2011 Week 13 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 | 1 | 0.809 |  LSU |  SEC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +61 | Beat Ole Miss 52–3 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.879 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) |  B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +56 | Lost to Iowa State 31–37 |
| 3 | 2 | 0.923 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) |  MWC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 8 | +49 | Beat San Diego State 52–35 |
| 4 | 0 | 1.050 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +51 | Beat Georgia Southern 45–21 |
| 5 | 2 | 1.060 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +47 | Beat Nebraska 45–17 |
| 6 | 2 | 1.135 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +47 | Beat SMU 37–7 |
| 7 | 3 | 1.172 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +49 | Beat North Carolina 24–21 |
| 8 | -5 | 1.212 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 22 | +41 | Lost to Baylor 38–45 |
| 9 | 2 | 1.226 |  Stanford (STANFORD) |  PAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +44 | Beat California 31–28 |
| 10 | -4 | 1.245 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +41 | Lost to USC 35–38 |
| 11 | 1 | 1.326 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +42 | Beat Mississippi State 44–17 |
| 12 | 4 | 1.396 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +40 | Beat Ohio State 20–14 |
| 13 | 5 | 1.399 |  USC | PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +42 | Beat Oregon 38–35 |
| 14 | 1 | 1.427 |  TCU | MWC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +35 | Beat Colorado State 34–10 |
| 15 | 7 | 1.481 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +40 | Beat Texas 17–13 |
| 16 | 5 | 1.530 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +28 | Beat Illinois 28–17 |
| 17 | 0 | 1.546 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +38 | Beat THE Citadel 41–20 |
| 18 | -9 | 1.550 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +36 | Lost to NC State 13–37 |
| 19 | 1 | 1.556 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +35 | Beat Kentucky 19–10 |
| 20 | -1 | 1.580 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +31 | Beat Indiana 55–3 |
| 21 | -8 | 1.605 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +34 | Lost to Michigan 17–45 |
| 22 | 2 | 1.789 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +26 | Beat Middle Tennessee 45–19 |
| 23 | -9 | 1.796 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +29 | Lost to UAB 31–34 |
| 24 | -1 | 1.806 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +31 | Beat Boston College 16–14 |
| 25 | 7 | 1.894 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 33 | +27 | Beat Oklahoma 45–38 |
| 26 | 2 | 2.004 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +29 | Beat UTEP 57–28 |
| 27 | 2 | 2.030 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +24 | Beat Cincinnati 20–3 |
| 28 | -1 | 2.065 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +21 | Beat Duke 38–31 |
| 29 | -4 | 2.176 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +21 | Lost to Kansas State 13–17 |
| 30 | 0 | 2.281 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 33 | +20 | BYE |
| 31 | 9 | 2.291 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +17 | Beat Florida State 14–13 |
| 32 | 2 | 2.299 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +17 | Beat Kansas 61–7 |
| 33 | 0 | 2.325 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +22 | Beat Samford 35–16 |
| 34 | -8 | 2.354 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 33 | +15 | Lost to Rutgers 3–20 |
| 35 | 0 | 2.360 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +17 | Lost to Virginia Tech 21–24 |
| 36 | 1 | 2.375 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +16 | BYE |
| 37 | 8 | 2.441 |  BYU | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +14 | Beat New Mexico State 42–7 |
| 38 | 10 | 2.448 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) |  MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +14 | Beat Ball State 41–38 |
| 39 | -1 | 2.449 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +16 | Beat Central Michigan 44–17 |
| 40 | -9 | 2.466 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +11 | Lost to Virginia 13–14 |
| 41 | 2 | 2.485 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +13 | Beat Bowling Green 29–28 |
| 42 | 4 | 2.491 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +14 | Beat Texas Tech 31–27 |
| 43 | -7 | 2.598 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +11 | Lost to Wisconsin 17–28 |
| 44 | 3 | 2.598 |  Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +12 | Beat Washington State 30–27 |
| 45 | 7 | 2.603 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +12 | Beat Purdue 31–21 |
| 46 | 4 | 2.705 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 33 | +9 | Beat New Mexico 31–10 |
| 47 | 6 | 2.714 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +9 | Beat South Florida 6–3 |
| 48 | -6 | 2.810 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +9 | Lost to Boise State 35–52 |
| 49 | -8 | 2.816 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +8 | Lost to Penn State 14–20 |
| 50 | 6 | 2.818 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +3 | Beat Army 42–14 |
| 51 | 7 | 2.841 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +8 | Beat Furman 54–32 |
| 52 | 7 | 2.858 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +9 | Beat Nevada 24–20 |
| 53 | 19 | 2.933 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +11 | Beat Oklahoma State 37–31 |
| 54 | 8 | 2.984 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +3 | Beat UL Monroe 28–17 |
| 55 | -1 | 2.993 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +5 | Lost to Stanford 28–31 |
| 56 | -12 | 3.029 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +7 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 20–24 |
| 57 | 4 | 3.082 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +5 | Beat Maryland 31–10 |
| 58 | -19 | 3.088 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +7 | Lost to Oregon State 21–38 |
| 59 | 16 | 3.120 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +3 | Beat Clemson 37–13 |
