My "Not Ready for Primetime" Football Rankings (2023)

[BamaDude]

Updated rankings after Week 8:

1. Michigan (8-0) beat Michigan St. 49-0
2. Georgia (7-0) did not play
3. Ohio St. (7-0) beat Penn St. 20-12 +1
4. FSU (7-0) beat Duke 38-20 +1
5. Washington (7-0) beat Arizona St. 15-7 +1
6. Oregon (6-1) beat Washington St. 38-24 +1
7. Oklahoma (7-0) beat UCF 32-19 +2
8. Texas (6-1) beat Houston 31-24 +2
9. Penn St. (6-1) lost to Ohio St. 20-12 -6
10. Alabama (7-1) beat Tennessee 38-20 +1
11. Oregon St. (6-1) did not play +1
12. Ole Miss (6-1) beat Auburn 28-21 +2
13. Utah (6-1) beat USC 34-32 +3
14. North Carolina (6-1) lost to Virginia 31-27 -6
15. LSU (6-2) beat Army 62-0 +5
16. UCLA (5-2) beat Stanford 42-7 +5
17. Tulane (6-1) beat North Texas 35-28
18. Notre Dame (6-2) did not play
19. Tennessee (5-2) lost to Alabama 34-20 -4
20. Duke (5-2) lost to FSU 38-20 -7
21. Air Force (7-0) beat Navy 17-6 -2
22. USC (6-2) lost to Utah 34-32
23. Liberty (8-0) beat MTSU 42-35
24. Missouri (7-1) beat South Carolina 34-12
25. James Madison (7-0) beat Marshall 20-9

No teams dropped out this week.

 

[BamaDude]

Updated rankings after Week 9:

1. Michigan (8-0) DNP
2. Georgia (8-0) beat Florida 43-20
3. Ohio St. (8-0) beat Wisconsin 24-10
4. FSU (8-0) beat Wake Forest 41-16
5. Washington (8-0) beat Stanford 42-33
6. Oregon (7-1) beat Utah 35-6
7. Texas (7-1) beat BYU 35-6 +1
8. Penn St. (7-1) beat Indiana 33-24 +1
9. Alabama (7-1) DNP +1
10. Oklahoma (7-1) lost to Kansas 38-33 -3
11. Ole Miss (7-1) beat Vanderbilt 33-7 +1
12. LSU (6-2) DNP +3
13. UCLA (6-2) beat Colorado 28-16 +3
14. Tulane (7-1) beat Rice 30-28 +3
15. Notre Dame (7-2) beat Pittsburgh 58-7 +3
16. Tennessee (6-2) beat Kentucky 33-27 +3
17. Oregon St. (6-2) lost to Arizona 27-24 -6
18. Air Force (8-0) beat Colorado St. 30-13 +3
19. Kansas (6-2) beat Oklahoma 38-33 (New)
20. Liberty (8-0) DNP +3
21. Missouri (7-1) DNP +3
22. USC (7-2) beat California 50-49
23. James Madison (8-0) beat Old Dominion 30-27 +2
24. Louisville (7-1) beat Duke 23-0 (New)
25. Memphis (6-2) beat North Texas 45-42 (New)

Dropped out (with former rank): #13 Utah (6-2) lost to Oregon 35-6; #14 North Carolina (6-2) lost to Georgia Tech 46-42; #20 Duke (5-3) lost to Louisville 23-0

 

[thunderc]

I know it’s recency bias but it’s unreal that OU is ranked behind Texas and Bama.

 

[Clayton]

I'm not going to worry about this kind of stuff too much but Missouri is currently 12th in the playoff rankings and seeing them down around 21 puts them in a weird spot where even if for whatever reason they'd beat Georgia in your poll then what would likely happen is that you would have to make Georgia plummet down the rankings for your priors to work. There is a good chance that Missouri is 21st in the nation but I'd suggest that if they lose to Georgia by 2 TDs and not before playing them.

