G’s Evaluation or The Top 265 after Week 2

Welcome back, oh great and wonderful college football fans, for the latest weirdness that is the GCR Top 265. I say that only because most of the teams have not showcased who they are yet. There are teams that play very, um, uninspiring non-conference slates. There are others, like Virginia Tech, who despite losing both games, picked an opening slate against not one but two SEC bowl teams from a year ago. If you look at most FCS conference standings, it looks like the whole conference is awful (but getting paid well for losing) and most Core 4 conferences look unbeatable, as a group. Then you have the weirdness of Virginia and NC St playing a non-conference game against each other in week 2. Seriously, there was no other team in the country available – perhaps from another Core 4 conference that you’ve never played before or haven’t in 25 years or were a past bowl game rematch? The GCR has adjusted over the years for many things such as teams playing twice in the same regular season (happening again this year in the Pac-12) and adding the FCS to the mainstream formulae, but I haven’t figured out a non-manual way to tell the program that two teams from the ACC who play each other might not be a conference game.

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But I digress. The 131 games this weekend provided some wonderful entertainment like Army (1-1/77) who lost to FCS Tarleton (3-0/130) in week 1 yet scored 10 in the 4th to beat Kansas St (1-2/82) 24-21. South Florida (2-0/13) invaded the Swamp managing the end-of-game clock perfectly to set up a game-winning field goal upsetting Florida (1-1/75). Mississippi St (2-0/3) who was just awful in 2024 and opened the season on the road at a Group of 5 school took down Arizona St (1-1/65) after giving up a 17-0 halftime lead with a game-winning touchdown with less than a minute to go. We had more than 20 games delayed due to weather and some schools came back ready to play, some not so much. Congratulations to Portland St (0-3/248) who finally scored in a 50-20 tromping by North Dakota (1-1/169). Now Akron (0-2/133) with its second straight scoreless game is the only team without a point. Every team not in the Ivy League, who start their season on September 19th, has now played at least one game.

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Because the GCR rewards play against good opponents, the rankings may appear a bit wonky until conference play begins in earnest over the next couple of weeks. Remember the GCR has no initial bias that Team A will be good (like human polls), nor does it use any previous season data (like FPI or Sagarin) to make assumptions. The wonkiness is expected and good in that it can begin debate and conversation. Here’s another reason and I’ll use Georgia (2-0/24) as an example. Last week they beat Marshall (0-2/124) solidly, but not by 70 points. This week they beat a good Austin Peay (1-1/121) team after the Governors started their season with a victory. Marshall, however, gave FBS newcomer Missouri St (1-1/94) their first win. So far, Georgia has played two teams (the future is not relevant in the GCR) and they were 0-2 this week. The past is relevant, so those two teams were 1-1 in week 1. Marshall’s and Austin Peay’s rest-of-the-year records will be critical in calculating Georgia’s SOS as the season progresses. But for now, an undefeated team has probably played teams with a combined losing record. Likewise, any winless team will have faced teams with winning records. That won’t always be the case as more games are played, but that’s why the GCR is not even close to the AP polls right now.

