Monday, August 23, 2021
This Week’s PiRate Ratings | ||||
Date: | August 28, 2021 | |||
Team | Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias |
Illinois | Nebraska | -3.8 | -4.0 | -3.4 |
UCLA | Hawaii | 19.7 | 20.4 | 19.9 |
New Mexico St. | UTEP | -4.5 | -4.7 | -5.3 |
Fresno St. | Connecticut | 20.2 | 21.1 | 26.5 |
FBS vs. FCS
FBS | FCS | PiRate |
San Jose St. | Southern Utah | 23.8 |
It’s called Week 0. Four FBS college football games will kick off the 2021 season. Included in the quartet of games is a Big Ten conference game with an old Big Ten coach returning to a new Big Ten school to face another coach that is sitting on a very hot seat.
On the West Coast, Chip Kelly’s UCLA Bruins host Hawaii, and a good showing with no injuries could set the Bruins up for a potential upset of LSU next week.
If you have followed our site so far this year, you have now seen the preseason ratings and predictions for all 130 FBS teams. Here are those ratings in full.
The PiRate Ratings for August 23
Rank | Team | Rating |
1 | Alabama | 130.2 |
2 | Oklahoma | 128.1 |
3 | Georgia | 125.2 |
4 | Iowa St. | 124.8 |
5 | Clemson | 122.2 |
6 | Ohio St. | 121.9 |
7 | U S C | 119.4 |
8 | Florida | 118.2 |
9 | Texas A&M | 118.1 |
10 | North Carolina | 117.7 |
11 | Miami (Fla.) | 116.9 |
12 | Cincinnati | 116.5 |
13 | Auburn | 116.1 |
14 | T C U | 116.0 |
15 | Wisconsin | 115.9 |
16 | Texas | 115.6 |
17 | Indiana | 115.5 |
18 | Ole Miss | 113.3 |
19 | Arizona St. | 113.1 |
20 | Oklahoma St. | 113.1 |
21 | Penn St. | 113.1 |
22 | Iowa | 112.8 |
23 | Oregon | 112.5 |
24 | West Virginia | 112.3 |
25 | L S U | 112.1 |
26 | Washington | 112.1 |
27 | Utah | 111.9 |
28 | U C L A | 110.5 |
29 | Notre Dame | 110.2 |
30 | Mississippi St. | 110.1 |
31 | Arkansas | 109.5 |
32 | BYU | 109.2 |
33 | Louisiana | 109.2 |
34 | Coastal Carolina | 108.4 |
35 | Wake Forest | 107.7 |
36 | Kentucky | 107.4 |
37 | Maryland | 107.2 |
38 | Oregon St. | 106.9 |
39 | Missouri | 106.4 |
40 | Minnesota | 106.1 |
41 | NC State | 106.1 |
42 | Northwestern | 105.8 |
43 | Colorado | 105.7 |
44 | Liberty | 105.5 |
45 | Virginia Tech | 105.3 |
46 | Boston College | 105.2 |
47 | Michigan | 104.9 |
48 | Baylor | 104.5 |
49 | Kansas St. | 104.4 |
50 | Tennessee | 104.0 |
51 | Boise St. | 103.9 |
52 | Purdue | 103.7 |
53 | Florida St. | 103.5 |
54 | Nebraska | 103.2 |
55 | Michigan St. | 103.0 |
56 | Stanford | 103.0 |
57 | UCF | 102.8 |
58 | Virginia | 102.7 |
59 | Washington St. | 102.5 |
60 | Louisville | 102.1 |
61 | Texas Tech | 101.9 |
62 | Appalachian St. | 101.0 |
63 | South Carolina | 100.8 |
64 | Houston | 100.7 |
65 | San Jose St. | 100.3 |
66 | Pittsburgh | 100.2 |
67 | San Diego St. | 100.2 |
68 | Tulsa | 100.1 |
69 | Army | 100.0 |
70 | Miami (Ohio) | 99.7 |
71 | Central Michigan | 99.7 |
72 | Tulane | 99.0 |
73 | Nevada | 98.8 |
74 | Wyoming | 98.5 |
75 | California | 98.4 |
76 | Georgia Tech | 98.2 |
77 | Buffalo | 98.0 |
78 | Ball St. | 97.4 |
79 | Toledo | 96.7 |
80 | Air Force | 96.5 |
81 | Georgia St. | 96.5 |
82 | Illinois | 96.4 |
