G’s Evaluation or the Top 265 for Week 11

Welcome back, college football fans. Every week, we expect a good number of upsets. To make the point, the GCR had 14 of the 52 FBS games with the winner being the Vegas underdog and an additional 4 that had the underdog covering (note: we were 10-8 in those games). That’s roughly 1/3 of the matchups. This weekend, just in the ACC, North Carolina (+1.5) upset Syracuse (not a GCR pick), SMU (+12.5) upended Miami FL (a GCR pick), Duke (+3.5) beat Clemson (a GCR pick), and NC St (+5.5) gave Georgia Tech their first loss (not a GCR pick). We were expecting Wake Forest to beat Florida St, but the Seminoles won easily. That is 4 of the 8 conference games that ended in upset. Just a highlight of yet another exciting week in college football.

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We are down to 9 undefeated teams in Division I. Tarleton (Abilene Chr), Georgia Tech (NC St), and Navy (North Texas) all lost. That leaves BYU, Harvard, Indiana, Lehigh, Montana, North Dakota St, Ohio St, Tennessee Tech (who now has the longest D1 streak at 13 games), and Texas A&M. Portland St finally notched a win by taking down Weber St leaving 4 teams still looking for that elusive victory: Murray St, Sam Houston, St Francis, and UMASS.

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Congratulations are in order for 10 teams who became bowl eligible with their 6th victory of the season, bringing the total to 50 (82 needed to fill the spots). Those 10 are Arizona St, Illinois, Kennesaw St, Minnesota, New Mexico, Notre Dame, Old Dominion, SMU, Southern Cal, and UCONN. There are 24 teams sitting on 5 wins. Alas, there is always sad news that matches the good. 4 new teams suffered their 7th loss, eliminating them from bowl eligibility, bringing the total to 13 for the season. The official “there’s always next year” additions this week are Arkansas, Middle Tennessee, Purdue, and South Alabama. 18 more are sitting on 6 wins and must win out to avoid being on the sidelines in December.

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Two more notes before we get to the rankings. Because the games this week began in October, although the majority were on 11/1, look for a mid-week Conference Comparison in a G’s Exploration. We are officially at the 2/3 mark for the season. The Big Ten is dominating at the very top, but the Comparison will look at depth as well. Be on the lookout for that. The second thing is a thank you to Conference USA for giving us games on Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout October. They are transitioning this role to the MAC for November. I love these midweek games and not just because I get to watch football on non-traditional days. I love the fact that these mid-majors, to use a basketball term, are on ESPN networks or CBS Sports during these special weeks, instead of being relegated to ESPN+ on Saturdays. Please support these teams who rarely play in front of large crowds or on TV.

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Without further ado, Indiana has retaken the number 1 spot from Ohio St despite wins from both teams. St Francis is holding on tightly to the coveted #265 spot. See the listing below for every team in between. Thank you for reading and sharing with others – without you, the GCR will not grow. We want to provide quality, fact-based information to as wide an audience as possible, always free (because we would keep up the GCR even if we didn’t publish it), and always ad-free, JoJo and G.

