College Football News 2021 college football rankings after Week 1 for all 130 teams with results and who’s up next week.
The CFN rankings are always based on results as much as possible, with the belief that if you don’t go by what happened, then what’s the point of playing the games?
For example, until there’s another variable involved, at the moment, UTSA has to be ranked higher than Illinois after with win in Champaign. UTSA also has to be ranked higher than Nebraska, who lost to Illinois.
Also, our rankings fluctuate wildly depending on the moment. If you really are a great team that just so happened to completely crash against an FCS team – hey, Washington, what’s up? – then that’s reflected here. However, we don’t want to overreact too much, especially after a full Week 1.
The Louisville-Ole Miss and Notre Dame-Florida State rankings might change depending on what happens in those two games.
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CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 1
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 1 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 1
130 UConn Huskies (0-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 129
Week 1: Holy Cross 38, UConn 28
Week 2 Opponent: Purdue
129 UMass Minutemen (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 130
Week 1: Pitt 51, UMass 7
Week 2 Opponent: Boston College
128 New Mexico State Aggies (0-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 128
Week 1: San Diego State 28, New Mexico State 10
Week 2 Opponent: at New Mexico
127 Akron Zips (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 125
Week 1: Auburn 60, Akron 10
Week 2 Opponent: Temple
126 Old Dominion Monarchs (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 127
Week 1: Wake Forest 42, Old Dominion 10
Week 2 Opponent: Hampton
125 Bowling Green Falcons (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 126
Week 1: Tennessee 38, Bowling Green 6
Week 2 Opponent: South Alabama
124 UTEP Miners (2-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 123
Week 1: UTEP 38, Bethune-Cookman 28
Week 2 Opponent: at Boise State
123 ULM Warhawks (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 124
Week 1: Kentucky 45, ULM 10
Week 2 Opponent: OPEN DATE
122 Vanderbilt Commodores (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 73
Week 1: East Tennessee State 23, Vanderbilt 3
Week 2 Opponent: at Colorado State
121 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 116
Week 1: South Alabama 31, Southern Miss 7
Week 2 Opponent: Grambling State
120 UNLV Rebels (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 110
Week 1: Eastern Washington 35, UNLV 33 (2OT)
Week 2 Opponent: New Mexico State
119 Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 117
Week 1: Eastern Michigan 35, St. Francis 15
Week 2 Opponent: at Wisconsin
118 Rice Owls (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 120
Week 1: Arkansas 38, Rice 17
Week 2 Opponent: Houston
117 FIU Golden Panthers (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 115
Week 1: FIU 48, LIU 19
Week 2 Opponent: Texas State
116 Ohio Bobcats (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 111
Week 1: Syracuse 29, Ohio 9
Week 2 Opponent: Duquesne
115 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 118
Week 1: Middle Tennessee 50, Monmouth 15
Week 2 Opponent: at Virginia Tech
114 Miami University RedHawks (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 109
Week 1: Cincinnati 49, Miami University 14
Week 2 Opponent: at Minnesota
113 USF Bulls (0-1
Last Week’s Ranking: 105
Week 1: NC State 45, USF 0
Week 2 Opponent: Florida
112 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 80
Week 1: UC Davis 19, Tulsa 17
Week 2 Opponent: at Oklahoma State
111 East Carolina Pirates (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 104
Week 1: Appalachian State 33, East Carolina 19
Week 2 Opponent: South Carolina
110 New Mexico Lobos (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 106
Week 1: New Mexico 27, Houston Baptist 17
Week 2 Opponent: New Mexico State
109 North Texas Mean Green (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 102
Week 1: North Texas 44, Northwestern State 14
Week 2 Opponent: at SMU
108 Temple Owls (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 84
Week 1: Rutgers 61, Temple 14
Week 2 Opponent: at Akron
107 Georgia State Panthers (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 98
Week 1: Army 43, Georgia State 10
Week 2 Opponent: at North Carolina
106 Colorado State Rams (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 93
Week 1: South Dakota State 42, Colorado State 23
Week 2 Opponent: Vanderbilt
105 Central Michigan Chippewas (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 108
Week 1: Missouri 34, Central Michigan 24
Week 2 Opponent: Robert Morris
104 Kansas Jayhawks (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 81
Week 1: Kansas 17, South Dakota 14
Week 2 Opponent: at Coastal Carolina
103 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 64
Week 1: Northern Illinois 22, Georgia Tech 21
Week 2 Opponent: Kennesaw State
102 Duke Blue Devils (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 83
Week 1: Charlotte 31, Duke 28
