A Different Look At The Bowls
You can go to a couple dozen sites to get bowl projections, but those are simply opinionated predictions. At the PiRate Ratings, we like to look at the bowls in the same way the bowls themselves look at the teams. We go conference-by-conference and try to act as if we were representatives of the bowls.
Before going further, let us not forget that we issued a challenge at the first of this year to boycott the sponsors of the bowls and to notify the sponsors of your choice that you are boycotting their products for that purpose. This was done as a ploy to take away the only reason there is not an NCAA Playoff in FBS Football. If corporations were to become afraid to sponsor a bowl, then the bowl cannot make money. If there was an “Occupy the Bowls” movement, the corporate big-wigs just might decide to sponsor playoffs and not bowl games. When that happens, there will be playoffs.
Okay, that said, let us look at each conference and give you their bowl tie-ins and show you which teams are on the radar screen for invitations.
A C C
1. BCS Automatic Bid (Orange Bowl if not Championship Game)
2. Chick-fil-A
3. Champs Sports
4. Sun
5. Belk
6. Music City
7. Independence
8. Military
Note: The ACC is the first substitute if the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl cannot fill its Pac-12 spot or if Army is not bowl eligible
The ACC Championship Game winner will get an automatic BCS Bowl bid, and it will be the Orange Bowl unless the champion goes to the National Championship Game. For the Tigers to get to the title game, at least four teams from among LSU, Alabama, Oklahoma State, Boise State, and Stanford will have to lose while CU goes 13-0. Clemson is not a sure thing to get that far. Virginia Tech is capable of beating the Tigers in a rematch.
The loser of the ACC Championship Game should end up in Atlanta in the Chick-fil-A.
The next tier of teams that should get the next bowl slots are Florida State, Miami, Georgia Tech, and North Carolina. Wake Forest and North Carolina State will fill out the last two spots. There is a good chance that Virginia will win six games, and they could push Wake Forest for the eighth bowl spot. In that case a 7-5 Demon Deacon team could fill in as an at-large entry in another bowl, and the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl will have an opening for an ACC team, since Army will not be bowl eligible.
Big East
1. BCS Automatic Bid (At-Large)
(Notre Dame is eligible for all spots below here)
2. Champs Sports
3. Belk
4. Pinstripe
5. Liberty or BVAA Compass *
6. Beef O’Brady’s
* The Liberty Bowl has the option of selecting a Big East team in lieu of a Conference USA team or in place of the SEC if there are not enough bowl eligible SEC teams. See SEC for more details.
Cincinnati is currently on top of the Big East at 2-0, but the Bearcats still have road games with Pittsburgh, Rutgers, and Syracuse and a game at Paul Brown Stadium off campus against West Virginia. Cinti will be in a bowl, but we are not sure they are the true favorite to make it a BCS bowl.
With the exception of South Florida, any of the other seven teams could win the league title. Syracuse sure looks like the team to beat as of this week. The Orange have a key game at Louisville this weekend.
Notre Dame is not headed to a BCS bowl with three losses and a road game still to play against Stanford. The Irish will grab one of the five non-BCS bowl bids. Counting Cincinnati and Syracuse, there will need to be three more bowl-eligible teams to fill the required slots. Rutgers and West Virginia are sure things. Pittsburgh and Louisville might decide the last bowl-eligible team when they face off in November. Connecticut and South Florida are least likely to win six games.
Big Ten
1. BCS Automatic Bid (Rose Bowl if not Championship Game)
2. Capital One
3. Outback
4-5. Gator or
4-5. Insight
6. Meineke Car Care
7. Ticket City
8. Little Caesar’s
The Big Ten champion will be headed to Pasadena this year, as it is almost impossible for this league to finish in the top two of the BCS Standings.
Michigan State, Wisconsin, Michigan, Penn State, and Nebraska all have just one loss and are bowl eligible. Illinois is bowl eligible as well. Iowa should get there this weekend after playing Minnesota. Purdue and Ohio State, both 4-3, face off in November, and the winner of that game will finish the season with six or more wins. If the conference sends a second team to the BCS, the Little Caesar’s Bowl could be looking to the Sunbelt to fill the vacant slot. We think the Big Ten will miss out on getting a second BCS spot.
