Well, the Geoff Collins death march continues apace. The loss to UCF was not as depressingly terrible as the Ole Miss one, but it’s still a toothless loss against a pretty underwhelming opponent. UCF is a perfectly fine G5 team, but decidedly not the team that finished in the Top 10 consecutive years. But GT is not a Top 30 team, what happened to our Top 30 last week? (For a quick description of the ELO methodology, check here.)
- (1) Georgia somehow struggled at home against (100) Kent State. Now, it was still a 17 point win, but I did not expect them to have to play the starters the whole way.
- (2) Alabama throttled (107) Vanderbilt
- (3) Ohio State trampled (37) in Columbus
- (5) Oklahoma is shocked at home by (64) Kansas State
- (6) Cincinnati hands (71) Indiana its first loss of the season
- (7) Michigan grinds out a home win against (27) Maryland
- (8) Arkansas loses to (36) Texas A&M in Arlington
- (9) Clemson wins a thriller at (18) Wake Forest
- (10) Kentucky wins at home over (101) Northern Illinois
- (11) Ole Miss wins at home against (50) Tulsa
- (12) Baylor wins at (22) Iowa State
- (13) Penn State wins at home against (63) Central Michigan
- (14) NC State rolls at home over (128) Connecticut
- (15) Pitt has win over some FCS team
- (16) Coastal Carolina wins at (97) Georgia State
- (17) Utah rolls at (92) Arizona State
- (19) Minnesota tramples (25) Michigan State in East Lansing
- (20) Louisiana gives up the rest of its three year ranking halo at (111) Louisiana-Monroe
- (21) Tennessee beats (70) Florida in Knoxville
- (23) Oregon survives at (26) Washington State
- (24) Oregon State loses at home in a close one favored (47) USC
- (28) BYU defeats (54) Wyoming at home
- (29) UCLA dominates (111) Colorado in Boulder
- (30) Appalachian State loses at home to (82) James Madison – a real feather in the latter’s cap as a new FBS team
How does this impact the Top 30?
- (1) Georgia (4-0)
- (2) Alabama (4-0)
- (3) Ohio State (4-0)
- (9) Clemson (4-0)
- (12) Baylor (3-1)
- (4) Oklahoma State (3-0)
- (7) Michigan (4-0)
- (6) Cincinnati (3-1)
- (19) Minnesota (4-0)
- (11) Ole Miss (4-0)
- (10) Kentucky (4-0)
- (13) Penn State (4-0)
- (23) Oregon (3-1)
- (16) Coastal Carolina (4-0)
- (17) Utah (3-1)
- (14) NC State (4-0)
- (15) Pitt (3-1)
- (25) Notre Dame (2-2)
- (8) Arkansas (3-1)
- (21) Tennessee (4-0)
- (28) BYU (3-1)
- (36) Texas A&M (3-1)
- (5) Oklahoma (3-1)
- (29) UCLA (4-0)
- (42) Iowa (3-1)
- (49) TCU (3-0)
- (47) USC (4-0)
- (31) Western Kentucky (3-1)
- (27) Maryland (3-1)
- (18) Wake Forest (3-1)
Ten more: Texas Tech (3-1), Air Forece (3-1), Florida State (4-0), KAnsas State (3-1), UAB (2-1), Liberty (3-1), Iowa State (3-1) Washington State (3-1), Louisiana (2-2), MTSU (3-1)
Fitting a 12 Team Tournament
- Georgia (1) – SEC
- Ohio State (3) – Big Ten
- Clemson (4) – ACC
- Baylor (5) – Big 12
- Cincinnati (8) – American
- Coastal Carolina (14) – Sun Belt
- At Large 1: Alabama (2)
- At Large 2: Oklahoma State (6)
- At Large 3: Michigan (7)
- At Large 4: Minnesota (9)
- At Large 5: Ole Miss (10)
