matters: Liberty 21, Arkansas 19

Loss (or bad performance) That Matters: Liberty 21, Gardner-Webb 20

Up Next: at UConn

23. Kansas State Wildcats (6-3)

College Football Playoff Ranking, Week 1: 13

The Case For This Spot: The committee putting Kansas State six spots ahead of Tulane – the Green Wave won 17-10 in Manhattan – was sort of wrong, but that will be changed this week. Losing at TCU isn’t bad, and dropping a date to Texas is okay. Blowouts over Missouri and Oklahoma State are enough to keep the Wildcats from falling too far, but they shouldn’t be in the top 20.

Win That Matters: Kansas State 48, Oklahoma State 0

Loss (or bad performance) That Matters: Tulane 17, Kansas State 10

Up Next: at Baylor

22. Texas Longhorns (6-3)

College Football Playoff Ranking, Week 1: 24

The Case For This Spot: Basically, the College Football Playoff committee watched the Alabama game, saw Texas beat Oklahoma 49-0, and it seems like it didn’t notice much else. The Oklahoma State loss a few weeks ago now looks really, really rough, and losing to Texas Tech isn’t okay. However, beating Kansas State should be enough to bump up closer to the top 20. Beat TCU this week, and Texas will prove to be as good as the CFP thinks it is.

Win That Matters: Texas 34, Kansas State 27

Loss (or bad performance) That Matters: Texas Tech 37, Texas 34

Up Next: TCU

21. Washington Huskies (7-2)

College Football Playoff Ranking, Week 1: Not Ranked

The Case For This Spot: Since the committee proved last week that it doesn’t watch the Pac-12, it might miss that the Huskies have been very, very shaky. However, the win over Oregon State – then ranked 23rd in the CFP – was a good one, losing at UCLA was fine, and beating Michigan State is okay. The loss to Arizona State hurts, but beat Oregon this week, and the ranking shoots up.

Win That Matters: Washington 39, Michigan State 28

Loss (or bad performance) That Matters: Arizona State 45, Washington 38

Up Next: at Oregon

College Football Playoff: Helping The Committee With The Top 25
Top 4 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 | 21-25
Bowl Projections | CFN Rankings 1-131 | Rankings by Conference
AP Poll | Coaches Poll | Predicting CFP Top 25
Bowl Bubble: Bowl eligible teams, who needs a win?
Ranking the 12 teams realistically in the CFP hunt

NEXT: College Football Playoff Rankings: How The Top 25 Should Be Done, Top 20

College Football Rankings By Conference: Week 10

College football rankings by conference after Week 10. How good are the teams in each league?

Where do all the college football teams rank in each conference? After Week 10, here’s how they all stack up


CFN College Football Rankings By Conference: Week 10

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CFN 2022 Rankings: By Conference: Week 10
ACC | American Athletic | Big 12 | Big Ten | C-USA
Independent | MAC | Mountain West | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt

CFN Week 10 Rankings 1-131

ACC College Football Rankings By Conference After Week 10

1 Clemson (8-1)

Last Week Ranking: 1

2 North Carolina (8-1)

Last Week Ranking: 2

3 Florida State (6-3)

Last Week Ranking: 3

4 NC State (7-2)

Last Week Ranking: 6

5 Louisville (6-3)

Last Week Ranking: 7

6 Wake Forest (6-3)

Last Week Ranking: 5

7 Pitt (5-4)

Last Week Ranking: 12

8 Syracuse (6-3)

Last Week Ranking: 4

9 Georgia Tech (4-5)

Last Week Ranking: 8

10 Duke (7-3)

Last Week Ranking: 9

11 Miami (4-5)

Last Week Ranking: 10

12 Virginia (4-6)

Last Week Ranking: 11

13 Virginia Tech (2-8)

Last Week Ranking: 13

14 Boston College (2-8)

Last Week Ranking: 14

CFN 2022 Rankings: By Conference: Week 10
ACC | American Athletic | Big 12 | Big Ten | C-USA
Independent | MAC | Mountain West | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt

CFN Week 10 Rankings 1-131

NEXT: American Athletic Conference College Football Rankings By Conference After Week 10

College Football Rankings: 1 To 131 After Week 10

College football rankings from CollegeFootballNews.com from 1 to 131 after Week 10

College Football News 2022 college football rankings after Week 10 for all 131 teams with results and remaining schedules.


