The Conference Races & The Bowls
The Search For 70 Bowl Eligible Teams
With 35 bowls, the Football Bowl Subdivision needs 70 bowl-eligible teams to fill those spots. Remember, we cannot include Southern Cal in that list, because they are ineligible for a bowl game this year. Since there are only 120 total FBS schools, it requires a lot of teams to get to six wins by virtue of defeating a team from the Football Championship Subdivision, formerly known as I-AA. There are only four more FBS versus FCS games this year, all involving teams from the SEC. Three of those SEC teams are already bowl eligible, so only the Florida-Furman game can help an FBS team become bowl eligible.
If there are fewer than 70 bowl eligible teams, the NCAA supposedly will allow teams with a losing record to earn bowl bids. The last team with a losing record to earn a bowl bid was North Texas in 2001, but the Mean Green earned their bid by winning the Sunbelt Conference championship. William and Mary won the Southern Conference title and earned the automatic bid to the Tangerine Bowl, even though they were just 5-6 overall. SMU, at 4-6, was invited to the Sun Bowl in 1963. Will it happen again in 2011? Let’s look at the conference breakdown and count who we think will make it.
ACC
Atlantic
Clemson leads Florida State and Wake Forest by one full game. The Tigers have already defeated the Seminoles, and if they defeat Wake Forest this weekend, they will wrap up a spot in the ACC Championship Game. If the Demon Deacons win, then all three teams will be alive having gone 1-1 against each other.
Coastal
Virginia Tech leads Georgia Tech by a half-game and Virginia by a full game, and the Hokies must play both teams. They face Georgia Tech in Atlanta on Thursday.
Bowl Eligible (6)
Florida St., Clemson, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, and Virginia
Bowl Probable (3)
North Carolina St., Wake Forest, and Miami need each need one more win and each have two winnable games left.
Big East
All eight teams are still in contention to be bowl eligible. Cincinnati leads with a 3-0 conference record, while Louisville is a half game back at 3-1, losing to the Bearcats in October. West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, and Connecticut have two conference losses.
This race is a mess, and we believe that five of the eight teams will end up bowl eligible. Throw in Notre Dame, since the Irish will not earn a BCS Bowl Bid, and you have six bowl eligibles.
Bowl Eligible (4)
Cincinnati, Notre Dame, West Virginia, and Rutgers
Bowl Probable (2)
Louisville and Syracuse
The Cardinals and the Orangemen both have five wins. UL can win all three of their remaining games, so it should be a slam dunk for Coach Charlie Strong’s club. Syracuse and South Florida square off at the Carrier Dome Friday night, and the loser will probably be eliminated.
We believe Pittsburgh and Connecticut will both fall a game short, but both still have legitimate shots at getting to six wins. As for South Florida, the Bulls must win at Syracuse this week, or we believe they are out of the picture.
Big Ten
The first year of the 12-team Big Ten has been a disappointment as no teams are in contention for the big prize, and the Rose Bowl participant will more than likely have two or even three losses.
Bowl Eligible (8)
Wisconsin, Ohio St., Penn St., Illinois, Michigan St., Nebraska, Michigan, and Iowa
Bowl Probable (1)
Northwestern
Northwestern has four wins, but their next two games are at home against Rice and Minnesota. We believe they will win both to become bowl eligible.
Purdue is 4-5. They must upset either Ohio State or Iowa and then beat Indiana to become bowl eligible. We do not see the Boilermakers becoming Spoilermakers this year.
Big 12
Oklahoma State has moved up to number two in the BCS Ratings, as they passed Alabama. We here at the PiRate Ratings still have Oklahoma rated a bit higher than Oklahoma State, but the Sooners’ have lost a key piece to their offense. The big game OU-OSU game comes on December 3 in Stillwater at Boone Pickens Stadium. Tickets for that game may be more expensive than a dozen barrels of oil. The Cowboys get an extra week to prepare for the game, so all factors are on their side. We think it will be a great game, but losing Ryan Broyles for the season will be a major blow for OU. We call this game a tossup as of today.
Bowl Eligible (4)
Oklahoma St., Oklahoma, Kansas St., and Texas
Bowl Probable (3)
Texas A&M, Missouri, and Baylor
Texas A&M and Baylor need one more win, as does Iowa State and Texas Tech. Missouri needs two more wins.
A&M has been a major disappointment, but the Aggies still have a home game with Kansas and should easily win that one to become bowl eligible.
Baylor plays at Kansas this week and faces Texas Tech at Cowboys Stadium on November 26. The Bears will be in a bowl.
