CSD Prime Computer Model Rankings Week 7 – Kentucky is Legit

Later today a second version of this post will go up including all 126 teams scheduled to play fall football, as well as one that just adds in Big Ten and Mountain West teams (the two conferences returning this week) – so look out later today for that.
A reminder, as always, these rankings DO NOT reflect a team’s resume, or even whether they have won or lost, they are solely used to measure a team’s strength in the sense Vegas would to set lines. Thus, team talent remains an important variable throughout the season, even if a team continues to lose. Additionally, recent games are weighted more heavily, and if you are lucky or don’t look good in a win, you may fall, while if you look good or are unlucky in a loss, you may rise. Let’s get into it.
Rank | Team | Conf. | CHANGE | YTD CHANGE |
1 | Alabama | SEC | 0 | 0 |
2 | Clemson | ACC | 1 | 0 |
3 | Georgia | SEC | -1 | 0 |
4 | Florida | SEC | 0 | 1 |
5 | Texas A&M | SEC | 1 | 1 |
6 | Kentucky | SEC | 12 | 14 |
7 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 0 | -3 |
8 | Notre Dame | ACC | -3 | 2 |
9 | Texas | Big 12 | 0 | 0 |
10 | North Carolina | ACC | -2 | 2 |
11 | Louisiana State | SEC | -1 | -4 |
12 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 0 | -1 |
13 | Auburn | SEC | -2 | -5 |
14 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 0 | 1 |
15 | Cincinnati | AAC | 2 | -1 |
16 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 0 | -3 |
17 | Miami (FL) | ACC | -2 | 5 |
18 | Central Florida | AAC | 4 | -1 |
19 | South Carolina | SEC | 2 | 11 |
20 | Memphis | AAC | -1 | -1 |
21 | Tennessee | SEC | -8 | -5 |
22 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 3 | 12 |
23 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 8 | 2 |
24 | Texas Christian | Big 12 | 0 | 2 |
25 | Louisville | ACC | 7 | -7 |
26 | Florida State | ACC | 3 | -5 |
27 | North Carolina State | ACC | -4 | 11 |
28 | Mississippi | SEC | -8 | -4 |
29 | Kansas State | Big 12 | -3 | 0 |
30 | Missouri | SEC | -3 | 6 |
31 | Baylor | Big 12 | -3 | -8 |
32 | Brigham Young | Ind | 6 | 8 |
33 | Arkansas | SEC | 7 | 18 |
34 | Southern Methodist | AAC | -1 | -3 |
35 | Mississippi State | SEC | -5 | -3 |
36 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0 | -1 |
37 | Virginia | ACC | -3 | -9 |
38 | Appalachian State | Sun Belt | -1 | -11 |
39 | Georgia Tech | ACC | -4 | 6 |
40 | Boston College | ACC | 4 | 2 |
41 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 1 | -2 |
42 | Houston | AAC | -3 | -5 |
43 | Duke | ACC | 3 | 1 |
44 | Alabama-Birmingham | CUSA | -3 | -3 |
45 | Marshall | CUSA | 2 | 5 |
46 | Tulsa | AAC | -1 | 11 |
47 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | -4 | -14 |
48 | Tulane | AAC | 1 | -1 |
49 | Temple | AAC | 1 | 0 |
50 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 4 | 14 |
51 | Charlotte | CUSA | 0 | 5 |
52 | Navy | AAC | 4 | -9 |
53 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 8 | 16 |
54 | Florida Atlantic | CUSA | -2 | -2 |
55 | Western Kentucky | CUSA | 2 | -9 |
56 | Liberty | Ind | 9 | 14 |
57 | Syracuse | ACC | -9 | -9 |
58 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0 | 3 |
59 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | -6 | -4 |
60 | East Carolina | AAC | -5 | 0 |
61 | Army | Ind | -2 | 1 |
62 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 0 | -4 |
63 | South Florida | AAC | 1 | -4 |
64 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | -1 | 8 |
65 | Troy | Sun Belt | -5 | 0 |
66 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3 | 9 |
67 | North Texas | CUSA | 8 | 6 |
68 | Rice | CUSA | -1 | -2 |
69 | Southern Mississippi | CUSA | -1 | -16 |
70 | Louisiana Tech | CUSA | -4 | -16 |
71 | Texas-San Antonio | CUSA | 2 | 0 |
72 | Florida International | CUSA | 0 | -4 |
73 | Kansas | Big 12 | -2 | -6 |
74 | Texas-El Paso | CUSA | 0 | 2 |
75 | Middle Tennessee State | CUSA | -5 | -12 |
76 | Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | 0 | -2 |