Conference Reports
AMERICAN ATHLETIC
Central Florida hosts Houston this week, and if the Knights get by the Cougars, the conference championship is almost theirs. UCF closes with Temple, Rutgers, South Florida, and SMU. Rutgers is the only team in that bunch capable of pulling off the upset, but that game is in Orlando.
Louisville has two difficult games remaining—hosting Houston on November 16 and finishing the regular season at Cincinnati on Thursday, December 5. The Cardinals need Houston to beat UCF, and then they would have to beat Houston to earn the BCS Bowl bid.
Houston has the toughest job, as the Cougars must still play at UCF and Louisville in the next two Saturdays. If they can pull off the near miracle, they would then have to face Cincinnati at home the following week before closing with rival SMU.
Cincinnati and SMU are technically still in the conference race, and the two teams square off in the Queen City of Ohio this weekend. For UC to win the league, the Bearcats must win out against SMU, Rutgers, Houston, and Louisville and then hope UCF loses a game to South Florida or Temple, which could lower their BCS ranking below the Bearcats. SMU must win out as well, and their road is much tougher—practically impossible, as they would have to pass Louisville in the BCS rankings.
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1
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BCS (Sugar) |
Central Florida |
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2
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Russell Athletic |
Louisville |
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3
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Belk |
Houston |
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4
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Pinstripe |
Rutgers |
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5
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BBVA Compass |
Cincinnati |
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6
|
Beef O’Brady’s |
No Team Available |
ATLANTIC COAST
In the Atlantic Division, Florida St. is a virtual lock to be the division title winner, as the Seminoles would have to lose to both Wake Forest and Syracuse to fall to second place. The Seminoles just moved back to number two in the BCS rankings, but they are still the odd-team out as of today. A schedule that includes Idaho and Florida besides the two ACC teams is not strong enough to stay ahead of Oregon should the Ducks win out as well.
Clemson is still alive for a BCS at-large bid, but the Tigers will have to root heavily for Northern Illinois and Fresno St. to both lose. If one of the non-automatic qualifying teams crashes the party, Clemson’s invitation will never arrived.
The remainder of the Atlantic Division is fighting it out for Bowl Eligibility. Maryland needs just one more win, and they will certainly get that. Syracuse and Boston College both need two more wins, and the chances are at least 50-50 that they will both succeed and better than 70% that at least one will.
Wake Forest and North Carolina St. both have five losses, and they are on the outside looking in. Chances are better than 67% that both will miss out.
There is still a race to be won in the Coastal Division. Miami has three tough games remaining in the four yet to be played. They host a wounded Virginia Tech team this week, go to the surprising Duke Blue Devils the following week, and then after an easy one against Virginia, the “U” closes at Pittsburgh on Black Friday, where the temperature could be 50 degrees colder than home.
Duke controls their own destiny, and for the Blue Devils to win out, they will have to beat North Carolina St., Miami, Wake Forest, and North Carolina, the latter two on the road.
Virginia Tech is still very much alive even though the Hokies have lost their last two. If they best Miami, it will take home wins over Maryland and Virginia and at least one loss by Duke to give them the division flag.
Georgia Tech has a week off to prepare for a game at Clemson. The Yellow Jackets are already bowl eligible, but they too need one more win to guarantee a bowl bid. It will come at home against Alabama A&M on November 23.
North Carolina and Pittsburgh both have some work to do to become bowl eligible. The Tar Heels dug themselves into a pit with a 1-5 start, but UNC has won their last two and gets Virginia at home this week. Games at Pitt and home against Old Dominion and Duke are all winnable, and this team could close out the regular season on a six-game winning streak.
Pittsburgh needs to split their final four games to finish with six wins, and the Panthers have a tough job with Notre Dame, North Carolina, Syracuse, and Miami. Even with six wins, there is no guarantee the Panthers will go bowling.
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1
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BCS (Orange) |
Florida St. |
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2
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Chick-fil-A |
Clemson |
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3
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Russell Athletic |
Miami |
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4
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Sun |
Virginia Tech |
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5
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Belk |
Maryland |
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6
|
Music City |
Georgia Tech |
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7
|
Advocare V100 |
Duke |
|
8
|
Military |
Syracuse |
| |
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| |
North Carolina |
6-wins and out |
| |
Pittsburgh |
6-wins and out |
BIG 12
The way we see it, this league is going to miss out thrice this year. First, a 12-0 Baylor will have very little chance, make that almost no chance, of making the National Championship Game. Second, if Baylor goes 12-0, the Bears could easily be the only league team to play in a BCS Bowl thanks to the likelihood that there will be a non-automatic qualifier breaking in line. Third, the league champion, be it Baylor or someone else will almost assuredly be stuck playing either Fresno St. or Northern Illinois should one qualify.
Baylor winning the league is still not cut and dry. The Bears have really only played one above average team, and they struggled to defeat Kansas St. BU closes with all their tough games, starting this Thursday night at home against Oklahoma. They follow up that game with Texas Tech at Cowboys Stadium, Oklahoma St. on the road, TCU on the road, and Texas at home.
Coach Mack Brown took a lot of heat and appears to still be on the hot seat in Austin, but Texas still has a shot at the conference championship. It won’t be easy, as the Longhorns’ closing schedule is rough as well. After a tricky road trip to West Virginia this weekend, they close with Oklahoma St., Texas Tech, and Baylor.
Oklahoma St. and Oklahoma are still alive with one conference loss apiece. After an easy one at home with Kansas this weekend, OSU plays at Texas and then hosts Baylor in back-to-back weeks. They get a week off to prepare for the home finale against the Sooners.
Oklahoma has two other tough road games before the Oklahoma St. finale in Stillwater. The Sooners play at Baylor and Kansas St. with a home breather against Iowa St. sandwiched in between.
Texas Tech has fallen out of contention with consecutive losses, and the Red Raiders will fight it out with Kansas St. for bowl pecking order.
West Virginia’s win at TCU has put the Mountaineers back on the plus 50% of bowl eligibility chance rating. WVU still has games with the two conference lightweights, Kansas and Iowa St., and the Mountaineers need two wins to reach six.
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1
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BCS (Fiesta) |
Baylor |
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2
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Cotton |
Oklahoma St. |
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3
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Alamo |
Texas |
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4
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Buffalo Wild Wings |
Oklahoma |
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5
|
Holiday |
Texas Tech |
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6
|
Texas |
Kansas St. |
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7
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Pinstripe |
West Virginia |
BIG TEN
Ohio St. can win the rest of their games 100-0, and the Buckeyes will still need two of the three teams ahead of them in the BCS standings to lose. A non-conference schedule of Buffalo, San Diego St., California, and Florida A&M did not give the Big Ten favorites a fighting chance. The Big Ten is not strong enough to allow OSU to play that schedule and jump ahead of the Pac-12, SEC, and even ACC. It is debatable whether the Buckeyes can stay ahead of Baylor if the Bears run the table.
This week, we have even made a change in our conference champion prediction. We now believe Michigan St. has the Legends Division title secured, and this week, we are predicting the Spartans to defend the Buckeyes in the Big Ten Championship Game.
Wisconsin has a trap game this week with BYU. If the Badgers win this one, they have an excellent shot of winning out and finishing 10-2, but UW would need losses from Ohio St. and Michigan St. to jump into the BCS at-large picture.
