2016 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Rankings: Week 6 (Oct 5-8)

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 Wk5 +/- Rank Team W-L-T Div Conf Off Def Strength AP COACHES
1 8 2 1 1 Michigan 6-0-0 East Big_Ten 67.3 32.7 100.0 4 4
1 10 1 -1 2 Ohio State 5-0-0 East Big_Ten 57.7 29.7 87.4 2 2
3 23 3 0 3 Alabama 6-0-0 Western SEC 57.0 27.8 84.8 1 1
4 74 7 3 4 Washington 6-0-0 Pac-12 56.8 27.4 84.1 5 5
4 41 4 -1 5 Eastern Washington 1-0-0 68.1 15.7 83.8 42 48
6 112 6 0 6 Clemson 6-0-0 Atlantic ACC 55.8 27.3 83.0 3 3
5 59 5 -2 7 Mississippi 3-2-0 Western SEC 64.4 18.2 82.6 12 13
2 85 9 1 8 Louisville 4-1-0 Atlantic ACC 66.4 14.8 81.2 7 7
8 52 8 -1 9 Washington State 3-2-0 Pac-12 57.7 23.1 80.8 36 35
10 131 14 4 10 Wisconsin 4-1-0 West Big_Ten 43.3 35.3 78.6 8 10
11 104 16 5 11 Virginia Tech 4-1-0 Coastal ACC 50.9 26.8 77.7 17 19
12 142 13 1 12 Auburn 4-2-0 Western SEC 49.1 28.0 77.1 23 26
13 128 15 2 13 LSU 3-2-0 Western SEC 43.9 32.1 76.1 29 25
10 67 12 -2 14 Texas A&M 6-0-0 Western SEC 55.4 20.0 75.3 6 6
15 43 17 2 15 Colorado 4-2-0 Pac-12 50.4 24.2 74.5 33 36
4 56 19 3 16 Memphis 4-1-0 The_American 53.4 20.0 73.4 42 38
2 31 11 -6 17 Miami (Fla.) 4-1-0 Coastal ACC 48.1 24.5 72.5 16 17
1 78 24 6 18 West Virginia 4-0-0 Big_12 42.8 26.5 69.4 20 18
19 108 25 6 19 Tennessee 5-1-0 Eastern SEC 54.6 14.7 69.3 9 11
20 73 21 1 20 Richmond 1-0-0 47.9 21.3 69.2 42 48
6 135 22 1 21 Kansas State 2-2-0 Big_12 45.4 23.6 69.0 42 48
18 43 30 8 22 Florida State 4-2-0 Atlantic ACC 51.5 16.6 68.1 14 16
3 63 10 -13 23 Houston 5-1-0 The_American 52.4 15.6 68.0 13 12
24 162 47 23 24 USC 3-3-0 Pac-12 45.4 21.0 66.4 42 33
6 44 23 -2 25 Nebraska 5-0-0 West Big_Ten 42.0 24.1 66.2 10 9
13 40 31 5 26 Boise State 5-0-0 Mountain_West 43.5 22.4 65.9 15 15
8 99 26 -1 27 Stanford 3-2-0 Pac-12 42.2 23.5 65.7 32 34
18 92 18 -10 28 Western Michigan 6-0-0 West Mid-American 48.4 16.8 65.2 24 23
21 134 46 17 29 North Carolina State 4-1-0 Atlantic ACC 39.6 25.3 64.9 37 31
10 72 32 2 30 Troy 4-1-0 Sun_Belt 41.4 22.8 64.1 42 39
31 103 72 41 31 Penn State 4-2-0 East Big_Ten 47.0 17.0 64.0 42 42
27 88 27 -5 32 UCLA 3-3-0 Pac-12 40.9 23.2 64.0 42 48
22 75 28 -5 33 Illinois State 1-0-0 26.3 37.6 63.9 42 48
16 86 41 7 34 Florida 4-1-0 Eastern SEC 38.4 25.4 63.9 18 14
35 113 43 8 35 Brigham Young 3-3-0 Independent 47.9 15.8 63.7 42 48
11 42 42 6 36 South Florida 5-1-0 The_American 49.4 14.2 63.6 34 29
4 86 59 22 37 Texas Tech 3-2-0 Big_12 64.0 -1.5 62.5 42 48
12 38 29 -9 38 North Dakota State 1-0-0 43.8 18.6 62.4 31 48
37 83 45 6 39 UCF 3-2-0 The_American 46.6 15.8 62.3 42 48
26 98 34 -6 40 Northwestern 2-3-0 West Big_Ten 44.6 17.3 61.9 42 48
