Football Predictions - 28 Oct thru 3 Nov

Upset picks are in italics.

Tuesday

UTEP at Kennesaw State - Owls by 17.5

James Madison at Texas State - Dukes by 2.5

Wednesday

Jacksonville State at Middle Tennessee - Gamecocks by 6.5

FIU at Missouri State - Bears by 10

Thursday

Marshall at Coastal Carolina - Thundering Herd by 1.5

Tulane at UTSA - Green Wave by 1.5

Baltimore at Miami - Ravens by 0.5

Friday

(25) Memphis at Rice - Tigers by 14

North Carolina at Syracuse - Orange by 10.5

Sam Houston at Louisiana Tech - Bulldogs by 25

Saturday

Penn State at (1) Ohio State - Buckeyes by 22

(9) Vanderbilt at (20) Texas - Longhorns by 4

(10) Miami at SMU - Hurricanes by 4.5

West Virginia at (22) Houston - Cougars by 16

Rutgers at Illinois - Illini by 16

Duke at Clemson - Tigers by 2

UCF at Baylor - Bears by 4.5

UAB at UConn - Huskies by 16

Army at Air Force - Falcons by 2.5

Navy at North Texas - Mean Green by 12

Buffalo at Bowling Green - Falcons by 7

Arizona State at Iowa State - Cyclones by 6.5

East Carolina at Temple - Pirates by 2

(16) Louisville at Virginia Tech - Cardinals by 11.5

New Mexico at UNLV - Rebels by 3.5

(2) Indiana at Maryland - Hoosiers by 11.5

(5) Georgia vs. Florida - Bulldogs by 8

(12) Notre Dame at Boston College - Irish by 26

(13) Texas Tech at Kansas State - Red Raiders by 7.5

Michigan State at Minnesota - Gophers by 8.5

Pittsburgh at Stanford - Panthers by 9

Delaware at Liberty - Flames by 4

New Mexico State at Western Kentucky - Hilltoppers by 10

Fresno State at Boise State - Broncos by 16

Old Dominion at UL Monroe - Monarchs by 7.5

Louisiana at South Alabama - Jaguars by 6

(15) Virginia at California - Cavaliers by 7

Mississippi State at Arkansas - Razorbacks by 5.5

Oklahoma State at Kansas - Jayhawks by 19

Central Michigan at Western Michigan - Broncos by 5

South Carolina at (7) Ole Miss - Rebels by 16

Purdue at (21) Michigan - Wolverines by 21

Arizona at Colorado - Buffaloes by 1.5

Wyoming at San Diego State - Aztecs by 17

(8) Georgia Tech at NC State - Yellowjackets by 2.5

(18) Oklahoma at (14) Tennessee - Volunteers by 4.5

(23) USC at Nebraska - Trojans by 6

Kentucky at Auburn - Tigers by 17.5

Washington State at Oregon State - Cougars by 8.5

Wake Forest at Florida State - Seminoles by 9.5

Arkansas State at Troy - Trojans by 11

(17) Cincinnati at (24) Utah - Utes by 14.5

Hawaii at San Jose State - Spartans by 0.5

Sunday

Chicago at Cincinnati - Bears by 2

Minnesota at Detroit - Lions by 17

Carolina at Green Bay - Packers by 14

LA Chargers at Tennessee - Chargers by 6.5

Atlanta at New England - Patriots by 11.5

San Francisco at NY Giants - 49ers by 2

Indianapolis at Pittsburgh - Colts by 9.5

Denver at Houston - Texans by 7

Jacksonville at Las Vegas - Jaguars by 5.5

New Orleans at LA Rams - Rams by 22

Kansas City at Buffalo - Chiefs by 2.5

Seattle at Washington - Seahawks by 5.5

Monday

Arizona at Dallas - Cowboys by 3

Results

NCAA: 41-12 (.774) 450-134 overall (.771)

Upsets: 3-4 (.429) 49-58 overall (.458)

NFL: 9-4 (.692) 75-45 overall (.625)

Upsets: 0-2 (.000) 7-18 overall (.280)

