2014 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Rankings: Week 5 (Sept 25-27)

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

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Scores and Standings
High Low Wk3 Wk4 +/- Rank Team W-L-T Div Conf Off Def Strength AP USA ESPN
1 84 84 2 1 1 Baylor 4-0-0 Big_12 68.1 31.9 100.0 7 6 7
2 26 26 3 1 2 Auburn 4-0-0 Western SEC 62.7 36.0 98.7 5 5 6
3 33 33 6 3 3 Oklahoma 4-0-0 Big_12 62.1 36.1 98.2 4 3 1
4 94 94 7 3 4 North Dakota State 1-0-0 54.5 41.7 96.2 36 42 32
5 68 68 11 6 5 TCU 3-0-0 Big_12 62.9 33.2 96.1 25 25 24
6 54 54 9 3 6 Alabama 4-0-0 Western SEC 55.1 39.2 94.3 3 1 2
7 37 37 8 1 7 Nebraska 5-0-0 West Big_Ten 62.7 30.6 93.3 19 17 17
5 10 5 10 2 8 Texas A&M 5-0-0 Western SEC 60.7 31.4 92.1 6 7 5
9 61 61 23 14 9 Oregon 4-0-0 Pac-12 60.3 29.8 90.1 2 4 3
10 30 30 12 2 10 Mississippi 4-0-0 Western SEC 55.6 34.1 89.8 11 11 11
4 15 15 4 -7 11 Georgia 3-1-0 Eastern SEC 65.5 22.9 88.5 13 12 12
12 49 49 24 12 12 UCLA 4-0-0 Pac-12 64.2 22.5 86.7 8 9 8
13 48 48 15 2 13 McNeese State 0-1-0 54.6 31.7 86.3 40 42 32
14 130 130 18 4 14 Kansas State 3-1-0 Big_12 57.5 28.9 86.3 23 22 22
15 95 95 53 38 15 Michigan State 3-1-0 East Big_Ten 72.8 12.9 85.7 10 10 9
16 65 65 32 16 16 Arkansas 3-2-0 Western SEC 60.3 24.5 84.8 33 36 28
17 32 32 19 2 17 LSU 4-1-0 Western SEC 56.2 28.6 84.8 15 15 15
17 40 40 17 -1 18 Wisconsin 3-1-0 West Big_Ten 54.0 30.7 84.7 17 16 18
13 24 24 13 -6 19 Brigham Young 4-0-0 Independent 63.9 20.6 84.6 18 19 16
20 90 90 28 8 20 West Virginia 2-2-0 Big_12 66.7 17.8 84.5 32 40 32
20 22 20 22 1 21 Ohio State 3-1-0 East Big_Ten 58.3 26.1 84.4 20 18 20
14 44 44 14 -8 22 Mississippi State 4-0-0 Western SEC 60.0 24.3 84.3 12 14 12
9 23 9 20 -3 23 Notre Dame 4-0-0 Atlantic ACC 48.4 35.6 84.0 9 8 10
21 52 52 21 -3 24 Marshall 4-0-0 USA 70.3 12.1 82.4 30 30 32
3 25 3 5 -20 25 Florida State 4-0-0 Atlantic ACC 61.5 20.7 82.2 1 2 4
26 60 60 29 3 26 Stanford 3-1-0 Pac-12 42.8 38.9 81.8 14 13 14
27 72 72 45 18 27 Tennessee 2-2-0 Eastern SEC 52.4 29.1 81.5 40 42 32
1 28 4 1 -27 28 Oklahoma State 3-1-0 Big_12 57.5 23.8 81.4 21 23 20
27 51 51 27 -2 29 USC 3-1-0 Pac-12 52.9 27.6 80.6 16 20 19
30 111 111 37 7 30 Maryland 4-1-0 East Big_Ten 52.0 27.7 79.7 34 42 32
16 59 59 16 -15 31 Utah 3-1-0 Pac-12 50.3 28.8 79.1 40 42 32
32 46 46 40 8 32 Florida 2-1-0 Eastern SEC 65.9 12.9 78.7 40 42 32
