NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision 2009

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Top 20 Games Above .500
Top 20 RPI

Explain

Chance will win regular season title
GConfOverallPCT%ChangeRPIChangeRankChangeStrength
Alabama15-012-01.0001.000Yes.6684-11.900Alabama Crimson Tide
Florida15-012-01.0001.000Yes.6595-12.925Florida Gators
Cincinnati17-012-01.0001.000Yes.64763.832Cincinnati Bearcats
Oregon18-110-2.833.833Yes.64524.767Oregon Ducks
Texas15-012-01.0001.000Yes.64445.905Texas Longhorns
TCU18-012-01.0001.000Yes.620816.919TCU Horned Frogs
Iowa16-210-2.833.833No.61817.713Iowa Hawkeyes
Virginia Tech13-29-3.750.750No.6141-18.831Virginia Tech Hokies
Miami13-29-3.750.750No.60559.705Miami Hurricanes
West Virginia15-29-3.750.750No.605510.646West Virginia Mountaineers
Georgia Tech14-110-2.833.833Yes.5991-111.722Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Boise State8-013-01.0001.000Yes.5990112.892Boise State Broncos
Arizona16-38-4.667.667No.598613.650Arizona Wildcats
Ohio State17-110-2.833.833Yes.59771014.869Ohio State Buckeyes
Pitt15-29-3.750.750No.58951115.775Pittsburgh Panthers
Wisconsin15-39-3.750.750No.5868116.721Wisconsin Badgers
LSU13-29-3.750.750No.5830-117.746LSU Tigers
Oklahoma13-27-5.583.583No.582518.863Oklahoma Sooners
Oregon State16-38-4.667.667No.580619.695Oregon State Beavers
Oklahoma State13-29-3.750.750No.578320.692Oklahoma State Cowboys
Georgia12-37-5.583.583No.5763-121.529Georgia Bulldogs
Penn State16-210-2.833.833No.572122.877Penn State Nittany Lions
Clemson14-18-4.667.667Yes.5687123.766Clemson Tigers
North Carolina13-28-4.667.667No.5676-124.700North Carolina Tar Heels
Houston14-110-2.833.833Yes.5640125.778Houston Cougars
USC15-48-4.667.667No.5638126.657Southern California Trojans
Arkansas12-37-5.583.583No.5623-127.724Arkansas Razorbacks
Mississippi State11-45-7.417.417No.5617-128.472Mississippi State Bulldogs
Utah16-29-3.750.750No.556929.724Utah Utes
Florida State13-26-6.500.500No.5548130.480Florida State Seminoles
Connecticut13-47-5.583.583No.553231.654UConn Huskies
Troy17-09-3.750.750Yes.552832.595Troy Trojans
Texas Tech12-38-4.667.667No.5522133.786Texas Tech Red Raiders
BYU17-110-2.833.833No.5488-134.764Brigham Young Cougars
Fresno State16-28-4.667.667No.5468135+1.634Fresno State Bulldogs
C Michigan18-010-2.833.833Yes.5468-136-1.825Central Michigan Chippewas
South Carolina12-37-5.583.583No.5459-137.538South Carolina Gamecocks
Nebraska14-19-3.750.750Yes.5456-138.855Nebraska Cornhuskers
Missouri14-18-4.667.667No.5453-139.630Missouri Tigers
California15-48-4.667.667No.542640.610California Golden Bears
Auburn12-37-5.583.583No.542441.628Auburn Tigers
ECU15-08-4.667.667Yes.5389142.641East Carolina Pirates
South Florida13-47-5.583.583No.538343.632South Florida Bulls
UCF13-28-4.667.667No.535344.643Central Florida Knights
Mississippi12-38-4.667.667No.5347-145.763Mississippi Rebels
Stanford16-38-4.667.667No.5343146.699Stanford Cardinal
Navy0-09-4.692.692No.53201847+3.685Navy Midshipmen
Temple17-19-3.750.750No.5312-448-1.696Temple Owls
BC14-18-4.667.667No.5305149.663Boston College Eagles
Rutgers13-48-4.667.667No.5292-1450-2.746Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Tennessee14-17-5.583.583No.523751.716Tennessee Volunteers
Ohio17-19-3.750.750Yes.5191-252.631Ohio Bobcats
Minnesota13-56-6.500.500No.518153.421Minnesota Golden Gophers
Kentucky12-37-5.583.583No.5152-154.606Kentucky Wildcats
Bowling Green16-27-5.583.583No.5134-155.528Bowling Green Falcons
Air Force15-37-5.583.583No.5130156.803Air Force Falcons
Nevada17-18-4.667.667No.5129257+1.742Nevada Wolf Pak
UCLA13-66-6.500.500No.512958-1.502UCLA Bruins
Michigan State14-46-6.500.500No.5103159.603Michigan State Spartans
Washington14-55-7.417.417No.5060160.486Washington Huskies
