2016 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Rankings: Week 8 (Oct 20-22)

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 Wk7 +/- Rank Team W-L-T Div Conf Off Def Strength AP COACHES
1 8 1 0 1 Michigan 7-0-0 East Big_Ten 66.9 33.1 100.0 2 2
2 23 3 1 2 Alabama 8-0-0 Western SEC 57.8 33.1 90.9 1 1
1 10 2 -1 3 Ohio State 6-1-0 East Big_Ten 57.8 29.2 86.9 6 8
4 142 11 7 4 Auburn 5-2-0 Western SEC 55.1 29.7 84.8 15 17
2 85 9 4 5 Louisville 6-1-0 Atlantic ACC 66.7 17.9 84.5 5 5
4 74 4 -2 6 Washington 7-0-0 Pac-12 58.3 26.0 84.3 4 4
6 112 6 -1 7 Clemson 7-0-0 Atlantic ACC 53.8 27.3 81.1 3 3
8 128 12 4 8 LSU 5-2-0 Western SEC 45.9 34.8 80.7 19 19
4 41 5 -4 9 Eastern Washington 1-0-0 66.8 12.9 79.6 35 41
10 43 10 0 10 Colorado 6-2-0 Pac-12 50.7 28.1 78.8 23 23
7 131 7 -4 11 Wisconsin 5-2-0 West Big_Ten 44.3 33.9 78.2 11 11
8 52 8 -4 12 Washington State 5-2-0 Pac-12 54.9 21.8 76.6 26 26
1 78 16 3 13 West Virginia 6-0-0 Big_12 43.7 32.7 76.4 10 9
10 67 14 0 14 Texas A&M 6-1-0 Western SEC 50.1 25.1 75.2 9 10
15 162 17 2 15 USC 4-3-0 Pac-12 50.5 23.0 73.4 31 31
11 104 25 9 16 Virginia Tech 5-2-0 Coastal ACC 49.0 23.7 72.7 25 25
17 103 32 15 17 Penn State 5-2-0 East Big_Ten 49.7 22.7 72.4 24 27
15 92 15 -3 18 Western Michigan 8-0-0 West Mid-American 51.7 19.7 71.4 20 21
16 86 26 7 19 Florida 5-1-0 Eastern SEC 40.6 30.5 71.2 14 12
5 59 13 -7 20 Mississippi 3-4-0 Western SEC 58.4 12.5 70.9 35 36
21 75 23 2 21 Illinois State 1-0-0 26.4 42.5 68.9 35 41
15 52 36 14 22 Baylor 6-0-0 Big_12 51.8 16.7 68.5 8 6
18 73 18 -5 23 Richmond 1-0-0 47.4 20.8 68.2 35 41
13 40 33 9 24 Boise State 7-0-0 Mountain_West 46.4 21.5 67.9 13 13
12 91 19 -6 25 Oklahoma 5-2-0 Big_12 57.7 9.8 67.5 16 15
12 39 39 13 26 North Dakota State 1-0-0 44.6 22.4 67.1 35 41
18 43 27 0 27 Florida State 5-2-0 Atlantic ACC 48.3 18.5 66.9 12 14
26 98 29 1 28 Northwestern 4-3-0 West Big_Ten 49.5 17.4 66.9 35 41
8 99 31 2 29 Stanford 4-3-0 Pac-12 37.0 29.8 66.9 35 41
6 44 22 -8 30 Nebraska 7-0-0 West Big_Ten 41.9 24.9 66.9 7 6
19 108 37 6 31 Tennessee 5-2-0 Eastern SEC 53.9 12.0 65.9 18 18
32 113 38 6 32 Brigham Young 4-4-0 Independent 46.2 19.2 65.4 35 41
15 46 44 11 33 Iowa 5-3-0 West Big_Ten 43.4 21.6 65.1 35 41
27 88 34 0 34 UCLA 3-5-0 Pac-12 47.2 17.3 64.6 35 41
4 56 20 -15 35 Memphis 5-2-0 The_American 47.0 17.4 64.4 35 41
36 106 47 11 36 Utah 7-1-0 Pac-12 45.3 19.1 64.4 17 16
2 37 28 -9 37 Miami (Fla.) 4-3-0 Coastal ACC 42.9 21.4 64.2 35 33
38 139 56 18 38 Temple 5-3-0 The_American 48.0 16.0 64.1 35 41
16 84 46 7 39 North Carolina 6-2-0 Coastal ACC 44.8 19.0 63.8 21 20
6 135 41 1 40 Kansas State 3-3-0 Big_12 41.5 21.9 63.4 35 41
29 95 40 -1 41 Minnesota 5-2-0 West Big_Ten 43.5 19.0 62.5 35 41
