2010 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings
2010 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.845 |  Auburn (AUBURN) |  SEC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +64 | BYE |
| 2 | 1 | 0.858 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +50 | Beat Fresno State 51–0 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.937 |  TCU |  MWC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +56 | BYE |
| 4 | 2 | 1.050 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 5 | +50 | Beat Iowa 20–17 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.079 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +42 | BYE |
| 6 | 1 | 1.115 |  LSU | SEC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 5 | +52 | Beat Ole Miss 43–36 |
| 7 | -3 | 1.115 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) |  B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 5 | +50 | Beat Kansas 48–14 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.195 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +46 | Beat Iowa State 14–0 |
| 9 | 4 | 1.243 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +47 | Beat Baylor 53–24 |
| 10 | -2 | 1.248 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 5 | +47 | Beat Purdue 35–31 |
| 11 | -1 | 1.301 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +39 | Beat Georgia State 63–7 |
| 12 | -1 | 1.307 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 5 | +41 | Beat California 48–14 |
| 13 | 1 | 1.327 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +43 | Beat Mississippi State 38–31 |
| 14 | -2 | 1.359 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 5 | +40 | Beat Michigan 48–28 |
| 15 | 3 | 1.459 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +38 | Beat Nebraska 9–6 |
| 16 | 3 | 1.533 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +47 | Beat Miami 31–17 |
| 17 | 0 | 1.568 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 5 | +31 | Beat New Mexico State 52–6 |
| 18 | 2 | 1.570 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +34 | Beat Troy 69–24 |
| 19 | -4 | 1.578 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +35 | Lost to Texas A&M 6–9 |
| 20 | 3 | 1.732 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +28 | Beat Maryland 30–16 |
| 21 | 3 | 1.745 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +28 | Beat North Carolina 29–25 |
| 22 | 4 | 1.751 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +31 | Beat San Diego State 38–34 |
| 23 | -7 | 1.874 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +28 | Lost to Ohio State 17–20 |
| 24 | -3 | 1.889 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +26 | Beat San José State 41–7 |
| 25 | 6 | 2.025 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) |  MAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +19 | Beat Ball State 59–21 |
| 26 | 6 | 2.037 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +21 | Beat App State 48–10 |
| 27 | 10 | 2.123 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +24 | Beat Army 27–3 |
| 28 | -3 | 2.134 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +23 | Lost to Arkansas 31–38 |
| 29 | -7 | 2.139 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +21 | Lost to Virginia Tech 17–31 |
| 30 | 5 | 2.153 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 31 | +19 | Beat Louisville 17–10 |
| 31 | -3 | 2.156 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 31 | +19 | BYE |
| 32 | 2 | 2.170 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) |  USA | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +17 | Beat Tulane 61–14 |
| 33 | 5 | 2.255 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +21 | Beat UNLV 35–20 |
| 34 | 2 | 2.268 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +20 | Beat Indiana 41–24 |
| 35 | -6 | 2.282 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +14 | Lost to Ohio 23–31 |
| 36 | 6 | 2.324 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +16 | Beat UTEP 31–28 |
| 37 | 6 | 2.335 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +15 | Beat Arkansas State 35–19 |
| 38 | -8 | 2.365 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +18 | Lost to Wisconsin 28–48 |
| 39 | 6 | 2.387 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +14 | Beat Houston 59–41 |
| 40 | 10 | 2.401 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +11 | Beat Temple 31–23 |
| 41 | -14 | 2.428 |  USC | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +20 | Lost to Oregon State 7–36 |
| 42 | -9 | 2.466 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +13 | Lost to Florida State 16–30 |
| 43 | 10 | 2.554 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +14 | Beat Northwestern 48–27 |
| 44 | 8 | 2.555 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 6–4 | 0.600 | 47 | +12 | Beat South Florida 17–10 |
| 45 | -5 | 2.603 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +12 | Lost to Utah 34–38 |
| 46 | -5 | 2.667 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +13 | Lost to NC State 25–29 |
| 47 | 4 | 2.734 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +9 | Beat Wake Forest 30–10 |
| 48 | 6 | 2.755 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +15 | Beat Bowling Green 33–14 |
| 49 | -2 | 2.860 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 51 | +13 | Lost to Oklahoma 24–53 |
| 50 | -6 | 2.902 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +9 | Lost to Colorado 36–44 |
| 51 | -12 | 2.905 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +12 | Lost to Rice 38–62 |
| 52 | 7 | 2.931 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 6–4 | 0.600 | 47 | +5 | Beat Syracuse 23–6 |
| 53 | 3 | 2.965 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +9 | Beat Weber State 64–21 |
| 54 | -8 | 3.031 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +4 | Lost to Illinois 27–48 |
| 55 | -6 | 3.050 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +1 | Lost to UConn 6–23 |
| 56 | -8 | 3.054 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 6–4 | 0.600 | 47 | +4 | Lost to Pittsburgh 10–17 |
| 57 | 3 | 3.205 |  BYU | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +5 | Beat New Mexico 40–7 |
| 58 | -3 | 3.213 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 47 | +4 | Lost to Boise State 0–51 |
| 59 | 4 | 3.279 |  SMU | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +5 | Beat Marshall 31–17 |