Big 12
1. BCS Automatic Bid (Fiesta Bowl if not Championship Game)
2. Cotton
3. Alamo
4. Insight
5. Holiday
6. Meineke Car Care
7. Pinstripe (Notre Dame is eligible for this if Big 12 cannot provide a team)
With Oklahoma losing to Texas Tech, it throws a monkey wrench into the Big 12’s “sure-thing” chance to produce two BCS Bowl teams. Oklahoma State is the only National Championship Game possibility now, as it appears that Boise State will not fall enough in the computer rankings for a one-loss Big 12 team to pass them, especially if Georgia keeps winning in the SEC.
Kansas State is still undefeated, but the Wildcats have Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Texas A&M in the next three weeks. If they win all three, then they deserve to move into the top two, but there’s a greater chance of a satellite fragment crashing at the 50-yard line at Snyder Family Stadium than the Wildcats completing that sweep.
Oklahoma State needs to win out, and they will play the Alabama-LSU winner for the national championship (assuming LSU does not beat Alabama and then lose to Arkansas).
After the Sooners, Cowboys, and Wildcats, Texas A&M is the best of the rest. The Aggies could easily be undefeated, but they blew double digit leads in back-to-back weeks against Oklahoma State and Arkansas.
Baylor, Texas Tech, and Texas are sure to gain bowl eligibility, while Missouri has a good shot to get to 6-6. If Oklahoma loses to Oklahoma State and finishes 10-2, we believe they will still have a chance to garner a BCS At-large spot. If the Sooners beat OSU and both finish 11-1, then it will be an almost certainty that the league will send two teams.
Pac-12
1. BCS Automatic Bid (Rose Bowl if not Championship Game)
2. Alamo
3. Holiday
4. Sun
5. MAACO
6. Kraft Fight Hunger
7. New Mexico
Stanford will deserve a spot in the National Championship Game if they go 13-0 with their schedule. They face USC at the Coliseum this weekend, and must also defeat Oregon and Notre Dame in Palo Alto. Then, they have to win the inaugural Pac-12 Championship Game, most likely against Arizona State.
Oregon is still a co-favorite to win the league title for the second consecutive year. The Ducks lost to LSU to open the season, but they have gotten better and better each week. Oregon has a tough three-game stretch at Washington, at Stanford, and versus USC. If they win out and then take Arizona State in the conference title game, they might be the top one-loss team and the only one capable of leapfrogging over an undefeated Boise State team.
Since the Trojans are not eligible for bowl participation until next year, there is a very good possibility that this conference will not have seven bowl eligible teams this year.
Washington and Arizona State are the other sure things, while Cal will probably do it if they beat UCLA this week. It is a high probability that no other team will win six games, so the Pac-12 will come up short by two teams, three if they send a second team to the BCS.
S E C
1. BCS Automatic Bid (Sugar Bowl if not Championship Game)
2. Capital One
3-4-5. Outback or
3-4-5. Cotton or
3-4-5. Chick-fil-A
6. Gator
7. Music City
8-9. Liberty *
8-9 BVAA Compass *
* If the SEC cannot provide enough teams, the Liberty and Compass bowls alternate each year which bowl will find an at-large participant. If the Liberty Bowl does not get an SEC team, they will take a Big East team that would have been the Compass Bowl’s selection.
It is very hard to believe the winner of the Alabama-LSU game would not be in the National Championship Game. It isn’t impossible, but it’s hard to see any other SEC team beating the winner of this game. It is also possible that if the winner of this epic matchup on November 5 wins by less than a field goal in one of those game for the ages, that the two teams could play again in New Orleans for all the marbles.
Arkansas is lurking in the bushes. They have upset LSU before, including the Tigers’ national championship year of 2007.
Auburn, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina will be bowl eligible, and all of them could have eight wins on their resume.
Mississippi State is having an off-year after winning nine games in 2010, but the Bulldogs should get to 6-6 with Kentucky, UT-Martin, and Ole Miss still on the schedule.
Tennessee and Vanderbilt both have a chance to get to six wins, and it is likely that the winner of their November 19 game will be 6-6, while the loser finishes 5-7. Kentucky and Ole Miss will not become bowl eligible this year. So, it looks like nine bowl eligible teams for a probable 10 slots.
