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Florida tumbles but still ranks surprisingly high in the SP+ rankings

Analytics systems continue to like the Gators even after Saturday night’s embarrassing loss.

Florida’s 40-17 loss to South Carolina raised a lot of questions about the state of the program. Losing to Alabama and Georgia? That was to be expected. While losses to Kentucky and LSU were less justifiable, both came in one-score fashion on the road.

But there’s no excuse for what happened Saturday night. Against one of the weaker teams in the entire Power Five, the Gators were outright dominated on Saturday night.

With that loss, the team falls to just 4-5 on the season, and a bowl game may be tough to reach. But somehow, the analytics still like this team. ESPN’s Football Power Index had the team in the top 10 prior to the loss, and it still ranks 20th.

In the SP+ rankings from ESPN’s Bill Connelly, the Gators still rank in the top 15 after the loss, sitting at No. 14 to be specific.

Florida’s offense still ranks in the top 10 at No. 9, and its defense, which has been oft-maligned and has struggled significantly at times this season, ranks 33rd, higher than you might expect. Interestingly, what’s dragging the Gators down the most are their special teams, which SP+ ranks as just the No. 115 unit in the nation.

If nothing else, this shows that Florida could (and probably should) have a much better record right now. The fact that it doesn’t is more a negative reflection on the current staff than anything else.

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SP+ ratings still all-in on Gators despite 4-3 record

The Gators are still in the SP+ top five despite struggling in recent weeks.

There’s an interesting phenomenon going on with this year’s Florida team. On paper, the season has been an abject disappointment so far. Though the Gators had an impressive comeback that came just two points short of taking Alabama to overtime, its next two losses came to teams it was favored by more than a touchdown against.

Naturally, the 4-3 UF team no longer appears in any of the major polls. But when it comes to analytics systems, Florida ranks significantly higher.

In ESPN’s Football Power Index, the Gators rank No. 7 this week, and in the latest SP+ rankings from ESPN’s Bill Connelly, they’re even higher, ranking at No. 5.

Unsurprisingly, UF’s offense, which hasn’t really been the problem this year, ranks fifth in the nation. But somewhat more surprisingly, the defense ranks 21st, certainly a respectable rank for a unit that has been commonly maligned this season.

The defense is definitely a problem, and a change at defensive coordinator is likely imminent. But per SP+, this Florida team is still one of the best in the nation.

SP+ measures how a team played, not the result of the game. For that reason, no loss coming by more than seven points this season is certainly playing a role in UF’s ranking here. The Wildcats needed a blocked kick returned for a touchdown to win, and Florida’s defensive performance against LSU was a bit anomalous.

This won’t provide much comfort to frustrated Gators fans, and you have to win the games on the field, which UF hasn’t done. But it is interesting that Florida has always ranked highly when it comes to analytics systems this season.

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SP+ rankings amazingly still in love with the Gators after Week 6

The SP+ remains extremely high on the Gators after Week 6.

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Florida’s win over the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday wasn’t the prettiest performance all-around, but it’s hard to find much to complain about with a 42-0 shutout, UF’s first against an SEC opponent since blanking the Commodores in 2019.

That victory also counteracted the Kentucky loss as far as the SP+ rankings are concerned. The Gators only dropped one spot to No. 5 after losing that game, and this week, they’re back up to No. 4. Per SP+, they have the No. 4 offense, No. 12 defense and No. 61 special teams unit.

The only teams ranked above them are Georgia, Iowa and Alabama, who didn’t drop far after losing to Texas A&M. As a reminder, SP+ doesn’t take wins and losses into account, but rather performance exclusively.

With that in mind, it helps explain why Florida still ranks above several undefeated teams, including Michigan, Oklahoma, Cincinnati, Iowa and Michigan State.

Despite sitting at 4-2, the SP+ rankings have liked UF all season. That should give fans at least some confidence heading into a road game against LSU, who could be in the beginning part of a spiral. Still, winning at Death Valley is never easy, and that’s a tough matchup ahead of the rivalry game against UGA.

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Florida somehow remains in the top five of SP+ rankings despite Kentucky loss

The Gators only dropped one spot despite losing to Kentucky on Saturday.

The Gators likely knocked themselves out of contention for both a College Football Playoff spot and the SEC East division crown with a loss to Kentucky on Saturday, and one would think that the analytics would be none-too-pleased with Florida’s sloppy, 15-penalty performance.

