2020 CFN Five-Year Program Analysis: APR Rankings 1-130

How good are the teams and programs in the classroom? In the CFN Five-Year Program Analysis, the Academic Progress Rate (APR) is a factor.

How good are the teams and programs in the classroom? As a part of the CFN Five-Year Program Analysis, the Academic Progress Rate (APR) is a factor.


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This is supposed to be about the college in college football, at least at times.

How good have the football programs been in the classroom? The Academic Progress Rate is a factor in the overall reputation of a school and how an athletic department is run, and it matters in the bowl picture, too.

The schools have to reach a certain threshold to avoid penalties, and the higher the rating, the better the chance to go bowling if a football team doesn’t get to six wins.

From the NCAA, the APR is calculated as follows:

    • Each student-athlete receiving athletically related financial aid earns one point for staying in school and one point for being academically eligible.
    • A team’s total points are divided by points possible and then multiplied by 1,000 to equal the team’s Academic Progress Rate.
    • In addition to a team’s current-year APR, its rolling four-year APR is also used to determine accountability.

When it comes to the CFN Five-Year Program Analysis, it factors into the mix just like the big wins and the attendance.

So which schools did the best job in the classroom? Here’s the ranking of all 130 teams based on APR, averaged out over the last five seasons.

130 Massachusetts

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 128
2020: 938
2019: 937
2018: 939
2017: 939
2016: 939
5-Year APR Average: 938.4

129 Florida State

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 125
2020: 942
2019: 936
2018: 939
2017: 939
2016: 945
5-Year APR Average: 940.2

128 Georgia Southern

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 129
2020: 949
2019: 948
2018: 933
2017: 933
2016: 940
5-Year APR Average: 940.6

T126 Texas State

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 126
2020: 932
2019: 937
2018: 940
2017: 940
2016: 961
5-Year APR Average: 942

T126 UAB

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: NA
2020: 942
2019: NA
2018: 0
2017: 0
2016: 0
5-Year APR Average: 942

125 East Carolina

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 111
2020: 938
2019: 937
2018: 947
2017: 947
2016: 943
5-Year APR Average: 942.4

124 Tulsa

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 121
2020: 945
2019: 943
2018: 942
2017: 942
2016: 944
5-Year APR Average: 943.2

123 Louisiana Tech

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 112
2020: 964
2019: 954
2018: 937
2017: 937
2016: 934
5-Year APR Average: 945.2

122 Texas Tech

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 117
2020: 949
2019: 944
2018: 947
2017: 947
2016: 941
5-Year APR Average: 945.6

121 Akron

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 124
2020: 945
2019: 946
2018: 947
2017: 947
2016: 947
5-Year APR Average: 946.4

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120 Bowling Green

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 127
2020: 947
2019: 944
2018: 946
2017: 946
2016: 953
5-Year APR Average: 947.2

119 FIU

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 118
2020: 968
2019: 959
2018: 936
2017: 936
2016: 938
5-Year APR Average: 947.4

T117 UNLV

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 123
2020: 964
2019: 952
2018: 943
2017: 943
2016: 936
5-Year APR Average: 947.6

T117 West Virginia

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 109
2020: 960
2019: 953
2018: 940
2017: 940
2016: 945
5-Year APR Average: 947.6

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116 Houston

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 108
2020: 961
2019: 950
2018: 942
2017: 942
2016: 944
5-Year APR Average: 947.8

115 Kansas

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 119
2020: 960
2019: 959
2018: 943
2017: 943
2016: 936
5-Year APR Average: 948.2

T113 Fresno State

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 114
2020: 954
2019: 951
2018: 944
2017: 944
2016: 953
5-Year APR Average: 949.2

T113 Liberty

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 122
2020: 957
2019: 955
2018: 945
2017: 945
2016: 944
5-Year APR Average: 949.2

T110 BYU

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 110
2020: 946
2019: 946
2018: 951
2017: 951
2016: 953
5-Year APR Average: 949.4

T110 New Mexico

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 116
2020: 943
2019: 937
2018: 958
2017: 958
2016: 951
5-Year APR Average: 949.4

T110 New Mexico State

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 105
2020: 956
2019: 956
2018: 950
2017: 950
2016: 935
5-Year APR Average: 949.4

T108 Georgia State

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 107
2020: 958
2019: 961
2018: 946
2017: 946
2016: 944
5-Year APR Average: 951

T108 Southern Miss

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 113
2020: 945
2019: 941
2018: 957
2017: 957
2016: 955
5-Year APR Average: 951

107 Charlotte

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 104
2020: 945
2019: 945
2018: 956
2017: 956
2016: 955
5-Year APR Average: 951.4

106 South Alabama

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 94
2020: 955
2019: 953
2018: 952
2017: 952
2016: 947
5-Year APR Average: 951.8

105 LSU

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 98
2020: 952
2019: 951
2018: 959
2017: 959
2016: 941
5-Year APR Average: 952.4

104 Louisiana

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 96
2020: 956
2019: 952
2018: 954
2017: 954
2016: 950
5-Year APR Average: 953.2

103 Troy

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 97
2020: 961
2019: 961
2018: 955
2017: 955
2016: 937
5-Year APR Average: 953.8

102 TCU

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 75
2020: 959
2019: 966
2018: 955
2017: 955
2016: 935
5-Year APR Average: 954

NEXT: 5-Year College Football APR Rankings Top 100

2020 NFL Draft Rankings By College. Which Schools Won The Draft?

Which college football programs won the 2020 NFL Draft? Where do they all rank when it comes to sending players to the next level?

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Which college football programs won the 2020 NFL Draft? Where do they all rank when it comes to sending players to the next level?


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CFN 2020 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings
from the college perspective …
QB | RB | WR | TE | OT | OG & C
DE | DT | LB | CB | Safeties
Greatest NFL Draft Picks From Each School
ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | Pac-12 | SEC
32 Greatest Draft Picks of All-Time
Full 2020 NFL Draft Order
2021 NFL Draft Top 32 Prospects

Send a lot of guys to the NFL, and recruits tend to want to play for you.

Here’s how all 130 FBS college football programs did in the 2020 NFL Draft. Who gets to chirp, and who didn’t get to have any fun this weekend.

One thing to note – it’s sometimes okay for a big-time football school to have a down draft. That mean a ton of great players are returning.

Or, it could mean the program has more work to do.

So here’s how this works. A team gets 7 points for each first round draft pick, 6 for a second, 5 for a third, 4 for a fourth, 3 for a fifth, 2 for a sixth, and 1 for a seventh round selection.

T87 Air Force 0

T87 Akron 0

T87 Arizona 0

T87 Arkansas State 0

T87 Army 0

T87 Bowling Green 0

T87 Buffalo 0

T87 BYU 0

T87 Central Michigan 0

T87 Coastal Carolina 0

T87 Colorado State 0

T87 Duke 0

T87 East Carolina 0

T87 Eastern Michigan 0

T87 Georgia State 0

T87 Illinois 0

T87 Iowa State 0

T87 Kansas State 0

T87 Kent State 0

T87 Middle Tennessee 0

T87 Nevada 0

T87 New Mexico 0

T87 North Texas 0

T87 Northern Illinois 0

T87 Northwestern 0

T87 Ohio 0

T87 Oklahoma State 0

T87 Old Dominion 0

T87 Ole Miss 0

T87 Rice 0

T87 Rutgers 0

T87 San Jose State 0

T87 South Alabama 0

T87 Texas State 0

T87 Toledo 0

T87 Troy 0

T87 UAB 0

T87 ULM 0

T87 UNLV 0

T87 USF 0

T87 UTEP 0

T87 UTSA 0

T87 Western Michigan 0

T87 WKU 0

NEXT: 2020 NFL Draft Rankings By College: Schools With At Least 1 Drafted Player

Most College Football Wins Rankings 1-130: 2020 CFN 5-Year Program Analysis

Ranking every college football team on how many FBS they have over the last five years – 2020 CFN 5-Year Program Analysis.

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How many wins did you get? It’s what the games are all about – the wins. Ranking every college football team on how many FBS they have over the last five years, it’s the 2020 CFN 5-Year Program Analysis.


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Did you win? For all the talk about the student in student-athlete, and for all the pomp and circumstance, all that matters is whether or not you win college football games.

Who won the most games over the last five years against other FBS teams? Wins against FCS programs don’t count here – you don’t get credit for the cupcake in the CFN 5-Year Program Analysis.

Remember, these are ONLY the wins over the FBS teams.

130 Kansas

5-Year FBS Win Total: 6
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): 130

T128 UTEP

5-Year FBS Win Total: 8
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): 118

T128 Texas State

5-Year FBS Win Total: 8
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): T122

127 Oregon State

5-Year FBS Win Total: 9
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): 126

T125 UConn

5-Year FBS Win Total: 10
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): 124

T125 Rutgers

5-Year FBS Win Total: 10
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): 117

T122 Rice

5-Year FBS Win Total: 11
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): T113

T122 UMass

5-Year FBS Win Total: 11
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): T120

T122 Coastal Carolina

5-Year FBS Win Total: 11
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): T128

T120 Liberty

5-Year FBS Win Total: 12
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): T128

T120 Kent State

5-Year FBS Win Total: 12
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): 127