Missouri, just officially announced as the SEC’s 14th team beginning next season, has a home game with Texas Tech and a season-ender with Kansas at Arrowhead Stadium.
Texas Tech fell apart after upsetting Oklahoma. The Red Raiders finish with Oklahoma State, Missouri, and Baylor, and unless they pull off another big upset, they will stay home in December.
Iowa State needs one more win, but the Cyclones finish with Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, and Kansas State. The next big win in Ames may be won by Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, or Newt Gingrich at the Iowa Caucuses.
Conference USA
Houston has a very slim chance to get to a BCS Bowl, if the Cougars go 13-0 in the regular season. They need Boise State to lose a game so they can be the highest-rated non automatic qualifying champion in the BCS Rankings. They need Tulsa to be 8-3 and Southern Miss to be 11-1 when they face and beat them to end the regular season and win the conference championship game. Then, they will still need for a couple top 10 teams to drop into the second 10. It’s possible, but not probable, because it is going to be hard for anybody to knock off Boise State.
Bowl Eligible (4)
Houston, Southern Mississippi, Tulsa, and SMU
Bowl Probable (1)
Marshall
There are four teams with four wins, needing two more to become bowl eligible. However, with their schedules, we only believe one will get to six victories.
UTEP closes with East Carolina, Tulsa, and Central Florida. The Miners’ easiest game prior to last week was against Rice, and the lost to the Owls.
Central Florida closes with Southern Miss, East Carolina, and UTEP. Only the UTEP game is at home, and we cannot see UCF winning either road game.
East Carolina has a decent chance with games against UTEP, UCF, and Marshall, but only the UCF game is in Greenville.
Marshall should lose at Tulsa this weekend, but the Thundering Herd benefits from playing Memphis the following week before hosting East Carolina the week after. They have the best chance at emerging with six wins.
Independents
We have already included Notre Dame in the Big East list because the Irish do not appear to be headed to a BCS Bowl. They would have to win at Stanford and still need a lot of help.
Bowl Eligible (1)
Brigham Young
Bowl Probable (0)
This will open the door for two at-large bowl berths. Neither Army nor Navy appear to be headed to bowl eligibility. Both are 3-6, so one is guaranteed to lose a seventh game when they face off on December 10.
Navy has tough games at SMU and San Jose State before taking on Army. The Midshipmen have beaten Army 11 straight times, and it could be Army’s year to end that streak.
Army closes with Rutgers and Temple before taking on Navy.
Mid-American
Here is another muddled conference where 10 different teams have a chance to make it to the championship game.
In the East, Miami of Ohio has won three games in a row after a 1-5 start to move into a tie for first with Ohio. Temple is a half game back, while Bowling Green and Kent State are one game back.
In the West, Northern Illinois and Toledo are tied at 4-1 in league play, but the Huskies own the tiebreak over the Rockets after winning their epic match 63-60. Ball State, Western Michigan, and even Eastern Michigan are still mathematically alive.
Bowl Eligible (3)
Ohio, Northern Illinois, and Ball State
Bowl Probable (5)
Toledo, Temple, Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, and Bowling Green
As many as three of these probable teams could be 6-6 and would serve as the last line of teams available for at-large bids.
Mountain West
Boise State is number five in the BCS rankings, and the Broncos will need help from several other teams to make it to the National Championship Game. Oklahoma State and Stanford must lose, and Alabama may have to lose again or LSU may have to lose.
The funny thing about the Broncos this year is that we feel this is their weakest team in the last four years! Their run defense is not as forceful as it has been the last five years, and Boise will have a tough time winning out with TCU, San Diego State, and Wyoming still to play.
Bowl Eligible (2)
Boise State and TCU
Bowl Probable (3)
San Diego State, Wyoming, and Air Force
All three teams need just one more win for bowl eligibility, and all three have two patsies on their schedules. So, all three should have at least seven wins, and one team should get to eight.
However, with Boise State likely headed to a BCS Bowl (not the National Championship Game), the MWC will need six bowl eligible teams and will come up one short.
Pac-12
Stanford still has national title aspirations, and they will need to beat Oregon handily this week and then close with convincing wins over Cal and Notre Dame. If the Cardinal can beat the Ducks by two touchdowns, it will at least establish a comparison with LSU. LSU beat Oregon by 13 in the season opener. Remember, Stanford has been hit hard by injuries to their receiving corps, while Oregon is coming into their Saturday game near full strength.
