G’s Evaluation or The Top 265 after Rivalry Week!

Welcome back college football fans. What a weekend! Rivalry week never disappoints. Not to mention we had the first round of the FCS playoffs which included the Ivy League for the first time! Let’s get into it a bit.

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First, congratulations to Villanova (Lehigh), Rhode Island (UC Davis), Yale (Montana St), Illinois St (North Dakota St), North Dakota (Tarleton), Abilene Chr (Steph F Austin), South Dakota (Mercer), and South Dakota St (Montana) for moving on to Round 2. I’ve added the teams they will visit next week.

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The Championship week schedule is clearing up after the week’s activities. Here is the schedule.

ACC – Duke/Virginia

American – North Texas/Tulane

Big 12 – BYU/Texas Tech

Big Ten – Indiana/Ohio St

C-USA – Kennesaw St/Jacksonville St

MAC – Miami OH/W Michigan

MWC – unannounced, but there is a 4-way tie for first (the record against each other in parenthesis): Boise St (2-1), New Mexico (2-1), San Diego St (1-1), UNLV (0-2). Based on that, I suspect Boise St and New Mexico will meet on the blue field for the championship.

SEC – Georgia/Alabama

SUN – Troy/James Madison

SWAC (FCS) – Prairie View/Jackson St (winner plays South Carolina St in the Celebration Bowl)

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When this week of football began, 73 teams had already clinched bowl eligibility, and 22 teams had 5 wins. With 82 spots available, we just needed 9 of those teams to win. Alas, only 8 (Arkansas St, Army, Delaware, Ga Southern, Kansas St, Louisiana, Texas St, and Washington St) were able to pull out a victory. There are two consequences to coming up 1 position short: 1) the 5-7 team with the best APR will get a chance to play in a bowl, and 2) both of our new FBS teams, Missouri St and Delaware, qualify for a bowl. Because they just promoted, they would be bumped first if more than enough teams qualified. The 14 teams who lost on their final chance to earn a bowl game are App St, Auburn, Baylor, Buffalo, Florida St, Kansas, Kentucky, Marshall, Mississippi St, Northwestern, Rice, Rutgers, Temple, and UCF. These teams, along with Akron and Kent St, will be in the pool for the 5-7 bowl team.

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Look for a G’s Exploration later this week with details on bowl games by conference. On Friday, the G’s Expectation will be released with predictions for championship week and the 2nd round of the playoffs. Of course, the Women’s Basketball Top 363 will come out Monday, and the Men’s BB will follow on Wednesday. It’s a full week of college sports and we have you covered.

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A shout out to Scott M who asked a great question about the week over week fluctuation in the basketball rankings. Check out our site at http://bit.ly/2019GCR for the complete answer. Please keep the questions coming along with suggestions and general comments. Jojo and I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend and the safest holiday season. We also thank you for reading and sharing with others. That is how we grow. With no further ado, we proudly present the Rivalry Week Top 265 from Ohio St to Samford.

