G’s Evaluation or The Top 261 for Week 9

Welcome back, college football fans, to another edition of the GCR. Before we get into the rankings, another tragedy beset college football when Northwestern St of the Southland Conference lost it’s best player and clubhouse leader to gun-related violence. Right after it happened, they cancelled the game (two weeks ago). They played last week, but following that game, the head coach resigned and the team elected to forgo the rest of their season, as Virginia did last year. It’s bad enough when kids get life-impacting football injuries and we all feel for those guys. This is just awful.

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There were over 100 games that were played, and we had interesting results. Coming into this week, we had 6 Power 5 (ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Notre Dame) teams that had yet to lose. Oklahoma lost a shootout in the last bit of it’s fight with Kansas to drop the number to 5. Those are Florida St, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio St, and Washington. Of course, Michigan and Ohio St play during rivalry week, so we will have no more than 4 perfect P5 teams. That would make playoff selection easier. In addition to they, the Group of 5 still has 3 undefeated teams as Air Force, James Madison, and Liberty all won this weekend. Could one of those teams be the New Year’s Six invitee? It’s hard to be perfect through a full season and it’s actually pretty rare. So, I looked at 1-loss teams. First, in the Power 5, we started the week with 10. Oklahoma joined the group while North Carolina, Oregon St, and Utah lost their 2nd leaving the playoff “what if the 8-0 teams lost the rest of the season, could I get in” teams at 8: Alabama, Louisville, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn St, and Texas. In the Group of 5, we started with 5 1-loss teams and with Georgia St and UNLV losing, we are down to just 3: Fresno St, Toledo, and Tulane. So, we have, legitimately, 12 teams still in the running for the 4 playoff spots and 6 for the G5 New Year’s Eve bid.

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Welcome to bowl eligibility to New Mexico St, Ga Southern, SMU, Kansas St, Kansas, Memphis, Miami FL, Troy, Tennessee, UCLA, and Oklahoma St. These 11 make the total 42 so far. Joining the official “wait until next year” club, UConn, Army, East Carolina, Southern Miss, Vanderbilt, and Hawaii will not meet the criteria to go bowling this year. This group of 6 brings the total to 11, which means 80 teams are still undecided. In the FCS, 6 teams joined South Dakota St (the only perfect team in that league) to 7 wins and eligibility for a spot in the 24-team playoff: Delaware, Lafayette, Chattanooga, Furman, Montana, and Incarnate Word. 15 teams collected their 5th loss eliminating them from playoff consideration bringing that total to 47. That leaves 47 undecided teams to go.

