Power Rankings 10/29/24

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Before I present my Power Rankings, this week continues those maddening mid-week games. Here are my picks for tonight's games.

Tuesday, October 29

New Mexico State @ FIU- This is the 1st time the teams will play in Miami, as the Aggies lead 2-1 in games played in Las Cruces. Each team is 1-3 in CUSA, and each has a 1-score loss to Liberty, a loss to Sam Houston, and a 1-score win over La Tech. Who knows... the Panthers win at home...I guess...

Louisiana @ Texas State- Before the season started, it was expected that this would be a battle for 1st place in the SBC West, and in a sense it is, but the expected roles are reversed. It is the Ragin' Cajuns that are 3-0 in the conference, and the Bobcats being the chasers at 3-1. TSU has never beaten UL in 10 tries, and only last year did they lose by less than 10 points (34-30 in Lafayette). Louisiana's only loss was by 8 to Tulane at home. Both teams were idle last week, so I'm rolling with the Ragin' Cajuns to continue their dominance in the series.

La Tech @ Sam Houston- The Bulldogs lead this series 2-1-1, with the 6-6 tie in 1926, and wins in 1942 and 1999, but the Bearkats won 42-27 last year. All games before this one have been played in Ruston, so this is LT's 1st trip to Huntsville. SHS wins easily.

Power Rankings

I had a lot of movement in the PR again this week, as we are starting to see some wins and losses pile up. I expect the rankings to be pretty volatile the rest of the way as the point differentials are not as large as they were at the start of the season.

The preseason points are long gone, so that means the rankings are based solely on the results of this season.

Usually, I talk about what has changed, and who has moved the most, but I've been so busy just trying to keep up with stats and predictions that I just haven't been able to put the time in to add a narrative. I hope you'll forgive me. 

Here are my rankings from 1 to 134:

Rank	Team	Previous
1	Indiana	1
2	Texas	3
3	Oregon	6
4	Notre Dame	8
5	Miami, Fl	2
6	BYU	5
7	Tennessee	4
8	Alabama	14
9	Penn State	12
10	Pittsburgh	15
11	Ohio State	11
12	Georgia	7
13	Clemson	10
14	Texas A&M	22
15	Ole Miss	16
16	Iowa State	13
17	LSU	9
18	SMU	21
19	Kansas State	19
20	Boise State	25
21	Army	17
22	Washington State	23
23	UNLV	20
24	Tulane	28
25	Louisville	27
26	Colorado	32
27	Vanderbilt	24
28	Arkansas	31
29	Navy	18
30	Memphis	30
31	Illinois	26
32	South Carolina	33
33	Wisconsin	29
34	Minnesota	41
35	WKU	39
36	Virginia Tech	55
37	Arizona State	42
38	James Madison	45
39	Florida	43
40	Louisiana	44
41	Iowa	51
42	Duke	40
43	Cincinnati	35
44	USC	53
45	Nebraska	47
46	California	62
47	Syracuse	37
48	Missouri	36
49	Michigan	59
50	Georgia Tech	38
51	Baylor	58
52	Sam Houston	50
53	ULM	34
54	Fresno State	69
55	South Alabama	81
56	North Texas	52
57	TCU	68
58	Boston College	57
59	Oklahoma	56
60	North Carolina	84
61	West Virginia	70
62	Michigan State	54
63	Virginia	46
64	Washington	66
65	ODU	94
66	Miami, OH	86
67	Georgia Southern	49
68	Auburn	89
69	Jacksonville State	80
70	Texas Tech	67
71	San Jose State	61
72	UConn	73
73	East Carolina	85
74	Kentucky	60
75	Liberty	48
76	Marshall	77
77	Utah	63
78	Bowling Green	100
79	Oklahoma State	71
80	Western Michigan	91
81	Ohio	98
82	NC State	83
83	Toledo	64
84	Northwestern	72
85	Wake Forest	90
86	Northern Illinois	65
87	Colorado State	95
88	Texas State	88
89	Maryland	75
90	Arizona	78
91	Rutgers	76
92	Coastal Carolina	93
93	Oregon State	74
94	UCF	87
95	Houston	104
96	Kansas	96
97	USF	97
98	Arkansas State	99
99	Charlotte	101
100	Eastern Michigan	79
101	Nevada	82
102	San Diego State	102
103	UCLA	103
104	Buffalo	92
105	Hawai'i	111
106	Appalachian State	110
107	Stanford	105
108	Mississippi State	107
109	New Mexico	106
110	FSU	109
111	La Tech	113
112	Ball State	124
113	Purdue	116
114	Tulsa	119
115	FAU	117
116	Temple	112
117	Central Michigan	108
118	Akron	128
119	Utah State	122
120	UTSA	114
121	FIU	118
122	UMass	127
123	Georgia State	115
124	Rice	120
125	Kennesaw State	133
126	Middle Tennessee	123
127	New Mexico State	129
128	Southern Miss	125
129	UTEP	121
130	UAB	130
131	Wyoming	126
132	Air Force	132
133	Troy	131
134	Kent State	134

I will update these rankings each week throughout the season.

Feel free to leave a comment. Come back tomorrow for my Odds and Ends! 

Until next time, may you and your loved ones be blessed!