Ranking- 9/27/05 Name Strength of Schedule Combined Ranks Average Game Score Losses Total Conf Last Week 1 Southern Cal 6.607 1 -1.053 0 6.554 Pac-10 1 2 Virginia Tech 5.596 2.667 -0.828 0 7.435 ACC 8 3 Georgia 5.594 3.667 -0.756 0 8.505 SEC 4 4 Texas 6.159 3.667 -0.864 0 8.962 Big XII 2 5 Wisconsin 4.449 6.667 -0.896 0 10.220 Big 10 11 6 Miami (FL) 3.801 7 -0.525 1 11.276 ACC 9 7 Florida State 6.473 5.667 -0.684 0 11.456 ACC 6 8 Florida 5.728 7.667 -0.649 0 12.746 SEC 7 9 Ohio State 4.444 9.667 -0.453 1 14.658 Big 10 13 10 Tennessee 4.27 11.667 -0.427 1 16.510 SEC 17 11 LSU 3.97 14 -0.328 1 18.642 SEC 5 12 California 9.334 11.667 -0.500 0 20.501 Pac-10 12 13 Michigan State 5.168 17.667 -0.351 0 22.484 Big 10 21 14 Georgia Tech 2.919 19.333 -0.625 1 22.627 ACC 3 15 Arizona State 4.810 17.667 -0.658 1 22.819 Pac-10 20 16 Minnesota 6.491 18.333 -0.616 0 24.208 Big 10 26 17 Auburn 7.365 16.667 -0.321 1 24.711 SEC 14 18 Boston College 5.589 20 -0.364 1 26.225 ACC 27 19 Notre Dame 4.037 22.667 -0.420 1 27.284 Ind. 22 20 West Virginia 7.158 21.333 -0.408 0 28.083 B East 16 21 Michigan 4.241 22.333 -0.153 2 28.421 Big 10 15 22 Alabama 5.795 25 -0.602 0 30.193 SEC 31 23 UCLA 7.033 26.667 -0.976 0 32.724 Pac-10 23 24 Penn State 5.997 28 -0.223 0 33.774 Big 10 37 25 Boise State 4.604 27.333 0.012 2 33.949 WAC 38 26 Utah 7.530 26.667 -0.184 1 35.013 M-West 24 27 Virginia 6.913 28.667 -0.432 0 35.148 ACC 34 28 Louisville 5.985 28.667 0.217 1 35.869 B East 10 29 Texas Tech 11.550 25 -0.513 0 36.037 Big XII 18 30 Colorado 5.695 31.667 -0.206 1 38.156 Big XII 32 31 Purdue 6.445 30.667 0.081 1 38.193 Big 10 19 32 TCU 4.138 34 0.403 1 39.541 M-West 33 33 Oklahoma State 9.040 31.667 -0.231 0 40.476 Big XII 36 34 Clemson 3.895 35.333 0.266 2 41.494 ACC 29 35 Iowa State 7.894 36.333 -0.793 0 43.434 Big XII 30 36 Oklahoma 6.319 34.667 0.720 2 43.706 Big XII 35 37 Iowa 6.508 37 0.173 2 45.681 Big 10 28 38 Washington St 9.508 37.667 0.223 0 47.398 Pac-10 41 39 Kansas State 7.287 40.333 0.316 0 47.936 Big XII 47 40 Nebraska 7.016 41 0.200 0 48.216 Big XII 43 41 Texas A&M 8.041 40.667 -0.062 1 49.646 Big XII 42 42 Oregon State 3.540 44.333 -0.103 2 49.770 Pac-10 25 43 Wyoming 6.656 42.667 -0.489 1 49.834 M-West 57 44 Oregon 6.048 43.333 0.361 1 50.742 Pac-10 40 45 Vanderbilt 6.810 46 -0.298 0 52.512 SEC 46 46 Toledo 11.572 41.667 -0.187 0 53.052 MAC 45 47 Maryland 4.331 46.333 0.623 2 53.287 ACC 50 48 Bowling Green 6.273 44.667 0.364 2 53.304 MAC 44 49 North Carolina 4.048 49 -0.131 2 54.917 ACC 54 50 UTEP 8.628 50.667 -0.680 0 58.615 C-USA 62 51 New Mexico 7.240 50.667 -0.121 1 58.786 M-West 39 52 Connecticut 8.400 50.333 -0.106 1 59.627 B East 48 53 Kansas 8.244 52.333 0.099 0 60.676 Big XII 55 54 South Florida 7.559 52.333 0.143 1 61.035 B East 79 55 Northwestern 4.411 54.333 0.401 2 61.145 Big 10 49 56 Fresno State 9.538 50.667 0.384 1 61.589 WAC 51 57 Missouri 6.676 54.667 0.577 1 62.920 Big XII 53 58 Southern Miss 7.554 58.333 0.217 1 67.104 C-USA 59 59 South Carolina 