2020-2021 FBS Preseason College Football Rankings & Predictions

FBS FCS D2 D3 NAIA Conference Predictions

Preseason: Tuesday September 1, 2020

Rank	School	Rating	Prev	Pwr	Off	Def
1	Ohio State Big TenOhio State 0-0 Pwr: 1 \| Off: 1 \| Def: 3	1.00	1	1	1	3
2	Clemson ACCClemson 0-0 Pwr: 3 \| Off: 4 \| Def: 1	0.99	2	3	4	1
3	Alabama SECAlabama 0-0 Pwr: 2 \| Off: 2 \| Def: 5	0.96	3	2	2	5
4	LSU SECLSU 0-0 Pwr: 8 \| Off: 5 \| Def: 22	0.95	4	8	5	22
5	Georgia SECGeorgia 0-0 Pwr: 7 \| Off: 20 \| Def: 2	0.93	5	7	20	2
6	Oklahoma Big 12Oklahoma 0-0 Pwr: 5 \| Off: 3 \| Def: 37	0.92	6	5	3	37
7	Penn State Big TenPenn State 0-0 Pwr: 4 \| Off: 7 \| Def: 8	0.90	7	4	7	8
8	Florida SECFlorida 0-0 Pwr: 9 \| Off: 13 \| Def: 10	0.89	8	9	13	10
9	Notre Dame FBS IndependentsNotre Dame 0-0 Pwr: 16 \| Off: 26 \| Def: 14	0.87	9	16	26	14
10	Oregon Pac-12Oregon 0-0 Pwr: 11 \| Off: 11 \| Def: 13	0.84	10	11	11	13
11	Auburn SECAuburn 0-0 Pwr: 10 \| Off: 17 \| Def: 6	0.83	11	10	17	6
12	Wisconsin Big TenWisconsin 0-0 Pwr: 6 \| Off: 12 \| Def: 4	0.83	12	6	12	4
13	Michigan Big TenMichigan 0-0 Pwr: 13 \| Off: 19 \| Def: 11	0.79	13	13	19	11
14	Iowa Big TenIowa 0-0 Pwr: 18 \| Off: 46 \| Def: 7	0.78	14	18	46	7
15	Texas Big 12Texas 0-0 Pwr: 12 \| Off: 10 \| Def: 19	0.78	15	12	10	19
16	Minnesota Big TenMinnesota 0-0 Pwr: 22 \| Off: 27 \| Def: 31	0.77	16	22	27	31
17	Memphis American AthleticMemphis 0-0 Pwr: 27 \| Off: 8 \| Def: 70	0.77	17	27	8	70
18	Texas A&M SECTexas A&M 0-0 Pwr: 19 \| Off: 25 \| Def: 26	0.76	18	19	25	26
19	Oklahoma St Big 12Oklahoma St 0-0 Pwr: 14 \| Off: 6 \| Def: 32	0.76	19	14	6	32
20	Southern Cal Pac-12Southern Cal 0-0 Pwr: 23 \| Off: 15 \| Def: 46	0.75	20	23	15	46
21	Washington Pac-12Washington 0-0 Pwr: 15 \| Off: 29 \| Def: 9	0.75	21	15	29	9
22	Central Florida American AthleticCentral Florida 0-0 Pwr: 25 \| Off: 9 \| Def: 63	0.74	22	25	9	63
23	Boise St Mountain WestBoise St 0-0 Pwr: 43 \| Off: 44 \| Def: 42	0.74	23	43	44	42
24	Cincinnati American AthleticCincinnati 0-0 Pwr: 44 \| Off: 73 \| Def: 28	0.74	24	44	73	28
25	Utah Pac-12Utah 0-0 Pwr: 21 \| Off: 41 \| Def: 12	0.73	25	21	41	12
26	Iowa St Big 12Iowa St 0-0 Pwr: 17 \| Off: 23 \| Def: 21	0.72	26	17	23	21
27	Arizona St Pac-12Arizona St 0-0 Pwr: 32 \| Off: 47 \| Def: 29	0.70	27	32	47	29
28	Appalachian St Sun BeltAppalachian St 0-0 Pwr: 52 \| Off: 50 \| Def: 54	0.70	28	52	50	54
29	Baylor Big 12Baylor 0-0 Pwr: 29 \| Off: 34 \| Def: 36	0.69	29	29	34	36
30	Kentucky SECKentucky 0-0 Pwr: 42 \| Off: 68 \| Def: 27	0.68	30	42	68	27
31	Michigan St Big TenMichigan St 0-0 Pwr: 40 \| Off: 84 \| Def: 15	0.68	31	40	84	15
32	Tennessee SECTennessee 0-0 Pwr: 47 \| Off: 78 \| Def: 30	0.68	32	47	78	30
33	Louisville ACCLouisville 0-0 Pwr: 54 \| Off: 24 \| Def: 89	0.67	33	54	24	89
34	California Pac-12California 0-0 Pwr: 45 \| Off: 90 \| Def: 17	0.66	34	45	90	17
