2016 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Rankings: Week 5 (Sept 29-Oct 1)

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 Wk4 +/- Rank Team W-L-T Div Conf Off Def Strength AP COACHES
1 10 1 0 1 Ohio State 4-0-0 East Big_Ten 67.0 33.0 100.0 2 2
2 8 2 0 2 Michigan 5-0-0 East Big_Ten 59.7 34.6 94.3 4 4
3 23 5 2 3 Alabama 5-0-0 Western SEC 55.9 32.6 88.5 1 1
4 41 11 7 4 Eastern Washington 1-0-0 68.5 17.3 85.8 43 51
5 59 15 10 5 Mississippi 3-2-0 Western SEC 67.6 17.3 85.0 14 14
6 112 17 11 6 Clemson 5-0-0 Atlantic ACC 53.1 31.2 84.3 3 3
7 74 31 24 7 Washington 5-0-0 Pac-12 59.0 24.9 83.8 5 6
8 52 14 6 8 Washington State 2-2-0 Pac-12 59.3 23.5 82.8 43 51
2 85 7 -2 9 Louisville 4-1-0 Atlantic ACC 67.8 14.7 82.6 7 8
3 63 3 -7 10 Houston 5-0-0 The_American 52.8 28.7 81.5 6 5
2 31 9 -2 11 Miami (Fla.) 4-0-0 Coastal ACC 57.8 22.8 80.5 10 10
10 67 10 -2 12 Texas A&M 5-0-0 Western SEC 58.0 21.2 79.3 8 7
12 142 28 15 13 Auburn 3-2-0 Western SEC 52.0 27.1 79.0 30 37
14 131 23 9 14 Wisconsin 4-1-0 West Big_Ten 44.2 34.1 78.3 11 13
15 128 40 25 15 LSU 3-2-0 Western SEC 42.6 35.3 77.9 28 26
16 104 22 6 16 Virginia Tech 3-1-0 Coastal ACC 54.1 23.0 77.1 25 32
16 43 16 -1 17 Colorado 4-1-0 Pac-12 56.1 20.6 76.7 21 23
18 92 47 29 18 Western Michigan 5-0-0 West Mid-American 53.5 22.3 75.8 26 25
4 56 4 -15 19 Memphis 3-1-0 The_American 53.7 21.7 75.4 43 51
12 91 12 -8 20 Oklahoma 2-2-0 Big_12 60.0 15.4 75.3 20 22
21 73 27 6 21 Richmond 1-0-0 52.4 22.4 74.8 43 51
6 135 6 -16 22 Kansas State 1-2-0 Big_12 51.3 22.9 74.2 43 51
6 44 18 -5 23 Nebraska 5-0-0 West Big_Ten 46.8 26.2 73.0 12 12
1 78 25 1 24 West Virginia 4-0-0 Big_12 41.7 30.7 72.4 22 20
19 108 19 -6 25 Tennessee 5-0-0 Eastern SEC 56.8 15.7 72.4 9 9
8 99 8 -18 26 Stanford 3-1-0 Pac-12 41.5 29.9 71.4 15 15
27 88 33 6 27 UCLA 3-2-0 Pac-12 46.9 24.2 71.1 27 31
22 75 36 8 28 Illinois State 1-0-0 32.2 38.7 70.8 43 51
12 29 21 -8 29 North Dakota State 1-0-0 42.6 27.9 70.5 29 51
18 43 26 -4 30 Florida State 3-2-0 Atlantic ACC 52.9 17.3 70.2 23 21
13 40 13 -18 31 Boise State 4-0-0 Mountain_West 46.2 23.6 69.8 19 19
10 72 44 12 32 Troy 4-1-0 Sun_Belt 46.7 22.7 69.4 43 42
10 117 46 13 33 Georgia Tech 3-2-0 Coastal ACC 43.1 25.9 69.0 43 51
26 98 41 7 34 Northwestern 2-3-0 West Big_Ten 45.7 23.2 68.8 43 51
34 117 34 -1 35 Air Force 4-0-0 Mountain_West 49.6 19.0 68.6 35 30
20 68 20 -16 36 Toledo 3-1-0 West Mid-American 54.6 14.1 68.6 43 51
15 40 24 -13 37 Iowa 3-2-0 West Big_Ten 48.9 19.6 68.5 43 51
19 71 32 -6 38 Oregon 2-3-0 Pac-12 57.3 11.2 68.4 43 51
21 135 57 18 39 Maryland 4-0-0 East Big_Ten 46.0 21.8 67.7 34 28
9 64 30 -10 40 TCU 3-2-0 Big_12 54.6 12.9 67.5 33 34
