2018 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

October 23, 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	0.148	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–0	1.000	1	+27	Beat NC State 41–7
2	1	0.188	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–0	1.000	1	+28	Beat Tennessee 58–21
3	1	0.203	LSU	SEC	7–1	0.875	6	+29	Beat Mississippi State 19–3
4	1	0.221	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–1	0.875	6	+27	Beat Michigan State 21–7
5	-3	0.240	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+28	BYE
6	5	0.372	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	6–1	0.857	10	+19	Beat TCU 52–27
7	1	0.464	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	10	+16	BYE
8	-1	0.464	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	6–1	0.857	10	+18	BYE
9	3	0.502	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND AAC	7–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat East Carolina 37–10
10	0	0.535	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	10	+19	BYE
11	7	0.644	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	6–1	0.857	10	+16	Beat Maryland 23–0
12	-6	0.667	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–1	0.875	6	+16	Lost to Purdue 20–49
13	3	0.732	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	6–1	0.857	10	+15	Beat Vanderbilt 14–7
14	3	0.765	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	SEC	5–2	0.714	30	+15	BYE
15	0	0.784	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND AAC	7–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat UConn 38–30
16	10	0.841	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–2	0.750	27	+14	Beat Colorado 27–13
17	3	0.879	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	5–2	0.714	30	+12	Beat Indiana 33–28
18	6	0.890	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–2	0.714	30	+16	Beat Arizona State 20–13
19	-10	0.892	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–1	0.833	24	+17	Lost to Clemson 7–41
20	2	0.901	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–1	0.857	10	+10	Beat Oregon 34–20
21	10	0.907	Utah (UTAH)	PAC	5–2	0.714	30	+13	Beat USC 41–28
22	5	0.924	UAB	USA	6–1	0.857	10	+14	Beat North Texas 29–21
23	2	0.968	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	5–2	0.714	30	+11	Beat Kansas 48–16
24	-1	1.044	Miami (MIAMI)	ACC	5–2	0.714	30	+10	BYE
25	4	1.054	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	6–1	0.857	10	+13	Beat San José State 16–13
26	4	1.118	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	MWC	6–1	0.857	10	+10	Beat New Mexico 38–7
27	9	1.120	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	7–1	0.875	6	+15	Beat Toledo 31–17
28	-9	1.121	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	B12	5–1	0.833	24	+10	BYE
29	6	1.123	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	SUN	5–1	0.833	24	+10	Beat Louisiana 27–17
30	11	1.132	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	MWC	5–2	0.714	30	+11	Beat Colorado State 56–28
31	9	1.136	Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)	SUN	6–1	0.857	10	+11	Beat New Mexico State 48–31
32	-18	1.145	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–2	0.714	30	+12	Lost to Virginia 14–28
33	-20	1.180	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND AAC	6–1	0.857	10	+9	Lost to Temple 17–24
34	3	1.241	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	MWC	6–1	0.857	10	+10	Beat Wyoming 24–16
35	10	1.371	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	30	+17	Beat Miami (OH) 31–30
36	7	1.381	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND AAC	6–1	0.857	10	+7	Beat Navy 49–36
37	1	1.449	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	ACC	5–2	0.714	30	+8	BYE
38	8	1.459	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	ACC	5–2	0.714	30	+8	Beat North Carolina 40–37
39	9	1.479	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–2	0.714	30	+10	Beat Illinois 49–20
40	9	1.502	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–2	0.714	30	+11	Beat Duke 28–14
41	15	1.734	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–3	0.625	51	+8	Beat Ole Miss 31–16
42	-21	1.739	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–3	0.571	54	+8	Lost to LSU 3–19
43	-9	1.771	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	USA	6–2	0.750	27	+9	Lost to UAB 21–29
