Week 10 College Football Newsletter

The football season gets stranger and better by the week. This weekend was no exception. Illinois gave top-ranked Ohio State a scare, falling 17-10. Ball State did likewise to the second-ranked Wolverines of Michigan, falling 34-26. While there weren't any upsets over the weekend that would shock the masses as much as if OSU or UM fell, there were plenty of unexpecteds coming out on top. With only five unbeatens left and four of them squaring off in the next couple weeks, we'll have, at the very most, three unbeatens come season's end. If that does occur, it means only one thing, chaos for the BCS committee. Until we see a playoff system, bring on the chaos until the committee gets some sense knocked into them.

The Bonehead Call of the Week
I'm giving this to the offensive coordinator at Missouri. The Tigers lost to Nebraska in Memorial Stadium 34-20 on Saturday. They were at one point down 27-3 and had their opportunities to come back. Overall, the Tigers were fairly efficient on offense when they hung on to the football, but it was difficult for UM to get into much of an offensive rhythm or do much with the football early in the contest because of the playcalling and stubbornness to make adjustments. Quarterback Chase Daniel has been very efficient throughout the majority of the season and Missouri does have their share of skilled athletes at tailback, receiver, and tight end. The majority of called pass plays were short receiver screens, out routes, and short underneath patterns which played right into the hands of the quick Nebraska defense, in particular, their front seven. If Nebraska has a weakness on defense, it's their secondary and the Missouri coaching staff didn't choose to exploit that until it was too late. There are some games where I have to scratch my head wondering why in Zeus' amygdala a coach (or coaches) called a game a certain way. This was one of those games in which I did so.

The Bonehead Play of the Week
This goes to West Virginia's punter Koslowski. If it hadn't of been for the early portion of the 3rd quarter in Thursday night's game at Louisville, the Mountaineers may have had a legitimate shot to win the football game. The Cards ran a fumble back for an early score in the 3rd to go up 23-14. On the following drive, the 'Neers went three and out and punting from deep in their own territory and the coverage all going to the right portion of the field, Koslowski kicked a low line drive to the left side. With blockers in front and all around him, the returner ran it in for an easy six. Heck, I could've run that one in for a score. That put the Cards up 30-14 at home with all the momentum on their side. It was too much of an uphill battle from there on out for Rich Rodriguez and the Mountaineers.

The Conference Yo of the Week
SEC. Arkansas/South Carolina, Georgia/Kentucky, LSU/Tennessee, Alabama/Mississippi State, and even Florida/Vanderbilt were all solid matchups on Saturday. Those five games were decided by a combined 28 points with the biggest blowout coming in the 'Bama/MSU game where the Bulldogs upset the Tide 24-16. Arkansas dominated in the first half against the Gamecocks, but Spurrier's crew refused to give up, only to fall a bit short at the end, 26-20. Georgia and Kentucky were back and forth throughout, with the Wildcats being the team that scored last in their 24-20 victory. Vandy, as usual, played the role of the pest and would not go away in their contest against Florida only to fall a bit short, losing 25-19. Finally, LSU and Tennessee locked horns in another classic duel. They went to triple overtime a year ago and the game this year was nearly as good and entertaining, as LSU scored the go-ahead and eventual winning touchdown with nine seconds left on the clock. In the only two non-conference games, Auburn whipped up on Arkansas State and Ole Miss did likewise to Division I-AA Northwestern State.