16 86 35 -6 41 Florida 4-1-0 Eastern SEC 37.2 30.0 67.2 18 18
11 42 42 0 42 South Florida 4-1-0 The_American 53.9 12.6 66.5 38 35
38 113 38 -5 43 Brigham Young 2-3-0 Independent 51.2 15.1 66.4 43 51
16 84 80 36 44 North Carolina 4-1-0 Coastal ACC 52.1 13.3 65.4 17 16
37 83 55 10 45 UCF 3-2-0 The_American 48.9 16.2 65.1 43 51
21 134 76 30 46 North Carolina State 3-1-0 Atlantic ACC 48.6 16.3 64.8 43 51
30 162 43 -4 47 USC 2-3-0 Pac-12 47.2 16.3 63.4 43 44
48 121 75 27 48 Mississippi State 2-2-0 Western SEC 52.7 10.3 63.0 43 51
6 66 66 17 49 Georgia 3-2-0 Eastern SEC 37.3 25.1 62.5 31 29
50 122 51 1 50 Arizona 2-3-0 Pac-12 45.2 17.1 62.3 43 51
39 102 39 -12 51 Arkansas 4-1-0 Western SEC 40.2 21.5 61.7 16 17
15 52 37 -15 52 Baylor 5-0-0 Big_12 50.0 11.8 61.7 13 11
53 140 74 21 53 Wofford 0-1-0 30.3 29.6 60.0 43 51
54 130 56 2 54 Appalachian State 3-2-0 Sun_Belt 32.8 25.8 58.6 43 48
8 73 73 18 55 Oklahoma State 3-2-0 Big_12 43.4 14.5 57.9 32 33
56 122 69 13 56 Virginia 2-3-0 Coastal ACC 42.4 15.4 57.8 43 51
50 106 50 -7 57 Utah 4-1-0 Pac-12 35.0 22.6 57.7 24 24
29 125 29 -29 58 Southeast Missouri 0-1-0 38.7 18.7 57.4 43 51
4 86 86 27 59 Texas Tech 3-1-0 Big_12 62.1 -5.0 57.1 43 38
3 143 48 -12 60 Missouri 2-3-0 Eastern SEC 50.2 6.9 57.1 43 51
39 61 52 -9 61 Tulsa 3-1-0 The_American 41.9 15.2 57.1 43 51
62 171 87 25 62 Pittsburgh 3-2-0 Coastal ACC 49.8 7.2 57.0 43 51
63 167 116 53 63 Jacksonville State 0-1-0 48.3 8.6 56.9 43 51
24 64 59 -5 64 Western Kentucky 3-2-0 East USA 44.5 12.3 56.8 43 51
35 85 60 -5 65 Northern Iowa 1-0-0 38.4 18.4 56.8 43 51
7 99 99 33 66 Nicholls State 0-2-0 54.9 0.6 55.6 43 51
67 138 118 51 67 South Carolina 2-3-0 Eastern SEC 25.8 29.8 55.5 43 51
5 118 67 -1 68 Youngstown State 0-1-0 51.7 3.7 55.4 43 51
69 149 102 33 69 Vanderbilt 2-3-0 Eastern SEC 41.0 14.3 55.3 43 51
37 155 49 -21 70 Wake Forest 4-1-0 Atlantic ACC 34.5 20.7 55.2 43 47
64 168 64 -7 71 Michigan State 2-2-0 East Big_Ten 36.7 18.2 55.0 37 27
61 103 78 6 72 Penn State 3-2-0 East Big_Ten 43.3 11.7 54.9 43 51
24 181 58 -15 73 Navy 3-1-0 The_American 34.9 19.7 54.6 43 51
41 102 91 17 74 Southern Mississippi 4-1-0 West USA 46.2 8.2 54.4 43 43
60 148 62 -13 75 Indiana 3-1-0 East Big_Ten 42.5 11.3 53.8 41 41
16 109 98 22 76 Georgia Southern 3-1-0 Sun_Belt 42.3 11.5 53.7 43 51
14 127 106 29 77 Boston College 3-2-0 Atlantic ACC 33.2 20.5 53.7 43 51
7 78 61 -17 78 Arizona State 4-1-0 Pac-12 48.5 4.6 53.1 39 36
44 90 79 0 79 California 3-2-0 Pac-12 47.4 5.6 53.0 40 40
31 87 71 -9 80 Notre Dame 2-3-0 Independent 50.4 2.4 52.8 43 51
81 173 85 4 81 Abilene Christian 0-1-0 40.0 12.6 52.6 43 51
82 140 109 27 82 South Alabama 3-2-0 Sun_Belt 33.0 19.6 52.6 43 45
