2015 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Rankings: Week 5 (Oct 1-3)

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 Wk3 Wk4 +/- Rank Team W-L-T Div Conf Off Def Strength AP ESPN COACHES
1 46 46 3 2 1 Baylor 4-0-0 Big_12 72.9 27.1 100.0 3 3 4
1 48 35 19 17 2 Oklahoma 4-0-0 Big_12 65.3 30.3 95.7 10 8 9
3 32 27 11 8 3 USC 3-1-0 Pac-12 64.6 30.7 95.3 17 18 17
2 63 4 2 -2 4 Alabama 4-1-0 Western SEC 55.1 37.7 92.8 8 11 10
5 113 22 5 0 5 Michigan 4-1-0 East Big_Ten 46.0 45.1 91.1 18 17 21
6 32 10 14 8 6 Navy 4-0-0 The_American 57.8 31.9 89.7 31 27 34
7 36 32 36 29 7 Florida 5-0-0 Eastern SEC 48.0 40.8 88.8 11 9 12
8 54 37 27 19 8 Texas A&M 5-0-0 Western SEC 66.3 22.0 88.3 9 9 11
9 155 21 16 7 9 Stanford 4-1-0 Pac-12 54.2 34.1 88.3 16 15 18
1 41 1 1 -9 10 West Virginia 3-1-0 Big_12 54.1 34.2 88.2 34 27 28
11 115 12 20 9 11 Northwestern 5-0-0 West Big_Ten 51.2 34.7 86.0 13 12 14
7 134 20 7 -5 12 North Carolina 4-1-0 Coastal ACC 57.8 28.1 85.9 39 27 40
13 77 72 13 0 13 Clemson 4-0-0 Atlantic ACC 54.3 31.5 85.8 6 5 6
10 96 15 10 -4 14 Utah 4-0-0 Pac-12 58.5 26.5 85.0 5 1 7
2 40 40 30 15 15 Tennessee 2-3-0 Eastern SEC 61.6 23.1 84.7 39 27 43
15 77 77 15 -1 16 Houston 4-0-0 The_American 53.3 30.7 84.0 28 25 35
17 117 17 32 15 17 Boise State 4-1-0 Mountain_West 52.9 30.6 83.5 25 24 24
16 99 93 50 32 18 TCU 5-0-0 Big_12 63.8 19.8 83.5 2 2 2
6 53 6 21 2 19 Notre Dame 4-1-0 Independent 54.2 29.1 83.2 15 14 15
9 79 23 9 -11 20 LSU 4-0-0 Western SEC 54.2 27.5 81.6 7 6 5
18 68 25 18 -3 21 Duke 4-1-0 Coastal ACC 45.9 35.4 81.4 27 27 27
12 44 13 12 -10 22 Ohio State 5-0-0 East Big_Ten 48.4 32.8 81.2 1 4 1
1 75 2 4 -19 23 Mississippi 4-1-0 Western SEC 65.9 15.2 81.0 14 16 13
4 24 7 23 -1 24 Georgia Tech 2-3-0 Coastal ACC 58.8 22.1 80.9 39 27 43
25 110 58 42 17 25 Toledo 4-0-0 West Mid-American 48.1 32.8 80.9 24 27 29
14 85 36 41 15 26 Texas Tech 3-2-0 Big_12 67.9 12.6 80.5 35 27 43
6 97 8 6 -21 27 Georgia 4-1-0 Eastern SEC 59.3 21.2 80.5 19 20 16
25 78 54 25 -3 28 Iowa 5-0-0 West Big_Ten 54.0 26.2 80.2 22 22 23
5 69 5 8 -21 29 UCLA 4-1-0 Pac-12 50.2 29.0 79.2 20 18 20
3 56 56 28 -2 30 Florida State 4-0-0 Atlantic ACC 51.1 27.6 78.7 12 13 8
31 107 62 31 0 31 Oklahoma State 5-0-0 Big_12 59.4 19.1 78.5 21 21 19
32 81 49 57 25 32 East Carolina 3-2-0 The_American 58.7 19.7 78.4 39 27 43
11 72 11 29 -4 33 Brigham Young 3-2-0 Independent 55.1 23.4 78.4 36 27 43
