College Football Rankings 1 To 130: Week 10. Hardest … Rankings … Ever?
College Football News 2021 college football rankings after Week 10 for all 130 teams with results and who’s up next week.
CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 10
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 10 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
– Big Game Reactions: UNC, Bama, Purdue & more
– College Football Playoff prediction: Week 10
Seriously … what are we supposed to do with this?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Georgia is No. 1, and the right answer for No. 2 is …
Whatever.
All of the top candidates for the top ten are brutally flawed.
Alabama has enough decent wins to be considered, but that performance against LSU wasn’t good enough.
Cincinnati has the one great win against Notre Dame, but it’s been underwhelming – to be very, very kind – over the last three weeks against awful Group of Five teams.
Oregon is buying time before it gets tagged, and Ohio State, Notre Dame, and Texas A&M all have a hard ceiling they can’t bust through – at least at the moment.
Really, what are we supposed to do with Michigan? You can’t put it ahead of Michigan State for now, and that’s a problem. What do you do with Ohio State? You can’t really put it ahead of Oregon yet, and that Buckeye win over Nebraska was hardly inspiring.
So we try to put the puzzle pieces together and wait until this all gets clearer next week. Until then, if you have a problem with any of this, 1) look at the schedule, 2) be honest with yourself, the teams, and the results on that schedule, 3) it’ll all work out and be okay … later.
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CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 10
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 10 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
– Big Game Reactions: UNC, Bama, Purdue & more
– College Football Playoff prediction: Week 10
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 10
130 UConn Huskies (1-8)
Last Week’s Ranking: 130
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11 Opponent: at Clemson
129 UMass Minutemen (1-8)
Last Week’s Ranking: 128
Week 10: Rhode Island 35, UMass 22
Week 11 Opponent: Maine
128 FIU Golden Panthers (1-8)
Last Week’s Ranking: 129
Week 10: Old Dominion 47, FIU 24
Week 11 Opponent: at Middle Tennessee
127 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-8)
Last Week’s Ranking: 127
Week 10: North Texas 38, Southern Miss 14
Week 11 Opponent: at UTSA
126 Akron Zips (2-7)
Last Week’s Ranking: 125
Week 10: Ball State 31, Akron 25
Week 11 Opponent: at Western Michigan (Nov. 9)
125 New Mexico State Aggies (1-8)
Last Week’s Ranking: 124
Week 10: Utah State 35, New Mexico State 13
Week 11 Opponent: at Alabama
124 Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-8)
Last Week’s Ranking: 123
Week 10: Appalachian State 48, Arkansas State 14
Week 11 Opponent: at ULM
123 Georgia Southern Eagles (2-7)
Last Week’s Ranking: 121
Week 10: Coastal Carolina 28, Georgia Southern 8
Week 11 Opponent: at Texas State
122 New Mexico Lobos (3-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 119
Week 10: UNLV 31, New Mexico 17
Week 11 Opponent: at Fresno State
121 Ohio Bobcats (2-7)
Last Week’s Ranking: 126
Week 10: Ohio 35, Miami University 33
Week 11 Opponent: at Eastern Michigan (Nov. 9)
120 South Alabama Jaguars (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 118
Week 10: Troy 31, South Alabama 24
Week 11 Opponent: at Appalachian State
119 UNLV Rebels (1-8)
Last Week’s Ranking: 122
Week 10: UNLV 31, New Mexico 17
Week 11 Opponent: Hawaii
118 Tulane Green Wave (1-8)
Last Week’s Ranking: 117
Week 10: UCF 14, Tulane 10
Week 11 Opponent: Tulsa
117 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (4-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 116
Week 10: WKU 48, Middle Tennessee 21
Week 11 Opponent: FIU
116 Rice Owls (3-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 115
Week 10: Charlotte 31, Rice 24 OT
Week 11 Opponent: WKU
115 North Texas Mean Green (3-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 113
Week 10: North Texas 38, Southern Miss 14
Week 11 Opponent: UTEP
114 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (2-7)
Last Week’s Ranking: 112
Week 10: UAB 52, Louisiana Tech 38
Week 11 Opponent: Charlotte
113 Kansas Jayhawks (1-8)
Last Week’s Ranking: 111
Week 10: Kansas State 35, Kansas 10
Week 11 Opponent: at Texas
112 Vanderbilt Commodores (2-7)
Last Week’s Ranking: 110
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11 Opponent: Kentucky
111 Texas State Bobcats (3-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 120
Week 10: Texas State 27, ULM 19
Week 11 Opponent: Georgia Southern
110 Temple Owls (3-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 104
Week 10: East Carolina 45, Temple 3
Week 11 Opponent: Houston
109 Charlotte 49ers (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 109
Week 10: Charlotte 31, Rice 24 OT
Week 11 Opponent: at Louisiana Tech
108 ULM Warhawks (4-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 99
Week 10: Texas State 27, ULM 19
Week 11 Opponent: Arkansas State
107 Buffalo Bulls (4-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 107
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11 Opponent: at Miami University (Nov. 9)
106 Duke Blue Devils (3-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 105
Week 10: Pitt 54, Duke 29
Week 11 Opponent: at Virginia Tech
105 Troy Trojans (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 114
Week 10: Troy 31, South Alabama 24
Week 11 Opponent: Louisiana
104 Old Dominion Monarchs (3-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 106
Week 10: Old Dominion 47, FIU 24
Week 11 Opponent: Florida Atlantic
103 Bowling Green Falcons (3-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 103
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11 Opponent: Toledo (Nov. 10)
102 UTEP Miners (6-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 108
Week 10: UTSA 44, UTEP 23
Week 11 Opponent: at North Texas
101 Florida Atlantic Owls (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 101
Week 10: Marshall 28, Florida Atlantic 13
Week 11 Opponent: at Old Dominion
CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 10
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 10 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
– Big Game Reactions: UNC, Bama, Purdue & more
– College Football Playoff prediction: Week 10
NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 10 Top 100
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 10 Top 100
100 UAB Blazers (6-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 100
Week 10: UAB 52, Louisiana Tech 38
Week 11 Opponent: at Marshall
99 Marshall Thundering Herd (6-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 102
Week 10: Marshall 28, Florida Atlantic 13
Week 11 Opponent: UAB
98 Liberty Flames (7-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 95
Week 10: Ole Miss 27, Liberty 14
Week 11 Opponent: OPEN DATE
97 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (4-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 96
Week 10: San Diego State 17, Hawaii 10
Week 11 Opponent: at UNLV
96 Georgia State Panthers (4-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 92
Week 10: Louisiana 21, Georgia State 17
Week 11 Opponent: at Coastal Carolina
95 Colorado State Rams (3-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 70
Week 10: Wyoming 31, Colorado State 17
Week 11 Opponent: Air Force
94 Wyoming Cowboys (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 98
Week 10: Wyoming 31, Colorado State 17
Week 11 Opponent: at Boise State3
93 Western Michigan Broncos (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 90
Week 10: Central Michigan 42, Western Michigan 30
Week 11 Opponent: Akron (Nov. 9)
92 San Jose State Spartans (5-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 93
Week 10: Nevada 27, San Jose State 24
Week 11 Opponent: Utah State
91 USF Bulls (2-7)
Last Week’s Ranking: 89
Week 10: Houston 54, USF 42
Week 11 Opponent: Cincinnati (Nov. 12)
90 Toledo Rockets (4-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 78
Week 10: Eastern Michigan 52, Toledo 49
Week 11 Opponent: at Bowling Green (Nov. 10)
89 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 88
Week 10: Cincinnati 28, Tulsa 20
Week 11 Opponent: at Tulane
88 Navy Midshipmen (2-7)
Last Week’s Ranking: 86
Week 10: Notre Dame 34, Navy 6
Week 11 Opponent: OPEN DATE
87 Arizona Wildcats (1-8)
Last Week’s Ranking: 84
Week 10: Arizona 10, Cal 3
Week 11 Opponent: Utah
86 SMU Mustangs (7-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 37
Week 10: Memphis 28, SMU 25
Week 11 Opponent: UCF
85 Memphis Tigers (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 82
Week 10: Memphis 28, SMU 25
Week 11 Opponent: East Carolina
84 Ball State Cardinals (4-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 85
Week 10: Ball State 31, Akron 25
Week 11 Opponent: at Northern Illinois (Nov. 10)
83 Central Michigan Chippewas (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 94
Week 10: Central Michigan 42, Western Michigan 30
Week 11 Opponent: Kent State (Nov. 10)
82 Northern Illinois Huskies (6-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 75
Week 10: Kent State 52, Northern Illinois 47
Week 11 Opponent: Ball State (Nov. 10)
81 Miami University RedHawks (4-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 97
Week 10: Ohio 35, Miami University 33
Week 11 Opponent: Buffalo (Nov. 9)
80 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 75
Week 10: Miami 33, Georgia Tech 30
Week 11 Opponent: Boston College
79 Virginia Tech Hokies (4-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 74
Week 10: Boston College 17, Virginia Tech 3
Week 11 Opponent: Duke
78 Northwestern Wildcats (3-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 74
Week 10: Iowa 17, Northwestern 12
Week 11 Opponent: at Wisconsin
77 Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 91
Week 10: Eastern Michigan 52, Toledo 49
Week 11 Opponent: Ohio (Nov. 9)
76 WKU Hilltoppers (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 77
Week 10: WKU 48, Middle Tennessee 21
Week 11 Opponent: at Rice
CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 10
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 10 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
– Big Game Reactions: UNC, Bama, Purdue & more
– College Football Playoff prediction: Week 10
NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 10 Top 75
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 10 Top 75
75 Indiana Hoosiers (2-7)
Last Week’s Ranking: 64
Week 10: Michigan 29, Indiana 7
Week 11 Opponent: Rutgers
74 Kent State Golden Flashes (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 87
Week 10: Kent State 52, Northern Illinois 47
Week 11 Opponent: at Central Michigan (Nov. 10)
73 UCF Knights (6-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 80
Week 10: UCF 14, Tulane 10
Week 11 Opponent: at SMU
72 Missouri Tigers (4-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 71
Week 10: Georgia 43, Missouri 6
Week 11 Opponent: South Carolina
71 Stanford Cardinal (3-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 69
Week 10: Utah 52, Stanford 7
Week 11 Opponent: at Oregon State
70 East Carolina Pirates (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 76
Week 10: East Carolina 45, Temple 3
Week 11 Opponent: at Memphis
69 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 63
Week 10: Wisconsin 52, Rutgers 3
Week 11 Opponent: at Indiana
68 Oregon State Beavers (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 48
Week 10: Colorado 37, Oregon State 34 2OT
Week 11 Opponent: Stanford
67 Cal Golden Bears (3-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 66
Week 10: Arizona 10, Cal 3
Week 11 Opponent: USC
66 Colorado Buffaloes (3-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 83
Week 10: Colorado 37, Oregon State 34 2OT
Week 11 Opponent: at UCLA
65 Boston College Eagles (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 71
Week 10: Boston College 17, Virginia Tech 3
Week 11 Opponent: at Georgia Tech
64 USC Trojans (4-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 56
Week 10: Arizona State 31, USC 16
Week 11 Opponent: at Cal
63 Washington Huskies (4-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 62
Week 10: Oregon 26, Washington 16
Week 11 Opponent: Arizona State
62 Syracuse Orange (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 60
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11 Opponent: at Louisville
61 Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-7)
Last Week’s Ranking: 68
Week 10: Ohio State 26, Nebraska 17
Week 11 Opponent: SE Louisiana
60 Florida State Seminoles (3-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 59
Week 10: NC State 28, Florida State 14
Week 11 Opponent: Miami
59 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 61
Week 10: Coastal Carolina 28, Georgia Southern 8
Week 11 Opponent: Georgia State
58 Louisville Cardinals (4-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 58
Week 10: Clemson 30, Louisville 24
Week 11 Opponent: Syracuse
57 Appalachian State Mountaineers (7-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 57
Week 10: Appalachian State 48, Arkansas State 14
Week 11 Opponent: South Alabama
56 Houston Cougars (8-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 29
Week 10: Houston 54, USF 42
Week 11 Opponent: at Temple
55 Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 52
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11 Opponent: Iowa State
54 Pitt Panthers (7-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 55
Week 10: Pitt 54, Duke 29
Week 11 Opponent: North Carolina (Nov. 11)
53 Miami Hurricanes (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 54
Week 10: Miami 33, Georgia Tech 30
Week 11 Opponent: at Florida State
52 Virginia Cavaliers (6-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 53
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11 Opponent: Notre Dame
51 Utah State Aggies (7-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 40
Week 10: Utah State 35, New Mexico State 13
Week 11 Opponent: at San Jose State
CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 10
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 10 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
– Big Game Reactions: UNC, Bama, Purdue & more
– College Football Playoff prediction: Week 10
NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 10 Top 50
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 10 Top 50
50 Illinois Fighting Illini (4-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 67
Week 10: Illinois 14, Minnesota 6
Week 11 Opponent: OPEN DATE
49 Washington State Cougars (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 41
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11 Opponent: at Oregon
48 TCU Horned Frogs (4-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 51
Week 10: TCU 30, Baylor 28
Week 11 Opponent: at Oklahoma State
47 Nevada Wolf Pack (7-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 38
Week 10: Nevada 27, San Jose State 24
Week 11 Opponent: at San Diego State
46 Maryland Terrapins (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 46
Week 10: Penn State 31, Maryland 14
Week 11 Opponent: at Michigan State
45 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (8-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 49
Week 10: Louisiana 21, Georgia State 17
Week 11 Opponent: at Troy
44 Air Force Falcons (6-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 42
Week 10: Army 21, Air Force 14 OT
Week 11 Opponent: at Colorado State
43 Army Black Knights (5-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 72
Week 10: Army 21, Air Force 14 OT
Week 11 Opponent: UMass
42 Texas Longhorns (4-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 32
Week 10: Iowa State 30, Texas 7
Week 11 Opponent: Kansas
41 West Virginia Mountaineers (4-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 47
Week 10: Oklahoma State 24, West Virginia 3
Week 11 Opponent: at Kansas State
40 UCLA Bruins (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 45
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11 Opponent: Colorado
39 North Carolina Tar Heels (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 50
Week 10: North Carolina 58, Wake Forest 55
Week 11 Opponent: at Pitt (Nov. 11)
38 Florida Gators (4-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 23
Week 10: South Carolina 40, Florida 17
Week 11 Opponent: Samford
37 San Diego State Aztecs (8-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 34
Week 10: San Diego State 17, Hawaii 10
Week 11 Opponent: Nevada
36 Arizona State Sun Devils (6-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 43
Week 10: Arizona State 31, USC 16
Week 11 Opponent: at Washington
35 Fresno State Bulldogs (7-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 28
Week 10: Boise State 40, Fresno State 14
Week 11 Opponent: New Mexico
34 South Carolina Gamecocks (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 81
Week 10: South Carolina 40, Florida 17
Week 11 Opponent: at Missouri
33 Boise State Broncos (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 44
Week 10: Boise State 40, Fresno State 14
Week 11 Opponent: Wyoming
32 UTSA Roadrunners (9-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 36
Week 10: UTSA 44, UTEP 23
Week 11 Opponent: Southern Miss
31 Clemson Tigers (6-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 39
Week 10: Clemson 30, Louisville 24
Week 11 Opponent: UConn
30 Kansas State Wildcats (6-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 33
Week 10: Kansas State 35, Kansas 10
Week 11 Opponent: West Virginia
29 Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 25
Week 10: Illinois 14, Minnesota 6
Week 11 Opponent: at Iowa
28 Kentucky Wildcats (6-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 19
Week 10: Tennessee 45, Kentucky 42