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The GCR playoff games this week are Michigan vs Georgia and Ohio St vs Florida St. The first two out are Washington and Penn St. Thanks for reading and sharing with others. Your help is critical to help us grow. Here are all 261, G

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RANKTeamConfWinLossPFPAOERDER
1MichiganB108040.65.9169 (3)386 (1)
2Ohio StB108032.510.0142 (20)302 (2)
3Florida StACC8041.518.3165 (5)156 (22)
4GeorgiaSEC8040.514.8144 (16)180 (16)
5WashingtonPAC8040.420.6143 (18)134 (47)
6Penn StB107138.911.5161 (9)218 (4)
7OregonPAC7145.515.6154 (12)191 (7)
8TexasB127134.516.0134 (29)186 (11)
9Air ForceMWC8033.613.4117 (77)183 (12)
10OklahomaB127141.918.9163 (7)158 (21)
11AlabamaSEC7130.616.5127 (47)182 (13)
12LibertyUSA8037.020.9139 (23)118 (71)
13MississippiSEC7138.921.4156 (11)143 (31)
14James MadisonSUN8032.120.3119 (66)139 (40)
15LouisvilleACC7132.818.0128 (41)143 (32)
16MissouriSEC7133.923.3130 (35)134 (46)
17Notre DameND7238.315.3172 (2)182 (14)
18LSUSEC6247.426.5198 (1)115 (76)
19Kansas StB126237.415.9148 (13)189 (8)
20Southern CalPAC7245.932.6168 (4)85 (198)
21Fresno StMWC7133.620.6110 (96)119 (68)
22TulaneAAC7130.620.5105 (117)154 (23)
23TennesseeSEC6231.820.4129 (39)147 (27)
24Oregon StPAC6236.421.1146 (15)133 (49)
25UCLAPAC6230.915.0114 (86)192 (6)
26ToledoMAC7134.920.1120 (64)122 (66)
27Miami FLACC6235.420.0131 (32)138 (42)
28KansasB126235.828.1139 (26)104 (108)
29IowaB106219.514.579 (201)181 (15)
30UtahPAC6221.317.587 (180)186 (10)
31RutgersB106228.115.8114 (85)144 (30)
32Oklahoma StB126231.124.4130 (34)124 (64)
33North CarolinaACC6236.625.4133 (31)109 (95)
34Miami OHMAC7229.819.0107 (106)128 (58)
35SMUAAC6240.514.0141 (22)169 (19)
36DukeACC5325.915.0120 (62)196 (5)
37Jacksonville StUSA7228.618.8107 (104)125 (62)
38TroySUN6227.116.9106 (112)179 (17)
39ArizonaPAC5331.321.0110 (94)147 (28)
40Ga SouthernSUN6233.824.6121 (58)97 (147)
41Texas A&MSEC5332.019.5128 (40)145 (29)
42Iowa StB125323.919.8106 (110)137 (44)
43Georgia StSUN6230.425.5122 (56)104 (111)
44WisconsinB105324.819.0109 (100)141 (36)
45KentuckySEC5330.824.8118 (74)111 (88)
46UNLVMWC6234.326.9126 (50)99 (138)
47MemphisAAC6236.825.1127 (46)109 (96)
48FloridaSEC5328.022.9110 (98)113 (83)
49MinnesotaB105321.122.8101 (128)114 (77)
50West VirginiaB125330.826.5119 (71)113 (82)
51MarylandB105332.620.4125 (52)106 (103)
52NebraskaB105320.318.683 (190)140 (39)
53Boston CollegeACC5328.128.4110 (94)104 (110)
54NC StACC5325.322.8111 (89)114 (79)
55BYUB125324.925.6100 (131)111 (87)
56Coastal CarolinaSUN5330.320.6116 (81)142 (34)
57OhioMAC6321.815.786 (185)141 (35)
58Georgia TechACC4431.831.8133 (30)94 (162)
59ClemsonACC4428.821.0128 (43)129 (54)
60AuburnSEC4426.822.5104 (118)149 (25)
61New Mexico StUSA6329.421.492 (162)107 (101)
62WyomingMWC5323.926.496 (152)125 (61)
63South CarolinaSEC2625.431.5118 (72)102 (119)
