2011 Week 14 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 | 0.728 |  LSU |  SEC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +77 | Beat Arkansas 41–17 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.913 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) |  MWC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +60 | Beat Wyoming 36–14 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.971 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) |  B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +59 | BYE |
| 4 | 0 | 1.038 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +60 | Beat Auburn 42–14 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.080 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +58 | Beat Tulsa 48–16 |
| 6 | -1 | 1.092 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +57 | Beat Ohio State 40–34 |
| 7 | 2 | 1.140 |  Stanford (STANFORD) |  PAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +58 | Beat Notre Dame 28–14 |
| 8 | -1 | 1.141 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +59 | Beat Virginia 38–0 |
| 9 | -1 | 1.198 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 17 | +49 | Beat Iowa State 26–6 |
| 10 | 0 | 1.299 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +49 | Beat Oregon State 49–21 |
| 11 | 2 | 1.319 |  USC | PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +53 | Beat UCLA 50–0 |
| 12 | 4 | 1.378 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +40 | Beat Penn State 45–7 |
| 13 | 4 | 1.412 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +49 | Beat Clemson 34–13 |
| 14 | 5 | 1.427 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +46 | Beat Georgia Tech 31–17 |
| 15 | -4 | 1.473 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +45 | Lost to LSU 17–41 |
| 16 | -2 | 1.486 |  TCU | MWC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 17 | +38 | BYE |
| 17 | 3 | 1.538 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +40 | Beat Northwestern 31–17 |
| 18 | 3 | 1.587 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 21 | +43 | Beat Iowa 20–7 |
| 19 | -4 | 1.609 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 17 | +43 | BYE |
| 20 | -8 | 1.718 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 21 | +40 | Lost to Wisconsin 7–45 |
| 21 | 2 | 1.797 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +33 | Beat Memphis 44–7 |
| 22 | -4 | 1.798 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 21 | +37 | Lost to South Carolina 13–34 |
| 23 | 2 | 1.900 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 26 | +33 | Beat Texas Tech 66–42 |
| 24 | -2 | 1.904 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 9–2 | 0.818 | 17 | +28 | BYE |
| 25 | -1 | 1.961 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +33 | Lost to Stanford 14–28 |
| 26 | 4 | 2.081 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 26 | +28 | Beat Pittsburgh 21–20 |
| 27 | -1 | 2.158 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +32 | Lost to Houston 16–48 |
| 28 | 1 | 2.190 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 41 | +27 | Beat Texas A&M 27–25 |
| 29 | 5 | 2.229 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 26 | +20 | Beat Syracuse 30–13 |
| 30 | 9 | 2.262 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +23 | Beat Ball State 45–28 |
| 31 | 7 | 2.303 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 21 | +22 | Beat Eastern Michigan 18–12 |
| 32 | -4 | 2.324 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +19 | Lost to Georgia 17–31 |
| 33 | 7 | 2.344 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +16 | Beat Florida 21–7 |
| 34 | -7 | 2.388 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +20 | Lost to UConn 22–40 |
| 35 | 6 | 2.423 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 21 | +17 | Beat Miami (OH) 21–14 |
| 36 | 1 | 2.482 |  BYU | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 26 | +16 | BYE |
| 37 | -2 | 2.488 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +18 | Beat Duke 37–21 |
| 38 | -5 | 2.500 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +23 | Lost to Alabama 14–42 |
| 39 | -8 | 2.503 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +17 | Lost to Virginia Tech 0–38 |
| 40 | 12 | 2.564 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +15 | Beat New Mexico State 44–0 |
| 41 | 1 | 2.601 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +16 | Beat Kansas 24–10 |
| 42 | 8 | 2.676 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +7 | Beat Kent State 34–16 |
| 43 | -11 | 2.690 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +14 | Lost to Texas 25–27 |
| 44 | 4 | 2.788 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 41 | +11 | Beat UNLV 31–14 |
| 45 | -9 | 2.809 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +10 | Lost to Arizona 37–45 |
| 46 | 9 | 2.821 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +11 | Beat Arizona State 47–38 |
| 47 | 13 | 2.840 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +12 | Beat South Florida 34–24 |
| 48 | 10 | 2.845 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +14 | Beat Washington State 38–21 |
| 49 | -3 | 2.845 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 41 | +11 | Lost to Boise State 14–36 |
| 50 | 4 | 2.869 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +6 | Beat Middle Tennessee 31–18 |
| 51 | -6 | 2.874 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +9 | Lost to Nebraska 7–20 |
| 52 | 13 | 3.019 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +8 | Beat Ole Miss 31–3 |
| 53 | 6 | 3.039 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +4 | Beat Maryland 56–41 |
| 54 | -5 | 3.048 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +7 | Lost to Michigan 34–40 |
| 55 | 6 | 3.063 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +3 | Beat Akron 68–19 |
| 56 | 6 | 3.121 |  SMU | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +8 | Beat Rice 27–24 |
| 57 | -6 | 3.125 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +6 | Lost to Florida State 7–21 |
| 58 | -14 | 3.146 |  Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +2 | Lost to Colorado 14–17 |
| 59 | 13 | 3.236 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +13 | Beat East Carolina 34–27 |
| 60 | -7 | 3.241 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | +9 | Lost to Oklahoma 6–26 |