Week 11 Opponent: at Vanderbilt
27 Tennessee Volunteers (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 30
Week 10: Tennessee 45, Kentucky 42
Week 11 Opponent: Georgia
26 Iowa State Cyclones (6-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 31
Week 10: Iowa State 30, Texas 7
Week 11 Opponent: at Texas Tech
CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 10
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 10 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
– Big Game Reactions: UNC, Bama, Purdue & more
– College Football Playoff prediction: Week 10
NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 10 Top 25
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 10 Top 25
25 LSU Tigers (4-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 22
Week 10: Alabama 20, LSU 14
Week 11 Opponent: Arkansas
24 Utah Utes (6-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 35
Week 10: Utah 52, Stanford 7
Week 11 Opponent: at Arizona
23 Baylor Bears (7-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 15
Week 10: TCU 30, Baylor 28
Week 11 Opponent: Oklahoma
22 Penn State Nittany Lions (6-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 20
Week 10: Penn State 31, Maryland 14
Week 11 Opponent: Michigan
21 Iowa Hawkeyes (7-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 27
Week 10: Iowa 17, Northwestern 12
Week 11 Opponent: Minnesota
20 Purdue Boilermakers (6-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 26
Week 10: Purdue 40, Michigan State 29
Week 11 Opponent: at Ohio State
19 Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 18
Week 10: Arkansas 31, Mississippi State 28
Week 11 Opponent: at Auburn
18 BYU Cougars (8-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 17
Week 10: BYU 59, Idaho State 14
Week 11 Opponent: OPEN DATE
17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 16
Week 10: North Carolina 58, Wake Forest 55
Week 11 Opponent: NC State
16 NC State Wolfpack (7-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 24
Week 10: NC State 28, Florida State 14
Week 11 Opponent: at Wake Forest
15 Wisconsin Badgers (6-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 21
Week 10: Wisconsin 52, Rutgers 3
Week 11 Opponent: Northwestern
14 Arkansas Razorbacks (6-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 12
Week 10: Arkansas 31, Mississippi State 28
Week 11 Opponent: at LSU
13 Ole Miss Rebels (7-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 11
Week 10: Ole Miss 27, Liberty 14
Week 11 Opponent: Texas A&M
12 Auburn Tigers (6-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 10
Week 10: Texas A&M 20, Auburn 3
Week 11 Opponent: Mississippi State
11 Michigan Wolverines (8-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 7
Week 10: Michigan 29, Indiana 7
Week 11 Opponent: at Penn State
CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 10
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 10 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
– Big Game Reactions: UNC, Bama, Purdue & more
– College Football Playoff prediction: Week 10
NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 10 Top 10
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 10 Top 10
10 Michigan State Spartans (8-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 4
Week 10: Purdue 40, Michigan State 29
Week 11 Opponent: Maryland
Ehhhhhhhhhhh, if you want to argue for at least five other teams to be here, you’re probably right. The pass defense has taken the last two weeks off, the Purdue loss is unacceptable – yeah, it is – but the win over Michigan is still enough to keep the Spartans in the top ten for the moment. A slew of SEC teams – and yeah, the Wisconsin team that beat Purdue easily – are all playing better right now, though.
9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 9
Week 10: Notre Dame 34, Navy 6
Week 11 Opponent: at Virginia
The Irish beat Purdue. They opened up a can of something in the 41-13 win over Wisconsin. Virginia Tech, USC, North Carolina, Florida State – those aren’t amazing wins like the brand names might suggest, but it’s a strong overall body of work. Notre Dame can’t move up until a certain someone starts to step up its game …
8 Cincinnati Bearcats (9-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 8
Week 10: Cincinnati 28, Tulsa 20
Week 11 Opponent: at USF (Nov. 12)
That’s three bad performances in a row against three bad Group of Five teams, and they all happened just as we’re all begging for reasons to love this story and take up the Bearcat cause.