Best of the Rest
Mountain West
1. MAACO
2. Poinsettia
3. Independence
4. Famous Idaho Potato
5. New Mexico
Boise State has road victories over Georgia and Toledo, two teams that will be in bowls. They have home victories over Tulsa, Nevada, and Air Force, who should all be in bowls. The Broncos still have games with TCU and San Diego State, who should both be in bowls. That adds to seven bowl teams on their schedule, and if they go 12-0, they will definitely be deserving of a BCS at-large Bowl Bid, but not the National Championship Game. The Broncos will only get to New Orleans if every other team loses at least one game (Houston not included). In our opinion, the Broncos deserve a BCS Bowl game over any Big East or ACC team.
TCU and San Diego State are sure things to become bowl eligible, while Air Force has concluded the difficult part of their schedule and could win out.
This is where things get murky. If BSU earns a BCS bowl bid, this league will be liable for six bowl teams. They may only have four. Wyoming is 4-2, but the Cowboys will be hard pressed to come up with two more wins with a schedule that includes San Diego State, Air Force, and Boise State on the road and TCU at home. A win over New Mexico is almost a guarantee, so the Cowboys would have to win against rival Colorado State in Ft. Collins on December 3.
The Rest
Conference USA
1. Liberty *
2. Hawaii
3. Ticket City
4. Armed Forces
5. Beef O’Brady’s
6. New Orleans
* BVAA Compass
* The Liberty Bowl can select a Big East team in place of the CUSA champion and send the league champion to Birmingham to the Compass Bowl.
Houston could go 13-0 and still be forced to play in the Liberty Bowl, although the Cougars could be shipped to a better bowl, such as the Alamo Bowl, in a “back room deal.”
Southern Mississippi and Tulsa are the two best teams after Houston, and both still have to play the Cougars (that is if USM wins the East Division and Houston wins the West).
SMU and UTEP should both be bowl eligible. Of the remaining East Division teams, East Carolina has the best chance of sneaking in with six wins, while Central Florida and Marshall are long shots. There is a chance that this league will come up one team short.
Independents
1. Notre Dame: Irish get a BCS bid if they finish in the top 8 in the final BCS standings. They can also qualify for any Non-BCS bowl with ties to the Big East, and they can fill the Big 12’s Pinstripe Bowl slot if it is not filled by a Big 12 team).
2. B Y U: Cougars will earn a bid to the Armed Forces Bowl if they win seven games.
3. Navy: Midshipmen qualify for the Military Bowl if they are bowl eligible.
4. Army: The Black Knights qualify for the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl if they are bowl eligible. The ACC will replace a non-eligible Army team if they have a ninth bowl eligible team.
The only sure thing here is that BYU will earn their Armed Forces Bowl bid. Notre Dame will go to one of the Big East bowls, while Army and Navy will be home for the holidays this year.
M A C
1. GoDaddy.com
2. Little Caesar’s
Toledo is the one sure thing this year. The Rockets have been on a mission since the referees took away the Syracuse game from them with the blatantly terribly wrong PAT call. They will earn one of the two guaranteed bowl bids.
Five teams will be competing for the other bowl spot. In the East, where four teams have two conference losses, Temple, Ohio, and Bowling Green could all become bowl eligible. In the West, besides Toledo, Northern Illinois can never be counted out of contention, as the Huskies have enough support to earn an at-large bid. The two surprise teams here are Ball State and Eastern Michigan. Both are 3-1/5-3, and both should win again to become bowl eligible. While the Cardinals were in a bowl during Brady Hoke’s final season at BSU in 2008, it has been 24 years since EMU made its only bowl appearance. The Eagles could win eight games, and Coach Ron English would have to merit some National Coach of the Year votes for taking a team that was #120 in the BCS two years ago.
Sunbelt
1. New Orleans
2. GoDaddy.com
* Beef O’Grady’s
* BVAA Compass
* The SBC is the principal backup choice of the Beef O’Grady’s Bowl if it cannot fill its spots with their regular tie-ins. It is a secondary backup for the BVAA Compass Bowl.