Notre Dame10-06-6.500.500No.49791461+2.594Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Wyoming14-46-6.500.500No.497762-1.246Wyoming Cowboys
Northwestern15-38-4.667.667No.4968-163-1.547Northwestern Wildcats
Southern Methodist14-17-5.583.583No.49541564.474Southern Methodist Mustangs
Marshall12-36-6.500.500No.484865.420Marshall Thundering Herd
Virginia11-43-9.250.250No.4844-166.322Virginia Cavaliers
Kansas State13-26-6.500.500No.4830-167.491Kansas State Wildcats
Middle Tenn State16-19-3.750.750No.481368.682Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders
Texas A&M12-36-6.500.500No.4793-169.525Texas A&M Aggies
Purdue14-45-7.417.417No.4789170.472Purdue Boilermakers
Iowa State12-36-6.500.500No.4773-1471.459Iowa State Cyclones
Southern Miss13-27-5.583.583No.4771-172.681Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
Baylor10-54-8.333.333No.475473.340Baylor Bears
Kansas11-45-7.417.417No.4711-274.522Kansas Jayhawks
Wake Forest12-35-7.417.417No.47001475+1.502Wake Forest Deamon Deacons
Louisville11-64-8.333.333No.469476-1.292Louisville Cardinals
Syracuse11-64-8.333.333No.467977.336Syracuse Orange
Duke11-45-7.417.417No.4664-1478.426Duke Blue Devils
Idaho14-47-5.583.583No.4648179.427Idaho Vandals
Arizona State12-74-8.333.333No.462980.534Arizona State Sun Devils
UNLV13-55-7.417.417No.462581.336UNLV Runnin’ Rebels
Illinois12-63-9.250.250No.4603182.363Illinois Fighting Illini
Northern Illinois15-37-5.583.583No.4600-183.715Northern Illinois Huskies
LA-Monroe14-36-6.500.500No.458884.458Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
UAB12-35-7.417.417No.4578185.402UAB Blazers
LA-Lafayette13-46-6.500.500No.451886.314Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns
Buffalo13-55-7.417.417No.450087.509Buffalo Bulls
Hawaii3-56-7.462.462No.44881188.345Hawaii Warriors
Utah State13-54-8.333.333No.4476189.399Utah State Aggies
NC State11-45-7.417.417No.444690.482North Carolina State Wolfpack
Colorado11-43-9.250.250No.4427-191.345Colorado Buffaloes
Florida Atlantic14-35-7.417.417No.439792.368Florida Atlantic Owls
Indiana11-74-8.333.333No.4364193.361Indiana Hoosiers
LA Tech13-54-8.333.333No.43451594.579Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Michigan11-75-7.417.417No.430795+1.545Michigan Wolverines
Vanderbilt10-52-10.167.167No.4307-896-1.305Vanderbilt Commodores
Toledo13-55-7.417.417No.4260-197.346Toledo Rockets
Florida Int12-53-9.250.250No.4258-198.251Florida International Golden Panthers
San Diego State12-64-8.333.333No.422599.338San Diego State Aztecs
Tulsa12-35-7.417.417No.42211100.543Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Miami (OH)11-71-11.083.083No.4151101.142Miami (Ohio) Redhawks
Tulane11-43-9.250.250No.4128-12102.131Tulane Green Wave
Washington State10-91-11.083.083No.40952103.084Washington State Cougars
Arkansas State12-54-8.333.333No.4060104.485Arkansas State Indians
Kent State14-45-7.417.417No.4042-2105.411Kent State Golden Flashes
Colorado State10-83-9.250.250No.3995106.312Colorado State Rams
UTEP12-34-8.333.333No.3967107.424UTEP Miners
Ball State12-62-10.167.167No.3940-10108.283Ball State Cardinals
San Jose State11-72-10.167.167No.39281109.117San Jose State Spartans
Memphis10-52-10.167.167No.3914110.238Memphis Tigers
Akron12-63-9.250.250No.3857-1111.275Akron Zips
Rice12-32-10.167.167No.385213112+1.118Rice Owls
Maryland11-42-10.167.167No.3845-1113-1.280Maryland Terrapins
Western Michigan14-45-7.417.417No.3790-1114.432Western Michigan Broncos
New Mexico State1-73-10.231.231No.37542115.107New Mexico State Aggies
Army10-05-7.417.417No.368154116+1.307Army Black Knights
New Mexico11-71-11.083.083No.3660117-1.139New Mexico Lobos
North Texas10-72-10.167.167No.3527-8118.319North Texas Mean Green
Western Kentucky10-00-12.000.000No.328214119.165Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
E Michigan10-80-12.000.000No.3135-9120.125Eastern Michigan Eagles

