Half of the unbeatens went down this weekend. Miami, Texas Tech, Ole Miss, Memphis and UNLV all fell this week. Ohio State remains number 1, while Indiana jumps Miami for the number 2 spot. Texas A&M, Alabaman, Georgia, Notre Dame, BYU, Oregon and Illinois round out my top 10.
Surprises
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I wish I could pick winners in games as well as I can pick coaches on the hot seat. James Franklin was fired last week at Penn State. He’s now the number one available coach in my opinion.
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Last week, I said Curt Cignitti would be a good candidate at Penn State. Well, Indiana made sure they were going to keep him signing him to a 10 year contract.
Coaching openings
- Penn State
- Virginia Tech
- UCLA
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma State
- Stanford
Possible openings
- North Carolina
- Florida State
- Florida
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
FBS Top 25
| Rank | School | W | L | T | PF | PA | Rating | SOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OHIO ST. | 7 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 41 | 141.791 | 125.172 |
| 2 | INDIANA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 81 | 140.607 | 126.512 |
| 3 | MIAMI (FL) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 196 | 92 | 137.816 | 128.541 |
| 4 | TEXAS A&M | 7 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 164 | 137.228 | 128.203 |
| 5 | ALABAMA | 6 | 1 | 0 | 246 | 124 | 136.457 | 129.166 |
| 6 | GEORGIA | 6 | 1 | 0 | 236 | 137 | 136.111 | 127.629 |
| 7 | NOTRE DAME | 5 | 2 | 0 | 274 | 149 | 135.951 | 130.888 |
| 8 | BYU | 7 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 109 | 135.434 | 124.049 |
| 9 | OREGON | 6 | 1 | 0 | 309 | 101 | 135.180 | 125.502 |
| 10 | ILLINOIS | 5 | 2 | 0 | 238 | 178 | 135.091 | 128.005 |
| 11 | OLE MISS | 6 | 1 | 0 | 262 | 158 | 134.917 | 127.617 |
| 12 | TEXAS TECH | 6 | 1 | 0 | 307 | 99 | 134.627 | 121.667 |
| 13 | LOUISVILLE | 5 | 1 | 0 | 204 | 126 | 134.397 | 126.309 |
| 14 | SOUTH FLA. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 292 | 161 | 134.281 | 124.349 |
| 15 | MISSOURI | 6 | 1 | 0 | 273 | 117 | 134.052 | 122.019 |
| 16 | VANDERBILT | 6 | 1 | 0 | 290 | 140 | 133.999 | 124.050 |
| 17 | OKLAHOMA | 6 | 1 | 0 | 201 | 66 | 133.972 | 124.369 |
| 18 | GEORGIA TECH | 7 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 144 | 133.366 | 124.527 |
| 19 | LSU | 5 | 2 | 0 | 179 | 102 | 132.829 | 127.922 |
| 20 | TEXAS | 5 | 2 | 0 | 187 | 79 | 132.794 | 125.441 |
| 21 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 5 | 2 | 0 | 297 | 162 | 132.617 | 127.193 |
| 22 | VIRGINIA | 6 | 1 | 0 | 280 | 163 | 132.484 | 124.936 |
| 23 | UTAH | 5 | 2 | 0 | 258 | 107 | 132.432 | 126.098 |
| 24 | TULANE | 6 | 1 | 0 | 181 | 156 | 132.066 | 126.093 |
| 25 | TENNESSEE | 5 | 2 | 0 | 309 | 213 | 131.536 | 126.026 |
FBS Unbeatens
Here’s the unbeaten teams through week 8 and their ranking:
| Rank | School | W | L | T | PF | PA | Rating | SOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OHIO ST. | 7 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 41 | 141.791 | 125.172 |
| 2 | INDIANA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 81 | 140.607 | 126.512 |
| 4 | TEXAS A&M | 7 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 164 | 137.228 | 128.203 |
| 8 | BYU | 7 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 109 | 135.434 | 124.049 |
| 18 | GEORGIA TECH | 7 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 144 | 133.366 | 124.527 |
| 54 | NAVY | 6 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 129 | 127.193 | 116.858 |
FCS Top 10
| Rank | School | W | L | T | PF | PA | Rating | SOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORTH DAKOTA ST. | 7 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 70 | 125.197 | 111.816 |
| 2 | TARLETON ST. | 8 | 0 | 0 | 377 | 139 | 124.940 | 111.072 |
| 3 | SOUTH DAKOTA ST. | 7 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 102 | 124.814 | 113.357 |
| 4 | MONTANA ST. | 5 | 2 | 0 | 234 | 123 | 123.094 | 117.152 |
| 5 | MONTANA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 158 | 122.590 | 113.310 |
| 6 | NORTH DAKOTA | 5 | 2 | 0 | 274 | 132 | 121.134 | 113.190 |
| 7 | UC DAVIS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 204 | 191 | 120.722 | 116.300 |
| 8 | HARVARD | 5 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 55 | 119.920 | 105.789 |
| 9 | LEHIGH | 7 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 119 | 119.620 | 110.352 |
| 10 | LAMAR UNIVERSITY | 6 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 164 | 118.484 | 113.886 |
D2 Top 10
| Rank | School | W | L | T | PF | PA | Rating | SOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARDING | 7 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 43 | 115.010 | 99.913 |
| 2 | FERRIS ST. | 7 | 0 | 0 | 377 | 67 | 111.644 | -5.265 |
| 3 | CENTRAL WASH. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 310 | 135 | 110.464 | 102.059 |
| 4 | KUTZTOWN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 306 | 52 | 108.011 | 92.748 |
| 5 | FINDLAY | 7 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 72 | 107.772 | 94.385 |
| 6 | UINDY | 7 | 1 | 0 | 371 | 161 | 107.368 | 98.161 |
| 7 | NORTHWEST MO. ST. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 257 | 130 | 107.116 | 101.154 |
| 8 | SOUTHERN ARK. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 209 | 119 | 106.895 | 99.764 |
| 9 | WESTERN COLO. | 7 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 90 | 106.843 | 93.283 |
| 10 | MINNESOTA ST. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 254 | 106 | 106.198 | 96.501 |
D3 Top 10
| Rank | School | W | L | T | PF | PA | Rating | SOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORTH CENTRAL (IL) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 320 | 38 | 109.989 | 89.040 |
| 2 | BETHEL (MN) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 49 | 108.360 | 87.692 |
| 3 | TRINITY (CT) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 94 | 105.022 | 99.767 |
| 4 | WILLIAMS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 115 | 104.532 | 99.015 |
| 5 | SAINT JOHN’S (MN) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 291 | 23 | 103.499 | 87.439 |
| 6 | WARTBURG | 7 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 57 | 102.886 | 88.239 |
| 7 | WIS.-WHITEWATER | 5 | 1 | 0 | 207 | 59 | 102.729 | 94.024 |
| 8 | JOHNS HOPKINS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 107 | 102.709 | 91.192 |
| 9 | UW-RIVER FALLS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 269 | 129 | 102.439 | 96.283 |
| 10 | WIS.-LA CROSSE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 154 | 115 | 102.343 | 97.377 |
All rankings can be found here: