2011 NCAA Division I Football Rankings: Week 3 (Sept 15-17)

Mathematically-derived, based on regular-season game scores.    Includes all teams that have played at least two Division I teams this season.  Compare with the AP, USA Today, ESPN, and BCS rankings.

Computed Ranks for Week:   3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15

Predictions vs Results for Week:  4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15

(Click on a column header to sort by that column.  Color coding:    Big 12  Pac-10  ACC  SEC    LSU Texas   Most over-rated    Most under-rated    )

Scores and Standings
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High Low Last +/- Rank Team W-L-T Div Conf Off Def Strength AP USA ESPN Fan Poll CFN
1 1 1 0 1 Georgia Tech 2-0-0 Coastal ACC 67.3 32.7 100.0 39 34 39 26 35
2 2 2 0 2 Wisconsin 3-0-0 Big_Ten 61.7 37.1 98.9 7 8 7 8 4
3 3 3 0 3 Texas A&M 2-0-0 Big_12 62.8 35.6 98.4 9 9 9 10 14
4 4 4 0 4 USC 3-0-0 Pac-12 53.2 44.8 98.0 27 43 25 26 31
5 5 5 0 5 Utah 1-1-0 Pac-12 64.5 33.4 97.9 39 43 39 26 36
6 6 6 0 6 Iowa State 2-0-0 Big_12 70.3 26.7 97.1 39 41 39 26 52
7 7 7 0 7 South Florida 2-0-0 Big_East 56.9 39.7 96.5 20 22 20 26 24
8 8 8 0 8 Michigan 3-0-0 Big_Ten 63.5 32.9 96.4 26 26 26 26 23
9 9 9 0 9 Vanderbilt 2-0-0 Eastern SEC 66.5 28.5 94.9 39 43 39 26 50
10 10 10 0 10 Iowa 1-1-0 Big_Ten 66.4 28.2 94.6 39 43 39 26 53
11 11 11 0 11 Oklahoma 2-0-0 Big_12 66.3 27.4 93.7 1 1 1 1 3
12 12 12 0 12 Connecticut 0-2-0 Big_East 48.1 44.4 92.5 39 43 39 26 66
13 13 13 0 13 Notre Dame 1-2-0 Independent 61.3 30.2 91.5 39 43 39 20 121
14 14 14 0 14 Ohio 3-0-0 East Mid-American 62.4 29.1 91.5 39 43 39 26 68
15 15 15 0 15 Pittsburgh 1-1-0 Big_East 57.1 34.0 91.2 39 43 38 26 54
16 16 16 0 16 Clemson 2-0-0 Atlantic ACC 59.1 31.3 90.4 39 36 31 26 9
17 17 17 0 17 Oklahoma State 3-0-0 Big_12 79.0 7.1 86.1 8 7 8 9 5
18 18 18 0 18 Kansas State 1-0-0 Big_12 50.3 35.7 86.0 39 43 39 26 87
19 19 19 0 19 Alabama 3-0-0 Western SEC 52.9 33.0 85.9 2 2 2 2 2
20 20 20 0 20 Wake Forest 2-1-0 Atlantic ACC 58.3 26.4 84.7 39 43 39 26 74
21 21 21 0 21 West Virginia 2-0-0 Big_East 55.8 28.8 84.6 18 20 19 26 22
22 22 22 0 22 Syracuse 1-1-0 Big_East 62.1 22.2 84.4 39 43 39 26 61
23 23 23 0 23 Illinois 2-0-0 Big_Ten 39.9 43.7 83.6 39 43 39 26 16
24 24 24 0 24 Arizona State 1-1-0 Pac-12 62.8 20.6 83.3 22 18 18 26 17
25 25 25 0 25 Utah State 1-1-0 WAC 62.9 20.0 82.9 39 43 39 26 81
26 26 26 0 26 LSU 3-0-0 Western SEC 44.6 37.8 82.4 3 3 3 4 1
27 27 27 0 27 Stanford 3-0-0 Pac-12 67.4 14.2 81.6 6 6 6 6 7
