Power Rankings 12/7/21
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With only the conference championship games being played, there wasn't a lot of movement, of course, but there was some. What I want to take a few moments to see is how my rankings compare with the final CFP rankings. As I looked at the 2 side-by-side, there were an awful lot of similarities. We agreed on 9 of the top 10 (remember, mine is a formula, not a committee), and 22 of the top 25. However, once we get outside the top 9, there is quite a difference in placement. Our top 4 is the same, but I have UGA and Michigan reversed. My rankings have Baylor at #5 ahead of Notre Dame and Ohio State (because of the extra points from playing an extra game). Other than those 2 differences, our top 9s are the same!
The biggest difference comes at the #10 spot- my formula has Arkansas, which is #21 in the CFP- but my 11-12-13 are 12-10-11 in the CFP. My 15 is #14 in the CFP, and we agree on #16. My 19 is #17, my 20 is #18, and my 24 is #22. For the most part, we agree on the tiers. Like I mentioned above, I have Arkansas much higher than the committee, as is Louisiana (18 vs 23), and I also have UCLA at #14, Oregon State at #17, and UTSA at #23, which are not included in the CFP. Teams which I have lower than the CFP are Iowa at #22 (vs #15) and BYU at #25 (vs 13 for the CFP). I also did not include Clemson, SDSU, or Texas A&M, which are ranked 19, 24, and 25, respectively. I have them as 28, 30, and 48, in the same order. All in all, I would say my Power Rankings came out pretty comparable to the CFP and AP polls.
Here are the new rankings:
Rank |
Team |
Previous |
1 |
Alabama |
3 |
2 |
Georgia |
1 |
3 |
Michigan |
4 |
4 |
Cincinnati |
5 |
5 |
Baylor |
6 |
6 |
Notre
Dame |
2 |
7 |
Ohio
State |
7 |
8 |
Ole
Miss |
8 |
9 |
Oklahoma
State |
10 |
10 |
Arkansas |
9 |
11 |
Pittsburgh |
14 |
12 |
Michigan
State |
11 |
13 |
Utah |
22 |
14 |
UCLA |
12 |
15 |
Oregon |
13 |
16 |
Oklahoma |
16 |
17 |
Oregon
State |
17 |
18 |
Louisiana |
23 |
19 |
Wake
Forest |
15 |
20 |
NC
State |
21 |
21 |
Houston |
20 |
22 |
Iowa |
18 |
23 |
UTSA |
30 |
24 |
Kentucky |
24 |
25 |
BYU |
25 |
26 |
Mississippi
State |
26 |
27 |
Purdue |
27 |
28 |
Clemson |
28 |
29 |
Appalachian
State |
29 |
30 |
San
Diego State |
19 |
31 |
Fresno
State |
31 |
32 |
Wisconsin |
32 |
33 |
Air
Force |
33 |
34 |
Utah
State |
53 |
35 |
Penn
State |
34 |
36 |
East
Carolina |
35 |
37 |
Kansas
State |
36 |
38 |
SMU |
37 |
39 |
Arizona
State |
38 |
40 |
Louisville |
39 |
41 |
Boise
State |
40 |
42 |
Tennessee |
41 |
43 |
Coastal
Carolina |
42 |
44 |
Texas
Tech |
43 |
45 |
WKU |
45 |
46 |
Army |
46 |
47 |
Minnesota |
47 |
48 |
Texas
A&M |
48 |
49 |
Washington
State |
44 |
50 |
Nevada |
49 |
51 |
South
Carolina |
50 |
52 |
Central
Michigan |
51 |
53 |
Maryland |
52 |
54 |
Iowa
State |
54 |
55 |
Georgia
State |
55 |
56 |
Auburn |
56 |
57 |
Miami,
Fl |
57 |
58 |
West
Virginia |
58 |
59 |
Northern
Illinois |
66 |
60 |
Virginia |
59 |
61 |
Syracuse |
60 |
62 |
North
Carolina |
61 |
63 |
UAB |
62 |
64 |
Tulsa |
63 |
65 |
UCF |
64 |
66 |
Virginia
Tech |
65 |
67 |
LSU |
67 |
68 |
Texas |
68 |
69 |
FSU |
69 |
70 |
Illinois |
70 |
71 |
Missouri |
71 |
72 |
California
|
76 |
73 |
Western
Michigan |
72 |
74 |
Marshall |
73 |
75 |
Rutgers |
74 |
76 |
Florida |
75 |
77 |
North
Texas |
77 |
78 |
Boston
College |
78 |
79 |
Eastern
Michigan |
79 |
80 |
Nebraska |
80 |
81 |
Kent
State |
82 |
82 |
UTEP |
83 |
83 |
Old
Dominion |
84 |
84 |
Liberty |
85 |
85 |
Colorado
|
86 |
86 |
Navy |
87 |
87 |
FAU |
81 |
88 |
TCU |
88 |
89 |
Miami,
Oh |
89 |
90 |
Middle
Tenn |
90 |
91 |
Georgia
Tech |
92 |
92 |
Toledo |
93 |
93 |
Ball
State |
94 |
94 |
Stanford |
95 |
95 |
USC |
91 |
96 |
San
Jose State |
96 |
97 |
South
Alabama |
97 |
98 |
Memphis |
98 |
99 |
Wyoming |
99 |
100 |
ULM |
100 |
101 |
Troy |
101 |
102 |
Colorado
State |
102 |
103 |
Hawai'i |
103 |
104 |
UNLV |
104 |
105 |
Washington |
105 |
106 |
Charlotte |
106 |
107 |
Arizona
|
107 |
108 |
Indiana |
108 |
109 |
Kansas |
109 |
110 |
Duke |
110 |
111 |
USF |
111 |
112 |
Tulane |
112 |
113 |
New
Mexico |
113 |
114 |
Northwestern |
114 |
115 |
Bowling
Green |
115 |
116 |
Rice |
116 |
117 |
Texas
State |
117 |
118 |
Georgia
Southern |
118 |
119 |
Buffalo |
119 |
120 |
Vanderbilt |
120 |
121 |
Temple |
121 |
122 |
Ohio |
122 |
123 |
Arkansas
State |
123 |
124 |
Southern
Miss |
124 |
125 |
New
Mexico State |
125 |
126 |
UMass |
126 |
127 |
Akron |
127 |
128 |
La
Tech |
128 |
129 |
UConn |
129 |
130 |
FIU |
130 |
Come back tomorrow for my Odds and Ends, and check out my TWIF Notes from yesterday. Follow me on Twitter (@pbanderson)
Until next time, may you and your loved ones be blessed!
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