College Football Rankings: Ranking All 120 FBS Teams Heading into Week 11

Joe PenkalaNov 7, 2011

Ten weeks of college football are now behind us and as the calendar turns to November, the games take on new meaning and the race for the national title becomes tighter and tighter.

This week LSU escaped Alabama with an overtime win and yet another undefeated team has dropped leaving us with five undefeated teams.

Here is a look at how everyone ranks across the country after 10 weeks of play.

No. 120: New Mexico

1 of 120

Record: 0-9

Next Game: UNLV

Quick Note: Another week, another loss for the Lobos.

No. 119: Florida Atlantic

2 of 120

Record: 0-8

Next Game: at FIU

Quick Note: The Owls just continue to struggle to get their offense and defense on the same page in the same week.

No. 118:Indiana

3 of 120

Record: 1-9

Next Game: at Michigan State

Quick Note: While the Hoosiers have been competitive, they continue to fall short and their loss this past week makes it seven straight. A trip to East Lansing will likely make it eight.

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No. 117:UAB

4 of 120

Record: 1-8

Next Game: at Memphis

Quick Note: This past weeks game against Houston was rough but the schedule eases up as they face Memphis this week.

No. 116:Akron

5 of 120

Record: 1-8

Next Game: Kent State

Quick Note: This weeks loss was the Zips fifth straight and now they will take on Kent State at home.

No. 115:Colorado

6 of 120

Record: 1-9

Next Game: Arizona

Quick Note: With Arizona, UCLA and Utah left, Colorado is still searching for their first conference win.

No. 114:Tulane

7 of 120

Record: 2-8

Next Game: Houston

Quick Note: As if the seven game losing streak wasn't enough, Tulane now has to face Houston.

No. 113:Idaho

8 of 120

Record: 2-7

Next Game: at BYU

Quick Note: The six game losing streak came to an end this week as Idaho took down San Jose State. This weeks game against BYU will not be as easy.

No. 112:Buffalo

9 of 120

Record: 2-7

Next Game: at Eastern Michigan

Quick Note: With a struggling defense, the Bulls have lost three straight and now head on the road to play the Eastern Michigan Eagles.

No. 111:Memphis

10 of 120

Record: 2-7

Next Game: UAB

Quick Note: After beating Tulane, Memphis was shutout by UCF and now must regroup for their game against UAB.

No. 110:Kansas

11 of 120

Record: 2-7

Next Game: Baylor

Quick Note: This past week, Kansas finally got a solid performance from their defense but still ended up losing 13-10 to Iowa State.

No. 109:Minnesota

12 of 120

Record: 2-7

Next Game: Wisconsin

Quick Note: After pulling off a stunner against Iowa, Minnesota gave it another run against the Spartans but came up short. They have the unlucky task of playing a Badger team that looks to be back on track.

No. 108: UL Monroe

13 of 120

Record: 2-7

Next Game: Middle Tennessee

Quick Note: UL Monroe lost a heartbreaker to UL Lafayette and now see their losing streak grow to three games.

No. 107: Maryland

14 of 120

Record: 2-7

Next Game: Notre Dame

Quick Note: Things have not gone well for Randy Edsall since taking over at Maryland. A win over Notre Dame might earn him some good will.

No. 106: Boston College

15 of 120

Record: 2-7

Next Game: NC State

Quick Note: The win streak for Boston College ended at one with a resounding loss to Florida State. The offense for Boston College just continues to struggle.

No. 105: Oregon State

16 of 120

Record: 2-7

Next Game: at Cal

Quick Note: The Beavers did a nice job of keeping the game close against Stanford but in the second half things got blown open.

No. 104: Ole Miss

17 of 120

Record: 2-7

Next Game: Louisiana Tech

Quick Note: Things continue to get worse and worse for the Rebels as they lost to Kentucky this past week.

No. 103: UNLV

18 of 120

Record: 2-6

Next Game: at New Mexico

Quick Note: While the loss to Boise State was expected, a loss to New Mexico would be a disaster for the Rebels.

No. 102: Troy

19 of 120

Record: 2-6

Next Game: North Texas

Quick Note: Four straight losses now for Troy and Navy dominated them on both sides of the ball.

No. 101: Middle Tennessee

20 of 120

Record: 2-6

Next Game: UL Monroe

Quick Note: Despite their loss at Tennessee, Middle Tennessee hung in there and the same effort against UL Monroe should result in a win.