The Conference Yo No of the Week
Pac-10. The Big Ten's streak is now over. They had won this award three consecutive weeks, but thanks to a horrendous weekend for the Pac-10, the Big Ten has been relieved of it, at least for one week. Washington State was looking strong following their near win against USC and their dominating victory against Oregon. Arizona upset the Cougars 27-17 on Saturday. Washington had lost their previous two games in overtime, against the likes of Cal and Arizona State. They also lost a game against USC that went down to the last second. UW played with Oregon for one half, but someone may have forgotten to tell the Huskies that there are two halves in a football game, as the Ducks dominated the second half en route to their 34-14 victory. USC became just the next team to shutout Stanford, 42-0. Cal beat UCLA 38-24 and honestly, it wasn't even that close. Both Arizona State and Oregon State met up on Saturday with identical 5-3 records, but the equivalency in pre-game numbers was not evident when both teams stepped onto the field as Oregon State laid the smack down on the Sundevils by the score of 44-10. Unlike in the SEC this weekend, the Pac-10 was full of yawners and laughers.

Game of the Week
The past couple weeks I've had problems picking one game above the rest. Two weeks ago I listed the top five games. Last week I listed the top ten games. This week is easy, in my opinion. Out of all the games aired, one reigned supreme above the rest and that was the SEC battle between LSU and Tennessee. There were hard hits and great defensive plays to satisfy the slugfest gurus. There were big plays and plenty of offense to satisfy the Mike Martz's of the world. There were clutch plays when champions truly make their presence felt to satisfy the suspense/thriller fanatics. It had a little something for everyone and that's the recipe for a great football game.

Biggest Disappointment of the Week
Oklahoma State/Texas. I did feel that Texas would pull out the win at home here, but not in a 36-10 fashion. Okie State came back from sixteen points down last week to upset Nebraska 41-29 in Stillwater. They've been scoring points left and right this year, even in their losses. This was by far and away their poorest showing of the season on the offensive side of the ball. The big emotional victory last week may have made the Cowboys more prone for a letdown this week, but against the 'Horns? In Austin? I'd like to believe that even if the ingredients were right for a typical letdown, that OSU would find enough in them to get pumped up to play Texas. It'll be interesting to see where OSU goes from here. At 5-4, they only need one more victory to become bowl eligible. With Oklahoma left on their slate, that's not going to be easy.

Kudos
Upsets. Like I mentioned at the start, there were plenty of upsets this weekend, none the magnitude of Illinois beating Ohio State or Ball State defeating Michigan, but big enough to garner attention.

Northwestern 21 Iowa 7- Northwestern entered the game winless in conference and 2-7 overall. This is a club who was beaten 34-17 by Division I-AA New Hampshire. What has happened to the Hawkeyes? Simple. Injuries, lack of depth, and lack of execution.

Maryland 13 Clemson 12- If one were to look at the team's records going into the game, this may not look like much of an upset. But, let's get something straight. Even including the loss on Saturday, Clemson has outscored their opponents by 220 points this season (22.0 p/game) while Maryland has outscored opponents by a total of 18 points (2.0 p/game). The Tigers have been dominant at times this season and the Terps have just been finding ways to squeak out victories. Some how, some way, they managed to do so again.

Mississippi State 24 Alabama 16- This victory by Slyvester Croom's Bulldogs snapped a 23-game road SEC losing streak!

South Florida 22 Pittsburgh 12- Not many gave the Bulls a chance in this one, but as usual, Jim Leavitt and company proved skeptics wrong and have again qualified themselves as bowl eligible.

Kentucky 24 Georgia 20- This would be no upset in basketball, but it most certainly is in football. Kentucky is now 5-4 and one victory away from becoming bowl eligible. Meanwhile, Georgia has lost four of their last five and is fading fast.

Arizona 27 Washington State 17- In the past month, no one outside of Cal had been playing better football in the Pac-10 conference than Washington State. They saw the top 25 for the first time last Sunday. That ended quickly with this loss. With the victory, Mike Stoops may have some hope to finish 2-1 and take his Wildcats to a bowl game for the first time in his tenure.

Wake Forest 21 Boston College 14- Both teams had just one loss entering the game, but Wake had played one of the weakest schedules in all of Division I-A football thus far. BC had beaten the likes of Clemson and Virginia Tech. Just like with Maryland, I don't know how Wake keeps finding ways to do it, but again, they bettered their opponent on Saturday, which came as quite a surprise to me and many others.

