2016 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Rankings: Week 15 (Dec 10)

Mathematically-derived, based on regular-season game scores.     Includes all teams that have played at least one Division I FBS team this season.  Compare with the AP, Coaches, and Playoff rankings.

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

Predictions vs Results for Week:  4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 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 Wk14 +/- Rank Team W-L-T Div Conf Off Def Strength
1 23 1 0 1 Alabama 13-0-0 Western SEC 62.1 37.9 100.0
1 10 2 0 2 Ohio State 11-1-0 East Big_Ten 63.3 36.1 99.4
1 8 3 0 3 Michigan 10-2-0 East Big_Ten 61.0 35.5 96.5
4 74 4 0 4 Washington 12-1-0 Pac-12 61.9 33.3 95.2
5 103 5 0 5 Penn State 11-2-0 East Big_Ten 62.0 27.6 89.6
6 112 6 0 6 Clemson 12-1-0 Atlantic ACC 60.8 26.4 87.2
7 131 7 0 7 Wisconsin 10-3-0 West Big_Ten 53.6 33.0 86.5
8 162 8 0 8 USC 9-3-0 Pac-12 55.3 31.2 86.5
4 41 9 0 9 Eastern Washington 1-0-0 69.2 16.5 85.7
10 91 10 0 10 Oklahoma 10-2-0 Big_12 63.8 21.2 85.0
11 39 11 0 11 North Dakota State 1-0-0 55.6 28.3 83.9
6 52 12 0 12 Washington State 8-4-0 Pac-12 58.5 24.2 82.7
7 128 13 0 13 LSU 7-4-0 Western SEC 50.5 31.9 82.4
14 46 14 0 14 Iowa 8-4-0 West Big_Ten 49.3 32.6 81.9
6 43 15 0 15 Colorado 10-3-0 Pac-12 52.0 29.8 81.8
4 142 16 0 16 Auburn 8-4-0 Western SEC 50.1 30.5 80.7
17 43 17 0 17 Florida State 9-3-0 Atlantic ACC 54.2 25.0 79.3
2 85 18 0 18 Louisville 9-3-0 Atlantic ACC 59.5 19.7 79.2
12 75 20 1 19 Illinois State 1-0-0 34.7 43.7 78.3
11 104 21 1 20 Virginia Tech 9-4-0 Coastal ACC 52.5 24.8 77.3
2 43 22 1 21 Miami (Fla.) 8-4-0 Coastal ACC 50.3 26.9 77.2
19 139 19 -3 22 Temple 10-3-0 The_American 47.9 29.2 77.2
8 99 23 0 23 Stanford 9-3-0 Pac-12 46.7 30.0 76.7
24 85 25 1 24 Western Kentucky 10-3-0 East USA 58.5 17.9 76.4
17 98 24 -1 25 Northwestern 6-6-0 West Big_Ten 50.7 25.7 76.3
25 171 28 2 26 Pittsburgh 8-4-0 Coastal ACC 65.6 9.3 75.0
15 92 30 3 27 Western Michigan 13-0-0 West Mid-American 55.3 19.4 74.7
8 73 29 1 28 Oklahoma State 9-3-0 Big_12 53.2 21.4 74.6
1 78 31 2 29 West Virginia 10-2-0 Big_12 50.1 24.3 74.5
6 135 32 2 30 Kansas State 7-4-0 Big_12 49.6 24.8 74.4
29 95 33 2 31 Minnesota 8-4-0 West Big_Ten 49.2 25.2 74.4
3 63 26 -6 32 Houston 9-3-0 The_American 52.5 21.7 74.1
25 106 34 1 33 Utah 8-4-0 Pac-12 49.7 24.4 74.1
4 64 27 -7 34 Memphis 8-4-0 The_American 55.5 18.3 73.8
31 113 37 2 35 Brigham Young 8-4-0 Independent 47.3 26.1 73.3
