As a reference, I’m posting the pre-blog final rankings which often don’t include bowl games because of my own limitations. Here is 2017 from top to bottom.
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Rank | Team | W | L | SOS Rank | Perf Rank |
1 | Wisconsin | 12 | 0 | 88 | 1 |
2 | Georgia | 11 | 1 | 24 | 3 |
3 | Clemson | 11 | 1 | 32 | 4 |
4 | Oklahoma | 11 | 1 | 68 | 2 |
5 | Penn St | 10 | 2 | 26 | 6 |
6 | Alabama | 11 | 1 | 49 | 5 |
7 | Auburn | 10 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
8 | Ohio St | 10 | 2 | 48 | 7 |
9 | Southern Cal | 10 | 2 | 37 | 13 |
10 | TCU | 10 | 2 | 50 | 11 |
11 | Notre Dame | 9 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
12 | Washington | 10 | 2 | 71 | 8 |
13 | Miami FL | 10 | 1 | 76 | 9 |
14 | UCF | 11 | 0 | 105 | 10 |
15 | Stanford | 9 | 3 | 19 | 16 |
16 | Oklahoma St | 9 | 3 | 70 | 14 |
17 | Michigan St | 9 | 3 | 21 | 21 |
18 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 3 | 58 | 18 |
19 | Northwestern | 9 | 3 | 66 | 17 |
20 | Michigan | 8 | 4 | 23 | 23 |
21 | Washington St | 9 | 3 | 45 | 22 |
22 | LSU | 9 | 3 | 59 | 20 |
23 | Mississippi St | 8 | 4 | 17 | 28 |
24 | Iowa | 7 | 5 | 3 | 35 |
25 | NC St | 8 | 4 | 30 | 31 |
26 | Louisville | 8 | 4 | 69 | 27 |
27 | Boise St | 9 | 3 | 62 | 29 |
28 | Memphis | 10 | 1 | 121 | 19 |
29 | Iowa St | 7 | 5 | 35 | 37 |
30 | South Carolina | 8 | 4 | 38 | 36 |
31 | Toledo | 10 | 2 | 104 | 25 |
32 | Wake Forest | 7 | 5 | 13 | 42 |
33 | Boston College | 7 | 5 | 12 | 44 |
34 | FAU | 9 | 3 | 82 | 32 |
35 | Troy | 9 | 2 | 91 | 30 |
36 | Oregon | 7 | 5 | 39 | 40 |
37 | San Diego St | 10 | 2 | 113 | 26 |
38 | Arizona St | 7 | 5 | 29 | 46 |
39 | Purdue | 6 | 6 | 16 | 52 |
40 | Fresno St | 9 | 3 | 83 | 34 |
41 | Texas | 6 | 6 | 34 | 50 |
42 | South Florida | 9 | 2 | 129 | 24 |
43 | West Virginia | 7 | 5 | 53 | 49 |
44 | UCLA | 6 | 6 | 4 | 65 |
45 | Arizona | 7 | 5 | 74 | 41 |
46 | Kansas St | 7 | 5 | 73 | 45 |
47 | Kentucky | 7 | 5 | 36 | 59 |
48 | Missouri | 7 | 5 | 75 | 47 |
49 | Texas A&M | 7 | 5 | 46 | 57 |
50 | Utah | 6 | 6 | 25 | 60 |
51 | Mississippi | 6 | 6 | 14 | 63 |
52 | Florida St | 5 | 6 | 6 | 71 |
53 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 6 | 10 | 68 |
54 | Army | 8 | 3 | 111 | 38 |
55 | Arkansas St | 7 | 3 | 123 | 33 |
56 | N Illinois | 8 | 4 | 101 | 48 |
57 | Duke | 6 | 6 | 55 | 61 |
58 | Ohio | 8 | 4 | 122 | 39 |
59 | North Texas | 9 | 3 | 112 | 43 |
60 | Texas Tech | 6 | 6 | 41 | 67 |
61 | Houston | 7 | 4 | 100 | 3 |
62 | App St | 7 | 4 | 103 | 51 |
