Bloomington’s own Sagarin Ratings - Week 10
Two notable upsets on week 9 beat down Saturday, where all higher ranked teams played lower ranked teams
Illinois stuffed Minnesota.
Purdue made Michigan State look like a pretender.
IU plays Rutgers for basement bragging rights this weekend.
College Football 2021 through games of November 6 Saturday - Week 10
RANK | RATING | W L | SCHEDL(RANK)| VS top 10 | VS top 30| HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 2.09]
1 Georgia | 97.48 | 9 0 | 72.71( 36) | 0 0 | 2 0 |
2 Alabama | 94.71 | 8 1 | 74.87( 15) | 0 1 | 2 1 |
3 Ohio State | 93.81 | 8 1 | 72.37( 40) | 0 0 | 1 1 |
- I watched Husker defense give Husker O a chance to lose v. Buckeyes.
- I thought Buckeyes dropped balls they caught in Bloomington.
4 Oklahoma | 88.80 | 9 0 | 67.76( 70) | 0 0 | 2 0 |p
5 Michigan | 86.70 | 8 1 | 71.57( 47) | 1 0 | 1 1 |
- Huskers showed Michigan may have a chance to force Stroud to throw.
- That may be to OSU’s advantage.
6 Oklahoma State | 86.46 | 8 1 | 74.10( 23) | 0 0 | 4 1 |
7 Texas A&M | 86.27 | 7 2 | 72.00( 42) | 1 0 | 2 0 |
8 Notre Dame | 86.09 | 8 1 | 73.66( 27) | 1 1 | 2 1 |
9 Wisconsin | 85.84 | 6 3 | 76.89( 4) | 0 2 | 2 3 |
- Stopped making mistakes in crushing wins v. Trains and Scarlet Knights
10 Cincinnati | 85.22 | 9 0 | 63.75( 96) | 1 0 | 1 0 |
- Style points don’t count as to raise rankings much as narrow wins do to
- lower them. Now ranked below ND.
11 Penn State | 85.10 | 6 3 | 75.30( 13) | 1 1 | 2 2 |
- Thumped Terps and dropped one.
15 Oregon | 83.48 | 8 1 | 69.49( 62) | 1 0 | 1 0 |
18 Iowa | 82.35 | 7 2 | 74.43( 20) | 0 1 | 2 2 |
24 Michigan State | 79.29 | 8 1 | 72.47( 39) | 1 0 | 1 1 |
- Trains proved Sparty was living on borrowed time astride the tracks.
25 Texas | 79.21 | 4 5 | 77.58( 3) | 0 2 | 0 4 |
26 LSU | 78.91 | 4 5 | 77.68( 2) | 0 1 | 0 3 |
- Took over #2 hardest schedule spot from The U.
- I thought the SEC formula for success was cupcake non-conference games.
27 Purdue | 78.76 | 6 3 | 75.77( 8) | 0 2 | 2 2 |
- Was #35 last week. Strength of schedule suggests Boilers could be real.
35 Minnesota | 77.54 | 6 3 | 69.79( 59) | 0 1 | 1 1 |
- Dropped 9 spots.
42 UTSA | 75.54 | 9 0 | 59.80( 119) | 0 0 | 0 0 |
44 Nebraska | 75.27 | 3 7 | 75.79( 7) | 0 3 | 0 5 |
67 Indiana | 70.86 | 2 7 | 79.77( 1) | 0 3 | 0 6 |
- IU lost and moved up — Math doesn’t actually watch games to see what we saw.
- I did see 4 FGs and a late turnover instead of 4/5 TDs v. Wolverines.
69 Maryland | 70.45 | 5 4 | 73.98( 25) | 0 1 | 0 3 |
- 14 points on over 300 yards passing v. Nittany Lions, that’s at least a 50% discount.
75 Western Kentucky | 69.78 | 5 4 | 62.24( 108) | 0 0 | 0 1 |
- One of the teams we beat has a winning record now …
76 Illinois | 69.38 | 4 6 | 74.85( 17) | 0 1 | 1 2 |
- Made Tanner look bad for Gophers, after head scratching loss to Rutgers.
80 Rutgers | 68.56 | 4 5 | 73.59( 29) | 0 3 | 0 4 |
- Let’s hope Rutgers doesn’t have an athlete to game-plan McFadden.
87 Northwestern | 67.06 | 3 6 | 70.69( 55) | 0 1 | 0 3 |
182 Idaho | 43.41 | 3 6 | 57.76( 134) | 0 0 | 0 0 |
Week 10 Mock-up
Two notable upsets on week 9 beat down Saturday, where all higher ranked teams played lower ranked teams
Illinois stuffed Minnesota.
Purdue made Michigan State look like a pretender.
IU plays Rutgers for basement bragging rights this weekend.
College Football 2021 through games of November 6 Saturday - Week 10
RANK | RATING | W L | SCHEDL(RANK)| VS top 10 | VS top 30| HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 2.09]
1 Georgia | 97.48 | 9 0 | 72.71( 36) | 0 0 | 2 0 |
2 Alabama | 94.71 | 8 1 | 74.87( 15) | 0 1 | 2 1 |
3 Ohio State | 93.81 | 8 1 | 72.37( 40) | 0 0 | 1 1 |
- I watched Husker defense give Husker O a chance to lose v. Buckeyes.