5.839 59 0.697 2 67.536 SEC 63 60 N Carolina St 5.628 59.333 0.636 2 67.597 ACC 52 61 UAB 5.976 63.333 -0.288 1 70.021 C-USA 61 62 Arkansas 6.740 61.667 1.333 3 72.740 SEC 58 63 Mississippi 5.599 65.333 0.997 2 73.929 SEC 56 64 Air Force 6.617 66.667 0.618 2 75.902 M-West 64 65 Tulsa 6.914 67.667 0.494 2 77.075 C-USA 84 66 Syracuse 6.659 68.333 0.224 2 77.216 B East 65 67 Miami(OH) 7.507 67 0.891 2 77.398 MAC 67 68 Pittsburgh 7.934 65.667 1.041 3 77.642 B East 77 69 Hawaii 6.383 70 0.521 2 78.904 WAC 70 70 Cincinnati 8.188 71.667 -0.155 1 80.700 B East 68 71 Colorado State 6.011 72 0.822 2 80.833 M-West 80 72 Stanford 6.647 72.333 1.245 1 81.225 Pac-10 71 73 North Illinois 8.383 69.333 0.790 3 81.506 MAC 60 74 Miss State 5.953 73.667 0.356 2 81.976 SEC 81 75 Navy 6.535 73 0.886 2 82.421 Ind. 72 76 Akron 7.103 77 -0.499 1 84.604 MAC 85 77 Baylor 9.608 75 0.143 0 84.751 Big XII 76 78 BYU 7.170 76 0.574 2 85.744 M-West 73 79 Arizona 5.727 77.667 0.614 2 86.008 Pac-10 74 80 Memphis 10.130 73.667 0.760 2 86.557 C-USA 66 81 Indiana 8.827 77.667 0.141 0 86.635 Big 10 75 82 Illinois 5.093 81.667 0.373 2 89.133 Big 10 69 83 Tulane 7.749 80 0.981 1 89.730 C-USA 87 84 Rutgers 8.233 80.667 0.692 1 90.592 B East 82 85 Louisiana Tech 8.829 82.333 0.865 2 94.027 WAC 86 86 San Diego State 6.465 84.667 1.053 3 95.185 M-West 91 87 Wake Forest 6.522 86.333 1.226 3 97.081 ACC 83 88 Ohio 5.649 91.333 0.176 2 99.158 MAC 94 89 Marshall 8.649 88.333 0.983 2 99.965 C-USA 78 90 Washington 5.445 94 1.116 3 103.561 Pac-10 88 91 Houston 8.527 92 1.050 2 103.577 C-USA 96 92 Kentucky 6.326 95 0.958 3 105.284 SEC 97 93 Eastern Mich 7.313 95.667 0.549 2 105.529 MAC 101 94 Troy 8.612 93.333 0.739 3 105.684 S Belt 89 95 Rice 5.710 97 1.190 2 105.900 C-USA 98 96 Arkansas State 10.384 93 0.588 2 105.972 S Belt 102 97 Nevada 7.869 96.333 1.131 2 107.333 WAC 90 98 Utah State 5.970 100.667 0.253 1 107.890 WAC 107 99 Western Mich 7.952 98 0.726 2 108.678 MAC 106 100 North Texas 8.596 97.333 0.807 2 108.736 S Belt 92 101 East Carolina 7.094 100.667 0.664 2 110.425 C-USA 100 102 UNLV 7.105 100.333 1.499 3 111.937 M-West 95 103 SMU 6.793 101.667 0.606 3 112.066 C-USA 93 104 Duke 7.561 102.667 0.993 3 114.221 ACC 103 105 Central Mich 7.494 104 0.962 3 115.456 MAC 99 106 Kent State 9.421 102.667 1.252 3 116.340 MAC 104 107 Central Florida 7.472 106.667 0.736 2 116.875 C-USA 117 108 Ball State 3.772 109.333 1.005 3 117.110 MAC 109 109 UL-Lafayette 8.560 106.333 1.188 2 118.081 S Belt 112 110 New Mexico St 5.210 109 0.958 4 119.168 WAC 108 111 San Jose State 9.059 108 1.215 2 120.274 WAC 105 112 UL-Monroe 6.118 110.667 1.030 3 120.815 S Belt 119 113 Temple 4.995 114 1.094 3 123.089 Ind. 110 114 Mid Tenn State 8.630 111.333 1.521 3 124.484 S Belt 114 115 Army 5.808 116.667 1.026 3 126.501 Ind. 115 116 Idaho 6.750 115.333 1.521 4 127.604 WAC 113 117 Florida Atl 7.443 115 1.278 4 127.721 S Belt 111 118 Buffalo 6.623 117.333 1.332 3 128.288 MAC 118 119 Florida Intl 8.150 117.333 1.331 3 129.814 S Belt 116