Florida
The Gators still have the toughest schedule among the unbeatens. None of the other undefeated teams will be able to pass an undefeated Florida.
Conference Rating 1 Southeastern .56576 2 Big East .56310 3 Pacific-10 .53832 4 Big Ten .53513 5 Big 12 .53283 6 Atlantic Coast .50735 7 Mountain West .49462 8 Western Athletic .45625 9 USA .44406 10 Mid-American .40541 11 Sun Belt .39953 If today were BCS Selection Sunday, and only this system were used:
- Automatic Bids: Alabama (BCS Championship Game), Cincinnati, Georgia Tech (Orange Bowl), Ohio State (Rose Bowl), Texas (Fiesta Bowl), Oregon (Rose Bowl), Florida (BCS Championship Game), Texas Christian.
- At-large pool: Boise State, Iowa, Pittsburgh, Wisconsin, Oklahoma State
Selection process:
- Sugar Bowl selects first after losing Florida. They select Iowa.
- Orange Bowl selects first in final rotation. They select Pittsburgh.
- Fiesta Bowl, having to choose between automatic bids Texas Christian and Cincinnati, selects TCU.
- Sugar Bowl is assigned Cincinnati.
Matchups:
- Rose Bowl: Oregon vs. Ohio State
- Fiesta Bowl: Texas vs. Texas Christian
- Sugar Bowl: Iowa vs. Cincinnati
- Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Pittsburgh
- BCS Championship Game: Florida vs. Alabama
- Alabama
- Texas Christian
- Texas
- Cincinnati
- Boise State
- Georgia Tech
- Pittsburgh
- Ohio State
- Iowa
- Oregon
- Wisconsin
- Oklahoma State
- Louisiana State
- Penn State
- Miami (Florida)
- Virginia Tech
- Houston
- Utah
- Southern California
- Navy
- Brigham Young
- Oregon State
- Rutgers
- Clemson
- Central Michigan
- Nebraska
- Stanford
- North Carolina
- Boston College
- Arizona
- California
- West Virginia
- Troy
- Nevada
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Notre Dame
- Georgia
- South Florida
- Auburn
- Oklahoma
- Missouri
- Middle Tennessee State
- Idaho
- Fresno State
- Air Force
- Kentucky
- Texas Tech
- Central Florida
- Northern Illinois
- Minnesota
- South Carolina
- Northwestern
- Southern Methodist
- Tennessee
- UCLA
- Ohio
- East Carolina
- Michigan State
- Florida State
- Iowa State
- Southern Mississippi
- Bowling Green
- Temple
- Connecticut
- Mississippi State
- Texas A&M
- Wyoming
- Louisiana-Monroe
- Alabama-Birmingham
- Kansas State
- Marshall
- Kansas
- Purdue
- Washington
- Baylor
- Louisville
- Michigan
- Arizona State
- Louisiana-Lafayette
- Toledo
- Kent State
- Wake Forest
- Nevada-Las Vegas
- San Diego State
- Indiana
- Colorado
- Western Michigan
- North Carolina State
- Syracuse
- Florida Atlantic
- Hawaii
- Colorado State
- Tulsa
- Florida International
- Louisiana tech
- Texas-El Paso
- Illinois
- Army
- Buffalo
- Duke
- Tulane
- Utah State
- North Texas
- Washington State
- Virginia
- Vanderbilt
- New Mexico State
- Miami (Ohio)
- Arkansas State
- Maryland
- Akron
- Memphis
- San José State
- Rice
- New Mexico
- Eastern Michigan
- Ball State
- Western Kentucky
Monday, November 16, 2009
Florida Holding Tight to #1
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Florida #1 Yet Again
Florida
The Gators have the toughest schedule among the unbeatens. That's why they're this week's #1. Don't expect that to change as long as the Gators keep winning.
Conference Rating 1 Southeastern .56878 2 Big East .56658 3 Pacific-10 .54967 4 Big Ten .53711 5 Big XII .53557 6 Atlantic Coast .50467 7 Mountain West .49013 8 Western Athletic .45732 9 USA .43896 10 Mid-American .39463 11 Sun Belt .39061 Notes:
- #3 Boise State has both the weakest schedule among the unbeaten teams and the largest quality win (Oregon) in the country. Without my quality win component, the Broncos would be #7.