33 76 76 42 9 33 Miami (Fla.) 3-2-0 Coastal ACC 53.0 25.4 78.4 40 42 32
12 34 12 30 -4 34 South Carolina 3-2-0 Eastern SEC 57.2 20.3 77.5 27 27 30
14 36 14 36 1 35 East Carolina 3-1-0 The_American 52.9 23.9 76.9 22 21 23
31 50 50 31 -5 36 Louisville 4-1-0 Atlantic ACC 48.3 28.0 76.3 35 33 32
37 140 140 48 11 37 Iowa State 1-3-0 Big_12 55.7 20.5 76.2 40 42 32
6 41 6 41 3 38 Missouri 4-1-0 Eastern SEC 46.5 29.4 75.8 24 26 26
39 66 66 44 5 39 Memphis 2-2-0 The_American 46.0 29.8 75.8 40 42 32
16 40 16 34 -6 40 Virginia Tech 3-2-0 Coastal ACC 48.2 27.2 75.4 40 42 32
33 56 56 33 -8 41 Virginia 3-2-0 Coastal ACC 48.9 26.4 75.3 39 42 32
42 67 67 46 4 42 Texas 2-2-0 Big_12 38.7 35.8 74.5 40 39 32
43 93 93 65 22 43 Washington 4-1-0 Pac-12 48.7 24.3 72.9 37 32 31
44 106 106 69 25 44 Minnesota 4-1-0 West Big_Ten 42.4 30.5 72.9 40 38 32
45 58 45 58 13 45 Temple 3-1-0 The_American 49.2 23.7 72.9 40 42 32
42 68 42 68 22 46 Washington State 2-3-0 Pac-12 57.0 15.7 72.7 40 42 32
1 52 1 52 5 47 Syracuse 2-2-0 Atlantic ACC 50.4 20.5 70.9 40 42 32
17 48 17 43 -5 48 Arizona 4-0-0 Pac-12 50.8 20.1 70.9 29 29 27
49 100 100 50 1 49 Georgia Tech 4-0-0 Coastal ACC 53.5 17.2 70.7 31 31 32
47 120 120 47 -3 50 Duke 4-1-0 Coastal ACC 45.4 25.3 70.7 40 34 32
51 91 91 60 9 51 North Carolina State 4-1-0 Atlantic ACC 56.0 14.2 70.3 38 42 32
52 85 74 85 33 52 Northwestern 2-2-0 West Big_Ten 37.6 32.3 69.9 40 42 32
2 56 2 56 3 53 Villanova 0-1-0 46.5 23.4 69.9 40 42 32
54 78 78 71 17 54 Louisiana Tech 2-3-0 USA 50.5 18.5 69.0 40 42 32
25 55 41 25 -30 55 Clemson 2-2-0 Atlantic ACC 39.7 29.3 69.0 28 28 25
56 98 98 59 3 56 Georgia Southern 3-2-0 Sun_Belt 50.4 18.3 68.7 40 42 32
22 57 22 35 -22 57 Penn State 4-1-0 East Big_Ten 43.8 24.7 68.5 40 42 32
58 69 69 67 9 58 Kentucky 3-1-0 Eastern SEC 37.8 29.5 67.3 40 42 32
47 59 47 54 -5 59 Boston College 3-2-0 Atlantic ACC 43.4 23.3 66.7 40 42 32
36 64 36 64 4 60 Rutgers 4-1-0 East Big_Ten 42.9 23.5 66.4 40 42 32
61 63 62 63 2 61 California 3-1-0 Pac-12 67.2 -0.9 66.3 40 42 32
62 107 107 80 18 62 Eastern Washington 0-1-0 76.3 -10.3 65.9 40 42 32
7 63 7 55 -8 63 Cincinnati 2-1-0 The_American 55.0 10.8 65.8 40 41 32
64 102 102 86 22 64 Texas Tech 2-2-0 Big_12 51.4 14.0 65.4 40 42 32
39 65 39 57 -8 65 Michigan 2-3-0 East Big_Ten 46.4 18.6 65.0 40 42 32
66 137 137 87 21 66 Western Kentucky 2-2-0 USA 53.8 10.9 64.8 40 42 32
67 115 115 79 12 67 North Texas 2-2-0 USA 49.4 15.2 64.5 40 42 32
