G’s Evaluation or The Top 261 for Week 8

Happy Sunday sports fans and welcome to the latest edition of the GCR. Three undefeated teams tasted that rare defeat yesterday starting with Harvard (5-1/138) losing to Princeton (3-3/188). That leaves just South Dakota St (7-0/87) as the sole perfect FCS team. Joining Harvard in the club were Penn St (6-1/7) who lost to Ohio St (7-0/2) and in the upset of the season, so far, Virginia (2-5/77) took out North Carolina (6-1/19).

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That got me thinking (I know, never a good thing) what would the conference championship games look like if the season ended today. The choices are by winning percentage in the conference with the tie-breaker being the GCR rank. Note: Jacksonville St is second in Conference USA but is ineligible.

ConferenceBest Team/RecordConf RecordNext Team/RecordConf Record
American (AAC)Tulane (6-1/28)3-0SMU (5-2/44)3-0
ACCFlorida St (7-0/4)5-0Louisville (6-1/18)3-1
Big 12Oklahoma (7-0/3)4-0Texas (6-1/8)3-1
Big Ten
(divisions)
Michigan (8-0/1)5-0Wisconsin (5-2/34)3-1
Conference USALiberty (7-0/12)5-0New Mexico St (5-3/85)3-1
Mid-American (MAC)
(divisions)
Toledo (7-1/23)4-0Miami OH (6-2/41)3-1
Mountain West (MWC)Air Force (7-0/10)4-0UNLV (6-1/38)3-0
Pac 12Washington (7-0/6)4-0Southern Cal (6-2/24)4-1
SEC
(divisions)
Alabama (7-1/9)5-0Georgia (7-0/5)4-0
Sun BeltJames Madison
(7-0/14)
4-0Troy (5-2/49)2-1
Southwestern (SWAC)
(divisions) (FCS)
Florida A&M (6-1/126)5-0Alcorn St (4-3/183)3-1

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Our top 4 changed just a little bit and now we have Michigan, Ohio St, Oklahoma, and Florida St with Georgia and Washington just missing the cut. Some milestones this week: 9 FBS teams achieved their 6th win for bowl eligibility (Georgia St, LSU, Mississippi, Ohio, Oregon, Rutgers, Texas, Tulane, and UNLV) bringing the total to 30; 2 teams (Akron and Kent St) lost their 7th and are eliminated from bowl consideration bring that total to 5; 9 FCS teams lost their 5th eliminating them from playoff consideration (Bucknell, E Tennessee St, Murray St, S Utah, St Francis, Steph F Austin, Tennessee Tech, Utah Tech, and Weber St) bringing the total to 31; and the FCS got it’s first 7-game winner and qualifier for the 24-team playoff. Just winning 7 doesn’t guarantee a spot, but it is the minimum to qualify. Congratulations South Dakota St.

