NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision 2008

Troy +21.6, LA-Lafayette -10.8
Top 20 Games Above .500
Top 20 RPI

Explain

Chance will win regular season title
GConfOverallPCT%ChangeRPIChangeRankChangeStrength
Texas14-111-1.917.91733.4%+0.0.6767-11.883Texas Longhorns
Oklahoma14-111-1.917.91733.3-0.1.669832.873Oklahoma Sooners
Texas Tech14-111-1.917.91733.3+0.0.6565-23.799Texas Tech Red Raiders
Florida15-011-1.917.917Yes.6423-194.931Florida Gators
Utah18-012-01.0001.000Yes.6347-25.860Utah Utes
Ohio State17-110-2.833.833No.6305206.844Ohio State Buckeyes
Penn State17-111-1.917.917Yes.621917.918Penn State Nittany Lions
USC18-111-1.917.917Yes+2.2.6136-428.937Southern California Trojans
TCU17-110-2.833.833No.611829+1.913TCU Horned Frogs
Boise State18-012-01.0001.000Yes.6112-2610-1.917Boise State Broncos
Cincinnati6-111-2.846.846Yes.61002911+1.676Cincinnati Bearcats
Alabama15-012-01.0001.000Yes.6067-2112-1.895Alabama Crimson Tide
Georgia14-19-3.750.750No.6045-2013.641Georgia Bulldogs
Georgia Tech12-39-3.750.750No.5965-314.687Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Pitt15-29-3.750.750No.595710415+2.647Pittsburgh Panthers
Oklahoma State12-39-3.750.750No.59001616-1.758Oklahoma State Cowboys
Michigan State16-29-3.750.750No.5875917-1.607Michigan State Spartans
Florida State13-28-4.667.667No.584018.754Florida State Seminoles
Virginia Tech14-18-4.667.667Yes.5792-319+1.607Virginia Tech Hokies
Oregon State17-28-4.667.667No-1.1.5782-2520-1.668Oregon State Beavers
BC14-19-3.750.750Yes.5782-121.728Boston College Eagles
BYU16-210-2.833.833No.5752-622.781Brigham Young Cougars
North Carolina13-28-4.667.667No.5643-2623+1.676North Carolina Tar Heels
Missouri14-19-3.750.75033.4+0.0.5621-124+1.824Missouri Tigers
Ball State18-012-01.0001.000Yes.56131225+3.868Ball State Cardinals
Oregon17-29-3.750.750No-1.1.5612-426.744Oregon Ducks
Kansas14-17-5.583.58333.3-0.0.5605-827.567Kansas Jayhawks
Mississippi14-18-4.667.667No.553728+1.788Mississippi Rebels
California16-38-4.667.667No.5536-16229-6.774California Golden Bears
Western Michigan16-29-3.750.750No.5518230.638Western Michigan Broncos
Air Force15-38-4.667.667No.5511431.635Air Force Falcons
Nebraska14-18-4.667.66733.4+0.0.5504-232.639Nebraska Cornhuskers
Iowa15-38-4.667.667No.54843033.860Iowa Hawkeyes
West Virginia15-28-4.667.667No.546710234+5.720West Virginia Mountaineers
Clemson12-37-5.583.583No.5445-135-1.732Clemson Tigers
Miami13-27-5.583.583No.5424-636-1.589Miami Hurricanes
Navy10-08-4.667.667No.54042637+1.656Navy Midshipmen
Rutgers15-27-5.583.583No.5376-1438-1.746Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Rice14-19-3.750.75033.3-0.1.5351-1039+1.619Rice Owls
Wake Forest12-37-5.583.583No.53481340+2.562Wake Forest Deamon Deacons
South Carolina12-37-5.583.583No.5342-341.540South Carolina Gamecocks
C Michigan16-28-4.667.667No.5332142+1.489Central Michigan Chippewas
Maryland13-27-5.583.583No.532943+1.462Maryland Terrapins
Connecticut13-47-5.583.583No.5302-10144-8.611UConn Huskies
Wisconsin13-57-5.583.583No.5272345+1.580Wisconsin Badgers
Northwestern15-39-3.750.750No.5268446+1.638Northwestern Wildcats
South Florida12-57-5.583.583No.5267-3647-2.651South Florida Bulls
Arkansas12-35-7.417.417No.524148+1.294Arkansas Razorbacks
NC State11-46-6.500.500No.5225-2149-1.436North Carolina State Wolfpack
Nevada15-37-5.583.583No.5202-2250.621Nevada Wolf Pak