This is actually one of the easier weeks to do.

Now it’s all sorting out with the cake pretty much baked at this point with only a few weeks left.

We don’t punish too much for a close loss to a strong team on the road – Alabama and Tennessee certainly aren’t going to be bashed for this weekend, and Clemson won’t get hit too hard – and it’s all relatively clean up top and at the very bottom.

The eye-test comes more into play now, but as always it’s about who you beat, who you lost to, and where it all happened.

This is only going to get more fun, but for now, here are our college football rankings from 1 all the way to 131.

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CFN College Football Rankings: Week 10

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CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 10
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
Week 10 Scoreboard, how the predictions went
– Team Rankings By Conference
AP | Coaches | CFP Week 2 Prediction

131 UMass (1-8)

Last Week Ranking: 131
Week 10: UConn 27, UMass 10
Week 11: at Arkansas State
Week 12: at Texas A&M
Week 13: Army

130 Akron (1-8)

Last Week Ranking: 130
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11: Eastern Michigan
Week 12: at Buffalo
Week 13: at Northern Illinois

129 Nevada (2-7)

Last Week Ranking: 129
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11: Boise State
Week 12: Fresno State
Week 13: at UNLV

128 Hawaii (2-8)

Last Week Ranking: 128
Week 10: Fresno State 55, Hawaii 13
Week 11: Utah State
Week 12: UNLV
Week 13: at San Jose State

127 USF (1-8)

Last Week Ranking: 100
Week 10: Temple 54, USF 28
Week 11: SMU
Week 12: at Tulsa
Week 13: UCF

126 New Mexico (2-7)

Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 10: Utah State 27, New Mexico 10
Week 11: at Air Force
Week 12: San Diego State
Week 13: at Colorado State

125 New Mexico State (3-5)

Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11: Lamar
Week 12: at Missouri
Week 13: at Liberty

124 Colorado State (2-7)

Last Week Ranking: 127
Week 10: San Jose State 28, Colorado State 16
Week 11: Wyoming
Week 12: at Air Force
Week 13: New Mexico

123 Charlotte (2-8)

Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 10: WKU 59, Charlotte 7
Week 11: at Middle Tennessee
Week 12: Louisiana Tech
Week 13: OPEN DATE

122 FIU (4-5)

Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 10: North Texas 52, FIU 14
Week 11: Florida Atlantic
Week 12: at UTEP
Week 13: Middle Tennessee

121 Texas State (3-6)

Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 10: ULM 31, Texas State 30
Week 11: at South Alabama
Week 12: Arkansas State
Week 13: Louisiana

120 ULM (4-5)

Last Week Ranking: 122
Week 10: ULM 31, Texas State 30
Week 11: at Georgia State
Week 12: at Troy
Week 13: Southern Miss

119 Arkansas State (2-7)

Last Week Ranking: 121
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11: UMass
Week 12: at Texas State
Week 13: Troy

118 Temple (3-6)

Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 10: Temple 54, USF 28
Week 11: at Houston
Week 12: Cincinnati
Week 13: East Carolina

117 Northern Illinois (2-7)

Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 10: Central Michigan 35, Northern Illinois 22
Week 11: Central Michigan
Week 12: Miami University
Week 13: Akron

116 Central Michigan (3-6)

Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 10: Central Michigan 35, Northern Illinois 22
Week 11: Buffalo
Week 12: Western Michigan
Week 13: at Eastern Michigan

115 Louisiana Tech (2-6)

Last Week Ranking: 117
Week 10: Louisiana Tech 40, Middle Tennessee 24
Week 11: at UTSA
Week 12: at Charlotte
Week 13: UAB

114 UTEP (4-6)

Last Week Ranking: 115
Week 10: Rice 37, UTEP 30
Week 11: at Rice
Week 12: FIU
Week 13: at UTSA

