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

NCAA Football rankings: October 1, 2018

The full Badger Bracketology composite Markov Chain rankings are on the NCAAF rankings tab. The top 25 teams and the B1G teams are below. The rankings look a bit different this week because I included my Markov chain rankings in the composite rankings.

1 Alabama
2 Ohio St
3 Georgia
4 LSU
5 Notre Dame
6 Oklahoma
7 Clemson
8 Penn St
9 Washington
10 Kentucky
11 Auburn
12 Stanford
13 West Virginia
14 Michigan
15 NC State
16 UCF
17 Texas
18 Miami FL
19 Wisconsin
20 Oklahoma St
21 Duke
22 Michigan St
23 Florida
24 Boise St
25 South Florida

The B1G conference, ranked:

2 Ohio St
8 Penn St
14 Michigan
19 Wisconsin
22 Michigan St
28 Iowa
37 Indiana
38 Maryland
52 Minnesota
63 Purdue
70 Northwestern
91 Illinois
107 Nebraska
115 Rutgers