It was an interesting Week 3 in the college football world with Ole Miss topping off an incredible day by topping Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Ohio State and TCU looked very beatable in narrow wins over Northern Illinois and SMU, while Georgia and Notre Dame pulled off convincing wins.
We start to ruminate about the playoff teams for this year, and you will see our first look at who we believe are the leaders in the clubhouse. One of our readers, Gary in Toronto, has sent us a comment asking who we believe would have been the four playoff teams in recent years before the playoffs were real. Gary, we did this one better. We calculated who we thought would have made the playoffs all the way back to 1969, when we first began compiling ratings.
What follows is not who WE thought should have been in the playoffs; this is who we believe the COMMITTEE of the time period would have selected based on the same criteria they use today, plus our personal belief that politics do play a part. Thus, deserving undefeated teams like Miami of Ohio and Toledo in the 1970’s, and maybe even Dartmouth in 1970 would have been excluded for one and two-loss teams from the power leagues. For you trivia buffs, Dartmouth was actually a ranked team in 1970, the last Ivy League team to finish the season ranked in the then top 20 (Yale was the last Ivy League team to appear in the weekly rankings in 1972).
Here they are:
2013: 1-Florida St., 2-Auburn, 3-Michigan St., 4-Alabama
2012: 1-Alabama, 2-Notre Dame, 3-Oregon, 4-Stanford
2011: 1-LSU, 2-Alabama, 3-Oklahoma St., 4-Oregon
2010: 1-Auburn, 2-Oregon, 3-TCU, 4-Stanford
2009: 1-Alabama, 2-Texas, 3-Florida, 4-Boise St.
2008: 1-Florida, 2-Oklahoma, 3-USC, 4-Utah
2007: 1-LSU, 2-Ohio St., 3-Kansas, 4-West Virginia
2006: 1-Ohio St., 2-Florida, 3-Michigan, 4-USC
2005: 1-Texas, 2-USC, 3-Penn St., 4-Virginia Tech
2004: 1-USC, 2-Oklahoma, 3-Auburn, 4-Utah
2003: 1-LSU, 2-Oklahoma, 3-USC, 4-Michigan
2002: 1-Ohio St., 2-Miami, 3-Georgia, 4-USC
2001: 1-Miami, 2-Nebraska, 3-Oregon, 4-Colorado
2000: 1-Oklahoma, 2-Florida St., 3-Miami, 4-Washington
1999: 1-Florida St., 2-Virginia Tech, 3-Nebraska, 4-Kansas St.
1998: 1-Tennessee. 2-Florida St., 3-Ohio St., 4-Kansas St.
1997: 1-Nebraska, 2-Michigan, 3-Florida St., 4-Tennessee
1996: 1-Florida St., 2-Florida, 3-Ohio St., 4-Arizona St.
1995: 1-Nebraska, 2-Florida, 3-Tennessee, 4-Ohio St.
1994: 1-Nebraska, 2-Penn St., 3-Miami, 4-Colorado
1993: 1-Florida St., 2-Notre Dame, 3-West Virginia, 4-Nebraska
1992: 1-Alabama. 2-Miami, 3-Texas A&M, 4-Florida St.
1991: 1-Miami, 2-Washington, 3-Alabama, 4-Michigan
1990: 1: Georgia Tech, 2-Colorado, 3-Miami, 4-Washington
1989: 1-Miami, 2-Notre Dame, 3-Colorado, 4-Tennessee
1988: 1-Notre Dame, 2-West Virginia, 3-Miami, 4-Florida St.
1987: 1-Miami, 2-Oklahoma 3-Florida St., 4-Syracuse
1986: 1-Miami, 2-Penn St., 3-Oklahoma, 4-Michigan
1985: 1-Oklahoma, 2-Penn St., 3-Michigan, 4-Miami
1984: 1-BYU, 2-Washington, 3-Nebraska, 4-Boston College
1983: 1-Nebraska, 2-Texas, 3-Miami, 4-Auburn
1982: 1-Georgia, 2-Penn St., 3-Nebraska, 4-SMU
1981: 1-Clemson, 2-Pittsburgh, 3-Georgia, 4-Penn St.
1980: 1-Georgia, 2-Pittsburgh, 3-Notre Dame, 4-Nebraska
1979: 1-Alabama, 2-USC, 3-Ohio St., 4-Oklahoma
1978: 1-Penn St., 2-USC, 3-Alabama, 4-Oklahoma
1977: 1-Texas, 2-Notre Dame, 3-Alabama, 4-Michigan
1976: 1-Pittsburgh, 2-Michigan, 3-Georgia, 4-USC
1975: 1-Ohio St., 2-Alabama, 3-Oklahoma, 4-Arizona St.
1974: 1-Alabama, 2-Ohio St., 3-USC, 4-Michigan
1973: 1-Notre Dame, 2-Alabama, 3-Penn St., 4-Ohio St.
