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2017 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

2017 rankings as originally published from Ken's records; records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores. A +0.200 adjustment was added to every rating this season.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
180.207Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–01.0001+8Beat Mississippi State 31–3
2-10.241Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–01.0001+7Beat Purdue 28–10
320.264Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–01.0001+8Beat Boston College 34–7
430.282UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC2–01.0001+4Beat Maryland 38–10
530.328Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–01.0001+5BYE
670.331TCUB124–01.0001+7Beat Oklahoma State 44–31
7150.333USCPAC4–01.0001+8Beat California 30–20
870.379Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–01.0001+4BYE
920.390Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B124–01.0001+5Beat Baylor 49–41
10170.442Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–01.0001+6Beat Vanderbilt 59–0
1170.511Penn State (PENN STATE)B104–01.0001+6Beat Iowa 21–19
12180.512Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC4–01.0001+6Beat Old Dominion 38–0
13120.535Miami (MIAMI)ACC2–01.0001+3Beat Toledo 52–30
1490.550Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–01.0001+5Beat Colorado 37–10
15-10.553Navy (NAVY)IND AAC3–01.0001+5Beat Cincinnati 42–32
16120.557Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–01.0001+5Beat App State 20–19
1770.602Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B123–01.0001+4Beat Houston 27–24
18-20.627Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–01.0001+3Beat Nevada 45–7
19120.708Utah (UTAH)PAC4–01.0001+4Beat Arizona 30–24
20-180.737Iowa (IOWA)B103–10.75025+6Lost to Penn State 19–21
21190.749Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–10.75025+5Beat Michigan State 38–18
22100.761Duke (DUKE)ACC4–01.0001+3Beat North Carolina 27–17
23140.772Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–10.75025+5Beat UNLV 54–21
2450.791Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC3–01.0001+3Beat Southern Illinois Salukis 44–31
25100.933South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC4–01.0001+5Beat Temple 43–7
26171.006South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC3–10.75025+5Beat Louisiana Tech 17–16
27-241.051Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–10.75025+4Lost to Florida 27–28
28-181.071Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–10.75025+5Lost to Georgia 3–31
29-101.150Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–10.75025+4Lost to Alabama 0–59
3081.151San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC4–01.0001+5Beat Air Force 28–24
3181.220UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA3–01.0001+1Beat Texas State 44–14
32-111.330Colorado (COLORADO)PAC3–10.75025+3Lost to Washington 10–37
33141.350SMUIND AAC3–10.75025+3Beat Arkansas State 44–21
34-81.364Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–10.75025+2Lost to Arizona State 35–37
35311.364Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–10.66748+6Beat Kentucky 28–27
36-191.374California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–10.75025+3Lost to USC 20–30
37171.432LSUSEC3–10.75025+2Beat Syracuse 35–26
38141.448Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–10.75025+1Beat Missouri 51–14
39121.512West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B123–10.75025+2Beat Kansas 56–34
4021.531Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–10.66748+4BYE
41161.547Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–10.75025+1Beat Massachusetts 17–13
42281.598Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–10.667480Beat Pittsburgh 35–17
43-231.697Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B123–10.75025+3Lost to TCU 31–44
44-401.725Maryland (MARYLAND)B102–10.66748+1Lost to UCF 10–38
45-331.737Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–10.66748+1Lost to Notre Dame 18–38
4631.740Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC3–10.75025+4Beat Kent State 42–3
47111.779Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC3–10.750250Beat Arkansas 50–43
48-421.806Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC2–10.66748+3Lost to Texas Tech 24–27
49131.828Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–10.75025+2Beat Boise State 42–23
5051.842NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–10.75025+1Beat Florida State 27–21
51-71.996Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–10.667480BYE
52212.004Indiana (INDIANA)B102–10.66748+2Beat Georgia Southern 52–17
53-172.090Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–10.75025+1Lost to Miami 30–52
54252.152Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–20.50064+3Beat UCLA 58–34
55162.164Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–10.75025+1Beat Eastern Michigan 27–20
56242.175Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–20.50064+5Beat Oregon 37–35
57-112.204Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–10.667480BYE
58-242.243UCLAPAC2–20.50064+3Lost to Stanford 34–58
59162.273Troy (TROY)SUN3–10.75025+1Beat Akron 22–17
60-122.335Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B122–10.667480BYE
61-112.368Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B122–10.66748-1BYE
6212.417Marshall (MARSHALL)USA2–10.66748+2BYE
63-222.470Purdue (PURDUE)B102–20.50064+3Lost to Michigan 10–28
64-312.593Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–10.667480Lost to Ohio 20–27
6522.628Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA2–10.667480BYE
66152.766Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B102–20.500640Beat Rutgers 27–17
