COLLEGE FOOTBALL RATINGS AND COMPARISONS
Louisiana-monroe has climbed out of the cellar of the Westgate Superbook’s college football power ratings.
The Warhawks pulled off a second straight upset, beating South Alabama 41-31 on Saturday as +425 underdogs. That win came a week after stunning Liberty 31-28 as 30-1 underdogs.
Monroe is now No. 125 in the ratings, with Massachusetts taking over the bottom spot.
The top of the ratings stayed the same, though Ohio State has climbed within a touchdown of Georgia on a neutral field. The Buckeyes gained two points to 102.5, seven behind Georgia at 109.5 and five behind Alabama at 107.5.
Here are the Westgate’s power ratings of all 130 Football Bowl Subdivision teams, from No. 1 Georgia to No. 130 Massachusetts:
WESTGATE RATINGS
1. Georgia, 109.5
2. Alabama, 107.5
3. Ohio State, 102.5
4. Oklahoma, 97.5
5. Cincinnati, 95.5
6. Florida, 93.5
7. Michigan, 92.5
8. Texas A&M 91.5
9. Iowa State, 90.5
10. Penn State, 89.5
11. Mississippi, 89.5
12. Arkansas, 89.5
13. Pittsburgh, 88.5
14. Wisconsin, 88.5
15. Iowa, 88.5
16. Texas, 88.5
17. Oregon, 88.5
18. Arizona State, 88.5
19. Auburn, 88.5
20. Kentucky, 88.5
21. North Carolina, 86.5
22. Nebraska, 86.5
23. Michigan State, 86.5
24. Oklahoma State, 86.5
25. Notre Dame, 86.5
26. Clemson, 85.5
27. North Carolina State, 85.5
28. Wake Forest, 85.5
29. Baylor, 85.5
30. Utah, 85.5
31. SMU, 84.5
32. Tennessee, 84.5
33. TCU, 83.5
34. UCLA, 83.5
35. Coastal Carolina, 83.5
36. Virginia, 82.5
37. West Virginia, 82.5
38. Fresno State, 82.5
39. Miami (Fla.), 81.5
40. Kansas State, 81.5
41. UNR, 81.5
42. Southern California, 81.5
43. Oregon State, 81.5
44. Appalachian State, 81.5
45. LSU, 81.5
46. Mississippi State, 81.5
47. Louisville, 80.5
48. Minnesota, 80.5
49. Purdue, 80.5
50. Brigham Young, 80.5
51. Houston, 79.5
52. Florida State, 79.5
53. Virginia Tech, 78.5
54. Syracuse, 78.5
55. Maryland, 78.5
56. UTSA, 78.5
57. Western Kentucky, 78.5
58. Army, 78.5
59. Western Michigan, 78.5
60. Boise State, 78.5
61. San Diego State, 78.5
62. California, 78.5
63. Georgia Tech, 77.5
64. Texas Tech, 77.5
65. UAB, 77.5
66. Liberty, 77.5
67. Air Force, 77.5
68. Washington, 77.5
69. Stanford, 77.5
70. Louisiana (Lafayette), 77.5
71. Rutgers, 76.5
72. Marshall, 76.5
73. Tulsa, 75.5
74. Indiana, 75.5
75. Toledo, 75.5
76. Colorado State, 75.5
77. Central Florida, 74.5
78. Boston College, 74.5
79. Florida Atlantic, 74.5
80. East Carolina, 73.5
81. Missouri, 73.5
82. Memphis, 72.5
83. Illinois, 72.5
84. Kent State, 72.5
85. Washington State, 72.5
86. Northwestern, 71.5
87. Ball State, 70.5
88. Central Michigan, 70.5
89. Miami (Ohio), 70.5
90. Northern Illinois, 70.5
91. Utah State, 70.5
92. South Carolina, 70.5
93. Wyoming, 69.5
94. Georgia State, 69.5
95. Navy, 68.5
96. Duke, 68.5
97. Buffalo, 68.5
98. Tulane, 67.5
99. Louisiana Tech, 67.5
100. San Jose State, 67.5
101. Troy, 67.5
102. Eastern Michigan, 66.5 103. Hawaii, 66.5
104. Colorado, 66.5
105. Georgia Southern, 65.5
106. South Alabama, 65.5
107. South Florida, 64.5
108. Charlotte, 63.5
109. Ohio, 63.5
110. Temple, 62.5
111. Middle Tennessee, 62.5
112. UTEP, 62.5
113. Arizona, 60.5
114. Texas State, 60.5
115. UNLV, 59.5
116. Rice, 58.5
117. Old Dominion, 58.5
118. New Mexico, 58.5
119. North Texas, 57.5
120. Bowling Green, 57.5
121. Arkansas State, 57.5
122. Vanderbilt, 57.5
123. Kansas, 56.5
124. Florida International, 56.5
125. Louisiana-monroe, 51.5
126. Southern Mississippi, 49.5
127. Connecticut, 48.5
128. New Mexico State, 48.5
129. Akron, 48.5
130. Massachusetts, 45.5
BIGGEST RISES
■ New Mexico moved up four points to 58.5, going from No. 124 to No. 118, after knocking off Wyoming 14-3.