113 Western Michigan (3-6)

Last Week Ranking: 112
Week 10: Bowling Green 13, Western Michigan 9
Week 11: Northern Illinois
Week 12: at Central Michigan
Week 13: Toledo

112 UConn (5-5)

Last Week Ranking: 113
Week 10: UConn 27, UMass 10
Week 11: Liberty
Week 12: at Army
Week 13: OPEN DATE

111 Northwestern (1-8)

Last Week Ranking: 109
Week 10: Ohio State 21, Northwestern 7
Week 11: at Minnesota
Week 12: at Purdue
Week 13: Illinois

110 Bowling Green (5-4)

Last Week Ranking: 111
Week 10: Bowling Green 13, Western Michigan 9
Week 11: Kent State
Week 12: at Toledo
Week 13: at Ohio

109 Utah State (4-5)

Last Week Ranking: 110
Week 10: Utah State 27, New Mexico 10
Week 11: at Hawaii
Week 12: San Jose State
Week 13: at Boise State

108 Army (3-5)

Last Week Ranking: 108
Week 10: Air Force 13. Army 7
Week 11: Air Force
Week 12: UConn
Week 13: at UMass

107 Kent State (3-6)

Last Week Ranking: 107
Week 10: Ball State 27, Kent State 20
Week 11: at Bowling Green
Week 12: Eastern Michigan
Week 13: at Buffalo

106 Eastern Michigan (5-4)

Last Week Ranking: 105
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11: at Akron
Week 12: at Kent State
Week 13: Central Michigan

105 Miami University (4-5)

Last Week Ranking: 104
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11: Ohio
Week 12: at Northern Illinois
Week 13: Ball State

104 Rice (5-4)

Last Week Ranking: 103
Week 10: Rice 37, UTEP 30
Week 11: at WKU
Week 12: UTSA
Week 13: at North Texas

103 Louisiana (4-5)

Last Week Ranking: 102
Week 10: Troy 23, Louisiana 17
Week 11: Georgia Southern
Week 12: at Florida State
Week 13: at Texas State

102 Middle Tennessee (4-5)

Last Week Ranking: 98
Week 10: Louisiana Tech 40, Middle Tennessee 24
Week 11: Charlotte
Week 12: Florida Atlantic
Week 13: at FIU

101 James Madison (5-3)

Last Week Ranking: 101
Week 10: Louisville 34, James Madison 10
Week 11: at Old Dominion
Week 12: Georgia State
Week 13: Coastal Carolina

CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 10
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
Week 10 Scoreboard, how the predictions went
– Team Rankings By Conference
AP | Coaches | CFP Week 2 Prediction

NEXT: CFN 2022 College Football Rankings: Week 10 Top 100

College Football Playoff Rankings: How The Committee Should Rank The Top 25

The first batch of College Football Playoff rankings are coming out Tuesday night. How should the committee rank the top 25?

The first College Football Playoff rankings of 2022 will come out Tuesday night, November 1st. How should the committee rank the top 25?


College Football Playoff Rankings: How The Top 25 Should Be Done, November 2

The College Football Playoff committee will release its first round of rankings on Tuesday night.

It’ll spend the day debating the merits of each of the 25 spots, there will be a few arguments, and the spread of delightful meats, cheeses, and other snacks will be adequate.

I know, because I’ve been through the process in Grapevine, Texas. I know how this works, and I know how this should all go.

And I know that this group could use a little bit of help.

These rankings are meticulous. The committee will debate the merits of the teams that should be in the No. 25 slot, come to an agreement, and then go to 24, then 23, and so on. There’s a proprietary stat system to help the cause, strength of schedule matters, and after all the data and all the facts, this group will still mostly go by the old eye test.

Remember …

1. This is just an exercise. It’s practice, and not really. The College Football Playoff committee is doing this to get up to speed, generate national interest, and provide ESPN some sweet programming candy for those who need a break from the World Series. However, it’s like practicing for a Par 3 hole for some tournament without knowing the distance or configuration needed because …

2. If precedent holds, go unbeaten or 12-1, win your Power 5 championship, and you’re in. The only time that didn’t get you into the CFP was in 2018 when 12-1 Ohio State was left out for 12-0 Notre Dame. No way, no how, no chance an unbeaten Power Five team is left out, so Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan, TCU, and Clemson win out and you’re in.