7 78 51 9 42 Arizona State 5-3-0 Pac-12 47.7 14.6 62.3 35 41
3 63 24 -19 43 Houston 6-2-0 The_American 47.7 14.6 62.3 27 24
11 44 35 -9 44 South Florida 6-2-0 The_American 52.2 9.8 62.0 35 35
21 134 21 -24 45 North Carolina State 4-3-0 Atlantic ACC 39.5 22.3 61.8 35 41
46 171 48 2 46 Pittsburgh 5-2-0 Coastal ACC 53.5 7.9 61.4 33 38
10 72 42 -5 47 Troy 6-1-0 Sun_Belt 42.6 18.8 61.4 30 32
37 83 45 -3 48 UCF 4-3-0 The_American 44.8 16.4 61.2 35 41
24 85 76 27 49 Western Kentucky 5-3-0 East USA 54.2 6.7 60.9 35 41
24 181 60 10 50 Navy 5-1-0 The_American 46.9 13.6 60.5 22 22
8 73 52 1 51 Oklahoma State 5-2-0 Big_12 49.6 10.7 60.3 28 28
52 167 64 12 52 Jacksonville State 0-1-0 47.8 11.9 59.7 35 41
20 68 58 5 53 Toledo 6-1-0 West Mid-American 48.4 11.4 59.7 35 41
44 90 65 11 54 California 4-3-0 Pac-12 56.2 3.5 59.6 35 41
10 117 50 -5 55 Georgia Tech 4-3-0 Coastal ACC 42.5 17.0 59.5 35 41
21 135 70 14 56 Maryland 5-2-0 East Big_Ten 40.0 19.4 59.5 35 41
5 118 66 9 57 Youngstown State 0-1-0 53.7 5.7 59.4 35 41
37 155 43 -15 58 Wake Forest 5-2-0 Atlantic ACC 36.1 23.0 59.0 35 41
25 100 59 0 59 Texas 3-4-0 Big_12 44.8 14.2 58.9 35 41
4 86 67 7 60 Texas Tech 3-4-0 Big_12 62.2 -4.0 58.2 35 41
19 71 49 -12 61 Oregon 2-5-0 Pac-12 54.7 3.4 58.1 35 41
9 64 55 -7 62 TCU 4-3-0 Big_12 45.9 12.2 58.1 35 41
31 87 54 -9 63 Notre Dame 2-5-0 Independent 46.2 11.8 58.0 35 41
48 121 61 -3 64 Mississippi State 2-5-0 Western SEC 45.0 12.8 57.8 35 41
30 102 30 -35 65 Arkansas 5-3-0 Western SEC 44.4 13.3 57.7 29 30
53 148 53 -13 66 Indiana 3-4-0 East Big_Ten 40.8 16.9 57.7 35 41
39 94 75 8 67 Tulsa 5-2-0 The_American 51.0 6.7 57.7 35 37
6 68 62 -6 68 Georgia 4-3-0 Eastern SEC 38.1 18.9 57.0 35 41
27 91 57 -12 69 Duke 3-4-0 Coastal ACC 33.6 23.3 57.0 35 41
54 130 63 -7 70 Appalachian State 5-2-0 Sun_Belt 34.9 21.5 56.4 35 39
13 178 92 21 71 Middle Tennessee 5-2-0 East USA 46.7 9.6 56.3 35 34
40 133 78 6 72 Oregon State 2-5-0 Pac-12 40.7 15.1 55.8 35 41
34 103 93 20 73 San Diego State 6-1-0 Mountain_West 36.7 19.0 55.7 32 29
69 149 81 7 74 Vanderbilt 4-4-0 Eastern SEC 34.0 21.0 55.0 35 41
58 114 79 4 75 Louisiana Tech 5-3-0 West USA 46.4 8.6 54.9 35 41
3 143 74 -2 76 Missouri 2-5-0 Eastern SEC 49.8 5.0 54.8 35 41
50 122 73 -4 77 Arizona 2-5-0 Pac-12 43.1 11.6 54.7 35 41
57 128 113 35 78 Southern Methodist 3-4-0 The_American 39.1 15.6 54.6 34 41
55 148 91 12 79 Kentucky 4-3-0 Eastern SEC 43.8 9.8 53.6 35 41
35 85 84 4 80 Northern Iowa 1-0-0 35.9 17.5 53.4 35 41
64 168 68 -13 81 Michigan State 2-5-0 East Big_Ten 42.0 11.2 53.3 35 41
25 110 77 -5 82 Syracuse 4-4-0 Atlantic ACC 42.5 10.7 53.2 35 41
34 117 69 -14 83 Air Force 4-3-0 Mountain_West 38.6 14.3 52.9 35 41
