2016 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Rankings: Bowls (Dec 17-Jan 2)

Mathematically-derived, based on regular-season game scores.     Includes all teams that have played at least one Division I FBS team this season.  Compare with the AP, Coaches, and Playoff 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 Wk15 +/- Rank Team W-L-T Div Conf Off Def Strength
1 23 1 0 1 Alabama 14-0-0 Western SEC 61.0 39.0 100.0
2 112 6 4 2 Clemson 13-1-0 Atlantic ACC 61.0 31.3 92.2
1 10 2 -1 3 Ohio State 11-2-0 East Big_Ten 54.9 32.1 87.0
4 74 4 0 4 Washington 12-2-0 Pac-12 56.2 30.5 86.7
1 8 3 -2 5 Michigan 10-3-0 East Big_Ten 56.8 29.6 86.4
6 91 10 4 6 Oklahoma 11-2-0 Big_12 64.1 22.2 86.3
7 128 13 6 7 LSU 8-4-0 Western SEC 50.2 34.4 84.6
8 43 17 9 8 Florida State 10-3-0 Atlantic ACC 56.1 25.8 82.0
5 103 5 -4 9 Penn State 11-2-0 East Big_Ten 58.0 23.3 81.3
8 162 8 -2 10 USC 10-3-0 Pac-12 52.2 27.7 79.9
2 43 21 10 11 Miami (Fla.) 9-4-0 Coastal ACC 51.0 28.5 79.5
7 131 7 -5 12 Wisconsin 11-3-0 West Big_Ten 49.2 29.8 79.0
8 73 28 15 13 Oklahoma State 10-3-0 Big_12 54.7 24.1 78.8
4 142 16 2 14 Auburn 8-5-0 Western SEC 48.2 29.9 78.2
11 104 20 5 15 Virginia Tech 10-4-0 Coastal ACC 52.8 24.5 77.3
16 16 16 0 16 Penn St. 0-1-0 76.7 0.2 76.9
17 85 24 7 17 Western Kentucky 11-3-0 East USA 58.4 17.7 76.2
2 85 18 0 18 Louisville 9-4-0 Atlantic ACC 56.2 19.9 76.2
4 41 9 -10 19 Eastern Washington 1-0-0 66.5 9.6 76.1
6 135 30 10 20 Kansas State 8-4-0 Big_12 50.3 24.7 75.0
16 86 48 27 21 Florida 9-4-0 Eastern SEC 45.0 29.1 74.1
22 171 26 4 22 Pittsburgh 8-5-0 Coastal ACC 63.2 10.4 73.6
6 52 12 -11 23 Washington State 8-5-0 Pac-12 51.6 21.5 73.1
1 78 29 5 24 West Virginia 10-3-0 Big_12 49.4 23.7 73.1
12 75 19 -6 25 Illinois State 1-0-0 33.3 39.3 72.6
26 52 39 13 26 Chattanooga 0-1-0 42.0 30.0 72.0
11 39 11 -16 27 North Dakota State 1-0-0 49.3 22.4 71.7
16 84 43 15 28 North Carolina 8-5-0 Coastal ACC 49.9 21.3 71.2
27 85 40 11 29 Northern Iowa 1-0-0 43.3 27.9 71.2
21 134 56 26 30 North Carolina State 7-6-0 Atlantic ACC 46.1 25.0 71.1
10 67 36 5 31 Texas A&M 8-5-0 Western SEC 51.4 19.7 71.1
8 99 23 -9 32 Stanford 10-3-0 Pac-12 44.1 26.6 70.7
15 92 27 -6 33 Western Michigan 13-1-0 West Mid-American 52.0 18.6 70.6
17 98 25 -9 34 Northwestern 7-6-0 West Big_Ten 46.3 24.3 70.6
16 73 41 6 35 Richmond 1-0-0 50.4 20.1 70.5
6 43 15 -21 36 Colorado 10-4-0 Pac-12 45.8 24.3 70.0
31 87 38 1 37 Notre Dame 4-8-0 Independent 51.0 18.8 69.8
14 46 14 -24 38 Iowa 8-5-0 West Big_Ten 43.4 26.3 69.7