While Power Five teams are all beating each other up – hey Purdue, LSU, and North Carolina – all the world is asking for out of Cincinnati is to look the part, and it’s not coming remotely close.
Notre Dame and UCF are the only two teams UC has faced with a winning record. That’s fine, to a point, but there needs to be a 55-3 on the way against USF on Friday.
7 Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 13
Week 10: Oklahoma State 24, West Virginia 3
Week 11 Opponent: TCU
It’s time to start giving this team a whole lot more credit, and it might be time to seriously start thinking that it could possibly end up in the big College Football Playoff top four in a few weeks. The O is okay, the D is amazing, and road wins at West Virginia, Texas, and Boise State are better than you might think – the body blows start to add up. The lone 24-21 loss to Iowa State is more than acceptable.
6 Texas A&M Aggies (7-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 14
Week 10: Texas A&M 20, Auburn 3
Week 11 Opponent: at Ole Miss
This one is all about the right now. Losing to Arkansas by ten hurts, and losing to Mississippi State at home isn’t okay, but the Aggies beat Alabama. Stomping Missouri is no big whoop, but all of a sudden, beating South Carolina by 30 matters. The defensive gem pitched against Auburn is a big deal, too – the team has been fabulous over the last month.
5 Ohio State Buckeyes (8-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 6
Week 10: Ohio State 26, Nebraska 17
Week 11 Opponent: Purdue
Here’s the problem. Is the win over Penn State that great? Nah, but no one has a ton of amazing wins outside of Georgia and possibly Alabama. No, the schedule isn’t full of wins over great teams – by the way, Cincinnati fans have a real beef on this – however, 1) Purdue, Michigan State, and Michigan are up next, and 2) to counter the Bearcat crowd, most of the wins have been total annihilations.
4 Oregon Ducks (8-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 5
Week 10: Oregon 26, Washington 16
Week 11 Opponent: Washington State
Oregon is renting this space. It’s probably going to get by a rested Washington State, but that’s hardly a given. Even if it does, it’s not pushing past Utah in Salt Lake City. But for now it has the single best road win by anyone this year, but that victory over Ohio State will only carry the team so far.
3 Oklahoma Sooners (9-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 3
Week 10: OPEN DATE
Week 11 Opponent: at Baylor
No, there isn’t a great win on the slate. West Virginia, Kansas State, Texas – yeah, remember, Oklahoma broke the Longhorns – Texas Tech, and even Nebraska are all decent enough teams to add up to this spot.
With Michigan State and Wake Forest falling, this is giving credit where credit is due. There are only two unbeaten Power Five programs left. Say what you will, but this improving team is 9-0, and unless you’re in Athens, your Power Five team isn’t.
2 Alabama Crimson Tide (8-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 2
Week 10: Alabama 20, LSU 14
Week 11 Opponent: New Mexico State
No, the offense wasn’t good enough against LSU, and no, the defense wasn’t good enough against Texas A&M or Florida. However, The Tide beat LSU. It won at Florida – back when that meant something. It rolled Miami, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and Tennessee.
As we now know, the loss at Texas A&M really wasn’t that bad – the Aggies have been terrific since then. And deep down, we all know that this is the one team that – regardless of resumé and record – can hang with and maybe beat …
1 Georgia Bulldogs (9-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 1
Week 10: Georgia 43, Missouri 6
Week 11 Opponent: at Tennessee
The only real knock is that the team hasn’t been tested since the opener against Clemson, and as it turned out, that Tiger team wasn’t all that great. That might seem like it’s searching for a problem, but at some point the Bulldogs will have to deal with stress – possibly this week at Tennessee – and it will have to prove it can keep it all together.
CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 10
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 10 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
– Big Game Reactions: UNC, Bama, Purdue & more
– College Football Playoff prediction: Week 10