RankTeamConfWinLossPFPAScore
1Ohio StB1012037.07.89.31
2IndianaB1012044.310.98.95
3Texas TechB1211143.211.38.67
4OregonB1011138.214.88.43
5Notre DameND10242.017.68.30
6GeorgiaSEC11132.316.78.21
7BYUB1211134.017.88.17
8UtahB1210241.118.77.86
9Miami FLACC10234.113.87.85
10OklahomaSEC10226.413.97.84
11MississippiSEC11137.320.17.73
12Texas A&MSEC11136.321.97.72
13VanderbiltSEC10239.421.97.62
14AlabamaSEC10233.316.57.53
15Southern CalB109336.522.47.33
16VirginiaACC10233.220.07.28
17ArizonaB129332.618.97.09
18MichiganB109327.618.77.05
19TexasSEC9329.619.86.95
20North TexasAAC11146.824.26.82
21James MadisonSUN11137.816.06.77
22IowaB108428.915.26.69
23SMUACC8432.920.76.64
24TCUB128430.825.26.62
25LouisvilleACC8430.221.16.61
26HoustonB129328.321.86.52
27IllinoisB108429.323.36.47
28WashingtonB108433.819.46.45
29Georgia TechACC9333.125.06.44
30TennesseeSEC8440.828.86.42
31Iowa StB128427.420.26.33
32PittsburghACC8435.124.96.31
33Arizona StB128424.723.06.31
34Wake ForestACC8426.821.56.21
35MissouriSEC8432.219.46.20
36DukeACC7534.629.46.19
37South FloridaAAC9343.023.36.18
38LSUSEC7521.818.36.10
39Penn StB106631.821.45.97
40NC StACC7530.228.85.91
41TulaneAAC10228.722.85.91
42Old DominionSUN9332.719.35.85
43UNLVMWC10237.228.15.81
44ClemsonACC7528.720.45.79
45CincinnatiB127531.824.85.67
46San Diego StMWC9324.712.65.66
47Kansas StB126629.426.75.53
48NavyAAC9232.526.95.47
49ToledoMAC8431.612.25.41
50MinnesotaB107523.323.45.33
51New MexicoMWC9327.922.55.33
52Kennesaw StUSA9329.125.15.32
53NebraskaB107529.323.05.29
54MemphisAAC8434.622.55.28
55AuburnSEC5726.820.75.25
56East CarolinaAAC8433.520.35.21
57UCONNIND9336.925.85.18
58Boise StMWC8430.823.25.17
59CaliforniaACC7524.826.55.17
60NorthwesternB106622.520.95.12
61Florida StACC5733.022.05.02
62KentuckySEC5723.026.44.98
63W MichiganMAC8423.718.74.94
64KansasB125728.126.84.80
65OhioMAC8428.722.94.74
66HawaiiMWC8428.523.54.74
67Mississippi StSEC5730.529.24.72
68FloridaSEC4821.624.04.71
69South CarolinaSEC4822.722.14.69
70LA TechUSA7527.721.34.65
71TroySUN8425.223.94.60
72W KentuckyUSA8429.823.44.58
73RutgersB105728.731.84.50
74UCFB125724.323.64.48
75Fresno StMWC8426.420.14.47
76BaylorB125731.132.64.46
77WisconsinB104812.821.64.42
78Miami OHMAC7526.121.94.41
79Washington StPAC6621.620.24.39
80Jacksonville StUSA8430.226.84.39
81ArmyAAC6523.022.54.37
82FIUUSA7529.327.84.37
83UTSAAAC6633.829.64.29
84Utah StMWC6631.828.34.25
85Southern MissSUN7529.827.44.20
86C MichiganMAC7523.822.74.17
87Texas StSUN6636.130.64.15
88West VirginiaB124821.830.84.14
89StanfordACC4818.829.24.11
90Michigan StB104824.629.93.99
91Missouri StUSA7525.428.33.88
92UCLAB103918.233.43.86
93MarylandB104823.526.53.83
94ColoradoB123920.930.53.81
95North CarolinaACC4819.324.53.80
96Ga SouthernSUN6627.834.23.71
97DelawareUSA6629.832.53.69
98MarshallSUN5730.830.33.68
99LouisianaSUN6627.130.03.67
100ArkansasSEC21032.933.83.60
101Virginia TechACC3921.430.23.60
102Arkansas StSUN6624.427.33.50
103App StSUN5725.329.83.41
104Coastal CarSUN6622.833.93.41
105North Dakota StMVFC12042.211.73.41
106TempleAAC5727.829.73.32
107SyracuseACC3920.234.93.24
108LibertyUSA4825.626.53.24
109Air ForceMWC4829.830.33.22
110PurdueB1021018.831.83.21
111BuffaloMAC5724.023.53.15
112LehighPatriot12033.813.93.02
113RiceAAC5719.832.33.02
114South AlabamaSUN4826.530.42.94
115AkronMAC5722.327.42.94
116TarletonUAC11145.218.42.92
117FAUAAC4829.536.32.91
118Kent StMAC5721.333.62.87
119E MichiganMAC4824.129.82.85
120Boston CollegeACC21025.432.82.81
121UABAAC4826.438.32.77
122Bowling GreenMAC4820.524.32.75
123TulsaAAC4823.228.92.71
124New Mexico StUSA4821.627.62.68
125WyomingMWC4816.020.52.59
126HarvardIvy9236.521.22.49
127Ball StMAC4815.829.82.49
128NevadaMWC3917.627.52.36
129MontanaBig Sky11140.823.52.35
130San Jose StMWC3921.432.52.30
131Middle TennesseeUSA3922.430.92.29
132N IllinoisMAC3917.124.32.23
133Montana StBig Sky10238.217.22.22
134Oklahoma StB1211114.233.32.22
135Alabama StSWAC10242.421.42.13
136North DakotaMVFC8534.519.02.12
137YaleIVY9230.819.52.07
138Rhode IslandCoastal11231.719.22.02
139Jackson StSWAC9233.918.41.99
140Steph F AustinSouthland10235.615.31.97
141UTEPUSA21023.330.41.92
142ULMSUN3916.631.91.89