10 67 39 3 36 Texas A&M 8-4-0 Western SEC 50.9 21.5 72.4
11 50 36 -1 37 South Florida 10-2-0 The_American 59.4 12.9 72.3
31 87 40 2 38 Notre Dame 4-8-0 Independent 52.7 19.6 72.3
39 52 41 2 39 Chattanooga 0-1-0 40.9 31.1 72.0
27 85 42 2 40 Northern Iowa 1-0-0 43.4 28.0 71.5
16 73 44 3 41 Richmond 1-0-0 51.0 20.2 71.2
29 94 38 -4 42 Tulsa 9-3-0 The_American 58.0 13.2 71.2
16 84 45 2 43 North Carolina 8-4-0 Coastal ACC 49.9 21.2 71.1
33 168 43 -1 44 Michigan State 3-9-0 East Big_Ten 48.3 22.8 71.1
6 48 46 1 45 Nebraska 9-3-0 West Big_Ten 45.8 24.5 70.4
46 153 47 1 46 Colorado State 7-5-0 Mountain_West 53.9 16.4 70.3
13 50 48 1 47 Boise State 10-2-0 Mountain_West 48.2 22.0 70.2
16 86 49 1 48 Florida 8-4-0 Eastern SEC 43.0 26.7 69.7
20 181 35 -14 49 Navy 9-4-0 The_American 53.9 15.9 69.7
19 108 50 0 50 Tennessee 8-4-0 Eastern SEC 59.0 10.5 69.5
51 149 52 1 51 Vanderbilt 6-6-0 Eastern SEC 41.7 26.0 67.7
10 117 54 2 52 Georgia Tech 8-4-0 Coastal ACC 47.9 19.6 67.6
9 76 51 -2 53 TCU 6-6-0 Big_12 43.4 24.1 67.6
49 148 53 -1 54 Indiana 6-6-0 East Big_Ten 46.7 20.8 67.5
40 133 55 0 55 Oregon State 4-8-0 Pac-12 46.5 20.9 67.4
21 134 56 0 56 North Carolina State 6-6-0 Atlantic ACC 42.2 25.0 67.2
28 103 58 1 57 San Diego State 10-3-0 Mountain_West 46.3 20.6 66.9
48 121 59 1 58 Mississippi State 5-7-0 Western SEC 52.1 14.6 66.7
51 113 60 1 59 Iowa State 3-9-0 Big_12 48.0 18.4 66.5
37 83 57 -3 60 UCF 6-6-0 The_American 45.5 20.7 66.2
44 90 61 0 61 California 5-7-0 Pac-12 57.5 8.5 66.0
6 79 62 0 62 Georgia 7-5-0 Eastern SEC 43.2 22.8 66.0
27 88 63 0 63 UCLA 4-8-0 Pac-12 43.5 22.5 66.0
20 77 64 0 64 Toledo 9-3-0 West Mid-American 51.9 13.3 65.2
55 148 65 0 65 Kentucky 7-5-0 Eastern SEC 48.6 16.4 65.1
30 102 66 0 66 Arkansas 7-5-0 Western SEC 49.3 15.3 64.6
19 71 67 0 67 Oregon 4-8-0 Pac-12 55.4 8.9 64.3
68 122 68 0 68 Western Illinois 1-0-0 43.2 20.9 64.2
25 100 69 0 69 Texas 5-7-0 Big_12 45.3 18.7 64.0
53 110 70 0 70 Central Arkansas 1-0-0 46.6 17.0 63.6
5 73 71 0 71 Mississippi 5-7-0 Western SEC 51.5 12.0 63.6
54 130 72 0 72 Appalachian State 9-3-0 Sun_Belt 40.3 23.2 63.5
57 114 73 0 73 Louisiana Tech 8-5-0 West USA 54.2 9.2 63.3
34 117 74 0 74 Air Force 9-3-0 Mountain_West 48.7 14.5 63.2
15 81 75 0 75 Baylor 6-6-0 Big_12 48.1 13.5 61.5
52 167 77 1 76 Jacksonville State 0-1-0 44.9 16.5 61.4
4 86 76 -1 77 Texas Tech 5-7-0 Big_12 57.7 3.6 61.4
47 119 78 0 78 Wyoming 8-5-0 Mountain_West 52.5 8.4 60.8
21 135 79 0 79 Maryland 6-6-0 East Big_Ten 43.4 16.9 60.3
27 91 81 1 80 Duke 4-8-0 Coastal ACC 41.4 18.6 60.0