22 184 103 19 84 Illinois 2-5-0 West Big_Ten 36.9 16.0 52.9 35 41
73 153 86 1 85 Colorado State 4-4-0 Mountain_West 38.6 14.0 52.5 35 41
86 122 89 3 86 Western Illinois 1-0-0 34.6 17.8 52.4 35 41
87 110 90 3 87 Central Arkansas 1-0-0 41.7 10.0 51.7 35 41
47 119 72 -16 88 Wyoming 5-2-0 Mountain_West 46.6 5.2 51.7 35 40
56 122 71 -18 89 Virginia 2-5-0 Coastal ACC 40.8 10.4 51.2 35 41
7 99 94 4 90 Nicholls State 0-2-0 48.4 2.6 51.0 35 41
37 169 97 6 91 Utah State 3-4-0 Mountain_West 37.1 12.4 49.5 35 41
67 138 88 -4 92 South Carolina 3-4-0 Eastern SEC 31.0 18.0 49.0 35 41
82 140 106 13 93 South Alabama 3-4-0 Sun_Belt 36.0 12.8 48.8 35 41
92 149 126 32 94 North Texas 4-3-0 West USA 38.6 9.9 48.5 35 41
83 113 101 6 95 Iowa State 1-6-0 Big_12 37.5 10.9 48.4 35 41
45 96 80 -16 96 Army 4-3-0 Independent 34.8 13.5 48.4 35 41
85 119 95 -2 97 Connecticut 3-5-0 The_American 32.3 16.0 48.3 35 41
30 172 122 24 98 New Mexico 4-3-0 Mountain_West 48.2 -0.6 47.6 35 41
5 106 96 -3 99 Central Michigan 5-3-0 West Mid-American 36.9 10.6 47.5 35 41
58 142 107 7 100 Northern Illinois 2-6-0 West Mid-American 40.8 6.6 47.4 35 41
32 191 102 1 101 Akron 5-3-0 East Mid-American 44.3 3.1 47.4 35 41
65 145 108 6 102 Arkansas State 2-4-0 Sun_Belt 33.0 13.7 46.7 35 41
29 125 83 -20 103 Southeast Missouri 0-1-0 34.4 12.0 46.4 35 41
41 105 105 1 104 Southern Mississippi 4-3-0 West USA 43.6 2.7 46.3 35 41
64 166 87 -18 105 Tulane 3-4-0 The_American 35.0 11.4 46.3 35 41
45 110 110 4 106 Cincinnati 4-3-0 The_American 32.8 13.3 46.1 35 41
53 140 85 -22 107 Wofford 0-1-0 25.5 20.4 45.9 35 41
90 167 116 8 108 Hawaii 4-4-0 Mountain_West 41.9 3.4 45.3 35 41
96 176 104 -5 109 Georgia State 2-5-0 Sun_Belt 34.6 10.6 45.2 35 41
7 180 117 7 110 Eastern Michigan 5-3-0 West Mid-American 35.4 9.5 44.9 35 41
17 173 82 -29 111 Old Dominion 4-3-0 East USA 38.5 6.4 44.9 35 41
83 143 112 0 112 Grambling 0-1-0 32.6 12.1 44.7 35 41
88 151 129 16 113 Rutgers 2-6-0 East Big_Ten 34.9 9.7 44.6 35 41
16 114 99 -15 114 Georgia Southern 4-3-0 Sun_Belt 34.6 9.6 44.2 35 41
14 127 111 -4 115 Boston College 3-4-0 Atlantic ACC 30.9 13.3 44.2 35 41
116 160 138 22 116 Liberty 0-2-0 32.8 11.4 44.1 35 41
32 125 121 4 117 Eastern Illinois 1-0-0 32.3 11.6 43.9 35 41
19 139 100 -18 118 East Carolina 2-5-0 The_American 38.6 4.6 43.3 35 41
38 147 132 13 119 Purdue 3-4-0 West Big_Ten 40.6 2.4 43.0 35 41
77 138 98 -22 120 UTSA 3-4-0 West USA 37.7 4.9 42.6 35 41
4 121 119 -2 121 Ohio 5-3-0 East Mid-American 30.9 11.3 42.3 35 41
84 127 109 -13 122 Delaware 0-1-0 44.0 -1.9 42.0 35 41
115 157 124 1 123 Kent State 2-6-0 East Mid-American 30.1 10.5 40.6 35 41
