Week is in the books so it’s time to analyze all 130 FBS college football teams and publish our data driven week college football power rankings. In addition, we give you our Heisman Trophy and College Football Playoff Rankings.
College Football Playoff Rankings – Week 8
If the College Football Playoff were to happen this week, this would be the Final Four:
- Alabama vs. 4. Oklahoma
- Clemson vs. 3. Ohio State
It’s hard for me to say there are four teams better than LSU. That Alabama vs. LSU game is a de facto College Football Playoff game.
If Oklahoma runs the table, they’re in the playoff.
Georgia’s loss on Saturday eliminated Notre Dame from contention in my eyes. And USC losing at Notre Dame basically ended hopes for the Pac-12 to get into the playoff.
Heisman Tropy Rankings – Week 8
I don’t have a Heisman ballot but if I did, my ballot this week would like like this:
- Joe Burrow (QB – LSU) – He’s come up big in LSU’s big wins. He has my vote for best player at the midpoint in the college football season.
- Tua Tagovailoa (QB – Alabama) – Second in the nation in QBR and 27 TD’s to 1 INT this season.
- Chuba Hubbard (RB – Oklahoma State) – He’s flying under the radar but he’s got 1,094 yards already this season with 13 TD’s averaging 6.7 yards per carry.
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Week 8 College Football Rankings
| RANK | TEAM | Conference | Division |
| 1 | Ohio State | BIG TEN | EAST |
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | WEST |
| 3 | Wisconsin | BIG TEN | WEST |
| 4 | LSU | SEC | WEST |
| 5 | Oregon | PAC 12 | NORTH |
| 6 | Penn State | BIG TEN | EAST |
| 7 | Clemson | ACC | ATLANTIC |
| 8 | Notre Dame | IND | |
| 9 | Oklahoma | BIG 12 | |
| 10 | Georgia | SEC | EAST |
| 11 | Auburn | SEC | WEST |
| 12 | Utah | PAC 12 | SOUTH |
| 13 | Iowa State | BIG 12 | |
| 14 | Iowa | BIG TEN | WEST |
| 15 | UCF | AMERICAN | EAST |
| 16 | Michigan | BIG TEN | EAST |
| 17 | Texas | BIG 12 | |
| 18 | Washington | PAC 12 | NORTH |
| 19 | Missouri | SEC | EAST |
| 20 | Baylor | BIG 12 | |
| 21 | Tulane | AMERICAN | WEST |
| 22 | SMU | AMERICAN | WEST |
| 23 | Navy | AMERICAN | WEST |
| 24 | Florida | SEC | EAST |
| 25 | Boise State | MWC | MOUNTAIN |
| 26 | Memphis | AMERICAN | WEST |
| 27 | Cincinnati | AMERICAN | EAST |
| 28 | Appalachian State | SUN BELT | |
| 29 | Minnesota | BIG TEN | WEST |
| 30 | Louisiana | SUN BELT | |
| 31 | TCU | BIG 12 | |
| 32 | Kansas State | BIG 12 | |
| 33 | Oklahoma State | BIG 12 | |
| 34 | Arizona State | PAC 12 | SOUTH |
| 35 | Western Kentucky | C-USA | EAST |
| 36 | Duke | ACC | COASTAL |
| 37 | Indiana | BIG TEN | EAST |
| 38 | Wyoming | MWC | MOUNTAIN |
| 39 | Washington State | PAC 12 | NORTH |
| 40 | USC | PAC 12 | SOUTH |
| 41 | San Diego State | MWC | WEST |
| 42 | Michigan State | BIG TEN | EAST |
| 43 | Wake Forest | ACC | ATLANTIC |
| 44 | Air Force | MWC | MOUNTAIN |
| 45 | Louisiana Tech | C-USA | WEST |
| 46 | Western Michigan | MAC | WEST |
