2021 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings
2021 rankings as originally published from Ken's records; records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 1.747 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 2 | 12 | 1.747 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 3 | 18 | 1.747 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 4 | 18 | 1.747 |  USC |  PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 5 | 20 | 1.747 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) |  MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 6 | 22 | 1.747 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 7 | 34 | 1.747 |  Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE) |  SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 8 | 39 | 1.747 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 9 | 39 | 1.747 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 10 | 57 | 1.747 |  UCLA | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 11 | 73 | 1.747 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 12 | 81 | 1.747 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 13 | 91 | 1.747 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 14 | 98 | 1.747 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 15 | -14 | 1.783 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 16 | -13 | 1.783 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 17 | -12 | 1.783 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 18 | -3 | 1.783 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 19 | -2 | 1.783 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 20 | 0 | 1.783 |  App State (APPALACHIAN STATE) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 21 | 17 | 1.783 |  Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 22 | 17 | 1.783 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) |  MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 23 | 29 | 1.783 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 24 | 29 | 1.783 |  UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO) |  USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 25 | 29 | 1.783 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 26 | 30 | 1.783 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 27 | 31 | 1.783 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) |  ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 28 | 44 | 1.783 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 29 | 46 | 1.783 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 30 | 53 | 1.783 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 31 | 60 | 1.783 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 32 | 68 | 1.783 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 33 | 81 | 1.783 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 34 | 81 | 1.783 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 35 | -33 | 1.826 |  Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 36 | -32 | 1.826 |  BYU | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 37 | -30 | 1.826 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 38 | -30 | 1.826 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 39 | -30 | 1.826 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 40 | -30 | 1.826 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 41 | -30 | 1.826 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 42 | -30 | 1.826 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 43 | -30 | 1.826 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 44 | -28 | 1.826 |  Liberty (LIBERTY) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 45 | -27 | 1.826 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 46 | -27 | 1.826 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 47 | -24 | 1.826 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 48 | -24 | 1.826 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 49 | -23 | 1.826 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 50 | -23 | 1.826 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 51 | -22 | 1.826 |  UAB | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 52 | -22 | 1.826 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 53 | -22 | 1.826 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 54 | -22 | 1.826 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 55 | -22 | 1.826 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 56 | -22 | 1.826 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 57 | -22 | 1.826 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 58 | -22 | 1.826 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 59 | -22 | 1.826 |  TCU | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 60 | -20 | 1.826 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 61 | -19 | 1.826 |  SMU | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 62 | -19 | 1.826 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 63 | -19 | 1.826 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 64 | -19 | 1.826 |  Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 65 | -19 | 1.826 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 66 | -17 | 1.826 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 67 | -17 | 1.826 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 68 | -17 | 1.826 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 69 | -14 | 1.826 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 70 | -13 | 1.826 |  Tulane (TULANE) | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 71 | -12 | 1.826 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 72 | -12 | 1.826 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 73 | -12 | 1.826 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 74 | -12 | 1.826 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 75 | -12 | 1.826 |  LSU | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 76 | -12 | 1.826 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 77 | -12 | 1.826 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 78 | -12 | 1.826 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 79 | -11 | 1.826 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 80 | -11 | 1.826 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 81 | -11 | 1.826 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 82 | -11 | 1.826 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 83 | -10 | 1.826 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 84 | -10 | 1.826 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 85 | -9 | 1.826 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 86 | -9 | 1.826 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 87 | -9 | 1.826 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 88 | -9 | 1.826 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 89 | -9 | 1.826 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 90 | -9 | 1.826 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 91 | -9 | 1.826 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 92 | -7 | 1.826 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 93 | -7 | 1.826 |  South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 94 | -7 | 1.826 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 95 | -7 | 1.826 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 96 | -7 | 1.826 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 97 | -7 | 1.826 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 98 | -6 | 1.826 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 99 | -5 | 1.826 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 100 | -5 | 1.826 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 101 | -5 | 1.826 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 102 | -5 | 1.826 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 103 | -5 | 1.826 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 104 | -5 | 1.826 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 105 | -4 | 1.826 |  UTEP | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 106 | -4 | 1.826 |  Charlotte (CHARLOTTE) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 107 | -4 | 1.826 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 108 | -3 | 1.826 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 109 | -3 | 1.826 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 110 | -3 | 1.826 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 111 | -3 | 1.826 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 112 | -3 | 1.826 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 113 | -3 | 1.826 |  Texas State (TEXAS STATE) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 114 | -3 | 1.826 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 115 | -2 | 1.826 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 116 | 0 | 1.826 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 117 | 1 | 1.826 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 118 | 1 | 1.826 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 119 | 1 | 1.826 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 120 | 1 | 1.826 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 121 | 2 | 1.826 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 122 | 2 | 1.826 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 123 | 2 | 1.826 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 124 | 2 | 1.826 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 125 | 2 | 1.826 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 126 | 3 | 1.826 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 127 | 3 | 1.826 |  Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 128 | -6 | 2.029 |  UNLV | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 129 | -12 | 2.032 |  Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 130 | -2 | 2.032 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |