Well, I’ll be. Georgia Tech won a football game – a good road win at Pitt no less. I am pretty skeptical about making hiring decisions based on a midseason coaching change but obviously this is good for Brent Key’s candidacy. As far as the rest of the 30? (For a quick description of the ELO methodology, check here.)
- (1) Georgia struggles for a half but survives at (88) Missouri
- (2) Alabama, despite losing Bryce Young early wins decisively at (19) Arkansas
- (3) Ohio State rolled at home against (89) Rutgers
- (4) Clemson wins at home in one of the games of the day against (16) NC State
- (5) Baylor loses at home to (6) Oklahoma State
- (7) Michigan scores a decisive road win at (25) Iowa
- (8) Cincinnati takes care of business at home against (122) South Florida
- (9) Minnesota loses at home to (61) Purdue
- (10) Ole Miss probably should have lost at home to (11) Kentucky but managed to survive
- (12) Penn State beats (127) Northwestern in a game none of us should have to watch again
- (13) Oregon blasts (120) Stanford in Eugune
- (14) Coastal Carolina survives at home against (78) Georgia Southern
- (15) Utah obliterates (26) Oregon State at home
- (17) Pitt loses at home to (114) Georgia Tech
- (21) BYU defeated (79) Utah State in Provo
- (22) Texas A&M loses at (48) Mississippi State
- (23) Oklahoma gets blown away at (26) TCU
- (24) UCLA hands (49) Washington its first loss of the year
- (27) USC defeats (99) Arizona State
- (28) Western Kentucky loses at home to (77) Troy
- (29) Maryland decisively wins at home over (51) and rapidly declining Michigan State
- (30) Wake Forest wins at (33) Florida State
How does this impact the Top 30?
- (1) Georgia (5-0)
- (2) Alabama (5-0)
- (6) Oklahoma State (4-0)
- (3) Ohio State (5-0)
- (7) Michigan (5-0)
- (4) Clemson (5-0)
- (8) Cincinnati (4-1)
- (10) Ole Miss (5-0)
- (15) Utah (4-1)
- (12) Penn State (5-0)
- (14) Coastal Carolina (5-0)
- (13) Oregon (4-1)
- (5) Baylor (3-2)
- (11) Kentucky (4-1)
- (26) TCU (4-0)
- (31) Wake Forest (4-1)
- (18) Notre Dame (2-2)
- (20) Tennessee (4-0)
- (16) NC State (4-1)
- (24) UCLA (5-0)
- (21) BYU (4-1)
- (29) Maryland (4-1)
- (34) Kansas State (4-1)
- (9) Minnesota (4-1)
- (36) Liberty (4-1)
- (27) USC (5-0)
- (58) Purdue (3-2)
- (19) Arkansas (3-2)
- (48) Mississippi State (4-1)
- (54) UTSA (3-2)
Ten more: LSU (4-1), Air Force (4-1). Illinois (4-1), Washington State (4-1), UCF (4-1), Kansas (5-0), Oklahoma (3-2), Texas A&M (3-2), Iowa (3-2), Syracuse (5-0)
Fitting a 12 Team Tournament
- Georgia (1) – SEC
- Oklahoma State (3) – Big 12
- Ohio State (4) – Big Ten
- Clemson (6) – ACC
- Cincinnati (7) – American
- Utah (9) – Pac 12
- At Large 1 – Alabama (2)
- At Large 2 – Michigan (5)
- At Large 3 – Ole Miss (8)
- At Large 4 – Penn State (10)
- At Large 5 – Coastal Carolina (11)
- At Large 6 – Oregon (12)
First Round Matchups
- (12) Oregon at (5) Alabama
- (11) Coastal Carolina at (6) Michigan
- (10) Penn State at (7) Cincinnati