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With no further ado, here are the top 261 for this week. I hope you team did better than mine and I’ll see you soon. Thanks for reading and sharing with others, G

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RANKTeamConfWinLossPFPAOERDER
1MichiganB108040.65.9169 (4)381 (1)
2Ohio StB107033.710.0148 (17)308 (2)
3OklahomaB127043.116.1175 (2)177 (17)
4Florida StACC7041.618.6165 (9)162 (22)
5GeorgiaSEC7040.114.0140 (25)192 (7)
6WashingtonPAC7040.118.9152 (13)150 (27)
7Penn StB106139.79.7167 (7)262 (3)
8TexasB126134.417.4138 (26)182 (13)
9AlabamaSEC7130.616.5125 (52)184 (11)
10Air ForceMWC7034.113.4121 (64)180 (14)
11OregonPAC6147.017.0152 (12)185 (10)
12LibertyUSA7036.319.7141 (22)118 (70)
13MississippiSEC6139.723.4171 (3)131 (48)
14James MadisonSUN7032.419.3121 (63)148 (28)
15Oregon StPAC6138.120.3153 (11)137 (43)
16UtahPAC6123.415.096 (151)206 (6)
17MissouriSEC7133.923.3132 (36)137 (42)
18LouisvilleACC6134.120.6128 (43)125 (60)
19North CarolinaACC6135.922.4137 (28)123 (66)
20LSUSEC6247.426.5191 (1)117 (77)
21Notre DameND6235.916.4167 (6)178 (15)
22DukeACC5229.613.9133 (35)206 (5)
23ToledoMAC7134.920.1115 (87)121 (68)
24Southern CalPAC6245.430.5168 (5)87 (189)
25Kansas StB125236.918.1152 (14)167 (20)
26RutgersB106228.115.8113 (92)142 (36)
27IowaB106219.514.579 (203)182 (12)
28TulaneAAC6130.719.4108 (108)160 (24)
29UCLAPAC5231.314.9123 (55)190 (8)
30TennesseeSEC5231.619.4131 (37)153 (25)
31Fresno StMWC6134.020.1110 (100)114 (84)
32Miami FLACC5236.319.1140 (24)146 (30)
33Georgia StSUN6130.922.9123 (56)112 (87)
34WisconsinB105226.918.3110 (103)142 (34)
35KansasB125235.427.4133 (34)100 (130)
36KentuckySEC5231.323.6118 (73)116 (78)
37MarylandB105233.418.6131 (38)118 (73)
38UNLVMWC6135.726.3126 (46)97 (143)
39FloridaSEC5229.120.0111 (95)123 (65)
40Oklahoma StB125229.126.0125 (50)117 (74)
41Miami OHMAC6229.819.4100 (139)128 (55)
42Iowa StB124323.020.0111 (99)139 (37)
43BYUB125227.624.3107 (110)111 (90)
44SMUAAC5236.414.6137 (30)165 (21)
45OhioMAC6222.513.984 (180)147 (29)
46ClemsonACC4330.420.6142 (21)137 (44)
47Jacksonville StUSA6227.019.1104 (120)121 (67)
48MinnesotaB104320.324.3105 (118)109 (97)
49TroySUN5226.617.4106 (114)169 (19)
50South CarolinaSEC2526.631.7127 (45)103 (118)
51WyomingMWC5226.325.6107 (109)130 (50)
52Texas A&MSEC4332.319.9135 (32)145 (31)
53ArizonaPAC4331.920.6111 (94)144 (33)
54Michigan StB102518.927.9105 (116)107 (109)
55Ga SouthernSUN5232.324.3115 (86)96 (148)
56Washington StPAC4332.929.9144 (20)106 (111)
57SyracuseACC4328.722.1108 (107)125 (62)
58NebraskaB104318.719.378 (207)138 (39)
59Texas StSUN5238.328.4126 (47)85 (207)
60MemphisAAC5235.622.7125 (51)114 (82)
61Boston CollegeACC4329.130.4117 (76)101 (128)
62West VirginiaB124329.326.3116 (81)114 (81)
63ColoradoPAC4334.435.9129 (42)83 (213)
64NC StACC4325.423.6109 (105)111 (93)
65IndianaB102517.929.394 (158)95 (151)
