2014 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Rankings: Week 3 (Sept 11-14)

Mathematically-derived, based on regular-season game scores.    Includes all teams that have played at least two Division I FBS teams this season.  Compare with the AP, USA Today, and ESPN rankings.

Computed Ranks for Week:   3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . Bowls . Championship

Predictions vs Results for Week:  4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . 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 +/- Rank Team W-L-T Div Conf Off Def Strength AP USA ESPN
1 1 0 1 Syracuse 2-0-0 Atlantic ACC 58.8 41.2 100.0 45 49 26
2 2 0 2 Villanova 0-1-0 67.2 31.8 99.0 45 49 26
3 3 0 3 Florida State 2-0-0 Atlantic ACC 36.6 52.2 88.7 1 1 2
4 4 0 4 Oklahoma State 2-1-0 Big_12 83.2 -0.4 82.7 25 28 24
5 5 0 5 Texas A&M 3-0-0 Western SEC 46.8 29.0 75.7 6 7 4
6 6 0 6 Missouri 3-0-0 Eastern SEC 49.4 23.8 73.2 18 19 18
7 7 0 7 Cincinnati 1-0-0 The_American 58.4 13.8 72.2 39 38 26
8 8 0 8 Missouri State 0-1-0 22.6 43.2 65.7 45 49 26
9 9 0 9 Notre Dame 3-0-0 Atlantic ACC 42.2 22.5 64.6 9 9 9
10 10 0 10 The Citadel 0-1-0 64.2 -0.4 63.7 45 49 26
11 11 0 11 Central Michigan 2-1-0 West Mid-American 44.2 18.8 63.0 45 49 26
12 12 0 12 South Carolina 2-1-0 Eastern SEC 56.7 2.9 59.5 14 16 13
13 13 0 13 Chattanooga 0-1-0 34.8 24.2 59.0 45 49 26
14 14 0 14 East Carolina 2-1-0 The_American 33.1 23.4 56.6 31 33 26
15 15 0 15 Georgia 1-1-0 Eastern SEC 37.9 18.7 56.5 13 14 12
16 16 0 16 Virginia Tech 2-1-0 Coastal ACC 44.2 11.7 55.9 29 31 26
17 17 0 17 Arizona 3-0-0 Pac-12 69.9 -16.3 53.6 42 37 26
18 18 0 18 South Dakota State 0-1-0 41.8 11.4 53.2 45 49 26
19 19 0 19 Texas-San Antonio 1-2-0 12.6 40.2 52.7 45 49 26
20 20 0 20 Ohio State 2-1-0 East Big_Ten 40.0 9.0 48.9 23 18 23
21 21 0 21 Toledo 1-2-0 West Mid-American 47.8 0.4 48.2 45 49 26
22 22 0 22 Penn State 3-0-0 East Big_Ten 37.4 9.8 47.2 30 34 26
23 23 0 23 UCF 0-2-0 The_American 33.8 11.4 45.2 45 49 26
24 24 0 24 Brigham Young 3-0-0 Independent 30.4 14.6 45.0 21 23 17
25 25 0 25 Nevada 2-1-0 Mountain_West 6.4 38.3 44.7 45 49 26
26 26 0 26 Auburn 2-0-0 Western SEC 25.0 19.2 44.1 5 5 6
27 27 0 27 Purdue 1-2-0 West Big_Ten 35.8 6.2 42.0 45 49 26
28 28 0 28 Rice 0-2-0 USA 39.2 2.2 41.4 45 49 26
29 29 0 29 Akron 1-1-0 East Mid-American 15.3 24.6 39.9 45 49 26
30 30 0 30 Mississippi 3-0-0 Western SEC 31.1 8.0 39.1 10 12 10
31 31 0 31 Pittsburgh 3-0-0 Coastal ACC 37.7 0.3 38.0 33 43 26
32 32 0 32 LSU 3-0-0 Western SEC 23.8 13.1 36.9 8 8 8
33 33 0 33 Oklahoma 3-0-0 Big_12 31.5 5.3 36.8 4 4 3
34 34 0 34 Southern Utah 0-1-0 57.3 -21.6 35.7 45 49 26
