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2018 Post-Season Week 3 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
10-0.030Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC13–01.0001+85BYE
200.029Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC13–01.0001+80BYE
300.086Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI12–01.0001+78BYE
400.143Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B1212–10.9235+71BYE
500.149Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC11–20.8468+67BYE
610.257Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1012–10.9235+64BYE
7-10.262UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC12–01.0001+65BYE
800.317Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–20.83312+57BYE
910.426App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN11–20.8468+52BYE
10-10.467Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC12–20.8577+54BYE
1110.518Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC10–30.76916+46BYE
12-10.519Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC10–30.76916+51BYE
1300.570LSUSEC9–30.75020+43BYE
1420.632Penn State (PENN STATE)B109–30.75020+42BYE
1500.641Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC11–20.8468+41BYE
16-20.642Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC10–20.83312+41BYE
1720.656Army (ARMY)IND FBSI11–20.8468+48Beat Houston 70–14
18-10.739Florida (FLORIDA)SEC9–30.75020+34BYE
1910.785Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC9–30.75020+36BYE
20-20.883Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC10–20.83312+40BYE
2100.932Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC8–40.66734+40BYE
2220.948Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC9–30.75020+34BYE
23-10.986Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC8–40.66734+33BYE
2490.990Troy (TROY)SUN10–30.76916+39Beat Buffalo 42–32
2560.990UABUSA11–30.78615+40Beat Northern Illinois 37–13
26-30.992Utah (UTAH)PAC9–40.69228+35BYE
27-21.044Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN10–30.76916+37BYE
2841.158NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC9–30.75020+28BYE
29-31.163Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC8–40.66734+32BYE
3001.173West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B128–30.72726+28BYE
31-21.189Texas (TEXAS)B129–40.69228+36BYE
32-41.226Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–40.66734+30BYE
33-61.488Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC10–40.71427+24Lost to Troy 32–42
3401.545Iowa (IOWA)B108–40.66734+21BYE
3521.615Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B108–50.61543+27BYE
36-11.623Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B128–40.66734+22BYE
3741.626Ohio (OHIO)MAC9–40.69228+22Beat San Diego State 27–0
3811.663Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–50.58346+21BYE
39-11.674South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC7–50.58346+21BYE
40-41.682Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC8–40.66734+31BYE
4151.739Marshall (MARSHALL)USA9–40.69228+22Beat South Florida 38–20
42-21.741Oregon (OREGON)PAC8–40.66734+16BYE
4301.872North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA9–40.69228+12BYE
4411.933Miami (MIAMI)ACC7–50.58346+13BYE
4531.945Duke (DUKE)ACC7–50.58346+18BYE
4661.981Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA9–40.69228+13Beat Toledo 35–32
4702.011Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–50.58346+16BYE
48-42.019Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN8–40.66734+14BYE
4902.082Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC7–50.58346+15BYE
5012.087Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC7–60.53862+26BYE
5142.194Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA8–60.57157+18BYE
5222.334Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC7–50.58346+8BYE
5392.376BYUIND FBSI7–60.53862+11Beat Western Michigan 49–18
5432.382Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–50.58346+6BYE
5532.435Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–50.58346+7BYE
56-142.462Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC8–60.57157+19Lost to UAB 13–37
57132.650Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA8–50.61543+7Beat Hawai'i 31–14
58172.665Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC7–60.53862+14Beat Memphis 37–34
5942.731Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC7–60.53862+8BYE
60-102.740Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC8–50.61543+4Lost to Army 14–70
6142.754Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC6–60.50072+10BYE
6222.755Purdue (PURDUE)B106–60.50072+9BYE
6362.762California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–50.58346+5BYE
6422.916Nevada (NEVADA)MWC7–50.58346+1BYE
65-123.042Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–60.53862-3Lost to Florida International 32–35
66-103.059San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC7–60.53862+4Lost to Ohio 0–27
6703.062Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC6–60.50072+6BYE
68-83.102Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC8–60.57157+4Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–31
69-103.138Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC8–60.57157-1Lost to Wake Forest 34–37
7013.139Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC7–60.53862+7BYE
7113.180TCUB126–60.50072+5BYE
7223.185Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B126–60.50072+2BYE
7353.258Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA6–50.54561-2BYE
7433.273Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC6–60.50072+1BYE
75-23.302Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–60.53862-3BYE
7603.302Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–60.50072+6BYE
77-163.302South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC7–60.53862+1Lost to Marshall 20–38
7813.503Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN7–70.50072+1BYE
79-113.555Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–60.53862-2Lost to BYU 18–49
8003.648Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC6–60.50072-4BYE
8123.682Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–70.41784-1BYE
82-13.726Baylor (BAYLOR)B126–60.50072-1BYE
83-13.755Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC5–70.41784+4BYE
8413.779Indiana (INDIANA)B105–70.41784-1BYE
85-13.791Maryland (MARYLAND)B105–70.41784-3BYE
8603.935UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN6–60.50072-8BYE
8733.985Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA5–70.41784-6BYE
8804.120USCPAC5–70.41784-6BYE
89-24.165Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B125–70.41784-9BYE
90-14.169Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI6–60.50072-13BYE
9104.380Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN5–70.41784-8BYE
9214.426Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B125–70.41784-11BYE
9314.459Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–70.41784-12BYE
94-24.480SMUIND AAC5–70.41784-10BYE
9504.532Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC5–70.41784-18BYE
9604.589Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–70.41784-17BYE
9704.608Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA5–70.41784-16BYE
9804.790Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B104–80.33399-16BYE
9904.802Colorado (COLORADO)PAC5–70.41784-21BYE
10005.310Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI4–80.33399-25BYE
10105.374UCLAPAC3–90.250106-16BYE
10205.551Akron (AKRON)MAC4–80.33399-33BYE
10305.628UNLVMWC4–80.33399-33BYE
10405.803Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–80.33399-34BYE
10515.806Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA4–80.33399-36BYE
106-15.825Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–80.33399-35BYE
10705.984South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN3–90.250106-34BYE
10806.028Navy (NAVY)IND AAC3–100.231118-28BYE
10906.229East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC3–90.250106-25BYE
11006.280New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC3–90.250106-39BYE
11106.314UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA3–90.250106-38BYE
11206.421Kansas (KANSAS)B123–90.250106-30BYE
11346.551North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–90.182119-39BYE
114-16.566Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC3–90.250106-49BYE
11506.581Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC3–90.250106-33BYE
11606.649Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN3–90.250106-49BYE
117-36.692Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–90.250106-47BYE
11826.757Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA3–90.250106-38BYE
119-16.803New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI3–90.250106-47BYE
12016.858Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC2–100.167120-34BYE
12116.881Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–100.167120-39BYE
122-36.906Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN2–100.167120-44BYE
12306.973Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC2–100.167120-43BYE
12427.645Rice (RICE)USA2–110.154125-57BYE
125-17.653Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–100.167120-57BYE
126-17.698San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC1–110.083126-40BYE
12707.891Rutgers (RUTGERS)B101–110.083126-53BYE
12808.195UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND AAC1–110.083126-57BYE
12908.392Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–110.083126-70BYE
13008.587UTEPUSA1–110.083126-63BYE

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