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