But it seems the contrary is true. UF only fell one spot in the latest SP+ rankings from ESPN’s Bill Connelly from No. 4 to No. 5. Per the rankings, Florida still has the No. 5 offense in the country and the No. 16 defense. Even its special teams, which allowed the decisive touchdown for the Wildcats on a blocked kick returned for a touchdown, is just a middling group, ranking 62nd,

The reason for this likely has a lot to do with the way SP+ evaluates teams. To quote Connelly, “SP+ is intended to be predictive and forward-facing. It is not a résumé ranking that gives credit for big wins or particularly brave scheduling — no good predictive system is. It is simply a measure of the most sustainable and predictable aspects of football. If you’re lucky or unimpressive in a win, your rating will probably fall. If you’re strong and unlucky in a loss, it will probably rise.”

Essentially, SP+ is nothing more than a pure measure of efficiency. It doesn’t take outcome into account, and in a game where the Gators nearly doubled up UK in yardage, allowed a special teams touchdown and was penalized 15 times, it’s easier to see why the SP+ didn’t judge the team as harshly.

But unlike with the SP+, outcome matters in real life. Florida lost to Kentucky on Saturday, and with that loss went most of the team’s postseason aspirations. The ceiling is likely a fourth-straight New Year’s Six appearance, and with remaining games at LSU and against Georgia in Jacksonville, even getting there doesn’t feel like a guarantee right now.

Still, it’s clear the SP+ views the Kentucky loss as a bit of a fluke, and that should at least bode well for UF’s chances of finishing the rest of the season on a strong note, even if there isn’t much to play for at this point.

Gators rise in latest SP+ rankings after win over Vols

The Gators moved up to No. 4 in the latest update of Bill Connelly’s SP+ rankings.

While Florida’s defense allowed several big plays on Saturday that kept Tennessee in the game early on, it was a fairly dominating performance for the Gators, who gained more than 500 yards on offense en route to a 38-14 win.

With that victory, UF saw a fairly big rise in this week’s SP+ rankings, the analytics system created by ESPN’s Bill Connelly. SP+ attempts to be a pure efficiency measure that attempts to control for tempo and opponent while only taking quality of play, not wins and losses, into account.

And in Connelly’s Week 4 update of the rankings, Florida ranks No. 4 nationally. There’s a bit of a log jam in the top 10, as the Gators and the No. 8 ranked Michigan Wolverines are less than two points apart from one another.

In spite of the Week 2 loss to Oregon, Ohio State is the only other one-loss team ranked ahead of the Gators, coming in at No. 3. Meanwhile, there’s a new No. 1, as Georgia has jumped now-No. 2 Alabama after a 62-0 win at Vanderbilt.

Florida’s high ranking is largely thanks to its offense, which ranks third in the nation according to SP+. The passing attack has been inconsistent, but the Gators have arguably the best ground game in college football. Defensively, things have been a lot better this season. Though the unit isn’t elite, it still ranks a respectable 23rd. Special teams for Florida are less impressive, ranking just 50th.

It’s clear that the numbers buy into this UF team. But we’ll see if the Gators have what it takes to spring an upset against Georgia and capture back-to-back SEC East titles.

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ESPN’s SP+ rankings showing Florida love after Week 3

Florida ranks eighth overall in SP+, and that number rises to fifth when you take out preseason projections.

For those unacquainted with the SP+ analytics system devised by ESPN college football writer Bill Connelly, it is essentially a predictive measure that evaluates the performance of college football teams without taking the outcome into account. The way this works practically is that if you play very well in a loss, you will likely rise, while accordingly, playing poorly or getting lucky in a win will probably see you penalized.

The sample size for the 2021 college football season remains pretty small, but through three weeks, there’s something about the Gators that this system really likes. After coming up just short against Alabama on Saturday, Florida ranks eighth in the SP+.

UF may have some questions surrounding the quarterback spot, but that hasn’t stopped the offense from being one of the most efficient groups in the country. SP+ ranks the Gators sixth in offense, largely thanks to a running game that has been dominant through three weeks.

Defensively, Florida is also much improved from last year. While the unit hasn’t been elite, it’s been very solid and ranks 25th nationally in SP+. Special teams are a bit of a different story, ranking 90th, and Florida has had some mishaps there. Most notably against Alabama, returner Ja’Markis Weston bobbled a kick return in the end zone, which then bounced into the field of play and out of bounds at the one-yard line, pinning the offense deep.

