2020 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

December 15, 2020By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 2020 Season Tags: • No Comments

2020 rankings as originally published from Ken's records; records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.147	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–0	1.000	1	+45	Beat Arkansas 52–3
2	0	0.195	Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)	SUN	11–0	1.000	1	+54	Beat Troy 42–38
3	0	0.273	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND AAC	8–0	1.000	1	+35	BYE
4	0	0.337	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	ACC	10–0	1.000	1	+43	BYE
5	0	0.373	BYU	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	9	+39	Beat San Diego State 28–14
6	0	0.421	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	SUN	9–1	0.900	10	+43	BYE
7	5	0.458	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	MWC	6–0	1.000	1	+19	Beat Nevada 30–20
8	-1	0.464	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	9–1	0.900	10	+38	BYE
9	-1	0.506	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+16	BYE
10	-1	0.539	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	5–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Akron 56–7
11	2	0.697	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	8–2	0.800	20	+30	BYE
12	-1	0.741	Miami (MIAMI)	ACC	8–2	0.800	20	+34	Lost to North Carolina 26–62
13	5	0.748	USC	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat UCLA 43–38
14	1	0.840	Marshall (MARSHALL)	USA	7–1	0.875	13	+23	BYE
15	12	0.888	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	5–1	0.833	18	+12	Beat Western Michigan 30–27
16	1	0.928	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	SEC	7–1	0.875	13	+25	BYE
17	-1	0.944	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND AAC	6–1	0.857	15	+23	BYE
18	-4	1.036	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–2	0.800	20	+22	Lost to LSU 34–37
19	0	1.063	Liberty (LIBERTY)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	10	+11	BYE
20	6	1.102	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–2	0.778	25	+23	Beat Missouri 49–14
21	-1	1.124	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–1	0.857	15	+14	BYE
22	1	1.125	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	MWC	5–1	0.833	18	+10	Beat Wyoming 17–9
23	6	1.187	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	7–3	0.700	34	+20	Beat Baylor 42–3
24	-2	1.202	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	7–2	0.778	25	+17	BYE
25	-4	1.279	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	6–1	0.857	15	+11	Beat Illinois 28–10
26	-2	1.368	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–1	0.667	37	+6	BYE
27	8	1.369	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–3	0.727	31	+23	Beat Miami 62–26
28	3	1.421	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	SUN	8–3	0.727	31	+23	Beat Georgia Southern 34–26
29	-19	1.456	Colorado (COLORADO)	PAC	4–1	0.800	20	+8	Lost to Utah 21–38
30	-2	1.474	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	6–3	0.667	37	+17	BYE
31	2	1.504	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	20	+15	Beat Navy 15–0
32	-2	1.590	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	8–3	0.727	31	+22	BYE
33	5	1.686	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	6–2	0.750	27	+9	Beat Wisconsin 28–7
34	-2	1.788	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND AAC	6–3	0.667	37	+13	BYE
35	5	1.889	UAB	USA	5–3	0.625	44	+11	Beat Rice 21–16
36	-11	1.890	Nevada (NEVADA)	MWC	6–2	0.750	27	+8	Lost to San José State 20–30
37	2	2.016	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–1	0.750	27	+3	BYE
38	-1	2.021	SMU	IND AAC	7–3	0.700	34	+16	BYE
39	16	2.080	TCU	B12	6–4	0.600	46	+10	Beat Louisiana Tech 52–10
40	2	2.105	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–1	0.750	27	+2	BYE
41	26	2.163	Utah (UTAH)	PAC	2–2	0.500	59	+5	Beat Colorado 38–21
42	5	2.280	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND AAC	7–3	0.700	34	+10	Beat Houston 30–27
43	5	2.283	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–2	0.600	46	+3	Beat Oregon State 27–24
44	17	2.314	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–2	0.667	37	+2	Beat Central Michigan 24–23
45	-11	2.347	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–2	0.667	37	+3	Lost to Ball State 27–30
46	12	2.524	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–4	0.600	46	+9	Beat Mississippi State 24–10
47	4	2.545	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	3–2	0.600	46	+5	BYE
48	1	2.546	UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)	USA	7–4	0.636	43	+11	BYE
49	1	2.655	Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)	SUN	5–4	0.556	52	+8	BYE
50	-9	2.702	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	4–4	0.500	59	+2	Lost to BYU 14–28
51	-8	2.746	Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)	SUN	7–5	0.583	51	+6	Lost to App State 26–34
52	4	2.766	Tulane (TULANE)	IND AAC	6–5	0.545	56	+8	BYE
53	-9	2.877	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–3	0.500	59	-1	Lost to Toledo 23–24
54	-9	2.899	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	USA	5–4	0.556	52	+5	Lost to TCU 10–52
55	8	2.938	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	ACC	6–5	0.545	56	+5	Beat Georgia Tech 34–20
56	15	2.946	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	ACC	5–6	0.455	69	+9	Beat Virginia 33–15
57	-21	2.963	Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)	USA	5–3	0.625	44	+1	Lost to Southern Miss 31–45
58	-1	3.037	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–1	0.667	37	-2	BYE
59	1	3.192	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–2	0.600	46	0	BYE
60	-8	3.242	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–5	0.500	59	+4	Lost to Virginia Tech 15–33
61	4	3.267	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	MWC	4–4	0.500	59	+2	Beat UNLV 38–21
62	0	3.354	UCLA	PAC	3–3	0.500	59	-1	Lost to USC 38–43
63	-17	3.397	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–3	0.400	75	0	Lost to Iowa 7–28
64	2	3.442	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	B12	5–4	0.556	52	-2	BYE
