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College Football News 2022 college football rankings after Week 8 for all 131 teams with results and who’s up next week.
After last week when Tennessee shook up the world with its win over Alabama and Michigan cemented itself as a top team with a dominant victory over Penn State, things settled in a bit.
Georgia and Michigan had the week off, Tennessee had a light scrimmage against UT Martin, and at least at the top, everything else went according to plan.
Oregon took care of home with its win over UCLA, Alabama crushed Mississippi State, and Clemson survived Syracuse – all of that caused a wee bit of shuffle at the top.
Oklahoma State beating Texas, LSU taking down Ole Miss, and TCU pushing past Kansas State were all a big deal, but South Carolina taking out Texas A&M and convincing wins by Oregon State (Colorado) and Texas Tech (West Virginia) caused a little bit of a shake up.
The big changes are coming soon as the season hits the finishing kick, and now the rankings start to skew more towards how good the teams are right now after changes and shifts – think Boise State – over early misfires.
Like last week, there’s a bit of forgiveness for teams that lost their starting quarterback – Minnesota, for example, doesn’t get punished too much for not having Tanner Morgan around.
As always, the college football rankings will change wildly on the fly.
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CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 8
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 8 Scoreboard, how the predictions went
– Team Rankings By Conference
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 8
131 Akron (1-7)
Last Week Ranking: 131
Week 8: Kent State 33, Akron 27
Week 9: Miami University
130 UMass (1-6)
Last Week Ranking: 130
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: New Mexico State
129 Charlotte (1-7)
Last Week Ranking: 122
Week 8: FIU 34, Charlotte 13
Week 9: at Rice
128 Nevada (2-6)
Last Week Ranking: 129
Week 8: San Diego State 23, Nevada 7
Week 9: at San Jose State
127 Hawaii (2-6)
Last Week Ranking: 127
Week 8: Colorado State 17, Hawaii 13
Week 9: Wyoming
126 Temple (2-5)
Last Week Ranking: 128
Week 8: Tulsa 27, Temple 16
Week 9: at Navy
125 New Mexico (2-6)
Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 8: Fresno State 41, New Mexico 9
Week 9: OPEN DATE
124 New Mexico State (2-5)
Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 8: POSTPONED
Week 9: at UMass
123 FIU (3-4)
Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 8: FIU 34, Charlotte 13
Week 9: at North Texas
122 Colorado State (2-5)
Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 8: Colorado State 17, Hawaii 13
Week 9: at Boise State
121 Central Michigan (2-6)
Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 8: Bowling Green 34, Central Michigan 18
Week 9: OPEN DATE
120 ULM (3-5)
Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 8: Army 48, ULM 24
Week 9: OPEN DATE
119 Arkansas State (2-6)
Last Week Ranking: 117
Week 8: Louisiana 38, Arkansas State 18
Week 9: South Alabama
118 UConn (3-5)
Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: Boston College
117 Texas State (3-5)
Last Week Ranking: 115
Week 8: Southern Miss 20, Texas State 14
Week 9: OPEN DATE
116 Northern Illinois (2-6)
Last Week Ranking: 112
Week 8: Ohio 24, Northern Illinois 17
Week 9: OPEN DATE
115 Florida Atlantic (3-5)
Last Week Ranking: 113
Week 8: UTEP 24, Florida Atlantic 21
Week 9: UAB
114 Western Michigan (3-5)
Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 8: Western Michigan 16, Miami University 10
Week 9: OPEN DATE
113 Bowling Green (4-4)
Last Week Ranking: 114
Week 8: Bowling Green 34, Central Michigan 18
Week 9: OPEN DATE
112 Utah State (3-5)
Last Week Ranking: 111
Week 8: Wyoming 28, Utah State 14
Week 9: OPEN DATE
111 Northwestern (1-6)
Last Week Ranking: 110
Week 8: Maryland 31, Northwestern 24
Week 9: at Iowa
110 Army (3-4)
Last Week Ranking: 121
Week 8: Army 44, ULM 21
Week 9: Air Force (in Arlington)
109 Kent State (3-5)
Last Week Ranking: 109
Week 8: Kent State 33, Akron 27
Week 9: OPEN DATE
108 Ball State (4-4)
Last Week Ranking: 108
Week 8: Eastern Michigan 20, Ball State 16