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With no further ado, here is the Week 2 GCR Top 265 from TCU to Murray St. Have a great week and we’ll see you soon as we plan for Week 3, JoJo and G

RankTeamConfWinLossPFPAScore
1TCUB121048.014.09.29
2Penn StB102040.05.57.67
3Mississippi StSEC2029.018.57.59
4NC StACC2029.524.07.53
5IndianaB102041.511.57.37
6MarylandB102029.58.07.37
7Southern CalB102066.016.57.35
8TulaneAAC2028.017.07.28
9LSUSEC2020.08.57.23
10LouisvilleACC2039.515.56.95
11AuburnSEC2040.013.56.93
12TennesseeSEC2058.521.56.85
13South FloridaAAC2026.011.56.83
14ArkansasSEC2054.010.56.82
15UtahB122053.09.56.82
16NebraskaB102044.08.56.76
17Texas A&MSEC2043.023.06.71
18MissouriSEC2051.518.56.70
19MississippiSEC2046.515.06.68
20VirginiaACC1139.521.06.65
21OregonB102064.08.06.62
22Georgia TechACC2043.016.06.62
23Michigan StB102032.523.06.60
24GeorgiaSEC2036.56.56.60
25Washington StPAC2024.511.56.46
26AlabamaSEC1145.015.56.40
27Iowa StB123031.713.76.35
28OklahomaSEC2029.58.06.34
29RutgersB102039.524.06.32
30MinnesotaB102044.55.06.27
31IllinoisB102048.511.06.25
32CincinnatiB121125.520.06.18
33WashingtonB102054.015.56.15
34PittsburghACC2053.013.06.11
35Ohio StB102042.03.56.11
36HoustonB122031.04.55.99
37KansasB122136.018.75.90
38ArizonaB122044.04.55.89
39ClemsonACC1118.516.55.88
40Texas TechB122064.510.55.83
41OhioMAC1124.022.05.79
42ColoradoB121125.517.05.78
43Texas StSUN2047.531.55.78
44Florida StACC2054.010.05.77
45UCFB122042.58.55.74
46CaliforniaACC2034.59.05.74
47MichiganB101123.520.55.71
48TempleAAC2048.58.55.68
49WisconsinB102029.55.05.67
50SyracuseACC1126.532.55.66
51BaylorB121136.041.55.63
52NavyAAC2045.015.55.60
53VanderbiltSEC2044.511.55.52
54MemphisAAC2041.513.05.41
55BYUB122048.01.55.41
56New Mexico StUSA2020.08.55.39
57PurdueB102032.58.55.31
58Jacksonville StUSA1122.020.55.31
59KentuckySEC1123.523.05.30
60Notre DameND0124.027.05.25
61Utah StMWC1125.030.05.21
62South CarolinaSEC2031.010.55.08
63TexasSEC1122.510.55.07
64ToledoMAC1130.522.55.01
65Arizona StB121129.021.54.98
66WyomingMWC2020.53.54.89
67Miami FLACC2036.013.54.83
68Old DominionSUN1134.016.54.82
69App StSUN2027.012.04.80
70UNLVMWC3035.325.04.72
71Fresno StMWC2128.324.04.69
72Air ForceMWC1049.013.04.67
73IowaB101123.511.54.65
74North TexasAAC2042.015.04.55
75FloridaSEC1135.59.04.54
76Arkansas StSUN1128.040.04.54
77ArmyAAC1125.525.54.42
78LA TechUSA1115.511.54.40
79South AlabamaSUN1134.527.04.38
80UABAAC1138.040.04.34
81Wake ForestACC2026.09.54.32
82Kansas StB121226.727.74.24
83North CarolinaACC1117.025.54.22
84Boston CollegeACC1153.026.04.20
85HawaiiMWC2122.026.74.20
86Southern MissSUN1127.527.04.17
87DukeACC1132.031.04.16
88TulsaAAC1124.514.04.13
89North Dakota StMVFC2048.51.54.11
90East CarolinaAAC1136.513.53.88
91RiceAAC1111.523.53.85
92James MadisonSUN1129.519.03.84
