Week 1—September 3-7, 2009
It seems like just yesterday that Florida was beating Oklahoma for the national championship. The season begins anew tonight, and the PiRate Ratings are here.
There have been a few changes here this season. First, there are now five of us here, so we will have time to devote to both college and pro this year.
This year, we will be offering very affordable services through our webpage at www.piratings.webs.com. For just $5 each week, we will e-mail you our picks by Noon Eastern Time Thursday. What you do with them is your choice, and we use these picks only in contests.
Do not use the PiRate Ratings themselves as a guide to your selections. We don’t do this, because we look at additional information when we make our choices. The PiRate and Mean Ratings are general spreads—what we would expect if the teams’ played 100 times. We need to know about just the one game actually being played.
Without further adieu, let’s get on with the show.
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NCAA Top 25 For Preseason |
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Rank |
Team |
PiRate |
Won |
Lost |
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1 |
Florida |
142 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
Oklahoma |
136 |
0 |
0 |
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3 |
Texas |
135 |
0 |
0 |
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4 |
Southern Cal |
125 |
0 |
0 |
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5 |
Ole Miss |
120 |
0 |
0 |
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6 |
Alabama |
120 |
0 |
0 |
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7 |
California |
120 |
0 |
0 |
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8 |
Okla. St. |
118 |
0 |
0 |
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9 |
Va. Tech |
117 |
0 |
0 |
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10 |
Penn St. |
116 |
0 |
0 |
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11 |
Florida St. |
116 |
0 |
0 |
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12 |
Georgia Tech |
115 |
0 |
0 |
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13 |
Georgia |
114 |
0 |
0 |
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14 |
L S U |
114 |
0 |
0 |
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15 |
Iowa |
114 |
0 |
0 |
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16 |
N. Carolina |
113 |
0 |
0 |
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17 |
Ohio St. |
113 |
0 |
0 |
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18 |
Clemson |
113 |
0 |
0 |
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19 |
Pittsburgh |
112 |
0 |
0 |
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20 |
Texas Tech |
112 |
0 |
0 |
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21 |
T C U |
111 |
0 |
0 |
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22 |
Kansas |
110 |
0 |
0 |
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23 |
Boise St. |
109 |
0 |
0 |
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24 |
Oregon St. |
109 |
0 |
0 |
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25 |
Boston Coll. |
109 |
0 |
0 |
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Atlantic Coast Conference |
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| Atlantic Division |
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| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Florida State |
0-0 |
0-0 |
115.8 |
| Clemson |
0-0 |
0-0 |
112.7 |
| Boston College |
0-0 |
0-0 |
109.1 |
| North Carolina State |
0-0 |
0-0 |
108.4 |
| Wake Forest |
0-0 |
0-0 |
106.1 |
| Maryland |
0-0 |
0-0 |
97.6 |
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| Coastal Division |
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| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Virginia Tech |
0-0 |
0-0 |
117.2 |
| Georgia Tech |
0-0 |
0-0 |
114.7 |
| North Carolina |
0-0 |
0-0 |
113.4 |
| Miami-FL |
0-0 |
0-0 |
108.4 |
| Virginia |
0-0 |
0-0 |
99.1 |
| Duke |
0-0 |
0-0 |
96.5 |
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Big East Conference |
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| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Pittsburgh |
0-0 |
0-0 |
112.0 |
| Rutgers |
0-0 |
0-0 |
106.3 |
| South Florida |
0-0 |
0-0 |
104.9 |
| Cincinnati |
0-0 |
0-0 |
102.9 |
| West Virginia |
0-0 |
0-0 |
101.5 |
| Connecticut |
0-0 |
0-0 |
100.0 |
| Louisville |
0-0 |
0-0 |
95.0 |
| Syracuse |
0-0 |
0-0 |
93.3 |
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Big Ten |
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| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Penn State |
0-0 |
0-0 |
116.3 |
| Iowa |
0-0 |
0-0 |
113.5 |
| Ohio State |
0-0 |
0-0 |
113.1 |
| Illinois |
0-0 |
0-0 |
106.1 |
| Michigan State |
0-0 |
0-0 |
103.4 |
| Michigan |
0-0 |
0-0 |
102.3 |
| Wisconsin |
0-0 |
0-0 |
101.3 |
| Minnesota |
0-0 |
0-0 |
100.5 |
| Purdue |
0-0 |
0-0 |
99.1 |
| Northwestern |
0-0 |
0-0 |
97.4 |
| Indiana |
0-0 |
0-0 |
89.5 |
