Auburn or Ohio State?

It's still early in the evening, but Auburn's amazing win over Alabama already has Twitter abuzz about whether or not 1-loss Auburn ought to jump 12-0 Ohio State in the BCS Rankings.  I actually have Stanford now #2, assuming that they beat Notre Dame tonight.  But I might also be OK with Auburn jumping the Buckeyes.  So, let's compare Auburn and OSU:

Ohio State: (12-0, 8-0, +15)
Strength of Schedule: -26.75

W vs. (36) Buffalo (8-4, 6-2, -12) 40-20
W vs. (52) San Diego State (7-4, 6-1, -11) 42-7
W @ (123) California (1-11, 0-9, -49) 52-34
W vs. (FCS) Florida A&M (-72) 76-0
W vs. (21) Wisconsin (9-3, 6-2, -3) 31-24
W @ (79) Northwestern (5-7, 1-7, -30) 40-30
W vs. (42) Iowa (8-4, 5-3, -7) 34-24
W vs. (41) Penn State (7-4, 4-3, -6) 63-14
W @ (129) Purdue (1-11, 0-8, -60) 56-0
W @ (94) Illinois (4-8, 1-7, -32) 60-35
W vs. (96) Indiana (5-7, 3-5, -26) 42-14
W @ (50) Michigan (7-5, 3-5, -13) 42-41

Auburn: (11-1, 7-1, +16)
Strength of Schedule: -18.333

W vs. (56) Washington State (6-6, 4-5, -18) 31-24
W vs. (60) Arkansas State (7-5, 5-2, -22) 38-9
W vs. (70) Mississippi State (6-6, 3-5, -18) 24-20
L @ (24) LSU (9-3, 5-3, +2) 21-35
W vs. (37) Mississippi (7-5, 3-5, -14) 30-22
W vs. (FCS) Western Carolina (-72) 62-3
W @ (39) Texas A&M (7-3, 3-3, -8) 45-41
W vs. (100) Florida Atlantic (6-6, 4-4, -27) 45-10
W @ (110) Arkansas (3-9, 0-8, -42) 35-17
W @ (61) Tennessee (4-7, 1-6, -17) 55-23
W vs. (25) Georgia (8-4, 5-3, +1) 43-38
W vs. (2) Alabama (11-1, 7-1, +15) 34-28

Things will continue to change.  My rule of thumb is that one loss is worth 7 SoS points, and Auburn's SoS is more than 8 points more difficult than Ohio State's.  The Buckeyes may be seriously punished by Wisconsin's loss today, which should mean that OSU ends the season with 0  wins against the Top 25, including 0 games higher than Auburn's one loss.  Furthermore, Auburn is 2-1 vs Top 25 and 4-1 vs Top 40, whereas Ohio State is 1-0 vs Top 25, 2-0 vs Top 40.  And, Ohio State's second best win is still against Buffalo, whereas Auburn's #1 win against Alabama, #2 vs. Georgia, #3 vs. Mississippi, and #4 vs. Texas A&M.  (Auburn is also 8-1 versus bowl eligible teams, compared to OSU's 6-0.) Basically, the fact that Auburn's fourth best win is against Texas A&M is why I would vote them ahead of the Buckeyes in the BCS.

Postscript: Let's talk about Stanford, who figures to be in my #2 spot tomorrow morning.

Stanford (10-2, 7-2, +17)
Strength of Schedule: -11.833

W vs. (103) San Jose State (6-6, 5-3, -25) 34-13
W @ (107) Army (3-7, 0-0, -34) 34-20
W vs. (14) Arizona State (9-2, 7-1, +8) 42-28
W @ (56) Washington State (6-6, 4-5, -18) 55-17
W vs. (23) Washington (8-4, 5-4, +2) 31-28
L @ (75) Utah (5-7, 2-7, -21) 21-27
W vs. (17) UCLA (8-3, 5-3, +5) 24-10
W @ (55) Oregon State (6-6, 4-5, -15) 20-12
W vs. (7) Oregon (10-2, 7-2, +11) 26-20
L @ (27) USC (9-3, 6-2, -1) 17-20
W vs. (123) California (1-11, 0-9, -49) 63-13
W vs. (33) Notre Dame (8-4, 0-0, -5) 27-20

Basically, any argument that Auburn ought to jump ahead of Ohio State also applies to the argument that Stanford ought to jump Auburn, especially if they all win their conferences.  Stanford is 4-0 against the top 25, 5-1 against the top 40, has 0 wins against the FCS, and convincingly beat Washington State when Auburn barely beat them.  Yes, they have that terrible road loss to #75 Utah.  But, consider this: Auburn's top five wins are: 2, 25, 37, 39, 56.  Stanford's are: 7, 14, 17, 23, 33.  (Ohio State's are: 21, 36, 41, 42, 56.)

My top 25

1) Florida State (12-0, 8-0, +25)
2) Stanford (10-2, 7-2, +17)
3) Auburn (11-1, 7-1, +16)
4) Alabama (11-1, 7-1, +15)
5) Ohio State (12-0, 8-0, +15)

6) Northern Illinois (12-0, 8-0, +14)
7) Oregon (10-2, 7-2, +11)
8) South Carolina (10-2, 6-2, +11)
9) Missouri (11-1, 7-1, +10)
10) UCF (10-1, 7-0, +10)

11) Oklahoma State (10-1, 7-1, +9)
12) Baylor (10-1, 7-1, +9)
13) Arizona State (10-2, 8-1, +9)
14) Clemson (10-2, 7-1, +8)
15) Michigan State (11-1, 8-0, +8)

16) UCLA (9-3, 6-3, +6)
17) Oklahoma (9-2, 6-2, +5)
18) Louisville (10-1, 6-1, +5)
19) Fresno State (10-1, 7-1, +4) 

20) Duke (10-2, 6-2, +4)

21) Ball State (10-2, 7-1, +2)
22) Washington (8-4, 5-4, +2)
23) LSU (9-3, 5-3, +2)
24) Georgia (8-4, 5-3, +1)
25) Miami (FL) (9-3, 5-3, 0)

Wisconsin (9-3, 6-2, -3)

Cincinnati (9-2, 6-1, -3)
Texas (8-3, 7-1, -4)

USC (9-4, 6-3, -5)
Notre Dame (8-4, 0-0, -5)
Rice (8-3, 6-1, -5)
Arizona (7-5, 4-5, -6)
Penn State (7-4, 4-3, -6)
Minnesota (8-4, 4-4, -7)
Iowa (8-4, 5-3, -7)
Bowling Green (9-3, 7-1, -7)
Virginia Tech (7-4, 4-3, -8)
East Carolina (9-3, 6-2, -9)
Texas A&M (8-4, 4-4, -9)

Louisiana-Lafayette (8-3, 5-1, -10)
Boise State (7-3, 5-1, -10)