12 91 20 -21 41 Oklahoma 3-2-0 Big_12 53.0 8.9 61.9 19 20
7 78 78 36 42 Arizona State 5-1-0 Pac-12 49.6 11.4 61.0 27 24
20 68 36 -7 43 Toledo 4-1-0 West Mid-American 50.1 10.9 61.0 42 48
10 117 33 -11 44 Georgia Tech 3-3-0 Coastal ACC 41.0 19.7 60.7 42 48
6 66 49 4 45 Georgia 4-2-0 Eastern SEC 41.0 19.5 60.5 26 27
15 46 37 -9 46 Iowa 4-2-0 West Big_Ten 39.6 20.8 60.4 38 48
34 117 35 -12 47 Air Force 4-1-0 Mountain_West 41.7 18.3 60.0 39 48
48 106 57 9 48 Utah 5-1-0 Pac-12 38.6 21.4 59.9 21 21
19 71 38 -11 49 Oregon 2-4-0 Pac-12 55.0 3.7 58.7 42 48
39 102 51 1 50 Arkansas 4-2-0 Western SEC 44.1 14.4 58.6 22 22
15 52 52 1 51 Baylor 5-0-0 Big_12 45.7 12.6 58.3 11 8
16 84 44 -8 52 North Carolina 4-2-0 Coastal ACC 43.6 14.1 57.7 28 30
53 140 53 0 53 Wofford 0-1-0 31.2 26.4 57.6 42 48
54 130 54 0 54 Appalachian State 3-2-0 Sun_Belt 34.1 23.3 57.4 42 41
48 121 48 -7 55 Mississippi State 2-3-0 Western SEC 46.8 10.6 57.3 42 48
21 135 39 -17 56 Maryland 4-1-0 East Big_Ten 40.5 16.6 57.1 42 48
3 143 60 3 57 Missouri 2-3-0 Eastern SEC 47.6 9.5 57.0 42 48
24 181 73 15 58 Navy 4-1-0 The_American 43.5 13.5 56.9 25 28
59 171 62 3 59 Pittsburgh 4-2-0 Coastal ACC 51.2 5.4 56.6 42 43
50 122 50 -10 60 Arizona 2-4-0 Pac-12 46.4 10.2 56.6 42 48
61 139 97 36 61 Temple 3-3-0 The_American 44.2 12.3 56.4 42 48
37 155 70 8 62 Wake Forest 5-1-0 Atlantic ACC 36.4 19.9 56.3 41 37
60 148 75 12 63 Indiana 3-2-0 East Big_Ten 42.7 13.3 56.0 42 48
9 64 40 -24 64 TCU 4-2-0 Big_12 45.0 11.0 56.0 35 40
29 95 95 30 65 Minnesota 3-2-0 West Big_Ten 37.0 18.8 55.9 42 48
29 125 58 -8 66 Southeast Missouri 0-1-0 37.0 18.4 55.4 42 48
63 167 63 -4 67 Jacksonville State 0-1-0 45.1 9.9 55.1 42 48
8 73 55 -13 68 Oklahoma State 4-2-0 Big_12 43.3 11.6 54.9 30 32
44 90 79 10 69 California 3-3-0 Pac-12 51.6 2.1 53.7 42 48
64 168 71 1 70 Michigan State 2-3-0 East Big_Ten 36.6 16.5 53.1 42 48
7 99 66 -5 71 Nicholls State 0-2-0 49.3 3.6 52.9 42 48
47 119 108 36 72 Wyoming 4-2-0 Mountain_West 44.5 8.4 52.9 42 48
17 173 112 39 73 Old Dominion 4-2-0 East USA 44.1 8.4 52.5 42 48
31 87 80 6 74 Notre Dame 2-4-0 Independent 44.9 7.6 52.5 42 48
5 118 68 -7 75 Youngstown State 0-1-0 47.5 4.8 52.4 42 48
56 122 56 -20 76 Virginia 2-3-0 Coastal ACC 41.3 10.9 52.2 42 48
77 138 135 58 77 UTSA 2-3-0 West USA 38.1 13.6 51.7 42 48
35 85 65 -13 78 Northern Iowa 1-0-0 30.6 20.1 50.7 42 48
67 138 67 -12 79 South Carolina 2-4-0 Eastern SEC 27.8 22.5 50.3 42 48
27 91 84 4 80 Duke 3-3-0 Coastal ACC 32.7 17.1 49.8 42 48
34 103 103 22 81 San Diego State 4-1-0 Mountain_West 39.2 10.5 49.7 40 44
82 140 82 0 82 South Alabama 3-2-0 Sun_Belt 35.4 14.0 49.4 42 45
25 100 100 17 83 Texas 2-3-0 Big_12 46.9 2.5 49.3 42 48
