Sports analytics from Laura Albert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering

NCAA College football rankings: October 20, 2024

This week’s Badger Bracketology composite Markov Chain rankings are available on the NCAAF rankings tab. The top 25 ranked teams are listed below.  Oregon and Indiana move into the top two positions. Four Big Ten teams are in the top 8 teams.

1 Oregon
2 Indiana
3 Texas
4 Georgia
5 BYU
6 Penn St
7 Miami FL
8 Ohio St
9 Notre Dame
10 Alabama
11 Iowa St
12 Tennessee
13 Texas A&M
14 Kansas St
15 LSU
16 Clemson
17 SMU
18 Boise St
19 Mississippi
20 Pittsburgh
21 Washington St
22 Navy
23 Missouri
24 Illinois
25 Army

The Big Ten teams, ranked.

1 Oregon
2 Indiana
6 Penn St
8 Ohio St
24 Illinois
31 Wisconsin
33 USC
37 Nebraska
41 Michigan
43 Iowa
50 Washington
51 Maryland
54 Michigan St
56 Minnesota
62 Rutgers
76 Northwestern
80 UCLA
108 Purdue