Still, the SP+ is very high on the Gators, and it would be even higher if you disregarded biases stemming from preseason projections. While these rankings aren’t particularly useful, it does show how solid Florida’s play has been in a vacuum.

Florida still has a lot of issues that need to be tuned up, especially before the Georgia game, but the Alabama game made it clear that this team isn’t far away at all from contention, and the SP+ concurs.

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ESPN’s SP+ rankings for Florida slightly bearish after Week 1

Florida dropped two spots in the most recent SP+ rankings thanks to another SEC team

Florida is down two places to No. 14 in Bill Connelly’s SP+ rankings following the first full week of college football.

Entirely based on numbers, the Gators drop can be attributed to the team’s offensive rating. Florida dropped from a 41.7 to 39.8 rating on offense after the FAU game. The Gators’ overall rating fell from 20.7 to 18.2.

That likely has something to do with the passing game not clicking entirely, because the rushing attack was the strongest it’s been in years for Florida. If Emory Jones and Anthony Richardson can get as comfortable passing as they are running, then the offensive rating should bounce right back.

The defensive rating slipped from 21.0 to 21.6, but the Gators moved up from 35th in the country to 32nd. The front seven looked strong against the Owls, but the Gators will face tougher lines in weeks to come. Florida’s lost two defensive backs for the season already and had four defensive tackles miss Saturday’s game with injury, so holding the defensive rating steady is a win for them.

Alabama opened up the gap at the top of the rankings followed by Georgia at No. 2. Even with Georgia’s impressive performance against Clemson, the SP+ system has the Crimson Tide as the favorite by eight points in a matchup with the Bulldogs.

Texas A&M fell one spot to No. 9, but the real surprise comes from Auburn. The Tigers jumped up nine spots in the rankings and leapfrogged the Gators to No. 13 on the list. If that’s not enough pressure, Ole Miss checks in one spot after Florida at No. 15.

If the numbers say anything after one week of college football it’s that the Florida Gators have competition within the SEC.

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Here’s where Florida football lands in the preseason SP+ rankings

Connelly’s preseason rankings project a slight dropoff from last season for Florida.

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Florida kicks off the 2021 college football season in just over three weeks, and that means the final preseason SP+ rankings from ESPN’s Bill Connelly are here. The SP+ rankings are an analytics system that takes returning production, recent recruiting and recent history into account to make projections about college football teams.

Though completely based on numbers and not human emotion, the SP+ rankings resulted in the Gators landing in a spot very similar to where they’re placed in the preseason polls at the No. 12 spot.

Florida receives a number rating of 20.7, 0.3 behind No. 11 North Carolina and 0.5 ahead of No. 13 Washington. UF is the fourth-highest ranked SEC team behind No. 1 Alabama, No. 5 Georgia and No. 9 Texas A&M.

The Gators can owe their relatively high ranking almost entirely to their offense, which is projected to be the sixth-best in the nation. Florida has to replace a lot, including quarterback Kyle Trask, his three leading receivers and two starters on the offensive line, but Dan Mullen has proven that he can coach a successful offense.

Likely new starting quarterback Emory Jones‘ experience on the field is limited, but he’s going into his fourth year with the team and should find success in an offense that should look to establish the run more.

The Gators may need a lot of production from Jones, as the defense could once again be a cause for concern. The SP+ ranks the UF defense as the 35th best unit in the country.

Overall, Connelly’s numbers project a slight dropoff from last season, in which Florida finished sixth in the SP+. It had the fourth-best offense and No. 33 defense last season, according to the rankings.

Though the Gators will hope for defensive improvement in 2020, asking the offense to replicate a record-setting season from Trask seems like a tall order. This is a bit of a transition year in Gainesville, but it’s still one in which Florida is expected to be competitive within the SEC.

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Where Oklahoma and its 2021 opponents finished in SP+ rankings

One of the more interesting analytics models is the SP+, where did Oklahoma and their future opponents finish in 2020?

There are many metrics that can be used to grade a team’s performance in a season. When looking at the Oklahoma Sooners record for 2020, a 9-2 record is a pretty good indication of how the team performed. As legendary coach Bill Parcells once said, “you are what your record says you are.”

While that does hold true, not everything is as black and white as that statement claims. There is a multitude of variables, models, and analytics to break it down even further. One such model is the SP+ model developed by ESPN’s Bill Connelly.