Week 2 Opponent: North Carolina A&T
101 Kent State Golden Flashes (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 107
Week 1: Texas A&M 41, Kent State 10
Week 2 Opponent: VMI
CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 1
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 1 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 1 Top 100
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 1 Top 100
100 Charlotte 49ers (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 119
Week 1: Charlotte 31, Duke 28
Week 2 Opponent: Gardner-Webb
99 Navy Midshipmen (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 96
Week 1: Marshall 49, Navy 7
Week 2 Opponent: Air Force
98 Texas State Bobcats (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 114
Week 1: Baylor 29, Texas State 20
Week 2 Opponent: at FIU
97 Georgia Southern Eagles (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 87
Week 1: Georgia Southern 30, Gardner-Webb 25
Week 2 Opponent: at Florida Atlantic
96 Wyoming Cowboys (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 88
Week 1: Wyoming 19, Montana State 16
Week 2 Opponent: at Northern Illinois
95 Northern Illinois Huskies (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 121
Week 1: Northern Illinois 22, Georgia Tech 21
Week 2 Opponent: Wyoming
94 Florida Atlantic Owls (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 101
Week 1: Florida 35, Florida Atlantic 14
Week 2 Opponent: Georgia Southern
93 Washington Huskies (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 13
Week 1: Montana 13, Washington 7
Week 2 Opponent: at Michigan
92 Air Force Falcons (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 103
Week 1: Air Force 35, Lafayette 14
Week 2 Opponent: at Navy
91 Buffalo Bulls (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 99
Week 1: Buffalo 69, Wagner 7
Week 2 Opponent: at Nebraska
90 Western Michigan Broncos (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 91
Week 1: Michigan 47, Western Michigan 14
Week 2 Opponent: Illinois State
89 Ball State Cardinals (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 90
Week 1: Ball State 31, Western Illinois 21
Week 2 Opponent: at Penn State
88 Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 97
Week 1: Arkansas State 40, Central Arkansas 21
Week 2 Opponent: Memphis
87 South Alabama Jaguars (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 122
Week 1: South Alabama 31, Southern Miss 7
Week 2 Opponent: at Bowling Green
86 WKU Hilltoppers (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 94
Week 1: WKU 59, UT Martin 21
Week 2 Opponent: at Army
85 Washington State Cougars (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 56
Week 1: Utah State 26, Washington State 23
Week 2 Opponent: Portland State
84 Utah State Aggies (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 113
Week 1: Utah State 26, Washington State 23
Week 2 Opponent: North Dakota
83 Toledo Rockets (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 89
Week 1: Toledo 49, Norfolk State 10
Week 2 Opponent: at Notre Dame
82 Army Black Knights (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 86
Week 1: Army 43, Georgia State 10
Week 2 Opponent: WKU
81 Baylor Bears (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 50
Week 1: Baylor 29, Texas State 20
Week 2 Opponent: OPEN DATE
80 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (1-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 79
Week 1: Portland State
Week 2 Opponent: Portland State
79 Troy Trojans (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 112
Week 1: Troy 55, Southern 3
Week 2 Opponent: Liberty
78 San Diego State Aztecs (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 69
Week 1: San Diego State 28, New Mexico State 10
Week 2 Opponent: at Arizona
77 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 100
Week 1: Mississippi State 35, Louisiana Tech 34
Week 2 Opponent: SE Louisiana
76 SMU Mustangs (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 76
Week 1: SMU 56, Abilene Christian 9
Week 2 Opponent: North Texas
CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 1
101-130 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 1 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 1 Top 75
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 1 Top 75
75 Arizona Wildcats (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 72
Week 1: BYU 24, Arizona 16
Week 2 Opponent: San DiegoState
74 Syracuse Orange (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 77
Week 1: Syracuse 29, Ohio 9
Week 2 Opponent: Rutgers
73 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 78
Week 1: Texas 38, Louisiana 18
Week 2 Opponent: Nicholls State
72 Marshall Thundering Herd (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 92
Week 1: Marshall 49, Navy 7
Week 2 Opponent: NC Central
71 Memphis Tigers (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 71
Week 1: Memphis 42, Nicholls 17
Week 2 Opponent: at Arkansas State
70 Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 68
Week 1: Nebraska 52, Fordham 7
Week 2 Opponent: Buffalo
69 Houston Cougars (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 70
Week 1: Texas Tech 38, Houston 21
