The Athletic: Ranking 136 college football teams entering 2025, from Penn State to Kent State

[BRS24]

And because I'm feeling mega petty today (starting my healthcare plan research), I'm going to add CSU. Next posts will have weekly trends. 😁

UConn rose 42 points from the pre-season and CSU went down the same.

 

[BRS24]

CSU ends with only UTEP, Sam Houston, Georgia State, Charlotte, and UMass below them.

 

[JwittersPAC]

And because I'm feeling mega petty today (starting my healthcare plan research), I'm going to add CSU. Next posts will have weekly trends. 😁

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Wow that schedule is bad. It is amazing that FIU became the 2nd best team UConn played this season.

 

[BlueandOG]

Not sure if conference rpi is till a thing but here it is

UConn's index is 23.90 with SOS 219 and ND is 44.72 with SOS 39. Puts UConn in 7th place in the ACC

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The Big Ten should add the two Independent schools and make it a solid 20 school league.

 

[Kolumbo]

CBS Sports Rankings
UConn continues to rise through the neighborhood during a bye week

42 UConn +3
38 Louisville +2
39 UNLV +5
40 puke +3
41 Cinci -7
43 Memphis -4
44 NC State +4
45 New Mexico +5
46 Clemson +5
47 Nebraska -5
48 SDSU -13
49 Penn State +4
50 LSU -4

 

[JwittersPAC]

CBS Sports Rankings
UConn continues to rise through the neighborhood during a bye week

42 UConn +3
38 Louisville +2
39 UNLV +5
40 puke +3
41 Cinci -7
43 Memphis -4
44 NC State +4
45 New Mexico +5
46 Clemson +5
47 Nebraska -5
48 SDSU -13
49 Penn State +4
50 LSU -4

I want Penn State, LSU or Clemson in a bowl game.

 

[businesslawyer]

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CSU ends with only UTEP, Sam Houston, Georgia State, Charlotte, and UMass below them.

Thanks for that. Another way to look at it: over the last two seasons (including last year's bowl game), we are:

3-5 against the P-4 (3-4 against the ACC, 0-1 against the Big Ten);
13-2 against the G-5; and
2-0 against FCS.

The record against the P-4, and the performances, say we're a good G-5 team. The problem is that the 13-2 over 2 years against the G-5 doesn't include a single good G-5 team. (By good, let's say a top 60 or even 70 nationwide team). So while the record here is good, we've only beaten crap and have two losses against crap. That is not to say that we're not better, and better off, than we were four years ago. We are light years ahead of that. But when I view us as closer to being in the 70s, where the computers have us, to 41, as shown above, that's why.

We all focus on who our P-4 opponents are. We really need to do better playing more mediocre G-5 schools instead of so many horrible ones.

 

[BRS24]

From post #152, updated the weekly progress to include Toledo, just because.

Final rankings of Toledo's opponents:
56 Kentucky
65 Washington State
72 Western Kentucky
76 Western Michigan
80 Toledo
93 Central Michigan
98 Miami (Ohio)
113 Kent State
121 Ball State
122 Akron
125 Bowling Green
130 Northern Illinois

See y'all next fall!

 

[businesslawyer]

From post #152, updated the weekly progress to include Toledo, just because.

Final rankings of Toledo's opponents:
56 Kentucky
65 Washington State
72 Western Kentucky
76 Western Michigan
80 Toledo
93 Central Michigan
98 Miami (Ohio)
113 Kent State
121 Ball State
122 Akron
125 Bowling Green
130 Northern Illinois

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See y'all next fall!

Next fall? You’re going to walk away now and not update us with rankings after this week and bowl season? Quitter. (Just kidding. I thank you for providing these weekly updates and look forward to them).

 

[Khal Drogo]

Our football is not good enough for the ACC. Hello we beat the ACC champion this year.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

From post #152, updated the weekly progress to include Toledo, just because.

Final rankings of Toledo's opponents:
56 Kentucky
65 Washington State
72 Western Kentucky
76 Western Michigan
80 Toledo
93 Central Michigan
98 Miami (Ohio)
113 Kent State
121 Ball State
122 Akron
125 Bowling Green
130 Northern Illinois

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See y'all next fall!

Pretty interesting week 14:
UConn on top at 41
Behated Duke next at 42
Toledo third
Syracuse and BC much closer to the bottom than the top
Colorado State absolutely living in the basement

 

[BRS24]

Oh @businesslawyer, now you've done it. I've updated the rankings again ... just because. And because I didn't figure TA would do another ranking after a few conference games, lol.

"Duke’s ACC championship win moves the Blue Devils up a couple spots to No. 40, while UConn slides up with them thanks to the earlier head-to-head win."

 

[BRS24]

On edit (cuz I screwed up the sorting thingy), and BCU gets 'Bama style credit for ....

 

[KryHavok]

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Slight correction, we're 9-3 rather than 8-5. Thanks for doing these comparisons, I find them very informative!!!

 

[AllHusky]

Slight correction, we're 9-3 rather than 8-5. Thanks for doing these comparisons, I find them very informative!!!

Ditto, one of the great features of the Football Yard! Thanks.