Middle Tennessee (8-4, 6-2, -10)

Marshall (8-3, 6-1, -10)
Houston (8-4, 5-3, -11)
Vanderbilt (8-4, 4-4, -11)

Buffalo (8-4, 6-2, -12)
Nebraska (8-4, 5-3, -12)

Brigham Young (7-4, 0-0, -12)

San Diego State (6-4, 5-1, -12)
Michigan (7-5, 3-5, -13)
Boston College (7-4, 4-3, -13)

Mississippi (7-5, 3-5, -14)
Georgia Tech (7-5, 5-3, -14)
North Texas (8-4, 6-2, -14)

Toledo (7-5, 5-3, -15)
Oregon State (6-6, 4-5, -15)
Tennessee (5-7, 2-6, -16)
Western Kentucky (8-4, 4-3, -16)
Utah State (8-4, 7-1, -16)
Old Dominion (7-4, 0-0, -17)
Rutgers (5-5, 2-4, -17)
Tulane (7-4, 5-2, -17)
Navy (7-4, 0-0, -17)

Texas Tech (7-5, 4-5, -18)
Washington State (6-6, 4-5, -18)

Maryland (7-5, 3-5, -18)
Mississippi State (6-6, 3-5, -18)
North Carolina (6-6, 4-4, -19)

Kansas State (7-5, 5-4, -19)
Syracuse (5-6, 3-4, -20)
UTSA (6-5, 5-2, -21)

Utah (5-7, 2-7, -21)

Arkansas State (7-5, 5-2, -22)

Pittsburgh (6-5, 3-4, -22)

UNLV (6-5, 4-3, -23)

Ohio (7-5, 4-4, -23)

Colorado State (7-6, 5-3, -25)

Central Michigan (6-6, 5-3, -25)
Indiana (5-7, 3-5, -26)

Louisiana-Monroe (6-6, 4-3, -27)
Florida Atlantic (6-6, 4-4, -27)
Texas State (5-6, 1-5, -28)
Wake Forest (4-8, 2-6, -28)
TCU (4-7, 1-7, -28)
West Virginia (4-7, 2-6, -28)

Akron (5-7, 4-4, -28)
San Jose State (6-6, 5-3, -25)
Northwestern (5-7, 1-7, -30)
Florida  (4-8, 3-5, -30)

Troy (6-6, 4-3, -30)
SMU (5-6, 4-3, -31)
South Alabama (5-6, 3-3, -31)
Illinois (4-8, 1-7, -32)
Wyoming (5-7, 3-5, -33)

Nevada (4-7, 2-6, -33)

Memphis (3-7, 1-5, -35)
Colorado (4-8, 1-8, -37)

Louisiana Tech (4-7, 3-4, -38)
South Florida (2-8, 2-4, -39)
Kent State (4-8, 3-5, -39)
Army (3-8, 0-0, -40)
North Carolina State (3-9, 0-7, -41)
New Mexico (3-8, 1-6, -41)
Arkansas (3-9, 0-8, -42)
Kansas (3-9, 1-8, -43)

Virginia (1-9, 0-7, -44)

Connecticut (1-9, 1-5, -44)

Iowa State (2-9, 1-7, -45)
Temple (2-10, 1-7, -47)
Tulsa  (3-9, 2-6, -48)

California (1-11, 0-9, -49)
Kentucky (2-10, 0-8, -50)

New Mexico State (2-10, 0-0, -52)
Eastern Michigan (2-10, 1-7, -54)
UAB (2-10, 1-7, -55)

Western Michigan (1-11, 1-7, -58)

Air Force (2-10, 0-8, -58)

UTEP (2-10, 1-7, -58)
Idaho (1-11, 0-0, -58)

Purdue (1-11, 0-8, -60)

Massachusetts (1-11, 1-7, -61)

Florida International (1-11, 1-7, -64)

Southern Miss (1-11, 1-7, -64)

Hawaii (1-11, 0-8, -64)
Georgia State (0-12, 0-7, -67)
Miami (OH) (0-12, 0-8, -71)

Power Rankings - Nov. 24

1) Florida State (11-0, 8-0, +24) - I don't have the moral strength to talk about Jameis Winston and the ongoing rape investigation regarding him.  I would highly recommend you read Jessica Luther's piece here about the horrifying prevalence of rape and rape culture within college football.  

For my part - because I really can no longer stand the sadness - I want to talk about Florida.  The Gators lost to FCS Georgia Southern 26-20, their first ever loss to an FCS team, and this season will be the first time Florida does not qualify for a bowl game since 1990 and their first losing season since 1979.  Next week, Florida plays Florida State.  The Seminoles biggest win in this rivalry was 52-17, in 1988.  That FSU team went 11-1, finished the season ranked 3rd, and beat Auburn in the Sugar Bowl.  I bet they break that record this year.  

Basically, this is the remainder of Florida State's schedule:
2) Alabama (11-0, 7-0, +17) - Oh, God.  It's gotten to the point where I will be rooting for a team whose mascot is a racist caricature and whose quarterback and best player is under investigation for rape just because I hate Alabama just that much.  If the National Championship does come down to that, just know that I'll be watching at home, trying to make good things happen with my mind:
3) Stanford (9-2, 7-2, +16) - Oregon's major d'oh at Arizona handed the Pac-12 North title to Stanford for the second straight win.  The Cardinal beat Cal 63-13 in The Big Game, their biggest win in the 121 years of the rivalry.  The win also erases Stanford's loss at USC last week.  They're kind of backing their way into the championship.  Also, auf Deutsch:


4) Ohio State (11-0, 7-0, +14) - Patience is a virtue.  Be patient, and you will see Oregon go down.  And then Baylor.  And then you will get a Big Ten championship game against a very good Michigan State team.  And you will only need a little slip-up (Who knows how the Iron Bowl will go down?  South Carolina's gonna be a tough out in that Championship game.)  and suddenly, the same Ohio State Buckeyes that everyone has been counting out could be left standing in the championship game.  Patience is a virtue.

Or, whatever.  Rose Bowl is good, too.

5) Northern Illinois (11-0, 7-0, +13)

6) Clemson (10-1, 7-1, +12)

7) Oregon (9-2, 6-2, +10) - I have done much gnashing of teeth and rending of garments over the Ducks 42-16 road loss to unranked Arizona, their worst loss since the 2006 Las Vegas Bowl, which I watched from an opium-induced haze from a hospital bed in Portland.  Sure, this loss knocked the Ducks out of the Rose Bowl, and probably out of the BCS Bowls all together.  But it also might be a good wake up call for the program.  I still support coach Mark Helfrich, although I wish that he would run the offense faster than he does.  At the beginning of the season, there were questions about Oregon's defense, and now, at the end of the season, those look legitimate. (Sure, the offense struggled, but they didn't give up 42 points to a .500 team.)  The Ducks still have the Civil War and a bowl game ahead of them (maybe against Oklahoma?)   They also have two of the most talented players in all of football in Mariota and De'Anthony Thomas.  Hopefully, they should be back and better next year.  