8 68 8 26 -42 68 Missouri State 0-1-0 46.8 17.5 64.4 40 42 32
38 70 38 70 1 69 Navy 2-3-0 Independent 44.7 19.7 64.4 40 42 32
70 150 150 73 3 70 Iowa 4-1-0 West Big_Ten 34.7 29.6 64.4 40 37 32
49 71 70 49 -22 71 Arizona State 3-1-0 Pac-12 54.2 10.0 64.2 26 24 29
29 78 29 78 6 72 Akron 2-2-0 East Mid-American 32.6 31.4 64.0 40 42 32
73 79 79 75 2 73 Colorado State 3-1-0 Mountain_West 45.3 18.6 63.9 40 42 32
25 76 25 76 2 74 Nevada 3-1-0 Mountain_West 37.9 26.1 63.9 40 42 32
31 75 31 66 -9 75 Pittsburgh 3-2-0 Coastal ACC 50.0 13.8 63.7 40 42 32
51 76 55 51 -25 76 Boise State 3-2-0 Mountain_West 43.9 19.4 63.3 40 42 32
19 77 19 39 -38 77 Texas-San Antonio 1-3-0 45.5 17.4 62.9 40 42 32
35 78 35 62 -16 78 Houston 2-2-0 The_American 37.3 25.6 62.9 40 42 32
79 105 105 82 3 79 Arkansas State 2-2-0 Sun_Belt 43.7 19.1 62.8 40 42 32
23 80 23 74 -6 80 UCF 1-2-0 The_American 48.0 14.8 62.7 40 42 32
81 133 133 90 9 81 Samford 0-1-0 47.2 14.9 62.1 40 42 32
77 168 168 77 -5 82 Indiana 2-2-0 East Big_Ten 46.4 15.7 62.0 40 42 32
83 132 132 88 5 83 Middle Tennessee 3-2-0 USA 50.8 10.6 61.4 40 42 32
83 92 92 83 -1 84 Oregon State 3-1-0 Pac-12 45.8 14.3 60.1 40 42 32
71 85 71 72 -13 85 Eastern Kentucky 1-0-0 37.3 22.5 59.8 40 42 32
86 134 134 95 9 86 Illinois 3-2-0 West Big_Ten 47.2 12.6 59.8 40 42 32
87 113 113 99 12 87 Florida Atlantic 2-3-0 USA 46.8 12.7 59.4 40 42 32
58 93 58 93 5 88 Northern Illinois 3-1-0 West Mid-American 47.5 11.7 59.2 40 42 32
89 89 89 89 0 89 Yale 1-0-0 60.4 -1.2 59.2 40 42 32
90 121 121 115 25 90 Central Arkansas 0-1-0 49.0 9.4 58.4 40 42 32
91 149 149 94 3 91 South Florida 2-3-0 The_American 37.4 21.0 58.4 40 42 32
38 92 73 38 -54 92 UAB 2-2-0 USA 47.2 11.0 58.2 40 42 32
93 108 108 104 11 93 Utah State 2-2-0 Mountain_West 40.0 17.6 57.6 40 42 32
10 94 10 61 -33 94 The Citadel 0-1-0 32.7 24.5 57.2 40 42 32
28 97 28 97 2 95 Rice 1-3-0 USA 48.8 7.9 56.7 40 42 32
96 146 138 146 50 96 Air Force 3-1-0 Mountain_West 40.6 15.9 56.5 40 42 32
96 112 112 96 -1 97 Hawaii 1-3-0 Mountain_West 34.8 21.4 56.2 40 42 32
98 198 198 103 5 98 Northwestern State 1-1-0 43.7 12.1 55.9 40 42 32
18 99 18 92 -7 99 South Dakota State 0-1-0 47.4 8.5 55.8 40 42 32
91 100 96 91 -9 100 Colorado 2-3-0 Pac-12 43.2 12.6 55.8 40 42 32
101 169 169 123 22 101 Buffalo 3-2-0 East Mid-American 53.1 2.3 55.4 40 42 32
102 114 114 107 5 102 Texas-El Paso 2-2-0 USA 45.2 9.8 55.0 40 42 32
