COLLEGE FOOTBALL RATINGS AND COMPARISONS
Alabama and Georgia confirmed that they are a cut above the rest of the college football world last week.
The No. 1-ranked Crimson Tide whipped then-no. 12 Mississippi 42-21, and the No. 2 Bulldogs crushed then-no. 8 Arkansas 37-0. Consequently, Alabama and Georgia each received a one-point bump in the Westgate Superbook’s college football power ratings.
Ohio State would still be a 9-point underdog to Alabama and a 7-point underdog to Georgia on a neutral field, but the Buckeyes emerged as the clear No. 3 this week after rolling past Rutgers 52-13.
Ohio State was rated No. 3 last week as well, but five teams were within four points of the Buckeyes. Now, Ohio State is five points clear of Cincinnati for the third spot.
Here are the Westgate’s power ratings of all 130 Football Bowl Subdivision teams, from
No. 1 Alabama to new No. 130 Massachusetts:
WESTGATE RATINGS
1. Alabama, 107.5
2. Georgia, 105.5
3. Ohio State, 98.5
4. Cincinnati, 93.5
5. Oklahoma, 93.5
6. Florida, 93.5
7. Mississippi, 92.5
8. Penn State, 91.5
9. Michigan, 91.5
10. Clemson, 90.5
11. Iowa, 90.5
12. Iowa State, 90.5
13. Texas, 89.5
14. Oregon, 89.5
15. Auburn, 89.5
16. Arkansas, 88.5
17. North Carolina, 87.5
18. Arizona State, 86.5
19. LSU, 86.5
20. Nebraska, 85.5
21. Notre Dame, 85.5
22. Texas A&M, 85.5
23. SMU, 84.5
24. Pittsburgh, 84.5
25. Wake Forest, 84.5
26. Michigan State, 84.5
27. Oklahoma State, 84.5
28. Southern California, 84.5
29. Kentucky, 84.5
30. Virginia Tech, 83.5
31. West Virginia, 83.5
32. Fresno State, 83.5
33. Utah, 83.5
34. UCLA, 83.5
35. Miami (Fla.), 82.5
36. North Carolina State, 82.5
37. Wisconsin, 82.5
38. Minnesota, 82.5
39. Baylor, 82.5
40. Tennessee, 82.5
41. Virginia, 81.5
42. Louisville, 81.5
43. Indiana, 81.5
44. Maryland, 81.5
45. TCU, 81.5
46. Brigham Young, 81.5
47. Boise State, 81.5
48. UNR, 81.5
49. Washington, 81.5
50. Oregon State, 81.5
51. Coastal Carolina, 81.5
52. Appalachian State, 81.5
53. Mississippi State, 81.5
54. Central Florida, 79.5
55. Boston College, 79.5
56. Purdue, 79.5
57. Kansas State, 79.5
58. Liberty, 79.5
59. Stanford, 79.5
60. Houston, 78.5
61. Tulsa, 78.5
62. Texas Tech, 78.5
63. California, 78.5
64. UTSA 77.5
65. Toledo, 77.5
66. Western Michigan, 77.5
67. Louisiana (Lafayette), 77.5
68. Memphis, 76.5
69. Marshall, 76.5
70. Army, 76.5
71. San Diego State, 76.5
72. Florida State, 75.5
73. Rutgers, 75.5
74. UAB, 75.5
75. Wyoming, 75.5
76. Air Force, 75.5
77. Missouri, 75.5
78. South Carolina, 75.5
79. Georgia Tech, 74.5
80. Syracuse, 74.5
81. Northwestern, 74.5
82. Western Kentucky, 74.5
83. Washington State, 74.5
84. Florida Atlantic, 73.5
85. Tulane, 72.5
86. East Carolina, 72.5
87. Illinois, 72.5
88. Kent State, 72.5
89. Duke, 71.5
90. Central Michigan, 71.5
91. San Jose State, 71.5
92. Troy, 71.5
93. Colorado State, 69.5
94. Colorado, 69.5
95. Ball State, 68.5
96. Louisiana Tech, 67.5
97. Buffalo, 67.5
98. Hawaii, 67.5
99. Utah State, 67.5
100. Eastern Michigan, 66.5
101. Miami (Ohio), 66.5
102. Georgia State, 66.5
103. Northern Illinois, 65.5
104. South Alabama, 65.5
105. Navy, 64.5
106. Arizona, 64.5
107. Georgia Southern, 64.5
108. Temple, 63.5
109. Middle Tennessee, 63.5
110. Charlotte, 63.5
111. Florida International, 62.5
112. Ohio, 62.5
113. Arkansas State, 62.5
114. Vanderbilt, 61.5
115. South Florida, 60.5
116. Rice, 60.5
117. UNLV, 60.5
118. Texas State, 60.5
119. Southern Mississippi, 59.5
120. North Texas, 59.5
121. UTEP, 58.5
122. Bowling Green, 58.5
123. New Mexico, 58.5
124. Kansas, 56.5
125. Old Dominion, 55.5
126. Connecticut, 52.5
127. New Mexico State, 47.5
128. Akron, 47.5
129. Louisiana-monroe, 47.5
130. Massachusetts, 45.5
BIGGEST RISE
■ Tennessee jumped eight points to 82.5 and 42 spots, from No. 82 to No. 40, after blowing out Missouri 62-24 on the road Saturday.
