Rankings archive · 2021 Week 2
2021 Week 2 College Football Rankings
Archived independent COMPARE 2021 Week 2 computer rankings and records for FBS teams. Historical snapshots are reconstructed model outputs, not polls.
Top 25
| COMPARE | Team | Conference | Record | Résumé | Performance rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2–0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Georgia | SEC | 2–0 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | SEC | 2–0 | 16 | 5 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 2–0 | 26 | 3 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2–0 | 22 | 6 |
| 6 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2–0 | 14 | 10 |
| 7 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2–0 | 25 | 7 |
| 8 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 2–0 | 24 | 8 |
| 9 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 2–0 | 27 | 12 |
| 10 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 2–0 | 20 | 13 |
| 11 | Penn State | Big Ten | 2–0 | 15 | 16 |
| 12 | Alabama | SEC | 2–0 | 5 | 22 |
| 13 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2–0 | 30 | 15 |
| 14 | SMU | American Athletic | 2–0 | 2 | 25 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 2–0 | 33 | 19 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2–0 | 23 | 21 |
| 17 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2–0 | 9 | 26 |
| 18 | Marshall | Conference USA | 2–0 | 39 | 22 |
| 19 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 2–0 | 11 | 29 |
| 20 | Boise State | Mountain West | 1–1 | 63 | 4 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 2–0 | 49 | 22 |
| 22 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2–0 | 38 | 27 |
| 23 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2–0 | 12 | 32 |
| 24 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 1–1 | 58 | 9 |
| 25 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 2–0 | 6 | 35 |
All ranking-eligible FBS teams
| COMPARE | Team | Conference | Record | Résumé | Performance rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2–0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Georgia | SEC | 2–0 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | SEC | 2–0 | 16 | 5 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 2–0 | 26 | 3 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2–0 | 22 | 6 |
| 6 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2–0 | 14 | 10 |
| 7 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2–0 | 25 | 7 |
| 8 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 2–0 | 24 | 8 |
| 9 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 2–0 | 27 | 12 |
| 10 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 2–0 | 20 | 13 |
| 11 | Penn State | Big Ten | 2–0 | 15 | 16 |
| 12 | Alabama | SEC | 2–0 | 5 | 22 |
| 13 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2–0 | 30 | 15 |
| 14 | SMU | American Athletic | 2–0 | 2 | 25 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 2–0 | 33 | 19 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2–0 | 23 | 21 |
| 17 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2–0 | 9 | 26 |
| 18 | Marshall | Conference USA | 2–0 | 39 | 22 |
| 19 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 2–0 | 11 | 29 |
| 20 | Boise State | Mountain West | 1–1 | 63 | 4 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 2–0 | 49 | 22 |
| 22 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2–0 | 38 | 27 |
| 23 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2–0 | 12 | 32 |
| 24 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 1–1 | 58 | 9 |
| 25 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 2–0 | 6 | 35 |
| 26 | Virginia | ACC | 2–0 | 28 | 33 |
| 27 | Missouri | SEC | 1–1 | 57 | 11 |
| 28 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 2–0 | 41 | 31 |
| 28 | Maryland | Big Ten | 2–0 | 4 | 39 |
| 28 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2–0 | 32 | 34 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1–1 | 54 | 18 |
| 32 | Army | FBS Independents | 2–0 | 36 | 39 |
| 33 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2–0 | 37 | 39 |
| 34 | Auburn | SEC | 2–0 | 48 | 37 |
| 35 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2–0 | 21 | 47 |
| 36 | Florida | SEC | 2–0 | 34 | 42 |
| 37 | Kentucky | SEC | 2–0 | 13 | 54 |
| 38 | Arkansas | SEC | 2–0 | 35 | 48 |
| 39 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1–1 | 65 | 30 |
| 40 | Tennessee | SEC | 1–1 | 97 | 19 |
| 41 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2–0 | 17 | 58 |
| 42 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 1–1 | 60 | 35 |
| 43 | BYU | FBS Independents | 2–0 | 31 | 55 |
| 44 | Syracuse | ACC | 1–1 | 96 | 28 |
| 45 | Memphis | American Athletic | 2–0 | 18 | 60 |
| 45 | UCF | American Athletic | 2–0 | 10 | 63 |
| 47 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 2–0 | 46 | 56 |
| 47 | Tulane | American Athletic | 1–1 | 68 | 37 |
| 49 | Utah State | Mountain West | 2–0 | 19 | 63 |
| 50 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 1–1 | 55 | 43 |
