Power Rankings 8-29-23

Welcome Back!

There were only 7 games, so there wasn't much movement. This year, I will show you the rankings on the left, the team in the middle, and the team's previous ranking on the right, so you can see which team(s) moved and by how much. I use a point system to rank each team in the preseason, and some times the teams are many points away from the team just above or below them, and sometimes they may be less than a point away. I tell you this to sort of explain how a team can win, and win big (like UMass), and still not move up in the rankings. It was because the points they gained by winning moved them closer to the team above them, but wasn't enough to surpass that team. Now had they beaten a team like Georgia (#1), it would have moved them more than just beating NMSU (ranked #107 at the time). And sometimes a close win over a team ranked near the bottom will cause you to lose points, just as a close loss to a team ranked near the top could cause you to gain points. It's not a perfect system, but I've been pretty close to the CFP order the last few years, and I'm hoping the tweaks I've added this year will make these Power Rankings even more accurate and useful.

Of course, this early in the season, the rankings are weighted heavily toward what I used to reach my preseason rankings. As the season goes on, I will eliminate these, and the rankings will be based solely on what has transpired this year. 

With their win, Notre Dame leapfrogged Utah into #7, but USC remained at #11, sandwiched between Oregon and Washington. San Diego State moved above Appalachian State into #51, Ohio stayed #72, San Jose State dropped 1 spot behind Kansas into #80, Vandy remained at #102, UTEP fell from 103 to 105, New Mexico State tumbled from 107 to 110, Navy and La Tech remained at #s 111 and 113 respectively, Hawaii dropped 1 spot to #123, FIU fell to #129, and Jacksonville State and UMass remained at 127 and 133 (last) respectively, but are both much closer to moving up with another victory (and perhaps some losses by teams above them). 

Here are the new rankings:

Rank	Team	Previous
1	Georgia	1
2	Alabama	2
3	Ohio State	3
4	Michigan	4
5	Clemson	5
6	Penn State	6
7	Notre Dame	8
8	Utah	7
9	LSU	9
10	Oregon	10
11	USC	11
12	Washington	12
13	FSU	13
14	Texas	14
15	Tennessee	15
16	Iowa	16
17	TCU	17
18	Wisconsin	18
19	Oklahoma	19
20	UTSA	20
21	Kansas State	21
22	Texas A&M	22
23	Boise State	23
24	Pittsburgh	24
25	Minnesota	25
26	Air Force	26
27	Cincinnati	27
28	UCLA	28
29	UCF	29
30	NC State	30
31	North Carolina	31
32	Oklahoma State	32
33	Ole Miss	33
34	Oregon State	34
35	Troy	35
36	Fresno State	36
37	BYU	37
38	Kentucky	38
39	Tulane	39
40	Wake Forest	40
41	Baylor	41
42	Florida	42
43	Texas Tech	43
44	Louisville	44
45	Mississippi State	45
46	South Carolina	46
47	Arkansas	47
48	Marshall	48
49	Duke	49
50	Miami, Fl	50
51	San Diego State	52
52	Appalachian State	51
53	Toledo	53
54	Auburn	54
55	Illinois	55
56	WKU	56
57	Missouri	57
58	Memphis	58
59	Houston	59
60	Maryland	60
61	SMU	61
62	James Madison	62
63	South Alabama	63
64	Army	64
65	Washington State	65
66	Iowa State	66
67	Michigan State	67
68	Louisiana	68
69	Liberty	69
70	Coastal Carolina	70
71	West Virginia	71
72	Ohio	72
73	Syracuse	73
74	Purdue	74
75	UAB	75
76	East Carolina	76
77	Wyoming	77
78	Eastern Michigan	78
79	Kansas	80
80	San Jose State	79
81	Middle Tenn	81
82	FAU	82
83	Nebraska	83
84	Buffalo	84
85	California	85
86	Georgia Southern	86
87	Miami, OH	87
88	Virginia Tech	88
89	Boston College	89
90	Utah State	90
91	Southern Miss	91
92	Georgia Tech	92
93	Georgia State	93
94	Arizona	94
95	Arizona State	95
96	Indiana	96
97	North Texas	97
98	Central Michigan	98
99	Virginia	99
100	Rutgers	100
101	Ball State	101
102	Vanderbilt	102
103	Northern Illinois	104
104	Western Michigan	105
105	UTEP	103
106	Tulsa	106
107	UConn	108
108	Northwestern	109
109	Stanford	110
110	New Mexico State	107
111	Navy	111
112	Nevada	112
113	La Tech	113
114	Arkansas State	114
115	Colorado State	115
116	Kent State	116
117	Rice	117
118	UNLV	118
119	Temple	119
120	Bowling Green	120
121	ODU	121
122	Colorado	123
123	Hawai'i	122
124	ULM	124
125	Texas State	125
126	Akron	126
127	Jacksonville State	127
128	Charlotte	129
129	FIU	128
130	New Mexico	130
131	USF	131
132	Sam Houston	132
133	UMass	133

I will update these rankings each week throughout the season.

Feel free to leave a comment. Come back tomorrow for my Odds and Ends! 

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