Power Rankings 12/18/18

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A couple of quick predictions before my regular column.

Boca Raton Bowl
UAB vs. Northern Illinois- The Blazers have had a tremendous season, winning the Conference USA title.  The Huskies also won their conference, the MAC.  I think UAB wins a close one to get to 11 wins.

Frisco Bowl (Texas)
San Diego State vs Ohio- Both of these teams had somewhat disappointing seasons.  The Aztecs finished 4th in the MWC West, after harboring hopes of winning the division, and the Bobcats finished in a tie for 2nd in the MAC East.  SDSU has lost their last 3, and 4 of their last 5, while Ohio has won 5 of their last 6.  Call me crazy, but I'm going with the Aztecs in a mild upset.

The Power Rankings 

Today, I am going to compare my preseason power rankings to the post-season power rankings.  After each team, I list where they started, and the difference.  For example, Washington is #20, but they started at #3, so that would be a difference of minus 17 (-17).  Each year, I hope to get better and better at this! NOTE: This does not include any bowl results.

The teams I were most wrong on were:

Cincinnati moved up 98 spots from the preseason rankings!
Louisville dropped 94 spots!

Now, on to the rankings!

1Alabama  1 Even
2Clemson 2 Even
3UCF 39 +36
4Georgia 4 Even
5Cincinnati 103 +98
6Syracuse 74 +68
7Oklahoma 6 -1
8Fresno St 48 +40
9Ohio St 8 -1
9Wash St 55 +46
11Michigan 9 -2
12App St 71 +59
13Kentucky 60 +47
14Notre Dame 12 -2
15LSU 26 +11
16Oregon 31 +15
17GaSouthern112+95
18Texas A&M 21 +3
19Utah St 78 +59
20Washington 3 -17
21Boise St 18 -3
22Penn State 13 -9
23Florida 24 +1
24Ariz St 57 +33
25Miss St 20 -5
26Cal 59 +33
27Army 77 +50
28UAB 90 +62
29Iowa St 41 +12
29Missouri 33 +4
31West Virginia 22 -9
32BYU 84 +52
33E Mich 107 +74
34Temple 76 +42
35Buffalo 95 +60
35Stanford 14 -21
37Utah 23 -14
38Texas 19 -19
39Iowa 30 -9
40Troy 81 +41
41Nevada 100 +59
42Ga Tech 37 -5
43Northwestern 40 -3
43NC State 36 -7
45Pitt 51 +6
46Virginia 79 +33
47Miami Oh 93 +46
48Houston 53 +5
49Memphis 42 -7
50FIU 97 +47
51Vandy 82 +31
52Mid Tenn St 75 +23
53S Miss 96 +43
54Ark St 66 +12
55Hawaii 121 +66
56S Carolina 29 -27
57Baylor 61 +4
58Marshall 72 +14
58Auburn 11 -47
60Miami, Fl 7 -53
61Purdue 52 -9
62N Illinois 62 Even
63Wake Forest 46 -17
64Minnesota 73 +9
65Louisiana 117 +52
66N Texas 85 +19
67Boston Coll 38 -29
68Tennessee 69 +1
69Duke 43 -26
70Okla St 28 -42
71Va Tech 25 -46
72Ohio  50 -22
73Toledo 65 -8
74Wisconsin 5 -69
75TCU 16 -59
76Texas Tech 49 -27
77W Mich 86 +9
78Maryland 63 -15
79Charlotte 129 +50
80Tulane 91 +11
81Kansas 115 +34
82Wyoming 83 +1
83UNLV 104 +21
84USF 64 -20
85Indiana 70 -15
86La Monroe 106 +20
87Liberty 127 +40
88La Tech 80 -8
89Arizona 35 -54
90Air Force 87 -3
91Kansas St 27 -64
92SMU 88 -4
93Mich St 10 -83
94USC 15 -79
94Ole Miss 54 -40
96FSU 17 -79
97Ball St 123 +26
97Colorado 67 -30
99Illinois 98 -1
100Nebraska 47 -53
101FAU 32 -69
102UCLA 44 -68
103San Diego St 45 -68
104C Carolina 120 +16
105ECU 124 +19
106UNC 56 -50
107Tulsa 101 -6
108UMass 110 +2
109WKU 111 +2
110UTSA 109 -1
111Colo St 89 -22
112S Alabama 118 +6
113Arkansas 68 -45
114B Green 119 +5
115ODU 99 -16
116Akron 94 -22
117Texas St 128 +11
118N Mexico 108 -10
119Navy 58 -61
120Kent St 125 +5
121Oregon St 102 -19
122N Mexico St 116 -6
123Rutgers 92 -31
124San Jose St 130 +6
125Ga St 114 -11
126UTEP 126 Even
127Rice 122 -5
128Louisville 34 -94
129UConn 113 -16
130C Mich 105 -25

That's it for today. Feel free to leave a comment.  Tomorrow, I'll give some stats and other interesting tidbits in my weekly Odds and Ends blog.  Until then, may you and your loved ones be blessed!

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