Arkansas State is 3-0 in league play, while UL-Lafayette and Western Kentucky have one league loss apiece. ASU beat WKU, and WKU beat ULL. If ULL beats ASU, then the three could share the title, but we do not believe that will happen. We’ll stick with ASU until somebody beats them in league play.
Florida International has a good chance of getting to seven wins and almost guaranteeing their receiving an at-large bowl bid.
The typical powers Troy and Middle Tennessee are out of the bowl picture for now.
W A C
Famous Idaho Potato
Poinsettia
Hawaii (Hawaii if they have seven or more wins)
New Mexico
Nevada will be the conference champion again, and Hawaii will win at least eight games. After that, there is a question whether any other team will be bowl eligible.
San Jose State, Louisiana Tech, and New Mexico State are 3-4, while Fresno State is 3-5. FSU plays 13 games, and the Bulldogs are on pace to finish 6-7 and out of the bowl picture.
Of the 3-4 teams, Louisiana Tech still must face Fresno State, Ole Miss, and Nevada on the road, and that leads to seven losses. New Mexico State still has games against Nevada, Georgia, and BYU, and that leads to at least seven losses. San Jose State has the best chance to finish 3-2 and become bowl eligible. The Spartans close with Louisiana Tech, Idaho, Utah State, Navy, and Fresno State. 2nd year coach Mike MacIntyre has done a great job in two years there, and with former Michigan starting quarterback Tate Forcier set to become eligible next year, the Spartans could be on the verge of returning to their former winning ways when they went to four bowls in a decade.
This Week’s Power Ratings 1-120
#
|
Team
|
PiRate
|
1
|
Alabama
|
138.1
|
2
|
Stanford
|
136.5
|
3
|
L S U
|
136.1
|
4
|
Oregon
|
131.6
|
5
|
Oklahoma St.
|
129.3
|
6
|
Oklahoma
|
129.3
|
7
|
Boise St.
|
126.9
|
8
|
Wisconsin
|
124.5
|
9
|
TexasA&M
|
123.3
|
10
|
Notre Dame
|
119.8
|
11
|
Florida St.
|
119.8
|
12
|
Clemson
|
119.5
|
13
|
Southern Cal
|
119.2
|
14
|
Arkansas
|
119.0
|
15
|
Michigan St.
|
118.8
|
16
|
Arizona St.
|
118.1
|
17
|
S. Carolina
|
116.7
|
18
|
Michigan
|
116.3
|
19
|
Missouri
|
115.6
|
20
|
Nebraska
|
114.9
|
21
|
Virginia Tech
|
114.3
|
22
|
Florida
|
113.5
|
23
|
Georgia
|
113.0
|
24
|
Miami(FL)
|
112.7
|
25
|
Washington
|
112.6
|
26
|
T C U
|
112.6
|
27
|
Kansas St.
|
112.3
|
28
|
Texas
|
111.3
|
29
|
TexasTech
|
111.1
|
30
|
Mississippi St.
|
111.0
|
31
|
Ohio St.
|
110.4
|
32
|
Cincinnati
|
109.5
|
33
|
W. Virginia
|
109.0
|
34
|
California
|
108.9
|
35
|
Arizona
|
108.5
|
36
|
Penn St.
|
107.7
|
37
|
Iowa
|
107.5
|
38
|
Southern Miss.
|
107.4
|
39
|
Tennessee
|
106.8
|
40
|
Utah
|
106.7
|
41
|
Auburn
|
106.7
|
42
|
Houston
|
106.6
|
43
|
Nevada
|
106.6
|
44
|
Baylor
|
106.5
|
45
|
Oregon St.
|
105.6
|
46
|
B Y U
|
105.0
|
47
|
Georgia Tech
|
104.1
|
48
|
Vanderbilt
|
103.9
|
49
|
WakeForest
|
103.0
|
50
|
San Diego St.
|
102.8
|
51
|
Pittsburgh
|
102.7
|
52
|
N. Carolina
|
102.4
|
53
|
Illinois
|
101.9
|
54
|
N. Carolina St.
|
101.7
|
55
|
Tulsa
|
101.4
|
56
|
S M U
|
101.3
|
57
|
S. Florida
|
101.3
|
58
|
Purdue
|
101.1
|
59
|
Toledo
|
100.6
|
60
|
U C L A
|
100.6
|
61
|
Maryland
|
100.4
|
62
|
Temple
|
100.3
|
63
|
Air Force
|
100.3
|
64
|
Washington St.
