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College Football Ranking 2016-2017
Last Updated: 2025-10-26 14:03:25 Central Daylight Time
Nearby teams are re-ordered to minimize ranking violations.
| Rank |
Team |
Wins |
Losses |
Overall Rating Rank |
Overall Rating |
Matrix Rating |
Elo |
adjCPPD |
Best Rank |
Worst Rank |
| 1 |
Clemson |
14 |
1 |
2 |
0.930264 |
0.922003 |
2215 |
2.587 |
1 |
1 |
| 2 |
Alabama |
14 |
1 |
1 |
0.986667 |
1.000000 |
2331 |
2.920 |
2 |
4 |
| 3 |
Washington |
12 |
2 |
3 |
0.908016 |
0.917554 |
2120 |
2.568 |
3 |
8 |
| 4 |
Ohio State |
11 |
2 |
4 |
0.897749 |
0.907411 |
2199 |
2.471 |
2 |
4 |
| 5 |
Florida State |
10 |
3 |
7 |
0.819143 |
0.834449 |
1856 |
2.155 |
2 |
6 |
| 6 |
Michigan |
10 |
3 |
5 |
0.893975 |
0.909486 |
2133 |
2.627 |
5 |
10 |
| 7 |
Oklahoma |
11 |
2 |
6 |
0.833645 |
0.851534 |
2047 |
1.999 |
4 |
9 |
| 8 |
Wisconsin |
11 |
3 |
9 |
0.810277 |
0.842756 |
1918 |
1.962 |
6 |
14 |
| 9 |
LSU |
8 |
4 |
8 |
0.811878 |
0.873508 |
1972 |
2.125 |
5 |
13 |
| 10 |
USC |
10 |
3 |
10 |
0.807330 |
0.837819 |
1948 |
1.967 |
6 |
11 |
| 11 |
Western Michigan |
13 |
1 |
11 |
0.806608 |
0.819854 |
1842 |
1.708 |
9 |
16 |
| 12 |
Louisville |
9 |
4 |
12 |
0.795279 |
0.838523 |
1872 |
2.039 |
8 |
17 |
| 13 |
Western Kentucky |
11 |
3 |
13 |
0.792904 |
0.792920 |
1975 |
1.896 |
8 |
18 |
| 14 |
Penn State |
11 |
3 |
14 |
0.769201 |
0.838110 |
1869 |
1.538 |
9 |
19 |
| 15 |
Auburn |
8 |
5 |
16 |
0.760048 |
0.828744 |
1904 |
1.831 |
11 |
21 |
| 16 |
Boise State |
10 |
3 |
17 |
0.752497 |
0.743890 |
1664 |
1.783 |
12 |
19 |
| 17 |
Oklahoma State |
10 |
3 |
19 |
0.743047 |
0.789007 |
1841 |
1.449 |
14 |
19 |
| 18 |
Colorado |
10 |
4 |
18 |
0.746995 |
0.793390 |
1649 |
1.696 |
16 |
21 |
| 19 |
Virginia Tech |
10 |
4 |
20 |
0.741608 |
0.804041 |
1864 |
1.498 |
15 |
19 |
| 20 |
Miami |
9 |
4 |
15 |
0.766539 |
0.828608 |
1797 |
1.783 |
16 |
20 |
| 21 |
Washington State |
8 |
5 |
22 |
0.726520 |
0.804016 |
1812 |
1.576 |
21 |
22 |
| 22 |
Stanford |
10 |
3 |
21 |
0.733838 |
0.777041 |
1750 |
1.427 |
22 |
25 |
| 23 |
West Virginia |
10 |
3 |
23 |
0.725947 |
0.768731 |
1728 |
1.375 |
20 |
24 |
| 24 |
Kansas State |
9 |
4 |
24 |
0.725886 |
0.757279 |
1754 |
1.571 |
24 |
27 |
| 25 |
Temple |
10 |
4 |
28 |
0.708981 |
0.753634 |
1739 |
1.350 |
23 |
26 |
| 26 |
South Florida |
11 |
2 |
25 |
0.720535 |
0.750581 |
1691 |
1.216 |
24 |
30 |
| 27 |
Texas A&M |
8 |
5 |
31 |
0.698977 |
0.773884 |
1727 |
1.402 |
26 |
28 |
| 28 |
Tennessee |
9 |
4 |
27 |
0.710965 |
0.770650 |
1729 |
1.373 |
27 |
30 |
| 29 |
Florida |
9 |
4 |
26 |
0.719563 |
0.782580 |
1748 |
1.423 |
29 |
31 |
| 30 |
San Diego State |
11 |
3 |