No. 100: Central Michigan

21 of 120

Record: 3-7

Next Game: Ohio

Quick Note: With their recent loss, Central Michigan will miss out on a bowl game this year.

No. 99: Kent State

22 of 120

Record: 3-6

Next Game: at Akron

Quick Note: The Golden Flashes have now won two straight games. If the defense continues to play well they should take out Akron.

No. 98: Duke

23 of 120

Record: 3-6

Next Game: at Virginia

Quick Note: After going on a run of three straight wins, the Blue Devils have now suffered four straight losses.

No. 97: San Jose State

24 of 120

Record: 3-6

Next Game: at Utah State

Quick Note: The defense continues to struggle and until that is fixed, the Spartans will continue to lose close games.

No. 96: Arizona

25 of 120

Record: 2-7

Next Game: at Colorado

Quick Note: The Arizona defense continues to struggle mightily and the season cannot be over quick enough for the Wildcats.

No. 95: Rice

26 of 120

Record: 3-6

Next Game: at Northwestern

Quick Note: The Owls ended a three game losing streak this past week but head on the road to play Northwestern who just defeated Nebraska.

No. 94: Army

27 of 120

Record: 3-6

Next Game: Rutgers

Quick Note: After jumping out to 14-0 lead that they carried to the half, things feel apart and Army gave up 24 unanswered points to Air Force.

No. 93: New Mexico State

28 of 120

Record: 3-6

Next Game: Fresno State

Quick Note: After starting out 3-3, the Aggies have dropped three straight and their latest loss was a serious beat down by Georgia.

No. 92: Utah State

29 of 120

Record: 3-5

Next Game: San Jose State

Quick Note: Utah State finally got back to winning with a huge win over Hawaii on the road. Based on the schedule, a bowl game is not out of the question.

No. 91: Navy

30 of 120

Record: 3-6

Next Game: at SMU

Quick Note: After six straight losses, the Midshipmen finally brought things to an end with a big win over the Troy Trojans.

No. 90: Washington State

31 of 120

Record: 3-6

Next Game: ASU

Quick Note: After a promising 3-1 start to the year, Washington State has lost five straight and appear to be falling short of becoming bowl eligible.

No. 89: Fresno State

32 of 120

Record: 3-6

Next Game: at New Mexico State

Quick Note: With four games remaining, Fresno State has not had the kind of season they had envisioned and are in jeopardy of missing a bowl game.

No. 88: North Texas

33 of 120

Record: 3-6

Next Game: at Troy

Quick Note: The offense for North Texas continues to struggle and it has prevented them from putting together back-to-back wins.

No. 87: Colorado State

34 of 120

Record: 3-5

Next Game: San Diego State

Quick Note: After jumping out to a 3-1 start, the Rams have lost four straight games and is seeing their defense get tore apart.

No. 86: Miami (Ohio)

35 of 120

Record: 4-5

Next Game: at Temple

Quick Note: Two straight wins have the Redhawks thinking they can get a bowl game. Their game against Temple will be a big measuring stick.

No. 85: Northwestern

36 of 120

Record: 4-5

Next Game: Rice

Quick Note: With their recent upset over Nebraska on the road, there is no reason that the Wildcats cannot beat Rice and Minnesota at home and become bowl eligible.

No. 84: Pittsburgh

37 of 120

Record: 4-5

Next Game: at Louisville

Quick Note: After losing their second conference game, Pitt isn't fully out of the conference race but will need a ton of help.

No. 83: East Carolina

38 of 120

Record: 4-5

Next Game: at UTEP

Quick Note: After a three game winning streak brought the Pirates back to .500, they dropped a big game to Southern Miss and now have to head on the road to play UTEP.

No. 82: UTEP

39 of 120

Record: 4-5

Next Game: East Carolina

Quick Note: The Miners have now dropped two straight and the UTEP defense continues to struggle to stop the opposition.

No. 81: Marshall

40 of 120

Record: 4-5

Next Game: at Tulsa

Quick Note: After beating UAB, Marshall will attempt to win their second game in a row for the first time all year.

No. 80: Bowling Green

41 of 120

Record: 4-5

Next Game: Northern Illinois

Quick Note: For the firth straight week the Bowling Green offense failed to score over 21 points and this week it resulted in a loss.

No. 79: South Florida

42 of 120

Record: 4-4

Next Game: at Syracuse

Quick Note: South Florida is in a free fall as a 4-0 start has been erased by a four game losing streak.

