NCAAF 2017 Rankings after Week 10

NCAA Football Top 25 Rankings

Updated: Week 10, 5 NOV 2017

(Delta Calc'd from Week 9, 30 OCT 2017)

(Click here for a more detailed explanation of my NCAAF rating system)

Some of these rankings my surprise you, but keep in mind that there is no bias towards any team or preconceived notions, and the only thing considered is what each team has accomplished so far.

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An IMPORTANT NOTE about my ratings: My ratings are completely objective, meaning that they have no biases and are completely statistical. Due to this, when you have an incomplete data set (or an incomplete season), some anomalies can appear. Teams like UCF and Memphis can appear overrated due to the fact they have a good record and, in some cases, have played better competition than the teams ranked just below them. I expect that this will straightened itself out. As the Power 5 conference schools get into the meat of their conference schedules, we will see them gain more credit for wins than UCF and Memphis. Also, as more data become available (more game completed), we will learn more about their opponents. Because my rankings are iterative, this will factor into their rating as well. Bottom line: The dangers of releasing a completely statistical rating system are that you may have some outliers. And that's ok... it will correct itself over time.

Notes:

• #4 UCF?!  See my Important Note (above). You will see, however, that both UCF and Memphis had a negative delta rating this week, despite both teams winning. This is will continue to occur as the rating system gains more data on their opponents and continues to adjust UCF's and Memphis' ratings accordingly (this is the self-correction I refer to as more data becomes available).
• Ohio State loses to Iowa and drops to #13. With the big win, Iowa rises 12 spots to #15.
• With a win over #26 NC State, Clemson climbs 3 spots to #6.
• USC moves up three spots to #9, which now means #1 ND has 2 top-10 wins.
• Alabama is now ranked #5 (up 3 spots) after a win against #28 LSU. As Alabama plays the meat of their schedule, they will continue to climb.  
• #3 Miami is up 4 spots after defeating #24 VT
• Top 10 // Top 25  Teams for each conference:
• ACC: 2 // 3 
• Big Ten: 2 // 7
• Big 12: 1 // 4
• Pac 12: 1 // 3
• SEC: 2 // 4

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As always, please leave questions/comments below! If you would like to see more than just the Top 25, or any ratings for Div I-AA, Div-II, or Div-III, just let me know!