19 108 50 11 39 Tennessee 9-4-0 Eastern SEC 57.9 11.8 69.6
10 117 52 12 40 Georgia Tech 9-4-0 Coastal ACC 47.9 21.4 69.4
29 94 42 1 41 Tulsa 10-3-0 The_American 56.5 12.4 68.9
19 139 22 -20 42 Temple 10-4-0 The_American 45.4 23.3 68.7
29 95 31 -12 43 Minnesota 9-4-0 West Big_Ten 43.9 24.5 68.3
28 103 57 13 44 San Diego State 11-3-0 Mountain_West 45.3 22.0 67.3
31 113 35 -10 45 Brigham Young 9-4-0 Independent 42.6 24.5 67.1
6 79 62 16 46 Georgia 8-5-0 Eastern SEC 44.8 22.2 66.9
9 76 53 6 47 TCU 6-7-0 Big_12 44.2 22.6 66.7
48 113 59 11 48 Iowa State 3-9-0 Big_12 47.9 18.3 66.2
4 64 34 -15 49 Memphis 8-5-0 The_American 51.9 14.4 66.2
11 50 37 -13 50 South Florida 11-2-0 The_American 57.9 8.1 66.0
25 106 33 -18 51 Utah 9-4-0 Pac-12 45.4 20.2 65.6
52 110 70 18 52 Central Arkansas 1-0-0 47.3 17.7 65.0
15 81 75 22 53 Baylor 7-6-0 Big_12 48.4 16.4 64.7
3 63 32 -22 54 Houston 9-4-0 The_American 47.1 17.5 64.6
30 102 66 11 55 Arkansas 7-6-0 Western SEC 49.4 15.1 64.5
20 181 49 -7 56 Navy 9-5-0 The_American 51.2 12.8 64.0
25 100 69 12 57 Texas 5-7-0 Big_12 45.2 18.7 63.9
52 167 76 18 58 Jacksonville State 0-1-0 47.4 16.2 63.6
51 149 51 -8 59 Vanderbilt 6-7-0 Eastern SEC 41.6 21.8 63.4
46 153 46 -14 60 Colorado State 7-6-0 Mountain_West 54.1 9.0 63.1
13 61 47 -14 61 Boise State 10-3-0 Mountain_West 43.4 19.7 63.1
48 121 58 -4 62 Mississippi State 6-7-0 Western SEC 48.5 14.6 63.0
54 130 72 9 63 Appalachian State 10-3-0 Sun_Belt 40.1 22.8 62.9
33 168 44 -20 64 Michigan State 3-9-0 East Big_Ten 44.5 18.4 62.9
57 114 73 8 65 Louisiana Tech 9-5-0 West USA 54.6 8.2 62.8
55 148 65 -1 66 Kentucky 7-6-0 Eastern SEC 46.9 15.5 62.4
4 86 77 10 67 Texas Tech 5-7-0 Big_12 58.1 3.8 61.9
37 155 84 16 68 Wake Forest 7-6-0 Atlantic ACC 39.9 21.8 61.8
5 73 71 2 69 Mississippi 5-7-0 Western SEC 50.6 11.2 61.8
6 70 45 -25 70 Nebraska 9-4-0 West Big_Ten 41.1 20.0 61.1
34 117 74 3 71 Air Force 10-3-0 Mountain_West 47.8 13.2 61.0
20 77 64 -8 72 Toledo 9-4-0 West Mid-American 50.2 10.7 60.8
49 148 54 -19 73 Indiana 6-7-0 East Big_Ten 42.9 17.6 60.5
68 122 68 -6 74 Western Illinois 1-0-0 41.0 19.0 60.0
65 145 85 10 75 Arkansas State 8-5-0 Sun_Belt 40.7 19.3 60.0
40 133 55 -21 76 Oregon State 4-8-0 Pac-12 42.9 16.5 59.5
44 90 61 -16 77 California 5-7-0 Pac-12 54.5 4.9 59.4
27 91 80 2 78 Duke 4-8-0 Coastal ACC 41.5 18.0 59.4
47 119 78 -1 79 Wyoming 8-6-0 Mountain_West 50.4 8.1 58.5
27 88 63 -17 80 UCLA 4-8-0 Pac-12 39.9 18.7 58.5
37 83 60 -21 81 UCF 6-7-0 The_American 40.5 16.8 57.3
10 89 89 7 82 Troy 10-3-0 Sun_Belt 42.5 14.5 57.0
19 83 67 -16 83 Oregon 4-8-0 Pac-12 51.7 5.1 56.8
84 171 96 12 84 Idaho 9-4-0 Sun_Belt 47.5 9.2 56.6
5 118 88 3 85 Youngstown State 0-1-0 44.7 11.4 56.1
30 172 81 -5 86 New Mexico 9-4-0 Mountain_West 45.3 10.8 56.1
3 143 90 3 87 Missouri 4-8-0 Eastern SEC 44.6 11.4 56.1
32 125 86 -2 88 Eastern Illinois 1-0-0 37.9 17.9 55.8
17 173 87 -2 89 Old Dominion 10-3-0 East USA 43.8 12.1 55.8
67 138 99 9 90 South Carolina 6-7-0 Eastern SEC 37.2 18.5 55.7
14 127 102 11 91 Boston College 7-6-0 Atlantic ACC 37.8 17.4 55.2
58 142 82 -10 92 Northern Illinois 5-7-0 West Mid-American 42.0 13.0 55.0
7 100 97 4 93 Nicholls State 0-2-0 48.4 5.5 54.0
25 113 109 15 94 Syracuse 4-8-0 Atlantic ACC 46.2 7.7 53.9
95 176 113 18 95 Montana State 0-1-0 26.2 27.5 53.6
56 122 105 9 96 Virginia 2-10-0 Coastal ACC 40.1 13.4 53.5
97 156 108 11 97 Villanova 0-1-0 17.4 35.2 52.6
4 121 91 -7 98 Ohio 8-6-0 East Mid-American 34.1 18.4 52.5
77 138 103 4 99 UTSA 6-7-0 West USA 37.0 15.2 52.2
42 136 104 4 100 Miami (Ohio) 6-7-0 East Mid-American 34.9 16.9 51.8
45 120 98 -3 101 Army 8-5-0 Independent 35.0 16.8 51.8
21 135 79 -23 102 Maryland 6-7-0 East Big_Ten 40.8 10.6 51.4
7 103 83 -20 103 Arizona State 5-7-0 Pac-12 46.6 4.6 51.3
94 146 112 8 104 La.-Lafayette 6-7-0 Sun_Belt 34.4 16.2 50.6
41 141 118 13 105 Southern Mississippi 7-6-0 West USA 41.7 8.8 50.5
37 169 110 4 106 Utah State 3-9-0 Mountain_West 38.3 11.3 49.7
57 128 101 -6 107 Southern Methodist 5-7-0 The_American 42.4 7.0 49.4
7 180 111 3 108 Eastern Michigan 7-6-0 West Mid-American 38.2 11.2 49.4
16 126 119 10 109 Georgia Southern 5-7-0 Sun_Belt 38.2 10.9 49.1
14 155 123 13 110 Kansas 2-10-0 Big_12 37.6 11.4 49.0
71 159 117 6 111 Nevada 5-7-0 Mountain_West 37.3 11.6 48.9
46 135 122 10 112 South Dakota State 0-1-0 63.6 -14.8 48.7
64 166 106 -7 113 Tulane 4-8-0 The_American 35.4 13.3 48.6
29 128 94 -20 114 Southeast Missouri 0-1-0 31.4 16.9 48.2
50 122 93 -22 115 Arizona 3-9-0 Pac-12 44.0 4.2 48.2
45 116 107 -9 116 Cincinnati 4-8-0 The_American 32.0 16.1 48.1
22 184 95 -22 117 Illinois 3-9-0 West Big_Ten 37.4 10.7 48.1
105 134 116 -2 118 Samford 0-1-0 55.6 -7.5 48.0
81 141 92 -27 119 Furman 0-1-0 31.4 16.5 47.9
38 147 100 -20 120 Purdue 3-9-0 West Big_Ten 43.6 3.8 47.4
13 178 115 -6 121 Middle Tennessee 8-5-0 East USA 47.9 -1.8 46.1
82 140 124 2 122 South Alabama 6-7-0 Sun_Belt 35.8 10.3 46.1
77 163 125 2 123 Cal Poly 0-1-0 38.6 7.3 45.9
120 142 121 -3 124 Tennessee State 0-1-0 38.8 6.6 45.4
19 139 120 -5 125 East Carolina 3-9-0 The_American 40.1 5.2 45.3
