Final Blue and Through Regular Season Top 25 College Football Teams

A wild weekend of college football and this time, it was Boise State that was unscathed.

The goal in any ranking is of course to make sure you get it right.  I rank them, then take a look at them and evaluate if they are ranked in the right spot and then rank them again based on their most recent performance and how their biggest wins and losses stack up given the most recent results.  The best and most accurate ranking is going to be one that changes very little.  In other words, the teams you have ranked continue to win week after week unless they are playing a higher-ranked team.  If you see a poll in which there are radical moves, it meant the voters didn't have the teams ranked right the previous week.  You will notice in this and every week, very minimal moves for the teams.


Just to reiterate, Boise State will always be ahead of any Pac-12 or Big-12 team with the same record because those two conferences failed to give Boise State a tougher schedule when they had the chance.  Thus, the "easier schedule" argument doesn't apply with those two conferences.

The only reputable ratings (because I pay attention...)

1-1.     LSU 13-0 (beat #13 Georgia, biggest wins over #2 Alabama, #5 Arkansas, #8 Oregon and #13 Georgia)


2-2.     Alabama 11-1 (did not play, owns wins over #5 Arkansas, #21 Auburn and #20 Penn State, lost to #1 LSU)


4-3.     Oklahoma State 11-1 (beat #12 Oklahoma, biggest wins over #10 Kansas State, #11 Baylor, #12 Oklahoma and #25 Tulsa, loss to Iowa State)

3-4.     Boise State 11-1 (beat New Mexico, biggest wins over #13 Georgia and #25 Tulsa, loss to #16 TCU)


5-5.     Arkansas 10-2 (did not play, biggest wins over #6 South Carolina and #21 Auburn, losses to #1 LSU and #2 Alabama)


6-6.     South Carolina 10-2 (did not play, biggest wins over #13 Georgia and #15 Clemson, losses to #5 Arkansas and #21 Auburn)

7-7.     Stanford 11-1 (did not play, biggest win over USC, lost to #8 Oregon)


10-8.     Oregon 11-2 (beat UCLA, biggest win over #7 Stanford, losses to #1 LSU and USC)


8-9.  Houston 12-1 (lost to #23 Southern Mississippi, biggest win over #25 Tulsa, lost to #23 Southern Mississippi)


13-10.  Kansas State 10-2 (did not play, biggest win over #11 Baylor, losses to #3 Oklahoma State and #14 Oklahoma)


14-11    Baylor 9-3 (beat Texas, biggest wins over #12 Oklahoma and #16 TCU, losses to #3 Oklahoma State, #10 Kansas State and Texas A&M)


9-12.     Oklahoma 10-3 (lost to #3 Oklahoma State, biggest wins over #10 Kansas State and #25 Tulsa, lost to #3 Oklahoma State, #11 Baylor and Texas Tech)


11-13.  Georgia 10-3 (lost to #1 LSU, biggest wins over #21 Auburn and #24 Georgia Tech, losses to #1 LSU, #4 Boise State and #6 South Carolina)

16-14.  Wisconsin 11-2 (beat #21 Michigan State, biggest wins over #21 Michigan State, #19 Nebraska and #20 Penn State, losses to #21 Michigan State and Ohio State)


18-15.  Clemson 10-3 (beat #17 Virginia Tech, biggest wins over #17 Virginia Tech (twice) and #19 Auburn, lost to #6 South Carolina, #24 Georgia Tech and North Carolina State)


17-16.  TCU 10-2 (beat UNLV, biggest win over #4 Boise State, losses to #11 Baylor and SMU)


12-17.  Virginia Tech 11-2 (lost to #15 Clemson, biggest win over #24 Georgia Tech, lost twice to #15 Clemson)


20-18.   Michigan 10-2 (did not play, biggest win over #19 Nebraska, lost to #20 Michigan State and Iowa)


21-19.  Nebraska 9-3 (did not play, biggest wins over #20 Penn State and #21 Michigan State, lost to #14 Wisconsin, #18 Michigan and Northwestern.)


22-20.  Penn State 9-3 (did not play, biggest win over Ohio State, lost to #2 Alabama, #14 Wisconsin and #19 Nebraska)


15-21.  Michigan State 10-3 (lost to #14 Wisconsin, biggest wins over #14 Wisconsin and #18 Michigan, lost to #14 Wisconsin, Notre Dame and #19 Nebraska)

19-21.  Auburn 7-5 (did not play, biggest win over #6 South Carolina, losses to #1 LSU, #2 Alabama, #5 Arkansas, #13 Georgia and #15 Clemson)


----23. Southern Mississippi 11-2 (beat #9 Houston, biggest win over #9 Houston, losses to UAB and Marshall)


24-24.   Georgia Tech 8-4 (did not play, biggest win over #15 Clemson, losses to #13 Georgia,  #17 Virginia Tech, Virginia and Miami of Florida)


25-25.  Tulsa 8-4 (did not play, biggest win over SMU, losses to #3 Oklahoma State, #4 Boise State, #9 Houston and #12 Oklahoma)

Dropped Out:  


Also Considered (in order:)


BYU 9-3 (beat Hawai'i, biggest win over Utah State, losses to TCU, Texas and Utah)


Arkansas State 10-2 (did not play, biggest win over Memphis, losses to #17 Virginia Tech and Illinois)


West Virginia 9-3 (Beat South Florida, biggest win over Cincinnati, losses to #1 LSU, Louisville and Syracuse)


Cincinnati 9-3 (Beat Connecticut, biggest win over Louisville, lost to West Virginia, Rutgers and Tennessee)


Florida State 9-4 (did not play, biggest win over Florida, losses to #12 Oklahoma, #15 Clemson, Virginia and Wake Forest)