33 95 85 33 -1 34 Louisville 2-3-0 Atlantic ACC 49.0 29.3 78.3 39 27 43
30 121 60 64 29 35 Arkansas 2-3-0 Western SEC 44.0 33.9 78.0 39 27 43
4 69 69 38 2 36 Pittsburgh 3-1-0 Coastal ACC 44.4 33.3 77.7 39 27 43
14 66 24 17 -20 37 Kansas State 3-1-0 Big_12 52.0 25.1 77.1 37 27 30
13 110 19 22 -16 38 Wisconsin 3-2-0 West Big_Ten 43.5 33.5 76.9 39 27 39
24 127 29 24 -15 39 Mississippi State 3-2-0 Western SEC 42.8 34.0 76.8 33 27 33
35 109 79 91 51 40 Arizona State 3-2-0 Pac-12 51.2 25.5 76.7 32 27 32
26 53 53 52 11 41 North Carolina State 4-1-0 Atlantic ACC 52.7 23.3 76.1 39 27 43
39 131 44 39 -3 42 Western Kentucky 4-1-0 USA 52.7 22.9 75.7 39 27 43
34 108 34 54 11 43 Virginia Tech 2-3-0 Coastal ACC 53.7 20.9 74.6 39 27 43
18 138 18 48 4 44 Washington 2-2-0 Pac-12 45.6 28.7 74.3 39 27 43
31 112 45 43 -2 45 Indiana 4-1-0 East Big_Ten 60.2 13.1 73.3 39 27 41
34 95 87 44 -2 46 Syracuse 3-1-0 Atlantic ACC 54.9 18.3 73.2 39 27 43
33 113 47 45 -2 47 Southern Illinois 0-1-0 60.1 12.2 72.3 39 27 43
10 136 41 34 -14 48 Louisiana Tech 3-2-0 USA 57.9 14.2 72.1 39 27 43
3 49 14 40 -9 49 Middle Tennessee 2-3-0 USA 55.1 16.9 72.0 39 27 43
33 159 33 35 -15 50 Michigan State 5-0-0 East Big_Ten 46.2 25.5 71.7 4 7 3
20 65 65 46 -5 51 Illinois 4-1-0 West Big_Ten 45.2 25.9 71.1 39 27 42
50 106 63 82 30 52 Towson 0-1-0 39.7 30.7 70.4 39 27 43
53 102 102 65 12 53 Boston College 3-2-0 Atlantic ACC 38.4 31.7 70.1 39 27 43
7 94 94 67 13 54 Youngstown State 0-1-0 70.3 -0.6 69.7 39 27 43
26 82 26 59 4 55 Nebraska 2-3-0 West Big_Ten 46.3 23.2 69.6 39 27 43
37 140 50 37 -19 56 Vanderbilt 2-3-0 Eastern SEC 34.8 34.7 69.5 39 27 43
40 77 67 47 -10 57 Auburn 3-2-0 Western SEC 49.4 20.0 69.4 39 27 43
2 66 66 60 2 58 California 5-0-0 Pac-12 55.4 13.7 69.1 23 23 22
59 115 115 66 7 59 Connecticut 2-3-0 The_American 40.9 28.1 69.0 39 27 43
42 73 42 63 3 60 Kentucky 4-1-0 Eastern SEC 50.4 18.3 68.7 39 27 36
61 115 109 80 19 61 Missouri 4-1-0 Eastern SEC 37.8 30.7 68.6 38 27 38
58 145 83 58 -4 62 Oregon State 2-2-0 Pac-12 53.2 14.6 67.8 39 27 43
35 101 82 101 38 63 Tulsa 2-2-0 58.8 9.0 67.8 39 27 43
39 141 39 68 4 64 Utah State 2-2-0 Mountain_West 42.8 24.8 67.6 39 27 43
65 125 86 69 4 65 Iowa State 2-2-0 Big_12 48.7 18.7 67.4 39 27 43
59 127 127 74 8 66 Fordham 1-0-0 55.6 11.4 67.0 39 27 43
29 113 113 90 23 67 Ball State 2-3-0 West Mid-American 43.2 23.7 66.9 39 27 43
7 68 61 51 -17 68 Air Force 2-2-0 Mountain_West 46.3 20.6 66.9 39 27 43