119 Ball State

5-Year FBS Win Total: 13
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): T120

T117 East Carolina

5-Year FBS Win Total: 14
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): T106

T117 San Jose State

5-Year FBS Win Total: 14
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): T122

T115 Charlotte

5-Year FBS Win Total: 15
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): 125

T115 South Alabama

5-Year FBS Win Total: 15
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): T101

T113 New Mexico State

5-Year FBS Win Total: 16
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): T113

T113 UNLV

5-Year FBS Win Total: 16
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): 119

T110 Maryland

5-Year FBS Win Total: 17
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): T97

T110 Illinois

5-Year FBS Win Total: 17
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): T113

T110 ULM

5-Year FBS Win Total: 17
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): T110

109 Arkansas

5-Year FBS Win Total: 18
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): T88

T105 UTSA

5-Year FBS Win Total: 19
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): T101

T105 Bowling Green

5-Year FBS Win Total: 19
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): T82

T105 New Mexico

5-Year FBS Win Total: 19
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): T88

T105 Vanderbilt

5-Year FBS Win Total: 19
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): T106

104 Akron

5-Year FBS Win Total: 20
2019 FBS Win National Ranking (2018 season): T82

NEXT: 5 Year Program Analysis Top 100 in FBS Wins

Hoops And Helmets: Ranking The Combination Of Football And Basketball Schools 1-130: 2019-2020

Which schools had the best and worst years in the two major sports? Ranked from 1 to 130, all college football and basketball combinations.

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Which schools had the best and worst years in the two major sports? Ranked from 1 to 130, all college football and basketball combinations. Who had the most fun? 


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On the field and court – at least in the regular season – whose fans had the most fun?

When it comes to what athletic departments need, even though everyone has some other sport to brag about, it’s really all about college football and men’s basketball.

There are 130 schools that played Division I college basketball and FBS football. How do they all rank?

The biggest emphasis is on the schools whose football teams went bowling and with basketball teams that almost certainly would’ve gone to the NCAA Tournament. However, with the hoops post-season cancelled, the rankings skew heavily towards the stronger teams on the football side.

Do something massive in football this past year, and that’s worth almost everything. Be totally miserable on one side, and that’s reflected here. This isn’t about talent – it’s about the success in both sports.

There are a few huge exceptions, though, if a school was amazing in one sport and struggled in the other. Win or at least share a piece of a conference title, and you get ranked accordingly.

Broken down by categories – the schools that did the most in the two major sports, to the schools that did nothing – here we go with Hoops & Helmets 2019-2012.

2019-2020 Hoops & Helmets 
Losers in Both Sports | No Bowl, No Buckets
Bowls, No Buckets | Bowls, No Buckets, Part 2
Bowls & Buckets | Top Ten

Losers In Both Sports

These schools suffered the indignity of failing to come up with a winning season in either of the two major sports. The fans didn’t get to have any fun.

130. UMass Minutemen

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 126
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 122
Football: 1-11 overall, 6th among Independents
Basketball: 14-17 overall, 8-10 in conference, T8th in Atlantic 10

129. Northwestern Wildcats

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 62
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 64
Football: 3-9 overall, 1-8 in conference, 7th in Big Ten West
Basketball: 8-23 overall, 3-17 in conference, 13th in Big Ten

128. Vanderbilt

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 91
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 108
Football: 3-9 overall, 1-7 in conference, 7th in SEC East
Basketball: 11-21 overall, 3-15 in conference, 14th in SEC

127. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 79
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 47
Football: 4-8 overall, 3-5 in conference, T5th in C-USA East
Basketball: 8-23 overall, 4-14 in conference, 14th in C-USA

126. Old Dominion Monarchs

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 74
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 65
Football: 1-11 overall, 0-8 in conference, 7th in C-USA East
Basketball: 13-19 overall, 9-9 in conference, T6th in C-USA

125. San Jose State Spartans

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 130
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 128
Football: 5-7 overall, 2-6 in conference, T4th in MW West
Basketball: 7-24 overall, 3-15 in conference, 10th in MW

124. Nebraska Cornhuskers

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 96
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 101
Football: 5-7 overall, 3-6 in conference, 5th in Big Ten West
Basketball: 7-25 overall, 2-18 in conference, 14th in Big Ten

123. Troy Trojans

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 71
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 63
Football: 5-7 overall, 3-5 in conference, 4th in Sun Belt East
Basketball: 9-22 overall, 5-15 in conference, T11th in Sun Belt

122. ULM Warhawks

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 94
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 113
Football: 5-7 overall, 4-4 in conference, 3rd in Sun Belt West
Basketball: 9-20 overall, 5-15 in conference, T11th in Sun Belt

