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College Football Ranking 2017-2018
Last Updated: 2025-10-26 13:58:30 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 |
Alabama |
13 |
1 |
1 |
0.984166 |
0.994471 |
2229 |
3.139 |
1 |
4 |
| 2 |
Georgia |
13 |
2 |
2 |
0.956877 |
1.000000 |
2054 |
3.034 |
2 |
7 |
| 3 |
Ohio State |
12 |
2 |
3 |
0.928926 |
0.967336 |
2123 |
2.790 |
1 |
7 |
| 4 |
Clemson |
12 |
2 |
4 |
0.922875 |
0.969012 |
2111 |
2.717 |
2 |
8 |
| 5 |
Penn State |
11 |
2 |
5 |
0.914555 |
0.970097 |
2134 |
2.626 |
2 |
9 |
| 6 |
Oklahoma |
12 |
2 |
6 |
0.892389 |
0.943045 |
2063 |
2.460 |
1 |
11 |
| 7 |
Wisconsin |
13 |
1 |
7 |
0.882898 |
0.957101 |
2028 |
2.141 |
2 |
9 |
| 8 |
UCF |
13 |
0 |
9 |
0.865657 |
0.935770 |
1842 |
1.931 |
4 |
8 |
| 9 |
Auburn |
10 |
4 |
8 |
0.872877 |
0.964798 |
1994 |
2.534 |
8 |
13 |
| 10 |
Washington |
10 |
3 |
10 |
0.850028 |
0.907983 |
2009 |
2.307 |
6 |
15 |
| 11 |
Miami |
10 |
3 |
15 |
0.752021 |
0.864016 |
1794 |
1.379 |
10 |
13 |
| 12 |
Notre Dame |
10 |
3 |
11 |
0.840333 |
0.929335 |
1835 |
2.211 |
12 |
15 |
| 13 |
TCU |
11 |
3 |
13 |
0.791627 |
0.876446 |
1817 |
1.767 |
8 |
13 |
| 14 |
Oklahoma State |
10 |
3 |
12 |
0.820718 |
0.879508 |
1917 |
2.097 |
10 |
17 |
| 15 |
Mississippi State |
9 |
4 |
14 |
0.767116 |
0.860273 |
1788 |
1.767 |
11 |
19 |
| 16 |
USC |
11 |
3 |
16 |
0.747633 |
0.827428 |
1820 |
1.396 |
13 |
21 |
| 17 |
LSU |
9 |
4 |
17 |
0.746704 |
0.837381 |
1854 |
1.560 |
16 |
22 |
| 18 |
Virginia Tech |
9 |
4 |
18 |
0.746224 |
0.850706 |
1846 |
1.513 |
14 |
23 |
| 19 |
Michigan State |
10 |
3 |
19 |
0.735979 |
0.823176 |
1684 |
1.383 |
14 |
23 |
| 20 |
Memphis |
10 |
3 |
20 |
0.734553 |
0.831806 |
1834 |
1.254 |
16 |
23 |
| 21 |
Florida Atlantic |
11 |
3 |
21 |
0.732521 |
0.808748 |
1713 |
1.334 |
16 |
24 |
| 22 |
Stanford |
9 |
5 |
25 |
0.721637 |
0.836880 |
1886 |
1.359 |
20 |
29 |
| 23 |
Northwestern |
10 |
3 |
28 |
0.716681 |
0.828351 |
1786 |
1.074 |
23 |
27 |
| 24 |
Iowa |
8 |
5 |
24 |
0.730445 |
0.863150 |
1818 |
1.481 |
24 |
29 |
| 25 |
Wake Forest |
8 |
5 |
30 |
0.711013 |
0.825677 |
1637 |
1.471 |
25 |
26 |
| 26 |
NC State |
9 |
4 |
22 |
0.731820 |
0.835853 |
1698 |
1.469 |
26 |
27 |
| 27 |
Louisville |
8 |
5 |
23 |
0.730701 |
0.824772 |
1802 |
1.624 |
27 |
28 |
| 28 |
South Florida |
10 |
2 |
26 |
0.720880 |
0.808904 |
1728 |
1.067 |
21 |
31 |
| 29 |
Boise State |
11 |
3 |
27 |
0.720574 |
0.794491 |
1722 |
1.232 |
22 |
32 |
| 30 |
Michigan |
8 |
5 |
29 |
0.711668 |
0.829383 |
1802 |
1.376 |
24 |
33 |
| 31 |
Iowa State |
8 |
5 |
31 |
0.710287 |
0.826658 |
1717 |
1.415 |
29 |
36 |
| 32 |
Toledo |
11 |
3 |
32 |
0.683160 |
0.736082 |
1596 |