1972: 1-USC, 2-Oklahoma, 3-Texas, 4-Michigan
1971: 1-Nebraska, 2-Oklahoma, 3-Alabama, 4-Michigan
1970: 1-Texas, 2-Nebraska, 3-Tennessee, 4-Notre Dame
1969: 1-Texas, 2-Penn St., 3-USC, 4-Missouri
This Week’s PiRate Ratings
| PiRate Ratings | |||||
| # | Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| 1 | Ohio St. | 133.4 | 124.0 | 134.3 | 130.6 |
| 2 | Ole Miss | 130.2 | 123.8 | 128.8 | 127.6 |
| 3 | LSU | 125.8 | 121.8 | 125.6 | 124.4 |
| 4 | TCU | 127.4 | 117.2 | 128.5 | 124.4 |
| 5 | Alabama | 125.0 | 123.3 | 124.6 | 124.3 |
| 6 | Baylor | 123.7 | 119.8 | 124.2 | 122.6 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 123.4 | 119.4 | 123.9 | 122.2 |
| 8 | Georgia | 124.4 | 116.8 | 123.7 | 121.6 |
| 9 | USC | 121.5 | 118.2 | 121.9 | 120.5 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 121.1 | 118.4 | 121.4 | 120.3 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 123.0 | 115.0 | 122.6 | 120.2 |
| 12 | Oregon | 122.8 | 114.8 | 122.2 | 119.9 |
| 13 | UCLA | 122.6 | 116.1 | 120.5 | 119.7 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 120.4 | 118.6 | 119.4 | 119.5 |
| 15 | Michigan St. | 121.2 | 115.3 | 121.1 | 119.2 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 120.6 | 116.4 | 120.4 | 119.1 |
| 17 | Stanford | 118.4 | 117.2 | 118.6 | 118.1 |
| 18 | California | 118.1 | 113.1 | 118.6 | 116.6 |
| 19 | Auburn | 116.9 | 114.9 | 115.9 | 115.9 |
| 20 | Clemson | 115.3 | 116.5 | 115.2 | 115.7 |
| 21 | Utah | 117.8 | 112.1 | 117.0 | 115.6 |
| 22 | Arkansas | 117.4 | 111.1 | 116.3 | 114.9 |
| 23 | Florida St. | 114.9 | 115.3 | 113.6 | 114.6 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 115.4 | 111.8 | 115.8 | 114.3 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 113.7 | 113.7 | 113.3 | 113.6 |
| 26 | West Virginia | 115.0 | 109.6 | 114.4 | 113.0 |
| 27 | Oklahoma St. | 112.0 | 112.6 | 112.7 | 112.4 |
| 28 | Arizona St. | 114.7 | 109.4 | 113.2 | 112.4 |
| 29 | Arizona | 114.9 | 107.8 | 113.0 | 111.9 |
| 30 | Mississippi St. | 113.4 | 108.9 | 113.4 | 111.9 |
| 31 | Michigan | 112.8 | 108.9 | 112.1 | 111.3 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | 111.2 | 112.0 | 110.2 | 111.1 |
| 33 | Florida | 111.8 | 108.4 | 111.2 | 110.5 |
| 34 | Missouri | 111.4 | 108.5 | 110.5 | 110.1 |
| 35 | Boise St. | 112.2 | 106.7 | 111.5 | 110.1 |
| 36 | Nebraska | 110.9 | 108.3 | 110.5 | 109.9 |
| 37 | North Carolina St. | 109.3 | 111.4 | 108.3 | 109.7 |
| 38 | Miami | 109.0 | 109.9 | 109.4 | 109.4 |
| 39 | BYU | 108.9 | 107.0 | 110.3 | 108.7 |
| 40 | Minnesota | 109.3 | 107.5 | 109.1 | 108.6 |
| 41 | Temple | 107.2 | 109.4 | 108.5 | 108.4 |
| 42 | Louisville | 107.2 | 109.8 | 107.4 | 108.1 |
| 43 | Texas Tech | 111.0 | 101.6 | 110.8 | 107.8 |
| 44 | Northwestern | 106.8 | 107.8 | 106.8 | 107.1 |
| 45 | Penn St. | 105.7 | 107.8 | 105.9 | 106.5 |
| 46 | Texas | 107.1 | 105.8 | 106.6 | 106.5 |
| 47 | Illinois | 107.2 | 104.8 | 106.2 | 106.1 |
| 48 | Memphis | 105.2 | 105.1 | 106.7 | 105.7 |
| 49 | South Carolina | 107.3 | 103.6 | 105.8 | 105.6 |
| 50 | Kentucky | 106.3 | 102.9 | 105.6 | 104.9 |
| 51 | Pittsburgh | 103.7 | 105.8 | 104.9 | 104.8 |
| 52 | Kansas St. | 109.6 | 96.3 | 108.2 | 104.7 |
| 53 | Colorado | 105.8 | 101.5 | 105.1 | 104.1 |
| 54 | Washington | 103.7 | 101.9 | 104.1 | 103.2 |
