2011 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings
2011 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 | 0.654 |  LSU |  SEC | 13–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +89 | Beat Georgia 42–10 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.838 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) |  B12 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +69 | Beat Oklahoma 44–10 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.924 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) |  MWC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +64 | Beat New Mexico 45–0 |
| 4 | 0 | 1.001 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +61 | BYE |
| 5 | 1 | 1.106 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +57 | BYE |
| 6 | 1 | 1.154 |  Stanford (STANFORD) |  PAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +58 | BYE |
| 7 | -2 | 1.185 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 12–1 | 0.923 | 2 | +57 | Lost to Southern Miss 28–49 |
| 8 | 2 | 1.262 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 7 | +56 | Beat UCLA 49–31 |
| 9 | -1 | 1.268 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 7 | +57 | Lost to Clemson 10–38 |
| 10 | 2 | 1.272 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 11–2 | 0.846 | 7 | +50 | Beat Michigan State 42–39 |
| 11 | -2 | 1.314 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 22 | +49 | Lost to Oklahoma State 10–44 |
| 12 | -1 | 1.369 |  USC | PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +54 | BYE |
| 13 | 3 | 1.373 |  TCU | MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +45 | Beat UNLV 56–9 |
| 14 | -1 | 1.440 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +50 | BYE |
| 15 | 4 | 1.480 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +49 | Beat Iowa State 30–23 |
| 16 | -1 | 1.494 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +45 | BYE |
| 17 | 4 | 1.574 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 11–2 | 0.846 | 7 | +45 | Beat Houston 49–28 |
| 18 | 4 | 1.583 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 18 | +48 | Beat Virginia Tech 38–10 |
| 19 | -1 | 1.604 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 22 | +44 | BYE |
| 20 | -6 | 1.609 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 18 | +46 | Lost to LSU 10–42 |
| 21 | 2 | 1.693 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 22 | +41 | Beat Texas 48–24 |
| 22 | -5 | 1.705 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 10–3 | 0.769 | 18 | +39 | Lost to Wisconsin 39–42 |
| 23 | -3 | 1.711 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 22 | +40 | BYE |
| 24 | 0 | 1.787 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +32 | Beat Troy 45–14 |
| 25 | 1 | 1.935 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 22 | +34 | Beat South Florida 30–27 |
| 26 | -1 | 1.950 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +33 | BYE |
| 27 | 2 | 2.060 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 22 | +26 | Beat UConn 35–27 |
| 28 | 3 | 2.069 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) |  MAC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 18 | +31 | Beat Ohio 23–20 |
| 29 | -2 | 2.099 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +31 | BYE |
| 30 | 0 | 2.223 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +22 | BYE |
| 31 | 5 | 2.269 |  BYU | IND FBSI | 9–3 | 0.750 | 22 | +22 | Beat Hawai'i 41–20 |
| 32 | 1 | 2.306 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +16 | BYE |
| 33 | -1 | 2.327 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +18 | BYE |
| 34 | 0 | 2.349 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +21 | BYE |
| 35 | -7 | 2.355 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +24 | Lost to Baylor 24–48 |
| 36 | 1 | 2.449 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +17 | BYE |
| 37 | 1 | 2.470 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +23 | BYE |
| 38 | 1 | 2.484 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +16 | BYE |
| 39 | 1 | 2.546 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +15 | BYE |
| 40 | 1 | 2.547 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +15 | BYE |
| 41 | 3 | 2.553 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +15 | Beat Fresno State 35–28 |
| 42 | 7 | 2.557 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +15 | Beat Colorado State 22–19 |
| 43 | -8 | 2.596 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 29 | +14 | Lost to Northern Illinois 20–23 |
| 44 | -1 | 2.643 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | +13 | BYE |
| 45 | -3 | 2.666 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +6 | BYE |
| 46 | -1 | 2.725 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +12 | BYE |
| 47 | 0 | 2.737 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +13 | BYE |
| 48 | 2 | 2.781 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +8 | BYE |
| 49 | 2 | 2.823 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +9 | BYE |
| 50 | -4 | 2.866 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +10 | BYE |
| 51 | -3 | 2.874 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +14 | BYE |
| 52 | 1 | 2.981 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +5 | BYE |
| 53 | 2 | 3.020 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +3 | BYE |
| 54 | -2 | 3.022 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | +7 | BYE |
| 55 | -1 | 3.060 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | +7 | BYE |
| 56 | 0 | 3.061 |  SMU | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +8 | BYE |
| 57 | 8 | 3.083 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +5 | Beat Idaho 56–3 |
| 58 | 0 | 3.107 |  Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +4 | BYE |