Week 9: OPEN DATE
107 Eastern Michigan (5-3)
Last Week Ranking: 107
Week 8: Eastern Michigan 20, Ball State 16
Week 9: Toledo
106 Miami University (3-5)
Last Week Ranking: 102
Week 8: Western Michigan 16, Miami University 10
Week 9: at Akron
105 North Texas (4-4)
Last Week Ranking: 105
Week 8: UTSA 31, North Texas 27
Week 9: at WKU
104 Georgia Southern (5-3)
Last Week Ranking: 106
Week 8: Georgia Southern 28, Old Dominion 23
Week 9: OPEN DATE
103 Georgia State (2-5)
Last Week Ranking: 104
Week 8: Appalachian State 42, Georgia State 17
Week 9: Old Dominion
102 USF (1-6)
Last Week Ranking: 97
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: at Houston
101 Ohio (5-3)
Last Week Ranking: 103
Week 8: Ohio 24, Northern Illinois 17
Week 9: OPEN DATE
CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 8
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 8 Scoreboard, how the predictions went
– Team Rankings By Conference
NEXT: CFN 2022 College Football Rankings: Week 8 Top 100
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 8 Top 100
100 Tulsa (3-4)
Last Week Ranking: 98
Week 8: Tulsa 27, Temple 16
Week 9: SMU
99 UTEP (4-4)
Last Week Ranking: 101
Week 8: UTEP 24, Florida Atlantic 21
Week 9: Middle Tennessee
98 Louisiana Tech (1-5)
Last Week Ranking: 96
Week 8: Rice 42, Louisiana Tech 41 OT
Week 9: at FIU
97 Rice (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 95
Week 8: Rice 42, Louisiana Tech 41 OT
Week 9: Charlotte
96 San Diego State (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 99
Week 8: San Diego State 23, Nevada 7
Week 9: at Fresno State
95 Navy (2-5)
Last Week Ranking: 94
Week 8: Houston 38, Navy 20
Week 9: Temple
94 Louisiana (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 92
Week 8: Louisiana 38, Arkansas State 18
Week 9: at Southern Miss
93 UNLV (4-4)
Last Week Ranking: 91
Week 8: Notre Dame 44, UNLV 21
Week 9: OPEN DATE
92 James Madison (5-2)
Last Week Ranking: 85
Week 8: Marshall 26, James Madison 12
Week 9: OPEN DATE
91 Marshall (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 93
Week 8: Marshall 26, James Madison 12
Week 9: Coastal Carolina
90 Middle Tennessee (3-4)
Last Week Ranking: 90
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: at UTEP
89 Appalachian State (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 89
Week 8: Appalachian State 42, Georgia State 17
Week 9: Robert Mossies
88 Vanderbilt (3-5)
Last Week Ranking: 88
Week 8: Missouri 17, Vanderbilt 7
Week 9: OPEN DATE
87 Coastal Carolina (6-1)
Last Week Ranking: 87
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: at Marshall
86 Boston College (2-5)
Last Week Ranking: 86
Week 8: Wake Forest 43, Boston College 15
Week 9: Duke
85 Colorado (1-6)
Last Week Ranking: 84
Week 8: Oregon State 42, Colorado 9
Week 9: Arizona State
84 Virginia Tech (2-4)
Last Week Ranking: 83
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: at NC State
83 Old Dominion (3-4)
Last Week Ranking: 82
Week 8: Georgia Southern 28, Old Dominion 23
Week 9: at Georgia State
82 Memphis (4-4)
Last Week Ranking: 81
Week 8: Tulane 38, Memphis 28
Week 9: OPEN DATE
81 Toledo (5-3)
Last Week Ranking: 77
Week 8: Buffalo 34, Toledo 27
Week 9: at Eastern Michigan
80 Buffalo (5-3)
Last Week Ranking: 100
Week 8: Buffalo 34, Toledo 27
Week 9: OPEN DATE
79 Fresno State (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 79
Week 8: Fresno State 41, New Mexico 9
Week 9: San Diego State
78 UAB (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 66
Week 8: WKU 20, UAB 17
Week 9: at Florida Atlantic
77 Southern Miss (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 78
Week 8: Southern Miss 20, Texas State 14
Week 9: Louisiana
76 WKU (5-3)
Last Week Ranking: 76
Week 8: WKU 20, UAB 17
Week 9: North Texas
CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 8
101-131 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 8 Scoreboard, how the predictions went
– Team Rankings By Conference
NEXT: CFN 2022 College Football Rankings: Week 8 Top 75
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 8 Top 75
75 SMU (3-4)
Last Week Ranking: 75
Week 8: Cincinnati 29, SMU 27
Week 9: at Tulsa
74 East Carolina (5-3)
Last Week Ranking: 80
Week 8: East Carolina 34, UCF 13
