What a performance by Clemson last night in the College Football Playoff National Championship game! They dominated Alabama 44-16.
To no surprise, Clemson is #1 in our data driven power rankings. The Tide is right behind them at #2. The SEC dominates the rankings.
Our data driven power rankings factor in different metrics based upon the 2018-19 college football season using our proprietary formula. It doesn’t overreact to one game like the human polls do.
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Final 2018-19 College Football Rankings
| RANK | TEAM | CONF | DIV |
| 1 | Clemson | ACC | ATLANTIC |
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | WEST |
| 3 | Georgia | SEC | EAST |
| 4 | LSU | SEC | WEST |
| 5 | Oklahoma | BIG 12 | |
| 6 | Notre Dame | IND | |
| 7 | Texas A&M | SEC | WEST |
| 8 | Ohio State | BIG TEN | EAST |
| 9 | Michigan | BIG TEN | EAST |
| 10 | Florida | SEC | EAST |
| 11 | Texas | BIG 12 | |
| 12 | Mississippi State | SEC | WEST |
| 13 | Kentucky | SEC | EAST |
| 14 | Auburn | SEC | WEST |
| 15 | Penn State | BIG TEN | EAST |
| 16 | Washington | PAC 12 | NORTH |
| 17 | Missouri | SEC | EAST |
| 18 | West Virginia | BIG 12 | |
| 19 | Iowa | BIG TEN | WEST |
| 20 | Syracuse | ACC | ATLANTIC |
| 21 | Northwestern | BIG TEN | WEST |
| 22 | Iowa State | BIG 12 | |
| 23 | Stanford | PAC 12 | NORTH |
| 24 | Wisconsin | BIG TEN | WEST |
| 25 | Utah | PAC 12 | SOUTH |
| 26 | South Carolina | SEC | EAST |
| 27 | Washington State | PAC 12 | NORTH |
| 28 | Michigan State | BIG TEN | EAST |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | ACC | COASTAL |
| 30 | Oklahoma State | BIG 12 | |
| 31 | Duke | ACC | COASTAL |
| 32 | TCU | BIG 12 | |
| 33 | Boise State | MWC | MOUNTAIN |
| 34 | Purdue | BIG TEN | WEST |
| 35 | Fresno State | MWC | WEST |
| 36 | UCF | AMERICAN | EAST |
| 37 | Oregon | PAC 12 | NORTH |
| 38 | Boston College | ACC | ATLANTIC |
| 39 | North Carolina State | ACC | ATLANTIC |
| 40 | Minnesota | BIG TEN | WEST |
| 41 | Miami (Fla.) | ACC | COASTAL |
| 42 | Utah State | MWC | MOUNTAIN |
| 43 | Texas Tech | BIG 12 | |
| 44 | Arizona State | PAC 12 | SOUTH |
| 45 | Virginia | ACC | COASTAL |
| 46 | Baylor | BIG 12 | |
| 47 | Kansas State | BIG 12 | |
| 48 | Cincinnati | AMERICAN | EAST |
| 49 | Vanderbilt | SEC | EAST |
| 50 | Maryland | BIG TEN | EAST |
| 51 | Georgia Tech | ACC | COASTAL |
| 52 | Army | IND | |
| 53 | Tennessee | SEC | EAST |
| 54 | Wake Forest | ACC | ATLANTIC |
| 55 | Indiana | BIG TEN | EAST |
| 56 | California | PAC 12 | NORTH |
| 57 | Mississippi | SEC | WEST |
| 58 | Appalachian State | SUN BELT | |
| 59 | BYU | IND | |
| 60 | USC | PAC 12 | SOUTH |
| 61 | Temple | AMERICAN | EAST |
| 62 | Florida State | ACC | ATLANTIC |
| 63 | Virginia Tech | ACC | COASTAL |
| 64 | Northern Illinois | MAC | WEST |
| 65 | Nebraska | BIG TEN | WEST |
| 66 | UCLA | PAC 12 | SOUTH |
| 67 | Memphis | AMERICAN | WEST |
| 68 | Arizona | PAC 12 | SOUTH |
| 69 | Troy | SUN BELT | |
| 70 | Colorado | PAC 12 | SOUTH |
| 71 | Ohio | MAC | EAST |
| 72 | Middle Tennessee | C-USA | EAST |
| 73 | Buffalo | MAC | EAST |
| 74 | Houston | AMERICAN | WEST |
| 75 | San Diego State | MWC | WEST |
| 76 | Tulane | AMERICAN | WEST |
| 77 | Miami (Ohio) | MAC | EAST |
| 78 | Nevada | MWC | WEST |
| 79 | Kansas | BIG 12 | |
| 80 | UAB | C-USA | |
| 81 | Marshall | C-USA | EAST |
| 82 | Wyoming | MWC | MOUNTAIN |
| 83 | SMU | AMERICAN | WEST |
| 84 | Air Force | MWC | MOUNTAIN |
| 85 | North Carolina | ACC | COASTAL |
| 86 | Toledo | MAC | WEST |
| 87 | Georgia Southern | SUN BELT | |
| 88 | Illinois | BIG TEN | WEST |
| 89 | Eastern Michigan | MAC | WEST |
| 90 | Arkansas | SEC | WEST |
| 91 | Florida Atlantic | C-USA | EAST |
| 92 | Navy | AMERICAN | WEST |
| 93 | Western Michigan | MAC | WEST |
| 94 | Oregon State | PAC 12 | NORTH |
| 95 | Arkansas State | SUN BELT | |
| 96 | South Florida | AMERICAN | EAST |
| 97 | Florida International | C-USA | EAST |
| 98 | Louisville | ACC | ATLANTIC |
| 99 | Rutgers | BIG TEN | EAST |
| 100 | North Texas | C-USA | WEST |
| 101 | La.-Lafayette | SUN BELT | |
| 102 | Liberty | IND | |
| 103 | Akron | MAC | EAST |
| 104 | Hawaii | MWC | WEST |
| 105 | Tulsa | AMERICAN | WEST |
| 106 | Charlotte | C-USA | EAST |
| 107 | Southern Mis | C-USA | WEST |
| 108 | Louisiana Tech | C-USA | WEST |
| 109 | Louisiana-Monroe | SUN BELT | |
| 110 | Coastal Carolina | SUN BELT | |
| 111 | Texas State | SUN BELT | |
| 112 | Old Dominion | C-USA | EAST |
| 113 | New Mexico State | SUN BELT | |
| 114 | UTEP | C-USA | WEST |
| 115 | Colorado State | MWC | MOUNTAIN |
| 116 | Rice | C-USA | WEST |
| 117 | Massachusetts | MAC | EAST |
| 118 | UNLV | MWC | WEST |
| 119 | New Mexico | MWC | MOUNTAIN |
| 120 | UTSA | C-USA | WEST |
| 121 | South Alabama | SUN BELT | |
| 122 | Ball State | MAC | WEST |
| 123 | Western Kentucky | C-USA | EAST |
| 124 | San Jose State | MWC | WEST |
| 125 | Connecticut | AMERICAN | EAST |
| 126 | East Carolina | AMERICAN | EAST |
| 127 | Georgia State | SUN BELT | |
| 128 | Bowling Green | MAC | EAST |
| 129 | Kent State | MAC | EAST |
| 130 | Central Michigan | MAC | WEST |
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