An extra bowl game was added by the NCAA to ensure all 6-win teams could earn bowl invitations. This extra bowl will be played in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and will include two group of 5 teams.
Teams in bold have officially accepted the bowl bid.
This Week’s PiRate Ratings
Rank
Team
Rating
1
Georgia
133.8
2
Alabama
132.9
3
Ohio St.
130.4
4
Michigan
127.5
5
Notre Dame
121.9
6
Oklahoma St.
121.5
7
Utah
121.2
8
Oklahoma
120.4
9
Iowa St.
120.1
10
Cincinnati
119.6
11
Texas A&M
118.6
12
Clemson
117.2
13
Wisconsin
116.5
14
Ole Miss
116.2
15
Baylor
116.1
16
U C L A
115.0
17
Penn St.
114.8
18
Arkansas
114.7
19
Auburn
114.1
20
Pittsburgh
113.9
21
Kentucky
113.1
22
NC State
112.7
23
Mississippi St.
112.0
24
Tennessee
111.9
25
L S U
111.5
26
Purdue
111.4
27
Minnesota
111.1
28
Arizona St.
110.3
29
Oregon St.
110.3
30
North Carolina
110.2
31
Miami (Fla.)
110.1
32
BYU
109.8
33
Louisiana
109.7
34
Florida
109.6
35
West Virginia
109.4
36
Wake Forest
109.3
37
Kansas St.
109.3
38
Nebraska
109.3
39
Iowa
109.3
40
Appalachian St.
109.2
41
Washington St.
109.2
42
Oregon
109.0
43
Michigan St.
108.2
44
Texas
107.5
45
Boise St.
106.4
46
Houston
106.0
47
Nevada
105.4
48
Louisville
105.3
49
Florida St.
105.3
50
Coastal Carolina
104.7
51
California
104.6
52
Texas Tech
104.2
53
Fresno St.
104.1
54
Air Force
103.9
55
U S C
103.6
56
Virginia
103.4
57
Washington
103.1
58
Virginia Tech
102.6
59
Army
102.5
60
Central Michigan
102.1
61
T C U
101.8
62
SMU
101.8
63
Illinois
101.6
64
Western Kentucky
101.4
65
South Carolina
100.6
66
Missouri
100.3
67
East Carolina
100.0
68
Maryland
99.9
69
Utah St.
99.5
70
Toledo
99.4
71
Boston College
99.3
72
UCF
98.8
73
Tulsa
98.7
74
Georgia St.
98.7
75
Liberty
98.6
76
Colorado
98.6
77
Miami (Ohio)
98.4
78
San Diego St.
98.4
79
U A B
98.2
80
Syracuse
97.9
81
U T S A
97.7
82
Tulane
95.2
83
Georgia Tech
95.1
84
Memphis
94.6
85
Western Michigan
94.5
86
Stanford
94.3
87
Marshall
94.3
88
Rutgers
93.8
89
Ball St.
93.8
90
Indiana
93.3
91
Hawaii
92.9
92
Wyoming
92.4
93
Arizona
92.3
94
Eastern Michigan
92.1
95
Northwestern
91.9
96
Northern Illinois
91.7
97
Navy
91.5
98
Kent St.
90.4
99
North Texas
90.3
100
Middle Tennessee
90.2
101
South Alabama
89.8
102
Colorado St.
88.9
103
San Jose St.
88.6
104
Buffalo
88.3
105
Troy
88.0
106
USF
87.4
107
Georgia Southern
87.0
108
Florida Atlantic
86.3
109
Ohio
86.1
110
Kansas
85.7
111
Old Dominion
85.7
112
U N L V
85.2
113
U T E P
84.5
114
Vanderbilt
84.0
115
UL-Monroe
83.2
116
Texas St.
83.0
117
Arkansas St.
82.8
118
Duke
80.2
119
Rice
80.0
120
Louisiana Tech
79.7
121
New Mexico
78.0
122
Southern Miss.
77.6
123
Bowling Green
77.1
124
Charlotte
77.0
125
Akron
72.5
126
Temple
72.4
127
New Mexico St.
71.8
128
Connecticut
68.6
129
Florida Int’l.