Bowl Eligible (4)
Stanford, Oregon, Washington, and Arizona State
Bowl Probable (3)
Utah, UCLA, and California
These three teams each need one more win to get to six and all three have really good shots at doing so.
Utah’s schedule gives them a chance to win out. The Utes host UCLA, then go to fast-falling Washington State, before closing at home against Colorado.
UCLA has a home game with Colorado, and that alone will get them to six victories. Road games at Utah and USC do not look promising, but if they win both, they will play in the inaugural Pac-12 Championship Game.
California should become bowl eligible this weekend when they host Oregon State.
Southeastern
11 of the 12 teams are still alive in the bowl eligibility race, and at least nine teams will get there. The big news is that Alabama stayed in second place in the BCS rankings. If they win out, they will be in the National Championship Game.
LSU has a tough home game with Arkansas, but the Tigers should run the table and meet Alabama in New Orleans for the National Championship.
Bowl Eligible (6)
LSU, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, and South Carolina
Bowl Probable (3)
Florida, Mississippi State, and Tennessee
Florida needs one more win and has a game with Furman, so the Gators are in.
Mississippi State needs one more win and should get it in the Egg Bowl against Ole Miss.
Tennessee, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt are 4-5 and need two more wins. All three must play the other two and all three will probably lose their other game, which in all three cases come on the road against teams with winning records. Because Tennessee has a long history of beating the other two, we will go with the Volunteers to beat Vanderbilt and Kentucky and become the ninth bowl eligible SEC team.
If both LSU and Alabama advance to the title game, the SEC will need 11 bowl eligible teams, so there could be two and even three at-large spots available for other teams. If Oklahoma beats Oklahoma State, then the Tide and Tigers could play again.
Sunbelt
No SBC team has won 10 regular season games, but it could happen this year. If Arkansas State defeats Louisiana (UL-Lafayette for those that do not realize the Ragin’ Cajuns call themselves “the University of Louisiana” these days), the Red Wolves will win out and go 10-2.
This league has benefitted from the at-large bowl bid in recent years, and it should be another season of getting at least one extra team in a bowl.
Bowl Eligible (2)
Arkansas State and U. of Louisiana
Bowl Probable (2)
Florida International and Western Kentucky
After starting 0-4, Western Kentucky has reeled off five straight wins, but that streak will come to a crashing halt this week. The Hilltoppers play at LSU.
WAC
Two thirds through the season, no WAC team has become bowl eligible as of yet. This league has four bowl allotments, and only three teams have five wins (no other team has even four yet). To make matters worse, some teams will need seven wins to become eligible, because they play 13 regular season games.
Bowl Eligible (0)
Bowl Probable (4)
Nevada, Hawaii, Louisiana Tech, and Utah State
Nevada and Louisiana Tech face off in Reno on November 19, and the winner of that game will be the conference champion, while the loser will still become bowl eligible.
Hawaii has home games with an subpar Fresno State team and an inept Tulane team, so the Warriors will get their needed seven wins.
Utah State is a stretch, but we believe the Aggies have what it takes to win out including pulling off an upset over Nevada in Logan a week after the Wolf Pack beats Louisiana Tech.
Total Bowl Eligible as of November 7, 2011—44
Total Bowl Probable as of November 7, 2011—30
As of today, we see about 74 bowl eligible teams fighting for 70 bowl spots. See our bowl possibilities at the end of this post.
Here is this week’s list of teams ranked from 1 to 120.