BIGGEST FALLS
■ Wisconsin fell seven points to 82.5 and 23 spots, from No. 14 to No. 37, after a 38-17 home loss to Michigan.
■ Central Florida fell seven points to 79.5 and 32 spots, from No. 22 to No. 54, after a 34-30 road loss to Navy.
WEEK 6 POINT SPREAD COMPARISON
Here is a comparison of Week 6 point spreads to spreads created by two popular power rating services, ESPN’S FPI and Jeff Sagarin, along with the raw numbers from the Westgatesuperbook (which
sometimes differ from actual spreads).
Notes: Power rating spreads are rounded to the nearest half-point and reflect three points added for home-field advantage. ESPN FPI does not produce ratings for Football Championship Subdivision teams. Teams are listed with Associated Press poll ranking where applicable.
Thursday
■ No. 15 Coastal Carolina (-19½, total 72½) at Arkansas State, 4:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Coastal Carolina -20½ Sagarin: Coastal Carolina -18 Westgate: Coastal Carolina -16
■ Houston (-5½, 59½) at Tulane, 4:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Houston -6
Sagarin: Houston -9
Westgate: Houston -3
Friday
■ Temple at No. 5 Cincinnati (-29, 53½), 4 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Cincinnati -31 Sagarin: Cincinnati -32 Westgate: Cincinnati -33
■ Charlotte (-3½, 60) at Florida International, 4 p.m. ESPN FPI: Charlotte -1½ Sagarin: Charlotte -7
Westgate: FIU -2
■ Stanford at No. 22 Arizona State (-12½ ,51 ½), 7:30 p.m. ESPN FPI: Arizona State -8 Sagarin: Arizona State -7½ Westgate: Arizona State -10
Saturday
■ No. 6 Oklahoma (-3, 63½) vs. No. 21 Texas (at Dallas), 9 a.m. ESPN FPI: Oklahoma -2½ Sagarin: Oklahoma -4½ Westgate: Oklahoma -4
■ Maryland at No. 7 Ohio State (-20½, 69½), 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Ohio State -22 Sagarin: Ohio State -16½ Westgate: Ohio State -20
■ No. 11 Michigan State (-5, 50) at Rutgers, 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Michigan State -5 Sagarin: Michigan State -1 Westgate: Michigan State -6
■ No. 13 Arkansas at No. 17 Mississippi (-6, 66½), 9 a.m. ESPN FPI: Mississippi -6
Sagarin: Mississippi -6½ Westgate: Mississippi -7
■ Vanderbilt at No. 20 Florida (-39, 59½), 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Florida -38½
Sagarin: Florida -34
Westgate: Florida -35
■ South Carolina at Tennessee (-10½ ,56 ½), 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Tennessee -11
Sagarin: Tennessee -7
Westgate: Tennessee -10
■ West Virginia at Baylor (-3, 44½), 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Baylor -3½
Sagarin: Baylor -3½
Westgate: Baylor -2
■ Northern Illinois at Toledo (-12, 52), 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Toledo -13
Sagarin: Toledo -10
Westgate: Toledo -15
■ Akron at Bowling Green (-14½, 46), 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Bowling Green -16 Sagarin: Bowling Green -16½ Westgate: Bowling Green -14
■ Georgia Tech (-3½ ,60 ½) at Duke, 9:30 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Georgia Tech -6
Sagarin: Georgia Tech -3½ Westgate: Georgia Tech PK
■ Old Dominion at Marshall (-20½, 66), 11 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Marshall -19
Sagarin: Marshall -17
Westgate: Marshall -24
■ Virginia at Louisville (-2½, 70), noon
ESPN FPI: Louisville PK
Sagarin: Louisville -1½
Westgate: Louisville -3
■ No. 2 Georgia (-14½ ,45 ½) at No. 18 Auburn, 12:30 p.m. ESPN FPI: Georgia -13½
Sagarin: Georgia -11½
Westgate: Georgia -13
■ Boise State at No. 10 Brigham Young (-5, 56½), 12:30 p.m. ESPN FPI: BYU -5
Sagarin: BYU -6½
Westgate: BYU -3
■ No. 19 Wake Forest (-6,
56½) at Syracuse, 12:30 p.m. ESPN FPI: Wake Forest -6 Sagarin: Wake Forest -9½ Westgate: Wake Forest -7
■ No. 24 SMU (-13½ ,55 ½) at Navy, 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: SMU -21½
Sagarin: SMU -17
Westgate: SMU -17
■ Florida Atlantic at UAB (-4, 49½), 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: UAB -2
Sagarin: UAB -2
Westgate: UAB -5
■ Middle Tennessee at Liberty (-19½, 58), 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Liberty -13
Sagarin: Liberty -17½
Westgate: Liberty -19
■ Florida State at North Carolina (-17½, 63½), 12:30 p.m. ESPN FPI: North Carolina -17 Sagarin: North Carolina -15½ Westgate: North Carolina -15
■ Wisconsin (-10, 42) at Illinois, 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Wisconsin -6½ Sagarin: Wisconsin -8
Westgate: Wisconsin -7
■ Connecticut (-3½ ,55 ½) at Massachusetts, 12:30 p.m. ESPN FPI: Massachusetts -4½ Sagarin: Massachusetts -5 Westgate: Connecticut -4
■ Miami (Ohio) (-2, 59½) at Eastern Michigan, 12:30 p.m. ESPN FPI: Eastern Michigan -6 Sagarin: Eastern Michigan -2½ Westgate: Eastern Michigan -3
■ Ball State at Western Michigan (-10½ , 57 ½), 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Western Michigan -14 Sagarin: Western Michigan -12 Westgate: Western Michigan -12
■ Central Michigan (-6, 57) at Ohio, 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Central Michigan -8 Sagarin: Central Michigan -1½ Westgate: Central Michigan -6
■ San Jose State at Colorado State (-2, 45), 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Colorado State -5½ Sagarin: Colorado State -5½ Westgate: Colorado State -1
■ No. 4 Penn State at No. 3 Iowa (-2½ ,41 ½), 1 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Iowa -2½
Sagarin: Iowa -6
Westgate: Iowa -2
■ North Texas at Missouri (-18½, 67½), 1 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Missouri -13
Sagarin: Missouri -16½ Westgate: Missouri -19
■ Oregon State (-3½, 59) at Washington State, 1 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Oregon State -7 Sagarin: Oregon State -6 Westgate: Oregon State -4
■ East Carolina at Central Florida (-10, 67½), 3 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Central Florida -12 Sagarin: Central Florida -6½ Westgate: Central Florida -10
■ UTEP (-2½ ,44 ½) at Southern Mississippi, 4 p.m. ESPN FPI: So. Mississippi -6½ Sagarin: So. Mississippi -2½ Westgate: So. Mississippi -4
■ UTSA at Western Kentucky (-3½, 70½), 4 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Western Kentucky PK Sagarin: UTSA -2½
Westgate: UTSA PK
■ TCU (-2, 60½) at Texas Tech, 4 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Texas Tech -2
Sagarin: Texas Tech -1½ Westgate: TCU PK
■ Buffalo at Kent State (-5½, 65½), 4 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Buffalo -2
Sagarin: Kent State -3½ Westgate: Kent State -8
■ Georgia Southern at Troy (-5½, 50), 4 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Troy -11
Sagarin: Troy -7½
Westgate: Troy -10
■ South Alabama (-3½ ,52 ½) at Texas State, 4 p.m.
ESPN FPI: South Alabama -2 Sagarin: South Alabama -8 Westgate: South Alabama -2
■ Wyoming at Air Force (-6, 46½), 4 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Air Force -3
Sagarin: Air Force -2½
Westgate: Air Force -3
■ No. 9 Michigan (-3½ ,49 ½) at Nebraska, 4:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Michigan -4½ Sagarin: Michigan -8
Westgate: Michigan -3
■ No. 14 Notre Dame (-1, 47) at Virginia Tech, 4:30 p.m. ESPN FPI: Notre Dame -2 Sagarin: Notre Dame -6 Westgate: Virginia Tech -1
■ LSU at No. 16 Kentucky (-3, 50), 4:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Kentucky -1
Sagarin: Kentucky -5
Westgate: Kentucky -1
■ No. 1 Alabama (-17½, 51) at Texas A&M, 5 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Alabama -15
Sagarin: Alabama -15½ Westgate: Alabama -19
■ Georgia State (-16, 51) at Louisiana-monroe, 5 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Georgia State -6½ Sagarin: Georgia State -3½ Westgate: Georgia State -16
■ Utah at Southern California (-3, 52½), 5 p.m.
ESPN FPI: USC -5
Sagarin: USC -3½
Westgate: USC -4
■ New Mexico vs. No. 25 San Diego State (-19½, 42) (at Carson, Calif.), 6 p.m.
ESPN FPI: San Diego State -24 Sagarin: San Diego State -24½ Westgate: San Diego State -20
■ Memphis at Tulsa (-3, 60½), 6 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Memphis -1
Sagarin: Memphis -2½
Westgate: Tulsa -5
■ UCLA (-16, 61) at Arizona, 7:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: UCLA -14½
Sagarin: UCLA -15½
Westgate: UCLA -16
■ New Mexico State at UNR (-30½, 63½), 7:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: UNR -28
Sagarin: UNR -34½
Westgate: UNR -37