Also:  
I'll always love you, Eugene. 


8) Auburn (10-1, 6-1, +10) - Could this be the biggest Iron Bowl ever?  The game that has produced the last four national champions could do it again, and this game is essentially a national quarterfinal.  The Tide should be pretty heavily favored, but Auburn should provide them with a unique challenge.  Against Georgia, the Tigers ran 57 times for 5.7 yards per carry.  In a loss at LSU, they ran 52 time for 4.1 yards per carry. Against Mississippi, they ran 48 times for 5.9 yards per carry.  They should present Alabama with their toughest offensive challenge of the season since the Aggies.

9) Fresno State (10-0, 7-0, +10)
10) Missouri (10-1, 6-1, +9)

11) UCF (9-1, 6-0, +9) - Central Florida has two games left on their schedule: versus South Florida (2-8) and at Southern Methodist (5-5).  They just need to win one of those games to win the American Conference and secure a bid to a BCS game, most likely the Sugar Bowl against an SEC team.  (Missouri?)

12) Oklahoma State (10-1, 7-1, +9) - Oklahoma State handed Baylor their first loss of the season and, with a win in two weeks at Oklahoma, put themselves in position for a conference championship and a Fiesta Bowl berth.  The Big 12, however, may have a bit of a problem.  It will have 6 bowl eligible teams this season, and has 7 bowl tie-ins (Fiesta, Cotton, Holiday, Alamo, Buffalo Wild Wings, Pinstripe, Texas)  Odds are that the Pinstripe will replace a Big 12 team with Notre Dame, although I would like to see maybe the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl take a risk on Oregon State, if they could.

13) Baylor (9-1, 6-1, +8)

14) Arizona State (9-2, 7-1, +8) - The Sun Devils took all of the excitement out of the last weekend of Pac-12 football by beating UCLA, 38-33, and securing their first ever spot in the Pac-12 Championship game, against Stanford (who handed Arizona State their only Pac-12 loss, 42-28, in September.)  Arizona State has exactly one Rose Bowl win ever, a 22-15 win over Michigan in 1987.  The quarterback for that Michigan Wolverine team was former Stanford and current San Francisco 49er coach, Jim Harbaugh.  So, I bet he's rooting against ASU.

15) Michigan State (10-1, 7-0, +7) - I would love to see Michigan State play Texas A&M in, like, the Outback Bowl.  In their last five games, the Spartans have given up more than 6 points exactly once.  Also, I like to think that Mark D'Antonio will literally scoff at Johnny Manziel because he is not Johnny Unitas:

Now, Johnny Unitas - there’s a haircut you could set your watch to.

16) South Carolina (9-2, 6-2, +6)

17) UCLA (8-3, 5-3, +5)

18) Oklahoma (9-2, 6-2, +5) - The Sooners are one of four Big 12 teams who could still conceivably win the Big 12 and a Fiesta Bowl bid.  However, I've got them pegged for the Holiday Bowl, against the Ducks.  And while I would love to see Oregon kick their butts, Oklahoma has the same formula that has handed Oregon their last two losses: An athletic and disciplined defense that can keep Oregon's skill players in front of them, and a tough, physical running game that can gain yards, not make mistakes, and keep Oregon's offense off the field.  Until the Ducks figure out how to deal with those types of teams, they could start seeing the losses start piling up.

19) Louisville (10-1, 6-1, +5) - On the one hand, it's too bad that one bad game has ruined Louisville's BCS chances.  On the other hand, I've got them in the Belk Bowl against Duke.  I love basketball-football games.  

20) Duke (9-2, 5-2, +3)

21) Wisconsin (9-2, 6-1, +3)
22) Ball State (9-2, 6-1, +1)
23) Washington (7-4, 4-4, +1)

24) LSU (8-3, 4-3, +1) - Yes, I was very sad about the Ducks loss on Saturday.  But there were bright spots, too, like Georgia Southern's win over Florida.  I also thoroughly enjoyed LSU's 34-10 dismantling of Texas A&M.  It's now Week 13, and TA&M's best win is still against ... Rice.

25) Georgia (7-4, 5-3, 0)

Bowl Predictions

BCS National Championship: Alabama vs. Florida State
Rose Bowl: Ohio State vs. Stanford
Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Fresno State
Sugar Bowl: Missouri vs. UCF
Orange Bowl: Clemson vs. Baylor

Cotton Bowl: Texas vs. LSU
Capital One Bowl: Wisconsin vs. South Carolina
Outback Bowl: Michigan State vs. Texas A&M
Gator Bowl: Nebraska vs. Georgia
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Auburn vs. Miami (FL)
Holiday Bowl: Oregon vs. Oklahoma
Alamo Bowl: Arizona State vs. Texas Tech
Sun Bowl: UCLA vs. Virginia Tech
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl: Iowa vs. Kansas State
Belk Bowl: Louisville vs. Duke
Liberty Bowl: Rice vs. Vanderbilt
Music City Bowl: Mississippi vs. Georgia Tech
AdvoCare V1000 Bowl: Mississippi State vs. North Carolina
Pinstripe Bowl: Rutgers vs. Notre Dame
Russell Athletic Bowl: Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh
Las Vegas Bowl: Boise State vs. USC
New Mexico Bowl: Oregon State vs. Utah State
New Orleans Bowl: East Carolina vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
St. Petersburg Bowl: Houston vs. Tulane
Hawaii Bowl: San Diego State vs. Marshall
Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. Michigan
Poinsettia Bowl: Colorado State vs. Arizona
Military Bowl: Boston College vs. Middle Tennessee
Fight Hunger Bowl: Brigham Young vs. Washington State
Armed Forces Bowl: UNLV vs. Navy
BBVA Compass Bowl: Ball State vs. UTSA
GoDaddy Bowl: Buffalo vs. Arkansas State
Heart of Dallas Bowl: Minnesota vs. North Texas
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Bowling Green vs. Wyoming

My Top 25

1) Florida State (11-0, 8-0, +24)
2) Alabama (11-0, 7-0, +17)
3) Stanford (9-2, 7-2, +16)
4) Ohio State (11-0, 7-0, +14)
5) Northern Illinois (11-0, 7-0, +13)

6) Clemson (10-1, 7-1, +12)

7) Oregon (9-2, 6-2, +10)
8) Auburn (10-1, 6-1, +10)
9) Fresno State (10-0, 7-0, +10)
10) Missouri (10-1, 6-1, +9)