121. UTSA Roadrunners

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 109
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 88
Football: 4-8 overall, 3-5 in conference, T4th in C-USA West
Basketball: 13-19 overall, 7-11 in conference, T11th in C-USA

120. East Carolina Pirates

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 127
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 126
Football: 4-8 overall, 1-7 in conference, 5th in AAC East
Basketball: 11-20 overall, 5-13 in conference, 13th in AAC

119. Fresno State Bulldogs

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 34
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 45
Football: 4-8 overall, 2-6 in conference, T4th in MW West
Basketball: 11-19 overall, 7-11 in conference, T7th in MW

118. Rice Owls

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 128
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 127
Football: 3-9 overall, 3-5 in conference, T4th in C-USA West
Basketball: 15-17 overall, 7-11 in conference, T11th in C-USA

117. USF Bulls

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 47
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 78
Football: 4-8 overall, 2-6 in conference, 4th in AAC East
Basketball: 14-17 overall, 7-11 in conference, 8th in AAC

116. Ole Miss Rebels

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 93
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 106
Football: 4-8 overall, 2-6 in conference, 6th in SEC West
Basketball: 15-17 overall, 6-12 in conference, 12th in SEC

115. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 113
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 123
Football: 5-7 overall, 2-6 in conference, 5th in Sun Belt East
Basketball: 16-17 overall, 8-12 in conference, T8th in Sun Belt

114. Army Black Knights

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 66
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 72
Football: 5-8 overall, 4th among Independents
Basketball: 15-15 overall, 10-8 in conference, T4th in Patriot League

113. TCU Horned Frogs

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 41
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 10
Football: 5-7 overall, 3-6 in conference, T7th in Big 12
Basketball: 16-16 overall, 7-11 in conference, T7th in Big 12

NEXT UP: No Post-Season, But …

SEC Football Basketball School Rankings: Hoops and Helmets 2019-2020

Which SEC schools had the best and worst years in the two major sports – football and men’s basketball?

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Which SEC schools had the best and worst years in the two major sports – football and men’s basketball? Which fan bases got the glory, and which ones didn’t have any fun?


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On the field and court – whose fans had the most fun?

Of course every school has sports outside of the big two that matter and generate revenue, but when it comes to what athletic departments need, it’s really all about college football and men’s basketball.

Which SEC schools had the best and worst seasons?

Here’s how these rankings work.

1) The top-ranked schools with teams that went to a bowl game and would’ve played in the NCAA Tournament.

2) The next group had stronger football seasons and were okay in basketball. The superstar basketball schools get credit, but football is football, especially in the SEC. Football is the bigger revenue generator.

3) One or the other. Usually there’s a disparity with one good season in one sport an a clunker in the other. It’s sort of a catch-all before …

4) The disasters. No bowl game, there wouldn’t have been a trip to the NCAA Tournament, no fun.

The worst-to-best SEC schools in 2019-2020 in college football and college basketball …

SEC Hoops and Helmets: Losers In Both Sports

These schools suffered the indignity of failing to come up with a winning season in either of the two major sports. The fans didn’t get to have any fun.

14. Vanderbilt

Football: 3-9 overall, 1-7 in conference, 7th in SEC East

Basketball: 11-21 overall, 3-15 in conference, 14th in SEC

How Were The Football/Basketball Seasons? The football team never got anything going. There was a close win over a sleepy Missouri team, and that was about it with no offense and blowout loss after blowout loss.

Football was bad, but basketball was worse. At least the Commodores didn’t finish dead last in the conference in football. The hoops side finally won two SEC game in the final three, but overall it lost 17 of its last 20 games.

13. Ole Miss

Football: 4-8 overall, 2-6 in conference, 6th in SEC West

Basketball: 15-17 overall, 6-12 in conference, 12th in SEC

How Were The Football/Basketball Seasons? The basketball team started out well and crashed badly. Just when there was a chance to pivot – at 13-11 on a three-game winning streak – it all went wrong with six losses in the final eight games.

While the bad football season led to landing Lane Kiffin, getting there was rough. Losing five games in the last six was rough enough, but the way it dropped the Egg Bowl at Mississippi State – the peeing dog antics and missed extra point – made it uglier.

NEXT: SEC Hoops and Helmets: Okay In One Sport, Not The Other

College Football Playoff Rankings Top 25: Week 4, November 26. Ohio State New No. 1

The results from the fourth week of the College Football Playoff rankings top 25, released November 26th.

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The results from the fourth week of the College Football Playoff rankings, released November 26th.


Last week’s College Football Playoff rankings in parentheses.