The remaining bowl hopefuls are all in the Legends Division. Michigan, Nebraska, and Minnesota are already in as bowl eligible teams. Iowa needs one more win and should get that this week at Purdue.
Northwestern, after starting 4-0, has lost five in a row, and it appears as though the Wildcats are on the outside, looking in. NU must beat one of the Michigan teams as well as Illinois on the road.
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1
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BCS (Rose) |
Michigan St. |
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2
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BCS (Orange) |
Ohio St. |
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3
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Capital One |
Wisconsin |
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4
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Outback |
Michigan |
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5
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Gator |
Minnesota |
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6
|
Buffalo Wild Wings |
Nebraska |
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7
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Texas |
Iowa |
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8
|
Heart of Dallas |
No Team Available |
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9
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Little Caesar’s Pizza |
No Team Available |
CONFERENCE USA
The picture became much clearer this week in one division, while the top two in the other appear to be heading for a big season-ending showdown.
North Texas defeated Rice, while Tulane lost to an emotionally charged Florida Atlantic team. The Mean Green will win the West Division is they defeat UTEP, UTSA, and Tulsa, while Tulane loses one more game. The Green Wave must still play at Rice.
Rice can only win the division if North Texas loses, and the Owls run the table.
In the East, Marshall and East Carolina appear to be headed to a big finish in Huntington on Black Friday. Middle Tennessee is still mathematically alive. For the Blue Raiders to win the division, they must win out over FIU, Southern Miss, and UTEP, while Marshall loses before beating ECU, who must also lose another conference game.
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1
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Liberty |
Marshall |
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2
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Heart of Dallas |
North Texas |
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3
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Military |
East Carolina |
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4
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Beef O’Brady’s |
Middle Tennessee |
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5
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Hawaii |
Rice |
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6
|
New Orleans |
Tulane |
INDEPENDENTS
This one is now cut and dry. BYU is bowl eligible and will play in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, regardless of what happens the rest of the way.
Notre Dame is bowl eligible and will play in a bowl that needs an at-large team. The Fighting Irish have an infinitesimal shot at moving into a BCS at-large bowl.
Navy is 4-4 with games remaining against Hawaii, South Alabama, San Jose St., and Army. The Middies should win at least twice and earn their trip to the Armed Forced Bowl.
Army is 3-6 and must win out against Western Kentucky, Hawaii, and Navy. The Black Knights should consider the road game in Honolulu as their bowl, because it does not look likely for a 3-0 finish after losing to lowly Air Force. Coach Rich Ellerson will most likely be let go if Army loses to Navy.
| Notre Dame |
Poinsettia (at-large) |
| B Y U |
Kraft Fight Hunger |
| Navy |
Armed Forces |
MID-AMERICAN
This is the week where the MAC starts playing half its schedule on the weeknights. There are three big midweek games this week involving four contenders for the conference championship.
Tuesday night, Bowling Green plays at Miami of Ohio in what must be a win for the Falcons if they are to stay in the East Division race.
Also Tuesday night, Buffalo, 4-0 in league play, hosts Ohio, 3-1 and tied with BGU in league play. If the Bulls win, the Bobcats are probably out of the division race and will fall onto the bowl bubble, where they will need to earn an at-large bowl bid.
On Wednesday, Ball St. hosts a so-so Central Michigan team badly in need of an upset win to have a chance at a bowl. The Cardinals are tied with Northern Illinois at 5-0 in league play, with Toledo one game back but with a home game remaining against NIU.
If Northern Illinois runs the table and finishes 13-0, the Huskies will still need for Fresno St. to lose a game to make it to a second consecutive BCS Bowl game. No 13-0 team in the BCS era has failed to finish in the top 12 of the final regular season standings, and NIU (or Fresno St.) only needs to finish in the top 16 if there is an automatic qualifier ranked below them (as are all the contenders in the AAC). Should both NIU and FSU finish undefeated, we believe the Huskies could be sent to Las Vegas in a deal to replace FSU and play in a better bowl than the GoDaddy.com bowl.
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1
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BCS at-large (Fiesta) |
Northern Illinois |
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2
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GoDaddy.com |
Ball St. |
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3
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Little Caesar’s Pizza |
Toledo |
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4
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Famous Idaho Potato |
Buffalo |
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5
|
Advocare V100 * |
Bowling Green |
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6
|
Heart of Dallas * |
Ohio |
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*
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At-large bid |
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Central Michigan |
6 Wins and Out |
MOUNTAIN WEST
Fresno St. has moved two spots ahead of Northern Illinois, and the Bulldogs’ schedule should guarantee that if they ran the table, they would stay ahead of an undefeated NIU team.
However, the MWC is a tough league in which to run the table. In order to get to 12-0 (one game cancelled), the Bulldogs will have to win at Wyoming this Saturday in what has to be a major trap game; The Cowboys had an extra week to prepare, and they need a big upset to have any chance at bowl eligibility. Should FSU survive this ambush in Laramie, they have a Black Friday game at San Jose St. If 11-0 in the MWC Championship, they would then have to defeat Boise St. for a second time or Utah St. Boise lost by a point at Fresno in September, and we cannot see FSU beating the Broncos twice in the same season.
There are a host of teams competing for the bowl spots past FSU, Boise St., Utah St., and San Jose St. UNLV needs just one win to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2003 (last bowl in 2000). The Rebels have three shots and must beat either Utah St., Air Force, or San Diego St.
As for San Diego St., the Aztecs need two wins and will have to beat Hawaii and somebody else. The November 30 game at UNLV could very well be a bowl elimination game.
Colorado St. must win seven games, because they play 13 regular season games. The Rams must finish 3-1. Their schedule includes home games with Nevada and Air Force and road games at New Mexico and Utah St. Coach Jim McElwain’s team has a shot.
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1
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Las Vegas |
Boise St. |
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2
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Poinsettia |
Fresno St. |
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3
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Armed Forces |
San Jose St. |
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4
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New Mexico |
Utah St. |
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5
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Hawaii |
U N L V |
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6
|
Famous Idaho Potato |
Colorado St. |
PAC-12
The conference game of the year takes place Thursday in Palo Alto, as Stanford hosts Oregon. If the Ducks win, they still must defeat Arizona in Tucson and any of three possible South Division contenders in the Pac-12 Championship Game.
If Stanford wins, the Cardinal still must win at USC and defeat rival Cal to win the North.
As long as Stanford does not lose to Cal or Notre Dame, the Cardinal have an excellent shot at going to the Rose Bowl if they lose to Oregon.
As for the rest of the league, it is still quite jumbled, especially in the South Division.
Currently, Arizona St. is the hot team in the South. The Sun Devils are a game ahead of UCLA, Arizona, and USC. UCLA hosts ASU on November 23, and the winner of that game should emerge as the division winner. However don’t dismiss USC. The Trojans have their swagger back, and they could catch Stanford at the right time when the Cardinal come to the Coliseum following the Oregon game.
Arizona finishes with Oregon and Arizona St., and it is hard to see the Wildcats winning both.
Utah is 4-4, and the Utes still must play Oregon and Arizona St. They can get to six wins by topping Washington St. and Colorado, but six wins may keep them home.
