Ten games down, 24 to go! And with some upsets and surprises in the bowl games, there have been some changes in the ratings and rankings.
There is no change at the very top with Alabama and Florida staying #1 and #2, but behind them there is a swap with TCU moving ahead of Texas due to prior opponents Wyoming, BYU, Utah, SMU, and Clemson doing well in their games. It really couldn't have gone much better for TCU in this regard. Texas actually improved their rating a bit too as Wyoming was a prior opponent, but not enough to stay #3.
The computer has continued the outstanding start to the bowl season going 7-3 against the spread. It did slow down a bit as it was 7-1 but missed the last two games narrowly. Full prediction performance here and if you are interested in a newsletter with additional details on picks against the spread, best picks, and locks, see this. See the bowl game previews posted thus far and subscribe if you want to get them e-mailed to you well in advance of the games.
| Rank | Team | Rating | Record | Schedule | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Rating | Record | Schedule | Change |
| 1 | Alabama | 92.075 | 13-0 | 72.228 | +0, -0.094 |
| 2 | Florida | 87.273 | 12-1 | 71.321 | +0, -0.096 |
| 3 | TCU | 87.033 | 12-0 | 66.152 | +1, +1.255 |
| 4 | Texas | 86.689 | 13-0 | 69.736 | -1, +0.208 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 82.733 | 9-3 | 72.894 | +0, +0.122 |
| 6 | Arkansas | 81.826 | 7-5 | 72.947 | +1, -0.048 |
| 7 | Oregon | 81.508 | 10-2 | 71.725 | -1, -0.944 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 81.225 | 12-0 | 66.615 | +0, -0.498 |
| 9 | LSU | 81.030 | 9-3 | 72.535 | +1, -0.174 |
| 10 | Boise St | 80.733 | 13-0 | 61.603 | -1, -0.713 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 80.682 | 7-5 | 70.887 | +0, +0.418 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 80.131 | 11-2 | 72.728 | +0, +0.125 |
| 13 | Miami FL | 79.356 | 9-3 | 71.832 | +0, +0.181 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 79.249 | 8-4 | 68.242 | +0, +0.274 |
| 15 | Clemson | 78.727 | 9-5 | 71.231 | +3, +0.430 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 78.256 | 9-4 | 69.224 | +3, +0.126 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 78.051 | 10-2 | 65.902 | +0, -0.302 |
| 18 | Mississippi | 78.014 | 8-4 | 70.268 | +2, -0.016 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 77.707 | 10-3 | 68.846 | +2, -0.118 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 77.578 | 7-5 | 70.814 | +2, -0.221 |
| 21 | Stanford | 77.436 | 8-4 | 69.712 | -5, -1.072 |
| 22 | Brigham Young | 77.371 | 11-2 | 67.671 | +12, +2.704 |
| 23 | Auburn | 77.360 | 7-5 | 72.930 | +0, -0.150 |
| 24 | Penn State | 76.677 | 10-2 | 64.096 | +1, -0.286 |
