Power Rankings 8/31/21

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Since there were only 5 games played last weekend, there wasn't a lot of movement in the Power Rankings, but there was some.   I use my own formula, and teams may move up or down depending on who they play, where they play, whether they win or lose, and by how much.  Their movement is also affected by how far they are from the teams above and below them, and, of course, how those teams fared in their own games.  Often, it would seem that a team should move up or down a lot, but it doesn't happen because of what the teams around them did, or because they were too many points away from those teams to move that far.  You will also find that as the season goes on, there will eventually be ties in the rankings, as I drop the preseason points (those are usually in the hundredths, while my game points are usually in the tenths).

Since San Jose State played and defeated an FCS team, it did not move at all. The other teams who played moved from 1-3 places, and of course displaced teams around them.  This week, I will only highlight those teams that played.

UCLA was the biggest mover, as it moved up 3 spots to #60.  Fresno State and UTEP each moved up 2 spots.  Hawaii and New Mexico State dropped 2 spots, and Nebraska and UConn dropped 1 each.

Here are the new rankings:

Power Rankings 8/31/21

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

 

Next week should see lots of changes, as there are 84 games! 

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Until next time, may you and your loved ones be blessed!