65.9
130
UMass
64.1
PiRate Ratings By Conference
American Athletic Conference
Team
PiRate
Mean
Bias
Average
Cincinnati
119.3
118.9
120.7
119.6
Houston
105.9
105.4
106.6
106.0
SMU
101.7
101.5
102.1
101.8
East Carolina
99.8
99.5
100.8
100.0
UCF
99.0
97.7
99.8
98.8
Tulsa
98.5
98.5
99.1
98.7
Tulane
95.2
94.2
96.1
95.2
Memphis
94.1
94.3
95.3
94.6
Navy
91.3
91.1
92.1
91.5
USF
87.4
86.9
88.0
87.4
Temple
72.3
73.0
71.8
72.4
AAC Averages
96.8
96.5
97.5
96.9
Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Division
Team
PiRate
Mean
Bias
Average
Clemson
116.7
116.8
118.0
117.2
NC State
112.5
112.3
113.2
112.7
Wake Forest
109.3
109.1
109.6
109.3
Louisville
104.9
105.0
105.9
105.3
Florida St.
104.9
105.2
105.7
105.3
Boston College
99.4
99.2
99.3
99.3
Syracuse
98.0
98.0
97.8
97.9
Coastal Division
Team
PiRate
Mean
Bias
Average
Pittsburgh
113.4
114.3
114.2
113.9
North Carolina
109.7
109.7
111.1
110.2
Miami (Fla.)
110.4
109.8
110.2
110.1
Virginia
103.3
103.8
103.0
103.4
Virginia Tech
103.0
102.5
102.4
102.6
Georgia Tech
95.1
95.1
95.0
95.1
Duke
80.6
80.7
79.3
80.2
ACC Averages
104.4
104.4
104.6
104.5
Big 12 Conference
Team
PiRate
Mean
Bias
Average
Oklahoma St.
121.8
121.5
121.3
121.5
Oklahoma
121.2
119.6
120.3
120.4
Iowa St.
120.8
119.4
120.1
120.1
Baylor
116.5
115.9
115.8
116.1
West Virginia
110.7
109.1
108.4
109.4
Kansas St.
110.1
109.3
108.5
109.3
Texas
108.5
106.8
107.2
107.5
Texas Tech
104.5
104.5
103.7
104.2
T C U
102.9
101.4
101.2
101.8
Kansas
87.4
85.7
83.9
85.7
Big 12 Averages
110.4
109.3
109.0
109.6
Big Ten Conference
East Division
Team
PiRate
Mean
Bias
Average
Ohio St.
130.0
130.0
131.3
130.4
Michigan
126.6
127.5
128.4
127.5
Penn St.
114.0
114.6
115.8
114.8
Michigan St.
108.0
108.1
108.6
108.2
Maryland
100.6
99.7
99.4
99.9
Rutgers
93.2
94.7
93.5
93.8
Indiana
93.3
93.0
93.4
93.3
West Division
Team
PiRate
Mean
Bias
Average
Wisconsin
116.1
115.9
117.3
116.5
Purdue
110.8
110.8
112.6
111.4
Minnesota
110.3
111.0
112.2
111.1
Nebraska
109.0
109.1
109.8
109.3
Iowa
109.1
108.9
109.9
109.3
Illinois
101.1
101.6
102.2
101.6
Northwestern
92.0
92.0
91.8
91.9
Big Ten Averages
108.2
108.4
109.0
108.5
Conference USA
East Division
Team
PiRate
Mean
Bias
Average
Western Kentucky
100.3
101.7
102.2
101.4
Marshall
94.0
94.3
94.7
94.3
Middle Tennessee
89.7
90.2
90.7
90.2
Florida Atlantic
86.0
86.7
86.2
86.3
Old Dominion
84.8
85.9
86.3
85.7
Charlotte
76.6
77.2
77.2
77.0
Florida Int’l.
65.9
65.9
65.8
65.9
West Division
Team
PiRate
Mean
Bias
Average
U A B
98.0
98.4
98.3
98.2
U T S A
97.2
98.0
98.0
97.7
North Texas
89.9
90.5
90.6
90.3
U T E P
84.2
85.2
84.0
84.5
Rice
80.1
80.1
79.8
80.0
Louisiana Tech
80.0
80.2
78.8
79.7
Southern Miss.
77.4
78.0
77.4
77.6
CUSA Averages
86.0
86.6
86.4
86.3
FBS Independents
Team
PiRate
Mean
Bias
Average
Notre Dame
121.1
121.9
122.7
121.9
BYU
109.8
109.5
110.0
109.8
Army
102.5
102.5
102.5
102.5
Liberty
98.5
98.6
98.6
98.6
New Mexico St.
72.1
72.7
70.7
71.8
Connecticut
69.0
69.5
67.2
68.6
UMass
65.2
64.6
62.4
64.1
Indep. Averages
91.2
91.3
90.6
91.0
Mid-American Conference
East Division
Team
PiRate
Mean
Bias
Average
Miami (Ohio)
99.6
98.3
97.3
98.4
Kent St.