47 124 122 71 2 69 Wake Forest 2-3-0 Atlantic ACC 38.3 28.4 66.7 39 27 43
9 166 9 56 -14 70 Georgia Southern 4-1-0 Sun_Belt 50.1 16.6 66.6 39 27 43
36 117 64 84 13 71 Sam Houston State 0-1-0 57.6 8.9 66.5 39 27 43
72 132 95 72 0 72 Central Michigan 2-3-0 West Mid-American 40.6 25.6 66.2 39 27 43
41 120 106 120 47 73 Portland State 1-0-0 41.5 24.4 65.9 39 27 43
43 143 74 107 33 74 Penn State 4-1-0 East Big_Ten 41.9 24.0 65.9 39 27 43
31 75 31 53 -22 75 Northern Illinois 2-3-0 West Mid-American 47.0 18.1 65.1 39 27 43
62 134 134 81 5 76 Army West Point 1-4-0 46.4 18.6 65.0 39 27 43
77 106 91 106 29 77 Temple 4-0-0 The_American 39.6 25.4 65.0 29 25 31
78 138 138 86 8 78 Lamar 0-1-0 58.1 6.9 65.0 39 27 43
48 146 48 73 -6 79 Southern Utah 0-1-0 33.8 30.8 64.6 39 27 43
55 89 55 55 -25 80 UNLV 2-3-0 Mountain_West 48.3 15.9 64.2 39 27 43
79 135 135 79 -2 81 Villanova 0-1-0 43.1 20.9 64.0 39 27 43
27 168 168 76 -6 82 Appalachian State 3-1-0 Sun_Belt 40.8 22.7 63.5 39 27 43
9 99 99 99 16 83 Bowling Green 3-2-0 East Mid-American 49.8 13.7 63.4 39 27 43
77 125 103 77 -7 84 Illinois State 0-1-0 40.2 23.0 63.2 39 27 43
12 95 52 95 10 85 Oregon 3-2-0 Pac-12 56.3 6.7 63.0 26 27 26
43 108 43 49 -37 86 South Carolina 2-3-0 Eastern SEC 41.6 21.3 62.9 39 27 43
58 129 117 129 42 87 Cal Poly 0-1-0 46.5 16.2 62.7 39 27 43
9 111 108 111 23 88 Memphis 5-0-0 The_American 54.5 8.1 62.6 30 27 25
52 89 89 70 -19 89 Jacksonville State 0-1-0 40.0 22.4 62.4 39 27 43
78 126 78 83 -7 90 Southern Mississippi 3-2-0 USA 49.2 12.1 61.3 39 27 43
39 103 90 103 12 91 Ohio 4-1-0 East Mid-American 41.9 19.3 61.1 39 27 43
30 92 30 62 -30 92 Miami (Fla.) 3-1-0 Coastal ACC 47.0 13.6 60.6 39 27 43
93 94 94 94 1 93 James Madison 1-0-0 60.5 0.0 60.5 39 27 43
26 119 119 105 11 94 Minnesota 3-2-0 West Big_Ten 34.4 25.6 60.0 39 27 43
10 163 128 98 3 95 Akron 2-3-0 East Mid-American 37.3 22.7 60.0 39 27 43
38 96 38 61 -35 96 Arizona 3-2-0 Pac-12 58.2 1.1 59.4 39 27 37
55 140 124 140 43 97 Washington State 2-2-0 Pac-12 41.4 17.5 58.9 39 27 43
78 98 98 78 -20 98 Delaware 0-1-0 42.1 16.8 58.9 39 27 43
16 118 16 92 -7 99 Virginia 1-3-0 Coastal ACC 48.4 9.8 58.2 39 27 43
75 161 75 75 -25 100 Texas 1-4-0 Big_12 41.3 16.6 57.8 39 27 43
90 137 137 104 3 101 Southern Methodist 1-4-0 The_American 45.0 12.5 57.5 39 27 43
19 137 130 137 35 102 Cincinnati 3-2-0 The_American 48.2 8.4 56.6 39 27 43
