There is just one regular season FBS game remaining, and it’s the Army-Navy game this week to be played at Franklin Financial Field in Philadelphia.
Because our ratings rely on the results of all teams, we cannot post our bowl predictions until this game is finished. Our spreads of all 40 bowl games/playoff games will be posted after this game concludes.
| This Week’s Game | ||||
| Opponent | Opponent | PiRate | Mean | Bias |
| Saturday, December 12 | ||||
| Army | Navy | -27.8 | -24.3 | -27.6 |
| Game to be played in Philadelphia | ||||
PiRate Ratings For This Week
| PiRate Retrodictive | |
| # | Team |
| 1 | Alabama |
| 2 | Clemson |
| 3 | Oklahoma |
| 4 | Ohio St. |
| 5 | Michigan St. |
| 6 | Stanford |
| 7 | Notre Dame |
| 8 | Iowa |
| 9 | Florida St. |
| 10 | TCU |
| 11 | Ole Miss |
| 12 | North Carolina |
| 13 | Houston |
| 14 | Oklahoma St. |
| 15 | LSU |
| 16 | Oregon |
| 17 | Baylor |
| 18 | Florida |
| 19 | Northwestern |
| 20 | Michigan |
| 21 | Utah |
| 22 | USC |
| 23 | Tennessee |
| 24 | Wisconsin |
| 25 | Georgia |
| 26 | Navy |
| 27 | Memphis |
| 28 | Arkansas |
| 29 | Western Kentucky |
| 30 | Bowling Green |
| 31 | Mississippi St. |
| 32 | UCLA |
| 33 | Toledo |
| 34 | Temple |
| 35 | Texas A&M |
| 36 | BYU |
| 37 | California |
| 38 | Pittsburgh |
| 39 | West Virginia |
| 40 | Miami (Fla.) |
| 41 | Washington |
| 42 | South Florida |
| 43 | Washington St. |
| 44 | Appalachian St. |
| 45 | San Diego St. |
| 46 | Texas Tech |
| 47 | Louisville |
| 48 | Penn St. |
| 49 | North Carolina St. |
| 50 | Auburn |
| 51 | Arizona St. |
| 52 | Western Michigan |
| 53 | Boise St. |
| 54 | Virginia Tech |
| 55 | Cincinnati |
| 56 | Arkansas St. |
| 57 | Nebraska |
| 58 | Kansas St. |
| 59 | Southern Miss. |
| 60 | Indiana |
| 61 | Georgia Southern |
| 62 | Marshall |
| 63 | Duke |
| 64 | Texas |
| 65 | Northern Illinois |
| 66 | Air Force |
| 67 | Minnesota |
| 68 | Louisiana Tech |
| 69 | Illinois |
| 70 | Arizona |
| 71 | Central Michigan |
| 72 | Ohio |
| 73 | Georgia Tech |
| 74 | Utah St. |
| 75 | Connecticut |
| 76 | Missouri |
| 77 | East Carolina |
| 78 | Middle Tennessee |
| 79 | Virginia |
| 80 | Iowa St. |
| 81 | South Carolina |
| 82 | Vanderbilt |
| 83 | Akron |
| 84 | Tulsa |
| 85 | Maryland |
| 86 | Colorado St. |
| 87 | Syracuse |
| 88 | Georgia St. |
| 89 | Kentucky |
| 90 | New Mexico |
| 91 | Colorado |
| 92 | San Jose St. |
| 93 | Rutgers |
| 94 | Boston College |
| 95 | Wake Forest |
| 96 | Nevada |
| 97 | Buffalo |
| 98 | Oregon St. |
| 99 | Purdue |
| 100 | South Alabama |
| 101 | Troy |
| 102 | Florida Int’l. |
| 103 | Ball St. |
| 104 | Florida Atlantic |
| 105 | Rice |
| 106 | SMU |
| 107 | Idaho |
| 108 | Old Dominion |
| 109 | Massachusetts |
| 110 | UNLV |
| 111 | UTEP |
