PRS Rankings Week 3: FBS

Sunday, September 20, 2015
Rank	Points	Team	Record	Opponent	Comments
1	720	Georgia	3-0	Def. South Carolina 52-20	Bulldogs now clear SEC East favorite after win
2	709	Texas A&M	3-0	Def. Nevada-Reno 44-27	Aggies rolling after 2 cupcake wins
3	684	Florida State	3-0	Def. Boston College 14-0	Golston struggles in pas sgame in narrow ACC win
4	683	Oklahoma	3-0	Def. Tulsa 52-38	Mayfield, Perine explode in in state rivalry win
5	666	Florida	3-0	Def. Kentucky 14-9	Gators most improved team in SEC, get road win
6T	663	Ohio State	3-0	Def. Northern Illiniois 20-13	Buckeyes are struggling despite talent
6T	663	Temple	3-0	Def. Massachusetts 25-23	Owls stave off upset attempt, clear favorite in AAC
8	652	Notre Dame	3-0	Def. Georgia Tech 30-22	Injuries aren't hurting Irish, as next man up is working
9	648	UCLA	3-0	Def. Brigham Young 24-23	Bruins got lucky in win, Rosen looks human
10	633	Michigan State	3-0	Def. Air Force 35-21	Spartans took it easy on Falcons, CMU up next
11	631	Utah	3-0	Def. Fresno State 45-24	Utes are ok without Wilson at QB
12	597	Mississippi	3-0	Def. Alabama 43-37	Offense keeps churning out points, Rebels are solid
13	590	Memphis	3-0	Def. Bowling Green State 44-41	Tigers win huge test game on road
14	534	Arizona	3-0	Def. Northern Arizona 77-13	Cats have no trouble with Jacks, gets UCLA next
15	533	Oklahoma State	3-0	Def. Texas-San Antonio 69-14	Cowboys played first full game of season in rout
16	528	Texas Tech	3-0	Def. Arkansas 35-24	Red Raiders most improved team in Big 12
17	524	North Carolina State	3-0	Def. Old Dominion 38-14	Wolfpack quietly moving up, dark horse in ACC
18	518	California	3-0	Def. Texas 45-44	Bears get a huge test, almost blow it on road
19	517	Texas Christian	3-0	Def. Southern Methodist 56-37	Injuries mounting on D, Frogs struggling
20	502	Miami (FL)	3-0	Def. Nebraska 36-33 OT	Canes now 3-0, taking heat off Golden for first time
21	486	Kansas State	3-0	Def. Louisiana Tech 39-33 3 OT's	Wildcats escaped wit win, vulnerable moving forward
22	484	Clemson	3-0	Def. Louisville 20-17	Tigers completely unimpressive last week
23	465	Ohio	3-0	Def. Southeast Louisiana 35-14	Bobcats are a team to watch in MAC play
24	445	Northwestern	3-0	Def. Duke 19-10	Wildcats winning on defense and rushing attack
25T	442	Iowa	3-0	Def. Pittsburgh 27-24	Ferentz has Hawkeyes at 3-0, heat subsiding for now
25T	442	Louisiana State	2-0	Def. Auburn 45-21	Tigers made Auburn look pathetic, now West favorite
27	427	Missouri	3-0	Def. Connecticut 9-6	Tigers inept on offense, being carried by defense
28	423	Syracuse	3-0	Def. Central Michigan 30-27 OT	Injury riddle Orangemen now 3-0, playing well
29	407	Toledo	2-0	Def. Iowa State 30-23 2 OT's	Rockets take 2nd straight P5 win, NY6 on horizon?