|
99.8
|
65
|
Hawaii
|
99.3
|
66
|
Northwestern
|
99.2
|
67
|
Rutgers
|
99.1
|
68
|
Utah St.
|
98.7
|
69
|
Ole Miss
|
97.7
|
70
|
Syracuse
|
97.1
|
71
|
Duke
|
96.7
|
72
|
BostonColl.
|
96.6
|
73
|
Iowa St.
|
95.9
|
74
|
Virginia
|
95.8
|
75
|
Connecticut
|
95.1
|
76
|
Navy
|
95.0
|
77
|
LouisianaTech
|
95.0
|
78
|
San Jose St.
|
94.8
|
79
|
Louisville
|
93.9
|
80
|
Central Florida
|
93.9
|
81
|
Fresno St.
|
93.7
|
82
|
Northern Illinois
|
93.4
|
83
|
Colorado
|
92.7
|
84
|
Western Michigan
|
92.6
|
85
|
East Carolina
|
92.5
|
86
|
Arkansas St.
|
91.9
|
87
|
Kentucky
|
89.1
|
88
|
Kansas
|
88.5
|
89
|
Wyoming
|
88.1
|
90
|
Bowling Green
|
87.7
|
91
|
U T E P
|
87.6
|
92
|
FloridaInt’l
|
87.1
|
93
|
Minnesota
|
86.8
|
94
|
Miami(O)
|
86.3
|
95
|
OhioU
|
85.9
|
96
|
U A B
|
85.8
|
97
|
Rice
|
85.5
|
98
|
Marshall
|
84.7
|
99
|
New Mexico St.
|
84.5
|
100
|
Colorado St.
|
84.5
|
101
|
Army
|
84.1
|
102
|
UL-Monroe
|
84.0
|
103
|
WesternKy.
|
83.1
|
104
|
Idaho
|
83.0
|
105
|
UL-Lafayette
|
82.1
|
106
|
Indiana
|
81.2
|
107
|
North Texas
|
81.0
|
108
|
Eastern Michigan
|
80.9
|
109
|
Ball St.
|
80.7
|
110
|
Central Michigan
|
80.0
|
111
|
MiddleTennessee
|
78.6
|
112
|
Buffalo
|
78.0
|
113
|
Troy
|
77.8
|
114
|
U N L V
|
77.8
|
115
|
Kent St.
|
74.5
|
116
|
New Mexico
|
70.1
|
117
|
Memphis
|
69.2
|
118
|
Tulane
|
68.7
|
119
|
Akron
|
67.5
|
120
|
FloridaAtlantic
|
64.8
|
By Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
|
Atlantic Division |
|
|
|
Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
Rating
|
FloridaState |
2-2
|
4-3
|
119.8
|
Clemson |
5-0
|
8-0
|
119.5
|
WakeForest |
4-1
|
5-2
|
103.0
|
North CarolinaState |
1-2
|
4-3
|
101.7
|
Maryland |
1-3
|
2-5
|
100.4
|
BostonCollege |
0-4
|
1-6
|
96.6
|
|
|
|
|
Coastal Division |
|
|
|
Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
Rating
|
Virginia Tech |
3-1
|
7-1
|
114.3
|
Miami-FL |
2-2
|
4-3
|
112.7
|
Georgia Tech |
3-2
|
6-2
|
104.1
|
North Carolina |
1-3
|
5-3
|
102.4
|
Duke |
1-2
|
3-4
|
96.7
|
Virginia |
1-2
|
4-3
|
95.8
|
Big East Conference
|
|
|
|
|
Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
Rating
|
Cincinnati |
2-0
|
6-1
|
109.5
|
West Virginia |
1-1
|
5-2
|
109.0
|
Pittsburgh |
1-1
|
3-4
|
102.7
|
South Florida |
0-3
|
4-3
|
101.3
|
Rutgers |
2-1
|
5-2
|
99.1
|
Syracuse |
1-1
|
5-2
|
97.1
|
Connecticut |
1-1
|
3-4
|
95.1
|
Louisville |
1-1
|
3-4
|
93.9
|
Big Ten
|
|
|
|
|
Leaders Division |
|
|
|
Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
Rating
|
Wisconsin |