NCAA Football Rankings - 26 Oct

My top two teams were both on bye this week, and nobody did enough to dethrone them yesterday, leaving the top 3 teams in the same spots that they occupied last week. Texas A&M moved up to #4 after blowing out LSU on the road, while Utah also joined the top 5, sitting just above the two teams who have beaten them this season. Their rival, BYU, remained undefeated and moved to 8-0, which helped them move up into the top 10, pushing Oregon out in the process. Here are my full current rankings:

						Proj
Rank	LW	Team	Rating	W	L	W	L
1	1	Ohio State	-23.55	7	0	12	0
2	2	Notre Dame	-23.15	5	2	10	2
3	3	Indiana	-21.45	8	0	12	0
4	6	Texas A&M	-20.47	8	0	11	1
5	7	Utah	-19.38	6	2	9	3
6	4	Texas Tech	-18.55	7	1	10	2
7	5	Miami	-18.2	6	1	10	2
8	8	USC	-17	5	2	9	3
9	11	BYU	-16.9	8	0	11	1
10	9	Alabama	-16.72	7	1	10	2
11	12	Georgia	-15.48	6	1	10	2
12	10	Oregon	-15.4	7	1	9	3
13	13	Vanderbilt	-13.9	7	1	9	3
14	17	South Florida	-13.81	6	2	10	2
15	21	Ole Miss	-13.39	7	1	10	2
16	19	Michigan	-13.11	6	2	9	3
17	18	Texas	-13.01	6	2	8	4
18	14	Oklahoma	-12.89	6	2	8	4
19	26	Washington	-12.72	6	2	9	3
20	24	Tennessee	-12.3	6	2	9	3
21	15	Louisville	-12.03	6	1	10	2
22	29	Iowa	-11.93	6	2	8	4
23	22	Georgia Tech	-11.91	8	0	11	1
24	16	Illinois	-11.8	5	3	8	4
25	25	Pittsburgh	-11.24	6	2	8	4
26	30	Auburn	-11.2	4	4	7	5
27	27	Memphis	-10.57	7	1	10	2
28	28	Missouri	-10.01	6	2	8	4
29	31	Cincinnati	-9.797	7	1	9	3
30	36	Boise State	-9.733	6	2	9	3
31	23	Virginia	-9.505	7	1	10	2
32	20	LSU	-9.325	5	3	7	5
33	39	North Texas	-8.941	7	1	10	2
34	35	SMU	-8.76	5	3	7	5
35	38	TCU	-8.705	6	2	8	4
36	51	San Diego State	-8.65	6	1	10	2
37	34	Florida State	-8.52	3	4	6	6
38	32	Arkansas	-8.214	2	6	4	8
39	37	Iowa State	-8.106	5	3	8	4
40	46	Houston	-8.035	7	1	9	3
41	33	James Madison	-7.899	6	1	10	2
42	42	Mississippi St	-7.776	4	4	6	6
43	40	Duke	-7.773	4	3	7	5
44	43	Florida	-7.534	3	4	5	7
45	49	Arizona	-6.693	4	3	7	5
46	45	East Carolina	-6.604	4	3	7	5
47	41	Arizona State	-6.345	5	3	7	5
48	44	Penn State	-6.336	3	4	5	7
49	48	Tulane	-6.128	6	1	9	3
50	47	Nebraska	-6.092	6	2	8	4
51	66	Kansas State	-5.982	4	4	6	6
52	57	Maryland	-5.124	4	3	6	6
53	53	Clemson	-5.035	3	4	6	6
54	50	NC State	-4.239	4	4	6	6
55	59	Wake Forest	-4.189	5	2	8	4
56	69	Washington St	-4.18	4	4	7	5
57	55	Colorado	-3.973	3	5	5	7
58	60	UCF	-3.792	4	3	6	6
59	58	Baylor	-3.299	4	4	6	6
60	62	Northwestern	-2.914	5	3	6	6
61	52	Toledo	-2.826	4	4	7	5
