G’s Evaluation or the Top 261 for Week 7

Wow, oh great and wonderful college football fans! As if this season didn’t have enough rollercoaster rides in it, we had last minute comebacks (Stanford, Oklahoma St, Florida, Washington, et al) and blowout upsets (Pittsburgh, FAU, Iowa St, Arizona, et al) and first-time losers (Southern Cal, Oregon, Louisville), and we even had a first-time winner (Mississippi Valley)…again. That leaves us with just 8 undefeated Power 5 teams, 3 from the Group of 5, and 2 in the FCS. We also still have 2 winless Group of 5 winless teams to join the 9 FCS schools looking to drop the goose egg.

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On the sad (or angry) note, the game between Nicholls and Northwestern St became the latest to be cancelled due to a player being shot and killed. Our hearts go out to the Northwestern St community.

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Our top 4 is similar to last week with the Big Ten holding the top 3 spots (Michigan, Penn St, and Ohio St). Oklahoma holds on to the 4th spot with Georgia and Florida St being the first 2 out. Our Group of 5 leaders are Liberty (10th overall), Air Force (11th), and James Madison (16th).

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There are 41 FBS bowls (plus the Celebration Bowl – will get to that in a moment). That means 82 of the 133 (69 Power 5 and 64 Group of 5) teams will go to a bowl. So far, 21 teams have met the minimum requirement (6 wins – and yes, there are exceptions, but that’s another post): Air Force, Alabama, Florida St, Fresno St, Georgia, Iowa, James Madison, Liberty, Louisville, Miami OH, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio St, Oklahoma, Oregon St, Penn St, Southern Cal, Toledo, and Washington). When a team promotes itself from FCS to FBS, there is a waiting period before that team can either win their conference or participate in any post-season games. Sam Houston and Jacksonville St are eliminated from bowl consideration based on that rule, although, JAX has a shot at qualifying otherwise. UMASS became the first 7-loss team in the FBS and is also eliminated.

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In the FCS, the surface look gives us 24 playoff spots for 128 teams. Add to that, the criteria for inclusion is either 7+ wins (on an 11-game schedule as opposed to the 12-game FBS schedule) OR being conference champion for an automatic qualifier. But, there are exceptions. Kennesaw St, who is not only disqualified by having 5 losses already), is scheduled to transition to the FBS next season, so they are out of the playoff picture. In addition, the Ivy League’s 8 members do not participate in the playoffs. The 6-team MEAC and the 12-team SWAC, both traditional HBCU conferences shun the playoff system as well, but this is where the Celebration Bowl comes in. The 2 conferences send their champions to fight for bragging rights. There is no rule that prevents the Ivy, MEAC, or SWAC members (not playing in the Celebration Bowl) to be in the playoffs, but traditionally they decline if offered (they would be at-large participants because no auto-bids exist for them). That leaves us with 101 teams vying for 24 spots. No FCS team has won 7 games yet, but 22 have lost at least 5, thus being eliminated: Cal Poly, Citadel, Commerce, Dayton, Indiana St, Lehigh, Long Island, Maine, McNeese, N Alabama, N Arizona, N Colorado, North Carolina A&T, Northwestern St, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, San Diego, SELA, Stony Brook, Valparaiso, W Illinois, and Wofford. Now there are 79 spots for 24 teams.

