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This week's F/+ rankings are now posted at Outsiders. They include the special teams adjustment noted in last week's Varsity Numbers column. With special teams playing a more primary role, LSU remains No. 1, though their lackluster-for-a-half performance versus Western Kentucky allowed Alabama to put a dent in their lead. And of course, there is a gulf between No. 2 Alabama and everybody else. The distance between No. 2 and No. 3 is the same as the distance between No. 10 and No. 26. The Bayou Bengals and Crimson Tide are pretty far at the right end of the bell curve.
| F/+ Rk | Team | Record | F/+ | Off F/+ |
Rk | Def F/+ |
Rk | Spec. Tms F/+ |
Rk | Last Week |
Rk | Chg |
| 1 | LSU | 10-0 | 36.2% | 13.7% | 3 | 19.4% | 2 | 3.1% | 4 | 39.0% | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 9-1 | 35.2% | 12.3% | 9 | 23.0% | 1 | -0.1% | 65 | 34.4% | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Okla. St. |
10-0 | 27.7% | 11.6% | 11 | 13.5% | 4 | 2.6% | 8 | 26.1% | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Oregon | 9-1 | 26.8% | 13.7% | 2 | 11.4% | 5 | 1.7% | 18 | 24.6% | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Boise St. | 8-1 | 25.0% | 12.5% | 8 | 10.4% | 7 | 2.1% | 13 | 28.2% | 3 | -2 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 8-1 | 23.8% | 12.9% | 7 | 10.6% | 6 | 0.3% | 49 | 23.9% | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 8-2 | 22.8% | 17.8% | 1 | 5.4% | 25 | -0.4% | 72 | 23.1% | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Florida St. | 7-3 | 19.4% | 6.2% | 32 | 9.5% | 10 | 3.7% | 1 | 18.7% | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 7-3 | 18.4% | 10.4% | 15 | 7.3% | 16 | 0.8% | 36 | 17.8% | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | Mich. St. |
8-2 | 17.3% | 5.8% | 33 | 9.3% | 12 | 2.2% | 11 | 14.8% | 12 | 2 |
| 11 | Stanford | 9-1 | 16.8% | 12.2% | 10 | 3.8% | 31 | 0.8% | 35 | 18.6% | 9 | -2 |
| 12 | Arkansas | 9-1 | 15.9% | 10.6% | 13 | 3.2% | 35 | 2.1% | 14 | 11.7% | 23 | 11 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 8-2 | 15.7% | 8.4% | 23 | 4.4% | 29 | 2.8% | 5 | 14.4% | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Va. Tech | 9-1 | 14.6% | 8.7% | 22 | 7.0% | 17 | -1.0% | 86 | 12.5% | 20 | 6 |
| 15 | USC | 8-2 | 14.5% | 11.1% | 12 | 2.1% | 42 | 1.3% | 25 | 13.3% | 17 | 2 |
| F/+ Rk | Team | Record | F/+ | Off F/+ |
Rk | Def F/+ |
Rk | Spec. Tms F/+ |
Rk | Last Week |
Rk | Chg |
| 16 | Michigan | 8-2 | 14.2% | 8.9% | 20 | 6.0% | 22 | -0.6% | 80 | 11.3% | 25 | 9 |
| 17 | TCU | 8-2 | 14.0% | 9.9% | 16 | 3.1% | 36 | 0.9% | 33 | 9.9% | 31 | 14 |
| 18 | Georgia | 8-2 | 13.4% | 9.9% | 17 | 5.0% | 26 | -1.5% | 95 | 13.1% | 18 | 0 |
| 19 | Penn St. | 8-2 | 12.9% | -0.8% | 62 | 13.8% | 3 | -0.1% | 66 | 14.3% | 14 | -5 |
| 20 | Texas | 6-3 | 12.8% | -0.1% | 58 | 10.2% | 8 | 2.8% | 6 | 15.9% | 11 | -9 |
| 21 | Tex. A&M | 5-5 | 12.2% | 9.0% | 19 | 2.9% | 39 | 0.2% | 53 | 13.7% | 15 | -6 |
| 22 | Clemson | 9-1 | 11.8% | 12.9% | 6 | -1.8% | 69 | 0.6% | 41 | 13.6% | 16 | -6 |
| 23 | Houston | 10-0 | 11.0% | 13.2% | 4 | -3.6% | 82 | 1.4% | 23 | 10.0% | 30 | 7 |
| 24 | So. Miss | 9-1 | 10.6% | 4.1% | 40 | 5.9% | 23 | 0.6% | 42 | 12.1% | 21 | -3 |
| 25 | Ohio St. | 6-4 | 10.2% | -0.5% | 60 | 8.5% | 15 | 2.2% | 10 | 12.9% | 19 | -6 |
(As always, check out the full S&P+, FEI, Off. S&P+ and Def. S&P+ rankings at Outsiders as well.)
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