30 |
0.705747 |
0.735421 |
1756 |
1.202 |
25 |
34 |
| 31 |
Houston |
9 |
4 |
32 |
0.695919 |
0.744456 |
1746 |
1.278 |
29 |
37 |
| 32 |
Tulsa |
10 |
3 |
29 |
0.708675 |
0.736983 |
1748 |
1.271 |
25 |
34 |
| 33 |
North Carolina |
8 |
5 |
34 |
0.691699 |
0.753406 |
1749 |
1.374 |
29 |
34 |
| 34 |
App State |
10 |
3 |
35 |
0.690241 |
0.732385 |
1630 |
1.135 |
32 |
39 |
| 35 |
BYU |
9 |
4 |
38 |
0.676679 |
0.743562 |
1730 |
1.072 |
33 |
43 |
| 36 |
Toledo |
9 |
4 |
36 |
0.684581 |
0.732370 |
1660 |
1.230 |
36 |
41 |
| 37 |
Pittsburgh |
8 |
5 |
37 |
0.681016 |
0.756257 |
1674 |
1.281 |
32 |
37 |
| 38 |
Georgia Tech |
9 |
4 |
33 |
0.693490 |
0.728825 |
1634 |
1.354 |
33 |
38 |
| 39 |
Iowa |
8 |
5 |
39 |
0.673837 |
0.762755 |
1661 |
1.186 |
35 |
43 |
| 40 |
Memphis |
8 |
5 |
40 |
0.668302 |
0.716265 |
1707 |
1.248 |
35 |
44 |
| 41 |
Utah |
9 |
4 |
41 |
0.664244 |
0.729789 |
1704 |
0.988 |
36 |
46 |
| 42 |
Nebraska |
9 |
4 |
47 |
0.639875 |
0.717805 |
1529 |
0.836 |
42 |
46 |
| 43 |
Minnesota |
9 |
4 |
42 |
0.662262 |
0.741150 |
1652 |
0.955 |
43 |
46 |
| 44 |
Northwestern |
7 |
6 |
43 |
0.656443 |
0.749463 |
1616 |
1.227 |
44 |
47 |
| 45 |
Air Force |
10 |
3 |
44 |
0.650423 |
0.698342 |
1593 |
0.812 |
39 |
47 |
| 46 |
Troy |
10 |
3 |
45 |
0.649886 |
0.695069 |
1461 |
0.880 |
40 |
46 |
| 47 |
NC State |
7 |
6 |
48 |
0.630973 |
0.733748 |
1624 |
0.986 |
43 |
51 |
| 48 |
Arkansas |
7 |
6 |
53 |
0.604142 |
0.686103 |
1614 |
0.839 |
48 |
48 |
| 49 |
Louisiana Tech |
9 |
5 |
49 |
0.630541 |
0.690169 |
1654 |
0.869 |
49 |
50 |
| 50 |
Navy |
9 |
5 |
46 |
0.645422 |
0.701351 |
1698 |
0.980 |
50 |
51 |
| 51 |
Baylor |
7 |
6 |
50 |
0.624622 |
0.694313 |
1607 |
1.047 |
45 |
55 |
| 52 |
Ole Miss |
5 |
7 |
52 |
0.611310 |
0.710722 |
1600 |
1.123 |
49 |
55 |
| 53 |
Georgia |
8 |
5 |
51 |
0.618615 |
0.708789 |
1658 |
0.736 |
52 |
56 |
| 54 |
Old Dominion |
10 |
3 |
54 |
0.603540 |
0.639356 |
1405 |
0.561 |
49 |
59 |
| 55 |
Notre Dame |
4 |
8 |
55 |
0.603274 |
0.718270 |
1725 |
1.136 |
52 |
60 |
| 56 |
TCU |
6 |
7 |
56 |
0.597386 |
0.698206 |
1703 |
0.855 |
52 |
60 |
| 57 |
Colorado State |
7 |
6 |
57 |
0.591635 |
0.678156 |
1569 |
0.745 |
52 |
62 |
| 58 |
Arkansas State |
8 |
5 |
58 |
0.571660 |
0.656899 |
1567 |
0.415 |
53 |
63 |
| 59 |
Army |
8 |
5 |
61 |
0.565703 |
0.610822 |
1354 |
0.596 |
56 |
66 |
| 60 |
Wake Forest |
7 |
6 |
59 |
0.570440 |
0.643137 |
1463 |
0.668 |
54 |
64 |
| 61 |
Kentucky |
7 |
6 |
65 |
0.554736 |
0.648261 |
1486 |
0.464 |
60 |
63 |
| 62 |
Mississippi State |
6 |
7 |
60 |
0.568235 |
0.678469 |
1668 |
0.606 |
61 |
65 |
| 63 |
Vanderbilt |
6 |
7 |
62 |
0.565698 |
0.670135 |
1510 |
0.680 |
61 |
67 |
| 64 |