66Georgia TechACC3429.730.3127 (44)97 (141)
67Mississippi StSEC4326.925.7102 (128)116 (79)
68CaliforniaPAC3429.931.1129 (41)98 (139)
69South AlabamaSUN4335.419.4126 (47)130 (51)
70AuburnSEC3426.723.9102 (130)145 (32)
71Coastal CarolinaSUN4329.722.7114 (89)128 (54)
72UCFB123434.128.3137 (29)106 (112)
73Bowling GreenMAC4422.325.0105 (117)112 (89)
74W KentuckyUSA4330.027.7124 (53)99 (135)
75TCUB124429.423.0121 (62)130 (52)
76PurdueB102523.029.9117 (75)90 (179)
77VirginiaACC2523.631.1110 (104)96 (150)
78NorthwesternB103420.125.9103 (122)101 (127)
79Virginia TechACC3424.424.7105 (119)111 (92)
80ArkansasSEC2626.522.9107 (111)139 (38)
81IllinoisB103520.427.897 (147)106 (110)
82Wake ForestACC4323.122.188 (170)117 (75)
83VanderbiltSEC2627.834.4116 (79)91 (169)
84MarshallSUN4327.327.3120 (68)95 (154)
85New Mexico StUSA5329.821.193 (162)107 (107)
86Texas TechB123530.025.4121 (60)123 (64)
87South Dakota StMVFC7039.312.6149 (16)214 (4)
88StanfordPAC2521.336.983 (188)94 (155)
89Arizona StPAC1617.026.462 (242)130 (49)
90RiceAAC4334.027.4115 (84)93 (163)
91UTSAAAC4329.025.199 (142)109 (100)
92LouisianaSUN4332.927.9113 (91)94 (158)
93BaylorB123423.130.097 (146)95 (152)
94Middle TennesseeUSA2623.833.195 (152)87 (184)
95CincinnatiB122527.026.0111 (97)110 (94)
96San Jose StMWC3532.830.9120 (66)108 (101)
97NevadaMWC1615.733.960 (245)102 (124)
98Sam HoustonUSA0713.425.960 (244)113 (85)
99HoustonB123428.931.3118 (71)91 (170)
100N IllinoisMAC4424.321.3106 (113)109 (99)
101W MichiganMAC2623.934.3110 (101)74 (246)
102Old DominionSUN4324.125.484 (181)99 (134)
103TulsaAAC3423.731.193 (161)91 (173)
104UABAAC2629.037.6117 (74)80 (226)
105Utah StMWC3535.334.0141 (23)86 (201)
106Southern MissSUN1620.738.186 (175)79 (227)
107South FloridaAAC4428.034.3110 (102)78 (234)
108Boise StMWC3429.730.9111 (96)104 (115)
109UMASSIND1722.942.4101 (131)68 (257)
110NavyAAC3418.322.173 (219)125 (61)
111PittsburghACC2524.624.6100 (135)108 (103)
112E MichiganMAC4418.319.565 (237)112 (86)
113App StSUN3432.429.9122 (59)84 (208)
114San Diego StMWC3519.628.178 (208)100 (132)
115C MichiganMAC4422.029.889 (169)86 (196)
116Montana StBig Sky6145.018.7150 (15)150 (26)
117Ball StMAC2616.129.065 (235)92 (167)
118FAUAAC3424.125.094 (156)108 (102)
119Arkansas StSUN3421.435.177 (210)79 (231)
120Tennessee MartinBSO/OVC6130.420.6123 (54)126 (57)
121FIUUSA4421.427.079 (200)93 (165)
122South DakotaMVFC6126.014.499 (140)177 (16)
123DelawareColonial6132.320.1111 (98)129 (53)
124Incarnate WordSouthland6134.617.097 (149)100 (131)
125North TexasAAC3434.635.4126 (49)71 (251)
126Florida A&MSWAC6127.716.4101 (133)126 (58)
127UTEPUSA2616.426.471 (224)108 (104)
128East CarolinaAAC1617.424.176 (215)123 (63)
129CharlotteAAC2514.622.770 (228)118 (72)
130Colorado StMWC3429.933.690 (166)93 (161)
131UCONNIND1620.630.479 (202)96 (146)
132FurmanSoCon6131.321.6112 (93)104 (114)
133LafayettePatriot6126.320.7121 (61)117 (76)