Colorado State14-46-6.500.500No.5187651.364Colorado State Rams
LSU12-37-5.583.583No.51471652.599LSU Tigers
Troy16-18-4.667.667Yes+21.6.514410453+6.765Troy Trojans
Illinois13-55-7.417.417No.5105354+1.548Illinois Fighting Illini
Virginia12-35-7.417.417No.5087-1755-1.336Virginia Cavaliers
ECU14-18-4.667.667Yes.50811156.581East Carolina Pirates
Vanderbilt12-36-6.500.500No.506457.480Vanderbilt Commodores
Tulsa14-110-2.833.83333.3+0.0.5063258.802Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Hawaii5-37-6.538.538No.5051-6359-6.443Hawaii Warriors
Houston14-17-5.583.58333.4+0.1.5009360.680Houston Cougars
Minnesota13-57-5.583.583No.5005561.502Minnesota Golden Gophers
Notre Dame10-06-6.500.500No.49752562+1.511Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Buffalo15-37-5.583.583Yes.4947163+1.554Buffalo Bulls
Fresno State14-47-5.583.583No.4934-2564-2.474Fresno State Bulldogs
Kentucky10-56-6.500.500No.4858-565.520Kentucky Wildcats
Stanford14-55-7.417.417No.4835766+1.472Stanford Cardinal
LA Tech15-37-5.583.583No.4804-2867-1.510Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Colorado12-35-7.417.417No.47901768.288Colorado Buffaloes
Purdue12-64-8.333.333No.4763569.490Purdue Boilermakers
Duke11-44-8.333.333No.4717870+1.409Duke Blue Devils
Baylor11-44-8.333.333No.4709-2071-1.470Baylor Bears
Auburn11-45-7.417.417No.47062072+2.479Auburn Tigers
Tennessee12-35-7.417.417No.4703-473-1.519Tennessee Volunteers
Syracuse11-63-9.250.250No.470074-1.196Syracuse Orange
Northern Illinois15-36-6.500.500No.46831975.690Northern Illinois Huskies
Arizona15-47-5.583.583No.46786276+4.798Arizona Wildcats
Florida Atlantic14-36-6.500.500No.46412477+2.404Florida Atlantic Owls
Southern Miss13-26-6.500.500No.4640-1878-2.654Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
San Jose State14-46-6.500.500No.4622-2579-2.416San Jose State Spartans
New Mexico12-64-8.333.333No.46211280+1.454New Mexico Lobos
Arkansas State14-36-6.500.500No-10.8.4603781+2.579Arkansas State Indians
Bowling Green14-46-6.500.500No.45961082+2.609Bowling Green Falcons
Texas A&M10-54-8.333.333No.4594-2483-5.261Texas A&M Aggies
UTEP12-35-7.417.417No.4578-284+1.421UTEP Miners
Marshall12-34-8.333.333No.45672685+5.325Marshall Thundering Herd
Michigan12-63-9.250.250No.4558586+1.295Michigan Wolverines
Arizona State14-55-7.417.417No.4550-5487-5.504Arizona State Sun Devils
Louisville11-65-7.417.417No.4544-688.382Louisville Cardinals
UNLV12-65-7.417.417No.4538-1889-3.350UNLV Runnin’ Rebels
Temple14-45-7.417.417No.4534-1590-1.509Temple Owls
Kansas State11-45-7.417.417No.4520191.482Kansas State Wildcats
UCLA13-64-8.333.333No.44789292+4.236UCLA Bruins
Akron13-55-7.417.417No.4471-393-1.473Akron Zips
Utah State13-53-9.250.250No.4432-2594-1.282Utah State Aggies
Wyoming11-74-8.333.333No.442195-1.152Wyoming Cowboys
Mississippi State11-44-8.333.333No.440096-1.250Mississippi State Bulldogs
LA-Lafayette15-26-6.500.500No-10.8.43671997.488Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns
Ohio13-54-8.333.333No.433598.423Ohio Bobcats
Indiana11-73-9.250.250No.4324199.209Indiana Hoosiers
E Michigan12-63-9.250.250No.4245-3100+1.302Eastern Michigan Eagles
Memphis12-36-6.500.500No.4186-22101+1.553Memphis Tigers
UCF12-34-8.333.333No.4174-22102+1.296Central Florida Knights
Florida Int13-45-7.417.417No.4169-93103-3.414Florida International Golden Panthers
UAB12-34-8.333.333No.4160-1104.311UAB Blazers
Toledo12-63-9.250.250No.409437105+3.301Toledo Rockets