30	392	Indiana	3-0	Def. Western Kentucky 38-35	Hoosiers are America's worst 3-0 team
31	334	Southern California	2-1	Lost to Stanford 41-31	Trojans played 1st real opponent, get drilled
32	333	Tulsa	2-1	Lost to Oklahoma 52-38	Tulsa plays tough on road, gets moral victory
33	332	Alabama	2-1	Lost to Mississippi 43-37	Tide loses at home to Rebels for 1st time since '88
34	326	Baylor	2-0	Bye	Bears get week off, must work on defense focus
35	324	Colorado	2-1	Def. Colorado State 27-24 OT	Buffs have been strong since loss to Hawaii
36	318	Wisconsin	2-1	Def. Troy 28-3	Badgers played sluggish this week, still win
37	306	Brigham Young	2-1	Lost to UCLA 24-23	No more magic for Mangum this week in loss
38	292	Western Kentucky	2-1	Lost to Indiana 38-35	Toppers nearly pulled upset, still CUSA favorite
39	272	Michigan	2-1	Def. Nevada-Las Vegas 28-7	Wolverines far from perfect in win over Rebels
40	265	Houston	2-0	Bye	Cougars are sneaky good under new coach Herrman
41	262	West Virginia	2-0	Bye	Mountaineers get Maryland this week
42	257	Navy	2-0	Def. East Carolina 45-21	Middies get first ever AAC win in easy fashion
43	236	Penn State	2-1	Def. Rutgers 28-3	Lions finally get solid game in Big 10 win
44	231	Kentucky	2-1	Lost to Florida 14-9	Wildcats blew opportunity, must bounce back
45	200	Minnesota	2-1	Def. Kent State 10-7	Gophers are in serious trouble despite win
46	189	Stanford	2-1	Def. Southern California 41-31	Cardinal looks nothing like team that fell at Northwestern
47	187	Georgia Tech	2-1	Lost to Notre Dame 30-22	Needed more passing, couldn't get it
48	171	Middle Tennessee State	2-1	Def. Charlotte 73-14	Blue Raiders give rude welcome to 49ers in CUSA opener
49	156	Rice	2-1	Def. North Texas 38-24	Owls looking like a bowl team again after easy road win
50	150	Tennessee	2-1	Def. Western Carolina 55-10	Vols bounce back with cupcake win
51	148	Washington State	2-1	Def. Wyoming 31-14	Cougars looking stronger after opening FCS loss
52	139	Buffalo	2-1	Def. Florida Atlantic 33-15	Bulls much improved under Leipold, get nice road win
53	138	Oregon	2-1	Def. Georgia State 61-28	Ducks D is still a mess, look vulnerable as PAC-12 play starts
54	130	North Carolina	2-1	Def. Illinois 48-14	UNC silences critics in blowout win over Illini
55	125	Illinois	2-1	Lost to North Carolina 48-14	Hot start comes to crashing halt in huge road loss
56T	123	Virginia Tech	2-1	Def. Purdue 51-24	Hokies taking heat off Beamer, QB situation in win
56T	123	Duke	2-1	Lost to Northwestern 19-10	Devils speed game largely held in check by Wildcat D
58	121	Air Force	2-1	Lost to Michigan State 35-21	Played respectably without injured QB Romine
59	120	Pittsburgh	2-1	Lost to Iowa 27-24	Panthers are lost without Connor, have no rudder
60	118	Mississippi State	2-1	Def. Northwestern State 62-13	Bulldogs bounce back with Cupcake win
61	112	Wake Forest	2-1	Def. Army 17-14	Deacons winning when they're supposed to now
62	106	Southern Mississippi	2-1	Def. Texas State 56-50	Eagles showing signs of life after shootout win
63	104	Washington	2-1	Def. Utah State 31-17	Huskies struggle, but find way to down Aggies
64	101	Cincinnati	2-1	Def. Miami (OH) 37-33	Bearcats showing signs of trouble in narrow rivalry win
65	99	Florida International	2-1	Def. North Carolina Central 39-14	Ron Turner has FIU playing improved football
66	92	Auburn	2-1	Lost to Louisiana State 45-21	National preseason darlings looking like they are done
67	91	Ball State	2-1	Def. Eastern Michigan 28-17	Bigger win than it seems for Cardinals
68	88	Marshall	2-1	Def. Norfolk State 45-7	Herd gets cupcake bounce back win
69	84	Boise State	2-1	Def. Idaho State 52-0	Broncos cleared the bench in cupcake win
70	72	Northern Illinois	2-1	Lost to Ohio State 20-13	Huskies gave Buckeyes everything they had in narrow loss
71	71	South Alabama	2-1	Def. San Diego State 34-27 OT	Rebuilding USA gets huge confidence boost in road win
72	68	Arizona State	2-1	Def. New Mexico 34-10	Something is still off with Sun Devils in non con win
73	60	Georgia Southern	2-1	Def. Citadel 48-13	Eagles roll in old SoCon showdown
74	55	Charlotte	2-1	Lost to Middle Tennessee State 73-14	Welcome to real FBS football 49ers…
75	47	Oregon State	2-1	Def. San Jose State 35-21	Beavers struggle early, come from behind for needed win
76	46	Old Dominion	2-1	Lost to North Carolina State 38-14	Monarchs still in rebuild mode after home loss
77	38	Maryland	2-1	Def. South Florida 35-17	Terps get that needed win against terrible Bulls
78	35	Connecticut	2-1	Lost to Missouri 9-6	Huskies offense is non-existent, play calling terrible in loss
79	18	Hawaii	2-1	Def. California-Davis 47-27	Hawaii is 2-1…don't look now
80	-42	Bowling Green State	1-2	Lost to Memphis 44-41	Falcons blow this one in 4th, lose huge test game
81	-60	Nebraska	1-2	Lost to Miami (FL) 36-33 OT	Missing Bo yet Husker fan?