College Football Playoff Rankings Top 25

25. Appalachian State Mountaineers 10-1 (24)

Up Next: at Troy

24. Virginia Tech Hokies 8-3 (NR)

Up Next: at Virginia

23. Iowa State Cyclones 6-4 (22)

Up Next: at Kansas State

22. USC Trojans 8-4 (23)

Up Next: Bowl Game

21. Oklahoma State Cowboys 8-3 (21)

Up Next: Oklahoma

20. Boise State Broncos 10-1 (20)

Up Next: at Colorado State

19. Cincinnati Bearcats 10-1 (19)

Up Next: at Memphis

18. Memphis Tigers 10-1 (18)

Up Next: Cincinnati

17. Iowa Hawkeyes 8-3 (17)

Up Next: at Nebraska

16. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9-2 (16)

Up Next: at Stanford

15. Auburn Tigers 8-3 (15)

Up Next: Alabama

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14. Oregon Ducks 9-2 (6)

Up Next: Oregon State

13. Michigan Wolverines 9-2 (13)

Up Next: Ohio State

12. Wisconsin Badgers 9-2 (12)

Up Next: at Minnesota

11. Florida Gators 9-2 (11)

Up Next: Florida State

10. Penn State Nittany Lions 9-2 (8)

Up Next: Rutgers

9. Baylor Bears 10-1 (14)

Up Next: at Kansas

8. Minnesota Golden Gophers 10-1 (10)

Up Next: Wisconsin

7. Oklahoma Sooners 10-1 (9)

Up Next: at Oklahoma State

6. Utah Utes 10-1 (7)

Up Next: Colorado

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5. Alabama Crimson Tide 10-1 (5)

Up Next: at Auburn

4. Georgia Bulldogs 10-1 (4)

Up Next: at Georgia Tech

3. Clemson Tigers 11-0 (3)

Up Next: at South Carolina

2. LSU Tigers 11-0 (1)

Up Next: Texas A&M

1. Ohio State Buckeyes 11-0 (2)

Up Next: at Michigan

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Week 13 Roundup: 5 Things That Matter, Winners, Losers, Overrated, Underrated

The Week 13 college football roundup. The 5 things that matter, winners and losers, overrated and underrated, and what it all means.

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The Week 13 college football roundup. The 5 things that matter, winners and losers, overrated and underrated, and what it all means.


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College Football Week 13 Roundup

CFN 1-130 Rankings | Bowl Projections
Early Week 14 Line Lookahead
Rankings: AP | USA Today Coaches | FWAA
Playoff Rankings Projection
Predicting every remaining game, conference race
Big Ten Quick Thoughts
Arizona State 31, Oregon 28: What It Means

Week 13 Roundup
The Really Big Thing | Most Overrated Thing
Most Underrated Thing | What It All Means

5. Winners & Losers From Week 12

Winner: FIU

Raise your hand if you saw this coming.

Former Miami head coach Butch Davis was having a disappointing season.

His Florida International team was destroyed 50-17 by a Middle Tennessee squad that lost to previously winless Rice. FIU followed it up with a tough 24-17 fight over an awful Old Dominion team, and got rolled by Florida Atlantic 37-7. At 5-5, and with Miami and at Marshall to close, the season appeared to be over, and then …

FIU 30, Miami 24.

The Golden Panthers were flagged 14 times, but they were +3 in turnover margin, survived 21 fourth quarter points by the Canes, and now … they’re going bowling.

Loser: San Jose State

The chance was there for this to be a wonderful breakthrough season for the Spartans. They started out 3-2 and stunned Army a few weeks later, but they lost five of their last six games. The regular season finale at home against Fresno State appeared to be set up as a big chance to get to six wins and bowl eligibility, but on Saturday … UNLV 38, San Jose State 35.

4-7 San Jose State suffered another losing season.

Winner: QB Kedon Slovis, USC

Is this good? In the last five games, four 400-yard passing games with four touchdown throws in each, a 515-yard day to beat arch-rival UCLA, and helping USC to win five of its last six games in a true freshman season? However, this might be a problem for …

Loser: Those who want Clay Helton gone

There will be certain departures to the next level and elsewhere, but there’s only one senior – Michael Pittman – among the 13 players who caught a pass for USC this season. The top five running backs are all juniors are younger, there’s just one senior on the O line, 12 of the top 13 tacklers are underclassmen, and Slovis is returning at quarterback.

If Clay Helton isn’t the USC head coach next season, the next guy is getting a loaded cupboard.

Winner: Ohio State’s defense

Just how good is the Buckeye D? In 2011, a national champion Alabama team allowed 184 yards per game. No one since then has gone through a season allowing fewer than 220 yards per game.