65	-6	3.486	Missouri (MISSOURI)	SEC	5–4	0.556	52	+3	Lost to Georgia 14–49
66	3	3.504	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	56	+3	BYE
67	-14	3.518	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND AAC	3–4	0.429	74	+3	Lost to Memphis 27–30
68	-14	3.593	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–4	0.500	59	-3	Lost to Louisville 21–45
69	-5	3.800	Maryland (MARYLAND)	B10	2–3	0.400	75	-1	Lost to Rutgers 24–27
70	0	3.997	Rice (RICE)	USA	2–3	0.400	75	-4	Lost to UAB 16–21
71	1	4.219	Troy (TROY)	SUN	5–6	0.455	69	-6	Lost to Coastal Carolina 38–42
72	2	4.229	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–4	0.500	59	-5	BYE
73	14	4.247	LSU	SEC	4–5	0.444	72	-3	Beat Florida 37–34
74	-1	4.256	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	87	0	BYE
75	11	4.364	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–4	0.333	87	-3	Beat Northern Illinois 41–33
76	2	4.407	Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)	USA	5–6	0.455	69	-8	BYE
77	23	4.429	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	87	-3	Beat Arizona 70–7
78	-2	4.474	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	4–6	0.400	75	-9	BYE
79	4	4.478	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–3	0.500	59	-3	Beat Nebraska 24–17
80	-3	4.547	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–6	0.400	75	-9	BYE
81	-13	4.641	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	MWC	3–3	0.500	59	-9	Lost to New Mexico 39–49
82	9	4.880	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	3–5	0.375	81	-4	Beat Michigan State 39–24
83	-1	4.917	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	4–6	0.400	75	-13	BYE
84	19	4.973	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	84	-17	Beat Wake Forest 45–21
85	-5	5.165	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	3–7	0.300	99	-9	Lost to Alabama 3–52
86	-2	5.167	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND AAC	3–6	0.333	87	-11	BYE
87	12	5.242	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	USA	4–5	0.444	72	-14	Beat UTEP 45–43
88	-13	5.303	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–5	0.286	103	-5	Lost to Penn State 24–39
89	-4	5.400	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–4	0.333	87	-3	Lost to Stanford 24–27
90	-9	5.460	Navy (NAVY)	IND AAC	3–7	0.300	99	-6	Lost to Army 0–15
91	-3	5.471	South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)	SUN	4–7	0.364	84	-15	BYE
92	10	5.487	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–6	0.333	87	-14	Beat Vanderbilt 42–17
93	-3	5.552	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	SUN	4–7	0.364	84	-21	BYE
94	0	5.639	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–4	0.333	87	-6	BYE
95	-16	5.669	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B10	2–5	0.286	103	-6	Lost to Minnesota 17–24
96	14	5.789	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	3–6	0.333	87	-14	Beat Duke 56–35
97	10	5.818	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	B10	3–5	0.375	81	-9	Beat Maryland 27–24
98	-9	5.851	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	2–4	0.333	87	-7	Lost to Boise State 9–17
99	-4	5.858	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	USA	3–6	0.333	87	-17	BYE
100	14	5.907	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	2–5	0.286	103	-8	Beat Fresno State 49–39
101	-4	6.132	Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)	USA	2–4	0.333	87	-14	BYE
102	-10	6.245	UTEP	USA	3–5	0.375	81	-20	Lost to North Texas 43–45
103	-10	6.265	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	1–3	0.250	107	-6	BYE
104	-8	6.296	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–7	0.300	99	-18	Lost to Pittsburgh 20–34
105	3	6.368	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–4	0.333	87	-8	BYE
106	-8	6.381	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–7	0.222	109	-20	Lost to Oklahoma State 3–42
107	-6	6.395	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–3	0.250	107	-6	BYE
108	9	6.491	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	3–7	0.300	99	-21	Beat Florida Atlantic 45–31
109	-5	6.810	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	1–5	0.167	113	-5	Lost to Buffalo 7–56
110	-5	6.874	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–5	0.286	103	-8	Lost to Northwestern 10–28
111	-2	6.936	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–7	0.222	109	-20	Lost to Auburn 10–24
112	0	7.232	Texas State (TEXAS STATE)	SUN	2–10	0.167	113	-31	BYE
113	3	7.374	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	2–8	0.200	111	-24	BYE
114	-1	7.398	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	MWC	1–5	0.167	113	-10	BYE
115	3	7.937	Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	119	-10	BYE
116	-5	7.939	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–6	0.000	119	-12	Lost to Eastern Michigan 33–41
117	-2	7.965	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–9	0.182	112	-34	Lost to Florida State 35–56
118	-12	8.059	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–5	0.000	119	-7	Lost to Arizona State 7–70
119	1	8.367	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND AAC	1–8	0.111	117	-23	BYE
120	1	8.367	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	ACC	1–10	0.091	118	-35	BYE
121	1	8.591	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND AAC	1–6	0.143	116	-26	BYE
122	1	8.819	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–5	0.000	119	-9	BYE
123	-4	8.915	UNLV	MWC	0–6	0.000	119	-17	Lost to Hawai'i 21–38
124	0	9.531	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	0–9	0.000	119	-34	BYE
125	1	9.782	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	SUN	0–10	0.000	119	-45	BYE
126	-1	9.848	Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)	USA	0–5	0.000	119	-16	BYE
127	0	10.282	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–9	0.000	119	-43	Lost to Tennessee 17–42
128	0	10.873	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	119	0	BYE
129	0	10.873	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	USA	0–0	0.000	119	0	BYE
130	0	10.873	Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)	SUN	0–0	0.000	119	0	BYE