| 112 | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 113 | Fresno St. |
| 114 | Tulane |
| 115 | Kent St. |
| 116 | Miami (O) |
| 117 | Texas St. |
| 118 | UTSA |
| 119 | Kansas |
| 120 | New Mexico St. |
| 121 | Hawaii |
| 122 | Wyoming |
| 123 | Louisiana-Monroe |
| 124 | Army |
| 125 | North Texas |
| 126 | Charlotte |
| 127 | Eastern Michigan |
| 128 | Central Florida |
| PiRate Ratings | |||||
| # | Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| 1 | Alabama | 131.5 | 129.1 | 131.4 | 130.7 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 130.2 | 126.5 | 130.9 | 129.2 |
| 3 | Ohio St. | 129.0 | 124.6 | 129.8 | 127.8 |
| 4 | Stanford | 124.5 | 121.7 | 124.9 | 123.7 |
| 5 | Ole Miss | 124.7 | 120.2 | 123.9 | 122.9 |
| 6 | Clemson | 121.8 | 122.6 | 122.0 | 122.1 |
| 7 | Baylor | 122.9 | 118.8 | 122.7 | 121.5 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 121.1 | 121.4 | 120.7 | 121.1 |
| 9 | TCU | 123.1 | 115.6 | 124.0 | 120.9 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 121.2 | 118.9 | 120.9 | 120.3 |
| 11 | Arkansas | 121.3 | 116.4 | 120.8 | 119.5 |
| 12 | Michigan St. | 119.7 | 117.2 | 119.7 | 118.9 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 120.1 | 116.2 | 120.2 | 118.8 |
| 14 | LSU | 119.8 | 116.4 | 119.4 | 118.5 |
| 15 | UCLA | 120.5 | 114.8 | 118.9 | 118.1 |
| 16 | USC | 119.7 | 115.0 | 118.7 | 117.8 |
| 17 | Florida St. | 117.2 | 118.4 | 117.1 | 117.6 |
| 18 | Oregon | 118.6 | 113.3 | 118.8 | 116.9 |
| 19 | Utah | 118.1 | 112.3 | 116.3 | 115.6 |
| 20 | Mississippi St. | 116.5 | 113.1 | 116.5 | 115.4 |
| 21 | Washington | 115.9 | 112.6 | 115.8 | 114.8 |
| 22 | Michigan | 115.8 | 113.0 | 115.3 | 114.7 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 116.4 | 112.9 | 114.4 | 114.6 |
| 24 | Georgia | 116.1 | 111.2 | 115.4 | 114.2 |
| 25 | Oklahoma St. | 115.1 | 111.9 | 114.7 | 113.9 |
| 26 | Florida | 114.5 | 111.4 | 114.4 | 113.4 |
| 27 | California | 115.0 | 109.7 | 114.1 | 112.9 |
| 28 | West Virginia | 114.9 | 109.2 | 114.3 | 112.8 |
| 29 | Arizona St. | 114.4 | 109.5 | 114.0 | 112.6 |
| 30 | Iowa | 111.7 | 113.3 | 112.5 | 112.5 |
| 31 | Houston | 109.8 | 115.2 | 112.0 | 112.3 |
| 32 | Auburn | 113.6 | 110.4 | 112.3 | 112.1 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | 111.6 | 111.2 | 110.8 | 111.2 |
| 34 | Bowling Green | 108.5 | 113.3 | 111.6 | 111.1 |
| 35 | Virginia Tech | 110.7 | 110.4 | 110.8 | 110.6 |
| 36 | Western Kentucky | 109.5 | 110.4 | 111.2 | 110.4 |
| 37 | North Carolina St. | 109.4 | 110.4 | 107.9 | 109.2 |
| 38 | BYU | 108.1 | 108.3 | 109.3 | 108.6 |
| 39 | Louisville | 108.0 | 109.5 | 107.9 | 108.5 |
| 40 | Temple | 106.9 | 109.9 | 108.4 | 108.4 |
| 41 | Memphis | 107.7 | 108.8 | 108.0 | 108.2 |
| 42 | Pittsburgh | 107.5 | 108.1 | 107.8 | 107.8 |