81 173 131 5 126 Abilene Christian 0-1-0 34.2 10.8 45.0
117 150 126 -1 127 San Jose State 4-8-0 Mountain_West 36.7 8.4 45.0
84 153 152 24 128 Delaware 0-1-0 42.8 1.9 44.8
90 167 138 9 129 Hawaii 7-7-0 Mountain_West 39.0 5.8 44.8
5 130 114 -16 130 Central Michigan 6-7-0 West Mid-American 35.5 9.1 44.6
36 154 148 17 131 Mercer 0-1-0 31.4 12.9 44.4
66 166 129 -3 132 Ball State 4-8-0 West Mid-American 36.9 6.9 43.8
111 173 128 -5 133 Bowling Green 4-8-0 East Mid-American 38.6 4.8 43.4
115 160 133 -1 134 Liberty 0-2-0 28.4 14.9 43.3
63 166 145 10 135 James Madison 0-1-0 49.3 -6.1 43.2
101 157 130 -6 136 Kent State 3-9-0 East Mid-American 32.5 10.6 43.1
121 165 140 3 137 McNeese State 0-1-0 38.2 4.4 42.6
96 176 144 6 138 Georgia State 3-9-0 Sun_Belt 30.4 12.0 42.4
116 174 132 -7 139 North Dakota 0-1-0 30.8 11.6 42.4
6 147 135 -5 140 UNLV 4-8-0 Mountain_West 41.3 1.0 42.4
32 191 136 -5 141 Akron 5-7-0 East Mid-American 35.6 6.2 41.8
129 177 139 -3 142 Florida International 4-8-0 East USA 34.1 7.6 41.7
92 150 149 6 143 North Texas 5-8-0 West USA 35.6 6.1 41.7
50 187 143 -1 144 Albany 1-0-0 27.5 13.1 40.6
93 183 155 10 145 New Mexico State 3-9-0 Sun_Belt 37.3 2.8 40.2
50 179 153 7 146 Texas-El Paso 4-8-0 West USA 37.1 2.8 39.9
41 159 146 -1 147 Fresno State 1-11-0 Mountain_West 25.9 13.8 39.7
88 151 127 -21 148 Rutgers 2-10-0 East Big_Ten 31.7 8.0 39.7
30 156 156 7 149 Massachusetts 2-10-0 Independent 38.4 1.1 39.6
111 167 154 4 150 Alabama State 0-1-0 28.2 11.0 39.2
76 181 151 0 151 Charlotte 4-8-0 East USA 32.5 6.2 38.7
99 171 157 5 152 Rice 3-9-0 West USA 34.4 4.4 38.7
133 160 150 -3 153 North Carolina A&T 1-1-0 41.0 -2.4 38.6
103 176 141 -13 154 Indiana State 0-1-0 52.5 -14.1 38.3
119 170 137 -18 155 Southern Utah 0-2-0 28.6 9.7 38.2
83 156 134 -22 156 Grambling 0-1-0 25.2 13.0 38.2
110 177 170 13 157 Charleston Southern 0-1-0 33.8 4.1 38.0
85 158 147 -11 158 Connecticut 3-9-0 The_American 26.2 11.6 37.8
31 199 159 0 159 Marshall 3-9-0 East USA 30.0 7.8 37.8
159 169 167 7 160 The Citadel 0-1-0 28.3 8.9 37.2
141 191 142 -19 161 Northern Colorado 0-1-0 30.0 7.1 37.1
87 188 173 11 162 William & Mary 0-1-0 39.0 -1.9 37.1
53 163 162 -1 163 Wofford 0-1-0 24.2 12.6 36.8
49 172 161 -3 164 Florida Atlantic 3-9-0 East USA 37.5 -0.8 36.7
127 168 158 -7 165 Gardner-Webb 0-1-0 39.4 -2.9 36.5
109 184 169 3 166 New Hampshire 0-1-0 22.0 14.3 36.3
48 177 166 -1 167 Louisiana-Monroe 4-8-0 Sun_Belt 35.6 0.3 35.9
100 190 165 -3 168 Buffalo 2-10-0 East Mid-American 29.1 5.5 34.6
75 169 163 -6 169 UC Davis 0-2-0 31.5 2.4 33.9