Ohio State is giving up just 217 yards per game, it’s No. 1 in scoring D, No. 1 in third down stops, and No. 1 in pass defense. Good luck, Michigan.

Loser: Defense in the Oregon State-Washington State game

Wazzu’s Anthony Gordon threw 70 times for 606 yard and six touchdowns … because he had to for an offense that turned it over five times. Oregon State scored 29 fourth quarter points, but biffed a 53-42 lead by giving up two long touchdown drives 2:10 in the 54-53 loss. In all, the two teams combined for 1,242 yards of offense.

Winner: RB Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin vs. Purdue

Is this good? 91 carries for 762 yards and five touchdowns, averaging 8.4 yards per carry? That what Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor has done in three years against Purdue – all wins.

After doing the most minimal amount of research and giving up, let’s just assume that it’s either the greatest three-game rushing total by anyone against one team, or else it’s really, really close.

Loser: FCS teams vs. the SEC

Look, the SEC plays its layup games against the FCS late in the year instead of the beginning like most teams do – yes, it’s a late-season break, but it’s also not the needed early tune-up the other programs enjoy. With that said …

Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Mississippi State played, respectively, Western Carolina, Mercer, UT Martin, East Tennessee State, and Abilene Christian. The final combined score?

251-14 with an average score of 50.2 to 2.8.

The most competitive game was Mississippi State’s 45-7 win over ACU – it was 21-7 at halftime.

Winner: Hawaii

And with one missed field goal, Hawaii is now off to its first Mountain West title game to faee Boise State.

The Rainbow Warriors beat San Diego State 14-11, and now they get a chance to potentially go to Las Vegas. If they beat the Broncos, they go to the Las Vegas Bowl as the Mountain West champ, If they lose, Boise State might end up in the Cotton Bowl as the Group of Five’s New Year’s Six representative. Either way, it’s been a fabulous year for Nick Rolovich and the program that rose up and rocked as one of the best surprises of 2019.

Loser: Maryland

The Terps have been outscored by a total of 217-38 over the last four weeks of their six-game losing streak. It’s one thing to get blasted by Ohio State, Michigan, and Minnesota, but Nebraska? Four different Maryland players attempted a pass, completing 7-of-21 throws for 57 yards in the 54-7 loss.

Week 13 Roundup
The Really Big Thing | Most Overrated Thing
Most Underrated Thing | What It All Means

NEXT: The really big thing was …

College Football Playoff Rankings Projection, Week 4

What will the College Football Playoff rankings be in the fourth unveiling on Tuesday night?

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What will the College Football Playoff rankings be in the fourth unveiling on Tuesday night?


As always, a few things to keep in mind …

1. This is simply a snapshot. We can see how the committee is thinking early on, and we can get a first look at what it seems to like, but it gets thrown out next week and the process starts over.

2. In general, the committee over the first five years of this thing loves big wins and hates ugly losses. You can lose, but don’t get wiped out. At the end of the day, the committee can like any team it wants to, just because. However … big wins, big wins, big wins.

3. Each spot in the order is argued over. It’s not just a random list thrown together in a room. Everyone has to agree that team X needs to get put ahead of teams Y and Z. You might not agree with the rankings, but each spot in the top 25 has been meticulously debated.

And after all of that, it’s about feel, eye-test, and resumé.

So what will they be? Here’s the best guess for what the fourth College Football Playoff rankings will be on Tuesday night.

25. Appalachian State Mountaineers 10-1 (24)

The Mountaineers have been fine since losing to Georgia Southern, but they haven’t been dominant. Even so, there’s a solid chance the American Athletic stars cancel each other out, and if Boise State loses … an ASU win over a good Louisiana team might just be enough to move into the top Group of Five spot.
Up Next: at Troy

24. Iowa State Cyclones 6-4 (22)

The Cyclones will move down a wee bit only because others are looking a bit stronger. They’ve been fun, and they’ve won two in a row, but they’ll still hover around the bottom part of the top 25.
Up Next: at Kansas State

23. USC Trojans 8-4 (23)

How amazing does that 30-23 win over Utah look now? On a three-game winning streak to close things out – and taking five of the final six games – there’s a shot the Trojans end up in the top 20 in the final rankings.
Up Next: Bowl Game

22. Oklahoma State Cowboys 8-3 (21)

The Cowboys have gone on a four-game winning streak, justifying the CFP’s inclusion in the rankings from the start. Beat Oklahoma, and they’ll get one of the Big 12’s better bowl spots – even if they can’t get to the Big 12 Championship.
Up Next: Oklahoma

21. Virginia Tech Hokies 8-3 (NR)

It’s a bit of a call … the Hokies will rocket up into the rankings after beating Georgia Tech and Pitt over the last two weeks by a combined score of 73-0. The winner of the showdown against Virginia will likely end up in the Orange Bowl – assuming Clemson goes to the CFP – as the ACC’s representative.
Up Next: at Virginia