98 143 143 98 -5 103 Northern Iowa 0-2-0 48.7 6.0 54.6 40 42 32
84 116 116 84 -20 104 Fresno State 2-3-0 Mountain_West 48.7 5.9 54.6 40 42 32
105 126 126 116 11 105 Wyoming 3-2-0 Mountain_West 33.7 20.9 54.6 40 42 32
103 113 103 113 7 106 San Jose State 1-3-0 Mountain_West 40.1 13.7 53.9 40 42 32
107 134 122 134 27 107 Wake Forest 2-3-0 Atlantic ACC 36.3 17.3 53.7 40 42 32
108 159 159 112 4 108 Western Carolina 0-1-0 52.0 1.4 53.4 40 42 32
109 139 139 124 15 109 Army 1-3-0 Independent 41.8 11.4 53.2 40 42 32
97 110 97 102 -8 110 Vanderbilt 1-4-0 Eastern SEC 39.8 13.2 53.0 40 42 32
81 111 82 81 -30 111 Miami (Ohio) 0-5-0 East Mid-American 32.5 20.3 52.8 40 42 32
21 112 21 105 -7 112 Toledo 3-2-0 West Mid-American 50.3 2.3 52.6 40 42 32
63 128 63 128 15 113 Florida International 2-3-0 USA 36.1 16.0 52.1 40 42 32
104 118 104 118 4 114 South Alabama 2-2-0 Sun_Belt 25.7 26.4 52.1 40 42 32
53 115 53 109 -6 115 Western Michigan 2-2-0 West Mid-American 39.2 12.7 51.9 40 42 32
101 129 101 129 13 116 Western Illinois 0-2-0 36.8 15.1 51.9 40 42 32
100 145 145 100 -17 117 Wofford 0-1-0 36.2 15.5 51.7 40 42 32
117 127 127 117 -1 118 Old Dominion 3-2-0 USA 41.3 10.3 51.6 40 42 32
77 119 77 89 -30 119 Connecticut 1-4-0 The_American 35.0 16.4 51.5 40 42 32
27 120 27 108 -12 120 Purdue 2-3-0 West Big_Ten 43.3 7.3 50.6 40 42 32
121 130 123 130 9 121 North Carolina 2-2-0 Coastal ACC 61.8 -11.3 50.5 40 35 32
43 122 43 106 -16 122 William & Mary 0-1-0 36.2 14.2 50.4 40 42 32
64 123 64 114 -9 123 Texas State 2-2-0 Sun_Belt 43.2 7.0 50.2 40 42 32
110 124 110 121 -3 124 Ohio 3-2-0 East Mid-American 27.6 22.6 50.2 40 42 32
111 178 178 111 -14 125 Indiana State 1-1-0 33.9 16.0 49.9 40 42 32
126 141 141 135 9 126 Montana 0-1-0 32.9 16.7 49.6 40 42 32
127 165 165 137 10 127 Youngstown State 0-1-0 29.6 19.2 48.8 40 42 32
83 128 83 101 -27 128 Stony Brook 0-1-0 32.4 16.0 48.5 40 42 32
88 129 88 110 -19 129 Louisiana-Monroe 3-1-0 Sun_Belt 29.3 18.6 47.9 40 42 32
120 189 189 120 -10 130 Kansas 2-2-0 Big_12 33.9 13.8 47.8 40 42 32
131 179 179 168 37 131 Jacksonville State 0-1-0 19.9 27.8 47.7 40 42 32
122 175 175 122 -10 132 Ball State 1-3-0 West Mid-American 34.0 13.6 47.6 40 42 32
131 195 195 131 -2 133 Stephen F. Austin 0-1-0 44.9 2.5 47.3 40 42 32
134 173 173 136 2 134 Bowling Green 3-2-0 East Mid-American 50.6 -4.7 45.9 40 42 32
135 183 183 159 24 135 Duquesne 0-1-0 30.3 15.1 45.4 40 42 32