|
# |
Team |
PiRate |
|
1 |
L S U |
137.3 |
|
2 |
Alabama |
136.9 |
|
3 |
Stanford |
133.7 |
|
4 |
Oklahoma |
131.5 |
|
5 |
Oregon |
128.7 |
|
6 |
Oklahoma St. |
127.4 |
|
7 |
Wisconsin |
124.6 |
|
8 |
Florida St. |
124.0 |
|
9 |
Boise St. |
123.8 |
|
10 |
Southern Cal |
122.2 |
|
11 |
TexasA&M |
121.3 |
|
12 |
Notre Dame |
119.4 |
|
13 |
Arkansas |
118.1 |
|
14 |
Texas |
117.1 |
|
15 |
Arizona St. |
116.8 |
|
16 |
Missouri |
115.8 |
|
17 |
Clemson |
115.7 |
|
18 |
Georgia |
115.2 |
|
19 |
Nebraska |
115.0 |
|
20 |
S. Carolina |
114.6 |
|
21 |
Michigan |
114.5 |
|
22 |
Michigan St. |
114.1 |
|
23 |
Florida |
112.6 |
|
24 |
Washington |
112.5 |
|
25 |
Houston |
112.4 |
|
26 |
T C U |
111.9 |
|
27 |
Utah |
111.7 |
|
28 |
Virginia Tech |
111.6 |
|
29 |
Miami(FL) |
111.1 |
|
30 |
Kansas St. |
110.3 |
|
31 |
Mississippi St. |
110.0 |
|
32 |
Cincinnati |
109.7 |
|
33 |
Ohio St. |
109.6 |
|
34 |
Baylor |
108.3 |
|
35 |
California |
108.2 |
|
36 |
Southern Miss. |
107.8 |
|
37 |
Georgia Tech |
107.4 |
|
38 |
Auburn |
107.4 |
|
39 |
Penn St. |
107.0 |
|
40 |
U C L A |
106.8 |
|
41 |
Vanderbilt |
106.5 |
|
42 |
Iowa |
106.0 |
|
43 |
W. Virginia |
106.0 |
|
44 |
Arizona |
106.0 |
|
45 |
Nevada |
105.9 |
|
46 |
Tulsa |
105.8 |
|
47 |
B Y U |
105.5 |
|
48 |
Tennessee |
104.4 |
|
49 |
Pittsburgh |
103.8 |
|
50 |
Oregon St. |
103.4 |
|
51 |
TexasTech |
103.2 |
|
52 |
Northwestern |
103.2 |
|
53 |
N. Carolina |
103.2 |
|
54 |
Virginia |
103.0 |
|
55 |
N. Carolina St. |
102.5 |
|
56 |
Illinois |
102.4 |
|
57 |
WakeForest |
101.8 |
|
58 |
S. Florida |
101.2 |
|
59 |
Air Force |
100.8 |
|
60 |
Louisville |
100.7 |
|
61 |
Utah St. |
99.9 |
|
62 |
Washington St. |
99.8 |
|
63 |
LouisianaTech |
99.6 |
|
64 |
Toledo |
99.0 |
|
65 |
Rutgers |
98.9 |
|
66 |
San Diego St. |
98.7 |
|
67 |
Iowa St. |
98.2 |
|
68 |
BostonColl. |
98.1 |
|
69 |
Temple |
98.0 |
|
70 |
Purdue |
97.5 |
|
71 |
Hawaii |
96.9 |
|
72 |
S M U |
96.5 |
|
73 |
Duke |
96.3 |
|
74 |
Central Florida |
96.1 |
|
75 |
Connecticut |
95.3 |
|
76 |
Northern Illinois |
95.0 |
|
77 |
Navy |
94.4 |
|
78 |
Ole Miss |
93.9 |
|
79 |
Minnesota |
93.8 |
|
80 |
Maryland |
93.6 |
|
81 |
Arkansas St. |
93.0 |
|
82 |
Syracuse |
93.0 |
|
83 |
Kentucky |
92.8 |
|
84 |
Western Michigan |
92.3 |
|
85 |
Wyoming |
92.2 |
|
86 |
Colorado |
92.0 |
|
87 |
East Carolina |
91.7 |
|
88 |
Fresno St. |
91.0 |
|
89 |
San Jose St. |
90.9 |
|
90 |
Miami(O) |
90.4 |
|
91 |
Marshall |
88.3 |
|
92 |
OhioU |
88.2 |
|
93 |
Kansas |
88.0 |
|
94 |
U T E P |
86.7 |
|
95 |
Idaho |
86.7 |
|
96 |
Army |
85.9 |
|
97 |
FloridaInt’l |
85.8 |
|
98 |
UL-Lafayette |
84.9 |
|
99 |
Bowling Green |
84.7 |
|
100 |
WesternKy. |
84.5 |
|
101 |
New Mexico St. |
84.2 |
|
102 |
Rice |
84.2 |
|
103 |
UL-Monroe |
83.6 |
|
104 |
Indiana |
83.2 |
|
105 |
Colorado St. |
82.9 |
|
106 |
Ball St. |
82.2 |
|
107 |
U N L V |
82.2 |
|
108 |
Eastern Michigan |
80.2 |
|
109 |
North Texas |
79.6 |
|
110 |
Central Michigan |
78.4 |
|
111 |
U A B |
78.4 |
|
112 |
Kent St. |
78.3 |