93N IllinoisMAC1114.018.53.80
94Missouri StUSA1117.046.53.74
95Colorado StMWC1121.027.53.73
96Oklahoma StB121115.038.03.71
97Virginia TechACC0215.534.03.66
98Kennesaw StUSA029.033.03.65
99C MichiganMAC1116.529.53.61
100StanfordACC0211.525.03.61
101UTSAAAC0230.042.53.60
102W KentuckyUSA2139.025.03.58
103FAUAAC1131.526.53.57
104TroySUN1127.023.53.57
105Bowling GreenMAC1123.020.53.55
106Georgia StSUN0211.550.53.54
107UCLAB100216.536.53.47
108NorthwesternB101122.515.03.46
109Ga SouthernSUN0217.050.53.43
110W MichiganMAC0218.028.03.40
111Boise StMWC1129.024.03.39
112BuffaloMAC1127.514.53.38
113West VirginiaB121127.510.03.35
114UCONNIND1139.520.03.30
115Kent StMAC1117.539.53.28
116NevadaMWC1115.531.53.25
117Miami OHMAC028.531.03.19
118San Diego StMWC1127.518.03.17
119Ball StMAC021.536.53.17
120LouisianaSUN1123.012.03.13
121Austin PeayUAC1120.021.03.11
122LibertyUSA1126.020.53.04
123FIUUSA1121.021.53.03
124MarshallSUN0213.533.02.95
125Coastal CarSUN1110.024.02.86
126DelawareUSA1121.024.02.85
127Oregon StPAC0221.035.02.83
128ULMSUN1114.536.52.78
129SMUACC1143.530.52.73
130TarletonUAC3043.710.02.72
131IdahoBig Sky1123.521.52.70
132New MexicoMWC1124.528.02.61
133AkronMAC020.039.02.59
134UTEPUSA1129.022.52.44
135West GeorgiaUAC2034.06.52.39
136LehighPatriot2024.512.02.00
137Cal PolyBig Sky1125.040.01.78
138Sam HoustonUSA0321.738.71.75
139Indiana StMVFC2039.519.01.73
140N IowaMVFC1122.522.51.67
141Middle TennesseeUSA0212.038.01.64
142E MichiganMAC0225.040.01.60
143San Jose StMWC0210.527.01.59
144Alabama StSWAC1136.029.51.55
145Illinois StMVFC1122.024.01.55
146New HampshireCoastal2023.013.01.54
147TowsonCoastal2027.014.51.53
148BucknellPatriot1123.536.01.43
149GeorgetownPatriot2041.017.01.36
150Rio GrandeSouthland2046.510.51.23
151UMASSMAC0218.034.51.18
152S IllinoisMVFC1133.018.51.11
153E KentuckyUAC1118.530.51.09
154Tennessee TechBSO/OVC2055.08.51.07
155Holy CrossPatriot0216.519.01.07
156Alabama A&MSWAC1124.041.51.06
157E Tennessee StSoCon1131.044.50.99
158VillanovaCoastal1024.017.00.99
159MonmouthCoastal2045.533.50.97
160CharlotteAAC027.027.00.97
161PresbyterianPioneer2027.024.00.97
162RichmondPatriot1114.015.50.90
163South Dakota StMVFC2025.013.50.86
164MercyhurstNortheast1131.519.00.86
165FurmanSoCon1130.530.00.80
166BryantCoastal1115.022.50.78
167LindenwoodBSO/OVC0213.027.50.78
168DrakePioneer1041.07.00.76
169North DakotaMVFC1142.529.00.75
170Rhode IslandCoastal2031.018.50.74
171MontanaBig Sky1042.017.00.73
172LafayettePatriot1124.526.00.72
173South Carolina StMEAC1113.026.50.70
174ColgatePatriot0228.033.00.66
175E IllinoisBSO/OVC1119.026.00.64
176N ColoradoBig Sky1117.012.00.64
177Idaho StBig Sky0325.738.70.58
178SoutheasternSouthland1122.524.00.57
179VMISoCon1124.529.50.56
180ValparaisoPioneer1137.010.00.51
181UC DavisBig Sky1120.547.00.49
182C ArkansasUAC1123.539.00.48
