12 Jan 2022: Current model rankings (NCAA Div IA & IAA) for the 2021 season

Rankings determined from model fit at the current week in the season.

rnk  u spd  off  def                          rnk  u spd  off  def
  1  5  13  8.8  7.7 Georgia                  130 52   0  7.9  4.7 Eastern Michigan        
  2  6  13 10.0  6.1 Ohio State               131 37   0  7.5  5.1 Georgia Tech            
  3  6  12  9.2  6.8 Alabama                  132 61   0  7.3  5.3 California - Davis      
  4 12  11  9.2  6.6 Michigan                 133 42   0  7.1  5.5 Florida Atlantic        
  5  7  10  8.9  6.6 Notre Dame               134 52   0  7.3  5.3 Arizona                 
  6 12  10  9.1  6.3 Utah                     135 37   0  7.6  4.9 Buffalo                 
  7 15   9  8.7  6.6 Oklahoma State           136 51   0  7.6  4.9 South Florida           
  8  8   8  8.0  7.0 North Dakota State       137 53   0  8.3  4.2 Kent State              
  9 17   9  9.3  5.8 Oklahoma                 138 46   0  7.0  5.6 Stony Brook             
 10 10   8  8.6  6.4 James Madison            139 51   0  7.7  4.8 Youngstown State        
 11 21   8  8.5  6.5 Cincinnati               140 33   0  7.2  5.4 Mercer                  
 12 18   8  8.0  6.9 Baylor                   141 55   0  6.8  5.8 Illinois State          
 13 11   8  7.8  7.0 Clemson                  142 39   0  6.9  5.6 Furman                  
 14 38   8  8.7  6.1 Pittsburgh               143 46   0  7.6  4.9 Austin Peay             
 15 67   8  9.6  5.2 Western Kentucky         144 52   0  7.4  5.0 Nicholls State          
 16 21   7  8.1  6.6 Wisconsin                145 25   0  8.4  3.9 Samford                 
 17 54   8  8.7  6.0 Michigan State           146 55   0  7.1  5.3 Columbia                
 18 38   7  7.9  6.8 Penn State               147 43   0  6.8  5.6 Delaware                
 19 26   8  9.5  5.2 Wake Forest              148 27   0  7.3  5.0 Rhode Island            
 20 22   7  8.4  6.2 Iowa State               149 31   0  7.5  4.7 Portland State          
 21 12   7  7.9  6.6 Texas A&M                150 66   0  7.4  4.9 Nevada - Las Vegas      
 22 38   7  9.5  5.1 Tennessee                151 43   0  7.7  4.5 Virginia Military       
 23 19   7  8.5  6.1 Kentucky                 152 63   0  7.3  5.0 Texas - El Paso         
 24 30   7  8.4  6.2 Arkansas                 153 39   0  8.0  4.2 Fordham                 
 25 45   7  8.6  6.0 Purdue                   154 55   0  7.2  5.0 Towson                  
 26 20   7  8.3  6.2 North Carolina State     155 62  -1  7.7  4.5 Kansas                  
 27 45   7  9.1  5.4 California - Los Angeles 156 42  -1  7.2  5.0 Eastern Kentucky        
 28 26   7  8.0  6.5 Kansas State             157 57  -1  6.8  5.4 San Jose State          
 29 18   7  8.7  5.8 South Dakota State       158 40  -1  7.2  5.0 Ball State              
 30 35   6  8.2  6.1 Nebraska                 159 30  -1  7.2  4.9 Ohio                    
 31 23   6  8.3  6.0 Mississippi              160 30  -1  7.0  5.1 Troy State              
 32 29   6  8.1  6.3 Boise State              161 35  -1  7.6  4.5 Louisiana Tech          
 33 26   6  8.0  6.3 Auburn                   162 53  -1  7.0  5.2 Albany                  
 34 32   6  8.0  6.3 Louisiana - Lafayette    163 16  -1  7.0  5.1 Charleston Southern     
 35 26   6  7.8  6.5 Minnesota                164 31  -1  7.7  4.3 Western Illinois        
 36 39   6  8.9  5.3 Texas                    165 49  -1  6.6  5.5 Pennsylvania            
 37 33   6  8.5  5.7 Miami - Florida          166 34  -1  8.1  3.8 Western Carolina        
 38 44   5  8.2  6.0 Air Force                167 39  -1  7.0  5.1 South Alabama           
 39 38   5  8.3  5.8 Houston                  168 45  -1  7.4  4.5 Duke                    
 40 74   5  8.2  5.8 Utah State               169 70  -1  6.5  5.5 Florida A&M             
 41 46   5  8.4  5.7 Oregon                   170 26  -2  7.0  4.9 Campbell                
 42 26   5  9.1  4.9 Eastern Washington       171 62  -2  7.5  4.4 Central Arkansas        
 43 39   5  8.1  5.9 Washington State         172 58  -1  6.7  5.3 North Carolina A&T      
 44 42   5  8.4  5.6 Texas Tech               173 48  -2  7.0  5.0 Vanderbilt              