|
113 |
Troy |
76.3 |
|
114 |
MiddleTennessee |
76.2 |
|
115 |
Buffalo |
73.5 |
|
116 |
Tulane |
69.7 |
|
117 |
Akron |
67.7 |
|
118 |
New Mexico |
67.4 |
|
119 |
Memphis |
66.9 |
|
120 |
FloridaAtlantic |
65.6 |
The PiRate Ratings By Conference
|
Atlantic Coast Conference |
|||
| Atlantic Division |
|
|
|
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| FloridaState |
4-2 |
6-3 |
124.0 |
| Clemson |
5-1 |
8-1 |
115.7 |
| North CarolinaState |
2-3 |
5-4 |
102.5 |
| WakeForest |
4-2 |
5-4 |
101.8 |
| BostonCollege |
1-5 |
2-7 |
98.1 |
| Maryland |
1-5 |
2-7 |
93.6 |
| Coastal Division |
|
|
|
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Virginia Tech |
4-1 |
8-1 |
111.6 |
| Miami-FL |
3-3 |
5-4 |
111.1 |
| Georgia Tech |
4-2 |
7-2 |
107.4 |
| North Carolina |
2-4 |
6-4 |
103.2 |
| Virginia |
3-2 |
6-3 |
103.0 |
| Duke |
1-4 |
3-6 |
96.3 |
|
Big East Conference |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Cincinnati |
3-0 |
7-1 |
109.7 |
| West Virginia |
2-2 |
6-3 |
106.0 |
| Pittsburgh |
2-2 |
4-5 |
103.8 |
| South Florida |
0-4 |
4-4 |
101.2 |
| Louisville |
3-1 |
5-4 |
100.7 |
| Rutgers |
3-2 |
6-3 |
98.9 |
| Connecticut |
2-2 |
4-5 |
95.3 |
| Syracuse |
1-3 |
5-4 |
93.0 |
|
Big Ten |
|||
| Leaders Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Wisconsin |
3-2 |
7-2 |
124.6 |
| OhioState |
3-2 |
6-3 |
109.6 |
| PennState |
5-0 |
8-1 |
107.0 |
| Illinois |
2-3 |
6-3 |
102.4 |
| Purdue |
2-3 |
4-5 |
97.5 |
| Indiana |
0-6 |
1-9 |
83.2 |
| Legends Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Nebraska |
3-2 |
7-2 |
115.0 |
| Michigan |
3-2 |
7-2 |
114.5 |
| MichiganState |
4-1 |
7-2 |
114.1 |
| Iowa |
3-2 |
6-3 |
106.0 |
| Northwestern |
2-4 |
4-5 |
103.2 |
| Minnesota |
1-4 |
2-7 |
93.8 |
|
Big 12 |
|||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Oklahoma |
5-1 |
8-1 |
131.5 |
| OklahomaState |
6-0 |
9-0 |
127.4 |
| TexasA&M |
3-3 |
5-4 |
121.3 |
| Texas |
3-2 |
6-2 |
117.1 |
| Missouri |
2-4 |
4-5 |
115.8 |
| KansasState |
4-2 |
7-2 |
110.3 |
| Baylor |
2-3 |
5-3 |
108.3 |
| TexasTech |
2-4 |
5-4 |
103.2 |
| IowaState |
2-4 |
5-4 |
98.2 |
| Kansas |
0-6 |
2-7 |
88.0 |
|
Conference USA |
|||
| East Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Southern Mississippi |
4-1 |
8-1 |
107.8 |
| Central Florida |
2-3 |
4-5 |
96.1 |
| East Carolina |
3-2 |
4-5 |
91.7 |
| Marshall |
3-2 |
4-5 |
88.3 |
| U A B |
1-5 |
1-8 |
78.4 |
| Memphis |
1-3 |
2-7 |
66.9 |
| West Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Houston |
5-0 |
9-0 |
112.4 |
| Tulsa |
5-0 |
6-3 |
105.8 |
| S M U |
4-2 |
6-3 |
96.5 |
| U T E P |
1-4 |
4-5 |
86.7 |
| Rice |
2-4 |
3-6 |
84.2 |
| Tulane |
1-5 |
2-8 |
69.7 |
|
Independents |
|||
| Team |
|
Overall |
Rating |
| Notre Dame |
6-3 |
119.4 |
|
| B Y U |
6-3 |
105.5 |
|
| Navy |
3-6 |
94.4 |
|
| Army |
3-6 |
85.9 |
|
|
Mid American Conference |
|||
| East Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Temple |
3-3 |
5-4 |
98.0 |
| Miami(O) |
3-2 |
4-5 |
90.4 |
| OhioU |
3-2 |