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Enough of that, here are the top 261 for this week. I hope your team did well and shows well in the GCR rankings. Until next time, thanks for reading and sharing with others, G

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RANKTeamConfWinLossPFPAOERDER
1MichiganB107039.46.7160 (7)347 (1)
2Penn StB106044.38.0168 (5)301 (3)
3Ohio StB106036.09.7145 (19)307 (2)
4OklahomaB126045.214.0188 (1)198 (9)
5GeorgiaSEC7040.114.0138 (29)197 (10)
6Florida StACC6042.218.3155 (11)165 (22)
7WashingtonPAC6044.320.8175 (4)150 (32)
8North CarolinaACC6037.321.0145 (22)141 (43)
9TexasB125135.016.3146 (18)195 (12)
10LibertyUSA6035.317.2139 (28)131 (51)
11Air ForceMWC6037.014.7125 (58)172 (18)
12AlabamaSEC6130.116.0116 (78)196 (11)
13OregonPAC5148.515.8157 (9)209 (8)
14DukeACC5131.29.8137 (30)272 (4)
15Oregon StPAC6138.120.3151 (13)137 (45)
16James MadisonSUN6034.521.0127 (55)134 (47)
17LouisvilleACC6134.120.6128 (53)125 (61)
18Southern CalPAC6147.330.0158 (8)92 (163)
19IowaB106120.914.986 (178)194 (13)
20MississippiSEC5141.723.8175 (3)132 (49)
22UtahPAC5121.712.292 (158)229 (5)
21Notre DameND6235.916.4166 (6)180 (15)
23TennesseeSEC5133.517.0133 (38)173 (17)
24MissouriSEC6133.924.9132 (40)129 (57)
25LSUSEC5245.330.3177 (2)112 (93)
26Fresno StMWC6134.020.1106 (121)118 (72)
27Miami OHMAC6131.619.199 (133)124 (63)
28ToledoMAC6136.920.6111 (100)114 (83)
29KentuckySEC5231.323.6117 (76)115 (80)
30TulaneAAC5130.018.0108 (111)169 (20)
31RutgersB105227.716.0115 (79)151 (31)
32FloridaSEC5229.120.0113 (92)124 (64)
33MarylandB105233.418.6131 (43)121 (68)
34ClemsonACC4232.219.3151 (14)145 (37)
35UCLAPAC4229.516.2123 (61)188 (14)
36Kansas StB124236.220.7144 (23)148 (34)
38Miami FLACC4237.719.0145 (20)152 (30)
37KansasB125235.427.4129 (49)100 (127)
39Georgia StSUN5132.723.8128 (52)107 (107)
40UNLVMWC5137.526.8132 (39)93 (159)
41WisconsinB104227.217.8112 (97)153 (29)
42West VirginiaB124228.522.7117 (77)142 (41)
43Washington StPAC4234.328.5140 (27)101 (121)
44Iowa StB124323.020.0113 (93)142 (40)
45TroySUN5226.617.4106 (122)177 (16)
46Oklahoma StB124226.024.7109 (106)123 (66)
47WyomingMWC5226.325.6106 (116)134 (46)
48South CarolinaSEC2429.031.3141 (26)107 (105)
49ArizonaPAC4331.920.6110 (103)154 (28)
50Texas A&MSEC4332.319.9136 (33)148 (35)
51OhioMAC5222.913.488 (173)154 (27)
52BYUB124227.726.0111 (99)103 (111)
53Jacksonville StUSA5228.019.4112 (95)115 (81)
54SyracuseACC4328.722.1110 (101)129 (56)
55MinnesotaB103321.726.7104 (124)108 (102)
56Texas StSUN5238.328.4121 (66)87 (198)
57NC StACC4325.423.6110 (102)113 (88)
58ColoradoPAC4334.435.9129 (47)88 (186)
59SMUAAC4233.317.0134 (35)154 (26)
60W KentuckyUSA4232.229.0128 (51)96 (148)
61TCUB124333.120.4129 (45)138 (44)
62Michigan StB102422.024.3106 (120)118 (73)
63Georgia TechACC3330.829.0134 (36)101 (122)
64AuburnSEC3327.723.2100 (131)144 (38)
65IndianaB102418.529.093 (156)98 (141)
