Anti-College Football Playoff rankings: Misery almost over for The Bottom 4

Mercifully, there is one more week for the worst teams in college football before they are put out of their misery and can recover during a long offseason.

Fans don’t want the college football season to end, but if you’re a fan of one of these programs, you’re ready to be put out of your misery.

The season will end for most teams this weekend. Unless you’re playing in a conference championship game or eligible for a bowl game, this week marks the final week to see your favorite team. Some of you might be relishing that opportunity because of the product on the field.

For the worst teams in college football, the end can’t come too soon. For these teams, the season was over by the end of September. All that was left was to determine if the coach would be fired mid-season or at the end and if they’d win a conference game.

While the nation watches the College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday night, I present to you, the Anti-College Football Playoff rankings. This is a ranking of the four worst teams among the Power 5. Now wouldn’t you love to see these bottom-feeders play each other? It’ll be the best chance they have at a win in a long time.

Anti-College Football Playoff rankings entering Week 13

Louisville (2-9) – The Cardinals fired Bobby Petrino last week and for a few fleeting moments held a 3-0 lead over NC State. But, then, it was all NC State after that as the same results that Petrino’s teams had all season. Louisville went winless in the ACC this year and have a game with rival Kentucky standing in the way of their eight-game losing streak and the last chance at a win vs. a Power 5 team this year. Louisville’s defense ranks 128 out of 130 FBS teams and the offense ranks No. 120, with only Michigan State and Rutgers scoring fewer points among Power 5 teams. Lamar Jackson covered up a lot of holes for Louisville over the last two years and with the Heisman winner now in the NFL, this program is one of the worst in the nation.

Oregon State (2-9) – The Beavers fell behind early to Washington and never had a chance as they lost their eighth game in the last nine games. The lone win in that span came against Colorado who lost every game since their 5-0 start and fired their coach. Oregon State trailed 31-3 in the third quarter before making a furious comeback to win 41-34. That’s the high point of the season for Oregon State who hopes to salvage their season with a win against rival Oregon in the Civil War on Friday.

Arkansas (2-9) – The Hogs were slaughtered by Mississippi State, 52-6, as Chad Morris’ team lost for the ninth time out of 10 games. They are without a win against a Power 5 team and their last chance at an SEC win comes Friday at a resurgent Missouri team. I don’t think they’re going to get it. I thought this team was showing signs of progress when they managed to score 31 points against Alabama on Oct. 6, but that looks like one of the biggest flukes of the year. Arkansas is balanced in how bad they are, ranking No. 105 in scoring defense and No. 106 in scoring offense.

Rutgers (1-10) – The Scarlet Knights are the Alabama of bad. Rutgers lost their 10th straight, losing a competitive game to Penn State. It was actually a decent showing for Chris Ash’s team to only lose 20-7 to Penn State. The best win, the only win, for Rutgers came in their season opener vs. Texas State, who just fired their coach, Everett Withers, amid a 3-8 season. So their only win came against one of the worst Group of Five teams who fired their coach before the season ended. It’s been that kinda year for Rutgers.