Hopefully I have time to sit down and count out the rivalry week pick 'em tonight. But either way we all know the championship weekend lineups, so start picking your picks in your head!

Here are my rankings for this week. I will hold off submitting a poll until the Championship games have been played.

No real surprises here. OSU retakes the top spot, Texas A&M drops, putting them on the bubble. Pitt, SMU, and ASU drop out of the Top 25, being replaced by Navy, USF, and Iowa. ND persists at #4.

If you used this to CFP seeding, the Top 10 all make it in, with North Texas and JMU over any ACC team.

Ohio State

Indiana

Texas Tech

Notre Dame

Oregon

Georgia

Oklahoma

Utah

Ole Miss

Vanderbilt

BYU

Texas A&M

Alabama

Arizona

North Texas

Texas

James Madison

Miami

USC

Tulane

Virginia

Navy

Michigan

South Florida

Iowa

Full Rankings

| Rank | Team | Record | Rating | SOS | | —: | :—: | :— | :— | :— | | 1 | Ohio State | (12-0) | 1482 | 997 | | 2 | Indiana | (12-0) | 1473 | 988 | | 3 | Texas Tech | (11-1) | 1459 | 957 | | 4 | Notre Dame | (10-2) | 1444 | 1038 | | 5 | Oregon | (11-1) | 1440 | 999 | | 6 | Georgia | (11-1) | 1426 | 1001 | | 7 | Oklahoma | (10-2) | 1387 | 1070 | | 8 | Utah | (10-2) | 1378 | 979 | | 9 | Ole Miss | (11-1) | 1372 | 993 | | 10 | Vanderbilt | (10-2) | 1364 | 988 | | 11 | BYU | (11-1) | 1362 | 1057 | | 12 | Texas A&M | (11-1) | 1356 | 1014 | | 13 | Alabama | (10-2) | 1353 | 1040 | | 14 | Arizona | (9-3) | 1318 | 978 | | 15 | North Texas | (11-1) | 1313 | 924 | | 16 | Texas | (9-3) | 1308 | 1058 | | 17 | James Madison | (11-1) | 1301 | 866 | | 18 | Miami | (10-2) | 1300 | 988 | | 19 | USC | (9-3) | 1268 | 1075 | | 20 | Tulane | (10-2) | 1254 | 989 | | 21 | Virginia | (10-2) | 1244 | 935 | | 22 | Navy | (9-2) | 1232 | 970 | | 23 | Michigan | (9-3) | 1226 | 1073 | | 24 | South Florida | (9-3) | 1225 | 968 | | 25 | Iowa | (8-4) | 1224 | 1012 | | 26 | New Mexico | (9-3) | 1184 | 885 | | 27 | Missouri | (8-4) | 1176 | 993 | | 28 | Washington | (8-4) | 1173 | 970 | | 29 | UNLV | (10-2) | 1173 | 860 | | 30 | Clemson | (7-5) | 1170 | 936 | | 31 | UConn | (9-3) | 1166 | 827 | | 32 | East Carolina | (8-4) | 1165 | 944 | | 33 | TCU | (8-4) | 1163 | 1001 | | 34 | Old Dominion | (9-3) | 1163 | 873 | | 35 | SMU | (8-4) | 1159 | 963 | | 36 | Pittsburgh | (8-4) | 1156 | 964 | | 37 | Arizona State | (8-4) | 1154 | 1051 | | 38 | Tennessee | (8-4) | 1154 | 993 | | 39 | Iowa State | (8-4) | 1149 | 1010 | | 40 | Duke | (7-5) | 1142 | 1023 | | 41 | LSU | (7-5) | 1138 | 1098 | | 42 | Houston | (9-3) | 1137 | 946 | | 43 | Illinois | (8-4) | 1132 | 1041 | | 44 | Toledo | (8-4) | 1132 | 846 | | 45 | Wake Forest | (8-4) | 1125 | 946 | | 46 | Penn State | (6-6) | 1120 | 1051 | | 47 | Kennesaw State | (9-3) | 1118 | 909 | | 48 | Georgia Tech | (9-3) | 1114 | 963 | | 49 | Western Michigan | (8-4) | 1109 | 874 | | 50 | San Diego State | (9-3) | 1106 | 869 | | 51 | Boise State | (8-4) | 1095 | 974 | | 52 | NC State | (7-5) | 1083 | 1054 | | 53 | Kansas State | (6-6) | 1072 | 1018 | | 54 | Louisville | (8-4) | 1071 | 1004 | | 55 | Minnesota | (7-5) | 1068 | 992 | | 56 | Florida International | (7-5) | 1062 | 894 | | 57 | Jacksonville State | (8-4) | 1059 | 838 | | 58 | Memphis | (8-4) | 1056 | 929 | | 59 | California | (7-5) | 1051 | 938 | | 60 | Hawai’i | (8-4) | 1050 | 881 | | 61 | Fresno State | (8-4) | 1048 | 839 | | 62 | Army | (6-5) | 1045 | 938 | | 63 | Cincinnati | (7-5) | 1043 | 997 | | 64 | Nebraska | (7-5) | 1027 | 978 | | 65 | Troy | (8-4) | 1023 | 866 | | 66 | Ohio | (8-4) | 1019 | 829 | | 67 | Northwestern | (6-6) | 1016 | 1015 | | 68 | Miami (OH) | (7-5) | 1006 | 879 | | 69 | Washington State | (6-6) | 1005 | 1000 | | 70 | Florida | (4-8) | 1002 | 1120 | | 71 | UTSA | (6-6) | 997 | 980 | | 72 | Louisiana | (6-6) | 987 | 889 | | 73 | South Carolina | (4-8) | 986 | 1115 | | 74 | Louisiana Tech | (7-5) | 986 | 842 | | 75 | Auburn | (5-7) | 985 | 1059 | | 76 | Western Kentucky | (8-4) | 982 | 877 | | 77 | Wisconsin | (4-8) | 972 | 1179 | | 78 | Utah State | (6-6) | 967 | 975 | | 79 | Arkansas State | (6-6) | 960 | 880 | | 80 | Texas State | (6-6) | 959 | 900 | | 81 | Georgia Southern | (6-6) | 958 | 931 | | 82 | Kentucky | (5-7) | 948 | 1086 | | 83 | Mississippi State | (5-7) | 948 | 1063 | | 84 | Central Michigan | (7-5) | 948 | 839 | | 85 | Baylor | (5-7) | 944 | 1036 | | 86 | UCF | (5-7) | 935 | 988 | | 87 | West Virginia | (4-8) | 930 | 1076 | | 88 | Rutgers | (5-7) | 928 | 1050 | | 89 | Missouri State | (7-5) | 928 | 891 | | 90 | Kansas | (5-7) | 922 | 1049 | | 91 | Stanford | (4-8) | 916 | 1081 | | 92 | Temple | (5-7) | 902 | 982 | | 93 | Air Force | (4-8) | 899 | 951 | | 94 | Southern Miss | (7-5) | 897 | 877 | | 95 | Michigan State | (4-8) | 882 | 1032 | | 96 | UCLA | (3-9) | 878 | 1164 | | 97 | Florida Atlantic | (4-8) | 878 | 992 | | 98 | Coastal Carolina | (6-6) | 874 | 905 | | 99 | Delaware | (6-6) | 872 | 869 | | 100 | Rice | (5-7) | 870 | 989 | | 101 | Florida State | (5-7) | 868 | 1036 | | 102 | Kent State | (5-7) | 844 | 855 | | 103 | UAB | (4-8) | 843 | 999 | | 104 | Virginia Tech | (3-9) | 842 | 1064 | | 105 | North Carolina | (4-8) | 842 | 963 | | 106 | Eastern Michigan | (4-8) | 838 | 851 | | 107 | Tulsa | (4-8) | 836 | 904 | | 108 | Colorado | (3-9) | 824 | 1117 | | 109 | Arkansas | (2-10) | 820 | 1108 | | 110 | South Alabama | (4-8) | 820 | 907 | | 111 | Akron | (5-7) | 818 | 793 | | 112 | Nevada | (3-9) | 800 | 944 | | 113 | App State | (5-7) | 799 | 863 | | 114 | Boston College | (2-10) | 795 | 1019 | | 115 | Marshall | (5-7) | 795 | 932 | | 116 | Maryland | (4-8) | 791 | 972 | | 117 | Middle Tennessee | (3-9) | 785 | 862 | | 118 | Liberty | (4-8) | 783 | 910 | | 119 | Wyoming | (4-8) | 758 | 904 | | 120 | Buffalo | (5-7) | 745 | 852 | | 121 | Purdue | (2-10) | 742 | 1111 | | 122 | New Mexico State | (4-8) | 725 | 868 | | 123 | Ball State | (4-8) | 719 | 896 | | 124 | San José State | (3-9) | 706 | 949 | | 125 | Syracuse | (3-9) | 695 | 1070 | | 126 | Northern Illinois | (3-9) | 693 | 860 | | 127 | Bowling Green | (4-8) | 683 | 838 | | 128 | Oklahoma State | (1-11) | 682 | 1055 | | 129 | Oregon State | (2-10) | 668 | 995 | | 130 | Colorado State | (2-10) | 641 | 991 | | 131 | Charlotte | (1-11) | 636 | 1020 | | 132 | Sam Houston | (2-10) | 636 | 941 | | 133 | UL Monroe | (3-9) | 627 | 923 | | 134 | UTEP | (2-10) | 625 | 867 | | 135 | Georgia State | (1-11) | 604 | 994 | | 136 | Massachusetts | (0-12) | 411 | 880 |