| 61 | 6 | 3.242 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | -2 | Beat Colorado State 45–21 |
| 62 | -19 | 3.307 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +1 | Lost to Minnesota 7–27 |
| 63 | 14 | 3.327 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +1 | Beat Wake Forest 41–7 |
| 64 | -17 | 3.357 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | 0 | Lost to Boston College 17–24 |
| 65 | -9 | 3.405 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | +3 | Lost to Utah State 17–21 |
| 66 | 7 | 3.432 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +13 | Beat Troy 41–18 |
| 67 | 12 | 3.472 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | -2 | Beat Nevada 21–17 |
| 68 | -4 | 3.490 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +8 | Lost to USC 0–50 |
| 69 | -12 | 3.565 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | Lost to Vanderbilt 7–41 |
| 70 | -7 | 3.578 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -5 | Lost to California 38–47 |
| 71 | -3 | 3.665 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -5 | Lost to Michigan State 17–31 |
| 72 | 4 | 3.677 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -6 | Beat Indiana 33–25 |
| 73 | -4 | 3.692 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +1 | Lost to Toledo 28–45 |
| 74 | -3 | 3.756 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–6 | 0.455 | 76 | -4 | Lost to West Virginia 20–21 |
| 75 | -9 | 3.779 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 80 | -1 | Lost to Kentucky 7–10 |
| 76 | -1 | 3.891 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–6 | 0.455 | 76 | -2 | Lost to Cincinnati 13–30 |
| 77 | -7 | 3.925 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 5–6 | 0.455 | 76 | -6 | Lost to Louisville 24–34 |
| 78 | -4 | 3.929 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -11 | Lost to Northern Illinois 12–18 |
| 79 | 10 | 4.205 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 5–6 | 0.455 | 76 | -9 | Beat Rutgers 40–22 |
| 80 | -2 | 4.223 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 80 | -8 | Lost to Baylor 42–66 |
| 81 | 4 | 4.305 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 80 | -12 | Beat Buffalo 42–28 |
| 82 | 5 | 4.319 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 80 | -17 | Beat UTEP 31–14 |
| 83 | -3 | 4.320 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 80 | -7 | Lost to Marshall 27–34 |
| 84 | -3 | 4.323 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 80 | -10 | Lost to Temple 16–34 |
| 85 | 5 | 4.394 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 80 | -10 | Beat Tennessee 10–7 |
| 86 | -3 | 4.412 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -14 | BYE |
| 87 | 5 | 4.463 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -20 | Beat Tulane 35–23 |
| 88 | 5 | 4.564 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -15 | Beat Louisiana 45–37 |
| 89 | 2 | 4.616 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 80 | -12 | Beat Fresno State 27–24 |
| 90 | -6 | 4.654 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -12 | BYE |
| 91 | -9 | 4.815 |  UTEP | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 80 | -18 | Lost to UCF 14–31 |
| 92 | -6 | 4.868 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -15 | Lost to SMU 24–27 |
| 93 | -5 | 5.134 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -26 | Lost to Washington 21–38 |
| 94 | 6 | 5.144 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -25 | Beat Miami 24–17 |
| 95 | 2 | 5.265 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -28 | Lost to Ohio 14–21 |
| 96 | 2 | 5.440 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -28 | BYE |
| 97 | -1 | 5.461 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 102 | -15 | Lost to Oregon 21–49 |
| 98 | -4 | 5.471 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -29 | Lost to San José State 24–27 |
| 99 | 8 | 5.497 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 102 | -14 | Beat Illinois 27–7 |
| 100 | -5 | 5.532 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 102 | -17 | Lost to North Carolina 21–37 |
| 101 | -2 | 5.586 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -27 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 0–44 |
| 102 | -1 | 5.697 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -32 | BYE |
| 103 | 3 | 5.939 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 102 | -35 | BYE |
| 104 | 7 | 6.064 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 3–10 | 0.231 | 108 | -33 | Beat Utah 17–14 |
| 105 | -3 | 6.116 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 112 | -32 | Lost to Mississippi State 3–31 |
| 106 | -2 | 6.192 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -34 | Lost to Western Kentucky 18–41 |
| 107 | -4 | 6.198 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 112 | -39 | Lost to NC State 41–56 |
| 108 | -3 | 6.261 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 112 | -30 | Lost to Missouri 10–24 |
| 109 | 1 | 6.466 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -38 | Lost to Air Force 21–45 |
| 110 | -2 | 6.587 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 102 | -43 | Lost to Bowling Green 28–42 |
| 111 | -2 | 6.818 |  UAB | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 102 | -41 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 35–38 |
| 112 | 1 | 7.123 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -45 | Lost to Florida International 18–31 |
| 113 | 2 | 7.140 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -46 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 7.290 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -30 | Lost to San Diego State 14–31 |
| 115 | -3 | 7.488 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–11 | 0.083 | 119 | -53 | Lost to Purdue 25–33 |
| 116 | 3 | 7.976 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 1–10 | 0.091 | 117 | -49 | Beat UAB 38–35 |
| 117 | 0 | 8.179 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 112 | -59 | Lost to Southern Miss 7–44 |
| 118 | -2 | 8.514 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–11 | 0.154 | 116 | -67 | Lost to Hawai'i 23–35 |
| 119 | 1 | 8.682 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 119 | -64 | Lost to Western Michigan 19–68 |
| 120 | -2 | 8.722 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 117 | -43 | BYE |