No Kudos
Fox Sports Net. For the first time this season, Fox Sports Net aired a Division I-A triple-header on Saturday. What were the games? Baylor at Texas Tech, Kansas State at Colorado, and USC at Stanford. Records of the teams with the better records against the teams with the worse records? 19-9 (.679) to 5-24 (.172). The combined scores of the games? 131-42 (average: 43.7-14.0 = 29.7). Couldn't they have found any better games? USC against winless Stanford in primetime? Kudos to FSN for the quantity of games aired, but no kudos for the quality of those very games.

Player(s) of the Week
There were several potential candidates for the award this week, but two performances struck me more than any others. This week, Nathan Longshore (quarterback-Cal) and Darren McFadden (tailback-Arkansas) are both so deserving that I'm simply going to name them my co-Players of the Week.

Nathan Longshore completed 20 of 24 passes (83.3%) for 266 yards (11.1 yards per attempt) and three touchdowns. He also ran the ball a couple times for 17 yards (8.5 per carry). He did all this against one of the "better" defenses in the Pac-10, UCLA- a club that limited Notre Dame to 13 points in 58 minutes a couple weeks ago before they played the sleep-it-off defense.

Darren McFadden ran the ball 25 times for 219 yards (8.8 yards per carry) and 2 TD against the quick and talented front seven of South Carolina.

Surprise of the Week
Boston College/Wake Forest. What? What about Northwestern? Mississippi State? Kentucky? Iowa and Georgia have not performed well of late and Alabama plays a little too close for comfort in most games, so those games don't blow me away in shock. Wake Forest's 21-14 victory over Boston College on Saturday night does shock me a little. With the victory on Saturday night, Wake improved to 8-1 on the season. But get this. Wake's opposition to this point has a combined record of 27-56 (including BC) which equates to a winning percentage of .325. In their nine games, Wake has outscored their weak opponents (for the most part) by a total of 72 points (8.0 p/gm). Meanwhile, even with two losses, BC has outscored their opponents by nearly 10.5 per game and their opponents have a solid record of 45-38 (.542). Regardless of who Wake plays, they make a game of it and eight of nine times this season, have come out on top when the clock reaches zeroes.

Nebraska Game (from an unbiased person's viewpoint)
Both Missouri and Nebraska entered their game on Saturday battered with the urge to prove to skeptics that they were for real and deserved to be crowned the Big XII North Champion. Missouri got trampled a week earlier by Oklahoma 26-10 and Nebraska fell to Oklahoma State 41-29 after starting the game with a 16-0 lead. The winner of this game would most likely represent the North in the Big XII Title Game.

As they did in their previous game, Nebraska started strong. Their running game was not dominant, but was effective and Zak Taylor was efficient in the passing game for the Huskers. What aided Nebraska most of all was their opportunistic defense that forced three turnovers. This gave the Huskers a shortened field and they made the most of those opportunities. So much so, that they led 27-3 just before halftime. Mizzou drove just enough to attempt a lengthy 54-yard field goal as the clock struck zero, and surprisingly (to me, at least), the Tigers made good on the try and trailed 27-6 at the break.

What, besides turnovers, was critical in the first half? Playcalling. Nebraska ran a very balanced offense that, for the most part, kept Mizzou's D on its heels. Missouri, on the other hand, appeared to be running a hybrid offense of Frank Solich and Mike Leach. Leach is the head coach of Texas Tech, but unlike with Leach's Texas Tech gameplans, Missouri's gameplan was anything but smooth and they attempted to go out of character and emphasize the run game unlike they've done in the past. They were also reluctant on throwing the ball vertically downfield where Nebraska is most vulnerable. Instead, UM dumped the ball off on screens, short outs, and short underneath routes throughout the half. What did that get them? Nada.