25 126 126 102 -1 103 Maryland 2-3-0 East Big_Ten 45.2 11.2 56.5 39 27 43
24 168 80 117 13 104 Buffalo 2-3-0 East Mid-American 39.6 16.6 56.1 39 27 43
89 160 160 97 -8 105 Tennessee Tech 0-1-0 54.7 1.3 56.0 39 27 43
106 153 131 121 15 106 Arkansas State 2-3-0 Sun_Belt 46.6 9.4 56.0 39 27 43
75 147 112 130 23 107 Purdue 1-4-0 West Big_Ten 44.6 11.0 55.5 39 27 43
42 120 120 85 -23 108 San Jose State 2-3-0 Mountain_West 41.5 13.7 55.2 39 27 43
76 169 76 88 -21 109 Colorado 3-2-0 Pac-12 36.9 18.2 55.1 39 27 43
76 110 88 110 0 110 Nevada 2-3-0 Mountain_West 34.7 20.4 55.1 39 27 43
61 154 154 125 14 111 VMI 0-1-0 59.7 -4.8 54.9 39 27 43
109 164 133 109 -3 112 Central Arkansas 0-1-0 27.1 27.4 54.5 39 27 43
49 126 107 126 13 113 Marshall 4-1-0 USA 40.0 14.1 54.2 39 27 43
51 114 51 93 -21 114 Western Michigan 1-3-0 West Mid-American 42.5 11.1 53.6 39 27 43
6 115 105 113 -2 115 Colorado State 2-3-0 Mountain_West 44.1 9.1 53.2 39 27 43
116 151 151 149 33 116 Eastern Kentucky 0-2-0 36.0 17.0 53.0 39 27 43
3 117 3 26 -91 117 Liberty 1-1-0 48.2 4.2 52.4 39 27 43
8 145 118 145 27 118 Rutgers 2-2-0 East Big_Ten 41.4 10.8 52.3 39 27 43
28 119 28 112 -7 119 William & Mary 0-1-0 38.8 13.4 52.2 39 27 43
84 144 84 87 -33 120 Florida International 2-3-0 USA 26.9 25.0 51.9 39 27 43
101 152 101 127 6 121 Tulane 2-2-0 The_American 45.7 6.2 51.9 39 27 43
81 145 81 124 2 122 Colgate 0-1-0 41.9 9.8 51.7 39 27 43
8 147 147 122 -1 123 South Florida 1-3-0 The_American 30.8 20.2 51.0 39 27 43
94 166 157 154 30 124 North Dakota 1-0-0 28.4 22.7 51.0 39 27 43
73 173 73 89 -36 125 Louisiana-Monroe 1-3-0 Sun_Belt 40.2 10.4 50.6 39 27 43
65 154 143 143 17 126 Eastern Michigan 1-4-0 West Mid-American 48.3 2.4 50.6 39 27 43
127 192 132 136 9 127 Massachusetts 1-3-0 47.2 2.8 49.9 39 27 43
62 128 70 96 -32 128 Texas-San Antonio 0-2-0 30.5 19.3 49.7 39 27 43
5 151 142 151 22 129 New Mexico 3-2-0 Mountain_West 34.2 14.8 49.0 39 27 43
114 178 140 114 -16 130 Weber State 0-1-0 21.6 27.2 48.8 39 27 43
59 131 59 119 -12 131 La.-Lafayette 1-3-0 Sun_Belt 35.5 12.0 47.5 39 27 43
92 149 92 108 -24 132 UCF 0-5-0 The_American 36.7 10.3 47.1 39 27 43
111 176 111 115 -18 133 North Carolina A&T 0-1-0 42.1 4.8 46.9 39 27 43
71 155 71 100 -34 134 Hawaii 2-3-0 Mountain_West 36.6 9.4 45.9 39 27 43
133 174 159 133 -2 135 Monmouth (NJ) 0-1-0 35.6 9.6 45.2 39 27 43
96 163 96 141 5 136 Eastern Illinois 0-1-0 34.7 10.2 45.0 39 27 43