 

[BamaDude]

Updated rankings after Week 9:

1. Michigan (9-0) beat Purdue 41-13
2. Georgia (9-0) beat Missouri 30-21
3. Ohio St. (9-0) beat Rutgers 35-16
4. FSU (9-0) beat Pittsburgh 24-7
5. Washington (9-0) beat USC 52-42
6. Oregon (8-1) beat California 63-19
7. Texas (8-1) beat Kansas St. 33-30 in OT
8. Penn St. (8-1) beat Maryland 51-15
9. Alabama (8-1) beat LSU 42-28
10. Ole Miss (8-1) beat Texas A&M 38-35 +1
11. Oregon St. (7-2) beat Colorado 26-19 +6
12. Tulane (8-1) beat East Carolina 13-10 +2
13. Tennessee (7-2) beat Connecticut 59-3 +3
14. Kansas (7-2) beat Iowa St. 28-21 +5
15. Liberty (9-0) beat Louisiana Tech 56-30 +5
16. Oklahoma (7-2) lost to Oklahoma St. 27-24 -6
17. Louisville (8-1) beat Virginia Tech 34-3 +7
18. James Madison (9-0) beat Georgia St. 42-14 +5
19. Fresno St. (8-1) beat Boise St. 37-30 (New!)
20. Memphis (7-2) beat South Florida 59-50 +5
21. Missouri (7-2) lost to Georgia 30-21
22. Oklahoma St. (7-2) beat Oklahoma 27-24 (New!)
23. Notre Dame (7-3) lost to Clemson 31-23 -8
24. USC (7-3) lost to Washington 52-42 -2
25. Toledo (8-1) beat Buffalo 31-13 (New!)

Dropped out (with former rank): #12 LSU (6-3) lost to Alabama 42-28; #13 UCLA (6-3) lost to Arizona 27-10; #18 Air Force (8-1) lost to Army 23-3.

 

[BamaDude]

I know it’s recency bias but it’s unreal that OU is ranked behind Texas and Bama.

It's more than just recency bias; it's how they've been trending overall since their win over Texas.

 

[thunderc]

It's more than just recency bias; it's how they've been trending overall since their win over Texas.

Umm if you will notice I posted that when all 3 had 1 loss.

 

[jwolt92]

Umm if you will notice I posted that when all 3 had 1 loss.

Don't ask for common sense in this thread

 

[BamaDude]

Updated Rankings after Week 11:

1. Michigan (10-0) beat Penn St. 24-15
2. Georgia (10-0) beat Ole Miss 52-17
3. Ohio St. (10-0) beat Michigan St. 38-3
4. Florida St. (10-0) beat Miami (FL) 27-20
5. Washington (10-0) beat Utah 35-28
6. Oregon (9-1) beat USC 36-27
7. Texas (9-1) beat TCU 29-26
8. Alabama (9-1) beat Kentucky 49-21 +1
9. Penn St. (8-2) lost to Michigan 24-15 -1
10. Oregon St. (8-2) beat Stanford 62-17 +1
11. Liberty (10-0) beat Old Dominion 38-10 +4
12. Tulane (9-1) beat Tulsa 24-22
13. Oklahoma (8-2) beat West Virginia 59-20 +3
14. Missouri (8-2) beat Tennessee 36-7 +7
15. James Madison (10-0) beat UConn 44-6 +3
16. Louisville (9-1) beat Virginia 31-24 +1
17. Memphis (8-2) beat Charlotte 44-38 in OT +3
18. Kansas St. (7-3) beat Baylor 59-25 (New!)
19. LSU (7-3) beat Florida 52-35 (New!)
20. Kansas (7-3) lost to Texas Tech 16-13 -6
21. SMU (8-2) beat North Texas 45-21 (New!)
22. Troy (8-2) beat UL-Monroe 45-14 (New!)
23. Notre Dame (7-3) did not play
24. Toledo (9-1) beat Eastern Michigan 49-23 +1
25. Arizona (7-3) beat Colorado 34-31 (New!)