136 193 193 151 15 136 San Diego State 2-2-0 Mountain_West 21.6 23.4 45.0 40 42 32
137 151 151 148 11 137 Tulsa 1-3-0 40.5 4.2 44.7 40 42 32
138 152 152 145 7 138 Florida A&M 0-1-0 32.4 12.0 44.4 40 42 32
117 139 117 125 -14 139 Richmond 0-1-0 39.4 3.9 43.3 40 42 32
11 140 11 127 -13 140 Central Michigan 2-3-0 West Mid-American 30.2 13.0 43.2 40 42 32
138 142 142 138 -3 141 Southern Mississippi 2-3-0 USA 34.4 8.1 42.6 40 42 32
118 142 118 133 -9 142 La.-Lafayette 1-3-0 Sun_Belt 38.3 4.3 42.6 40 42 32
99 143 99 126 -17 143 Massachusetts 0-5-0 38.7 3.6 42.3 40 42 32
139 153 153 139 -5 144 Tulane 1-4-0 The_American 35.0 7.1 42.1 40 42 32
140 196 196 140 -5 145 Southeast Missouri State 0-1-0 41.8 -0.1 41.8 40 42 32
132 164 164 132 -14 146 Eastern Illinois 0-2-0 45.1 -3.7 41.4 40 42 32
135 147 135 143 -4 147 Rhode Island 0-1-0 19.1 22.3 41.4 40 42 32
148 170 167 170 22 148 South Dakota 0-1-0 42.8 -1.7 41.1 40 42 32
149 166 162 166 17 149 Georgia State 1-3-0 Sun_Belt 40.4 0.3 40.7 40 42 32
109 154 109 154 4 150 Appalachian State 1-3-0 30.9 9.7 40.6 40 42 32
151 184 184 156 5 151 Southern Methodist 0-4-0 The_American 31.4 8.9 40.3 40 42 32
136 152 136 147 -5 152 New Mexico 1-3-0 Mountain_West 33.5 6.6 40.0 40 42 32
153 158 158 153 0 153 Abilene Christian 1-1-0 39.9 -0.5 39.4 40 42 32
57 157 57 157 3 154 Bethune-Cookman 1-1-0 25.2 14.2 39.4 40 42 32
119 164 119 164 9 155 Portland State 0-2-0 33.0 6.4 39.4 40 42 32
13 156 13 141 -15 156 Chattanooga 0-1-0 29.0 10.2 39.2 40 42 32
81 157 81 152 -5 157 Howard 0-2-0 40.4 -1.4 39.0 40 42 32
158 161 160 161 3 158 Hampton 0-1-0 38.3 0.3 38.6 40 42 32
159 176 161 176 17 159 Gardner-Webb 0-1-0 24.3 13.3 37.7 40 42 32
129 171 129 171 11 160 Kent State 0-4-0 East Mid-American 35.5 2.0 37.5 40 42 32
154 161 154 155 -6 161 Idaho State 0-2-0 40.1 -2.7 37.4 40 42 32
142 162 162 142 -20 162 Maine 0-1-0 33.3 3.4 36.7 40 42 32
155 163 155 158 -5 163 Alcorn State 0-1-0 28.1 8.4 36.6 40 42 32
147 164 147 163 -1 164 UC Davis 0-2-0 39.3 -3.0 36.3 40 42 32
87 165 87 149 -16 165 Idaho 0-4-0 44.1 -7.8 36.2 40 42 32
150 166 163 150 -16 166 Troy 0-5-0 Sun_Belt 32.2 4.0 36.1 40 42 32
156 167 156 160 -7 167 New Mexico State 2-3-0 36.5 -0.4 36.0 40 42 32
168 173 171 173 5 168 Montana State 0-1-0 29.1 6.7 35.8 40 42 32
169 194 194 174 5 169 James Madison 0-1-0 34.7 0.0 34.7 40 42 32
131 170 131 144 -26 170 Weber State 0-1-0 24.0 9.2 33.2 40 42 32