32 191 101 17 84 Akron 4-2-0 East Mid-American 50.7 -1.6 49.2 42 48
24 85 64 -21 85 Western Kentucky 3-3-0 East USA 46.5 2.3 48.8 42 48
40 133 107 21 86 Oregon State 2-3-0 Pac-12 41.0 7.6 48.5 42 48
19 139 92 5 87 East Carolina 2-4-0 The_American 43.3 5.0 48.4 42 48
88 122 111 23 88 Western Illinois 1-0-0 30.6 17.7 48.3 42 48
69 149 69 -20 89 Vanderbilt 2-4-0 Eastern SEC 32.4 15.9 48.3 42 48
55 148 90 0 90 Kentucky 3-3-0 Eastern SEC 38.4 9.6 48.0 42 48
58 114 105 14 91 Louisiana Tech 3-3-0 West USA 43.1 4.5 47.6 42 48
45 92 87 -5 92 Army 3-2-0 Independent 33.8 13.6 47.5 42 48
64 166 96 3 93 Tulane 3-2-0 The_American 35.9 11.3 47.2 42 48
39 94 61 -33 94 Tulsa 4-1-0 The_American 43.6 3.5 47.1 42 46
83 143 83 -12 95 Grambling 0-1-0 31.2 15.4 46.6 42 48
73 153 132 36 96 Colorado State 3-3-0 Mountain_West 36.0 10.4 46.4 42 48
37 169 85 -12 97 Utah State 2-4-0 Mountain_West 34.9 11.4 46.3 42 48
83 113 86 -12 98 Iowa State 1-5-0 Big_12 40.1 5.6 45.7 42 48
14 127 77 -22 99 Boston College 3-3-0 Atlantic ACC 32.5 13.2 45.6 42 48
100 110 104 4 100 Central Arkansas 1-0-0 35.1 9.9 45.0 42 48
85 119 99 -2 101 Connecticut 3-3-0 The_American 29.4 15.6 45.0 42 48
41 102 74 -28 102 Southern Mississippi 4-2-0 West USA 45.2 -0.3 44.9 42 48
16 109 76 -27 103 Georgia Southern 3-2-0 Sun_Belt 36.4 8.1 44.5 42 48
13 178 114 10 104 Middle Tennessee 4-1-0 East USA 37.6 6.7 44.2 42 47
81 173 81 -24 105 Abilene Christian 0-1-0 39.3 4.7 44.0 42 48
5 106 89 -17 106 Central Michigan 4-2-0 West Mid-American 38.9 4.8 43.6 42 48
96 176 106 -1 107 Georgia State 1-4-0 Sun_Belt 34.7 9.0 43.6 42 48
58 142 123 15 108 Northern Illinois 1-5-0 West Mid-American 40.7 2.6 43.3 42 48
25 110 110 1 109 Syracuse 2-4-0 Atlantic ACC 38.1 3.5 41.6 42 48
45 110 93 -17 110 Cincinnati 3-3-0 The_American 31.9 9.5 41.5 42 48
4 111 98 -13 111 Ohio 4-2-0 East Mid-American 33.8 7.5 41.3 42 48
90 167 121 9 112 Hawaii 3-3-0 Mountain_West 37.6 2.9 40.6 42 48
66 166 119 6 113 Ball State 3-3-0 West Mid-American 29.7 10.6 40.3 42 48
65 145 118 4 114 Arkansas State 1-4-0 Sun_Belt 32.9 7.1 40.0 42 48
115 157 130 15 115 Kent State 2-4-0 East Mid-American 30.0 9.3 39.4 42 48
84 127 127 11 116 Delaware 0-1-0 40.9 -1.6 39.3 42 48
88 151 88 -29 117 Rutgers 2-4-0 East Big_Ten 32.6 6.3 38.8 42 48
111 167 167 49 118 Alabama State 0-1-0 26.6 12.1 38.7 42 48
7 180 151 32 119 Eastern Michigan 4-2-0 West Mid-American 30.3 8.4 38.6 42 48
57 128 128 8 120 Southern Methodist 2-4-0 The_American 32.1 6.4 38.5 42 48
81 141 122 1 121 Furman 0-1-0 29.5 8.6 38.1 42 48
46 122 94 -28 122 South Dakota State 0-1-0 52.0 -14.0 38.0 42 48
30 154 113 -10 123 Massachusetts 1-5-0 Independent 30.1 7.9 38.0 42 48