83 | Fresno St. | 95.3 |
84 | East Carolina | 95.3 |
85 | U A B | 95.2 |
86 | SMU | 95.0 |
87 | Rutgers | 95.0 |
88 | Arizona | 94.6 |
89 | Hawaii | 94.6 |
90 | U T S A | 93.9 |
91 | Ohio | 93.5 |
92 | Marshall | 93.4 |
93 | Troy | 93.4 |
94 | Memphis | 93.2 |
95 | Syracuse | 92.9 |
96 | Kent St. | 91.7 |
97 | Georgia Southern | 91.6 |
98 | Eastern Michigan | 91.4 |
99 | South Alabama | 91.2 |
100 | Western Michigan | 91.0 |
101 | USF | 90.4 |
102 | Navy | 90.3 |
103 | Vanderbilt | 90.1 |
104 | Arkansas St. | 89.9 |
105 | Duke | 89.8 |
106 | Colorado St. | 89.0 |
107 | Texas St. | 87.8 |
108 | Florida Atlantic | 87.7 |
109 | Northern Illinois | 87.5 |
110 | Rice | 87.1 |
111 | Louisiana Tech | 86.5 |
112 | Utah St. | 85.8 |
113 | New Mexico | 85.7 |
114 | Kansas | 85.4 |
115 | U N L V | 84.9 |
116 | Southern Miss. | 84.4 |
117 | Middle Tennessee | 83.7 |
118 | Western Kentucky | 82.7 |
119 | North Texas | 81.7 |
120 | Temple | 81.6 |
121 | Akron | 79.8 |
122 | Charlotte | 79.5 |
123 | Florida Int’l. | 79.0 |
124 | Connecticut | 76.7 |
125 | U T E P | 76.0 |
126 | UL-Monroe | 75.6 |
127 | UMass | 73.1 |
128 | Old Dominion | 71.4 |
129 | Bowling Green | 70.8 |
130 | New Mexico St. | 69.7 |
American Athletic Conference | ||||
Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
Cincinnati | 116.3 | 115.3 | 118.0 | 116.5 |
UCF | 102.5 | 101.2 | 104.8 | 102.8 |
Houston | 101.1 | 99.5 | 101.6 | 100.7 |
Tulsa | 100.2 | 100.3 | 99.7 | 100.1 |
Tulane | 98.8 | 97.5 | 100.6 | 99.0 |
East Carolina | 95.3 | 94.3 | 96.2 | 95.3 |
SMU | 94.3 | 95.4 | 95.4 | 95.0 |
Memphis | 92.4 | 92.8 | 94.3 | 93.2 |
USF | 91.0 | 89.7 | 90.6 | 90.4 |
Navy | 90.8 | 90.0 | 90.3 | 90.3 |
Temple | 80.6 | 82.4 | 81.9 | 81.6 |
AAC Averages | 96.7 | 96.2 | 97.6 | 96.8 |
Atlantic Coast Conference | ||||
Atlantic Division | ||||
Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
Clemson | 120.9 | 121.5 | 124.0 | 122.2 |
Wake Forest | 108.0 | 106.7 | 108.3 | 107.7 |
NC State | 106.5 | 105.8 | 105.9 | 106.1 |
Boston College | 104.7 | 105.3 | 105.7 | 105.2 |
Florida St. | 103.4 | 103.6 | 103.5 | 103.5 |
Louisville | 101.7 | 101.4 | 103.2 | 102.1 |
Syracuse | 93.7 | 93.1 | 92.1 | 92.9 |
Coastal Division | ||||
Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
North Carolina | 116.4 | 116.7 | 119.9 | 117.7 |
Miami (Fla.) | 117.1 | 116.1 | 117.7 | 116.9 |
Virginia Tech | 106.4 | 104.9 | 104.7 | 105.3 |
Virginia | 102.1 | 104.1 | 101.8 | 102.7 |
Pittsburgh | 99.8 | 100.9 | 100.1 | 100.2 |
Georgia Tech | 98.0 | 98.3 | 98.3 | 98.2 |
Duke | 89.7 | 91.2 | 88.5 | 89.8 |
ACC Averages | 104.9 | 105.0 | 105.3 | 105.0 |
Big 12 Conference | ||||
Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
Oklahoma | 129.3 | 126.7 | 128.2 | 128.1 |
Iowa St. | 125.3 | 123.5 | 125.6 | 124.8 |
T C U | 116.6 | 115.1 | 116.3 | 116.0 |
Texas | 116.7 | 114.5 | 115.6 | 115.6 |
Oklahoma St. | 113.5 | 113.2 | 112.5 | 113.1 |
West Virginia | 113.8 | 112.0 | 111.1 | 112.3 |
Baylor | 104.9 | 104.8 | 103.8 | 104.5 |
Kansas St. | 104.9 | 104.7 | 103.5 | 104.4 |
Texas Tech | 102.0 | 102.8 | 100.8 | 101.9 |
