Bloomington’s Own Jeff Sagarin Ranking - Week 9
The schedule says this week is a big two beat of little 8 cannonfodder.
All the top seeds are playing lower ranked team.
I guess my other fave team is whoever is playing Purdue?
College Football 2021 through games of October 30 Saturday - Week 9
RANK | RATING | W L | SCHEDL(RANK)| VS top 10 | VS top 30| HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 2.10]
1 Georgia | 97.31 | 8 0 | 73.69( 24) | 1 0 | 4 0 |
2 Alabama | 95.57 | 7 1 | 74.42( 18) | 0 0 | 2 1 |
3 Ohio State | 93.63 | 7 1 | 71.88( 43) | 1 0 | 2 1 |
- Many of the pundits handicap Cincy ahead of Ohio State
- … Must be CFP ranking politics.
- I don’t see that happening if tOSU wins out.
4 Oklahoma | 89.29 | 9 0 | 68.02( 70) | 0 0 | 2 0 |
- Will need to win “Bedlam” v. OSU as part of a win-out for CFP berth
5 Michigan | 86.44 | 7 1 | 72.79( 35) | 0 0 | 1 1 |
- The math says Michigan is still better than MSU … Ain’t Math Fun
- That team up north is projected as a TD underdog to tOSU.
6 Cincinnati | 86.18 | 8 0 | 64.28( 94) | 1 0 | 1 0 |
- Needs conference style points … lost a few of those this past week
7 Notre Dame | 85.71 | 7 1 | 75.38( 9) | 0 1 | 1 1 |
8 Oklahoma State | 85.22 | 7 1 | 73.31( 29) | 0 0 | 4 1 |
9 Auburn | 84.65 | 6 2 | 73.55( 27) | 0 2 | 2 2 |
10 Penn State | 84.02 | 5 3 | 75.20( 11) | 1 1 | 2 2 |
- Interesting how you can lose and move up.
12 Wisconsin | 83.70 | 5 3 | 76.48( 3) | 0 3 | 1 3 |
- Nasty beat down of Iowa was more impressive than the impressive beat of Purdue.
16 Wake Forest | 82.81 | 8 0 | 65.34( 83) | 0 0 | 0 0 |
19 Iowa | 82.20 | 6 2 | 74.63( 16) | 1 0 | 2 1 |
- Got leapfrogged in rankings by Wisconsin
24 Michigan State | 80.72 | 8 0 | 71.17( 47) | 1 0 | 1 0 |
26 Minnesota | 79.82 | 6 2 | 69.81( 57) | 0 1 | 0 1 |
35 Purdue | 76.72 | 5 3 | 75.35( 10) | 0 1 | 1 3 |
37 Miami-Florida | 76.15 | 4 4 | 76.52( 2) | 0 1 | 2 2 |
- Took over #2 slot from K-State who got former DC Patterson fired at TCU.
46 Nebraska | 74.99 | 3 6 | 73.37( 28) | 0 2 | 0 4 |
69 Indiana | 70.74 | 2 6 | 78.35( 1) | 0 3 | 0 5 |
- Sagarin says there are 4 B1G teams worse than IU
- … but only one of them is on the remaining schedule
70 Maryland | 70.67 | 5 3 | 72.27( 38) | 0 1 | 0 3 |
- I guess Terps got demoted for not covering the spread with all those passing yds.
- … or was it the poor ypc? PSU will crush Terps.
73 Rutgers | 70.23 | 4 4 | 71.38( 46) | 0 2 | 0 3 |
- How did Illinois push PSU with 300+ rushing yds … and lose to Rutgers
- If IU >> Rutgers >> Illinois >> PSU ??? Guess PSU was looking ahead too.
80 Western Kentucky | 67.94 | 4 4 | 62.19( 106) | 0 0 | 0 1 |
83 Northwestern | 66.92 | 3 5 | 69.69( 58) | 0 1 | 0 3 |
91 Illinois | 66.12 | 3 6 | 73.65( 25) | 1 0 | 1 1 |
188 Idaho | 42.23 | 2 6 | 60.61( 115) | 0 0 | 0 0 |
- Maybe Vandals could beat up the Minutemen.
190 Massachusetts | 42.07 | 1 7 | 69.99( 55) | 0 0 | 0 1 |
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Week 9 Mockup
The schedule says this week is a big two beat of little 8 cannonfodder.
All the top seeds are playing lower ranked team.
I guess my other fave team is whoever is playing Purdue?
College Football 2021 through games of October 30 Saturday - Week 9
RANK | RATING | W L | SCHEDL(RANK)| VS top 10 | VS top 30| HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 2.10]
1 Georgia | 97.31 | 8 0 | 73.69( 24) | 1 0 | 4 0 |
2 Alabama | 95.57 | 7 1 | 74.42( 18) | 0 0 | 2 1 |
3 Ohio State | 93.63 | 7 1 | 71.88( 43) | 1 0 | 2 1 |
- Many of the pundits handicap Cincy ahead of Ohio State
- … Must be CFP ranking politics.
