2015 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Rankings: Week 3 (Sept 17-19)

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

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

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

(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
High Low +/- Rank Team W-L-T Div Conf Off Def Strength AP ESPN COACHES
1 41 4 1 West Virginia 2-0-0 Big_12 61.4 38.6 100.0 27 23 26
1 75 73 2 Mississippi 3-0-0 Western SEC 70.7 5.7 76.4 3 3 5
3 15 12 3 Liberty 0-1-0 55.6 20.4 76.0 45 26 47
4 63 2 4 Alabama 2-1-0 Western SEC 41.7 27.8 69.5 12 11 12
5 69 17 5 UCLA 3-0-0 Pac-12 28.5 31.5 60.0 9 9 11
6 53 36 6 Notre Dame 3-0-0 Independent 33.7 24.7 58.4 6 5 8
4 23 16 7 Georgia Tech 2-1-0 Coastal ACC 50.2 7.1 57.2 20 21 20
8 97 89 8 Georgia 3-0-0 Eastern SEC 51.8 5.5 57.2 7 8 6
9 166 40 9 Georgia Southern 2-1-0 Sun_Belt 38.6 17.4 56.0 45 26 47
10 32 21 10 Navy 2-0-0 The_American 37.3 17.7 55.0 45 26 47
11 72 17 11 Brigham Young 2-1-0 Independent 54.1 0.9 54.9 22 24 27
12 115 53 12 Northwestern 3-0-0 West Big_Ten 28.3 24.8 53.0 17 16 19
13 44 5 13 Ohio State 3-0-0 East Big_Ten 34.3 18.4 52.8 1 1 1
3 19 5 14 Middle Tennessee 2-1-0 USA 44.2 3.0 47.2 45 26 47
15 96 49 15 Utah 3-0-0 Pac-12 42.4 4.8 47.2 18 19 17
16 118 40 16 Virginia 1-2-0 Coastal ACC 49.7 -2.8 46.9 45 26 47
17 117 28 17 Boise State 2-1-0 Mountain_West 23.1 23.4 46.5 36 26 40
18 138 35 18 Washington 2-1-0 Pac-12 41.2 5.1 46.3 45 26 47
13 110 -6 19 Wisconsin 2-1-0 West Big_Ten 37.8 7.3 45.1 22 25 21
20 134 76 20 North Carolina 2-1-0 Coastal ACC 25.9 18.4 44.3 45 26 47
21 155 70 21 Stanford 2-1-0 Pac-12 35.4 8.8 44.3 21 20 24
22 113 54 22 Michigan 2-1-0 East Big_Ten 21.1 23.1 44.1 45 26 47
23 79 56 23 LSU 2-0-0 Western SEC 20.8 23.3 44.1 8 6 9
14 66 -10 24 Kansas State 3-0-0 Big_12 32.7 11.2 43.9 39 26 30
25 68 43 25 Duke 2-1-0 Coastal ACC 31.0 12.0 43.0 45 26 47
26 82 12 26 Nebraska 1-2-0 West Big_Ten 26.3 15.7 42.0 45 26 47
18 32 5 27 USC 2-1-0 Pac-12 38.5 2.9 41.4 19 18 18
28 28 0 28 William & Mary 0-1-0 26.2 14.7 40.9 45 26 47
29 127 98 29 Mississippi State 2-1-0 Western SEC 43.3 -2.7 40.6 26 26 31
30 37 4 30 Miami (Fla.) 3-0-0 Coastal ACC 44.1 -4.8 39.3 37 26 28
31 66 35 31 Northern Illinois 2-1-0 West Mid-American 33.0 5.2 38.2 45 26 44
11 32 -7 32 Florida 3-0-0 Eastern SEC 23.3 14.7 38.0 40 26 34
33 159 126 33 Michigan State 3-0-0 East Big_Ten 23.4 14.2 37.6 2 2 3
34 108 74 34 Virginia Tech 2-1-0 Coastal ACC 36.8 0.6 37.4 42 26 42
1 48 -34 35 Oklahoma 3-0-0 Big_12 39.2 -2.3 37.0 15 11 14
14 85 49 36 Texas Tech 3-0-0 Big_12 40.8 -4.4 36.4 33 26 32
11 54 -26 37 Texas A&M 3-0-0 Western SEC 52.5 -16.8 35.7 14 13 15