111 171 114 -10 124 Idaho 4-4-0 Sun_Belt 38.0 2.5 40.6 35 41
125 170 130 5 125 Southern Utah 0-1-0 19.1 21.3 40.4 35 41
125 156 125 -1 126 Villanova 0-1-0 14.9 25.5 40.4 35 41
6 147 123 -4 127 UNLV 3-5-0 Mountain_West 36.9 3.6 40.4 35 41
66 166 115 -13 128 Ball State 4-4-0 West Mid-American 31.6 8.7 40.3 35 41
46 129 118 -11 129 South Dakota State 0-1-0 53.2 -13.1 40.1 35 41
42 136 131 1 130 Miami (Ohio) 2-6-0 East Mid-American 28.6 11.3 39.9 35 41
81 141 120 -11 131 Furman 0-1-0 24.2 14.0 38.3 35 41
94 146 136 4 132 La.-Lafayette 3-4-0 Sun_Belt 30.2 7.9 38.1 35 41
116 176 127 -6 133 Montana State 0-1-0 19.5 18.0 37.6 35 41
134 134 134 0 134 Tennessee State 0-1-0 38.0 -1.0 37.0 35 41
81 173 128 -7 135 Abilene Christian 0-1-0 35.3 1.6 36.9 35 41
30 154 133 -3 136 Massachusetts 1-7-0 Independent 34.6 2.2 36.7 35 41
63 166 144 7 137 James Madison 0-1-0 47.0 -11.2 35.8 35 41
99 153 139 1 138 Rice 1-6-0 West USA 29.5 6.2 35.8 35 41
71 159 148 9 139 Nevada 3-5-0 Mountain_West 25.4 9.3 34.7 35 41
31 199 141 1 140 Marshall 2-5-0 East USA 32.5 2.1 34.6 35 41
36 153 137 -4 141 Mercer 0-1-0 27.0 7.5 34.5 35 41
14 155 145 3 142 Kansas 1-6-0 Big_12 27.0 6.6 33.6 35 41
41 159 151 8 143 Fresno State 1-7-0 Mountain_West 30.9 1.7 32.6 35 41
103 176 143 -1 144 Indiana State 0-1-0 47.0 -14.5 32.5 35 41
129 177 155 10 145 Florida International 3-5-0 East USA 29.6 2.6 32.2 35 41
119 150 146 0 146 San Jose State 2-6-0 Mountain_West 28.5 3.4 31.9 35 41
77 163 158 11 147 Cal Poly 0-1-0 36.3 -4.6 31.7 35 41
147 160 157 9 148 North Carolina A&T 1-1-0 38.1 -6.5 31.6 35 41
39 169 156 7 149 Northern Arizona 0-1-0 27.6 3.7 31.3 35 41
104 152 152 2 150 Maine 0-2-0 25.1 5.7 30.8 35 41
75 151 142 -9 151 UC Davis 0-2-0 29.1 1.6 30.7 35 41
111 173 147 -5 152 Bowling Green 1-7-0 East Mid-American 35.4 -4.9 30.6 35 41
121 159 159 6 153 McNeese State 0-1-0 29.9 0.2 30.1 35 41
111 167 135 -19 154 Alabama State 0-1-0 17.9 11.7 29.6 35 41
116 174 154 -1 155 North Dakota 0-1-0 21.1 8.4 29.6 35 41
76 181 164 8 156 Charlotte 3-5-0 East USA 28.9 0.6 29.5 35 41
93 183 172 15 157 New Mexico State 2-5-0 Sun_Belt 32.3 -3.2 29.1 35 41
87 188 134 -24 158 William & Mary 0-1-0 36.3 -8.5 27.8 35 41
98 171 162 3 159 Idaho State 0-2-0 28.3 -0.6 27.7 35 41
160 193 183 23 160 Bethune Cookman 0-1-0 29.9 -2.4 27.5 35 41
50 187 149 -12 161 Albany 1-0-0 18.9 8.5 27.4 35 41
49 163 163 1 162 Florida Atlantic 1-6-0 East USA 28.8 -1.6 27.3 35 41
50 179 177 14 163 Texas-El Paso 2-5-0 West USA 28.8 -1.6 27.2 35 41
90 182 160 -4 164 Colgate 0-1-0 17.7 9.5 27.2 35 41
105 165 150 -15 165 UT Martin 0-3-0 23.5 3.1 26.7 35 41
141 191 165 -1 166 Northern Colorado 0-1-0 35.0 -8.4 26.5 35 41
48 167 140 -27 167 Louisiana-Monroe 2-5-0 Sun_Belt 27.8 -1.5 26.3 35 41
