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Odds and Ends 9/16/26

Welcome Back! Today I'll talk mostly about the out of conference results from Weeks Zero and One. I'll also begin 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 28-2 .933 1 20-2 .909 1 8-2 .800 1 12-0 1.000 1 Big Ten 27-8 .771 2 21-8 .724 2 3-7 .300 5 18-1 .947 4 ACC 20-6 .769 3 12-6 .667 3 5-6 .455 3 7-0 1.000 2 Big 12 23-7 .767 4 8-7 .533 5 4-6 .400 4 4-1 .800 6 Independents 3-1 .750 5 2-1 .667 4 1-1 .500 2 1-0 1.000 3 Sun Belt 17-10 .630 6 5-10 .333 8 0-7 .000 10 5-3 .625 8 MWC 11-8 .578 7 5-7 .417 7 0-4 .000 8 5-3 .625 8 American 14-11 .560 8 9-10 .474 6 1-8 .111 6 8-2 .800 5 MAC 12-15 .444 9 2-13 .133 10 1-9 .100 7 1-4 .2...

Power Rankings 9/15/26

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...

TWIF Notes 9/14/26

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 ...