2-1
|
6-1
|
124.5
|
OhioState |
1-2
|
4-3
|
110.4
|
PennState |
4-0
|
7-1
|
107.7
|
Illinois |
2-2
|
6-2
|
101.9
|
Purdue |
2-1
|
4-3
|
101.1
|
Indiana |
0-4
|
1-7
|
81.2
|
|
|
|
|
Legends Division |
|
|
|
Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
Rating
|
MichiganState |
3-0
|
6-1
|
118.8
|
Michigan |
2-1
|
6-1
|
116.3
|
Nebraska |
2-1
|
6-1
|
114.9
|
Iowa |
2-1
|
5-2
|
107.5
|
Northwestern |
0-4
|
2-5
|
99.2
|
Minnesota |
0-3
|
1-6
|
86.8
|
Big 12
|
|
|
|
|
Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
Rating
|
OklahomaState |
4-0
|
7-0
|
129.3
|
Oklahoma |
3-1
|
6-1
|
127.5
|
TexasA&M |
3-1
|
5-2
|
123.3
|
Missouri |
1-3
|
3-4
|
115.6
|
KansasState |
4-0
|
7-0
|
112.3
|
Texas |
1-2
|
4-2
|
111.3
|
TexasTech |
2-2
|
5-2
|
111.1
|
Baylor |
1-2
|
4-2
|
106.5
|
IowaState |
0-4
|
3-4
|
95.9
|
Kansas |
0-4
|
2-5
|
88.5
|
Conference USA
|
East Division |
|
|
|
Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
Rating
|
Southern Mississippi |
2-1
|
6-1
|
107.4
|
Central Florida |
1-2
|
3-4
|
93.9
|
East Carolina |
2-1
|
3-4
|
92.5
|
U A B |
1-3
|
1-6
|
85.8
|
Marshall |
2-2
|
3-5
|
84.7
|
Memphis |
1-2
|
2-6
|
69.2
|
|
|
|
|
West Division |
|
|
|
Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
Rating
|
Houston |
3-0
|
7-0
|
106.6
|
Tulsa |
3-0
|
4-3
|
101.4
|
S M U |
3-1
|
5-2
|
101.3
|
U T E P |
1-2
|
4-3
|
87.6
|
Rice |
1-3
|
2-5
|
85.5
|
Tulane |
1-3
|
2-6
|
68.7
|
Independents
|
|
|
|
|
Team |
|
Overall
|
Rating
|
Notre Dame |
|
4-3
|
119.8
|
B Y U |
|
6-2
|
105.0
|
Navy |
|
2-5
|
95.0
|
Army |
|
2-5
|
84.1
|
Mid American Conference
|
East Division |
|
|
|
Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
Rating
|
Temple |
3-2
|
5-3
|
100.3
|
Bowling Green |
2-2
|
4-4
|
87.7
|
Miami(O) |
1-2
|
2-5
|
86.3
|
OhioU |
2-2
|
5-3
|
85.9
|
Buffalo |
1-3
|
2-6
|
78.0
|
Kent St. |
0-3
|
1-6
|
74.5
|
Akron |
0-3
|
1-6
|
67.5
|
|
|
|
|
West Division |
|
|
|
Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
Rating
|
Toledo |
4-0
|
5-3
|
100.6
|
Northern Illinois |
3-1
|
5-3
|
93.4
|
Western Michigan |
2-2
|
4-4
|
92.6
|
Eastern Michigan |
3-1
|
5-3
|
80.9
|
BallState |
3-1
|
5-3
|
80.7
|
Central Michigan |
1-3
|
2-6
|
80.0
|
Mountain West Conference
|
|
|
|
|
Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
Rating
|
BoiseState |
2-0
|
7-0
|
126.9
|
T C U |
3-0
|
5-2
|
112.6
|
San DiegoState |
1-1
|
4-2
|
102.8
|
Air Force |
0-3
|
3-4
|
100.3
|
Wyoming |
1-0
|
4-2
|
88.1
|
ColoradoState |
1-1
|
3-4
|
84.5
|
UNLV |
0-1
|
1-5
|
77.8