35 35 0 35 Houston 1-2-0 The_American 43.0 -7.9 35.1 45 49 26
36 36 0 36 Rutgers 2-1-0 East Big_Ten 17.6 17.0 34.6 45 49 26
37 37 0 37 Nebraska 3-0-0 West Big_Ten 38.2 -4.0 34.2 24 22 25
38 38 0 38 Navy 2-1-0 Independent 29.2 5.0 34.1 45 49 26
39 39 0 39 Michigan 2-1-0 East Big_Ten 23.4 10.5 33.9 45 49 26
40 40 0 40 Wisconsin 1-1-0 West Big_Ten 37.1 -4.2 32.9 19 17 19
41 41 0 41 Clemson 1-1-0 Atlantic ACC 39.7 -7.1 32.5 22 24 20
42 42 0 42 Washington State 1-2-0 Pac-12 55.0 -23.4 31.6 45 49 26
43 43 0 43 William & Mary 0-1-0 20.7 10.2 30.9 45 49 26
44 44 0 44 Mississippi State 3-0-0 Western SEC 25.5 4.1 29.6 28 27 26
45 45 0 45 Temple 1-1-0 The_American 28.1 1.1 29.2 45 49 26
46 46 0 46 Florida 2-0-0 Eastern SEC 50.4 -21.6 28.8 34 29 26
47 47 0 47 Boston College 2-1-0 Atlantic ACC 20.3 7.7 28.0 36 44 26
48 48 0 48 McNeese State 0-1-0 20.0 7.2 27.2 45 49 26
49 49 0 49 UCLA 3-0-0 Pac-12 21.1 5.6 26.8 12 10 14
50 50 0 50 Louisville 2-1-0 Atlantic ACC 21.3 5.1 26.4 44 41 26
51 51 0 51 USC 2-1-0 Pac-12 34.2 -8.5 25.7 17 21 21
52 52 0 52 Marshall 3-0-0 USA 33.3 -7.7 25.6 35 35 26
53 53 0 53 Western Michigan 1-1-0 West Mid-American 32.7 -7.9 24.8 45 49 26
54 54 0 54 Alabama 3-0-0 Western SEC 21.4 3.2 24.6 3 2 5
55 55 0 55 Boise State 2-1-0 Mountain_West 28.1 -3.7 24.4 45 48 26
56 56 0 56 Virginia 2-1-0 Coastal ACC 27.0 -2.9 24.1 40 47 26
57 57 0 57 Bethune-Cookman 1-0-0 9.7 13.3 23.0 45 49 26
58 58 0 58 Northern Illinois 3-0-0 West Mid-American 59.9 -37.3 22.6 45 39 26
59 59 0 59 Utah 2-0-0 Pac-12 38.8 -16.7 22.2 45 49 26
60 60 0 60 Stanford 2-1-0 Pac-12 5.2 16.7 21.9 16 15 15
61 61 0 61 Oregon 3-0-0 Pac-12 53.9 -32.0 21.9 2 3 1
62 62 0 62 California 2-0-0 Pac-12 67.9 -46.3 21.6 45 49 26
63 63 0 63 Florida International 1-2-0 USA 25.3 -4.3 21.0 45 49 26
64 64 0 64 Texas State 1-1-0 Sun_Belt 26.0 -5.8 20.1 45 49 26
65 65 0 65 Arkansas 2-1-0 Western SEC 40.2 -20.0 20.1 41 42 26
66 66 0 66 Memphis 1-1-0 The_American 40.6 -20.9 19.8 45 46 26
67 67 0 67 Texas 1-2-0 Big_12 21.5 -2.1 19.5 45 49 26
68 68 0 68 TCU 2-0-0 Big_12 12.3 7.1 19.4 32 30 26
69 69 0 69 Kentucky 2-1-0 Eastern SEC 9.2 8.9 18.1 45 49 26
70 70 0 70 Arizona State 3-0-0 Pac-12 28.1 -10.6 17.5 15 13 16
71 71 0 71 Eastern Kentucky 1-0-0 7.2 10.0 17.2 45 49 26
72 72 0 72 Tennessee 2-1-0 Eastern SEC 14.7 2.1 16.8 45 49 26
73 73 0 73 UAB 2-1-0 USA 34.0 -19.3 14.7 45 49 26
74 74 0 74 Northwestern 0-2-0 West Big_Ten -22.3 36.9 14.6 45 49 26
75 75 0 75 New Hampshire 0-1-0 20.4 -6.2 14.2 45 49 26
76 76 0 76 Miami (Fla.) 2-1-0 Coastal ACC 19.4 -5.7 13.7 45 49 26
77 77 0 77 Connecticut 1-2-0 The_American 20.6 -7.5 13.1 45 49 26