64ColoradoPAC4432.134.9127 (45)87 (193)
65NorthwesternB104421.826.0111 (90)103 (117)
66South Dakota StMVFC8039.011.4158 (10)234 (3)
67Michigan StB102618.027.896 (151)104 (109)
68Texas StSUN5335.128.8123 (53)88 (187)
69Washington StPAC4432.130.9137 (27)93 (165)
70IndianaB102618.629.8103 (123)98 (141)
71UTSAAAC5330.525.4105 (116)101 (125)
72LouisianaSUN5332.926.9116 (79)99 (134)
73Virginia TechACC4426.122.9107 (107)116 (75)
74TCUB124429.423.0121 (61)129 (53)
75Bowling GreenMAC4422.325.0103 (125)113 (86)
76SyracuseACC4426.424.1100 (134)114 (78)
77CaliforniaPAC3532.333.5129 (36)96 (153)
78StanfordPAC2622.837.591 (167)93 (164)
79W KentuckyUSA4429.929.5127 (44)97 (150)
80VirginiaACC2623.930.9109 (99)99 (137)
81Wake ForestACC4422.324.586 (183)113 (85)
82IllinoisB103520.427.895 (154)106 (104)
83Mississippi StSEC4425.125.998 (139)114 (80)
84South AlabamaSUN4433.521.1119 (70)126 (59)
85PurdueB102621.930.0111 (91)85 (199)
86UCFB123533.429.9135 (28)101 (124)
87Texas TechB123530.025.4122 (57)119 (69)
88VanderbiltSEC2725.434.2104 (119)91 (176)
89ArkansasSEC2626.522.9106 (108)136 (45)
90Boise StMWC4430.027.9111 (93)111 (90)
91Arizona StPAC2619.626.570 (228)131 (52)
92MarshallSUN4424.628.1107 (105)96 (154)
93San Jose StMWC4533.027.4116 (78)116 (73)
94HoustonB123525.332.5108 (103)93 (166)
95RiceAAC4433.327.8115 (83)91 (177)
96N IllinoisMAC4424.321.3104 (121)111 (89)
97CincinnatiB122625.328.4100 (129)99 (132)
98Old DominionSUN4424.526.088 (176)101 (122)
99DelawareColonial7134.619.3119 (69)133 (51)
100Incarnate WordSouthland7132.415.894 (158)109 (98)
101Florida A&MSWAC7129.915.3106 (109)133 (50)
102UABAAC2629.037.6115 (82)82 (219)
103PittsburghACC2622.428.894 (159)97 (145)
104App StSUN4434.430.9120 (65)82 (218)
105FAUAAC4425.923.998 (138)105 (106)
106Arkansas StSUN4423.033.880 (197)80 (226)
107NevadaMWC2618.032.666 (237)102 (120)
108Utah StMWC3535.334.0142 (21)84 (203)
109FurmanSoCon7129.419.9105 (115)113 (81)
110South FloridaAAC4428.034.3111 (92)79 (230)
111BaylorB123522.530.094 (161)91 (180)
112NavyAAC3418.322.172 (220)129 (56)
113LafayettePatriot7127.421.3121 (59)113 (84)
114Middle TennesseeUSA2623.833.194 (160)87 (192)
115NC CentralMEAC7136.326.0129 (37)82 (215)
116MontanaBig Sky7128.916.999 (135)141 (37)
117TulsaAAC3522.035.990 (170)83 (209)
118HarvardIvy6133.918.9144 (17)138 (41)
119Sam HoustonUSA0816.027.368 (232)100 (130)
120W MichiganMAC3626.232.8119 (67)73 (245)
121C MichiganMAC4422.029.887 (181)86 (196)
122Southern MissSUN1722.939.492 (164)77 (235)
123San Diego StMWC3519.628.178 (208)98 (144)
124UMASSIND2722.739.298 (140)71 (252)
125ChattanoogaSoCon7233.621.0120 (63)101 (123)
126Ball StMAC2616.129.064 (241)95 (159)
127FIUUSA4520.828.678 (206)91 (179)
128E MichiganMAC4518.622.366 (233)100 (127)
129Montana StBig Sky6242.019.4147 (14)149 (26)
130UTEPUSA3618.727.279 (203)98 (142)
131North Dakota StMVFC6237.418.0122 (55)143 (33)
132IdahoBig Sky6232.421.9118 (73)129 (57)