Dropped out (w/former ranking): #10 Ole Miss (8-2) lost to Georgia 52-17; #13 Tennessee (7-3) lost to Missouri 36-7; #19 Fresno St. (8-2) lost to San Jose St. 42-18; #22 Oklahoma St. (7-3) lost to Central Florida 45-3; #24 USC (7-4) lost to Oregon 36-27.

(Note: post #25 was inadvertently labelled as "...after Week 9," when it should have read "after Week 10.")

 

[BamaDude]

Umm if you will notice I posted that when all 3 had 1 loss.

Well, they barely beat a pitiful UCF team two weeks after they beat Texas, so they were still trending downward even before the loss to Oklahoma St.

 

[PIBuckeye]

Updated Rankings after Week 11:

1. Michigan (10-0) beat Penn St. 24-15
2. Georgia (10-0) beat Ole Miss 52-17
3. Ohio St. (10-0) beat Michigan St. 38-3
4. Florida St. (10-0) beat Miami (FL) 27-20
5. Washington (10-0) beat Utah 35-28
6. Oregon (9-1) beat USC 36-27
7. Texas (9-1) beat TCU 29-26
8. Alabama (9-1) beat Kentucky 49-21 +1
9. Penn St. (8-2) lost to Michigan 24-15 -1
10. Oregon St. (8-2) beat Stanford 62-17 +1
11. Liberty (10-0) beat Old Dominion 38-10 +4
12. Tulane (9-1) beat Tulsa 24-22
13. Oklahoma (8-2) beat West Virginia 59-20 +3
14. Missouri (8-2) beat Tennessee 36-7 +7
15. James Madison (10-0) beat UConn 44-6 +3
16. Louisville (9-1) beat Virginia 31-24 +1
17. Memphis (8-2) beat Charlotte 44-38 in OT +3
18. Kansas St. (7-3) beat Baylor 59-25 (New!)
19. LSU (7-3) beat Florida 52-35 (New!)
20. Kansas (7-3) lost to Texas Tech 16-13 -6
21. SMU (8-2) beat North Texas 45-21 (New!)
22. Troy (8-2) beat UL-Monroe 45-14 (New!)
23. Notre Dame (7-3) did not play
24. Toledo (9-1) beat Eastern Michigan 49-23 +1
25. Arizona (7-3) beat Colorado 34-31 (New!)

Dropped out (w/former ranking): #10 Ole Miss (8-2) lost to Georgia 52-17; #13 Tennessee (7-3) lost to Missouri 36-7; #19 Fresno St. (8-2) lost to San Jose St. 42-18; #22 Oklahoma St. (7-3) lost to Central Florida 45-3; #24 USC (7-4) lost to Oregon 36-27.

(Note: post #25 was inadvertently labelled as "...after Week 9," when it should have read "after Week 10.")

my top 6:

1- GA
2- OSU
3- mich.
4- Wash.
5- FSU
6- Oregon

 

[BamaDude]

Updated Rankings after Week 12:

1. Michigan (11-0) beat Maryland 31-24
2. Georgia (11-0) beat Tennessee 38-10
3. Ohio St. (11-0) beat Minnesota 37-3
4. Florida St. (11-0) beat North Alabama 58-13
5. Washington (11-0) beat Oregon St. 22-20
6. Oregon (10-1) beat Arizona St. 49-13
7. Texas (10-1) beat Iowa St. 26-16
8. Alabama (10-1) beat Chattanooga 66-10
9. Penn St. (9-2) beat Rutgers 27-6
10. Liberty (11-0) beat UMass 49-25 +1
11. Missouri (9-2) beat Florida 33-31 +3
12. Oregon St. (8-3) lost to Washington 22-20 -2
13. Oklahoma (9-2) beat BYU 31-24
14. Tulane (10-1) beat FAU 24-8 -2
15. Louisville (10-1) beat Miami (FL) 38-31 +1
16. Kansas St. (8-3) beat Kansas 31-27 +2
17. LSU (8-3) beat Georgia St. 56-14 +2
18. James Madison (10-1) lost to Appalachian St. 26-23 in OT -3
19. SMU (9-2) beat Memphis 38-34 +2
20. Notre Dame (8-3) beat Wake Forest 45-7 +2
21. Memphis (8-3) lost to SMU 38-34 -4
22. Troy (9-2) beat Louisiana Lafayette 31-24
23. Arizona (8-3) beat Utah 42-18 +2
24. Toledo (10-1) beat Bowling Green 32-31
25. UNLV (9-2) beat Air Force 31-27 "New!"

