G’s Evaluation or the Top 265 for Week 9!

Welcome back, college football fans, as the temps drop, the heat rises. We had some close calls including an OT win by Virginia over North Carolina, and complete failures to play for 60 minutes when South Carolina and Mississippi St lost late leads over Alabama and Texas, respectively, and Purdue’s QB catching his own deflected pass, then fumbling on the same play leading to a 3-point loss to Rutgers. What could have been a mini upset week turned into an almost as expected week. The top 15 of the GCR remained pretty much the same with just a tiny bit of shuffling.

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We are approximately 2/3 of the way through the season. How many of us had Georgia Tech on top of the ACC at this point and undefeated. And who put the major contenders for the other ACC championship spot as Louisville, Miami FL, and Virginia? Anyone? Who had Indiana as the other undefeated team in the Big Ten at this stage along with Ohio St? Who had BYU and Cincinnati as the only Big 12 teams without a conference loss? And Houston and Texas Tech as the only 1-loss teams? The SEC is closer to “normal” with Alabama and Texas A&M perfect in conference with Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas with 1-loss each…but then there’s Vanderbilt who is 7-1 overall and 3-1 in the conference. Who picked all of these. We surely did not.

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The Group of 5 has some of the same characteristics. Navy and Tulane are both undefeated in the conference with Memphis and South Florida looking on just one loss behind. But who had East Carolina, North Texas (7-1 overall) and Temple with 1 loss as well? Conference USA has Jacksonville St 3-0 in conference which is not that big a surprise, but Kennesaw St is tied with them. In the mighty MAC, the only remaining perfect team (4-0 in conference play) is…Miami of Ohio. Toledo, preseason favorite, is 2-2. Ohio is 3-1 along with Buffalo, C Michigan, and W Michigan. No surprise in the Mountain West that Boise St and San Deigo St are undefeated. Hawaii fighting for a championship game spot at 3-1 is a bit of a shocker, but like the SEC, not too bad. The Sun Belt’s best team is James Madison (in fact, the GCR has the Dukes as the best G5 team and deserving of a playoff spot at this point). Coastal Car, who has had some great seasons in the past, started off the season slowly, but have come alive in SBC play just 1 game behind JMU in the east. Who had as contenders for the Sun West, Southern Miss and Troy, both undefeated in conference? Arkansas St at 3-1 could sneak in with some upsets.

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This is what is so great about college sports. Sure, there are dynasties. Sure, for every Ohio St and Alabama, there is a ULM or Akron. But Clemson is 3-4 and Vanderbilt is 7-1. Penn St is 3-4 and Southern Miss is 6-2. Wisconsin is 2-6 and Virginia is 7-1. We have made it very clear that preseason polls are biased and useless. The rhetorical questions in the preceding paragraphs are the reason that statement is true. The fact is no-one picked the “oddities” of this season. The truth is most seasons have “oddities,” we just don’t know which ones until they happen.

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Some congratulations are in order for our 16 newly bowl-eligible teams, which brings the total for the season to 40 of the 82 necessary to fill the bowl games. Boise St, Iowa, Louisville, Miami FL, Michigan, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, San Diego St, Southern Miss, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Troy, Utah, Washington, and W Kentucky each got the requisite 6th win this weekend. There are 20 teams with 5 wins, so we could have a big jump in the coming week.

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However, we trebled our bowl-disqualification list jumping from 3 (Oregon St, Sam Houston, and UMASS) to 9 with Boston College, Charlotte, E Michigan, Georgia St, Nevada, and Oklahoma St losing their 7th and clinching a losing season. As a heart-broken Gamecock fan, there is always next year. Yes, sad fans are sad fans. There are 10 teams with 6 losses who are facing the cliff.

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We would like to thank our readers for continuing to peruse the GCR blog, and especially, for sharing with others. We can only grow with your help. With no further ado, here are all 265 teams from Ohio St to St Francis of the Northeast Conference, JoJo and G.

