Read
this for a description of APR.
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this for some disclaimers about applying APR to the NCAA.
This is using a new margin power function (different from the function used for NFL games). This means that the power values are not comparable to the ones posted last year.
| Rank | Team | W-L | Power Index | This week |
| 1 (↑3) | Iowa AP=13 | 4-0 | 8.1818 (LW × 1.488) | won by 11 at Penn-St |
| 2 (↑17) | Virginia-Tech AP=6 | 3-1 | 6.6229 (LW × 1.867) | won by 24 vs Miami-FL |
| 3 (↑10) | Boise-St AP=5 | 4-0 | 6.0206 (LW × 1.546) | won by 35 at Bowling-Green |
| 4 (↑1) | Alabama AP=3 | 4-0 | 5.8037 (LW × 1.068) | won by 28 vs Arkansas |
| 5 (↓4) | Miami-FL AP=17 | 2-1 | 5.2197 (LW × 0.712) | lost by 24 at Virginia-Tech |
| 6 (↑36) | South-Florida AP=rv(145) | 4-0 | 5.0277 (LW × 2.116) | won by 10 at Florida-St |
| 7 (-) | Texas AP=2 | 4-0 | 4.9509 (LW × 1.065) | won by 57 vs UTEP |
| 8 (↑33) | Stanford AP=rv(2) | 3-1 | 4.7096 (LW × 1.972) | won by 20 vs Washington |
| 9 (↑48) | Oregon AP=16 | 3-1 | 4.6847 (LW × 2.422) | won by 39 vs California |
| 10 (↓1) | Florida-St | 2-2 | 4.4819 (LW × 1.005) | lost by 10 vs South-Florida |
| 11 (↑12) | TCU AP=11 | 3-0 | 4.3796 (LW × 1.370) | won by 4 at Clemson |
| 12 (↑20) | Florida AP=1 | 4-0 | 4.3521 (LW × 1.567) | won by 34 at Kentucky |
| 13 (↓2) | LSU AP=4 | 4-0 | 4.3502 (LW × 1.067) | won by 4 at Mississippi-St |
| 14 (↓11) | Kansas AP=18 | 4-0 | 4.3494 (LW × 0.712) | won by 7 vs Southern-Miss |
| 15 (↓5) | Auburn AP=rv(171) | 4-0 | 4.3003 (LW × 0.990) | won by 24 vs Ball-St |
| 16 (↓14) | Houston AP=12 | 3-0 | 4.1448 (LW × 0.623) | won by 1 vs Texas-Tech |
| 17 (↑16) | Nebraska AP=23 | 3-1 | 3.8172 (LW × 1.375) | won by 55 vs LA-Lafayette |
| 18 (↓4) | Georgia-Tech AP=25 | 3-1 | 3.7947 (LW × 0.982) | won by 17 vs North-Carolina |
| 19 (↑2) | USC AP=7 | 3-1 | 3.7138 (LW × 1.113) | won by 21 vs Washington-St |
| 20 (↓2) | Penn-St AP=15 | 3-1 | 3.6785 (LW × 1.012) | lost by 11 vs Iowa |
| 21 (↓1) | Clemson | 2-2 | 3.6618 (LW × 1.042) | lost by 4 vs TCU |
| 22 (↓10) | Ohio-St AP=9 | 3-1 | 3.6528 (LW × 0.916) | won by 30 vs Illinois |
| 23 (↓6) | Cincinnati AP=10 | 4-0 | 3.6440 (LW × 0.997) | won by 8 vs Fresno-St |
| 24 (↓16) | California AP=24 | 3-1 | 3.5446 (LW × 0.773) | lost by 39 at Oregon |
| 25 (↑19) | Oklahoma AP=8 | 2-1 | 3.4533 (LW × 1.489) | Bye |
| 26 (↓11) | Washington | 2-2 | 3.3632 (LW × 0.881) | lost by 20 at Stanford |
| 27 (↓5) | Michigan AP=22 | 4-0 | 3.2502 (LW × 1.008) | won by 3 vs Indiana |
| 28 (↓12) | Oklahoma-St AP=14 | 3-1 | 3.2238 (LW × 0.857) | won by 50 vs Grambling-St |
| 29 (↑8) | Georgia AP=18 | 3-1 | 3.2037 (LW × 1.289) | won by 3 vs Arizona-St |
| 30 (-) | Purdue | 1-3 | 3.1887 (LW × 1.122) | lost by 3 vs Notre-Dame |
| 31 (↑18) | Notre-Dame AP=rv(7) | 3-1 | 3.1390 (LW × 1.461) | won by 3 at Purdue |
| 32 (↑6) | BYU AP=20 | 3-1 | 3.1203 (LW × 1.257) | won by 19 vs Colorado-St |
| 33 (↑20) | South-Carolina AP=rv(154) | 3-1 | 3.0650 (LW × 1.567) | won by 6 vs Mississippi |
| 34 (↑13) | Utah AP=rv(25) | 3-1 | 3.0320 (LW × 1.362) | won by 16 vs Louisville |
Other Notable Teams: | ||||
| 39 (↓14) | Wisconsin AP=rv(20) | 4-0 | 2.9065 (LW × 0.971) | won by 8 vs Michigan-St |
| 42 (↓2) | UCLA AP=rv(41) | 3-0 | 2.7364 (LW × 1.132) | Bye |
| 45 (↓18) | Missouri AP=rv(175) | 4-0 | 2.5913 (LW × 0.885) | won by 10 at Nevada |
| 49 (↓15) | Arizona-St AP=rv(4) | 2-1 | 2.4233 (LW × 0.900) | lost by 3 at Georgia |
| 52 (↓26) | Mississippi AP=21 | 2-1 | 2.2944 (LW × 0.767) | lost by 6 at South-Carolina |
| 55 (↓24) | North-Carolina AP=rv(2) | 3-1 | 2.2376 (LW × 0.799) | lost by 17 at Georgia-Tech |
Comments:
It's still early, so take these rankings with more than the usual grain of salt.
Still, the Gators' toughest opponent so far was Tennessee (#53, not listed). APR doesn't take into account last seasons' successes, so they are ranked out of the top 10.
