College Football News 2020 college football rankings after Week 13
As always, the rankings try to take into account what’s happening with the season as much as possible – look at the schedules for you answer for most of this – but it gets tricky when an East Carolina blasts an SMU and a Michigan State gets by Northwestern.
There’s a trickle-down effect from there whenever there’s an upset or three. Throw a Rutgers over Purdue in there along with a Hawaii over Nevada, and the whole puzzle gets destroyed.
And then there’s the Pac-12 and a good chunk of the Big Ten. Teams like USC, Oregon, Wisconsin, Arizona State, Utah – that’s still as much on talent and expectations as performance.
But the top of this thing is shaking out. Again, it’s almost all about the schedule first, second and third … and the eye test kicks in.
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CFN Rankings After Week 12
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100
127 UMass Minutemen (0-4)
Week 13: Liberty 45, UMass 0
Last Week Ranking: 127
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME
126 FIU Golden Panthers (0-5)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 14 Opponent: at Charlotte
125 Bowling Green Falcons (0-4)
Week 13: Ohio 52, Bowling Green 10
Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 14 Opponent: at Akron
124 ULM Warhawks (0-8)
Week 13: Louisiana 70, ULM 29
Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 14 Opponent: at Arkansas State
123 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (2-7)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 14 Opponent: at UTEP
122 Rice Owls (1-2)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 122
Week 14 Opponent: at Marshall
121 Akron Zips (0-4)
Week 13: Miami University 38, Akron 7
Last Week Ranking: 121
Week 14 Opponent: Bowling Green
120 WKU Hilltoppers (4-6)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 14 Opponent: at Charlotte (Tuesday)
119 UTEP Miners (2-4)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 14 Opponent: Southern Miss
118 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-6)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 115
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME
117 New Mexico Lobos (0-5)
Week 13: Utah State 41, New Mexico 27
Last Week Ranking: 102
Week 14 Opponent: Wyoming
116 North Texas Mean Green (3-4)
Week 13: UTSA 49, North Texas 17
Last Week Ranking: 112
Week 14 Opponent: Louisiana Tech
115 UNLV Rebels (0-5)
Week 13: Wyoming 45, UNLV 14
Last Week Ranking: 114
Week 14 Opponent: Boise State
114 Northern Illinois Huskies (0-4)
Week 13: Western Michigan 30, Northern Illinois 27
Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 14 Opponent: Toledo
113 Charlotte 49ers (2-3)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 110
Week 14 Opponent: FIU
112 Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-3)
Week 13: Central Michigan 31, Eastern Michigan 23
Last Week Ranking: 109
Week 14 Opponent: at Western Michigan
111 UAB Blazers (3-3)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 108
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME
110 Utah State Aggies (1-4)
Week 13: Utah State 41, New Mexico 27
Last Week Ranking: 106
Week 14 Opponent: Air Force
109 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-3)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 107
Week 14 Opponent: at North Texas
108 Ohio Bobcats (2-1)
Week 13: Ohio 52, Bowling Green 10
Last Week Ranking: 105
Week 14 Opponent: Buffalo
107 Toledo Rockets (2-2)
Week 13: Ball State 27, Toledo 24
Last Week Ranking: 92
Week 14 Opponent: at Northern Illinois
106 Arkansas State Red Wolves (3-7)
Week 13: South Alabama 38, Arkansas State 31
Last Week Ranking: 81
Week 14 Opponent: ULM
105 Texas State Bobcats (2-10)
Week 13: Coastal Carolina 49, Texas State 14
Last Week Ranking: 99
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME
104 USF Bulls (1-7)
Week 13: UCF 58, USF 46
Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME
103 Temple Owls (1-6)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 113
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME
102 South Alabama Jaguars (4-6)
Week 13: South Alabama 38, Arkansas State 31
Last Week Ranking: 103
Week 14 Opponent: Troy
101 Central Michigan Chippewas (3-1)
Week 13: Central Michigan 31, Eastern Michigan 23
Last Week Ranking: 93
Week 14 Opponent: Ball State
CFN Rankings After Week 12
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 100
College Football News Rankings Top 100
100 Miami University RedHawks (2-1)
Week 13: Miami University 38, Akron 7
Last Week Ranking: 98
Week 14 Opponent: at Kent State
99 Kansas Jayhawks (0-8)
Week 13: TCU 59, Kansas 23
Last Week Ranking: 117
Week 14 Opponent: at Texas Tech
98 UTSA Roadrunners (7-4)
Week 13: UTSA 49, North Texas 17
Last Week Ranking: 96
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME
97 Vanderbilt Commodores (0-8)
Week 13: Missouri 41, Vanderbilt 0
Last Week Ranking: 101
Week 14 Opponent: at Georgia
96 Colorado State Rams (1-2)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 90
Week 14 Opponent: at San Diego State
95 Ball State Cardinals (3-1)
Week 13: Ball State 27, Toledo 24
Last Week Ranking: 97
Week 14 Opponent: at Central Michigan
94 Florida Atlantic Owls (5-1)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 94
Week 14 Opponent: at Georgia Southern
93 East Carolina Pirates (4-6)
Week 13: East Carolina 52, SMU 38
Last Week Ranking: 111
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME
92 Fresno State Bulldogs (3-1)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 89
Week 14 Opponent: at Nevada
91 Tulane Green Wave (5-5)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 88
Week 14 Opponent: Memphis
90 Florida State Seminoles (2-6)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 86
Week 14 Opponent: at Duke
89 Kansas State Wildcats (4-5)
Week 13: Baylor 32, Kansas State 31
Last Week Ranking: 82
Week 14 Opponent: Texas
88 Navy Midshipmen (3-5)
Week 13: Memphis 10, Navy 7
Last Week Ranking: 85
Week 14 Opponent: Tulsa
87 Troy Trojans (4-4)
Week 13: Appalachian State 47, Troy 10
Last Week Ranking: 79
Week 14 Opponent: at South Alabama
86 Kent State Golden Flashes (3-1)
Week 13: Buffalo 70, Kent State 41
Last Week Ranking: 84
Week 14 Opponent: Miami University
85 Western Michigan Broncos (4-0)
Week 13: Western Michigan 30, Northern Illinois 27
Last Week Ranking: 83
Week 14 Opponent: Eastern Michigan
84 Baylor Bears (2-5)
Week 13: Baylor 32, Kansas State 31
Last Week Ranking: 87
Week 14 Opponent: at Oklahoma
83 Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-6)
Week 13: Ole Miss 31, Mississippi State 24
Last Week Ranking: 80
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME
82 Houston Cougars (3-3)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 78
Week 14 Opponent: at SMU
81 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (3-3)
Week 13: Hawaii 24, Nevada 21
Last Week Ranking: 91
Week 14 Opponent: at San Jose State
80 Syracuse Orange (1-8)
Week 13: NC State 36, Syracuse 29
Last Week Ranking: 104
Week 14 Opponent: at Notre Dame
79 Louisville Cardinals (3-7)
Week 13: Boston College 34, Louisville 27
Last Week Ranking: 77
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME
78 Duke Blue Devils (2-7)
Week 13: Georgia Tech 56, Duke 33
Last Week Ranking: 100
Week 14 Opponent: Florida State
77 Wyoming Cowboys (2-2)
Week 13: Wyoming 45, UNLV 14
Last Week Ranking: 95
Week 14 Opponent: at New Mexico
76 Air Force Falcons (2-2)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 73
Week 14 Opponent: at Utah State
CFN Rankings After Week 12
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 101-127
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 75
College Football News Rankings Top 75
75 Georgia Southern Eagles (6-4)
Week 13: Georgia State 30, Georgia Southern 24
Last Week Ranking: 70
Week 14 Opponent: Florida Atlantic
74 Buffalo Bulls (4-0)
Week 13: Buffalo 70, Kent State 41
Last Week Ranking: 71
Week 14 Opponent: at Ohio
73 South Carolina Gamecocks (2-7)
Week 13: Georgia 45, South Carolina 16
Last Week Ranking: 68
Week 14 Opponent: at Kentucky
72 TCU Horned Frogs (4-4)
Week 13: TCU 59, Kansas 23
Last Week Ranking: 74
Week 14 Opponent: Oklahoma State
71 Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-6)
Week 13: Oklahoma State 50, Texas Tech 44
Last Week Ranking: 76
Week 14 Opponent: Kansas
70 Army Black Knights (7-2)
Week 13: Navy (Nov. 12)
Last Week Ranking: 65
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME
69 Georgia State Panthers (5-4)
Week 13: Georgia State 30, Georgia Southern 24
Last Week Ranking: 69
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME
68 Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-4)
Week 13: Iowa 26, Nebraska 20
Last Week Ranking: 66
Week 14 Opponent: at Purdue
67 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-4)
Week 13: Rutgers 37, Purdue 30
Last Week Ranking: 67
Week 14 Opponent: Penn State
66 Illinois Fighting Illini (2-3)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 63
Week 14 Opponent: Iowa
65 Cal Golden Bears (0-3)
Week 13: Stanford 24, Cal 23
Last Week Ranking: 64
Week 14 Opponent: Oregon
64 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-6)
Week 13: Georgia Tech 56, Duke 33
Last Week Ranking: 75
Week 14 Opponent: at NC State
63 Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-3)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 62
Week 14 Opponent: Northwestern
62 San Diego State Aztecs (2-3)
Week 13: Colorado 20, San Diego State 10
Last Week Ranking: 56
Week 14 Opponent: Colorado State
61 Nevada Wolf Pack (5-1)
Week 13: Hawaii 24, Nevada 21
Last Week Ranking: 29
Week 14 Opponent: Fresno State
60 Michigan Wolverines (2-3)
Week 13: Penn State 27, Michigan 17
Last Week Ranking: 61
Week 14 Opponent: Maryland
59 Arizona Wildcats (0-2)
Week 13: at UCLA
Last Week Ranking: 59
Week 14 Opponent: Colorado
58 Stanford Cardinal (1-2)
Week 13: Stanford 24, Cal 23
Last Week Ranking: 57
Week 14 Opponent: at Washington
57 Penn State Nittany Lions (1-5)
Week 13: Penn State 27, Michigan 17
Last Week Ranking: 72
Week 14 Opponent: at Rutgers
56 San Jose State Spartans (4-0)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 54
Week 14 Opponent: Hawaii
55 Virginia Tech Hokies (4-5)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 53
Week 14 Opponent: Clemson
54 Tennessee Volunteers (2-5)
Week 13: at Vanderbilt
Last Week Ranking: 52
Week 14 Opponent: Florida
53 Memphis Tigers (6-2)
Week 13: Memphis 10, Navy 7
Last Week Ranking: 43
Week 14 Opponent: at Tulane
52 Kentucky Wildcats (3-6)
Week 13: Florida 34, Kentucky 10
Last Week Ranking: 38
Week 14 Opponent: South Carolina
51 UCF Knights (6-3)
Week 13: UCF 58, USF 46
Last Week Ranking: 45
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME
CFN Rankings After Week 12
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 76-100 | 101-127
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 50
College Football News Rankings Top 50
50 SMU Mustangs (7-3)
Week 13: East Carolina 52, SMU 38
Last Week Ranking: 42
Week 14 Opponent: Houston
49 Pitt Panthers (5-5)
Week 13: Clemson 52, Pitt 17
Last Week Ranking: 48
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME
48 West Virginia Mountaineers (5-3)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 50
Week 14 Opponent: at Iowa State
47 Boise State Broncos (4-1)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 47
Week 14 Opponent: at UNLV
46 Boston College Eagles (6-4)
Week 13: Boston College 34, Louisville 27
Last Week Ranking: 46
Week 14 Opponent: at Virginia
45 Missouri Tigers (4-3)
Week 13: Missouri 41, Vanderbilt 0
Last Week Ranking: 55
Week 14 Opponent: Arkansas
44 Purdue Boilermakers (2-2)
Week 13: Rutgers 37, Purdue 30
Last Week Ranking: 32
Week 14 Opponent: Nebraska
43 Washington State Cougars (1-1)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 58
Week 14 Opponent: at USC
42 Virginia Cavaliers (4-4)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 40
Week 14 Opponent: Clemson
41 Liberty Flames (8-1)
Week 13: Liberty 45, UMass 0
Last Week Ranking: 51
Week 14 Opponent: at Coastal Carolina
40 Maryland Terrapins (2-2)
Week 13: Indiana 27, Maryland 11
Last Week Ranking: 35
Week 14 Opponent: at Michigan
39 NC State Wolfpack (7-3)
Week 13: NC State 36, Syracuse 29
Last Week Ranking: 29
Week 14 Opponent: Georgia Tech
38 Arizona State Sun Devils (0-1)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 26
Week 14 Opponent: UCLA
37 Ole Miss Rebels (4-4)
Week 13: Ole Miss 31, Mississippi State 24
Last Week Ranking: 31
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME
36 Arkansas Razorbacks (3-5)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 39
Week 14 Opponent: at Missouri
35 Utah Utes (0-2)
Week 13: Washington 24, Utah 21
Last Week Ranking: 36
Week 14 Opponent: Oregon State
34 UCLA Bruins (2-2)
Week 13: UCLA 27, Arizona 10
Last Week Ranking: 41
Week 14 Opponent: at Arizona State
33 Oregon State Beavers (2-2)
Week 13: Oregon State 41, Oregon 38