- At Large 6: Kentucky (11)
First Round Matchups
- (12) Coastal Carolina at (5) Alabama
- (11) Kentucky at (6) Oklahoma State
- (10) Ole Miss at (7) Michigan
- (9) Minnesota at (8) Cincinnati
| Rank | Team | W | L | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 4 | 0 | 1962.12 |
| 2 | Alabama | 4 | 0 | 1906.09 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 4 | 0 | 1859.7 |
| 4 | Clemson | 4 | 0 | 1828.47 |
| 5 | Baylor | 3 | 1 | 1814.85 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 0 | 1813.01 |
| 7 | Michigan | 4 | 0 | 1800.32 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 3 | 1 | 1791.67 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 4 | 0 | 1779.08 |
| 10 | Ole Miss | 4 | 0 | 1776.46 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 4 | 0 | 1765.44 |
| 12 | Penn State | 4 | 0 | 1757.21 |
| 13 | Oregon | 3 | 1 | 1735.64 |
| 14 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 0 | 1734.87 |
| 15 | Utah | 3 | 1 | 1734.73 |
| 16 | NC State | 4 | 0 | 1733.48 |
| 17 | Pitt | 3 | 1 | 1709.21 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 1707.69 |
| 19 | Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 1706.99 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 4 | 0 | 1702.48 |
| 21 | BYU | 3 | 1 | 1689.19 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 1679.48 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 1673.01 |
| 24 | UCLA | 4 | 0 | 1671.78 |
| 25 | Iowa | 3 | 1 | 1665.65 |
| 26 | TCU | 3 | 0 | 1655.14 |
| 27 | USC | 4 | 0 | 1649.7 |
| 28 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 1639.07 |
| 29 | Maryland | 3 | 1 | 1633.12 |
| 30 | Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 1628.97 |
| 31 | Texas Tech | 3 | 1 | 1628.8 |
| 32 | Air Force | 3 | 1 | 1627.51 |
| 33 | Florida State | 4 | 0 | 1624.83 |
| 34 | Kansas State | 3 | 1 | 1622.98 |
| 35 | UAB | 2 | 1 | 1622.3 |
| 36 | Liberty | 3 | 1 | 1614.32 |
| 37 | Iowa State | 3 | 1 | 1610.85 |
| 38 | Washington State | 3 | 1 | 1601.46 |
| 39 | Louisiana | 2 | 2 | 1600.53 |
| 40 | MTSU | 3 | 1 | 1600.13 |
| 41 | Syracuse | 4 | 0 | 1597.01 |
| 42 | UCF | 3 | 1 | 1596.03 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 1592.03 |
| 44 | Oregon State | 3 | 1 | 1590.54 |
| 45 | LSU | 3 | 1 | 1589.21 |
| 46 | Kansas | 4 | 0 | 1585.21 |
| 47 | Houston | 2 | 2 | 1584.61 |
| 48 | Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 1582.8 |
| 49 | Washington | 4 | 0 | 1579.81 |
| 50 | Memphis | 3 | 1 | 1576.55 |
| 51 | Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 1574.21 |
| 52 | James Madison | 3 | 0 | 1570.26 |
| 53 | South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 1562.82 |
| 54 | UTSA | 2 | 2 | 1557.67 |
| 55 | Texas | 2 | 2 | 1553.04 |
| 56 | Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 1551.74 |
| 57 | Appalachian State | 2 | 2 | 1551.04 |
| 58 | Purdue | 2 | 2 | 1547.65 |
| 59 | San Diego State | 2 | 2 | 1546.55 |
| 60 | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 1545.36 |
| 61 | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 1533.23 |
