2016 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Rankings: Week 3 (Sept 15-17)

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 Wk2 +/- Rank Team W-L-T Div Conf Off Def Strength AP COACHES
1 78 69 68 1 West Virginia 2-0-0 Big_12 39.3 60.7 100.0 44 37
2 85 85 83 2 Louisville 3-0-0 Atlantic ACC 83.2 14.2 97.4 3 4
3 143 114 111 3 Missouri 1-2-0 Eastern SEC 71.7 13.3 85.0 44 50
4 23 11 7 4 Alabama 3-0-0 Western SEC 46.8 38.0 84.8 1 1
5 118 118 113 5 Youngstown State 0-1-0 81.7 1.3 83.0 44 50
6 64 29 23 6 Georgia 3-0-0 Eastern SEC 36.6 45.1 81.7 12 11
7 32 32 25 7 Nicholls State 0-1-0 69.1 10.6 79.7 44 50
3 8 3 -5 8 Michigan 3-0-0 East Big_Ten 59.3 18.1 77.4 4 5
9 99 99 90 9 Stanford 2-0-0 Pac-12 31.3 44.2 75.5 7 6
1 10 2 -8 10 Ohio State 3-0-0 East Big_Ten 61.2 13.8 75.0 2 2
11 15 15 4 11 South Florida 3-0-0 The_American 58.7 14.9 73.6 38 34
12 12 12 0 12 North Dakota State 1-0-0 24.9 45.0 69.9 27 50
13 135 52 39 13 Kansas State 1-1-0 Big_12 61.8 7.2 68.9 44 46
14 59 23 9 14 Mississippi 1-2-0 Western SEC 72.7 -4.2 68.6 23 21
15 40 24 9 15 Iowa 2-1-0 West Big_Ten 66.0 1.9 67.9 30 25
16 84 68 52 16 North Carolina 2-1-0 Coastal ACC 69.7 -2.3 67.4 36 27
17 43 17 0 17 Colorado 2-1-0 Pac-12 47.3 19.1 66.4 44 50
18 43 43 25 18 Florida State 2-1-0 Atlantic ACC 37.1 28.5 65.6 13 14
19 63 28 9 19 Houston 3-0-0 The_American 47.9 14.6 62.5 6 7
20 92 77 57 20 Western Michigan 3-0-0 West Mid-American 56.6 0.7 57.3 40 38
6 44 6 -15 21 Nebraska 3-0-0 West Big_Ten 29.9 27.4 57.3 20 20
22 75 75 53 22 Illinois State 1-0-0 40.7 16.6 57.2 44 50
23 67 45 22 23 Texas A&M 3-0-0 Western SEC 45.6 10.8 56.4 10 13
24 42 42 18 24 Western Kentucky 2-1-0 East USA 51.4 4.9 56.3 44 49
25 93 93 68 25 Syracuse 1-2-0 Atlantic ACC 38.3 17.3 55.6 44 50
26 98 83 57 26 Northwestern 1-2-0 West Big_Ten 23.6 31.7 55.2 44 50
27 91 46 19 27 Oklahoma 1-2-0 Big_12 42.5 12.3 54.7 25 26
15 28 25 -3 28 Baylor 3-0-0 Big_12 44.0 10.5 54.5 16 15
29 70 33 4 29 Minnesota 2-0-0 West Big_Ten 49.1 5.3 54.4 44 39
30 162 88 58 30 USC 1-2-0 Pac-12 50.5 2.8 53.3 44 50
2 31 22 -9 31 Miami (Fla.) 3-0-0 Coastal ACC 44.5 7.4 51.9 15 19
32 61 61 29 32 Eastern Illinois 1-0-0 41.7 9.2 50.9 44 50
26 68 26 -7 33 Toledo 3-0-0 West Mid-American 30.7 19.7 50.4 39 41
8 112 8 -26 34 Clemson 3-0-0 Atlantic ACC 35.3 14.6 49.9 5 3
7 180 180 145 35 Eastern Michigan 2-1-0 West Mid-American 39.6 10.2 49.8 44 50
36 40 40 4 36 Boise State 2-0-0 Mountain_West 43.6 5.1 48.7 29 30
37 155 66 29 37 Wake Forest 3-0-0 Atlantic ACC 19.8 28.8 48.6 44 50
19 71 71 33 38 Oregon 2-1-0 Pac-12 57.8 -10.3 47.6 34 31
34 65 34 -5 39 San Diego State 3-0-0 Mountain_West 45.5 1.9 47.4 22 28