28 28 28 0 28 Texas 3-0-0 Big_12 49.3 31.9 81.2 23 21 23 23 28
29 29 29 0 29 Boise State 2-0-0 Mountain_West 43.4 37.3 80.7 4 4 4 7 12
30 30 30 0 30 San Diego State 2-0-0 Mountain_West 53.3 27.2 80.5 39 39 39 26 85
31 31 31 0 31 Florida State 2-1-0 Atlantic ACC 41.7 38.3 80.1 5 5 5 5 13
32 32 32 0 32 Auburn 2-1-0 Western SEC 58.4 21.6 80.0 21 19 22 18 29
33 33 33 0 33 Maryland 1-1-0 Atlantic ACC 58.7 21.2 79.9 29 35 32 26 39
34 34 34 0 34 Minnesota 1-2-0 Big_Ten 55.7 23.9 79.6 39 43 39 26 95
35 35 35 0 35 Missouri 1-1-0 Big_12 48.3 30.8 79.1 35 33 33 24 18
36 36 36 0 36 North Carolina State 0-1-0 Atlantic ACC 53.4 24.3 77.7 39 43 39 26 67
37 37 37 0 37 Washington State 1-1-0 Pac-12 52.8 24.1 76.9 39 43 39 26 78
38 38 38 0 38 Virginia Tech 2-0-0 Coastal ACC 28.2 47.0 75.2 13 12 14 15 15
39 39 39 0 39 Penn State 2-1-0 Big_Ten 44.7 29.6 74.3 32 30 37 25 37
40 40 40 0 40 Florida International 3-0-0 Sun_Belt 50.0 24.1 74.1 39 43 39 26 63
41 41 41 0 41 Southern Methodist 2-1-0 West USA 50.4 23.5 73.9 39 43 39 26 59
42 42 42 0 42 South Carolina 3-0-0 Eastern SEC 53.2 20.7 73.9 10 11 11 12 10
43 43 43 0 43 Western Michigan 2-1-0 West Mid-American 45.4 27.9 73.2 39 43 39 26 69
44 44 44 0 44 New Mexico State 1-2-0 WAC 46.7 26.4 73.1 39 43 39 26 94
45 45 45 0 45 Miami (Fla.) 1-1-0 Coastal ACC 47.5 25.6 73.1 39 43 39 26 41
46 46 46 0 46 UCF 2-1-0 East USA 34.4 38.3 72.8 30 27 30 26 64
47 47 47 0 47 Buffalo 1-2-0 East Mid-American 48.7 24.1 72.7 39 43 39 26 110
48 48 48 0 48 Northern Illinois 1-2-0 West Mid-American 54.3 18.1 72.4 39 43 39 26 57
49 49 49 0 49 Oregon 2-1-0 Pac-12 60.9 11.6 72.4 12 14 12 3 8
50 50 50 0 50 Brigham Young 1-2-0 Independent 46.6 25.2 71.8 33 42 39 26 51
51 51 51 0 51 Mississippi 0-2-0 Western SEC 36.8 34.6 71.4 39 43 39 26 62
52 52 52 0 52 Miami (Ohio) 0-2-0 East Mid-American 41.9 29.0 70.9 39 43 39 26 70
53 53 53 0 53 Bowling Green 1-1-0 East Mid-American 45.2 25.6 70.7 39 43 39 26 84
54 54 54 0 54 Michigan State 1-1-0 Big_Ten 41.1 29.5 70.6 15 15 15 16 30
55 55 55 0 55 North Carolina 2-0-0 Coastal ACC 44.2 26.3 70.4 39 31 35 26 26
56 56 56 0 56 Kansas 1-1-0 Big_12 59.9 10.3 70.2 39 43 39 26 56
57 57 57 0 57 Mississippi State 1-2-0 Western SEC 52.9 16.8 69.7 25 25 29 19 27
58 58 58 0 58 Arkansas 3-0-0 Western SEC 53.0 16.2 69.2 14 13 10 13 11
59 59 59 0 59 Baylor 1-0-0 Big_12 71.3 -2.3 69.1 19 24 21 26 32
60 60 60 0 60 Georgia 0-2-0 Eastern SEC 60.5 8.3 68.8 37 40 36 21 21
61 61 61 0 61 Ball State 2-1-0 West Mid-American 45.0 23.6 68.6 39 43 39 26 83
62 62 62 0 62 Eastern Michigan 0-1-0 West Mid-American 35.9 32.5 68.4 39 43 39 26 113