11) UCF (9-1, 6-0, +9)
12) Oklahoma State (10-1, 7-1, +9)
13) Baylor (9-1, 6-1, +8)
14) Arizona State (9-2, 7-1, +8)
15) Michigan State (10-1, 7-0, +7)

16) South Carolina (9-2, 6-2, +6)

17) UCLA (8-3, 5-3, +5)

18) Oklahoma (9-2, 6-2, +5)

19) Louisville (10-1, 6-1, +5)

20) Duke (9-2, 5-2, +3)

21) Wisconsin (9-2, 6-1, +3)
22) Ball State (9-2, 6-1, +1)
23) Washington (7-4, 4-4, +1)
24) LSU (8-3, 4-3, +1)
25) Georgia (7-4, 5-3, 0)

Miami (FL) (8-3, 4-3, -1)

USC (9-3, 6-2, -1)
East Carolina (9-2, 6-1, -3)

Cincinnati (9-2, 6-1, -3)
Arizona (7-4, 4-4, -3)
Minnesota (8-3, 4-3, -4)

Louisiana-Lafayette (8-2, 5-0, -4)

Notre Dame (8-3, 0-0, -4)
Rice (8-3, 6-1, -5)
Texas (6-3, 5-1, -6)
Buffalo (8-3, 6-1, -6)
Mississippi (7-4, 3-4, -7)
Nebraska (7-3, 4-2, -7)

Texas A&M (7-3, 3-3, -8)

Virginia Tech (7-4, 4-3, -8)

Penn State (6-4, 3-3, -8)
Iowa (7-4, 4-3, -8)
Bowling Green (8-3, 6-1, -8)
Toledo (7-4, 5-2, -9)
Georgia Tech (7-4, 5-3, -9)
Boise State (7-3, 5-1, -10)

Middle Tennessee (7-4, 5-2, -11)

Marshall (7-3, 5-1, -11)

Houston (7-4, 4-3, -12)

Michigan (7-4, 3-4, -12)

Brigham Young (7-4, 0-0, -12)

San Diego State (6-4, 5-1, -12)

Texas Tech (7-4, 4-4, -12)
Vanderbilt (7-4, 4-4, -12)
Oregon State (6-5, 4-4, -13)
Washington State (6-5, 4-4, -13)
Boston College (7-4, 4-3, -13)
North Texas (7-4, 5-2, -15)
North Carolina (6-5, 4-3, -15)

Arkansas State (7-4, 5-1, -16)
Tennessee (4-7, 1-6, -17)

Old Dominion (7-4, 0-0, -17)
Rutgers (5-5, 2-4, -17)
Tulane (7-4, 5-2, -17)

Pittsburgh (6-4, 3-3, -17)
Western Kentucky (7-4, 3-3, -17)
Utah State (7-4, 6-1, -17)

Navy (7-4, 0-0, -17)

Maryland (6-5, 2-5, -19)
Mississippi State (5-6, 2-5, -19) 

Syracuse (5-6, 3-4, -20)
Kansas State (6-5, 4-4, -20)
UTSA (6-5, 5-2, -21)

Texas State (5-5, 1-4, -22)
Utah (4-7, 1-7, -22)
Wake Forest (4-7, 2-6, -22)
UNLV (6-5, 4-3, -23)

Ohio (6-5, 3-4, -24)

Northwestern (4-6, 0-6, -25)
TCU (4-6, 1-6, -25)
SMU (5-5, 4-2, -25)

Colorado State (6-6, 4-3, -26)
South Alabama (4-5, 2-2, -26)

Illinois (4-7, 1-6, -26)

Central Michigan (5-6, 4-3, -26)
Indiana (4-7, 2-5, -27)
Wyoming (5-6, 3-4, -27)

Louisiana-Monroe (5-6, 3-3, -28)
West Virginia (4-7, 2-6, -28)
Florida Atlantic (5-6, 3-4, -28)

Florida  (4-7, 3-5, -29)
Akron (4-7, 3-4, -29)
San Jose State (5-6, 4-3, -30)

Colorado (4-7, 1-7, -31)
Troy (5-6, 3-3, -31)

Nevada (4-7, 2-6, -33)

Army (3-7, 0-0, -34)
North Carolina State (3-8, 0-6, -35)
Memphis (3-7, 1-5, -35)

Arkansas (3-8, 0-7, -37)

Kansas (3-8, 1-7, -37)

Louisiana Tech (4-7, 3-4, -38)
South Florida (2-8, 2-4, -39)
Kent State (4-8, 3-5, -39)
New Mexico (3-8, 1-6, -41)
Tulsa  (3-8, 2-5, -42)

Kentucky (2-9, 0-7,  -44)

Virginia (1-9, 0-7, -44)

Connecticut (1-9, 1-5, -44)

Iowa State (2-9, 1-7, -45)
Temple (1-10, 0-7, -48)

UAB (2-9, 1-6, -49)
California (1-11, 0-9, -49)
Western Michigan (1-9, 1-5, -51)

Air Force (2-9, 0-7, -52)

UTEP (2-9, 1-6, -52)
Idaho (1-10, 0-0, -52)
New Mexico State (1-10, 0-0, -53)
Purdue (1-10, 0-7, -54)
Eastern Michigan (2-10, 1-7, -54)

Massachusetts (1-10, 1-6, -55)

Florida International (1-10, 1-6, -58) 

Southern Miss (0-10, 0-6, -59)

Georgia State (0-11, 0-6, -61)
Hawaii (0-11, 0-8, -65)
Miami (OH) (0-11, 0-7, -66)

Power Rankings - Nov. 17

Several college football teams honored America's military on Saturday, wearing unique uniforms and raising money to support the Wounded Warrior Project.  And while the commercialism of these types of outpourings of patriotism may be new, the relationship between college football and the military is deeply engrained within the sport's DNA.  The original Morrill Land-Grant Act was passed in 1862, during the Civil War, and included a provision that all land-grant universities provide training for the reserve officer corps.  

1) Florida State (10-0, 8-0, +23) - There are a lot of weird problems with my rankings right now - the Pac-12 teams continue to be overrated because of early non-conference wins, NIU is too high, UCF is too high, et cetera - but one thing that's not a mistake is that Florida State is number one.  They beat Syracuse 59-3 without scoring in the fourth quarter, the fifth time this season that the Seminoles scored 50 or more points while holding their opponents to 10 or fewer.  

Florida State University was founded before the Civil War, and was used to train Confederate soldiers during the war.  Cadets from the university participated in the South's victory in the Battle of Natural Bridge in 1865, which kept Tallahassee out of Union hands. To this day, the Florida State ROTC displays a banner memorializing this victory over the United States of America and in defense of slavery. SoS: -19

 

2) Oregon (9-1, 6-1, +16) - The Ducks got back to business on Saturday, wearing Army Brown in their 44-21 win over Utah, behind a 19/26, 288 yard, 3 TD, 0 INT day from Marcus Mariota.  With Stanford's loss, Oregon controls their own destiny to the Rose Bowl, with remaining games at Arizona, the Civil War, and, if they win out, the Pac-12 Championship. They should be 5th in the BCS. 