■ Louisiana-monroe gained four points, moving from No. 130 to No. 125, after upsetting South Alabama 41-31.
BIGGEST FALL
■ Indiana dropped four points to 75.5, moving from No. 53 to No. 74, after being wiped out 54-7 by Ohio State.
WEEK 9 POINT SPREAD COMPARISON
Here is a comparison of Week 9 point spreads to spreads created by two popular power rating services, ESPN’S FPI and Jeff Sagarin, along with the raw numbers from the Westgate Superbook (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
■ Troy at No. 24 Coastal Carolina (-17½, total 52), 4:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Coastal Carolina -19 Sagarin: Coastal Carolina -18 Westgate: Coastal Carolina -19 ■ South Florida at East Carolina (-9½ ,56 ½), 4:30 p.m. ESPN FPI: East Carolina -6½ Sagarin: East Carolina -7½ Westgate: East Carolina -12
Friday
■ Navy at Tulsa (-11, 47), 4:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Tulsa -12½
Sagarin: Tulsa -7½
Westgate: Tulsa -10
■ UNLV at UNR (-20½, 58), 7 p.m.
ESPN FPI: UNR -18 Sagarin: UNR -20½ Westgate: UNR -25
Saturday
■ No. 2 Cincinnati (-24½ ,62 ½) at Tulane, 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Cincinnati -19½ Sagarin: Cincinnati -25
Westgate: Cincinnati -25
■ No. 6 Michigan (-4, 50½) at No. 8 Michigan State, 9 a.m. ESPN FPI: Michigan -3
Sagarin: Michigan -5½
Westgate: Michigan -3
■ No. 9 Iowa at Wisconsin
(-3½ ,36 ½), 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Wisconsin PK
Sagarin: Wisconsin PK
Westgate: Wisconsin -3
■ Texas at No. 16 Baylor (-3, 61½), 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Texas -1
Sagarin: Baylor -2½
Westgate: Texas PK
■ Miami (Fla.) at No. 17 Pittsburgh (-9, 61), 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Pitt -11
Sagarin: Pitt -12½
Westgate: Pitt -10
■ Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech (-4, 55½), 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Georgia Tech -3½ Sagarin: Georgia Tech -2 Westgate: Georgia Tech -2
■ Rutgers (-1½ ,41 ½) at
Illinois, 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Rutgers PK
Sagarin: Illinois -1
Westgate: Rutgers -1
■ Indiana at Maryland (-5½, 49½), 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Maryland -1½
Sagarin: Maryland -1½
Westgate: Maryland -6
■ Massachusetts at Liberty (-36½ ,57 ½), 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Liberty -32½
Sagarin: Liberty -33½
Westgate: Liberty -35
■ Central Florida (-10, 52½) at Temple, 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: UCF -15
Sagarin: UCF -16
Westgate: UCF -9
■ Bowling Green at Buffalo (-13½, 51), 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Buffalo -19
Sagarin: Buffalo -18
Westgate: Buffalo -14
■ Texas State at Louisiana (Lafayette) (-21, 58½), 9 a.m. ESPN FPI: Louisiana -19½ Sagarin: Louisiana -24
Westgate: Louisiana -20
■ No. 22 Iowa State (-7, 48) at West Virginia, 11 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Iowa State -7½ Sagarin: Iowa State -8
Westgate: Iowa State -5
■ North Texas at Rice (-2½,
58), 11 a.m.