NU appeared to have the game in hand to start the second half, but one play altered the momentum completely. On Nebraska's first drive of the second half, they faced a 4th-and-1 inside Tiger territory, ready to throw down the knockout punch, when Taylor faked the hand-off to the tailback and threw to a wide open J.B. Phillips. Nobody was around him. He could've sat down and read "Moby Dick" before the ball got to him and someone could've laid a hand on him. The ball was right in his hands, right there. It was very well thrown by Taylor. What happened? Phillips dropped it. Instead of NU giving Missouri the knockout with a 34-6 lead, Mizzou came storming back and trimmed the lead to 14, at 27-13. Why did they move the ball? They threw the ball downfield and exploited the secondary. Nebraska and Missouri swapped touchdowns to bring the score to 34-20 when the two teams showcased their not wanting to win the Big XII North Title. It was a very fitting end to the game. Last week, Mizzou got trounced by Oklahoma. The game had ended by the time the Nebraska/Oklahoma State game started. NU even got out to a 16-0 lead before getting outscored 41-7 after that point and losing 41-29. Will the Big XII North Champ please stand up? Please stand up? Please stand up? The same held true in this game. Nebraska got out to a 27-3 lead before Missouri pulled within 14 at 34-20. Mizzou then began driving, in attempt to close the gap to a single touchdown, but they'd turn it over. Nebraska then looked confused on offense, unsure if they wanted to play it conservative and run the clock down or play it aggressive. NU ran the ball up the middle on 1st down, then threw it on second, and ran it up the middle again on 3rd. I'm not against playing it aggressive, but if you're going to throw it on 2nd and long, why not throw it on 3rd and long? Missouri got the ball back and went back to their first half gameplan of running the ball up the middle and throwing short screens and outs that didn't amount to much. Nebraska got the ball back about to run the clock out when tailback Brandon Jackson lost his second fumble of the game. It was ugly at the end, to be nice. But, in the end, Nebraska prevailed 34-20 to take control of the Big XII North and will likely face a rematch with Texas in the title game.

Overall, the playcalling was balanced and solid for NU in the game. They weren't dominant in any area, but were rather efficient in all facets: running, throwing, trickery, and special teams. The defense wasn't dominant either, but was very opportunistic when it came to creating turnovers and putting the offense in a good position to put some points on the scoreboard. While I won't go as far as SEC-lover Craig James in saying that Nebraska is officially back and will be in the national title hunt soon, I will say that with the Big XII North Title nearly in their grasp, they are slowly improving and should remain in divisional title contention for years to come. Will that please fans enough? Will NU get over the hump and be a top ten team again? It's too early to speculate on that yet. What's truly playing in the favor of Nebraska is the fact that their talent level is improving and the role of parity is truly making its presence felt in the Big XII. Just a year ago, Colorado finished atop the Big XII North. This year they are 1-9. Iowa State has played well in recent years and was expected to contend in the North this year, but are winless in conference and 3-7 overall. Baylor is improving, as is Oklahoma State and Texas A&M. Texas Tech, Kansas State, Missouri, and Kansas are all fairly solid and consistent. If NU can turn the corner on defense (AKA get rid of Kevin Cosgrove) and better protect their quarterback, they'll have as good a chance as anyone in the Big XII in the upcoming years. Will that translate into the national title hunt? Unlike James, I'm not calling for that quite yet.

Solich Update
Ohio defeated Eastern Michigan 16-10 on Saturday to improve to 5-1 in the MAC and 7-3 overall. At this point, Ohio would be facing off against Central Michigan in the MAC title, but there are still two games left to be played.

Gill Update
Buffalo stormed back to beat a now 5-4 Kent State squad 41-14. This marked the first conference win for Turner Gill, as the Bulls improved to 1-5 in the MAC and 2-7 overall. Congrats to Gill!