 45 58   5  7.7  6.3 Iowa                     174 52  -2  7.2  4.6 Northeast Louisiana     
 46 23   5  7.9  6.1 Arizona State            175 27  -2  6.8  5.1 Georgia Southern        
 47 20   5  8.6  5.4 Brigham Young            176 62  -2  6.6  5.2 New Hampshire           
 48 71   5  8.6  5.3 Maryland                 177 67  -2  6.1  5.9 Sacred Heart            
 49 21   5  8.2  5.8 Appalachian State        178 63  -2  6.9  4.9 Duquesne                
 50 31   5  7.6  6.4 Montana State            179 32  -2  7.1  4.8 Idaho                   
 51 60   5  8.4  5.5 Oregon State             180 29  -2  6.7  5.2 Indiana State           
 52 31   5  7.8  6.1 Villanova                181 43  -2  7.4  4.3 North Alabama           
 53 25   5  8.2  5.7 Florida State            182 35  -2  7.6  4.2 Arkansas State          
 54 56   5  8.1  5.7 Mississippi State        183 32  -2  7.3  4.5 North Carolina - Charlot
 55 23   5  8.8  5.1 North Carolina           184 61  -2  7.0  4.8 Jacksonville State      
 56 39   4  7.8  6.1 Harvard                  185 28  -2  7.3  4.4 Gardner - Webb          
 57 45   5  8.8  5.1 Southern Methodist       186 65  -2  6.8  5.0 South Carolina State    
 58 46   4  8.5  5.3 Louisville               187 89  -2  7.6  4.1 Davidson                
 59 36   4  7.1  6.8 Northern Iowa            188 63  -2  6.3  5.5 Jackson State           
 60 36   4  8.0  5.8 Louisiana State          189 48  -2  7.0  4.7 Bowling Green           
 61 49   4  8.1  5.7 Fresno State             190 27  -2  7.3  4.3 Northern Arizona        
 62 57   4  8.7  5.1 Nevada - Reno            191 36  -2  7.2  4.5 Southeast Missouri State
 63 52   4  7.6  6.1 Dartmouth                192 34  -2  7.0  4.7 Texas State - San Marcos
 64 28   4  8.0  5.8 Florida                  193 28  -3  7.9  3.7 Brown                   
 65 33   4  8.5  5.2 Virginia                 194 62  -2  6.5  5.2 Saint Francis - Pennsylv
 66 44   4  7.6  6.1 San Diego State          195 26  -3  7.1  4.5 Hampton                 
 67 51   4  7.9  5.8 Princeton                196 78  -3  6.3  5.3 McNeese State           
 68 39   4  8.1  5.6 Liberty                  197 35  -3  6.6  5.0 Southern Mississippi    
 69 35   3  7.4  6.2 California               198 42  -3  6.3  5.3 New Mexico              
 70 24   4  8.4  5.2 Coastal Carolina         199 33  -3  6.8  4.7 Rice                    
 71 53   3  7.8  5.8 Tulsa                    200 53  -3  6.8  4.7 Bryant                  
 72 31   3  8.6  5.0 Missouri State           201 40  -3  6.6  5.0 Cornell                 
 73 44   3  7.6  6.0 Weber State              202 46  -3  7.7  3.7 Alabama A&M             
 74 55   3  8.3  5.2 Western Michigan         203 41  -3  7.5  3.9 New Mexico State        
 75 31   3  7.7  5.9 Army                     204 41  -3  7.1  4.3 Norfolk State           
 76 46   3  8.2  5.3 Southern California      205 52  -3  6.7  4.7 Wofford                 
 77 49   3  7.6  6.0 West Virginia            206 41  -4  6.4  5.0 Colgate                 
 78 23   3  7.8  5.7 Central Florida          207 21  -4  6.9  4.4 The Citadel             
 79 59   3  8.0  5.5 Central Michigan         208 59  -4  6.6  4.7 Abilene Christian       
 80 46   3  7.5  6.0 Washington               209 56  -4  6.6  4.6 Alcorn State            
 81 46   3  7.7  5.8 Kennesaw State           210 50  -4  6.7  4.5 Prairie View            
 82 27   3  8.0  5.4 Southern Illinois        211 22  -4  6.1  5.2 Lafayette               
 83 43   3  7.3  6.2 Montana                  212 91  -4  6.4  4.8 San Diego               
 84 39   3  8.0  5.5 Toledo                   213 15  -4  6.7  4.5 Robert Morris           
 85 35   3  7.8  5.7 South Dakota             214 34  -4  6.9  4.2 Akron                   
 86 40   3  8.0  5.4 Marshall                 215 28  -4  6.6  4.5 Temple                  
 87 45   3  7.9  5.6 Alabama - Birmingham     216 38  -5  6.6  4.4 North Carolina Central  
 88 49   3  8.1  5.3 East Carolina            217 41  -5  6.4  4.7 Central Connecticut     
 89 56   3  8.3  5.1 Sam Houston State        218 32  -5  6.8  4.2 Connecticut             
 90 68   3  7.5  5.9 Illinois                 219 70  -5  6.8  4.2 Valparaiso              
