2018 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 25, 2018By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 2018 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.179	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Texas A&M 45–23
2	2	0.228	LSU	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Louisiana Tech 38–21
3	3	0.228	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Illinois 63–24
4	9	0.284	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Missouri 43–29
5	7	0.290	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Oregon 38–31
6	2	0.365	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Army 28–21
7	0	0.390	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Wake Forest 56–27
8	-3	0.401	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Georgia Tech 49–21
9	0	0.419	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Kansas State 35–6
10	4	0.443	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Mississippi State 28–7
11	6	0.494	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat UConn 51–21
12	-1	0.535	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat North Carolina Central Eagles 55–13
13	11	0.596	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	BYE
14	1	0.602	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Tulane 49–6
15	25	0.658	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	3–1	0.750	23	+5	Beat Oklahoma State 41–17
16	2	0.681	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Marshall 37–20
17	6	0.696	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND AAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Florida Atlantic 56–36
18	27	0.717	Maryland (MARYLAND)	B10	3–1	0.750	23	+5	Beat Minnesota 42–13
19	22	0.807	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	3–1	0.750	23	+4	Beat TCU 31–16
20	17	0.837	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–1	0.750	23	+4	Beat Arkansas 34–3
21	-18	0.910	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–1	0.750	23	+5	Lost to Michigan State 21–35
22	5	0.917	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND AAC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat East Carolina 20–13
23	-21	0.933	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–1	0.750	23	+3	Lost to Kentucky 7–28
24	12	0.955	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–1	0.750	23	+3	Beat Arizona State 27–20
25	30	0.972	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	3–1	0.750	23	+3	Beat Nebraska 56–10
26	5	0.997	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Rutgers 42–13
27	6	1.035	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND AAC	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Ohio 34–30
28	7	1.036	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	USA	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Liberty 47–7
29	19	1.041	Miami (MIAMI)	ACC	3–1	0.750	23	+4	Beat Florida International 31–17
30	0	1.068	Colorado (COLORADO)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
31	18	1.101	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	3–1	0.750	23	+3	Beat Kansas 26–7
32	24	1.162	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–1	0.750	23	+5	Beat Iowa 28–17
33	14	1.188	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–1	0.750	23	+4	Beat Kent State 38–17
34	-24	1.203	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	3–1	0.750	23	+2	Lost to Texas Tech 17–41
35	26	1.220	BYU	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	23	+5	Beat McNeese Cowboys 30–3
36	-15	1.230	Missouri (MISSOURI)	SEC	3–1	0.750	23	+3	Lost to Georgia 29–43
37	16	1.276	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	23	+3	Beat Tennessee 47–21
38	31	1.381	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	52	+5	Beat Vanderbilt 37–14
39	-17	1.489	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–1	0.750	23	0	Lost to USC 36–39
40	10	1.516	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–1	0.750	23	+2	Beat Louisville 27–3
41	-25	1.533	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	ACC	3–1	0.750	23	+1	Lost to Purdue 13–30
42	-22	1.580	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–1	0.750	23	+3	Lost to Maryland 13–42
43	8	1.611	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	3–1	0.750	23	+4	Beat Eastern Michigan 23–20
44	-19	1.751	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–1	0.750	23	+1	Lost to Stanford 31–38
45	-3	1.762	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	MWC	2–1	0.667	52	+3	BYE
46	-20	1.776	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–1	0.750	23	+1	Lost to Wisconsin 17–28
47	28	1.843	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND AAC	3–1	0.750	23	+2	Beat Texas Southern Tigers 70–14
48	9	1.848	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	MWC	4–1	0.800	22	+2	Beat Duquesne Dukes 42–21
49	24	1.885	Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)	SUN	3–1	0.750	23	+2	Beat Louisiana 30–28
50	33	1.891	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–1	0.667	52	+4	Beat Indiana 35–21
51	16	1.950	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND AAC	3–1	0.750	23	0	Beat South Alabama 52–35
52	16	1.988	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	SUN	3–1	0.750	23	+3	Beat UNLV 27–20
53	25	2.047	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	MWC	3–1	0.750	23	+1	Beat Air Force 42–32
54	6	2.153	Utah (UTAH)	PAC	2–1	0.667	52	0	BYE
55	26	2.235	Troy (TROY)	SUN	3–1	0.750	23	+1	Beat UL Monroe 35–27
56	-28	2.292	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	SEC	2–2	0.500	67	+2	Lost to Alabama 23–45
57	28	2.293	USC	PAC	2–2	0.500	67	+4	Beat Washington State 39–36
58	26	2.404	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	SUN	2–1	0.667	52	+2	Beat Gardner-Webb Bulldogs 72–7
59	-40	2.486	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	ACC	2–1	0.667	52	-1	Lost to Old Dominion 35–49
60	2	2.621	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	MWC	2–1	0.667	52	-1	BYE
61	-15	2.674	TCU	B12	2–2	0.500	67	0	Lost to Texas 16–31
62	-30	2.678	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–2	0.500	67	+2	Lost to South Carolina 14–37
63	-20	2.734	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–2	0.500	67	-1	Lost to Florida 21–47
64	12	2.752	Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)	SUN	2–1	0.667	52	+2	BYE
65	-26	2.796	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	ACC	2–2	0.500	67	-1	Lost to North Carolina 35–38
