Better late than never, the SportsRatings Pre-Season Top 131 with Projected Record and Offense and Defense rankings (games projected through regular season, only scheduled games)
More info coming including projections for the College Football Playoff
Rnk Team Proj Rec Off Def Rating 1. Georgia 12-0 2 1 39.77 2. Ohio State 12-0 1 9 36.84 3. Alabama 12-0 5 4 31.04 4. Michigan 11-1 3 12 30.59 5. Notre Dame 11-1 14 3 24.85 6. Oklahoma 12-0 6 17 24.31 7. Tennessee 10-2 4 50 23.51 8. Utah 12-0 7 24 22.19 9. Clemson 11-1 35 2 21.87 10. North Carolina St 11-1 26 6 21.19 11. Oklahoma St 11-1 13 18 20.72 12. Michigan St 9-3 18 13 20.21 13. Brigham Young 11-1 20 15 19.98 14. Penn State 10-2 34 5 19.68 15. Cincinnati 12-0 11 31 18.60 16. Mississippi St 8-4 27 19 17.77 17. Iowa 8-4 40 8 17.61 18. Texas A&M 9-3 45 7 17.02 19. Mississippi 9-3 23 26 16.53 20. Wisconsin 9-3 44 10 16.46 21. Kentucky 9-3 9 46 16.39 22. Pittsburgh 9-3 37 16 16.39 23. Texas 9-3 12 40 16.23 24. Miami FL 10-2 24 30 16.04 25. Purdue 9-3 29 27 15.97 26. Oregon 9-3 22 32 15.82 27. Auburn 7-5 31 20 15.75 28. Boise St 11-1 52 11 15.03 29. Minnesota 8-4 41 21 14.73 30. Louisville 9-3 21 37 14.67 31. Florida St 7-5 38 23 14.48 32. Arkansas 6-6 28 34 14.16 33. Nebraska 7-5 46 28 12.63 34. Fresno St 11-1 30 45 12.57 35. Baylor 8-4 60 14 12.34 36. TCU 7-5 16 56 12.25 37. North Carolina 7-5 25 52 11.86 38. LSU 4-8 39 36 11.52 39. SMU 10-2 19 65 11.17 40. Kansas St 6-6 59 25 10.76 41. Oregon St 8-4 49 35 10.40 42. Wake Forest 8-4 8 79 10.31 43. Florida 6-6 48 39 9.85 44. UCLA 10-2 15 77 9.11 45. Texas-San Antonio 11-1 17 75 9.01 46. Iowa St 6-6 43 51 8.77 47. Syracuse 4-8 54 38 8.43 48. Houston 10-2 32 62 8.17 49. Maryland 6-6 10 92 7.80 50. South Carolina 5-7 58 44 7.32 51. Missouri 4-8 47 54 7.14 52. Stanford 5-7 51 57 6.31 53. Central Florida 8-4 55 58 5.15 54. Texas Tech 3-9 50 70 4.33 55. Arizona St 5-7 71 48 4.21 56. Air Force 10-2 62 53 3.97 57. Virginia Tech 8-4 91 29 3.94 58. Appalachian St 10-2 57 67 3.69 59. Washington 5-7 79 41 3.52 60. Southern Cal 6-6 36 89 3.38 61. California 5-7 105 22 2.71 62. Toledo 10-2 84 43 2.51 63. East Carolina 7-5 65 64 2.46 64. Washington St 6-6 86 47 1.87 65. San Diego St 9-3 97 33 1.59 66. Illinois 5-7 88 49 1.42 67. Alabama-Birmingham 8-4 72 61 1.02 68. Rutgers 3-9 80 55 0.63 69. Georgia St 8-4 73 63 0.63 70. West Virginia 2-10 69 68 0.61 71. Memphis 7-5 66 72 0.51 72. Virginia 5-7 33 101 0.40 73. Boston College 4-8 96 42 0.20 74. Western Kentucky 11-2 42 103 -0.59 75. South Florida 5-7 67 80 -1.02 76. Northern Illinois 10-2 68 82 -1.61 77. Marshall 9-3 70 81 -1.79 78. Louisiana-Lafayette 10-2 89 66 -2.29 79. Liberty 8-4 64 91 -2.47 80. Kansas 2-10 81 76 -2.66 81. Army 7-5 75 85 -3.03 82. Tulane 4-8 53 109 -3.86 83. Colorado 0-12 85 78 -4.01 84. James Madison 7-4 63 100 -4.06 85. Indiana 1-11 92 74 -4.41 86. Colorado St 8-4 99 71 -4.89 87. Troy 7-5 109 60 -5.57 88. Utah St 7-5 56 111 -5.68 89. Northwestern 3-9 90 86 -5.75 90. Old Dominion 4-8 82 96 -6.00 91. Arizona 1-11 95 87 -6.88 92. Coastal Carolina 6-6 61 112 -7.05 93. North Texas 5-7 83 102 -8.42 94. Tulsa 4-8 103 88 -8.52 95. UTEP 9-3 116 73 -8.89 96. San José St 7-5 123 59 -9.08 97. Western Michigan 4-8 101 93 -9.50 98. UNLV 5-7 102 95 -9.66 99. Eastern Michigan 6-6 74 114 -9.72 100. Bowling Green 7-5 115 84 -10.25 101. Miami OH 7-5 87 108 -10.34 102. Vanderbilt 2-10 108 90 -10.43 103. Southern Miss 5-7 122 69 -10.61 104. Central Michigan 7-5 77 118 -10.61 105. Georgia Tech 2-10 78 119 -10.83 106. Kent St 5-7 76 123 -12.46 107. Florida Atlantic 3-9 106 107 -13.56 108. Navy 2-10 118 98 -14.15 109. South Alabama 5-7 119 97 -14.38 110. Middle Tennessee St 4-8 100 117 -14.49 111. Ball St 3-9 111 106 -14.97 112. Louisiana Tech 4-8 98 120 -14.98 113. Buffalo 4-8 107 113 -14.99 114. Georgia Southern 3-9 112 105 -15.01 115. UNC-Charlotte 4-8 93 122 -15.26 116. Ohio U. 4-8 121 99 -15.38 117. Wyoming 2-10 117 110 -17.28 118. Akron 1-11 129 94 -17.57 119. New Mexico 2-10 131 83 -18.15 120. Rice 1-11 124 104 -18.99 121. Nevada 2-10 94 127 -19.02 122. Arkansas St 4-8 104 126 -20.40 123. Duke 2-10 110 125 -20.50 124. New Mexico St 5-7 125 115 -20.60 125. Massachusetts 2-10 130 116 -23.06 126. Connecticut 3-9 127 121 -23.45 127. Texas St-San Marcos 2-10 120 128 -24.69 128. Temple 2-10 128 124 -25.42 129. Louisiana-Monroe 1-11 114 129 -27.67 130. Hawai`i 0-12 113 130 -30.56 131. Florida Int'l 0-12 126 131 -39.49
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