2020 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 20, 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	0.057	BYU	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Houston 43–26
2	2	0.128	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Georgia 41–24
3	6	0.188	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Georgia Tech 73–7
4	3	0.196	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+4	BYE
5	1	0.197	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	1–0	1.000	1	+3	BYE
6	8	0.331	Marshall (MARSHALL)	USA	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Louisiana Tech 35–17
7	3	0.344	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Louisville 12–7
8	7	0.368	Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)	SUN	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Louisiana 30–27
9	3	0.384	SMU	IND AAC	5–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Tulane 37–34
10	7	0.447	Miami (MIAMI)	ACC	4–1	0.800	14	+10	Beat Pittsburgh 31–19
11	-9	0.496	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	17	+6	Lost to Alabama 24–41
12	1	0.498	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND AAC	3–0	1.000	1	+6	BYE
13	3	0.521	Liberty (LIBERTY)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Syracuse 38–21
14	-11	0.527	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	SUN	3–1	0.750	17	+7	Lost to Coastal Carolina 27–30
15	-4	0.539	Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)	USA	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
16	3	0.590	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	ACC	3–1	0.750	17	+7	Beat Boston College 40–14
17	3	0.722	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–1	0.800	14	+6	Beat Duke 31–20
18	14	0.809	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND AAC	2–1	0.667	27	+5	Beat UCF 50–49
19	-14	0.841	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–1	0.750	17	+4	Lost to Florida State 28–31
20	-2	0.906	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	3–1	0.750	17	+3	BYE
21	6	0.927	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	SEC	3–1	0.750	17	+3	Beat Mississippi State 28–14
22	8	0.944	UAB	USA	4–1	0.800	14	+5	Beat Western Kentucky 37–14
23	0	0.983	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	3–1	0.750	17	+2	BYE
24	7	0.988	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	13	+4	Beat UTSA 28–16
25	3	1.176	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	27	+2	BYE
26	10	1.199	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	B12	3–1	0.750	17	+1	Beat Kansas 38–17
27	-1	1.297	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND AAC	1–1	0.500	35	+2	BYE
28	12	1.390	Navy (NAVY)	IND AAC	3–2	0.600	30	+4	Beat East Carolina 27–23
29	5	1.394	Troy (TROY)	SUN	3–1	0.750	17	+2	Beat Eastern Kentucky Colonels 31–29
30	7	1.397	Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)	SUN	3–1	0.750	17	-1	Beat Massachusetts 41–0
31	-23	1.491	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND AAC	1–1	0.500	35	+2	Lost to BYU 26–43
32	-10	1.700	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	ACC	3–2	0.600	30	+3	Lost to Virginia Tech 14–40
33	-9	1.709	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–2	0.500	35	+1	Lost to South Carolina 22–30
34	1	1.760	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	SUN	2–1	0.667	27	+1	BYE
35	-6	1.783	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	USA	3–2	0.600	30	+4	Lost to Marshall 17–35
36	12	1.845	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	SUN	3–2	0.600	30	+3	Beat Georgia State 59–52
37	4	1.911	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	1–1	0.500	35	-1	BYE
38	17	1.962	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	2–2	0.500	35	-1	Beat Auburn 30–22
39	-14	1.971	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND AAC	2–2	0.500	35	+1	Lost to Memphis 49–50
40	-19	1.986	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–2	0.500	35	0	Lost to Kentucky 7–34
41	1	2.017	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	2–2	0.500	35	0	BYE
42	12	2.038	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–2	0.500	35	-2	Beat Tennessee 34–7
43	2	2.238	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	2–2	0.500	35	-1	Beat Ole Miss 33–21
44	14	2.371	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–2	0.500	35	0	Beat Virginia 40–23
45	-7	2.412	Tulane (TULANE)	IND AAC	2–3	0.400	51	0	Lost to SMU 34–37
46	-7	2.412	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	ACC	3–3	0.500	35	-2	Lost to Miami 19–31
47	27	2.423	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND AAC	1–1	0.500	35	-1	Beat South Florida 39–37
48	-2	2.427	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	2–2	0.500	35	0	BYE
49	7	2.470	South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)	SUN	2–2	0.500	35	-2	Beat Texas State 30–20
50	-3	2.483	Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)	USA	1–2	0.333	55	+1	BYE
51	-2	2.487	UTEP	USA	3–2	0.600	30	-4	BYE
52	-8	2.508	TCU	B12	1–2	0.333	55	0	BYE
53	-10	2.541	UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)	USA	3–3	0.500	35	0	Lost to Army 16–28
54	-4	2.966	Missouri (MISSOURI)	SEC	1–2	0.333	55	-1	BYE
55	-22	2.969	Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)	SUN	1–2	0.333	55	-2	Lost to Arkansas State 52–59
56	12	3.194	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	2–3	0.400	51	-1	Beat North Carolina 31–28
57	-4	3.304	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–3	0.250	60	-1	Lost to Arkansas 21–33
58	-7	3.306	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	2–3	0.400	51	-3	Lost to Clemson 7–73
59	-7	3.429	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–3	0.250	60	-2	Lost to Wake Forest 23–40
60	11	3.700	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	USA	2–3	0.400	51	-4	Beat Middle Tennessee 52–35
