College Football Predictions - 30 Aug thru 3 Sep

Upset picks are in italics.

Thursday

(21) UCF at UConn - Knights by 28.5
New Mexico State at Minnesota - Gophers by 31
Central Connecticut at Ball State - Cardinals by 10
Kennesaw State at Georgia State - Panthers by 11
SE Louisiana at UL Monroe - Warhawks by 20
Northwestern at Purdue - Boilermakers by 9.5
Wake Forest at Tulane - Demons Deacons by 0.5
Savannah State at UAB - Blazers by 15
Missouri State at Oklahoma State - Cowboys by 33
Weber State at Utah - Utes by 31.5
Northwestern State at Texas A&M - Aggies by 25.5
UC Davis at San Jose State - Spartans by 4.5

Friday

Syracuse at Western Michigan - Broncos by 1.5
Monmouth at Eastern Michigan - Eagles by 18.5
Utah State at (11) Michigan State - Spartans by 27
Army at Duke - Black Knights by 2.5
Western Kentucky at (4) Wisconsin - Badgers by 45
San Diego State at (13) Stanford - Cardinal by 22.5
Portland State at Nevada - Wolf Pack by 20
Colorado vs. Colorado State - Buffaloes by 18

Saturday

Oregon State at (5) Ohio State - Buckeyes by 48
Florida Atlantic at (7) Oklahoma - Sooners by 13.5
Southern at (16) TCU - Horned Frogs by 37
(23) Texas vs. Maryland - Longhorns by 15
Kent State at Illinois - Illini by 2
Texas State at Rutgers - Scarlet Knights by 16.5
Coastal Carolina at South Carolina - Gamecocks by 35
Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech - Rebels by 5.5
James Madison at NC State - Wolfpack by 35.5
Villanova at Temple - Owls by 23
Houston at Rice - Cougars by 8.5
Furman at (2) Clemson - Tigers by 50
Alcorn State at Georgia Tech - Yellowjackets by 36
UMass at Boston College - Eagles by 8
Stony Brook at Air Force - Falcons by 34.5
Howard at Ohio - Bobcats by 35.5
Austin Peay at (3) Georgia - Bulldogs by 43
(6) Washington vs. (9) Auburn - Huskies by 1
Appalachian State at (10) Penn State - Nittany Lions by 11
Albany at Pittsburgh - Panthers by 25
Marshall at Miami (OH) - Redhawks by 8
Central Michigan at Kentucky - Wildcats by 10.5
Northern Illinois at Iowa - Hawkeyes by 17
Washington State at Wyoming - Cowboys by 11.5
West Virginia vs. Tennessee - Mountaineers by 15
UNLV at (15) USC - Trojans by 7.5
North Carolina at California - Golden Bears by 7
UT Martin at Missouri - Tigers by 31
Eastern Illinois at Arkansas - Razorbacks by 22.5
(22) Boise State at Troy - Broncos by 1.5
Old Dominion at Liberty - Monarchs by 1
Fordham at Charlotte - 49ers by 16.5
North Carolina A&T at East Carolina - Pirates by 3
Elon at South Florida - Bulls by 22
Richmond at Virginia - Cavaliers by 18
Delaware State at Buffalo - Bulls by 33.5
South Carolina State at Georgia Southern - Eagles by 12.5
Grambling at Louisiana - Ragin Cajuns by 10
VMI at Toledo - Rockets by 28
SE Missouri State at Arkansas State - Red Wolves by 35.5
Mercer at Memphis - Tigers by 29
Central Arkansas at Tulsa - Golden Hurricane by 20.5
Louisiana Tech at South Alabama - Bulldogs by 12.5
Jackson State at Southern Miss - Golden Eagles by 13
Cincinnati at UCLA - Bruins by 12
Indiana at FIU - Hoosiers by 15
Nicholls at Kansas - Jayhawks by 14.5
South Dakota at Kansas State - Wildcats by 33
(14) Michigan at (12) Notre Dame - Irish by 1
Stephen F Austin at (18) Mississippi State - Bulldogs by 42
Charleston Southern at Florida - Gators by 30
Middle Tennessee at Vanderbilt - Blue Raiders by 3.5
SMU at North Texas - Mean Green by 3.5
Northern Arizona at UTEP - Miners by 6
Louisville vs. (1) Alabama - Crimson Tide by 22
Bowling Green at (24) Oregon - Ducks by 25.5
Akron at Nebraska - Zips by 0.5
Abilene Christian at Baylor - Bears by 20.5
South Dakota State at Iowa State - Cyclones by 37
Incarnate Word at New Mexico - Lobos by 13
Idaho at Fresno State - Bulldogs by 38
UTSA at Arizona State - Sun Devils by 25.5
BYU at Arizona - Wildcats by 16.5
Navy at Hawaii - Midshipmen by 10