| 43 | Nebraska | 108.5 | 106.9 | 107.8 | 107.7 |
| 44 | Georgia Tech | 109.1 | 106.5 | 107.5 | 107.7 |
| 45 | Washington St. | 108.5 | 105.1 | 109.3 | 107.6 |
| 46 | Navy | 105.9 | 109.9 | 107.0 | 107.6 |
| 47 | San Diego St. | 105.7 | 109.8 | 106.9 | 107.5 |
| 48 | Miami | 106.1 | 106.7 | 107.2 | 106.7 |
| 49 | Northwestern | 106.4 | 106.6 | 106.6 | 106.5 |
| 50 | Boise St. | 107.3 | 105.1 | 107.2 | 106.5 |
| 51 | Texas | 107.5 | 103.4 | 107.3 | 106.1 |
| 52 | South Carolina | 107.3 | 104.2 | 106.3 | 105.9 |
| 53 | Arizona | 107.9 | 102.4 | 106.8 | 105.7 |
| 54 | Texas Tech | 108.1 | 100.4 | 108.3 | 105.6 |
| 55 | Missouri | 106.9 | 103.4 | 105.6 | 105.3 |
| 56 | Toledo | 103.7 | 105.0 | 104.9 | 104.5 |
| 57 | South Florida | 102.1 | 107.8 | 103.4 | 104.4 |
| 58 | Minnesota | 105.1 | 103.6 | 104.2 | 104.3 |
| 59 | Western Michigan | 102.6 | 103.8 | 104.0 | 103.5 |
| 60 | Penn St. | 103.8 | 103.3 | 103.0 | 103.4 |
| 61 | Colorado | 105.3 | 100.5 | 103.7 | 103.2 |
| 62 | Kansas St. | 106.0 | 97.5 | 105.7 | 103.1 |
| 63 | Cincinnati | 102.0 | 103.9 | 103.3 | 103.1 |
| 64 | Duke | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.8 | 102.9 |
| 65 | Illinois | 104.1 | 101.9 | 102.8 | 102.9 |
| 66 | Virginia | 102.7 | 101.8 | 103.1 | 102.5 |
| 67 | Indiana | 101.0 | 101.3 | 101.3 | 101.2 |
| 68 | Boston College | 100.3 | 102.6 | 98.8 | 100.6 |
| 69 | Kentucky | 101.8 | 98.4 | 100.1 | 100.1 |
| 70 | Air Force | 98.7 | 102.1 | 99.1 | 100.0 |
| 71 | Southern Mississippi | 98.8 | 100.9 | 99.6 | 99.8 |
| 72 | Iowa St. | 100.4 | 96.3 | 100.1 | 98.9 |
| 73 | Georgia Southern | 97.2 | 100.0 | 99.1 | 98.8 |
| 74 | Louisiana Tech | 98.3 | 98.6 | 99.1 | 98.7 |
| 75 | Vanderbilt | 100.2 | 96.0 | 99.4 | 98.5 |
| 76 | Marshall | 97.9 | 98.5 | 97.6 | 98.0 |
| 77 | Appalachian St. | 96.4 | 99.5 | 97.9 | 97.9 |
| 78 | Northern Illinois | 96.0 | 99.8 | 96.9 | 97.6 |
| 79 | Wake Forest | 96.5 | 99.3 | 96.1 | 97.3 |
| 80 | Utah St. | 97.6 | 97.8 | 96.0 | 97.1 |
| 81 | Arkansas St. | 95.2 | 97.0 | 97.5 | 96.6 |
| 82 | Middle Tennessee | 96.6 | 96.2 | 96.7 | 96.5 |
| 83 | East Carolina | 94.7 | 98.5 | 95.6 | 96.3 |
| 84 | Syracuse | 95.1 | 97.9 | 95.0 | 96.0 |
| 85 | Purdue | 95.1 | 94.1 | 93.4 | 94.2 |
| 86 | Maryland | 94.5 | 93.4 | 94.4 | 94.1 |
| 87 | Connecticut | 91.0 | 95.5 | 92.3 | 92.9 |
| 88 | San Jose St. | 92.2 | 94.2 | 92.2 | 92.9 |
| 89 | Colorado St. | 92.8 | 93.3 | 92.3 | 92.8 |
| 90 | New Mexico | 92.3 | 93.4 | 91.8 | 92.5 |
| 91 | Central Michigan | 90.3 | 94.2 | 91.7 | 92.1 |
| 92 | Rutgers | 93.5 | 90.8 | 91.2 | 91.8 |
| 93 | Tulsa | 89.8 | 93.9 | 90.9 | 91.5 |
| 94 | Nevada | 89.7 | 93.6 | 90.0 | 91.1 |
| 95 | Ohio | 88.8 | 93.2 | 90.9 | 91.0 |
| 96 | Akron | 86.1 | 92.9 | 88.4 | 89.1 |