62	56	Old Dominion	-2.688	5	3	8	4
63	74	Kennesaw State	-2.595	5	2	9	3
64	64	South Carolina	-2.15	3	5	4	8
65	67	Navy	-2.078	7	0	8	4
66	71	Southern Miss	-1.563	6	2	8	4
67	82	New Mexico	-1.056	5	3	7	5
68	78	Rutgers	-0.94	4	4	5	7
69	61	Connecticut	-0.821	5	3	8	4
70	54	Kansas	-0.778	4	4	6	6
71	65	Minnesota	-0.746	5	3	7	5
72	70	Troy	-0.731	6	2	8	4
73	63	Louisiana Tech	-0.728	4	3	7	5
74	76	Marshall	-0.608	4	3	7	5
75	72	Texas State	-0.365	3	4	6	6
76	77	Ohio	0.013	5	3	8	4
77	75	Temple	0.2594	5	3	6	6
78	84	UCLA	0.4562	3	5	4	8
79	86	UNLV	0.4713	6	1	9	3
80	83	UT San Antonio	0.4731	3	4	6	6
81	79	Hawaii	0.8531	6	2	8	4
82	68	Fresno State	1.4059	5	3	7	5
83	73	Kentucky	1.5363	2	5	3	9
84	85	Syracuse	1.635	3	5	5	7
85	88	Central Michigan	1.881	5	3	7	5
86	80	West Michigan	1.9299	4	4	6	6
87	81	Utah State	2.0786	4	4	6	6
88	92	Army	2.0929	3	4	6	6
89	89	California	2.3585	5	3	6	6
90	98	Wisconsin	2.4098	2	6	3	9
91	91	Stanford	2.6995	3	5	4	8
92	87	Purdue	2.8735	2	6	2	10
93	93	Michigan St	2.9415	3	5	4	8
94	94	West Virginia	3.0242	2	6	3	9
95	96	Miami (OH)	3.0401	5	3	7	5
96	106	Wyoming	3.2297	4	4	6	6
97	90	Jacksonville State	3.4022	4	3	7	5
98	95	Virginia Tech	4.3215	3	5	3	9
99	99	West Kentucky	4.4168	6	2	8	4
100	97	Air Force	4.6059	2	5	4	8
101	102	San Jose State	5.3034	2	5	4	8
102	107	Arkansas State	5.5102	4	4	6	6
103	108	Florida Atlantic	5.6637	3	5	5	7
104	112	Appalachian St	5.8771	4	4	6	6
105	104	Coastal Carolina	6.0427	4	3	6	6
106	110	South Alabama	6.0814	2	6	4	8
107	100	Bowling Green	6.4219	3	5	6	6
108	101	Georgia Southern	6.5874	3	5	5	7
109	103	Liberty	6.7268	3	4	5	7
110	119	North Carolina	7.2093	2	5	3	9
111	113	Louisiana	7.3219	2	6	4	8
112	120	Boston College	7.9509	1	7	2	10
113	117	Tulsa	8.4239	2	6	4	8
114	121	Rice	8.5603	4	4	5	7
115	111	Colorado State	8.7207	2	6	3	9
116	105	Buffalo	8.7705	4	4	5	7
117	116	Oregon State	9.0714	1	7	3	9
118	114	New Mexico St	9.3593	3	4	5	7
119	109	Florida Intl	9.4333	3	4	5	7
120	118	UTEP	9.9427	2	5	4	8
121	115	Louisiana Monroe	9.9582	3	5	4	8
122	124	UAB	10.282	3	4	4	8
123	125	Northern Illinois	10.628	2	6	4	8
124	126	Akron	10.739	3	6	5	7
125	122	Kent State	11.421	3	5	4	8
126	123	Ball State	11.941	3	5	4	8
127	127	Nevada	12.717	1	7	2	10
128	128	Eastern Michigan	13.097	2	7	3	9
129	130	Oklahoma State	13.164	1	7	1	11
130	129	Georgia State	14.113	1	7	1	11
131	131	Mid Tennessee	14.958	1	6	3	9
132	132	Sam Houston	19.152	0	7	1	11
133	134	Charlotte	20.973	1	7	1	11
134	133	UMass	21.6	0	8	1	11