20. Boise State Broncos 10-1 (20)

There’s the Boise State we’ve been waiting for. It dominated Utah State to get to 10-1 with a date against Hawaii coming up for the Mountain West title. Win the next two games, and don’t be shocked if the Broncos end up in the New Year’s Six – going to the Cotton Bowl – because there might just be a split between …
Up Next: at Colorado State

19. Cincinnati Bearcats 10-1 (19)

The winner of the Cincinnati-Memphis showdown will be the lead team in the pack for the Group of Five’s team to get into the Cotton Bowl, but …
Up Next: at Memphis

18. Memphis Tigers 10-1 (18)

The battle against Cincinnati will probably be the first of two meetings – they could face each other in the American Athletic Conference title game a week later. The winner of the first meeting can cement a spot in the Cotton Bowl by winning the rematch – if there is one.
Up Next: Cincinnati

17. Iowa Hawkeyes 8-3 (17)

The win over Illinois won’t be enough to move up the Hawkeyes thanks to the logjam ahead of them. However, close out at 9-3, and they’ll end up in the top 15 in the final version.
Up Next: at Nebraska

16. Auburn Tigers 8-3 (15)

The Tigers will fall a little bit only because of the likely movement of Notre Dame, but it doesn’t matter. Getting a New Year’s Six game isn’t going to happen, even if there’s a win this week to ruin Alabama’s season.
Up Next: Alabama

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15. Oregon Ducks 9-2 (6)

The Ducks will sink like a rock after the crushing loss to Arizona State. They might not fall this far, but it won’t be any lower than this. The College Football Playoff is off the table, but win the next two games, go to the Rose Bowl. That’s hardly a horrible consolation prize.
Up Next: Oregon State

14. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9-2 (16)

The Irish need to dominate Stanford in a blowout win and then hope for a whole lot of help to move up in the final rankings. There’s still a distant shot at a New Year’s Six bowl, but there’s too much traffic. They’re rocking and rolling, though, since the comeback win over Virginia Tech.
Up Next: at Stanford

13. Michigan Wolverines 9-2 (13)

Only Ohio State is playing better in the Big Ten right now. If the Wolverines can get past the Buckeyes in a big home upset, they’ll rocket up into the top ten and have an honest shot at getting into the Rose Bowl. A 12-1 Big Ten champ – or unbeaten Ohio State – will go to the CFP, and the second-ranked Big Ten team will go to Pasadena.
Up Next: Ohio State

12. Penn State Nittany Lions 9-2 (8)

The committee won’t pound Penn State too much for losing to Ohio State on the road. Get to 10-2, and the Rose Bowl is still an outside possibility if it finishes ahead of Minnesota and Wisconsin in the final rankings.
Up Next: Rutgers

11. Wisconsin Badgers 9-2 (12)

The ranking will matter later. If the Badgers beat the Gophers, they’re off to play Ohio State for the Big Ten title. Win that, and it’s off to the Rose Bowl. Lose that, and it depends on the final ranking – just getting to the B1G title game isn’t going to be enough to ensure a trip to Pasadena – Michigan and Penn State could end up ranked higher.
Up Next: at Minnesota

NEXT: Top Ten

AP Top 25 Poll, Rankings: Week 13

Where do all the top teams rank in the 2019 Week 13 AP Poll Top 25? Which teams are just outside of the rankings?

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Where do all the top teams rank in the 2019 Week 13 AP Poll Top 25? Which teams are just outside of the rankings?


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AP Poll Rankings Greatest Programs of All-Time

Last Week AP rankings in parentheses

25. USC Trojans 8-4 79 (NR)

24. Navy Midshipmen 8-2 99 (NR)

23. Virginia Tech Hokies 8-3 147 (25)

22. Appalachian State Mountaineers 10-1 206 (23)

21. Oklahoma State Cowboys 8-3 266 (22)

20. Boise State Broncos 10-1 410 (20)

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19. Iowa Hawkeyes 8-3 510 (19)

18. Cincinnati Bearcats 10-1 518 (17)

17. Memphis Tigers 10-1 535 (18)

16. Auburn Tigers 8-3 635 (16)

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15. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9-2  701 (15)

14. Wisconsin Badgers 9-2 791 (14)

13. Penn State Nittany Lions 9-2 910 (9)

12. Oregon Ducks 9-2 (6)

11. Baylor Bears 10-1 (13)

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10. Michigan Wolverines 10-2 913 (12)