35	Air Force Mountain WestAir Force 0-0 Pwr: 48 \| Off: 49 \| Def: 50	0.66	35	48	49	50
36	Virginia Tech ACCVirginia Tech 0-0 Pwr: 35 \| Off: 32 \| Def: 43	0.66	36	35	32	43
37	Mississippi St SECMississippi St 0-0 Pwr: 33 \| Off: 39 \| Def: 34	0.65	37	33	39	34
38	Virginia ACCVirginia 0-0 Pwr: 51 \| Off: 40 \| Def: 53	0.65	38	51	40	53
39	North Carolina ACCNorth Carolina 0-0 Pwr: 20 \| Off: 16 \| Def: 35	0.65	39	20	16	35
40	TCU Big 12TCU 0-0 Pwr: 24 \| Off: 38 \| Def: 20	0.64	40	24	38	20
41	Kansas St Big 12Kansas St 0-0 Pwr: 36 \| Off: 56 \| Def: 24	0.64	41	36	56	24
42	Pittsburgh ACCPittsburgh 0-0 Pwr: 57 \| Off: 97 \| Def: 33	0.64	42	57	97	33
43	Florida St ACCFlorida St 0-0 Pwr: 50 \| Off: 54 \| Def: 44	0.64	43	50	54	44
44	Miami FL ACCMiami FL 0-0 Pwr: 30 \| Off: 58 \| Def: 16	0.64	44	30	58	16
45	SMU American AthleticSMU 0-0 Pwr: 59 \| Off: 21 \| Def: 106	0.64	45	59	21	106
46	West Virginia Big 12West Virginia 0-0 Pwr: 41 \| Off: 42 \| Def: 41	0.63	46	41	42	41
47	Indiana Big TenIndiana 0-0 Pwr: 31 \| Off: 28 \| Def: 45	0.63	47	31	28	45
48	Stanford Pac-12Stanford 0-0 Pwr: 49 \| Off: 59 \| Def: 40	0.63	48	49	59	40
49	Washington St Pac-12Washington St 0-0 Pwr: 38 \| Off: 14 \| Def: 76	0.63	49	38	14	76
50	San Diego St Mountain WestSan Diego St 0-0 Pwr: 72 \| Off: 122 \| Def: 18	0.63	50	72	122	18
51	South Carolina SECSouth Carolina 0-0 Pwr: 46 \| Off: 57 \| Def: 39	0.63	51	46	57	39
52	Navy American AthleticNavy 0-0 Pwr: 71 \| Off: 64 \| Def: 73	0.62	52	71	64	73
53	Wake Forest ACCWake Forest 0-0 Pwr: 60 \| Off: 37 \| Def: 82	0.62	53	60	37	82
54	Missouri SECMissouri 0-0 Pwr: 34 \| Off: 35 \| Def: 38	0.61	54	34	35	38
55	Wyoming Mountain WestWyoming 0-0 Pwr: 55 \| Off: 105 \| Def: 25	0.60	55	55	105	25
56	Nebraska Big TenNebraska 0-0 Pwr: 28 \| Off: 22 \| Def: 51	0.59	56	28	22	51
57	Northwestern Big TenNorthwestern 0-0 Pwr: 53 \| Off: 94 \| Def: 23	0.59	57	53	94	23
58	Purdue Big TenPurdue 0-0 Pwr: 37 \| Off: 31 \| Def: 47	0.59	58	37	31	47
59	Florida Atlantic Conference USAFlorida Atlantic 0-0 Pwr: 75 \| Off: 55 \| Def: 84	0.59	59	75	55	84
60	Louisiana-Lafayette Sun BeltLouisiana-Lafayette 0-0 Pwr: 80 \| Off: 65 \| Def: 85	0.58	60	80	65	85
61	Syracuse ACCSyracuse 0-0 Pwr: 65 \| Off: 51 \| Def: 81	0.57	61	65	51	81
62	UCLA Pac-12UCLA 0-0 Pwr: 64 \| Off: 36 \| Def: 87	0.57	62	64	36	87
63	Texas Tech Big 12Texas Tech 0-0 Pwr: 26 \| Off: 18 \| Def: 49	0.57	63	26	18	49
64	Duke ACCDuke 0-0 Pwr: 62 \| Off: 70 \| Def: 56	0.57	64	62	70	56
65	Brigham Young FBS IndependentsBrigham Young 0-0 Pwr: 69 \| Off: 88 \| Def: 52	0.57	65	69	88	52
66	Marshall Conference USAMarshall 0-0 Pwr: 87 \| Off: 102 \| Def: 62	0.57	66	87	102	62
67	Buffalo Mid-AmericanBuffalo 0-0 Pwr: 66 \| Off: 71 \| Def: 61	0.57	67	66	71	61
68	Temple American AthleticTemple 0-0 Pwr: 90 \| Off: 99 \| Def: 68	0.57	68	90	99	68
69	Colorado Pac-12Colorado 0-0 Pwr: 63 \| Off: 72 \| Def: 57	0.57	69	63	72	57