90.4
91.1
89.7
90.4
Buffalo
89.2
88.1
87.5
88.3
Ohio
86.0
86.5
85.9
86.1
Bowling Green
77.6
77.8
75.8
77.1
Akron
73.6
72.6
71.4
72.5
West Division
Team
PiRate
Mean
Bias
Average
Central Michigan
102.9
101.8
101.5
102.1
Toledo
99.8
99.4
98.9
99.4
Western Michigan
94.8
94.8
93.7
94.5
Ball St.
94.8
94.2
92.5
93.8
Eastern Michigan
93.4
92.1
90.8
92.1
Northern Illinois
92.5
91.7
90.9
91.7
MAC Averages
91.2
90.7
89.7
90.5
Mountain West Conference
Mountain Division
Team
PiRate
Mean
Bias
Average
Boise St.
106.1
106.3
106.7
106.4
Air Force
103.5
103.8
104.5
103.9
Utah St.
99.1
99.9
99.6
99.5
Wyoming
92.0
92.4
92.8
92.4
Colorado St.
89.1
88.9
88.8
88.9
New Mexico
78.5
78.3
77.1
78.0
West Division
Team
PiRate
Mean
Bias
Average
Nevada
105.0
106.0
105.3
105.4
Fresno St.
103.2
104.3
104.9
104.1
San Diego St.
98.6
98.4
98.1
98.4
Hawaii
93.0
92.9
92.8
92.9
San Jose St.
88.9
89.0
87.8
88.6
U N L V
85.3
85.0
85.4
85.2
MWC Averages
95.2
95.4
95.3
95.3
Pac-12 Conference
North Division
Team
PiRate
Mean
Bias
Average
Oregon St.
109.9
110.5
110.6
110.3
Washington St.
108.6
109.6
109.4
109.2
Oregon
108.2
109.1
109.7
109.0
California
103.0
105.6
105.3
104.6
Washington
102.7
103.4
103.1
103.1
Stanford
94.2
94.8
94.0
94.3
South Division
Team
PiRate
Mean
Bias
Average
Utah
120.9
121.3
121.3
121.2
U C L A
114.5
115.1
115.4
115.0
Arizona St.
109.8
110.5
110.8
110.3
U S C
103.7
103.4
103.6
103.6
Colorado
98.6
98.7
98.4
98.6
Arizona
92.2
92.3
92.3
92.3
Pac-12 Averages
105.5
106.2
106.2
106.0
Southeastern Conference
East Division
Team
PiRate
Mean
Bias
Average
Georgia
133.4
133.6
134.4
133.8
Kentucky
112.6
113.6
113.1
113.1
Tennessee
111.8
111.7
112.0
111.9
Florida
109.2
110.1
109.4
109.6
South Carolina
101.1
100.7
100.2
100.6
Missouri
100.4
100.7
99.9
100.3
Vanderbilt
84.1
84.0
83.9
84.0
West Division
Team
PiRate
Mean
Bias
Average
Alabama
133.0
132.4
133.3
132.9
Texas A&M
118.4
118.8
118.5
118.6
Ole Miss
116.0
116.1
116.3
116.2
Arkansas
114.7
114.7
114.7
114.7
Auburn
114.3
113.7
114.4
114.1
Mississippi St.
111.8
112.1
112.0
112.0
L S U
111.1
111.8
111.7
111.5
SEC Averages
112.3
112.4
112.4
112.4
Sunbelt Conference
East Division
Team
PiRate
Mean
Bias
Average
Appalachian St.
108.9
108.7
110.1
109.2
Coastal Carolina
105.5
103.8
104.6
104.7
Georgia St.
98.8
98.3
98.9
98.7
Troy
88.1
87.9
88.1
88.0
Georgia Southern
86.9
87.1
87.0
87.0
West Division
Team
PiRate
Mean
Bias
Average
Louisiana
110.0
109.2
110.0
109.7
South Alabama
90.1
89.8
89.4
89.8
UL-Monroe
83.5
83.4
82.7
83.2
Texas St.
83.8
82.4
82.8
83.0
Arkansas St.
83.1
83.0
82.3
82.8
Sun Averages
93.9
93.4
93.6
93.6
Conference Ratings
Rank
Conference
Rating
1
Southeastern
112.4
2
Big 12
109.6
3
Big Ten
108.5
4
Pac-12
106.0
5
Atlantic Coast
104.5
6
American Athletic
96.9
7
Mountain West
95.3
8
Sun Belt
93.6
9
Independents
91.0
10
Mid-American
90.5
11
Conference USA
86.3
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