44	-11	1.843	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–2	0.714	30	+8	Lost to Washington State 20–34
45	-17	1.930	USC	PAC	4–3	0.571	54	+11	Lost to Utah 28–41
46	6	1.995	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	USA	5–2	0.714	30	+9	Beat UTEP 31–24
47	6	2.000	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–2	0.750	27	+8	Beat Central Michigan 35–10
48	6	2.005	Troy (TROY)	SUN	5–2	0.714	30	+6	BYE
49	11	2.048	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	4–3	0.571	54	+3	Beat Wake Forest 38–17
50	21	2.072	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–3	0.571	54	+6	Beat Ohio State 49–20
51	-19	2.082	Maryland (MARYLAND)	B10	4–3	0.571	54	+6	Lost to Iowa 0–23
52	10	2.129	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND AAC	5–3	0.625	51	+12	Beat Cincinnati 24–17
53	-3	2.134	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	ACC	4–2	0.667	49	+4	BYE
54	-15	2.152	Colorado (COLORADO)	PAC	5–2	0.714	30	+4	Lost to Washington 13–27
55	11	2.182	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	4–3	0.571	54	+4	Beat Rutgers 18–15
56	7	2.253	Marshall (MARSHALL)	USA	5–2	0.714	30	+5	Beat Florida Atlantic 31–7
57	8	2.330	Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)	USA	5–2	0.714	30	+3	Beat Rice 36–17
58	-14	2.331	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–3	0.571	54	+8	Lost to Michigan 7–21
59	-17	2.364	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–3	0.625	51	+8	Lost to Auburn 16–31
60	4	2.437	BYU	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	54	+8	BYE
61	-6	2.511	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	3–3	0.500	72	+7	BYE
62	10	2.601	Missouri (MISSOURI)	SEC	4–3	0.571	54	+6	Beat Memphis 65–33
63	6	2.614	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	4–3	0.571	54	+6	BYE
64	-6	2.633	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	4–3	0.571	54	+4	BYE
65	-4	2.670	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	3–3	0.500	72	+6	BYE
66	-19	2.736	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–4	0.500	72	+7	Lost to Penn State 28–33
67	3	2.773	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	4–3	0.571	54	0	BYE
68	6	2.849	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	USA	4–3	0.571	54	+3	Beat Charlotte 21–13
69	-18	2.850	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	MWC	6–3	0.667	49	-1	Lost to Nevada 22–40
70	7	2.973	Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)	SUN	4–3	0.571	54	+2	Beat Massachusetts 24–13
71	16	3.203	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	SUN	4–3	0.571	54	+3	Beat Georgia State 51–35
72	14	3.235	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–3	0.571	54	-2	Beat Bowling Green 49–14
73	8	3.239	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–3	0.571	54	-6	Beat Oregon State 49–7
74	18	3.356	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–4	0.500	72	+3	Beat Ball State 42–20
75	7	3.360	Liberty (LIBERTY)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	54	0	Beat Idaho State Bengals 48–41
76	-9	3.413	TCU	B12	3–4	0.429	81	+1	Lost to Oklahoma 27–52
77	2	3.449	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	ACC	3–4	0.429	81	+1	BYE
78	-21	3.491	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	3–4	0.429	81	+1	Lost to Stanford 13–20
79	-11	3.600	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–4	0.429	81	+2	Lost to Alabama 21–58
80	-21	3.808	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–4	0.429	81	0	Lost to Nebraska 28–53
81	7	3.860	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–4	0.429	81	-3	BYE
82	19	3.882	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	3–3	0.500	72	-5	Beat UTSA 27–17
83	-8	3.932	Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)	USA	3–4	0.429	81	-1	Lost to Marshall 7–31
84	5	3.942	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	3–4	0.429	81	-1	BYE
85	11	4.034	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	SUN	4–4	0.500	72	-4	Beat Texas State 20–14
86	-13	4.055	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–4	0.429	81	-2	Lost to Florida State 17–38
87	10	4.079	Nevada (NEVADA)	MWC	4–4	0.500	72	-2	Beat Hawai'i 40–22
88	-8	4.134	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–5	0.375	97	+2	Lost to Kentucky 7–14