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What is SP+? ESPN’s website has a quick breakdown of this model.

In a single sentence, it’s a tempo- and opponent-adjusted measure of college football efficiency.

The model ranks offense, defense, and special teams. The final team ranking is determined by offense plus special teams grade and subtracts the defense-grade.

Oklahoma’s Final SP+ Ranking

Oklahoma Overall Offense Defense Special Teams
Rating 27.5 44.9 19.6 0.4
Ranking 4th 3rd 15th 23rd

The Sooners finished the 2020 campaign with the fourth-highest overall SP+ ranking just behind the Alabama Crimson Tide, Ohio State Buckeyes, and Clemson Tigers. Three of the four teams that competed in the 2020 College Football Playoffs. The other participant being the Notre Dame Fighting Irish who fell all the way to No. 16.

The Sooners were just on the cusp of being one of those top teams, had it not been for a couple of mishaps to begin Big 12 Conference play in weeks two and three of the season. Moving forward into the 2021 season with a more experienced quarterback in Spencer Rattler, there is a great deal of hope that Oklahoma can return to the College Football Playoffs next season after a one-year hiatus in 2020.

In an effort to look forward, Sooners Wire looks at the 2021 opponents on the schedule and how they finished out the 2020 season with their SP+ rankings. The only team not accounted for will be Western Carolina who are members of FCS (Football Championship Subdivision).

Where Auburn stands in preseason college football SP+ rankings

The Tigers start the season at home in Jordan-Hare Stadium against Kentucky on Sept. 26.

We are less than three weeks away from the start of Auburn football and things are getting real. The Tigers finished their second scrimmage on Saturday and, as Gus Malzahn reported, there were no positive COVID-19 tests in the last two rounds.

While ESPN’s Power Index has the Tigers in the top four coming into the 2020 season, another rankings, the SP+ rankings, have been set for the preseason and Malzahn’s team comes in at No. 11.

Granted, these rankings include every team in FBS, even those who are not playing, so Ohio State being ranked at the top right now is of no matter unless the Big Ten finally decided to have a season.

Here are the complete rankings:

Overall SP+ Rankings

TEAM PROJ. SP+ OFFENSE DEFENSE FALL GAMES (AVG. WINS)
1. Ohio St. 30.1 44.2 (3) 14.1 (4) N/A
2. Alabama 29.0 46.4 (1) 17.4 (19) 10 (8.0)
3. Clemson 26.0 42.5 (4) 16.5 (12) 11 (9.5)
4. Georgia 25.5 32.3 (29) 6.8 (1) 10 (7.6)
5. Florida 23.8 37.8 (11) 14.1 (3) 10 (7.5)
6. Oklahoma 22.7 44.6 (2) 21.9 (36) 10 (8.3)
7. Penn St. 22.3 39.4 (7) 17.1 (17) N/A
8. Wisconsin 21.6 35.9 (17) 14.3 (5) N/A
9. Notre Dame 20.5 38.1 (10) 17.6 (20) 11 (8.7)
10. Texas A&M 20.2 36.8 (14) 16.6 (13) 10 (6.6)
11. Auburn 20.0 35.0 (21) 14.9 (8) 10 (6.2)
12. Oregon 19.7 31.8 (36) 12.1 (2) N/A
13. LSU 18.5 37.3 (13) 18.8 (24) 10 (6.5)
14. Texas 16.5 40.8 (5) 24.3 (46) 10 (7.3)
15. Washington 16.4 32.2 (31) 15.9 (9) N/A
16. USC 15.8 39.5 (6) 23.7 (42) N/A
17. UCF 15.4 34.6 (23) 19.3 (29) 9 (7.1)
18. N. Carolina 15.3 39.3 (8) 24.0 (45) 11 (8.0)
19. Tennessee 15.0 29.8 (50) 14.8 (6) 10 (5.3)
20. Minnesota 14.3 38.8 (9) 24.5 (48) N/A
21. Michigan 13.4 31.0 (41) 17.7 (21) N/A
22. Kentucky 13.0 32.1 (34) 19.1 (26) 10 (5.0)
23. Miami 12.9 28.9 (56) 16.0 (10) 11 (6.9)
24. Oklahoma St. 12.7 34.9 (22) 22.2 (38) 10 (6.4)
25. Memphis 12.5 36.3 (15) 23.8 (44) 10 (7.4)
26. Utah 11.9 36.1 (16) 24.3 (47) N/A
27. Florida St. 11.7 32.5 (28) 20.7 (33) 11 (6.5)
28. Iowa 11.3 28.4 (59) 17.1 (15) N/A
29. Iowa St. 10.9 29.8 (51) 19.0 (25) 10 (5.9)
30. Baylor 10.7 34.5 (24) 23.7 (43) 10 (6.0)
31. TCU 10.0 30.2 (47) 20.2 (31) 10 (5.7)
32. Nebraska 9.9 35.6 (19) 25.7 (51) N/A
33. Indiana 9.8 32.0 (35) 22.2 (37) N/A
34. Cincinnati 9.5 28.6 (58) 19.1 (27) 10 (7.1)
35. Va. Tech 9.3 29.9 (49) 20.6 (32) 11 (6.5)
36. S. Carolina 9.0 25.6 (81) 16.6 (14) 10 (4.0)
37. Boise St. 8.6 31.6 (37) 23.0 (40) N/A
38. Ole Miss 7.8 31.3 (38) 23.5 (41) 10 (4.1)
39. App. St. 7.5 35.4 (20) 27.8 (64) 11 (9.0)
40. Pittsburgh 7.4 22.3 (101) 14.9 (7) 11 (5.8)
41. Louisville 7.3 37.6 (12) 30.3 (84) 11 (6.0)
42. Arizona St. 7.3 26.8 (73) 19.5 (30) N/A
43. Virginia 5.9 28.2 (60) 22.3 (39) 11 (5.8)
44. Missouri 4.9 22.0 (103) 17.1 (16) 10 (3.6)
45. Stanford 4.4 31.1 (40) 26.6 (60) N/A
46. California 4.3 30.1 (48) 25.7 (53) N/A
47. Louisiana 4.2 34.2 (25) 30.1 (81) 11 (8.0)
48. Miss. St. 4.2 33.6 (26) 29.5 (73) 10 (3.4)
49. Michigan St. 4.0 21.8 (105) 17.8 (22) N/A
50. Purdue 3.7 32.2 (30) 28.6 (69) N/A
51. BYU 3.3 29.8 (52) 26.4 (58) 8 (5.9)
52. Northwestern 3.0 19.3 (114) 16.3 (11) N/A
53. SMU 3.0 33.5 (27) 30.5 (86) 12 (7.4)
54. Ga. Tech 2.9 24.5 (90) 21.6 (35) 11 (4.4)
55. Wash. St. 2.3 35.8 (18) 33.5 (101) N/A
56. Kansas St. 1.9 28.0 (64) 26.1 (56) 10 (4.1)
57. WKU 1.9 20.3 (111) 18.4 (23) 11 (7.3)
58. Houston 1.1 31.1 (39) 30.0 (78) 10 (4.8)
59. UCLA 0.8 30.8 (42) 29.9 (77) N/A
60. Texas Tech 0.7 30.2 (46) 29.5 (74) 10 (4.2)
61. Illinois 0.7 26.4 (76) 25.7 (52) N/A
62. Navy 0.1 29.7 (53) 29.5 (75) 11 (5.9)
63. Tulane -0.5 27.3 (70) 27.7 (63) 11 (5.7)
64. NC St. -0.5 26.0 (79) 26.6 (59) 11 (4.6)
65. Ohio -1.1 32.1 (33) 33.1 (98) N/A