RankTeamConfWinLossPFPAScore
1IndianaB109046.410.89.85
2Ohio StB108036.66.99.58
3Texas TechB128143.613.28.64
4BYUB128036.317.08.46
5UtahB127239.614.28.14
6OregonB107141.313.58.06
7LouisvilleACC7133.820.87.93
8Texas A&MSEC8037.823.67.90
9VirginiaACC8136.422.27.87
10Notre DameND6237.419.97.85
11James MadisonSUN7134.816.17.75
12Southern CalB106239.822.47.72
13MichiganB107228.117.27.41
14AlabamaSEC7134.418.37.40
15Georgia TechACC8136.023.17.38
16Miami FLACC6232.315.67.29
17GeorgiaSEC7132.519.67.18
18WashingtonB106235.520.97.17
19MississippiSEC8136.222.07.03
20MemphisAAC8137.719.26.97
21PittsburghACC7239.721.86.96
22North TexasAAC8144.424.16.95
23IllinoisB106333.125.96.83
24CincinnatiB127235.621.96.82
25TCUB126234.625.16.82
26OklahomaSEC7228.914.16.77
27IowaB106231.313.16.77
28Old DominionSUN6331.923.46.72
29VanderbiltSEC7237.620.46.68
30Arizona StB126324.723.76.58
31Southern MissSUN6233.024.66.55
32San Diego StMWC7128.910.06.53
33HoustonB127229.421.66.48
34TexasSEC7229.616.46.46
35SMUACC6330.821.26.37
36South FloridaAAC6240.424.46.32
37NebraskaB106333.019.86.23
38DukeACC5335.428.16.12
39ArizonaB125334.119.96.09
40TulaneAAC6225.925.56.06
41MissouriSEC6235.416.86.04
42NC StACC5432.430.65.88
43Iowa StB125427.922.05.82
44Kennesaw StUSA6226.321.15.80
45Wake ForestACC5324.321.85.75
46East CarolinaAAC5332.116.85.70
47NavyAAC7134.824.05.70
48MinnesotaB106323.821.65.68
49TennesseeSEC6343.631.15.66
50TroySUN6327.024.15.65
51Florida StACC4440.020.65.58
52Boise StMWC6332.124.05.58
53Coastal CarSUN5322.128.15.57
54Kansas StB124529.827.75.48
55LSUSEC5325.518.95.47
56LA TechUSA5328.618.15.34
57NorthwesternB105322.516.85.31
58KansasB125431.325.35.31
59BaylorB125433.829.35.29
60New MexicoMWC6330.225.95.18
61UNLVMWC6236.934.35.08
62Mississippi StSEC5433.224.74.99
63Washington StPAC4519.923.04.93
64UCONNIND6336.923.94.84
65ClemsonACC3528.424.04.77
66CaliforniaACC5424.625.14.77
67W KentuckyUSA7230.122.84.76
68UCFB124427.318.84.74
69AuburnSEC4522.317.74.73
70MarylandB104426.022.04.73
71MarshallSUN4434.132.54.72
72Penn StB103531.521.84.68
73Fresno StMWC6326.121.84.65
74Arkansas StSUN5423.626.44.54
75OhioMAC5329.324.84.50
76UCLAB103520.431.04.47
77ColoradoB123622.030.14.45
78App StSUN4427.027.64.39
79HawaiiMWC6329.725.74.38
80ArmyAAC4423.423.14.34
81RutgersB104529.331.14.33
82W MichiganMAC5422.319.04.30
83FloridaSEC3522.120.54.17
84West VirginiaB123623.230.44.17
85UTSAAAC4434.030.34.16
86Miami OHMAC5326.021.44.14
87Ga SouthernSUN3528.835.44.13
88StanfordACC3617.830.14.06
89ToledoMAC4431.816.04.02
90Missouri StUSA5322.827.03.98
91Utah StMWC4431.531.83.97
92TempleAAC5431.428.13.96
93C MichiganMAC5424.124.03.87
94Jacksonville StUSA5329.925.93.85
95Texas StSUN3534.133.93.82
96LibertyUSA4424.122.63.78
97KentuckySEC3522.426.83.66
