65 Bowl Eligible Teams—Need 70
Some of the lower-tier bowl committee members will have some very short fingernails this week. There should be 67 bowl eligible teams this week. However, Southern Cal is ineligible for postseason bowls, and Miami of Florida announced they will not accept any bowl bids this season. That leaves a need for five more bowl-eligible teams.
We here at the PiRate Cove believe there is nothing to worry about. There are 10 teams that need one more win and five have a patsy left of their schedule. All five of these one-more-win-needed teams should defeat their patsy. Those five, with their patsy opponent in parentheses are: North Carolina State (Maryland), Purdue (Indiana), Air Force (Colorado St.), Tennessee (Kentucky), Mississippi State (Ole Miss).
Two definite additions will be the winner of the Syracuse-Pittsburgh game next week and the winner of this week’s Marshall-East Carolina game. The Syracuse-Pitt loser can still get a sixth win; Pitt would have to win their Backyard Brawl against West Virginia, or Syracuse would have to beat Cincinnati.
Conference by Conference Analysis
ACC
The big news here isn’t which team is going to win the title; it is that Miami pulled itself from consideration for a bowl game. The Hurricanes have issued a self-imposed bowl ban. Might coach Al Golden take advantage of not having to worry about leaving his team in the lurch in December and bolt to the first place that wants him? We wouldn’t be surprised if Penn State comes calling. Ole Miss is a possibility as well.
Clemson is limping into the ACC Championship Game. The Tigers may actually be the fourth or fifth best team in the league at the present time.
The Coastal Division championship will be decided in Charlottesville this week, as Virginia hosts Virginia Tech. The winner of this game will have all the momentum, and we feel they will be the host team in the Orange Bowl.
North Carolina State is 6-5, but they own two wins over FCS teams. Expect the Wolf Pack to become eligible with a win over Maryland.
1. Orange—Virginia Tech vs. Rutgers
2. Chick-fil-A—Clemson vs. Florida
3. Champs Sports—Florida State vs. Notre Dame
4. Sun—Georgia Tech vs. Arizona State
5. Belk—North Carolina vs. West Virginia
6. Music City—Virginia vs. Mississippi State
7. Independence—North Carolina State vs. Air Force
8. Military—Wake Forest vs. Western Michigan
Big East
Like this league or hate it (or just believe it should not have an automatic BCS bid), you have to laugh at the fact that all eight teams can still become bowl eligible. We believe seven of the eight will be successful. Add Notre Dame to the mix here, as they will not finish high enough to earn a BCS bid, even if they upset Stanford.
The race for what will be the last BCS selection is up for grabs, with five teams still in contention. West Virginia controls its own destiny. If the Mountaineers defeat Pittsburgh and South Florida, they win all tiebreakers. We do not believe they will win both games.
Cincinnati must defeat Syracuse and Connecticut to have a chance to grab the BCS bid. Again, we do not see the Bearcats pulling off the feat.
Louisville and Pittsburgh are still alive in the race. The Cardinals would have to defeat Connecticut and South Florida (both on the road) and hope for some help. The Panthers would have to beat West Virginia and Syracuse.
Rutgers has a home game with Cincinnati and a finale at Connecticut. We believe the Scarlet Knights will win both to take the crown.
1. Orange—Rutgers vs. Virginia Tech
2. Champs Sports—Notre Dame vs. Florida State
3. Belk—West Virginia vs. North Carolina
4. Pinstripe—Pittsburgh vs. Texas
5. BVAA Compass—Cincinnati vs. Western Kentucky
6. Beef O’Brady’s—South Florida vs. Florida International
Big Ten
Wisconsin must defeat Penn State to secure the Leaders Division title, and we believe the Badgers will do it.
Michigan State has already secured the Legends Division crown, and the Spartans just might knock off UW in a rematch for the BCS bid.
Michigan should earn an at-large bid to a BCS bowl if they finally defeat Ohio State. We believe they will.
There has been talk that the bowls should pass up Penn State, but we do not believe that will happen.
1. Rose—Michigan State vs. Oregon
2. Sugar—Michigan vs. Houston
3. Capital One—Wisconsin vs. Georgia
4. Outback—Nebraska vs. South Carolina
5. Gator—Penn State vs. Auburn
6. Insight—Iowa vs. Baylor
7. Meineke Car Care—Illinois vs. Missouri
8. TicketCity—Ohio St. vs. Marshall
9. Little Caesar’s—Purdue vs. Ohio U
10. Hawaii (at-large)—Northwestern vs. S M U
Big 12
In two days, this league self-destructed. Gone are all chances for Oklahoma, while Oklahoma State needs two, and maybe three, SEC teams to lose. Kansas State is still alive for an at-large BCS bowl, but we do not believe the Wildcats will get the invitation.