30 172 80 -1 81 New Mexico 8-4-0 Mountain_West 49.1 10.8 59.8
58 142 82 0 82 Northern Illinois 5-7-0 West Mid-American 43.9 15.2 59.2
7 86 83 0 83 Arizona State 5-7-0 Pac-12 50.0 8.9 58.8
37 155 85 1 84 Wake Forest 6-6-0 Atlantic ACC 36.4 22.4 58.7
65 145 84 -1 85 Arkansas State 7-5-0 Sun_Belt 40.0 18.6 58.6
32 125 86 0 86 Eastern Illinois 1-0-0 37.0 21.2 58.2
17 173 88 1 87 Old Dominion 9-3-0 East USA 46.3 11.5 57.8
5 118 87 -1 88 Youngstown State 0-1-0 45.3 12.1 57.5
10 89 89 0 89 Troy 9-3-0 Sun_Belt 42.0 15.3 57.3
3 143 91 1 90 Missouri 4-8-0 Eastern SEC 45.3 11.6 56.9
4 121 92 1 91 Ohio 8-5-0 East Mid-American 34.9 21.5 56.5
81 141 93 1 92 Furman 0-1-0 35.8 20.3 56.1
50 122 95 2 93 Arizona 3-9-0 Pac-12 47.7 8.3 56.0
29 128 90 -4 94 Southeast Missouri 0-1-0 35.3 20.5 55.8
22 184 96 1 95 Illinois 3-9-0 West Big_Ten 40.8 15.0 55.8
96 171 98 2 96 Idaho 8-4-0 Sun_Belt 43.7 11.6 55.3
7 100 100 3 97 Nicholls State 0-2-0 49.7 5.3 55.0
45 120 120 22 98 Army 7-5-0 Independent 34.7 20.3 55.0
67 138 101 2 99 South Carolina 6-6-0 Eastern SEC 34.5 20.3 54.8
38 147 102 2 100 Purdue 3-9-0 West Big_Ten 46.9 7.8 54.7
57 128 94 -7 101 Southern Methodist 5-7-0 The_American 45.3 9.2 54.5
14 127 103 1 102 Boston College 6-6-0 Atlantic ACC 36.0 18.5 54.5
77 138 105 2 103 UTSA 6-6-0 West USA 40.2 14.4 54.5
42 136 104 0 104 Miami (Ohio) 6-6-0 East Mid-American 38.2 16.0 54.2
56 122 106 1 105 Virginia 2-10-0 Coastal ACC 40.2 14.0 54.2
64 166 97 -9 106 Tulane 4-8-0 The_American 38.2 16.0 54.2
45 110 99 -8 107 Cincinnati 4-8-0 The_American 34.8 19.3 54.1
97 156 107 -1 108 Villanova 0-1-0 16.3 37.6 54.0
25 113 108 -1 109 Syracuse 4-8-0 Atlantic ACC 46.0 7.4 53.4
37 169 109 -1 110 Utah State 3-9-0 Mountain_West 39.7 13.6 53.3
7 180 110 -1 111 Eastern Michigan 7-5-0 West Mid-American 41.4 11.6 53.0
94 146 111 -1 112 La.-Lafayette 6-6-0 Sun_Belt 36.1 16.7 52.7
112 176 112 -1 113 Montana State 0-1-0 28.6 23.7 52.3
5 115 113 -1 114 Central Michigan 6-6-0 West Mid-American 39.6 12.5 52.1
13 178 114 -1 115 Middle Tennessee 8-4-0 East USA 50.6 1.3 51.9
105 134 115 -1 116 Samford 0-1-0 55.6 -3.9 51.7
71 159 116 -1 117 Nevada 5-7-0 Mountain_West 38.3 13.4 51.7
41 141 118 0 118 Southern Mississippi 6-6-0 West USA 41.9 8.5 50.4
16 126 119 0 119 Georgia Southern 5-7-0 Sun_Belt 38.5 11.5 50.0
19 139 117 -3 120 East Carolina 3-9-0 The_American 42.8 7.0 49.8
120 142 122 1 121 Tennessee State 0-1-0 43.0 6.7 49.7
46 135 121 -1 122 South Dakota State 0-1-0 65.1 -15.6 49.6
14 155 123 0 123 Kansas 2-10-0 Big_12 37.6 11.4 49.0