Rant of the Week: No Love For the Big East
Even when the likes of Miami (Florida), Virginia Tech, and Boston College were still there, the Big East conference was often times referred to as the Big (l)East or the Big Easy. Many claimed that Virginia Tech didn't deserve the right of playing in the national title game in 1999 after the Hokies finished the year undefeated. Why? They played in the Big (l)East. Following those same Hokies, the Miami Hurricanes, and the always steady Boston College Golden Eagles' departures, the skepticism was at an all-time high. I even joined in on the bashing, because nobody else in the Big East at the time was showing worthiness of a BCS bid. Syracuse had fallen hard. West Virginia appeared to be an up and coming program, but still showed no signs at that point of being a contender on the national stage. Pitt had been a pretty steady program, but not great steady, just decent steady. Newcomer Louisville was already being crowned as the Big East champion before the season even started. But West Virginia did the "unthinkable" and beat SEC Georgia in the Sugar Bowl last year to garner some attention (from myself included).

The Big East is now in another battle for respect and a potential representative in the national title game. Until last Thursday, the Big East had three unbeatens left in the conference. Some will tell me, "That's because they haven't played anybody." Others will say that the Big East is the worst power conference in football, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Many will come forward and state that a one-loss SEC school, Notre Dame, or USC are more deserving of a trip to the national title game than an unbeaten Big East squad. They will also state, "Well, IF Louisville played in the SEC, they wouldn't go unbeaten. They'd finish worse than Florida/Auburn."

Allright, since the Big East has now made a believer out of me, I'll try to do likewise to others. First off, unlike in all the other power conferences, there is no doormat in the Big East. Duke remains winless in the ACC and North Carolina has only one win and that was a three-point victory over Division I-AA Furman. Colorado has one victory in the Big XII and Iowa State is winless in conference. The two Mississippi schools are going through tough times in the SEC, have a combined record of 6-14 with two of those wins coming against Division I-AA competition. Stanford is winless in the Pac-10. Northwestern and Illinois are battling it out for cellar rights in the Big Ten. All eight teams in the Big East are still potential bowlers come this holiday season. They're the only power conference that doesn't have a team officially eliminated from bowling this year. Louisville, Rutgers, West Virginia, South Florida, and Pittsburgh have all become bowl eligible already. Cincinnati is one win away. Most likely, six of the eight teams in conference will be bowl eligible at the end of the regular season. Connecticut and Syracuse aren't the typical doormats for the simple fact that they aren't doormats.

In their eight wins, Louisville has faced opponents with a record of 38-35 (.521) and won those games by an average of over 24 points per game. These victories include: Kentucky (5-4), Miami (Florida) (5-4), Kansas State (6-4), Middle Tennessee State (6-3, with the three losses coming at the hands of Oklahoma, Louisville, and Maryland), Cincinnati (5-4), and West Virginia (7-1). Six of their eight opponents have winning records. Meanwhile, Michigan has faced opponents with a winning percentage of .541, Ohio State has faced opponents with a win percentage of .510, and Notre Dame has faced opponents with a win percentage of .518. Cincinnati is 5-4. Their four losses have come to: Pittsburgh (6-3), Ohio State (10-0), Virginia Tech (7-2), and Louisville (8-0). These four opponents have a combined record of 31-5 (.861). They played with Ohio State for a half, with Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh for three quarters, and Louisville for all four quarters. UConn may only be 3-5, but their schedule is a major reason for that. Opponents thus far have a winning percentage of .589, which is better than that of Notre Dame's, Ohio State's, or Michigan's. They've played: Wake Forest (8-1), Indiana (5-5), Navy (6-3), South Florida (6-3), West Virginia (7-1), and Rutgers (8-0). Six of UConn's eight opponents have .500 records or better and combine for a record of 40-13 (.745). South Florida posed the toughest threat for Rutgers thus far, falling by the score of 22-20. They also lost a heartbreaker to Kansas (5-5) 13-7. This past weekend, they upset Pittsburgh (6-3) 22-12. Syracuse is just 3-6, but have lost to: Wake Forest (8-1), Iowa (6-4), Pittsburgh (6-3), Louisville (8-0), and Cincinnati (5-4) by a total of 56 points. Those opponents have a combined record of 33-12 (.733). West Virginia has trampled Maryland (7-2) 45-24 and has beaten an improved East Carolina (5-4) club. Rutgers shut out Illinois 33-0 (who lost 17-10 to Ohio State). They beat Pitt (6-3) 20-10 two weeks ago.