57 156 145 156 19 137 San Diego State 2-3-0 Mountain_West 29.6 14.9 44.6 39 27 43
43 146 98 146 8 138 Eastern Washington 0-1-0 48.7 -4.7 44.0 39 27 43
40 142 104 142 3 139 Florida Atlantic 1-3-0 USA 33.1 10.9 44.0 39 27 43
84 155 155 139 -1 140 Idaho 1-4-0 42.2 1.7 44.0 39 27 43
29 141 136 132 -9 141 Texas State 1-3-0 Sun_Belt 50.4 -6.7 43.7 39 27 43
138 170 170 138 -4 142 Wofford 0-2-0 40.5 3.1 43.6 39 27 43
97 143 97 116 -27 143 Troy 1-3-0 Sun_Belt 31.7 11.9 43.6 39 27 43
144 189 189 148 4 144 UTSA 1-2-0 USA 32.8 10.7 43.5 39 27 43
134 184 158 134 -11 145 Northern Iowa 0-1-0 25.7 17.7 43.4 39 27 43
74 168 100 118 -28 146 South Dakota 0-1-0 25.1 18.0 43.1 39 27 43
17 151 125 128 -19 147 Rice 2-3-0 USA 39.8 3.2 43.0 39 27 43
144 171 167 144 -4 148 Kent State 2-3-0 East Mid-American 31.7 11.1 42.8 39 27 43
110 181 110 131 -18 149 Furman 1-1-0 25.2 17.0 42.2 39 27 43
46 178 178 172 22 150 South Dakota State 1-0-0 49.8 -8.8 41.1 39 27 43
150 152 150 152 1 151 Southeastern Louisiana 0-1-0 33.3 6.9 40.1 39 27 43
139 180 176 180 28 152 Wyoming 0-5-0 Mountain_West 35.7 4.4 40.0 39 27 43
70 163 123 163 10 153 South Alabama 3-2-0 Sun_Belt 38.3 1.6 39.9 39 27 43
154 164 164 157 3 154 Western Carolina 0-1-0 33.1 6.6 39.7 39 27 43
55 181 181 179 24 155 Kansas 0-4-0 Big_12 29.2 8.8 38.1 39 27 43
57 156 57 123 -33 156 Fresno State 1-4-0 Mountain_West 35.5 2.2 37.8 39 27 43
156 180 180 160 3 157 Southeast Missouri State 0-1-0 33.7 3.8 37.6 39 27 43
131 175 166 175 17 158 New Mexico State 0-4-0 45.4 -9.0 36.4 39 27 43
150 159 159 150 -9 159 Samford 0-1-0 32.3 4.0 36.3 39 27 43
103 177 152 177 17 160 Georgia State 1-3-0 Sun_Belt 30.8 5.0 35.8 39 27 43
52 164 141 164 3 161 Old Dominion 2-3-0 USA 27.0 8.6 35.5 39 27 43
87 162 162 162 0 162 Miami (Ohio) 1-4-0 East Mid-American 32.5 2.4 34.9 39 27 43
135 182 165 166 3 163 Texas-El Paso 2-3-0 USA 32.7 0.9 33.6 39 27 43
39 173 173 165 1 164 Maine 0-2-0 22.8 10.7 33.5 39 27 43
122 190 169 135 -30 165 Southern 0-2-0 28.0 4.8 32.8 39 27 43
112 166 129 147 -19 166 UC Davis 0-2-0 36.8 -4.1 32.7 39 27 43
143 171 171 155 -12 167 North Texas 0-4-0 USA 30.4 1.4 31.8 39 27 43
68 168 68 153 -15 168 The Citadel 0-1-0 29.6 2.1 31.6 39 27 43
169 185 175 185 16 169 Indiana State 0-1-0 25.0 6.6 31.5 39 27 43
98 174 153 174 4 170 Charlotte 2-3-0 27.5 2.5 30.0 39 27 43
97 184 156 184 13 171 Gardner-Webb 0-1-0 24.6 5.3 29.9 39 27 43