66. UAB -1.1 18.0 (119) 19.1 (28) 11 (7.3)
67. Boston Coll. -1.4 30.6 (43) 32.0 (95) 11 (3.9)
68. Temple -1.5 24.5 (89) 26.0 (55) 8 (3.2)
69. W. Virginia -1.6 26.4 (77) 28.0 (66) 10 (3.7)
70. Oregon St. -2.0 28.0 (63) 30.0 (79) N/A
71. Duke -2.3 19.3 (115) 21.6 (34) 11 (4.2)
72. SDSU -2.3 14.9 (124) 17.2 (18) N/A
73. Buffalo -2.6 24.9 (85) 27.5 (62) N/A
74. Marshall -2.8 24.6 (88) 27.4 (61) 10 (6.1)
75. Arkansas -3.2 24.8 (87) 28.0 (65) 10 (1.5)
76. Colorado St. -4.2 25.9 (80) 30.1 (83) N/A
77. Maryland -4.2 24.0 (92) 28.3 (67) N/A
78. USF -4.3 20.7 (108) 24.9 (49) 11 (4.4)
79. Ball St. -4.3 27.4 (69) 31.7 (92) N/A
80. Troy -4.7 29.5 (54) 34.1 (103) 12 (7.3)
81. Tulsa -4.7 26.3 (78) 31.0 (88) 10 (3.6)
82. WMU -5.2 28.0 (65) 33.2 (99) N/A
83. Wyoming -5.4 19.7 (113) 25.1 (50) N/A
84. Ga. Southern -5.6 23.3 (98) 28.9 (70) 11 (6.5)
85. Colorado -5.8 26.9 (72) 32.7 (97) N/A
86. CMU -5.8 24.3 (91) 30.1 (82) N/A
87. Syracuse -5.9 25.2 (82) 31.1 (90) 11 (3.4)
88. Wake Forest -5.9 20.5 (109) 26.4 (57) 11 (3.2)
89. La. Tech -6.4 25.0 (84) 31.3 (91) 11 (6.7)
90. Toledo -6.5 28.1 (61) 34.5 (105) N/A
91. Arkansas St. -6.6 32.1 (32) 38.7 (119) 12 (6.1)
92. So. Miss -6.7 23.7 (96) 30.4 (85) 12 (7.4)
93. Hawaii -6.8 30.5 (45) 37.3 (114) N/A
94. Arizona -7.4 30.6 (44) 38.0 (118) NAA
95. FAU -7.6 23.4 (97) 31.0 (89) 9 (4.4)
96. Fresno St. -8.0 28.1 (62) 36.1 (107) N/A
97. Utah St. -8.1 23.8 (95) 32.0 (94) N/A
98. Charlotte -8.2 29.0 (55) 37.3 (115) 11 (4.8)
99. Army -8.5 26.8 (74) 35.3 (106) 12 (6.7)
100. ECU -8.8 27.5 (68) 36.2 (109) 10 (3.1)
101. Air Force -8.9 21.8 (104) 30.7 (87) 2 (0.8)
102. SJSU -9.1 27.8 (67) 36.9 (113) N/A
103. Georgia St. -9.3 27.3 (71) 36.6 (110) 10 (4.5)
104. FIU -9.4 19.9 (112) 29.2 (72) 8 (3.9)
105. Nevada -9.7 20.3 (110) 30.0 (80) N/A
106. Rutgers -10.2 18.8 (116) 29.0 (71) N/A
107. MTSU -10.3 28.8 (57) 39.1 (121) 10 (4.3)
108. Miami-OH -11.1 20.8 (107) 31.9 (93) N/A
109. Coastal Caro. -11.3 24.8 (86) 36.2 (108) 10 (4.2)
110. Vanderbilt -11.6 14.2 (127) 25.8 (54) 10 (0.8)
111. Liberty -11.8 25.0 (83) 36.8 (112) 10 (4.8)
112. Kent St. -12.4 26.6 (75) 39.0 (120) N/A
113. EMU -12.5 27.8 (66) 40.3 (125) N/A
114. N. Texas -12.6 21.6 (106) 34.2 (104) 11 (5.2)
115. Kansas -12.7 24.0 (93) 36.6 (111) 10 (1.6)
116. Rice -14.2 14.3 (126) 28.5 (68) 8 (3.4)
117. NIU -14.6 18.1 (118) 32.7 (96) N/A
118. ODU -15.9 14.0 (128) 29.9 (76) N/A
119. S. Alabama -16.4 17.3 (122) 33.7 (102) 11 (3.4)
120. UL-Monroe -16.5 23.9 (94) 40.4 (126) 11 (3.3)
121. New Mexico -17.3 22.9 (100) 40.2 (123) N/A
122. UNLV -17.3 22.9 (99) 40.3 (124) N/A
123. UTSA -18.9 22.3 (102) 41.1 (127) 12 (4.2)
124. Texas St. -19.2 18.3 (117) 37.5 (116) 12 (2.8)
125. Akron -21.0 12.5 (129) 33.5 (100) N/A
126. UConn -22.3 17.7 (120) 40.0 (122) N/A
127. BGSU -23.1 14.5 (125) 37.5 (117) N/A
128. UTEP -29.9 15.4 (123) 45.3 (129) 9 (1.0)
129. UMass -30.5 17.3 (121) 47.7 (130) N/A
130. NMSU -31.5 12.2 (130) 43.8 (128) N/A