Does the Big East have the best conference in all of football? No, probably not. But they are considered to be one of the six major conferences in Division I-A and for a reason. With one loss, West Virginia is third in the Big East. Who else has a team third in their conference as good as the Mountaineers? Wisconsin of the Big Ten? Texas A&M of the Big XII? Georgia Tech of the ACC? Oregon State of the Pac-10? LSU of the SEC? I could see an argument for LSU and the SEC, but who else could beat West Virginia more consistently than the Mountaineers could beat them? What about conference "doormats?" Syracuse, who has come close to beating Wake Forest and Iowa compared to winless Duke (who has lost to Division I-AA Richmond), Colorado (who has lost to Division I-AA Montana State), Northwestern (who has lost to Division I-AA New Hampshire), winless Stanford, and the Mississippi schools? The Big East deserves more respect than they've received this year. They may not be the top conference in football, but next to the SEC, they have an argument for second best. The Pac-10 has some fairly solid teams, but not much in terms of top 25 quality and one of the worst clubs in Division I-A (Stanford). The ACC has been the disappointment of the season with clubs like Wake Forest and Maryland competing for the title. The Big Ten is extremely top heavy with the top two clubs (according to the BCS, AP, Harris, and Coaches polls), but not much after that. Next to the ACC, the Big Ten has been the biggest disappointment. The Big XII is loaded with decent teams, but no stand-outs. On the other hand, they don't have any "bad" teams either. Well, Iowa State is attempting to make their case for that, but I wouldn't classify them as "bad" quite yet. The Big East has elite teams up top, is deeper than people realize, and deserves representation in the title game if a team, like Louisville, finishes the regular season undefeated. Could Louisville hold up in the SEC? It's impossible to say, so why speculate on the unknowable? These six "major" conferences all have tie-ins to the BCS bowl system for a reason. If a team comes out of one of these major conferences with an unblemished record, they deserve an opportunity to play for the national championship. And just for the record, last year's Big East Champion (West Virginia) beat the SEC Champion (Georgia) in the Sugar Bowl which was played in the Georgia Dome (because of Hurricane Katrina).

