College Football Ratings Week 11 2022
Week 11 was light in terms of huge headline results but there was a lot of fun under the surface. LSU won the SEC West with a big win against Arkansas while Texas A&M clinched last place in the division with their loss to Auburn. This coming week will tell us a lot more about conference races- the top 4 teams in the Pac-12 collide, the Big Ten West is open for the taking and Kansas State looks to sow up a spot in the Big 12 title game.
Top 25
Georgia
Ohio State
Michigan
Tennessee (+1)
Penn State (+4)
Alabama (-2)
Kansas State (+1)
Florida State (+5)
LSU (-3)
Texas (-3)
Oregon
TCU (+8)
Utah (+6)
Pittsburgh (+9)
Oregon State (+6)
USC (+2)
Baylor (-3)
Illinois (-3)
Notre Dame (-7)
UCLA (-10)
Mississippi State (-4)
Florida (+9)
Texas Tech (+2)
Louisville (-8)
Ole Miss (+14)
I think that Penn State has gone too far under the radar this season. They lost to Michigan and Ohio State by multiple scores but have destroyed almost every other team on their schedule. The Nittany Lions should finish the regular season 10-2 and are likely looking at an Orange Bowl bid and potential top 5 preseason ranking next year. Florida State has pummeled Georgia Tech, Miami and Syracuse in their last three games and I’m fairly confident they’re the best team in the ACC. They have enough talent on their roster that they should be the league favorites next year. Florida is doing an admirable job of keeping their head above water in BIlly Napier’s first year and figures to have a solid 8-5 type season with a January bowl.
Moving Up
Arizona (76th → 43rd) got their biggest win in years on the road against UCLA on Saturday night. The Wildcats have a feisty quarterback in Washington State transfer Jayden De Laura and are much improved from last year’s 1-11 outfit. Navy (96th → 74th) fell behind early against Notre Dame but nearly came back to win. Some questions have been asked about Ken Niumatalolo’s job in Annapolis but after this performance, a win over Army should be enough for him to stay. Vanderbilt (100th → 80th) picked up their first SEC win since 2019 and finally looks competitive with the bottom end of the conference.
Moving Down
The wheels have completely fallen off for Syracuse (50th → 86th). Florida State vaporized them 38-3 and the Orange now travel to face a tricky Wake Forest team as they look to end a 4 game losing streak. The same can be said about Maryland (38th → 63rd) who was in my top 20 not long ago but failed to show up against Penn State. Virginia (65th → 94th) threw two pick sixes on the first two plays of the game against Pitt. The Cavaliers will face rival Virginia Tech on Thanksgiving Saturday as both teams look to end a horrible season with a win over a rival.