Week 11 College Football Power Ratings:

We’re officially into the month of November, which means that the season ends this month for teams that don’t reach six wins. Teams in those situations or those that are falling well short of expectations will start looking at young players and maybe make some chances at significant positions. That could also mean more head coach firings. 

It also means that everything gets magnified in terms of the College Football Playoff chase. The pressure ramps up for teams that have limited margin for error. And we’ve certainly seen some substantial upsets this season or have seen those CFP-caliber teams struggle to get through games against inferior competition.

 

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Injuries and weather become bigger factors as the weeks go by. Another factor now is college basketball season. Early-season markets tend to be pretty soft and sharp bettors will look to attack them. Recreational bettors will also be interested in the start of a new season. Sometimes we can take things for granted in sports we’ve been following or miss some things when being pulled in multiple directions.

Be sure to manage your time wisely and properly. If that means moving on from college football to focus on other sports, there’s nothing wrong with that. I won’t be doing that, despite covering college basketball six days a week for us here at VSiN, but that’s part of my job. For others, who have jobs and are trying to handicap a lot of sports, do what you need to do to keep your head above water.

Here are my Week 11 College Football Power Ratings

RankTeamPRHFA
1Georgia91.53
2Ohio State903.5
3Oregon903.5
4Texas893.5
5Clemson84.53
6Mississippi84.53.5
7Alabama83.53.5
8Notre Dame83.53.5
9Indiana831.5
10Miami (Florida)832
11Penn State833.5
12Tennessee82.53.5
13LSU823.5
14SMU813.5
15Texas A&M793
16Iowa State78.52
17Boise State77.52.5
18BYU76.52
19Louisville76.53.5
20Iowa762.5
21South Carolina762.5
22Washington762
23Colorado75.52
24Kansas State75.53.5
25USC74.52
26Tulane742
27Army73.52
28Baylor73.52
29Vanderbilt73.51
30Wisconsin73.52
31Arizona State732
32Auburn72.52
33California72.52
34Florida72.52
35Missouri72.52
36Virginia Tech72.52
37Kansas722
38Kentucky722.5
39Cincinnati71.52
40Minnesota71.52
41UNLV71.52
42Pittsburgh712
43TCU712.5
44Georgia Tech70.51
45Michigan70.53.5
46Texas Tech70.52.5
47UCF70.53
48Washington State702.5
49Arkansas69.52
50Michigan State69.52.5
51Oklahoma69.53.5
52West Virginia69.53
53North Carolina68.52.5
54Virginia682
55Navy672
56Syracuse672.5
57Nebraska66.52
58Duke663
59Illinois662
60James Madison65.53.5
61Louisiana-Lafayette65.53
62Maryland65.52
63Texas State65.52
64UCLA65.52
65Boston College651.5
66Oklahoma State653.5
67Utah653.5
68Arizona64.52
69Memphis64.52
70North Carolina State64.53.5
71Houston642
72North Texas62.52
73Rutgers62.52
74Florida State61.52
75Mississippi State61.52
76Old Dominion61.52
77Wake Forest60.52.5
78Colorado State601
79Jacksonville State602.5
80Bowling Green59.52
81Georgia Southern59.52
82Marshall59.52
83Western Kentucky59.52.5
84Northwestern591.5
85South Alabama592.5
86South Florida58.52
87Connecticut57.52
88Stanford57.51
89Toledo57.52.5
90Fresno State572.5
91UTSA573.5
92Appalachian State56.52.5
93Northern Illinois56.51.5
94Purdue56.52
95Arkansas State562
96Miami (Ohio)563
97Oregon State563.5
98Sam Houston State55.52
99East Carolina552
100New Mexico551
101Ohio552
102Liberty54.53
103Rice54.52
104Troy54.52.5
105Charlotte541
106Coastal Carolina542.5
107Nevada541.5
108San Jose State53.52
109Western Michigan53.52
110Louisiana-Monroe532
111Utah State532
112Georgia State522
113San Diego State522
114Florida Atlantic51.52
115Buffalo50.51
116Eastern Michigan50.52
117Hawai’i502
118Louisiana Tech49.52
119Wyoming49.52.5
120Florida International491
121Temple482
122Akron47.51
123Air Force472.5
124Central Michigan472
125Massachusetts46.51
126UAB46.52.5
127Southern Mississippi462
128Tulsa44.51
129Ball State422
130Middle Tennessee41.52
131UTEP41.52
132Kennesaw State38.52
133Kent State37.52
134New Mexico State37.52.5

Here are this week’s Power Ratings adjustments:

Up: Louisiana Tech +3, Kennesaw State +3, UConn +1, San Diego State +2, Louisville +3, Vanderbilt +2.5, Louisiana Monroe +2, Purdue +1, Minnesota +2, Indiana +1.5, Middle Tennessee +1, Texas Tech +2, Arizona State +4, Rice +3, Houston +3, UCLA +3, Wyoming +2.5, Colorado State +3, Tulane +2, UTSA +3, Troy +3, Kansas +1.5, South Florida +3, UAB +2.5, Mississippi +3, North Texas +2

