| Rank | +/- | Team | WinPct | SoS | Off Pts | Def Pts | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | -- | TCU | 0.9916 | 0.4639 | 26.0 | 7.5 | 84.3 |
| 002 | +1 | Oregon | 0.9788 | 0.5295 | 27.7 | 9.6 | 87.9 |
| 003 | +2 | Stanford | 0.9742 | 0.5479 | 26.5 | 9.8 | 83.9 |
| 004 | -2 | Alabama | 0.9741 | 0.5514 | 25.0 | 7.5 | 78.8 |
| 005 | +1 | Virginia Tech | 0.9530 | 0.5302 | 24.3 | 8.6 | 79.2 |
| 006 | +1 | Ohio St. | 0.9487 | 0.5299 | 26.0 | 8.0 | 79.7 |
| 007 | -3 | Boise St. | 0.9435 | 0.4602 | 27.1 | 9.6 | 84.7 |
| 008 | -- | Oklahoma | 0.9267 | 0.5439 | 23.7 | 8.0 | 85.2 |
| 009 | +3 | Nebraska | 0.9227 | 0.5270 | 22.4 | 9.4 | 83.5 |
| 010 | +1 | Auburn | 0.9127 | 0.5468 | 26.1 | 13.0 | 79.4 |
| 011 | +4 | Wisconsin | 0.9115 | 0.5336 | 26.8 | 13.8 | 81.2 |
| 012 | +2 | Arkansas | 0.8952 | 0.5612 | 26.2 | 12.4 | 82.6 |
| 013 | -4 | Iowa | 0.8943 | 0.5226 | 18.2 | 9.8 | 81.9 |
| 014 | +2 | South Carolina | 0.8879 | 0.5447 | 24.5 | 12.2 | 78.9 |
| 015 | +10 | West Virginia | 0.8783 | 0.5377 | 17.0 | 9.3 | 82.9 |
| 016 | -6 | Florida | 0.8772 | 0.5570 | 23.0 | 9.3 | 80.9 |
| 017 | -4 | LSU | 0.8755 | 0.5458 | 21.9 | 8.8 | 80.3 |
| 018 | -1 | Florida St. | 0.8565 | 0.5516 | 18.2 | 12.0 | 83.3 |
| 019 | -1 | Oklahoma St. | 0.8491 | 0.5502 | 24.3 | 13.2 | 85.8 |
| 020 | +2 | Missouri | 0.8458 | 0.5204 | 18.4 | 9.1 | 87.0 |
| 021 | -1 | Georgia | 0.8428 | 0.5516 | 28.0 | 11.4 | 79.7 |
| 022 | -3 | Arizona | 0.8297 | 0.5573 | 19.5 | 9.5 | 83.3 |
| 023 | -2 | Miami-FL | 0.8243 | 0.5526 | 15.9 | 9.3 | 81.5 |
| 024 | +7 | Nevada | 0.8053 | 0.4665 | 24.5 | 15.6 | 85.2 |
| 025 | +3 | Arizona St. | 0.7965 | 0.5277 | 19.9 | 9.4 | 86.8 |
New additions: Nevada, Arizona State
Dropped out: North Carolina, North Carolina State
I can hear readers through the wire shouting, "So, let me get this straight. You have an undefeated SEC team at #10, the team they just beat at #4, and behind a one-loss mid-major? Are you high or just stupid?" Simply put, Auburn has been steadily rising, but they have played games way too closely thanks to a woefully inconsistent defense. Meanwhile, Alabama has been playing consistent football, and as Justin noted, easily could have been winning 42-7 at the half last week. The Alabama 28-27 final follows a 17-14 victory over Mississippi State, a 27-24 OT victory over Clemson, a 37-34 victory over Kentucky, and one touchdown victories over South Carolina and LSU. Simply put, Auburn is quite a ways behind TCU, Oregon, and Stanford, who have been absolutely crushing everybody, especially those that they are supposed to beat.
After all that, let me say that I am eagerly cheering for Auburn to win this weekend. I feel so dirty.