83 143 89 6 83 Grambling 0-1-0 38.1 14.2 52.3 43 51
27 91 70 -14 84 Duke 2-3-0 Coastal ACC 36.3 15.9 52.3 43 51
37 169 103 18 85 Utah State 2-3-0 Mountain_West 34.7 17.1 51.8 43 51
83 113 83 -3 86 Iowa State 1-4-0 Big_12 38.4 13.4 51.8 43 51
45 87 77 -10 87 Army 3-1-0 Independent 39.5 12.1 51.7 43 51
88 151 97 9 88 Rutgers 2-3-0 East Big_Ten 34.1 17.2 51.3 43 51
5 90 90 1 89 Central Michigan 3-2-0 West Mid-American 44.0 7.1 51.1 43 51
55 148 126 36 90 Kentucky 2-3-0 Eastern SEC 44.6 6.4 51.0 43 51
22 184 149 58 91 Illinois 1-3-0 West Big_Ten 37.4 13.6 51.0 43 51
19 139 117 25 92 East Carolina 2-3-0 The_American 44.6 5.9 50.5 43 51
45 93 45 -48 93 Cincinnati 3-2-0 The_American 37.8 12.4 50.2 43 51
46 108 81 -13 94 South Dakota State 0-1-0 53.9 -4.4 49.5 43 51
29 95 54 -41 95 Minnesota 3-1-0 West Big_Ten 39.0 10.5 49.4 43 46
64 166 68 -28 96 Tulane 3-2-0 The_American 38.2 11.3 49.4 43 51
94 139 111 14 97 Temple 3-2-0 The_American 41.2 8.2 49.3 43 51
4 105 65 -33 98 Ohio 3-2-0 East Mid-American 37.1 12.1 49.2 43 51
85 119 96 -3 99 Connecticut 2-3-0 The_American 36.1 12.5 48.7 43 51
25 100 84 -16 100 Texas 2-2-0 Big_12 47.5 1.0 48.4 42 51
32 191 92 -9 101 Akron 3-2-0 East Mid-American 54.5 -6.2 48.3 43 51
32 102 63 -39 102 Eastern Illinois 1-0-0 33.9 14.0 47.9 43 51
34 103 72 -31 103 San Diego State 3-1-0 Mountain_West 46.9 0.5 47.4 36 39
104 110 110 6 104 Central Arkansas 1-0-0 35.6 11.5 47.2 43 51
58 114 114 9 105 Louisiana Tech 2-3-0 West USA 40.4 6.5 46.9 43 51
96 176 100 -6 106 Georgia State 0-4-0 Sun_Belt 35.6 11.0 46.6 43 51
40 133 53 -54 107 Oregon State 1-3-0 Pac-12 35.9 10.3 46.2 43 51
47 119 119 11 108 Wyoming 3-2-0 Mountain_West 41.8 3.5 45.3 43 51
6 147 147 38 109 UNLV 2-3-0 Mountain_West 38.2 6.9 45.1 43 51
25 110 95 -15 110 Syracuse 2-3-0 Atlantic ACC 38.4 6.6 45.0 43 51
111 122 122 11 111 Western Illinois 1-0-0 33.6 11.1 44.7 43 51
17 173 135 23 112 Old Dominion 3-2-0 East USA 39.7 4.7 44.4 43 51
30 154 133 20 113 Massachusetts 1-4-0 Independent 34.5 9.7 44.2 43 51
13 178 132 18 114 Middle Tennessee 4-1-0 East USA 35.9 8.1 44.0 43 50
36 153 137 22 115 Mercer 0-1-0 35.9 8.1 44.0 43 51
42 116 82 -34 116 Miami (Ohio) 0-5-0 East Mid-American 31.0 12.9 43.9 43 51
111 171 152 35 117 Idaho 2-3-0 Sun_Belt 36.0 6.6 42.6 43 51
65 145 125 7 118 Arkansas State 0-4-0 Sun_Belt 34.5 7.6 42.2 43 51
66 166 88 -31 119 Ball State 3-2-0 West Mid-American 32.6 8.6 41.2 43 51
94 146 94 -26 120 La.-Lafayette 2-3-0 Sun_Belt 39.4 1.2 40.6 43 51
90 167 134 13 121 Hawaii 2-3-0 Mountain_West 43.2 -2.7 40.6 43 51
81 141 123 1 122 Furman 0-1-0 31.2 8.7 40.0 43 51
58 142 142 19 123 Northern Illinois 1-4-0 West Mid-American 34.1 5.6 39.7 43 51
