Power Rankings 9/24/24

Welcome Back!

I had a lot of movement in the PR this week, as we are starting to see some wins and losses pile up. With only 4 games to go on, we are still mostly seeing the results of my preseason rankings just being tweaked a little. The closer teams are to each other in points, the more likely they are to move up or down. Most teams are only moving 1 or 2 spaces, if at all.

This week, I downgraded my preseason points and added some stats, so you will see teams move up who lost, and teams move down who won. The big change will happen when I drop my preseason points at the end of this month and thus the rankings will be based solely on the results of this season.

In the top 10, Texas moves up to #4, Ole Miss jumps from #11 to #7, and Tennessee moves up from #15 to #10, as Oregon, Penn State, and Clemson all move down one, as does Michigan, which drops to #11.

In the 11-25 range, Kansas State drops from #9 to #12, Oklahoma and LSU both drop 2 spots, Utah moves up 3, Miami and Louisville make large leaps forward, and USC joins the top 25 as NC State drops out. 

Some of the bigger movers are

Miami, Fl  +5 to #16

Louisville +6 to #18

FSU -8 to #22

Iowa State +7 to #29

NC State -5 to #30

App State -8 to #41

Rutgers +5 to #46

BYU +19 to #47

UTSA -8 to #49

Pitt +11 to #50

Duke +5 to #51

Air Force -8 to #54

James Madison +8 to #55

Arkansas +8 to #56

Illinois +9 to #57

Minnesota -6 to #58

Boston College +7 to #60

Texas Tech -7 to #61

Wash State +8 to #62

Louisiana -7 to #63

Nebraska -5 to #64

UNLV +6 to #65

Oregon State -8 to #66

UCLA -20 to #67

South Alabama +8 to #69

Miami, Oh -21 to #70

CCU -9 to #71

Indiana +16 to #72

Army +7 to #74

Troy -12 to #77

Ohio -9 to #83

Jax State -6 to #84

Virginia +8 to #87

Colorado +5 to #88

Arizona State +7 to #91

North Texas +5 to #92

Navy +9 to #94

Miss State -5 to #95

Utah State -7 to #98

Eastern Michigan +6 to #100

ECU +5 to #102

Wyoming -14 to #103

Stanford +7 to #104

Vandy +9 to #106

Buffalo +8 to #108

New Mexico State -8 to #110

FAU -6 to #114

Sam Houston +5 to #120

MTSU -8 to #121

Nevada +5 to #123

ULM +5 to #124

New Mexico -5 to #126

At the bottom of the list, Kent State drops back to the bottom, as ULM and Nevada continue their climbs.

As you can see, most of the big movements happen in the middle of the rankings, the 30-105 range. The top and bottom 30s tend to move much less.

Here are my rankings from 1 to 134:

Rank	Team	Previous
1	Georgia	1
2	Ohio State	2
3	Alabama	3
4	Texas	5
5	Oregon	4
6	Notre Dame	6
7	Ole Miss	11
8	Penn State	7
9	Clemson	8
10	Tennessee	15
11	Michigan	10
12	Kansas State	9
13	Utah	16
14	Oklahoma	12
15	LSU	13
16	Miami, Fl	21
17	Missouri	17
18	Louisville	24
19	Iowa	20
20	SMU	19
21	Oklahoma State	18
22	FSU	14
23	Liberty	22
24	Texas A&M	23
25	USC	27
26	Boise State	26
27	Washington	28
28	UCF	32
29	Iowa State	36
30	NC State	25
31	North Carolina	29
32	Memphis	31
33	Wisconsin	30
34	Kentucky	37
35	West Virginia	35
36	Arizona	34
37	Tulane	39
38	Toledo	42
39	Virginia Tech	38
40	Florida	43
41	Appalachian State	33
42	Auburn	45
43	TCU	44
44	Kansas	40
45	South Carolina	48
46	Rutgers	51
47	BYU	66
48	Cincinnati	50
49	UTSA	41
50	Pittsburgh	61
51	Duke	56
52	Georgia Tech	53
53	Maryland	55
54	Air Force	46
55	James Madison	63
56	Arkansas	64
57	Illinois	68
58	Minnesota	52
59	Fresno State	60
60	Boston College	67
61	Texas Tech	54
62	Washington State	70
63	Louisiana	57
64	Nebraska	59
65	UNLV	71
66	Oregon State	58
67	UCLA	47
68	California	69
69	South Alabama	77
70	Miami, OH	49
71	Coastal Carolina	62
72	Indiana	88
73	WKU	73
74	Army	81
75	Texas State	75
76	Baylor	74
77	Troy	65
78	Michigan State	80
79	Northwestern	76
80	Northern Illinois	83
81	San Jose State	84
82	Syracuse	79
83	Ohio	72
84	Jacksonville State	78
85	Wake Forest	82
86	USF	86
87	Virginia	95
88	Colorado	93
89	Purdue	85
90	Marshall	87
91	Arizona State	98
92	North Texas	97
93	Bowling Green	94
94	Navy	103
95	Mississippi State	90
96	Houston	92
97	Georgia Southern	96
98	Utah State	91
99	San Diego State	99
100	Eastern Michigan	106
101	UAB	100
102	East Carolina	107
103	Wyoming	89
104	Stanford	111
105	Rice	101
106	Vanderbilt	115
107	Colorado State	104
108	Buffalo	116
109	Arkansas State	105
110	New Mexico State	102
111	Western Michigan	109
112	Central Michigan	110
113	Hawai'i	117
114	FAU	108
115	ODU	112
116	Georgia State	118
117	Tulsa	119
118	Ball State	114
119	UConn	123
120	Sam Houston	125
121	Middle Tennessee	113
122	La Tech	120
123	Nevada	128
124	ULM	129
125	Southern Miss	122
126	New Mexico	121
127	Charlotte	124
128	FIU	126
129	Kennesaw State	130
130	UTEP	127
131	Temple	132
132	Akron	131
133	UMass	134
134	Kent State	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!