82 140 124 0 124 South Alabama 6-6-0 Sun_Belt 36.8 11.9 48.7
77 163 125 0 125 Cal Poly 0-1-0 40.4 8.3 48.7
117 150 126 0 126 San Jose State 4-8-0 Mountain_West 37.9 10.3 48.3
88 151 127 0 127 Rutgers 2-10-0 East Big_Ten 35.8 12.3 48.1
111 173 128 0 128 Bowling Green 4-8-0 East Mid-American 40.6 7.2 47.9
66 166 129 0 129 Ball State 4-8-0 West Mid-American 38.3 9.5 47.8
101 157 130 0 130 Kent State 3-9-0 East Mid-American 34.3 13.0 47.3
81 173 132 1 131 Abilene Christian 0-1-0 35.5 11.7 47.2
116 174 133 1 132 North Dakota 0-1-0 33.2 13.6 46.9
115 160 131 -2 133 Liberty 0-2-0 29.7 16.4 46.1
83 147 134 0 134 Grambling 0-1-0 29.3 16.7 46.0
6 147 135 0 135 UNLV 4-8-0 Mountain_West 43.4 2.6 46.0
32 191 136 0 136 Akron 5-7-0 East Mid-American 37.6 8.0 45.6
119 170 137 0 137 Southern Utah 0-2-0 30.8 14.3 45.1
90 167 138 0 138 Hawaii 6-7-0 Mountain_West 38.3 6.7 45.0
129 177 140 1 139 Florida International 4-8-0 East USA 35.6 9.2 44.8
121 165 139 -1 140 McNeese State 0-1-0 38.7 6.1 44.7
103 176 141 0 141 Indiana State 0-1-0 53.2 -8.8 44.4
141 191 142 0 142 Northern Colorado 0-1-0 37.4 6.9 44.3
50 187 143 0 143 Albany 1-0-0 29.2 14.9 44.1
96 176 145 1 144 Georgia State 3-9-0 Sun_Belt 31.5 12.0 43.4
63 166 146 1 145 James Madison 0-1-0 49.2 -6.1 43.1
41 159 147 1 146 Fresno State 1-11-0 Mountain_West 28.0 14.8 42.8
85 147 144 -3 147 Connecticut 3-9-0 The_American 29.1 13.7 42.7
36 154 149 1 148 Mercer 0-1-0 29.6 12.9 42.6
92 150 150 1 149 North Texas 5-7-0 West USA 33.8 8.7 42.5
133 160 148 -2 150 North Carolina A&T 1-1-0 42.6 -0.8 41.8
76 181 151 0 151 Charlotte 4-8-0 East USA 33.6 8.1 41.7
84 153 152 0 152 Delaware 0-1-0 43.4 -1.6 41.7
50 179 156 3 153 Texas-El Paso 4-8-0 West USA 38.0 3.5 41.5
111 167 155 1 154 Alabama State 0-1-0 27.4 14.2 41.5
93 183 153 -2 155 New Mexico State 3-9-0 Sun_Belt 38.1 3.1 41.2
30 156 154 -2 156 Massachusetts 2-10-0 Independent 39.2 1.9 41.2
99 171 159 2 157 Rice 3-9-0 West USA 35.5 5.3 40.8
127 168 157 -1 158 Gardner-Webb 0-1-0 42.5 -2.1 40.5
31 199 160 1 159 Marshall 3-9-0 East USA 31.0 9.1 40.1
158 191 158 -2 160 Stony Brook 0-1-0 29.2 9.9 39.2
49 172 161 0 161 Florida Atlantic 3-9-0 East USA 38.5 0.5 39.0
53 163 162 0 162 Wofford 0-1-0 25.0 13.5 38.6
75 163 163 0 163 UC Davis 0-2-0 33.3 5.2 38.5
163 186 164 0 164 Portland State 0-2-0 40.6 -2.3 38.3
100 190 166 1 165 Buffalo 2-10-0 East Mid-American 30.9 7.2 38.1
48 177 168 2 166 Louisiana-Monroe 4-8-0 Sun_Belt 36.0 1.1 37.1
159 169 169 2 167 The Citadel 0-1-0 28.2 8.9 37.1
71 172 167 -1 168 Towson 0-1-0 32.9 3.4 36.3
109 184 170 1 169 New Hampshire 0-1-0 20.6 15.3 35.9
110 177 171 1 170 Charleston Southern 0-1-0 33.0 2.2 35.3
98 172 172 1 171 Idaho State 0-2-0 32.1 3.1 35.2
120 178 165 -7 172 Fordham 0-1-0 31.9 1.9 33.7
87 188 175 2 173 William & Mary 0-1-0 39.0 -5.8 33.2
102 209 173 -1 174 Western Carolina 0-2-0 42.4 -9.5 32.9
97 195 176 1 175 South Dakota 0-1-0 31.8 1.1 32.8
93 182 174 -2 176 Lamar 0-1-0 21.7 10.5 32.1
69 187 178 1 177 Southern Illinois 0-1-0 30.5 0.5 31.0
104 178 177 -1 178 Maine 0-2-0 25.0 6.1 31.0
132 179 179 0 179 South Carolina State 0-3-0 26.9 3.3 30.2
39 182 181 1 180 Northern Arizona 0-1-0 21.9 6.0 27.8
105 181 180 -1 181 UT Martin 0-3-0 26.5 1.2 27.6
90 187 182 0 182 Colgate 0-1-0 14.4 13.0 27.4
171 188 183 0 183 Monmouth (NJ) 0-1-0 20.0 7.3 27.3
83 186 184 0 184 Eastern Kentucky 0-2-0 27.2 -0.6 26.6
76 188 186 1 185 Austin Peay 0-2-0 30.1 -3.9 26.2
1 189 185 -1 186 Texas State 2-10-0 Sun_Belt 27.8 -1.6 26.1
103 196 187 0 187 Hampton 0-1-0 32.5 -7.7 24.8
82 198 188 0 188 Virginia Military Institute 0-1-0 32.0 -9.4 22.6
169 190 189 0 189 Alcorn State 0-1-0 25.3 -2.7 22.6
154 192 190 0 190 North Carolina Central 0-2-0 32.9 -11.3 21.6
160 193 192 1 191 Bethune Cookman 0-1-0 28.7 -7.2 21.5
96 199 191 -1 192 Southeastern Louisiana 0-1-0 28.4 -7.8 20.6
72 204 193 0 193 Presbyterian 0-2-0 18.1 2.1 20.3
171 195 194 0 194 Wagner 0-2-0 18.1 1.1 19.1
172 213 195 0 195 Alabama A&M 0-2-0 23.6 -4.8 18.8
188 203 196 0 196 Houston Baptist 0-2-0 16.2 0.6 16.8
140 198 197 0 197 Howard 0-2-0 28.0 -12.6 15.4
115 200 199 1 198 Sacramento State 0-1-0 17.8 -3.0 14.8
178 202 200 1 199 Prairie View A&M 0-2-0 39.7 -24.8 14.8
192 201 201 1 200 Tennessee Tech 0-1-0 10.5 4.0 14.5
101 201 198 -3 201 Southern 0-2-0 29.9 -15.5 14.4
161 202 202 0 202 Weber State 0-1-0 19.6 -5.3 14.3
136 203 203 0 203 Northwestern State 0-1-0 20.5 -6.9 13.5
165 204 204 0 204 Florida A&M 0-1-0 29.9 -19.7 10.2
115 205 205 0 205 Stephen F. Austin 0-1-0 20.6 -11.3 9.4
157 206 206 0 206 Elon 0-1-0 22.1 -13.4 8.7
164 207 207 0 207 Murray State 0-1-0 18.0 -11.2 6.8
123 208 208 0 208 Mississippi Valley State 0-1-0 25.6 -19.6 6.0
112 211 209 0 209 Rhode Island 0-1-0 17.4 -17.4 -0.0
200 213 213 3 210 Lafayette 0-1-0 27.3 -27.3 0.0
133 211 210 -1 211 Jackson State 0-1-0 15.6 -19.6 -4.0
169 216 212 0 212 Savannah State 0-2-0 9.9 -14.7 -4.8
202 215 211 -2 213 Incarnate Word 0-1-0 15.4 -20.2 -4.9
84 217 214 0 214 Morgan State 0-2-0 19.6 -26.8 -7.1
205 218 215 0 215 Delaware State 0-1-0 11.6 -33.7 -22.1