85 171 85 162 -9 171 UNLV 1-4-0 Mountain_West 40.1 -7.8 32.3 40 42 32
80 172 80 172 0 172 North Carolina Central 0-1-0 30.9 0.9 31.9 40 42 32
167 191 191 167 -6 173 Elon 0-1-0 38.3 -6.6 31.7 40 42 32
34 174 34 169 -5 174 Southern Utah 0-2-0 31.7 -0.1 31.6 40 42 32
86 175 86 165 -10 175 Northern Colorado 0-1-0 4.2 27.1 31.3 40 42 32
119 176 128 119 -57 176 Alabama A&M 0-1-0 25.0 6.2 31.2 40 42 32
177 192 192 181 4 177 Towson 0-1-0 17.8 12.7 30.5 40 42 32
146 178 146 177 -1 178 Sam Houston State 0-1-0 28.6 0.2 28.8 40 42 32
175 179 179 175 -4 179 Southern Illinois 0-1-0 20.3 8.3 28.6 40 42 32
179 197 197 179 -1 180 Colgate 0-1-0 23.6 4.0 27.6 40 42 32
178 181 181 178 -3 181 Southeastern Louisiana 0-1-0 27.1 -0.0 27.1 40 42 32
172 186 172 186 4 182 Eastern Michigan 1-3-0 West Mid-American 18.2 8.2 26.4 40 42 32
183 190 190 190 7 183 Norfolk State 0-1-0 9.3 17.1 26.4 40 42 32
144 184 144 182 -2 184 Murray State 0-2-0 36.7 -11.1 25.5 40 42 32
148 185 148 180 -5 185 Sacramento State 0-1-0 13.1 12.2 25.3 40 42 32
182 189 182 189 3 186 Liberty 0-1-0 17.7 5.8 23.5 40 42 32
177 193 177 193 6 187 Morgan State 0-1-0 36.2 -12.8 23.4 40 42 32
166 188 166 183 -5 188 UT Martin 0-1-0 43.5 -21.2 22.3 40 42 32
89 189 89 185 -4 189 Lamar 0-1-0 34.4 -12.3 22.1 40 42 32
176 191 176 191 1 190 North Dakota 0-1-0 23.7 -1.9 21.9 40 42 32
124 195 124 195 4 191 Wagner 0-1-0 19.0 2.1 21.1 40 42 32
170 192 170 192 0 192 Presbyterian 0-2-0 14.4 4.9 19.4 40 42 32
75 193 75 187 -6 193 New Hampshire 0-1-0 22.3 -3.7 18.6 40 42 32
185 194 185 188 -6 194 Cal Poly 0-1-0 9.6 8.5 18.0 40 42 32
125 195 125 184 -11 195 Grambling 0-1-0 25.6 -9.7 15.9 40 42 32
180 198 180 198 2 196 Northern Arizona 0-1-0 30.4 -16.4 14.0 40 42 32
197 197 197 197 0 197 Delaware State 0-1-0 23.7 -9.8 13.9 40 42 32
186 198 186 196 -2 198 Austin Peay 0-1-0 29.8 -17.0 12.8 40 42 32
188 202 188 202 3 199 Nicholls State 0-3-0 26.4 -15.9 10.5 40 42 32
200 201 201 201 1 200 VMI 0-1-0 2.3 2.6 4.9 40 42 32
190 201 190 199 -2 201 Southern 0-1-0 10.3 -6.7 3.6 40 42 32
174 202 174 194 -8 202 South Carolina State 0-1-0 36.3 -33.3 3.0 40 42 32
157 203 157 200 -3 203 Delaware 0-1-0 13.8 -12.0 1.7 40 42 32
200 204 200 203 -1 204 Savannah State 0-2-0 22.7 -22.0 0.7 40 42 32
187 205 187 204 -1 205 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-1-0 7.0 -21.8 -14.8 40 42 32
199 206 199 205 -1 206 Campbell 0-1-0 9.7 -35.1 -25.4 40 42 32