The other big stories this weekend will revolve around Texas and Texas A&M hooking up in College Station and Kansas and Missouri facing off at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. This will be the last Big 12 games for the Aggies and Tigers, and it could be the final games in these long series for several years.
1. Fiesta—Oklahoma St. vs. Stanford
2. Cotton—Oklahoma vs. Arkansas
3. Alamo—Kansas St. vs. Utah
4. Insight—Baylor vs. Iowa
5. Holiday—Texas A&M vs. Washington
6. Meineke Car Care—Missouri vs. Illinois
7. Pinstripe—Texas vs. Pittsburgh
Pac-12
With Oregon losing, the Ducks can only play in the Rose Bowl if they win the Civil War game at home against Oregon State. Stanford is still very much alive for a BCS Bowl, and a win over Notre Dame will secure one of the four at-large spots.
The South Division is the most interesting part of the conference race. Southern Cal will win the division but will not play in the inaugural conference championship game. The runner-up will get the nod, and three teams are still alive.
UCLA will win the spot with an upset over USC or if Utah loses to Colorado. We say neither will occur.
Utah will win the spot if they defeat Colorado, USC beats UCLA, and Cal beats Arizona State.
Arizona State will win the spot if they defeat Cal and USC beats UCLA.
Arizona is not bowl eligible, but the Wildcats will announce Rich Rodriguez as their new coach.
1. Rose—Oregon vs. Michigan State
2. Fiesta—Stanford vs. Oklahoma State
3. Alamo—Utah vs. Kansas State
4. Holiday—Washington vs. Texas A&M
5. Sun—Arizona St. vs. Georgia Tech
6. MAACO—UCLA vs. T C U
7. Kraft Fight Hunger—California vs. Toledo
Southeastern
This is the most interesting of all conferences. The big talk Sunday was the possibility that three teams could play in BCS Bowls because of a technicality in the rules.
If LSU beats Arkansas and then loses to Georgia by a slim margin in the SEC Championship, and if Alabama beats Auburn, Alabama will be number one in the BCS Poll, and LSU could fall only one spot to number two. Alabama and LSU would then play for the National Championship, but Georgia, as SEC Champion, would be guaranteed a spot in the Sugar Bowl. It could happen, but we believe LSU will be 13-0.
Three teams still need one more win to become bowl eligible. Tennessee should defeat Kentucky, as they always do to get to 6-6. Mississippi State should send Houston Nutt out of Oxford on a losing streak as the Bulldogs knock off Ole Miss. However, we believe Vanderbilt will come up short at Wake Forest. The Commodores are reeling after giving away bowl eligibility in Knoxville Saturday night. As they say in Nashville, “Same Old Vandy.”
1. National Championship Game—L S U vs. Alabama
2. National Championship Game—Alabama vs. L S U
3. Capital One—Georgia vs. Wisconsin
4. Outback—South Carolina vs. Nebraska
5. Cotton—Arkansas vs. Oklahoma
6. Chick-fil-A—Florida vs. Clemson
7. Gator—Auburn vs. Penn State
8. Music City—Mississippi State vs. Virginia
9. Liberty—Tennessee vs. Southern Mississippi
10. BVAA Compass—XXX
Conference USA
Houston currently trails Boise State in the BCS rankings, but the Cougars have two remaining games against decent competition in Tulsa and then Southern Mississippi in the CUSA Championship Game, while Boise State has a home game against one of the five weakest teams (New Mexico) in the land. Okay, Tulsa could defeat Houston and end this speculation, but we are going to go with the Cougars to improve to 13-0 and pass Boise State in the BCS Rankings. Case Keenum should be invited to New York for the Heisman Trophy presentation, and Houston should get the conference’s first BCS bowl bid.