Whereas violence, militarism, racism, and misogyny are not new college football, one thing is: the way in which private companies are profiting off of these ostensibly amateur football teams. No team represents this more purely than the Ducks.  Only 13% of the University of Oregon's funding comes from the state.  The rest comes from private sources, most notably Nike CEO Phil Knight and Business Wire founder Lorry Lokey. SoS: -18.8

3) Alabama (10-0, 7-0, +16) - Alabama didn't seem quite right against Mississippi State, turning the ball over four times and punting four times, but they still managed to win 20-7.  I don't see how anyone could rank them ahead of Florida State right now.  Nevertheless, if they can get an Iron Bowl win, and a SEC Championship, they will be playing for the National Championship. 

Like Florida State, the University of Alabama predates the Civil War, having been established in 1831. Also like Florida State, Alabama sits on land granted by the federal government, but taken from Native American tribes, in this case, the Muscogee Indians, who lost the land to Andrew Jackson in the Creek Indian Wars of 1813-1814. SoS: -19

4) Stanford (8-2, 6-2, +15) - I had the uncomfortable and unfamiliar experience of rooting for the hated Trojans against Stanford, but they obliged, getting their first win against Stanford since 2008, breaking the Cardinal's longest winning streak in the 108 year long rivalry.  There's a lot of terrible things about the Stanford Cardinal, née Indians, but by far the worst is that they currently employ war criminal, cultural imperialist, and college football super fan Condoleeza Rice.  She is my Exhibit A that the love of college football and the love of subjugation of autonomous peoples through violent means are inherently and inextricably connected. SoS: -6.9. Still ridiculously hard.  If Stanford's schedule is approximately four times harder than Ohio State's, does that mean they're allowed to lose 2 games and stay ahead of the Buckeyes? Does it mean anything that Stanford is 4-0 against the Top 25, but Ohio State is 1-0? I don't know.

5) Ohio State (10-0, 6-0, +13) - Is it weird that Illinois loses to Ohio State 60-35, and I'm kind of like, "Good for the Illini, née Fighting Illini, a.k.a. Pawnee Drunken Savages"?

Go Carlisle. Beat Army.

SoS: -24.1

6) Baylor (9-0, 6-0, +12) - I am fast becoming a Baylor fan, who spotted Texas Tech a 14-point lead before storming back to win, 63-34.  And besides, they have a pretty benign history, being an early supporter of coeducation and the liberal arts and their current president is ... Oh, fucking hell.  Never mind.

SoS: -23.556. The AP jumped Baylor over Ohio State, which I am fine with. With their win over Texas Tech, the Bears now have a resume that includes wins against No. 16 Oklahoma, No. 40 Buffalo, No. 55 Texas Tech, and No. 67 Kansas State. But Ohio State has wins against No. 22 Wisconsin, No. 40 Buffalo, No. 45 Penn State, and No. 47 Iowa. Really, I don't think there is any meaningful way to differentiate between the two right now.

7) Northern Illinois (10-0, 6-0, +12). - SoS: -36

8) Clemson (9-1, 7-1, +11) - Let me tell you the little story of Benjamin Tillman, he didn't like Black folks, he only liked to kill 'em. Couldn't fight for the South cause he only had one eye! But after the War, he made sure "those people" died! 

Anyway, fuck Benjamin Tillman. In 1876, he led a massacre of 7 Black national guardsmen in Hamburg, South Carolina. 14 years later, he was elected governor of South Carolina, running on a "lynch pledge."  He also "served" as South Carolina's Senator, during which he said things like, “The action of President Roosevelt in entertaining that n----- ( B.T. Washington) will necessitate our killing a thousand n-----s in the South before they learn their place again." What's that you say? What's the point?  Oh, right. He helped found Clemson University and was on its Board of Trustees.  Today, Clemson's Education department is housed in Tillman Hall, dedicated in 1946.

Clemson beat Georgia Tech, 55-31. SoS: -17.4

9) Auburn (10-1, 6-1, +10) - Auburn beat Georgia 43-38 on a miraculous Hail Mary in the last minute of play.  Auburn now gets to play Alabama at home in a winner take all Iron Bowl for the SEC West title.  The Tide should be favorites, but they should also be challenged by Auburn's running game. Georgia, meanwhile, has been finally eliminated from contention in the SEC East.  They are currently 6-4 overall, including 2-3 against Top 25 teams and 1-3 against teams named "Tigers". SoS: -17.818

10) Fresno State (9-0, 6-0, +9) - SoS: -31.667

11) UCLA (8-2, 5-2, +9) - 70 years ago, a series of riots in Los Angeles erupted when groups of White, World War II servicemen began attacking groups of young, Latino (mostly Mexican) and African American men.  The press dubbed these attacks the "Zoot Suit Riots," after the style of dress favored by young Mexican-Americans at the time.  (Like Black kids in hoodies today, the press of 1943 blamed the victims for wearing the outfit of "hoodlums" that caused them to be attacked.) The police refused to arrest servicemen, and, after several days of riots, more than150 people (mostly Latinos) had been injured and more than 500 people (almost entirely Latinos) had been arrested. From the L.A. Daily News: "The military staging area dumped thousands of out-of-town, white, testosterone-filled young sailors among thousands of young Latinos who had recently got work in the wartime economy and were more than willing to flaunt their newfound wealth."  So, yes, let's honor the military. Everyday should be Saturday, another day of state-sanctioned violence against brown bodies.

Anyway.  UCLA beat Washington 41-31. If they win out against Arizona State and USC, they win the Pac-12 South.  SoS: -15.4

12) Missouri (9-1, 5-1, +8) The Missouri Tigers had a bye week, and still control their own destiny with the ability to win the SEC East with wins over Mississippi and Texas A&M. 