134ArmyIND2521.026.176 (214)109 (98)
135BuffaloMAC3525.928.9101 (132)87 (188)
136NC CentralMEAC6132.625.7116 (80)83 (216)
137MontanaBig Sky6127.319.396 (150)132 (47)
138HarvardIvy5136.720.5148 (18)133 (46)
139New MexicoMWC3429.932.6103 (123)78 (235)
140ULMSUN2519.932.782 (193)93 (159)
141Kent StMAC1712.533.055 (250)83 (215)
142HawaiiMWC2623.536.487 (174)82 (219)
143PennIVY5127.720.5114 (88)102 (126)
144TempleAAC2619.138.077 (209)74 (244)
145ChattanoogaSoCon6234.820.8122 (57)104 (113)
146LA TechUSA3526.627.597 (145)89 (183)
147IdahoBig Sky5233.622.0117 (78)114 (83)
148Austin PeayUAC5237.424.4138 (27)107 (105)
149North Dakota StMVFC5237.319.7129 (40)142 (35)
150C ArkansasUAC5236.725.1114 (90)107 (108)
151VillanovaColonial5228.118.7103 (124)119 (69)
152FordhamPatriot5233.022.4118 (72)89 (181)
153S IllinoisMVFC5223.119.094 (160)161 (23)
154DavidsonPioneer5243.322.7122 (58)90 (177)
155W CarolinaSoCon5237.928.7136 (31)86 (200)
156Sacramento StBig Sky5230.124.9106 (112)102 (125)
157AkronMAC1715.429.456 (247)75 (241)
158Tennessee StBSO/OVC5224.121.783 (185)95 (153)
159AlbanyColonial5326.919.6101 (134)138 (40)
160MercerSoCon5323.623.591 (164)102 (121)
161Jackson StSWAC5326.925.3115 (83)97 (144)
162ButlerPioneer5330.420.8100 (137)118 (71)
163E IllinoisBSO/OVC5323.322.083 (189)103 (119)
164TarletonUAC5331.425.0103 (125)91 (171)
165RichmondColonial5324.422.078 (204)86 (199)
166Holy CrossPatriot4340.626.4158 (10)100 (129)
167UC DavisBig Sky4324.724.789 (167)104 (117)
168St ThomasPioneer5322.525.684 (182)102 (122)
169Illinois StMVFC4334.119.6119 (70)128 (56)
170DuquesneNortheast4329.036.4100 (136)64 (258)
171CampbellColonial4337.329.1135 (33)80 (224)
172SouthernSWAC4323.316.185 (178)138 (41)
173Abilene ChristianUAC4329.727.3103 (126)103 (120)
174William & MaryColonial4320.416.471 (225)133 (45)
175N IowaMVFC4324.426.195 (155)104 (116)
176Alabama A&MSWAC4334.025.195 (153)78 (233)
177MerrimackNortheast4329.118.197 (148)91 (172)
178Youngstown StMVFC4335.927.4166 (8)96 (149)
179New HampshireColonial4339.428.1146 (19)82 (217)
180LamarSouthland4321.922.476 (216)90 (176)
181North DakotaMVFC4332.724.9116 (82)111 (91)
182NichollsSouthland3322.223.282 (190)107 (106)
183Alcorn StSWAC4320.022.164 (239)97 (145)
184DrakePioneer4321.630.985 (177)85 (205)
185ElonColonial4420.523.181 (194)115 (80)
186MaristPioneer4321.027.784 (183)87 (193)
187Rhode IslandColonial4427.927.9108 (106)90 (178)
188PrincetonIVY3317.214.873 (221)170 (18)
189Portland StBig Sky3437.932.9102 (129)84 (211)
190YaleIVY3328.221.5120 (65)109 (96)
191BrownIVY3329.029.3120 (67)89 (180)
192GeorgetownPatriot4424.821.498 (143)96 (147)
193DartmouthIVY3322.021.391 (163)112 (88)
194CornellIVY3323.825.385 (179)97 (142)
195E KentuckyUAC3428.635.9104 (121)81 (221)
196Grambling StSWAC3431.034.690 (165)78 (232)
197Missouri StMVFC3430.428.9103 (127)93 (162)
198ColgatePatriot3417.434.478 (205)81 (220)