40 133 133 93 40 Oregon State 1-1-0 Pac-12 28.3 19.1 47.4 44 50
34 41 38 -3 41 Eastern Washington 1-0-0 60.4 -13.1 47.3 44 50
42 99 51 9 42 Miami (Ohio) 0-3-0 East Mid-American 26.2 20.7 46.9 44 50
5 43 5 -38 43 Central Michigan 3-0-0 West Mid-American 28.6 18.2 46.8 37 42
12 142 12 -32 44 Auburn 1-2-0 Western SEC 30.5 15.9 46.4 44 48
45 86 86 41 45 Army 3-0-0 Independent 45.8 0.4 46.2 44 47
46 117 117 71 46 Air Force 2-0-0 Mountain_West 39.0 7.0 46.0 44 50
47 88 62 15 47 UCLA 2-1-0 Pac-12 30.2 15.4 45.6 28 29
48 102 57 9 48 Arkansas 3-0-0 Western SEC 17.1 28.0 45.1 17 18
49 73 73 24 49 Richmond 1-0-0 50.9 -6.0 44.9 44 50
9 64 64 14 50 TCU 2-1-0 Big_12 65.7 -20.9 44.8 26 21
7 51 7 -44 51 Arizona State 3-0-0 Pac-12 51.2 -6.7 44.5 41 33
45 52 47 -5 52 Washington State 1-2-0 Pac-12 28.9 15.4 44.3 44 50
27 56 27 -26 53 Memphis 2-0-0 The_American 36.7 7.2 43.9 44 45
54 140 140 86 54 Wofford 0-1-0 8.8 34.7 43.6 44 50
27 91 91 36 55 Duke 1-2-0 Coastal ACC 42.3 1.1 43.4 44 50
8 56 9 -47 56 Oklahoma State 2-1-0 Big_12 46.6 -3.3 43.3 32 32
39 57 55 -2 57 Tulsa 2-1-0 The_American 22.7 19.9 42.6 44 50
54 104 104 46 58 Virginia Tech 2-1-0 Coastal ACC 43.1 -1.0 42.1 43 50
54 108 54 -5 59 Tennessee 3-0-0 Eastern SEC 29.4 12.4 41.8 14 12
44 90 44 -16 60 California 2-1-0 Pac-12 43.8 -3.1 40.7 31 43
24 181 181 120 61 Navy 3-0-0 The_American 29.2 11.0 40.2 44 40
62 113 110 48 62 Brigham Young 1-2-0 Independent 28.8 11.1 39.9 44 50
63 63 63 0 63 James Madison 0-1-0 25.7 13.7 39.4 44 50
64 166 80 16 64 Tulane 1-2-0 The_American 32.3 7.0 39.3 44 50
16 86 16 -49 65 Florida 3-0-0 Eastern SEC 20.0 18.7 38.7 19 16
66 168 168 102 66 Michigan State 2-0-0 East Big_Ten 21.2 17.2 38.4 8 8
4 67 20 -47 67 Texas Tech 2-1-0 Big_12 49.6 -11.5 38.2 44 50
68 122 120 52 68 Arizona 2-1-0 Pac-12 32.4 5.8 38.1 44 50
69 106 106 37 69 Utah 3-0-0 Pac-12 24.1 13.7 37.8 24 23
22 184 184 114 70 Illinois 1-2-0 West Big_Ten 15.5 22.2 37.6 44 50
71 110 74 3 71 Towson 0-1-0 34.9 2.7 37.6 44 50
10 72 13 -59 72 Troy 2-1-0 Sun_Belt 37.5 -0.6 36.9 44 50
73 153 78 5 73 Colorado State 2-1-0 Mountain_West 32.0 4.8 36.8 44 50
29 74 48 -26 74 Washington 3-0-0 Pac-12 23.8 12.8 36.6 9 9
53 75 53 -22 75 Cincinnati 2-1-0 The_American 26.7 10.0 36.6 44 50
76 154 154 78 76 Charlotte 1-2-0 East USA 28.7 7.4 36.1 44 50
73 171 171 94 77 Pittsburgh 2-1-0 Coastal ACC 33.1 2.9 35.9 44 50
58 78 59 -19 78 Northern Illinois 0-3-0 West Mid-American 28.1 6.8 34.9 44 50
79 101 101 22 79 UTSA 1-2-0 West USA 20.1 14.4 34.5 44 50
47 80 49 -31 80 Wyoming 2-1-0 Mountain_West 46.4 -12.3 34.1 44 50
25 81 63 -18 81 Texas 2-1-0 Big_12 35.2 -1.8 33.4 21 24