66	20	2.821	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	2–2	0.500	67	0	Beat Northern Illinois 37–19
67	29	2.837	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–1	0.667	52	+1	Beat Nevada 63–44
68	-4	2.847	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	67	+1	Lost to Washington 20–27
69	-40	2.857	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	USA	2–1	0.667	52	+1	Lost to LSU 21–38
70	-18	2.860	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	ACC	2–2	0.500	67	0	Lost to Virginia 3–27
71	16	2.892	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	2–1	0.667	52	-1	Beat Rice 40–22
72	25	2.899	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND AAC	2–2	0.500	67	+4	Beat Tulsa 31–17
73	-29	2.943	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–2	0.500	67	0	Lost to Notre Dame 27–56
74	3	2.984	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	2–1	0.667	52	0	BYE
75	-41	3.027	Marshall (MARSHALL)	USA	2–1	0.667	52	+1	Lost to NC State 20–37
76	-5	3.032	UAB	USA	2–1	0.667	52	0	BYE
77	-23	3.093	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	2–2	0.500	67	0	Lost to West Virginia 6–35
78	25	3.222	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	2–2	0.500	67	-1	Beat Oregon State 35–14
79	-41	3.248	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	2–1	0.667	52	-1	Lost to Iowa State 13–26
80	-21	3.309	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	67	+5	Lost to Oklahoma 21–28
81	-18	3.385	Navy (NAVY)	IND AAC	2–2	0.500	67	-1	Lost to SMU 30–31
82	-17	3.532	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–2	0.500	67	+1	Lost to Penn State 24–63
83	-17	3.568	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	2–2	0.500	67	+1	Lost to Baylor 7–26
84	-26	3.592	Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)	USA	2–2	0.500	67	+1	Lost to UCF 36–56
85	31	3.735	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	1–2	0.333	94	+1	Beat Akron 26–13
86	-12	3.847	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	SUN	2–2	0.500	67	-1	Lost to Troy 27–35
87	-8	3.895	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–2	0.500	67	0	Lost to San Diego State 20–23
88	-8	3.935	UNLV	MWC	2–2	0.500	67	-3	Lost to Arkansas State 20–27
89	2	3.994	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	2–2	0.500	67	-1	BYE
90	-18	4.005	Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)	USA	2–2	0.500	67	+1	Lost to Miami 17–31
91	22	4.081	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–2	0.500	67	0	Beat Georgia State 34–15
92	-3	4.172	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–2	0.333	94	0	BYE
93	26	4.257	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–2	0.333	94	0	Beat Pittsburgh 38–35
94	-24	4.266	Nevada (NEVADA)	MWC	2–2	0.500	67	-2	Lost to Toledo 44–63
95	-13	4.379	Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)	USA	2–2	0.500	67	-3	Lost to Massachusetts 31–49
96	19	4.682	Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	93	-2	Beat Charlotte 49–31
97	-2	4.790	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND AAC	1–2	0.333	94	+1	Lost to South Florida 13–20
98	22	4.902	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–3	0.250	103	-2	Beat Boston College 30–13
99	-6	4.977	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	1–3	0.250	103	-2	Lost to Clemson 21–49
100	-6	5.023	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	B10	1–3	0.250	103	-1	Lost to Buffalo 13–42
101	-11	5.106	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	SUN	1–2	0.333	94	-2	Lost to Coastal Carolina 28–30
102	-10	5.106	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–3	0.250	103	-4	Lost to Arizona 14–35
103	-15	5.300	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	1–2	0.333	94	-3	Lost to Utah State 32–42
104	19	5.376	SMU	IND AAC	1–3	0.250	103	-1	Beat Navy 31–30
105	-7	5.397	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	94	-1	Lost to Cincinnati 30–34
106	-2	5.425	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	USA	1–2	0.333	94	-2	BYE
107	-6	5.527	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	1–3	0.250	103	-5	Lost to Auburn 3–34
108	-8	5.527	Liberty (LIBERTY)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	94	-1	Lost to North Texas 7–47
109	-10	5.539	South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)	SUN	1–3	0.250	103	-2	Lost to Memphis 35–52
110	-8	5.683	Tulane (TULANE)	IND AAC	1–3	0.250	103	-3	Lost to Ohio State 6–49
111	-2	5.719	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND AAC	1–3	0.250	103	-1	Lost to Syracuse 21–51
112	-6	5.757	Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)	SUN	1–3	0.250	103	-3	Lost to Western Michigan 15–34
113	9	5.774	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–3	0.250	103	-1	Beat Bowling Green 38–23
114	-6	5.909	Rice (RICE)	USA	1–3	0.250	103	-3	Lost to Southern Miss 22–40
115	-5	5.996	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND AAC	1–3	0.250	103	-4	Lost to Temple 17–31
116	-9	6.003	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–3	0.250	103	-3	Lost to Florida State 19–37
117	-12	6.116	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–3	0.250	103	-3	Lost to Ole Miss 17–38
118	6	6.213	UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)	USA	1–3	0.250	103	-4	Beat Texas State 25–21
119	7	6.249	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–3	0.250	103	-5	Beat Maine Black Bears 17–5
120	-8	6.374	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–3	0.250	103	-5	Lost to Miami (OH) 23–38
121	-10	6.414	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–3	0.250	103	-4	Lost to Western Kentucky 20–28
122	5	6.488	Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)	USA	1–3	0.250	103	-4	Beat Virginia Tech 49–35
123	-5	6.552	UCLA	PAC	0–3	0.000	127	-1	BYE
124	4	6.567	Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)	USA	1–3	0.250	103	-2	Beat Ball State 28–20
125	-11	6.691	Texas State (TEXAS STATE)	SUN	1–3	0.250	103	-9	Lost to UTSA 21–25
126	-9	6.964	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	1–4	0.200	125	-1	Lost to Illinois State Redbirds 19–35
127	-6	6.998	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B10	0–3	0.000	127	-2	Lost to Michigan 10–56
128	1	7.247	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	125	-5	Beat UTEP 27–20
129	-4	7.846	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	MWC	0–3	0.000	127	-2	BYE
130	0	8.615	UTEP	USA	0–4	0.000	127	-8	Lost to New Mexico State 20–27