116 176 161 37 124 Montana State 0-1-0 23.6 16.0 39.6 43 51
93 127 93 -32 125 Lamar 0-1-0 28.7 10.8 39.5 43 51
31 199 124 -2 126 Marshall 1-3-0 East USA 36.3 2.3 38.6 43 51
84 127 113 -14 127 Delaware 0-1-0 41.7 -3.5 38.2 43 51
57 128 108 -20 128 Southern Methodist 2-3-0 The_American 27.4 10.3 37.8 43 51
30 172 157 28 129 New Mexico 2-2-0 Mountain_West 39.1 -1.4 37.7 43 51
130 157 146 16 130 Kent State 1-4-0 East Mid-American 25.2 12.4 37.5 43 51
63 166 166 35 131 James Madison 0-1-0 41.3 -3.9 37.4 43 51
73 153 104 -28 132 Colorado State 2-3-0 Mountain_West 28.4 8.5 36.9 43 51
128 160 128 -5 133 Liberty 0-2-0 29.5 7.2 36.8 43 51
132 156 153 19 134 Villanova 0-1-0 14.2 21.8 36.0 43 51
79 138 138 3 135 UTSA 1-3-0 West USA 26.3 9.6 35.9 43 51
104 136 131 -5 136 Maine 0-2-0 24.9 10.8 35.6 43 51
41 148 107 -30 137 Fresno State 1-4-0 Mountain_West 37.6 -2.3 35.3 43 51
48 149 129 -9 138 Louisiana-Monroe 1-3-0 Sun_Belt 30.3 4.9 35.2 43 51
49 142 112 -27 139 Florida Atlantic 1-4-0 East USA 33.7 0.9 34.6 43 51
129 177 158 18 140 Florida International 1-4-0 East USA 29.7 4.6 34.3 43 51
135 170 139 -2 141 Southern Utah 0-1-0 22.6 11.0 33.7 43 51
50 187 115 -27 142 Albany 1-0-0 22.3 11.3 33.6 43 51
127 143 127 -16 143 Gardner-Webb 0-1-0 33.1 0.1 33.2 43 51
119 148 148 4 144 San Jose State 1-4-0 Mountain_West 37.7 -4.7 33.0 43 51
121 150 121 -24 145 McNeese State 0-1-0 23.2 9.4 32.6 43 51
105 157 140 -6 146 UT Martin 0-2-0 26.7 5.8 32.5 43 51
38 147 101 -46 147 Purdue 2-2-0 West Big_Ten 31.9 0.1 32.0 43 51
75 151 151 3 148 UC Davis 0-2-0 31.6 0.2 31.8 43 51
92 149 145 -4 149 North Texas 2-3-0 West USA 31.3 0.3 31.6 43 51
99 150 150 0 150 Rice 0-5-0 West USA 29.8 1.8 31.6 43 51
7 180 143 -8 151 Eastern Michigan 4-1-0 West Mid-American 25.8 5.7 31.5 43 49
87 188 175 23 152 William & Mary 0-1-0 30.3 0.6 30.8 43 51
93 183 179 26 153 New Mexico State 2-3-0 Sun_Belt 34.8 -4.2 30.5 43 51
71 159 159 5 154 Towson 0-1-0 32.6 -2.1 30.5 43 51
14 155 105 -50 155 Kansas 1-3-0 Big_12 24.2 6.2 30.4 43 51
147 156 154 -2 156 North Carolina A&T 1-1-0 43.4 -13.6 29.8 43 51
1 157 144 -13 157 Texas State 2-2-0 Sun_Belt 39.4 -9.6 29.8 43 51
76 167 167 9 158 Austin Peay 0-1-0 39.7 -10.3 29.4 43 51
71 159 120 -39 159 Nevada 2-3-0 Mountain_West 19.5 9.1 28.6 43 51
100 190 136 -24 160 Buffalo 1-3-0 East Mid-American 27.3 0.3 27.6 43 51
69 161 141 -20 161 Southern Illinois 0-1-0 30.9 -4.3 26.6 43 51
110 162 160 -2 162 Charleston Southern 0-1-0 25.3 0.9 26.2 43 51
77 163 130 -33 163 Cal Poly 0-1-0 36.1 -10.5 25.6 43 51
82 198 162 -2 164 Virginia Military Institute 0-1-0 17.8 7.5 25.3 43 51
165 186 177 12 165 Portland State 0-2-0 29.0 -3.9 25.1 43 51
