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Power Rankings 10/6/26

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Welcome Back! Before we get into our regularly scheduled program, there is a game tonight! Here is my pick: Tuesday, October 6 Southern Miss @ Troy - The Golden Eagles hold a narrow 8-7 edge in this series, including a 30-27 win in the 2008 New Orleans Bowl, but the Trojans have won the last 5 meetings, since 2021. This is the Sun Belt Conference opener for both teams, but Troy at least has an FBS win, even if that's over Sam Houston. HC Blake Anderson may eventually get USM rolling, but it won't be this year. The Trojans win a close one at home. Power Rankings The rankings continue to be volatile, but they did settle down a bit, and we still had some big movers: UMass dropped 48 spaces to #70, while FSU moved up the farthest with a +37 jump to #42. In other changes, Alabama moves into the top slot as the top 10 is completely jumbled around, save for Utah repeating at #10. Ohio State and James Madison move in, while Mississippi State and Florida drop out. In the top 25, New Mex...
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TWIF Notes 10/5/26

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Welcome Back! This was one of those sleepy weekends with not a lot of great matchups, but we still had several interesting results which should make us question what we thought about several teams.  Here are my thoughts from Week 5. 1. WKU was one of my favorites to make the CUSA Title Game, but they seem far from a championship team at 1-4/0-1. But New Mexico State may be one of the better CUSA teams, but their game on Wednesday at FIU could be big for both of their seasons.  2. Pitt had a big win at Virginia Tech, eking out a 35-33 victory over the Hokies. The downside is that Panther QB Mason Heintschel is out for the rest of the season, leaving backup Holden Geriner to take over.  3. Northwestern ponded Penn State 34-13, and the Wildcats have a good chance to be 6-1/3-0 when they travel to Oregon for a game on Halloween. The Nittany Lions are searching for answers, but they aren't likely to find them soon as USC at home and Michigan in Ann Arbor are next on the schedu...
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Paul's Picks 2026 Week 5

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Welcome Back! Last week, I was better than usual again, though I had my worst week so far (not counting Week Zero). I finished at  55-16 for a winning percentage of 77.5%. Overall, I am 277-54, or 83.7%, a drop of 1.7% from the week before. There is no way I will sustain that for the year, but maybe I can stay above 75% this year. There are only 59 games in total this week, 12 less than last week. We still have a few FCS games, but by and large, conference contests are the majority of the games this week. Which makes picking a winner that much more difficult. So... on with the picks! Thursday, October 1 WKU @ New Mexico State - The Aggies won the 1st contest in 2023 in Bowling Green, but the Hilltoppers have won the last 2, by 13 and 19 points. Both teams are 1-3, but WKU has played a much tougher schedule, though both of their wins are against the same FCS team, and by a similar score. Hilltoppers top NMSU. North Texas @ Tulsa - This series began in 1957, with the Golden Hurricane...
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Odds and Ends 9/30/26

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Welcome Back! Today I'll talk mostly about the out of conference results so far. I'll also continue the lists of undefeated and winless teams, as well as those with a win, but no FBS wins. Interconference results This year, I am using a chart, which should more clearly highlight how each conference is doing. It will be organized by their overall OOC record. Unfortunately, you may need to scroll to see the last few columns. Conference Overall Pct Rank vs FBS Pct Rank vs P4 Pct Rank vs G6 Pct Rank SEC 36-2 .947 1 28-2 .933 1 10-2 .833 1 18-0 1.000 1 Big 12 37-8 .822 2 21-8 .724 2 5-7 .417 3 16-1 .941 4 Big Ten 40-11 .784 3 28-11 .718 3 4-10 .286 5 24-1 .960 3 ACC 31-9 .775 4 17-9 .654 5 6-9 .400 4 11-0 1.000 2 Independents 6-2 .750 5 5-2 .714 4 3-1 .750 2 2-1 .667 5 American 24-20 .545 6 14-19 .424 6 1-11 .083 6 13-8 .619 7 Sun Belt 26-25 .510 7 13-24 .351 7 0-14 .000 11 13-10 .565 8 MWC 14-16 .467 8 8-15 .348 8 0-7 .000 9 8-8 .500 9 Pac 12 14-17 .452 9 8-16 .333 9 0-12 .000 10 8...
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