98Michigan StB103625.631.43.64
99LouisianaSUN3624.329.33.62
100DelawareUSA4429.332.13.61
101Virginia TechACC3624.329.73.60
102BuffaloMAC5424.819.63.60
103SyracuseACC3623.730.83.51
104North CarolinaACC3519.422.13.49
105North Dakota StMVFC9042.311.93.48
106WisconsinB102612.523.93.46
107South CarolinaSEC3619.722.13.43
108San Jose StMWC3526.830.43.40
109ArkansasSEC2735.433.33.35
110HarvardIvy7041.411.33.27
111PurdueB102722.127.03.15
112UABAAC3528.438.83.15
113WyomingMWC4519.420.23.14
114ULMSUN3616.032.93.08
115RiceAAC4520.829.13.06
116Oregon StPAC2719.929.92.96
117FAUAAC3530.336.32.88
118TarletonUAC9143.617.72.83
119FIUUSA3522.329.92.77
120LehighPatriot9033.213.92.76
121New Mexico StUSA3521.425.42.73
122South AlabamaSUN2724.929.72.70
123Bowling GreenMAC3618.225.72.70
124Kent StMAC3518.636.52.64
125Air ForceMWC2633.935.12.60
126Ball StMAC3516.429.82.50
127AkronMAC3618.829.02.37
128TulsaAAC2622.029.62.35
129Colorado StMWC2619.127.12.33
130N IllinoisMAC2613.422.12.22
131MercerSoCon7138.116.62.20
132Tennessee TechBSOV9047.916.02.13
133MontanaBig Sky9041.123.32.07
134Montana StBig Sky7235.916.31.95
135UTEPUSA2620.925.31.89
136E MichiganMAC2724.132.91.89
137North DakotaMVFC6337.919.41.87
138YaleIVY5229.116.01.85
139MonmouthCoastal8142.227.71.83
140Georgia StSUN1720.440.81.79
141Boston CollegeACC1824.933.31.71
142Oklahoma StB121815.238.81.68
143Austin PeayUAC5434.025.41.61
144PresbyterianPioneer8138.716.21.58
145DartmouthIVY5227.421.01.51
146NevadaMWC1714.027.51.49
147South Dakota StMVFC7228.718.21.48
148PennIVY5227.725.01.45
149St ThomasPioneer6337.216.41.41
150Alabama StSWAC6240.524.51.38
151Middle TennesseeUSA1718.929.01.23
152Jackson StSWAC6234.520.61.22
153DrakePioneer6230.417.31.13
154SoutheasternSouthland7237.818.41.11
155Rhode IslandCoastal7229.820.81.04
156S UtahUAC4534.931.41.00
157DaytonPioneer6328.718.10.93
158Steph F AustinSouthland7232.116.80.88
159Sacred HeartFCSIND6326.126.00.84
160West GeorgiaUAC6326.024.00.82
161Rio GrandeSouthland6342.919.80.76
162Sacramento StBig Sky5433.726.70.75
163VillanovaCoastal6230.625.30.74
164Sam HoustonUSA0816.640.90.73
165LamarSouthland7224.922.40.70
166S IllinoisMVFC6334.623.60.69
167Illinois StMVFC6330.327.60.69
168BrownIVY3425.125.60.63
169UC DavisBig Sky6233.430.60.61
170CharlotteAAC1717.537.30.59
171San DiegoPioneer5425.227.80.57
172Youngstown StMVFC5433.729.00.55
173New HampshireCoastal5423.422.40.52
174Abilene ChrUAC5427.229.00.49
175IdahoBig Sky4528.025.40.46
176Delaware StMEAC6336.724.60.43
177NC CentralMEAC6334.925.80.40
178PrincetonIVY3425.027.70.39
179ButlerPioneer5423.324.90.26
180ChattanoogaSoCon4529.330.00.23
181Stony BrookCoastal4526.226.60.23
182C ConnecticutNortheast6324.421.70.22
183GeorgetownPatriot5423.127.40.22
184FurmanSoCon5424.829.80.21