Dropped out (w/former ranking): #20 Kansas (7-4) lost to Kansas St. 31-27

 

[redskinsfan1963]

After the recovery, he should have just gone down and trust the kneel down. I hadn’t seen this game or highlight, so I kind of felt that he might fumble and Michigan return it and that’s why it’s a highlight. But of course he just gets tackled.

watched it that day with my son cause it was the only game on at the time here.was reported a lot in the papers here cause app state is in boone nc not too far away.

 

[UGADawg1988]

Updated Rankings after Week 12:

1. Michigan (11-0) beat Maryland 31-24
2. Georgia (11-0) beat Tennessee 38-10
3. Ohio St. (11-0) beat Minnesota 37-3
4. Florida St. (11-0) beat North Alabama 58-13
5. Washington (11-0) beat Oregon St. 22-20
6. Oregon (10-1) beat Arizona St. 49-13
7. Texas (10-1) beat Iowa St. 26-16
8. Alabama (10-1) beat Chattanooga 66-10
9. Penn St. (9-2) beat Rutgers 27-6
10. Liberty (11-0) beat UMass 49-25 +1
11. Missouri (9-2) beat Florida 33-31 +3
12. Oregon St. (8-3) lost to Washington 22-20 -2
13. Oklahoma (9-2) beat BYU 31-24
14. Tulane (10-1) beat FAU 24-8 -2
15. Louisville (10-1) beat Miami (FL) 38-31 +1
16. Kansas St. (8-3) beat Kansas 31-27 +2
17. LSU (8-3) beat Georgia St. 56-14 +2
18. James Madison (10-1) lost to Appalachian St. 26-23 in OT -3
19. SMU (9-2) beat Memphis 38-34 +2
20. Notre Dame (8-3) beat Wake Forest 45-7 +2
21. Memphis (8-3) lost to SMU 38-34 -4
22. Troy (9-2) beat Louisiana Lafayette 31-24
23. Arizona (8-3) beat Utah 42-18 +2
24. Toledo (10-1) beat Bowling Green 32-31
25. UNLV (9-2) beat Air Force 31-27 "New!"

Dropped out (w/former ranking): #20 Kansas (7-4) lost to Kansas St. 31-27

This is your poll and it is fine with me. To me it seems strange to not have Ole Miss in there at all though.

 

[BamaDude]

Updated Rankings after Week 13:

1. Michigan (12-0) beat Ohio St. 30-24; will play Iowa in Big 10 Championship Game.
2. Georgia (12-0) beat Georgia Tech 31-23; will play Alabama in SEC Championship Game.
3. Florida St. 12-0) beat Florida 24-15; will play Louisville in ACC Championship Game. +1
4. Washington (12-0) beat Washington St. 24-21; will play Oregon in Pac-12 Championship Game. +1
5. Ohio St. (11-1) lost to Michigan 30-24. Regular season complete. -2
6. Oregon (11-1) beat Oregon St. 31-7); will play Washington in Pac-12 Championship Game.
7. Texas (11-1) beat Texas Tech 57-7; will play Oklahoma St. in Big 12 Championship Game.
8. Alabama (11-1) beat Auburn 27-24; will play Georgia in SEC Championship Game.
9. Penn St. (10-2) beat Michigan St. 42-0. Regular season complete.
10. Missouri (10-2) beat Arkansas 48-14. Regular season complete. +1
11. Liberty (12-0) beat UTEP 42-28; will play New Mexico St. in CUSA Championship Game. -1
12. Oklahoma (10-2) beat TCU 69-45. Regular season complete. +1
13. Tulane (11-1) beat UTSA 29-16; will play SMU in AAC Championship Game. +1
14. LSU (9-3) beat Texas A&M 42-30. Regular season complete. +3
15. James Madison (11-1) beat Coastal Carolina 56-14. Regular Season complete.* +3
16. SMU (10-2) beat Navy 59-14; will play Tulane in AAC Championship Game. +3
17. Louisville (10-2) lost to Kentucky 38-31; will play Florida St. in ACC Championship Game. -2
18. Notre Dame (9-3) beat Stanford 56-23. Regular season complete. +2
19. Memphis (9-3) beat Temple 49-21. Regular season complete. +2
20. Troy (10-2) beat Southern Mississippi 35-17; will play Appalachian St. in SBC Championship Game. +2
21. Arizona (9-3) beat Arizona St. 59-23. Regular season complete. +2
22. Toledo (11-1) beat Central Michigan 32-17; will play Miami (OH) in the MAC Championship Game. +2
23. Ole Miss (10-2) beat Mississippi St. 17-7. Regular season complete. (New)
24. Iowa (10-2) beat Nebraska 13-10; will play Michigan in Big 10 Championship Game. (New)
25. North Carolina St. (9-3) beat North Carolina 39-20. Regular season complete. (New)