New Mexico State11-73-9.250.250No.4093-21106-1.262New Mexico State Aggies
San Diego State11-72-10.167.167No.4068107.169San Diego State Aztecs
Army10-03-9.250.250No.4064-19108-2.255Army Black Knights
Kent State13-54-8.333.333No.40242109.369Kent State Golden Flashes
Middle Tenn State13-45-7.417.417No.398826110.447Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders
Washington10-90-12.000.000No.397547111.093Washington Huskies
Washington State1-82-11.154.154No.3808-3112.075Washington State Cougars
Southern Methodist10-51-11.083.083No.379812113.191Southern Methodist Mustangs
Tulane11-42-10.167.167No.3737-6114.155Tulane Green Wave
LA-Monroe13-44-8.333.333No.371822115.333Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
Miami (OH)11-72-10.167.167No.369211116.202Miami (Ohio) Redhawks
Iowa State10-52-10.167.167No.3668117+1.290Iowa State Cyclones
Idaho11-72-10.167.167No.3667-2118-1.133Idaho Vandals
Western Kentucky10-02-10.167.167No.3557-54119.261Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
North Texas10-71-11.083.083No.350227120.113North Texas Mean Green

Big Games

Who should we root for?   Explain

Week of 11/21
Utah 48 BYU 24
6:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
UtahYes
+0.5
TCUNo
-0.2
BYUNo
-0.3
Arizona 17 Oregon State 19
7:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
USC-36.7
-0.4
Oregon State+36.4
+0.6
Oregon+0.3
UAB 13 ECU 17
7:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
ECUYes
+0.6
Southern MissNo
-0.5
MemphisNo
Cincinnati 28 Pitt 21
7:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Cincinnati+32.1
+0.6
PittNo
-0.5
West Virginia-12.5
Troy 48 LA-Lafayette 3
7:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Troy+24.9
+0.4
Florida AtlanticNo
Arkansas State+4.3
LA-Lafayette-28.5
-0.5
Virginia Tech 14 Duke 3
5:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Virginia Tech+19.6
+0.5
North CarolinaNo
-0.3
Oklahoma 65 Texas Tech 21
8:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Texas+7.5
Oklahoma+12.5
+0.4
Texas Tech-20.0
-0.3
Wake Forest 21 BC 24
3:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
BC+16.0
+0.5
Wake ForestNo
-0.7
Maryland-9.2
Penn State 49 Michigan State 18
3:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Ohio StateNo
Penn StateYes
+0.3
Michigan StateNo
-0.2
Bowling Green 34 Buffalo 40 (ot)
6:00 PM Fri100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
BuffaloYes
+0.2
Bowling GreenNo
-0.2
Ball State 45 Western Michigan 22
6:00 PM Tue100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Ball StateYes
+0.2
Western MichiganNo
-0.3
C MichiganNo
Maryland 3 Florida State 37
7:45 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Florida State+0.5
Wake Forest+3.5
-0.2
Maryland-9.2
-0.4
Houston 42 UTEP 37
3:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Tulsa-6.1
Memphis 21 UCF 28
2:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
MemphisNo
-2.5
UCF+1.2
TCU 44 Air Force 10
3:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
TCU+5.5
+0.2
BYU-5.5
Arkansas State 28 Florida Atlantic 14
3:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Florida AtlanticNo
-0.4
Arkansas State+3.0
+0.4
Tulsa 56 Tulane 7
3:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Rice-2.6
Tulsa+1.5
Florida Int 27 LA-Monroe 31
7:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Florida IntNo
-0.8
South Florida 17 Connecticut 13
