As a reference, I’m posting the closest to final rankings I have for the early years. When the GCR started, I only ranked FBS teams and only through rivalry week (usually), because I didn’t have the ability to have “repeat” games in which two teams played more than once. Because of that, the Army/Navy game is not included nor the bowl games. Once I couldn’t continue, I stopped. Here are the rankings from top to bottom for 2014.
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Rank | Team | W | L | SOS Rank | Perf Rank |
1 | Ohio St | 11 | 1 | 52 | 2 |
2 | Florida St | 12 | 0 | 68 | 1 |
3 | Oregon | 11 | 1 | 55 | 3 |
4 | TCU | 10 | 1 | 61 | 4 |
5 | Alabama | 11 | 1 | 43 | 6 |
6 | Baylor | 10 | 1 | 95 | 5 |
7 | Michigan St | 10 | 2 | 54 | 7 |
8 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 2 | 31 | 10 |
9 | Arizona | 10 | 2 | 47 | 9 |
10 | Wisconsin | 10 | 2 | 67 | 8 |
11 | Mississippi St | 10 | 2 | 45 | 11 |
12 | UCLA | 9 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
13 | Georgia | 9 | 3 | 49 | 16 |
14 | Oklahoma | 8 | 3 | 59 | 14 |
15 | Kansas St | 9 | 2 | 64 | 13 |
16 | Mississippi | 9 | 3 | 18 | 19 |
17 | Missouri | 10 | 2 | 60 | 15 |
18 | Southern Cal | 8 | 4 | 19 | 23 |
19 | Clemson | 9 | 3 | 26 | 22 |
20 | Nebraska | 9 | 3 | 53 | 20 |
21 | Louisville | 9 | 3 | 57 | 17 |
22 | Arizona St | 9 | 3 | 50 | 21 |
23 | Auburn | 8 | 4 | 1 | 30 |
24 | Boise St | 10 | 2 | 74 | 24 |
25 | Marshall | 11 | 1 | 126 | 12 |
26 | Stanford | 7 | 5 | 13 | 38 |
27 | Minnesota | 8 | 4 | 28 | 34 |
28 | LSU | 8 | 4 | 23 | 35 |
29 | Duke | 9 | 3 | 107 | 25 |
30 | Utah | 8 | 4 | 24 | 37 |
31 | Notre Dame | 7 | 5 | 30 | 39 |
32 | Colorado St | 10 | 2 | 108 | 26 |
33 | Arkansas | 6 | 6 | 2 | 52 |
34 | Washington | 8 | 5 | 58 | 36 |
35 | LA Tech | 8 | 4 | 76 | 33 |
36 | West Virginia | 7 | 5 | 39 | 45 |
37 | Texas A&M | 7 | 5 | 17 | 48 |
38 | Florida | 6 | 5 | 14 | 51 |
39 | Boston College | 7 | 5 | 40 | 47 |
40 | Memphis | 9 | 3 | 111 | 27 |
41 | Cincinnati | 8 | 3 | 105 | 31 |
42 | Miami FL | 6 | 6 | 4 | 61 |
43 | Iowa | 7 | 5 | 69 | 43 |
44 | N Illinois | 10 | 2 | 118 | 28 |
45 | Maryland | 7 | 5 | 34 | 50 |
46 | Ga Southern | 9 | 3 | 119 | 29 |
47 | NC St | 7 | 5 | 36 | 53 |
48 | Utah St | 9 | 4 | 87 | 42 |
49 | Tennessee | 6 | 6 | 9 | 69 |
50 | BYU | 8 | 4 | 83 | 46 |
51 | Rutgers | 7 | 5 | 29 | 60 |
52 | Texas | 6 | 6 | 37 | 57 |
53 | East Carolina | 8 | 3 | 124 | 32 |
54 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 6 | 22 | 67 |
55 | UCF | 8 | 3 | 120 | 40 |
56 | Air Force | 9 | 3 | 113 | 41 |
57 | W Michigan | 8 | 4 | 117 | 44 |