The father of the University of Missouri was James S. Rollins.  While not the flaming asshole that Benjamin Tillman was, Rollins is, um, problematic.  He drafted the legislation that got Mizzou chartered in Columbia and, as a U.S. Representative, helped write the Morril Act in 1862.  Rollins was a Unionist dring the Civil War, but he was also a slaveholder, and generally opposed Civil/ Human Rights.  Eventually, after the personal intervention of Abraham Lincoln, Rollins agreed to support the Thirteenth Amendment that called for emancipation, and was instrumental in getting it passed through the war era Congress. SoS:-19.1

13) UCF (8-1, 5-0, +8) Lol. UCF barely beat the one-win Temple 39-36, thereby continuing to piss everybody off, en route to a Sugar Bowl date with Missouri that approximately 6 people will watch. Also, sugar bowl dates. Yum. SoS: -22.667

14) Michigan State (9-1, 6-0, +6) SoS: -27.2

15) South Carolina (8-2, 6-2, +5) SoS: -13.7

16) Oklahoma (8-2, 5-2, +4) SoS: -20.6

17) Louisville (9-1, 5-1, +4) SoS: -30

18) Oklahoma State (9-1, 6-1, +4) SoS: -26.6

19) Arizona State (8-2, 6-1, +4) SoS: -11.4

20) Duke (8-2, 4-2, +2) SoS: -24.5

21) Ball State (9-2, 6-1, +1) SoS: -30.636

22) Wisconsin (8-2, 5-1, +1) SoS: -23

23) Minnesota (8-2, 4-2, +1) SoS: -23.3

24) Washington (6-4, 3-4, 0) - Uh, yeah. I don't think Washington should be here, either.  But I know why they are. They are 0-4 against the Top 25 but 6-0 outside it, with losses to No. 2 Oregon (9-1), No. 3 Stanford (8-2), No. 11 UCLA (8-2), and No. 19 Arizona State (8-2). So that overrules the fact that their best win is against No. 46 Arizona. SoS: -13.5. Still easier then Stanford, on account of those wins against Illinois, Cal, and FCS Idaho State. 

25) LSU (7-3, 3-3, 0) SoS: -19

My Top 25 - Nov. 17

1) Florida State (10-0, 8-0, +23)

2) Oregon (9-1, 6-1, +16)

3) Alabama (10-0, 7-0, +16)
4) Stanford (8-2, 6-2, +15)
5) Ohio State (10-0, 6-0, +13)

6) Baylor (9-0, 6-0, +12)

7) Northern Illinois (10-0, 6-0, +12)

8) Clemson (9-1, 7-1, +11)
9) Auburn (10-1, 6-1, +10)

10) Fresno State (9-0, 6-0, +9)

11) UCLA (8-2, 5-2, +9)

12) Missouri (9-1, 5-1, +8)

13) UCF (8-1, 5-0, +8)
14) Michigan State (9-1, 6-0, +6)

15) South Carolina (8-2, 6-2, +5)

16) Oklahoma (8-2, 5-2, +4)
17) Louisville (9-1, 5-1, +4)
18) Oklahoma State (9-1, 6-1, +4)

19) Arizona State (8-2, 6-1, +4)
20) Duke (8-2, 4-2, +2)

21) Ball State (9-2, 6-1, +1)
22) Wisconsin (8-2, 5-1, +1)

23) Minnesota (8-2, 4-2, +1)

24) Washington (6-4, 3-4, 0)

25) LSU (7-3, 3-3, 0)

Georgia (6-4, 4-3, -1)

Miami (FL) (7-3, 3-3, -2)

USC (8-3, 5-2, -2)

Texas A&M (7-2, 3-2, -3)

Mississippi (7-3, 3-3, -4)
East Carolina (8-2, 6-1, -4)
Cincinnati (8-2, 5-1, -4)

Louisiana-Lafayette (8-2, 5-0, -4)

Notre Dame (7-3, 0-0, -5)

Houston (7-3, 4-2, -6)

Texas (6-3, 5-1, -6)

Michigan (7-3, 3-3, -6)

Rice (7-3, 5-1, -6)

Brigham Young (7-3, 0-0, -6)

Buffalo (7-3, 5-1, -7)

Nebraska (7-3, 4-2, -7)

Toledo (7-3, 5-1, -7)
Virginia Tech (7-4, 4-3, -8)

Oregon State (6-4, 4-3, -8)

Penn State (6-4, 3-3, -8)
Arizona (6-4, 3-4, -9)
Iowa (6-4, 3-3, -9)
North Texas (7-3, 5-1, -9)

Bowling Green (7-3, 5-1, -9)

Georgia Tech (6-4, 5-3, -10)
Boise State (7-3, 5-1, -10)
Tennessee (4-6, 1-5, -11)

Old Dominion (7-3, 0-0, -11)

San Diego State (6-4, 5-1, -12)

Texas Tech (7-4, 4-4, -12)

Middle Tennessee (6-4, 4-2, -12)

Marshall (6-3, 4-1, -12)

Maryland (6-4, 2-4, -13)

Vanderbilt (6-4, 3-4, -13)

Rutgers (5-4, 2-3, -14)

Syracuse (5-5, 3-3, -14)
Washington State (5-5, 3-4, -14)
Boston College (6-4, 3-3, -14)

Texas State (5-4, 1-3, -16)
Utah (4-6, 1-6, -16)
North Carolina (5-5, 4-3, -16)

Kansas State (6-4, 4-3, -16)
Arkansas State (6-4, 4-1, -17)
Ohio (6-4, 3-3, -18)

Tulane (6-4, 4-2, -18)
Wake Forest (4-6, 2-5, -18)

Pittsburgh (5-4, 2-3, -18)
Western Kentucky (6-4, 2-3, -18)
Utah State (6-4, 5-1, -18)

Navy (6-4, 0-0, -18)
Mississippi State (4-6, 1-5, -20) 

Colorado State (6-5, 4-2, -20)
Louisiana-Monroe (5-5, 3-2, -22)

Northwestern (4-5, 0-5, -22)
UTSA (5-5, 4-2, -22)

Florida  (4-6, 3-5, -23)

San Jose State (5-5, 4-3, -24)

UNLV (5-5, 3-3, -24)

TCU (4-6, 1-6, -25)
Colorado (4-6, 1-6, -25)

Indiana (4-6, 2-4, -26)

SMU (4-5, 3-2, -26)

South Alabama (3-5, 1-2, -27)

Illinois (3-7, 0-6, -27)

Central Michigan (4-6, 3-3, -27)
West Virginia (4-7, 2-6, -28)
Wyoming (4-6, 2-4, -28)
North Carolina State (3-7, 0-6, -29)
Akron (4-7, 3-4, -29)
Florida Atlantic (4-6, 3-4, -29)

Troy (5-6, 3-3, -31)

Arkansas (3-7, 0-6, -31)

Memphis (3-6, 1-4, -31)

Kansas (3-7, 1-6, -31)

Louisiana Tech (4-6, 3-3, -32)
South Florida (2-7, 2-3, -33)
Nevada (4-7, 2-6, -33)

Army (3-7, 0-0, -34)

Kentucky (2-8, 0-6,  -38)

Virginia (1-8, 0-6, -38)

New Mexico (3-7, 1-5, -39)

Kent State (3-8, 2-5, -40)

Temple (1-9, 0-6, -42)

Tulsa  (2-8, 1-5, -43)

UAB (2-8, 1-5, -43)

Connecticut (0-9, 0-5, -45)

Iowa State (1-9, 0-7, -46)