My Top 119 Poll
1. Ohio State (10-0): 177.4
2. Louisville (8-0): 176.2
3. Michigan (10-0): 170.0
4. Boise State (9-0): 163.5
4. Texas (9-1): 163.5
6. Florida (8-1): 162.2
7. Rutgers (8-0): 162.0
8. Auburn (9-1): 159.1
9. USC (7-1): 157.1
10. West Virginia (7-1): 156.7
11. LSU (7-2): 156.5
12. California (8-1): 156.2
13. Notre Dame (8-1): 150.3
13. Wisconsin (9-1): 150.3
15. Tennessee (7-2): 148.8
16. Oklahoma (7-2): 147.1
17. Arkansas (8-1): 146.8
18. Clemson (7-3): 146.4
19. BYU (7-2): 142.9
20. Boston College (7-2): 142.3
21. Georgia Tech (7-2): 139.3
22. Texas A&M (8-2): 138.9
23. Nebraska (7-3): 138.6
24. Hawaii (7-2): 138.0
25. Virginia Tech (7-2): 137.8
26. Oregon (7-2): 133.6
27. Missouri (7-3): 132.8
28. Tulsa (7-2): 132.2
29. Oregon State (6-3): 130.1
30. Wake Forest (8-1): 129.4
31. Maryland (7-2): 127.4
32. Pittsburgh (6-3): 125.6
33. TCU (6-2): 124.9
34. Houston (7-3): 124.7
35. Washington State (6-4): 123.0
36. Oklahoma State (5-4): 122.6
37. Penn State (6-4): 122.3
38. Texas Tech (6-4): 118.7
38. Western Michigan (7-2): 118.7
40. Ohio (7-3): 118.6
41. Nevada (6-3): 117.4
42. Florida State (5-4): 116.6
43. Central Michigan (6-3): 115.4
44. Navy (6-3): 114.4
45. Iowa (6-4): 113.6
46. South Carolina (5-4): 113.2
47. Alabama (6-4): 112.3
48. Cincinnati (5-4): 111.1
49. Middle Tennessee State (6-3): 110.9
50. South Florida (6-3): 110.7
51. Georgia (6-4): 107.7
52. Kansas State (6-4): 107.2
53. East Carolina (5-4): 106.1
53. Kentucky (5-4): 106.1
53. Southern Mississippi (5-4): 106.1
56. San Jose State (6-2): 105.9
57. Air Force (4-4): 105.7
58. Miami (Florida) (5-4): 105.6
59. Utah (5-4): 103.9
60. Purdue (6-4): 103.8
61. Minnesota (4-6): 103.0
62. UCLA (4-5): 102.4
63. Arizona State (5-4): 102.3
63. Northern Illinois (5-4): 102.3
65. Wyoming (5-5): 101.1
66. Washington (4-6): 99.7
67. SMU (5-4): 98.1
68. Kansas (5-5): 94.8
69. Michigan State (4-6): 94.5
70. Louisiana-Lafayette (4-4): 93.0
71. Connecticut (3-5): 92.9
72. New Mexico (5-4): 92.4
73. Indiana (5-5): 91.8
74. UTEP (4-5): 91.1
74. Vanderbilt (4-6): 91.1
76. Kent State (5-4): 90.2
77. Arizona (4-5): 87.9
77. Virginia (4-6): 87.9
79. Baylor (4-6): 87.0
80. North Carolina State (3-6): 86.9
81. Troy (4-4): 86.4
82. Syracuse (3-6): 86.2
83. Rice (4-5): 84.7
84. Marshall (4-5): 83.7
85. Akron (4-5): 83.5
85. Arkansas State (5-4): 83.5
87. Colorado State (4-5): 80.3
88. Bowling Green (4-6): 79.0
89. Mississippi State (3-7): 77.7
90. Mississippi (3-7): 77.6
91. UAB (3-6): 76.6
92. Tulane (3-6): 74.7
93. Ball State (3-7): 74.3
94. Illinois (2-8): 73.4
95. Northwestern (3-7): 71.7
96. Army (3-7): 70.8
96. Idaho (4-6): 70.8
98. Toledo (3-6): 70.4
99. Iowa State (3-7): 68.4
100. New Mexico State (2-7): 67.3
101. Louisiana Tech (3-6): 65.1
102. Florida Atlantic (3-6): 65.0
103. Central Florida (2-7): 62.7
104. Fresno State (1-7): 61.7
105. North Texas (2-7): 60.7
106. North Carolina (1-8): 57.4
107. Buffalo (2-7): 55.3
108. Colorado (1-9): 55.0
109. San Diego State (1-7): 54.7
110. Louisiana-Monroe (1-7): 52.9
111. UNLV (1-8): 49.6
112. Eastern Michigan (1-8): 49.1
113. Miami (Ohio) (1-9): 48.8
114. Memphis (1-8): 47.2
115. Utah State (1-8): 42.5
116. Florida International (0-8): 41.8
117. Stanford (0-9): 40.2
118. Temple (1-9): 37.7
119. Duke (0-9): 33.2

P.S. Don't foget to go out and vote tomorrow, Tuesday, November 7th!