61 103 103 21 82 Penn State 2-1-0 East Big_Ten 43.3 -10.8 32.5 44 50
37 83 37 -46 83 UCF 1-2-0 The_American 23.1 9.0 32.1 44 50
84 84 84 0 84 Delaware 0-1-0 49.8 -18.2 31.6 44 50
35 85 35 -50 85 Northern Iowa 1-0-0 49.4 -18.2 31.2 44 50
10 117 10 -76 86 Georgia Tech 3-0-0 Coastal ACC 27.6 3.7 31.2 35 35
31 87 70 -17 87 Notre Dame 1-2-0 Independent 45.2 -14.8 30.4 33 36
58 106 58 -30 88 Louisiana Tech 1-2-0 West USA 38.3 -8.2 30.2 44 50
89 173 152 63 89 Abilene Christian 0-1-0 28.0 2.0 30.0 44 50
90 159 159 69 90 Colgate 0-1-0 24.3 5.3 29.6 44 50
21 135 135 44 91 Maryland 3-0-0 East Big_Ten 36.0 -6.5 29.5 42 44
85 119 119 27 92 Connecticut 2-1-0 The_American 26.9 2.5 29.4 44 50
93 143 143 50 93 Grambling 0-1-0 26.8 1.4 28.1 44 50
94 139 123 29 94 Temple 1-2-0 The_American 15.0 13.1 28.1 44 50
95 122 122 27 95 Virginia 0-3-0 Coastal ACC 14.0 13.9 27.9 44 50
60 148 148 52 96 Indiana 2-0-0 East Big_Ten 29.8 -2.3 27.5 44 50
57 97 82 -15 97 Southern Methodist 2-1-0 The_American 26.3 0.9 27.2 44 50
46 108 108 10 98 South Dakota State 0-1-0 20.1 6.7 26.8 44 50
99 128 128 29 99 Rice 0-3-0 West USA 18.0 8.7 26.7 44 50
100 113 113 13 100 Iowa State 0-3-0 Big_12 1.8 24.4 26.2 44 50
101 125 125 24 101 Southeast Missouri 0-1-0 24.2 1.7 25.9 44 50
41 102 56 -46 102 Southern Mississippi 2-1-0 West USA 25.0 -0.5 24.5 44 50
103 164 164 61 103 Indiana State 0-1-0 33.3 -8.9 24.4 44 50
6 121 121 17 104 UNLV 1-2-0 Mountain_West 37.9 -13.7 24.2 44 50
4 105 4 -101 105 Ohio 1-2-0 East Mid-American 30.7 -6.8 23.9 44 50
81 141 81 -25 106 Furman 0-1-0 30.2 -6.8 23.4 44 50
37 169 169 62 107 Utah State 2-1-0 Mountain_West 15.3 7.3 22.6 44 50
67 130 67 -41 108 Appalachian State 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 18.9 3.2 22.1 44 50
16 109 60 -49 109 Georgia Southern 3-0-0 Sun_Belt 18.7 3.2 22.0 44 50
110 156 156 46 110 Charleston Southern 0-1-0 36.5 -14.9 21.6 44 50
111 138 138 27 111 Alabama State 0-1-0 27.4 -5.9 21.5 44 50
112 127 127 15 112 Lamar 0-1-0 14.6 5.9 20.5 44 50
66 166 166 53 113 Ball State 2-1-0 West Mid-American 20.7 -0.3 20.4 44 50
41 148 41 -73 114 Fresno State 1-2-0 Mountain_West 37.0 -17.6 19.4 44 50
115 131 131 16 115 Wisconsin 3-0-0 West Big_Ten 15.0 4.3 19.3 11 10
90 167 90 -26 116 Hawaii 1-3-0 Mountain_West 29.7 -10.4 19.3 44 50
107 128 107 -10 117 LSU 2-1-0 Western SEC 18.6 0.3 18.9 18 17
49 142 142 24 118 Florida Atlantic 1-2-0 East USA 15.7 2.5 18.1 44 50
119 144 144 25 119 San Jose State 1-2-0 Mountain_West 34.2 -16.2 17.9 44 50
98 120 98 -22 120 Idaho State 0-2-0 26.1 -8.7 17.4 44 50
97 121 97 -24 121 Mississippi State 1-2-0 Western SEC 21.4 -4.2 17.2 44 50
