| 2011 College Football Ranking | ||||||||||||
| Updated October 30, 2011 | ||||||||||||
| By Kevin Peters - kvosme2@comcast.net | ||||||||||||
| Games | Adjusted | Team | Sked | Sked | Total | Prev | ||||||
| Rank | Team | Played | Record | Pts For | Pts Agst | Skill | Strength | Rank | Score | Rank | Week | |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 8-0 | 48.8 | 22.5 | 1.7417 | 0.6273 | 12 | 50.0429 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | Alabama | 8 | 8-0 | 48.2 | 7.7 | 1.7885 | 0.5871 | 30 | 48.0430 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | Louisiana State | 8 | 8-0 | 41.3 | 12.1 | 1.4873 | 0.6331 | 9 | 46.0322 | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 8 | 7-1 | 48.9 | 17.4 | 1.5846 | 0.6403 | 8 | 45.7775 | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | Boise State | 7 | 7-0 | 39.5 | 14.8 | 1.5915 | 0.5966 | 26 | 45.1312 | 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | Stanford | 8 | 8-0 | 48.3 | 16.8 | 1.6546 | 0.5268 | 73 | 40.5772 | 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | Michigan | 8 | 7-1 | 37.3 | 14.7 | 1.4508 | 0.5891 | 29 | 36.3703 | 7 | 10 | |
| 8 | Clemson | 9 | 8-1 | 40.3 | 26.7 | 1.3331 | 0.6157 | 14 | 35.0546 | 8 | 6 | |
| 9 | Oregon | 8 | 7-1 | 45.2 | 21.2 | 1.4351 | 0.5596 | 59 | 33.6506 | 9 | 9 | |
| 10 | Kansas State | 8 | 7-1 | 35.0 | 23.4 | 1.3369 | 0.6013 | 21 | 32.4470 | 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | South Carolina | 8 | 7-1 | 31.9 | 17.5 | 1.3292 | 0.5681 | 50 | 32.4390 | 11 | 13 | |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 8-1 | 25.1 | 16.9 | 1.2227 | 0.6007 | 23 | 32.4150 | 12 | 12 | |
| 13 | Nebraska | 8 | 7-1 | 35.9 | 22.7 | 1.2243 | 0.6327 | 10 | 32.2668 | 13 | 25 | |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 8 | 6-2 | 41.5 | 16.8 | 1.5301 | 0.5310 | 72 | 31.8594 | 14 | 11 | |
| 15 | Penn State | 9 | 8-1 | 24.4 | 11.9 | 1.3011 | 0.5969 | 25 | 31.8302 | 15 | 16 | |
| 16 | Houston | 8 | 8-0 | 43.0 | 35.5 | 1.2339 | 0.5126 | 86 | 31.0999 | 16 | 17 | |
| 17 | Arizona State | 8 | 6-2 | 37.0 | 21.1 | 1.4567 | 0.5607 | 56 | 30.3961 | 17 | 18 | |
| 18 | Georgia | 8 | 6-2 | 34.8 | 22.3 | 1.3098 | 0.6097 | 18 | 29.3901 | 18 | 20 | |
| 19 | Michigan State | 8 | 6-2 | 29.7 | 15.1 | 1.3051 | 0.6096 | 19 | 29.1330 | 19 | 15 | |