- I thought Buckeyes dropped balls they caught in Bloomington.
4 Oklahoma | 88.80 | 9 0 | 67.76( 70) | 0 0 | 2 0 |p
5 Michigan | 86.70 | 8 1 | 71.57( 47) | 1 0 | 1 1 |
- Huskers showed Michigan may have a chance to force Stroud to throw.
- That may be to OSU’s advantage.
6 Oklahoma State | 86.46 | 8 1 | 74.10( 23) | 0 0 | 4 1 |
7 Texas A&M | 86.27 | 7 2 | 72.00( 42) | 1 0 | 2 0 |
8 Notre Dame | 86.09 | 8 1 | 73.66( 27) | 1 1 | 2 1 |
9 Wisconsin | 85.84 | 6 3 | 76.89( 4) | 0 2 | 2 3 |
- Stopped making mistakes in crushing wins v. Trains and Scarlet Knights
10 Cincinnati | 85.22 | 9 0 | 63.75( 96) | 1 0 | 1 0 |
- Style points don’t count as to raise rankings much as narrow wins do to
- lower them. Now ranked below ND.
11 Penn State | 85.10 | 6 3 | 75.30( 13) | 1 1 | 2 2 |
- Thumped Terps and dropped one.
15 Oregon | 83.48 | 8 1 | 69.49( 62) | 1 0 | 1 0 |
18 Iowa | 82.35 | 7 2 | 74.43( 20) | 0 1 | 2 2 |
24 Michigan State | 79.29 | 8 1 | 72.47( 39) | 1 0 | 1 1 |
- Trains proved Sparty was living on borrowed time astride the tracks.
25 Texas | 79.21 | 4 5 | 77.58( 3) | 0 2 | 0 4 |
26 LSU | 78.91 | 4 5 | 77.68( 2) | 0 1 | 0 3 |
- Took over #2 hardest schedule spot from The U.
- I thought the SEC formula for success was cupcake non-conference games.
27 Purdue | 78.76 | 6 3 | 75.77( 8) | 0 2 | 2 2 |
- Was #35 last week. Strength of schedule suggests Boilers could be real.
35 Minnesota | 77.54 | 6 3 | 69.79( 59) | 0 1 | 1 1 |
- Dropped 9 spots.
42 UTSA | 75.54 | 9 0 | 59.80( 119) | 0 0 | 0 0 |
44 Nebraska | 75.27 | 3 7 | 75.79( 7) | 0 3 | 0 5 |
67 Indiana | 70.86 | 2 7 | 79.77( 1) | 0 3 | 0 6 |
- IU lost and moved up — Math doesn’t actually watch games to see what we saw.
- I did see 4 FGs and a late turnover instead of 4/5 TDs v. Wolverines.
69 Maryland | 70.45 | 5 4 | 73.98( 25) | 0 1 | 0 3 |
- 14 points on over 300 yards passing v. Nittany Lions, that’s at least a 50% discount.
75 Western Kentucky | 69.78 | 5 4 | 62.24( 108) | 0 0 | 0 1 |
- One of the teams we beat has a winning record now …
76 Illinois | 69.38 | 4 6 | 74.85( 17) | 0 1 | 1 2 |
- Made Tanner look bad for Gophers, after head scratching loss to Rutgers.
80 Rutgers | 68.56 | 4 5 | 73.59( 29) | 0 3 | 0 4 |
- Let’s hope Rutgers doesn’t have an athlete to game-plan McFadden.
87 Northwestern | 67.06 | 3 6 | 70.69( 55) | 0 1 | 0 3 |
182 Idaho | 43.41 | 3 6 | 57.76( 134) | 0 0 | 0 0 |
Week 10 Mock-up
| Rank | Opponent | Opp. Index | Ind. Index | Margin |
| 18 | @Iowa | 82.35 + 2.09 | 70.86 | 13.58 |
| 182 | Idaho | 43.41 | 70.86 + 2.09 | -29.54 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 85.22 | 70.86 + 2.09 | 12.27 |
| 75 | @Western Kentucky (5-4) | 69.78 + 2.09 | 70.86 | 1.01 |
| 11 | @Penn State | 85.10 + 2.09 | 70.86 | 16.33 |
| 24 | Michigan State | 79.29 | 70.86 + 2.09 | 6.34 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 93.81 | 70.86 + 2.09 | 20.86 |
| 69 | @Maryland | 70.45 + 2.09 | 70.86 | 2.03 |
| 5 | @Michigan | 86.70 + 2.09 | 70.86 | 17.93 |
| 73 | Rutgers | 68.56 | 70.86 + 2.09 | -4.39 |
| 26 | Minnesota | 79.82 | 70.86 + 2.09 | 6.87 |
| 35 | @Purdue | 78.76 + 2.09 | 70.86 | 9.99 |
| 67 | Indiana | 70.86 |