132 178 178 12 166 South Carolina State 0-3-0 26.5 -3.1 23.4 43 51
111 167 165 -2 167 Alabama State 0-1-0 22.6 0.3 22.9 43 51
50 176 176 8 168 Texas-El Paso 1-4-0 West USA 18.6 3.7 22.3 43 51
39 169 164 -5 169 Northern Arizona 0-1-0 17.6 4.5 22.1 43 51
98 170 156 -14 170 Idaho State 0-2-0 22.2 -0.5 21.7 43 51
171 187 187 16 171 Wagner 0-1-0 30.5 -8.8 21.7 43 51
111 173 173 1 172 Bowling Green 1-4-0 East Mid-American 31.1 -10.1 21.0 43 51
140 189 185 12 173 Howard 0-2-0 32.9 -12.3 20.6 43 51
116 174 174 0 174 North Dakota 0-1-0 15.9 4.1 20.0 43 51
175 175 175 0 175 Alcorn State 0-1-0 31.5 -11.8 19.7 43 51
103 176 155 -21 176 Indiana State 0-1-0 38.5 -19.0 19.4 43 51
90 177 168 -9 177 Colgate 0-1-0 13.6 5.4 19.0 43 51
120 178 170 -8 178 Fordham 0-1-0 35.7 -17.1 18.6 43 51
154 189 189 10 179 North Carolina Central 0-2-0 33.2 -14.7 18.5 43 51
180 188 188 8 180 Monmouth (NJ) 0-1-0 19.4 -1.8 17.5 43 51
76 181 172 -9 181 Charlotte 1-4-0 East USA 25.5 -8.6 16.9 43 51
109 182 169 -13 182 New Hampshire 0-1-0 0.5 15.9 16.4 43 51
136 183 181 -2 183 Northwestern State 0-1-0 18.8 -5.0 13.7 43 51
165 185 182 -2 184 Florida A&M 0-1-0 25.8 -12.2 13.5 43 51
83 185 163 -22 185 Eastern Kentucky 0-2-0 23.3 -10.5 12.8 43 51
161 193 190 4 186 Weber State 0-1-0 23.1 -10.3 12.8 43 51
178 187 184 -3 187 Prairie View A&M 0-1-0 21.2 -9.0 12.3 43 51
103 196 192 4 188 Hampton 0-1-0 25.7 -14.3 11.4 43 51
177 191 191 2 189 Stony Brook 0-1-0 8.2 3.2 11.3 43 51
101 190 183 -7 190 Southern 0-2-0 29.3 -18.3 11.0 43 51
141 191 171 -20 191 Northern Colorado 0-1-0 29.5 -18.6 10.9 43 51
97 195 194 2 192 South Dakota 0-1-0 19.6 -8.9 10.7 43 51
161 193 186 -7 193 Bethune Cookman 0-1-0 20.3 -9.7 10.6 43 51
194 194 194 0 194 Houston Baptist 0-1-0 15.3 -5.5 9.8 43 51
115 195 180 -15 195 Sacramento State 0-1-0 0.7 6.6 7.3 43 51
102 197 197 1 196 Western Carolina 0-1-0 12.9 -7.4 5.5 43 51
115 197 196 -1 197 Stephen F. Austin 0-1-0 12.0 -6.9 5.1 43 51
72 198 193 -5 198 Presbyterian 0-1-0 10.1 -5.0 5.1 43 51
96 199 195 -4 199 Southeastern Louisiana 0-1-0 21.5 -17.6 3.9 43 51
164 202 202 2 200 Murray State 0-1-0 16.6 -14.6 2.0 43 51
169 201 199 -2 201 Savannah State 0-2-0 9.7 -10.7 -1.0 43 51
202 202 202 0 202 Incarnate Word 0-1-0 7.4 -8.6 -1.2 43 51
133 204 204 1 203 Jackson State 0-1-0 19.9 -24.8 -4.9 43 51
172 204 203 -1 204 Alabama A&M 0-1-0 8.1 -19.1 -11.0 43 51
123 205 200 -5 205 Mississippi Valley State 0-1-0 19.7 -35.2 -15.5 43 51
157 206 201 -5 206 Elon 0-1-0 5.4 -21.5 -16.1 43 51
112 207 198 -9 207 Rhode Island 0-1-0 12.2 -30.8 -18.6 43 51
205 208 205 -3 208 Delaware State 0-1-0 6.9 -28.8 -21.9 43 51
84 209 206 -3 209 Morgan State 0-1-0 2.3 -25.7 -23.4 43 51