2011 Week 8 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 | 5 | 0.735 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) |  MWC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +21 | Beat Colorado State 63–13 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.777 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | Beat Kansas 47–17 |
| 3 | 2 | 0.808 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +20 | Beat Texas 38–26 |
| 4 | -3 | 0.840 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +23 | Beat Ole Miss 52–7 |
| 5 | -3 | 0.874 |  LSU | SEC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +22 | Beat Tennessee 38–7 |
| 6 | 5 | 1.118 |  Stanford (STANFORD) |  PAC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +14 | Beat Washington State 44–14 |
| 7 | 2 | 1.158 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) |  ACC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | Beat Maryland 56–45 |
| 8 | -4 | 1.166 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +18 | Lost to Michigan State 14–28 |
| 9 | 4 | 1.183 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | Beat Texas Tech 41–34 |
| 10 | -2 | 1.195 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | Beat Indiana 59–7 |
| 11 | 6 | 1.316 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +16 | BYE |
| 12 | 3 | 1.327 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | BYE |
| 13 | 12 | 1.338 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +16 | Beat Wake Forest 38–17 |
| 14 | 8 | 1.364 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +17 | Beat Purdue 23–18 |
| 15 | 9 | 1.399 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +13 | Beat Baylor 55–28 |
| 16 | 11 | 1.409 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +12 | Beat Arizona State 41–27 |
| 17 | 3 | 1.490 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +15 | Beat Mississippi State 14–12 |
| 18 | 3 | 1.570 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +11 | BYE |
| 19 | -12 | 1.606 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +13 | Lost to Ohio State 7–17 |
| 20 | -8 | 1.636 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +13 | Lost to Oklahoma State 26–38 |
| 21 | -11 | 1.658 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +11 | Lost to Virginia 21–24 |
| 22 | -6 | 1.661 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +11 | Beat Navy 21–20 |
| 23 | -9 | 1.680 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +11 | BYE |
| 24 | 8 | 1.737 |  USC | PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +10 | Beat California 30–9 |
| 25 | 10 | 1.760 |  SMU | USA | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +9 | Beat UCF 38–17 |
| 26 | 0 | 1.779 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +11 | BYE |
| 27 | 13 | 1.784 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +10 | Beat Michigan 28–14 |
| 28 | 0 | 1.838 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +9 | Beat Colorado 52–24 |
| 29 | -6 | 1.862 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +10 | Lost to Oregon 27–41 |
| 30 | 4 | 1.910 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +14 | Beat Florida 17–6 |
| 31 | -1 | 1.950 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +10 | Beat Vanderbilt 33–28 |
| 32 | -1 | 1.992 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) |  SUN | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +9 | Beat North Texas 30–10 |
| 33 | 3 | 2.020 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +5 | Beat Louisville 25–16 |
| 34 | -1 | 2.035 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +6 | BYE |
| 35 | -16 | 2.038 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +9 | Lost to Miami 24–30 |
| 36 | -18 | 2.089 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +7 | Lost to Texas A&M 28–55 |
| 37 | 0 | 2.149 |  TCU | MWC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +6 | BYE |
| 38 | 7 | 2.306 |  Temple (TEMPLE) |  MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +5 | Beat Buffalo 34–0 |
| 39 | 4 | 2.331 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +8 | BYE |
| 40 | 8 | 2.384 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +5 | Beat Air Force 41–27 |
| 41 | -3 | 2.479 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +4 | Lost to Virginia Tech 17–38 |
| 42 | -1 | 2.489 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +3 | Lost to Kansas State 34–41 |
| 43 | 12 | 2.519 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +7 | Beat Bowling Green 28–21 |
| 44 | 13 | 2.579 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +5 | Beat Georgia Tech 24–21 |
| 45 | -16 | 2.584 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +3 | Lost to UConn 10–16 |
| 46 | 0 | 2.597 |  BYU | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +6 | Beat Oregon State 38–28 |
| 47 | 22 | 2.633 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +7 | Beat Illinois 17–7 |
| 48 | -4 | 2.645 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +4 | BYE |
| 49 | 0 | 2.648 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +3 | BYE |
| 50 | 10 | 2.657 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | +3 | Beat Iowa State 52–17 |
| 51 | 12 | 2.700 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | +3 | Beat Duke 41–16 |
| 52 | 0 | 2.705 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +3 | Beat Northwestern 41–31 |
| 53 | -11 | 2.785 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +3 | Lost to Auburn 6–17 |
| 54 | 25 | 2.883 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | +4 | Beat North Carolina 30–24 |
| 55 | 9 | 2.893 |  Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | +4 | Beat Pittsburgh 26–14 |
| 56 | -5 | 3.009 |  UCLA | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | +5 | BYE |
| 57 | -10 | 3.073 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | +2 | Lost to LSU 7–38 |
| 58 | -19 | 3.077 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +3 | Lost to Northern Illinois 22–51 |
| 59 | -9 | 3.195 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | +2 | Lost to Georgia 28–33 |
