September 13, 2020
PiRate Ratings–College Football September 13, 2020
This Week’s PiRate, Mean, and Bias Spreads Week 3 Sep. 18-19 Home Visitor PiRate Mean Bias Oklahoma St. Tulsa 16.9 18.1 19.6 Georgia St. Louisiana -16.9 -16.7 -17.0 Pittsburgh Syracuse 11.9 11.7 11.5 Western Ky. Liberty 11.2 9.4 11.4 Tulane Navy -1.6 0.6 -0.5 Duke Boston College 3.0 3.9 2.4 Baylor Houston 4.3 5.9 6.0 Marshall Appalachian St. -2.0 -1.4 -4.3 Notre Dame USF 24.3 24.6 26.1 North Carolina Charlotte 26.5 26.6 27.5 Georgia Tech UCF -7.1 -8.2 -9.4 Ga. Southern Fla. Atlantic 12.9 12.2 14.1 Middle Tenn. Troy -1.5 -2.5 -1.7 North Texas SMU -21.5 -19.8 -20.1 UL-Monroe Texas St. 4.5 4.1 4.6 Louisville Miami (Fla.) 11.2 9.1 10.0 Southern Miss. La. Tech 3.4 2.5 0.9 NC St. Wake Forest -3.3 -4.2 -3.3
This Week’s FBS vs. FCS Games FBS FCS PiRate Coastal Carolina Campbell 22.3 Cincinnati Austin Peay 27.4 UTSA S F Austin 12.0 Clemson Citadel 47.5 Arkansas St. Cent. Arkansas 11.8 UTEP Abilene Chr. -0.7
This Week’s PiRate, Mean, and Bias Ratings # Team PiRate Mean Bias Avg. Conference 1 Clemson 123.7 124.7 127.6 125.4 ACC 2 L S U 123.2 122.5 125.8 123.8 SEC-W 3 Alabama 121.4 122.3 123.3 122.3 SEC-W 4 Georgia 121.1 119.4 121.9 120.8 SEC-E 5 Florida 119.7 119.3 120.8 119.9 SEC-E 6 Auburn 118.0 116.6 117.9 117.5 SEC-W 7 Oklahoma 117.1 117.1 117.3 117.2 B12 8 Notre Dame 117.2 116.2 117.2 116.9 ACC 9 Texas 116.3 115.1 116.4 115.9 B12 10 Texas A&M 115.7 115.8 115.9 115.8 SEC-W 11 Oklahoma St. 113.4 112.8 113.6 113.3 B12 12 N. Carolina 111.9 112.4 113.3 112.5 ACC 13 Kentucky 110.3 110.5 111.5 110.8 SEC-E 14 Louisville 110.7 111.3 109.7 110.5 ACC 15 Virginia Tech 109.2 109.2 111.3 109.9 ACC 16 UCF 109.2 109.6 110.5 109.8 AAC 17 Tennessee 109.1 109.0 109.6 109.2 SEC-E 18 Cincinnati 109.5 108.3 109.4 109.1 AAC 19 S. Carolina 109.3 107.0 108.7 108.3 SEC-E 20 Memphis 109.0 107.7 108.2 108.3 AAC 21 Baylor 108.0 108.1 108.2 108.1 B12 22 Iowa St. 107.9 107.1 107.5 107.5 B12 23 Miss. St. 106.7 106.1 108.4 107.1 SEC-W 24 Virginia 106.6 106.1 106.3 106.4 ACC 25 BYU 106.7 105.2 106.3 106.1 Ind. 26 Louisiana 106.2 105.7 106.2 106.0 SUN-W 27 Florida St. 105.5 103.9 105.4 104.9 ACC 28 Pittsburgh 103.9 105.7 104.1 104.6 ACC 29 T C U 105.0 102.8 105.1 104.3 B12 30 Kansas St. 104.2 103.0 104.1 103.8 B12 31 Houston 104.7 103.2 103.2 103.7 AAC 32 Ole Miss 104.1 102.5 103.8 103.4 SEC-W 33 Appal. St. 102.8 101.9 103.9 102.9 SUN-E 34 Miami (Fla.) 101.5 104.1 101.7 102.4 ACC 35 W. Virginia 101.4 101.5 101.5 101.5 B12 36 Duke 100.6 101.3 100.0 100.6 ACC 37 SMU 100.6 100.1 99.6 100.1 AAC 38 Georgia Tech 100.6 99.9 99.6 100.0 ACC 39 Missouri 99.1 99.2 100.3 99.5 SEC-E 40 Boston Coll. 99.6 99.3 99.6 99.5 ACC 41 Wake Forest 98.3 99.4 98.3 98.7 ACC 42 Marshall 98.9 98.5 97.6 98.3 CUSA 43 Texas Tech 97.2 96.0 97.4 96.9 B12 44 Navy 98.1 96.1 96.0 96.7 AAC 45 W. Kentucky 95.9 97.0 96.7 96.5 CUSA 46 Temple 96.4 97.0 95.3 96.2 AAC 47 Tulsa 97.6 95.7 95.1 96.1 AAC 48 Arkansas