| 59 | -2 | 3.123 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | +5 | BYE |
| 60 | 1 | 3.137 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | -2 | BYE |
| 61 | 6 | 3.147 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +2 | Beat New Mexico State 24–21 |
| 62 | -3 | 3.208 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | +11 | BYE |
| 63 | -1 | 3.250 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | +2 | BYE |
| 64 | 10 | 3.272 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | +1 | Beat Syracuse 33–20 |
| 65 | -5 | 3.292 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | +6 | Lost to Kansas State 23–30 |
| 66 | -2 | 3.312 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | -1 | BYE |
| 67 | -4 | 3.338 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | 0 | BYE |
| 68 | -2 | 3.339 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +15 | BYE |
| 69 | 0 | 3.528 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | -3 | BYE |
| 70 | 0 | 3.603 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | -6 | BYE |
| 71 | 1 | 3.647 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | -6 | BYE |
| 72 | -1 | 3.687 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | -6 | BYE |
| 73 | 0 | 3.690 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | -1 | BYE |
| 74 | 1 | 3.748 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -1 | BYE |
| 75 | -7 | 3.772 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 75 | +4 | Lost to Oregon 31–49 |
| 76 | 2 | 3.878 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | -11 | BYE |
| 77 | 0 | 3.902 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -10 | Lost to West Virginia 27–30 |
| 78 | 2 | 4.078 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -9 | BYE |
| 79 | -3 | 4.126 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -9 | Lost to Pittsburgh 20–33 |
| 80 | 10 | 4.173 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -10 | Beat Middle Tennessee 59–7 |
| 81 | 0 | 4.186 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -13 | BYE |
| 82 | -3 | 4.193 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -13 | Lost to Cincinnati 27–35 |
| 83 | -1 | 4.193 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -17 | BYE |
| 84 | 0 | 4.234 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -11 | BYE |
| 85 | -2 | 4.248 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -9 | BYE |
| 86 | -1 | 4.343 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -11 | BYE |
| 87 | -1 | 4.407 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 90 | -14 | BYE |
| 88 | 0 | 4.600 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -15 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 4.606 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -14 | BYE |
| 90 | -3 | 4.707 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 75 | -25 | Lost to BYU 20–41 |
| 91 | 0 | 4.768 |  UTEP | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -20 | BYE |
| 92 | 0 | 4.816 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -17 | BYE |
| 93 | 3 | 4.985 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -27 | Beat Florida Atlantic 26–0 |
| 94 | 0 | 5.095 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -26 | BYE |
| 95 | -2 | 5.121 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -27 | BYE |
| 96 | -1 | 5.226 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -29 | BYE |
| 97 | 0 | 5.443 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -16 | BYE |
| 98 | 2 | 5.493 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -18 | BYE |
| 99 | 0 | 5.545 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -16 | BYE |
| 100 | -2 | 5.552 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–9 | 0.308 | 97 | -33 | Lost to San Diego State 28–35 |
| 101 | 1 | 5.622 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 99 | -32 | BYE |
| 102 | -1 | 5.835 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–9 | 0.308 | 97 | -35 | Lost to Utah State 21–24 |
| 103 | 0 | 5.912 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -36 | BYE |
| 104 | 3 | 6.070 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -39 | BYE |
| 105 | 1 | 6.082 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -36 | Lost to Arkansas State 14–45 |
| 106 | -1 | 6.090 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -33 | BYE |
| 107 | 1 | 6.122 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -32 | BYE |
| 108 | -4 | 6.202 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 3–10 | 0.231 | 108 | -35 | BYE |
| 109 | 0 | 6.269 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -42 | Lost to Wyoming 19–22 |
| 110 | 0 | 6.434 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -44 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 6.726 |  UAB | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -43 | BYE |
| 112 | 2 | 7.070 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -33 | Lost to TCU 9–56 |
| 113 | 0 | 7.278 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -54 | Lost to Nevada 3–56 |
| 114 | -2 | 7.332 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -53 | Lost to North Texas 7–59 |
| 115 | 0 | 7.385 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–11 | 0.083 | 117 | -54 | BYE |
| 116 | 1 | 8.006 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -60 | BYE |
| 117 | -1 | 8.200 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 1–11 | 0.083 | 117 | -60 | Lost to UL Monroe 0–26 |
| 118 | 2 | 8.266 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 117 | -46 | Lost to Boise State 0–45 |
| 119 | -1 | 8.535 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–11 | 0.154 | 116 | -70 | BYE |
| 120 | -1 | 8.592 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 117 | -65 | BYE |