38 45 6 38 Arizona 3-0-0 Pac-12 49.2 -14.1 35.2 16 17 16
39 141 45 39 Utah State 1-2-0 Mountain_West 20.5 14.1 34.6 45 26 47
2 40 -38 40 Tennessee 2-1-0 Eastern SEC 23.9 10.8 34.6 28 26 29
10 136 95 41 Louisiana Tech 1-2-0 USA 42.6 -8.2 34.4 45 26 47
42 73 31 42 Kentucky 2-1-0 Eastern SEC 27.7 6.2 33.9 45 26 47
43 108 40 43 South Carolina 1-2-0 Eastern SEC 29.4 4.3 33.7 45 26 47
44 131 87 44 Western Kentucky 2-1-0 USA 30.7 2.8 33.5 45 26 47
31 112 67 45 Indiana 3-0-0 East Big_Ten 38.9 -5.4 33.5 45 26 47
16 46 -25 46 Baylor 2-0-0 Big_12 32.2 0.8 32.9 5 7 4
33 113 66 47 Southern Illinois 0-1-0 41.6 -9.1 32.5 45 26 47
48 146 45 48 Southern Utah 0-1-0 23.1 8.5 31.6 45 26 47
36 81 -13 49 East Carolina 1-2-0 The_American 38.7 -7.7 31.0 45 26 47
50 140 84 50 Vanderbilt 1-2-0 Eastern SEC 15.2 15.7 30.8 45 26 47
51 104 53 51 Western Michigan 1-2-0 West Mid-American 34.4 -4.4 30.0 45 26 47
12 81 29 52 Oregon 2-1-0 Pac-12 46.5 -16.5 29.9 13 10 13
26 53 -5 53 North Carolina State 3-0-0 Atlantic ACC 43.0 -14.6 28.5 41 26 36
54 78 7 54 Iowa 3-0-0 West Big_Ten 22.0 4.5 26.5 38 26 38
55 89 34 55 UNLV 0-3-0 Mountain_West 33.1 -6.9 26.2 45 26 47
3 56 -53 56 Florida State 3-0-0 Atlantic ACC 6.1 19.8 25.9 10 15 7
57 109 52 57 Fresno State 1-2-0 Mountain_West 27.8 -2.5 25.3 45 26 47
58 110 52 58 Toledo 2-0-0 West Mid-American 20.9 3.9 24.8 30 26 45
59 94 35 59 La.-Lafayette 1-1-0 Sun_Belt 34.1 -10.2 23.8 45 26 47
30 121 61 60 Arkansas 1-2-0 Western SEC 18.8 4.8 23.6 45 26 47
7 61 -34 61 Air Force 2-1-0 Mountain_West 34.5 -11.0 23.5 45 26 47
62 107 45 62 Oklahoma State 3-0-0 Big_12 33.8 -10.5 23.3 24 22 22
50 106 -13 63 Towson 0-1-0 12.3 10.7 23.0 45 26 47
36 117 53 64 Sam Houston State 0-1-0 40.6 -18.2 22.4 45 26 47
20 65 -18 65 Illinois 2-1-0 West Big_Ten 37.3 -15.1 22.2 45 26 47
2 66 -42 66 California 3-0-0 Pac-12 36.0 -14.5 21.5 29 26 35
40 77 -27 67 Auburn 2-1-0 Western SEC 43.4 -21.9 21.5 34 26 25
68 68 0 68 The Citadel 0-1-0 30.4 -9.4 21.0 45 26 47
4 69 -65 69 Pittsburgh 2-1-0 Coastal ACC 26.0 -4.9 21.0 45 26 47
62 73 -8 70 Texas-San Antonio 0-2-0 16.0 4.9 20.8 45 26 47
71 155 84 71 Hawaii 2-1-0 Mountain_West 21.7 -0.9 20.8 45 26 47
28 77 5 72 Clemson 3-0-0 Atlantic ACC 30.5 -9.8 20.6 11 14 10
73 173 100 73 Louisiana-Monroe 1-1-0 Sun_Belt 19.5 0.8 20.2 45 26 47
43 143 -31 74 Penn State 2-1-0 East Big_Ten 14.7 5.0 19.8 45 26 47
75 161 41 75 Texas 1-2-0 Big_12 25.5 -5.8 19.8 45 26 47
76 169 93 76 Colorado 2-1-0 Pac-12 23.1 -3.8 19.3 45 26 47
20 77 -57 77 Houston 2-0-0 The_American 45.4 -26.1 19.2 32 26 43
78 126 48 78 Southern Mississippi 2-1-0 USA 12.5 5.2 17.8 45 26 47