143MonmouthCoastal9340.027.81.89
144Colorado StMWC21018.530.81.88
145PresbyterianPioneer10234.416.21.78
146Oregon StPAC21018.229.41.73
147MercerSoCon9239.523.51.73
148VillanovaCoastal10232.421.31.73
149Tennessee TechBSOV11237.518.71.70
150South Dakota StMVFC9428.519.81.59
151Austin PeayUAC7535.127.31.59
152St ThomasPioneer7530.920.51.54
153Prairie ViewSWAC9331.815.81.54
154Rio GrandeSouthland9339.618.81.53
155West GeorgiaUAC8325.521.21.53
156DartmouthIVY7326.421.31.51
157DaytonPioneer7427.817.41.50
158San DiegoPioneer8428.424.31.48
159S UtahUAC7533.829.61.45
160Sacramento StBig Sky7533.826.31.44
161Sam HoustonUSA21017.837.81.44
162DrakePioneer8425.317.71.44
163New HampshireCoastal8524.822.81.41
164S IllinoisMVFC7536.426.71.31
165NC CentralMEAC8433.825.71.31
166Illinois StMVFC9429.825.31.27
167Georgia StSUN11119.837.81.26
168SoutheasternSouthland9431.018.01.23
169PennIVY6427.126.51.21
170Sacred HeartFCSIND8428.626.31.17
171UC DavisBig Sky8331.229.51.17
172Youngstown StMVFC8536.631.01.12
173Abilene ChrUAC9429.225.31.12
174LamarSouthland8522.523.01.07
175Delaware StMEAC8432.322.81.02
176CharlotteAAC11114.336.31.01
177C ConnecticutNortheast8526.722.91.00
178E Tennessee StSoCon7532.528.80.96
179South DakotaMVFC9426.026.40.93
180WoffordSoCon6622.817.30.91
181Stony BrookCoastal6628.025.80.90
182South Carolina StMEAC9331.826.30.90
183LafayettePatriot8433.628.80.89
184MaristPioneer5722.723.50.86
185BrownIVY5526.527.00.85
186William & MaryCoastal7529.525.70.83
187W CarolinaSoCon7538.633.50.83
188Idaho StBig Sky6633.027.30.78
189GeorgetownPatriot6621.126.70.77
190ElonCoastal6628.824.80.74
191N ArizonaBig Sky7531.731.30.72
192Incarnate WordSouthland5725.725.50.69
193Long IslandNortheast6616.418.80.67
194ButlerPioneer6622.825.30.62
195PrincetonIVY3720.824.40.57
196MaineCoastal6624.224.30.57
197RichmondPatriot7521.922.70.56
198MercyhurstNortheast5718.824.80.55
199Holy CrossPatriot3920.524.80.54
200TowsonCoastal6626.825.10.50
201LindenwoodBSOV6624.827.00.48
202CornellIVY4621.026.00.46
203Gardner WebbBSOV7527.529.80.46
204Alcorn StSWAC5724.323.20.41
205Morehead StPioneer6621.229.80.41
206ChattanoogaSoCon5728.333.00.40
207New HavenNortheast5527.928.60.40
208DuquesneNortheast7528.425.30.39
209StonehillNortheast4815.123.10.38
210IdahoBig Sky4825.226.40.35
211Grambling StSWAC7524.126.10.33
212ColgatePatriot5728.331.00.31
213FurmanSoCon6624.431.00.28
214E WashingtonBig Sky5723.430.20.28
215Texas SouthernSWAC6525.823.40.24
216HowardMEAC5719.824.60.15
217Cal PolyBig Sky4827.531.50.09
218UMASSMAC01211.138.60.09
219BethuneSWAC6629.732.70.09
220N ColoradoBig Sky4820.328.40.09
221SEMOBSOV4823.230.10.05
222MerrimackFCSIND4820.524.40.05
223BucknellPatriot5726.134.10.04
224ColumbiaIVY2815.627.90.01
225NichollsSouthland4818.324.9-0.02
226E KentuckyUAC5719.324.3-0.02
227CitadelSoCon4820.526.8-0.03
228N IowaMVFC3917.326.8-0.06
229Tennessee MartinBSOV6620.723.9-0.07
230McNeeseSouthland5723.525.5-0.11
231Charleston SoBSOV5716.624.0-0.13
232Florida A&MSWAC5724.333.8-0.22
233Morgan StMEAC4823.326.6-0.27
234C ArkansasUAC3924.535.2-0.29
235Ark Pine BluffSWAC4824.033.3-0.33
236Alabama A&MSWAC4823.433.4-0.36
237ValparaisoPioneer21020.335.6-0.38
238N AlabamaUAC21025.339.2-0.39
239E IllinoisBSOV3917.529.2-0.40
240Utah TechUAC21016.029.3-0.41
241Robert MorrisNortheast3915.224.9-0.41
242Mississippi ValleySWAC21018.338.7-0.43
243WagnerNortheast5716.424.5-0.46
244Tennessee StBSOV21012.926.6-0.47
245BryantCoastal3922.530.3-0.47
246Weber StBig Sky4823.138.3-0.50
247StetsonPioneer3918.839.1-0.58
248W IllinoisBSOV4823.134.8-0.65
249Indiana StMVFC3921.239.6-0.66
250CampbellCoastal21024.735.8-0.71
251HamptonCoastal21017.936.7-0.73
252AlbanyCoastal21016.832.3-0.74
253East TexasSouthland3925.639.8-0.75
254DavidsonPioneer21018.239.6-0.75
255SouthernSWAC21018.636.1-0.85
256Norfolk StMEAC11120.935.6-0.91
257VMISoCon11115.937.6-1.04
258FordhamPatriot11115.933.1-1.08
259Houston ChrSouthland21016.830.3-1.11
260North Carolina A&TCoastal21020.543.6-1.18
261Murray StMVFC11119.038.6-1.24
262St FrancisNortheast01110.529.0-1.30
263Portland StBig Sky11116.242.7-1.64
264Northwestern StSouthland11110.541.6-1.91
265SamfordSoCon11114.637.9-1.91