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Big 12 |
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| North Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Kansas |
0-0 |
0-0 |
110.4 |
| Nebraska |
0-0 |
0-0 |
108.5 |
| Missouri |
0-0 |
0-0 |
104.7 |
| Colorado |
0-0 |
0-0 |
102.0 |
| Kansas State |
0-0 |
0-0 |
97.1 |
| Iowa State |
0-0 |
0-0 |
92.0 |
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| South Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Oklahoma |
0-0 |
0-0 |
135.7 |
| Texas |
0-0 |
0-0 |
135.5 |
| Oklahoma State |
0-0 |
0-0 |
118.4 |
| Texas Tech |
0-0 |
0-0 |
111.8 |
| Baylor |
0-0 |
0-0 |
108.7 |
| Texas A&M |
0-0 |
0-0 |
94.3 |
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Conference USA |
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| East Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| East Carolina |
0-0 |
0-0 |
102.2 |
| Southern Mississippi |
0-0 |
0-0 |
101.2 |
| Marshall |
0-0 |
0-0 |
95.8 |
| Memphis |
0-0 |
0-0 |
90.1 |
| Central Florida |
0-0 |
0-0 |
89.2 |
| U A B |
0-0 |
0-0 |
87.8 |
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| West Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Houston |
0-0 |
0-0 |
100.6 |
| Tulsa |
0-0 |
0-0 |
97.1 |
| U T E P |
0-0 |
0-0 |
94.2 |
| Rice |
0-0 |
0-0 |
92.1 |
| S M U |
0-0 |
0-0 |
86.4 |
| Tulane |
0-0 |
0-0 |
79.8 |
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Independents |
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| Team |
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Overall |
Rating |
| Notre Dame |
0-0 |
108.1 |
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| Navy |
0-0 |
94.7 |
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| Army |
0-0 |
79.1 |
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Mid American Conference |
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| East Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Buffalo |
0-0 |
0-0 |
95.0 |
| Temple |
0-0 |
0-0 |
91.6 |
| Ohio U |
0-0 |
0-0 |
89.8 |
| Akron |
0-0 |
0-0 |
89.2 |
| Bowling Green |
0-0 |
0-0 |
87.3 |
| Kent St. |
0-0 |
0-0 |
86.1 |
| Miami (O) |
0-0 |
0-0 |
76.5 |
| West Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Central Michigan |
0-0 |
0-0 |
99.8 |
| Eastern Michigan |
0-0 |
0-0 |
92.6 |
| Western Michigan |
0-0 |
0-0 |
92.0 |
| Toledo |
0-0 |
0-0 |
90.4 |
| Ball State |
0-0 |
0-0 |
89.8 |
| Northern Illinois |
0-0 |
0-0 |
88.9 |
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Mountain West Conference |
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| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| T C U |
0-0 |
0-0 |
110.7 |
| Utah |
0-0 |
0-0 |
107.8 |
| B Y U |
0-0 |
0-0 |
104.5 |
| Air Force |
0-0 |
0-0 |
99.3 |
| Colo. State |
0-0 |
0-0 |
92.1 |
| S. D. State |
0-0 |
0-0 |
91.0 |
| UNLV |
0-0 |
0-0 |
90.9 |
| New Mexico |
0-0 |
0-0 |
88.3 |
| Wyoming |
0-0 |
0-0 |
88.0 |
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Pac-10 Conference |
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| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Southern Cal |
0-0 |
0-0 |
124.8 |
| California |
0-0 |
0-0 |
119.8 |
| Oregon St. |
0-0 |
0-0 |
109.4 |
| Arizona |
0-0 |
0-0 |
108.9 |
| Stanford |
0-0 |
0-0 |
108.7 |
| Oregon |
0-0 |
0-0 |
107.7 |
| U C L A |
0-0 |
0-0 |
104.4 |
| Arizona St. |
0-0 |
0-0 |
102.8 |
| Washington |
0-0 |
0-0 |
99.0 |
| Wash. St. |
0-0 |
0-0 |
84.1 |
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Southeastern Conference |
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| East Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Florida |
0-0 |
0-0 |
142.4 |
| Georgia |
0-0 |
0-0 |
114.4 |
| Tennessee |
0-0 |
0-0 |
105.7 |
| Vanderbilt |
0-0 |
0-0 |
104.2 |
| South Carolina |
0-0 |
0-0 |
103.2 |
| Kentucky |
0-0 |
0-0 |
99.7 |
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| West Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Ole Miss |
0-0 |
0-0 |
120.4 |
| Alabama |
0-0 |
0-0 |
120.3 |
| L S U |
0-0 |
0-0 |
114.0 |
| Arkansas |
0-0 |
0-0 |
107.7 |
| Auburn |
0-0 |
0-0 |
105.2 |
| Mississippi State |
0-0 |
0-0 |
90.7 |
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Sunbelt Conference |
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| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Troy |
0-0 |
0-0 |
96.8 |
| Arkansas State |
0-0 |
0-0 |
90.1 |
| Florida International |
0-0 |
0-0 |
87.6 |
| Middle Tennessee |
0-0 |
0-0 |
85.3 |
| Florida Atlantic |
0-0 |
0-0 |
84.5 |
| Louisiana-Monroe |
0-0 |
0-0 |
84.5 |
| Louisiana |
0-0 |
0-0 |
84.0 |
| Western Kentucky |
0-0 |
0-0 |
76.6 |
| North Texas |
0-0 |
0-0 |
73.9 |
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Western Athletic Conference |
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| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Boise State |
0-0 |
0-0 |
109.5 |
| Nevada |
0-0 |
0-0 |
97.8 |
| Utah State |
0-0 |
0-0 |
96.4 |
| Fresno State |
0-0 |
0-0 |
95.1 |
| Louisiana Tech |
0-0 |
0-0 |
94.4 |
| San Jose State |
0-0 |
0-0 |
91.7 |
| Hawaii |
0-0 |
0-0 |
85.7 |
| New Mexico State |
0-0 |
0-0 |
77.8 |
| Idaho |