66NorthwesternB103322.027.3115 (82)106 (109)
67Ga SouthernSUN4231.323.7112 (98)103 (112)
68MemphisAAC4234.023.0124 (59)112 (91)
69MarshallSUN4230.328.5125 (56)88 (185)
70IllinoisB103420.328.196 (144)111 (94)
71NebraskaB103319.021.077 (204)133 (48)
72CaliforniaPAC3429.931.1129 (50)101 (124)
73Boston CollegeACC3327.731.7120 (69)100 (129)
74PurdueB102523.029.9117 (74)92 (165)
75LouisianaSUN4235.529.2115 (85)87 (193)
76Bowling GreenMAC3419.626.698 (136)112 (89)
77UCFB123335.027.8130 (44)99 (136)
78ArkansasSEC2529.925.1117 (75)132 (50)
79StanfordPAC2423.736.089 (168)100 (128)
80VanderbiltSEC2627.834.4115 (84)92 (162)
81Texas TechB123432.325.1129 (46)125 (60)
82NevadaMWC0617.339.567 (235)95 (149)
83Virginia TechACC3424.424.7102 (126)113 (86)
84Mississippi StSEC3330.229.5108 (110)102 (117)
85South AlabamaSUN3332.222.2121 (65)114 (84)
86CincinnatiB122426.725.0114 (88)121 (67)
87Coastal CarolinaSUN3330.223.7121 (68)129 (54)
88South Dakota StMVFC6043.013.0156 (10)217 (6)
89VirginiaACC1522.331.8107 (112)91 (168)
90Wake ForestACC3323.523.090 (166)115 (82)
91HoustonB123329.731.3118 (72)88 (187)
92Utah StMWC3437.332.9147 (17)90 (177)
93TulsaAAC3326.029.3106 (118)100 (126)
94App StSUN3334.330.2127 (54)84 (203)
95C MichiganMAC4322.730.692 (159)88 (183)
96San Jose StMWC2531.432.3115 (81)105 (110)
97PittsburghACC2425.825.2108 (107)108 (104)
98FAUAAC3326.523.2104 (123)120 (70)
99E MichiganMAC4319.019.463 (240)113 (85)
100New Mexico StUSA4330.023.193 (157)99 (137)
101Sam HoustonUSA0611.224.751 (255)127 (59)
102UTSAAAC3327.827.799 (134)107 (108)
103San Diego StMWC3422.431.391 (161)96 (147)
104Arizona StPAC1518.728.366 (237)116 (77)
105HarvardIvy5041.220.4151 (15)143 (39)
106BaylorB122421.730.297 (142)98 (139)
107W MichiganMAC2524.936.3106 (117)73 (247)
108UABAAC2530.136.6119 (70)80 (219)
109Middle TennesseeUSA2522.131.984 (183)89 (180)
110UMASSIND1722.942.499 (132)71 (249)
111Arkansas StSUN3322.236.580 (195)76 (236)
112NavyAAC3320.323.073 (223)117 (75)
113Boise StMWC3429.730.9107 (113)109 (100)
114RiceAAC3332.730.3108 (109)87 (196)
115Colorado StMWC3331.035.091 (165)87 (192)
116Southern MissSUN1523.735.393 (154)82 (214)
117Ball StMAC1615.030.761 (241)91 (170)
118South FloridaAAC3428.636.1115 (83)79 (227)
119N IllinoisMAC3424.922.4107 (115)110 (96)
120North TexasAAC3335.735.5125 (57)69 (251)
121Old DominionSUN3323.526.282 (190)99 (135)
122CharlotteAAC1515.325.372 (224)111 (95)
123East CarolinaAAC1519.226.579 (198)120 (69)
124Montana StBig Sky5145.516.8145 (21)172 (19)
125MontanaBig Sky6127.319.393 (153)130 (52)
126Kent StMAC1613.434.359 (244)84 (206)
127Tennessee MartinBSO/OVC5132.724.0133 (37)112 (90)
128Incarnate WordSouthland5134.515.895 (147)107 (106)
129UCONNIND1520.531.583 (187)95 (152)
130UTEPUSA2517.726.175 (210)109 (101)
131Florida A&MSWAC5127.215.7102 (127)129 (53)
132South DakotaMVFC5127.516.3106 (119)165 (21)
133DelawareColonial5129.823.0108 (108)115 (78)