| 25 | Arizona | 76.391 | 8-4 | 71.089 | -1, -1.005 |
| 26 | Southern Cal | 76.293 | 9-4 | 70.925 | +0, -0.461 |
| 27 | Utah | 76.057 | 10-3 | 66.851 | +8, +1.532 |
| 28 | Oregon St | 76.033 | 8-5 | 70.345 | -13, -2.823 |
| 29 | Oklahoma St | 76.023 | 9-3 | 68.970 | -2, +0.177 |
| 30 | North Carolina | 75.628 | 8-5 | 69.982 | -2, +0.045 |
| 31 | Georgia | 75.281 | 7-5 | 73.886 | -1, -0.147 |
| 32 | West Virginia | 75.231 | 9-3 | 69.558 | +0, +0.083 |
| 33 | South Carolina | 75.163 | 7-5 | 73.735 | -2, -0.046 |
| 34 | Iowa | 75.154 | 10-2 | 67.568 | -5, -0.354 |
| 35 | Connecticut | 74.802 | 7-5 | 69.057 | -2, -0.171 |
| 36 | Mississippi St | 74.444 | 5-7 | 73.566 | +1, +0.010 |
| 37 | Kentucky | 74.020 | 7-6 | 70.272 | -1, -0.494 |
| 38 | Rutgers | 73.048 | 9-4 | 62.564 | +1, +0.003 |
| 39 | Florida St | 72.947 | 6-6 | 73.465 | +1, +0.260 |
| 40 | Houston | 72.727 | 10-3 | 64.046 | +8, +0.824 |
| 41 | California | 72.509 | 8-5 | 70.810 | -3, -1.563 |
| 42 | Texas A&M | 72.475 | 6-6 | 69.962 | +3, +0.165 |
| 43 | Missouri | 72.238 | 8-4 | 68.628 | +0, -0.192 |
| 44 | Central Michigan | 72.166 | 11-2 | 60.640 | -3, -0.431 |
| 45 | Air Force | 72.100 | 7-5 | 64.900 | +6, +0.723 |
| 46 | Boston College | 71.837 | 8-5 | 69.152 | -4, -0.683 |
| 47 | Wisconsin | 71.777 | 9-3 | 65.421 | -1, -0.346 |
| 48 | Wake Forest | 71.546 | 5-7 | 71.072 | +1, -0.027 |
| 49 | Washington | 71.330 | 5-7 | 71.773 | -5, -1.076 |
| 50 | Notre Dame | 71.329 | 6-6 | 69.307 | -3, -0.627 |
| 51 | South Florida | 71.108 | 7-5 | 67.235 | +1, -0.020 |
| 52 | East Carolina | 70.953 | 9-4 | 67.101 | +2, +0.809 |
| 53 | UCLA | 70.572 | 6-6 | 71.724 | -3, -0.844 |
| 54 | Navy | 70.142 | 9-4 | 65.080 | +1, +0.192 |
| 55 | Michigan St | 69.329 | 6-6 | 66.852 | +1, -0.327 |
| 56 | Troy | 68.815 | 9-3 | 62.694 | +2, +0.106 |
| 57 | Kansas | 68.718 | 5-7 | 69.736 | +2, +0.203 |
| 58 | Arizona St | 68.405 | 4-8 | 68.791 | -1, -1.009 |
| 59 | Middle Tennessee St | 68.023 | 10-3 | 60.745 | +2, +0.174 |
| 60 | Nevada | 67.836 | 8-5 | 64.057 | -7, -2.631 |
| 61 | Virginia | 67.794 | 3-9 | 73.414 | +1, +0.073 |
| 62 | Minnesota | 67.585 | 6-6 | 69.359 | -2, -0.319 |
| 63 | Iowa St | 67.553 | 6-6 | 66.766 | +0, +0.020 |
| 64 | Kansas St | 67.488 | 6-6 | 67.622 | +0, +0.013 |
| 65 | Central Florida | 67.240 | 8-5 | 65.674 | +4, +0.561 |
| 66 | Southern Miss | 66.886 | 7-6 | 63.043 | +7, +0.590 |
| 67 | SMU | 66.738 | 8-5 | 64.703 | +16, +3.208 |
| 68 | Fresno St | 66.673 | 8-5 | 64.704 | -3, -0.617 |
| 69 | Temple | 66.663 | 9-3 | 60.449 | -2, -0.222 |
| 70 | Baylor | 66.612 | 4-8 | 71.176 | +0, +0.051 |
| 71 | Purdue | 66.570 | 5-7 | 67.446 | -5, -0.339 |
| 72 | Duke | 66.498 | 5-7 | 68.123 | -1, +0.063 |
| 73 | Northwestern | 66.407 | 8-4 | 62.780 | -5, -0.297 |