| 55 | Iowa | 101.8 | 104.7 | 102.5 | 103.0 |
| 56 | Duke | 102.4 | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.8 |
| 57 | Cincinnati | 101.8 | 102.9 | 102.8 | 102.5 |
| 58 | Boston College | 101.2 | 106.1 | 99.5 | 102.3 |
| 59 | Virginia | 103.0 | 100.1 | 102.5 | 101.9 |
| 60 | Houston | 97.7 | 105.8 | 100.4 | 101.3 |
| 61 | Western Kentucky | 100.9 | 98.5 | 102.0 | 100.5 |
| 62 | Louisiana Tech | 101.3 | 98.2 | 102.1 | 100.5 |
| 63 | Navy | 98.3 | 101.4 | 98.8 | 99.5 |
| 64 | Toledo | 99.7 | 97.7 | 100.6 | 99.3 |
| 65 | Middle Tennessee | 98.3 | 98.0 | 98.0 | 98.1 |
| 66 | Purdue | 98.8 | 98.2 | 96.8 | 97.9 |
| 67 | Bowling Green | 95.3 | 99.8 | 97.4 | 97.5 |
| 68 | Wake Forest | 95.5 | 100.2 | 94.5 | 96.7 |
| 69 | Air Force | 94.7 | 99.9 | 94.5 | 96.4 |
| 70 | Rutgers | 98.0 | 94.9 | 96.1 | 96.3 |
| 71 | Washington St. | 98.5 | 93.3 | 96.7 | 96.2 |
| 72 | Marshall | 95.8 | 95.6 | 96.4 | 95.9 |
| 73 | Vanderbilt | 98.2 | 92.2 | 97.1 | 95.8 |
| 74 | San Diego St. | 93.7 | 98.9 | 94.7 | 95.8 |
| 75 | Syracuse | 94.4 | 98.7 | 93.8 | 95.6 |
| 76 | Georgia Southern | 94.5 | 96.6 | 95.0 | 95.4 |
| 77 | Utah St. | 95.9 | 94.4 | 96.0 | 95.4 |
| 78 | Indiana | 94.8 | 96.4 | 94.6 | 95.3 |
| 79 | Northern Illinois | 94.2 | 96.8 | 94.6 | 95.2 |
| 80 | Western Michigan | 94.6 | 95.1 | 95.5 | 95.1 |
| 81 | Colorado St. | 96.3 | 93.8 | 94.8 | 95.0 |
| 82 | Maryland | 95.3 | 93.0 | 94.2 | 94.2 |
| 83 | Iowa St. | 95.7 | 92.4 | 94.6 | 94.2 |
| 84 | Tulsa | 91.5 | 97.4 | 92.9 | 93.9 |
| 85 | Ohio | 91.5 | 96.4 | 93.2 | 93.7 |
| 86 | Appalachian St. | 92.0 | 95.0 | 94.1 | 93.7 |
| 87 | Hawaii | 91.8 | 94.0 | 92.4 | 92.7 |
| 88 | Nevada | 91.4 | 95.3 | 90.9 | 92.5 |
| 89 | Oregon St. | 92.8 | 91.1 | 91.7 | 91.9 |
| 90 | East Carolina | 90.0 | 94.5 | 90.1 | 91.5 |
| 91 | Central Florida | 89.4 | 93.2 | 90.8 | 91.1 |
| 92 | Florida International | 89.3 | 92.1 | 91.2 | 90.9 |
| 93 | San Jose St. | 90.2 | 92.9 | 89.5 | 90.9 |
| 94 | Arkansas St. | 90.5 | 90.3 | 91.5 | 90.8 |
| 95 | New Mexico | 90.6 | 91.4 | 90.0 | 90.7 |
| 96 | Fresno St. | 88.1 | 95.1 | 87.4 | 90.2 |
| 97 | South Florida | 88.1 | 94.9 | 87.5 | 90.2 |
| 98 | Rice | 87.8 | 92.6 | 88.6 | 89.7 |
| 99 | SMU | 88.1 | 92.0 | 88.2 | 89.4 |
| 100 | Massachusetts | 87.5 | 91.1 | 89.1 | 89.2 |
| 101 | Tulane | 87.9 | 90.3 | 86.0 | 88.1 |
| 102 | Buffalo | 83.8 | 91.3 | 86.4 | 87.2 |
| 103 | UL-Lafayette | 85.3 | 89.4 | 85.7 | 86.8 |
| 104 | Southern Mississippi | 86.5 | 87.0 | 85.5 | 86.3 |
| 105 | Ball St. | 84.9 | 87.8 | 85.8 | 86.2 |
| 106 | Akron | 83.0 | 89.5 | 84.4 | 85.6 |
| 107 | Central Michigan | 83.0 | 88.9 | 84.9 | 85.6 |
| 108 | Texas St. | 83.8 | 87.6 | 83.5 | 85.0 |
| 109 | Kent St. | 83.2 | 86.0 | 83.9 | 84.4 |
| 110 | Connecticut | 81.8 | 87.9 | 82.0 | 83.9 |
| 111 | Florida Atlantic | 82.0 | 86.2 | 82.6 | 83.6 |
| 112 | Old Dominion | 80.7 | 88.0 | 79.8 | 82.8 |
| 113 | UTEP | 81.8 | 84.8 | 81.6 | 82.7 |
| 114 | North Texas | 79.9 | 86.4 | 80.4 | 82.2 |
| 115 | South Alabama | 77.9 | 85.7 | 79.7 | 81.1 |
| 116 | Army | 76.9 | 87.6 | 78.2 | 80.9 |
| 117 | UL-Monroe | 81.7 | 78.3 | 81.0 | 80.3 |
| 118 | UNLV | 79.2 | 81.6 | 79.9 | 80.2 |
| 119 | Miami (O) | 76.6 | 83.0 | 76.7 | 78.8 |
| 120 | UT-San Antonio | 77.2 | 80.7 | 78.3 | 78.7 |
| 121 | Eastern Michigan | 75.0 | 84.9 | 75.0 | 78.3 |
