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Power Rankings 9/15/26

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Welcome Back! As you might expect, we had quite a bit of movement after the 2nd full week of games. We even had some movement within the Top 10, as Texas moves up to #1, Oregon drops to #3 and Michigan moves back in to the top 10, while Ole Miss drops from #9 to #11. Other than movement within itself, the Top 25 retains the same teams. We also have a repeat team at the bottom, as Charlotte stays #138. Here are the teams that moved 8 spots or more (biggest movers highlighted): North Texas +8 to #44 Minnesota -13 to #50 Mississippi State +24 to #52 Va Tech +15 to #55 San Diego St -8 to #65 Navy -22 to #66 Oklahoma St +27 to #68 Maryland +10 to #70 Arkansas -8 to #75 NDSU +8 to #77 ODU -12 to #80 ECU -21 to #83 App State +13 to #86 UConn -11 to #88 Air Force -9 to #89 FAU +20 to #96 FIU +11 to #104 Boston College +8 to #105 Kennesaw St -19 to #107 Rutgers -13 to #113 Buffalo -12 to #115 Ga State +13 to #117 Mo State +9 to #118 Nevada -23 to #133 Northern Illinois -12 to #135 As a reminder...
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TWIF Notes 9/14/26

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Welcome Back! Forget everything you though you knew about how the 2026 was going to go; everything was upended here in Week 2. Well, not everything, but you get the idea.  I was able to watch a few games on my I-Pad and my phone while on the school bus to and from the Florida Atlantic University campus (more on that below), but I didn't add a meaningful number of teams to those listed last week. I'll update this next week. Here are my thoughts from Week 2 1. The ACC can really beat up on FCS teams. Over Thursday and Friday Nights, Miami, Louisville, Virginia, and NC State defeated 4 FCS teams by a combined 268-23, an average score of 67-5.75. That's complete domination. But also... 2. The ACC was 3-0 versus the Big Ten this past weekend, with Duke topping Illinois 31-27 in Champaign, Wake Forest escaping 38-36 in 2 OT at Purdue, and Boston College downing Rutgers 28-21 at home. The ACC also got a win from Pitt over UCF, as the conference was 4-1 against P4 competition this ...
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Paul's Picks 2026 Week 2

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Welcome Back! Last week, I was a fantastic 82-9, a winning percentage of 90.1%! Overall, I am 87-12, or 87.9%. There is no way I will sustain that for the year, but maybe I can stay above 75% this year. There are 86 games in total this week, just 5 less than last week, so once again, it took me a while. As I stated in Monday's TWIF Notes, I won't be able to watch any games this weekend as I will be taking my HS band to attend Band Day at the FAU vs Navy game in Boca Raton, FL. So... on with the picks! Thursday, September 10 Florida A&M @ Miami, FL - The Rattlers won the 1st time these teams ever met, 16-13 in 1979 in Tallahassee, but the Hurricanes have won the 11 subsequent matchups (all in the Miami area) by an average score of 51.5-6.2, with 3 shutouts. Canes win big again. Friday, September 11 Villanova @ Louisville - The Cardinals and Wildcats will be playing for the 1st time, and even though UL is on a very short week (they played Sunday and are playing on Friday just...
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