3. There aren’t any rules. The committee can pick anyone it wants to. And …

4. RELAX after these first rankings, and the second version, and the third. All that matters is that final top 25 that comes out after the conference championships.

For now, the goal here is to break down how the committee needs to put together this first batch of rankings. I’ll be fair and go by what they like, which means big wins matter more than losses, and there won’t be enough credit given to a good loss over a strong team.

So here’s how the College Football Playoff committee should put together the top 25 rankings.

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College Football Playoff: Helping The Committee With The Top 25
Top 4 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 | 21-25
Bowl Projections | CFN Rankings 1-131 | Rankings by Conference
AP Poll | Coaches Poll | Predicting CFP Top 25
Bowl Bubble: Bowl eligible teams, who needs a win? 

25. UCF Knights (6-2)

The Case For This Spot: The Knights took control of the race to get the New Year’s Six bowl slot as the top Group of Five champion with a great win over Cincinnati. Rolling by Georgia Tech helps, and the loss to Louisville isn’t that bad. The East Carolina loss will bring down the ranking.

Win That Matters: UCF 25, Cincinnati 21

Loss (or bad performance) That Matters: East Carolina 34, UCF 13

Up Next: at Memphis

24. Liberty Flames (7-1)

The Case For This Spot: The only loss was in a 37-36 fight at Wake Forest. There isn’t a win over a Power Five program, and there aren’t many great victories over anyone who’ll do much on the bowl scene, but 7-1 at this point is 7-1.

Win That Matters: Liberty 41, BYU 14

Loss (or bad performance) That Matters: Liberty 21, Gardner-Webb 20

Up Next: at Arkansas

23. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-2)

The Case For This Spot: The great battle in the 51-45 win over Clemson will do the job for the committee’s eye test, but the turnover-fest loss to Louisville last week was a killer. Beating Florida State matters, and giving Liberty its only loss is a big deal.

Win That Matters: Wake Forest 31, Florida State 21

Loss (or bad performance) That Matters: Louisville 48, Wake Forest 21

Up Next: at NC State

22. NC State Wolfpack (6-2)

The Case For This Spot: The losses to Clemson and Syracuse were acceptable in the ACC big picture, and the wins over Florida State and Texas Tech will be just enough to put the Pack safely in the top 25. However, there are too many close call wins over mediocre teams.

Win That Matters: NC State 19, Florida State 17

Loss (or bad performance) That Matters: Syracuse 24, NC State 9

Up Next: Wake Forest

21. Syracuse Orange (6-2)

The Case For This Spot: The Orange might struggle to push for the top 20 with a slew of injuries – that matters to the committee – but a blowout win over Louisville and victories over NC State and Purdue were strong. The close fight against Clemson will be a boost.

Win That Matters: Syracuse 24, NC State 9

Loss (or bad performance) That Matters: Notre Dame 41, Syracuse 24

Up Next: at Pitt

College Football Playoff: Helping The Committee With The Top 25
Top 4 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 | 21-25
Bowl Projections | CFN Rankings 1-131 | Rankings by Conference
AP Poll | Coaches Poll | Predicting CFP Top 25
Bowl Bubble: Bowl eligible teams, who needs a win? 

NEXT: College Football Playoff Rankings: How The Top 25 Should Be Done, Top 20

College Football Rankings By Conference: Week 9

College football rankings by conference after Week 8. How good are the teams in each league?