- There are currently only six quality wins (ranked in value of win):
- Boise State > Oregon
- Miami (Florida) > Georgia Tech
- Florida > Louisiana State
- Iowa > Penn State
- North Carolina State > Pittsburgh
- Texas-El Paso > Houston
- Big games this week:
- 10 Louisiana State at 5 Alabama
- 18 Ohio State at 11 Penn State
If today were BCS Selection Sunday, and only this system were used:
- Automatic Bids: Georgia Tech (Orange Bowl), Cincinnati, Iowa (BCS Championship Game), Texas (Fiesta Bowl), Oregon (Rose Bowl), Florida (BCS Championship Game), Boise State.
- At-large pool: Alabama, Texas Christian, Penn State, Miami (Florida), Pittsburgh, Houston.
Selection process:
- Sugar Bowl selects first after losing Florida. They select Alabama.
- Rose Bowl selects second after losing Iowa. They select Penn State.
- Orange Bowl selects first in final rotation. They select Pittsburgh.
- Fiesta Bowl, having to choose between automatic bids Boise State and Cincinnati, selects Boise State.
- Sugar Bowl is assigned Cincinnati.
Matchups:
- Rose Bowl: Oregon vs. Penn State
- Fiesta Bowl: Texas vs. Boise State
- Sugar Bowl: Alabama vs. Cincinnati
- Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Pittsburgh
- BCS Championship Game: Florida vs. Iowa
- Iowa
- Boise State
- Texas
- Alabama
- Texas Christian
- Cincinnati
- Oregon
- Georgia Tech
- Louisiana State
- Penn State
- Miami (Florida)
- Pittsburgh
- Houston
- Utah
- Southern California
- Arizona
- Ohio State
- Notre Dame
- Oklahoma State
- Wisconsin
- Virginia Tech
- California
- West Virginia
- Brigham Young
- Troy
- South Florida
- Idaho
- Auburn
- Navy
- Rutgers
- central Michigan
- Boston College
- Clemson
- Oklahoma
- Oregon State
- Texas Tech
- Minnesota
- South Carolina
- Nebraska
- Missouri
- Arkansas
- Stanford
- Texas A&M
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Fresno State
- Tennessee
- Mississippi
- Marshall
- Georgia
- Florida State
- Iowa State
- Washington
- Middle Tennessee State
- Air Force
- Mississippi State
- East Carolina
- Northern Illinois
- Michigan
- Ohio
- UCLA
- Connecticut
- Southern Methodist
- Michigan State
- Southern Mississippi
- Northwestern
- Kansas State
- Arizona State
- Temple
- Kent State
- Central Florida
- Bowling Green
- Wyoming
- Purdue
- Wake Forest
- San Diego State
- Texas-El Paso
- Toledo
- Louisville
- Syracuse
- Indiana
- Louisiana-Monroe
- Louisiana-Lafayette
- Alabama-Birmingham
- Colorado State
- Tulsa
- Western Michigan
- Baylor
- Colorado
- Buffalo
- Louisiana Tech
- Nevada-Las Vegas
- Army
- Florida Atlantic
- Virginia
- North Carolina State
- Florida International
- Duke
- Arkansas State
- North Texas
- Tulane
- New Mexico State
- Washington State
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Utah State
- San José State
- Miami (Ohio)
- Hawaii
- Memphis
- Vanderbilt
- Akron
- Rice
- Eastern Michigan
- New Mexico
- Ball State
- Western Kentucky
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Iowa Reclaims #1 at the Gun
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Big Games This Week:
There are seven undefeated teams left (the top seven in this week's rankings), and the only one with what appears to be a tough game this week is Florida, who plays Georgia in Jacksonville. Florida won't gain much from beating the Bulldogs, though, because Georgia will have a .500 record for the season, assuming the Gators win. Iowa and Florida are neck-and-neck for the #1 spot right now. Virginia Tech's game against North Carolina is one on which to keep an eye since Alabama beat the Hokies in September. A Virginia Tech win makes it a tight three-team race for the #1 spot next week. If today were BCS Selection Sunday and my standings were all that were used, here would be my projected BCS selection process:
Hypothetical BCS Matchups:
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The Hawkeyes came out of Saturday's barnburner in East Lansing a winner, and they're tops this week.
- Iowa
- Florida
- Texas Christian
- Alabama
- Boise State
- Texas
- Cincinnati
- Georgia Tech
- Oregon
- Southern California
- Louisiana State
- Penn State
- Pittsburgh
- Virginia Tech
- West Virginia
- Miami (Florida)
- Houston
- Oklahoma State
- Utah
- Arizona
- Ohio State
- Notre Dame
- Central Michigan
- South Carolina
- Navy
- Wisconsin
- Brigham Young
- California
- Kansas
- Mississippi
- Idaho
- Troy
- Kentucky
- Clemson
- Auburn
- Georgia
- Michigan
- South Florida
- Oklahoma
- Iowa State
- Boston College
- Oregon State
- Nebraska
- Stanford
- Rutgers
- Washington
- Minnesota
- Texas Tech
- Marshall
- Missouri
- Nevada
- Connecticut
- Michigan State
- Fresno State
- Texas A&M
- Kansas State
- UCLA
- Arizona State
- Tennessee
- Louisiana-Monroe
- Arkansas
- Southern Mississippi
- Air Force
- Northern Illinois
- Northwestern
- Middle Tennessee State
- North Carolina
- East Carolina
- Toledo
- Florida State
- Texas-El Paso
- Louisiana-Lafayette
- Wyoming
- Ohio
- Wake Forest
- Purdue
- Central Florida
- Mississippi State
- Tulsa
- Bowling Green
- Colorado State
- Western Michigan
- Southern Methodist
- Indiana
- Syracuse
- Baylor
- Colorado
- Kent State
- San Diego State
- Florida Atlantic
- Temple
- Buffalo
- Louisville
- Louisiana Tech
- North Carolina State
- Nevada-Las Vegas
- Army
- Arkansas State
- Virginia
- Alabama-Birmingham
- Washington State
- New Mexico State
- Tulane
- Utah State
- Memphis
- Maryland
- Hawaii
- Florida International
- North Texas
- Vanderbilt
- Duke
- San José State
- Illinois
- Miami (Ohio)
- Akron
- Rice
- Eastern Michigan
- New Mexico
- Ball State
- Western Kentucky
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Insult to the Hogs' Injury: Florida Enters the #1 Spot
Florida
The Gators squeaked by the Razorbacks and slipped into this week's #1 spot
Conference Rating 1 Southeastern .57359 2 Pacific-10 .55892 3 Big East .55704 4 Big XII .54506 5 Big Ten .53886 6 Atlantic Coast .50158 7 Mountain West .48555 8 Western Athletic .44250 9 USA .43186 10 Sun Belt .38841 11 Mid-American .37886 - Iowa
- Alabama
- Texas Christian
- Texas
- Boise State
- Cincinnati
- Miami (Florida)
- Georgia Tech
- Virginia Tech
- Oregon
- Louisiana State
- Southern California
- Penn State
- Pittsburgh
- Houston
- West Virginia
- Oklahoma State
- Kansas
- Idaho
- Utah
- Brigham Young
- Ohio State
- Arizona
- Central Michigan
- South Carolina
- Wisconsin
- Navy
- Notre Dame
- Nebraska
- South Florida
- Michigan
- Auburn
- California
- Oregon State
- Boston College
- Texas Tech
- Georgia
- Connecticut
- Troy
- Arizona State
- Missouri
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Mississippi
- Kentucky
- Louisiana-Monroe
- Washington
- Arkansas
- Louisiana-Lafayette
- Clemson
- Stanford
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- UCLA
- Michigan State
- Oklahoma
- Iowa State
- Rutgers
- Air Force
- Marshall
- Tulsa
- Colorado State
- Toledo
- Indiana
- Fresno State
- Wake Forest
- East Carolina
- Nevada
- Southern Mississippi
- Wyoming
- Colorado
- Kansas State
- Southern Methodist
- Northern Illinois
- Bowling Green
- Mississippi State
- Middle Tennessee State
- Texas A&M
- Baylor
- Louisiana Tech
- Northwestern
- Florida State
- Texas-El Paso
- Central Florida
- Purdue
- Buffalo
- Western Michigan
- Syracuse
- Louisville
- Army
- North Carolina State
- Alabama-Birmingham
- Virginia
- San Diego State
- Tulane
- Kent State
- New Mexico State
- Washington State
- Florida Atlantic
- Temple
- Florida International
- Nevada-Las Vegas
- Maryland
- Arkansas State
- Hawaii
- North Texas
- Memphis
- Vanderbilt
- San José State
- Illinois
- Akron
- Miami (Ohio)
- Duke
- Utah State