In addition to the big two in the North, Washington and Oregon St. are competing for third place. The two play in Corvallis on November 23, and it could be for a bowl position. The Beavers have a brutal closing schedule that includes road games against Arizona St. and Oregon, and losing to UW could be their bowl demise.
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1
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BCS (National Champ.) |
Oregon |
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2
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BCS (Rose) |
Stanford |
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3
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Alamo |
Arizona St. |
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4
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Holiday |
U S C |
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5
|
Sun |
U C L A |
|
6
|
Las Vegas |
Washington |
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7
|
Kraft Fight Hunger |
Arizona |
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8
|
New Mexico |
Oregon St. |
| |
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| |
Utah |
6 wins and out |
SOUTHEASTERN
It is possible that Alabama could lose a game, against LSU, Auburn, or the SEC East Division winner in the conference title game, but this Alabama team looks as strong as the 1995 Nebraska team.
Auburn was picked down at the bottom of the West in the preseason, but the Tigers are still mathematically alive in the West. If they beat Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama, they will win the division; they won’t.
LSU and Texas A&M are fighting for a possible BCS at-large bid, but it will take a 10-2 record to do so, and both are 7-2 with three games to go. LSU would have to upset Alabama in Tuscaloosa this week. The Tigers and Aggies play in Baton Rouge on November 23. A&M finishes at Missouri a week later.
Ole Miss will be the fourth team out of the West to go bowling, but Mississippi St. appears to be out of the picture at 4-4 with games yet to be played against Texas A&M, Alabama, and Ole Miss. Coach Dan Mullen turned down opportunities to coach at bigger schools after the 2010 team beat Michigan 52-14 in the Gator Bowl. He chose to stay in Starkville, and his reward might be unemployment in 2014.
In the East, Missouri is still in the driver’s seat with a 4-1 conference mark. However, the Tigers have tricky games remaining against Ole Miss in Oxford and Texas A&M at home.
If Missouri finishes 6-2, then it will matter who the other loss came against in a 3-way tie with two loss Georgia and South Carolina. If the loss is to Kentucky this week, then the Tigers are in trouble. If the loss comes against Ole Miss or Texas A&M, then they still win the tiebreaker.
If Missouri and South Carolina finish in a two-way tie, then the Gamecocks win the East. Georgia needs Missouri to lose to Kentucky or two lose twice before they have a chance to return to Atlanta. Of course, the Bulldogs still have to play at Auburn.
In the rare event that teams finish tied for first at 5-3, Florida re-enters the equation. There are too many possibilities yet to play out, but most of them will be eliminated if Missouri takes care of business in Lexington.
As for the rest of the East, the Gators are not yet bowl eligible. At 4-4, Florida has two tough games on their schedule at South Carolina and at home against Florida St. Additionally, they still have a difficult game at home against Vanderbilt. 6-6 is probable.
Vanderbilt is 4-4 with four to play. They have games against less than mediocre Kentucky and Wake Forest, as well as winnable games at Florida and Tennessee, so the Commodores have a high probability of making a third consecutive bowl appearance.
Tennessee is in a very familiar situation at 4-5 with three games to go. The Volunteers have been crippled with an injury to starting quarterback Justin Worley as well as backup Nathan Peterman. Worley could be back for the final two games, and the Vols will have to win them both, at home against Vanderbilt and at Kentucky.
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1
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BCS (National Champ.) |
Alabama |
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2
|
BCS (Sugar) |
Auburn |
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3
|
Capital One |
Missouri |
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4
|
Outback |
Texas A&M |
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5
|
Cotton |
South Carolina |
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6
|
Chick-fil-A |
L S U |
|
7
|
Gator |
Georgia |
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8
|
Music City |
Ole Miss |
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9
|
Liberty |
Florida |
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10
|
BBVA Compass |
Vanderbilt |
|
11
|
Advocare V100 |
No Team Available |
SUNBELT
The road to the SBC title runs through the Pelican State this year, as the UL-Lafayette and UL-Monroe winner will take the crown with the loser getting the second bowl spot.