38 122 95 -27 122 Purdue 1-1-0 West Big_Ten 28.2 -11.0 17.2 44 50
104 124 124 1 123 Maine 0-2-0 23.1 -6.2 16.9 44 50
109 171 109 -15 124 New Hampshire 0-1-0 1.9 14.5 16.4 44 50
75 139 139 14 125 UC Davis 0-2-0 13.3 3.0 16.2 44 50
48 149 149 23 126 Louisiana-Monroe 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 22.5 -7.0 15.6 44 50
14 127 14 -113 127 Boston College 1-2-0 Atlantic ACC 10.8 4.6 15.3 44 50
128 146 130 2 128 La.-Lafayette 2-1-0 Sun_Belt 19.8 -4.6 15.3 44 50
129 160 160 31 129 Liberty 0-2-0 13.6 1.7 15.3 44 50
65 145 65 -65 130 Arkansas State 0-3-0 Sun_Belt 28.9 -13.8 15.1 44 50
1 131 1 -130 131 Texas State 1-1-0 Sun_Belt 39.2 -24.2 15.0 44 50
132 156 151 19 132 Villanova 0-1-0 9.9 5.1 14.9 44 50
105 157 105 -28 133 UT Martin 0-2-0 21.5 -6.6 14.9 44 50
21 134 21 -113 134 North Carolina State 2-1-0 Atlantic ACC 28.9 -14.5 14.4 44 50
135 170 162 27 135 Southern Utah 0-1-0 13.7 0.1 13.8 44 50
39 136 39 -97 136 Northern Arizona 0-1-0 6.3 7.2 13.5 44 50
96 176 176 39 137 Georgia State 0-3-0 Sun_Belt 21.0 -9.0 12.0 44 50
132 138 137 -1 138 South Carolina 2-1-0 Eastern SEC 10.9 0.8 11.7 44 50
19 139 19 -120 139 East Carolina 2-1-0 The_American 17.1 -5.3 11.7 44 50
94 140 94 -46 140 South Alabama 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 15.9 -4.3 11.5 44 50
141 141 141 0 141 Northern Colorado 0-1-0 25.8 -15.0 10.8 44 50
142 149 145 3 142 Vanderbilt 1-2-0 Eastern SEC 16.3 -5.6 10.7 44 50
69 143 89 -54 143 Southern Illinois 0-1-0 32.5 -22.3 10.1 44 50
92 144 92 -52 144 North Texas 1-2-0 West USA 20.2 -10.1 10.1 44 50
30 154 30 -115 145 Massachusetts 1-2-0 Independent 17.8 -8.3 9.4 44 50
136 157 157 11 146 Kent State 1-2-0 East Mid-American 1.7 7.2 8.8 44 50
147 147 147 0 147 North Carolina A&T 1-1-0 43.4 -34.8 8.6 44 50
55 148 79 -69 148 Kentucky 1-2-0 Eastern SEC 31.3 -23.3 8.0 44 50
14 149 18 -131 149 Kansas 1-2-0 Big_12 14.2 -6.3 7.9 44 50
129 150 129 -21 150 McNeese State 0-1-0 17.4 -10.2 7.3 44 50
137 151 141 -10 151 Rutgers 2-1-0 East Big_Ten 27.2 -20.3 6.9 44 50
136 152 136 -16 152 Northwestern State 0-1-0 17.5 -11.0 6.5 44 50
36 153 36 -117 153 Mercer 0-1-0 13.7 -7.4 6.2 44 50
154 179 179 25 154 North Carolina Central 0-2-0 14.8 -10.2 4.6 44 50
120 174 174 19 155 Fordham 0-1-0 27.0 -22.8 4.2 44 50
129 177 177 21 156 Florida International 0-3-0 East USA 7.4 -4.1 3.3 44 50
157 189 189 32 157 Elon 0-1-0 21.4 -18.3 3.1 44 50
123 195 195 37 158 Mississippi Valley State 0-1-0 24.2 -21.4 2.8 44 50
71 159 146 -13 159 Nevada 2-1-0 Mountain_West -4.8 6.2 1.4 44 50
13 178 178 18 160 Middle Tennessee 2-1-0 East USA 20.7 -19.6 1.1 44 50