- Eastern Michigan
- Rice
- New Mexico
- Western Kentucky
- Ball State
Sunday, October 11, 2009
The Gumps Hold onto #1 for a Second Straight Week
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Top games this week:
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- Alabama
- Florida
- Iowa
- Virginia Tech
- Boise State
- Texas Christian
- Kansas
- Texas
- Cincinnati
- Ohio State
- Wisconsin
- Oregon
- Miami (Florida)
- Louisiana State
- Nebraska
- South Florida
- Southern California
- Notre Dame
- Georgia Tech
- Idaho
- Auburn
- Pittsburgh
- Penn State
- South Carolina
- Utah
- Brigham Young
- Houston
- West Virginia
- Missouri
- Oklahoma State
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Central Michigan
- Stanford
- Arizona
- Washington
- Navy
- Oregon State
- Arkansas
- UCLA
- Rutgers
- Georgia
- Boston College
- Oklahoma
- Troy
- Marshall
- California
- Wake Forest
- Tulsa
- Tennessee
- Connecticut
- Louisiana-Lafayette
- Northern Illinois
- North Carolina
- Mississippi
- Ohio
- Texas Tech
- Fresno State
- Middle Tennessee State
- Texas A&M
- Michigan State
- Arizona State
- Wyoming
- Colorado State
- Southern Methodist
- Kentucky
- Louisiana-Monroe
- Baylor
- Clemson
- Northwestern
- East Carolina
- Iowa State
- Indiana
- Air Force
- Nevada
- Toledo
- Central Florida
- Southern Mississippi
- Bowling Green
- Texas-El Paso
- North Carolina State
- Florida State
- Western Michigan
- Army
- Alabama-Birmingham
- Syracuse
- Louisville
- Mississippi State
- New Mexico State
- Tulane
- Louisiana Tech
- San Diego State
- Kansas State
- Colorado
- Purdue
- Washington State
- Maryland
- Buffalo
- Nevada-Las Vegas
- North Texas
- Florida International
- Arkansas State
- Memphis
- Hawaii
- San José State
- Illinois
- Vanderbilt
- Kent State
- Duke
- Florida Atlantic
- Akron
- Utah State
- Temple
- Virginia
- Eastern Michigan
- Miami (Ohio)
- Rice
- New Mexico
- Ball State
- Western Kentucky
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Rammer Jammer, Yellowhammer, #1 Alabama
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- Alabama
- Iowa
- Wisconsin
- Louisiana State
- Florida
- Kansas
- Texas
- Boise State
- Cincinnati
- Texas Christian
- Virginia Tech
- Auburn
- South Florida
- Miami (Florida)
- Missouri
- Ohio State
- Arizona
- Oregon
- Southern California
- Stanford
- Notre Dame
- Georgia Tech
- Penn State
- Idaho
- UCLA
- Michigan
- Brigham Young
- West Virginia
- South Carolina
- Georgia
- Boston College
- Nebraska
- Connecticut
- Pittsburgh
- Central Michigan
- Utah
- Navy
- Baylor
- Houston
- Rutgers
- Fresno State
- Oklahoma State
- Middle Tennessee State
- Wake Forest
- Washington
- Minnesota
- California
- Texas A&M
- Mississippi
- Oregon State
- Tulsa
- North Carolina
- Colorado State
- Northern Illinois
- Indiana
- Northwestern
- Kentucky
- East Carolina
- Arkansas
- Clemson
- Toledo
- Tennessee
- Southern Mississippi
- Marshall
- Louisiana-Lafayette
- Iowa State
- Oklahoma
- Ohio
- Texas-El Paso
- Troy
- Michigan State
- North Carolina State
- Louisiana Tech
- Wyoming
- Air Force
- Louisiana-Monroe
- Florida State
- Texas Tech
- Mississippi State
- Kansas State
- Central Florida
- Arizona State
- Syracuse
- Tulane
- Alabama-Birmingham
- Southern Methodist
- Maryland
- Nevada
- Purdue
- Washington State
- San Diego State
- Bowling Green
- Colorado
- North Texas
- Vanderbitl
- Army
- Western Michigan
- Buffalo
- Kent State
- Illinois
- Hawaii
- Nevada-Las Vegas
- New Mexico State
- San José State
- Arkansas State
- Utah State
- Akron
- Florida International
- Louisville
- Florida Atlantic
- Miami (Ohio)
- Memphis
- Eastern Michigan
- Rice
- New Mexico
- Temple
- Duke
- Virginia