Where do all the college football teams rank in each conference? After Week 9, here’s how they all stack up


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CFN College Football Rankings By Conference: Week 9

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CFN 2022 Rankings: By Conference: Week 9
ACC | American Athletic | Big 12 | Big Ten | C-USA
Independent | MAC | Mountain West | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt

CFN Week 9 Rankings 1-131

ACC College Football Rankings By Conference After Week 9

1 Clemson (8-0)

Last Week Ranking: 1

2 North Carolina (7-1)

Last Week Ranking: 4

3 Florida State (5-3)

Last Week Ranking: 6

4 Syracuse (6-2)

Last Week Ranking: 3

5 Wake Forest (6-2)

Last Week Ranking: 2

6 NC State (6-2)

Last Week Ranking: 5

7 Louisville (5-3)

Last Week Ranking: 7

8 Georgia Tech (3-5)

Last Week Ranking: 9

9 Duke (5-3)

Last Week Ranking: 10

10 Miami (4-4)

Last Week Ranking: 12

11 Virginia (4-4)

Last Week Ranking: 10

12 Pitt (4-4)

Last Week Ranking: 11

13 Virginia Tech (2-6)

Last Week Ranking: 13

14 Boston College (2-6)

Last Week Ranking: 14
CFN 2022 Rankings: By Conference: Week 9
ACC | American Athletic | Big 12 | Big Ten | C-USA
Independent | MAC | Mountain West | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt

CFN Week 9 Rankings 1-131

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College Football Rankings: 1 To 131 After Week 9

College football rankings from CollegeFootballNews.com from 1 to 131 after Week 9

College Football News 2022 college football rankings after Week 9 for all 131 teams with results and remaining schedules.


Let’s let November sort it all out.

Tennessee at Georgia. Alabama at LSU. Clemson at Notre Dame. That’s just next week, and it’ll keep getting more and more intense the rest of the way.

For now you can take the top five teams, shuffle them up, and you probably have the right order, but from 1 to 131 it’s becoming a wild puzzle to put together.

The Sun Belt has gone crazy. The Mountain West is starting to become clear, but good luck figuring out the SEC after getting past the stars up top. The Pac-12 is relatively cut-and-dry, but the ACC is all over the place.

How much do you crush Stanford for its 3-5 record when all of the losses were to terrific teams ranked higher to go along with a win at Notre Dame? How about trying to judge a Texas A&M squad that might be a hot mess, but is still competitive. How about Florida, with wins over Utah and Missouri to go along with losses to Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and LSU?

Here we go. Before November kicks in …

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CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 9
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
Week 9 Scoreboard, how the predictions went
– Team Rankings By Conference

CFN College Football Rankings: Week 9

131 UMass (1-7)

Last Week Ranking: 130
Last Week: New Mexico State 23, UMass 13
Week 10: at UConn (Nov. 4)
Week 11: at Arkansas State
Week 12: at Texas A&M
Week 13: Army

130 Akron (1-8)

Last Week Ranking: 131
Last Week: Miami University 27, Akron 9
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11: Eastern Michigan
Week 12: at Buffalo
Week 13: at Northern Illinois

129 Nevada (2-7)

Last Week Ranking: 128
Last Week: San Jose State 35, Nevada 28
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11: Boise State
Week 12: Fresno State
Week 13: at UNLV

128 Hawaii (2-7)

Last Week Ranking: 127
Last Week: Wyoming 27, Hawaii 20
Week 10: at Fresno State
Week 11: Utah State
Week 12: UNLV
Week 13: at San Jose State

127 Colorado State (2-6)

Last Week Ranking: 122
Last Week: Boise State 49, Colorado State 10
Week 10: at San Jose State
Week 11: Wyoming
Week 12: at Air Force
Week 13: New Mexico

126 Temple (2-6)

Last Week Ranking: 126
Last Week: Navy 27, Temple 20 OT
Week 10: USF
Week 11: at Houston
Week 12: Cincinnati
Week 13: East Carolina

125 New Mexico (2-6)

Last Week Ranking: 125
Last Week: OPEN DATE
Week 10: at Utah State
Week 11: at Air Force
Week 12: San Diego State
Week 13: at Colorado State

124 New Mexico State (3-5)

Last Week Ranking: 124
Last Week: New Mexico State 23, UMass 13
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11: Lamar
Week 12: at Missouri
Week 13: at Liberty