8:00 PM Sun100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
RutgersNo
ConnecticutNo
-0.2
Ohio State 42 Michigan 7
12:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Ohio State+1.4
Michigan StateNo
Nevada 34 Boise State 41
4:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Boise StateYes
NevadaNo
Ohio 49 Akron 42
3:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Ohio+0.9
Northwestern 27 Illinois 10
3:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Illinois-1.3
San Jose State 10 Fresno State 24
9:30 PM Fri100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
San Jose State-1.1
Mississippi State 31 Arkansas 28
2:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Arkansas-0.5
California 37 Stanford 16
3:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Stanford-0.6
Week of 11/28
Oregon State 38 Oregon 65
7:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
USC+58.1
+0.6
Oregon State-58.6
-1.2
Oregon+0.5
+1.1
Rice 56 Houston 42
3:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Rice+15.1
+0.4
Tulsa+40.2
+0.4
HoustonNo
-0.8
Oklahoma State 41 Oklahoma 61
8:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Oklahoma+30.9
+1.1
Texas Tech-30.9
-0.5
Missouri 37 Kansas 40
Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Missouri-27.0
-0.4
Kansas+27.0
+0.7
BC 28 Maryland 21
3:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
BCYes
+0.2
MarylandNo
-0.4
Virginia Tech 17 Virginia 14
12:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Virginia TechYes
+0.5
MiamiNo
-0.3
VirginiaNo
-0.4
Texas Tech 35 Baylor 28
3:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
TexasNo
-0.2
Oklahoma+7.8
Texas Tech+8.5
+0.2
LA-Lafayette 42 Middle Tenn State 28
Wed100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
LA-Lafayette+2.6
+1.2
Middle Tenn State-1.4
Pitt 19 West Virginia 15
12:00 PM Fri100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
CincinnatiYes
West VirginiaNo
-0.6
Duke 20 North Carolina 28
3:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
North Carolina+1.0
Virginia+2.5
Duke-0.7
North Texas 28 Arkansas State 33
2:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Troy-2.1
Arkansas State+1.9
LA-Lafayette+0.2
Nebraska 40 Colorado 31
3:30 PM Fri100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Nebraska+0.5
+0.2
Miami (OH) 26 Ohio 41
12:30 PM Fri100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Ohio+0.7
Miami (OH)-0.7
UCF 0 UAB 15
1:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
UAB+1.5
Arkansas 31 LSU 30
2:30 PM Fri100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Arkansas+1.7
Temple 27 Akron 6
1:00 PM Fri100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Temple+1.1
Akron-1.2
Buffalo 21 Kent State 24
2:00 PM Fri100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Kent State+1.2
Tennessee 28 Kentucky 10
6:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Tennessee+1.0
Florida Atlantic 57 Florida Int 50 (ot)
4:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Florida Atlantic+0.8
Florida Int-1.0
Week of 12/6
Troy 35 Arkansas State 9
7:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
TroyYes
+0.3
Arkansas StateNo
-0.3
LA-LafayetteNo
UCLA 7 USC 28
4:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
USCYes
Oregon StateNo
OregonNo
Army 0 Navy 34
12:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Navy+0.4
Army-0.6