6-3 |
88.2 |
| Bowling Green |
2-3 |
4-5 |
84.7 |
| Kent St. |
2-3 |
3-6 |
78.3 |
| Buffalo |
1-4 |
2-7 |
73.5 |
| Akron |
0-5 |
1-8 |
67.7 |
| West Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Toledo |
4-1 |
5-4 |
99.0 |
| Northern Illinois |
4-1 |
6-3 |
95.0 |
| Western Michigan |
3-2 |
5-4 |
92.3 |
| BallState |
4-2 |
6-4 |
82.2 |
| Eastern Michigan |
3-2 |
5-4 |
80.2 |
| Central Michigan |
2-4 |
3-7 |
78.4 |
|
Mountain West Conference |
|||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| BoiseState |
3-0 |
8-0 |
123.8 |
| T C U |
4-0 |
7-2 |
111.9 |
| Air Force |
1-3 |
5-4 |
100.8 |
| San DiegoState |
2-2 |
5-3 |
98.7 |
| Wyoming |
2-1 |
5-3 |
92.2 |
| ColoradoState |
1-2 |
3-5 |
82.9 |
| UNLV |
1-2 |
2-6 |
82.2 |
| New Mexico |
0-4 |
0-9 |
67.4 |
|
Pac-12 Conference |
|||
| North Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Stanford |
7-0 |
9-0 |
133.7 |
| Oregon |
6-0 |
8-1 |
128.7 |
| Washington |
4-2 |
6-3 |
112.5 |
| California |
2-4 |
5-4 |
108.2 |
| OregonState |
2-4 |
2-7 |
103.4 |
| WashingtonState |
1-5 |
3-6 |
99.8 |
| South Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| U S C |
4-2 |
7-2 |
122.2 |
| ArizonaState |
4-2 |
6-3 |
116.8 |
| Utah |
2-4 |
5-4 |
111.7 |
| U C L A |
4-2 |
5-4 |
106.8 |
| Arizona |
1-5 |
2-7 |
106.0 |
| Colorado |
0-6 |
1-9 |
92.0 |
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Southeastern Conference |
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| East Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Georgia |
5-1 |
7-2 |
115.2 |
| South Carolina |
5-2 |
7-2 |
114.6 |
| Florida |
3-4 |
5-4 |
112.6 |
| Vanderbilt |
1-5 |
4-5 |
106.5 |
| Tennessee |
0-5 |
4-5 |
104.4 |
| Kentucky |
1-4 |
4-5 |
92.8 |
| West Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| L S U |
6-0 |
9-0 |
137.3 |
| Alabama |
5-1 |
8-1 |
136.9 |
| Arkansas |
4-1 |
8-1 |
118.1 |
| MississippiState |
1-4 |
5-4 |
110.0 |
| Auburn |
4-2 |
6-3 |
107.4 |
| Ole Miss |
0-6 |
2-7 |
93.9 |
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Sunbelt Conference |
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| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| ArkansasState |
5-0 |
7-2 |
93.0 |
| FloridaInternational |
2-3 |
5-4 |
85.8 |
| U.ofLouisiana |
6-1 |
8-2 |
84.9 |
| Western Kentucky |
5-1 |
5-4 |
84.5 |
| Louisiana-Monroe |
1-4 |
2-7 |
83.6 |
| North Texas |
2-3 |
3-6 |
79.6 |
| Troy |
1-3 |
2-6 |
76.3 |
| MiddleTennessee |
1-3 |
2-6 |
76.2 |
| FloridaAtlantic |
0-5 |
0-8 |
65.6 |
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Western Athletic Conference |
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| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Nevada |
3-0 |
5-3 |
105.9 |
| UtahState |
1-2 |
3-5 |
99.9 |
| LouisianaTech |
4-1 |
5-4 |
99.6 |
| Hawaii |
3-2 |
5-4 |
96.9 |
| FresnoState |
2-2 |
3-6 |
91.0 |
| San JoseState |
2-3 |
3-6 |
90.9 |
| New MexicoState |
1-3 |
3-6 |
84.2 |
| Idaho |
1-4 |
2-7 |
86.7 |
Here are the PiRate spreads for this week’s games.