ESPN FPI: North Texas -2
Sagarin: Rice -3½
Westgate: Rice -4
■ Missouri (-15½, 64) at Vanderbilt, noon
ESPN FPI: Missouri -12
Sagarin: Missouri -12½
Westgate: Missouri -13
■ Washington State at Arizona State (-16, 53), noon
ESPN FPI: Arizona State -13½ Sagarin: Arizona State -10½ Westgate: Arizona State -19
■ Hawaii at Utah State (-5, 65), noon
ESPN FPI: Utah State -6
Sagarin: Utah State -8½ Westgate: Utah State -7
■ No. 1 Georgia (-14, 50½) vs. Florida (at Jacksonville, Fla.), 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Georgia -11½
Sagarin: Georgia -14
Westgate: Georgia -16
■ Texas Tech at No. 4 Oklahoma (-20, 67½), 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Oklahoma -17
Sagarin: Oklahoma -19
Westgate: Oklahoma -23
■ Colorado at No. 7 Oregon (-24, 49), 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Oregon -20½
Sagarin: Oregon -21½
Westgate: Oregon -25
■ Florida International at Marshall (-22, 64), 12:30 p.m. ESPN FPI: Marshall -19½
Sagarin: Marshall -22½
Westgate: Marshall -23
■ Louisiana Tech (-4, 52) at Old Dominion, 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Louisiana Tech -5½ Sagarin: Louisiana Tech -4½ Westgate: Louisiana Tech -6
■ Southern Mississippi at Middle Tennessee (-13, 47), 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Middle Tennessee -14½ Sagarin: Middle Tennessee -16½ Westgate: Middle Tennessee -16
■ Florida State at Clemson (-9½, 47), 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Clemson -14½
Sagarin: Clemson -12½
Westgate: Clemson -9
■ Boston College at Syracuse (-6, 50½), 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Syracuse -2½
Sagarin: Syracuse -2½
Westgate: Syracuse -7
■ Minnesota (-7½, 43½) at Northwestern, 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Minnesota -5½ Sagarin: Minnesota -6
Westgate: Minnesota -6
■ Purdue at Nebraska (-7½,
52), 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Nebraska -8
Sagarin: Nebraska -3½
Westgate: Nebraska -9
■ TCU at Kansas State (-3½, 58), 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Kansas State -1 Sagarin: Kansas State -5½ Westgate: Kansas State -1
■ Louisiana-monroe at Appalachian State (-28, 57½), 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Appalachian State -27 Sagarin: Appalachian State -22 Westgate: Appalachian State -33 ■ Duke at No. 13 Wake Forest (-16½, 70½), 1 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Wake Forest -18 Sagarin: Wake Forest -23 Westgate: Wake Forest -20
■ Charlotte at Western Kentucky (-17½, 72½), 1 p.m. ESPN FPI: Western Kentucky -14½
Sagarin: Western Kentucky -13 Westgate: Western Kentucky -18 ■ Wyoming at San Jose State (-3, 41), 1 p.m.
ESPN FPI: San Jose State -1 Sagarin: San Jose State -1½ Westgate: San Jose State -2
■ Arkansas State at South Alabama (-9, 65½), 2 p.m.
ESPN FPI: South Alabama -6½ Sagarin: South Alabama -4½ Westgate: South Alabama -11
■ UTEP at Florida Atlantic (-11,
47½), 3 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Florida Atlantic -17½ Sagarin: Florida Atlantic -11½ Westgate: Florida Atlantic -15
■ Georgia State (-6, 56½) at Georgia Southern, 3 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Georgia State -2 Sagarin: Georgia State -6 Westgate: Georgia State -1
■ No. 10 Mississippi at No. 18 Auburn (-2, 66), 4 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Auburn -2
Sagarin: Auburn -1
Westgate: Auburn -2
■ No. 12 Kentucky (-1½, 47) at Mississippi State, 4 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Mississippi State -2½ Sagarin: Kentucky -4
Westgate: Kentucky -4
■ Kansas at No. 15 Oklahoma State (-31, 54), 4 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Oklahoma State -30 Sagarin: Oklahoma State -32 Westgate: Oklahoma State -33
■ No. 19 SMU at Houston (PK, 62), 4 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Houston -1
Sagarin: SMU PK
Westgate: SMU -2
■ Oregon State (-1, 55) at California, 4 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Oregon State -2½ Sagarin: Oregon State -4½ Westgate: Oregon State PK
■ Arizona at Southern California (-21½ ,56 ½), 4 p.m. ESPN FPI: USC -22
Sagarin: USC -21½
Westgate: USC -24
■ Boise State (-2½ ,51 ½) at Colorado State, 4 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Boise State -4½ Sagarin: Boise State -6½ Westgate: Boise State PK
■ No. 20 Penn State at No. 5 Ohio State (-18, 60), 4:30 p.m. ESPN FPI: Ohio State -16
Sagarin: Ohio State -11
Westgate: Ohio State -16
■ North Carolina at No. 11
Notre Dame (-3½, 63), 4:30 p.m. ESPN FPI: Notre Dame -6½ Sagarin: Notre Dame -13 Westgate: Notre Dame -3
■ Louisville at North Carolina State (-7, 56), 4:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: N.C. State -10
Sagarin: N.C. State -6½
Westgate: N.C. State -8
■ UCLA at Utah (-6½ ,60 ½), 7 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Utah -5
Sagarin: Utah -5½
Westgate: Utah -5
■ Virginia at No. 25 Brigham Young (-2½, 64), 7:15 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Virginia -2
Sagarin: BYU -1½
Westgate: BYU -1
■ Fresno State vs. No. 21 San Diego State (PK, 44½ )(at Carson, Calif.), 7:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Fresno State -1½ Sagarin: San Diego State -4 Westgate: Fresno State -4
■ Washington at Stanford (-2, 47½), 7:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Stanford -1
Sagarin: Stanford -3
Westgate: Stanford -3