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2018 Final College Football Team Rankings

2018 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
10-0.088Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC15–01.0001+114Beat Alabama 44–16
20-0.015Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC14–10.9332+95Lost to Clemson 16–44
300.120Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B1212–20.8576+74BYE
400.152Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI12–10.9234+81BYE
510.167Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1013–10.9293+76Beat Washington 28–23
6-10.261Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC11–30.78613+65Lost to Texas 21–28
700.309UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC12–10.9234+63Lost to LSU 32–40
800.365Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC12–20.8576+55BYE
960.417LSUSEC10–30.76915+55Beat UCF 40–32
10-10.427Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–30.76915+55BYE
1100.484App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN11–20.8468+51BYE
12-20.489Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC10–30.76915+52BYE
13-10.540Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC11–20.8468+50BYE
1400.607Florida (FLORIDA)SEC10–30.76915+43BYE
1580.665Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC10–30.76915+45Beat Penn State 27–24
1620.674Army (ARMY)IND FBSI11–20.8468+47BYE
17-10.689Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC9–40.69226+49BYE
18-10.691Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC11–20.8468+40BYE
19-60.697Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC10–40.71423+46Lost to Ohio State 23–28
20-10.751Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC11–20.8468+44BYE
2100.814Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC10–30.76915+40BYE
2250.839Texas (TEXAS)B1210–40.71423+47Beat Georgia 28–21
23-10.866UABUSA11–30.78613+40BYE
24-40.890Penn State (PENN STATE)B109–40.69226+39Lost to Kentucky 24–27
2511.028Troy (TROY)SUN10–30.76915+39BYE
2621.085Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN10–30.76915+37BYE
27-31.109Stanford (STANFORD)PAC9–40.69226+35BYE
28-31.209Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC8–50.61539+30Lost to Iowa 22–27
2981.221Iowa (IOWA)B109–40.69226+28Beat Mississippi State 27–22
30-11.273Utah (UTAH)PAC9–50.64337+30BYE
3111.334Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B109–50.64337+37BYE
32-21.356West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B128–40.66736+26BYE
3301.408NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC9–40.69226+25BYE
3401.410Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC10–40.71423+24BYE
35-41.426Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–50.61539+25BYE
3601.496Ohio (OHIO)MAC9–40.69226+22BYE
37-21.514Oregon (OREGON)PAC9–40.69226+22BYE
3801.578Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC8–50.61539+24BYE
3901.626Duke (DUKE)ACC8–50.61539+26BYE
4011.665Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B128–50.61539+21BYE
41-11.687Marshall (MARSHALL)USA9–40.69226+20BYE
4201.828North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA9–40.69226+12BYE
4301.936Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA9–40.69226+12BYE
4401.944Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC8–50.61539+26BYE
4501.947Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B108–50.61539+13BYE
4602.104South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC7–60.53857+15BYE
4702.111Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA8–60.57152+16BYE
4812.206Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC8–50.61539+10BYE
49-12.273BYUIND FBSI7–60.53857+9BYE
5002.283Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC8–60.57152+18BYE
5102.355Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC7–50.58351+13BYE
5212.417Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN8–50.61539+8BYE
5312.439Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B127–60.53857+9BYE
54-22.472Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–60.53857+11BYE
5512.484Nevada (NEVADA)MWC8–50.61539+8BYE
5612.499Miami (MIAMI)ACC7–60.53857+7BYE
57-22.503TCUB127–60.53857+12BYE
5822.561Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA8–50.61539+6BYE
5932.601Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–60.53857+14BYE
60-12.609Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC7–70.50075+21BYE
6102.627Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC7–60.53857+13BYE
62-42.655Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC7–60.53857+7BYE
6302.669Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC8–50.61539+3BYE
6402.903San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC7–60.53857+4BYE
6502.935Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–60.53857-3BYE
6622.952Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC8–60.57152+4BYE
6702.960Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC7–60.53857+7BYE
68-22.971Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC6–60.50075+6BYE
6912.987Baylor (BAYLOR)B127–60.53857+3BYE
70-13.025Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC7–60.53857+1BYE
7103.067Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC8–60.57152-4BYE
7203.167Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA6–50.54556-2BYE
7303.168Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–60.53857-3BYE
7403.209South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC7–60.53857-1BYE
7513.233Purdue (PURDUE)B106–70.46281+4BYE
76-13.256California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–60.53857-1BYE
7703.324Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC6–70.46281+1BYE
7803.415Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–60.53857-3BYE
7903.674Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN7–70.50075-1BYE
8003.747Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC6–60.50075-5BYE
8103.823Indiana (INDIANA)B105–70.41784-4BYE
8223.854Maryland (MARYLAND)B105–70.41784-5BYE
83-13.868Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC5–70.417840BYE
84-13.893Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–70.41784-5BYE
8503.921Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC6–70.46281-3BYE
8603.979Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA5–70.41784-8BYE
8704.028Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B125–70.41784-10BYE
8804.053UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN6–60.50075-9BYE
8904.165USCPAC5–70.41784-8BYE
9004.200Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI6–60.50075-13BYE
9104.316Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B125–70.41784-14BYE
9204.370SMUIND AAC5–70.41784-12BYE
9304.510Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN5–70.41784-10BYE
9404.527Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC5–70.41784-18BYE
9504.536Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–70.41784-16BYE
9614.574Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA5–70.41784-16BYE
97-14.578Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–70.41784-17BYE
9804.803Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B104–80.33399-17BYE
9904.859Colorado (COLORADO)PAC5–70.41784-24BYE
10005.320Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI4–80.33399-26BYE
10105.377UCLAPAC3–90.250106-19BYE
10205.556Akron (AKRON)MAC4–80.33399-34BYE
10305.623UNLVMWC4–80.33399-33BYE
10405.765Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–80.33399-36BYE
10505.780Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–80.33399-35BYE
10605.824Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA4–80.33399-36BYE
10705.958South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN3–90.250106-35BYE
10806.024Navy (NAVY)IND AAC3–100.231118-31BYE
10906.186UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA3–90.250106-38BYE
11006.222East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC3–90.250106-28BYE
11106.287New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC3–90.250106-39BYE
11206.305Kansas (KANSAS)B123–90.250106-32BYE
11306.567Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC3–90.250106-33BYE
11406.583Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC3–90.250106-51BYE
11506.664Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–90.250106-48BYE
11616.712Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN3–90.250106-50BYE
117-16.712Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA3–90.250106-38BYE
11806.785New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI3–90.250106-47BYE
11916.861Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC2–100.167120-37BYE
120-16.871Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–100.167120-41BYE
12106.913North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–90.182119-44BYE
12206.946Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN2–100.167120-46BYE
12307.011Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC2–100.167120-47BYE
12407.563Rice (RICE)USA2–110.154125-57BYE
12507.654San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC1–110.083126-40BYE
12607.672Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–100.167120-58BYE
12707.908Rutgers (RUTGERS)B101–110.083126-56BYE
12808.206UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC1–110.083126-59BYE
12908.378Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–110.083126-71BYE
13008.575UTEPUSA1–110.083126-63BYE

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