1. Sugar—Houston vs. Michigan
2. Liberty—Southern Mississippi vs. Tennessee
3. Hawaii—S M U vs. Northwestern
4. TicketCity—Marshall vs. Ohio State
5. Armed Forces—Tulsa vs. B Y U
6. Beef O’Brady’s—XXX
7. New Orleans—XXX
Independents
Army and Navy have already been eliminated from bowl eligibility, so the Military and Kraft Fight Hunger Bowls will have to find an at-large team to fill these spots. We predict that the Mid-American Conference will have three extra bowl eligible teams with seven or more wins, and two of those MAC teams will replace Army and Navy.
Brigham Young has already accepted a bid to the Armed Forces Bowl, while Notre Dame counts in the Big East bowl allotments.
1. Armed Forces—B Y U
2. Military—XXX
3. Kraft Fight Hunger—XXX
Mid-American
Although the MAC has just two bowl guarantees, they will have at least four teams going to bowls, and we believe they will get a fifth team in this year.
Ohio has already won the East Division title, while Northern Illinois and Toledo are the two contenders in the West. If NIU defeats Eastern Michigan, the Huskies are in. If EMU upsets NIU, then Toledo can get in with a win over Ball State.
1. GoDaddy—Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas State
2. Little Caesar’s—Ohio U vs. Purdue
3. Kraft Fight Hunger (at-large)—Toledo vs. California
4. Military (at-large)—Western Michigan vs. Wake Forest
5. New Orleans (at-large)—Temple vs. U. of Louisiana
Mountain West
Boise State is still alive for a BCS Bowl bid, but the Broncos’ computer rating will suffer when they host New Mexico in the season finale. They could fall behind a 13-0 Houston team in both the human polls and computer ratings.
Air Force has two wins over FCS teams, so the 6-5 Falcons still need to defeat in-state rival Colorado State in Ft. Collins this weekend to earn a bowl bid. We say it will happen.
1. MAACO—T C U vs. U C L A
2. Famous Idaho Potato—Boise State vs. Nevada
3. Poinsettia—San Diego State vs. Utah State
4. Independence—Air Force vs. North Carolina State
5. New Mexico—Wyoming vs. Louisiana Tech
Sunbelt
Arkansas State is the best team in the league’s short history. The Red Wolves can become the first league team to win 10 regular season wins if they defeat Troy next week.
Louisiana (Lafayette) has never been to a bowl game, but the Ragin’ Cajuns should get that reward this year.
Florida International will get an at-large bid somewhere, because the Golden Panthers will have eight wins. Western Kentucky should defeat Troy to finish 7-5 after starting 0-4. Their only loss in the last eight would be to LSU, so the Hilltoppers should also get an at-large bowl bid. It would be their first bowl as well.
1. GoDaddy—Arkansas State (already accepted) vs. Northern Illinois
2. New Orleans—U. of Lousiana vs. Temple
3. Beef O’Brady’s (at-large)—Florida International vs. South Florida
4. BVAA Compass (at-large)—Western Kentucky vs. Cincinnati
W A C
Without Boise State, this league has fallen a couple notches this year. Louisiana Tech will win the conference championship this week when they defeat New Mexico State in Ruston.
Hawaii will dismiss Tulane this week, but they must also beat BYU to secure a spot in the Hawaii Bowl. We smell an at-large invitation being mailed out.
1. New Mexico—Louisiana Tech vs. Wyoming
2. Famous Idaho Potato—Nevada vs. Boise State
3. Poinsettia—Utah State vs. San Diego State
4. Hawaii—XXX
This Week’s PiRate Ratings
| # | Team | PiRate |
| 1 | L S U | 136.5 |
| 2 | Alabama | 135.0 |
