New College Football Rankings

2018 College Football Rankings – Week 5

Nothing really worth mentioning. Everything proceeded according to expectations, possibly excepting the appearance of Duke in the Top 25.

Sagarin’s computer ratings present a somewhat different take on the matter. He ranks some two-loss teams pretty high based on the strength of their schedules.

(Texas A&M is ranked #12 by Sagarin, for example. They are not in the top 25 in the AP poll. The computer rating of the Aggies actually makes sense given that their two losses are to the top two teams in the country, and they came close to beating Clemson, although they were pummeled by Alabama. But then, who doesn’t get pummeled by Alabama? The Aggies lost by a “mere” 22. ‘Bama’s other opponents have lost by 37, 50 and 55.)