183CitadelSoCon1120.025.50.45
184StetsonPioneer1140.022.00.45
185ChattanoogaSoCon0213.545.00.43
186Jackson StSWAC1124.026.00.40
187Long IslandNortheast1114.039.00.39
188St ThomasPioneer1132.525.00.39
189DuquesneNortheast1132.037.50.38
190Northwestern StSouthland1110.038.00.38
191S UtahUAC1136.527.00.37
192NichollsSouthland1216.726.00.34
193HowardMEAC118.532.00.32
194Charleston SoBSO/OVC021.529.00.32
195Montana StBig Sky0218.544.50.30
196Sacramento StBig Sky0210.020.00.29
197Texas SouthernSWAC0212.028.50.25
198Grambling StSWAC1127.538.50.15
199Morgan StMEAC0221.532.50.14
200MerrimackFCSIND1124.013.50.14
201WagnerNortheast0213.538.50.12
202N ArizonaBig Sky1128.534.50.11
203Sacred HeartFCSIND1111.017.50.11
204Gardner WebbBSO/OVC1132.052.00.07
205Youngstown StMVFC2040.016.00.05
206DaytonPioneer1126.012.00.04
207BrownIVY000.00.00.00
207ColumbiaIVY000.00.00.00
207CornellIVY000.00.00.00
207DartmouthIVY000.00.00.00
207HarvardIvy000.00.00.00
207PennIVY000.00.00.00
207PrincetonIVY000.00.00.00
207YaleIVY000.00.00.00
215William & MaryCoastal1124.525.0-0.01
216Steph F AustinSouthland0210.027.5-0.05
217McNeeseSouthland1132.021.5-0.05
218LamarSouthland1110.032.0-0.10
219MercerSoCon0110.015.0-0.14
220MaineCoastal0217.028.0-0.22
221C ConnecticutNortheast1123.533.0-0.28
222Norfolk StMEAC1120.529.0-0.29
223Houston ChrSouthland1139.510.0-0.31
224HamptonCoastal1120.524.0-0.31
225SEMOBSO/OVC1127.031.5-0.31
226Abilene ChrUAC1117.527.5-0.33
227CampbellCoastal0211.543.5-0.37
228ButlerPioneer1125.532.5-0.39
229MaristPioneer1127.024.0-0.39
230NC CentralMEAC1215.731.7-0.40
231ElonCoastal1136.026.0-0.40
232Prairie ViewSWAC1121.524.0-0.40
233Delaware StMEAC1127.033.5-0.44
234Morehead StPioneer1125.536.0-0.50
235WoffordSoCon0212.515.0-0.60
236W IllinoisBSO/OVC025.047.0-0.60
237Incarnate WordSouthland1118.520.5-0.73
238Mississippi ValleySWAC0216.046.5-0.77
239South DakotaMVFC0210.037.5-0.78
240San DiegoPioneer1123.534.0-0.79
241Weber StBig Sky026.546.5-0.80
242Tennessee StBSO/OVC1113.540.0-0.85
243East TexasSouthland028.059.5-0.88
244Ark Pine BluffSWAC0212.054.0-0.89
245AlbanyCoastal0219.535.5-0.90
246North Carolina A&TCoastal0214.046.0-0.93
247BethuneSWAC026.043.5-0.96
248Portland StBig Sky036.753.7-0.98
249N AlabamaUAC0213.542.5-1.00
250E WashingtonBig Sky0217.541.0-1.02
251New HavenNortheast0214.039.5-1.05
252Tennessee MartinBSO/OVC0212.034.5-1.06
253W CarolinaSoCon0227.547.0-1.09
254Stony BrookCoastal028.536.5-1.18
255StonehillNortheast0216.527.0-1.31
256Florida A&MSWAC0211.533.0-1.32
257SouthernSWAC1218.330.0-1.37
258Alcorn StSWAC0220.530.5-1.49
259St FrancisNortheast023.037.0-1.53
260Utah TechUAC0227.534.5-1.57
261Robert MorrisNortheast0210.050.5-1.57
262FordhamPatriot0219.057.5-1.60
263DavidsonPioneer0210.553.0-1.88
264SamfordSoCon028.037.0-2.12
265Murray StMVFC0220.545.0-2.20