164 191 191 170 -2 172 Elon 0-1-0 31.4 -2.7 28.7 39 27 43
121 173 121 158 -15 173 Murray State 0-2-0 37.3 -9.7 27.5 39 27 43
80 183 183 169 -5 174 Richmond 0-1-0 32.2 -4.8 27.5 39 27 43
161 179 179 167 -8 175 Western Illinois 0-1-0 25.9 1.2 27.1 39 27 43
159 180 163 159 -17 176 North Carolina Central 0-2-0 37.3 -10.7 26.6 39 27 43
168 188 188 168 -9 177 Rhode Island 0-1-0 18.3 7.9 26.2 39 27 43
139 181 139 181 3 178 Sacramento State 0-1-0 28.7 -3.4 25.3 39 27 43
17 184 184 161 -18 179 New Hampshire 0-1-0 26.7 -1.5 25.2 39 27 43
149 180 149 171 -9 180 Northwestern State 0-2-0 38.5 -14.2 24.3 39 27 43
181 187 187 187 6 181 Incarnate Word 0-1-0 17.9 5.7 23.6 39 27 43
174 188 174 176 -6 182 Austin Peay 0-2-0 30.5 -7.8 22.8 39 27 43
148 199 199 194 11 183 Stephen F. Austin 0-1-0 26.8 -6.2 20.5 39 27 43
128 193 177 190 6 184 Albany 0-1-0 30.6 -11.4 19.1 39 27 43
148 188 148 188 3 185 Alcorn State 0-1-0 28.1 -10.2 17.9 39 27 43
114 186 114 173 -13 186 Abilene Christian 0-1-0 15.2 1.5 16.8 39 27 43
126 187 161 186 -1 187 Jackson State 0-1-0 30.9 -14.9 16.0 39 27 43
172 188 172 182 -6 188 Charleston Southern 0-1-0 27.9 -12.3 15.6 39 27 43
128 189 146 178 -11 189 Bethune-Cookman 0-1-0 13.6 2.0 15.6 39 27 43
142 203 196 203 13 190 Alabama A&M 0-1-0 18.4 -3.8 14.6 39 27 43
136 199 187 199 8 191 Norfolk State 0-3-0 21.1 -7.3 13.8 39 27 43
146 192 190 189 -3 192 Morgan State 0-1-0 27.6 -16.7 10.9 39 27 43
191 198 198 195 2 193 Delaware State 0-1-0 24.1 -13.3 10.8 39 27 43
144 194 144 192 -2 194 Idaho State 0-2-0 27.1 -16.3 10.8 39 27 43
149 197 186 197 2 195 Presbyterian 0-2-0 11.0 -0.3 10.7 39 27 43
158 204 194 204 8 196 San Diego 0-1-0 17.9 -7.4 10.6 39 27 43
127 197 192 193 -4 197 Grambling 0-1-0 27.7 -17.6 10.1 39 27 43
133 198 197 196 -2 198 Savannah State 0-2-0 27.4 -17.4 9.9 39 27 43
116 199 116 183 -16 199 UT Martin 0-1-0 18.2 -10.1 8.0 39 27 43
182 200 182 191 -9 200 Nicholls State 0-2-0 14.7 -9.2 5.6 39 27 43
105 201 195 201 0 201 Prairie View A&M 0-1-0 17.3 -12.6 4.7 39 27 43
170 202 202 202 0 202 Howard 0-2-0 27.4 -23.7 3.8 39 27 43
69 205 200 205 2 203 Florida A&M 0-1-0 23.2 -20.2 3.0 39 27 43
119 204 193 198 -6 204 Wagner 0-1-0 19.2 -16.2 3.0 39 27 43
57 206 201 206 1 205 Missouri State 0-2-0 15.8 -16.7 -0.9 39 27 43
185 206 185 200 -6 206 Northern Arizona 0-1-0 14.1 -18.8 -4.6 39 27 43
165 207 203 207 0 207 Mississippi Valley State 0-1-0 14.8 -31.8 -17.0 39 27 43