82	-91	Georgia State	1-2	Lost to Oregon 61-28	Panthers played better than anticipated, but D is a mess
83T	-97	Eastern Michigan	1-2	Lost to Ball State 28-17	Despite 1-2 start, signs of life showing for Eagles
83T	-97	Louisiana-Lafayette	1-1	Bye	Cajuns get a rest before schedule ramps up
85	-98	Texas-El Paso	1-2	Def. New Mexico State 50-47 OT	Miners nearly fell, get OT win over arch rivals
86	-117	Boston College	2-1	Lost to Florida State 14-0	No offense at all for Eagles in first real test of season
87	-120	Arkansas	1-2	Lost to Texas Tech 35-24	What is happening in Fayetville? No excuse for this
88	-122	Appalachian State	1-1	Bye	Mountaineers get a break early
89	-123	South Carolina	1-2	Lost to Georgia 52-20	Gamecocks look lost against solid comptetion
90	-126	Louisiana-Monroe	1-1	Bye	ULM gets a break before SBC play begins
91	-133	Texas	1-2	Lost to California 45-44	Horns miss late PAT, situation is murky at best
92	-157	Southern Methodist	1-2	Lost to Texas Christian 56-37	Mustangs play solid against Rivals, but D cannot hang on
93	-191	Louisiana Tech	1-2	Lost to Kansas State 39-33 3 OT's	Bulldogs had K State on ropes, let them off at end
94	-259	South Florida	1-2	Lost to Maryland 35-17	Bulls haven't beaten a relevant team in forever
95	-260	Colorado State	1-2	Lost to Colorado 27-24 OT	Rams now 0-2 in 2015 OT games
96	-268	San Jose State	1-2	Lost to Oregon State 35-21	Spartans took foot off gas, lose to Beavers
97	-278	East Carolina	1-2	Lost to Navy 45-21	Rebuild for 2016 now in full motion for Pirates
98	-290	Utah State	1-2	Lost to Washington 31-17	Aggies still have not scored 20 or more in a game in 2015
99	-291	Rutgers	1-2	Lost to Penn State 28-3	Season is now largely lost for Knights
100	-294	Texas State	1-2	Lost to Southern Mississippi 56-50	Bobcats lose shootout at home, need a boost to get back
101	-296	New Mexico	1-2	Lost to Arizona State 34-10	Lobos sink fast as Davie era starts to feel pressure
102	-301	Troy	1-2	Lost to Wisconsin 28-3	Still a complete rebuild mode for Trojans
103T	-303	Central Michigan	1-2	Lost to Syracuse 30-27 OT	Chippewas have been tough out, but need to get a win
103T	-303	Kent State	1-2	Lost to Minnesota 10-7	Flashes play tough with Gophers, but cannot get upset
105	-307	Iowa State	1-2	Lost to Toledo 30-23 2 OT's	Rhoades era starting to feel done in Ames
106	-308	Purdue	1-2	Lost to Virginia Tech 51-24	Hazell starting to get fan wrath after tough loss to Hokies
107	-316	Western Michigan	1-2	Def. Murray State 52-20	WMU finally gets first win, now can they string it together?
108T	-317	Arkansas State	1-2	Def. Missouri State 70-7	Wolves pound FCS cupcake
108T	-317	San Diego State	1-2	Lost to South Alabama 34-27 OT	Horrifying loss for Aztecs, just a piece of larger MWC issues
110	-326	Virginia	1-2	Def. William & Mary 35-29	Cavs lucky to escape Tribe at home
111	-330	Nevada-Reno	1-2	Lost to Texas A&M 44-27	Wolfpack looking for identity after 2nd straight P5 loss
112	-345	North Texas	0-2	Lost to Rice 38-24	Eagles are flat, never challenge Owls in loss
113	-349	Massachusetts	0-2	Lost to Temple 25-23	Minutemen showing signs of life in final MAC season
114	-352	Akron	1-2	Def. Savannah State 52-9	Zips needed cupcake win, still a mess
115	-353	Vanderbilt	1-2	Def. Austin Peay State 47-7	Vandy trailed early before waking up in 2nd quarter
116	-357	Fresno State	1-2	Lost to Utah 45-24	Bulldogs have seen wheels come off wagon on D
117	-360	Miami (OH)	1-2	Lost to Cincinnati 37-33	Miami had arch rival Cincy on ropes, but fail to close deal
118	-377	Idaho	1-2	Def. Wofford 41-38	Strong FCS win for Vandals, but work still needs doing
119	-387	Tulane	1-2	Def. Maine 38-7	Had Tulane lost this one, Johnson would be done
120	-474	Kansas	0-2	Bye	Jayhawks always win by not playing
121	-491	Louisville	0-3	Lost to Clemson 20-17	First 0-3 start since 1988
122	-516	Florida Atlantic	0-3	Lost to Buffalo 33-15	Charlie Partridge looks lost, Owls sinking fast
123	-523	Nevada-Las Vegas	0-3	Lost to Michigan 28-7	Rebels aren't awful, just not good
124	-533	New Mexico State	0-3	Lost to Texas-El Paso 50-47 OT	Aggies lose 2nd game by less than 5 as D falls apart
125	-543	Texas-San Antonio	0-3	Lost to Oklahoma State 69-14	Stark reality has set in, UTSA in rebuilding mode
126	-594	Army	0-3	Lost to Wake Forest 17-14	Same old Army, different day
127	-640	Central Florida	0-3	Lost to Furman 16-15	O'Leary needs to step aside after this season
128	-641	Wyoming	0-3	Lost to Washington State 31-14	Bohl's Cowboys still America's worst FBS team