78 78 0 78 Louisiana Tech 2-1-0 USA 22.9 -9.9 13.0 45 49 26
79 79 0 79 Colorado State 2-1-0 Mountain_West 16.8 -5.1 11.7 45 49 26
80 80 0 80 North Carolina Central 0-1-0 30.4 -18.9 11.6 45 49 26
81 81 0 81 Howard 0-2-0 33.8 -22.9 10.8 45 49 26
82 82 0 82 Miami (Ohio) 0-3-0 East Mid-American 20.0 -9.8 10.2 45 49 26
83 83 0 83 Stony Brook 0-1-0 8.5 1.6 10.1 45 49 26
84 84 0 84 Baylor 3-0-0 Big_12 21.1 -11.9 9.3 7 6 7
85 85 0 85 UNLV 1-2-0 Mountain_West -3.3 11.9 8.6 45 49 26
86 86 0 86 Northern Colorado 0-1-0 23.9 -16.3 7.6 45 49 26
87 87 0 87 Idaho 0-2-0 24.5 -18.3 6.2 45 49 26
88 88 0 88 Louisiana-Monroe 2-1-0 Sun_Belt 13.1 -7.2 5.9 45 49 26
89 89 0 89 Lamar 0-1-0 32.0 -26.2 5.7 45 49 26
90 90 0 90 West Virginia 2-1-0 Big_12 26.2 -20.6 5.6 37 36 26
91 91 0 91 North Carolina State 3-0-0 Atlantic ACC 18.9 -13.9 5.0 45 45 26
92 92 0 92 Oregon State 2-0-0 Pac-12 32.5 -28.3 4.3 45 40 26
93 93 0 93 Washington 3-0-0 Pac-12 21.7 -18.4 3.3 38 32 26
94 94 0 94 North Dakota State 1-0-0 1.9 1.1 3.0 43 49 26
95 95 0 95 Michigan State 1-1-0 East Big_Ten -5.0 7.9 2.9 11 11 11
96 96 0 96 Colorado 1-2-0 Pac-12 15.6 -13.8 1.8 45 49 26
97 97 0 97 Vanderbilt 1-2-0 Eastern SEC 11.4 -9.9 1.4 45 49 26
98 98 0 98 Georgia Southern 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 15.9 -15.0 0.9 45 49 26
99 99 0 99 Massachusetts 0-3-0 20.2 -19.7 0.5 45 49 26
100 100 0 100 Georgia Tech 3-0-0 Coastal ACC 22.3 -21.9 0.4 45 49 26
101 101 0 101 Western Illinois 0-1-0 -1.2 0.1 -1.1 45 49 26
102 102 0 102 Texas Tech 2-1-0 Big_12 10.5 -12.1 -1.6 45 49 26
103 103 0 103 San Jose State 1-1-0 Mountain_West 32.2 -34.0 -1.9 45 49 26
104 104 0 104 South Alabama 1-1-0 Sun_Belt 5.8 -8.3 -2.5 45 49 26
105 105 0 105 Arkansas State 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 17.5 -20.5 -3.0 45 49 26
106 106 0 106 Minnesota 2-1-0 West Big_Ten 14.1 -17.7 -3.6 45 49 26
107 107 0 107 Eastern Washington 0-1-0 33.6 -37.3 -3.7 45 49 26
108 108 0 108 Utah State 2-1-0 Mountain_West 18.7 -22.6 -3.9 45 49 26
109 109 0 109 Appalachian State 1-1-0 24.5 -28.6 -4.1 45 49 26
110 110 0 110 Ohio 1-2-0 East Mid-American 5.8 -9.9 -4.1 45 49 26
111 111 0 111 Maryland 2-1-0 East Big_Ten 9.2 -13.8 -4.6 45 49 26
112 112 0 112 Hawaii 1-2-0 Mountain_West -4.1 -1.7 -5.9 45 49 26
113 113 0 113 Florida Atlantic 1-2-0 USA 8.8 -15.1 -6.3 45 49 26
114 114 0 114 Texas-El Paso 2-1-0 USA 10.2 -16.6 -6.4 45 49 26
115 115 0 115 North Texas 1-2-0 USA 10.4 -17.9 -7.5 45 49 26
116 116 0 116 Fresno State 0-3-0 Mountain_West 10.3 -18.2 -7.9 45 49 26
117 117 0 117 Richmond 0-1-0 10.1 -18.0 -7.9 45 49 26
118 118 0 118 La.-Lafayette 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 16.9 -25.0 -8.1 45 49 26
