Rk
|
Δ
|
Team
|
Pts
|
1
|
0
|
Oregon
|
84.2
|
2
|
+3
|
Florida
State
|
77.2
|
3
|
0
|
Ohio
State
|
76.9
|
4
|
-2
|
Baylor
|
76.6
|
5
|
-1
|
Alabama
|
72.3
|
6
|
0
|
Missouri
|
63.8
|
7
|
+1
|
Auburn
|
59.6
|
8
|
+1
|
Stanford
|
58.6
|
9
|
+2
|
Wisconsin
|
56.5
|
10
|
+3
|
Clemson
|
56.1
|
11
|
+5
|
Arizona
State
|
54.2
|
12
|
-5
|
Miami
(FL)
|
54.1
|
13
|
-3
|
BYU
|
54.1
|
14
|
-2
|
Georgia
Tech
|
53.9
|
15
|
+2
|
South
Carolina
|
50.5
|
16
|
+5
|
Michigan
State
|
50.1
|
17
|
-2
|
Louisville
|
49.9
|
18
|
-4
|
LSU
|
49.4
|
19
|
+1
|
Oklahoma
State
|
49.4
|
20
|
-1
|
Arizona
|
47.3
|
21
|
+3
|
Northern
Illinois
|
45.7
|
22
|
-4
|
Houston
|
45.5
|
23
|
-1
|
Oklahoma
|
44.9
|
24
|
+2
|
UCLA
|
44.8
|
25
|
+2
|
Texas
A&M
|
44.7
|
Teams falling out of the Top 25: (#26) UCF, (#33) Virginia Tech
Teams worse than the average FCS team: (#119) Western Michigan, (#120) Massachusetts, (#121) Eastern Michigan, (#122) Georgia State, (#123) Miami (OH), (#124) Southern Miss, (#125) FIU, (#126) New Mexico State
Largest improvement in rank: +10 A four-way tie between Marshall (massively out-ran and out-scored Southern Miss), Boston College (upset Virginia Tech 34-27), Old Dominion (crushed FCS Rhode Island), and West Virginia (won their second Big 12 game against TCU in overtime).
Largest drop in rank: -13 Texas Tech was unbeaten and in the Top 25 two weeks ago. Now the Red Raiders are sitting at #44 after back-to-back losses to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.
Most consistent team: Pittsburgh retains the title after losing by 11 and being out-rushed by 281 yards against the Top 5 rushing offense of Georgia Tech.
Most inconsistent team: Old Dominion retakes this title, mostly based on how the math treats FCS teams.
Conference Rankings:
Conference USA retakes the worst-conference title on UTEP's worse-than-expected loss to Texas A&M. The Mountain West and Sun Belt conferences swap places after Air Force upsets Army, and Louisiana-Lafayette and Texas State underperform against New Mexico State and Idaho, respectively.
Conference
|
Average
|
SEC
|
40.46
|
Pac-12
|
40.07
|
ACC
|
35.73
|
Big Ten
|
34.65
|
Big 12
|
32.08
|
American
|
23.72
|
Mountain West
|
19.95
|
Sun Belt
|
19.36
|
MAC
|
16.53
|
C-USA
|
16.44
|
Games to watch next week:
(#1) Oregon at (#8) Stanford (Thursday 9:00 PM ET, ESPN) A win by Oregon would put the Ducks at least 1.5 games ahead of everyone else in the Pac-12 North with three games (Utah, Arizona, Oregon State) left. A win by Stanford will put the Cardinal over the Ducks and will give Stanford the deciding tie-breaker should both teams win out afterward. It is not an understatement to say that this game will decide the Pac-12 North. Not sure why it's on a Thursday.
Line: Oregon by 19
(#13) BYU at (#9) Wisconsin (3:30 PM ET, ESPN) It's rare to see a Big Ten team playing a non-conference game this late in the season, even rarer against a decent team. BYU has held their own against a strong schedule that has included #14 Georgia Tech, #22 Houston, #32 Utah State, #34 Texas, and #35 Boise State. Meanwhile, Wisconsin has won big when they've won and lost small when they've lost (against Ohio State and Arizona State). Both teams are 6-2, have strong rushing offenses and stingy defenses, and are underrated in the official polls.
Line: Wisconsin by 7.5
(#18) LSU at (#5) Alabama (8:00 PM ET, CBS) LSU has a tenuous chance of winning the SEC West. The Tigers need to beat Alabama on Saturday and Texas A&M and Arkansas later this season, and they need Bama to lose once more (Auburn being LSU's best bet). A Crimson Tide win will not salt away the West for Alabama, but it will knock all but Auburn out of the running.
Line: Alabama by 19.5
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