0-0 |
0-0 |
74.5 |
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| Thursday, September 3 |
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| Favorite | Underdog |
Spread |
Score |
Mean |
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| NORTH CAROLINA ST. | South Carolina |
9 |
28-19 |
4 |
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| UTAH | Utah State |
13 |
27-14 |
27 |
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| BOISE STATE | Oregon |
6 |
34-28 |
3 |
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| Troy | BOWLING GREEN |
7 |
27-20 |
4 |
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| BALL STATE | North Texas |
19 |
31-12 |
22 |
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| Friday, September 4 |
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| Favorite | Underdog |
Spread |
Score |
Mean |
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| Tulsa | TULANE |
15 |
42-27 |
21 |
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| Saturday, September 5 |
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| Favorite | Underdog |
Spread |
Score |
Mean |
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| OHIO STATE | Navy |
24 |
34-10 |
21 |
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| PENN STATE | Akron |
32 |
35-3 |
29 |
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| MICHIGAN | Western Michigan |
14 |
34-20 |
9 |
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| Connecticut | OHIO U |
8 |
21-13 |
9 |
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| NOTRE DAME | Nevada |
16 |
40-24 |
10 |
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| OKLAHOMA STATE | Georgia |
9 |
35-26 |
2 |
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| Kentucky | Miami (O) (@ Cincinnati) |
23 |
35-12 |
20 |
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| OKLAHOMA | Brigham Young |
37 |
58-21 |
20 |
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| Illinois (@ St. Louis) | Missouri |
1 |
24-23 |
-4 |
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| Rice | U A B |
2 |
28-26 |
4 |
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| WAKE FOREST | Baylor |
0 |
27-27 |
7 |
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| Minnesota | SYRACUSE |
4 |
28-24 |
6 |
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| EASTERN MICHIGAN | Army |
16 |
33-17 |
6 |
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| WISCONSIN | Northern Illinois |
15 |
35-20 |
15 |
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| PURDUE | Toledo |
12 |
24-12 |
13 |
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| Stanford | WASHINGTON STATE |
22 |
38-16 |
14 |
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| AUBURN | Louisiana Tech |
15 |
24-9 |
11 |
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| TEXAS A&M | New Mexico |
10 |
31-21 |
8 |
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| Alabama (@ Atlanta) | Virginia Tech |
3 |
17-14 |
2 |
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| NEW MEXICO STATE | Idaho |
6 |
27-21 |
6 |
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| U T E P | Buffalo |
4 |
35-31 |
4 |
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| CALIFORNIA | Maryland |
28 |
42-14 |
16 |
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| SOUTHERN CAL | San Jose State |
37 |
50-13 |
38 |
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| ARIZONA | Central Michigan |
14 |
35-21 |
15 |
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| U C L A | San Diego State |
16 |
35-19 |
18 |
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| L s u | WASHINGTON |
11 |
28-17 |
15 |
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| NEBRASKA | Florida Atlantic |
30 |
37-7 |
20 |
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| CLEMSON | Middle Tennessee |
32 |
42-10 |
21 |
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| TEXAS | Louisiana-Monroe |
55 |
55-0 |
39 |
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| TENNESSEE | Western Kentucky |
34 |
34-0 |
26 |
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| Sunday, September 6 |
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| Favorite | Underdog |
Spread |
Score |
Mean |
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| Ole Miss | MEMPHIS |
29 |
42-13 |
17 |
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| COLORADO | Colorado State |
11 |
35-24 |
8 |
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| Monday, September 7 |
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| Favorite | Underdog |
Spread |
Score |
Mean |
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| RUTGERS | Cincinnati |
7 |
28-21 |
7 |
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| FLORIDA STATE | Miami-Fl |
9 |
21-12 |
8 |
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Coming next week in addition to the college ratings, we debut the NFL ratings for 2009. Pittsburgh begins defense of their Super Bowl title with a Thursday night game against Tennessee.
The Pi-Rate Ratings 