35 109 -44 79 Arizona State 2-1-0 Pac-12 10.0 7.4 17.4 31 26 33
24 168 88 80 Buffalo 2-1-0 East Mid-American 22.0 -4.6 17.4 45 26 47
81 145 20 81 Colgate 0-1-0 27.7 -10.7 17.0 45 26 47
35 82 -15 82 Tulsa 2-1-0 32.7 -15.8 16.9 45 26 47
83 145 62 83 Oregon State 2-1-0 Pac-12 30.9 -14.6 16.3 45 26 47
84 144 60 84 Florida International 2-1-0 USA 15.4 0.8 16.2 45 26 47
54 95 -31 85 Louisville 0-3-0 Atlantic ACC 4.9 11.4 16.2 45 26 47
74 125 39 86 Iowa State 1-2-0 Big_12 24.4 -9.1 15.3 45 26 47
34 95 8 87 Syracuse 3-0-0 Atlantic ACC 39.8 -24.5 15.3 45 26 47
76 98 10 88 Nevada 1-2-0 Mountain_West 7.7 7.4 15.1 45 26 47
52 89 -37 89 Jacksonville State 0-1-0 -1.9 16.4 14.5 45 26 47
39 99 9 90 Ohio 3-0-0 East Mid-American 17.6 -3.1 14.5 45 26 47
85 103 12 91 Temple 3-0-0 The_American 17.7 -3.3 14.4 35 26 37
92 149 57 92 UCF 0-3-0 The_American 14.2 -0.7 13.4 45 26 47
16 99 -77 93 TCU 3-0-0 Big_12 26.4 -13.2 13.2 3 4 2
7 94 -87 94 Youngstown State 0-1-0 32.1 -19.0 13.0 45 26 47
95 132 7 95 Central Michigan 1-2-0 West Mid-American 2.5 9.8 12.3 45 26 47
96 163 67 96 Eastern Illinois 0-1-0 24.8 -12.7 12.0 45 26 47
97 114 17 97 Troy 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 8.6 2.8 11.3 45 26 47
43 129 31 98 Eastern Washington 0-1-0 25.5 -14.5 10.9 45 26 47
9 99 -90 99 Bowling Green 1-2-0 East Mid-American 43.6 -32.8 10.9 45 26 47
74 168 -26 100 South Dakota 0-1-0 11.2 -1.3 9.9 45 26 47
101 152 37 101 Tulane 1-2-0 The_American 20.9 -11.0 9.9 45 26 47
88 102 -14 102 Boston College 2-1-0 Atlantic ACC 17.7 -8.1 9.6 45 26 46
100 125 -3 103 Illinois State 0-1-0 18.5 -9.0 9.5 45 26 47
40 104 -33 104 Florida Atlantic 0-3-0 USA 17.3 -8.3 9.0 45 26 47
6 105 -72 105 Colorado State 1-2-0 Mountain_West 17.8 -9.0 8.8 45 26 47
41 106 -65 106 Portland State 1-0-0 6.6 2.1 8.7 45 26 47
49 122 15 107 Marshall 2-1-0 USA 12.2 -4.0 8.2 45 26 47
9 108 -96 108 Memphis 3-0-0 The_American 9.1 -1.7 7.5 44 26 39
68 115 6 109 Missouri 3-0-0 Eastern SEC 15.8 -8.5 7.3 25 26 23
110 181 71 110 Furman 1-1-0 9.7 -2.9 6.8 45 26 47
111 176 65 111 North Carolina A&T 0-1-0 32.4 -27.1 5.3 45 26 47
75 147 35 112 Purdue 1-2-0 West Big_Ten 25.7 -20.7 4.9 45 26 47
29 113 -76 113 Ball State 2-1-0 West Mid-American 0.2 4.2 4.4 45 26 47
114 156 42 114 Abilene Christian 0-1-0 10.5 -6.2 4.3 45 26 47
70 115 -45 115 Connecticut 2-1-0 The_American -2.5 6.8 4.3 45 26 47
116 159 41 116 UT Martin 0-1-0 8.7 -5.3 3.4 45 26 47
58 117 -59 117 Cal Poly 0-1-0 28.4 -25.0 3.4 45 26 47
8 118 -58 118 Rutgers 1-2-0 East Big_Ten 17.0 -13.6 3.3 45 26 47
26 119 -93 119 Minnesota 2-1-0 West Big_Ten 6.3 -3.6 2.7 43 26 41
42 120 -57 120 San Jose State 1-2-0 Mountain_West 5.7 -3.3 2.4 45 26 47