199HowardMEAC3430.127.394 (159)85 (206)
200E WashingtonBig Sky3430.933.0119 (69)87 (195)
201Alabama StSWAC3317.318.382 (191)125 (59)
202SamfordSoCon4429.326.994 (157)87 (192)
203TowsonColonial3424.030.0106 (115)91 (174)
204BryantBSO/OVC3424.127.795 (154)87 (186)
205SEMOBSO/OVC3429.126.9115 (85)99 (136)
206MonmouthColonial3435.626.1130 (39)94 (156)
207McNeeseSouthland0716.636.673 (223)69 (255)
208CharlestonBSO/OVC3413.629.363 (240)86 (197)
209Idaho StBig Sky3429.738.4100 (138)71 (250)
210Gardner WebbBSO/OVC3423.333.186 (176)79 (228)
211Houston ChristianSouthland3426.428.082 (192)74 (247)
212Weber StBig Sky3519.124.370 (229)102 (123)
213VMISoCon3411.923.642 (258)98 (140)
214Prairie ViewSWAC3418.135.065 (234)74 (243)
215HamptonColonial3423.435.488 (171)86 (204)
216Texas SouthernSWAC2524.938.781 (197)63 (259)
217Morehead StPioneer3421.629.175 (218)87 (194)
218BucknellPatriot2519.034.181 (196)75 (240)
219W IllinoisMVFC0717.145.969 (232)68 (256)
220StetsonPioneer3424.034.689 (168)83 (212)
221Stony BrookColonial0714.635.755 (249)80 (222)
222CitadelSoCon078.737.636 (261)79 (229)
223Northwestern StSouthland0614.035.553 (252)75 (242)
224Bethune CookmanSWAC1618.730.476 (211)80 (225)
225Murray StMVFC2517.431.770 (227)76 (239)
226StonehillNortheast3419.932.081 (195)86 (202)
227LindenwoodBSO/OVC3426.731.175 (217)69 (253)
228N ColoradoBig Sky0715.935.056 (248)80 (223)
229WoffordSoCon0812.129.351 (255)79 (230)
230South Carolina StMEAC3421.722.964 (238)73 (249)
231S UtahUAC2527.729.799 (141)92 (166)
232E Tennessee StSoCon2518.031.768 (233)74 (245)
233PresbyterianPioneer3421.724.169 (231)86 (198)
234Robert MorrisBSO/OVC2523.131.480 (199)78 (237)
235Indiana StMVFC0710.333.042 (259)69 (254)
236WagnerNortheast2510.929.648 (257)84 (210)
237Steph F AustinUAC3533.026.1117 (77)99 (137)
238Cal PolyBig Sky3520.337.169 (230)78 (236)
239C ConnecticutNortheast3427.429.179 (201)59 (260)
240SELASouthland1721.531.883 (184)87 (187)
241North Carolina A&TColonial1611.929.948 (256)90 (175)
242Long IslandNortheast1613.026.451 (254)89 (182)
243Utah TechUAC2526.343.498 (144)70 (252)
244ColumbiaIVY2413.712.365 (236)188 (9)
245N AlabamaUAC3523.329.083 (186)93 (160)
246N ArizonaBig Sky2523.932.188 (172)91 (168)
247Delaware StMEAC1619.439.376 (213)57 (261)
248Tennessee TechBSO/OVC2510.726.641 (260)98 (138)
249CommerceSouthland1615.930.462 (241)87 (190)
250Ark Pine BluffSWAC1612.931.054 (251)73 (248)
251Morgan StMEAC1513.023.053 (253)110 (95)
252Mississippi ValleySWAC1614.029.161 (243)87 (191)
253Kennesaw StFCSIND1520.520.378 (206)100 (133)
254MaineColonial2622.329.687 (173)83 (214)
255LehighPatriot2617.128.673 (222)94 (157)
256ValparaisoPioneer1619.130.476 (212)86 (203)
257Sacred HeartNortheast1714.123.857 (246)93 (164)
258San DiegoPioneer1621.730.483 (187)82 (218)
259St FrancisNortheast2523.928.680 (198)77 (238)
260DaytonPioneer2623.429.171 (226)84 (209)
261Norfolk StMEAC2521.627.173 (220)87 (185)