| 20 | Cincinnati | 7 | 6-1 | 38.3 | 25.1 | 1.4331 | 0.4792 | 103 | 28.9958 | 20 | 21 | |
| 21 | Southern Cal | 8 | 6-2 | 37.6 | 23.3 | 1.3378 | 0.6011 | 22 | 28.3865 | 21 | 19 | |
| 22 | Texas A+M | 8 | 5-3 | 40.2 | 22.9 | 1.3262 | 0.6194 | 13 | 27.4105 | 22 | 14 | |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 7-2 | 30.0 | 22.8 | 1.1675 | 0.5693 | 49 | 27.3245 | 23 | 35 | |
| 24 | Texas | 7 | 5-2 | 31.6 | 18.8 | 1.2468 | 0.6104 | 16 | 27.2272 | 24 | 29 | |
| 25 | Southern Miss | 8 | 7-1 | 31.1 | 21.4 | 1.1198 | 0.5217 | 79 | 27.0843 | 25 | 28 | |
| 26 | Arkansas | 8 | 7-1 | 35.1 | 24.3 | 1.1816 | 0.5500 | 64 | 27.0096 | 26 | 23 | |
| 27 | Toledo | 8 | 5-3 | 37.3 | 26.6 | 1.2071 | 0.5982 | 24 | 25.5000 | 27 | 26 | |
| 28 | Notre Dame | 8 | 5-3 | 38.3 | 19.1 | 1.1936 | 0.6030 | 20 | 25.3744 | 28 | 34 | |
| 29 | West Virginia | 8 | 6-2 | 37.2 | 28.5 | 1.1701 | 0.5716 | 48 | 25.1965 | 29 | 32 | |
| 30 | Texas Christian | 8 | 6-2 | 35.0 | 26.5 | 1.1689 | 0.5040 | 89 | 24.7272 | 30 | 33 | |
| 31 | Ohio State | 8 | 5-3 | 28.2 | 16.7 | 1.2781 | 0.5838 | 33 | 24.2542 | 31 | 37 | |
| 32 | Rutgers | 8 | 5-3 | 26.5 | 21.0 | 1.2120 | 0.5733 | 47 | 23.9545 | 32 | 24 | |
| 33 | Washington | 8 | 6-2 | 38.1 | 30.6 | 1.1635 | 0.5768 | 40 | 23.9032 | 33 | 40 | |
| 34 | North Carolina | 9 | 6-3 | 31.6 | 26.6 | 1.0541 | 0.6433 | 7 | 23.6272 | 34 | 46 | |
| 35 | Florida State | 8 | 5-3 | 30.1 | 16.5 | 1.1627 | 0.5669 | 51 | 22.8844 | 35 | 44 | |
| 36 | Texas Tech | 8 | 5-3 | 34.8 | 30.8 | 1.0863 | 0.5627 | 54 | 22.5799 | 36 | 22 | |
| 37 | Temple | 8 | 5-3 | 25.5 | 12.3 | 1.2542 | 0.4829 | 101 | 22.2501 | 37 | 31 | |
| 38 | Missouri | 8 | 4-4 | 32.7 | 21.2 | 1.2372 | 0.6794 | 2 | 22.0398 | 38 | 55 | |
| 39 | Illinois | 9 | 6-3 | 25.4 | 18.6 | 1.0736 | 0.5812 | 36 | 21.7190 | 39 | 41 | |
| 40 | South Florida | 7 | 4-3 | 29.9 | 24.3 | 1.1814 | 0.5507 | 63 | 21.5637 | 40 | 42 | |
| 41 | Arkansas State | 8 | 6-2 | 26.1 | 24.3 | 1.0048 | 0.5161 | 85 | 21.3778 | 41 | 43 | |
| 42 | San Diego State | 7 | 4-3 | 25.2 | 23.7 | 1.1570 | 0.5600 | 58 | 21.3203 | 42 | 38 | |
| 43 | Auburn | 9 | 6-3 | 30.6 | 26.0 | 1.1073 | 0.6100 | 17 | 21.2427 | 43 | 48 | |
| 44 | Syracuse | 8 | 5-3 | 27.9 | 26.8 | 1.0344 | 0.5854 | 31 | 20.5314 | 44 | 30 | |
| 45 | Miami-Florida | 8 | 4-4 | 29.9 | 22.5 | 1.1770 | 0.6556 | 5 | 20.4381 | 45 | 27 | |