Down: Sam Houston State -2, Jacksonville State -1.5, Western Kentucky -2, Virginia Tech -1, Clemson -4, Arizona -4, Auburn -2.5, Arkansas -2, Marshall -1.5, Northwestern -2, Illinois -2, Memphis -2, UTEP -1, Iowa State -2, Oklahoma State -2.5, Navy -3, Kansas State -2, Wisconsin -2, Nebraska -6, Michigan -2.5, Texas A&M -2.5, Fresno State -3, Florida -3, Michigan State -3, Coastal Carolina -3, Missouri -2.5, Oregon State -3, Georgia -1.5

Some notes on the biggest movers:

Arizona State +4: Sam Leavitt is back and Arizona State had a big offensive showing last week.

Rice +3: What a win over Navy. And they did so the week they fired Mike Bloomgren. Another team with a dead cat bounce off a coaching change.

UCLA +3: UCLA is improving. Road wins over Rutgers and Nebraska. Deshaun Foster is doing some impressive work.

South Florida +3: I guess I was out on USF with Byrum Brown out, but they’re playing better and the market had a little more respect for them than I did.

Louisiana Tech +3: Another bump for the Bulldogs. Their defense has been really good this season. The offense hasn’t been, but they deserved some credit.

UTSA +3: It took some time, but Jeff Traylor has this offense humming under Owen McCown. The huge collapse against Tulsa was stunning, but they’ve played 11 really good quarters in the last three games.

Nebraska -6: This team is going in reverse and doing so rapidly.

Arizona -4: I don’t think Brent Brennan is a good head coach. This is a better roster than what we’re seeing, but we’re seeing a pretty bad team right now.

Clemson -4: I’ve been high on Clemson for a few weeks. The Louisville loss was a reality check.

Here are my Week 11 College Football Lines

DateAway TeamHome TeamLine
11/5Bowling GreenCentral Michigan+10.5
Miami (OH)Ball State+12
11/6OhioKent State+15.5
Northern IllinoisWestern Michigan+1
11/7FAUEast Carolina-5.5
App StateCoastal CarolinaPK
11/8CalWake Forest+9.5
RiceMemphis-12
IowaUCLA+8.5
New MexicoSan Diego State+1
11/9VirginiaPitt-5
FloridaTexas-20
West VirginiaCincinnati-4
Iowa StateKansas+4.5
Miami (FL)Georgia Tech+11.5
NavySouth Florida+6.5
DukeNC State-2
SyracuseBoston College+0.5
Georgia StateJames Madison-17
PurdueOhio State-37
LibertyMiddle Tennessee+11
BYUUtah+8
Fresno StateAir Force+7.5
NevadaBoise State-26
UCFArizona State-4.5
ColoradoTexas Tech+2.5
UConnUAB+8.5
MarshallSouthern Miss+11.5
OklahomaMissouri-5
GeorgiaMississippi+3.5
TempleTulane-28
South CarolinaVanderbilt+1.5
Texas State (w/ McCloud)UL Monroe+10.5
Army (w/ Daily)North Texas+9
Oklahoma StateTCU-8.5
San Jose StateOregon State-6
Utah StateWashington State-19.5
Arkansas StateLouisiana-12.5
MinnesotaRutgers+7
MarylandOregon-28
MichiganIndiana-14
WashingtonPenn State-10.5
Kennesaw StateUTEP-5
Jacksonville StateLA Tech+8.5
Mississippi StateTennessee-24.5
Western KentuckyNew Mexico State+19.5
Florida StateNotre Dame-25.5
ClemsonVirginia Tech+10
AlabamaLSU-2
UNLVHawaii+19.5

Some games to consider based on the differences between the betting market and my lines

Navy -3 (-6.5) at South Florida: Adjustments to both, but I still have some value on Navy here.

BYU -4.5 (-8) at Utah: Holy War! Utah has just been so underwhelming this season. Can’t help but feel like this could be it for Kyle Whittingham, much like what we’ve seen with some other aging head coaches that are over it with the NIL era. The Utes just aren’t the same team and I wonder if maybe there’s some sort of rift somewhere.

Missouri -2.5 (-5) vs. Oklahoma: The Sooners are playing a bit better with Jackson Arnold back at the helm, but I’m not ready to give up on Missouri, even though the market mostly has.

Texas State -7 (-10.5) at UL Monroe: This one depends on the health of Jordan McCloud, who left with an ankle injury last week.

Clemson -6.5 (-10) at Virginia Tech: You wonder about Clemson’s mindset going into this one, but Kyron Drones and Bhayshul Tuten are both banged up for Virginia Tech.
LSU +2 (-2) vs. Alabama: Both off a bye. Huge game. Both teams have been a little tough to gauge to say the least. LSU basically favored based on HFA for me, but I have to look more at this one.

I’ll be posting this weekly Power Ratings update all season long, including my lines on the games. Keep it locked in right here at VSiN and bookmark our weekly College Football Hub to get all of our written content every week during CFB season.