| 122 | Wyoming | 78.0 | 80.0 | 76.2 | 78.1 |
| 123 | Kansas | 78.9 | 72.6 | 76.6 | 76.0 |
| 124 | Troy | 75.3 | 75.0 | 77.0 | 75.8 |
| 125 | Georgia St. | 75.7 | 74.5 | 75.4 | 75.2 |
| 126 | New Mexico St. | 73.6 | 74.8 | 73.5 | 74.0 |
| 127 | Idaho | 70.6 | 79.1 | 72.1 | 73.9 |
| 128 | Charlotte | 69.0 | 71.0 | 68.5 | 69.5 |
PiRate Ratings by Conference
| American Athletic Conference | ||||||
| East Division | ||||||
| Team | Conference | Overall | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| Temple | 1-0 | 3-0 | 107.2 | 109.4 | 108.5 | 108.4 |
| Cincinnati | 0-1 | 2-1 | 101.8 | 102.9 | 102.8 | 102.5 |
| East Carolina | 0-1 | 1-2 | 90.0 | 94.5 | 90.1 | 91.5 |
| Central Florida | 0-0 | 0-3 | 89.4 | 93.2 | 90.8 | 91.1 |
| South Florida | 0-0 | 1-2 | 88.1 | 94.9 | 87.5 | 90.2 |
| Connecticut | 0-0 | 2-1 | 81.8 | 87.9 | 82.0 | 83.9 |
| West Division | ||||||
| Team | Conference | Overall | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| Memphis | 0-0 | 3-0 | 105.2 | 105.1 | 106.7 | 105.7 |
| Houston | 0-0 | 2-0 | 97.7 | 105.8 | 100.4 | 101.3 |
| Navy | 1-0 | 2-0 | 98.3 | 101.4 | 98.8 | 99.5 |
| Tulsa | 0-0 | 2-1 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 92.9 | 93.9 |
| SMU | 0-0 | 1-2 | 88.1 | 92.0 | 88.2 | 89.4 |
| Tulane | 0-0 | 1-2 | 87.9 | 90.3 | 86.0 | 88.1 |
| AAC Averages | 93.9 | 97.9 | 94.6 | 95.5 | ||
| Atlantic Coast Conference | ||||||
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Team | Conference | Overall | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| Clemson | 1-0 | 3-0 | 115.3 | 116.5 | 115.2 | 115.7 |
| Florida St. | 1-0 | 3-0 | 114.9 | 115.3 | 113.6 | 114.6 |
| North Carolina St. | 0-0 | 3-0 | 109.3 | 111.4 | 108.3 | 109.7 |
| Louisville | 0-1 | 0-3 | 107.2 | 109.8 | 107.4 | 108.1 |
| Boston College | 0-1 | 2-1 | 101.2 | 106.1 | 99.5 | 102.3 |
| Wake Forest | 0-1 | 2-1 | 95.5 | 100.2 | 94.5 | 96.7 |
| Syracuse | 1-0 | 3-0 | 94.4 | 98.7 | 93.8 | 95.6 |
| Coastal Division | ||||||
| Team | Conference | Overall | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | 2-1 | 123.0 | 115.0 | 122.6 | 120.2 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | 2-1 | 115.4 | 111.8 | 115.8 | 114.3 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | 2-1 | 113.7 | 113.7 | 113.3 | 113.6 |
| Miami | 0-0 | 3-0 | 109.0 | 109.9 | 109.4 | 109.4 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | 2-1 | 103.7 | 105.8 | 104.9 | 104.8 |
| Duke | 0-0 | 2-1 | 102.4 | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.8 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | 1-2 | 103.0 | 100.1 | 102.5 | 101.9 |
| ACC Averages | 107.7 | 108.4 | 107.4 | 107.8 | ||
| Big 12 Conference | ||||||
| Conference | Overall | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average | |
| TCU | 0-0 | 3-0 | 127.4 | 117.2 | 128.5 | 124.4 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | 2-0 | 123.7 | 119.8 | 124.2 | 122.6 |
| Oklahoma | 0-0 | 3-0 | 121.1 | 118.4 | 121.4 | 120.3 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | 2-0 | 115.0 | 109.6 | 114.4 | 113.0 |
| Oklahoma St. | 0-0 | 3-0 | 112.0 | 112.6 | 112.7 | 112.4 |
| Texas | 0-0 | 1-2 | 107.1 | 105.8 | 106.6 | 106.5 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | 3-0 | 111.0 | 101.6 | 110.8 | 107.8 |
