College Football News 2020 college football rankings after Week 7
And now is when everything blows up … sort of.
As always, the rankings are based as much as possible on the results on the field, honoring the wins and losses and trying to keep it all as clean as possible.
That’s why – unless something goes haywire, like a bunch of upset conference wins by ULM or Texas State – the Sun Belt teams are likely going to be ranked ahead of the Big 12 teams the rest of the way out, because – with the current exception of an unbeaten Oklahoma State – they have to be.
Louisiana blew out Iowa State in Ames, Arkansas State beat Kansas State in Manhattan, and Coastal Carolina’s win over Kansas made it 3-0 in the conference vs. conference matchup. Now that it’s all about the league games for the Sun Belt and the Big 12.
However, in conference play, this gets way funky now. For example, have fun with the SEC: Kentucky rolled Tennessee, Tennessee beat South Carolina, South Carolina beat Auburn, Auburn beat Arkansas – sort of; here’s where judgement start to come into play – Arkansas beat Ole Miss, and to come all the way around … Ole Miss beat Kentucky.
The SEC playing a conference-only schedule means the rankings are going to change around massively every week. The same goes for the ACC after Florida State’s win over North Carolina sends everything else into a tailspin.
In other words, this is the week when the rankings aren’t all clean and easy anymore. It’s going to get even more fun with the Big Ten and Mountain West getting going this week.
As always, if you have a beef or question about any of these rankings, first look at the schedule – that’s where most of the answers are.
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CFN Rankings After Week 7
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100
127 UMass Minutemen (0-1)
Week 7: Georgia Southern 41, UMass 0
Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 8 Opponent: NO GAME
126 ULM Warhawks (0-4)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 127
Week 8 Opponent: at South Alabama
125 Akron Zips (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 8 Opponent: at Ohio (Nov. 4)
124 Rice Owls (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 8 Opponent: Middle Tennessee
123 Bowling Green Falcons (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 8 Opponent: at Toledo (Nov. 4)
122 New Mexico Lobos (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 122
Week 8 Opponent: at Colorado State
121 FIU Golden Panthers (0-2)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 111
Week 8 Opponent: Jacksonville State
120 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1-5)
Week 7: North Texas 52, Middle Tennessee 35
Last Week Ranking: 109
Week 8 Opponent: at Rice
119 North Texas Mean Green (2-3)
Week 7: North Texas 52, Middle Tennessee 35
Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 8 Opponent: at UTEP (Oct. 31)
118 Northern Illinois Huskies (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 121
Week 8 Opponent: Buffalo (Nov. 4)
117 UNLV Rebels (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 8 Opponent: at San Diego State
116 Central Michigan Chippewas (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 8 Opponent: Ohio (Nov. 4)
115 Texas State Bobcats (1-5)
Week 7: South Alabama 30, Texas State 20
Last Week Ranking: 114
Week 8 Opponent: at BYU
114 Kent State Golden Flashes (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 117
Week 8 Opponent: Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4)
113 Eastern Michigan Eagles (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 8 Opponent: at Kent State (Nov. 4)
112 UTEP Miners (2-2)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 115
Week 8 Opponent: at Charlotte
111 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-3)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 94
Week 8 Opponent: at Liberty
110 WKU Hilltoppers (1-4)
Week 7: UAB 37, WKU 14
Last Week Ranking: 113
Week 8 Opponent: UT Chattanooga
109 USF Bulls (1-4)
Week 7: Temple 39, USF 37
Last Week Ranking: 112
Week 8 Opponent: Tulsa
108 Temple Owls (1-0)
Week 7: Temple 39, USF 37
Last Week Ranking: 89
Week 8 Opponent: at Memphis
107 Kansas Jayhawks (0-4)
Week 7: West Virginia 38, Kansas 17
Last Week Ranking: 107