Dropped out (with previous ranking):
#12 Oregon St. (8-4) lost to Oregon 31-7. Season complete.
#16 Kansas St. (8-4) lost to Iowa St. 42-35. Season complete.
#25 UNLV (9-3) lost to San Jose St. 37-31; will play Boise St. in the MWC Championship Game.

*Note: James Madison won the Sun Belt regular season title, but is ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA rules.

 

[Wamu]

Hope UNLV wins the MWC on Saturday.

 

[BamaDude]

Final Regular Season Rankings (after Week 14);

1. Michigan (13-0) beat Iowa 26-0 in Big 10 Championship Game
2. Washington (13-0) beat Oregon 34-31 in Pac-12 Championship Game +2
3. Florida St. (13-0) beat Louisville 16-6 in ACC Championship Game
4. Texas (12-1) beat Oklahoma St. 49-21 in Big 12 Championship Game +3
5. Alabama (12-1) beat Georgia 27-24 in SEC Championship Game +3
6. Georgia (12-1) lost to Alabama 27-24 in SEC Championship Game -4
7. Ohio St. (11-1) DNP -2
8. Oregon (11-2) lost to Washington 34-31 in Pac-12 Championship Game -2
9. Penn St. (10-2) DNP
10. Missouri (10-2) DNP
11. Liberty (13-0) beat New Mexico St. 49-35 in CUSA Championship Game
12. Oklahoma (10-2) DNP
13. LSU (9-3) DNP +1
14. James Madison (11-1) DNP +1
15. SMU (11-2) beat Tulane 26-14 in AAC Championship Game +1
16. Notre Dame (9-3) DNP +2
17. Troy (11-2) beat Appalachian St. 49-23 in Sun Belt Championship Game +3
18. Tulane (11-2) lost to SMU 26-14 in AAC Championship Game -5
19. Ole Miss (10-2) DNP +4
20. Louisville (10-3) lost to Florida St. 16-6 in ACC Championship Game -3
21. Memphis (9-3) DNP -2
22. Arizona (9-3) DNP -1
23. Miami (OH) (11-2) beat Toledo 23-14 in MAC Championship Game (New)
24. North Carolina St. (9-3) DNP +1
25. Toledo (11-2) lost to Miami (OH) 23-14 in MAC Championship Game -3

Dropped out: Iowa (10-3), previously #24, lost to Michigan 26-0 in Big 10 Championship Game

Note #1: Army & Navy play this weekend, but neither team has a chance to end up in the rankings.

Note #2: I happen to agree with this year's College Football Playoff pairings; but since these rankings have no bearing on the playoff selections, I thought it was fair to reward FSU for their complete body of work covering the whole season. I do not believe the Seminoles would survive the first round of the playoffs against the field of teams that was chosen.

There will be a final ranking following the bowl season.