63 63 63 0 63 Rutgers 0-1-0 Big_East 48.3 20.2 68.4 39 43 39 26 60
64 64 64 0 64 Texas-El Paso 2-1-0 West USA 42.1 25.0 67.1 39 43 39 26 93
65 65 65 0 65 TCU 2-1-0 Mountain_West 45.7 21.3 67.1 23 23 24 14 34
66 66 66 0 66 Middle Tennessee 0-2-0 Sun_Belt 50.5 16.3 66.8 39 43 39 26 101
67 67 67 0 67 Navy 1-1-0 Independent 44.2 22.1 66.3 39 43 39 26 48
68 68 68 0 68 Florida 3-0-0 Eastern SEC 40.0 24.8 64.8 16 17 17 22 6
69 69 69 0 69 Wyoming 3-0-0 Mountain_West 52.4 12.3 64.6 39 43 39 26 105
70 70 70 0 70 Purdue 1-1-0 Big_Ten 41.3 23.3 64.6 39 43 39 26 98
71 71 71 0 71 Tulsa 1-2-0 West USA 40.1 24.3 64.4 39 43 39 26 65
72 72 72 0 72 Houston 3-0-0 West USA 50.9 13.3 64.3 28 28 28 26 43
73 73 73 0 73 Texas Tech 2-0-0 Big_12 56.5 7.7 64.2 39 43 39 26 44
74 74 74 0 74 Louisville 1-1-0 Big_East 44.3 19.7 64.1 39 43 39 26 73
75 75 75 0 75 Oregon State 0-1-0 Pac-12 37.1 26.7 63.9 39 43 39 26 91
76 76 76 0 76 Army 1-2-0 Independent 45.7 17.5 63.1 39 43 39 26 86
77 77 77 0 77 Temple 1-1-0 East Mid-American 36.1 26.9 63.0 39 43 39 26 82
78 78 78 0 78 Arkansas State 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 53.7 9.1 62.8 39 43 39 26 108
79 79 79 0 79 Troy 0-2-0 Sun_Belt 47.2 15.6 62.8 39 43 39 26 100
80 80 80 0 80 Marshall 1-2-0 East USA 42.9 19.4 62.3 39 43 39 26 71
81 81 81 0 81 Tennessee 1-1-0 Eastern SEC 50.5 11.6 62.1 34 32 27 26 20
82 82 82 0 82 East Carolina 0-2-0 East USA 57.3 4.2 61.5 39 43 39 26 47
83 83 83 0 83 Rice 1-1-0 West USA 44.1 17.3 61.4 39 43 39 26 96
84 84 84 0 84 Louisiana Tech 0-2-0 WAC 44.5 16.5 61.1 39 43 39 26 77
85 85 85 0 85 Southern Mississippi 2-1-0 East USA 36.1 24.7 60.8 39 43 39 26 72
86 86 86 0 86 Idaho 1-2-0 WAC 41.8 19.1 60.8 39 43 39 26 107
87 87 87 0 87 Virginia 1-1-0 Coastal ACC 43.3 16.2 59.4 39 43 39 26 46
88 88 88 0 88 La.-Lafayette 2-1-0 Sun_Belt 39.6 19.5 59.1 39 43 39 26 102
89 89 89 0 89 Arizona 0-2-0 Pac-12 22.7 36.2 58.8 39 43 39 26 38
90 90 90 0 90 Gardner-Webb 0-2-0 31.8 25.4 57.1 39 43 39 26 121
91 91 91 0 91 Ohio State 2-1-0 Big_Ten 30.6 25.9 56.4 17 16 16 17 42
92 92 92 0 92 Indiana 1-2-0 Big_Ten 47.2 9.3 56.4 39 43 39 26 92
93 93 93 0 93 UNLV 1-2-0 Mountain_West 43.9 12.4 56.3 39 43 39 26 79
94 94 94 0 94 Northwestern 1-1-0 Big_Ten 30.8 24.7 55.5 31 29 34 26 88
95 95 95 0 95 UCLA 1-2-0 Pac-12 50.1 5.3 55.4 39 43 39 26 55
96 96 96 0 96 Weber State 0-2-0 40.6 14.1 54.8 39 43 39 26 121
97 97 97 0 97 Kentucky 2-1-0 Eastern SEC 30.4 23.6 54.0 39 43 39 26 76
98 98 98 0 98 Toledo 0-2-0 West Mid-American 50.1 3.5 53.5 39 43 39 26 75