1.044 |
28 |
37 |
| 33 |
Boston College |
7 |
6 |
35 |
0.676873 |
0.798989 |
1665 |
1.318 |
30 |
35 |
| 34 |
Florida State |
7 |
6 |
33 |
0.681871 |
0.792193 |
1722 |
1.371 |
31 |
38 |
| 35 |
Troy |
11 |
2 |
34 |
0.677690 |
0.746945 |
1641 |
0.768 |
30 |
39 |
| 36 |
Washington State |
9 |
4 |
36 |
0.672989 |
0.764385 |
1578 |
1.061 |
31 |
41 |
| 37 |
South Carolina |
9 |
4 |
37 |
0.672834 |
0.784780 |
1608 |
0.973 |
33 |
42 |
| 38 |
Army |
10 |
3 |
42 |
0.658180 |
0.721713 |
1533 |
0.863 |
37 |
42 |
| 39 |
San Diego State |
10 |
3 |
39 |
0.668494 |
0.753013 |
1626 |
0.831 |
39 |
44 |
| 40 |
Texas |
7 |
6 |
40 |
0.661559 |
0.803909 |
1735 |
1.076 |
35 |
43 |
| 41 |
Purdue |
7 |
6 |
41 |
0.659876 |
0.801045 |
1582 |
1.149 |
36 |
45 |
| 42 |
Ohio |
9 |
4 |
38 |
0.672785 |
0.735751 |
1659 |
1.112 |
33 |
43 |
| 43 |
Kansas State |
8 |
5 |
43 |
0.655036 |
0.761504 |
1694 |
0.976 |
40 |
48 |
| 44 |
Duke |
7 |
6 |
44 |
0.652361 |
0.774997 |
1641 |
1.114 |
39 |
49 |
| 45 |
Fresno State |
10 |
4 |
45 |
0.650144 |
0.740218 |
1529 |
0.838 |
40 |
49 |
| 46 |
Georgia Tech |
5 |
6 |
46 |
0.644531 |
0.784468 |
1586 |
1.221 |
44 |
51 |
| 47 |
App State |
9 |
4 |
47 |
0.640263 |
0.743180 |
1728 |
0.652 |
44 |
52 |
| 48 |
Texas A&M |
7 |
6 |
48 |
0.629493 |
0.757410 |
1663 |
0.883 |
43 |
53 |
| 49 |
Oregon |
7 |
6 |
51 |
0.619865 |
0.750718 |
1671 |
0.784 |
46 |
55 |
| 50 |
Utah |
7 |
6 |
49 |
0.629090 |
0.766921 |
1686 |
0.833 |
44 |
54 |
| 51 |
Missouri |
7 |
6 |
50 |
0.626742 |
0.754686 |
1668 |
0.856 |
45 |
55 |
| 52 |
Texas Tech |
6 |
7 |
55 |
0.607856 |
0.724093 |
1527 |
0.995 |
50 |
60 |
| 53 |
Houston |
7 |
5 |
52 |
0.618368 |
0.735680 |
1610 |
0.741 |
47 |
57 |
| 54 |
Navy |
7 |
6 |
53 |
0.617789 |
0.761194 |
1700 |
0.707 |
48 |
58 |
| 55 |
Arizona |
7 |
6 |
54 |
0.613575 |
0.725977 |
1519 |
0.875 |
53 |
59 |
| 56 |
West Virginia |
7 |
6 |
56 |
0.605677 |
0.738616 |
1602 |
0.690 |
51 |
61 |
| 57 |
Ole Miss |
6 |
6 |
57 |
0.599015 |
0.709651 |
1550 |
0.830 |
52 |
62 |
| 58 |
Northern Illinois |
8 |
5 |
58 |
0.594392 |
0.682526 |
1522 |
0.600 |
53 |
63 |
| 59 |
Indiana |
5 |
7 |
59 |
0.593586 |
0.729357 |
1588 |
0.879 |
54 |
64 |
| 60 |
UCLA |
6 |
7 |
65 |
0.565491 |
0.679578 |
1456 |
0.669 |
60 |
70 |
| 61 |
Arizona State |
7 |
6 |
60 |
0.591182 |
0.715671 |
1497 |
0.649 |
55 |
65 |
| 62 |
Pittsburgh |
5 |
7 |
61 |
0.576044 |
0.711674 |
1585 |
0.727 |
56 |
66 |
| 63 |
Arkansas State |
7 |
5 |
62 |
0.571087 |
0.694038 |
1596 |
0.314 |
57 |
67 |
| 64 |
Temple |
7 |
6 |
63 |
0.570217 |
0.685253 |
1552 |
0.467 |
58 |
68 |
| 65 |
Kentucky |
7 |
6 |
64 |
0.566177 |
0.704127 |
1430 |
0.420 |
59 |
69 |
| 66 |
Marshall |
8 |
5 |
