These teams were good enough to play with and beat important teams, good enough to be in the running for a bowl game, or, let us face it, either Power Four programs or Group of Five teams have been too good this season.
With Week 14 coming up, these are the teams ranked 51 through 76 by CFN. You could call them the dangerous teams that will likely make more noise in the next week or so.
College Football Rankings Week 14: 51 to 75
75 USF (6-5)
Last Week Rank: 79
USF 63, Tulsa 30
Up Next: at Rice
74 Florida State (2-9)
Last Week Rank: 77
Florida State 41, Charleston Southern 7
Up Next: Florida
73 Mississippi State (2-9)
Last Week Rank: 73
Missouri 39, Mississippi State 20
Up Next: at Ole Miss
72 Oklahoma State (3-8)
Last Week Rank: 72
Texas Tech 56, Oklahoma State 48
Up Next: at Colorado
71 Navy (7-3)
Last Week Rank: 71
OPEN DATE
Up Next: Army (in Landover)
70 Maryland (4-7)
Last Week Rank: 69
Iowa 29, Maryland 13
Up Next: at Penn State
69 Houston (4-7)
Last Week Rank: 68
Baylor 20, Houston 10
Up Next: at BYU
68 Northwestern (4-7)
Last Week Rank: 66
Michigan 50, Northwestern 6
Up Next: Illinois
67 Marshall (8-3)
Last Week Rank: 74
Marshall 42, Old Dominion 35
Up Next: at James Madison
66 Utah (4-7)
Last Week Rank: 70
Iowa State 31, Utah 28
Up Next: at USF
65 Memphis (9-2)
Last Week Rank: 67
OPEN DATE
Up Next: at Tulane
64 Arizona (4-7)
Last Week Rank: 62
TCU 49, Arizona 28
Up Next: Arizona State
63 UCF (4-7)
Last Week Rank: 61
West Virginia 31, UCF 21
Up Next: Utah (Fri)
62 Washington State (8-3)
Last Week Rank: 41
Oregon State 41, Washington State 38
Up Next: Wyoming
61 Louisiana (9-2)
Last Week Rank: 64
Louisiana 51, Troy 30
Up Next: at ULM
60 Kentucky (4-7)
Last Week Rank: 63
Texas 31, Kentucky 14
Up Next: Louisville
59 Virginia (5-6)
Last Week Rank: 60
SMU 33, Virginia 7
Up Next: at Virginia Tech
58 NC State (5-6)
Last Week Rank: 58
Georgia Tech 30, NC State 29
Up Next: at North Carolina
57 Army (9-1)
Last Week Rank: 56
Notre Dame 49, Army 14
Up Next: UTSA
56 Michigan State (5-6)
Last Week Rank: 55
Michigan State 24, Purdue 17
Up Next: Rutgers
55 North Carolina (6-5)
Last Week Rank: 53
Boston College 41, North Carolina 21
Up Next: NC State
54 Virginia Tech (5-6)
Last Week Rank: 46
Duke 31, Virginia Tech 28
Up Next: Virginia
53 Wisconsin (5-6)
Last Week Rank: 42
Nebraska 44, Wisconsin 25
Up Next: Minnesota
52 Auburn (5-6)
Last Week Rank: 59
Auburn 43, Texas A&M 41 3OT
Up Next: at Alabama
51 Boston College (6-5)
Last Week Rank: 57
Boston College 41, North Carolina 21
Up Next: Pitt