Week 2 Opponent: at Rice
68 San Jose State Spartans (1-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 67
Week 1: USC 30, San Jose State 7
Week 2 Opponent: OPEN DATE
67 Illinois Fighting Illini (1-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 62
Week 1: UTSA 37, Illinois 30
Week 2 Opponent: UTSA
66 UTSA Roadrunners (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 95
Week 1: UTSA 37, Illinois 30
Week 2 Opponent: Lamar
65 Tulane Green Wave (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 78
Week 1: Oklahoma 40, Tulane 35
Week 2 Opponent: Morgan State
64 BYU Cougars (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 63
Week 1: BYU 24, Arizona 16
Week 2 Opponent: Utah
63 UAB Blazers (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 82
Week 1: UAB 31, Jacksonville State 0
Week 2 Opponent: at Georgia
62 Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 38
Week 1: Mississippi State 35, Louisiana Tech 34
Week 2 Opponent: NC State
61 Arkansas Razorbacks (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 41
Week 1: Arkansas 38, Rice 17
Week 2 Opponent: Texas
60 Boise State Broncos (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 60
Week 1: UCF 36, Boise State 31
Week 2 Opponent: UTEP
59 Oregon State Beavers (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 57
Week 1: Purdue 30, Oregon State 21
Week 2 Opponent: Hawaii
58 Missouri Tigers (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 42
Week 1: Missouri 34, Central Michigan 24
Week 2 Opponent: at Kentucky
57 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 74
Week 1: Coastal Carolina 52, Citadel 14
Week 2 Opponent: Kansas
56 West Virginia Mountaineers (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 48
Week 1: Maryland 30, West Virginia 24
Week 2 Opponent: Long Island
55 Northwestern Wildcats (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 32
Week 1: Michigan State 38, Northwestern 21
Week 2 Opponent: Indiana State
54 Florida State Seminoles (0-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 55
Week 1: Notre Dame (Sept. 5)
Week 2 Opponent: Jacksonville State
53 Cal Golden Bears (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 36
Week 1: Nevada 22, Cal 17
Week 2 Opponent: at TCU
52 Fresno State Bulldogs (1-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 84
Week 1: Oregon 31, Fresno State 24
Week 2 Opponent: at Oregon
51 Liberty Flames (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 61
Week 1: Liberty 48, Campbell 7
Week 2 Opponent: at Troy
CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 1
101-130 | 76-100 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 1 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 1 Top 50
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 1 Top 50
50 Appalachian State Mountaineers (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 65
Week 1: Appalachian State 33, East Carolina 19
Week 2 Opponent: at Miami
49 Maryland Terrapins (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 66
Week 1: Maryland 30, West Virginia 24
Week 2 Opponent: Howard
48 Louisville Cardinals (0-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 49
Week 1: Ole Miss (Sept 6, in Atlanta)
Week 2 Opponent: Eastern Kentucky
47 Virginia Cavaliers (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 51
Week 1: Virginia 43, William & Mary 0
Week 2 Opponent: Illinois
46 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 52
Week 1: Wake Forest 42, Old Dominion 10
Week 2 Opponent: Norfolk State
45 South Carolina Gamecocks (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 47
Week 1: South Carolina 46, Eastern Illinois 0
Week 2 Opponent: East Carolina
44 Oklahoma State Cowboys (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 23
Week 1: Oklahoma State 23, Missouri State 16
Week 2 Opponent: Tulsa
43 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 58
Week 1: Rutgers 61, Temple 14
Week 2 Opponent: at Syracuse
42 Stanford Cardinal (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 35
Week 1: Stanford 24, Kansas State 7
Week 2 Opponent: at USC
41 Colorado Buffaloes (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 46
Week 1: Colorado 35, Northern Colorado 7
Week 2 Opponent: Texas A&M
40 Purdue Boilermakers (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 53
Week 1: Purdue 30, Oregon State 21
Week 2 Opponent: at UConn
39 Nevada Wolf Pack (0-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 59
Week 1: Nevada 22, Cal 17
Week 2 Opponent: Idaho State
38 Indiana Hoosiers (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 31
Week 1: Iowa 34, Indiana 6
Week 2 Opponent: Idaho
37 Tennessee Volunteers (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 37
Week 1: Tennessee 38, Bowling Green 6
Week 2 Opponent: Pitt
36 Minnesota Golden Gophers (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 39
Week 1: Ohio State 45, Minnesota 31
Week 2 Opponent: Miami University
35 UCF Knights (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 45
Week 1: Boise State
Week 2 Opponent: Bethune-Cookman
34 Kentucky Wildcats (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 33
Week 1: Kentucky 45, ULM 10
Week 2 Opponent: Missouri
33 Pitt Panthers (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 30
