2013 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings
2013 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 | 0.697 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +21 | Beat Clemson 51–14 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.938 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +22 | Beat Iowa 34–24 |
| 3 | 1 | 0.947 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +22 | Beat Arkansas 52–0 |
| 4 | 3 | 1.008 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | SEC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +22 | Beat Florida 36–17 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.084 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) |  B12 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +14 | Beat Iowa State 71–7 |
| 6 | 2 | 1.096 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +18 | Beat Washington State 62–38 |
| 7 | 5 | 1.201 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +21 | Beat UCLA 24–10 |
| 8 | 6 | 1.256 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) |  MWC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +14 | Beat UNLV 38–14 |
| 9 | 1 | 1.314 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat North Carolina 27–23 |
| 10 | 6 | 1.314 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +18 | BYE |
| 11 | 4 | 1.387 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | Beat West Virginia 37–27 |
| 12 | 7 | 1.394 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +17 | Beat Texas A&M 45–41 |
| 13 | -7 | 1.403 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +17 | Lost to Florida State 14–51 |
| 14 | -11 | 1.534 |  UCLA | PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 21 | +12 | Lost to Stanford 10–24 |
| 15 | 6 | 1.548 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +16 | Beat Indiana 63–47 |
| 16 | 12 | 1.550 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +13 | Beat Washington 53–24 |
| 17 | -6 | 1.556 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  AMC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +11 | Lost to UCF 35–38 |
| 18 | 0 | 1.618 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +16 | Beat Kansas 34–19 |
| 19 | 3 | 1.633 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) |  MAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat Central Michigan 38–17 |
| 20 | 11 | 1.633 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | AMC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 21 | +12 | Beat Louisville 38–35 |
| 21 | 9 | 1.677 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +15 | Beat USC 14–10 |
| 22 | -2 | 1.773 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +13 | Lost to Auburn 41–45 |
| 23 | -14 | 1.795 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +15 | Lost to Vanderbilt 27–31 |
| 24 | -11 | 1.838 |  LSU | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 26 | +14 | Lost to Ole Miss 24–27 |
| 25 | 14 | 1.936 |  BYU | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +12 | Beat Houston 47–46 |
| 26 | 3 | 1.938 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +8 | Beat Purdue 14–0 |
| 27 | -2 | 1.947 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 21 | +7 | BYE |
| 28 | -11 | 1.975 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | AMC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 21 | +7 | Lost to BYU 46–47 |
| 29 | 4 | 1.983 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +15 | Beat California 49–17 |
| 30 | 4 | 2.014 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 11 | +9 | Beat Western Michigan 38–17 |
| 31 | 11 | 2.019 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 44 | +12 | Beat Old Dominion 35–24 |
| 32 | 3 | 2.030 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +7 | Beat Illinois 56–32 |
| 33 | -9 | 2.135 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +9 | Lost to Arizona State 24–53 |
| 34 | 19 | 2.159 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +11 | Beat LSU 27–24 |
| 35 | -9 | 2.162 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +8 | Lost to Tennessee 21–23 |
| 36 | 0 | 2.168 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) |  USA | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +7 | Beat Southern Miss 55–14 |
| 37 | -14 | 2.180 |  Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +11 | Lost to Arizona 24–35 |
| 38 | 3 | 2.218 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 21 | +6 | Beat TCU 24–10 |
| 39 | 1 | 2.219 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +7 | Beat Northwestern 20–17 |
| 40 | -8 | 2.294 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +10 | Lost to Missouri 17–36 |
| 41 | 18 | 2.372 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +6 | Beat Syracuse 56–0 |
| 42 | -15 | 2.372 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +7 | Lost to Wake Forest 10–34 |
| 43 | 5 | 2.401 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | MWC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +5 | Beat Nevada 34–17 |
| 44 | 1 | 2.428 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +5 | Beat Eastern Michigan 56–28 |
| 45 | 10 | 2.434 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +5 | Beat Virginia 35–22 |
| 46 | 4 | 2.540 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +7 | BYE |
| 47 | -10 | 2.541 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +5 | Lost to Ohio State 24–34 |
| 48 | -4 | 2.556 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +5 | Beat New Mexico State 45–19 |
| 49 | 7 | 2.566 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 44 | +4 | Beat Utah 35–24 |
| 50 | -12 | 2.579 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 44 | +7 | BYE |
| 51 | -4 | 2.596 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 44 | +4 | BYE |
| 52 | 12 | 2.618 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +6 | Beat South Carolina 23–21 |
| 53 | 5 | 2.660 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +2 | Beat Massachusetts 32–3 |
| 54 | -11 | 2.668 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | AMC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 44 | +5 | BYE |
| 55 | -1 | 2.698 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 71 | +5 | BYE |
| 56 | 5 | 2.713 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +6 | Beat Louisiana Tech 28–13 |
| 57 | -5 | 2.774 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–2 | 0.667 | 44 | +1 | BYE |
| 58 | -12 | 2.875 |  USC | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +3 | Lost to Notre Dame 10–14 |
| 59 | 16 | 2.972 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +2 | Beat Georgia 31–27 |
| 60 | 2 | 3.034 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | 0 | BYE |
| 61 | 12 | 3.072 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +2 | Beat Navy 45–44 |
| 62 | 23 | 3.119 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) |  SUN | 4–2 | 0.667 | 44 | +1 | Beat Western Kentucky 37–20 |
| 63 | -14 | 3.135 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 83 | +4 | Lost to Michigan 47–63 |