Arkansas St., Texas St., Troy, and Western Kentucky still have shots to make a bowl, but as this league did last year to Middle Tennessee, expect Western Kentucky to get the shaft if there are extra bowl eligible teams. The Hilltoppers are leaving the league in 2014.
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1
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New Orleans |
UL-Lafayette |
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2
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GoDaddy.com |
UL-Monroe |
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3
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Little Caesar’s * |
Texas St. |
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4
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Beef O’Brady’s * |
Western Kentucky |
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Arkansas St. |
6 wins and out |
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Troy |
6 wins and out |
PiRate Ratings For November 4, 2013
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PiRate Regular
|
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1
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Alabama |
137.1
|
|
2
|
Oregon |
135.6
|
|
3
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Florida St. |
131.8
|
|
4
|
Baylor |
128.2
|
|
5
|
Ohio St. |
128.2
|
|
6
|
Stanford |
126.0
|
|
7
|
Arizona St. |
124.4
|
|
8
|
L S U |
123.0
|
|
9
|
Missouri |
122.9
|
|
10
|
Texas A&M |
122.0
|
|
11
|
Oklahoma St. |
120.9
|
|
12
|
Wisconsin |
120.4
|
|
13
|
Clemson |
120.2
|
|
14
|
Ole Miss |
120.0
|
|
15
|
Washington |
119.7
|
|
16
|
South Carolina |
119.6
|
|
17
|
Michigan St. |
118.9
|
|
18
|
Texas |
118.8
|
|
19
|
U C L A |
116.5
|
|
20
|
Oregon St. |
116.0
|
|
21
|
Oklahoma |
115.8
|
|
22
|
Auburn |
115.7
|
|
23
|
Louisville |
115.5
|
|
24
|
Georgia |
115.4
|
|
25
|
Arizona |
115.3
|
|
26
|
Miami |
115.2
|
|
27
|
Florida |
115.2
|
|
28
|
U S C |
115.1
|
|
29
|
B Y U |
114.8
|
|
30
|
Kansas St. |
112.9
|
|
31
|
Michigan |
112.3
|
|
32
|
Nebraska |
112.3
|
|
33
|
Notre Dame |
112.2
|
|
34
|
Georgia Tech |
112.1
|
|
35
|
Texas Tech |
110.0
|
|
36
|
Central Florida |
108.9
|
|
37
|
Northwestern |
108.6
|
|
38
|
Virginia Tech |
108.1
|
|
39
|
Utah |
108.0
|
|
40
|
T C U |
106.7
|
|
41
|
Mississippi St. |
106.3
|
|
42
|
Iowa |
106.0
|
|
43
|
North Carolina |
105.9
|
|
44
|
Utah St. |
105.8
|
|
45
|
Minnesota |
105.7
|
|
46
|
Vanderbilt |
105.6
|
|
47
|
Boise St. |
105.2
|
|
48
|
Tennessee |
104.7
|
|
49
|
Cincinnati |
104.5
|
|
50
|
Penn St. |
104.5
|
|
51
|
Fresno St. |
104.1
|
|
52
|
Indiana |
104.0
|
|
53
|
Northern Illinois |
103.3
|
|
54
|
East Carolina |
103.0
|
|
55
|
Duke |
102.4
|
|
56
|
West Virginia |
102.2
|
|
57
|
Boston College |
101.9
|
|
58
|
Washington St. |
101.9
|
|
59
|
Houston |
101.7
|
|
60
|
Ball St. |
101.1
|
|
61
|
Toledo |
100.4
|
|
62
|
Syracuse |
99.8
|
|
63
|
Bowling Green |
99.8
|
|
64
|
Wake Forest |
99.8
|
|
65
|
Pittsburgh |
99.4
|
|
66
|
Kentucky |
99.4
|
|
67
|
North Texas |
98.5
|
|
68
|
Marshall |
98.3
|
|
69
|
Buffalo |
97.8
|
|
70
|
Illinois |
97.7
|
|
71
|
San Jose St. |
97.0
|
|
72
|
Rice |
96.2
|
|
73
|
Louisiana–Lafayette |
96.2
|
|
74
|
Rutgers |
95.9
|
|
75
|
Maryland |
95.9
|
|
76
|
Navy |
95.5
|
|
77
|
Colorado St. |
95.5
|
|
78
|
Arkansas |
95.1
|
|
79
|
Ohio |
94.7
|
|
80
|
S M U |
94.2
|
|
81
|
Iowa St. |
93.0
|
|
82
|
California |
92.9
|
|
83
|
Kansas |
92.6
|
|
84
|
San Diego St. |
92.5
|
|
85
|
North Carolina St. |
91.6
|
|
86
|
Arkansas St. |
90.8
|
|
87
|
U T S A |
90.6
|
|
88
|
Memphis |
90.2
|
|
89
|
Virginia |
90.0
|
|
90
|
Western Kentucky |
89.5
|
|
91
|
Colorado |
89.1
|
|
92
|
Florida Atlantic |
89.0
|
|
93
|
Louisiana–Monroe |
88.3
|
|
94
|
Tulsa |
88.1
|
|
95
|
Purdue |
88.0
|
|
96
|
South Florida |
87.8
|
|
97
|
Wyoming |
87.7
|
|
98
|
South Alabama |
87.4
|
|
99
|
Tulane |
87.3
|
|
100
|
Temple |
87.1
|
|
101
|
Nevada |
86.7
|
|
102
|
U N L V |
86.5
|
|
103
|
Middle Tennessee |
86.1
|
|
104
|
Kent St. |
86.0
|
|
105
|
Connecticut |
83.5
|
|
106
|
Akron |
83.3
|
|
107
|
Central Michigan |
82.8
|
|
108
|
Hawaii |
82.8
|
|
109
|
Troy |
82.5
|
|
110
|
Texas St. |
82.3
|
|
111
|
Army |
82.1
|
|
112
|
U A B |
81.4
|
|
113
|
Louisiana Tech |
80.8
|
|
114
|
New Mexico |
80.8
|
|
115
|
Air Force |
79.8
|
|
116
|
U T E P |
79.0
|
|
117
|
Western Michigan |
75.5
|
|
118
|
Miami (O) |
73.0
|
|
119
|
Massachusetts |
72.3
|
|
120
|
New Mexico St. |
71.9
|
|
121
|
Eastern Michigan |
70.9
|
|
122
|
Florida Int’l |
69.2
|
|
123
|
Idaho |
68.7
|
|
124
|
Southern Miss. |
68.1
|
|
125
|
Georgia St. |
63.3
|
|
PiRate Mean
|
|
1
|
Florida St. |
135.7
|
|
2
|
Alabama |
133.3
|
|
3
|
Oregon |
132.5
|
|
4
|
Ohio St. |
127.0
|
|
5
|
Arizona St. |
124.1
|
|
6
|
Clemson |
121.5
|
|
7
|
Wisconsin |
121.2
|
|
8
|
L S U |
121.1
|
|
9
|
Baylor |
121.0
|
|
10
|
Missouri |
120.9
|
|
11
|
Texas A&M |
119.9
|
|
12
|
Michigan St. |
119.6
|
|
13
|
Stanford |
118.5
|
|
14
|
South Carolina |
117.1
|
|
15
|
Ole Miss |
116.9
|
|
16
|
Miami |
116.6
|
|
17
|
Auburn |
115.6
|
|
18
|
Washington |
115.6
|
|
19
|
Louisville |
114.6
|
|
20
|
B Y U |
113.5
|
|
21
|
Georgia |
112.8
|
|
22
|
Michigan |
112.5
|
|
23
|
Florida |
112.3
|
|
24
|
Oklahoma St. |
112.2
|
|
25
|
Arizona |
111.9