Updated my algorithm to not “punish teams for playing in a conference championship”: The championship winners get credit for winning, but losing those games doesn’t affect a team’s scoring…

Parentheses denote change in rank from the previous week:

Indiana

Texas Tech (+4)

Ohio State (-1)

Ole Miss (-1)

Georgia (+2)

Alabama (-1)

Texas A&M (-3)

Oklahoma

BYU

South Florida

Tulane (+8)

North Texas (-1)

Oregon (-1)

James Madison (-1)

Texas (-1)

THE Miami (of Florida) (-1)

New Mexico (-1)

Norte Dame (-1)

Virginia (-1)

Navy

Louisville

Vanderbilt

Wake Forest

Arizona State (+1)

Georgia Tech (-1)

Other conference champions:

Kennesaw State (+8)

Boise State

Duke (+21)

Western Michigan (+5)

Full rankings:

Losers of championship games having “pseudo-records” 1 Indiana - 13-0 - 183.88 2 Texas Tech - 12-1 - 169.28 3 Ohio State - 12-0 - 167.08 4 Ole Miss - 11-1 - 166.83 5 Georgia - 12-1 - 165.8 6 Alabama - 10-2 - 165.2 7 Texas A&M - 11-1 - 164.99 8 Oklahoma - 10-2 - 160.16 9 BYU - 11-1 - 158.2 10 South Florida - 9-3 - 155.11 11 Tulane - 11-2 - 153.66 12 North Texas - 11-1 - 153.43 13 Oregon - 11-1 - 150.12 14 James Madison - 12-1 - 149.33 15 Texas - 9-3 - 147.53 16 Miami (FL) - 10-2 - 147.34 17 New Mexico - 9-3 - 147.16 18 Notre Dame - 10-2 - 146.32 19 Virginia - 10-2 - 145.8 20 Navy - 9-2 - 142.93 21 Louisville - 8-4 - 140.24 22 Vanderbilt - 10-2 - 139.63 23 Wake Forest - 8-4 - 139.33 24 Arizona State - 8-4 - 138.46 25 Georgia Tech - 9-3 - 137.8 26 Arizona - 9-3 - 137.36 27 Houston - 9-3 - 137.36 28 Utah - 10-2 - 137.22 29 Kennesaw State - 10-3 - 136.31 30 UNLV - 10-2 - 136.28 31 San Diego State - 9-3 - 135.74 32 Michigan - 9-3 - 135.61 33 USC - 9-3 - 133.33 34 Pittsburgh - 8-4 - 133.2 35 TCU - 8-4 - 133.2 36 Boise State - 9-4 - 132.28 37 Duke - 8-5 - 131.14 38 SMU - 8-4 - 130.56 39 Fresno State - 8-4 - 129.51 40 Memphis - 8-4 - 127.93 41 Iowa State - 8-4 - 127.62 42 Old Dominion - 9-3 - 126.41 43 Illinois - 8-4 - 126.05 44 UConn - 9-3 - 125.81 45 Jacksonville State - 8-4 - 125.1 46 Hawaiʻi - 8-4 - 124.43 47 NC State - 7-5 - 123.17 48 California - 7-5 - 120.8 49 Clemson - 7-5 - 120.8 50 Western Michigan - 9-4 - 120.7 51 Toledo - 8-4 - 119.28 52 Western Kentucky - 8-4 - 118.98 53 Troy - 8-4 - 118.9 54 Iowa - 8-4 - 118.62 55 East Carolina - 8-4 - 118.43 56 Washington - 8-4 - 118.33 57 FIU - 7-5 - 117.12 58 UTSA - 6-6 - 116.11 59 Ohio - 8-4 - 112.33 60 LSU - 7-5 - 112.16 61 Miami (OH) - 7-5 - 111.33 62 Utah State - 6-6 - 110.74 63 Southern Miss - 7-5 - 110.44 64 Cincinnati - 7-5 - 110.43 65 Louisiana Tech - 7-5 - 109.87 66 Arkansas State - 6-6 - 109.12 67 Nebraska - 7-5 - 108.6 68 Washington State - 6-6 - 108.43 69 Florida State - 5-7 - 108.09 70 Delaware - 6-6 - 106.93 71 Tennessee - 8-4 - 105.96 72 Missouri - 8-4 - 105.73 73 Missouri State - 7-5 - 105.1 74 Minnesota - 7-5 - 103.75 75 Kansas State - 6-6 - 103.58 76 Army - 6-5 - 103.07 77 Texas State - 6-6 - 102.9 78 Georgia Southern - 6-6 - 102.44 79 Baylor - 5-7 - 102.21 80 West Virginia - 4-8 - 100.2 81 Marshall - 5-7 - 98.33 82 Louisiana - 6-6 - 98.04 83 Rice - 5-7 - 97.78 84 Penn State - 6-6 - 97.1 85 Northwestern - 6-6 - 95.91 86 Central Michigan - 7-5 - 95.46 87 Mississippi State - 5-7 - 95.45 88 Kansas - 5-7 - 93.82 89 UCF - 5-7 - 93.44 90 Florida - 4-8 - 93.14 91 Kentucky - 5-7 - 92.41 92 Rutgers - 5-7 - 91.44 93 Coastal Carolina - 6-6 - 87.72 94 Michigan State - 4-8 - 86.33 95 San Jose State - 3-9 - 85.61 96 UAB - 4-8 - 85.43 97 Wisconsin - 4-8 - 85.33 98 Akron - 5-7 - 84.9 99 Bowling Green - 4-8 - 84.41 100 Temple - 5-7 - 83.67 101 Ball State - 4-8 - 83.44 102 Auburn - 5-7 - 82.14 103 Syracuse - 3-9 - 81.93 104 Tulsa - 4-8 - 81.75 105 Stanford - 4-8 - 80.1 106 Virginia Tech - 3-9 - 80.07 107 Kent State - 5-7 - 79.85 108 South Alabama - 4-8 - 79 109 Buffalo - 5-7 - 78.46 110 Colorado - 3-9 - 77.43 111 Appalachian State - 5-7 - 76.67 112 Liberty - 4-8 - 74.67 113 Florida Atlantic - 4-8 - 74.02 114 Eastern Michigan - 4-8 - 72.73 115 Wyoming - 4-8 - 71.85 116 South Carolina - 4-8 - 71.58 117 Colorado State - 2-10 - 68.82 118 ULM - 3-9 - 66.77 119 Maryland - 4-8 - 66.73 120 UCLA - 3-9 - 64.78 121 Air Force - 4-8 - 63.17 122 North Carolina - 4-8 - 63.17 123 New Mexico State - 4-8 - 61.9 124 Arkansas - 2-10 - 57.77 125 Oregon State - 2-10 - 57.67 126 Sam Houston - 2-10 - 57.67 127 Nevada - 3-9 - 56.33 128 Middle Tennessee - 3-9 - 54.52 129 Northern Illinois - 3-9 - 54.33 130 1-AA Team - 4-122 - 48.75 131 Purdue - 2-10 - 45.33 132 Boston College - 2-10 - 44.75 133 UTEP - 2-10 - 34.65 134 Charlotte - 1-11 - 8 135 Georgia State - 1-11 - 8 136 Oklahoma State - 1-11 - 8 137 UMass - 0-12 - 0

Who would have guessed 2 years ago that Indiana would go on to be the empirically best team after championship week in just 2 years time?