| 60 | 2 | 3.282 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +2 | Beat Virginia 17–13 |
| 61 | 6 | 3.291 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +1 | Beat Akron 19–14 |
| 62 | 8 | 3.344 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 65 | +7 | Beat USC 36–7 |
| 63 | -2 | 3.434 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | -4 | BYE |
| 64 | 0 | 3.451 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | -4 | BYE |
| 65 | 3 | 3.482 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | -3 | Beat Duke 30–20 |
| 66 | -8 | 3.512 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | +1 | Lost to Stanford 14–48 |
| 67 | -10 | 3.598 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | -5 | Lost to Notre Dame 3–27 |
| 68 | 7 | 3.672 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | +6 | Beat UCLA 24–7 |
| 69 | 7 | 3.737 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | -1 | Beat Florida Atlantic 51–17 |
| 70 | -5 | 3.776 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 79 | 0 | Lost to Missouri 0–14 |
| 71 | 13 | 3.789 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -4 | Beat Rutgers 69–38 |
| 72 | 5 | 3.812 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | -5 | Beat Vanderbilt 24–10 |
| 73 | 9 | 3.837 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | -1 | Beat Kansas State 44–36 |
| 74 | -8 | 3.943 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | -10 | Lost to Southern Miss 41–59 |
| 75 | -3 | 3.993 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -5 | BYE |
| 76 | 3 | 4.010 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) |  SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 65 | -6 | Beat Louisiana 38–17 |
| 77 | -6 | 4.048 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | -9 | Lost to West Virginia 10–17 |
| 78 | 10 | 4.127 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | -8 | Beat Utah State 28–6 |
| 79 | -5 | 4.169 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 65 | -7 | Lost to South Carolina 24–69 |
| 80 | -2 | 4.212 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -11 | BYE |
| 81 | 13 | 4.319 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | -16 | Beat Kent State 38–3 |
| 82 | -13 | 4.331 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -4 | Lost to Washington 7–24 |
| 83 | 8 | 4.410 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | -7 | Beat North Texas 49–37 |
| 84 | 1 | 4.427 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -8 | Lost to Michigan State 31–35 |
| 85 | -2 | 4.479 |  UTEP | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | -19 | Lost to Tulsa 28–31 |
| 86 | -13 | 4.604 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -13 | Lost to Cincinnati 38–69 |
| 87 | -7 | 4.609 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -10 | Lost to SMU 17–31 |
| 88 | -1 | 4.669 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -2 | Lost to LSU 36–43 |
| 89 | -8 | 4.772 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -17 | Lost to Penn State 24–41 |
| 90 | 6 | 4.908 |  UAB | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -16 | Beat Memphis 31–15 |
| 91 | -5 | 4.977 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -17 | Lost to Idaho 6–28 |
| 92 | -3 | 5.050 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -25 | Lost to Boston College 13–17 |
| 93 | -3 | 5.161 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -19 | Lost to UCF 14–61 |
| 94 | -2 | 5.182 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -25 | Lost to Western Michigan 3–38 |
| 95 | -2 | 5.291 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -19 | Lost to Texas 17–51 |
| 96 | -1 | 5.339 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -23 | Lost to Navy 19–35 |
| 97 | 1 | 5.415 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 99 | -28 | BYE |
| 98 | -1 | 5.463 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 99 | -24 | Lost to Georgia Tech 20–30 |
| 99 | 3 | 5.625 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -14 | BYE |
| 100 | 0 | 5.657 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 99 | -13 | Lost to Oklahoma State 14–48 |
| 101 | 6 | 5.678 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 99 | -25 | Beat East Carolina 62–38 |
| 102 | -1 | 5.861 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -28 | Lost to Clemson 10–30 |
| 103 | -4 | 5.940 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 104 | -27 | Lost to Wyoming 0–44 |
| 104 | 7 | 5.984 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 104 | -30 | Beat Colorado State 44–0 |
| 105 | -2 | 6.086 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -29 | Lost to Tennessee 10–24 |
| 106 | 6 | 6.094 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -35 | Beat Western Kentucky 27–26 |
| 107 | 1 | 6.219 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -27 | Lost to Air Force 20–35 |
| 108 | -2 | 6.235 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -27 | BYE |
| 109 | -5 | 6.401 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -35 | Lost to Toledo 14–33 |
| 110 | -1 | 6.590 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 98 | -34 | Lost to Northern Illinois 21–59 |
| 111 | -6 | 6.671 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -39 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 17–21 |
| 112 | -2 | 6.799 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 99 | -40 | Lost to UL Monroe 37–49 |
| 113 | 2 | 7.345 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 117 | -29 | Lost to Hawai'i 7–41 |
| 114 | 4 | 7.353 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -41 | Beat Buffalo 21–17 |
| 115 | -2 | 7.451 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -43 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 26–27 |
| 116 | 0 | 7.462 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -40 | Lost to Nevada 6–52 |
| 117 | -3 | 7.522 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -41 | Lost to Florida International 17–38 |
| 118 | -1 | 8.304 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–10 | 0.091 | 117 | -49 | Lost to UAB 15–31 |
| 119 | 0 | 8.415 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 117 | -50 | Lost to BYU 7–40 |
| 120 | 0 | 9.014 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 120 | -49 | Lost to Miami (OH) 14–19 |