RankTeamConfWinLossPFPAScore
1Ohio StB107036.45.99.70
2IndianaB108045.410.99.64
3BYUB128036.317.08.58
4Georgia TechACC8036.020.08.48
5Texas TechB127143.612.48.44
6OregonB107141.313.58.20
7LouisvilleACC6134.621.48.11
8Notre DameND5239.121.38.04
9Miami FLACC6134.014.18.04
10Texas A&MSEC8037.823.67.92
11UtahB126238.914.37.87
12CincinnatiB127138.319.07.62
13VirginiaACC7137.122.47.60
14MichiganB106229.017.47.59
15AlabamaSEC7134.418.37.50
16WashingtonB106235.520.97.47
17Southern CalB105242.423.17.46
18GeorgiaSEC6133.719.67.44
19HoustonB127128.818.67.40
20James MadisonSUN6132.315.67.38
21VanderbiltSEC7138.418.87.22
22MississippiSEC7137.023.07.04
23IowaB106231.313.17.01
24MemphisAAC7137.619.96.94
25NebraskaB106235.019.66.89
26TCUB126234.625.16.85
27PittsburghACC6240.322.06.84
28OklahomaSEC6228.412.56.76
29North TexasAAC7146.125.06.74
30IllinoisB105332.927.56.71
31TulaneAAC6125.922.36.71
32South FloridaAAC6240.424.46.65
33San Diego StMWC6129.610.46.59
34Southern MissSUN6233.024.66.54
35Wake ForestACC5226.718.96.53
36Boise StMWC6235.323.36.51
37Iowa StB125329.021.86.50
38Arizona StB125324.824.36.46
39Old DominionSUN5332.025.66.43
40NavyAAC7037.323.06.41
41TroySUN6229.124.36.28
42SMUACC5331.421.46.23
43DukeACC4333.925.76.22
44TennesseeSEC6245.630.96.20
45MissouriSEC6235.416.86.19
46TexasSEC6229.014.66.18
47ArizonaB124331.620.35.98
48Kansas StB124431.025.85.91
49MinnesotaB105323.921.85.84
50Kennesaw StUSA5225.321.35.83
51UNLVMWC6137.133.45.71
52NorthwesternB105322.516.85.69
53LSUSEC5325.518.95.69
54Washington StPAC4421.524.65.53
55NC StACC4430.529.95.41
56UCFB124330.717.15.40
57LA TechUSA4324.918.75.38
58ColoradoB123522.627.45.38
59KansasB124430.525.95.37
60MarylandB104328.317.35.36
61AuburnSEC4424.818.65.30
62East CarolinaAAC4330.317.15.28
63MarshallSUN4335.130.95.22
64Florida StACC3439.722.65.21
65ClemsonACC3426.020.95.17
66CaliforniaACC5325.024.45.08
67Coastal CarSUN4319.028.35.06
68Mississippi StSEC4432.623.45.05
69Penn StB103434.019.45.03
70BaylorB124434.332.64.95
71HawaiiMWC6228.623.34.90
72New MexicoMWC5329.024.84.90
73UCONNIND5336.824.54.83
74RutgersB104431.430.64.82
75TempleAAC5333.626.04.82
76OhioMAC5329.324.84.69
77UCLAB103520.431.04.62
78W KentuckyUSA6229.523.64.58
79FloridaSEC3422.420.04.54
80StanfordACC3517.529.54.42
81App StSUN4427.027.64.38
82Miami OHMAC5326.021.44.36
83Texas StSUN3436.131.34.36
84ArmyAAC3423.924.04.28
85SyracuseACC3525.431.34.28
86C MichiganMAC5324.524.04.27
87DelawareUSA4329.128.34.24
88ToledoMAC4431.816.04.21
89Utah StMWC4431.531.84.18
90W MichiganMAC4422.118.84.16
91Ga SouthernSUN3528.835.44.11
92Arkansas StSUN4423.628.54.07
93Fresno StMWC5325.623.64.04
94Virginia TechACC3525.429.94.03
95Jacksonville StUSA4330.726.63.99
96Missouri StUSA4322.027.93.95
97Michigan StB103526.332.53.88