102 209 174 4 170 Western Carolina 0-2-0 40.6 -8.0 32.6
163 186 164 -7 171 Portland State 0-2-0 38.2 -5.9 32.3
158 191 160 -12 172 Stony Brook 0-1-0 23.3 7.4 30.7
71 173 168 -5 173 Towson 0-1-0 28.1 1.9 30.0
132 179 179 5 174 South Carolina State 0-3-0 27.2 2.0 29.3
97 195 175 0 175 South Dakota 0-1-0 31.8 -2.7 29.1
69 187 177 1 176 Southern Illinois 0-1-0 29.2 -0.5 28.7
120 178 172 -5 177 Fordham 0-1-0 28.8 -0.8 28.0
90 187 182 4 178 Colgate 0-1-0 14.7 13.2 27.9
104 179 178 -1 179 Maine 0-2-0 22.6 3.8 26.4
105 181 181 1 180 UT Martin 0-3-0 25.5 0.1 25.6
98 181 171 -10 181 Idaho State 0-2-0 27.2 -1.7 25.5
1 189 186 4 182 Texas State 2-10-0 Sun_Belt 27.0 -1.7 25.3
96 199 192 9 183 Southeastern Louisiana 0-1-0 31.1 -6.3 24.8
76 188 185 1 184 Austin Peay 0-2-0 29.2 -5.1 24.1
171 188 183 -2 185 Monmouth (NJ) 0-1-0 17.6 5.5 23.1
103 196 187 1 186 Hampton 0-1-0 33.1 -10.2 22.8
93 187 176 -11 187 Lamar 0-1-0 17.5 5.1 22.6
169 190 189 1 188 Alcorn State 0-1-0 25.1 -2.6 22.5
83 189 184 -5 189 Eastern Kentucky 0-2-0 24.0 -2.9 21.1
160 193 191 1 190 Bethune Cookman 0-1-0 26.1 -5.4 20.7
39 191 180 -11 191 Northern Arizona 0-1-0 17.6 2.6 20.3
154 192 190 -2 192 North Carolina Central 0-2-0 32.2 -13.1 19.1
82 198 188 -5 193 Virginia Military Institute 0-1-0 30.2 -11.4 18.8
171 195 194 0 194 Wagner 0-2-0 17.2 1.2 18.4
136 203 203 8 195 Northwestern State 0-1-0 23.4 -6.6 16.7
72 204 193 -3 196 Presbyterian 0-2-0 16.0 0.5 16.5
188 203 196 -1 197 Houston Baptist 0-2-0 15.7 0.0 15.8
172 213 195 -3 198 Alabama A&M 0-2-0 22.3 -6.8 15.5
192 201 200 1 199 Tennessee Tech 0-1-0 11.8 2.9 14.6
178 202 199 -1 200 Prairie View A&M 0-2-0 38.4 -25.4 13.0
165 204 204 3 201 Florida A&M 0-1-0 31.5 -19.0 12.5
115 202 198 -4 202 Sacramento State 0-1-0 16.8 -5.1 11.7
101 203 201 -2 203 Southern 0-2-0 28.1 -17.3 10.9
161 204 202 -2 204 Weber State 0-1-0 17.3 -6.7 10.7
115 205 205 0 205 Stephen F. Austin 0-1-0 20.8 -10.9 9.9
140 206 197 -9 206 Howard 0-2-0 22.8 -16.0 6.8
157 207 206 -1 207 Elon 0-1-0 20.2 -14.5 5.7
123 208 208 0 208 Mississippi Valley State 0-1-0 25.2 -22.8 2.4
112 211 209 0 209 Rhode Island 0-1-0 17.4 -17.4 0.0
164 210 207 -3 210 Murray State 0-1-0 13.7 -14.6 -0.9
200 213 210 -1 211 Lafayette 0-1-0 23.8 -27.0 -3.2
169 216 212 0 212 Savannah State 0-2-0 9.8 -15.0 -5.2
202 215 213 0 213 Incarnate Word 0-1-0 15.3 -21.0 -5.7
133 214 211 -3 214 Jackson State 0-1-0 14.0 -21.7 -7.6
84 217 214 -1 215 Morgan State 0-2-0 16.7 -26.8 -10.1
205 218 215 -1 216 Delaware State 0-1-0 11.4 -34.4 -22.9