|
|
26
|
U S C |
111.9
|
|
27
|
Central Florida |
111.8
|
|
28
|
Georgia Tech |
111.6
|
|
29
|
U C L A |
111.4
|
|
30
|
Oklahoma |
111.3
|
|
31
|
Texas |
110.7
|
|
32
|
Nebraska |
110.4
|
|
33
|
Notre Dame |
110.1
|
|
34
|
Houston |
109.5
|
|
35
|
Virginia Tech |
108.4
|
|
36
|
Oregon St. |
108.1
|
|
37
|
North Carolina |
107.8
|
|
38
|
Northwestern |
106.2
|
|
39
|
Indiana |
105.8
|
|
40
|
Texas Tech |
105.7
|
|
41
|
Utah |
105.7
|
|
42
|
Northern Illinois |
105.6
|
|
43
|
Penn St. |
105.6
|
|
44
|
Kansas St. |
105.5
|
|
45
|
Minnesota |
105.4
|
|
46
|
Iowa |
105.3
|
|
47
|
East Carolina |
104.9
|
|
48
|
Ball St. |
104.7
|
|
49
|
Cincinnati |
104.0
|
|
50
|
Utah St. |
103.8
|
|
51
|
Fresno St. |
103.6
|
|
52
|
Tennessee |
103.5
|
|
53
|
Mississippi St. |
103.5
|
|
54
|
Duke |
103.4
|
|
55
|
Vanderbilt |
103.0
|
|
56
|
Wake Forest |
102.7
|
|
57
|
Boston College |
102.4
|
|
58
|
Toledo |
102.3
|
|
59
|
Boise St. |
101.9
|
|
60
|
Marshall |
101.9
|
|
61
|
T C U |
101.5
|
|
62
|
North Texas |
101.1
|
|
63
|
Washington St. |
101.1
|
|
64
|
Bowling Green |
100.2
|
|
65
|
Buffalo |
100.1
|
|
66
|
Maryland |
99.9
|
|
67
|
Illinois |
99.6
|
|
68
|
Kentucky |
99.2
|
|
69
|
Rutgers |
98.9
|
|
70
|
Syracuse |
98.8
|
|
71
|
Rice |
98.8
|
|
72
|
Ohio |
98.5
|
|
73
|
Pittsburgh |
98.4
|
|
74
|
Louisiana–Lafayette |
97.6
|
|
75
|
Arkansas |
97.6
|
|
76
|
Navy |
97.2
|
|
77
|
S M U |
96.3
|
|
78
|
Memphis |
95.7
|
|
79
|
North Carolina St. |
95.5
|
|
80
|
West Virginia |
95.3
|
|
81
|
Colorado St. |
95.2
|
|
82
|
San Jose St. |
94.6
|
|
83
|
U T S A |
92.5
|
|
84
|
Virginia |
91.7
|
|
85
|
Western Kentucky |
91.6
|
|
86
|
San Diego St. |
91.5
|
|
87
|
Middle Tennessee |
91.0
|
|
88
|
Tulane |
90.8
|
|
89
|
South Alabama |
90.5
|
|
90
|
Florida Atlantic |
90.5
|
|
91
|
Colorado |
90.1
|
|
92
|
Louisiana–Monroe |
89.4
|
|
93
|
Wyoming |
89.0
|
|
94
|
Kansas |
88.9
|
|
95
|
California |
88.7
|
|
96
|
Arkansas St. |
88.7
|
|
97
|
Nevada |
88.6
|
|
98
|
Temple |
88.5
|
|
99
|
Kent St. |
88.5
|
|
100
|
U N L V |
88.3
|
|
101
|
Texas St. |
87.9
|
|
102
|
Army |
87.8
|
|
103
|
Tulsa |
87.2
|
|
104
|
Akron |
87.0
|
|
105
|
Central Michigan |
85.5
|
|
106
|
Purdue |
85.4
|
|
107
|
Troy |
85.2
|
|
108
|
Iowa St. |
84.5
|
|
109
|
New Mexico |
84.5
|
|
110
|
South Florida |
84.4
|
|
111
|
Louisiana Tech |
83.2
|
|
112
|
Air Force |
83.2
|
|
113
|
Hawaii |
82.8
|
|
114
|
U A B |
82.4
|
|
115
|
U T E P |
80.9
|
|
116
|
Connecticut |
79.5
|
|
117
|
Massachusetts |
77.3
|
|
118
|
Western Michigan |
76.9
|
|
119
|
Miami (O) |
76.5
|
|
120
|
New Mexico St. |
75.1
|
|
121
|
Eastern Michigan |
73.6
|
|
122
|
Idaho |
73.3
|
|
123
|
Florida Int’l |
71.4
|
|
124
|
Georgia St. |
69.2
|
|
125
|
Southern Miss. |
68.0
|
|
PiRate Bias
|
|
1
|
Alabama |
138.2
|
|
2
|
Oregon |
136.8
|
|
3
|
Florida St. |
133.6
|
|
4
|
Baylor |
130.1
|
|
5
|
Ohio St. |
128.4
|
|
6
|
Stanford |
125.3
|
|
7
|
Arizona St. |
124.5
|
|
8
|
L S U |
123.7
|
|
9
|
Missouri |
122.2
|
|
10
|
Texas A&M |
122.0
|
|
11
|
Wisconsin |
121.5
|
|
12
|
Clemson |
121.3
|
|
13
|
Oklahoma St. |
120.7
|
|
14
|
Ole Miss |
119.6
|
|
15
|
Washington |
119.4
|
|
16
|
South Carolina |
118.7
|
|
17
|
Michigan St. |
118.3
|
|
18
|
Texas |
117.9
|
|
19
|
Louisville |
116.5
|
|
20
|
Auburn |
115.9
|
|
21
|
B Y U |
115.8
|
|
22
|
Miami |
115.7
|
|
23
|
Oklahoma |
115.1
|
|
24
|
U C L A |
114.8
|
|
25
|
U S C |
114.8
|
|
26
|
Georgia |
114.5
|
|
27
|
Oregon St. |
114.0
|
|
28
|
Arizona |
113.9
|
|
29
|
Florida |
113.9
|
|
30
|
Kansas St. |
112.6
|
|
31
|
Georgia Tech |
112.2
|
|
32
|
Michigan |
111.5
|
|
33
|
Nebraska |
111.1
|
|
34
|
Notre Dame |
110.6
|
|
35
|
Central Florida |
110.3
|
|
36
|
Texas Tech |
109.2
|
|
37
|
Northwestern |
108.4
|
|
38
|
Utah |
107.6
|
|
39
|
Utah St. |
107.5
|
|
40
|
Virginia Tech |
107.4
|
|
41
|
North Carolina |
106.7
|
|
42
|
Boise St. |
106.6
|
|
43
|
Iowa |
106.4
|
|
44
|
T C U |
106.1
|
|
45
|
Mississippi St. |
105.9
|
|
46
|
Minnesota |
105.5
|
|
47
|
Vanderbilt |
104.9
|
|
48
|
Fresno St. |
104.4
|
|
49
|
Cincinnati |
104.2
|
|
50
|
Northern Illinois |
103.9
|
|
51
|
Penn St. |
103.6
|
|
52
|
Tennessee |
103.6
|
|
53
|
East Carolina |
103.4
|
|
54
|
Indiana |
103.4
|
|
55
|
Boston College |
103.0
|
|
56
|
Houston |
102.9
|
|
57
|
Washington St. |
102.6
|
|
58
|
Ball St. |
102.3
|
|
59
|
Duke |
101.9
|
|
60
|
Toledo |
101.4
|
|
61
|
West Virginia |
101.3
|
|
62
|
Wake Forest |
100.5
|
|
63
|
Bowling Green |
100.2
|
|
64
|
Kentucky |
100.1
|
|
65
|
North Texas |
99.7
|
|
66
|
Marshall |
99.6
|
|
67
|
Pittsburgh |
99.4
|
|
68
|
Buffalo |
99.3
|
|
69
|
Syracuse |
98.7
|
|
70
|
San Jose St. |
97.8
|
|
71
|
Illinois |
97.4
|
|
72
|
Maryland |
97.3
|
|
73
|
Louisiana–Lafayette |
96.8
|
|
74
|
Rice |
96.5
|
|
75
|
Colorado St. |
96.3
|
|
76
|
Rutgers |
96.0
|
|
77
|
Navy |
95.7
|
|
78
|
Ohio |
95.5
|
|
79
|
Arkansas |
93.6
|
|
80
|
S M U |
93.4
|
|
81
|
San Diego St. |
92.6
|
|
82
|
North Carolina St. |
92.3
|
|
83
|
Kansas |
92.1
|
|
84
|
Iowa St. |
91.6
|
|
85
|
California |
91.5
|
|
86
|
Memphis |
90.7
|
|
87
|
Arkansas St. |
90.5
|
|
88
|
U T S A |
90.4
|
|
89
|
Virginia |
90.1
|
|
90
|
Florida Atlantic |
89.8
|
|
91
|
Western Kentucky |
89.6
|
|
92
|
Wyoming |
88.7
|
|
93
|
Louisiana–Monroe |
