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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

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