| 3 | Oregon | 129.0 |
| 4 | Southern Cal | 127.1 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 127.1 |
| 6 | Stanford | 127.1 |
| 7 | Oklahoma St. | 126.3 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 124.9 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 124.1 |
| 10 | TexasA&M | 121.5 |
| 11 | Boise St. | 120.3 |
| 12 | Michigan | 119.7 |
| 13 | Florida St. | 119.1 |
| 14 | Michigan St. | 118.3 |
| 15 | Georgia | 117.8 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 116.8 |
| 17 | Houston | 115.8 |
| 18 | Missouri | 114.9 |
| 19 | Texas | 114.6 |
| 20 | S. Carolina | 114.4 |
| 21 | Kansas St. | 114.2 |
| 22 | T C U | 114.1 |
| 23 | Utah | 112.8 |
| 24 | California | 112.8 |
| 25 | Virginia Tech | 112.3 |
| 26 | Miami(FL) | 112.3 |
| 27 | Florida | 111.8 |
| 28 | Nebraska | 111.4 |
| 29 | Baylor | 111.0 |
| 30 | Tulsa | 110.5 |
| 31 | Arizona St. | 110.0 |
| 32 | B Y U | 109.9 |
| 33 | Clemson | 109.6 |
| 34 | Penn St. | 108.4 |
| 35 | Mississippi St. | 108.1 |
| 36 | U C L A | 108.0 |
| 37 | Ohio St. | 107.4 |
| 38 | Virginia | 107.3 |
| 39 | Vanderbilt | 107.1 |
| 40 | W. Virginia | 107.0 |
| 41 | Washington | 107.0 |
| 42 | Georgia Tech | 106.4 |
| 43 | Cincinnati | 106.1 |
| 44 | N. Carolina St. | 105.9 |
| 45 | Iowa | 104.9 |
| 46 | LouisianaTech | 104.9 |
| 47 | Oregon St. | 104.9 |
| 48 | Pittsburgh | 104.6 |
| 49 | Nevada | 104.6 |
| 50 | WakeForest | 104.5 |
| 51 | N. Carolina | 104.2 |
| 52 | Arizona | 103.9 |
| 53 | Auburn | 103.6 |
| 54 | Washington St. | 103.6 |
| 55 | Northwestern | 103.4 |
| 56 | Iowa St. | 103.3 |
| 57 | Southern Miss. | 103.1 |
| 58 | S. Florida | 102.9 |
| 59 | Tennessee | 102.9 |
| 60 | Illinois | 102.0 |
| 61 | Rutgers | 102.0 |
| 62 | BostonColl. | 101.6 |
| 63 | Louisville | 101.5 |
| 64 | Temple | 99.6 |
| 65 | Toledo | 99.4 |
| 66 | TexasTech | 99.0 |
| 67 | Purdue | 98.6 |
| 68 | Air Force | 98.6 |
| 69 | Utah St. | 98.1 |
| 70 | San Diego St. | 97.1 |
| 71 | Northern Illinois | 96.6 |
| 72 | Duke | 96.1 |
| 73 | Navy | 95.4 |
| 74 | Wyoming | 95.2 |
| 75 | Central Florida | 94.6 |
| 76 | Arkansas St. | 94.5 |
| 77 | Connecticut | 94.0 |
| 78 | Kentucky | 93.7 |
| 79 | Western Michigan | 93.6 |
| 80 | Hawaii | 93.5 |
| 81 | Minnesota | 93.2 |
| 82 | S M U | 93.0 |
| 83 | San Jose St. | 92.8 |
| 84 | Fresno St. | 92.0 |
| 85 | East Carolina | 91.9 |
| 86 | Colorado | 91.6 |
| 87 | Maryland | 91.4 |
| 88 | Syracuse | 91.3 |
| 89 | Miami(O) | 90.6 |
| 90 | Ole Miss | 89.3 |
| 91 | FloridaInt’l | 89.1 |
| 92 | OhioU | 88.7 |
| 93 | WesternKy. | 88.6 |
| 94 | Kansas | 87.8 |
| 95 | U T E P | 86.1 |
| 96 | UL-Lafayette | 85.7 |
| 97 | Colorado St. | 85.4 |
| 98 | Idaho | 85.3 |
| 99 | UL-Monroe | 84.8 |
| 100 | New Mexico St. | 84.6 |
| 101 | Marshall | 84.4 |
| 102 | Ball St. | 83.4 |
| 103 | Army | 83.0 |
| 104 | Rice | 82.8 |
| 105 | Bowling Green | 82.7 |
| 106 | U A B | 82.2 |
| 107 | Kent St. | 81.7 |
| 108 | Indiana | 81.7 |
| 109 | Eastern Michigan | 80.4 |
| 110 | North Texas | 79.3 |
| 111 | Buffalo | 77.5 |
| 112 | U N L V | 77.4 |
| 113 | Troy | 76.9 |
| 114 | Central Michigan | 76.5 |
| 115 | MiddleTennessee | 72.8 |
| 116 | New Mexico | 71.1 |
| 117 | Tulane | 68.7 |
| 118 | Memphis | 68.2 |
| 119 | FloridaAtlantic | 61.8 |
| 120 | Akron | 59.1 |
By Conference
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Atlantic Coast Conference |
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| Atlantic Division |