61	-2	3.796	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–3	0.250	60	-4	Lost to Texas A&M 14–28
62	-2	3.859	LSU	SEC	1–2	0.333	55	-5	BYE
63	1	4.045	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	ACC	1–4	0.200	66	-6	Lost to Notre Dame 7–12
64	-3	4.158	Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)	USA	1–4	0.200	66	-4	Lost to UAB 14–37
65	1	4.161	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	1–3	0.250	60	-5	BYE
66	-4	4.191	Texas State (TEXAS STATE)	SUN	1–5	0.167	70	-8	Lost to South Alabama 20–30
67	-4	4.233	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	ACC	1–4	0.200	66	-7	Lost to Liberty 21–38
68	-11	4.262	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND AAC	1–3	0.250	60	-5	Lost to Navy 23–27
69	-4	4.368	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–5	0.167	70	-6	Lost to NC State 20–31
70	-1	4.375	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	1–3	0.250	60	-4	BYE
71	6	4.720	Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	73	-1	Lost to Georgia Southern 0–41
72	-2	4.789	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	0–4	0.000	73	-2	Lost to West Virginia 17–38
73	-6	4.829	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND AAC	1–4	0.200	66	-4	Lost to Temple 37–39
74	-2	5.035	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	USA	1–5	0.167	70	-12	Lost to North Texas 35–52
75	-2	5.044	Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)	USA	0–2	0.000	73	-5	BYE
76	-1	5.403	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	SUN	0–5	0.000	73	-9	BYE
77	-1	5.751	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–3	0.000	73	-5	BYE
78	0	7.156	Rice (RICE)	USA	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
79	0	7.189	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	MWC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
80	0	7.202	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	MWC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
81	0	7.202	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	MWC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
82	0	7.208	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
83	0	7.211	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
84	0	7.221	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
85	0	7.221	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
86	0	7.221	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
87	0	7.221	Utah (UTAH)	PAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
88	0	7.221	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
89	0	7.221	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
90	0	7.221	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
91	0	7.221	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
92	0	7.221	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
93	0	7.221	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
94	0	7.221	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	MWC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
95	0	7.221	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
96	0	7.221	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
97	0	7.221	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
98	0	7.221	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
99	0	7.221	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
100	0	7.221	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
101	0	7.221	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
102	0	7.221	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
103	0	7.221	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
104	0	7.221	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
105	0	7.221	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
106	0	7.221	Nevada (NEVADA)	MWC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
107	0	7.221	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
108	0	7.221	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
109	0	7.221	Colorado (COLORADO)	PAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
110	0	7.221	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
111	0	7.221	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
112	0	7.221	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
113	0	7.221	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B10	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
114	0	7.221	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
115	0	7.221	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
116	0	7.221	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
117	0	7.221	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	MWC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
118	0	7.221	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
119	0	7.221	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
120	0	7.221	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
121	0	7.221	UNLV	MWC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
122	0	7.221	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
123	0	7.221	Maryland (MARYLAND)	B10	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
124	0	7.221	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
125	0	7.221	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
126	0	7.221	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	B10	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
127	0	7.221	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
128	0	7.347	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
129	0	7.347	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	USA	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE
130	0	7.347	Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)	SUN	0–0	0.000	73	0	BYE