Last Week Ranking: 49
Week 14 Opponent: at Utah
32 Michigan State Spartans (2-3)
Week 13: Michigan State 29, Northwestern 20
Last Week Ranking: 60
Week 14 Opponent: Ohio State
31 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-3)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 30
Week 14 Opponent: Miami
30 LSU Tigers (3-4
Week 13: Texas A&M 20, LSU 7
Last Week Ranking: 34
Week 14 Opponent: Alabama
29 Appalachian State Mountaineers (7-2)
Week 13: Appalachian State 47, Troy 10
Last Week Ranking: 44
Week 14 Opponent: Louisiana
28 Iowa Hawkeyes (4-2)
Week 13: Iowa 26, Nebraska 20
Last Week Ranking: 33
Week 14 Opponent: at Illinois
27 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-1)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 37
Week 14 Opponent: at Navy
26 Oregon Ducks (3-1)
Week 13: Oregon State 41, Oregon 38
Last Week Ranking: 12
Week 14 Opponent: at Cal
CFN Rankings After Week 12
Top 10 | 11-25 | 51-75 | 76-100 | 101-127
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 25
College Football News Rankings Top 25
25 Wisconsin Badgers (2-1)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 15
Week 14 Opponent: Indiana
24 Northwestern Wildcats (5-1)
Week 13: Michigan State 29, Northwestern 20
Last Week Ranking: 9
Week 14 Opponent: at Minnesota
23 Colorado Buffaloes (3-0)
Week 13: Colorado 20, San Diego State 10
Last Week Ranking: 28
Week 14 Opponent: at Arizona
22 Marshall Thundering Herd (7-0)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 25
Week 14 Opponent: Rice
21 Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-2)
Week 13: Oklahoma State 50, Texas Tech 44
Last Week Ranking: 23
Week 14 Opponent: at TCU
20 Texas Longhorns (5-3)
Week 13: Iowa State 23, Texas 20
Last Week Ranking: 22
Week 14 Opponent: at Kansas State
19 Auburn Tigers (5-3)
Week 13: Alabama 42, Auburn 13
Last Week Ranking: 14
Week 14 Opponent: Texas A&M
18 North Carolina Tar Heels (6-3)
Week 13: Notre Dame 31, North Carolina 17
Last Week Ranking: 24
Week 14 Opponent: Western Carolina
17 Oklahoma Sooners (6-2)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 21
Week 14 Opponent: Baylor
16 Iowa State Cyclones (7-2)
Week 13: Iowa State 23, Texas 20
Last Week Ranking: 20
Week 14 Opponent: West Virginia
15 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (8-1)
Week 13: Louisiana 70, ULM 29
Last Week Ranking: 19
Week 14 Opponent: at Appalachian State
14 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (9-0)
Week 13: Coastal Carolina 49, Texas State 14
Last Week Ranking: 17
Week 14 Opponent: Liberty
13 BYU Cougars (9-0)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 18
Week 14 Opponent: San Diego State (Dec. 12)
12 Washington Huskies (3-0)
Week 13: Washington 24, Utah 21
Last Week Ranking: 13
Week 14 Opponent: Stanford
11 Cincinnati Bearcats (8-0)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 10
Week 14 Opponent: NO GAME
CFN Rankings After Week 12
Top 10 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100 | 101-127
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top Ten
College Football News Rankings Top Ten
10 Indiana Hoosiers (5-1)
Week 13: Indiana 27, Maryland 11
Last Week Ranking: 8
Week 14 Opponent: at Wisconsin
9 USC Trojans (3-0)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 16
Week 14 Opponent: Washington State
8 Miami Hurricanes (7-1)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 11
Week 14 Opponent: at Wake Forest
7 Georgia Bulldogs (6-2)
Week 13: Georgia 45, South Carolina 16
Last Week Ranking: 7
Week 14 Opponent: Vanderbilt
6 Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0)
Week 13: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 4
Week 14 Opponent: at Michigan State
5 Florida Gators (7-1)
Week 13: Florida 34, Kentucky 10
Last Week Ranking: 6
Week 14 Opponent: at Tennessee
4 Texas A&M Aggies (6-1)
Week 13: Texas A&M 20, LSU 7
Last Week Ranking: 5
Week 14 Opponent: at Auburn
3 Clemson Tigers (8-0)
Week 13: Clemson 52, Pitt 17
Last Week Ranking: 3
Week 14 Opponent: at Virginia Tech
2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-0)
Week 13: Notre Dame 31, North Carolina 17
Last Week Ranking: 2
Week 14 Opponent: Syracuse
1 Alabama Crimson Tide (8-0)
Week 13: Alabama 42, Auburn 13
Last Week Ranking: 1
Week 14 Opponent: at LSU
CFN Rankings After Week 12
11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100 | 101-127