| Kansas St. | 0-0 | 3-0 | 109.6 | 96.3 | 108.2 | 104.7 |
| Iowa St. | 0-0 | 1-2 | 95.7 | 92.4 | 94.6 | 94.2 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | 0-2 | 78.9 | 72.6 | 76.6 | 76.0 |
| Big 12 Averages | 110.2 | 104.6 | 109.8 | 108.2 | ||
| Big Ten Conference | ||||||
| East Division | ||||||
| Team | Conference | Overall | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| Ohio St. | 0-0 | 3-0 | 133.4 | 124.0 | 134.3 | 130.6 |
| Michigan St. | 0-0 | 3-0 | 121.2 | 115.3 | 121.1 | 119.2 |
| Michigan | 0-0 | 2-1 | 112.8 | 108.9 | 112.1 | 111.3 |
| Penn St. | 1-0 | 2-1 | 105.7 | 107.8 | 105.9 | 106.5 |
| Rutgers | 0-1 | 1-2 | 98.0 | 94.9 | 96.1 | 96.3 |
| Indiana | 0-0 | 3-0 | 94.8 | 96.4 | 94.6 | 95.3 |
| Maryland | 0-0 | 2-1 | 95.3 | 93.0 | 94.2 | 94.2 |
| West Division | ||||||
| Team | Conference | Overall | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| Wisconsin | 0-0 | 2-1 | 111.2 | 112.0 | 110.2 | 111.1 |
| Nebraska | 0-0 | 1-2 | 110.9 | 108.3 | 110.5 | 109.9 |
| Minnesota | 0-0 | 2-1 | 109.3 | 107.5 | 109.1 | 108.6 |
| Northwestern | 0-0 | 3-0 | 106.8 | 107.8 | 106.8 | 107.1 |
| Illinois | 0-0 | 2-1 | 107.2 | 104.8 | 106.2 | 106.1 |
| Iowa | 0-0 | 3-0 | 101.8 | 104.7 | 102.5 | 103.0 |
| Purdue | 0-0 | 1-2 | 98.8 | 98.2 | 96.8 | 97.9 |
| Big Ten Averages | 107.7 | 106.0 | 107.2 | 106.9 | ||
| Conference USA | ||||||
| East Division | ||||||
| Team | Conference | Overall | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| Western Kentucky | 1-0 | 2-1 | 100.9 | 98.5 | 102.0 | 100.5 |
| Middle Tennessee | 1-0 | 2-1 | 98.3 | 98.0 | 98.0 | 98.1 |
| Marshall | 0-0 | 2-1 | 95.8 | 95.6 | 96.4 | 95.9 |
| Florida International | 0-0 | 2-1 | 89.3 | 92.1 | 91.2 | 90.9 |
| Florida Atlantic | 0-0 | 0-3 | 82.0 | 86.2 | 82.6 | 83.6 |
| Old Dominion | 0-0 | 2-1 | 80.7 | 88.0 | 79.8 | 82.8 |
| Charlotte | 0-1 | 2-1 | 69.0 | 71.0 | 68.5 | 69.5 |
| West Division | ||||||
| Team | Conference | Overall | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| Louisiana Tech | 0-1 | 1-2 | 101.3 | 98.2 | 102.1 | 100.5 |
| Rice | 1-0 | 2-1 | 87.8 | 92.6 | 88.6 | 89.7 |
| Southern Mississippi | 0-0 | 2-1 | 86.5 | 87.0 | 85.5 | 86.3 |
| UTEP | 0-0 | 1-2 | 81.8 | 84.8 | 81.6 | 82.7 |
| North Texas | 0-1 | 0-2 | 79.9 | 86.4 | 80.4 | 82.2 |
| UT-San Antonio | 0-0 | 0-3 | 77.2 | 80.7 | 78.3 | 78.7 |
| CUSA Averages | 87.0 | 89.2 | 87.3 | 87.8 | ||
| FBS Independents | ||||||
| Team | Overall | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average | |
| Notre Dame | 3-0 | 123.4 | 119.4 | 123.9 | 122.2 | |
| BYU | 2-1 | 108.9 | 107.0 | 110.3 | 108.7 | |
| Army | 0-3 | 76.9 | 87.6 | 78.2 | 80.9 | |
| Independents Averages | 103.1 | 104.7 | 104.1 | 104.0 | ||
| Mid-American Conference | ||||||
| East Division | ||||||
| Team | Conference | Overall | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| Bowling Green | 0-0 | 1-2 | 95.3 | 99.8 | 97.4 | 97.5 |
| Ohio | 0-0 | 3-0 | 91.5 | 96.4 | 93.2 | 93.7 |
| Massachusetts | 0-0 | 0-2 | 87.5 | 91.1 | 89.1 | 89.2 |
| Buffalo | 0-0 | 2-1 | 83.8 | 91.3 | 86.4 | 87.2 |
| Akron | 0-0 | 1-2 | 83.0 | 89.5 | 84.4 | 85.6 |
| Kent St. | 0-0 | 1-2 | 83.2 | 86.0 | 83.9 | 84.4 |
| Miami (O) | 0-0 | 1-2 | 76.6 | 83.0 | 76.7 | 78.8 |
| West Division | ||||||
