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.
Official rankings will be added after they are published.
| Rank | Team | W-L | Power Index | This week |
| 1 (-) | Texas BCS=3 | 10-0 | 8.4091 (LW × 1.057) | won by 33 at Baylor |
| 2 (↑1) | Alabama BCS=2 | 10-0 | 7.2006 (LW × 1.105) | won by 28 at Mississippi-St |
| 3 (↓1) | Florida BCS=1 | 10-0 | 6.6688 (LW × 0.965) | won by 10 at South-Carolina |
| 4 (-) | TCU BCS=4 | 10-0 | 6.2829 (LW × 1.073) | won by 27 vs Utah |
| 5 (↑6) | Oklahoma | 6-4 | 5.7179 (LW × 1.139) | won by 55 vs Texas-A&M |
| 6 (↑3) | Georgia-Tech BCS=7 | 10-1 | 5.6265 (LW × 1.043) | won by 39 at Duke |
| 7 (↑3) | Oklahoma-St BCS=12 | 8-2 | 5.5837 (LW × 1.092) | won by 7 vs Texas-Tech |
| 8 (↓3) | Ohio-St BCS=10 | 9-2 | 5.4061 (LW × 0.946) | won by 3 vs Iowa |
| 9 (↓2) | Virginia-Tech BCS=15 | 7-3 | 5.3114 (LW × 0.972) | won by 27 at Maryland |
| 10 (↓2) | Oregon BCS=11 | 8-2 | 5.3028 (LW × 0.971) | won by 23 vs Arizona-St |
| 11 (↑6) | Arkansas | 6-4 | 5.2037 (LW × 1.105) | won by 36 vs Troy |
| 12 (↑19) | Mississippi | 7-3 | 5.1313 (LW × 1.319) | won by 25 vs Tennessee |
| 13 (↑14) | Stanford BCS=17 | 7-3 | 5.0016 (LW × 1.241) | won by 34 at USC |
| 14 (↑8) | Nebraska | 7-3 | 4.9776 (LW × 1.096) | won by 14 at Kansas |
| 15 (↓9) | Texas-Tech | 6-4 | 4.9617 (LW × 0.888) | lost by 7 at Oklahoma-St |
| 16 (↓4) | Clemson BCS=23 | 7-3 | 4.8839 (LW × 1.003) | won by 20 at NC-State |
| 17 (↓4) | Cincinnati BCS=5 | 10-0 | 4.8759 (LW × 1.007) | won by 3 vs West-Virginia |
| 18 (↑1) | Boise-St BCS=6 | 10-0 | 4.7745 (LW × 1.028) | won by 38 vs Idaho |
| 19 (↑1) | Pittsburgh BCS=9 | 9-1 | 4.6064 (LW × 0.998) | won by 5 vs Notre-Dame |
| 20 (↑8) | Oregon-St BCS=19 | 7-3 | 4.5583 (LW × 1.133) | won by 27 vs Washington |
| 21 (↓6) | Miami-FL BCS=20 | 7-3 | 4.4603 (LW × 0.938) | lost by 9 at North-Carolina |
| 22 (↓8) | Penn-St BCS=14 | 9-2 | 4.4551 (LW × 0.930) | won by 11 vs Indiana |
| 23 (↓5) | Iowa BCS=13 | 9-2 | 4.3466 (LW × 0.924) | lost by 3 at Ohio-St |
| 24 (↑16) | Missouri | 6-4 | 4.2133 (LW × 1.287) | won by 26 at Kansas-St |
| 25 (↓4) | LSU BCS=8 | 8-2 | 4.2085 (LW × 0.926) | won by 8 vs Louisiana-Tech |
| 26 (↓10) | Texas-A&M | 5-5 | 4.0718 (LW × 0.864) | lost by 55 at Oklahoma |
| 27 (↑7) | North-Carolina | 7-3 | 4.0401 (LW × 1.068) | won by 9 vs Miami-FL |
| 28 (↓2) | Auburn | 7-4 | 3.9847 (LW × 0.980) | lost by 7 at Georgia |
| 29 (↑13) | Nevada | 7-3 | 3.9264 (LW × 1.243) | won by 38 vs Fresno-St |
| 30 (↓5) | Tennessee | 5-5 | 3.8780 (LW × 0.941) | lost by 25 at Mississippi |
Other notable teams: | ||||
| 31 (↓2) | Wisconsin BCS=16 | 8-2 | 3.8590 (LW × 0.977) | won by 21 vs Michigan |
| 32 (↓9) | USC BCS=18 | 7-3 | 3.8291 (LW × 0.894) | lost by 34 vs Stanford |
| 33 (↓3) | Arizona | 6-3 | 3.7607 (LW × 0.963) | lost by 8 at California |
| 34 (↓10) | Houston BCS=24 | 8-2 | 3.7580 (LW × 0.903) | lost by 5 at UCF |
| 42 (↓6) | BYU BCS=22 | 8-2 | 3.2405 (LW × 0.950) | won by 5 at New-Mexico |
| 43 (↑9) | California BCS=25 | 7-3 | 3.2379 (LW × 1.086) | won by 8 vs Arizona |
| 45 (↓4) | Utah BCS=21 | 8-2 | 3.1467 (LW × 0.983) | lost by 27 at TCU |
Comments:
This ranking doesn't include the East Carolina (#67) @ Tulsa (#80) scheduled for Sunday night.
Will the BCS ever drop Florida out of #1 if they remain unbeaten? They sure don't seem as dominant as they were last year.
USC actually drops out of APR's top 30. They just got smoked by Stanford, and can't be all that sure at this point they can beat Arizona to close out their schedule.