| 97 | Georgia St. | 86.2 | 87.9 | 87.6 | 87.2 |
| 98 | Oregon St. | 88.7 | 85.3 | 86.6 | 86.9 |
| 99 | Florida Atlantic | 84.1 | 87.5 | 84.9 | 85.5 |
| 100 | Troy | 84.2 | 85.5 | 84.8 | 84.8 |
| 101 | Florida International | 83.8 | 86.2 | 83.9 | 84.6 |
| 102 | SMU | 83.3 | 86.9 | 82.9 | 84.4 |
| 103 | Massachusetts | 82.6 | 86.1 | 83.4 | 84.0 |
| 104 | Buffalo | 81.1 | 86.3 | 81.7 | 83.0 |
| 105 | Tulane | 82.2 | 84.7 | 80.9 | 82.6 |
| 106 | UNLV | 81.9 | 83.6 | 81.9 | 82.5 |
| 107 | Fresno St. | 81.5 | 84.2 | 79.7 | 81.8 |
| 108 | Army | 78.1 | 85.6 | 79.4 | 81.0 |
| 109 | Wyoming | 80.0 | 81.6 | 79.2 | 80.3 |
| 110 | Rice | 78.6 | 81.4 | 78.4 | 79.5 |
| 111 | Ball St. | 78.7 | 80.7 | 78.9 | 79.4 |
| 112 | UTEP | 78.4 | 81.0 | 78.2 | 79.2 |
| 113 | Old Dominion | 76.7 | 80.6 | 76.4 | 77.9 |
| 114 | Kent St. | 77.1 | 79.0 | 77.4 | 77.8 |
| 115 | Hawaii | 77.9 | 79.0 | 76.3 | 77.7 |
| 116 | UT-San Antonio | 76.8 | 79.2 | 77.1 | 77.7 |
| 117 | Miami (O) | 75.4 | 80.3 | 76.3 | 77.3 |
| 118 | UL-Lafayette | 76.6 | 79.1 | 76.3 | 77.3 |
| 119 | South Alabama | 75.0 | 79.8 | 75.9 | 76.9 |
| 120 | Idaho | 74.1 | 79.1 | 75.5 | 76.2 |
| 121 | Central Florida | 74.9 | 77.8 | 74.6 | 75.8 |
| 122 | Texas St. | 73.2 | 75.6 | 72.8 | 73.9 |
| 123 | Eastern Michigan | 71.5 | 77.6 | 71.7 | 73.6 |
| 124 | North Texas | 72.4 | 75.8 | 72.2 | 73.5 |
| 125 | New Mexico St. | 72.6 | 73.8 | 72.0 | 72.8 |
| 126 | Kansas | 75.5 | 68.7 | 72.9 | 72.4 |
| 127 | UL-Monroe | 71.4 | 71.4 | 71.7 | 71.5 |
| 128 | Charlotte | 67.5 | 69.1 | 67.0 | 67.9 |
| PiRate Ratings By Conference | |||||
| # | League | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
| 1 | SEC | 115.1 | 111.4 | 114.3 | 113.6 |
| 2 | Pac-12 | 113.1 | 108.5 | 112.3 | 111.3 |
| 3 | Big 12 | 110.4 | 104.8 | 110.1 | 108.4 |
| 4 | ACC | 107.8 | 108.5 | 107.5 | 107.9 |
| 5 | Big Ten | 107.1 | 105.8 | 106.6 | 106.5 |
| 6 | Indep. | 102.5 | 104.3 | 103.2 | 103.3 |
| 7 | AAC | 95.9 | 99.4 | 96.6 | 97.3 |
| 8 | MWC | 91.5 | 93.1 | 91.1 | 91.9 |
| 9 | MAC | 87.9 | 91.7 | 89.1 | 89.5 |
| 10 | CUSA | 86.1 | 88.1 | 86.3 | 86.8 |
| 11 | SBC | 82.0 | 84.4 | 82.8 | 83.1 |
Bowl Pairings
| Bowl | Conferences | Team | vs. | Team | |
| Cure | AAC | SBC | San Jose St. * | vs. | Georgia St. |
| New Mexico | MWC | CUSA | New Mexico | vs. | Arizona * |
| Las Vegas | Pac-12 | MWC/BYU | Utah | vs. | BYU |
| Camellia | MAC | SBC | Ohio | vs. | Appalachian St. |
| New Orleans | CUSA | SBC | Louisiana Tech | vs. | Arkansas St. |
| Miami Beach | AAC | CUSA | South Florida | vs. | Western Kentucky |
| Idaho Potato | MAC | MWC | Akron | vs. | Utah St. |
| Boca Raton | AAC | MAC | Temple | vs. | Toledo |
| Poinsettia | MWC | Army | Boise St. | vs. | Northern Illinois |
| GoDaddy | MAC | SBC | Bowling Green | vs. | Georgia Southern |