22 184 91 -33 124 Illinois 1-4-0 West Big_Ten 33.4 4.5 37.9 42 48
32 125 102 -23 125 Eastern Illinois 1-0-0 31.6 5.9 37.6 42 48
126 160 133 7 126 Liberty 0-2-0 29.1 8.4 37.5 42 48
14 155 155 28 127 Kansas 1-4-0 Big_12 26.8 10.5 37.4 42 48
94 146 120 -8 128 La.-Lafayette 2-3-0 Sun_Belt 36.8 0.5 37.3 42 48
111 171 117 -12 129 Idaho 3-3-0 Sun_Belt 35.8 1.2 37.0 42 48
130 170 141 11 130 Southern Utah 0-1-0 21.4 14.6 35.9 42 48
6 147 109 -22 131 UNLV 2-4-0 Mountain_West 30.7 5.3 35.9 42 48
36 153 115 -17 132 Mercer 0-1-0 29.7 6.0 35.7 42 48
132 156 134 1 133 Villanova 0-1-0 12.4 23.2 35.6 42 48
92 149 149 15 134 North Texas 3-3-0 West USA 30.5 4.2 34.7 42 48
116 176 124 -11 135 Montana State 0-1-0 18.2 15.8 34.0 42 48
42 136 116 -20 136 Miami (Ohio) 0-6-0 East Mid-American 22.9 10.6 33.6 42 48
30 172 129 -8 137 New Mexico 2-3-0 Mountain_West 38.2 -5.4 32.8 42 48
31 199 126 -12 138 Marshall 1-4-0 East USA 33.6 -1.3 32.3 42 48
75 151 148 9 139 UC Davis 0-2-0 31.0 0.6 31.6 42 48
87 188 152 12 140 William & Mary 0-1-0 39.3 -8.4 30.9 42 48
39 169 169 28 141 Northern Arizona 0-1-0 24.4 5.6 30.0 42 48
129 177 140 -2 142 Florida International 2-4-0 East USA 29.5 0.4 29.9 42 48
48 149 138 -5 143 Louisiana-Monroe 1-4-0 Sun_Belt 29.0 0.9 29.9 42 48
38 147 147 3 144 Purdue 3-2-0 West Big_Ten 31.1 -1.2 29.9 42 48
104 145 136 -9 145 Maine 0-2-0 24.7 5.2 29.9 42 48
63 166 131 -15 146 James Madison 0-1-0 42.1 -12.4 29.7 42 48
121 150 145 -2 147 McNeese State 0-1-0 22.5 6.8 29.3 42 48
105 157 146 -2 148 UT Martin 0-2-0 28.3 0.1 28.4 42 48
49 149 139 -10 149 Florida Atlantic 1-5-0 East USA 30.3 -2.6 27.7 42 48
119 150 144 -6 150 San Jose State 1-5-0 Mountain_West 29.4 -1.7 27.7 42 48
71 159 154 3 151 Towson 0-1-0 34.2 -6.6 27.6 42 48
71 159 159 7 152 Nevada 3-3-0 Mountain_West 20.7 6.8 27.4 42 48
99 153 150 -3 153 Rice 0-5-0 West USA 27.4 -0.1 27.2 42 48
50 187 142 -12 154 Albany 1-0-0 16.9 9.8 26.6 42 48
93 183 153 -2 155 New Mexico State 2-3-0 Sun_Belt 34.1 -7.6 26.5 42 48
82 198 164 8 156 Virginia Military Institute 0-1-0 22.4 3.7 26.2 42 48
93 157 125 -32 157 Lamar 0-1-0 15.6 10.4 26.0 42 48
103 176 176 18 158 Indiana State 0-1-0 46.8 -21.0 25.9 42 48
41 159 137 -22 159 Fresno State 1-5-0 Mountain_West 31.8 -6.2 25.6 42 48
147 160 156 -4 160 North Carolina A&T 1-1-0 35.8 -10.4 25.4 42 48
127 161 143 -18 161 Gardner-Webb 0-1-0 28.5 -3.2 25.3 42 48
76 181 181 19 162 Charlotte 2-4-0 East USA 27.6 -2.5 25.1 42 48
77 163 163 0 163 Cal Poly 0-1-0 33.8 -9.3 24.4 42 48
110 164 162 -2 164 Charleston Southern 0-1-0 24.6 -0.5 24.1 42 48
76 167 158 -7 165 Austin Peay 0-1-0 39.8 -15.6 24.1 42 48