63 | California | 5 | 7 | 18 | 78 |
64 | Marshall | 7 | 5 | 102 | 58 |
65 | Navy | 6 | 5 | 52 | 70 |
66 | Indiana | 5 | 7 | 20 | 83 |
67 | C Michigan | 8 | 4 | 117 | 55 |
68 | SMU | 7 | 5 | 77 | 69 |
69 | Virginia | 6 | 6 | 54 | 73 |
70 | Minnesota | 5 | 7 | 51 | 79 |
71 | UAB | 8 | 4 | 125 | 54 |
72 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 7 | 40 | 84 |
73 | W Michigan | 6 | 6 | 72 | 80 |
74 | Southern Miss | 8 | 4 | 127 | 56 |
75 | Colorado St | 7 | 5 | 120 | 62 |
76 | Akron | 7 | 5 | 86 | 75 |
77 | Colorado | 5 | 7 | 56 | 85 |
78 | Wyoming | 7 | 5 | 116 | 66 |
79 | Florida | 4 | 7 | 27 | 92 |
80 | FIU | 7 | 4 | 106 | 72 |
81 | Syracuse | 4 | 8 | 7 | 98 |
82 | Utah St | 6 | 6 | 98 | 76 |
83 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 7 | 43 | 91 |
84 | Georgia St | 6 | 4 | 92 | 82 |
85 | Arkansas | 4 | 8 | 2 | 101 |
86 | Maryland | 4 | 8 | 1 | 106 |
87 | Buffalo | 6 | 6 | 114 | 74 |
88 | E Michigan | 5 | 7 | 84 | 87 |
89 | UTSA | 6 | 5 | 130 | 64 |
90 | Nebraska | 4 | 8 | 11 | 100 |
91 | Tulane | 5 | 7 | 61 | 93 |
92 | Temple | 6 | 6 | 97 | 88 |
93 | LA Tech | 6 | 6 | 118 | 82 |
94 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 6 | 126 | 77 |
95 | New Mexico St | 5 | 6 | 110 | 89 |
96 | Tennesee | 4 | 8 | 33 | 103 |
97 | Miami OH | 5 | 7 | 108 | 90 |
98 | Rutgers | 4 | 8 | 47 | 104 |
99 | ULM | 4 | 7 | 67 | 99 |
100 | UNC | 3 | 9 | 28 | 107 |
101 | Air Force | 5 | 7 | 87 | 97 |
102 | W Kentucky | 6 | 6 | 128 | 86 |
103 | UMASS | 4 | 7 | 93 | 96 |
104 | UNLV | 5 | 7 | 115 | 95 |
105 | Nevada | 3 | 9 | 44 | 110 |
106 | South Alabama | 4 | 7 | 95 | 105 |
107 | Old Dominion | 5 | 7 | 99 | 102 |
108 | Louisiana | 5 | 6 | 124 | 94 |
109 | BYU | 4 | 9 | 81 | 108 |
110 | Idaho | 3 | 8 | 90 | 109 |
111 | Cincinnati | 4 | 8 | 85 | 111 |
112 | New Mexico | 3 | 9 | 80 | 112 |
113 | Illinois | 2 | 10 | 31 | 116 |
114 | Tulsa | 2 | 10 | 60 | 115 |
115 | Baylor | 1 | 11 | 22 | 121 |
116 | UCONN | 3 | 9 | 79 | 114 |
117 | Ga Southern | 2 | 9 | 64 | 117 |
118 | Bowling Green | 2 | 10 | 57 | 119 |
119 | Oregon St | 1 | 11 | 8 | 125 |
120 | East Carolina | 3 | 9 | 65 | 120 |
121 | Hawaii | 3 | 9 | 109 | 113 |
122 | Kent St | 2 | 10 | 42 | 123 |
123 | Texas St | 2 | 10 | 78 | 122 |
124 | Kansas | 1 | 11 | 15 | 129 |
125 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 9 | 119 | 118 |
126 | Ball St | 2 | 10 | 107 | 124 |
127 | San Jose St | 2 | 11 | 94 | 126 |
128 | Charlotte | 1 | 11 | 89 | 128 |
129 | Rice | 1 | 11 | 96 | 127 |
130 | UTEP | 0 | 12 | 63 | 130 |