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2021 Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

2021 rankings as originally published from Ken's records; records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
1930.220Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–01.00010Beat Akron 60–10
2580.261Rutgers (RUTGERS)B101–01.00010Beat Temple 61–14
3820.279Marshall (MARSHALL)USA1–01.00010Beat Navy 49–7
4860.297NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–01.00010Beat South Florida 45–0
5350.302Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)ACC1–01.00010Beat Massachusetts 51–7
61080.309Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–01.00010Beat Bowling Green 38–6
7630.310Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–01.00010Beat UL Monroe 45–10
8100.312Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–01.00010Beat Western Michigan 47–14
9690.326Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)SEC1–01.00010Beat Kent State 41–10
10-80.328UCLAPAC2–01.0001+1Beat LSU 38–27
11240.338Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND AAC1–01.00010Beat Miami (OH) 49–14
12560.343Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Georgia State 43–10
13170.346Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Miami 44–13
14-40.351USCPAC1–01.0001+1Beat San José State 30–7
15260.356Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–01.00010Beat Old Dominion 42–10
16930.385Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC1–01.00010Beat Rice 38–17
1730.398Texas (TEXAS)B121–01.00010Beat Louisiana 38–18
18-30.405Iowa (IOWA)B101–01.00010Beat Indiana 34–6
19910.412South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)SUN1–01.00010Beat Southern Miss 31–7
20630.423Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Florida Atlantic 35–14
211010.426Syracuse (SYRACUSE)ACC1–01.00010Beat Ohio 29–9
22840.440Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B121–01.00010Beat Stanford 24–7
23850.440Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B121–01.00010Beat Houston 38–21
24780.444Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–01.00010Beat Louisville 43–24
25460.462Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–01.00010Beat Northwestern 38–21
26-90.483Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–01.00010Beat Minnesota 45–31
27-50.484San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC1–01.00010Beat New Mexico State 28–10
28-30.499UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)USA1–01.0001+1Beat Illinois 37–30
29740.513Missouri (MISSOURI)SEC1–01.00010Beat Central Michigan 34–24
3080.515App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)SUN1–01.00010Beat East Carolina 33–19
31130.521Baylor (BAYLOR)B121–01.00010Beat Texas State 29–20
32-60.521Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–01.0001+1Beat Fresno State 31–24
3330.557Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Clemson 10–3
34420.563BYUIND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Arizona 24–16
35210.576Penn State (PENN STATE)B101–01.00010Beat Wisconsin 16–10
36-240.578Purdue (PURDUE)B101–01.00010Beat Oregon State 30–21
37620.586Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC1–01.00010Beat North Carolina 17–10
38280.594Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B121–01.00010Beat Tulane 40–35
39160.602Maryland (MARYLAND)B101–01.00010Beat West Virginia 30–24
40-170.648Nevada (NEVADA)MWC1–01.00010Beat California 22–17
41280.649UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND AAC1–01.00010Beat Boise State 36–31
42650.658Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–01.00010Beat Louisiana Tech 35–34
43-160.666Utah State (UTAH STATE)MWC1–01.00010Beat Washington State 26–23
44150.671Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)USA1–01.00010Beat Duke 31–28
4500.694Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC1–01.00010Beat Georgia Tech 22–21
46-270.916Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Florida State 41–38
47-441.076UTEPUSA2–01.00010Beat Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 38–28
48191.269Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC1–01.00010Beat Wagner Seahawks 69–7
49551.361Troy (TROY)SUN1–01.00010Beat Southern Jaguars 55–3
50511.403Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC1–01.00010Beat Colgate Raiders 51–0
51691.411South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Eastern Illinois Panthers 46–0
52371.422TCUB121–01.00010Beat Duquesne Dukes 45–3
53381.439SMUIND AAC1–01.00010Beat Abilene Christian Wildcats 56–9
54261.452Liberty (LIBERTY)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Campbell Fighting Camels 48–7
55-51.459Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–01.00010Beat William & Mary Tribe 43–0
56-141.469Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)USA1–01.00010Beat UT Martin Skyhawks 59–21
57181.471Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)SUN1–01.00010Beat The Citadel Bulldogs 52–14
58701.483Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)USA1–01.00010Beat Long Island University Sharks 48–10
59141.499Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)USA1–01.00010Beat Monmouth Hawks 50–15
60321.505Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–01.00010Beat Norfolk State Spartans 49–10
61-31.511North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)USA1–01.00010Beat Northwestern State Demons 44–14
62-161.523UABUSA1–01.00010Beat Jacksonville State Gamecocks 31–0
63-161.542Colorado (COLORADO)PAC1–01.00010Beat Northern Colorado Bears 35–7
64-101.567Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC1–01.00010Beat Southern Utah Thunderbirds 41–14
65-361.572Utah (UTAH)PAC1–01.00010Beat Weber State Wildcats 40–17
66221.577Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND AAC1–01.00010Beat Nicholls Colonels 42–17
67331.597Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC1–01.00010Beat Lafayette Leopards 35–14