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| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| FloridaState |
5-3 |
7-4 |
119.1 |
| Clemson |
6-2 |
9-2 |
109.6 |
| North CarolinaState |
3-4 |
6-5 |
105.9 |
| WakeForest |
5-3 |
6-5 |
104.5 |
| BostonCollege |
2-5 |
3-8 |
101.6 |
| Maryland |
1-6 |
2-9 |
91.4 |
| Coastal Division |
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| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Virginia Tech |
6-1 |
10-1 |
112.3 |
| Miami-FL |
3-4 |
6-5 |
112.3 |
| Virginia |
5-2 |
8-3 |
107.3 |
| Georgia Tech |
5-3 |
8-3 |
106.4 |
| North Carolina |
2-5 |
6-5 |
104.2 |
| Duke |
1-6 |
3-8 |
96.1 |
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Big East Conference |
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| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| West Virginia |
3-2 |
7-3 |
107.0 |
| Cincinnati |
3-2 |
7-3 |
106.1 |
| Pittsburgh |
3-2 |
5-5 |
104.6 |
| South Florida |
1-4 |
5-5 |
102.9 |
| Rutgers |
4-2 |
8-3 |
102.0 |
| Louisville |
4-2 |
6-5 |
101.5 |
| Connecticut |
2-3 |
4-6 |
94.0 |
| Syracuse |
1-4 |
5-5 |
91.3 |
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Big Ten |
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| Leaders Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Wisconsin |
5-2 |
9-2 |
124.1 |
| PennState |
6-1 |
9-2 |
108.4 |
| OhioState |
3-4 |
6-5 |
107.4 |
| Illinois |
2-5 |
6-5 |
102.0 |
| Purdue |
3-4 |
5-6 |
98.6 |
| Indiana |
0-7 |
1-10 |
81.7 |
| Legends Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Michigan |
5-2 |
9-2 |
119.7 |
| MichiganState |
6-1 |
9-2 |
118.3 |
| Nebraska |
4-3 |
8-3 |
111.4 |
| Iowa |
4-3 |
7-4 |
104.9 |
| Northwestern |
3-4 |
6-5 |
103.4 |
| Minnesota |
1-6 |
2-9 |
93.2 |
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Big 12 |
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| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Oklahoma |
5-2 |
8-2 |
127.1 |
| OklahomaState |
7-1 |
10-1 |
126.3 |
| TexasA&M |
4-4 |
6-5 |
121.5 |
| Missouri |
4-4 |
6-5 |
114.9 |
| Texas |
3-4 |
6-4 |
114.6 |
| KansasState |
6-2 |
9-2 |
114.2 |
| Baylor |
4-3 |
7-3 |
111.0 |
| IowaState |
3-4 |
6-4 |
103.3 |
| TexasTech |
2-6 |
5-6 |
99.0 |
| Kansas |
0-8 |
2-9 |
87.8 |
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Conference USA |
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| East Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Southern Mississippi |
5-2 |
9-2 |
103.1 |
| Central Florida |
2-5 |
4-7 |
94.6 |
| East Carolina |
4-3 |
5-6 |
91.9 |
| Marshall |
4-3 |
5-6 |
84.4 |
| U A B |
3-5 |
3-8 |
82.2 |
| Memphis |
1-5 |
2-9 |
68.2 |
| West Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Houston |
7-0 |
11-0 |
115.8 |
| Tulsa |
7-0 |
8-3 |
110.5 |
| S M U |
4-3 |
6-5 |
93.0 |
| U T E P |
2-5 |
5-6 |
86.1 |
| Rice |
3-4 |
4-7 |
82.8 |
| Tulane |
1-7 |
2-10 |
68.7 |
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Independents |
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| Team |
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Overall |
Rating |
| Notre Dame |
8-3 |
116.8 |
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| B Y U |
8-3 |
109.9 |
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| Navy |
4-7 |
95.4 |
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| Army |
3-8 |
83.0 |
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Mid American Conference |
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| East Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Temple |