| 46 | Tulsa | 8 | 5-3 | 29.6 | 25.9 | 1.0815 | 0.5564 | 62 | 19.7950 | 46 | 58 | |
| 47 | Baylor | 7 | 4-3 | 38.5 | 33.6 | 1.0085 | 0.6534 | 6 | 19.5853 | 47 | 36 | |
| 48 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 4-4 | 27.7 | 21.7 | 1.1359 | 0.6154 | 15 | 19.5393 | 48 | 45 | |
| 49 | Utah | 8 | 4-4 | 25.1 | 19.2 | 1.1350 | 0.5771 | 38 | 19.0170 | 49 | 57 | |
| 50 | Western Michigan | 9 | 5-4 | 28.4 | 29.3 | 0.9720 | 0.5397 | 67 | 18.8325 | 50 | 53 | |
| 51 | Mississippi State | 8 | 4-4 | 24.2 | 19.8 | 1.1067 | 0.5582 | 60 | 18.3847 | 51 | 56 | |
| 52 | Virginia | 8 | 5-3 | 24.3 | 26.0 | 0.8851 | 0.5364 | 69 | 18.3458 | 52 | 67 | |
| 53 | Wyoming | 7 | 5-2 | 24.9 | 34.9 | 0.9466 | 0.5115 | 87 | 18.0476 | 53 | 63 | |
| 54 | Wake Forest | 8 | 5-3 | 31.6 | 33.4 | 0.9536 | 0.5841 | 32 | 17.9070 | 54 | 39 | |
| 55 | Nevada-Reno | 8 | 5-3 | 28.9 | 28.2 | 0.9699 | 0.5161 | 84 | 17.3372 | 55 | 60 | |
| 56 | Iowa | 8 | 5-3 | 30.7 | 27.3 | 1.1036 | 0.4599 | 105 | 17.1146 | 56 | 51 | |
| 57 | UL-Lafayette | 9 | 7-2 | 27.5 | 35.8 | 0.8636 | 0.4656 | 104 | 17.0703 | 57 | 66 | |
| 58 | Florida | 8 | 4-4 | 28.9 | 19.0 | 1.0673 | 0.5611 | 55 | 17.0623 | 58 | 50 | |
| 59 | Louisville | 8 | 4-4 | 18.6 | 18.2 | 0.9661 | 0.5900 | 28 | 16.7662 | 59 | 65 | |
| 60 | No Carolina State | 8 | 4-4 | 25.4 | 29.4 | 0.9561 | 0.5815 | 35 | 16.5447 | 60 | 47 | |
| 61 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 4-4 | 26.0 | 27.4 | 1.0303 | 0.5242 | 74 | 16.3614 | 61 | 73 | |
| 62 | Tennessee | 8 | 3-5 | 27.5 | 20.4 | 1.1427 | 0.6697 | 3 | 16.2529 | 62 | 54 | |
| 63 | S-M-U | 8 | 5-3 | 24.7 | 26.0 | 0.8083 | 0.5601 | 57 | 16.0613 | 63 | 49 | |
| 64 | Florida Intl | 8 | 5-3 | 24.6 | 29.1 | 0.8906 | 0.4917 | 98 | 16.0522 | 64 | 62 | |
| 65 | Purdue | 8 | 4-4 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 1.0137 | 0.5664 | 52 | 15.6223 | 65 | 61 | |
| 66 | Brigham Young | 9 | 6-3 | 26.1 | 26.3 | 0.8721 | 0.4908 | 99 | 15.3387 | 66 | 59 | |
| 67 | California | 8 | 4-4 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 1.0131 | 0.5445 | 65 | 15.3045 | 67 | 52 | |
| 68 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 5-3 | 20.7 | 29.8 | 0.7915 | 0.5758 | 42 | 15.2533 | 68 | 64 | |
| 69 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 5-3 | 32.2 | 35.8 | 1.0052 | 0.4328 | 110 | 14.4926 | 69 | 69 | |