134LafayettePatriot5124.318.3121 (67)120 (71)
135S IllinoisMVFC5125.319.394 (151)148 (33)
136FurmanSoCon5131.722.3113 (94)91 (167)
137NC CentralMEAC5135.328.3121 (64)80 (223)
138ULMSUN2418.531.878 (202)96 (143)
139FIUUSA3419.727.073 (222)99 (131)
140Sacramento StBig Sky5130.222.098 (138)102 (113)
141BuffaloMAC2526.132.1107 (114)84 (207)
142HawaiiMWC2523.935.689 (170)87 (197)
143ArmyIND2424.520.286 (179)125 (62)
144W CarolinaSoCon5141.328.7136 (31)85 (201)
145IdahoBig Sky5233.622.0112 (96)115 (79)
146TempleAAC2521.935.684 (185)77 (235)
147PennIVY4127.821.2109 (104)92 (164)
148New MexicoMWC2427.834.598 (135)75 (242)
149LA TechUSA3526.627.596 (143)88 (191)
150VillanovaColonial5228.118.7101 (130)118 (74)
151C ArkansasUAC5236.725.1114 (89)102 (115)
152FordhamPatriot5233.022.4113 (91)89 (179)
153ChattanoogaSoCon5234.923.3123 (60)96 (145)
154Austin PeayUAC4235.721.0136 (32)128 (58)
155Holy CrossPatriot4241.524.5150 (16)110 (98)
156Illinois StMVFC4233.516.0115 (80)155 (25)
157North Dakota StMVFC4234.821.8131 (41)142 (42)
158AkronMAC1615.627.755 (250)82 (216)
159William & MaryColonial4219.813.569 (233)158 (23)
160DavidsonPioneer4243.523.0117 (73)89 (178)
161North DakotaMVFC4238.224.5131 (42)116 (76)
162Tennessee StBSO/OVC4219.225.376 (207)96 (146)
163AlbanyColonial4325.721.094 (149)129 (55)
164UC DavisBig Sky4324.724.789 (169)102 (116)
165MercerSoCon4322.624.488 (172)110 (99)
166Jackson StSWAC4327.728.0121 (63)91 (172)
167BrownIVY3232.028.0129 (48)101 (123)
168YaleIVY3230.420.4122 (62)110 (97)
169ButlerPioneer4329.422.395 (148)113 (87)
170Rhode IslandColonial4330.426.9115 (86)94 (156)
171E IllinoisBSO/OVC4323.021.778 (199)102 (118)
172Alabama A&MSWAC4334.025.194 (150)79 (226)
173GeorgetownPatriot4325.720.4104 (125)102 (119)
174Portland StBig Sky3340.232.0109 (105)85 (202)
175LamarSouthland4321.922.475 (214)88 (190)
176TarletonUAC4329.928.698 (139)77 (233)
177RichmondColonial4323.123.776 (205)91 (171)
178E KentuckyUAC3328.036.0102 (128)84 (210)
179St ThomasPioneer4320.328.478 (201)98 (138)
180DuquesneNortheast3327.536.794 (152)64 (256)
181Youngstown StMVFC3335.025.7155 (12)101 (125)
182Abilene ChristianUAC3329.027.398 (137)99 (130)
183BryantBSO/OVC3324.228.295 (146)92 (166)
185CampbellColonial3337.829.3141 (25)84 (209)
184MonmouthColonial3337.225.8135 (34)99 (132)
186N IowaMVFC3324.030.591 (163)87 (195)
187NichollsSouthland2321.226.485 (181)102 (114)
188SouthernSWAC3322.515.883 (189)145 (36)
189CharlestonBSO/OVC3315.831.375 (209)80 (221)
190New HampshireColonial3338.530.5141 (24)78 (230)
191HamptonColonial3326.833.595 (145)90 (174)
192VMISoCon3311.523.040 (260)95 (151)
193MerrimackNortheast3327.521.288 (174)81 (218)
194Morehead StPioneer3325.227.084 (182)88 (184)
195StetsonPioneer3327.034.097 (141)89 (181)
196DrakePioneer3321.032.787 (176)88 (188)
197Alcorn StSWAC3318.224.759 (245)94 (154)
198Weber StBig Sky3418.623.369 (230)101 (120)