88.4
|
|
94
|
South Alabama |
88.1
|
|
95
|
Tulane |
87.7
|
|
96
|
South Florida |
87.5
|
|
97
|
Colorado |
87.3
|
|
98
|
Tulsa |
87.1
|
|
99
|
Middle Tennessee |
87.0
|
|
100
|
U N L V |
86.9
|
|
101
|
Temple |
86.8
|
|
102
|
Nevada |
86.8
|
|
103
|
Kent St. |
86.4
|
|
104
|
Purdue |
85.4
|
|
105
|
Akron |
84.1
|
|
106
|
Army |
83.5
|
|
107
|
Troy |
83.4
|
|
108
|
Hawaii |
83.3
|
|
109
|
Texas St. |
82.8
|
|
110
|
Connecticut |
82.8
|
|
111
|
Central Michigan |
82.3
|
|
112
|
New Mexico |
81.4
|
|
113
|
U A B |
80.7
|
|
114
|
Louisiana Tech |
80.4
|
|
115
|
Air Force |
79.6
|
|
116
|
U T E P |
77.7
|
|
117
|
Western Michigan |
75.6
|
|
118
|
Massachusetts |
72.0
|
|
119
|
New Mexico St. |
71.6
|
|
120
|
Miami (O) |
71.5
|
|
121
|
Eastern Michigan |
69.7
|
|
122
|
Florida Int’l |
69.4
|
|
123
|
Idaho |
68.1
|
|
124
|
Southern Miss. |
67.4
|
|
125
|
Georgia St. |
64.4
|
PiRate Ratings By Conference
|
American Athletic Conference
|
| Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
| Louisville |
3-1
|
7-1
|
115.5
|
114.6
|
116.5
|
| Central Florida |
3-0
|
6-1
|
108.9
|
111.8
|
110.3
|
| Cincinnati |
3-1
|
6-2
|
104.5
|
104.0
|
104.2
|
| Houston |
4-0
|
7-1
|
101.7
|
109.5
|
102.9
|
| Rutgers |
2-2
|
5-3
|
95.9
|
98.9
|
96.0
|
| S M U |
2-1
|
3-4
|
94.2
|
96.3
|
93.4
|
| Memphis |
0-4
|
1-6
|
90.2
|
95.7
|
90.7
|
| South Florida |
2-2
|
2-6
|
87.8
|
84.4
|
87.5
|
| Temple |
0-5
|
1-8
|
87.1
|
88.5
|
86.8
|
| Connecticut |
0-3
|
0-7
|
83.5
|
79.5
|
82.8
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| League Averages |
|
|
96.9
|
98.3
|
97.1
|
|
Atlantic Coast Conference
|
|
Atlantic Division
|
| Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
| Florida St. |
6-0
|
8-0
|
131.8
|
135.7
|
133.6
|
| Clemson |
6-1
|
8-1
|
120.2
|
121.5
|
121.3
|
| Boston College |
2-3
|
4-4
|
101.9
|
102.4
|
103.0
|
| Syracuse |
2-2
|
4-4
|
99.8
|
98.8
|
98.7
|
| Wake Forest |
2-4
|
4-5
|
99.8
|
102.7
|
100.5
|
| Maryland |
1-3
|
5-3
|
95.9
|
99.9
|
97.3
|
| North Carolina St. |
0-5
|
3-5
|
91.6
|
95.5
|
92.3
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coastal Division
|
| Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
| Miami |
3-1
|
7-1
|
115.2
|
116.6
|
115.7
|
| Georgia Tech |
5-2
|
6-3
|
112.1
|
111.6
|
112.2
|
| Virginia Tech |
3-2
|
6-3
|
108.1
|
108.4
|
107.4
|
| North Carolina |
2-3
|
3-5
|
105.9
|
107.8
|
106.7
|
| Duke |
2-2
|
6-2
|
102.4
|
103.4
|
101.9
|
| Pittsburgh |
2-3
|
4-4
|
99.4
|
98.4
|
99.4
|
| Virginia |
0-5
|
2-7
|
90.0
|
91.7
|
90.1
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| League Averages |
|
|
105.3
|
106.7
|
105.7
|
|
Big 12 Conference
|
| Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
| Baylor |
4-0
|
7-0
|
128.2
|
121.0
|
130.1
|
| Oklahoma St. |
4-1
|
7-1
|
120.9
|
112.2
|
120.7
|
| Texas |
5-0
|
6-2
|
118.8
|
110.7
|
117.9
|
| Oklahoma |
4-1
|
7-1
|
115.8
|
111.3
|
115.1
|
| Kansas St. |
2-3
|
4-4
|
112.9
|
105.5
|
112.6
|
| Texas Tech |
4-2
|
7-2
|
110.0
|
105.7
|
109.2
|
| T C U |
1-5
|
3-6
|
106.7
|
101.5
|
106.1
|
| West Virginia |
2-4
|
4-5
|
102.2
|
95.3
|
101.3
|
| Iowa St. |
0-5
|
1-7
|
93.0
|
84.5
|
91.6
|
| Kansas |
0-5
|
2-6
|
92.6
|
88.9
|
92.1
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| League Averages |
|
|
110.1
|
103.7
|
109.7
|
|
Big Ten Conference
|
|
Leaders Division
|
| Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
| Ohio St. |
5-0
|
9-0
|
128.2
|
127.0
|
128.4
|
| Wisconsin |
4-1
|
6-2
|
120.4
|
121.2
|
121.5
|
| Penn St. |
2-2
|
5-3
|
104.5
|
105.6
|
103.6
|
| Indiana |
1-3
|
3-5
|
104.0
|
105.8
|
103.4
|
| Illinois |
0-4
|
3-5
|
97.7
|
99.6
|
97.4
|
| Purdue |
0-4
|
1-7
|
88.0
|
85.4
|
85.4
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legends Division
|
| Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
| Michigan St. |
5-0
|
8-1
|
118.9
|
119.6
|
118.3
|
| Michigan |
2-2
|
6-2
|
112.3
|
112.5
|
111.5
|
| Nebraska |
3-1
|
6-2
|
112.3
|
110.4
|
111.1
|
| Northwestern |
0-5
|
4-5
|
108.6
|
106.2
|
108.4
|
| Iowa |
2-3
|
5-4
|
106.0
|
105.3
|
106.4
|
| Minnesota |
3-2
|
7-2
|
105.7
|
105.4
|
105.5
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| League Averages |
|
|
108.9
|
108.7
|
108.4
|
|
Conference USA
|
|
East Division
|
| Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
| East Carolina |
4-1
|
6-2
|
103.0
|
104.9
|
103.4
|
| Marshall |
3-1
|
5-3
|
98.3
|
101.9
|
99.6
|
| Florida Atlantic |
2-4
|
3-6
|
89.0
|
90.5
|
89.8
|
| Middle Tennessee |
3-2
|
5-4
|
86.1
|
91.0
|
87.0
|
| U A B |
1-3
|
2-6
|
81.4
|
82.4
|
80.7
|
| Florida Int’l |
1-3
|
1-7
|
69.2
|
71.4
|
69.4
|
| Southern Miss. |
0-4
|
0-8
|
68.1
|
68.0
|
67.4
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
West Division
|
| Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
| North Texas |
4-1
|
6-3
|
98.5
|
101.1
|
99.7
|
| Rice |
4-1
|
6-3
|
96.2
|
98.8
|
96.5
|
| U T S A |
3-2
|
4-5
|
90.6
|
92.5
|
90.4
|
| Tulsa |
1-3
|
2-6
|
88.1
|
87.2
|
87.1
|
| Tulane |
4-1
|
6-3
|
87.3
|
90.8
|
87.7
|
| Louisiana Tech |
2-2
|
3-5
|
80.8
|
83.2
|
80.4
|
| U T E P |
0-4
|
1-7
|
79.0
|
80.9
|
77.7
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| League Averages |
|
|
86.8
|
88.9
|
86.9
|
|
Independents
|
| Team |
|
Overall