| 70 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 4-4 | 28.6 | 23.6 | 0.9914 | 0.5019 | 92 | 14.1282 | 70 | 75 | |
| 71 | Air Force | 8 | 4-4 | 28.9 | 31.6 | 0.8947 | 0.5174 | 83 | 14.0657 | 71 | 76 | |
| 72 | U-C-F | 8 | 4-4 | 21.0 | 21.4 | 1.0058 | 0.4287 | 112 | 14.0055 | 72 | 79 | |
| 73 | Ohio | 8 | 5-3 | 27.0 | 30.4 | 0.8946 | 0.4140 | 116 | 13.9797 | 73 | 71 | |
| 74 | Marshall | 9 | 4-5 | 20.9 | 29.2 | 0.9371 | 0.5820 | 34 | 13.5058 | 74 | 88 | |
| 75 | Northwestern | 8 | 3-5 | 33.0 | 33.6 | 1.0737 | 0.5229 | 77 | 13.3128 | 75 | 84 | |
| 76 | UTEP | 8 | 4-4 | 22.5 | 28.7 | 0.7887 | 0.5220 | 78 | 13.2158 | 76 | 68 | |
| 77 | Hawaii | 8 | 5-3 | 27.5 | 33.3 | 0.8944 | 0.4073 | 117 | 12.9223 | 77 | 77 | |
| 78 | U.C.L.A. | 7 | 3-4 | 22.4 | 25.8 | 0.9524 | 0.5570 | 61 | 12.8434 | 78 | 91 | |
| 79 | Iowa State | 8 | 4-4 | 28.1 | 28.7 | 0.9051 | 0.5764 | 41 | 12.7678 | 79 | 92 | |
| 80 | Navy | 8 | 2-6 | 30.7 | 34.6 | 0.9989 | 0.5807 | 37 | 12.1524 | 80 | 74 | |
| 81 | Ball State | 9 | 5-4 | 21.9 | 33.0 | 0.8236 | 0.4795 | 102 | 11.4604 | 81 | 78 | |
| 82 | Duke | 8 | 3-5 | 24.9 | 27.6 | 0.8802 | 0.5736 | 43 | 11.4556 | 82 | 83 | |
| 83 | San Jose State | 7 | 3-4 | 18.5 | 27.2 | 0.7620 | 0.5360 | 70 | 11.0278 | 83 | 72 | |
| 84 | East Carolina | 8 | 4-4 | 21.5 | 33.6 | 0.6256 | 0.5230 | 76 | 10.6035 | 84 | 93 | |
| 85 | Arizona | 8 | 2-6 | 32.2 | 27.6 | 1.0550 | 0.6569 | 4 | 10.5412 | 85 | 80 | |
| 86 | Utah State | 7 | 2-5 | 29.3 | 29.3 | 0.9526 | 0.4956 | 94 | 10.3686 | 86 | 87 | |
| 87 | Maryland | 8 | 2-6 | 29.1 | 31.9 | 1.0750 | 0.5920 | 27 | 10.2925 | 87 | 70 | |
| 88 | Kentucky | 8 | 3-5 | 18.8 | 30.5 | 0.7465 | 0.5654 | 53 | 10.0870 | 88 | 86 | |
| 89 | Connecticut | 8 | 3-5 | 20.6 | 24.7 | 0.9539 | 0.4955 | 95 | 9.9565 | 89 | 85 | |
| 90 | Mississippi | 8 | 2-6 | 22.3 | 26.4 | 0.8980 | 0.6292 | 11 | 9.9320 | 90 | 81 | |
| 91 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 4-4 | 18.7 | 30.9 | 0.6954 | 0.4279 | 113 | 9.3036 | 91 | 96 | |
| 92 | Bowling Green | 9 | 4-5 | 23.9 | 31.2 | 0.7437 | 0.4945 | 97 | 9.2745 | 92 | 82 | |
| 93 | Washington State | 8 | 3-5 | 30.3 | 32.7 | 0.9571 | 0.4896 | 100 | 9.1433 | 93 | 98 | |
| 94 | North Texas | 9 | 3-6 | 18.5 | 32.0 | 0.8068 | 0.5440 | 66 | 9.0649 | 94 | 90 | |
| 95 | Fresno State | 8 | 3-5 | 30.0 | 36.4 | 0.7582 | 0.5055 | 88 | 8.8413 | 95 | 95 | |