121 141 20 121 Murray State 0-2-0 23.0 -20.6 2.3 45 26 47
47 124 2 122 Wake Forest 2-1-0 Atlantic ACC -7.5 9.8 2.3 45 26 47
70 123 -5 123 South Alabama 2-1-0 Sun_Belt 28.3 -26.1 2.1 45 26 47
55 124 -69 124 Washington State 2-1-0 Pac-12 19.1 -17.4 1.7 45 26 47
17 151 26 125 Rice 2-1-0 USA 24.5 -22.8 1.7 45 26 47
25 126 -96 126 Maryland 2-1-0 East Big_Ten -1.3 2.9 1.6 45 26 47
59 127 -40 127 Fordham 1-0-0 12.5 -11.2 1.3 45 26 47
10 163 -118 128 Akron 1-2-0 East Mid-American 2.1 -0.9 1.2 45 26 47
112 130 1 129 UC Davis 0-2-0 25.3 -24.4 0.9 45 26 47
19 130 -10 130 Cincinnati 2-1-0 The_American 20.5 -19.9 0.5 45 26 47
131 153 2 131 Arkansas State 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 11.5 -11.2 0.3 45 26 47
132 192 60 132 Massachusetts 0-2-0 15.2 -15.6 -0.4 45 26 47
133 164 31 133 Central Arkansas 0-1-0 -2.5 1.8 -0.7 45 26 47
62 134 -52 134 Army West Point 0-3-0 23.8 -24.5 -0.7 45 26 47
86 135 -49 135 Villanova 0-1-0 21.8 -22.5 -0.7 45 26 47
29 136 -107 136 Texas State 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 46.5 -47.7 -1.1 45 26 47
90 137 -47 137 Southern Methodist 1-2-0 The_American 21.8 -23.8 -2.1 45 26 47
92 138 -46 138 Lamar 0-1-0 31.8 -33.8 -2.1 45 26 47
139 162 23 139 Sacramento State 0-1-0 5.1 -7.8 -2.7 45 26 47
140 178 38 140 Weber State 0-1-0 -7.6 4.9 -2.7 45 26 47
52 141 -1 141 Old Dominion 2-1-0 USA -2.3 -2.0 -4.3 45 26 47
5 142 -96 142 New Mexico 1-2-0 Mountain_West 11.6 -16.1 -4.5 45 26 47
65 154 11 143 Eastern Michigan 1-2-0 West Mid-American 28.1 -33.2 -5.1 45 26 47
144 144 0 144 Idaho State 0-1-0 23.4 -28.9 -5.5 45 26 47
57 145 -73 145 San Diego State 1-2-0 Mountain_West -3.1 -2.5 -5.6 45 26 47
128 167 -18 146 Bethune-Cookman 0-1-0 -4.8 -0.9 -5.7 45 26 47
8 147 -139 147 South Florida 1-2-0 The_American 26.5 -32.3 -5.8 45 26 47
148 160 12 148 Alcorn State 0-1-0 13.1 -18.8 -5.8 45 26 47
149 152 3 149 Northwestern State 0-2-0 8.6 -14.5 -5.9 45 26 47
150 150 0 150 Southeastern Louisiana 0-1-0 10.9 -17.4 -6.5 45 26 47
132 151 -19 151 Eastern Kentucky 0-1-0 -14.6 8.0 -6.5 45 26 47
103 152 -33 152 Georgia State 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 3.4 -10.7 -7.3 45 26 47
98 153 -42 153 Charlotte 2-1-0 15.4 -23.0 -7.6 45 26 47
61 154 -76 154 VMI 0-1-0 40.2 -47.8 -7.6 45 26 47
84 155 -20 155 Idaho 1-2-0 19.0 -26.7 -7.7 45 26 47
97 156 -14 156 Gardner-Webb 0-1-0 -3.1 -4.7 -7.9 45 26 47
94 166 9 157 North Dakota 1-0-0 8.3 -16.8 -8.5 45 26 47
148 184 26 158 Northern Iowa 0-1-0 -2.1 -6.6 -8.7 45 26 47
159 174 15 159 Monmouth (NJ) 0-1-0 19.8 -28.5 -8.7 45 26 47
89 160 -54 160 Tennessee Tech 0-1-0 -2.1 -6.6 -8.8 45 26 47