Week 8 Opponent: at Kansas State
106 Troy Trojans (3-1)
Week 7: Troy 31, Eastern Kentucky 29
Last Week Ranking: 82
Week 8 Opponent: Georgia State
105 San Jose State Spartans (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 110
Week 8 Opponent: Air Force
104 East Carolina Pirates (1-3)
Week 7: Navy 27, East Carolina 23
Last Week Ranking: 102
Week 8 Opponent: at Tulsa (Oct. 30)
103 Ohio Bobcats (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 108
Week 8 Opponent: at Central Michigan (Nov. 4)
102 Miami University RedHawks (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 101
Week 8 Opponent: Ball State (Nov. 4)
101 Charlotte 49ers (1-2)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 99
Week 8 Opponent: UTEP
CFN Rankings After Week 7
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 100
100 Fresno State Bulldogs (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 98
Week 8 Opponent: Hawaii
99 Nevada Wolf Pack (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 106
Week 8 Opponent: Wyoming
98 Florida Atlantic Owls (1-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 97
Week 8 Opponent: at Marshall
97 Utah State Aggies (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 105
Week 8 Opponent: Boise State
96 Western Michigan Broncos (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 96
Week 8 Opponent: at Akron (Nov. 4)
95 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (3-2)
Week 7: Marshall 35, Louisiana Tech 17
Last Week Ranking: 91
Week 8 Opponent: at UTSA
94 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 104
Week 8 Opponent: at Fresno State
93 Wyoming Cowboys (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 103
Week 8 Opponent: at Nevada
92 Colorado State Rams (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 93
Week 8 Opponent: New Mexico
91 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 95
Week 8 Opponent: at Michigan State
90 Georgia State Panthers (1-2)
Week 7: Arkansas State 59, Georgia State 52
Last Week Ranking: 92
Week 8 Opponent: at Troy
89 Toledo Rockets (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 90
Week 8 Opponent: Bowling Green (Nov. 4)
88 Maryland Terrapins (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 88
Week 8 Opponent: at Northwestern
87 South Alabama Jaguars (2-2)
Week 7: South Alabama 30, Texas State 20
Last Week Ranking: 87
Week 8 Opponent: ULM
86 Ball State Cardinals (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 83
Week 8 Opponent: at Miami Univ. (Nov. 4)
85 Syracuse Orange (1-4)
Week 7: Liberty 38, Syracuse 21
Last Week Ranking: 66
Week 8 Opponent: at Clemson
84 Georgia Southern Eagles (3-1)
Week 7: Georgia Southern 41, UMass 0
Last Week Ranking: 84
Week 8 Opponent: at Coastal Carolina
83 Buffalo Bulls (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 81
Week 8 Opponent: at Northern Illinois (Nov. 4)
82 UTSA Roadrunners (3-3)
Week 7: Army 28, UTSA 16
Last Week Ranking: 80
Week 8 Opponent: Louisiana Tech
81 Liberty Flames (5-0)
Week 7: Liberty 38, Syracuse 21
Last Week Ranking: 100
Week 8 Opponent: Southern Miss
80 Tulane Green Wave (2-3)
Week 7: SMU 37, Tulane 34 OT
Last Week Ranking: 85
Week 8 Opponent: at UCF
79 Arizona Wildcats (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 79
Week 8 Opponent: at Utah (Nov. 7)
78 UAB Blazers (3-1)
Week 7: UAB 37, WKU 14
Last Week Ranking: 78
Week 8 Opponent: Louisiana
77 Navy Midshipmen (3-2)
Week 7: Navy 27, East Carolina 23
Last Week Ranking: 86
Week 8 Opponent: Houston
76 Illinois Fighting Illini (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 75
Week 8 Opponent: at Wisconsin
CFN Rankings After Week 7
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 101-127
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 75
75 Colorado Buffaloes (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 74
Week 8 Opponent: UCLA (Nov. 7)
74 Army Black Knights (5-1)
Week 7: Army 28, UTSA 16
Last Week Ranking: 77
Week 8 Opponent: Mercer
73 UCLA Bruins (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 73
Week 8 Opponent: at Colorado (Nov. 7)
72 Air Force Falcons (1-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 76
Week 8 Opponent: at San Jose State
71 Appalachian State Mountaineers (2-1)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 71
Week 8 Opponent: Arkansas State
