NCAAF 2019 Rankings after Week 8

NCAA Football Top 25 Rankings

Updated: Week 8, 21 OCT 2019

(Delta Calc'd from Week 7, 14 OCT 2019)

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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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Notes:

• LSU passes OSU atop the rankings. Not a surprise here. The win over Northwestern wasn't worth much in comparison to LSU's win over Miss. St.
• Wisconsin drops 17 spots to #20 after a loss to #80 Illinois. Is Wisconsin better than #20? Most likely. But after 7 games played (and one of them being a loss to a terrible team), this is where they are right now.
• Penn State jumps 6 spots to #3 after defeating #24 michigan. 
• Clemson climbs to #4 after beating #32 Louisville.
• Alabama is passed by a few schools and falls to #9. Notice Alabama actually lost points (-0.52) for a win against #92 Tennessee. Why? Keep in mind, my iterate after each week, factor in new learning from team's that everyone has already play, and converge on a new rating. The negative learning from Alabama's previous opponent overwhelmed the small bump they got from beating lowly Tennessee and resulted in a net decreasing in rating.
• Top 10 // Top 25  Teams for each conference:
• ACC: 1 // 3 
• Big Ten: 2 // 5
• Big 12: 2 // 3
• Pac 12: 0 // 2
• SEC: 4 // 5

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