Week 9: at BYU
73 Miami (3-4)
Last Week Ranking: 67
Week 8: Duke 45, Miami 21
Week 9: at Virginia
72 Pitt (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 44
Week 8: Louisville 24, Pitt 10
Week 9: at North Carolina
71 Indiana (3-5)
Last Week Ranking: 69
Week 8: Rutgers 24, Indiana 17
Week 9: OPEN DATE
70 Rutgers (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 71
Week 8: Rutgers 24, Indiana 17
Week 9: at Minnesota
69 Arizona State (2-4)
Last Week Ranking: 70
Week 8: Stanford 15, Arizona State 14
Week 9: UCLA
68 Nebraska (3-4)
Last Week Ranking: 68
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: Illinois
67 Houston (5-3)
Last Week Ranking: 65
Week 8: Houston 38, Navy 20
Week 9: USF
66 Wyoming (5-3)
Last Week Ranking: 64
Week 8: Wyoming 28, Utah State 14
Week 9: at Hawaii
65 Arizona (3-4)
Last Week Ranking: 60
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: at Utah
64 Virginia (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 74
Week 8: Virginia 16, Georgia Tech 9
Week 9: Miami
63 Air Force (5-3)
Last Week Ranking: 57
Week 8: Boise State 19, Air Force 14
Week 9: OPEN DATE
62 San Jose State (4-2)
Last Week Ranking: 62
Week 8: POSTPONED
Week 9: Nevada
61 South Alabama (5-2)
Last Week Ranking: 55
Week 8: Troy 10, South Alabama 6
Week 9: at Arkansas State
60 Cal (3-4)
Last Week Ranking: 59
Week 8: Washington 28, Cal 21
Week 9: Oregon
59 Troy (6-2)
Last Week Ranking: 72
Week 8: Troy 10, South Alabama 6
Week 9: OPEN DATE
58 BYU (4-4)
Last Week Ranking: 41
Week 8: Liberty 41, BYU 14
Week 9: East Carolina
57 Duke (5-3)
Last Week Ranking: 61
Week 8: Duke 45, Miami 21
Week 9: OPEN DATE
56 Georgia Tech (3-4)
Last Week Ranking: 58
Week 8: Virginia 16, Georgia Tech 9
Week 9: at Florida State
55 UTSA (5-2)
Last Week Ranking: 56
Week 8: UTSA 31, North Texas 27
Week 9: OPEN DATE
54 UCF (5-2)
Last Week Ranking: 51
Week 8: East Carolina 34, UCF 13
Week 9: Cincinnati
53 Missouri (3-4)
Last Week Ranking: 54
Week 8: Missouri 17, Vanderbilt 7
Week 9: Vanderbilt
52 Iowa State (3-4
Last Week Ranking: 49
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: Oklahoma
51 West Virginia (3-4)
Last Week Ranking: 48
Week 8: Texas Tech 48, West Virginia 10
Week 9: TCU
CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 8
101-131 | 76-100 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 8 Scoreboard, how the predictions went
– Team Rankings By Conference
NEXT: CFN 2022 College Football Rankings: Week 8 Top 50
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 8 Top 50
50 Liberty (7-1)
Last Week Ranking: 63
Week 8: Liberty 41, BYU 14
Week 9: OPEN DATE
49 Iowa (3-4)
Last Week Ranking: 47
Week 8: Ohio State 54, Iowa 10
Week 9: Northwestern
48 Boise State (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 73
Week 8: Boise State 19, Air Force 14
Week 9: BYU
47 Auburn (3-4)
Last Week Ranking: 52
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: at Mississippi State
46 Louisville (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 50
Week 8: Louisville 24, Pitt 10
Week 9: Wake Forest
45 Baylor (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 42
Week 8: Baylor 35, Kansas 23
Week 9: at Oklahoma
44 Washington State (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 46
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: Utah
43 Tulane (7-1)
Last Week Ranking: 45
Week 8: Tulane 38, Memphis 28
Week 9: OPEN DATE
42 Notre Dame (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 40
Week 8: Notre Dame 44, UNLV 21
Week 9: at Syracuse
41 Stanford (3-4)
Last Week Ranking: 39
Week 8: Stanford 15, Arizona State 14
Week 9: at UCLA
40 Purdue (5-3)
Last Week Ranking: 21
Week 8: Wisconsin 35, Purdue 24
Week 9: OPEN DATE
39 Wisconsin (4-4)
Last Week Ranking: 53
Week 8: Wisconsin 35, Purdue 24
Week 9: Maryland
38 Michigan State (3-3)
Last Week Ranking: 43
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: at Michigan
37 Minnesota (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 38
Week 8: Penn State 45, Minnesota 17
Week 9: Rutgers
36 Kansas (5-3)
Last Week Ranking: 34
Week 8: Baylor 35, Kansas 23
Week 9: OPEN DATE
35 Cincinnati (6-1)
Last Week Ranking: 37
Week 8: Cincinnati 29, SMU 27
Week 9: at UCF
34 Oklahoma (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 33