Kansas | 88.1 | 85.6 | 82.5 | 85.4 |
Big 12 Averages | 111.5 | 110.3 | 110.0 | 110.6 |
Big Ten Conference | ||||
East Division | ||||
Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
Ohio St. | 121.1 | 121.3 | 123.2 | 121.9 |
Indiana | 114.9 | 115.0 | 116.4 | 115.5 |
Penn St. | 111.7 | 112.8 | 114.6 | 113.1 |
Maryland | 108.7 | 106.9 | 105.8 | 107.2 |
Michigan | 104.3 | 105.1 | 105.3 | 104.9 |
Michigan St. | 103.5 | 103.0 | 102.5 | 103.0 |
Rutgers | 94.1 | 96.3 | 94.5 | 95.0 |
West Division | ||||
Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
Wisconsin | 115.2 | 115.2 | 117.3 | 115.9 |
Iowa | 112.3 | 111.6 | 114.5 | 112.8 |
Minnesota | 104.6 | 106.1 | 107.6 | 106.1 |
Northwestern | 105.8 | 105.8 | 105.8 | 105.8 |
Purdue | 103.6 | 102.9 | 104.5 | 103.7 |
Nebraska | 102.8 | 103.4 | 103.3 | 103.2 |
Illinois | 96.0 | 96.4 | 96.9 | 96.4 |
Big Ten Averages | 107.0 | 107.3 | 108.0 | 107.5 |
Conference USA | ||||
East Division | ||||
Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
Marshall | 93.4 | 93.4 | 93.6 | 93.4 |
Florida Atlantic | 86.7 | 88.6 | 87.8 | 87.7 |
Middle Tennessee | 83.4 | 83.1 | 84.7 | 83.7 |
Western Kentucky | 81.7 | 83.6 | 82.8 | 82.7 |
Charlotte | 78.8 | 79.6 | 80.2 | 79.5 |
Florida Int’l. | 77.9 | 78.9 | 80.1 | 79.0 |
Old Dominion | 71.2 | 71.9 | 71.2 | 71.4 |
West Division | ||||
Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
U A B | 95.4 | 95.2 | 94.9 | 95.2 |
U T S A | 94.0 | 94.5 | 93.4 | 93.9 |
Rice | 87.0 | 87.1 | 87.3 | 87.1 |
Louisiana Tech | 86.9 | 87.4 | 85.2 | 86.5 |
Southern Miss. | 83.3 | 85.2 | 84.5 | 84.4 |
North Texas | 82.1 | 81.7 | 81.4 | 81.7 |
U T E P | 76.3 | 77.2 | 74.4 | 76.0 |
CUSA Averages | 84.1 | 84.8 | 84.4 | 84.4 |
FBS Independents | ||||
Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
Notre Dame | 108.8 | 110.6 | 111.2 | 110.2 |
BYU | 109.2 | 108.2 | 110.3 | 109.2 |
Liberty | 104.3 | 105.6 | 106.5 | 105.5 |
Army | 100.0 | 99.8 | 100.2 | 100.0 |
Connecticut | 77.4 | 78.6 | 74.2 | 76.7 |
UMass | 74.8 | 74.0 | 70.5 | 73.1 |
New Mexico St. | 70.3 | 71.1 | 67.6 | 69.7 |
Indep. Averages | 92.1 | 92.6 | 91.5 | 92.1 |
Mid-American Conference | ||||
East Division | ||||
Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
Miami (Ohio) | 101.9 | 99.2 | 98.1 | 99.7 |
Buffalo | 98.5 | 97.5 | 97.9 | 98.0 |
Ohio | 92.2 | 94.4 | 94.0 | 93.5 |
Kent St. | 91.3 | 93.4 | 90.5 | 91.7 |
Akron | 81.8 | 79.6 | 78.1 | 79.8 |
Bowling Green | 71.6 | 72.1 | 68.8 | 70.8 |
West Division | ||||
Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
Central Michigan | 100.5 | 99.1 | 99.5 | 99.7 |
Ball St. | 98.4 | 98.3 | 95.5 | 97.4 |
Toledo | 97.5 | 96.7 | 95.8 | 96.7 |
Eastern Michigan | 93.1 | 91.2 | 89.8 | 91.4 |
Western Michigan | 91.2 | 91.6 | 90.1 | 91.0 |
Northern Illinois | 89.3 | 87.0 | 86.1 | 87.5 |
MAC Averages | 92.3 | 91.7 | 90.4 | 91.4 |
Mountain West Conference | ||||
Mountain Division | ||||
Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
Boise St. | 103.9 | 103.3 | 104.3 | 103.9 |
Wyoming | 97.7 | 98.4 | 99.5 | 98.5 |
