2021 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 11, 2022By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 2021 Season Tags: • No Comments

2021 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	0.092	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	14–1	0.933	1	+98	Beat Alabama 33–18
2	0	0.227	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	13–2	0.867	4	+85	Lost to Georgia 18–33
3	0	0.296	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND AAC	13–1	0.929	2	+72	BYE
4	0	0.317	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	12–2	0.857	5	+75	BYE
5	0	0.331	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	12–2	0.857	5	+73	BYE
6	0	0.368	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	12–2	0.857	5	+73	BYE
7	0	0.440	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	11–2	0.846	11	+66	BYE
8	0	0.563	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	SUN	13–1	0.929	2	+62	BYE
9	0	0.569	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	12–2	0.857	5	+60	BYE
10	0	0.602	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	11–2	0.846	11	+59	BYE
11	0	0.675	UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)	USA	12–2	0.857	5	+55	BYE
12	0	0.703	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	11–2	0.846	11	+60	BYE
13	0	0.725	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	11–2	0.846	11	+51	BYE
14	0	0.921	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	10–3	0.769	19	+44	BYE
15	0	0.938	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND AAC	12–2	0.857	5	+43	BYE
16	0	0.956	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	ACC	11–3	0.786	16	+46	BYE
17	0	0.974	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	10–3	0.769	19	+44	BYE
18	0	1.057	Utah (UTAH)	PAC	10–4	0.714	26	+42	BYE
19	0	1.067	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	11–3	0.786	16	+47	BYE
20	0	1.116	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	9–4	0.692	30	+45	BYE
21	0	1.187	BYU	IND FBSI	10–3	0.769	19	+41	BYE
22	0	1.211	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	SUN	10–4	0.714	26	+40	BYE
23	0	1.227	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	10–4	0.714	26	+40	BYE
24	0	1.251	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	MWC	10–3	0.769	19	+37	BYE
25	0	1.264	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	MWC	11–3	0.786	16	+43	BYE
26	0	1.275	Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)	SUN	11–2	0.846	11	+30	BYE
27	1	1.328	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	10–4	0.714	26	+38	BYE
28	-1	1.336	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	10–3	0.769	19	+36	BYE
29	0	1.394	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	9–4	0.692	30	+37	BYE
30	0	1.414	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	10–3	0.769	19	+36	BYE
31	0	1.568	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	9–4	0.692	30	+33	BYE
32	0	1.693	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	9–3	0.750	25	+29	BYE
33	1	1.733	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	9–4	0.692	30	+28	BYE
34	-1	1.767	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	MWC	7–5	0.583	49	+35	BYE
35	1	1.829	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	9–4	0.692	30	+29	BYE
36	-1	1.835	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	SEC	8–4	0.667	38	+26	BYE
37	0	1.898	UAB	USA	9–4	0.692	30	+27	BYE
38	0	2.006	Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)	USA	9–5	0.643	41	+25	BYE
39	0	2.156	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–4	0.692	30	+21	BYE
40	0	2.168	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–5	0.615	43	+21	BYE
41	0	2.237	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	9–5	0.643	41	+25	BYE
42	0	2.359	Liberty (LIBERTY)	IND FBSI	8–5	0.615	43	+18	BYE
43	10	2.372	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	8–5	0.615	43	+18	Beat LSU 42–20
44	2	2.414	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND AAC	9–4	0.692	30	+14	BYE
45	-2	2.417	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–6	0.538	52	+14	BYE
46	-2	2.421	Miami (MIAMI)	ACC	7–5	0.583	49	+18	BYE
47	-2	2.428	UCLA	PAC	8–4	0.667	38	+17	BYE
48	-1	2.508	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	7–6	0.538	52	+14	BYE
49	-1	2.514	SMU	IND AAC	8–4	0.667	38	+16	BYE
50	-1	2.590	Nevada (NEVADA)	MWC	8–5	0.615	43	+12	BYE
51	-1	2.625	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	7–6	0.538	52	+10	BYE
52	-1	2.721	Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)	SUN	8–5	0.615	43	+17	BYE
53	-1	2.734	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–6	0.538	52	+10	BYE
54	0	2.901	Maryland (MARYLAND)	B10	7–6	0.538	52	+11	BYE
55	0	3.046	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	7–6	0.538	52	+10	BYE
56	0	3.063	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	8–5	0.615	43	+3	BYE
57	0	3.113	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND AAC	7–5	0.583	49	+7	BYE
58	1	3.176	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	7–6	0.538	52	+8	BYE
59	1	3.219	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–7	0.462	73	+8	BYE
60	1	3.232	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	7–6	0.538	52	+3	BYE
61	1	3.321	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–6	0.538	52	+2	BYE
62	-4	3.382	LSU	SEC	6–7	0.462	73	+6	Lost to Kansas State 20–42
63	0	3.398	Marshall (MARSHALL)	USA	7–6	0.538	52	+2	BYE
64	0	3.434	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–6	0.538	52	0	BYE