St. 95.7 96.9 95.6 96.1 SUN-W 49 Florida Int’l. 95.4 95.2 95.8 95.5 CUSA 50 Syracuse 94.0 96.0 94.6 94.9 ACC 51 Arkansas 94.7 95.8 92.4 94.3 SEC-W 52 Tulane 94.5 94.7 93.6 94.3 AAC 53 Army 93.2 95.3 93.2 93.9 Ind. 54 USF 95.0 93.7 93.1 93.9 AAC 55 NC State 93.5 93.7 93.6 93.6 ACC 56 Georgia Sou. 92.7 93.7 94.0 93.5 SUN-E 57 U A B 92.6 93.4 92.1 92.7 CUSA 58 Vanderbilt 93.3 92.7 91.8 92.6 SEC-E 59 Coastal Car. 91.8 92.4 92.2 92.1 SUN-E 60 E. Carolina 92.1 92.6 90.9 91.9 AAC 61 Southern Miss. 88.5 89.0 87.2 88.2 CUSA 62 Troy 87.0 89.0 87.3 87.8 SUN-E 63 Georgia St. 87.8 87.5 87.7 87.7 SUN-E 64 La. Tech 86.5 88.0 87.7 87.4 CUSA 65 Liberty 86.2 89.1 86.8 87.4 Ind. 66 Charlotte 86.4 86.7 86.8 86.7 CUSA 67 Kansas 86.3 86.5 85.0 86.0 B12 68 S. Alabama 85.1 86.4 84.8 85.4 SUN-W 69 Rice 86.2 84.2 85.6 85.3 CUSA 70 Middle Tenn. 84.1 85.0 84.1 84.4 CUSA 71 Fla. Atlantic 81.3 83.0 81.4 81.9 CUSA 72 UL-Monroe 82.0 82.2 80.4 81.5 SUN-W 73 North Texas 78.1 79.3 78.5 78.7 CUSA 74 Texas St. 79.0 79.6 77.3 78.6 SUN-W 75 U T S A 77.1 77.0 76.5 76.9 CUSA 76 U T E P 63.4 66.0 63.0 64.1 CUSA
By Conference American Athletic Conference East Division Team PiRate Mean Bias Avg UCF 109.2 109.6 110.5 109.8 Cincinnati 109.5 108.3 109.4 109.1 Memphis 109.0 107.7 108.2 108.3 Houston 104.7 103.2 103.2 103.7 SMU 100.6 100.1 99.6 100.1 Navy 98.1 96.1 96.0 96.7 Temple 96.4 97.0 95.3 96.2 Tulsa 97.6 95.7 95.1 96.1 Tulane 94.5 94.7 93.6 94.3 USF 95.0 93.7 93.1 93.9 E. Carolina 92.1 92.6 90.9 91.9 AAC Averages 100.6 99.9 99.5 100.0 Atlantic Coast Conference Team PiRate Mean Bias Avg Clemson 123.7 124.7 127.6 125.4 Notre Dame 117.2 116.2 117.2 116.9 N. Carolina 111.9 112.4 113.3 112.5 Louisville 110.7 111.3 109.7 110.5 Virginia Tech 109.2 109.2 111.3 109.9 Virginia 106.6 106.1 106.3 106.4 Florida St. 105.5 103.9 105.4 104.9 Pittsburgh 103.9 105.7 104.1 104.6 Miami (Fla.) 101.5 104.1 101.7 102.4 Duke 100.6 101.3 100.0 100.6 Georgia Tech 100.6 99.9 99.6 100.0 Boston Coll. 99.6 99.3 99.6 99.5 Wake Forest 98.3 99.4 98.3 98.7 Syracuse 94.0 96.0 94.6 94.9 NC State 93.5 93.7 93.6 93.6 ACC Averages 105.1 105.6 105.5 105.4 Big 12 Conference Team PiRate Mean Bias Avg Oklahoma 117.1 117.1 117.3 117.2 Texas 116.3 115.1 116.4 115.9 Oklahoma St. 113.4 112.8 113.6 113.3 Baylor 108.0 108.1 108.2 108.1 Iowa St. 107.9 107.1 107.5 107.5 T C U 105.0 102.8 105.1 104.3 Kansas St. 104.2 103.0 104.1 103.8 W. Virginia 101.4 101.5 101.5 101.5 Texas Tech 97.2 96.0 97.4 96.9 Kansas 86.3 86.5 85.0 86.0 Big 12 Averages 105.7 105.0 105.6 105.4 Conference USA Team PiRate Mean Bias Avg Marshall 98.9 98.5 97.6 98.3 W. Kentucky 95.9 97.0 96.7 96.5 Florida Int’l. 95.4 95.2 95.8 95.5 U A B 92.6 93.4 92.1 92.7 Southern Miss. 88.5 89.0 87.2 88.2 La. Tech 86.5 88.0 87.7 87.4 Charlotte 86.4 86.7 86.8 86.7 Rice 86.2 84.2 85.6 85.3 Middle Tenn. 84.1 85.0 84.1 84.4 Fla. Atlantic 81.3 83.0 81.4 81.9 North Texas 78.1 79.3 78.5 78.7 U T S A 77.1 77.0 76.5 76.9 U T E P 63.4 66.0 