111 173 172 6 166 Bowling Green 1-5-0 East Mid-American 30.7 -6.7 24.0 42 48
116 174 174 7 167 North Dakota 0-1-0 19.3 3.7 23.0 42 48
165 186 165 -3 168 Portland State 0-2-0 31.8 -9.0 22.7 42 48
132 178 166 -3 169 South Carolina State 0-3-0 24.2 -1.9 22.3 42 48
1 170 157 -13 170 Texas State 2-3-0 Sun_Belt 30.4 -8.3 22.1 42 48
98 171 170 -1 171 Idaho State 0-2-0 22.4 -0.6 21.8 42 48
120 178 178 6 172 Fordham 0-1-0 29.5 -8.5 20.9 42 48
100 190 160 -13 173 Buffalo 1-4-0 East Mid-American 25.8 -5.1 20.6 42 48
141 191 191 17 174 Northern Colorado 0-1-0 31.4 -11.0 20.4 42 48
69 175 161 -14 175 Southern Illinois 0-1-0 27.4 -7.7 19.7 42 48
103 196 188 12 176 Hampton 0-1-0 29.4 -9.9 19.5 42 48
177 188 180 3 177 Monmouth (NJ) 0-1-0 16.3 3.0 19.4 42 48
109 182 182 4 178 New Hampshire 0-1-0 10.5 8.2 18.7 42 48
50 179 168 -11 179 Texas-El Paso 1-5-0 West USA 17.4 1.0 18.4 42 48
177 191 189 9 180 Stony Brook 0-1-0 12.3 6.2 18.4 42 48
175 181 175 -6 181 Alcorn State 0-1-0 24.4 -7.9 16.6 42 48
90 182 177 -5 182 Colgate 0-1-0 10.5 5.1 15.6 42 48
161 193 193 10 183 Bethune Cookman 0-1-0 24.2 -10.5 13.7 42 48
171 187 171 -13 184 Wagner 0-1-0 23.2 -9.5 13.6 42 48
154 189 179 -6 185 North Carolina Central 0-2-0 30.8 -19.1 11.8 42 48
83 186 185 -1 186 Eastern Kentucky 0-2-0 23.8 -12.5 11.3 42 48
115 197 197 10 187 Stephen F. Austin 0-1-0 15.5 -5.0 10.5 42 48
136 188 183 -5 188 Northwestern State 0-1-0 19.6 -9.3 10.3 42 48
140 189 173 -16 189 Howard 0-2-0 24.7 -15.7 9.0 42 48
178 190 187 -3 190 Prairie View A&M 0-1-0 20.0 -11.6 8.3 42 48
161 193 186 -5 191 Weber State 0-1-0 17.4 -10.1 7.3 42 48
101 192 190 -2 192 Southern 0-2-0 27.4 -20.1 7.2 42 48
97 195 192 -1 193 South Dakota 0-1-0 15.6 -9.8 5.8 42 48
165 194 184 -10 194 Florida A&M 0-1-0 27.5 -21.9 5.5 42 48
102 197 196 1 195 Western Carolina 0-1-0 12.0 -8.7 3.4 42 48
194 196 194 -2 196 Houston Baptist 0-1-0 5.3 -3.5 1.8 42 48
96 199 199 2 197 Southeastern Louisiana 0-1-0 18.6 -17.7 0.9 42 48
115 198 195 -3 198 Sacramento State 0-1-0 -3.2 0.8 -2.4 42 48
72 199 198 -1 199 Presbyterian 0-1-0 7.8 -10.1 -2.4 42 48
157 206 206 6 200 Elon 0-1-0 11.5 -19.4 -7.9 42 48
123 205 205 4 201 Mississippi Valley State 0-1-0 22.4 -30.7 -8.4 42 48
202 202 202 0 202 Incarnate Word 0-1-0 8.7 -17.6 -8.9 42 48
169 203 201 -2 203 Savannah State 0-2-0 3.7 -14.0 -10.3 42 48
172 204 204 0 204 Alabama A&M 0-1-0 6.7 -17.4 -10.8 42 48
164 205 200 -5 205 Murray State 0-1-0 7.5 -18.6 -11.1 42 48
112 207 207 1 206 Rhode Island 0-1-0 16.5 -28.2 -11.6 42 48
133 207 203 -4 207 Jackson State 0-1-0 18.3 -32.3 -14.1 42 48
205 208 208 0 208 Delaware State 0-1-0 9.5 -31.4 -22.0 42 48
84 209 209 0 209 Morgan State 0-1-0 -1.3 -28.4 -29.7 42 48