| 60 | 5 | 3.160 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +5 | Beat UConn 34–20 |
| 61 | 6 | 3.160 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +2 | Beat Miami (OH) 24–21 |
| 62 | -7 | 3.164 |  SMU | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +5 | Lost to Houston 7–37 |
| 63 | -14 | 3.170 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | 0 | Lost to Arizona 27–31 |
| 64 | 6 | 3.209 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +8 | Beat Colorado 45–6 |
| 65 | -8 | 3.232 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 74 | +6 | Lost to Arkansas 17–44 |
| 66 | 10 | 3.350 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 74 | +6 | Beat Vanderbilt 27–21 |
| 67 | 7 | 3.356 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | -3 | Beat UNLV 45–17 |
| 68 | 5 | 3.373 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | -3 | Beat Minnesota 28–13 |
| 69 | -9 | 3.405 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +5 | Lost to Northern Illinois 38–41 |
| 70 | -19 | 3.470 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 70 | +2 | Lost to Miami 3–6 |
| 71 | -5 | 3.476 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 70 | +1 | BYE |
| 72 | 5 | 3.593 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 74 | +7 | Beat Memphis 23–22 |
| 73 | 6 | 3.621 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +8 | Beat North Texas 31–21 |
| 74 | -10 | 3.622 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | -6 | Lost to Kent State 22–28 |
| 75 | -4 | 3.674 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 70 | +1 | BYE |
| 76 | -8 | 3.753 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 74 | -4 | Lost to Iowa 21–31 |
| 77 | -14 | 3.782 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 74 | -4 | Lost to Tennessee 21–27 |
| 78 | -9 | 3.853 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 74 | -4 | Lost to Missouri 27–31 |
| 79 | 3 | 3.948 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 70 | -7 | Beat Idaho 49–42 |
| 80 | 1 | 3.968 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 74 | -1 | Beat UCF 38–31 |
| 81 | 6 | 4.010 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 74 | -5 | Beat Eastern Michigan 28–22 |
| 82 | -4 | 4.283 |  UTEP | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 74 | -8 | Lost to Tulsa 28–57 |
| 83 | -3 | 4.332 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -13 | Lost to San José State 24–27 |
| 84 | 0 | 4.525 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -11 | Lost to Western Kentucky 21–31 |
| 85 | 4 | 4.603 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -14 | Lost to Ohio 28–29 |
| 86 | 5 | 4.682 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -9 | Beat Tulane 19–7 |
| 87 | -2 | 4.721 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -21 | Lost to East Carolina 31–38 |
| 88 | 0 | 4.786 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -19 | Lost to Utah 27–30 |
| 89 | -3 | 4.860 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–6 | 0.400 | 84 | -15 | Lost to Louisville 20–34 |
| 90 | 0 | 4.875 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -15 | Lost to Georgia 10–19 |
| 91 | 5 | 4.922 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -15 | Beat Navy 27–24 |
| 92 | -9 | 4.924 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 74 | -21 | Lost to Fresno State 21–24 |
| 93 | 11 | 5.093 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -21 | Beat Arizona State 31–27 |
| 94 | 7 | 5.181 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -21 | Beat Hawai'i 24–21 |
| 95 | -1 | 5.220 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -10 | Lost to Georgia Tech 31–38 |
| 96 | 10 | 5.287 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -12 | Beat Washington 38–21 |
| 97 | -4 | 5.298 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -25 | Lost to Western Michigan 21–24 |
| 98 | -3 | 5.340 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -26 | Lost to Florida International 17–28 |
| 99 | -7 | 5.358 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -22 | Lost to BYU 7–42 |
| 100 | -1 | 5.563 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -27 | Lost to Notre Dame 14–16 |
| 101 | -4 | 5.681 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -29 | Lost to Temple 14–42 |
| 102 | 1 | 5.840 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -24 | Lost to LSU 3–52 |
| 103 | -3 | 5.868 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -29 | Lost to Wake Forest 10–31 |
| 104 | 3 | 5.873 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 3–7 | 0.300 | 96 | -27 | Beat Florida Atlantic 34–7 |
| 105 | -7 | 5.920 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -22 | Lost to Texas A&M 7–61 |
| 106 | -1 | 6.012 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 106 | -33 | Lost to Toledo 17–44 |
| 107 | -5 | 6.112 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -18 | Lost to Northwestern 13–28 |
| 108 | 2 | 6.121 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -32 | Beat Akron 51–10 |
| 109 | 6 | 6.340 |  UAB | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -28 | Beat Southern Miss 34–31 |
| 110 | -1 | 6.401 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 96 | -32 | Lost to TCU 10–34 |
| 111 | -3 | 6.763 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 115 | -37 | Lost to UCLA 6–45 |
| 112 | 0 | 6.865 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–10 | 0.091 | 117 | -40 | Lost to Michigan State 3–55 |
| 113 | 1 | 7.067 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–8 | 0.200 | 107 | -38 | Lost to Arkansas State 19–45 |
| 114 | -3 | 7.190 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 107 | -24 | Lost to Air Force 17–45 |
| 115 | -2 | 7.203 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -43 | Lost to Utah State 42–49 |
| 116 | 0 | 8.261 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 115 | -54 | Lost to Rice 7–19 |
| 117 | 1 | 8.364 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -53 | Lost to Marshall 22–23 |
| 118 | 2 | 8.460 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 117 | -37 | Lost to Wyoming 10–31 |
| 119 | 0 | 8.473 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 0–10 | 0.000 | 120 | -47 | Lost to Troy 7–34 |
| 120 | -3 | 8.529 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 117 | -54 | Lost to Buffalo 10–51 |