| Team | Conference | Overall | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| Toledo | 0-0 | 2-0 | 99.7 | 97.7 | 100.6 | 99.3 |
| Northern Illinois | 0-0 | 2-1 | 94.2 | 96.8 | 94.6 | 95.2 |
| Western Michigan | 0-0 | 1-2 | 94.6 | 95.1 | 95.5 | 95.1 |
| Ball St. | 1-0 | 2-1 | 84.9 | 87.8 | 85.8 | 86.2 |
| Central Michigan | 0-0 | 1-2 | 83.0 | 88.9 | 84.9 | 85.6 |
| Eastern Michigan | 0-1 | 1-2 | 75.0 | 84.9 | 75.0 | 78.3 |
| MAC Averages | 87.1 | 91.4 | 88.3 | 88.9 | ||
| Mountain West Conference | ||||||
| Mountain Division | ||||||
| Team | Conference | Overall | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| Boise St. | 0-0 | 2-1 | 112.2 | 106.7 | 111.5 | 110.1 |
| Air Force | 1-0 | 2-1 | 94.7 | 99.9 | 94.5 | 96.4 |
| Utah St. | 0-0 | 1-2 | 95.9 | 94.4 | 96.0 | 95.4 |
| Colorado St. | 0-0 | 1-2 | 96.3 | 93.8 | 94.8 | 95.0 |
| New Mexico | 0-0 | 1-2 | 90.6 | 91.4 | 90.0 | 90.7 |
| Wyoming | 0-0 | 0-3 | 78.0 | 80.0 | 76.2 | 78.1 |
| West Division | ||||||
| Team | Conference | Overall | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| San Diego St. | 0-0 | 1-2 | 93.7 | 98.9 | 94.7 | 95.8 |
| Hawaii | 0-0 | 2-1 | 91.8 | 94.0 | 92.4 | 92.7 |
| Nevada | 0-0 | 1-2 | 91.4 | 95.3 | 90.9 | 92.5 |
| San Jose St. | 0-1 | 1-2 | 90.2 | 92.9 | 89.5 | 90.9 |
| Fresno St. | 0-0 | 1-2 | 88.1 | 95.1 | 87.4 | 90.2 |
| UNLV | 0-0 | 0-3 | 79.2 | 81.6 | 79.9 | 80.2 |
| MWC Averages | 91.8 | 93.7 | 91.5 | 92.3 | ||
| Pac-12 Conference | ||||||
| North Division | ||||||
| Team | Conference | Overall | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| Oregon | 0-0 | 2-1 | 122.8 | 114.8 | 122.2 | 119.9 |
| Stanford | 1-0 | 2-1 | 118.4 | 117.2 | 118.6 | 118.1 |
| California | 0-0 | 3-0 | 118.1 | 113.1 | 118.6 | 116.6 |
| Washington | 0-0 | 2-1 | 103.7 | 101.9 | 104.1 | 103.2 |
| Washington St. | 0-0 | 2-1 | 98.5 | 93.3 | 96.7 | 96.2 |
| Oregon St. | 0-0 | 2-1 | 92.8 | 91.1 | 91.7 | 91.9 |
| South Division | ||||||
| Team | Conference | Overall | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| USC | 0-1 | 2-1 | 121.5 | 118.2 | 121.9 | 120.5 |
| UCLA | 0-0 | 3-0 | 122.6 | 116.1 | 120.5 | 119.7 |
| Utah | 0-0 | 3-0 | 117.8 | 112.1 | 117.0 | 115.6 |
| Arizona St. | 0-0 | 2-1 | 114.7 | 109.4 | 113.2 | 112.4 |
| Arizona | 0-0 | 3-0 | 114.9 | 107.8 | 113.0 | 111.9 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | 2-1 | 105.8 | 101.5 | 105.1 | 104.1 |
| Pac-12 Averages | 112.6 | 108.0 | 111.9 | 110.9 | ||
| Southeastern Conference | ||||||
| East Division | ||||||
| Team | Conference | Overall | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| Georgia | 2-0 | 3-0 | 124.4 | 116.8 | 123.7 | 121.6 |
| Tennessee | 0-0 | 2-1 | 120.6 | 116.4 | 120.4 | 119.1 |
| Florida | 1-0 | 3-0 | 111.8 | 108.4 | 111.2 | 110.5 |
| Missouri | 0-0 | 3-0 | 111.4 | 108.5 | 110.5 | 110.1 |
| South Carolina | 0-2 | 1-2 | 107.3 | 103.6 | 105.8 | 105.6 |
| Kentucky | 1-1 | 2-1 | 106.3 | 102.9 | 105.6 | 104.9 |
| Vanderbilt | 0-1 | 1-2 | 98.2 | 92.2 | 97.1 | 95.8 |
| West Division | ||||||
| Team | Conference | Overall | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| Ole Miss | 1-0 | 3-0 | 130.2 | 123.8 | 128.8 | 127.6 |
| LSU | 2-0 | 2-0 | 125.8 | 121.8 | 125.6 | 124.4 |
| Alabama | 0-1 | 2-1 | 125.0 | 123.3 | 124.6 | 124.3 |
| Texas A&M | 0-0 | 3-0 | 120.4 | 118.6 | 119.4 | 119.5 |