No. 78: Connecticut

43 of 120

Record: 4-5

Next Game: Louisville

Quick Note: The Huskies rallied late this past week with two touchdowns in the fourth to beat Syracuse. The win keeps them alive in the Big East but they will need to step it up for their game against the Cardinals.

No. 77: UCF

44 of 120

Record: 4-5

Next Game: at Southern Miss

Quick Note: After the first two games of the year, UCF's offense and has struggled and it has led to inconsistent efforts throughout the year.

No. 76: Western Kentucky

45 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: at LSU

Quick Note: All good things must come to an end as the Hilltoppers must face LSU, which will end their five game winning streak.

No. 75: Purdue

46 of 120

Record: 4-5

Next Game: Ohio State

Quick Note: Purdue was the team who had the unfortunate task of playing Wisconsin fresh off of two losses. With that beating behind them, they now have to take on Ohio State.

No. 74: Eastern Michigan

47 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: Buffalo

Quick Note: While the Eagles are having a great season, they saw their two game win streak come to an end and they are still a win short of being bowl eligible.

No. 73: Kentucky

48 of 120

Record: 4-5

Next Game: at Vanderbilt

Quick Note: With games remaining against Vanderbilt, Georgia and Tennessee, the Wildcats must take care of their games against Vanderbilt and Tennessee to become bowl eligible.

No. 72: Air Force

49 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: Wyoming

Quick Note: With three games raining, the Falcons have won two straight and appear to be heading back to a bowl game.

No. 71: Louisiana Tech

50 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: at Ole Miss

Quick Note: Louisiana Tech has done a great job of rebounding from a 1-4 start with four straight wins and could take out a struggling Ole Miss team

No. 70: Hawaii

51 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: at Nevada

Quick Note: The Hawaii defense continues to struggle and the record reflects that. A win at Nevada will be no easy task.

No. 69: Western Michigan

52 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: at Toledo

Quick Note: Western Michigan had this past week off and now travels to Toledo with a chance to become eligible.

No. 68: Tennessee

53 of 120

Record: 4-5

Next Game: at Arkansas

Quick Note: After their win over Middle Tennessee, Tennessee will still have an opportunity to become bowl eligible.

No. 67: Vanderbilt

54 of 120

Record: 4-5

Next Game: Kentucky

Quick Note: Despite having to play at the Swamp, Vanderbilt again rose to the occasion but once again came up short in an SEC game.

No. 66: Temple

55 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: Miami of Ohio

Quick Note: After a promising start to the year, Temple has fallen to 5-4 and play Miami of Ohio on Wednesday night.

No. 65: Syracuse

56 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: South Florida

Quick Note: After losing their third conference game this year, Syracuse needs to remain focused on becoming bowl eligible and ending their two game losing streak.

No. 64: UCLA

57 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: at Utah

Quick Note: After their surprising win over Arizona State, UCLA now controls their own destiny in the Pac-12 South division and are surprising everyone along the way.

No. 63: Utah

58 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: UCLA

Quick Note: The Utes have now won two straight conference games and can play the part of spoiler against UCLA, who now controls their own destiny.

No. 62: Lousiville

59 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: Pitt

Quick Note: While they may only be 5-4, Louisville is 3-1 in conference and is in the hunt for the conference title after a win over West Virginia.

No. 61: Ball State

60 of 120

Record: 6-4

Next Game: at Northern Illinois

Quick Note: After losing to Western Michigan, Ball State pulled out a tight win over Eastern Michigan but things will get much more difficult when they travel to play Northern Illinois.

No. 60: San Diego State

61 of 120

Record: 5-3

Next Game: at Colorado State

Quick Note: San Diego State got back on track with a win over New Mexico and a trip to Colorado State should help them get bowl eligible.

No. 59: Mississippi State

62 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: Alabama

Quick Note: After getting over .500 for the first since going 1-0, the Bulldogs will likely see that come to an end when they play an angry Crimson Tide team.

No. 58: Cal

63 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: Oregon State

Quick Note: With games against Oregon State, Stanford and ASU remaining, the Golden Bears may want to lock up a bowl bid this week then try to earn it in their last two games.

No. 57: Iowa State

64 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: Oklahoma State

Quick Note: Iowa State will look for a much better effort this week if they hope to compete with the Cowboys because how they played against Kansas will not cut it.

No. 56: FIU

65 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: Florida Atlantic

Quick Note: FIU dropped ball last week with a one point loss to Western Kentucky. Following it up with a loss to Florida Atlantic would be worse.