Texas |
5 |
7 |
63 |
0.559080 |
0.672161 |
1560 |
0.676 |
58 |
68 |
| 65 |
New Mexico |
9 |
4 |
64 |
0.557334 |
0.614060 |
1444 |
0.275 |
59 |
69 |
| 66 |
Indiana |
6 |
7 |
66 |
0.554141 |
0.640317 |
1516 |
0.641 |
61 |
71 |
| 67 |
UCLA |
4 |
8 |
67 |
0.553688 |
0.654205 |
1532 |
0.873 |
62 |
71 |
| 68 |
Idaho |
9 |
4 |
68 |
0.551912 |
0.605519 |
1363 |
0.280 |
63 |
73 |
| 69 |
Texas Tech |
5 |
7 |
69 |
0.545475 |
0.655155 |
1416 |
0.646 |
64 |
74 |
| 70 |
Wyoming |
8 |
6 |
70 |
0.541961 |
0.652361 |
1393 |
0.278 |
65 |
75 |
| 71 |
UCF |
6 |
7 |
71 |
0.538129 |
0.643053 |
1419 |
0.499 |
66 |
76 |
| 72 |
Ohio |
8 |
6 |
72 |
0.534920 |
0.613249 |
1422 |
0.308 |
68 |
77 |
| 73 |
Duke |
4 |
8 |
73 |
0.518565 |
0.607761 |
1383 |
0.696 |
68 |
78 |
| 74 |
California |
5 |
7 |
74 |
0.517471 |
0.641918 |
1531 |
0.317 |
69 |
79 |
| 75 |
Boston College |
7 |
6 |
75 |
0.517210 |
0.607042 |
1367 |
0.229 |
70 |
80 |
| 76 |
South Carolina |
6 |
7 |
76 |
0.505367 |
0.597652 |
1428 |
0.269 |
71 |
81 |
| 77 |
UTSA |
6 |
7 |
82 |
0.502662 |
0.580893 |
1377 |
0.316 |
77 |
80 |
| 78 |
Southern Miss |
7 |
6 |
77 |
0.505206 |
0.569434 |
1401 |
0.196 |
78 |
82 |
| 79 |
Maryland |
6 |
7 |
79 |
0.504379 |
0.606459 |
1304 |
0.290 |
74 |
83 |
| 80 |
Northern Illinois |
5 |
7 |
80 |
0.504314 |
0.624256 |
1468 |
0.255 |
75 |
85 |
| 81 |
Middle Tennessee |
8 |
5 |
81 |
0.504064 |
0.553022 |
1301 |
0.110 |
78 |
86 |
| 82 |
Oregon State |
4 |
8 |
83 |
0.499309 |
0.629984 |
1369 |
0.416 |
78 |
82 |
| 83 |
Oregon |
4 |
8 |
78 |
0.504419 |
0.623471 |
1483 |
0.439 |
79 |
83 |
| 84 |
Michigan State |
3 |
9 |
84 |
0.496867 |
0.638459 |
1608 |
0.434 |
80 |
89 |
| 85 |
Miami (OH) |
6 |
7 |
85 |
0.492036 |
0.577016 |
1312 |
0.240 |
80 |
89 |
| 86 |
SMU |
5 |
7 |
87 |
0.491048 |
0.549801 |
1274 |
0.434 |
82 |
92 |
| 87 |
Arizona State |
5 |
7 |
88 |
0.490338 |
0.580452 |
1366 |
0.285 |
83 |
93 |
| 88 |
Missouri |
4 |
8 |
89 |
0.485477 |
0.593626 |
1404 |
0.358 |
84 |
94 |
| 89 |
Eastern Michigan |
7 |
6 |
86 |
0.491793 |
0.556331 |
1207 |
0.180 |
86 |
91 |
| 90 |
Iowa State |
3 |
9 |
90 |
0.474687 |
0.625839 |
1542 |
0.256 |
85 |
95 |
| 91 |
Georgia Southern |
5 |
7 |
91 |
0.466772 |
0.552210 |
1409 |
0.088 |
86 |
96 |
| 92 |
Tulane |
4 |
8 |
92 |
0.445213 |
0.521822 |
1222 |
0.219 |
87 |
97 |
| 93 |
Louisiana |
6 |
7 |
93 |
0.444932 |
0.538423 |
1313 |
-0.169 |
88 |
98 |
| 94 |
South Alabama |
6 |
7 |
94 |
0.443588 |
0.541818 |
1245 |
-0.162 |
89 |
99 |
| 95 |
Syracuse |
4 |
8 |
95 |
0.442864 |
0.540074 |
1278 |
0.108 |
90 |
100 |
| 96 |
Utah State |
3 |
9 |
96 |
0.430130 |
0.538689 |
1329 |
0.132 |
91 |
101 |
| 97 |
Central Michigan |
6 |
7 |
97 |