70 Louisville Cardinals (1-4)
Week 7: Notre Dame 12, Louisville 7
Last Week Ranking: 70
Week 8 Opponent: Florida State
69 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-3)
Week 7: Clemson 73, Georgia Tech 7
Last Week Ranking: 69
Week 8 Opponent: at Boston College
68 Oregon State Beavers (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 68
Week 8 Opponent: Washington State (Nov. 7)
67 Duke Blue Devils (1-5)
Week 7: NC State 31, Duke 20
Last Week Ranking: 64
Week 8 Opponent: Charlotte (Oct. 31)
66 Vanderbilt Commodores (0-3)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 67
Week 8 Opponent: NO GAME
65 San Diego State Aztecs (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 65
Week 8 Opponent: UNLV
64 Northwestern Wildcats (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 63
Week 8 Opponent: Maryland
63 Washington State Cougars (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 61
Week 8 Opponent: at Oregon State (Nov. 7)
62 Florida State Seminoles (2-3)
Week 7: Florida State 31, North Carolina 28
Last Week Ranking: 72
Week 8 Opponent: at Louisville
61 Purdue Boilermakers (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 60
Week 8 Opponent: Iowa
60 Houston Cougars (1-1)
Week 7: BYU 43, Houston 26
Last Week Ranking: 59
Week 8 Opponent: at Navy
59 Texas Tech Red Raiders (1-3)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 58
Week 8 Opponent: West Virginia
58 Cal Golden Bears (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 57
Week 8 Opponent: Washington (Nov. 7)
57 Baylor Bears (1-1)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 56
Week 8 Opponent: at Texas
56 Arizona State Sun Devils (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 55
Week 8 Opponent: at USC (Nov. 7)
55 Virginia Cavaliers (1-3)
Week 7: Wake Forest 40, Virginia 23
Last Week Ranking: 48
Week 8 Opponent: at Miami
54 UCF Knights (2-2)
Week 7: Memphis 50, UCF 49
Last Week Ranking: 54
Week 8 Opponent: Tulane
53 Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 53
Week 8 Opponent: at Ohio State
52 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-1)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 52
Week 8 Opponent: at USF
51 Indiana Hoosiers (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 51
Week 8 Opponent: Penn State
CFN Rankings After Week 7
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 76-100 | 101-127
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 50
50 Stanford Cardinal (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 50
Week 8 Opponent: at Oregon (Nov. 7)
49 Texas Longhorns (2-2)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 49
Week 8 Opponent: Baylor
48 TCU Horned Frogs (1-2)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 47
Week 8 Opponent: Oklahoma
47 Michigan State Spartans (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 46
Week 8 Opponent: Rutgers
46 West Virginia Mountaineers (3-1)
Week 7: West Virginia 38, Kansas 17
Last Week Ranking: 45
Week 8 Opponent: at Texas Tech
45 Marshall Thundering Herd (4-0)
Week 7: Marshall 35, Louisiana Tech 17
Last Week Ranking: 44
Week 8 Opponent: Florida Atlantic
44 Oklahoma Sooners (2-2)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 43
Week 8 Opponent: at TCU
43 Kansas State Wildcats (3-1)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 41
Week 8 Opponent: Kansas
42 Iowa State Cyclones (3-1)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 37
Week 8 Opponent: at Oklahoma State
41 Arkansas State Red Wolves (3-2)
Week 7: Arkansas State 59, Georgia State 52
Last Week Ranking: 39
Week 8 Opponent: at Appalachian State
40 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (3-1
Week 7: Coastal Carolina 30, Louisiana 27
Last Week Ranking: 35
Week 8 Opponent: at UAB
39 Pitt Panthers (3-3)
Week 7: Miami 31, Pitt 19
Last Week Ranking: 42
Week 8 Opponent: Notre Dame
38 Boise State Broncos (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 36
Week 8 Opponent: Utah State
37 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (4-0)
Week 7: Coastal Carolina 30, Louisiana 27
Last Week Ranking: 38
Week 8 Opponent: Georgia Southern
36 LSU Tigers (1-2)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 34
Week 8 Opponent: South Carolina
35 Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-3)
Week 7: Texas A&M 28, Mississippi State 14