| 60 | -1 | 3.223 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | +4 | Beat UAB 37–20 |
| 61 | 17 | 3.224 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +5 | Beat Ohio 23–20 |
| 62 | 18 | 3.240 |  UTEP | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | +2 | Beat Tulane 44–7 |
| 63 | 14 | 3.377 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | +1 | Beat New Mexico 49–7 |
| 64 | 6 | 3.382 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | -1 | Beat UNLV 41–14 |
| 65 | -9 | 3.418 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | -1 | Lost to SMU 17–38 |
| 66 | -8 | 3.435 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | +1 | Lost to USC 9–30 |
| 67 | -13 | 3.478 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | -2 | Lost to Ball State 20–23 |
| 68 | 17 | 3.659 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | -2 | Beat Central Michigan 35–28 |
| 69 | 17 | 3.665 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | -2 | Beat Western Michigan 51–22 |
| 70 | -3 | 3.721 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | -2 | BYE |
| 71 | 19 | 3.741 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | +1 | Beat Hawai'i 28–27 |
| 72 | -19 | 3.751 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Missouri 17–52 |
| 73 | -5 | 3.799 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | -3 | Lost to Stanford 14–44 |
| 74 | -8 | 3.809 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | -2 | Lost to South Carolina 12–14 |
| 75 | 7 | 3.822 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | +1 | Beat Rice 24–20 |
| 76 | -2 | 3.850 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -1 | Lost to Clemson 45–56 |
| 77 | -12 | 3.954 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | -4 | Lost to San Diego State 27–41 |
| 78 | -7 | 4.005 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | -5 | Lost to Penn State 18–23 |
| 79 | -17 | 4.042 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | -2 | Lost to Utah 14–26 |
| 80 | -19 | 4.048 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | +4 | Lost to Florida State 16–41 |
| 81 | -8 | 4.063 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | +1 | Lost to Oklahoma 17–47 |
| 82 | 11 | 4.300 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | -4 | Beat South Florida 16–10 |
| 83 | 1 | 4.349 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -4 | Lost to Rutgers 20–21 |
| 84 | 8 | 4.454 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -3 | Beat Memphis 35–17 |
| 85 | -10 | 4.467 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | -7 | Lost to San José State 27–28 |
| 86 | -3 | 4.530 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | -6 | Lost to Toledo 21–28 |
| 87 | -11 | 4.543 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -7 | Lost to Fresno State 21–31 |
| 88 | 10 | 4.656 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | -8 | Beat Idaho 31–24 |
| 89 | 0 | 4.718 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -4 | Lost to Alabama 7–52 |
| 90 | -2 | 4.756 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | -8 | Lost to Boise State 13–63 |
| 91 | 6 | 4.757 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | -5 | Beat Utah State 31–21 |
| 92 | -20 | 4.927 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -5 | Lost to Marshall 20–24 |
| 93 | -2 | 4.962 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -7 | Lost to Cincinnati 16–25 |
| 94 | -13 | 4.980 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -5 | Lost to UL Monroe 10–38 |
| 95 | -8 | 4.986 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -7 | Lost to Iowa 31–41 |
| 96 | -1 | 5.103 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -4 | BYE |
| 97 | 12 | 5.105 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -7 | Beat Troy 38–10 |
| 98 | -4 | 5.143 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -7 | BYE |
| 99 | -3 | 5.253 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 102 | -5 | Lost to Louisiana 10–30 |
| 100 | 2 | 5.391 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -8 | BYE |
| 101 | 3 | 5.794 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -7 | BYE |
| 102 | -3 | 5.971 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 102 | -10 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 28–35 |
| 103 | 11 | 5.990 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -10 | Beat Kent State 9–3 |
| 104 | -1 | 6.207 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 113 | -10 | Lost to Washington 24–52 |
| 105 | -5 | 6.210 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 102 | -12 | Lost to Temple 0–34 |
| 106 | 1 | 6.333 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–6 | 0.143 | 113 | -12 | Lost to Wisconsin 7–59 |
| 107 | -6 | 6.447 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 113 | -11 | Lost to Miami (OH) 3–9 |
| 108 | 4 | 6.529 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -11 | BYE |
| 109 | -1 | 6.663 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -6 | Lost to BYU 28–38 |
| 110 | -5 | 6.692 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -12 | BYE |
| 111 | -5 | 6.750 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 102 | -15 | Lost to UTEP 7–44 |
| 112 | 6 | 6.815 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -9 | Beat Florida Atlantic 20–0 |
| 113 | 0 | 6.998 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -6 | BYE |
| 114 | -3 | 7.091 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -5 | Lost to Wyoming 14–41 |
| 115 | -5 | 7.096 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 106 | -11 | BYE |
| 116 | 1 | 7.858 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 113 | -19 | Lost to New Mexico State 24–31 |
| 117 | -2 | 8.301 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 0–6 | 0.000 | 118 | -16 | Lost to Western Kentucky 0–20 |
| 118 | -2 | 8.690 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–6 | 0.143 | 113 | -19 | Lost to East Carolina 17–35 |
| 119 | 0 | 9.140 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 118 | -12 | Lost to Nevada 7–49 |
| 120 | 0 | 10.377 |  UAB | USA | 0–6 | 0.000 | 118 | -23 | Lost to Tulsa 20–37 |