| Power Rankings | Merit Rankings | |||||
| Division I Football — FBS | Division I Football — FBS | |||||
| These are used to predict game outcomes | These are based on W/L and SoS | |||||
| Calculated 19 Oct 2014 | ||||||
| 1. | Mississippi St. | 101.7 | 1. | Mississippi St. | 100.9 | |
| 2. | Mississippi | 99.5 | 2. | Florida State | 100.5 | |
| 3. | Auburn | 97.1 | 3. | Mississippi | 98.8 | |
| 4. | Alabama | 92.6 | 4. | Alabama | 88.8 | |
| 5. | Texas Christian | 87.8 | 5. | Auburn | 87.1 | |
| 6. | Georgia | 86.1 | 6. | Oregon | 85.0 | |
| 7. | Michigan State | 85.0 | 7. | Michigan State | 84.4 | |
| 8. | Oklahoma | 85.0 | 8. | Notre Dame | 84.0 | |
| 9. | Nebraska | 83.2 | 9. | Georgia | 83.8 | |
| 10. | Ohio State | 82.2 | 10. | Minnesota | 81.7 | |
| 11. | LSU | 81.0 | 11. | Kansas State | 81.5 | |
| 12. | Oregon | 79.9 | 12. | Texas Christian | 80.6 | |
| 13. | Baylor | 79.9 | 13. | Clemson | 79.5 | |
| 14. | Texas A&M | 78.8 | 14. | Nebraska | 78.8 | |
| 15. | Florida State | 77.8 | 15. | Utah | 78.1 | |
| 16. | Kansas State | 76.4 | 16. | Ohio State | 77.6 | |
| 17. | Notre Dame | 75.7 | 17. | Baylor | 76.5 | |
| 18. | Clemson | 75.5 | 18. | West Virginia | 76.3 | |
| 19. | Arkansas | 74.7 | 19. | Marshall | 76.0 | |
| 20. | Marshall | 74.2 | 20. | Arizona | 76.0 | |
| 21. | West Virginia | 72.6 | 21. | Arizona State | 75.3 | |
| 22. | UCLA | 71.9 | 22. | UCLA | 73.2 | |
| 23. | Tennessee | 71.3 | 23. | LSU | 73.1 | |
| 24. | Missouri | 70.8 | 24. | Duke | 73.1 | |
| 25. | Southern Cal | 69.9 | 25. | Southern Cal | 72.1 | |
| 26. | Louisville | 69.0 | 26. | Colorado State | 72.1 | |
| 27. | Utah | 68.4 | 27. | Maryland | 71.2 | |
| 28. | Arizona | 66.6 | 28. | Missouri | 69.4 | |
| 29. | Stanford | 66.2 | 29. | East Carolina | 69.4 | |
| 30. | Arizona State | 65.2 | 30. | Louisville | 68.7 | |
| 31. | Maryland | 63.2 | 31. | Oklahoma State | 67.8 | |
| 32. | Virginia Tech | 63.1 | 32. | Oklahoma | 67.3 | |
| 33. | Memphis | 62.4 | 33. | Kentucky | 63.2 | |
| 34. | Wisconsin | 61.1 | 34. | Central Florida | 62.4 | |
| 35. | Washington | 61.0 | 35. | Iowa | 62.2 | |
| 36. | Miami-Florida | 61.0 | 36. | Boise State | 62.0 | |
| 37. | Florida | 60.8 | 37. | Georgia Tech | 61.7 | |
| 38. | Boston College | 60.2 | 38. | Washington | 60.9 | |
| 39. | Duke | 60.2 | 39. | Wisconsin | 59.1 | |
| 40. | South Carolina | 60.2 | 40. | Texas A&M | 58.6 | |
| 41. | Kentucky | 57.6 | 41. | Rutgers | 57.3 | |
| 42. | East Carolina | 57.6 | 42. | South Carolina | 56.0 | |
| 43. | Oklahoma State | 56.8 | 43. | Arkansas State | 56.0 | |
| 44. | Virginia | 56.7 | 44. | Miami-Florida | 55.3 | |
| 45. | Minnesota | 56.3 | 45. | Oregon State | 53.5 | |
| 46. | Georgia Tech | 56.0 | 46. | Virginia Tech | 52.7 | |
| 47. | Colorado State | 55.9 | 47. | Virginia | 52.5 | |
| 48. | Iowa | 55.7 | 48. | Stanford | 52.4 | |
| 49. | Pittsburgh | 55.1 | 49. | Penn State | 52.3 | |
| 50. | Arkansas State | 55.0 | 50. | Boston College | 51.5 | |
| 51. | California | 54.6 | 51. | California | 51.1 | |
| 52. | Utah State | 53.9 | 52. | Florida | 50.4 | |
| 53. | Texas | 52.9 | 53. | Georgia Southern | 49.6 | |
| 54. | Syracuse | 52.7 | 54. | Pittsburgh | 48.7 | |
| 55. | Brigham Young | 52.4 | 55. | Air Force | 48.5 | |
| 56. | Washington State | 52.2 | 56. | Utah State | 48.1 | |
| 57. | Louisiana Tech | 50.7 | 57. | Northern Illinois | 47.4 | |
| 58. | Boise State | 50.7 | 58. | South Alabama | 47.3 | |
| 59. | Nevada | 50.6 | 59. | Louisiana Tech | 47.1 | |
| 60. | Northwestern | 49.5 | 60. | Middle Tennessee | 46.5 | |
| 61. | Houston | 48.7 | 61. | Nevada | 46.3 | |
| 62. | Iowa State | 48.2 | 62. | Northwestern | 46.2 | |
| 63. | Central Florida | 47.7 | 63. | Syracuse | 45.3 | |