Last Week Ranking: 33
Week 8 Opponent: at Alabama (Oct. 31)
34 Memphis Tigers (2-1)
Week 7: Memphis 50, UCF 49
Last Week Ranking: 32
Week 8 Opponent: Temple
33 SMU Mustangs (5-0)
Week 7: SMU 37, Tulane 34 OT
Last Week Ranking: 31
Week 8 Opponent: Cincinnati
32 Missouri Tigers (1-2)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 28
Week 8 Opponent: at Florida
31 Utah Utes (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 26
Week 8 Opponent: Arizona (Nov. 7)
30 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-2)
Week 7: Wake Forest 40, Virginia 23
Last Week Ranking: 62
Week 8 Opponent: Virginia Tech
29 Boston College Eagles (3-2)
Week 7: Virginia Tech 40, Boston College 14
Last Week Ranking: 30
Week 8 Opponent: Georgia Tech
28 Washington Huskies (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 25
Week 8 Opponent: at Cal (Nov. 7)
27 Ole Miss Rebels (1-3)
Week 7: Arkansas 33, Ole Miss 21
Last Week Ranking: 16
Week 8 Opponent: Auburn
26 BYU Cougars (5-0)
Week 7: BYU 43, Houston 26
Last Week Ranking: 40
Week 8 Opponent: Texas State
CFN Rankings After Week 7
Top 10 | 11-25 | 51-75 | 76-100 | 101-127
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 25
25 Iowa Hawkeyes (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 23
Week 8 Opponent: at Purdue
24 NC State Wolfpack (4-1)
Week 7: NC State 31, Duke 20
Last Week Ranking: 27
Week 8 Opponent: at North Carolina
23 Virginia Tech Hokies (3-1)
Week 7: Virginia Tech 40, Boston College 14
Last Week Ranking: 24
Week 8 Opponent: at Wake Forest
22 North Carolina Tar Heels (3-1)
Week 7: Florida State 31, North Carolina 28
Last Week Ranking: 10
Week 8 Opponent: NC State
21 Tennessee Volunteers (2-2)
Week 7: Kentucky 34, Tennessee 7
Last Week Ranking: 15
Week 8 Opponent: Alabama
20 Minnesota Golden Gophers (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 21
Week 8 Opponent: Michigan
19 Kentucky Wildcats (2-2)
Week 7: Kentucky 34, Tennessee 7
Last Week Ranking: 20
Week 8 Opponent: Georgia
18 Cincinnati Bearcats (3-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 17
Week 8 Opponent: at SMU
17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-0)
Week 7: Notre Dame 12, Louisville 7
Last Week Ranking: 5
Week 8 Opponent: at Pitt
16 Auburn Tigers (3-1)
Week 7: South Carolina 30, Auburn 22
Last Week Ranking: 9
Week 8 Opponent: at Ole Miss
15 South Carolina Gamecocks (2-2)
Week 7: South Carolina 30, Auburn 22
Last Week Ranking: 29
Week 8 Opponent: at LSU
14 Arkansas Razorbacks (2-2)
Week 7: Arkansas 33, Ole Miss 21
Last Week Ranking: 18
Week 8 Opponent: at Texas A&M (Oct. 31)
13 Oregon Ducks (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 14
Week 8 Opponent: Stanford (Nov. 7)
12 Wisconsin Badgers (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 13
Week 8 Opponent: Illinois
11 Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 22
Week 8 Opponent: Iowa State
CFN Rankings After Week 7
Top 10 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100 | 101-127
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top Ten
College Football News Rankings Top Ten
10 Miami Hurricanes (4-1)
Week 7: Miami 31, Pitt 19
Last Week Ranking: 19
Week 8 Opponent: Virginia
9 USC Trojans (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 12
Week 8 Opponent: Arizona State (Nov. 7)
8 Michigan Wolverines (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 11
Week 8 Opponent: at Minnesota
7 Florida Gators (2-1)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 8
Week 8 Opponent: Missouri
6 Penn State Nittany Lions (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 6
Week 8 Opponent: at Indiana
5 Texas A&M Aggies (3-1)
Week 7: Texas A&M 28, Mississippi State 14
Last Week Ranking: 7
Week 8 Opponent: Arkansas (Oct. 31)
4 Georgia Bulldogs (3-1)
Week 7: Alabama 41, Georgia 24
Last Week Ranking: 4
Week 8 Opponent: at Kentucky
3 Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0)
Week 7: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 2
Week 8 Opponent: Nebraska
2 Alabama Crimson Tide (4-0)
Week 7: Alabama 41, Georgia 24
Last Week Ranking: 3
Week 8 Opponent: at Tennessee
1 Clemson Tigers (5-0)
Week 7: Clemson 73, Georgia Tech 7
Last Week Ranking: 1
Week 8 Opponent: Syracuse
CFN Rankings After Week 7
11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100 | 101-127