Air Force (2-8, 0-6, -46)

UTEP (2-8, 1-5, -46)

New Mexico State (1-9, 0-0, -47)

California (1-10, 0-8, -48)

Purdue (1-9, 0-6, -48)

Eastern Michigan (2-9, 1-6, -48)

Massachusetts (1-9, 1-5, -49)

Western Michigan (1-9, 1-5, -51)
Idaho (1-9, 0-0, -51)

Florida International (1-9, 1-5, -52) 

Southern Miss (0-9, 0-5, -53)

Georgia State (0-10, 0-5, -55)
Hawaii (0-10, 0-7, -59)
Miami (OH) (0-10, 0-6, -60)

Power Rankings - Nov. 10

1) Florida State (9-0, 7-0, +22) - The Seminoles remain not only undefeated, but also largely unchallenged as well. They beat Wake Forest 59-3, and all but one of their wins have been by 27 points or more. They're guaranteed a spot in the ACC Championship Game, which should give them one more quality win for their résumé. But I don't think they'll need it.  They finish their conference schedule next week against Syracuse. SoS: -18

2) Stanford (8-1, 6-1, +21) - I imagine that to see the world as David Shaw sees it would mean that everything can be ordered, arranged, that the blooming, buzzing confusion of existence can always be set right by a combinatin of running packages that use additional tight ends as blockers, and that the best thing about being up 7-0 is never having to pass the ball ever again.  Less Van Gogh; more Mondrian. SoS: -6.333

3) Oregon (8-1, 5-1, +15) - The chief existential question that has plagued the Ducks ever since the 2010 Rose Bowl has been, "What do you do when the one thing you do that makes you you doesn't work?" The Cardinal was able to negate all of the Ducks advantages - prevent big plays, get third down stops, don't commit turnovers - and the Ducks were left in a meaningless abyss of Being and Nothingness. Speaking of which - they play Utah next week. (BURN!) SoS: -17.222

4) Alabama (9-0, 6-0, +15) - Yes, of course I would match-up Alabama and FSU in the national championship.  Because even though it's 46th in high school graduation rates, 49th in life expectancy, and 47th in poverty rates, Alabama will always be #1 at college football. SoS: -17.111

5) Ohio State (9-0, 5-0, +12) - The Buckeyes continued their tear through the Big Ten with their "bye" week, which proved only slightly more difficult than defeating Purdue.  SoS: -21.222

6) Baylor (8-0, 5-0, +11) - OK, I am now impressed by Baylor. They crushed Oklahoma 41-12, and just as impressive as their offense was their defense, which held the Sooners to 87 rushing yards on 2.6 yards per carry. The Sooners had two drives the entire game that were more than 50 yards, and they got 7 points from them, compared to the Bears' 7 drives of 50+ yards that netted 34 points. Also, what fat cat do I have to bribe to get a Baylor-Oregon Fiesta Bowl? SoS: -22.625.  As an aside, both Ohio State (40-20) and Baylor (70-13) have wins over the Buffalo Bulls, who have won all of their other 7 games. However, the combined records of Buffalo's six other FBS opponents is 13-44. Even after playing 2 top 6 teams, Buffalo's SoS is only -28.778.  But if it comes down to the voters, Baylor should definitely point to those games as a reason why they should get ranked ahead of the Buckeyes. 

7) Clemson (8-1, 6-1, +10) - On their bye week, Clemson got a little bit of good news/bad news. Florida State's win shuts the Tigers out of the ACC Championship.  However, Miami's loss means that Clemson should be the No. 2 ACC team, and that would make them very desirable to the Orange Bowl if the Seminoles end up playing for the National Championship. SoS: -16.778

8) Northern Illinois (9-0, 5-0, +9) - After crushing their first five MAC opponents, NIU may finally get a challenge when they play Ball State on Wednesday night.  In his last three games, QB Jordan Lynch has had total yards of 322, 279, and 471.  Of course, that was against Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, and Massachusetts. SoS: -38.444

9) Fresno State (9-0, 6-0, +9) - Fresno State is one spot ahead of Northern Illinois and 3 ahead of UCF in this week's BCS rankings, so they have (for now) the inside track on the BCS, probably the Fiesta Bowl.  And while I agree that a pair of one-point wins over Rutgers and Boise State do not a BCS contender make, who are they screwing over by stealing that spot? Oklahoma? Michigan State? SoS: -29.889

10) Missouri (9-1, 5-1, +8) - Missouri? Probably not. The Tigers took care of business at Kentucky, and now have a bye week. They have two games left, both of which will be difficult: at Mississippi and vs Texas A&M.  If they win out, then they're in the SEC Championship. Right behind them is South Carolina, who will win the division with a win over Florida and if Missouri loses once. Georgia could still win the division, too, if Missouri loses both games and if they win out against Auburn and Kentucky. And if there's a 3-way tie? Then it would get thrown to the BCS, who would probably pick South Carolina. SoS: -17.6

11) Auburn (9-1, 5-1, +8) - You know who else controls their own destiny in the SEC? The Auburn Tigers, who have two more games, at home, against Georgia and Alabama. Wouldn't that mess with everyone's narrative? SoS: -19.2

12) UCLA (7-2, 4-2, +7) - Sy Stokes posted this video about the lack of diversity at UCLA: http://laist.com/2013/11/10/video_black_ucla_students_highlight.php. UCLA's student population is only 3.8 percent Black, whereas Los Angeles is 9.6% Black. (By contrast, the University of Alabama is 12.6% Black, and the state is 26.7%. So they're not the worst at everything.) SoS: -15

13) UCF (7-1, 4-0, +7)
14) Michigan State (8-1, 5-0, +5)

15) Miami (FL) (7-2, 3-2, +4)

16) South Carolina (7-2, 5-2, +4)

17) Oklahoma (7-2, 4-2, +3)
18) Louisville (8-1, 4-1, +3)
19) Ball State (9-1, 6-0, +3)

20) Oklahoma State (8-1, 5-1, +3)

21) Arizona State (7-2, 5-1, +3)
22) Washington (6-3, 3-3, +3)
23) Georgia (6-3, 4-2, +2)
24) Minnesota (8-2, 4-2, +1)

25) LSU (7-3, 3-3, 0)

My Top 25

Here's the thing: If you were to come to me tomorrow and say, "Joel, you must decide, arbitrarily, which two teams will play for the National Championship," I would say, "Florida State and Alabama." Honestly, right now I think that Florida State is heads and shoulders above everyone else, and that they have an offense as good as Oregon's and a defense better than Alabama's.

