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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.
Official rankings will be added after they are published.
| Rank | Team | W-L | Power Index | This week |
| 1 (↑3) | Alabama AP=3 | 5-0 | 6.7353 (LW × 1.161) | won by 18 at Kentucky |
| 2 (↓1) | Iowa AP=12 | 5-0 | 6.0888 (LW × 0.744) | won by 3 vs Arkansas-St |
| 3 (↑4) | Texas AP=2 | 4-0 | 5.3294 (LW × 1.076) | Bye |
| 4 (↓2) | Virginia-Tech AP=5 | 4-1 | 5.2249 (LW × 0.789) | won by 8 at Duke |
| 5 (↑7) | Florida AP=1 | 4-0 | 5.1535 (LW × 1.184) | Bye |
| 6 (↑8) | Kansas AP=16 | 4-0 | 5.1435 (LW × 1.183) | Bye |
| 7 (↑12) | USC AP=7 | 4-1 | 4.8534 (LW × 1.307) | won by 27 at California |
| 8 (-) | Stanford AP=rv(50) | 4-1 | 4.7482 (LW × 1.008) | won by 8 vs UCLA |
| 9 (↓4) | Miami-FL AP=11 | 3-1 | 4.7205 (LW × 0.904) | won by 1 vs Oklahoma |
| 10 (↑5) | Auburn AP=17 | 5-0 | 4.7134 (LW × 1.096) | won by 4 at Tennessee |
| 11 (↓8) | Boise-St AP=6 | 5-0 | 4.6788 (LW × 0.777) | won by 18 vs UC-Davis |
| 12 (↑1) | LSU AP=4 | 5-0 | 4.5422 (LW × 1.044) | won by 7 at Georgia |
| 13 (↓2) | TCU AP=10 | 4-0 | 4.4117 (LW × 1.007) | won by 25 vs SMU |
| 14 (↓8) | South-Florida AP=23 | 5-0 | 4.4114 (LW × 0.877) | won by 14 at Syracuse |
| 15 (↑2) | Nebraska AP=21 | 3-1 | 4.3527 (LW × 1.140) | Bye |
| 16 (↑7) | Cincinnati AP=8 | 5-0 | 4.2363 (LW × 1.163) | won by 24 at Miami-OH |
| 17 (↓8) | Oregon AP=13 | 4-1 | 4.0873 (LW × 0.872) | won by 46 vs Washington-St |
| 18 (↑13) | Notre-Dame AP=rv(9) | 4-1 | 4.0768 (LW × 1.299) | won by 7 vs Washington |
| 19 (↑10) | Georgia AP=rv(115) | 3-2 | 4.0209 (LW × 1.255) | lost by 7 vs LSU |
| 20 (↑2) | Ohio-St AP=9 | 4-1 | 4.0061 (LW × 1.097) | won by 19 at Indiana |
| 21 (↑4) | Oklahoma AP=19 | 2-2 | 3.9338 (LW × 1.139) | lost by 1 at Miami-FL |
| 22 (↓4) | Georgia-Tech AP=22 | 4-1 | 3.8478 (LW × 1.014) | won by 11 at Mississippi-St |
| 23 (↑14) | Pittsburgh AP=rv(3) | 4-1 | 3.7639 (LW × 1.266) | won by 25 at Louisville |
| 24 (↑15) | Wisconsin AP=rv(157) | 5-0 | 3.7047 (LW × 1.275) | won by 3 at Minnesota |
| 25 (↓15) | Florida-St | 2-3 | 3.6834 (LW × 0.822) | lost by 7 at Boston-Coll |
| 26 (-) | Washington | 2-3 | 3.5971 (LW × 1.070) | lost by 7 at Notre-Dame |
| 27 (↑1) | Oklahoma-St AP=15 | 3-1 | 3.5941 (LW × 1.115) | Bye |
| 28 (↑15) | Boston-Coll AP=rv(12) | 4-1 | 3.5539 (LW × 1.302) | won by 7 vs Florida-St |
| 29 (↑16) | Missouri AP=24 | 4-0 | 3.4581 (LW × 1.335) | Bye |
| 30 (↓9) | Clemson | 2-3 | 3.4114 (LW × 0.932) | lost by 3 at Maryland |
Other Notable Teams: | ||||
| 32 (↑4) | Arizona AP=rv(2) | 3-1 | 3.3413 (LW × 1.111) | Bye |
| 33 (↓1) | BYU AP=18 | 4-1 | 3.3350 (LW × 1.069) | won by 18 vs Utah-St |
| 34 (↓14) | Penn-St AP=14 | 4-1 | 3.2634 (LW × 0.887) | won by 18 at Illinois |
| 36 (↓3) | South-Carolina AP=25 | 4-1 | 3.2578 (LW × 1.063) | won by 24 vs S-Carolina-St |
| 37 (↑17) | West-Virginia AP=rv(2) | 3-1 | 3.2035 (LW × 1.414) | won by 11 vs Colorado |
| 40 (↓24) | Houston AP=rv(142) | 3-1 | 3.0877 (LW × 0.745) | lost by 17 at UTEP |
| 43 (↓16) | Michigan AP=rv(25) | 4-1 | 2.8390 (LW × 0.873) | lost by 6 at Michigan-St |
| 45 (↑7) | Mississippi AP=20 | 3-1 | 2.7119 (LW × 1.182) | won by 16 at Vanderbilt |
| 49 (↓15) | Utah AP=rv(31) | 3-1 | 2.6563 (LW × 0.876) | Bye |
Comments:
Wow, Iowa really pays the price for not putting a stomp-down on 1-3 Arkansas St. on their home field!
Some weeks, it's really best to be on a Bye.
How was Cal ever ranked #6? They sure haven't seemed like it the last two weeks. That win over Minnesota (APR #64, not pictured) is starting to seem a long time ago.
Three 2-3 teams in the top 30 is not something I like to see. But it took overtime for Notre Dame (APR #18) to beat Washington, and they have that win over 4-1 USC.
APR is giving Clemson the benefit of the doubt for three close road losses to Georgia Tech (APR #22), TCU (APR #13), and Maryland (APR #36). They also have a home win over Boston College (APR #28).
Florida State looks to have the least impressive record of the three 2-3 teams. They also lost the biggest chunk of power index (17.8%) from last week.
What happened to Ball State? Did their entire starting line-up graduate? They won 12 games last year. This year, they are 0-5, and APR has them ranked 112 (out of 120).