4-3 |
7-4 |
99.6 |
| Miami(O) |
3-4 |
4-7 |
90.6 |
| OhioU |
5-2 |
8-3 |
88.7 |
| Bowling Green |
2-5 |
4-7 |
82.7 |
| Kent St. |
4-3 |
5-6 |
81.7 |
| Buffalo |
2-5 |
3-8 |
77.5 |
| Akron |
0-7 |
1-10 |
59.1 |
| West Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Toledo |
6-1 |
7-4 |
99.4 |
| Northern Illinois |
6-1 |
8-3 |
96.6 |
| Western Michigan |
4-3 |
6-5 |
93.6 |
| BallState |
4-3 |
6-5 |
83.4 |
| Eastern Michigan |
4-3 |
6-5 |
80.4 |
| Central Michigan |
2-6 |
3-9 |
76.5 |
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Mountain West Conference |
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| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| BoiseState |
4-1 |
9-1 |
120.3 |
| T C U |
6-0 |
9-2 |
114.1 |
| Air Force |
2-4 |
6-5 |
98.6 |
| San DiegoState |
3-3 |
6-4 |
97.1 |
| Wyoming |
4-1 |
7-3 |
95.2 |
| ColoradoState |
1-4 |
3-7 |
85.4 |
| UNLV |
1-4 |
2-8 |
77.4 |
| New Mexico |
1-5 |
1-10 |
71.1 |
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Pac-12 Conference |
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| North Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Oregon |
7-1 |
9-2 |
129.0 |
| Stanford |
8-1 |
10-1 |
127.1 |
| California |
3-5 |
6-5 |
112.8 |
| Washington |
4-4 |
6-5 |
107.0 |
| OregonState |
3-5 |
3-8 |
104.9 |
| WashingtonState |
2-6 |
4-7 |
103.6 |
| South Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| U S C |
6-2 |
9-2 |
127.1 |
| Utah |
4-4 |
7-4 |
112.8 |
| ArizonaState |
4-4 |
6-5 |
110.0 |
| U C L A |
5-3 |
6-5 |
108.0 |
| Arizona |
2-6 |
3-8 |
103.9 |
| Colorado |
1-7 |
2-10 |
91.6 |
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Southeastern Conference |
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| East Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Georgia |
7-1 |
9-2 |
117.8 |
| South Carolina |
6-2 |
9-2 |
114.4 |
| Florida |
3-5 |
6-5 |
111.8 |
| Vanderbilt |
2-6 |
5-6 |
107.1 |
| Tennessee |
1-6 |
5-6 |
102.9 |
| Kentucky |
1-6 |
4-7 |
93.7 |
| West Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| L S U |
7-0 |
11-0 |
136.5 |
| Alabama |
6-1 |
10-1 |
135.0 |
| Arkansas |
6-1 |
10-1 |
124.9 |
| MississippiState |
1-6 |
5-6 |
108.1 |
| Auburn |
4-3 |
7-4 |
103.6 |
| Ole Miss |
0-7 |
2-9 |
89.3 |
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Sunbelt Conference |
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| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| ArkansasState |
7-0 |
9-2 |
94.5 |
| FloridaInternational |
4-3 |
7-4 |
89.1 |
| Western Kentucky |
6-1 |
6-5 |
88.6 |
| U.ofLouisiana |
6-2 |
8-3 |
85.7 |
| Louisiana-Monroe |
2-5 |
3-8 |
84.8 |
| North Texas |
3-4 |
4-7 |
79.3 |
| Troy |
2-4 |
3-7 |
76.9 |
| MiddleTennessee |
1-5 |
2-8 |
72.8 |
| FloridaAtlantic |
0-7 |
0-10 |
61.8 |
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Western Athletic Conference |
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| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| LouisianaTech |
5-1 |
7-4 |
104.9 |
| Nevada |
4-1 |
6-4 |
104.6 |
| UtahState |
3-2 |
5-5 |
98.1 |
| Hawaii |
3-4 |
5-6 |
93.5 |
| San JoseState |
2-4 |
4-7 |
92.8 |
| FresnoState |
3-3 |
4-7 |
92.0 |
| Idaho |
1-5 |
2-9 |
85.3 |
| New MexicoState |
2-3 |
4-7 |
84.6 |
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PiRate Spread |
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Score |
Line |
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| OHIO U | Miami (O) |
0.6 |