66 |
0.564455 |
0.682951 |
1464 |
0.265 |
61 |
71 |
| 67 |
Wyoming |
8 |
5 |
67 |
0.562995 |
0.676618 |
1555 |
0.219 |
62 |
68 |
| 68 |
Virginia |
6 |
7 |
68 |
0.560700 |
0.652759 |
1312 |
0.781 |
64 |
73 |
| 69 |
Colorado State |
7 |
6 |
69 |
0.560545 |
0.669127 |
1543 |
0.409 |
66 |
74 |
| 70 |
Central Michigan |
8 |
5 |
70 |
0.549913 |
0.618928 |
1386 |
0.349 |
65 |
71 |
| 71 |
Western Michigan |
6 |
6 |
71 |
0.546696 |
0.635357 |
1580 |
0.429 |
68 |
74 |
| 72 |
Minnesota |
5 |
7 |
75 |
0.532810 |
0.705096 |
1499 |
0.269 |
70 |
77 |
| 73 |
Colorado |
5 |
7 |
78 |
0.521889 |
0.647602 |
1492 |
0.336 |
73 |
76 |
| 74 |
California |
5 |
7 |
72 |
0.543352 |
0.697809 |
1584 |
0.376 |
69 |
77 |
| 75 |
Louisiana Tech |
7 |
6 |
79 |
0.521276 |
0.658799 |
1556 |
-0.042 |
74 |
84 |
| 76 |
SMU |
7 |
6 |
73 |
0.542769 |
0.675155 |
1332 |
0.287 |
68 |
78 |
| 77 |
Buffalo |
6 |
6 |
74 |
0.533445 |
0.645663 |
1308 |
0.381 |
73 |
79 |
| 78 |
Eastern Michigan |
5 |
7 |
76 |
0.525641 |
0.632163 |
1398 |
0.486 |
71 |
81 |
| 79 |
Florida |
4 |
7 |
77 |
0.522465 |
0.689423 |
1546 |
0.300 |
72 |
82 |
| 80 |
Syracuse |
4 |
8 |
80 |
0.521059 |
0.677795 |
1262 |
0.552 |
75 |
85 |
| 81 |
Tulane |
5 |
7 |
81 |
0.513339 |
0.650710 |
1335 |
0.307 |
76 |
86 |
| 82 |
Utah State |
6 |
7 |
82 |
0.513020 |
0.637989 |
1463 |
0.167 |
77 |
87 |
| 83 |
Arkansas |
4 |
8 |
83 |
0.504073 |
0.630597 |
1441 |
0.408 |
78 |
88 |
| 84 |
North Texas |
9 |
5 |
84 |
0.502900 |
0.594078 |
1253 |
-0.134 |
79 |
87 |
| 85 |
Vanderbilt |
5 |
7 |
85 |
0.500195 |
0.623463 |
1371 |
0.220 |
80 |
88 |
| 86 |
Miami (OH) |
5 |
7 |
86 |
0.495531 |
0.593076 |
1327 |
0.291 |
81 |
91 |
| 87 |
Southern Miss |
8 |
5 |
87 |
0.491328 |
0.588316 |
1380 |
-0.258 |
82 |
92 |
| 88 |
Middle Tennessee |
7 |
6 |
88 |
0.488824 |
0.600924 |
1382 |
-0.145 |
83 |
93 |
| 89 |
Nebraska |
4 |
8 |
89 |
0.488480 |
0.647712 |
1341 |
0.214 |
84 |
94 |
| 90 |
Florida International |
8 |
5 |
90 |
0.484761 |
0.586690 |
1315 |
-0.297 |
85 |
95 |
| 91 |
UTSA |
6 |
5 |
91 |
0.481694 |
0.615078 |
1394 |
-0.304 |
89 |
96 |
| 92 |
Maryland |
4 |
8 |
92 |
0.478016 |
0.624548 |
1203 |
0.241 |
87 |
97 |
| 93 |
North Carolina |
3 |
9 |
93 |
0.474408 |
0.625577 |
1442 |
0.266 |
88 |
98 |
| 94 |
Georgia State |
7 |
5 |
94 |
0.470321 |
0.564845 |
1234 |
-0.276 |
89 |
99 |
| 95 |
New Mexico State |
7 |
6 |
95 |
0.470121 |
0.562907 |
1259 |
-0.176 |
90 |
100 |
| 96 |
Air Force |
5 |
7 |
96 |
0.468367 |
0.591475 |
1422 |
-0.087 |
91 |
101 |
| 97 |
UAB |
8 |
5 |
97 |
0.464887 |
0.551016 |
1323 |
-0.422 |
92 |
102 |
| 98 |
Tennessee |
4 |
8 |
98 |
0.463349 |
0.600489 |
1366 |
0.055 |
93 |
103 |
| 99 |
Akron |
7 |
7 |
99 |