Sunday

(8) Miami vs. (25) LSU - Hurricanes by 10

Monday

(20) Virginia Tech at (19) Florida State - Seminoles by 5.5

Results

NCAA Football: 3-1 (.750)

College Football Predictions - 25 Aug

Upset picks are in italics.

Duquesne at UMass - Minutemen by 19.5
Prairie View at Rice - Owls by 4.5
Hawaii at Colorado State - Rams by 22.5
Wyoming at New Mexico State - Cowboys by 6.5

College Football Preseason Rankings - 2018

It's finally time! Football is back! I took my final team rankings from last year to serve as the basis of this year's preseason rankings, then adjusted each team's rating based on roster changes since the end of last season. I then plugged each team's rating into their schedule for the season to come up with projected records and conference champs, which are in bold below:

				Rec		ProjRec
TW	LW	Team	Rating	W	L	W	L	SOS	MOV
1	3	Alabama	-25.07			11	1
2	6	Clemson	-24.67			11	1
3	10	Washington	-23.09			11	1
4	2	Ohio State	-22.32			10	2
5	8	Auburn	-22.13			10	2
6	1	Penn State	-20.6			10	2
7	4	Wisconsin	-20.49			9	3
8	16	Michigan	-19.74			9	3
9	12	UCF	-18.8			11	1
10	52	Army	-17.72			10	2
11	5	Georgia	-17.51			10	2
12	26	Purdue	-16.89			9	3
13	29	Texas	-16.74			10	2
14	21	Mississippi State	-16.7			10	2
15	20	Stanford	-15.63			9	3
16	9	Notre Dame	-15.46			9	3
17	7	Oklahoma	-15.39			9	3
18	55	Appalachian State	-14.61			11	1
19	15	Miami	-14.57			9	3
20	19	Michigan State	-14.21			8	4
21	45	South Carolina	-14			9	3
22	30	Florida State	-12.79			8	4
23	53	Arizona	-12.73			10	2
24	23	Northwestern	-12.54			8	4
25	37	Fresno State	-12.52			10	2
26	25	Virginia Tech	-12.4			9	3
27	14	Iowa	-11.68			8	4
28	11	TCU	-11.56			8	4
29	17	Iowa State	-11.41			3	9
30	51	Georgia Tech	-10.46			7	5
31	35	Duke	-10.25			7	5
32	18	NC State	-10.13			8	4
33	42	Ohio	-10.08			10	2
34	66	Arkansas State	-9.863			10	2
35	88	Air Force	-9.081			9	3
36	76	Buffalo	-7.694			9	3
37	13	Oklahoma State	-7.55			8	4
38	31	Boston College	-7.505			6	6
39	36	Kansas State	-7.3			3	9
40	32	Florida Atlantic	-7.148			8	4
41	61	California	-6.7			8	4
42	46	West Virginia	-6.485			7	5
43	24	Wake Forest	-6.405			6	6
44	39	Utah	-6.148			7	5
45	41	Indiana	-6.101			8	4
46	44	Navy	-5.781			8	5
47	56	Arizona State	-5.656			7	5
48	49	Missouri	-5.405			7	5
49	27	LSU	-4.772			6	6
50	81	North Carolina	-4.705			6	6
51	77	Florida	-4.54			7	5
52	34	Boise State	-4.073			8	4