89	-13	4.182	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND AAC	4–4	0.500	72	-8	Lost to Missouri 33–65
90	16	4.244	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	3–3	0.500	72	-4	Beat Kent State 24–23
91	-8	4.259	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–4	0.429	81	-3	Lost to Buffalo 17–31
92	8	4.305	SMU	IND AAC	3–4	0.429	81	-3	Beat Tulane 27–23
93	-15	4.366	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	SUN	3–4	0.429	81	-4	Lost to App State 17–27
94	-9	4.379	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	3–4	0.429	81	-7	Lost to Fresno State 7–38
95	12	4.425	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	3–4	0.429	81	-6	Beat UNLV 41–35
96	-12	4.477	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–4	0.429	81	-5	Lost to Wisconsin 20–49
97	11	4.501	UCLA	PAC	2–5	0.286	103	0	Beat Arizona 31–30
98	-5	4.620	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–5	0.375	97	-6	Lost to Army 30–31
99	-9	4.676	Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)	USA	3–4	0.429	81	-8	Lost to Middle Tennessee 13–21
100	-9	4.881	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–5	0.375	97	-9	Lost to UCLA 30–31
101	8	5.207	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	ACC	2–5	0.286	103	-10	BYE
102	-8	5.338	Tulane (TULANE)	IND AAC	2–5	0.286	103	-7	Lost to SMU 23–27
103	-8	5.388	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	3–5	0.375	97	-3	Lost to Boise State 28–56
104	-5	5.436	Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)	SUN	2–5	0.286	103	-8	Lost to Arkansas State 35–51
105	-7	5.494	UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)	USA	3–5	0.375	97	-14	Lost to Southern Miss 17–27
106	-3	5.517	Navy (NAVY)	IND AAC	2–5	0.286	103	-11	Lost to Houston 36–49
107	-3	5.560	Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	112	-8	Lost to Coastal Carolina 13–24
108	-6	5.652	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–5	0.375	97	-15	Lost to Eastern Michigan 20–42
109	-4	5.662	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND AAC	2–5	0.286	103	-1	Lost to UCF 10–37
110	2	5.671	South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)	SUN	2–5	0.286	103	-10	BYE
111	-1	5.941	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	2–5	0.286	103	-7	Lost to Texas Tech 16–48
112	-1	6.045	UNLV	MWC	2–5	0.286	103	-15	Lost to Air Force 35–41
113	5	6.108	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	2–6	0.250	112	-14	Beat Tulsa 23–0
114	-1	6.111	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	2–6	0.250	112	-9	Lost to Utah State 16–24
115	11	6.188	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B10	1–6	0.143	118	-10	Beat Minnesota 53–28
116	-2	6.560	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–5	0.167	117	-11	Lost to Syracuse 37–40
117	7	6.561	Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)	USA	2–6	0.250	112	-15	Beat Western Kentucky 37–34
118	-2	6.690	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	112	-16	Lost to Georgia Southern 31–48
119	0	6.820	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND AAC	1–6	0.143	118	-9	Lost to South Florida 30–38
120	-5	6.868	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–6	0.143	118	-18	Lost to California 7–49
121	-1	7.058	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND AAC	1–6	0.143	118	-14	Lost to Arkansas 0–23
122	-5	7.214	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	B10	1–7	0.125	124	-20	Lost to Northwestern 15–18
123	-2	7.389	Rice (RICE)	USA	1–7	0.125	124	-19	Lost to Florida International 17–36
124	-1	7.521	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–7	0.125	124	-20	Lost to Western Michigan 10–35
125	-3	7.556	Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)	USA	1–6	0.143	118	-16	Lost to Old Dominion 34–37
126	-1	7.633	Texas State (TEXAS STATE)	SUN	1–6	0.143	118	-26	Lost to UL Monroe 14–20
127	0	7.820	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–7	0.125	124	-23	Lost to Ohio 14–49
128	0	7.846	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–7	0.125	124	-25	Lost to Akron 23–24
129	0	8.017	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	MWC	0–7	0.000	129	-14	Lost to San Diego State 13–16
130	0	8.848	UTEP	USA	0–7	0.000	129	-24	Lost to Louisiana Tech 24–31