| 74 | North Carolina St | 66.232 | 5-7 | 67.353 | +0, -0.022 |
| 75 | Bowling Green | 65.650 | 7-5 | 63.673 | +1, -0.152 |
| 76 | Ohio U. | 65.633 | 9-5 | 62.404 | -4, -0.728 |
| 77 | Louisiana Tech | 65.441 | 4-8 | 65.002 | -2, -0.652 |
| 78 | Marshall | 65.094 | 7-6 | 66.464 | +2, +1.267 |
| 79 | Syracuse | 64.956 | 4-8 | 68.726 | -2, -0.126 |
| 80 | Wyoming | 64.296 | 7-6 | 68.311 | +0, +0.469 |
| 81 | Northern Illinois | 64.221 | 7-5 | 58.537 | -3, -0.359 |
| 82 | Maryland | 63.872 | 2-10 | 70.720 | -3, -0.086 |
| 83 | Colorado | 63.859 | 3-9 | 70.523 | -1, +0.102 |
| 84 | Alabama-Birmingham | 63.621 | 5-7 | 66.088 | +3, +0.778 |
| 85 | Vanderbilt | 63.286 | 2-10 | 71.575 | +1, +0.004 |
| 86 | Illinois | 63.083 | 3-9 | 68.209 | -2, -0.316 |
| 87 | Michigan | 63.026 | 5-7 | 63.951 | -2, -0.322 |
| 88 | Louisville | 62.859 | 4-8 | 68.585 | +0, +0.108 |
| 89 | UNLV | 62.801 | 5-7 | 66.745 | +0, +0.189 |
| 90 | Tulsa | 62.694 | 5-7 | 63.580 | +4, +0.924 |
| 91 | Buffalo | 62.084 | 5-7 | 62.242 | -1, -0.147 |
| 92 | UTEP | 61.859 | 4-8 | 63.623 | +4, +0.833 |
| 93 | Utah St | 61.817 | 4-8 | 66.037 | -2, -0.371 |
| 94 | Indiana | 61.778 | 4-8 | 65.610 | -2, -0.263 |
| 95 | Idaho | 61.393 | 7-5 | 63.581 | -2, -0.602 |
| 96 | San Diego St | 61.341 | 4-8 | 65.851 | +1, +0.358 |
| 97 | Hawaii | 60.799 | 6-7 | 62.463 | -2, -0.502 |
| 98 | Colorado St | 60.052 | 3-9 | 67.447 | +0, +0.176 |
| 99 | Florida Atlantic | 58.799 | 5-7 | 62.110 | +1, +0.176 |
| 100 | Kent St | 58.717 | 5-7 | 60.127 | -1, -0.241 |
| 101 | Louisiana-Monroe | 58.057 | 6-6 | 61.356 | +1, -0.026 |
| 102 | Western Michigan | 57.999 | 5-7 | 60.338 | -1, -0.242 |
| 103 | Toledo | 57.262 | 5-7 | 61.994 | +0, -0.203 |
| 104 | Memphis | 56.996 | 2-10 | 66.576 | +0, +0.659 |
| 105 | Arkansas St | 55.649 | 4-8 | 59.152 | +1, +0.089 |
| 106 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 55.643 | 6-6 | 60.787 | -1, +0.071 |
| 107 | Army | 55.486 | 5-7 | 60.346 | +0, +0.111 |
| 108 | Ball St | 54.450 | 2-10 | 62.075 | +1, -0.201 |
| 109 | Tulane | 54.446 | 3-9 | 65.458 | +2, +0.877 |
| 110 | Washington St | 54.371 | 1-11 | 72.445 | -2, -0.423 |
| 111 | Akron | 53.617 | 3-9 | 61.999 | -1, -0.268 |
| 112 | Miami OH | 53.269 | 1-11 | 66.968 | +0, -0.287 |
| 113 | Rice | 53.188 | 2-10 | 67.415 | +4, +0.758 |
| 114 | New Mexico | 53.124 | 1-11 | 68.829 | +1, +0.385 |
| 115 | North Texas | 53.122 | 2-10 | 60.942 | -2, +0.021 |
| 116 | Florida Int'l | 52.576 | 3-9 | 64.988 | +0, +0.051 |
| 117 | San Jose St | 52.252 | 2-10 | 66.431 | -3, -0.585 |
| 118 | New Mexico St | 50.476 | 3-10 | 63.434 | +0, -0.344 |
| 119 | Western Kentucky | 46.095 | 0-12 | 61.818 | +0, +0.073 |
| 120 | Eastern Michigan | 45.457 | 0-12 | 63.153 | +0, -0.204 |
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