| 51 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1–2 | 109 | 14 |
| 52 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1–1 | 59 | 45 |
| 53 | Texas | Big 12 | 1–1 | 61 | 45 |
| 54 | California | Pac-12 | 0–2 | 116 | 16 |
| 55 | USC | Pac-12 | 1–1 | 64 | 48 |
| 56 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1–1 | 56 | 51 |
| 57 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 2–0 | 45 | 66 |
| 58 | Miami | ACC | 1–1 | 62 | 51 |
| 59 | North Carolina | ACC | 1–1 | 92 | 48 |
| 60 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 1–1 | 80 | 53 |
| 61 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 2–0 | 1 | 87 |
| 62 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 2–1 | 51 | 62 |
| 63 | NC State | ACC | 1–1 | 93 | 59 |
| 63 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2–0 | 47 | 89 |
| 65 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2–0 | 44 | 90 |
| 65 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1–1 | 108 | 57 |
| 67 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 1–1 | 82 | 63 |
| 68 | Houston | American Athletic | 1–1 | 95 | 61 |
| 69 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 1–1 | 73 | 70 |
| 70 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 1–1 | 70 | 72 |
| 71 | Baylor | Big 12 | 2–0 | 3 | 105 |
| 72 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 0–2 | 125 | 44 |
| 73 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 1–1 | 74 | 75 |
| 74 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 2–1 | 52 | 83 |
| 75 | Duke | ACC | 1–1 | 71 | 76 |
| 76 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2–0 | 42 | 102 |
| 77 | Clemson | ACC | 1–1 | 69 | 80 |
| 78 | UTSA | Conference USA | 2–0 | 29 | 111 |
| 78 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 1–1 | 88 | 80 |
| 80 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 1–1 | 66 | 85 |
| 81 | TCU | Big 12 | 2–0 | 43 | 109 |
| 82 | UTEP | Conference USA | 2–1 | 53 | 93 |
| 83 | App State | Sun Belt | 1–1 | 105 | 80 |
| 84 | LSU | SEC | 1–1 | 86 | 84 |
| 85 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1–1 | 85 | 88 |
| 86 | Florida State | ACC | 0–2 | 112 | 67 |
| 86 | South Carolina | SEC | 2–0 | 50 | 113 |
| 88 | Boston College | ACC | 2–0 | 40 | 116 |
| 88 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1–1 | 81 | 91 |
| 88 | Troy | Sun Belt | 1–1 | 67 | 95 |
| 91 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 0–2 | 117 | 68 |
| 92 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 0–2 | 114 | 69 |
| 93 | Louisville | ACC | 1–1 | 77 | 96 |
| 94 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 0–2 | 115 | 71 |
| 95 | North Texas | Conference USA | 1–1 | 79 | 100 |
| 95 | Washington | Pac-12 | 0–2 | 113 | 72 |
| 97 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1–1 | 106 | 94 |
| 98 | Navy | American Athletic | 0–2 | 119 | 74 |
| 99 | Utah | Pac-12 | 1–1 | 89 | 103 |
| 100 | Temple | American Athletic | 1–1 | 94 | 103 |
| 101 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0–2 | 120 | 78 |
| 102 | Toledo | Mid-American | 1–1 | 87 | 108 |
| 103 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 0–2 | 128 | 77 |
| 104 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 0–2 | 126 | 79 |
| 105 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1–1 | 101 | 106 |
| 106 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1–1 | 76 | 119 |
| 107 | Ball State | Mid-American | 1–1 | 84 | 118 |
| 108 | UNLV | Mountain West | 0–2 | 118 | 92 |
| 109 | Florida International | Conference USA | 1–1 | 100 | 114 |
| 110 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1–1 | 78 | 122 |
| 110 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 0–1 | 111 | 96 |
| 112 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 0–3 | 130 | 86 |
| 113 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1–1 | 75 | 125 |
| 113 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 1–1 | 103 | 117 |
| 115 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1–1 | 91 | 121 |
| 116 | Rice | Conference USA | 0–2 | 121 | 96 |
| 117 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1–1 | 99 | 120 |
| 118 | Akron | Mid-American | 0–2 | 124 | 96 |
| 119 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 1–1 | 90 | 124 |
| 120 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1–1 | 72 | 129 |
| 121 | South Florida | American Athletic | 0–2 | 122 | 101 |
| 122 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1–1 | 102 | 123 |
| 123 | UAB | Conference USA | 1–1 | 83 | 130 |
| 124 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 1–1 | 104 | 126 |
| 124 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 0–2 | 123 | 107 |
| 126 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 1–2 | 110 | 112 |
| 127 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 1–1 | 98 | 128 |
| 127 | San José State | Mountain West | 1–1 | 107 | 127 |
| 129 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0–2 | 127 | 110 |
| 130 | UConn | FBS Independents | 0–3 | 129 | 115 |