Sunday, October 6, 2013

Week 6 Rankings

Your Top 25:

Rk
Δ
Team
Pts
1
0
Oregon
93.3

Oregon maintains the top spot, as the Ducks buffalo Colorado, 57-16. (See what I did there?)

2
0
Baylor
86.2

Remember last year's ridiculous Baylor-West Virginia game? The pattern continues this year, with the Bears accumulating a Big 12-record 864 total yards of offense this week. Baylor has not scored less than 69 points in a game so far this year, and they stubbornly retain the #2 spot.

3
+2
Florida State
82.3

The Seminoles smashed a good Maryland team (that appeared at #22 last week) to the tune of 63 points to nothing and rise to #3 on that performance.

4
0
Ohio State
77.2

Ohio State played an entertaining game against Northwestern last night, winning 40-30 and extending their undefeated streak to 18 games.

5
+4
Miami (FL)
75.2

Miami (FL) beat an underrated Georgia Tech squad 45-30 to break into the Top 5 this week.

6
+1
Missouri
73.8
7
-1
Stanford
73.3
8
+2
Louisville
69.2
9
+4
Clemson
68.9
10
-7
Washington
67.5
11
-3
Alabama
66.2
12
0
Florida
66.1
13
+1
UCLA
65.9
14
+2
LSU
63.9
15
+2
Georgia
63.3
16
+4
Oklahoma
62.7
17
-2
Houston
59.2
18
+6
Texas Tech
58.0
19
-1
Virginia Tech
57.1
20
-1
Arizona
56.0
21
+2
Auburn
56.0
22
+3
South Carolina
55.8
23
-12
Georgia Tech
55.5
24
+13
BYU
51.9
25
+10
East Carolina
51.3

Teams falling out of the Top 25: (#34) Utah, (#42) Maryland

Teams worse than the average FCS team: (#122) FIU, (#123) Western Michigan, (#124) Miami (OH), (#125) Georgia State, (#126) New Mexico State

Largest improvement in rank: +26 Michigan State bounces back from a loss to Notre Dame two weeks ago to beat a decent Iowa team 26-14 on the road.

Largest drop in rank: -22 Penn State falls to #54 after losing to Indiana for the first time ever, 44-24.

Most consistent team: Georgia: You might not think Georgia should be considered consistent following this week's scare by Tennessee, but that's probably because you're underrating this year's Vols. Georgia has had one of the toughest schedules so far and tends to beat those teams by a score. 

Most inconsistent team: Old Dominion: As a provisional FBS school this year, Old Dominion has faced primarily FCS teams so far, which the math treats exactly the same. Because of this, a 1-point win over Citadel and a 56-point win over Albany looks like a major swing.

Conference Rankings:
Conference
Average
Pac-12
49.70
SEC
49.66
ACC
46.34
Big Ten
43.47
Big 12
40.25
American
32.40
Sun Belt
27.56
MWC
26.05
C-USA
23.26
MAC
23.25

Games to watch next week:

(#1) Oregon at (#10) Washington (4:00 PM ET, Fox Sports 1) The top-ranked Ducks face their biggest test of the season so far, while Washington is playing to keep their chances of winning the Pac-12 North alive following last week's loss to Stanford. Line: Oregon by 14.5

(#6) Missouri at (#15) Georgia (12:00 PM ET, ESPN) Mizzou might be overrated at #6, but their running game is cause for Tiger optimism. Georgia is still the favorite here, but the Dawgs should be on upset alert, especially after this week's scare from Tennessee. Line: Georgia by 4

(#12) Florida at (#14) LSU (3:30 PM ET, CBS) Pity LSU. The Tigers get Georgia and Florida from the SEC East this year, while Bama plays Tennessee and Kentucky, and Texas A&M plays Vandy and Mizzou. After losing to Georgia already, LSU will have a hard time making it to the SEC Championship if they lose to the Gators as well. Line: Florida by 3.5

(#7) Stanford at (#34) Utah (6:00 PM ET, Pac-12 Network) Stanford is sitting pretty atop the Pac-12 North, while the Utes wallow near the bottom of the Pac-12 South. Utah should not be counted out, however. They've shown flashes of greatness this season and can pull off the upset, especially if Stanford is looking ahead to the week-after against UCLA. Line: Stanford by 5

(#23) Georgia Tech at (#24) BYU (7:00 PM ET, ESPNU) Georgia Tech has fallen recently, after back-to-back losses to Virginia Tech and Miami (FL). Meanwhile, BYU is back in the Top 25 for the first time since the pre-season, following a 17-point win over Utah State. Both have Top 25-caliber running games, and the Yellow Jackets and Cougars should be evenly matched. Line: Georgia Tech by 2.5

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