133S IllinoisMVFC6228.116.6100 (132)173 (18)
134Colorado StMWC3527.833.191 (166)94 (163)
135Tennessee MartinBSO/OVC6230.922.8117 (76)116 (74)
136BuffaloMAC3525.928.999 (136)87 (189)
137VillanovaColonial6230.618.0106 (114)121 (67)
138Austin PeayUAC6238.926.3143 (19)103 (115)
139North TexasAAC3535.536.6126 (51)72 (248)
140UCONNIND1719.829.373 (216)97 (149)
141East CarolinaAAC1718.626.378 (204)116 (72)
142DavidsonPioneer6243.523.4128 (42)87 (191)
143South DakotaMVFC6223.117.396 (145)161 (20)
144Sacramento StBig Sky6232.823.8110 (97)107 (100)
145CharlotteAAC2614.824.665 (239)110 (94)
146New MexicoMWC3529.132.8102 (126)74 (241)
147ULMSUN2620.432.979 (200)88 (186)
148TempleAAC2619.138.075 (213)76 (238)
149Kent StMAC1712.533.053 (253)82 (216)
150Tennessee StBSO/OVC6226.521.589 (172)103 (116)
151ArmyIND2620.125.570 (227)108 (99)
152HawaiiMWC2720.936.277 (210)82 (217)
153LA TechUSA3626.327.497 (141)94 (161)
154AlbanyColonial6328.019.8100 (130)134 (48)
155PennIVY5227.421.9108 (102)103 (113)
156ButlerPioneer6328.919.296 (148)126 (60)
157Jackson StSWAC6328.324.0115 (84)95 (158)
158MercerSoCon6326.025.1100 (133)100 (128)
159RichmondColonial6326.621.086 (184)100 (131)
160TarletonUAC6330.724.8103 (124)99 (135)
161Holy CrossPatriot5341.629.0164 (6)96 (152)
162C ArkansasUAC5335.025.1113 (88)111 (92)
163St ThomasPioneer6325.424.395 (153)101 (126)
164FordhamPatriot5334.825.8123 (54)89 (183)
165SouthernSWAC5323.316.382 (191)140 (38)
166DuquesneNortheast5328.831.9104 (120)71 (253)
167William & MaryColonial5321.817.974 (214)129 (55)
168E IllinoisBSO/OVC5323.322.082 (193)106 (105)
169N IowaMVFC5324.425.596 (143)111 (93)
170W CarolinaSoCon5337.930.8139 (24)81 (224)
171AkronMAC1715.429.456 (248)76 (236)
172Alcorn StSWAC5320.519.866 (236)104 (107)
173Youngstown StMVFC5336.927.5163 (8)96 (156)
174North DakotaMVFC5333.125.9119 (68)100 (129)
175DrakePioneer5323.027.990 (169)92 (170)
176YaleIVY4329.119.4129 (38)111 (91)
177PrincetonIVY4316.713.172 (224)187 (9)
178BrownIVY4329.128.9127 (48)90 (182)
179Rhode IslandColonial5428.627.9108 (101)98 (143)
180Alabama StSWAC4319.318.091 (168)137 (43)
181HowardMEAC4428.525.187 (182)89 (185)
182Portland StBig Sky4439.033.1106 (111)82 (220)
183E KentuckyUAC4429.335.196 (144)82 (212)
184SamfordSoCon5430.124.796 (149)87 (194)
185UC DavisBig Sky4424.326.488 (178)99 (139)
186BryantBSO/OVC4427.027.3104 (122)84 (202)
187Grambling StSWAC4430.632.092 (165)80 (228)
188Illinois StMVFC4432.520.1113 (87)125 (63)
189ElonColonial4420.523.179 (199)118 (70)
190Gardner WebbBSO/OVC4425.133.392 (163)83 (208)
191SEMOBSO/OVC4429.927.4121 (60)99 (136)
192CampbellColonial4434.331.0126 (49)78 (231)
193New HampshireColonial4438.028.9139 (25)82 (214)
194Abilene ChristianUAC4427.830.495 (156)91 (175)
195Alabama A&MSWAC4431.825.996 (150)75 (240)
196Houston ChristianSouthland4425.326.177 (209)76 (239)
197LamarSouthland4420.021.873 (218)97 (148)
198MerrimackNortheast4428.119.494 (157)92 (172)