6722.779Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC2–10.66748-1BYE
68232.787Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA2–10.66748+1Beat Rice 13–7
69212.858Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC2–20.50064+2Beat Army 21–17
70-172.903Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC2–20.50064+2Lost to Navy 32–42
71-262.940Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–20.50064-1Lost to Utah 24–30
72-123.012Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC2–20.50064+4Lost to Virginia 23–42
73-173.159Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC2–20.50064-1Lost to LSU 26–35
74193.305Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–20.50064+1Beat Wagner Seahawks 49–14
75-103.514Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–20.50064-1Lost to Tulane 17–21
76243.558North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA2–20.500640Beat UAB 46–43
77213.593Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA2–20.50064+1Beat Bowling Green 24–13
78-173.616Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC2–20.50064-1Lost to South Florida 7–43
79-203.624Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC2–20.50064-1Lost to Western Kentucky 21–33
80-123.653Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA2–20.500640Lost to South Carolina 16–17
81273.666Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC2–20.50064+1Beat San José State 61–10
82233.755Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC2–20.50064-1Beat Central Michigan 31–14
8363.768Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC2–20.500640BYE
84223.877Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC2–20.500640Beat Hawai'i 28–21
85-113.878App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN2–20.50064+1Lost to Wake Forest 19–20
86213.898Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC2–20.50064-1Beat Florida Atlantic 34–31
87233.967Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA2–20.50064-1Beat Ball State 33–21
88254.028New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC2–20.50064-3Beat Tulsa 16–13
89-64.032Texas (TEXAS)B121–20.333950BYE
90-264.049Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC2–20.50064-3Lost to Miami (OH) 14–31
91-194.125UABUSA2–20.50064-3Lost to North Texas 43–46
92-144.126Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC1–20.33395-1Lost to Texas A&M 43–50
93224.163New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)SUN2–20.50064-1Beat UTEP 41–14
94-174.284Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA2–20.50064-3Lost to Virginia Tech 0–38
95-194.370Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC2–20.50064-4Lost to Wyoming 21–28
96214.386Idaho (IDAHO)SUN2–20.50064-3Beat South Alabama 29–23
97-114.551North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–30.2501050Lost to Duke 17–27
98-134.567Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC1–20.333950Lost to San Diego State 24–28
99-114.754Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC1–30.250105+1Lost to Clemson 7–34
100-184.947Rutgers (RUTGERS)B101–30.250105-3Lost to Nebraska 17–27
101-175.035Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC1–30.250105-3Lost to New Mexico 13–16
10205.056Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC1–20.333950BYE
103115.076Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–30.250105-2BYE
104-125.207Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC1–30.250105-2Lost to Georgia Tech 17–35
105-185.303UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC1–20.33395-4Lost to East Carolina 38–41
106195.508UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN1–20.333950Beat Louisiana 56–50
107-135.526Kansas (KANSAS)B121–30.250105-4Lost to West Virginia 34–56
108-125.683UNLVMWC1–20.33395+1Lost to Ohio State 21–54
109135.698East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC1–30.2501050Beat UConn 41–38
110-95.701Akron (AKRON)MAC1–30.250105-2Lost to Troy 17–22
111-85.708Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA1–30.250105-2Lost to Buffalo 31–34
112-135.713Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC1–30.250105-4Lost to Auburn 14–51
113-165.750Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN1–20.33395-3Lost to SMU 21–44
114165.840Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN1–20.333950Beat Charlotte 28–0
11545.980BYUIND FBSI1–30.250105-1BYE
116-215.993Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN1–20.33395-2Lost to Western Illinois Leathernecks 10–52
117-86.030Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–30.250105-2Lost to Louisville 3–42
118-146.179Rice (RICE)USA1–30.250105-4Lost to Florida International 7–13
119-86.237Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN1–30.250105-3Lost to UTSA 14–44
120-26.296Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC0–20.000123-1Lost to NC State 21–27
121-96.393South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN1–30.250105-4Lost to Idaho 23–29
122-66.611Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN1–30.250105-6Lost to UL Monroe 50–56
123-26.967Baylor (BAYLOR)B120–40.0001230Lost to Oklahoma 41–49
124-47.034San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC1–40.200122-4Lost to Utah State 10–61
125-27.860UTEPUSA0–40.000123-7Lost to New Mexico State 14–41
126-27.974Nevada (NEVADA)MWC0–40.000123-2Lost to Washington State 7–45
127-18.176Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–40.000123-4Lost to Middle Tennessee 13–24
128-18.207Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI0–50.000123-9Lost to Tennessee 13–17
129-18.354Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA0–40.000123-4Lost to Georgia State 0–28
130-18.358Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN0–30.000123-2Lost to Indiana 17–52

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