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
| B Y U |
|
6-2
|
114.8
|
113.5
|
115.8
|
| Notre Dame |
|
7-2
|
112.2
|
110.1
|
110.6
|
| Navy |
|
4-4
|
95.5
|
97.2
|
95.7
|
| Army |
|
3-6
|
82.1
|
87.8
|
83.5
|
| Idaho |
|
1-8
|
68.7
|
73.3
|
68.1
|
| New Mexico St. |
|
1-8
|
71.9
|
75.1
|
71.6
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Independent Avg’s. |
|
|
90.9
|
92.8
|
90.9
|
|
Mid-American Conference
|
|
East Division
|
| Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
| Bowling Green |
3-1
|
5-3
|
99.8
|
100.2
|
100.2
|
| Buffalo |
4-0
|
6-2
|
97.8
|
100.1
|
99.3
|
| Ohio |
3-1
|
6-2
|
94.7
|
98.5
|
95.5
|
| Kent St. |
1-5
|
2-8
|
86.0
|
88.5
|
86.4
|
| Akron |
2-4
|
3-7
|
83.3
|
87.0
|
84.1
|
| Miami (O) |
0-4
|
0-8
|
73.0
|
76.5
|
71.5
|
| Massachusetts |
1-4
|
1-8
|
72.3
|
77.3
|
72.0
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
West Division
|
| Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
| Northern Illinois |
5-0
|
9-0
|
103.3
|
105.6
|
103.9
|
| Ball St. |
5-0
|
8-1
|
101.1
|
104.7
|
102.3
|
| Toledo |
4-1
|
6-3
|
100.4
|
102.3
|
101.4
|
| Central Michigan |
2-2
|
3-5
|
82.8
|
85.5
|
82.3
|
| Western Michigan |
1-4
|
1-8
|
75.5
|
76.9
|
75.6
|
| Eastern Michigan |
0-5
|
1-8
|
70.9
|
73.6
|
69.7
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| League Averages |
|
|
87.8
|
90.5
|
88.0
|
|
Mountain West Conference
|
|
Mountain Division
|
| Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
| Utah St. |
4-1
|
5-4
|
105.8
|
103.8
|
107.5
|
| Boise St. |
4-1
|
6-3
|
105.2
|
101.9
|
106.6
|
| Colorado St. |
2-2
|
4-5
|
95.5
|
95.2
|
96.3
|
| Wyoming |
2-2
|
4-4
|
87.7
|
89.0
|
88.7
|
| New Mexico |
0-4
|
2-6
|
80.8
|
84.5
|
81.4
|
| Air Force |
0-5
|
2-7
|
79.8
|
83.2
|
79.6
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
West Division
|
| Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
| Fresno St. |
5-0
|
8-0
|
104.1
|
103.6
|
104.4
|
| San Jose St. |
4-1
|
5-3
|
97.0
|
94.6
|
97.8
|
| San Diego St. |
3-1
|
4-4
|
92.5
|
91.5
|
92.6
|
| Nevada |
2-4
|
3-6
|
86.7
|
88.6
|
86.8
|
| U N L V |
3-2
|
5-4
|
86.5
|
88.3
|
86.9
|
| Hawaii |
0-6
|
0-8
|
82.8
|
82.8
|
83.3
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| League Averages |
|
|
92.0
|
92.3
|
92.7
|
|
Pacific 12 Conference
|
|
North Division
|
| Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
| Oregon |
5-0
|
8-0
|
135.6
|
132.5
|
136.8
|
| Stanford |
5-1
|
7-1
|
126.0
|
118.5
|
125.3
|
| Washington |
2-3
|
5-3
|
119.7
|
115.6
|
119.4
|
| Oregon St. |
4-2
|
6-3
|
116.0
|
108.1
|
114.0
|
| Washington St. |
2-4
|
4-5
|
101.9
|
101.1
|
102.6
|
| California |
0-6
|
1-8
|
92.9
|
88.7
|
91.5
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Division
|
| Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
| Arizona St. |
4-1
|
6-2
|
124.4
|
124.1
|
124.5
|
| U C L A |
3-2
|
6-2
|
116.5
|
111.4
|
114.8
|
| Arizona |
3-2
|
6-2
|
115.3
|
111.9
|
113.9
|
| U S C |
3-2
|
6-3
|
115.1
|
111.9
|
114.8
|
| Utah |
1-4
|
4-4
|
108.0
|
105.7
|
107.6
|
| Colorado |
0-5
|
3-5
|
89.1
|
90.1
|
87.3
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| League Averages |
|
|
113.4
|
110.0
|
112.7
|
|
Southeastern Conference
|
|
East Division
|
| Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
| Missouri |
4-1
|
8-1
|
122.9
|
120.9
|
122.2
|
| South Carolina |
5-2
|
7-2
|
119.6
|
117.1
|
118.7
|
| Georgia |
4-2
|
5-3
|
115.4
|
112.8
|
114.5
|
| Florida |
3-3
|
4-4
|
115.2
|
112.3
|
113.9
|
| Vanderbilt |
1-4
|
4-4
|
105.6
|
103.0
|
104.9
|
| Tennessee |
1-4
|
4-5
|
104.7
|
103.5
|
103.6
|
| Kentucky |
0-4
|
2-6
|
99.4
|
99.2
|
100.1
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
West Division
|
| Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
| Alabama |
5-0
|
8-0
|
137.1
|
133.3
|
138.2
|
| L S U |
3-2
|
7-2
|
123.0
|
121.1
|
123.7
|
| Texas A&M |
3-2
|
7-2
|
122.0
|
119.9
|
122.0
|
| Ole Miss |
2-3
|
5-3
|
120.0
|
116.9
|
119.6
|
| Auburn |
4-1
|
8-1
|
115.7
|
115.6
|
115.9
|
| Mississippi St. |
1-3
|
4-4
|
106.3
|
103.5
|
105.9
|
| Arkansas |
0-5
|
3-6
|
95.1
|
97.6
|
93.6
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| League Averages |
|
|
114.4
|
112.6
|
114.1
|
|
Sunbelt Conference
|
| Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
| Louisiana–Lafayette |
3-0
|
6-2
|
96.2
|
97.6
|
96.8
|
| Arkansas St. |
2-1
|
4-4
|
90.8
|
88.7
|
90.5
|
| Western Kentucky |
2-3
|
5-4
|
89.5
|
91.6
|
89.6
|
| Louisiana–Monroe |
3-1
|
5-4
|
88.3
|
89.4
|
88.4
|
| South Alabama |
1-3
|
3-5
|
87.4
|
90.5
|
88.1
|
| Troy |
3-2
|
5-4
|
82.5
|
85.2
|
83.4
|
| Texas St. |
2-2
|
6-3
|
82.3
|
87.9
|
82.8
|
| Georgia St. |
0-4
|
0-9
|
63.3
|
69.2
|
64.4
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| League Averages |
|
|
85.0
|
87.5
|
85.5
|
|
Transitioning Teams
|
| Team |
|
Overall
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
| Old Dominion |
|
6-3
|
84.6
|
85.4
|
91.3
|
| Georgia Southern |
|
4-3
|
82.4
|
84.8
|
89.5
|
| Appalachian St. |
|
1-7
|
72.8
|
71.7
|
79.9
|
| Charlotte |
|
4-5
|
57.5
|
62.1
|
64.6
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Not figured in regular averages to 100 |
74.3
|
76.0
|
81.3
|
This Week’s PiRate Rating Spreads
| Home |
Visitor |
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