Week 1: Pitt 51, UMass 7
Week 2 Opponent: at Tennessee
32 Texas Tech Red Raiders (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 28
Week 1: Texas Tech 38, Houston 21
Week 2 Opponent: Stephen F. Austin
31 NC State Wolfpack (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 34
Week 1: NC State 45, USF 0
Week 2 Opponent: at Mississippi State
30 Boston College Eagles (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 43
Week 1: Boston College 51, Colgate 0
Week 2 Opponent: at UMass
29 Kansas State Wildcats (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 40
Week 1: Kansas State 24, Stanford 7
Week 2 Opponent: Southern Illinois
28 Ole Miss Rebels (0-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 29
Week 1: Louisville (Sept. 6 in Atlanta)
Week 2 Opponent: Austin Peay
27 North Carolina Tar Heels (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 12
Week 1: Virginia Tech 17, North Carolina 10
Week 2 Opponent: Georgia State
26 Miami Hurricanes (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 26
Week 1: Alabama 44, Miami 13
Week 2 Opponent: Appalachian State
CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 1
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 1 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 1 Top 25
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 1 Top 25
25 TCU Horned Frogs (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 27
Week 1: TCU 45, Duquesne 3
Week 2 Opponent: Cal
24 Michigan State Spartans (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 54
Week 1: Michigan State 38, Northwestern 21
Week 2 Opponent: Youngstown State
23 LSU Tigers (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 7
Week 1: UCLA 38, LSU 27
Week 2 Opponent: McNeese State
22 Iowa State Cyclones (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 11
Week 1: Iowa State 16, Northern Iowa 10
Week 2 Opponent: Iowa
21 Virginia Tech Hokies (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 44
Week 1: Virginia Tech 17, North Carolina 10
Week 2 Opponent: Middle Tennessee
20 Cincinnati Bearcats (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 25
Week 1: Cincinnati 49, Miami University 14
Week 2 Opponent: Murray State
19 Utah Utes (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 20
Week 1: Utah 40, Weber State 17
Week 2 Opponent: at BYU
18 Arizona State Sun Devils (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 19
Week 1: Arizona State 41, Southern Utah 14
Week 2 Opponent: UNLV
17 Wisconsin Badgers (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 10
Week 1: Penn State 16, Wisconsin 10
Week 2 Opponent: Eastern Michigan
16 Michigan Wolverines (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 24
Week 1: Michigan 47, Western Michigan 14
Week 2 Opponent: Washington
15 USC Trojans (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 16
Week 1: USC 30, San Jose State 7
Week 2 Opponent: Stanford
14 Auburn Tigers (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 15
Week 1: Auburn 60, Akron 10
Week 2 Opponent: Alabama State
13 Texas Longhorns (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 18
Week 1: Louisiana
Week 2 Opponent: at Arkansas
12 Oregon Ducks (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 8
Week 1: Oregon 31, Fresno State 24
Week 2 Opponent: at Ohio State
11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 17
Week 1: at Florida State (Sept. 5)
Week 2 Opponent: Toledo
CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 1
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | Top 10
– Week 1 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 1 Top 10
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 1 Top 10
10 Iowa Hawkeyes (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 22
Week 1: Iowa 34, Indiana 6
Week 2 Opponent: at Iowa State
9 Penn State Nittany Lions (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 14
Week 1: Penn State 16, Wisconsin 10
Week 2 Opponent: Ball State
8 UCLA Bruins (2-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 21
Week 1: UCLA 38, LSU 27
Week 2 Opponent: OPEN DATE
7 Florida Gators (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 9
Week 1: Florida 35, Florida Atlantic 14
Week 2 Opponent: at USF
6 Oklahoma Sooners (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 2
Week 1: Oklahoma 40, Tulane 35
Week 2 Opponent: Western Carolina
5 Clemson Tigers (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 3
Week 1: Georgia 10, Clemson 3
Week 2 Opponent: South Carolina State
4 Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 6
Week 1: Ohio State 45, Minnesota 31
Week 2 Opponent: Oregon
3 Texas A&M Aggies (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 5
Week 1: Texas A&M 41, Kent State 10
Week 2 Opponent: at Colorado
2 Georgia Bulldogs (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 4
Week 1: Georgia 10, Clemson 3
Week 2 Opponent: UAB
1 Alabama Crimson Tide (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 1
Week 1: Alabama 44, Miami 13
Week 2 Opponent: Mercer
CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 1
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25
– Week 1 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game