| 62 | Miami-OH | 2 | 2 | 1533.06 |
| 63 | Wyoming | 3 | 2 | 1526.89 |
| 64 | UNLV | 3 | 1 | 1526.27 |
| 65 | SMU | 2 | 2 | 1523.76 |
| 66 | West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 1521.43 |
| 67 | South Alabama | 3 | 1 | 1520.47 |
| 68 | Auburn | 3 | 1 | 1519.84 |
| 69 | California | 3 | 1 | 1516.94 |
| 70 | Boise State | 2 | 2 | 1513.93 |
| 71 | Fresno State | 1 | 2 | 1508.08 |
| 72 | Central Michigan | 1 | 3 | 1501.6 |
| 73 | Army | 1 | 2 | 1498.81 |
| 74 | Indiana | 3 | 1 | 1495.72 |
| 75 | Florida | 2 | 2 | 1493.45 |
| 76 | East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 1484.72 |
| 77 | Troy | 2 | 2 | 1479.15 |
| 78 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 1 | 1476.06 |
| 79 | Louisville | 2 | 2 | 1473.68 |
| 80 | San Jose State | 2 | 1 | 1469.82 |
| 81 | Toledo | 2 | 2 | 1460.88 |
| 82 | Marshall | 2 | 2 | 1453.43 |
| 83 | Miami-FL | 2 | 2 | 1448.08 |
| 84 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 2 | 1441.68 |
| 85 | Old Dominion | 2 | 2 | 1440.6 |
| 86 | Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | 1434.87 |
| 87 | Virginia | 2 | 2 | 1433.37 |
| 88 | Missouri | 2 | 2 | 1433.14 |
| 89 | Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 1432.66 |
| 90 | Tulane | 3 | 1 | 1429.02 |
| 91 | Duke | 3 | 1 | 1423.23 |
| 92 | Rice | 2 | 2 | 1422.91 |
| 93 | LA Monroe | 2 | 2 | 1416.63 |
| 94 | UTEP | 2 | 3 | 1411.04 |
| 95 | Southern Miss | 2 | 2 | 1402.39 |
| 96 | Navy | 1 | 2 | 1400.68 |
| 97 | Utah State | 1 | 3 | 1398.8 |
| 98 | Nevada | 2 | 3 | 1391.6 |
| 99 | Arizona State | 1 | 3 | 1390.71 |
| 100 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 1386.34 |
| 101 | Kent State | 1 | 3 | 1380.69 |
| 102 | Georgia State | 0 | 4 | 1378.86 |
| 103 | North Texas | 2 | 3 | 1378.02 |
| 104 | Texas State | 2 | 2 | 1377.42 |
| 105 | Ohio | 2 | 2 | 1375.15 |
| 106 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | 1373.99 |
| 107 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 3 | 1372.03 |
| 108 | Buffalo | 1 | 3 | 1360.18 |
| 109 | Boston College | 1 | 3 | 1351.03 |
| 110 | Arizona | 2 | 2 | 1341.92 |
| 111 | Ball State | 0 | 3 | 1339.66 |
| 112 | New Mexico | 2 | 2 | 1328.56 |
| 113 | Bowling Green | 1 | 2 | 1327.48 |
| 114 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 3 | 1323.15 |
| 115 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 3 | 1308.24 |
| 116 | Nebraska | 1 | 3 | 1305.31 |
| 117 | Arkansas State | 1 | 3 | 1288.76 |
| 118 | Temple | 2 | 2 | 1280.24 |
| 119 | Colorado | 0 | 4 | 1279.91 |
| 120 | Stanford | 1 | 2 | 1277.29 |
| 121 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 3 | 1275.23 |
| 122 | South Florida | 1 | 3 | 1273.34 |
| 123 | New Mexico State | 1 | 4 | 1268.97 |
| 124 | Hawaii | 1 | 4 | 1258.46 |
| 125 | Akron | 1 | 3 | 1256.37 |
| 126 | Connecticut | 1 | 4 | 1211.73 |
| 127 | Northwestern | 1 | 3 | 1211.25 |
| 128 | Charlotte | 1 | 4 | 1210.31 |
| 129 | FIU | 1 | 2 | 1154.14 |
| 130 | Massachusetts | 1 | 3 | 1138 |
| 131 | Colorado State | 0 | 4 | 1136.35 |
Meadow Muffins of the Mind 