70	Mississippi SECMississippi 0-0 Pwr: 39 \| Off: 33 \| Def: 48	0.56	70	39	33	48
71	Boston College ACCBoston College 0-0 Pwr: 81 \| Off: 69 \| Def: 86	0.55	71	81	69	86
72	Miami OH Mid-AmericanMiami OH 0-0 Pwr: 91 \| Off: 101 \| Def: 72	0.55	72	91	101	72
73	Illinois Big TenIllinois 0-0 Pwr: 56 \| Off: 52 \| Def: 65	0.54	73	56	52	65
74	Hawai`i Mountain WestHawai`i 0-0 Pwr: 103 \| Off: 63 \| Def: 119	0.54	74	103	63	119
75	Arkansas St Sun BeltArkansas St 0-0 Pwr: 92 \| Off: 66 \| Def: 108	0.54	75	92	66	108
76	North Carolina St ACCNorth Carolina St 0-0 Pwr: 76 \| Off: 86 \| Def: 59	0.54	76	76	86	59
77	Oregon St Pac-12Oregon St 0-0 Pwr: 61 \| Off: 30 \| Def: 94	0.53	77	61	30	94
78	Tulane American AthleticTulane 0-0 Pwr: 77 \| Off: 81 \| Def: 67	0.53	78	77	81	67
79	Fresno St Mountain WestFresno St 0-0 Pwr: 67 \| Off: 79 \| Def: 60	0.53	79	67	79	60
80	Arizona Pac-12Arizona 0-0 Pwr: 70 \| Off: 43 \| Def: 92	0.52	80	70	43	92
81	Nevada Mountain WestNevada 0-0 Pwr: 102 \| Off: 104 \| Def: 95	0.52	81	102	104	95
82	Western Kentucky Conference USAWestern Kentucky 0-0 Pwr: 89 \| Off: 112 \| Def: 58	0.52	82	89	112	58
83	Alabama-Birmingham Conference USAAlabama-Birmingham 0-0 Pwr: 99 \| Off: 113 \| Def: 75	0.52	83	99	113	75
84	Houston American AthleticHouston 0-0 Pwr: 68 \| Off: 48 \| Def: 83	0.52	84	68	48	83
85	Maryland Big TenMaryland 0-0 Pwr: 58 \| Off: 45 \| Def: 71	0.52	85	58	45	71
86	Vanderbilt SECVanderbilt 0-0 Pwr: 78 \| Off: 87 \| Def: 64	0.51	86	78	87	64
87	Georgia Tech ACCGeorgia Tech 0-0 Pwr: 82 \| Off: 82 \| Def: 78	0.51	87	82	82	78
88	Toledo Mid-AmericanToledo 0-0 Pwr: 93 \| Off: 74 \| Def: 103	0.51	88	93	74	103
89	South Florida American AthleticSouth Florida 0-0 Pwr: 95 \| Off: 110 \| Def: 74	0.51	89	95	110	74
90	Utah St Mountain WestUtah St 0-0 Pwr: 94 \| Off: 80 \| Def: 109	0.50	90	94	80	109
91	Ohio U. Mid-AmericanOhio U. 0-0 Pwr: 84 \| Off: 53 \| Def: 101	0.50	91	84	53	101
92	Louisiana Tech Conference USALouisiana Tech 0-0 Pwr: 105 \| Off: 108 \| Def: 91	0.50	92	105	108	91
93	Western Michigan Mid-AmericanWestern Michigan 0-0 Pwr: 86 \| Off: 67 \| Def: 96	0.50	93	86	67	96
94	Southern Miss Conference USASouthern Miss 0-0 Pwr: 88 \| Off: 98 \| Def: 69	0.50	94	88	98	69
95	Army FBS IndependentsArmy 0-0 Pwr: 79 \| Off: 100 \| Def: 55	0.50	95	79	100	55
96	Troy Sun BeltTroy 0-0 Pwr: 104 \| Off: 75 \| Def: 116	0.48	96	104	75	116
97	Georgia Southern Sun BeltGeorgia Southern 0-0 Pwr: 108 \| Off: 116 \| Def: 88	0.47	97	108	116	88
98	Liberty FBS IndependentsLiberty 0-0 Pwr: 107 \| Off: 89 \| Def: 115	0.47	98	107	89	115
99	Tulsa American AthleticTulsa 0-0 Pwr: 85 \| Off: 85 \| Def: 77	0.46	99	85	85	77
100	Kansas Big 12Kansas 0-0 Pwr: 73 \| Off: 62 \| Def: 79	0.46	100	73	62	79
101	Central Michigan Mid-AmericanCentral Michigan 0-0 Pwr: 100 \| Off: 93 \| Def: 99	0.45	101	100	93	99