| 64 | -13 | 3.182 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | 0 | Lost to Minnesota 17–20 |
| 65 | 16 | 3.198 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +3 | Beat Maryland 34–10 |
| 66 | 8 | 3.237 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | AMC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | -5 | Beat UConn 41–16 |
| 67 | -2 | 3.245 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 71 | +3 | Lost to Oregon 38–62 |
| 68 | -2 | 3.317 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 71 | +3 | BYE |
| 69 | 1 | 3.432 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 83 | +2 | Lost to Texas Tech 27–37 |
| 70 | -1 | 3.435 |  UNLV | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +1 | Lost to Fresno State 14–38 |
| 71 | -11 | 3.517 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 71 | -1 | Lost to Wisconsin 32–56 |
| 72 | -5 | 3.522 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | -1 | Lost to Louisiana 20–37 |
| 73 | 4 | 3.525 |  Texas State (TEXAS STATE) | SUN | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | -2 | Beat Georgia State 24–17 |
| 74 | 6 | 3.616 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 71 | -4 | Beat New Mexico 45–10 |
| 75 | -4 | 3.642 |  TCU | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 83 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma State 10–24 |
| 76 | -8 | 3.681 |  Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | -6 | Lost to Pittsburgh 24–35 |
| 77 | -1 | 3.696 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–4 | 0.429 | 83 | +2 | BYE |
| 78 | 4 | 3.718 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | -3 | BYE |
| 79 | 10 | 3.739 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 71 | 0 | Beat Charleston Southern 43–10 |
| 80 | -17 | 3.741 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | -4 | Lost to Colorado State 22–52 |
| 81 | -3 | 3.818 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 3–3 | 0.500 | 71 | -1 | BYE |
| 82 | 9 | 3.837 |  South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA) | SUN | 3–3 | 0.500 | 71 | +5 | Beat Kent State 38–21 |
| 83 | -26 | 3.890 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 83 | -1 | Lost to Georgia Tech 0–56 |
| 84 | -12 | 4.015 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 71 | -4 | Lost to Toledo 44–45 |
| 85 | 3 | 4.109 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | MWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 71 | -4 | BYE |
| 86 | -7 | 4.123 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 71 | -3 | BYE |
| 87 | -4 | 4.178 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 100 | -2 | Lost to Duke 22–35 |
| 88 | -1 | 4.258 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 71 | +3 | BYE |
| 89 | -3 | 4.493 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 91 | -5 | Lost to Alabama 0–52 |
| 90 | -6 | 4.608 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 83 | -5 | Lost to Boise State 17–34 |
| 91 | 2 | 4.630 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 94 | +2 | BYE |
| 92 | 18 | 4.673 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 83 | -5 | Beat Wyoming 52–22 |
| 93 | -1 | 4.724 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 91 | -5 | Lost to Northern Illinois 17–38 |
| 94 | 6 | 4.765 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -5 | Lost to Miami 23–27 |
| 95 | -1 | 4.900 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 94 | -5 | Lost to Oklahoma 19–34 |
| 96 | 2 | 4.922 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 100 | -6 | BYE |
| 97 | 4 | 5.016 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 83 | -9 | BYE |
| 98 | 1 | 5.075 |  UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 100 | -5 | BYE |
| 99 | 3 | 5.079 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 94 | -6 | BYE |
| 100 | 9 | 5.132 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 105 | -8 | Beat Miami (OH) 24–17 |
| 101 | -11 | 5.300 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 91 | -11 | Lost to Temple 14–33 |
| 102 | 4 | 5.332 |  SMU | AMC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 94 | -7 | Beat Memphis 34–29 |
| 103 | 1 | 5.418 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | AMC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 94 | -1 | BYE |
| 104 | -9 | 5.443 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -9 | BYE |
| 105 | -9 | 5.480 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 105 | -10 | Lost to South Alabama 21–38 |
| 106 | 1 | 5.541 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 1–6 | 0.143 | 113 | -8 | Lost to Michigan State 0–14 |
| 107 | -10 | 5.852 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | AMC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -9 | Lost to SMU 29–34 |
| 108 | 3 | 5.899 |  UAB | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 94 | -12 | BYE |
| 109 | -6 | 5.914 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 113 | -9 | Lost to Oregon State 17–49 |
| 110 | -2 | 6.130 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -3 | Lost to Baylor 7–71 |
| 111 | -6 | 6.301 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 100 | -16 | Lost to Utah State 10–45 |
| 112 | 0 | 6.577 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 100 | -16 | Lost to North Texas 13–28 |
| 113 | 5 | 6.779 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | AMC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 113 | -9 | Beat Army 33–14 |
| 114 | -1 | 6.785 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 113 | -14 | Lost to Ohio 28–56 |
| 115 | 0 | 6.816 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND FBSI | 1–6 | 0.143 | 113 | -12 | BYE |
| 116 | -2 | 7.247 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | MWC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 120 | -14 | BYE |
| 117 | -1 | 7.492 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | USA | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -8 | BYE |
| 118 | 1 | 7.679 |  Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 113 | -13 | Lost to Buffalo 3–32 |
| 119 | -2 | 7.685 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 113 | -19 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 7.883 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | AMC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 120 | -11 | Lost to Cincinnati 16–41 |
| 121 | 0 | 8.408 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 120 | -19 | Lost to Ball State 17–38 |
| 122 | 2 | 8.513 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 0–6 | 0.000 | 120 | -18 | Lost to East Carolina 14–55 |
| 123 | -1 | 8.882 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–7 | 0.000 | 120 | -20 | Lost to Rice 19–45 |
| 124 | -1 | 8.904 |  UTEP | USA | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -23 | BYE |
| 125 | 0 | 10.211 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 120 | -29 | Lost to Akron 17–24 |
| 126 | 0 | 10.232 |  Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE) | SUN | 0–7 | 0.000 | 120 | -10 | Lost to Texas State 17–24 |