119 119 0 119 Portland State 0-2-0 -7.7 -0.6 -8.4 45 49 26
120 120 0 120 Duke 3-0-0 Coastal ACC 15.4 -23.9 -8.5 27 26 26
121 121 0 121 Central Arkansas 0-1-0 22.9 -31.5 -8.6 45 49 26
122 122 0 122 Wake Forest 1-2-0 Atlantic ACC 2.0 -11.3 -9.3 45 49 26
123 123 0 123 North Carolina 2-0-0 Coastal ACC 5.0 -15.0 -10.0 26 25 26
124 124 0 124 Wagner 0-1-0 -1.3 -8.7 -10.0 45 49 26
125 125 0 125 Grambling 0-1-0 -7.9 -4.0 -11.9 45 49 26
126 126 0 126 Wyoming 2-1-0 Mountain_West -18.0 5.9 -12.1 45 49 26
127 127 0 127 Old Dominion 2-1-0 USA 14.0 -26.2 -12.2 45 49 26
128 128 0 128 Alabama A&M 0-1-0 -5.3 -7.0 -12.3 45 49 26
129 129 0 129 Kent State 0-3-0 East Mid-American 6.1 -18.7 -12.6 45 49 26
130 130 0 130 Kansas State 2-0-0 Big_12 -0.1 -12.9 -13.0 20 20 22
131 131 0 131 Weber State 0-1-0 3.4 -16.9 -13.5 45 49 26
132 132 0 132 Middle Tennessee 2-1-0 USA 6.3 -20.9 -14.6 45 49 26
133 133 0 133 Samford 0-1-0 21.1 -35.7 -14.6 45 49 26
134 134 0 134 Illinois 2-1-0 West Big_Ten 2.0 -17.1 -15.1 45 49 26
135 135 0 135 Rhode Island 0-1-0 -0.7 -14.7 -15.4 45 49 26
136 136 0 136 New Mexico 0-2-0 Mountain_West 10.0 -25.6 -15.6 45 49 26
137 137 0 137 Western Kentucky 1-2-0 USA 22.7 -38.4 -15.7 45 49 26
138 138 0 138 Air Force 2-1-0 Mountain_West 18.9 -35.0 -16.1 45 49 26
139 139 0 139 Army 1-1-0 Independent 13.0 -29.8 -16.8 45 49 26
140 140 0 140 Iowa State 1-2-0 Big_12 15.1 -32.1 -17.0 45 49 26
141 141 0 141 Montana 0-1-0 17.9 -35.0 -17.1 45 49 26
142 142 0 142 Southern Mississippi 1-2-0 USA 10.2 -27.4 -17.2 45 49 26
143 143 0 143 Northern Iowa 0-2-0 20.4 -37.8 -17.4 45 49 26
144 144 0 144 Murray State 0-1-0 26.1 -44.7 -18.6 45 49 26
145 145 0 145 Wofford 0-1-0 -2.9 -15.7 -18.6 45 49 26
146 146 0 146 Sam Houston State 0-1-0 13.1 -32.2 -19.1 45 49 26
147 147 0 147 UC Davis 0-2-0 16.2 -35.6 -19.3 45 49 26
148 148 0 148 Sacramento State 0-1-0 -32.3 12.9 -19.4 45 49 26
149 149 0 149 South Florida 1-2-0 The_American 3.1 -22.9 -19.7 45 49 26
150 150 0 150 Iowa 2-1-0 West Big_Ten -15.1 -4.9 -20.0 45 49 26
151 151 0 151 Tulsa 1-2-0 11.4 -31.5 -20.1 45 49 26
152 152 0 152 Florida A&M 0-1-0 1.3 -21.6 -20.3 45 49 26
153 153 0 153 Tulane 1-2-0 The_American -0.7 -20.9 -21.6 45 49 26
154 154 0 154 Idaho State 0-2-0 -2.6 -19.4 -22.0 45 49 26
155 155 0 155 Alcorn State 0-1-0 -7.4 -15.8 -23.2 45 49 26
156 156 0 156 New Mexico State 2-1-0 7.7 -31.2 -23.5 45 49 26
157 157 0 157 Delaware 0-1-0 0.3 -24.3 -24.0 45 49 26
158 158 0 158 Abilene Christian 1-1-0 15.7 -40.0 -24.2 45 49 26
159 159 0 159 Western Carolina 0-1-0 8.1 -32.9 -24.7 45 49 26
160 160 0 160 Hampton 0-1-0 1.8 -27.0 -25.2 45 49 26