68431.631Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN1–01.00010Beat Central Arkansas Bears 40–21
6981.635Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–01.00010Beat Western Illinois Leathernecks 31–21
70351.641Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–01.00010Beat St. Francis (PA) Red Flash 35–15
71-431.646New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC1–01.00010Beat Houston Baptist Huskies 27–17
7271.666Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B121–01.00010Beat Northern Iowa Panthers 16–10
73-361.667Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B121–01.00010Beat Missouri State Bears 23–16
74521.685Kansas (KANSAS)B121–01.00010Beat South Dakota Coyotes 17–14
75181.696Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)SUN1–01.00010Beat Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs 30–25
76-521.731Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC1–01.00010Beat Montana State Bobcats 19–16
77-263.898Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)USA0–10.000820Lost to Mississippi State 34–35
78-773.924Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)MWC1–10.500770Lost to Oregon 24–31
79383.936Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–10.000820Lost to Northern Illinois 21–22
80364.084Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC0–10.000820Lost to Notre Dame 38–41
81-774.159Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–10.50077+1Lost to UTSA 30–37
82334.170Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–10.000820Lost to Utah State 23–26
83384.170Duke (DUKE)ACC0–10.000820Lost to Charlotte 28–31
84-734.170Boise State (BOISE STATE)MWC0–10.000820Lost to UCF 31–36
85104.239West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)B120–10.000820Lost to Maryland 24–30
86124.267Tulane (TULANE)IND AAC0–10.000820Lost to Oklahoma 35–40
87-744.281Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–10.000820Lost to Penn State 10–16
88-264.301California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–10.000820Lost to Nevada 17–22
89-244.389Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–10.000820Lost to Georgia 3–10
90-274.402Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC0–10.000820Lost to BYU 16–24
91-54.423North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–10.000820Lost to Virginia Tech 10–17
92274.429Texas State (TEXAS STATE)SUN0–10.000820Lost to Baylor 20–29
93-414.492LSUSEC0–10.000820Lost to UCLA 27–38
94-224.498Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–10.000820Lost to Purdue 21–30
9514.567Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–10.000820Lost to Missouri 24–34
96-914.582San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)MWC1–10.500770Lost to USC 7–30
97164.636East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND AAC0–10.000820Lost to App State 19–33
98-824.641Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–10.000820Lost to Kansas State 7–24
99-854.658Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–10.000820Lost to Ohio State 31–45
100124.705Louisville (LOUISVILLE)ACC0–10.000820Lost to Ole Miss 24–43
101-694.730Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–10.000820Lost to Michigan State 21–38
102-494.732Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)USA0–10.000820Lost to Florida 14–35
103-724.750Houston (HOUSTON)IND AAC0–10.000820Lost to Texas Tech 21–38
104-704.759Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN0–10.000820Lost to Texas 18–38
105-994.771Hawai'i (HAWAII)MWC1–10.500770Beat Portland State Vikings 49–35
106-494.783Rice (RICE)USA0–10.000820Lost to Arkansas 17–38
107-464.841Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA0–10.000820Lost to South Alabama 7–31
108-114.853Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–10.000820Lost to Syracuse 9–29
109-254.884Indiana (INDIANA)B100–10.000820Lost to Iowa 6–34
110-465.000Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)USA0–10.000820Lost to Wake Forest 10–42
111-305.013Miami (MIAMI)ACC0–10.000820Lost to Alabama 13–44
112-735.074Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–10.000820Lost to Texas A&M 10–41
113-925.084Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)SUN0–10.000820Lost to Army 10–43
114-1075.093Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B101–10.50077-1Beat Fordham Rams 52–7
11595.104Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–10.000820Lost to Tennessee 6–38
116-675.131Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–10.000820Lost to Michigan 14–47
117105.196UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN0–10.000820Lost to Kentucky 10–45
118-365.266Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–10.000820Lost to Cincinnati 14–49
119-765.313Navy (NAVY)IND AAC0–10.000820Lost to Marshall 7–49
120105.384Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)IND FBSI0–10.000820Lost to Pittsburgh 7–51
12145.421South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND AAC0–10.000820Lost to NC State 0–45
12215.503Temple (TEMPLE)IND AAC0–10.000820Lost to Rutgers 14–61
123-55.567Akron (AKRON)MAC0–10.000820Lost to Auburn 10–60
124-1166.080New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI0–20.000820Lost to San Diego State 10–28
12548.268UNLVMWC0–10.000820Lost to Eastern Washington Eagles 33–35
126-1178.963UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND FBSI0–20.00082-1Lost to Holy Cross Crusaders 28–38
127-409.036Tulsa (TULSA)IND AAC0–10.000820Lost to UC Davis Aggies 17–19
128-809.097Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–10.000820Lost to Montana Grizzlies 7–13
129-969.163Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC0–10.000820Lost to South Dakota State Jackrabbits 23–42
130-569.171Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–10.000820Lost to East Tennessee State Buccaneers 3–23

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