123 Central Michigan (2-6)

Last Week Ranking: 121
Last Week: OPEN DATE
Week 10: Northern Illinois
Week 11: Buffalo
Week 12: Western Michigan
Week 13: at Eastern Michigan

122 ULM (3-5)

Last Week Ranking: 120
Last Week: OPEN DATE
Week 10: Texas State
Week 11: at Georgia State
Week 12: at Troy
Week 13: Southern Miss

121 Arkansas State (2-7)

Last Week Ranking: 119
Last Week: South Alabama 31, Arkansas State 3
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11: UMass
Week 12: at Texas State
Week 13: Troy

120 Charlotte (2-7)

Last Week Ranking: 129
Last Week: Charlotte 56, Rice 23
Week 10: WKU
Week 11: at Middle Tennessee
Week 12: Louisiana Tech
Week 13: OPEN DATE

119 Texas State (3-5)

Last Week Ranking: 117
Last Week: OPEN DATE
Week 10: at ULM
Week 11: at South Alabama
Week 12: Arkansas State
Week 13: Louisiana

118 Northern Illinois (2-6)

Last Week Ranking: 116
Last Week: OPEN DATE
Week 10: Central Michigan
Week 11: Central Michigan
Week 12: Miami University
Week 13: Akron

117 Louisiana Tech (1-6)

Last Week Ranking: 98
Last Week: FIU 42, Louisiana Tech 2OT
Week 10: Middle Tennessee
Week 11: at UTSA
Week 12: at Charlotte
Week 13: UAB

116 FIU (4-4)

Last Week Ranking: 123
Last Week: FIU 42, Louisiana Tech 2OT
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11: Florida Atlantic
Week 12: at UTEP
Week 13: Middle Tennessee

115 UTEP (4-5)

Last Week Ranking: 99
Last Week: Middle Tennessee 24, UTEP 13
Week 10: at Rice
Week 11: at Rice
Week 12: FIU
Week 13: at UTSA

114 Boston College (2-6)

Last Week Ranking: 86
Last Week: UConn 13, Boston College 3
Week 10: Duke
Week 11: at NC State
Week 12: at Notre Dame
Week 13: Syracuse

113 UConn (4-5)

Last Week Ranking: 118
Last Week: UConn 13, Boston College 3
Week 10: UMass (Nov. 4)
Week 11: Liberty
Week 12: at Army
Week 13: OPEN DATE

112 Western Michigan (3-5)

Last Week Ranking: 114
Last Week: OPEN DATE
Week 10: at Bowling Green
Week 11: Northern Illinois
Week 12: at Central Michigan
Week 13: Toledo

111 Bowling Green (4-4)

Last Week Ranking: 113
Last Week: OPEN DATE
Week 10: Western Michigan
Week 11: Kent State
Week 12: at Toledo
Week 13: at Ohio

110 Utah State (3-5)

Last Week Ranking: 112
Last Week: OPEN DATE
Week 10: New Mexico
Week 11: at Hawaii
Week 12: San Jose State
Week 13: at Boise State

109 Northwestern (1-7)

Last Week Ranking: 111
Last Week: Iowa 33, Northwestern 13
Week 10: Ohio State
Week 11: at Minnesota
Week 12: at Purdue
Week 13: Illinois

108 Army (3-4)

Last Week Ranking: 110
Last Week: OPEN DATE
Week 10: Air Force (in Arlington)
Week 11: Air Force
Week 12: UConn
Week 13: at UMass

107 Kent State (3-5)

Last Week Ranking: 109
Last Week: OPEN DATE
Week 10: Ball State
Week 11: at Bowling Green
Week 12: Eastern Michigan
Week 13: at Buffalo

106 Ball State (4-4)

Last Week Ranking: 108
Last Week: OPEN DATE
Week 10: at Kent State
Week 11: at Toledo
Week 12: Ohio
Week 13: at Miami University

105 Eastern Michigan (5-4)

Last Week Ranking: 107
Last Week: Toledo 27, Eastern Michigan 24
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11: at Akron
Week 12: at Kent State
Week 13: Central Michigan

104 Miami University (4-5)

Last Week Ranking: 106
Last Week: Miami University 27, Akron 9
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11: Ohio
Week 12: at Northern Illinois
Week 13: Ball State

103 Rice (4-4)

Last Week Ranking: 97
Last Week: Charlotte 56, Rice 23
Week 10: UTEP
Week 11: at WKU
Week 12: UTSA
Week 13: at North Texas

102 Louisiana (4-4)

Last Week Ranking: 94
Last Week: Southern Miss 39, Louisiana 24
Week 10: Troy
Week 11: Georgia Southern
Week 12: at Florida State
Week 13: at Texas State

101 James Madison (5-2)

Last Week Ranking: 92
Last Week: OPEN DATE
Week 10: at Louisville
Week 11: at Old Dominion
Week 12: Georgia State
Week 13: Coastal Carolina

CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 9
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
Week 9 Scoreboard, how the predictions went
– Team Rankings By Conference

NEXT: CFN 2022 College Football Rankings: Week 9 Top 100

College Football Rankings: 1 To 131 After Week 8

College football rankings from CollegeFootballNews.com from 1 to 131 after Week 8

College Football News 2022 college football rankings after Week 8 for all 131 teams with results and who’s up next week.


After last week when Tennessee shook up the world with its win over Alabama and Michigan cemented itself as a top team with a dominant victory over Penn State, things settled in a bit.

Georgia and Michigan had the week off, Tennessee had a light scrimmage against UT Martin, and at least at the top, everything else went according to plan.

Oregon took care of home with its win over UCLA, Alabama crushed Mississippi State, and Clemson survived Syracuse – all of that caused a wee bit of shuffle at the top.

Oklahoma State beating Texas, LSU taking down Ole Miss, and TCU pushing past Kansas State were all a big deal, but South Carolina taking out Texas A&M and convincing wins by Oregon State (Colorado) and Texas Tech (West Virginia) caused a little bit of a shake up.

The big changes are coming soon as the season hits the finishing kick, and now the rankings start to skew more towards how good the teams are right now after changes and shifts – think Boise State – over early misfires.

Like last week, there’s a bit of forgiveness for teams that lost their starting quarterback – Minnesota, for example, doesn’t get punished too much for not having Tanner Morgan around.

As always, the college football rankings will change wildly on the fly.

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CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 8
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
Week 8 Scoreboard, how the predictions went
– Team Rankings By Conference

CFN College Football Rankings: Week 8

131 Akron (1-7)

Last Week Ranking: 131
Week 8: Kent State 33, Akron 27
Week 9: Miami University

130 UMass (1-6)

Last Week Ranking: 130
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: New Mexico State

129 Charlotte (1-7)

Last Week Ranking: 122
Week 8: FIU 34, Charlotte 13
Week 9: at Rice

128 Nevada (2-6)

Last Week Ranking: 129
Week 8: San Diego State 23, Nevada 7
Week 9: at San Jose State

127 Hawaii (2-6)

Last Week Ranking: 127
Week 8: Colorado State 17, Hawaii 13
Week 9: Wyoming

126 Temple (2-5)

Last Week Ranking: 128
Week 8: Tulsa 27, Temple 16
Week 9: at Navy

125 New Mexico (2-6)

Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 8: Fresno State 41, New Mexico 9
Week 9: OPEN DATE

124 New Mexico State (2-5)

Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 8: POSTPONED
Week 9: at UMass

123 FIU (3-4)

Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 8: FIU 34, Charlotte 13
Week 9: at North Texas

122 Colorado State (2-5)

Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 8: Colorado State 17, Hawaii 13
Week 9: at Boise State

121 Central Michigan (2-6)

Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 8: Bowling Green 34, Central Michigan 18
Week 9: OPEN DATE

120 ULM (3-5)

Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 8: Army 48, ULM 24
Week 9: OPEN DATE

119 Arkansas State (2-6)

Last Week Ranking: 117
Week 8: Louisiana 38, Arkansas State 18
Week 9: South Alabama