126 161 -24 161 Jackson State 0-1-0 17.0 -25.8 -8.8 45 26 47
87 162 -39 162 Miami (Ohio) 1-2-0 East Mid-American 9.8 -18.6 -8.8 45 26 47
163 180 17 163 North Carolina Central 0-2-0 13.5 -23.8 -10.3 45 26 47
164 164 0 164 Western Carolina 0-1-0 20.8 -31.1 -10.4 45 26 47
135 182 17 165 Texas-El Paso 1-2-0 USA 16.5 -27.1 -10.6 45 26 47
131 175 9 166 New Mexico State 0-3-0 22.7 -33.8 -11.1 45 26 47
158 171 4 167 Kent State 1-2-0 East Mid-American -3.5 -8.6 -12.2 45 26 47
27 168 -15 168 Appalachian State 1-1-0 Sun_Belt -2.9 -9.7 -12.6 45 26 47
122 190 21 169 Southern 0-1-0 6.8 -19.4 -12.6 45 26 47
144 170 -3 170 Wofford 0-2-0 6.3 -20.5 -14.1 45 26 47
143 171 -28 171 North Texas 0-2-0 USA -4.5 -11.5 -16.0 45 26 47
172 172 0 172 Charleston Southern 0-1-0 18.8 -35.4 -16.7 45 26 47
39 173 -134 173 Maine 0-2-0 -4.5 -12.3 -16.8 45 26 47
174 188 14 174 Austin Peay 0-2-0 17.3 -35.5 -18.2 45 26 47
175 183 8 175 Indiana State 0-1-0 -6.7 -12.3 -19.1 45 26 47
139 179 3 176 Wyoming 0-3-0 Mountain_West -3.8 -15.7 -19.5 45 26 47
128 193 16 177 Albany 0-1-0 9.4 -29.0 -19.6 45 26 47
46 178 -127 178 South Dakota State 1-0-0 -4.9 -16.7 -21.5 45 26 47
161 179 -18 179 Western Illinois 0-1-0 -15.1 -6.7 -21.8 45 26 47
156 180 -3 180 Southeast Missouri State 0-1-0 -5.5 -18.2 -23.7 45 26 47
55 181 -122 181 Kansas 0-2-0 Big_12 21.3 -45.9 -24.5 45 26 47
182 196 14 182 Nicholls State 0-1-0 0.8 -27.5 -26.8 45 26 47
80 183 -103 183 Richmond 0-1-0 23.9 -51.3 -27.4 45 26 47
17 184 -167 184 New Hampshire 0-1-0 9.7 -37.3 -27.6 45 26 47
185 185 0 185 Northern Arizona 0-1-0 -1.1 -27.8 -28.8 45 26 47
149 186 -21 186 Presbyterian 0-2-0 -12.3 -17.4 -29.8 45 26 47
136 187 -17 187 Norfolk State 0-3-0 3.6 -34.6 -31.0 45 26 47
169 188 -3 188 Rhode Island 0-1-0 -24.5 -7.2 -31.7 45 26 47
189 189 0 189 UTSA 0-1-0 USA 3.5 -35.2 -31.7 45 26 47
146 190 -44 190 Morgan State 0-1-0 -4.0 -28.5 -32.5 45 26 47
164 191 -5 191 Elon 0-1-0 12.8 -48.5 -35.7 45 26 47
127 192 -42 192 Grambling 0-1-0 -0.5 -37.0 -37.5 45 26 47
119 193 -4 193 Wagner 0-1-0 -6.8 -31.5 -38.3 45 26 47
158 194 -36 194 San Diego 0-1-0 0.5 -40.1 -39.6 45 26 47
105 195 -90 195 Prairie View A&M 0-1-0 -23.7 -16.5 -40.1 45 26 47
142 196 -9 196 Alabama A&M 0-1-0 -9.9 -31.5 -41.5 45 26 47
133 197 -58 197 Savannah State 0-2-0 6.3 -48.7 -42.4 45 26 47
191 198 -7 198 Delaware State 0-1-0 4.4 -48.5 -44.2 45 26 47
148 199 -51 199 Stephen F. Austin 0-1-0 -6.2 -43.6 -49.8 45 26 47
69 200 -131 200 Florida A&M 0-1-0 -29.3 -24.5 -53.8 45 26 47
57 201 -144 201 Missouri State 0-2-0 0.1 -56.4 -56.4 45 26 47
170 202 -8 202 Howard 0-2-0 -8.9 -55.3 -64.1 45 26 47
165 203 -8 203 Mississippi Valley State 0-1-0 -16.1 -54.4 -70.5 45 26 47