| 47 | Temple | AMERICAN | EAST |
| 48 | Virginia | ACC | COASTAL |
| 49 | Florida International | C-USA | EAST |
| 50 | North Carolina | ACC | COASTAL |
| 51 | North Carolina State | ACC | ATLANTIC |
| 52 | Hawaii | MWC | WEST |
| 53 | Coastal Carolina | SUN BELT | |
| 54 | Army | IND | |
| 55 | UAB | SUN BELT | |
| 56 | Illinois | BIG TEN | WEST |
| 57 | Kentucky | SEC | EAST |
| 58 | Miami (Fla.) | ACC | COASTAL |
| 59 | Mississippi State | SEC | WEST |
| 60 | Texas A&M | SEC | WEST |
| 61 | California | PAC 12 | NORTH |
| 62 | Maryland | BIG TEN | EAST |
| 63 | Louisville | ACC | ATLANTIC |
| 64 | Pittsburgh | ACC | COASTAL |
| 65 | Florida State | ACC | ATLANTIC |
| 66 | Arizona | PAC 12 | SOUTH |
| 67 | Nebraska | BIG TEN | WEST |
| 68 | Toledo | MAC | WEST |
| 69 | Mississippi | SEC | WEST |
| 70 | Arkansas | SEC | WEST |
| 71 | Texas Tech | BIG 12 | |
| 72 | South Carolina | SEC | EAST |
| 73 | Boston College | ACC | ATLANTIC |
| 74 | Purdue | BIG TEN | WEST |
| 75 | Stanford | PAC 12 | NORTH |
| 76 | Florida Atlantic | C-USA | EAST |
| 77 | Northwestern | BIG TEN | WEST |
| 78 | Houston | AMERICAN | WEST |
| 79 | Colorado | PAC 12 | SOUTH |
| 80 | Liberty | SUN BELT | |
| 81 | Fresno State | MWC | WEST |
| 82 | Ball State | MAC | WEST |
| 83 | Georgia State | SUN BELT | |
| 84 | Central Michigan | MAC | WEST |
| 85 | Utah State | MWC | MOUNTAIN |
| 86 | Southern Miss | C-USA | WEST |
| 87 | Troy | SUN BELT | |
| 88 | BYU | IND | |
| 89 | North Texas | C-USA | WEST |
| 90 | San Jose State | MWC | WEST |
| 91 | Virginia Tech | ACC | COASTAL |
| 92 | Syracuse | ACC | ATLANTIC |
| 93 | Tulsa | AMERICAN | WEST |
| 94 | UCLA | PAC 12 | SOUTH |
| 95 | West Virginia | BIG 12 | |
| 96 | Ohio | MAC | EAST |
| 97 | Oregon State | PAC 12 | NORTH |
| 98 | Arkansas State | SUN BELT | |
| 99 | Marshall | C-USA | EAST |
| 100 | Tennessee | SEC | EAST |
| 101 | Kansas | BIG 12 | |
| 102 | Eastern Michigan | MAC | WEST |
| 103 | South Florida | AMERICAN | EAST |
| 104 | Louisiana-Monroe | SUN BELT | |
| 105 | Buffalo | MAC | EAST |
| 106 | Kent State | MAC | EAST |
| 107 | Colorado State | MWC | MOUNTAIN |
| 108 | Rice | C-USA | WEST |
| 109 | Northern Illinois | MAC | WEST |
| 110 | Old Dominion | C-USA | EAST |
| 111 | Vanderbilt | SEC | EAST |
| 112 | Georgia Tech | ACC | COASTAL |
| 113 | Charlotte | C-USA | EAST |
| 114 | Georgia Southern | SUN BELT | |
| 115 | UNLV | MWC | WEST |
| 116 | Middle Tennessee | C-USA | EAST |
| 117 | Texas State | SUN BELT | |
| 118 | East Carolina | AMERICAN | EAST |
| 119 | Miami (Ohio) | MAC | EAST |
| 120 | New Mexico | MWC | MOUNTAIN |
| 121 | South Alabama | SUN BELT | |
| 122 | New Mexico State | SUN BELT | |
| 123 | Nevada | MWC | WEST |
| 124 | Rutgers | BIG TEN | EAST |
| 125 | UTEP | C-USA | WEST |
| 126 | Akron | MAC | EAST |
| 127 | UTSA | C-USA | WEST |
| 128 | Connecticut | AMERICAN | EAST |
| 129 | Bowling Green | MAC | EAST |
| 130 | Massachusetts | MAC | EAST |
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