118 UConn (3-5)

Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: Boston College

117 Texas State (3-5)

Last Week Ranking: 115
Week 8: Southern Miss 20, Texas State 14
Week 9: OPEN DATE

116 Northern Illinois (2-6)

Last Week Ranking: 112
Week 8: Ohio 24, Northern Illinois 17
Week 9: OPEN DATE

115 Florida Atlantic (3-5)

Last Week Ranking: 113
Week 8: UTEP 24, Florida Atlantic 21
Week 9: UAB

114 Western Michigan (3-5)

Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 8: Western Michigan 16, Miami University 10
Week 9: OPEN DATE

113 Bowling Green (4-4)

Last Week Ranking: 114
Week 8: Bowling Green 34, Central Michigan 18
Week 9: OPEN DATE

112 Utah State (3-5)

Last Week Ranking: 111
Week 8: Wyoming 28, Utah State 14
Week 9: OPEN DATE

111 Northwestern (1-6)

Last Week Ranking: 110
Week 8: Maryland 31, Northwestern 24
Week 9: at Iowa

110 Army (3-4)

Last Week Ranking: 121
Week 8: Army 44, ULM 21
Week 9: Air Force (in Arlington)

109 Kent State (3-5)

Last Week Ranking: 109
Week 8: Kent State 33, Akron 27
Week 9: OPEN DATE

108 Ball State (4-4)

Last Week Ranking: 108
Week 8: Eastern Michigan 20, Ball State 16
Week 9: OPEN DATE

107 Eastern Michigan (5-3)

Last Week Ranking: 107
Week 8: Eastern Michigan 20, Ball State 16
Week 9: Toledo

106 Miami University (3-5)

Last Week Ranking: 102
Week 8: Western Michigan 16, Miami University 10
Week 9: at Akron

105 North Texas (4-4)

Last Week Ranking: 105
Week 8: UTSA 31, North Texas 27
Week 9: at WKU

104 Georgia Southern (5-3)

Last Week Ranking: 106
Week 8: Georgia Southern 28, Old Dominion 23
Week 9: OPEN DATE

103 Georgia State (2-5)

Last Week Ranking: 104
Week 8: Appalachian State 42, Georgia State 17
Week 9: Old Dominion

102 USF (1-6)

Last Week Ranking: 97
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: at Houston

101 Ohio (5-3)

Last Week Ranking: 103
Week 8: Ohio 24, Northern Illinois 17
Week 9: OPEN DATE

CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 8
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
Week 8 Scoreboard, how the predictions went
– Team Rankings By Conference

NEXT: CFN 2022 College Football Rankings: Week 8 Top 100

College Football Rankings By Conference: How Good Teams Are In Each League, Week 8

College football rankings by conference after Week 8. How good are the teams in each league?

Where do all the college football teams rank in each conference? After Week 7, here’s how they all stack up


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CFN 2022 Rankings: By Conference: Week 8
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CFN Week 8 Rankings 1-131

ACC College Football Rankings By Conference After Week 8

1 Clemson (8-0)

Last Week Ranking: 1

2 Wake Forest (6-1)

Last Week Ranking: 2

3 Syracuse (6-1)

Last Week Ranking: 3

4 North Carolina (6-1)

Last Week Ranking: 4

5 NC State (5-2)

Last Week Ranking: 5

6 Florida State (4-3)

Last Week Ranking: 6

7 Louisville (4-3)

Last Week Ranking: 8

8 Georgia Tech (3-4)

Last Week Ranking: 9

9 Duke (5-3)

Last Week Ranking: 10

10 Virginia (4-3)

Last Week Ranking: 12

11 Pitt (4-3

Last Week Ranking: 7

12 Miami (3-4)

Last Week Ranking: 11

13 Virginia Tech (2-4)

Last Week Ranking: 13

14 Boston College (2-5)

Last Week Ranking: 14

CFN 2022 Rankings: By Conference: Week 8
ACC | American Athletic | Big 12 | Big Ten | C-USA
Independent | MAC | Mountain West | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt

CFN Week 8 Rankings 1-131

NEXT: American Athletic Conference College Football Rankings By Conference After Week 8