0.457756 |
0.545767 |
1165 |
-0.123 |
94 |
104 |
| 100 |
UNLV |
5 |
7 |
100 |
0.445930 |
0.581139 |
1275 |
-0.245 |
95 |
105 |
| 101 |
Rutgers |
4 |
8 |
101 |
0.439901 |
0.568043 |
1097 |
0.027 |
96 |
106 |
| 102 |
Massachusetts |
4 |
8 |
102 |
0.438581 |
0.570809 |
1317 |
-0.119 |
97 |
107 |
| 103 |
Western Kentucky |
6 |
7 |
103 |
0.427068 |
0.503786 |
1404 |
-0.391 |
98 |
108 |
| 104 |
Baylor |
1 |
11 |
104 |
0.408580 |
0.596739 |
1400 |
-0.009 |
99 |
109 |
| 105 |
BYU |
4 |
9 |
105 |
0.401585 |
0.535821 |
1342 |
-0.402 |
100 |
110 |
| 106 |
Nevada |
3 |
9 |
106 |
0.399538 |
0.568629 |
1336 |
-0.395 |
101 |
111 |
| 107 |
Idaho |
4 |
8 |
108 |
0.384637 |
0.522376 |
1206 |
-0.551 |
103 |
113 |
| 108 |
UL Monroe |
4 |
8 |
107 |
0.390336 |
0.535132 |
1184 |
-0.513 |
102 |
112 |
| 109 |
Tulsa |
2 |
10 |
109 |
0.379247 |
0.576183 |
1409 |
-0.505 |
104 |
114 |
| 110 |
Cincinnati |
4 |
8 |
110 |
0.365176 |
0.508202 |
1184 |
-0.728 |
105 |
115 |
| 111 |
Louisiana |
5 |
7 |
111 |
0.356248 |
0.428391 |
1097 |
-0.720 |
106 |
116 |
| 112 |
Old Dominion |
5 |
7 |
112 |
0.354401 |
0.420207 |
1127 |
-0.731 |
107 |
117 |
| 113 |
South Alabama |
4 |
8 |
113 |
0.346479 |
0.492059 |
1100 |
-0.855 |
108 |
118 |
| 114 |
Bowling Green |
2 |
10 |
114 |
0.346070 |
0.471256 |
1149 |
-0.409 |
109 |
119 |
| 115 |
New Mexico |
3 |
9 |
115 |
0.335762 |
0.481769 |
1158 |
-0.779 |
110 |
120 |
| 116 |
Coastal Carolina |
3 |
9 |
116 |
0.334695 |
0.491252 |
1223 |
-0.860 |
111 |
121 |
| 117 |
Illinois |
2 |
10 |
117 |
0.332521 |
0.495659 |
1208 |
-0.690 |
112 |
122 |
| 118 |
Georgia Southern |
2 |
10 |
118 |
0.329485 |
0.470424 |
1296 |
-0.689 |
113 |
123 |
| 119 |
East Carolina |
3 |
9 |
120 |
0.303483 |
0.476583 |
1123 |
-1.136 |
115 |
125 |
| 120 |
UConn |
3 |
9 |
119 |
0.325911 |
0.483972 |
1111 |
-0.881 |
114 |
124 |
| 121 |
Hawai'i |
3 |
9 |
121 |
0.265640 |
0.392729 |
1075 |
-1.285 |
116 |
126 |
| 122 |
Kansas |
1 |
11 |
122 |
0.256343 |
0.366528 |
987 |
-0.854 |
117 |
127 |
| 123 |
Oregon State |
1 |
11 |
123 |
0.246030 |
0.408125 |
1093 |
-1.180 |
118 |
128 |
| 124 |
Kent State |
2 |
10 |
124 |
0.245697 |
0.285239 |
944 |
-0.886 |
119 |
129 |
| 125 |
Texas State |
2 |
10 |
125 |
0.233054 |
0.329908 |
946 |
-1.194 |
120 |
130 |
| 126 |
Charlotte |
1 |
11 |
126 |
0.183578 |
0.293694 |
954 |
-1.475 |
121 |
130 |
| 127 |
Rice |
1 |
11 |
127 |
0.160703 |
0.288390 |
996 |
-1.759 |
122 |
129 |
| 128 |
Ball State |
2 |
10 |
128 |
0.156746 |
0.153008 |
857 |
-1.472 |
123 |
130 |
| 129 |
San José State |
2 |
11 |
129 |
0.126313 |
0.110481 |
788 |
-1.629 |
124 |
130 |
| 130 |
UTEP |
0 |
12 |
130 |
0.039390 |
0.000000 |
878 |
-1.986 |
125 |
130 |