- I don’t see that happening if tOSU wins out.
4 Oklahoma | 89.29 | 9 0 | 68.02( 70) | 0 0 | 2 0 |
- Will need to win “Bedlam” v. OSU as part of a win-out for CFP berth
5 Michigan | 86.44 | 7 1 | 72.79( 35) | 0 0 | 1 1 |
- The math says Michigan is still better than MSU … Ain’t Math Fun
- That team up north is projected as a TD underdog to tOSU.
6 Cincinnati | 86.18 | 8 0 | 64.28( 94) | 1 0 | 1 0 |
- Needs conference style points … lost a few of those this past week
7 Notre Dame | 85.71 | 7 1 | 75.38( 9) | 0 1 | 1 1 |
8 Oklahoma State | 85.22 | 7 1 | 73.31( 29) | 0 0 | 4 1 |
9 Auburn | 84.65 | 6 2 | 73.55( 27) | 0 2 | 2 2 |
10 Penn State | 84.02 | 5 3 | 75.20( 11) | 1 1 | 2 2 |
- Interesting how you can lose and move up.
12 Wisconsin | 83.70 | 5 3 | 76.48( 3) | 0 3 | 1 3 |
- Nasty beat down of Iowa was more impressive than the impressive beat of Purdue.
16 Wake Forest | 82.81 | 8 0 | 65.34( 83) | 0 0 | 0 0 |
19 Iowa | 82.20 | 6 2 | 74.63( 16) | 1 0 | 2 1 |
- Got leapfrogged in rankings by Wisconsin
24 Michigan State | 80.72 | 8 0 | 71.17( 47) | 1 0 | 1 0 |
26 Minnesota | 79.82 | 6 2 | 69.81( 57) | 0 1 | 0 1 |
35 Purdue | 76.72 | 5 3 | 75.35( 10) | 0 1 | 1 3 |
37 Miami-Florida | 76.15 | 4 4 | 76.52( 2) | 0 1 | 2 2 |
- Took over #2 slot from K-State who got former DC Patterson fired at TCU.
46 Nebraska | 74.99 | 3 6 | 73.37( 28) | 0 2 | 0 4 |
69 Indiana | 70.74 | 2 6 | 78.35( 1) | 0 3 | 0 5 |
- Sagarin says there are 4 B1G teams worse than IU
- … but only one of them is on the remaining schedule
70 Maryland | 70.67 | 5 3 | 72.27( 38) | 0 1 | 0 3 |
- I guess Terps got demoted for not covering the spread with all those passing yds.
- … or was it the poor ypc? PSU will crush Terps.
73 Rutgers | 70.23 | 4 4 | 71.38( 46) | 0 2 | 0 3 |
- How did Illinois push PSU with 300+ rushing yds … and lose to Rutgers
- If IU >> Rutgers >> Illinois >> PSU ??? Guess PSU was looking ahead too.
80 Western Kentucky | 67.94 | 4 4 | 62.19( 106) | 0 0 | 0 1 |
83 Northwestern | 66.92 | 3 5 | 69.69( 58) | 0 1 | 0 3 |
91 Illinois | 66.12 | 3 6 | 73.65( 25) | 1 0 | 1 1 |
188 Idaho | 42.23 | 2 6 | 60.61( 115) | 0 0 | 0 0 |
- Maybe Vandals could beat up the Minutemen.
190 Massachusetts | 42.07 | 1 7 | 69.99( 55) | 0 0 | 0 1 |
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Week 9 Mockup
| Rank | Opponent | Opp. Index | Ind. Index | Margin |
| 19 | @Iowa | 82.20 + 2.10 | 70.74 | 13.56 |
| 188 | Idaho | 42.23 | 70.74 + 2.10 | -30.61 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 86.18 | 70.74 + 2.10 | 13.34 |
| 88 | @Western Kentucky | 67.94 + 2.10 | 70.74 | -0.70 |
| 10 | @Penn State | 84.02 + 2.10 | 70.74 | 15.38 |
| 24 | Michigan State | 80.72 | 70.74 + 2.10 | 7.88 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 93.63 | 70.74 + 2.10 | 20.79 |
| 70 | @Maryland | 70.67 + 2.10 | 70.74 | 2.03 |
| 5 | @Michigan | 86.44 + 2.10 | 70.74 | 17.80 |
| 73 | Rutgers | 70.23 | 70.74 + 2.10 | -2.61 |
| 26 | Minnesota | 79.82 | 70.74 + 2.10 | 6.98 |
| 35 | @Purdue | 76.72 + 2.10 | 70.74 | 8.08 |
| 69 | Indiana | 70.74 |