- (9) Utah at (8) Ole Miss
| Rank | Team | W | L | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 0 | 1970.41 |
| 2 | Alabama | 5 | 0 | 1958.66 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 0 | 1895.88 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 5 | 0 | 1866.59 |
| 5 | Michigan | 5 | 0 | 1860.08 |
| 6 | Clemson | 5 | 0 | 1859.61 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 4 | 1 | 1830.84 |
| 8 | Ole Miss | 5 | 0 | 1810.91 |
| 9 | Utah | 4 | 1 | 1763.94 |
| 10 | Penn State | 5 | 0 | 1760.21 |
| 11 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 0 | 1746.82 |
| 12 | Oregon | 4 | 1 | 1741.06 |
| 13 | Baylor | 3 | 2 | 1731.98 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 1730.99 |
| 15 | TCU | 4 | 0 | 1712.73 |
| 16 | Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | 1709.45 |
| 17 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 1707.69 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 4 | 0 | 1702.48 |
| 19 | NC State | 4 | 1 | 1702.34 |
| 20 | UCLA | 5 | 0 | 1702.09 |
| 21 | BYU | 4 | 1 | 1701.71 |
| 22 | Maryland | 4 | 1 | 1671.56 |
| 23 | Kansas State | 4 | 1 | 1668.74 |
| 24 | Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 1668.64 |
| 25 | Liberty | 4 | 1 | 1667.47 |
| 26 | USC | 5 | 0 | 1665.3 |
| 27 | Purdue | 3 | 2 | 1658.09 |
| 28 | Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 1654.42 |
| 29 | Mississippi State | 4 | 1 | 1652.16 |
| 30 | UTSA | 3 | 2 | 1652.05 |
| 31 | LSU | 4 | 1 | 1646.98 |
| 32 | Air Force | 4 | 1 | 1640.7 |
| 33 | Illinois | 4 | 1 | 1637.83 |
| 34 | Washington State | 4 | 1 | 1637.75 |
| 35 | UCF | 4 | 1 | 1635.15 |
| 36 | Kansas | 5 | 0 | 1624.56 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 1615.41 |
| 38 | Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 1610.12 |
| 39 | Iowa | 3 | 2 | 1605.88 |
| 40 | Syracuse | 5 | 0 | 1604.69 |
| 41 | Pitt | 3 | 2 | 1604.38 |
| 42 | Texas | 3 | 2 | 1597.74 |
| 43 | South Alabama | 4 | 1 | 1594.09 |
| 44 | James Madison | 4 | 0 | 1593.58 |
| 45 | Memphis | 4 | 1 | 1589.85 |
| 46 | Texas Tech | 3 | 2 | 1583.04 |
| 47 | Troy | 3 | 2 | 1576.21 |
| 48 | Boise State | 3 | 2 | 1572.37 |
| 49 | South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 1572.07 |
| 50 | Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 1571.5 |
| 51 | North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 1571.36 |
| 52 | San Jose State | 3 | 1 | 1568.6 |
| 53 | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 1561.33 |
| 54 | Appalachian State | 3 | 2 | 1560.89 |
| 55 | UAB | 2 | 2 | 1554.41 |
| 56 | Washington | 4 | 1 | 1549.51 |
| 57 | UNLV | 4 | 1 | 1545.96 |
| 58 | Florida State | 4 | 1 | 1544.36 |
| 59 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 1542.01 |
| 60 | Michigan State | 2 | 3 | 1535.76 |
| 61 | East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 1533.85 |
| 62 | Louisiana | 2 | 3 | 1526.91 |
| 63 | Toledo | 3 | 2 | 1520.51 |