 91 39   3  8.2  5.1 Missouri                 220 16  -5  6.4  4.6 Idaho State             
 92 49   2  7.9  5.4 Georgia State            221 23  -5  6.4  4.6 Murray State            
 93 37   2  7.4  5.9 South Carolina           222 54  -5  6.8  4.1 Southern                
 94 56   2  8.3  4.9 Texas - San Antonio      223 41  -5  7.0  3.9 Bethune - Cookman       
 95 49   2  7.6  5.7 Holy Cross               224 75  -5  7.0  3.9 Dayton                  
 96 38   2  7.6  5.7 Syracuse                 225 27  -5  6.4  4.6 Tennessee State         
 97 62   2  7.8  5.5 Miami - Ohio             226 33  -5  6.7  4.2 Howard                  
 98 46   2  8.2  5.0 Texas Christian          227 47  -5  6.7  4.2 Southern Utah           
 99 48   2  8.0  5.2 Yale                     228 **  -5  6.4  4.5 Saint Thomas - Minnesota
100 23   2  7.4  5.9 Boston College           229 18  -5  6.7  4.1 Florida International   
101 31   2  7.9  5.3 East Tennessee State     230 **  -5  6.7  4.1 Tarleton State          
102 58   2  7.4  5.7 Colorado                 231 41  -6  6.6  4.2 California Poly         
103 64   2  7.7  5.4 Middle Tennessee State   232 27  -6  7.3  3.4 Texas Southern          
104 50   2  7.5  5.6 Sacramento State         233 29  -5  6.0  4.8 Northern Colorado       
105 36   2  7.9  5.2 Memphis                  234 29  -6  5.7  5.2 Lehigh                  
106 36   2  7.1  6.0 North Dakota             235 37  -6  6.4  4.4 Delaware State          
107 55   2  7.3  5.8 Navy                     236 **  -6  6.7  4.0 Dixie State             
108 47   2  7.7  5.4 Wyoming                  237 28  -6  6.4  4.3 Georgetown              
109 50   2  8.9  4.1 Southeast Louisiana      238 22  -6  6.7  3.9 Massachusetts           
110 47   1  7.7  5.3 Tulane                   239 69  -6  6.7  3.9 Morehead State          
111 46   1  7.5  5.5 Virginia Tech            240 **  -7  8.2  2.1 Merrimack               
112 56   1  6.8  6.1 Tennessee - Chattanooga  241 58  -6  5.9  4.8 Grambling               
113 30   1  7.4  5.5 Elon                     242 22  -6  6.2  4.4 Tennessee Tech          
114 45   1  7.4  5.5 Richmond                 243 34  -7  6.3  4.2 Mississippi Valley State
115 38   1  7.3  5.6 William & Mary           244 26  -7  6.1  4.4 Alabama State           
116 68   1  7.9  5.0 Hawaii                   245 24  -7  5.8  4.8 Eastern Illinois        
117 59   1  7.4  5.4 Indiana                  246 40  -7  6.1  4.3 Northwestern State      
118 61   1  7.7  5.1 Old Dominion             247 75  -7  5.8  4.6 Marist                  
119 54   1  7.5  5.4 Stanford                 248 17  -7  5.9  4.4 Morgan State            
120 64   1  7.7  5.2 North Texas              249 76  -8  6.3  3.7 Long Island             
121 53   1  8.2  4.6 Northern Illinois        250 69  -8  5.1  5.1 Drake                   
122 55   1  8.2  4.6 Incarnate Word           251 31  -9  5.9  4.0 Lamar                   
123 45   0  7.9  4.9 Monmouth                 252  9  -9  6.1  3.6 Arkansas - Pine Bluff   
124 47   0  7.7  5.1 Colorado State           253 11  -9  5.6  4.2 Bucknell                
125 59   0  7.2  5.5 Northwestern             254 32 -10  5.7  3.8 Butler                  
126 61   0  6.9  5.8 Rutgers                  255 43 -10  5.6  4.0 Stetson                 
127 43   0  7.5  5.2 Maine                    256  8 -10  5.4  4.2 Wagner                  
128 37   0  7.3  5.4 Tennessee - Martin       257  8 -14  6.7  1.8 Presbyterian            
129 60   0  7.3  5.4 Stephen F. Austin        258  7 -14  5.7  2.8 Houston Baptist         

KEY:
  rnk - rank based on how may games the given team would win if it
        played all other teams.

    u - uncertainty in rank (e.g. u=1 would mean rank uncertain by
        approximately 1 place, u=** for uncertainty greater than 99 places).

  spd - average margin of victory divided by 5 if the given team
        played all other teams.

  off - model offensive power, which roughly corresponds to average
        yards of offense per down in a model simulation.

  def - model defensive power, which roughly corresponds to average
        yards per down that the defense moves the offense back
        in a model simulation.

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