The teams in this group had problems all season, but they showed they can play with and beat teams with bigger goals.
It looks like Iowa is going to have a good season. Oklahoma just ruined Alabama’s season, and Nebraska finally got their sixth win and is now eligible for bowl games.
There is a good mix of teams that should mostly get into good bowls. These are the 26–50 teams in the Week 14 CFN College Football Rankings.
College Football Rankings Week 14: 26 to 50
50 Cal (6-5)
Last Week Rank: 54
Cal 24, Stanford 21
Up Next: at SMU
49 Rutgers (6-5)
Last Week Rank: 52
Illinois 38, Rutgers 31
Up Next: at Michigan State
48 Cincinnati (5-6)
Last Week Rank: 45
Kansas State 41, Cincinnati 15
Up Next: TCU
47 Nebraska (6-5)
Last Week Rank: 50
Nebraska 44, Wisconsin 25
Up Next: at Iowa (Fri)
46 Kansas (5-6)
Last Week Rank: 51
Kansas 37, Colorado 21
Up Next: at Baylor
45 UCLA (4-7)
Last Week Rank: 49
USC 19, UCLA 13
Up Next: Fresno State
44 TCU (7-4)
Last Week Rank: 48
TCU 49, Arizona 28
Up Next: at Cincinnati
43 USC (6-5)
Last Week Rank: 47
USC 19, UCLA 13
Up Next: Notre Dame
42 Tulane (9-2)
Last Week Rank: 44
OPEN DATE
Up Next: Memphis
41 West Virginia (7-4)
Last Week Rank: 43
West Virginia 31, UCF 21
Up Next: at Texas Tech
40 Pitt (7-4)
Last Week Rank: 31
Louisville 37, Pitt 9
Up Next: at Boston College
39 Vanderbilt (6-5)
Last Week Rank: 32
LSU 24, Vanderbilt 17
Up Next: Tennessee
38 UNLV (9-2)
Last Week Rank: 38
UNLV 27, San Jose State 16
Up Next: Nevada
37 Oklahoma (6-5)
Last Week Rank: 40
Oklahoma 24, Alabama 3
Up Next: at LSU
36 Washington (6-5)
Last Week Rank: 37
OPEN DATE
Up Next: at Oregon
35 Georgia Tech (7-4)
Last Week Rank: 36
Georgia Tech 30, NC State 29
Up Next: at Georgia
34 Syracuse (8-3)
Last Week Rank: 35
Syracuse 31, UConn 24
Up Next: Miami
33 Duke (8-3)
Last Week Rank: 34
Duke 31, Virginia Tech 28
Up Next: at Wake Forest
32 Baylor (7-4)
Last Week Rank: 33
Baylor 20, Houston 10
Up Next: Kansas
31 Michigan (6-5)
Last Week Rank: 30
Michigan 50, Northwestern 6
Up Next: at Ohio State
30 Illinois (8-3)
Last Week Rank: 29
Illinois 38, Rutgers 31
Up Next: at Northwestern
29 Minnesota (6-5)
Last Week Rank: 28
Penn State 26, Minnesota 25
Up Next: at Wisconsin
28 Kansas State (8-3)
Last Week Rank: 27
Kansas State 41, Cincinnati 15
Up Next: at Iowa State
27 Iowa (7-4)
Last Week Rank: 26
Iowa 29, Maryland 13
Up Next: Nebraska
26 Arkansas (7-4)
Last Week Rank: 25
Arkansas 35, Louisiana Tech 14
Up Next: at Mississippi State
