| Rank | +/- | Team | WinPct | SoS | Off Pts | Def Pts | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | +1 | Texas | 0.9873 | 0.4732 | 24.2 | 7.5 | 88.1 |
| 002 | +1 | Boise St. | 0.9832 | 0.3846 | 26.7 | 11.1 | 82.7 |
| 003 | -2 | Florida | 0.9831 | 0.4857 | 21.6 | 6.7 | 77.7 |
| 004 | +1 | TCU | 0.9830 | 0.4951 | 23.3 | 7.2 | 81.3 |
| 005 | +1 | Pittsburgh | 0.9830 | 0.4471 | 20.9 | 11.8 | 78.3 |
| 006 | -2 | Cincinnati | 0.9565 | 0.4651 | 21.3 | 11.0 | 82.4 |
| 007 | +1 | Alabama | 0.9447 | 0.5096 | 20.1 | 6.4 | 80.7 |
| 008 | -1 | Iowa | 0.9333 | 0.5214 | 15.1 | 9.8 | 79.9 |
| 009 | -- | Ohio St. | 0.9270 | 0.5118 | 18.3 | 7.4 | 80.6 |
| 010 | -- | Penn State | 0.9214 | 0.4957 | 17.2 | 7.9 | 79.4 |
| 011 | +1 | Georgia Tech | 0.9138 | 0.4700 | 22.9 | 15.4 | 78.5 |
| 012 | -1 | Virginia Tech | 0.9134 | 0.5926 | 20.1 | 8.7 | 80.9 |
| 013 | +1 | Oregon | 0.9060 | 0.5478 | 22.4 | 12.3 | 88.6 |
| 014 | +1 | Clemson | 0.9022 | 0.5400 | 19.3 | 11.6 | 83.7 |
| 015 | -2 | Houston | 0.8676 | 0.4257 | 21.2 | 16.7 | 95.2 |
| 016 | NA | Temple | 0.8500 | 0.3333 | 17.7 | 13.8 | 80.8 |
| 017 | -1 | LSU | 0.8304 | 0.4818 | 15.6 | 9.0 | 79.6 |
| 018 | +4 | Texas Tech | 0.8217 | 0.5429 | 21.9 | 12.2 | 92.7 |
| 019 | +1 | Miami-FL | 0.8178 | 0.5657 | 19.0 | 13.6 | 83.0 |
| 020 | -2 | Oklahoma St. | 0.8166 | 0.5238 | 18.2 | 12.6 | 85.8 |
| 021 | -4 | Stanford | 0.8153 | 0.4595 | 22.1 | 15.7 | 80.5 |
| 022 | NA | North Carolina | 0.8079 | 0.5843 | 11.7 | 9.4 | 81.0 |
| 023 | -4 | Oregon St. | 0.8062 | 0.5050 | 19.7 | 13.8 | 83.9 |
| 024 | -1 | Arkansas | 0.8043 | 0.5784 | 25.6 | 16.0 | 83.4 |
| 025 | NA | Nebraska | 0.8000 | 0.4505 | 14.4 | 6.8 | 82.0 |
New entries: Temple, North Carolina, Nebraska.
Dropped out: Wisconsin, Rutgers, Oklahoma.
The top five teams are separated by a statistically insignificant amount. (Expect a post about this later in the week.) Will rivalry week bring clarity to the national championship picture?