9. Minnesota Golden Gophers 10-1 996 (11)

8. Florida Gators 9-2 1058 (10)

7. Oklahoma Sooners 10-1 1189 (8)

6. Utah Utes 10-1 1231 (7)

5. Alabama Crimson Tide 10-1 1283 (5)

4. Georgia Bulldogs 10-1 1347 (4)

3. Clemson Tigers 11-0 1440 (3)

2. Ohio State Buckeyes 11-0 1486 (2)

1. LSU Tigers 11-0 1537 (1)

Also Receiving Votes: Iowa State 74, Virginia 38, Texas A&M 27, Air Force 22, SMU 9, Arizona State 4, Louisiana-Lafayette 1

The AP Poll Greatest Program of All-Time Rankings

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National Football Foundation FWAA Super 16 Week 13 Rankings

Where do all the top teams rank in the 2019 FFWA National Football Foundation Super 16 Week 13 rankings? 

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Where do all the top teams rank in the 2019 FFWA National Football Foundation Super 16 Week 13 rankings? 


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FWAA-NFF Super 16 Week 13 Rankings

All the rankings: CFN, AP, Coaches Poll

Points, followed by first place votes, followed by last week’s ranking. 

Rank School Points

1. LSU (11-0) 727 1
2. Ohio State (11-0) 693 2
3. Clemson (11-0) 648 3
4. Georgia (10-1) 579 4
5. Alabama (10-1) 552 5
6. Utah (10-1) 482 8
7. Oklahoma (10-1) 470 7
8. Minnesota (10-1) 353 11
9. Florida (9-2) 341 10
10. Baylor (10-1) 283 13
11. Penn State (9-2) 253 9
12. Michigan (9-2) 227 12
13. Oregon (9-2) 220 6
14. Wisconsin (9-2) 171 14
15. Notre Dame (9-2) 123 15
16. Auburn (8-3) 72 16

Pete Fiutak’s Ballot

1 LSU
2  Ohio State
3  Clemson
4  Alabama
5  Georgia
6  Florida
7  Utah
8  Auburn
9  Oklahoma
10  Baylor
11  Minnesota
12  Penn State
13  Wisconsin
14  Michigan
15  Notre Dame
16  Oregon

The FWAA Super 16 Poll Voters

MARK ANDERSON
Las Vegas Review-Journal

NICOLE AUERBACH
The Athletic

NICOLE AUERBACH
The All-American

ZACH BARNETT
FootballScoop.com

TONY BARNHART
SEC Network

BRETT BEAIRD
WYTK Radio

TOM BECK
2004 Hall of Fame Class

RYAN BLACK
Manhattan Mercury

MARK BLAUDSCHUN
TMG College Sports

CHIP BROWN
Horns247, 1300 The Zone

DAVE CONGROVE
CollegeFootballPoll.com

GENE DUFFEY
Freelance

CHRIS DUFRESNE
TMG College Sports

JON FINKEL
Author, Life of Dad Show

BRYAN FISCHER
NBC Sports/College Football Talk

PETE FIUTAK
CollegeFootballNews.com

MIKE GRIFFITH
AJC Dawg Nation

DAN HARRALSON
Vols Wire/USA Today

STEVE HELWAGEN
Bucknuts Media Network

RON HIGGINS
LSU.Rivals.com

BOB HOLT
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

JOHN HOOVER
KRXO Radio (OK)

BRETT HUDSON
Matt Wyatt Media (MS)

ADAM HUNSUCKER
Monroe News-Star (LA)

JOHNNIE JOHNSON
2007 Hall of Fame Class

CODY KELLNER
Cody Kellner Points Index

KELLY LYELL
Fort Collins Coloradoan

RUDY MARTZKE
USA Today (Retired)

KEVIN McGUIRE
NBC Sports College Football Talk

DON McPHERSON
2008 Hall of Fame Class

RANDY PETERSON
Des Moines Register

MATT ROBERSON
Jonesboro Sun (AR)

BILL ROYCE
2016 Hall of Fame Class

BARRETT SALLEE
CBSSports.com/SiriusXM

MIKE’L SEVERE
1620 The Zone (NE)

DAN SILEO
Sports Radio Host (San Diego)

AUDREY SNYDER
The Athletic

PHIL STEELE
ESPN/Phil Steele Publications

PATRICK STEVENS
The Athletic Baltimore

DAVID TEEL
Newport News Daily Press

MEL TJEERDSMA
2018 Hall of Fame Class

JOHN WAGNER
Toledo Blade (Retired)

WESLEY WALLS
2014-Hall of Fame Class

DICK WEISS
Blue Star Media

REGGIE WILLIAMS
2007-Hall of Fame Class

SCOTT WOERNER
2016-Hall of Fame Class

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