98UTSAAAC3432.030.93.80
99North Dakota StMVFC8042.99.63.79
100ArkansasSEC2635.532.83.70
101South CarolinaSEC3520.421.13.69
102WisconsinB102612.523.93.58
103ULMSUN3517.333.13.57
104UABAAC3429.738.93.55
105West VirginiaB122620.529.93.50
106RiceAAC4421.628.03.50
107WyomingMWC4421.019.83.43
108Bowling GreenMAC3520.125.43.40
109LibertyUSA3419.121.63.37
110LouisianaSUN2623.530.33.32
111FAUAAC3530.336.33.31
112HarvardIvy6043.211.53.29
113Air ForceMWC2536.337.33.25
114FIUUSA3422.430.13.23
115South AlabamaSUN2625.329.53.22
116BuffaloMAC4424.421.63.22
117KentuckySEC2524.130.13.22
118PurdueB102622.927.83.18
119TarletonUAC9045.316.23.15
120North CarolinaACC2518.323.93.06
121San Jose StMWC2524.129.32.95
122New Mexico StUSA3422.124.02.90
123LehighPatriot8032.315.62.76
124Kent StMAC3518.636.52.69
125AkronMAC3618.829.02.67
126Oregon StPAC1721.132.82.66
127TulsaAAC2622.029.62.65
128Ball StMAC3516.429.82.60
129Colorado StMWC2619.127.12.49
130Tennessee TechBSOV8050.515.42.46
131North DakotaMVFC6240.018.62.38
132N IllinoisMAC2613.422.12.34
133Montana StBig Sky6233.517.52.33
134South Dakota StMVFC7130.817.52.14
135MontanaBig Sky8041.524.12.11
136UTEPUSA2521.024.12.03
137MercerSoCon6136.115.02.01
138YaleIVY4230.017.01.98
139Boston CollegeACC1726.834.41.93
140MonmouthCoastal7143.130.31.92
141Oklahoma StB121714.538.91.90
142Georgia StSUN1720.440.81.88
143E MichiganMAC2724.132.91.87
144SoutheasternSouthland6235.119.01.85
145Alabama StSWAC5241.924.01.78
146Austin PeayUAC5336.124.51.72
147UC DavisBig Sky6133.029.61.70
148DartmouthIVY5130.319.31.68
149LamarSouthland7125.922.31.67
150PresbyterianPioneer7138.116.51.61
151NevadaMWC1714.027.51.56
152Jackson StSWAC5233.621.31.54
153Rhode IslandCoastal7229.820.81.53
154PennIVY4227.725.71.48
155VillanovaCoastal6230.625.31.43
156Steph F AustinSouthland6231.016.81.34
157DaytonPioneer6230.616.51.23
158Middle TennesseeUSA1618.629.71.20
159Rio GrandeSouthland6246.117.11.20
160St ThomasPioneer5336.318.51.18
161S IllinoisMVFC5335.525.61.13
162DrakePioneer5231.317.01.12
163Illinois StMVFC5330.329.01.04
164West GeorgiaUAC6326.024.01.01
165Abilene ChrUAC4426.829.10.91
166Sam HoustonUSA0717.038.90.90
167Delaware StMEAC5337.925.10.87
168Gardner WebbBSOV5328.532.90.86
169S UtahUAC3535.133.30.85
170BrownIVY3325.825.20.84
171Sacred HeartFCSIND5325.026.80.83
172ChattanoogaSoCon4429.529.40.83
173New HampshireCoastal5423.422.40.82
174NC CentralMEAC5334.927.30.82
175Stony BrookCoastal4426.926.40.79
176Sacramento StBig Sky4433.528.40.76
177E Tennessee StSoCon4530.230.10.73
178CharlotteAAC1717.537.30.71
179W CarolinaSoCon5337.333.40.70
180DuquesneNortheast5430.224.90.68
181C ConnecticutNortheast5326.323.50.66
182South DakotaMVFC5421.926.30.64
183William & MaryCoastal4426.429.00.63