0.426968 |
0.530937 |
1231 |
-0.308 |
95 |
102 |
| 98 |
Arizona |
3 |
9 |
99 |
0.415160 |
0.552349 |
1243 |
-0.038 |
94 |
102 |
| 99 |
Hawai'i |
7 |
7 |
98 |
0.424058 |
0.500622 |
1161 |
-0.298 |
93 |
103 |
| 100 |
Akron |
5 |
7 |
102 |
0.409117 |
0.514216 |
1214 |
-0.347 |
97 |
103 |
| 101 |
Ball State |
4 |
8 |
100 |
0.413650 |
0.494817 |
1230 |
-0.055 |
101 |
105 |
| 102 |
Cincinnati |
4 |
8 |
101 |
0.410274 |
0.503025 |
1309 |
-0.157 |
96 |
106 |
| 103 |
Virginia |
2 |
10 |
103 |
0.404893 |
0.548974 |
1350 |
-0.007 |
98 |
105 |
| 104 |
Kent State |
3 |
9 |
104 |
0.383916 |
0.520523 |
1147 |
-0.243 |
99 |
109 |
| 105 |
East Carolina |
3 |
9 |
105 |
0.379257 |
0.459915 |
1260 |
-0.159 |
100 |
110 |
| 106 |
Georgia State |
3 |
9 |
108 |
0.360386 |
0.462354 |
1177 |
-0.339 |
103 |
113 |
| 107 |
Purdue |
3 |
9 |
112 |
0.337284 |
0.450054 |
1162 |
-0.553 |
107 |
111 |
| 108 |
Illinois |
3 |
9 |
106 |
0.375499 |
0.482483 |
1226 |
-0.256 |
101 |
111 |
| 109 |
San José State |
4 |
8 |
113 |
0.334273 |
0.422550 |
1150 |
-0.682 |
108 |
111 |
| 110 |
Nevada |
5 |
7 |
107 |
0.368695 |
0.486624 |
1359 |
-0.785 |
109 |
112 |
| 111 |
North Texas |
5 |
8 |
109 |
0.351729 |
0.443853 |
1127 |
-0.657 |
104 |
114 |
| 112 |
UNLV |
4 |
8 |
110 |
0.348880 |
0.444254 |
1121 |
-0.572 |
111 |
115 |
| 113 |
Bowling Green |
4 |
8 |
111 |
0.340807 |
0.480503 |
1272 |
-0.850 |
106 |
116 |
| 114 |
Kansas |
2 |
10 |
114 |
0.307115 |
0.410358 |
1038 |
-0.520 |
109 |
119 |
| 115 |
Rutgers |
2 |
10 |
115 |
0.306778 |
0.447045 |
1004 |
-0.623 |
110 |
120 |
| 116 |
Massachusetts |
2 |
10 |
116 |
0.300927 |
0.394119 |
1095 |
-0.566 |
111 |
120 |
| 117 |
New Mexico State |
3 |
9 |
118 |
0.293130 |
0.380230 |
1040 |
-0.771 |
113 |
123 |
| 118 |
Florida International |
4 |
8 |
119 |
0.291944 |
0.384387 |
1158 |
-1.042 |
114 |
121 |
| 119 |
UConn |
3 |
9 |
120 |
0.290131 |
0.411108 |
1102 |
-0.932 |
115 |
125 |
| 120 |
UL Monroe |
4 |
8 |
121 |
0.287989 |
0.380780 |
963 |
-0.981 |
116 |
126 |
| 121 |
Rice |
3 |
9 |
122 |
0.280201 |
0.361559 |
1109 |
-0.891 |
117 |
127 |
| 122 |
Charlotte |
4 |
8 |
117 |
0.299661 |
0.387185 |
1040 |
-0.907 |
116 |
122 |
| 123 |
Marshall |
3 |
9 |
124 |
0.262679 |
0.370082 |
1200 |
-1.159 |
119 |
126 |
| 124 |
Florida Atlantic |
3 |
9 |
123 |
0.269713 |
0.361023 |
1071 |
-0.989 |
120 |
127 |
| 125 |
UTEP |
4 |
8 |
125 |
0.256273 |
0.367692 |
1092 |
-1.359 |
123 |
128 |
| 126 |
Fresno State |
1 |
11 |
126 |
0.248849 |
0.357665 |
1046 |
-0.826 |
121 |
128 |
| 127 |
Buffalo |
2 |
10 |
127 |
0.229734 |
0.326209 |
1080 |
-1.146 |
122 |
128 |
| 128 |
Texas State |
2 |
10 |
128 |
0.067696 |
0.000000 |
801 |
-1.807 |
123 |
128 |