2011 Week 10 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 | 0.673 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) |  MWC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +31 | BYE |
| 2 | 2 | 0.783 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) |  B12 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +34 | Beat Baylor 59–24 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.816 |  LSU |  SEC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +33 | BYE |
| 4 | 2 | 0.848 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +30 | Beat Kansas State 58–17 |
| 5 | -2 | 0.875 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +33 | BYE |
| 6 | -1 | 0.991 |  Stanford (STANFORD) |  PAC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +28 | Beat USC 56–48 |
| 7 | 3 | 1.162 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +26 | Beat Purdue 36–14 |
| 8 | 10 | 1.187 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +25 | Beat Michigan State 24–3 |
| 9 | 0 | 1.202 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +25 | Beat Rice 73–34 |
| 10 | 5 | 1.257 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +29 | Beat Illinois 10–7 |
| 11 | -4 | 1.280 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) |  ACC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +29 | Lost to Georgia Tech 17–31 |
| 12 | 0 | 1.328 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +27 | Beat Duke 14–10 |
| 13 | 0 | 1.339 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +21 | Beat Washington State 43–28 |
| 14 | 0 | 1.386 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +23 | Beat Tennessee 14–3 |
| 15 | 5 | 1.555 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +19 | Beat Vanderbilt 31–28 |
| 16 | -8 | 1.584 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +20 | Lost to Oklahoma 17–58 |
| 17 | 4 | 1.618 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +17 | Beat UTEP 31–13 |
| 18 | -1 | 1.643 |  USC | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +20 | Lost to Stanford 48–56 |
| 19 | 0 | 1.686 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +17 | Lost to Nebraska 3–24 |
| 20 | -4 | 1.747 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +12 | Lost to Ohio State 29–33 |
| 21 | 4 | 1.784 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 30 | +17 | Beat Kansas 43–0 |
| 22 | 4 | 1.850 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +16 | Beat Florida 24–20 |
| 23 | 14 | 1.892 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | +17 | Beat Clemson 31–17 |
| 24 | -2 | 1.897 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 6–1 | 0.857 | 18 | +11 | BYE |
| 25 | -1 | 1.903 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +13 | Beat Colorado 48–14 |
| 26 | 14 | 1.907 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +16 | Beat Wake Forest 49–24 |
| 27 | -16 | 1.913 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +14 | Lost to Missouri 31–38 |
| 28 | 5 | 1.980 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +15 | Beat Rutgers 41–31 |
| 29 | 0 | 1.994 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +14 | Beat Navy 56–14 |
| 30 | 1 | 2.015 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +15 | Beat Arizona 42–31 |
| 31 | 5 | 2.040 |  TCU | MWC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +10 | Beat BYU 38–28 |
| 32 | 7 | 2.095 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +12 | Beat North Texas 37–14 |
| 33 | 5 | 2.117 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +17 | Beat Ole Miss 41–23 |
| 34 | 7 | 2.158 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +11 | BYE |
| 35 | 11 | 2.180 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +12 | Beat Wisconsin 33–29 |
| 36 | -6 | 2.182 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +13 | Lost to Penn State 7–10 |
| 37 | 8 | 2.341 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | +10 | Beat Middle Tennessee 45–20 |
| 38 | -3 | 2.381 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +7 | Lost to West Virginia 31–41 |
| 39 | 9 | 2.406 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +6 | Beat NC State 34–0 |
| 40 | -17 | 2.429 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +9 | Lost to Louisville 10–27 |
| 41 | -13 | 2.437 |  SMU | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +9 | Lost to Tulsa 7–38 |
| 42 | 11 | 2.440 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +12 | Beat SMU 38–7 |
| 43 | -16 | 2.533 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +6 | Lost to Iowa State 7–41 |
| 44 | -12 | 2.539 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +7 | Lost to North Carolina 24–49 |
| 45 | 12 | 2.553 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | +8 | Beat Texas A&M 38–31 |
| 46 | -12 | 2.612 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 56 | +8 | Lost to Oklahoma State 24–59 |
| 47 | 7 | 2.626 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +7 | Beat New Mexico State 48–34 |
| 48 | -6 | 2.765 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | +7 | Lost to Virginia 21–28 |
| 49 | 13 | 2.784 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +5 | Beat Miami 28–21 |
| 50 | -7 | 2.806 |  BYU | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +5 | Lost to TCU 28–38 |
| 51 | 8 | 2.836 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +5 | Beat Troy 23–20 |
| 52 | 15 | 2.898 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 30 | +4 | Beat San Diego State 30–27 |
| 53 | -2 | 2.912 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +1 | BYE |
| 54 | -10 | 2.938 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 56 | +5 | Lost to Wyoming 27–30 |
| 55 | -6 | 3.013 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 4–3 | 0.571 | 56 | +4 | BYE |
| 56 | 4 | 3.013 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +4 | BYE |
| 57 | 11 | 3.103 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | +4 | Beat Kentucky 28–16 |
| 58 | -6 | 3.137 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | +4 | Lost to Arkansas 28–31 |
| 59 | 10 | 3.158 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 59 | +5 | Beat Ball State 45–35 |
| 60 | -13 | 3.176 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | -1 | Lost to Minnesota 21–22 |