| Auburn | 0-1 | 2-1 | 116.9 | 114.9 | 115.9 | 115.9 |
| Arkansas | 0-0 | 1-2 | 117.4 | 111.1 | 116.3 | 114.9 |
| Mississippi St. | 0-1 | 2-1 | 113.4 | 108.9 | 113.4 | 111.9 |
| SEC Averages | 116.4 | 112.2 | 115.6 | 114.7 | ||
| Sunbelt Conference | ||||||
| Team | Conference | Overall | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| Georgia Southern | 0-0 | 2-1 | 94.5 | 96.6 | 95.0 | 95.4 |
| Appalachian St. | 0-0 | 1-1 | 92.0 | 95.0 | 94.1 | 93.7 |
| Arkansas St. | 0-0 | 1-2 | 90.5 | 90.3 | 91.5 | 90.8 |
| UL-Lafayette | 0-0 | 1-1 | 85.3 | 89.4 | 85.7 | 86.8 |
| Texas St. | 0-0 | 1-2 | 83.8 | 87.6 | 83.5 | 85.0 |
| South Alabama | 0-0 | 2-1 | 77.9 | 85.7 | 79.7 | 81.1 |
| UL-Monroe | 0-0 | 1-1 | 81.7 | 78.3 | 81.0 | 80.3 |
| Troy | 0-0 | 1-2 | 75.3 | 75.0 | 77.0 | 75.8 |
| Georgia St. | 1-0 | 1-2 | 75.7 | 74.5 | 75.4 | 75.2 |
| New Mexico St. | 0-1 | 0-3 | 73.6 | 74.8 | 73.5 | 74.0 |
| Idaho | 0-0 | 1-2 | 70.6 | 79.1 | 72.1 | 73.9 |
| Sun Belt Averages | 81.9 | 84.2 | 82.6 | 82.9 | ||
| PiRate Ratings By Conference | |||||
| # | League | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| 1 | SEC | 116.4 | 112.2 | 115.6 | 114.7 |
| 2 | Pac-12 | 112.6 | 108.0 | 111.9 | 110.9 |
| 3 | Big 12 | 110.2 | 104.6 | 109.8 | 108.2 |
| 4 | ACC | 107.7 | 108.4 | 107.4 | 107.8 |
| 5 | Big Ten | 107.7 | 106.0 | 107.2 | 106.9 |
| 6 | Independents | 103.1 | 104.7 | 104.1 | 104.0 |
| 7 | AAC | 93.9 | 97.9 | 94.6 | 95.5 |
| 8 | MWC | 91.8 | 93.7 | 91.5 | 92.3 |
| 9 | MAC | 87.1 | 91.4 | 88.3 | 88.9 |
| 10 | CUSA | 87.0 | 89.2 | 87.3 | 87.8 |
| 11 | Sun Belt | 81.9 | 84.2 | 82.6 | 82.9 |
| Group of 5 Contenders For Automatic New Year’s Six Bowl Bid | |||||
| # | Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| 1 | Boise St. | 112.2 | 106.7 | 111.5 | 110.1 |
| 2 | BYU | 108.9 | 107.0 | 110.3 | 108.7 |
| 3 | Temple | 107.2 | 109.4 | 108.5 | 108.4 |
| 4 | Memphis | 105.2 | 105.1 | 106.7 | 105.7 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 101.8 | 102.9 | 102.8 | 102.5 |
| 6 | Houston | 97.7 | 105.8 | 100.4 | 101.3 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 100.9 | 98.5 | 102.0 | 100.5 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 101.3 | 98.2 | 102.1 | 100.5 |
| 9 | Navy | 98.3 | 101.4 | 98.8 | 99.5 |
| 10 | Toledo | 99.7 | 97.7 | 100.6 | 99.3 |
| Power 5 Conferences Bottom 10 | |||||
| # | Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| 10 | Wake Forest | 95.5 | 100.2 | 94.5 | 96.7 |
| 9 | Rutgers | 98.0 | 94.9 | 96.1 | 96.3 |
| 8 | Washington St. | 98.5 | 93.3 | 96.7 | 96.2 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 98.2 | 92.2 | 97.1 | 95.8 |
| 6 | Syracuse | 94.4 | 98.7 | 93.8 | 95.6 |
| 5 | Indiana | 94.8 | 96.4 | 94.6 | 95.3 |
| 4 | Maryland | 95.3 | 93.0 | 94.2 | 94.2 |
| 3 | Iowa St. | 95.7 | 92.4 | 94.6 | 94.2 |
| 2 | Oregon St. | 92.8 | 91.1 | 91.7 | 91.9 |
| 1 | Kansas | 78.9 | 72.6 | 76.6 | 76.0 |
| FCS Top 10 | ||
| # | Team | PiRate |
| 1 | Jacksonville St. | 97.1 |
| 2 | South Dakota St. | 94.1 |
| 3 | North Dakota St. | 92.3 |
| 4 | Coastal Carolina | 89.5 |
| 5 | Chattanooga | 89.0 |
| 6 | Harvard | 88.6 |
| 7 | Illinois St. | 88.2 |
| 8 | Northern Iowa | 88.1 |
| 9 | Portland St. | 87.8 |
| 10 | James Madison | 87.5 |
PiRate Speculation on Playoff Teams
| NCAA Playoffs | |
