From the Big 10 Conference, Wisconsin remains number one in my weekly poll for the fourth week in a row. Looking below Wisconsin in my college football poll, it seems there is constant movement of musical chairs being played as the college football season winds down in the home stretch. The upsets and unexpected outcomes of college football keeps happening. What many media members fail to understand is towards the end of the college football season, normalcy does not exist, but the unexpected seems to rear its ugly head. This causes a shake up with everyones polls, rankings, confidence levels, cognitive thoughts and the facing of the reality of how college football changes on a week to week basis. These types of changes are great for the sport of college football and those fans who enjoy the games, in addition to the possibility of expanding the playoffs.
With three (3) weeks remaining in the college football season, their are only four (4) 0-loss programs remaining. Of those 0-loss programs, Central Florida from the American Athletic Conference (AAC) is not receiving the credit or just due ranking either in the coaches poll or CFP polls, for their successful season in which they have earned, not given. I am the only one who ranks Central Florida in the Top Five (5). Central Florida ranks first in Offensive Efficiency with my rating system in which I designed and created. Central Florida’s Offensive Efficiency Rating (OER) is at (.580). This means Central Florida’s scoring efficiency is based upon number of total game possessions both offensively and defensively, and turning those possession into points, at 58% of the time. Moreover, Central Florida ranks in the Top Half of all FBS programs in cumulative records within their non-conference scheduled opponents at a rate of (.536). I guess the CFP committee does not use all data points to give credit in ranking, where credit is due.
As we head into the final stretch run of college football, there are still MANY great games to be played with many more upsets to come. Here is my weekly Top Twenty-Five rankings:
| A | B | C | D | E | F |
| 1 | WISCONSIN (10-0) | (.484) 86 | (.488) 98 | (.365) 128 | (.467) 14 |
| 2 | ALABAMA (10-0) | (.533) 66 | (.555) 54 | (.388) 125 | (.558) 3 |
| 3 | MIAMI FLA. (9-0) | (.750) 5 | (.528) 70 | (.400) 120 | (.405) 41 |
| 4 | CENTRAL FLORIDA (9-0) | (.536) 64 | (.533) 69 | (.460) 92 | (.580) 1 |
| 5 | OKLAHOMA (9-1) | (.387) 113 | (.479) 103 | (.468) 86 | (.561) 2 |
| 6 | GEORGIA (9-1) | (.655) 22 | (.593) 22 | (.426) 111 | (.464) 16 |
| 7 | CLEMSON (9-1) | (.567) 52 | (.556) 53 | (.491) 79 | (.373) 61 |
| 8 | USC (9-2) | (.633) 25 | (.557) 50 | (.455) 99 | (.415) 38 |
| 9 | WASHINGTON STATE (9-2) | (.500) 77 | (.554) 55 | (.470) 85 | (.400) 42 |
| 10 | MEMPHIS (8-1) | (.536) 65 | (.505) 88 | (.460) 93 | (.469) 13 |
| 11 | SOUTH FLORIDA (8-1) | (.194) 129 | (.367) 130 | (.408) 117 | (.447) 24 |
| 12 | OKLAHOMA STATE (8-2) | (.345) 119 | (.479) 105 | (.484) 81 | (.514) 6 |
| 13 | NOTRE DAME (8-2) | (.564) 57 | (.639) 3 | (.786) 1 | (.426) 30 |
| 14 | BOISE STATE (8-2) | (.619) 33 | (.553) 56 | (.551) 29 | (.427) 29 |
| 15 | MICHIGAN (8-2) | (.345) 118 | (.538) 67 | (.524) 49 | (.353) 70 |
| 16 | OHIO STATE (8-2) | (.700) 12 | (.567) 40 | (.429) 108 | (.530) 5 |
| 17 | PENN STATE (8-2) | (.517) 73 | (.573) 36 | (.524) 48 | (.447) 23 |
| 18 | SAN DIEGO STATE (8-2) | (.633) 26 | (.459) 108 | (.429) 109 | (.393) 47 |
| 19 | ARMY (8-2) | (.484) 87 | (.418) 123 | (.392) 124 | (.444) 25 |
| 20 | TOLEDO (8-2) | (.464) 94 | (.481) 102 | (.521) 53 | (.477) 10 |
| 21 | OHIO (8-2) | (.267) 125 | (.382) 129 | (.458) 98 | (.475) 11 |
| 22 | WASHINGTON (8-2) | (.550) 58 | (.518) 80 | (.409) 116 | (.479) 8 |
| 23 | TCU (8-2) | (.500) 78 | (.518) 79 | (.487) 79 | (.381) 57 |
| 24 | TROY (8-2) | (.533) 67 | (.394) 126 | (.422) 114 | (.344) 77 |
| 25 | AUBURN (8-2) | (.464) 95 | (.604) 14 | (.560) 24 | (.474) 12 |
Key: A-Rank Order; B- Team and Current Overall Record; C- Percentage Rate of ranked teams Opponents Cumulative Record from their Non-Conference Schedule and Rank within that Categorical Variable; D- Percentage Rate of ranked teams Opponents Cumulative Record from their Overall Regular Season Schedule and Rank within that Categorical Variable; E- Percentage Rate of the ranked teams Opponents Cumulative Record from their Conference Schedule and Rank; and F- Percentage Rate of ranked teams Offensive Efficiency and Rank within that Categorical Variable.
As of this time of the current college football season there are 59 bowl eligible FBS programs with six (6) wins or more, and 21 more waiting in the wings with five (5) wins. There are three (3) weeks remaining in the season; there are plenty of opportunities for the 21 four (4) win FBS programs to earn bowl eligibility. Time is running out on some. Who will earn those bowl bids? How many FBS programs will become bowl eligible? We will find out soon.
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My book “College Football In The BCS Era The Untold Truth Facts Evidence and Solutions” (Siggelow, 2016); is the published research, The book is available at lulu.com