199Grambling StSWAC3431.034.688 (171)78 (228)
200PresbyterianPioneer3323.725.073 (219)84 (204)
201Steph F AustinUAC3433.925.0119 (71)99 (133)
202Alabama StSWAC3317.318.379 (197)123 (65)
203MaristPioneer3321.330.786 (177)82 (213)
204Murray StMVFC2416.332.366 (238)74 (243)
205BucknellPatriot2419.235.385 (180)76 (238)
206ElonColonial3419.422.777 (203)112 (92)
207McNeeseSouthland0615.336.860 (242)63 (257)
208Houston ChristianSouthland3426.428.078 (200)74 (244)
209Missouri StMVFC2430.829.7101 (129)97 (142)
210Northwestern StSouthland0512.835.251 (254)80 (222)
211ColumbiaIVY2314.610.869 (228)214 (7)
212ColgatePatriot2415.737.268 (234)76 (237)
213PrincetonIVY2316.415.070 (227)156 (24)
214Texas SouthernSWAC2425.540.075 (211)60 (259)
215HowardMEAC2430.728.093 (155)90 (175)
216Prairie ViewSWAC3418.135.063 (239)73 (246)
217E WashingtonBig Sky2430.834.7114 (90)84 (205)
218Stony BrookColonial0614.734.254 (253)78 (229)
219SELASouthland0719.333.475 (216)88 (189)
220TowsonColonial2422.331.091 (164)91 (169)
221S UtahUAC2424.826.784 (184)98 (140)
222SamfordSoCon3429.628.791 (162)90 (173)
223Utah TechUAC2425.745.598 (140)70 (250)
224N ColoradoBig Sky0615.736.860 (243)79 (224)
225LindenwoodBSO/OVC3426.731.176 (206)71 (248)
226WagnerNortheast2412.231.755 (252)76 (240)
227W IllinoisMVFC0618.844.875 (212)68 (252)
228SEMOBSO/OVC2429.330.8114 (87)95 (150)
229CitadelSoCon078.737.635 (261)79 (225)
230Bethune CookmanSWAC1518.830.871 (226)80 (220)
231DartmouthIVY2322.423.880 (194)108 (103)
232WoffordSoCon0711.429.047 (256)82 (217)
233CornellIVY2321.427.675 (215)89 (182)
235E Tennessee StSoCon2420.531.375 (213)68 (253)
234Idaho StBig Sky2428.340.892 (160)64 (255)
236Gardner WebbBSO/OVC2421.333.381 (192)75 (241)
237Indiana StMVFC0611.535.743 (259)61 (258)
238Delaware StMEAC1521.540.083 (188)58 (260)
239North Carolina A&TColonial1512.229.347 (257)93 (160)
240N ArizonaBig Sky2523.932.189 (167)94 (153)
241Tennessee TechBSO/OVC2412.026.344 (258)94 (155)
242Robert MorrisBSO/OVC2523.131.480 (196)77 (234)
243Long IslandNortheast1515.224.356 (249)90 (176)
244StonehillNortheast2419.534.275 (208)86 (200)
246CommerceSouthland1517.331.069 (229)87 (194)
245Cal PolyBig Sky2519.740.069 (231)78 (232)
247Ark Pine BluffSWAC1513.831.056 (248)74 (245)
248MaineColonial2521.429.088 (175)78 (231)
249Morgan StMEAC1413.624.455 (251)96 (144)
250South Carolina StMEAC2419.525.558 (246)66 (254)
251LehighPatriot1615.730.169 (232)93 (161)
252St FrancisNortheast2422.027.073 (221)76 (239)
253N AlabamaUAC2522.128.982 (191)94 (158)
254Kennesaw StFCSIND1520.520.374 (217)99 (134)
255Mississippi ValleySWAC1515.330.567 (236)84 (208)
256C ConnecticutNortheast2429.233.581 (193)57 (261)
257Sacred HeartNortheast1613.424.058 (247)94 (157)
258ValparaisoPioneer1518.828.573 (218)83 (212)
259Norfolk StMEAC2421.327.272 (225)83 (211)
260San DiegoPioneer1522.031.384 (186)82 (215)
261DaytonPioneer2525.328.073 (220)86 (199)