No. 55: North Carolina

66 of 120

Record: 6-4

Next Game: at Virginia Tech

Quick Note: North Carolina is coming off of a embarrassing shutout loss to NC State and things won't get better as they face the Hokies.

No. 54: Toledo

67 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: Western Michigan

Quick Note: Toledo lost their last game to Northern Illinois in an offensive shootout. If they can get a little bit of defense against Western Michigan, they should win easily.

No. 53: NC State

68 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: at Boston College

Quick Note: With a game against Boston College this week, NC State needs to come away with a win to assure they will be bowl eligible.

No. 52: Wyoming

69 of 120

Record: 5-3

Next Game: at Air Force

Quick Note: While Wyoming kept things close against TCU, they fall to 5-3 and will have to head on the road to take on Air Force.

No. 51: Ohio

70 of 120

Record: 6-3

Next Game: at Central Michigan

Quick Note: While Ohio has won their second straight game, they must get some improvement from their defense to continue their winning ways.

No. 50: Tulsa

71 of 120

Record: 6-3

Next Game: Marshall

Quick Note: Tulsa is now 5-0 in conference and riding a five game winning streak.

No. 49: Texas Tech

72 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: Oklahoma State

Quick Note: Three weeks ago, Texas Tech stunned the Sooners at home but since that game, they have looked flat and have lost two straight and will likely see it go to three straight this week.

No. 48: UL Lafayette

73 of 120

Record: 8-2

Next Game: at Arkansas State

Quick Note: UL Lafayette pulled out a one point victory over UL Monroe and now face back-to-back tough games against Arkansas State and Arizona, both on the road.

No. 47: Wake Forest

74 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: at Clemson

Quick Note: After losing at home against Notre Dame, Wake Forest must regroup and find a way to slow down a hungry Clemson team who will be coming off a bye week.

No. 46: Florida

75 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: at South Carolina

Quick Note: The Gators finally saw their four game losing streak come to an end but it did not come without some late game drama.

No. 45: Baylor

76 of 120

Record: 5-3

Next Game: at Kansas

Quick Note: Baylor finally brought a painful two game slide to an end and should have their way with Kansas this week.

No. 44: Nevada

77 of 120

Record: 5-3

Next Game: Hawaii

Quick Note: Nevada has now won four straight and is still undefeated in the conference.

No. 43: SMU

78 of 120

Record: 6-3

Next Game: Navy

Quick Note: SMU brought their two game losing streak to an end this week with a win over Tulane. The end of the year brings Navy, Houston and Rice so an eight win season is not out of the question.

No. 42: Northern Illinois

79 of 120

Record: 6-3

Next Game: at Bowling Green

Quick Note: Northern Illinois notched their fourth straight win in a shootout this week over Toledo. The Huskies will look to change nothing on the offensive side of the ball but makes some changes on defense.

No. 41: Illinois

80 of 120

Record: 6-3

Next Game: Michigan

Quick Note: Illinois had a bye week this past week and will be able to breakdown the Iowa game to see how to attack Michigan this week.

No. 40: Missouri

81 of 120

Record: 4-5

Next Game: Texas

Quick Note: After their loss to Baylor, Missouri must find a way to beat either Texas or Texas Tech to likely become bowl eligible with their last game being against Kansas.

No. 39: BYU

82 of 120

Record: 6-3

Next Game: Idaho

Quick Note: After their loss to TCU, BYU got this past week off and should be able to rebound against Idaho.

No. 38: Virginia

83 of 120

Record: 6-3

Next Game: Duke

Quick Note: Virginia earned their sixth win this season over Maryland and now that they are bowl eligible they can focus on the last quarter of their season.

No. 37: Arkansas State

84 of 120

Record: 7-2

Next Game: UL Lafayette

Quick Note: The Red Wolves have won six straight now and their biggest test will come this week against UL Lafayette.

No. 36: Miami

85 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: at Florida State

Quick Note: The Hurricanes have once again responded from a loss with a solid effort and defeated Duke. It will be interesting to see if they can win two straight for only the second time this week.

No. 35: Rutgers

86 of 120

Record: 6-3

Next Game: Army

Quick Note: After losing two games in conference, Rutgers came through with a overtime victory over South Florida and now will face Army out of conference.

No. 34: Texas A&M

87 of 120

Record: 5-4

Next Game: at Kansas State

Quick Note: For a season that had a lot of promise, the Aggies have lost two straight for the second straight time and their game at Kansas State will test them.