53	33	Memphis	-3.673			8	4
54	96	Middle Tennessee	-3.473			9	3
55	94	Akron	-3.267			7	5
56	22	Louisville	-2.871			6	6
57	40	Oregon	-2.734			7	5
58	48	Toledo	-2.51			8	4
59	59	Minnesota	-2.146			5	7
60	74	Maryland	-1.744			5	7
61	63	Syracuse	-1.609			5	7
62	102	BYU	-1.186			6	6
63	71	SMU	-0.745			6	6
64	83	Tulane	-0.561			7	5
65	28	USC	-0.082			5	7
66	62	Northern Illinois	-0.044			5	7
67	57	Texas A&M	-0.038			5	7
68	60	Pittsburgh	0.3718			4	8
69	65	Ole Miss	0.4018			5	7
70	87	North Texas	0.9545			9	3
71	82	Louisiana Tech	1.5039			8	4
72	50	San Diego State	1.8048			7	5
73	79	Western Michigan	2.1375			7	5
74	91	Miami (OH)	2.2198			6	6
75	101	UNLV	2.3908			7	5
76	72	Temple	2.4338			6	6
77	69	Nebraska	2.6554			4	8
78	103	UMass	2.6771			7	5
79	54	Troy	2.697			8	4
80	67	Kentucky	2.9598			4	8
81	89	Arkansas	3.163			5	7
82	38	South Florida	3.5367			7	5
83	43	Washington State	3.7621			5	7
84	68	Wyoming	4.8231			7	5
85	64	UCLA	4.8863			3	9
86	70	Marshall	4.9896			6	6
87	58	Houston	4.9973			6	6
88	90	Vanderbilt	5.0941			4	8
89	95	Baylor	5.1708			4	8
90	98	Tulsa	5.295			5	7
91	99	Nevada	5.3572			6	6
92	106	Louisiana Monroe	5.4753			7	5
93	47	Texas Tech	5.658			4	8
94	84	Colorado	6.1557			5	7
95	80	Eastern Michigan	6.9405			4	8
96	78	Virginia	7.5301			3	9
97	75	Utah State	7.5812			6	6
98	85	Central Michigan	8.2398			5	7
99	97	Tennessee	8.4245			4	8
100	73	Colorado State	8.4745			6	6
101	126	Charlotte	9.1857			5	7
102	104	UAB	10.358			6	6
103	116	Kansas	10.917			7	5
104	119	Old Dominion	10.976			5	7
105	112	Cincinnati	11.639			4	8
106	93	Southern Miss	12.503			5	7
107	109	New Mexico	12.669			4	8
108	115	Georgia Southern	13.038			5	7
109	123	Kent State	13.592			5	7
110	105	Florida Intl	13.89			4	8
111	108	Georgia State	14.61			4	8
112	92	UT San Antonio	14.827			4	8
113	114	Connecticut	15.128			3	9
114	86	Rutgers	15.294			2	10
115	120	Louisiana	15.664			4	8
116	128	Ball State	15.816			3	9
117	121	Coastal Carolina	15.861			3	9
118	100	New Mexico State	16.323			5	7
119	107	Illinois	16.555			7	5
120		Liberty	17.185			4	8
121	111	Bowling Green	17.602			2	10
122	125	Rice	17.831			4	9
123	129	UTEP	19.34			3	9
124	110	South Alabama	19.347			3	9
125	113	Western Kentucky	19.544			3	9
126	117	Oregon State	20.707			1	11
127	127	San Jose State	20.92			2	10
128	122	East Carolina	22.513			2	10
129	118	Hawaii	25.675			2	11
130	124	Texas State	26.639			2	10