Power Rankings 10/26/21

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We have a lot of movement this week. This is not only because of the results of this past week's games, but due to me dropping another one of my 8 preseason rating factors. This is the 4th of 8. I will continue this for the next 4 weeks until all of my preseason factors have been dropped, so that when we get to the rankings following the games the weekend before Thanksgiving, they will be entirely based on what the teams have done this year.

You will notice that teams that won this past weekend may have dropped, and teams that lost may have moved up. This is because, as I explained above, there are now 2 factors affecting the ranking from week to week- the results from the previous week's game, and the points lost from one of the preseason factors that I have dropped. These points vary from team to team, so every team is affected differently. In some cases, this is simply "market correction". We also had 2 teams fire their coach since my last rankings. This caused both teams to drop in the rankings, as they lose their coach bonus (which will be dropped soon, anyway). 

Again, I use a points based system, and my preseason points ranged from a low of 69.3 points to a high of 1123.54 points, so you can see that there is a lot of room to fit 130 teams in. Many of you have been frustrated by a lack of movement at the top (as have I). This is because much of the spread in points was at the top between Alabama, Clemson and Oklahoma, and the rest of the field. Much of that has disappeared, and as I drop more of the preseason ratings, that will go away altogether. I think over the next few weeks you will see significant change at and near the top, as I expect Clemson, LSU, Wisconsin, and a few others to drop significantly. This week, there continues to be quite a bit of movement.

The teams that moved the most were:

BYU +10 to #24

Pittsburgh +10 to #35

North Carolina -8 to #36

San Diego State +8 to #39

Coastal Carolina -9 to #44

Air Force +8 to #47

Indiana -12 to #49

Virginia Tech -8 to #56

FAU +13 to #57

Houston +11 to #60

Western Michigan +16 to #61

Hawaii +11 to #62

Utah State +17 to #64

Louisville +8 to #68

UTSA +10 to #69

Washington State -15 to #71

Colorado -13 to #75

Syracuse +9 to #77

Ball State -19 to #83

Texas Tech -24 to #89

Eastern Michigan +8 to #97

San Jose State -13 to #101

Rutgers -9 to #102

Maryland -9 to #105

The top 3, and 6 of the top 8, did not change, but Ohio State and Clemson swapped places. 18 teams didn't move (it was 12 last week, and 26, 32, 41 and 53 the weeks before, so this was trending in the right direction), 28 moved 1 spot (26 last week), 17 moved 2 (20 last week), 14 moved 3 (20 last week), 6 moved 4 (10 last week), 11 moved 5, 7 moved 6, 5 moved 7, 6 moved 8, 4 moved 9, 3 moved 10, 2 moved 11, 1 moved 12, 3 moved 13, and 1 each moved 15, 16, 17, 19 and 24.

This week, I also list the previous rank, for your convenience!

Here are the new rankings:

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

 

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