127 168 168 0 168 Gardner-Webb 0-1-0 32.3 -6.1 26.3 35 41
169 191 178 9 169 Stony Brook 0-1-0 16.0 10.0 26.1 35 41
71 170 153 -17 170 Towson 0-1-0 29.8 -3.8 26.0 35 41
165 186 167 -4 171 Portland State 0-2-0 33.5 -8.7 24.8 35 41
109 184 184 12 172 New Hampshire 0-1-0 19.0 5.7 24.7 35 41
120 178 176 3 173 Fordham 0-1-0 29.6 -5.1 24.5 35 41
82 198 173 -1 174 Virginia Military Institute 0-1-0 27.1 -2.7 24.4 35 41
132 178 174 -1 175 South Carolina State 0-3-0 25.8 -2.1 23.7 35 41
110 176 171 -5 176 Charleston Southern 0-1-0 26.5 -3.7 22.9 35 41
76 177 175 -2 177 Austin Peay 0-1-0 35.8 -14.4 21.4 35 41
100 190 170 -8 178 Buffalo 1-6-0 East Mid-American 24.5 -3.1 21.4 35 41
177 188 180 1 179 Monmouth (NJ) 0-1-0 17.5 3.1 20.6 35 41
97 195 187 7 180 South Dakota 0-1-0 20.4 0.2 20.6 35 41
136 188 185 4 181 Northwestern State 0-1-0 23.7 -3.2 20.5 35 41
93 182 161 -21 182 Lamar 0-1-0 14.6 5.7 20.3 35 41
1 183 166 -17 183 Texas State 2-5-0 Sun_Belt 26.9 -7.5 19.4 35 41
69 184 182 -2 184 Southern Illinois 0-1-0 28.4 -9.2 19.3 35 41
154 189 179 -6 185 North Carolina Central 0-2-0 35.3 -16.9 18.4 35 41
83 186 186 0 186 Eastern Kentucky 0-2-0 24.4 -7.2 17.2 35 41
169 187 169 -18 187 Alcorn State 0-1-0 23.3 -7.6 15.7 35 41
188 196 193 5 188 Houston Baptist 0-1-0 9.7 4.2 13.9 35 41
140 192 192 3 189 Howard 0-2-0 27.9 -14.7 13.2 35 41
178 191 191 1 190 Prairie View A&M 0-2-0 41.5 -29.0 12.5 35 41
171 191 188 -3 191 Wagner 0-1-0 23.3 -11.1 12.2 35 41
103 196 181 -11 192 Hampton 0-1-0 27.4 -15.5 11.9 35 41
161 193 190 -3 193 Weber State 0-1-0 18.4 -7.9 10.5 35 41
96 199 194 0 194 Southeastern Louisiana 0-1-0 17.7 -11.4 6.3 35 41
115 197 195 0 195 Stephen F. Austin 0-1-0 13.0 -6.8 6.2 35 41
101 196 189 -7 196 Southern 0-2-0 26.3 -21.2 5.1 35 41
115 198 198 1 197 Sacramento State 0-1-0 4.7 -0.1 4.6 35 41
164 205 201 3 198 Murray State 0-1-0 19.0 -15.1 3.9 35 41
72 199 197 -2 199 Presbyterian 0-1-0 13.6 -12.1 1.5 35 41
172 204 202 2 200 Alabama A&M 0-1-0 9.6 -8.3 1.3 35 41
102 201 196 -5 201 Western Carolina 0-1-0 11.6 -13.4 -1.7 35 41
123 205 204 2 202 Mississippi Valley State 0-1-0 23.5 -25.6 -2.1 35 41
165 203 199 -4 203 Florida A&M 0-1-0 24.4 -27.1 -2.8 35 41
157 206 205 1 204 Elon 0-1-0 14.6 -18.1 -3.5 35 41
200 205 200 -5 205 Lafayette 0-1-0 20.5 -27.2 -6.6 35 41
133 207 207 1 206 Jackson State 0-1-0 16.6 -26.1 -9.6 35 41
169 207 206 -1 207 Savannah State 0-2-0 6.0 -15.7 -9.7 35 41
202 208 203 -5 208 Incarnate Word 0-1-0 9.5 -21.1 -11.6 35 41
112 209 208 -1 209 Rhode Island 0-1-0 12.6 -28.0 -15.4 35 41
205 210 209 -1 210 Delaware State 0-1-0 5.0 -29.2 -24.2 35 41
84 211 210 -1 211 Morgan State 0-1-0 2.1 -29.5 -27.4 35 41