| 64 | Tulsa | 2 | 3 | 1512.57 |
| 65 | Tulane | 4 | 1 | 1510.12 |
| 66 | Florida | 3 | 2 | 1506.83 |
| 67 | MTSU | 3 | 2 | 1505.74 |
| 68 | Houston | 2 | 3 | 1503.51 |
| 69 | Rice | 3 | 2 | 1490.8 |
| 70 | San Diego State | 2 | 3 | 1488.11 |
| 71 | Wisconsin | 2 | 3 | 1487.43 |
| 72 | Georgia State | 1 | 4 | 1487.11 |
| 73 | SMU | 2 | 3 | 1484.64 |
| 74 | California | 3 | 2 | 1480.65 |
| 75 | Duke | 4 | 1 | 1476.84 |
| 76 | West Virginia | 2 | 3 | 1476.73 |
| 77 | Marshall | 3 | 2 | 1469.19 |
| 78 | Miami-OH | 2 | 3 | 1468.98 |
| 79 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 2 | 1464.12 |
| 80 | Auburn | 3 | 2 | 1462.07 |
| 81 | Western Michigan | 2 | 3 | 1452.97 |
| 82 | UTEP | 3 | 3 | 1452.44 |
| 83 | Miami-FL | 2 | 2 | 1448.08 |
| 84 | Central Michigan | 1 | 4 | 1441.97 |
| 85 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 2 | 1441.68 |
| 86 | Louisville | 2 | 3 | 1433.74 |
| 87 | Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 1428.11 |
| 88 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 3 | 1427.99 |
| 89 | Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 1425.77 |
| 90 | Missouri | 2 | 3 | 1424.86 |
| 91 | Buffalo | 2 | 3 | 1424.26 |
| 92 | Fresno State | 1 | 3 | 1424.01 |
| 93 | Kent State | 2 | 3 | 1422.58 |
| 94 | North Texas | 3 | 3 | 1415.96 |
| 95 | Indiana | 3 | 2 | 1411.42 |
| 96 | Southern Miss | 2 | 2 | 1402.39 |
| 97 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 2 | 1400.44 |
| 98 | Nevada | 2 | 3 | 1391.6 |
| 99 | Boston College | 2 | 3 | 1390.97 |
| 100 | Army | 1 | 3 | 1390.56 |
| 101 | Nebraska | 2 | 3 | 1389.61 |
| 102 | Navy | 1 | 3 | 1387.49 |
| 103 | Old Dominion | 2 | 3 | 1387.45 |
| 104 | Utah State | 1 | 4 | 1386.28 |
| 105 | Ball State | 1 | 3 | 1386.24 |
| 106 | Arizona | 3 | 2 | 1383.03 |
| 107 | Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 1381.48 |
| 108 | Virginia | 2 | 3 | 1379.76 |
| 109 | Arizona State | 1 | 4 | 1375.11 |
| 110 | Arkansas State | 2 | 3 | 1363.7 |
| 111 | Texas State | 2 | 3 | 1354.1 |
| 112 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 3 | 1347.98 |
| 113 | LA Monroe | 2 | 3 | 1341.69 |
| 114 | Ohio | 2 | 3 | 1333.26 |
| 115 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 4 | 1325.45 |
| 116 | New Mexico | 2 | 3 | 1308.87 |
| 117 | Connecticut | 2 | 4 | 1295.81 |
| 118 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 3 | 1275.23 |
| 119 | Stanford | 1 | 3 | 1271.87 |
| 120 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 4 | 1270.29 |
| 121 | Temple | 2 | 3 | 1266.94 |
| 122 | Hawaii | 1 | 4 | 1258.46 |
| 123 | FIU | 2 | 2 | 1258.3 |
| 124 | Colorado | 0 | 5 | 1238.8 |
| 125 | South Florida | 1 | 4 | 1224.2 |
| 126 | Northwestern | 1 | 4 | 1208.25 |
| 127 | Akron | 1 | 4 | 1202.37 |
| 128 | Charlotte | 1 | 5 | 1168.91 |
| 129 | New Mexico State | 1 | 5 | 1164.82 |
| 130 | Colorado State | 0 | 4 | 1136.35 |
| 131 | Massachusetts | 1 | 4 | 1123.91 |
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