102	Colorado St Mountain WestColorado St 0-0 Pwr: 83 \| Off: 61 \| Def: 97	0.45	102	83	61	97
103	Florida Int'l Conference USAFlorida Int'l 0-0 Pwr: 106 \| Off: 107 \| Def: 98	0.45	103	106	107	98
104	Georgia St Sun BeltGeorgia St 0-0 Pwr: 114 \| Off: 91 \| Def: 123	0.45	104	114	91	123
105	Arkansas SECArkansas 0-0 Pwr: 74 \| Off: 60 \| Def: 80	0.45	105	74	60	80
106	Rutgers Big TenRutgers 0-0 Pwr: 97 \| Off: 117 \| Def: 66	0.44	106	97	117	66
107	Northern Illinois Mid-AmericanNorthern Illinois 0-0 Pwr: 111 \| Off: 119 \| Def: 90	0.43	107	111	119	90
108	UNC-Charlotte Conference USAUNC-Charlotte 0-0 Pwr: 112 \| Off: 109 \| Def: 111	0.43	108	112	109	111
109	Louisiana-Monroe Sun BeltLouisiana-Monroe 0-0 Pwr: 117 \| Off: 83 \| Def: 126	0.42	109	117	83	126
110	Kent St Mid-AmericanKent St 0-0 Pwr: 116 \| Off: 111 \| Def: 118	0.42	110	116	111	118
111	Ball St Mid-AmericanBall St 0-0 Pwr: 96 \| Off: 77 \| Def: 110	0.41	111	96	77	110
112	Eastern Michigan Mid-AmericanEastern Michigan 0-0 Pwr: 110 \| Off: 106 \| Def: 105	0.41	112	110	106	105
113	Middle Tennessee St Conference USAMiddle Tennessee St 0-0 Pwr: 98 \| Off: 92 \| Def: 100	0.41	113	98	92	100
114	North Texas Conference USANorth Texas 0-0 Pwr: 101 \| Off: 76 \| Def: 114	0.41	114	101	76	114
115	San Jose St Mountain WestSan Jose St 0-0 Pwr: 109 \| Off: 95 \| Def: 113	0.39	115	109	95	113
116	UNLV Mountain WestUNLV 0-0 Pwr: 115 \| Off: 103 \| Def: 120	0.39	116	115	103	120
117	East Carolina American AthleticEast Carolina 0-0 Pwr: 113 \| Off: 96 \| Def: 121	0.38	117	113	96	121
118	Coastal Carolina Sun BeltCoastal Carolina 0-0 Pwr: 122 \| Off: 118 \| Def: 117	0.35	118	122	118	117
119	Texas-San Antonio Conference USATexas-San Antonio 0-0 Pwr: 119 \| Off: 120 \| Def: 107	0.35	119	119	120	107
120	Bowling Green Mid-AmericanBowling Green 0-0 Pwr: 128 \| Off: 125 \| Def: 127	0.31	120	128	125	127
121	New Mexico Mountain WestNew Mexico 0-0 Pwr: 121 \| Off: 115 \| Def: 122	0.30	121	121	115	122
122	Texas St-San Marcos Sun BeltTexas St-San Marcos 0-0 Pwr: 124 \| Off: 129 \| Def: 112	0.30	122	124	129	112
123	Rice Conference USARice 0-0 Pwr: 118 \| Off: 126 \| Def: 93	0.29	123	118	126	93
124	South Alabama Sun BeltSouth Alabama 0-0 Pwr: 123 \| Off: 128 \| Def: 104	0.28	124	123	128	104
125	Old Dominion Conference USAOld Dominion 0-0 Pwr: 120 \| Off: 124 \| Def: 102	0.27	125	120	124	102
126	Connecticut American AthleticConnecticut 0-0 Pwr: 126 \| Off: 123 \| Def: 128	0.26	126	126	123	128
127	New Mexico St FBS IndependentsNew Mexico St 0-0 Pwr: 127 \| Off: 121 \| Def: 129	0.24	127	127	121	129
128	Massachusetts FBS IndependentsMassachusetts 0-0 Pwr: 129 \| Off: 114 \| Def: 130	0.22	128	129	114	130
129	Akron Mid-AmericanAkron 0-0 Pwr: 130 \| Off: 130 \| Def: 125	0.15	129	130	130	125
130	UTEP Conference USAUTEP 0-0 Pwr: 125 \| Off: 127 \| Def: 124	0.14	130	125	127	124