199HamptonColonial4423.834.090 (171)83 (210)
200NichollsSouthland3423.424.988 (177)103 (112)
201MaristPioneer4420.130.479 (202)78 (233)
202McNeeseSouthland0716.636.673 (217)68 (257)
203BucknellPatriot3522.834.189 (175)73 (246)
204DartmouthIVY3420.120.783 (187)123 (65)
205W IllinoisMVFC0815.048.062 (243)64 (259)
206GeorgetownPatriot4524.822.995 (155)93 (167)
207S UtahUAC3530.827.8106 (113)97 (146)
208CornellIVY3420.923.781 (194)101 (121)
209Stony BrookColonial0814.437.356 (246)80 (227)
210Missouri StMVFC3530.130.8102 (127)92 (169)
211Prairie ViewSWAC3516.836.366 (234)73 (247)
212Northwestern StSouthland0614.035.554 (251)74 (243)
213Weber StBig Sky3519.124.368 (231)99 (133)
214N ColoradoBig Sky0813.935.651 (256)78 (234)
215TowsonColonial3522.632.698 (137)87 (188)
216VMISoCon3513.323.649 (260)107 (102)
217E WashingtonBig Sky3531.434.8116 (80)85 (200)
218CitadelSoCon088.537.533 (261)78 (232)
219ColgatePatriot3519.536.380 (196)74 (242)
220WoffordSoCon0812.129.349 (259)80 (229)
221Idaho StBig Sky3528.040.097 (142)70 (254)
222Bethune CookmanSWAC1718.130.171 (225)84 (201)
223N ArizonaBig Sky3525.630.896 (146)96 (155)
224CharlestonBSO/OVC3514.931.565 (240)81 (223)
225Murray StMVFC2616.032.566 (235)81 (221)
226Indiana StMVFC0813.133.452 (254)70 (255)
227MonmouthColonial3534.626.8130 (33)90 (181)
228Cal PolyBig Sky3520.337.170 (229)76 (237)
229WagnerNortheast3513.028.053 (252)86 (195)
230E Tennessee StSoCon2616.829.865 (238)83 (207)
231Texas SouthernSWAC2623.936.883 (188)66 (258)
232Steph F AustinUAC3533.026.1117 (75)98 (140)
233Tennessee TechBSO/OVC3514.124.951 (257)103 (114)
234Morehead StPioneer3520.327.672 (221)92 (174)
235North Carolina A&TColonial1713.429.452 (255)95 (157)
236Robert MorrisBSO/OVC2621.932.378 (207)73 (244)
237SELASouthland1721.531.884 (186)84 (204)
238South Carolina StMEAC3522.527.869 (230)71 (251)
239StetsonPioneer3521.934.480 (198)81 (222)
240LindenwoodBSO/OVC3525.932.675 (212)69 (256)
241StonehillNortheast3519.531.576 (211)80 (225)
242Delaware StMEAC1718.336.571 (226)64 (260)
243St FrancisNortheast3524.427.689 (174)84 (206)
244Ark Pine BluffSWAC1713.032.154 (250)72 (249)
245Long IslandNortheast2614.426.055 (249)91 (178)
246Mississippi ValleySWAC1712.628.556 (247)89 (184)
247CommerceSouthland1715.528.860 (244)92 (168)
248PresbyterianPioneer3522.526.873 (215)85 (197)
249Morgan StMEAC2515.723.763 (242)109 (97)
250Utah TechUAC2626.842.396 (147)71 (250)
251N AlabamaUAC3625.031.289 (173)92 (173)
252ColumbiaIVY2512.715.659 (245)152 (24)
253ValparaisoPioneer1717.628.873 (219)92 (171)
254Sacred HeartNortheast1812.624.150 (258)97 (151)
255C ConnecticutNortheast3526.928.583 (189)59 (261)
256LehighPatriot2617.128.672 (223)95 (160)
257Kennesaw StFCSIND2521.619.182 (192)103 (118)
258MaineColonial2722.130.488 (179)82 (211)
259DaytonPioneer2623.429.172 (222)84 (205)
260San DiegoPioneer2621.128.081 (195)87 (190)
261Norfolk StMEAC2622.427.878 (205)82 (213)