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This Week’s Games–PiRate Ratings |
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| Tuesday, November 1 |
PiRate Spread |
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| Favorite | Underdog |
Score |
Line |
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| TOLEDO | Western Michigan |
9.7 |
38-28 |
10 |
| Northern Illinois | BOWLING GREEN |
7.3 |
35-28 |
7 |
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| Wednesday, November 2 |
PiRate Spread |
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| Favorite | Underdog |
Score |
Line |
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| TEMPLE | Miami (O) |
10.1 |
27-17 |
13 |
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| Thursday, November 3 |
PiRate Spread |
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| Favorite | Underdog |
Score |
Line |
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| Ohio U | CENTRAL MICHIGAN |
7.3 |
27-20 |
5 |
| Houston | TULANE |
40.2 |
50-10 |
33 |
| Virginia Tech | GEORGIA TECH |
1.2 |
26-25 |
-1 |
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| Friday, November 4 |
PiRate Spread |
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| Favorite | Underdog |
Score |
Line |
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| South Florida | SYRACUSE |
4.7 |
28-23 |
4 |
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| Saturday, November 5 |
PiRate Spread |
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| Favorite | Underdog |
Score |
Line |
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| Pittsburgh | LOUISVILLE |
0.1 |
27-27 to ot |
-3 |
| Ohio St. | PURDUE |
9.1 |
35-26 |
8 |
| Michigan | ILLINOIS |
9.1 |
30-21 |
3 |
| NORTHWESTERN | Rice |
22.0 |
45-23 |
15 1/2 |
| VANDERBILT | Kentucky |
16.2 |
35-19 |
13 |
| CLEMSON | Wake Forest |
16.9 |
34-17 |
19 1/2 |
| VIRGINIA | Duke |
9.7 |
34-24 |
8 1/2 |
| North Carolina St. | BOSTON COLLEGE |
1.4 |
17-16 |
2 |
| EASTERN MICHIGAN | Buffalo |
9.2 |
33-24 |
2 1/2 |
| Texas A&M | KANSAS ST. |
8.0 |
42-34 |
3 |
| Kent St. | AKRON |
8.1 |
28-20 |
6 1/2 |
| Baylor | KANSAS |
17.3 |
38-21 |
17 1/2 |
| AIR FORCE | Wyoming |
11.6 |
33-21 |
14 |
| B Y U | Idaho |
22.3 |
38-16 |
19 1/2 |
| S M U | Navy |
5.1 |
35-30 |
6 1/2 |
| UTAH ST. | San Jose St. |
12.0 |
38-26 |
11 |
| TULSA | Marshall |
20.5 |
38-17 |
16 |
| BOISE ST. | T c u |
14.9 |
38-23 |
15 1/2 |
| FLORIDA ST. | Miami (Fla) |
15.4 |
31-16 |
10 |
| CINCINNATI | West Virginia |
6.7 |
31-24 |
3 1/2 |
| Rutgers (n) | Army |
13.0 |
27-12 |
8 1/2 |
| MISSOURI | Texas |
1.7 |
38-36 |
-1 1/2 |
| Nebraska | PENN ST. |
4.5 |
26-21 |
3 |
| Oklahoma St. | TEXAS TECH |
21.2 |
49-28 |
18 |
| Michigan St. | IOWA |
5.1 |
21-16 |
3 |
| ARKANSAS | Tennessee |
16.7 |
27-10 |
NL |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | Florida |
5.0 |
24-19 |
NL |
| SOUTHERN CAL | Washington |
13.2 |
34-21 |
13 1/2 |
| GEORGIA | Auburn |
10.3 |
31-21 |
12 1/2 |
| CALIFORNIA | Oregon St. |
7.8 |
28-20 |
9 1/2 |
| STANFORD | Oregon |
8.0 |
38-30 |
3 |
| NEVADA | Hawaii |
12.5 |
34-21 |
10 |
| U a b | MEMPHIS |
9.0 |
23-14 |
7 1/2 |
| San Diego St. | COLORADO ST. |
13.3 |
30-17 |
14 1/2 |
| Alabama | MISSISSIPPI ST. |
23.9 |
34-10 |
18 1/2 |
| Arizona St. | WASHINGTON ST. |
14.0 |
35-21 |
12 1/2 |
| Louisiana Tech | OLE MISS |
2.7 |
27-24 |
-1 |
| Wisconsin | MINNESOTA |
27.8 |
49-21 |
28 1/2 |
| Notre Dame (n) | Maryland |
24.8 |
38-13 |
19 |
| Fresno St. | NEW MEXICO ST. |
4.3 |
31-27 |
NL |
| UTAH | U c l a |
7.9 |
27-19 |
7 1/2 |
| SOUTHERN MISS. | Central Florida |
14.7 |
35-20 |
10 |
| East Carolina | U T E P |
2.5 |
31-28 |
-3 1/2 |
| Arizona | COLORADO |
11.0 |
28-17 |
13 1/2 |
| U n l v | NEW MEXICO |
12.3 |
28-16 |
8 1/2 |
| ARKANSAS ST. | Louisiana-Lafayette |
11.1 |
38-27 |
9 1/2 |
| North Texas | TROY |
0.8 |
27-26 |
NL |
| LOUISIANA-MONROE | Middle Tennessee |
11.2 |
28-17 |
5 1/2 |
| FLORIDA INT’L | Florida Atlantic |
22.7 |
33-10 |
18 1/2 |
| L S U | Western Kentucky |
56.3 |
56-0 |
41 |
Bowl Speculation
(Team) means at-large selection. The MAC and Sunbelt Get Them All!