| 96 | Boston College | 8 | 2-6 | 18.6 | 25.0 | 0.8129 | 0.5387 | 68 | 8.2862 | 96 | 103 | |
| 97 | New Mexico State | 8 | 3-5 | 25.4 | 41.8 | 0.7306 | 0.4055 | 118 | 7.8544 | 97 | 94 | |
| 98 | Miami-Ohio | 8 | 3-5 | 20.1 | 26.9 | 0.8340 | 0.4502 | 107 | 7.8375 | 98 | 105 | |
| 99 | Army | 8 | 3-5 | 24.8 | 33.7 | 0.7539 | 0.4312 | 111 | 7.6569 | 99 | 109 | |
| 100 | Kent State | 8 | 2-6 | 12.5 | 25.0 | 0.8294 | 0.5734 | 45 | 7.6402 | 100 | 110 | |
| 101 | Oregon State | 8 | 2-6 | 25.7 | 27.1 | 0.9050 | 0.5210 | 80 | 7.5436 | 101 | 89 | |
| 102 | Troy | 7 | 2-5 | 18.0 | 33.8 | 0.7283 | 0.5197 | 81 | 6.9189 | 102 | 101 | |
| 103 | Kansas | 8 | 2-6 | 27.3 | 38.3 | 0.7158 | 0.7014 | 1 | 6.7511 | 103 | 99 | |
| 104 | Rice | 8 | 2-6 | 22.3 | 35.8 | 0.7276 | 0.5735 | 44 | 6.3953 | 104 | 102 | |
| 105 | UL-Monroe | 8 | 2-6 | 21.4 | 34.0 | 0.7847 | 0.5037 | 90 | 6.3652 | 105 | 97 | |
| 106 | Central Michigan | 9 | 3-6 | 20.9 | 38.4 | 0.5708 | 0.4948 | 96 | 6.1461 | 106 | 108 | |
| 107 | Colorado State | 8 | 3-5 | 22.0 | 41.1 | 0.6544 | 0.3922 | 120 | 5.6758 | 107 | 100 | |
| 108 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 2-5 | 25.0 | 46.5 | 0.5944 | 0.4378 | 109 | 4.9040 | 108 | 107 | |
| 109 | Minnesota | 8 | 2-6 | 19.3 | 30.1 | 0.7053 | 0.5770 | 39 | 4.2454 | 109 | 116 | |
| 110 | Buffalo | 9 | 2-7 | 19.5 | 34.2 | 0.6849 | 0.4526 | 106 | 4.1579 | 110 | 104 | |
| 111 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 7 | 2-5 | 18.0 | 36.3 | 0.6536 | 0.5187 | 82 | 4.0223 | 111 | 118 | |
| 112 | Indiana | 9 | 1-8 | 25.2 | 38.6 | 0.7579 | 0.5345 | 71 | 4.0185 | 112 | 106 | |
| 113 | Idaho | 8 | 1-7 | 17.3 | 28.6 | 0.7521 | 0.4457 | 108 | 3.5808 | 113 | 112 | |
| 114 | Tulane | 9 | 2-7 | 17.9 | 44.6 | 0.5300 | 0.3958 | 119 | 3.1556 | 114 | 114 | |
| 115 | Akron | 8 | 1-7 | 17.1 | 38.0 | 0.5790 | 0.5238 | 75 | 3.1093 | 115 | 113 | |
| 116 | Colorado | 9 | 1-8 | 19.5 | 31.6 | 0.7324 | 0.5733 | 46 | 3.0808 | 116 | 111 | |
| 117 | Memphis | 9 | 2-7 | 12.0 | 45.4 | 0.4457 | 0.4206 | 115 | 2.7138 | 117 | 115 | |
| 118 | U-A-B | 8 | 1-7 | 14.9 | 42.7 | 0.5122 | 0.4276 | 114 | 1.1574 | 118 | 117 | |
| 119 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 0-7 | 11.0 | 37.2 | 0.4457 | 0.4977 | 93 | -1.8848 | 119 | 119 | |
| 120 | New Mexico | 8 | 0-8 | 10.9 | 40.1 | 0.3861 | 0.5028 | 91 | -2.3207 | 120 | 120 | |