| Miami (O) |
Bowling Green |
-24.8
|
-21.7
|
-26.7
|
| Buffalo |
Ohio |
6.1
|
4.6
|
6.8
|
| Ball St. |
Central Michigan |
21.3
|
22.2
|
23.0
|
| Baylor |
Oklahoma |
15.4
|
12.7
|
18.0
|
| UL-Lafayette |
Troy |
16.7
|
15.4
|
16.4
|
| Stanford |
Oregon |
-6.6
|
-11.0
|
-8.5
|
| Connecticut |
Louisville |
-29.5
|
-32.6
|
-31.2
|
| New Mexico |
Air Force |
3.5
|
3.8
|
4.3
|
| Wake Forest |
Florida St. |
-29.0
|
-30.0
|
-30.1
|
| Miami (Fla) |
Virginia Tech |
10.1
|
11.2
|
11.3
|
| Pittsburgh |
Notre Dame |
-9.8
|
-8.7
|
-8.2
|
| Kentucky |
Missouri |
-20.5
|
18.7
|
-19.1
|
| Tennessee |
Auburn |
-8.0
|
-9.1
|
-9.3
|
| Texas Tech |
Kansas St. |
0.1
|
3.2
|
-0.4
|
| Florida |
Vanderbilt |
12.6
|
12.3
|
12.0
|
| Iowa St. |
T C U |
-10.7
|
-14.0
|
-11.5
|
| Minnesota |
Penn St. |
4.2
|
2.8
|
4.9
|
| Marshall |
U A B |
19.9
|
22.5
|
21.9
|
| Army |
Western Kentucky |
-4.9
|
-1.3
|
-3.6
|
| Cincinnati |
S M U |
13.3
|
10.7
|
13.8
|
| Purdue |
Iowa |
-15.5
|
-17.4
|
-18.5
|
| Ole Miss |
Arkansas |
27.9
|
22.3
|
29.0
|
| North Carolina |
Virginia |
18.9
|
19.1
|
19.6
|
| Eastern Michigan |
Western Michigan |
-2.6
|
-1.3
|
-3.9
|
| U T S A |
Tulane |
5.8
|
4.2
|
5.2
|
| California |
U S C |
-19.2
|
-20.2
|
-20.3
|
| Texas A&M |
Mississippi St. |
18.7
|
19.4
|
19.1
|
| Michigan |
Nebraska |
3.0
|
5.1
|
3.4
|
| Wisconsin |
B Y U |
8.6
|
10.7
|
8.7
|
| Colorado St. |
Nevada |
11.8
|
9.6
|
12.5
|
| Indiana |
Illinois |
8.8
|
8.7
|
8.5
|
| Maryland |
Syracuse |
-0.9
|
4.8
|
1.6
|
| New Mexico St. |
Boston College |
-26.5
|
-23.8
|
-28.9
|
| North Texas |
U T E P |
22.0
|
22.7
|
24.5
|
| Navy |
Hawaii |
16.7
|
18.4
|
16.4
|
| East Carolina |
Tulsa |
17.9
|
20.7
|
19.3
|
| Oklahoma St. |
Kansas |
31.3
|
26.3
|
31.6
|
| Duke |
North Carolina St. |
12.8
|
9.9
|
11.6
|
| Utah |
Arizona St. |
-13.4
|
-15.4
|
-13.9
|
| Middle Tennessee |
Florida Int’l |
19.4
|
22.1
|
20.1
|
| Central Florida |
Houston |
10.2
|
5.3
|
10.4
|
| West Virginia |
Texas |
-13.6
|
-12.4
|
-13.6
|
| Louisiana Tech |
Southern Miss. |
14.7
|
17.2
|
15.0
|
| UL-Monroe |
Arkansas St. |
0.0
|
3.2
|
0.4
|
| Alabama |
L S U |
17.1
|
15.2
|
17.5
|
| Washington |
Colorado |
33.6
|
28.5
|
35.1
|
| U N L V |
Utah St. |
-16.3
|
-12.5
|
-17.6
|
| Arizona |
U C L A |
1.8
|
3.5
|
2.1
|
| Wyoming |
Fresno St. |
-13.4
|
-11.6
|
-12.7
|
| San Jose St. |
San Diego St. |
7.5
|
6.1
|
8.2
|
Other Games Involving FBS Teams
| Home |
Visitor |
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
| Georgia |
Appalachian St. |
45.6
|
44.1
|
37.6
|
| Idaho |
Old Dominion |
-12.4
|
-8.6
|
-19.7
|
This Week’s Full Bowl Projections
| GAME |
Team
|
vs.
|
Team
|
| New Mexico |
Utah St.
|
vs.
|
Oregon St.
|
| MAACO Bowl Las Vegas |
Boise St.
|
vs.
|
Washington
|
| Famous Idaho Potato |
Colorado St.
|
vs.
|
Buffalo
|
| New Orleans |
UL-Lafayette
|
vs.
|
Tulane
|
| Beef ‘O’ Brady’s |
Western Kentucky *
|
vs.
|
Middle Tennessee
|
| Hawai’i |
U N L V
|
vs.
|
Rice
|
| Little Caesars Pizza |
Toledo
|
vs.
|
Texas St. *
|
| Poinsettia |
Fresno St.
|
vs.
|
Notre Dame *
|
| Military Bowl |
Syracuse
|
vs.
|
East Carolina
|
| Texas |
Iowa
|
vs.
|
Kansas St.
|
| Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl |
Arizona
|
vs.
|
B Y U
|
| Pinstripe |
Rutgers
|
vs.
|
West Virginia
|
| Belk |
Houston
|
vs.
|
Maryland
|
| Russell Athletic |
Louisville
|
vs.
|
Miami
|
| Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl |
Oklahoma
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vs.
|
Nebraska
|
| Armed Forces |
San Jose St.
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vs.
|
Navy
|
| Music City |
Georgia Tech
|
vs.
|
Ole Miss
|
| Alamo |
Texas
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vs.
|
Arizona St.
|
| Holiday |
Texas Tech
|
vs.
|
U S C
|
| AdvoCare V100 Bowl |
Bowling Green *
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vs.
|
Duke
|
| Sun |
Virginia Tech
|
vs.
|
U C L A
|
| Liberty |
Florida
|
vs.
|
Marshall
|
| Chick-fil-A |
Clemson
|
vs.
|
L S U
|
| Heart Of Dallas |
North Texas
|
vs.
|
Ohio *
|
| Gator |
Minnesota
|
vs.
|
Georgia
|
| Outback |
Texas A&M
|
vs.
|
Michigan
|
| Capital One |
Wisconsin
|
vs.
|
Missouri
|
| Rose |
Michigan St.
|
vs.
|
Stanford
|
| Fiesta |
Baylor
|
vs.
|
Northern Illinois
|
| Sugar |
Auburn
|
vs.
|
Central Florida
|
| Cotton |
South Carolina
|
vs.
|
Oklahoma St.
|
| Orange |
Florida St.
|
vs.
|
Ohio St.
|
| BBVA Compass Bowl |
Cincinnati
|
vs.
|
Vanderbilt
|
| GoDaddy.com |
UL-Monroe
|
vs.
|
Ball St.
|
| BCS Championship |
Alabama
|
vs.
|
Oregon
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| * At-Large Selection |
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| 6-win teams not chosen |
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| Arkansas St. |
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| Boston College |
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| Central Michigan |
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| Florida Atlantic |
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| North Carolina |
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| Troy |
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| Utah |
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