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Bowl |
Conference |
Conference |
Team |
Team |
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New Mexico |
MWC # 5 |
Pac12 #7 / WAC |
(Toledo) |
Louisiana Tech |
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Famous Idaho Potato |
MWC #2 or 4 |
WAC |
Wyoming |
Nevada |
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New Orleans |
Sunbelt #1 |
C-USA |
Arkansas St. |
(Ball St.) |
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Beef O’Brady’s |
Big East #6 |
C-USA |
Syracuse |
Marshall |
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Poinsettia |
MWC #2 or 4 |
WAC |
San Diego St. |
Utah St. |
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MAACO |
MWC #1 |
Pac 12 #5 |
T C U |
U C L A |
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Hawaii |
WAC |
C-USA |
Hawaii |
Southern Miss. |
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Independence |
ACC #7 |
MWC #3 |
Miami (Fl) |
Air Force |
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Little Caesar’s Pizza |
Big 10 #8 |
MAC #2 |
Illinois |
Ohio U |
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Belk |
ACC #5 |
Big East #3 |
North Carolina |
West Virginia |
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Military |
ACC #8 |
Navy |
Virginia |
(Temple) |
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Holiday |
Pac 12 #3 |
Big 12 #5 |
Utah |
Missouri |
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Champs Sports |
Big East #2 |
ACC #3 |
Notre Dame |
Clemson |
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Alamo |
Big 12 #3 |
Pac 10 #2 |
Kansas St. |
Arizona St. |
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Armed Forces |
C-USA #3 |
B Y U |
Tulsa |
B Y U |
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Pinstripe |
Big East #4 |
Big 12 #7 |
Rutgers |
(Florida Int’l) |
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Music City |
SEC # 7 |
ACC #6 |
Tennessee |
North Carolina St. |
|
Insight |
Big 12 #4 |
Big 10 #4 or 5 |
Texas A&M |
Ohio St. |
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Meineke Car Care of Texas |
Big 12 #6 |
Big 10 #6 |
Baylor |
Michigan |
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Sun |
ACC #4 |
Pac 12 #4 |
Virginia Tech |
Washington |
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Kraft Fight Hunger |
Pac 10 #6 |
Army/ACC |
California |
Wake Forest |
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Liberty |
SEC#8-9/BigEast |
C-USA #1 |
Mississippi St. |
Houston |
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Chick-fil-A |
SEC #5 |
ACC #2 |
Auburn |
Florida State |
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TicketCity |
Big 10 #7 |
C-USA |
Iowa |
S M U |
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Capital One |
Big 10 #2 |
SEC #2 |
Wisconsin |
Georgia |
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Gator |
Big 10 #4 or 5 |
SEC #6 |
Nebraska |
Florida |
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Outback |
SEC #3 or 4 |
Big 10 #3 |
South Carolina |
Michigan St. |
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Rose |
BCS Pac12 |
BCS Big 10 |
Stanford |
Penn St. |
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Fiesta |
BCS Big 12 |
BCS At-Large |
Oklahoma |
Oregon |
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Sugar |
BCS SEC |
BCS At-Large |
Alabama |
Boise St. |
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Orange |
BCS ACC |
BCS At-Large |
Georgia Tech |
Cincinnati |
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Cotton |
Big 12 #2 |
SEC #3 or 4 |
Texas |
Arkansas |
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BBVA Compass |
Big East#5/CUSA |
SEC #8 or 9 |
Louisville |
(Western Ky.) |
|
GoDaddy.com |
Sunbelt # 2 |
MAC #1 |
Louisiana-Laf. |
Northern Illinois |
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National Championship |
*** BCS #1 *** |
*** BCS #2 *** |
L S U |
Oklahoma St. |
The Pi-Rate Ratings 