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: at Iowa State
33 Maryland (6-2)
Last Week Ranking: 32
Week 8: Maryland 31, Northwestern 24
Week 9: OPEN DATE
32 Washington (6-2)
Last Week Ranking: 30
Week 8: Washington 28, Cal 21
Week 9: OPEN DATE
31 Kansas State (5-2)
Last Week Ranking: 31
Week 8: TCU 38, Kansas State 28
Week 9: Oklahoma State
30 Arkansas (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 28
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: Liberty
29 Texas A&M (3-4)
Last Week Ranking: 27
Week 8: South Carolina 30, Texas A&M 24
Week 9: Ole Miss
28 Mississippi State (5-3)
Last Week Ranking: 19
Week 8: Alabama 30, Mississippi State 6
Week 9: OPEN DATE
27 Texas (5-3)
Last Week Ranking: 20
Week 8: Oklahoma State 41, Texas 34
Week 9: OPEN DATE
26 Florida State (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 26
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: Georgia Tech
CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 8
101-131 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 8 Scoreboard, how the predictions went
– Team Rankings By Conference
NEXT: CFN 2022 College Football Rankings: Week 8 Top 25
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 8 Top 25
25 Texas Tech (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 35
Week 8: Texas Tech 48, West Virginia 10
Week 9: Baylor
24 NC State (5-2)
Last Week Ranking: 25
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: Virginia Tech
23 Florida (4-3)
Last Week Ranking: 24
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: Georgia (in Jacksonville)
22 North Carolina (6-1)
Last Week Ranking: 23
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: Pitt
21 South Carolina (5-2)
Last Week Ranking: 36
Week 8: South Carolina 30, Texas A&M 24
Week 9: Missouri
20 Oregon State (6-2)
Last Week Ranking: 29
Week 8: Oregon State 42, Colorado 9
Week 9: OPEN DATE
19 Syracuse (6-1)
Last Week Ranking: 17
Week 8: Clemson 27, Syracuse 21
Week 9: Notre Dame
18 Kentucky (5-2)
Last Week Ranking: 11
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: at Tennessee
17 Wake Forest (6-1)
Last Week Ranking: 16
Week 8: Wake Forest 43, Boston College 15
Week 9: at Louisville
16 Illinois (6-1)
Last Week Ranking: 15
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: at Nebraska
15 Penn State (6-1)
Last Week Ranking: 18
Week 8: Penn State 45, Minnesota 17
Week 9: Ohio State
14 USC (6-1)
Last Week Ranking: 13
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: at Arizona
13 Utah (5-2)
Last Week Ranking: 12
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: at Washington State
12 Ole Miss (7-1)
Last Week Ranking: 9
Week 8: LSU 45, Ole Miss 20
Week 9: at Texas A&M
11 LSU (6-2)
Last Week Ranking: 22
Week 8: LSU 45, Ole Miss 20
Week 9: OPEN DATE
CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 8
101-131 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | Top 10
– Week 8 Scoreboard, how the predictions went
– Team Rankings By Conference
NEXT: CFN 2022 College Football Rankings: Week 8 Top 10
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 8 Top 10
10 Oklahoma State (6-1)
Last Week Ranking: 14
Week 8: Oklahoma State 41, Texas 34
Week 9: at Kansas State
9 UCLA (6-1)
Last Week Ranking: 6
Week 8: Oregon 45, UCLA 30
Week 9: Stanford
8 TCU (7-0)
Last Week Ranking: 10
Week 8: TCU 38, Kansas State 28
Week 9: at West Virginia
7 Oregon (7-1)
Last Week Ranking: 7
Week 8: Oregon 45, UCLA 30
Week 9: at Cal
6 Clemson (8-0)
Last Week Ranking: 5
Week 8: Clemson 27, Syracuse 21
Week 9: OPEN DATE
5 Alabama (7-1)
Last Week Ranking: 8
Week 8: Alabama 30, Mississippi State 6
Week 9: OPEN DATE
4 Michigan (7-0)
Last Week Ranking: 4
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: Michigan State
3 Tennessee (7-0)
Last Week Ranking: 3
Week 8: Tennessee 65, UT Martin 24
Week 9: Kentucky
2 Georgia (7-0)
Last Week Ranking: 2
Week 8: OPEN DATE
Week 9: Florida (in Jacksonville)
1 Ohio State (7-0)
Last Week Ranking: 1
Week 8: Ohio State 54, Iowa 10
Week 9: at Penn State
CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 8
101-131 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25
– Week 8 Scoreboard, how the predictions went
– Team Rankings By Conference
