College Football Ratings Week 13 2022

Rivalry week delivered across the board- the headline was Michigan beating Ohio State but the undercard was great as well. It was a particularly nice weekend on the west coast- I went to a fun UCLA/Cal game on Friday, and on Saturday Oregon State and Washington both won thrillers against their in-state rivals.

Top 25

1. Georgia

2. Michigan (+1)

3. Ohio State (-1)

4. Penn State (+1)

5. Alabama (+2)

6. Texas (+3)

7. Florida State (-1)

8. Tennessee (+2)

9. LSU (-5)

10. Kansas State (-2)

11. Illinois 

12. TCU (+2)

13. Utah (+4)

14. Oregon State (+1)

15. Notre Dame (-2)

16. Pittsburgh (+7)

17. Clemson (+2)

18. Oregon (-6)

19. Washington (+14)

20. Minnesota (+4)

21. Mississippi State (-3)

22. Texas Tech (-1)

23. USC (-1)

24. Kentucky (+2)

25. Houston (-9)

Michigan beat Ohio State in dominating fashion and moves into the top 2 for the first time all year. I would make the Wolverines around 3.5 point underdogs against Georgia in a hypothetical national title game. Illinois is finishing the season higher here than they are in almost any other computer model- I was impressed with the Illini, their losses were all pretty competitive and they beat some solid teams (like Wisconsin) by a lot.

Moving Up

Georgia Tech (82nd → 51st) was a lot more competitive than I expected with Georgia. The Yellow Jackets far exceeded my expectations for them this season, and it sounds like they’re bringing in Tulane coach Willie Fritz which would be a fantastic hire. Tulsa (81st → 62nd) pulled off an upset win over Houston but regardless is letting go of Phillip Montgomery as they failed to get to a bowl this year. New Mexico State (127th → 109th) pulled off the biggest surprise of the season, thrashing Liberty as a 4 touchdown underdog.

Moving Down

Liberty (56th → 83rd) was nearly ranked a few weeks ago but has lost 3 games in a row as double digit favorites to UConn, Virginia Tech and New Mexico State. Northern Illinois (99th → 119th) was the shock winner of the MAC last year but has come back down to earth and will miss a bowl. Rutgers (93rd → 107th) showed some signs of life in mid year but finished 4-8.