No. 33: West Virginia

88 of 120

Record: 6-3

Next Game: at Cincinnati

Quick Note: After losing to Louisville last week, West Virginia is starting to lose their grip on a promising season.

No. 32: Washington

89 of 120

Record: 6-3

Next Game: at USC

Quick Note: Washington was frustrated all night long against Oregon this past week and now have to head on the road to take on USC.

No. 31: Iowa

90 of 120

Record: 6-3

Next Game: Michigan State

Quick Note: With a win over Michigan, Iowa stays alive in the conference race and will welcome in the other Michigan school as the Spartans come to town.

No. 30: Ohio State

91 of 120

Record: 6-3

Next Game: at Purdue

Quick Note: Since blowing a lead at Nebraska, the Buckeyes have bounced back with three straight wins and all of a sudden they are starting to get peoples attention.

No. 29: Florida State

92 of 120

Record: 6-3

Next Game: Miami

Quick Note: With losses to both Clemson and Wake Forest, Florida State is at a real disadvantage in the ACC.

No. 28: Notre Dame

93 of 120

Record: 6-3

Next Game: Maryland

Quick Note: With a win over Wake Forest, there is no reason why the Fighting Irish will not be 8-3 going into their final game against Stanford.

No. 27: Arizona State

94 of 120

Record: 6-3

Next Game: at Washington State

Quick Note: Arizona State's loss to UCLA meant that they gave up control over the Pac-12 South and now must win out and hope for a Bruins loss.

No. 26: Michigan

95 of 120

Record: 7-2

Next Game: at Illinois

Quick Note: Another tough road game ended in another loss. Michigan had four chances from the goal line but came up short and now must head to Illinois this week.

No. 25: USC

96 of 120

Record: 7-2

Next Game: Washington

Quick Note: After beating Colorado on the road, USC returns home for Washington before having a huge test on the road against Oregon.

No. 24: Auburn

97 of 120

Record: 6-3

Next Game: at Georgia

Quick Note: The end of the year presents some challenges as the Tigers go on the road to play Georgia, and then are home for Samford and Alabama. Eight wins may be a best case scenario.

No. 23: Kansas State

98 of 120

Record: 7-2

Next Game: Texas A&M

Quick Note: Kansas State had a chance to pull off a huge upset over Oklahoma State but come up short. It will be tough to slow their losing streak against Texas A&M.

No. 22: TCU

99 of 120

Record: 7-2

Next Game: at Boise State

Quick Note: The TCU Horned Frogs are rolling into their game at Boise State and will be the only team remaining on the Broncos schedule that could end their undefeated season.

No. 21: Southern Miss

100 of 120

Record: 8-1

Next Game: UCF

Quick Note: The win streak moves to seven after a huge win over East Carolina. The Golden Eagles offense should not struggle this week as they take on UCF.

No. 20: Texas

101 of 120

Record: 6-2

Next Game: at Missouri

Quick Note: While Texas was not able to compete with the Sooners and dropped a game to Oklahoma State, the Longhorns are showing they have turned things around from last year.

No. 19: Nebraska

102 of 120

Record: 7-2

Next Game: at Penn State

Quick Note: Nebraska dropped a stunning game at home to Northwestern this past week but must get ready as they head to Happy Valley.

No. 18: Georgia Tech

103 of 120

Record: 7-2

Next Game: Virginia Tech

Quick Note: Georgia Tech had this past week off and now must face Virginia Tech, Duke and Georgia, a rough stretch for any team.

No. 17: Cincinnati

104 of 120

Record: 7-1

Next Game: West Virginia

Quick Note: The Bearcats earned another huge conference win, this time over Pitt. A win against West Virginia this week will put them in great shape to win the Big East.

No. 16: Georgia

105 of 120

Record: 7-2

Next Game: Auburn

Quick Note: Georgia keeps on winning as the Bulldogs have notched their seventh straight win and take aim at Auburn next.

No. 15: South Carolina

106 of 120

Record: 7-2

Next Game: Florida

Quick Note: The losses on the offense finally caught up with South Carolina as they could not keep up with Arkansas.

No. 14: Wisconsin

107 of 120

Record: 7-2

Next Game: at Minnesota

Quick Note: The Badgers finally went home this past week and saw their losing streak end. This week they will look to exercise some road demons against Minnesota.

No. 13: Michigan State

108 of 120

Record: 7-2

Next Game: at Iowa

Quick Note: Michigan State kept their conference title hopes alive with a rebound win over Minnesota. They will need a much better effort on the road against Iowa.