58 | Virginia | 5 | 7 | 3 | 78 |
59 | Illinois | 6 | 6 | 7 | 76 |
60 | UNC | 6 | 6 | 8 | 75 |
61 | South Carolina | 6 | 6 | 48 | 71 |
62 | W Kentucky | 7 | 5 | 81 | 55 |
63 | Penn St | 6 | 6 | 62 | 65 |
64 | Toledo | 8 | 4 | 94 | 49 |
65 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 6 | 70 | 66 |
66 | Rice | 7 | 5 | 85 | 58 |
67 | Michigan | 5 | 7 | 20 | 77 |
68 | Nevada | 7 | 5 | 80 | 68 |
69 | Louisiana | 8 | 4 | 99 | 56 |
70 | UTEP | 7 | 5 | 101 | 62 |
71 | Oklahoma St | 5 | 6 | 32 | 81 |
72 | Navy | 6 | 5 | 71 | 73 |
73 | Kentucky | 5 | 7 | 21 | 85 |
74 | Northwestern | 5 | 7 | 38 | 82 |
75 | San Diego St | 7 | 5 | 109 | 63 |
76 | Arkansas St | 7 | 5 | 115 | 59 |
77 | California | 5 | 7 | 33 | 86 |
78 | C Michigan | 7 | 5 | 114 | 64 |
79 | Houston | 7 | 4 | 128 | 54 |
80 | App St | 7 | 5 | 121 | 70 |
81 | Bowling Green | 7 | 5 | 97 | 74 |
82 | Oregon St | 5 | 7 | 56 | 88 |
83 | UAB | 6 | 6 | 91 | 80 |
84 | Fresno St | 6 | 6 | 82 | 84 |
85 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 6 | 78 | 87 |
86 | Texas St | 7 | 5 | 127 | 72 |
87 | South Alabama | 6 | 6 | 106 | 79 |
88 | Texas Tech | 4 | 8 | 27 | 95 |
89 | Indiana | 4 | 8 | 25 | 96 |
90 | Temple | 5 | 6 | 104 | 83 |
91 | Ball St | 5 | 7 | 93 | 89 |
92 | Old Dominion | 6 | 6 | 98 | 90 |
93 | Syracuse | 3 | 9 | 10 | 106 |
94 | Ohio | 6 | 6 | 103 | 91 |
95 | Washington St | 3 | 9 | 6 | 107 |
96 | Kansas | 3 | 9 | 11 | 108 |
97 | ULM | 4 | 8 | 88 | 94 |
98 | Purdue | 3 | 9 | 16 | 110 |
99 | Wake Forest | 3 | 9 | 15 | 111 |
100 | Colorado | 2 | 10 | 5 | 115 |
101 | Wyoming | 4 | 8 | 41 | 105 |
102 | Akron | 5 | 7 | 116 | 93 |
103 | Buffalo | 5 | 6 | 122 | 92 |
104 | New Mexico | 4 | 8 | 75 | 101 |
105 | FAU | 3 | 9 | 65 | 104 |
106 | UTSA | 4 | 8 | 90 | 99 |
107 | FIU | 4 | 8 | 100 | 97 |
108 | Iowa St | 2 | 9 | 46 | 113 |
109 | Hawaii | 4 | 9 | 96 | 102 |
110 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 9 | 35 | 117 |
111 | Tulane | 3 | 8 | 42 | 116 |
112 | Army | 4 | 7 | 112 | 98 |
113 | South Florida | 4 | 8 | 86 | 109 |
114 | San Jose St | 3 | 9 | 72 | 114 |
115 | Southern Miss | 3 | 9 | 44 | 120 |
116 | UMASS | 3 | 9 | 125 | 100 |
117 | North Texas | 4 | 8 | 123 | 103 |
118 | Troy | 3 | 9 | 102 | 112 |
119 | Kent St | 2 | 9 | 77 | 119 |
120 | Miami OH | 2 | 10 | 79 | 118 |
121 | Tulsa | 2 | 10 | 84 | 121 |
122 | UNLV | 2 | 11 | 66 | 124 |
123 | E Michigan | 2 | 10 | 63 | 126 |
124 | UCONN | 2 | 9 | 89 | 123 |
125 | Idaho | 1 | 10 | 92 | 125 |
126 | New Mexico St | 2 | 10 | 110 | 122 |
127 | Georgia St | 1 | 11 | 73 | 127 |
128 | SMU | 0 | 11 | 51 | 128 |