| Bahamas | CUSA | MAC | Middle Tennessee | vs. | Western Michigan |
| Hawaii | AAC | MWC/BYU | Cincinnati | vs. | San Diego St. |
| St. Petersburg | AAC | CUSA | Connecticut | vs. | Marshall |
| Sun | ACC | Pac-12 | Miami | vs. | Washington St. |
| Heart of Dallas | Big 12 | CUSA | Washington * | vs. | Southern Miss. |
| Pinstripe | ACC | Big Ten | Duke | vs. | Indiana |
| Independence | SEC | ACC | Tulsa * | vs. | Virginia Tech |
| Foster Farms | Big Ten | Pac-12 | Nebraska | vs. | UCLA |
| Military | ACC | AAC | Pittsburgh | vs. | Navy |
| Quick Lane | ACC | Big Ten | Central Michigan * | vs. | Minnesota |
| Armed Forces | Big Ten | MWC | California * | vs. | Air Force |
| Russell Athletic | ACC | Big 12 | North Carolina | vs. | Baylor |
| Arizona | CUSA | MWC | Colorado St. * | vs. | Nevada |
| Texas | Big 12 | SEC | Texas Tech | vs. | LSU |
| Birmingham | AAC | SEC | Memphis | vs. | Auburn |
| Belk | ACC | SEC | North Carolina St. | vs. | Mississippi St. |
| Music City | ACC/Big Ten | SEC | Louisville | vs. | Texas A&M |
| Peach | N. Y. 6 | N. Y. 6 | Florida St. | vs. | Houston |
| Cotton | Playoff | Playoff | Alabama | vs. | Michigan St. |
| Orange | Playoff | Playoff | Clemson | vs. | Oklahoma |
| Holiday | Big Ten | Pac-12 | Wisconsin | vs. | USC |
| Ouback | Big Ten | SEC | Northwestern | vs. | Tennessee |
| Citrus | Big Ten | SEC | Michigan | vs. | Florida |
| Sugar | Big 12 | SEC | Oklahoma St. | vs. | Ole Miss |
| Rose | Big Ten | Pac-12 | Iowa | vs. | Stanford |
| Fiesta | N. Y. 6 | N. Y. 6 | Ohio St. | vs. | Notre Dame |
| TaxSlayer | ACC/Big Ten | SEC | Penn St. | vs. | Georgia |
| Liberty | Big 12 | SEC | Kansas St. | vs. | Arkansas |
| Alamo | Big 12 | Pac-12 | TCU | vs. | Oregon |
| Cactus | Big 12 | Pac-12 | West Virginia | vs. | Arizona St. |
| Nat’l Champ. | Semifinal | Winners | Michigan St. | vs. | Oklahoma |
| * = At-large selection due to contracted conference not having an eligible team for this slot | |||||
FCS Playoffs
| 2nd Round | ||
| Jacksonville St. | 41 | ot |
| Chattanooga | 35 | |
| Charleston Sou. | 14 | |
| Citadel | 6 | |
| Colgate | 44 | |
| James Madison | 38 | |
| Sam Houston | 34 | |
| McNeese St. | 29 | |
| North Dakota St. | 37 | |
| Montana | 6 | |
| Northern Iowa | 29 | |
| Portland St. | 17 | |
| Richmond | 48 | |
| William & Mary | 13 | |
| Illinois St. | 36 | |
| Western Illinois | 19 |
Quarterfinal Round Games
| Quarterfinals | D. 11-13 | All times ET |
| @ Illinois St. | 10-2 | D.11 7:30 PM |
| Richmond | 9-3 | ESPN3 |
| @ Sam Houston | 10-3 | D.12 8PM |
| Colgate | 9-4 | No TV |
| @ Jacksonville St. | 11-1 | D.11 8 PM |
| Charleston Southern | 10-2 | ESPN2 |
| @ North Dakota St. | 10-2 | D.13 12 AM |
| Northern Iowa | 9-4 | ESPN |
The Pi-Rate Ratings 