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Sully’s 2018: P5 Top 25 / G5 Top 20, & FCS Top 15

Please note: SCFP ranks the Power Five teams (ACC, B-10, B-12, PAC 12, & SEC … Plus 2 Independents; ND & BYU) as one group of 66 teams into a Top 25. Next, we rank the Group of Five (AAC, CUSA, MAC, MWC, & SBC … Plus 2 Independents, Army & U-Mass, a group of 64 teams into a Top 20. Finally, we rank the 124 FCS teams into a Top 15! Oh, and by the way, RR identifies a team’s Recruiting Rank! 3 sites (Rivals, ESPN, & 247) and a 4 year average were used to determine the P5 rankings, while a 4 year average from just 247 was used in ranking the G-5’s top 20!  Enjoy and let us know what you think!

 

Power Five Top 25

 

  1. Alabama (SEC/RR 1) 6-0: Beat Arkansas 65-31 Up Next: @ Home vs Missouri 3-2
  2. Clemson (ACC/RR 7) 6-0: Beat Wake Forest, 63-3; Up Next: BYE Week
  3. Ohio St (B-10/RR 2) 6-0: Beat Indiana 49-26 Up Next: @ Home vs Minnesota 3-2
  4. Georgia (SEC/RR 3) 6-0: Beat Vanderbilt, 41-13; Up Next: @ LSU 5-1
  5. Notre Dame (IND/RR 10) 6-0: Beat Virginia Tech, 45-23; Up Next: @ Home vs Pitt 3-3
  6. West Virginia (B-12/RR 40) 5-0: Beat Kansas, 38-22; Up Next: @ Iowa State 2-3
  7.  Penn State (B-10/ RR 12) 4-1: BYE Week; Up Next: @ Home vs Michigan State 3-2
  8. Colorado (P-12/RR 54) 5-0: Beat Arizona State, 28-21, Up Next: @ USC 3-2
  9. Texas (B-12/RR 9) 5-1: Beat Oklahoma 48-45 in OT; Up Next: @ Home vs Baylor 4-2
  10. Miami (ACC/RR 17) 5-1: Beat FSU, 28-27; Up Next: @ Virginia 3-2
  11. Oklahoma (B-12/RR 11) 5-1: Lost to Texas, 48-45 in OT; Up Next: BYE
  12. Kentucky (SEC/RR 32) 5-1: Lost to Texas A&M, 20-14 in OT; Up Next: BYE
  13. Michigan (B-10/RR 18) 5-1: Beat Maryland, 42-21; Up Next: @ Home vs Wisconsin 4-1
  14. Wisconsin (B-10/RR 36) 4-1: Beat Nebraska, 41-24; UP Next: @ Michigan 5-1
  15. Washington (P-12/RR 22) 5-1: Beat UCLA, 31-24; Up Next: @ Oregon, 4-1
  16. Florida (SEC/RR 15) 5-1: Beat LSU, 27-19; Up Next: @ Vanderbilt 3-3
  17. LSU (SEC/RR 6) 5-1: Lost to Florida, 27-19; Up Next: @ Home vs Georgia 6-0
  18. Texas A&M (SEC/RR 13) 4-2: Beat Kentucky, 20-14 in OT; UP Next: @ South Carolina 3-2
  19. Oregon (P-12/RR 19) 4-1: BYE Week; Up Next: @ Home vs Washington 5-1
  20. NC State (ACC/RR 39) 5-0: Beat Boston College, 28-23; Up Next: BYE Week
  21. Mississippi State (SEC/RR 24) 4-2: Beat Auburn, 23-9; Up Next: @ BYE
  22. Auburn (SEC/RR 8) 4-2: Lost to Mississippi State, 23-9; UP Next: @ Home vs Tennessee 3-2
  23. Iowa (B-10/RR 43) 4-1: Beat Minnesota, 48-31 Up Next: @ Indiana 4-2
  24. Duke (ACC/RR 46) 4-1: BYE Week; Up Next: @ G-Tech 3-3
  25. Washington State  (P-12/RR 47) 5-1: Beat Oregon State 56-37; Up Next: BYE Week

 

 

Group of Five Top 20

 