184Prairie ViewSWAC6223.817.30.61
185IdahoBig Sky3527.124.60.59
186Youngstown StMVFC5334.127.90.58
187PrincetonIVY3326.329.00.57
188FurmanSoCon5324.427.00.57
189South Carolina StMEAC5330.128.80.54
190Cal PolyBig Sky3526.030.30.53
191ElonCoastal4526.624.70.53
192N ArizonaBig Sky5329.531.90.51
193MaineCoastal4423.423.10.48
194ButlerPioneer5323.925.00.48
195C ArkansasUAC3524.333.80.48
196Grambling StSWAC5325.328.10.47
197LafayettePatriot5332.027.50.46
198GeorgetownPatriot5326.025.80.44
199Idaho StBig Sky2632.931.90.29
200BethuneSWAC4430.033.10.29
201San DiegoPioneer4424.529.60.27
202UMASSMAC0811.535.90.26
203MerrimackFCSIND3516.420.10.26
204ColgatePatriot3528.830.90.25
205WoffordSoCon2618.119.30.24
206Texas SouthernSWAC4326.720.70.22
207RichmondPatriot4419.922.30.18
208Long IslandNortheast3515.923.10.13
209SEMOBSOV3525.333.00.13
210E KentuckyUAC3517.328.10.11
211E WashingtonBig Sky4422.931.00.11
212CitadelSoCon3521.425.60.07
213HowardMEAC4419.422.10.05
214N ColoradoBig Sky3524.424.60.02
215MaristPioneer3521.123.10.02
216StonehillNortheast3515.023.4-0.01
217TowsonCoastal3522.326.8-0.03
218Indiana StMVFC2620.541.5-0.04
219Charleston SoBSOV3617.227.6-0.04
220LindenwoodBSOV3521.132.8-0.07
221CornellIVY2420.828.8-0.12
222Holy CrossPatriot1718.926.4-0.16
223MercyhurstNortheast3617.126.0-0.16
224Alabama A&MSWAC4429.536.3-0.18
225Weber StBig Sky3524.437.1-0.22
226BucknellPatriot4526.335.0-0.26
227East TexasSouthland2627.839.9-0.26
228Morehead StPioneer4520.631.9-0.31
229N IowaMVFC2614.024.1-0.32
230E IllinoisBSOV3521.125.5-0.32
231Morgan StMEAC3523.626.0-0.37
232NichollsSouthland2614.425.6-0.37
233Incarnate WordSouthland2626.033.3-0.43
234Ark Pine BluffSWAC3524.831.0-0.44
235New HavenNortheast4427.327.5-0.47
236Alcorn StSWAC2621.925.5-0.54
237CampbellCoastal2723.837.1-0.56
238ColumbiaIVY1512.330.0-0.60
239Tennessee MartinBSOV3520.128.3-0.64
240N AlabamaUAC2627.439.4-0.64
241Utah TechUAC1717.329.0-0.67
242Tennessee StBSOV2614.427.6-0.69
243W IllinoisBSOV2723.038.9-0.69
244WagnerNortheast2614.127.0-0.80
245BryantCoastal2624.328.5-0.80
246Florida A&MSWAC3421.934.4-0.82
247StetsonPioneer3619.339.3-0.82
248VMISoCon1717.135.5-0.87
249North Carolina A&TCoastal2623.638.1-0.92
250Mississippi ValleySWAC1619.935.6-0.94
251Robert MorrisNortheast2614.026.4-0.97
252McNeeseSouthland2620.429.5-0.97
253Houston ChrSouthland2618.826.8-1.01
254ValparaisoPioneer1718.935.4-1.01
255AlbanyCoastal1715.032.9-1.05
256HamptonCoastal2720.434.7-1.07
257Northwestern StSouthland1710.640.4-1.15
258Portland StBig Sky0812.542.3-1.16
259FordhamPatriot1716.537.8-1.42
260DavidsonPioneer1719.544.4-1.51
261SouthernSWAC1715.937.0-1.57
262Norfolk StMEAC1720.036.3-1.65
263Murray StMVFC0819.944.1-1.76
264SamfordSoCon1716.139.1-1.91
265St FrancisNortheast079.635.7-1.94