27-26 |
8 1/2 |
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| Thursday, November 24 |
PiRate Spread |
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| Favorite | Underdog |
Score |
Line |
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| TEXAS A&M | Texas |
9.9 |
34-24 |
8 |
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| Friday, November 25 |
PiRate Spread |
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| Favorite | Underdog |
Score |
Line |
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| Bowling Green | BUFFALO |
2.7 |
27-24 |
-1 1/2 |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS | Eastern Michigan |
19.2 |
40-21 |
20 |
| TEMPLE | Kent St. |
20.4 |
30-10 |
17 |
| WESTERN MICHIGAN | Akron |
37.5 |
48-10 |
28 |
| Toledo | BALL ST. |
13.2 |
37-24 |
12 1/2 |
| SOUTH FLORIDA | Louisville |
4.4 |
24-20 |
3 |
| Houston | TULSA |
2.3 |
37-35 |
3 |
| NEBRASKA | Iowa |
9.5 |
24-14 |
9 1/2 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | Pittsburgh |
4.9 |
28-23 |
7 |
| L S U | Arkansas |
14.6 |
35-20 |
12 1/2 |
| UTAH | Colorado |
24.2 |
38-14 |
20 1/2 |
| MIAMI (FL) | Boston College |
14.2 |
27-13 |
14 ½ |
| CENTRAL FLORIDA | U t e p |
11.5 |
35-23 |
10 |
| ARIZONA ST. | California |
0.2 |
27-27 to ot |
5 ½ |
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| Saturday, November 26 |
PiRate Spread |
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| Favorite | Underdog |
Score |
Line |
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| MICHIGAN | Ohio St. |
15.3 |
24-9 |
8 |
| Missouri (n) | Kansas |
27.1 |
41-14 |
23 ½ |
| Rutgers | CONNECTICUT |
5.5 |
30-24 |
3 |
| Cincinnati | SYRACUSE |
11.8 |
31-19 |
3 |
| Michigan St. | NORTHWESTERN |
11.9 |
40-28 |
6 1/2 |
| Purdue | INDIANA |
14.4 |
35-21 |
7 1/2 |
| Illinois | MINNESOTA |
5.8 |
28-22 |
10 1/2 |
| Georgia | GEORGIA TECH |
8.9 |
33-24 |
6 |
| WAKE FOREST | Vanderbilt |
0.4 |
28-28 to ot |
-1 1/2 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | Clemson |
7.3 |
28-21 |
4 |
| NORTH CAROLINA ST. | Maryland |
17.5 |
35-17 |
12 1/2 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | Duke |
10.1 |
34-24 |
13 |
| Tennessee | KENTUCKY |
6.2 |
20-14 |
8 |
| BOISE ST. | Wyoming |
28.1 |
45-17 |
32 |
| Nevada | UTAH ST. |
3.5 |
31-27 |
-1 1/2 |
| S M U | Rice |
13.2 |
34-21 |
14 |
| Alabama | AUBURN |
28.4 |
41-13 |
21 |
| OREGON | Oregon St. |
27.1 |
48-21 |
28 |
| Virginia Tech | VIRGINIA |
2.0 |
22-20 |
5 |
| WISCONSIN | Penn St. |
18.7 |
31-12 |
14 1/2 |
| Baylor (n) | Texas Tech |
12.0 |
40-28 |
12 1/2 |
| Florida St. | FLORIDA |
4.3 |
30-26 |
2 1/2 |
| East Carolina | MARSHALL |
4.5 |
35-30 |
1 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | New Mexico St. |
13.3 |
31-18 |
19 |
| SOUTHERN MISS. | Memphis |
37.4 |
40-3 |
35 1/2 |
| Air Force | COLORADO ST. |
10.7 |
31-20 |
16 1/2 |
| WASHINGTON | Washington St. |
6.4 |
27-21 |
6 1/2 |
| MISSISSIPPI ST. | Ole Miss |
21.8 |
35-13 |
17 1/2 |
| STANFORD | Notre Dame |
13.3 |
34-21 |
6 1/2 |
| FRESNO ST. | San Jose St. |
2.2 |
27-25 |
6 1/2 |
| OKLAHOMA | Iowa St. |
26.8 |
45-18 |
28 |
| San Diego St. | U N L V |
17.2 |
34-17 |
15 |
| SOUTHERN CAL | U c l a |
21.1 |
38-17 |
14 1/2 |
| HAWAII | Tulane |
28.8 |
42-13 |
18 |
| WESTERN KENTUCKY | Troy |
14.7 |
27-12 |
6 1/2 |
| ARIZONA | Louisiana-Lafayette |
21.2 |
42-21 |
14 |
| Florida Int’l | MIDDLE TENNESSEE |
13.3 |
27-14 |
9 |
| U a b | FLORIDA ATLANTIC |
17.4 |
34-17 |
6 1/2 |
The Pi-Rate Ratings 