161 161 0 161 Gardner-Webb 0-1-0 -4.3 -21.0 -25.3 45 49 26
162 162 0 162 Georgia State 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 0.5 -25.8 -25.4 45 49 26
163 163 0 163 Troy 0-3-0 Sun_Belt -6.9 -18.6 -25.5 45 49 26
164 164 0 164 Eastern Illinois 0-1-0 2.3 -27.9 -25.6 45 49 26
165 165 0 165 Youngstown State 0-1-0 -0.1 -26.0 -26.1 45 49 26
166 166 0 166 UT Martin 0-1-0 22.9 -49.8 -26.9 45 49 26
167 167 0 167 South Dakota 0-1-0 -19.0 -8.1 -27.1 45 49 26
168 168 0 168 Indiana 1-1-0 East Big_Ten 9.9 -37.5 -27.6 45 49 26
169 169 0 169 Buffalo 1-2-0 East Mid-American 9.2 -38.2 -29.0 45 49 26
170 170 0 170 Presbyterian 0-1-0 -34.3 4.9 -29.4 45 49 26
171 171 0 171 Montana State 0-1-0 -10.5 -19.5 -30.0 45 49 26
172 172 0 172 Eastern Michigan 1-2-0 West Mid-American -22.4 -8.5 -30.9 45 49 26
173 173 0 173 Bowling Green 2-1-0 East Mid-American 0.8 -34.0 -33.1 45 49 26
174 174 0 174 South Carolina State 0-1-0 -0.1 -33.3 -33.5 45 49 26
175 175 0 175 Ball State 1-2-0 West Mid-American 6.0 -39.5 -33.5 45 49 26
176 176 0 176 North Dakota 0-1-0 -24.0 -9.8 -33.9 45 49 26
177 177 0 177 Morgan State 0-1-0 19.5 -53.4 -33.9 45 49 26
178 178 0 178 Indiana State 1-1-0 -19.2 -15.8 -35.0 45 49 26
179 179 0 179 Jacksonville State 0-1-0 14.9 -50.0 -35.1 45 49 26
180 180 0 180 Northern Arizona 0-1-0 -19.0 -16.3 -35.3 45 49 26
181 181 0 181 Southeastern Louisiana 0-1-0 -0.9 -35.7 -36.6 45 49 26
182 182 0 182 Liberty 0-1-0 14.0 -51.0 -37.0 45 49 26
183 183 0 183 Duquesne 0-1-0 -10.2 -28.8 -39.0 45 49 26
184 184 0 184 Southern Methodist 0-2-0 The_American -11.9 -28.5 -40.4 45 49 26
185 185 0 185 Cal Poly 0-1-0 -21.2 -20.3 -41.5 45 49 26
186 186 0 186 Austin Peay 0-1-0 -20.9 -22.4 -43.2 45 49 26
187 187 0 187 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-1-0 -5.8 -39.0 -44.9 45 49 26
188 188 0 188 Nicholls State 0-2-0 -15.9 -29.2 -45.0 45 49 26
189 189 0 189 Kansas 1-1-0 Big_12 -20.9 -25.6 -46.5 45 49 26
190 190 0 190 Southern 0-1-0 -19.0 -28.1 -47.1 45 49 26
191 191 0 191 Elon 0-1-0 -10.9 -36.6 -47.5 45 49 26
192 192 0 192 Towson 0-1-0 -20.6 -27.8 -48.4 45 49 26
193 193 0 193 San Diego State 1-1-0 Mountain_West 12.0 -61.2 -49.2 45 49 26
194 194 0 194 James Madison 0-1-0 -6.8 -42.8 -49.6 45 49 26
195 195 0 195 Stephen F. Austin 0-1-0 3.1 -55.1 -52.0 45 49 26
196 196 0 196 Southeast Missouri State 0-1-0 2.4 -54.9 -52.5 45 49 26
197 197 0 197 Colgate 0-1-0 -29.5 -24.0 -53.5 45 49 26
198 198 0 198 Northwestern State 0-1-0 -5.9 -48.9 -54.7 45 49 26
199 199 0 199 Campbell 0-1-0 -28.6 -41.5 -70.1 45 49 26
200 200 0 200 Savannah State 0-2-0 -9.8 -61.2 -71.0 45 49 26
201 201 0 201 VMI 0-1-0 -27.0 -47.2 -74.1 45 49 26