99 99 99 0 99 Nebraska 2-0-0 Big_Ten 52.5 0.6 53.1 11 10 13 11 19
100 100 100 0 100 Stony Brook 0-2-0 40.0 12.4 52.4 39 43 39 26 121
101 101 101 0 101 Indiana State 1-1-0 43.7 8.4 52.1 39 43 39 26 121
102 102 102 0 102 Air Force 0-1-0 Mountain_West 40.3 10.7 51.1 39 43 39 26 45
103 103 103 0 103 Kent State 0-3-0 East Mid-American 35.7 15.3 51.0 39 43 39 26 115
104 104 104 0 104 Duke 1-1-0 Coastal ACC 27.2 23.0 50.2 39 43 39 26 103
105 105 105 0 105 Boston College 0-3-0 Atlantic ACC 41.7 6.1 47.8 39 43 39 26 104
106 106 106 0 106 Cincinnati 2-1-0 Big_East 39.1 8.3 47.4 39 43 39 26 33
107 107 107 0 107 North Texas 0-3-0 Sun_Belt 36.5 10.0 46.4 39 43 39 26 112
108 108 108 0 108 Louisiana-Monroe 0-2-0 Sun_Belt 38.3 7.7 46.1 39 43 39 26 109
109 109 109 0 109 Washington 1-1-0 Pac-12 42.6 2.5 45.1 36 37 39 26 49
110 110 110 0 110 California 2-0-0 Pac-12 43.6 0.9 44.6 39 38 39 26 40
111 111 111 0 111 Tulane 2-1-0 West USA 36.7 7.6 44.4 39 43 39 26 106
112 112 112 0 112 Northwestern State 0-2-0 35.7 8.5 44.2 39 43 39 26 121
113 113 113 0 113 Central Michigan 1-2-0 West Mid-American 37.4 6.8 44.2 39 43 39 26 97
114 114 114 0 114 San Jose State 0-3-0 WAC 19.8 23.9 43.7 39 43 39 26 111
115 115 115 0 115 Nicholls State 0-2-0 37.7 4.5 42.2 39 43 39 26 121
116 116 116 0 116 Hawaii 1-2-0 WAC 35.6 6.6 42.2 39 43 39 26 80
117 117 117 0 117 Nevada 1-1-0 WAC 36.2 5.8 42.0 39 43 39 26 90
118 118 118 0 118 Charleston Southern 0-2-0 43.3 -1.9 41.4 39 43 39 26 121
119 119 119 0 119 Colorado 1-2-0 Pac-12 30.3 5.8 36.1 39 43 39 26 58
120 120 120 0 120 Western Kentucky 0-3-0 Sun_Belt 29.0 6.8 35.8 39 43 39 26 118
121 121 121 0 121 Missouri State 0-2-0 20.9 14.9 35.8 39 43 39 26 121
122 122 122 0 122 Fresno State 1-2-0 WAC 25.5 9.5 35.0 39 43 39 26 89
123 123 123 0 123 South Carolina State 0-2-0 21.5 12.8 34.3 39 43 39 26 121
124 124 124 0 124 Florida Atlantic 0-2-0 Sun_Belt 28.7 4.0 32.7 39 43 39 26 119
125 125 125 0 125 Memphis 1-2-0 East USA 21.4 10.3 31.7 39 43 39 26 117
126 126 126 0 126 North Dakota 0-2-0 32.3 -1.8 30.4 39 43 39 26 121
127 127 127 0 127 Texas State-San Marcos 0-2-0 20.0 9.4 29.4 39 43 39 26 121
128 128 128 0 128 New Mexico 0-3-0 Mountain_West 18.4 10.6 29.0 39 43 39 26 116
129 129 129 0 129 Southeastern Louisiana 0-2-0 35.7 -7.6 28.1 39 43 39 26 121
130 130 130 0 130 Colorado State 1-1-0 Mountain_West 22.2 5.3 27.5 39 43 39 26 99
131 131 131 0 131 Akron 0-3-0 East Mid-American 26.0 -5.4 20.6 39 43 39 26 120
132 132 132 0 132 UAB 0-2-0 East USA 21.2 -1.7 19.6 39 43 39 26 114
133 133 133 0 133 Austin Peay 0-2-0 17.3 -5.7 11.6 39 43 39 26 121