- Ball State
- Western Kentucky
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Iowa City: Home of Your #1 Hawkeyes
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Conference Rankings
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- Iowa
- Cincinnati
- Houston
- Alabama
- Florida
- Louisiana State
- Boise State
- Michigan
- Kansas
- Texas Christian
- Wisconsin
- Texas
- Virginia Tech
- UCLA
- Auburn
- Missouri
- Oregon
- South Florida
- Miami (FL)
- Georgia
- Arizona
- Georgia Tech
- Texas A&M
- Ohio State
- South Carolina
- Southern California
- Penn State
- Minnesota
- California
- Brigham Young
- North Carolina
- Nebraska
- Notre Dame
- Indiana
- Stanford
- Iowa State
- Oklahoma State
- Utah
- Idaho
- Connecticut
- Marshall
- Washington
- Boston College
- Southern Mississippi
- Clemson
- North Carolina State
- Fresno State
- Pittsburgh
- Middle Tennessee State
- Colorado State
- Rutgers
- Kentucky
- West Virginia
- Navy
- Oklahoma
- Arizona State
- Air Force
- Central Michigan
- Baylor
- Tennessee
- Mississippi State
- Florida State
- Tulsa
- Mississippi
- Troy
- Oregon State
- Louisiana-Lafayette
- Toledo
- Syracuse
- Wake Forest
- Northern Illinois
- Texas Tech
- Bowling Green
- Hawaii
- Western Michigan
- Louisiana-Monroe
- Wyoming
- Southern Methodist
- East Carolina
- Vanderbilt
- Purdue
- Ohio
- Colorado
- Washington State
- Texas-El Paso
- Northwestern
- Kent State
- Nevada-Las Vegas
- Army
- Central Florida
- New Mexico State
- North Texas
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Buffalo
- Alabama-Birmingham
- Utah State
- Louisiana Tech
- Michigan State
- San Diego State
- Nevada
- San José State
- Kansas State
- Florida International
- Akron
- Maryland
- Louisville
- Florida Atlantic
- Tulane
- Memphis
- Miami (OH)
- Arkansas State
- Eastern Michigan
- New Mexico
- Rice
- Duke
- Temple
- Western Kentucky
- Virginia
- Ball State
Friday, January 9, 2009
Final 2008 Rankings: Florida Takes the Crown
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- Florida
- Texas
- Utah
- Texas Tech
- Oklahoma
- Southern California
- Texas Christian
- Mississippi
- Boise State
- Alabama
- Penn State
- Oregon State
- Georgia
- Ohio State
- Cincinnati
- Ball State
- Pittsburgh
- Rice
- Missouri
- Virginia Tech
- Brigham Young
- Michigan State
- Florida State
- Tulsa
- California
- Oregon
- West Virginia
- Iowa
- Oklahoma State
- Georgia Tech
- Boston College
- Northwestern
- Kansas
- Western Michigan
- Wake Forest
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- East Carolina
- Louisiana State
- Rutgers
- Maryland
- Connecticut
- Air Force
- South Florida
- Navy
- Arizona
- Houston
- Vanderbilt
- Buffalo
- Central Michigan
- South Carolina
- Miami (Florida)
- Troy
- Colorado State
- Notre Dame
- Kentucky
- Louisiana Tech
- Wisconsin
- Clemson
- Southern Mississippi
- Nevada
- Florida Atlantic
- Minnesota
- Fresno State
- Hawaii
- North Carolina State
- Illinois
- Tennessee
- Bowling Green
- Virginia
- Stanford
- Arkansas
- Louisiana-Lafayette
- Texas-El Paso
- Colorado
- Arkansas State
- Nevada-Las Vegas
- Auburn
- San Jose State
- Louisville
- Arizona State
- Northern Illinois
- Temple
- Memphis
- Akron
- New Mexico
- UCLA
- Florida International
- Kansas State
- Texas A&M
- Baylor
- Middle Tennessee State
- Purdue
- Duke
- Marshall
- Mississippi State
- Wyoming
- Michigan
- Utah State
- Syracuse
- Central Florida
- Ohio
- Alabama-Birmingham
- Kent State
- Indiana
- Louisiana-Monroe
- Eastern Michigan
- Tulane
- Toledo
- New Mexico State
- Washington State
- Iowa State
- Idaho
- Miami (Ohio)
- Army
- Washington
- North Texas
- Southern Methodist
- San Diego State
- Western Kentucky