Big Games

Who should we root for?   Explain

Week of 11/26
Ohio 35 Temple 17
11:00 AM Fri100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
TempleNo
-0.6
OhioYes
+0.6
ECU 25 Southern Miss 20
1:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
ECUYes
+0.5
Southern MissNo
-0.7
UAB+0.2
Boise State 44 Nevada 33
10:00 PM Fri100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Boise StateYes
+0.3
NevadaNo
-0.3
Colorado 20 Nebraska 28
3:30 PM Fri100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
NebraskaYes
MissouriNo
Houston 73 Rice 14
8:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
HoustonYes
+0.1
Southern MethodistNo
Tulsa+0.1
RiceNo
-0.1
Southern Methodist 26 Tulane 21
3:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
UTEP+0.2
RiceNo
Mississippi State 41 Mississippi 27
12:21 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
LSU+0.5
Arkansas+0.3
Auburn+0.8
Mississippi-1.6
Kentucky 24 Tennessee 30 (ot)
7:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
South Carolina+0.5
Tennessee+0.5
Kentucky-0.9
Kansas 39 Missouri 41
3:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Iowa State+0.5
Kansas-0.9
Colorado+0.5
UAB 27 UCF 34
1:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
UCF+0.3
Marshall+0.3
Southern Miss+0.2
UAB-0.8
Oklahoma 27 Oklahoma State 0
12:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Oklahoma+0.5
Oklahoma State-0.3
Texas Tech-0.2
Idaho 49 Utah State 52
5:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Utah State+0.8
LA Tech-0.6
New Mexico State-0.3
LSU 33 Arkansas 30 (ot)
7:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
LSU+0.5
Arkansas-0.5
Virginia 13 Virginia Tech 42
3:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Virginia Tech+0.3
Miami-0.2
Virginia-0.3
Duke+0.2
San Jose State 13 New Mexico State 10
8:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Utah State+0.3
San Jose State+0.4
New Mexico State-0.7
Connecticut 56 Syracuse 31
12:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Connecticut+0.3
Louisville+0.2
Syracuse-0.4
LA-Monroe 19 Middle Tenn State 38
4:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Middle Tenn State+0.4
LA-Monroe-0.5
Arizona State 17 Arizona 20
3:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Arizona+0.4
Stanford-0.2
Washington+0.2
Arizona State-0.3
Auburn 21 Alabama 26
2:30 PM Fri100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Auburn-0.4
Mississippi+0.2
USC 28 UCLA 7
10:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
USC+0.6
California-0.2
UCLA-0.2
LA-Lafayette 31 Troy 48
7:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
LA-Monroe+0.2
LA-Lafayette-0.5
Florida Atlantic+0.2
Florida Int+0.2
West Virginia 19 Pitt 16
7:00 PM Fri100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
West Virginia+0.5
South Florida-0.3
Arkansas State 30 North Texas 26
3:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Florida Int-0.2
Arkansas State+0.4
North Texas-0.3
UNLV 28 San Diego State 24
9:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
UNLV+0.4
San Diego State-0.4
BYU 26 Utah 23 (ot)
5:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Utah-0.4
BYU+0.4
Baylor 13 Texas Tech 20
6:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Texas Tech+0.2
Baylor-0.2
Maryland 17 BC 19
3:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
NC State+0.2
Maryland-0.2
Louisville 14 Rutgers 34
11:00 AM Fri100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Rutgers+0.2
Week of 12/3
Pitt 44 Cincinnati 45
12:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
CincinnatiYes
+0.5
PittNo
-0.6
Oregon 37 Oregon State 33
9:00 PM Thu100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
OregonYes
+0.4
Oregon StateNo
-0.7
USC+0.4
USC 17 Arizona 21
3:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Arizona+2.0
USC-2.1
Washington 42 California 10
6:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Arizona+0.3
California-1.2
Stanford+1.1
UCLA-0.7
Washington+0.7
Florida Int 21 Florida Atlantic 28
7:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
LA-Lafayette+0.4
Florida Atlantic+0.4
Florida Int-1.3
Arkansas State+0.4
Rutgers 21 West Virginia 24
12:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
West Virginia+1.3
Pitt-0.4
Rutgers-1.0
Connecticut 29 South Florida 27
8:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
West Virginia+0.3
Connecticut+0.4
South Florida-0.8
LA Tech 55 San Jose State 20
2:00 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
LA Tech+0.2
Week of 12/12
Navy 17 Army 3
2:30 PM Sat100.0*Chance wins regular season title100.0*Average seed
Navy+0.2
Army-0.4