Air Force | 96.4 | 96.3 | 96.9 | 96.5 |
Colorado St. | 88.8 | 88.8 | 89.3 | 89.0 |
Utah St. | 85.6 | 86.6 | 85.2 | 85.8 |
New Mexico | 85.8 | 86.2 | 85.2 | 85.7 |
West Division | ||||
Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
San Jose St. | 100.8 | 101.1 | 99.0 | 100.3 |
San Diego St. | 100.6 | 99.9 | 100.2 | 100.2 |
Nevada | 98.4 | 99.7 | 98.4 | 98.8 |
Fresno St. | 93.7 | 95.7 | 96.7 | 95.3 |
Hawaii | 94.8 | 94.1 | 94.7 | 94.6 |
U N L V | 85.8 | 84.3 | 84.6 | 84.9 |
MWC Averages | 94.4 | 94.5 | 94.5 | 94.5 |
Pac-12 Conference | ||||
North Division | ||||
Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
Oregon | 111.0 | 112.4 | 114.1 | 112.5 |
Washington | 110.9 | 112.4 | 112.9 | 112.1 |
Oregon St. | 106.7 | 106.7 | 107.3 | 106.9 |
Stanford | 102.6 | 103.9 | 102.4 | 103.0 |
Washington St. | 102.3 | 103.2 | 102.1 | 102.5 |
California | 95.7 | 100.5 | 99.0 | 98.4 |
South Division | ||||
Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
U S C | 118.8 | 118.4 | 120.9 | 119.4 |
Arizona St. | 112.4 | 113.5 | 113.6 | 113.1 |
Utah | 111.8 | 112.1 | 111.8 | 111.9 |
U C L A | 110.5 | 110.5 | 110.6 | 110.5 |
Colorado | 106.4 | 105.8 | 104.9 | 105.7 |
Arizona | 95.2 | 94.5 | 94.0 | 94.6 |
Pac-12 Averages | 107.0 | 107.8 | 107.8 | 107.5 |
Southeastern Conference | ||||
East Division | ||||
Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
Georgia | 124.8 | 124.5 | 126.3 | 125.2 |
Florida | 117.0 | 119.4 | 118.1 | 118.2 |
Kentucky | 106.7 | 108.8 | 106.8 | 107.4 |
Missouri | 106.2 | 106.9 | 106.2 | 106.4 |
Tennessee | 104.1 | 103.1 | 104.6 | 104.0 |
South Carolina | 101.1 | 101.0 | 100.4 | 100.8 |
Vanderbilt | 90.9 | 89.9 | 89.6 | 90.1 |
West Division | ||||
Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
Alabama | 130.4 | 128.8 | 131.3 | 130.2 |
Texas A&M | 117.4 | 118.3 | 118.6 | 118.1 |
Auburn | 116.4 | 115.2 | 116.6 | 116.1 |
Ole Miss | 113.3 | 113.3 | 113.2 | 113.3 |
L S U | 111.0 | 112.4 | 112.8 | 112.1 |
Mississippi St. | 110.2 | 110.4 | 109.7 | 110.1 |
Arkansas | 110.1 | 109.9 | 108.5 | 109.5 |
SEC Averages | 111.4 | 111.6 | 111.6 | 111.5 |
Sunbelt Conference | ||||
Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
Coastal Carolina | 109.2 | 106.4 | 109.6 | 108.4 |
Appalachian St. | 100.5 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 101.0 |
Georgia St. | 97.0 | 96.2 | 96.3 | 96.5 |
Troy | 93.1 | 93.4 | 93.7 | 93.4 |
Georgia Southern | 91.7 | 92.1 | 91.2 | 91.6 |
Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Average |
Louisiana | 109.8 | 107.6 | 110.4 | 109.2 |
South Alabama | 91.6 | 91.5 | 90.6 | 91.2 |
Arkansas St. | 89.8 | 91.0 | 88.8 | 89.9 |
Texas St. | 89.4 | 86.7 | 87.2 | 87.8 |
UL-Monroe | 76.4 | 76.5 | 73.9 | 75.6 |
Sun Averages | 94.8 | 94.1 | 94.4 | 94.5 |
Conference Ratings | ||
1 | Southeastern | 111.5 |
2 | Big 12 | 110.6 |
3 | Pac-12 | 107.5 |
4 | Big Ten | 107.5 |
5 | Atlantic Coast | 105.0 |
6 | American Athletic | 96.8 |
7 | Sun Belt | 94.5 |
8 | Mountain West | 94.5 |
9 | Independents | 92.1 |
10 | Mid-American | 91.4 |
11 | Conference USA | 84.4 |