|
New Mexico |
0-2
|
0-7
|
70.1
|
Pac-12 Conference
|
|
|
|
|
North Division |
|
|
|
Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
Rating
|
Stanford |
5-0
|
7-0
|
136.5
|
Oregon |
4-0
|
6-1
|
131.6
|
Washington |
3-1
|
5-2
|
112.6
|
California |
1-3
|
4-3
|
108.9
|
OregonState |
2-2
|
2-5
|
105.6
|
WashingtonState |
1-3
|
3-4
|
99.8
|
|
|
|
|
South Division |
|
|
|
Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
Rating
|
U S C |
3-1
|
6-1
|
119.2
|
ArizonaState |
3-1
|
5-2
|
118.1
|
Arizona |
1-3
|
2-5
|
108.5
|
Utah |
0-4
|
3-4
|
106.7
|
U C L A |
2-2
|
3-4
|
100.6
|
Colorado |
0-4
|
1-7
|
92.7
|
Southeastern Conference
|
East Division |
|
|
|
Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
Rating
|
South Carolina |
4-1
|
6-1
|
116.7
|
Florida |
2-3
|
4-3
|
113.5
|
Georgia |
4-1
|
5-2
|
113.0
|
Tennessee |
0-4
|
3-4
|
106.8
|
Vanderbilt |
1-3
|
4-3
|
103.9
|
Kentucky |
0-3
|
3-4
|
89.1
|
|
|
|
|
West Division |
|
|
|
Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
Rating
|
Alabama |
5-0
|
8-0
|
138.1
|
L S U |
5-0
|
8-0
|
136.1
|
Arkansas |
2-1
|
6-1
|
119.0
|
MississippiState |
0-4
|
3-4
|
111.0
|
Auburn |
3-2
|
5-3
|
106.7
|
Ole Miss |
0-4
|
2-5
|
97.7
|
Sunbelt Conference
|
|
|
|
|
Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
Rating
|
ArkansasState |
3-0
|
5-2
|
91.9
|
FloridaInternational |
1-2
|
4-3
|
87.1
|
Louisiana-Monroe |
1-2
|
2-5
|
84.0
|
Western Kentucky |
3-1
|
3-4
|
83.1
|
U.ofLouisiana |
4-1
|
6-2
|
82.1
|
North Texas |
2-2
|
3-5
|
81.0
|
MiddleTennessee |
1-2
|
2-4
|
78.6
|
Troy |
1-2
|
2-4
|
77.8
|
FloridaAtlantic |
0-4
|
0-7
|
64.8
|
Western Athletic Conference
|
|
|
|
|
Team |
Conf.
|
Overall
|
Rating
|
Nevada |
2-0
|
4-3
|
106.6
|
Hawaii |
2-1
|
4-3
|
99.3
|
UtahState |
0-2
|
2-5
|
98.7
|
LouisianaTech |
2-1
|
3-4
|
95.0
|
San JoseState |
2-1
|
3-4
|
94.8
|
FresnoState |
2-1
|
3-5
|
93.7
|
New MexicoState |
1-2
|
3-4
|
84.5
|
Idaho |
0-3
|
1-6
|
83.0
|
This Week’s Games–PiRate Ratings
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, October 25 |
|
PiRate Spread
|
|
|
Favorite |
Underdog |
Score
|
Line
|
FLORIDAINT’L |
Troy |
11.8
|
33-21
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, October 26 |
|
PiRate Spread
|
|
|
Favorite |
Underdog |
Score
|
Line
|
PITTSBURGH |
Connecticut |
10.6
|
28-17
|
10 1/2
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thursday, October 27 |
|
PiRate Spread
|
|
|
Favorite |
Underdog |
Score
|
Line
|
MIAMI(FL) |
Virginia |
19.9
|
34-14
|
14 1/2
|
HOUSTON |