  1. Central Florida* (AAC/RR 65.3) 5-0: Beat Southern Methodist, 48-20; Up Next: @ Memphis 4-2
  2. South Florida** (AAC/RR 68.0) 5-0: Beat Massachusetts, 58-42; Up Next: @ Tulsa 1-4
  3. Cincinnati* (AAC/RR 63.0) 6-0: Beat Tulane, 37-21 Up Next: BYE Week
  4. Appalachian State (SBC/RR 110.0) 3-1: BYE Week; Up Next: @ Arkansas State 3-2 (Tuesday Night Game)
  5. Houston* (AAC/RR 66.5) 4-1: Beat Tulsa, 41-26; Up Next: @ East Carolina 2-3
  6. San Diego St.* (MWC/RR 76.8) 4-1: Beat Boise, 19-13; Up Next: @ Home vs Air Force 2-3
  7. Fresno State* (MWC/RR 83.8) 4-1: Beat Nevada, 21-3; Up Next: @ Wyoming 2-4
  8. Troy* (SBC/RR 102.3) 5-1: Beat Georgia State, 37-20; Up Next: @ Liberty 2-3
  9. Georgia Southern (SBC/RR 89.3) 4-1: Beat South Alabama. 48-13; Up Next: @ Texas State 1-4
  10. Army (IND/RR 117.8) 3-2; BYE Week; Up Next: @ San Jose State 0-5
  11. Hawaii (MWC/RR 103) 6-1: Beat Wyoming, 17-13; Up Next: @ BYU 3-3
  12. Buffalo* (MAC/RR 121.5) 5-1: Beat Central Michigan, 34-24; Up Next: @ Home vs Akron 2-2
  13. North Texas* (C-USA/RR 103.3) 5-1: Beat UTEP, 27-24, Up Next: @ Home vs Southern Mississippi 2-2
  14. Boise State (MWC/RR 61.5) 3-2: Lost to San Diego State, 19-13; Up Next: @ Nevada 3-3
  15. Utah St.ate* (MWC/RR 101.8) 4-1: Beat BYU, 45-20; Up Next: @ Home vs UNLV 2-3
  16. UAB (C-USA/RR 95) 4-1 Beat Louisiana Tech, 28-7; Up Next: @ Rice 1-5
  17. Middle Tennessee State (C-USA/RR 94.0) 3-2: Beat Marshall, 34-24 ; Up Next: @ FIU 1-5
  18. Western Michigan (MAC/RR 76.8) 4-2: Beat Eastern Michigan, 27-24, Up Next: @ Bowling Green 1-5
  19. Temple* (ACC/RR 84.5) 3-3 Beat East Carolina, 49-6; Up Next: @ Navy 2-3
  20. Northern Illinois (MAC/RR 71.8) 3-3: Lost to MTS, 34-24 ; Up Next: H vs Ohio 3-2

* Indicates that the ranked team has beaten a Power 5 Opponent!

 

Football Championship Subdivision Top 10

 

  1. North Dakota State (MVFC) 5-0; Beat Northern Iowa, 56-31; Up Next: @ Western Illinois 2-3
  2. Colgate (Patriot League) 5-0: Beat Bucknell, 27-3 Up Next: @ Home vs Cornell 2-2
  3. South Dakota State (MVFC) 3-1: Beat Indiana State 54-51 in OT; Up Next: @ Home vs Youngstown State 2-3
  4. Kennesaw State (BSC) 5-1: Beat Presbyterian 56-0  Up Next: @ Gardner-Webb 1-5
  5. Jacksonville State (OVC) 4-1: Beat Eastern Kentucky, 56-7 Up Next: @ Home Eastern Illinois 1-5
  6. Eastern Washington (B-SKY) 5-1: Beat Southern Utah, 55-17; Up Next: @  Weber State 3-2
  7. UC Davis (B-SKY) 4-1: Beat Northern Colorado, 49-36; Up Next: @ H0me vs Idaho State 4-1
  8. Rhode Island (CAA) 4-1: Beat Brown, 48-0; Up Next: @ H vs Maine 3-2
  9. East Tennessee (SoCon) 5-1: Beat Gardner-Webb, 45-0  Up Next: @ The Citadel 1-3
  10.  James Madison (CAA) 4-2; Lost to Elon, 27-24; Up Next: @ Villanova 3-2

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