63.0 64.1 CUSA Averages 85.7 86.3 85.6 85.9 FBS Independents Team PiRate Mean Bias Avg BYU 106.7 105.2 106.3 106.1 Army 93.2 95.3 93.2 93.9 Liberty 86.2 89.1 86.8 87.4 Ind. Averages 95.4 96.5 95.4 95.8 Southeastern Conference East Division Team PiRate Mean Bias Avg Georgia 121.1 119.4 121.9 120.8 Florida 119.7 119.3 120.8 119.9 Kentucky 110.3 110.5 111.5 110.8 Tennessee 109.1 109.0 109.6 109.2 S. Carolina 109.3 107.0 108.7 108.3 Missouri 99.1 99.2 100.3 99.5 Vanderbilt 93.3 92.7 91.8 92.6 West Division Team PiRate Mean Bias Avg L S U 123.2 122.5 125.8 123.8 Alabama 121.4 122.3 123.3 122.3 Auburn 118.0 116.6 117.9 117.5 Texas A&M 115.7 115.8 115.9 115.8 Miss. St. 106.7 106.1 108.4 107.1 Ole Miss 104.1 102.5 103.8 103.4 Arkansas 94.7 95.8 92.4 94.3 SEC Averages 110.4 109.9 110.9 110.4 Sunbelt Conference East Division Team PiRate Mean Bias Avg Appal. St. 102.8 101.9 103.9 102.9 Georgia Sou. 92.7 93.7 94.0 93.5 Coastal Car. 91.8 92.4 92.2 92.1 Troy 87.0 89.0 87.3 87.8 Georgia St. 87.8 87.5 87.7 87.7 West Division Team PiRate Mean Bias Avg Louisiana 106.2 105.7 106.2 106.0 Arkansas St. 95.7 96.9 95.6 96.1 S. Alabama 85.1 86.4 84.8 85.4 UL-Monroe 82.0 82.2 80.4 81.5 Texas St. 79.0 79.6 77.3 78.6 SBC Averages 91.0 91.5 90.9 91.2
Conference Ratings # League Avg 1 Southeastern 110.4 2 Big 12 105.4 3 Atlantic Coast 105.4 4 American 100.0 5 Independents 95.8 6 Sun Belt 91.2 7 Conference USA 85.9
This Week’s TV Schedule Friday, September 18 Time (ET) Network Home Visitor 7:00 PM ESPN3 Coastal Carolina Campbell Saturday, September 19 Time (ET) Network Home Visitor 12:00 PM Fox Baylor Houston 12:00 PM ESPN Oklahoma St. Tulsa 12:00 PM ESPN3 Duke Boston College 12:00 PM ESPN2 Georgia St. Louisiana 12:00 PM ACC Pittsburgh Syracuse 12:00 PM ABC Tulane Navy 12:00 PM ESPNU Western Kentucky Liberty 12:00 PM ESPN+ Cincinnati Austin Peay 1:30 PM CBSSN Marshall Appalachian St. 2:30 PM USA Notre Dame South Florida 3:00 PM ABC Georgia Tech Central Florida 3:30 PM ESPN3 North Carolina Charlotte 3:30 PM ESPN3 UTSA S. F. Austin 4:00 PM ACC Clemson The Citadel 4:00 PM ESPN2 Georgia Southern Florida Atlantic 4:00 PM ESPNU Middle Tennessee Troy 6:00 PM CBSSN North Texas SMU 7:00 PM ESPN+ Louisville Miami (Fla.) 7:30 PM ABC Arkansas St. Central Arkansas 7:30 PM ESPNU UL Monroe Texas St. 8:00 PM ACC NC State Weake Forest 9:00 PM ESPN3 UTEP Abilene Christian
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Guys – your column headers in the “this week’s pirate spreads” section in your post are mislabeled as columns of favorites and underdogs. They’re actually columns of the home and visiting teams.
Comment by Billie T — September 13, 2020 @ 10:26 pm
Many thanks, Billie. The WordPress new block formatting is still something we are acclimating to on the PiRate ship. We love the new fomatting, but us old buccaneers take a long time to get used to new tricks. We used the wrong block.
Comment by piratings — September 14, 2020 @ 6:46 am