65	0	3.461	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	ACC	6–7	0.462	73	+4	BYE
66	0	3.512	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND AAC	7–6	0.538	52	+14	BYE
67	0	3.611	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	7–7	0.500	69	-5	BYE
68	0	3.696	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–6	0.538	52	-8	BYE
69	4	3.764	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	B12	6–7	0.462	73	-2	BYE
70	-1	3.770	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–6	0.538	52	-3	BYE
71	-1	3.779	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	5–7	0.417	85	+4	BYE
72	-1	3.802	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–6	0.500	69	-1	BYE
73	-1	3.806	Missouri (MISSOURI)	SEC	6–7	0.462	73	+2	BYE
74	0	3.898	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–7	0.462	73	-2	BYE
75	0	3.993	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	USA	7–6	0.538	52	-9	BYE
76	0	4.049	UTEP	USA	7–6	0.538	52	-7	BYE
77	0	4.055	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND AAC	6–6	0.500	69	-5	BYE
78	0	4.184	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–7	0.462	73	-9	BYE
79	0	4.312	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	7–6	0.538	52	+3	BYE
80	0	4.396	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–7	0.462	73	-8	BYE
81	0	4.605	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–7	0.417	85	-7	BYE
82	1	4.714	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	ACC	6–7	0.462	73	-11	BYE
83	-1	4.722	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	ACC	6–6	0.500	69	-11	BYE
84	0	4.752	TCU	B12	5–7	0.417	85	-7	BYE
85	0	4.793	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	5–7	0.417	85	0	BYE
86	0	4.853	Navy (NAVY)	IND AAC	4–8	0.333	97	-1	BYE
87	1	4.866	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	MWC	6–7	0.462	73	-13	BYE
88	1	4.871	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	USA	6–7	0.462	73	-14	BYE
89	-2	4.883	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	ACC	5–7	0.417	85	-11	BYE
90	0	5.198	Troy (TROY)	SUN	5–7	0.417	85	-16	BYE
91	0	5.367	Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)	USA	6–7	0.462	73	-18	BYE
92	0	5.508	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	B10	5–8	0.385	96	-19	BYE
93	0	5.519	Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)	USA	5–7	0.417	85	-22	BYE
94	0	5.585	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	MWC	5–7	0.417	85	-18	BYE
95	0	5.681	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B10	3–9	0.250	106	-24	BYE
96	0	5.754	South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)	SUN	5–7	0.417	85	-24	BYE
97	0	5.769	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–7	0.417	85	-27	BYE
98	0	5.920	USC	PAC	4–8	0.333	97	-23	BYE
99	0	6.036	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	SUN	4–8	0.333	97	-22	BYE
100	0	6.085	Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)	USA	5–7	0.417	85	-31	BYE
101	0	6.086	Rice (RICE)	USA	4–8	0.333	97	-25	BYE
102	0	6.452	Colorado (COLORADO)	PAC	4–8	0.333	97	-28	BYE
103	0	6.561	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–9	0.250	106	-29	BYE
104	0	6.816	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	4–8	0.333	97	-38	BYE
105	0	6.828	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–8	0.333	97	-24	BYE
106	0	6.877	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–8	0.333	97	-37	BYE
107	0	6.891	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–9	0.250	106	-31	BYE
108	0	6.926	Texas State (TEXAS STATE)	SUN	4–8	0.333	97	-20	BYE
109	0	7.023	Tulane (TULANE)	IND AAC	2–10	0.167	118	-35	BYE
110	1	7.087	Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)	SUN	3–9	0.250	106	-34	BYE
111	-1	7.090	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–10	0.167	118	-30	BYE
112	0	7.267	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	3–9	0.250	106	-28	BYE
113	0	7.291	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	USA	3–9	0.250	106	-38	BYE
114	1	7.299	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	3–9	0.250	106	-36	BYE
115	-1	7.301	UNLV	MWC	2–10	0.167	118	-27	BYE
116	0	7.365	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–9	0.250	106	-37	BYE
117	0	7.760	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND AAC	2–10	0.167	118	-42	BYE
118	0	7.820	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	3–9	0.250	106	-45	BYE
119	0	7.849	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND AAC	3–9	0.250	106	-42	BYE
120	0	7.889	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–9	0.250	106	-34	BYE
121	0	8.094	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–9	0.250	106	-49	BYE
122	0	8.194	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	2–10	0.167	118	-43	BYE
123	0	8.410	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	2–10	0.167	118	-50	BYE
124	0	8.836	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	SUN	2–10	0.167	118	-52	BYE
125	0	8.871	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–10	0.167	118	-44	BYE
126	0	9.210	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	2–10	0.167	118	-62	BYE
127	0	9.365	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	1–11	0.083	127	-47	BYE
128	0	9.793	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	1–11	0.083	127	-53	BYE
129	0	10.248	Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)	USA	1–11	0.083	127	-72	BYE
130	0	10.278	Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)	IND FBSI	1–11	0.083	127	-48	BYE