72 163 72 -89 161 Presbyterian 0-1-0 21.2 -20.4 0.8 44 50
50 162 150 -12 162 Texas-El Paso 1-2-0 West USA 10.0 -11.0 -1.0 44 50
77 163 155 -8 163 Cal Poly 0-1-0 33.2 -34.8 -1.6 44 50
164 167 167 3 164 Jacksonville State 0-1-0 13.3 -15.4 -2.1 44 50
76 165 76 -89 165 Austin Peay 0-1-0 16.4 -19.5 -3.1 44 50
101 173 173 7 166 Southern 0-2-0 21.4 -25.1 -3.7 44 50
132 168 132 -35 167 South Carolina State 0-3-0 13.3 -18.1 -4.7 44 50
83 168 153 -15 168 Eastern Kentucky 0-2-0 13.4 -18.8 -5.4 44 50
169 186 186 17 169 Portland State 0-2-0 17.2 -24.1 -6.9 44 50
111 170 111 -59 170 Bowling Green 1-2-0 East Mid-American 11.4 -18.3 -6.9 44 50
111 171 158 -13 171 Idaho 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 24.0 -30.9 -6.9 44 50
30 172 172 0 172 New Mexico 1-2-0 Mountain_West 5.4 -12.4 -7.0 44 50
17 173 134 -39 173 Old Dominion 1-2-0 East USA 8.8 -16.3 -7.5 44 50
116 174 116 -58 174 North Dakota 0-1-0 7.7 -15.6 -7.9 44 50
115 175 115 -60 175 Sacramento State 0-1-0 -14.6 6.0 -8.6 44 50
116 176 163 -13 176 Montana State 0-1-0 -13.9 4.0 -9.9 44 50
177 183 183 6 177 Stony Brook 0-1-0 13.1 -23.0 -9.9 44 50
178 182 182 4 178 Prairie View A&M 0-1-0 10.8 -21.4 -10.6 44 50
96 179 96 -83 179 Southeastern Louisiana 0-1-0 3.7 -14.4 -10.7 44 50
161 180 161 -19 180 Bethune Cookman 0-1-0 9.9 -20.8 -10.9 44 50
181 181 181 0 181 Monmouth (NJ) 0-1-0 14.2 -25.3 -11.2 44 50
164 188 188 6 182 Murray State 0-1-0 25.2 -36.5 -11.4 44 50
93 183 170 -13 183 New Mexico State 1-2-0 Sun_Belt 16.7 -28.2 -11.5 44 50
115 184 126 -58 184 Stephen F. Austin 0-1-0 5.5 -19.4 -13.8 44 50
165 185 165 -20 185 Florida A&M 0-1-0 10.4 -25.5 -15.1 44 50
161 193 193 7 186 Weber State 0-1-0 13.3 -29.7 -16.4 44 50
50 187 50 -137 187 Albany 1-0-0 -20.8 4.2 -16.6 44 50
87 188 87 -101 188 William & Mary 0-1-0 -0.5 -19.1 -19.6 44 50
140 189 187 -2 189 Howard 0-2-0 -0.2 -20.6 -20.8 44 50
100 190 100 -90 190 Buffalo 0-2-0 East Mid-American 20.2 -42.8 -22.6 44 50
32 191 190 -1 191 Akron 2-1-0 East Mid-American 14.3 -39.0 -24.7 44 50
133 192 191 -1 192 Jackson State 0-1-0 -0.7 -25.1 -25.8 44 50
169 193 175 -18 193 Savannah State 0-2-0 1.3 -33.0 -31.7 44 50
102 194 102 -92 194 Western Carolina 0-1-0 1.7 -34.9 -33.3 44 50
97 195 192 -3 195 South Dakota 0-1-0 8.6 -42.6 -34.0 44 50
103 196 185 -11 196 Hampton 0-1-0 4.7 -45.2 -40.5 44 50
112 197 112 -85 197 Rhode Island 0-1-0 -0.3 -40.8 -41.1 44 50
82 198 194 -4 198 Virginia Military Institute 0-1-0 -15.0 -32.7 -47.7 44 50
31 199 31 -168 199 Marshall 1-1-0 East USA -1.0 -50.7 -51.7 44 50
172 200 196 -4 200 Alabama A&M 0-1-0 -19.6 -34.3 -53.9 44 50
84 201 84 -117 201 Morgan State 0-1-0 -50.7 -63.0 -113.7 44 50