On the other hand:

STANFORD	W vs 3 Oregon	W vs 12 UCLA	W vs 21 Arizona State	W vs 22 Washington	W @ 33 Oregon State	L @ 64 Utah
ALABAMA	W vs 25 LSU	W @ 31 Virginia Tech	W @ 34 Texas A&M	W vs 37 Mississippi	W vs 54 Tennessee	W vs 82 Colorado State	W vs 99 Arkansas	W @ 102 Kentucky	W vs 124 Georgia State

Stanford has four wins better than Alabama's best win.  Is this enough to offset a bad loss at Utah, the 64th best team in the country?  I don't know.  But I bet that these will be things that the selection committee will consider in the years to come.  (And how much credence should we give to the fact that Stanford beat San Jose State by 21 points, and San Jose State beat Colorado State by 7 points, and Alabama beat Colorado State by 25 points?  None? Some? Does this mean that we should favor Stanford by 4 over Alabama?  Or does it mean absolutely nothing at all?)

1) Florida State (9-0, 7-0, +22)

2) Stanford (8-1, 6-1, +21)

3) Oregon (8-1, 5-1, +15)
4) Alabama (9-0, 6-0, +15)
5) Ohio State (9-0, 5-0, +12)

6) Baylor (8-0, 5-0, +11)

7) Clemson (8-1, 6-1, +10)
8) Northern Illinois (9-0, 5-0, +9)
9) Fresno State (9-0, 6-0, +9)

10) Missouri (9-1, 5-1, +8)

11) Auburn (9-1, 5-1, +8)
12) UCLA (7-2, 4-2, +7)

13) UCF (7-1, 4-0, +7)
14) Michigan State (8-1, 5-0, +5)

15) Miami (FL) (7-2, 3-2, +4)

16) South Carolina (7-2, 5-2, +4)

17) Oklahoma (7-2, 4-2, +3)
18) Louisville (8-1, 4-1, +3)
19) Ball State (9-1, 6-0, +3)

20) Oklahoma State (8-1, 5-1, +3)

21) Arizona State (7-2, 5-1, +3)
22) Washington (6-3, 3-3, +3)
23) Georgia (6-3, 4-2, +2)
24) Minnesota (8-2, 4-2, +1)

25) LSU (7-3, 3-3, 0)

Wisconsin (7-2, 4-1, 0)

Buffalo (7-2, 5-0, -1)

Houston (7-2, 4-1, -2)

Duke (7-2, 3-2, -2)
Texas (6-2, 5-0, -2)
Virginia Tech (7-3, 4-2, -2)
Arizona (6-3, 3-3, -3)
Oregon State (6-3, 4-2, -3)
Texas A&M (7-2, 3-2, -3)

Nebraska (7-2, 4-1, -4)

 Notre Dame (7-3, 0-0, -5)
Mississippi (6-3, 3-3, -5)
East Carolina (7-2, 5-1, -5)
Cincinnati (7-2, 4-1, -5)

Louisiana-Lafayette (7-2, 4-0, -5)

Michigan (6-3, 2-3, -7)

Brigham Young (6-3, 0-0, -7)

Rice (6-3, 4-1, -7)

Rutgers (5-3, 2-2, -8)

Georgia Tech (6-3, 5-2, -8)
Toledo (6-3, 4-1, -8)

USC (7-3, 4-2, -8)
Penn State (5-4, 2-3, -9)

Iowa (6-4, 3-3, -9)

North Texas (7-3, 5-1, -9)
Texas Tech (8-3, 5-3, -10)

Texas State (5-3, 1-2, -10)
Bowling Green (6-3, 4-1, -10)
Tennessee (4-6, 1-5, -11)
Boise State (6-3, 4-1, -11)
Old Dominion (7-3, 0-0, -11)
Ohio (6-3, 3-2, -12)

Middle Tennessee (6-3, 4-1, -12)
San Diego State (5-4, 4-1, -12)

Marshall (5-3, 3-1, -13)
Syracuse (5-4, 3-2, -13)
Maryland (5-4, 1-4, -14)

Vanderbilt (5-4, 2-4, -14)
Utah (4-5, 1-5, -15)
Washington State (4-5, 2-4, -15)
Boston College (5-4, 2-3, -15)

North Carolina (4-5, 3-3, -16)

Kansas State (5-4, 3-3, -17)
San Jose State (5-4, 4-2, -18)
Tulane (6-4, 4-2, -18)
Wake Forest (4-6, 2-5, -18)

Pittsburgh (5-4, 2-3, -18)
Western Kentucky (6-4, 2-3, -18)
Arkansas State (5-4, 3-1, -18)
Utah State (6-4, 5-1, -18)
Florida  (4-5, 3-4, -19)
Mississippi State (4-5, 1-4, -19) 

TCU (4-5, 1-5, -19)
Navy (5-4, 0-0, -19)

Indiana (4-5, 2-3, -20)

South Alabama (3-4, 1-2, -21)

Colorado State (5-5, 3-2, -21)
West Virginia (4-6, 2-5, -22)
Louisiana-Monroe (5-5, 3-2, -22)
Wyoming (4-5, 2-3, -22)
Northwestern (4-5, 0-5, -22)
UTSA (5-5, 4-2, -22)
North Carolina State (3-6, 0-5, -23)
UNLV (5-5, 3-3, -24)
Troy (5-5, 3-3, -25)
Illinois (3-6, 0-5, -26)
Colorado (3-6, 0-6, -26)

Louisiana Tech (4-5, 3-2, -26)
SMU (3-5, 2-2, -27)
South Florida (2-6, 2-2, -27)
Central Michigan (3-6, 2-3, -28)

Akron (3-7, 2-4, -30)
Florida Atlantic (3-6, 2-4, -30)
Arkansas (3-7, 0-6, -31)

Memphis (2-6, 0-4, -32)

Kansas (2-7, 0-6, -32)

Kentucky (2-7, 0-5,  -32)

New Mexico (3-6, 1-4, -33)

Army (3-7, 0-0, -34)

Nevada (3-7, 2-5, -34)

Tulsa  (2-7, 1-4, -37)

UAB (2-7, 1-4, -37)

Virginia (1-8, 0-6, -38)

Connecticut (0-8, 0-4, -39)

Temple (1-8, 0-5, -39)

Kent State (2-8, 1-5, -41)

Iowa State (1-8, 0-6, -42)

California (1-9, 0-7, -42)

Purdue (1-8, 0-5, -42)

Massachusetts (1-8, 1-4, -43)

Western Michigan (1-8, 1-4, -45)
Air Force (2-8, 0-6, -46)

Florida International (1-8, 1-4, -46) 

UTEP (1-8, 0-5, -47)

New Mexico State (1-9, 0-0, -47)

Southern Miss (0-8, 0-4, -47)

Eastern Michigan (2-9, 1-6, -48)
Georgia State (0-9, 0-4, -49)
Idaho (1-9, 0-0, -51)
Hawaii (0-9, 0-6, -53)
Miami (OH) (0-9, 0-5, -54)