| 64. | Georgia Southern | 47.6 | 64. | Toledo | 44.2 | |
| 65. | North Carolina | 47.4 | 65. | San Jose State | 43.4 | |
| 66. | N. C. State | 47.0 | 66. | Tennessee | 43.2 | |
| 67. | Oregon State | 46.8 | 67. | North Carolina | 43.2 | |
| 68. | Indiana | 45.3 | 68. | N. C. State | 43.1 | |
| 69. | Purdue | 44.2 | 69. | Houston | 43.0 | |
| 70. | Penn State | 44.0 | 70. | Memphis | 42.3 | |
| 71. | Michigan | 43.4 | 71. | Bowling Green | 42.0 | |
| 72. | Rutgers | 42.8 | 72. | Michigan | 41.5 | |
| 73. | Temple | 42.7 | 73. | Arkansas | 41.2 | |
| 74. | Texas Tech | 41.8 | 74. | Western Michigan | 40.7 | |
| 75. | Toledo | 41.7 | 75. | Rice | 39.4 | |
| 76. | Western Kentucky | 41.1 | 76. | Texas | 39.3 | |
| 77. | Central Michigan | 40.8 | 77. | Texas Tech | 39.3 | |
| 78. | Rice | 39.6 | 78. | Louisiana | 39.3 | |
| 79. | UAB | 39.1 | 79. | Brigham Young | 39.2 | |
| 80. | Middle Tennessee | 38.2 | 80. | San Diego State | 39.0 | |
| 81. | Cincinnati | 37.7 | 81. | Akron | 38.8 | |
| 82. | Navy | 36.9 | 82. | Indiana | 38.5 | |
| 83. | South Alabama | 36.9 | 83. | Temple | 37.9 | |
| 84. | Colorado | 36.8 | 84. | Purdue | 37.4 | |
| 85. | Akron | 36.3 | 85. | Cincinnati | 34.6 | |
| 86. | Western Michigan | 35.8 | 86. | UAB | 34.4 | |
| 87. | San Diego State | 35.6 | 87. | Texas - El Paso | 33.7 | |
| 88. | Illinois | 35.4 | 88. | Southern Miss. | 33.5 | |
| 89. | San Jose State | 34.3 | 89. | Iowa State | 33.4 | |
| 90. | Air Force | 33.5 | 90. | Central Michigan | 33.3 | |
| 91. | UT - San Antonio | 32.9 | 91. | Ohio | 33.1 | |
| 92. | Fresno State | 32.5 | 92. | UL-Monroe | 33.1 | |
| 93. | Northern Illinois | 32.5 | 93. | Illinois | 31.9 | |
| 94. | Florida Int'l | 32.2 | 94. | South Florida | 30.7 | |
| 95. | Hawai'i | 31.8 | 95. | Florida Atlantic | 29.5 | |
| 96. | Kansas | 31.6 | 96. | Wyoming | 29.3 | |
| 97. | Bowling Green | 30.1 | 97. | Vanderbilt | 28.7 | |
| 98. | Florida Atlantic | 29.8 | 98. | Washington State | 28.6 | |
| 99. | Ball State | 28.5 | 99. | Fresno State | 28.1 | |
| 100. | Vanderbilt | 28.5 | 100. | Navy | 25.2 | |
| 101. | Louisiana | 25.6 | 101. | Florida Int'l | 24.6 | |
| 102. | Texas - El Paso | 25.5 | 102. | Colorado | 23.0 | |
| 103. | Ohio | 24.6 | 103. | Old Dominion | 22.6 | |
| 104. | Massachusetts | 24.1 | 104. | Kansas | 22.5 | |
| 105. | Wyoming | 23.1 | 105. | Tulane | 20.8 | |
| 106. | South Florida | 22.8 | 106. | Wake Forest | 20.7 | |
| 107. | Southern Miss. | 22.2 | 107. | Texas State | 20.1 | |
| 108. | New Mexico | 22.1 | 108. | Buffalo | 17.5 | |
| 109. | Tulane | 21.8 | 109. | Hawai'i | 17.0 | |
| 110. | Wake Forest | 21.7 | 110. | UT - San Antonio | 15.2 | |
| 111. | UL-Monroe | 19.9 | 111. | UNLV | 15.0 | |
| 112. | Miami-Ohio | 19.8 | 112. | Western Kentucky | 13.6 | |
| 113. | Texas State | 17.8 | 113. | Ball State | 11.5 | |
| 114. | Old Dominion | 17.6 | 114. | Massachusetts | 10.9 | |
| 115. | North Texas | 15.8 | 115. | Eastern Michigan | 10.6 | |
| 116. | Army | 14.5 | 116. | New Mexico | 10.6 | |
| 117. | Kent State | 13.8 | 117. | Appalachian St. | 10.0 | |
| 118. | Buffalo | 12.4 | 118. | Army | 5.9 | |
| 119. | Appalachian St. | 10.8 | 119. | North Texas | 5.0 | |
| 120. | Tulsa | 10.8 | 120. | Kent State | 3.1 | |
| 121. | Idaho | 10.7 | 121. | Troy | -0.3 | |
| 122. | Connecticut | 8.2 | 122. | Miami-Ohio | -2.4 | |
| 123. | Georgia State | 7.9 | 123. | New Mexico State | -2.9 | |
| 124. | UNLV | 6.9 | 124. | Georgia State | -3.1 | |
| 125. | New Mexico State | 6.8 | 125. | SMU | -3.5 | |
| 126. | Troy | -2.9 | 126. | Connecticut | -3.6 | |
| 127. | Eastern Michigan | -3.2 | 127. | Idaho | -3.9 | |
| 128. | SMU | -8.0 | 128. | Tulsa | -4.3 | |