| 1 | Ohio St. |
| 2 | Ole Miss |
| 3 | TCU |
| 4 | Notre Dame |
| This Week’s Games | ||||
| Home | Visitor | PiRate | Mean | Bias |
| Thursday, September 24 | ||||
| Memphis | Cincinnati | 6.4 | 5.2 | 6.9 |
| Friday, September 25 | PiRate | Mean | Bias |
|
| Virginia | Boise St. | -5.7 | -3.1 | -5.5 |
| Oregon St. | Stanford | -22.6 | -23.1 | -23.9 |
| Saturday, September 26 | PiRate | Mean | Bias |
|
| Connecticut | Navy | -14.0 | -11.0 | -14.3 |
| Duke | Georgia Tech | -18.1 | -9.5 | -17.1 |
| East Carolina | Virginia Tech | -22.4 | -14.3 | -22.7 |
| Michigan | BYU | 6.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Michigan St. | Central Michigan | 40.2 | 28.4 | 38.2 |
| Purdue | Bowling Green | 6.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| Rutgers | Kansas | 21.6 | 20.8 | 22.0 |
| South Carolina | Central Florida | 20.9 | 13.4 | 18.0 |
| Syracuse | LSU | -28.4 | -20.1 | -28.8 |
| Nebraska | Southern Miss. | 27.4 | 24.3 | 28.0 |
| Wake Forest | Indiana | 3.2 | 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Boston College | Northern Illinois | 10.0 | 12.3 | 7.9 |
| Arkansas (Arlington, TX) | Texas A&M | -3.0 | -7.5 | -3.1 |
| Louisiana Tech | Florida Int’l | 15.0 | 9.1 | 13.9 |
| West Virginia | Maryland | 21.7 | 18.6 | 22.2 |
| Baylor | Rice | 37.9 | 29.2 | 37.6 |
| Arizona | UCLA | -4.7 | -5.3 | -4.5 |
| Arizona St. | USC | -3.8 | -5.8 | -5.7 |
| Oregon | Utah | 8.0 | 5.7 | 8.2 |
| Wyoming | New Mexico | -10.1 | -8.9 | -11.3 |
| Florida | Tennessee | -5.8 | -5.0 | -6.2 |
| Houston | Texas St. | 16.4 | 20.7 | 19.4 |
| Notre Dame | Massachusetts | 38.9 | 31.3 | 37.8 |
| Ohio St. | Western Michigan | 41.8 | 31.9 | 41.8 |
| Penn St. | San Diego St. | 16.0 | 12.9 | 15.2 |
| Iowa | North Texas | 24.9 | 21.3 | 25.1 |
| Minnesota | Ohio U | 20.8 | 14.1 | 18.9 |
| Texas | Oklahoma St. | -1.9 | -3.8 | -3.1 |
| Old Dominion | Appalachian St. | -8.8 | -4.5 | -11.8 |
| Western Kentucky | Miami (O) | 26.8 | 18.0 | 27.8 |
| Buffalo | Nevada | -3.6 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Kent St. | Marshall | -10.1 | -7.1 | -10.0 |
| Alabama | UL-Monroe | 46.3 | 48.0 | 46.6 |
| Illinois | Middle Tennessee | 11.9 | 9.8 | 11.2 |
| Texas Tech | TCU | -13.4 | -12.6 | -14.7 |
| Washington | California | -11.4 | -8.2 | -11.5 |
| Eastern Michigan | Army | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
| Ole Miss | Vanderbilt | 35.0 | 34.6 | 34.7 |
| Charlotte | Florida Atlantic | -10.5 | -12.7 | -11.6 |
| UT-San Antonio | Colorado St. | -16.6 | -10.6 | -14.3 |
| UL-Lafayette | Akron | 5.3 | 1.9 | 4.3 |
| Toledo | Arkansas St. | 12.2 | 10.4 | 12.1 |
| Kentucky | Missouri | -2.1 | -2.6 | -1.9 |
| Auburn | Mississippi St. | 6.5 | 9.0 | 5.5 |
| Northwestern | Ball St. | 24.4 | 22.5 | 23.5 |
| South Alabama | North Carolina St. | -28.4 | -22.7 | -25.6 |
| Wisconsin | Hawaii | 23.4 | 22.0 | 21.8 |
| Idaho | Georgia Southern | -20.9 | -14.5 | -19.9 |
| San Jose St. | Fresno St. | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| FBS vs. FCS | Week 4 | PiRate | ||
| Georgia | Southern U | 50 | ||
| North Carolina | Delaware | 35 | ||
| Colorado | Nicholls St. | 43 | ||
| Louisville | Samford | 23 | ||
| SMU | James Madison | 7 | ||
| UTEP | Incarnate Word | 18 | ||
| UNLV | Idaho St. | 15 | ||
The Pi-Rate Ratings 