185South DakotaMVFC6422.325.80.20
186E Tennessee StSoCon4530.230.10.17
187W CarolinaSoCon6337.032.80.15
188UMASSMAC0811.535.90.14
189Gardner WebbBSOV5427.732.20.08
190Prairie ViewSWAC6324.218.80.08
191William & MaryCoastal5427.626.60.06
192Idaho StBig Sky3633.432.30.05
193ElonCoastal4526.624.70.04
194N ArizonaBig Sky5429.832.20.02
195CitadelSoCon4522.925.4-0.03
196CornellIVY3420.727.1-0.08
197Long IslandNortheast3614.921.7-0.12
198MaristPioneer3618.825.6-0.12
199LafayettePatriot6330.825.9-0.13
200MaineCoastal5423.922.9-0.17
201Indiana StMVFC3620.938.2-0.20
202DuquesneNortheast5430.224.9-0.22
203Grambling StSWAC6323.926.1-0.22
204TowsonCoastal4526.724.8-0.27
205StonehillNortheast3615.223.0-0.28
206MerrimackFCSIND3616.820.4-0.28
207South Carolina StMEAC6330.828.9-0.29
208MercyhurstNortheast3617.126.0-0.31
209ColgatePatriot4528.129.7-0.32
210Morehead StPioneer5521.331.1-0.34
211Cal PolyBig Sky3627.031.3-0.38
212LindenwoodBSOV4522.730.6-0.38
213WoffordSoCon3619.018.9-0.38
214C ArkansasUAC3623.033.8-0.41
215RichmondPatriot5419.621.3-0.42
216Holy CrossPatriot1818.225.8-0.45
217SEMOBSOV3624.331.9-0.50
218N ColoradoBig Sky3622.428.0-0.52
219E KentuckyUAC4519.126.4-0.55
220BethuneSWAC5431.333.2-0.61
221Charleston SoBSOV4617.826.5-0.62
222ColumbiaIVY1612.029.1-0.63
223Incarnate WordSouthland3625.831.4-0.66
224New HavenNortheast4526.428.3-0.66
225Alabama A&MSWAC4527.333.7-0.67
226Alcorn StSWAC3623.124.2-0.71
227BucknellPatriot4526.335.0-0.73
228E WashingtonBig Sky4521.831.4-0.76
229E IllinoisBSOV3621.025.7-0.77
230Utah TechUAC2719.129.4-0.78
231HowardMEAC4518.823.6-0.79
232N IowaMVFC2714.224.9-0.80
233StetsonPioneer3619.339.3-0.85
234Texas SouthernSWAC4425.122.3-0.86
235Ark Pine BluffSWAC4526.429.9-0.98
236ValparaisoPioneer1818.336.2-1.09
237NichollsSouthland3616.223.6-1.11
238N AlabamaUAC2728.038.8-1.14
239Morgan StMEAC3624.327.1-1.18
240Mississippi ValleySWAC1721.636.4-1.18
241BryantCoastal2722.329.2-1.26
242Robert MorrisNortheast3614.725.3-1.30
243Tennessee StBSOV2714.228.4-1.31
244Weber StBig Sky3623.637.2-1.34
245HamptonCoastal2720.434.7-1.34
246East TexasSouthland2726.242.0-1.39
247VMISoCon1817.935.4-1.41
248Tennessee MartinBSOV4520.927.3-1.41
249DavidsonPioneer1820.042.6-1.46
250CampbellCoastal2723.837.1-1.48
251Florida A&MSWAC3521.135.3-1.52
252McNeeseSouthland3623.726.6-1.58
253AlbanyCoastal1814.133.3-1.65
254WagnerNortheast3615.126.2-1.70
255W IllinoisBSOV2723.038.9-1.74
256Portland StBig Sky1815.641.4-1.93
257Houston ChrSouthland2717.427.2-1.94
258FordhamPatriot1816.235.4-1.96
259North Carolina A&TCoastal2722.040.8-2.03
260Norfolk StMEAC1820.035.2-2.08
261SouthernSWAC1816.437.3-2.09
262SamfordSoCon1816.137.7-2.30
263Murray StMVFC0918.442.2-2.55
264Northwestern StSouthland189.841.4-2.63
265St FrancisNortheast0810.934.1-2.89