Rice |
23.1
|
51-28
|
26 1/2
|
|
|
|
|
|
Friday, October 28 |
|
PiRate Spread
|
|
|
Favorite |
Underdog |
Score
|
Line
|
T C U |
B y u |
11.1
|
35-24
|
11 1/2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saturday, October 29 |
|
PiRate Spread
|
|
|
Favorite |
Underdog |
Score
|
Line
|
Mississippi St. |
KENTUCKY |
18.9
|
31-12
|
10 1/2
|
MARSHALL |
U a b |
1.9
|
26-24
|
6
|
Central Mich. |
AKRON |
10.0
|
31-21
|
8 1/2
|
WESTERNMICH. |
Ball St. |
14.4
|
31-17
|
13 1/2
|
NORTH CAROLINA |
WakeForest |
2.4
|
28-26
|
7
|
FLORIDA ST. |
North Carolina St. |
21.6
|
38-16
|
19 1/2
|
Clemson |
GEORGIATECH |
12.4
|
42-30
|
NL
|
Iowa |
MINNESOTA |
17.7
|
28-10
|
17 1/2
|
Michigan St. |
NEBRASKA |
0.4
|
24-24 to ot
|
-5 1/2
|
Northwestern |
INDIANA |
15.5
|
37-21
|
9 1/2
|
MICHIGAN |
Purdue |
18.2
|
38-20
|
15
|
PENN ST. |
Illinois |
9.3
|
23-14
|
6
|
Virginia Tech |
DUKE |
15.1
|
27-12
|
14
|
West Virginia |
RUTGERS |
6.9
|
31-24
|
7
|
Syracuse |
LOUISVILLE |
0.2
|
26-26 to ot
|
-4
|
MARYLAND |
BostonCollege |
6.8
|
27-20
|
7 1/2
|
AUBURN |
Ole Miss |
12.0
|
35-23
|
10 1/2
|
Arkansas |
VANDERBILT |
12.6
|
34-21
|
12 1/2
|
TEXAS |
Kansas |
26.3
|
38-12
|
24
|
Bowling Green |
KENT ST. |
10.7
|
31-20
|
5
|
Air Force |
NEW MEXICO |
27.7
|
42-14
|
28 1/2
|
TULSA |
S m u |
3.1
|
37-34
|
3
|
ARIZONA ST. |
Colorado |
28.4
|
38-10
|
30 1/2
|
EAST CAROLINA |
Tulane |
26.8
|
40-13
|
18
|
TEXASA&M |
Missouri |
11.2
|
38-27
|
11
|
TEXASTECH |
Iowa St. |
18.2
|
38-20
|
17 1/2
|
MIAMI(O) |
Buffalo |
5.8
|
28-22
|
8
|
NOTRE DAME |
Navy |
27.8
|
45-17
|
17 1/2
|
Florida (N) |
Georgia |
0.5
|
24-23
|
NL
|
LOUISIANATECH |
San Jose St. |
3.7
|
31-27
|
9 1/2
|
CENTRAL FLORIDA |
Memphis |
27.7
|
41-13
|
29
|
Hawaii |
IDAHO |
12.8
|
38-25
|
11
|
Colorado St. |
U N L V |
3.7
|
28-24
|
3 1/2
|
UTAH |
Oregon St. |
4.1
|
27-23
|
7
|
California |
U C L A |
5.3
|
31-26
|
5 1/2
|
WASHINGTON |
Arizona |
7.1
|
30-23
|
8
|
OREGON |
Washington St. |
35.3
|
56-21
|
32 1/2
|
South Carolina |
TENNESSEE |
6.9
|
20-10
|
6 1/2
|
Oklahoma |
KANSAS ST. |
12.2
|
42-30
|
13 1/2
|
OKLAHOMA ST. |
Baylor |
25.8
|
50-24
|
18
|
Wisconsin |
OHIO ST. |
11.1
|
25-14
|
8 1/2
|
Southern Miss. |
U T E P |
16.8
|
38-21
|
11
|
Stanford |
SOUTHERN CAL |
13.8
|
35-21
|
8 1/2
|
Nevada |
NEW MEXICO ST. |
19.1
|
40-21
|
15
|
SAN DIEGO ST. |
Wyoming |
17.7
|
35-17
|
17
|
UL-MONROE |
Western Kentucky |
3.4
|
31-28
|
6 1/2
|
ARKANSAS ST. |
North Texas |
13.4
|
34-21
|
14 1/2
|
UL-Lafayette |
MIDDLETENNESSEE |
1.0
|
26-25
|
-3
|