| 61 | -11 | 3.192 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | +2 | Lost to Georgia 20–24 |
| 62 | 4 | 3.231 |  Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | +2 | Beat Oregon State 27–8 |
| 63 | 13 | 3.281 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | +1 | Beat Syracuse 27–10 |
| 64 | 1 | 3.389 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | -4 | BYE |
| 65 | 7 | 3.416 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | -3 | Beat Idaho 16–14 |
| 66 | 4 | 3.429 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | -2 | BYE |
| 67 | -12 | 3.518 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | -1 | Lost to UCLA 14–31 |
| 68 | -5 | 3.520 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | -1 | Lost to Michigan 14–36 |
| 69 | -11 | 3.523 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | -1 | Lost to Florida State 0–34 |
| 70 | 4 | 3.537 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | +4 | Beat California 31–14 |
| 71 | 7 | 3.561 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | +1 | Beat Texas Tech 41–7 |
| 72 | -16 | 3.585 |  UTEP | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | +1 | Lost to Southern Miss 13–31 |
| 73 | 4 | 3.620 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 80 | +4 | Beat UAB 59–14 |
| 74 | -1 | 3.621 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | +2 | Beat Tulane 34–13 |
| 75 | 6 | 3.668 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | -2 | Beat San José State 38–28 |
| 76 | -15 | 3.693 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 59 | +3 | Lost to Western Michigan 35–45 |
| 77 | -13 | 3.712 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | +1 | Lost to South Carolina 3–14 |
| 78 | 1 | 3.754 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | -4 | Beat UConn 35–20 |
| 79 | 1 | 3.898 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | -6 | Beat New Mexico 42–0 |
| 80 | 7 | 4.039 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | -8 | Beat Memphis 41–0 |
| 81 | -10 | 4.227 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -3 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 28–38 |
| 82 | -7 | 4.453 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 80 | -8 | Lost to Kent State 15–27 |
| 83 | 1 | 4.458 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | +2 | Lost to Virginia Tech 10–14 |
| 84 | 10 | 4.563 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | -2 | Beat UL Monroe 31–28 |
| 85 | 12 | 4.667 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -10 | Beat Indiana 59–38 |
| 86 | -4 | 4.760 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -6 | Lost to Mississippi State 16–28 |
| 87 | -1 | 4.785 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -7 | Lost to Washington 31–42 |
| 88 | -5 | 4.798 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -4 | Lost to Texas 0–43 |
| 89 | 1 | 4.807 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 3–6 | 0.333 | 94 | -7 | Lost to Arkansas State 14–37 |
| 90 | -5 | 5.013 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -12 | Lost to Pittsburgh 20–35 |
| 91 | 0 | 5.027 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -11 | Lost to Oregon 28–43 |
| 92 | 4 | 5.077 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -11 | BYE |
| 93 | -4 | 5.101 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -10 | Lost to Auburn 23–41 |
| 94 | -2 | 5.208 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -12 | Lost to Notre Dame 14–56 |
| 95 | -2 | 5.293 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -15 | Lost to Nevada 34–48 |
| 96 | 8 | 5.313 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -14 | Beat Fordham 55–0 |
| 97 | -9 | 5.344 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -13 | Lost to Boston College 17–28 |
| 98 | 9 | 5.361 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -12 | Beat Buffalo 41–13 |
| 99 | -4 | 5.361 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 96 | -10 | Lost to Florida International 20–23 |
| 100 | 0 | 5.366 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 96 | -15 | BYE |
| 101 | 8 | 5.407 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -10 | Beat Bowling Green 27–15 |
| 102 | -3 | 5.435 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -8 | Lost to Houston 34–73 |
| 103 | 2 | 5.587 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 94 | -16 | Beat Akron 23–22 |
| 104 | 9 | 5.816 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -5 | Beat Iowa 22–21 |
| 105 | -3 | 5.959 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -18 | Lost to Western Kentucky 28–31 |
| 106 | 8 | 5.969 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 96 | -4 | Beat Colorado State 38–35 |
| 107 | 4 | 5.989 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -17 | Beat Maryland 28–17 |
| 108 | -5 | 6.039 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 96 | -15 | Lost to Louisiana 20–45 |
| 109 | -8 | 6.084 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -10 | Lost to Utah 8–27 |
| 110 | -12 | 6.105 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -20 | Lost to UNLV 35–38 |
| 111 | -3 | 6.432 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 117 | -17 | Lost to Arizona State 14–48 |
| 112 | -6 | 6.932 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 111 | -24 | Lost to Miami (OH) 13–41 |
| 113 | -1 | 7.032 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 114 | -22 | Lost to Central Michigan 22–23 |
| 114 | -4 | 7.261 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–8 | 0.111 | 117 | -27 | Lost to Northwestern 38–59 |
| 115 | 0 | 7.681 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 111 | -26 | Lost to UCF 0–41 |
| 116 | 0 | 7.691 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 111 | -30 | Lost to East Carolina 13–34 |
| 117 | 0 | 7.767 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 114 | -28 | Lost to Hawai'i 14–16 |
| 118 | 0 | 8.515 |  UAB | USA | 1–7 | 0.125 | 114 | -28 | Lost to Marshall 14–59 |
| 119 | 0 | 8.777 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 0–7 | 0.000 | 119 | -26 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 9.311 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 119 | -23 | Lost to Air Force 0–42 |