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Advanced Stats Weighted Composite Projected Rankings
| RANK | TEAM | S&P+ | FEI | FPI | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2 | Ohio St. | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| 3 | Georgia | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 |
| 4 | Clemson | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | Washington | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
| 7 | Penn St. | 6 | 14 | 4 | |
| 8 | Michigan | 5 | 13 | 6 | +3 |
| 9 | Auburn | 13 | 5 | 10 | |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 11 | 9 | 9 | +2 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 12 | 12 | 14 | +2 |
| 12 | Mississippi St. | 9 | 15 | 16 | -4 |
| 13 | Michigan St. | 18 | 11 | 12 | +1 |
| 14 | Stanford | 23 | 10 | 11 | +5 |
| 15 | LSU | 19 | 7 | 19 | |
| Others: #16 Miami, #17 Oklahoma St., #18 West Virginia, #19 Texas A&M, #20 Duke, #21 Boise St., #22 Iowa, #23 Texas, #24 South Carolina, #25 Kentucky | |||||
MOST OVER-RATED TEAMS BY AP POLL
- #20 BYU (27 spots)
- #24 Cal (24 spots)
- #19 Oregon (17 spots)
- #13 UCF (14 spots)
- #5 LSU (10 spots)
MOST UNDER-RATED TEAMS BY AP POLL
- #23 Mississippi St. (11 spots)
- #21 Michigan St. (8 spots)
- #14 Michigan (6 spots)
- #11 Washington (6 spots)
- #15 Wisconsin (4 spots)
UPSET WATCH
- South Carolina at #17 Kentucky
- Virginia Tech at #22 Duke
Times AZ and Eastern. Rankings below are AP or CFP (once available).
See How the Games are Rated to learn more about…how the games are rated.
GAME OF THE WEEK 
#4 Ohio St. at #9 Penn St.
Saturday, 4:30/7:30 PM, ABC
OTHER FIVE-STAR GAME
#7 Stanford at #8 Notre Dame
Saturday, 4:30/7:30 PM, NBC
FOUR-STAR GAMES 
South Carolina at #17 Kentucky
Saturday, 4:30/7:30 PM, SECN
#12 West Virginia at #25 Texas Tech
Saturday, 9:00 AM/12:00 PM, ESPN2
Utah at Washington St.
Saturday, 3:00/6:00 PM, PAC12
Florida at #23 Mississippi St.
Saturday, 3:00/6:00 PM, ESPN
Virginia Tech at #22 Duke
Saturday, 4:00/7:00 PM, ESPN2
THREE-STAR GAMES 
#19 Oregon at #24 California
Saturday, 7:30/10:30 PM, FS1
USC at Arizona
Saturday, 7:30/10:30 PM, ESPN2
Virginia at NC State
Saturday, 9:20 AM/12:20 PM, ACCN
Iowa St. at TCU
Saturday, 4:00/7:00 PM, ESPNU
Temple at Boston College
Saturday, 9:00 AM/12:00 PM, ESPNU
Ole Miss at #5 LSU
Saturday, 6:15/9:15 PM, ESPN
Toledo at Fresno St.
Saturday, 7:30/10:30 PM, ESPNU
What I’m going to watch…
THURSDAY
North Carolina at #16 Miami 
5:00/8:00 PM, ESPN
FRIDAY
Memphis at Tulane
5:00/8:00 PM, ESPN2
UCLA at Colorado
6:00/9:00 PM, FS1
SATURDAY MORNING
#12 West Virginia at #25 Texas Tech
9:00 AM/12:00 PM, ESPN2
Virginia at NC State
9:20 AM/12:20 PM, ACCN
Temple at Boston College
9:00 AM/12:00 PM, ESPNU
SATURDAY MIDDAY
Pitt at #13 UCF
12:30/3:30 PM, ESPNU
Baylor at #6 Oklahoma
12:30/3:30 PM, ABC
Purdue at Nebraska
12:30/3:30 PM, BTN
#18 Texas at K-State
12:30/3:30 PM, FS1
SATURDAY LATE AFTERNOON
Utah at Washington St.
3:00/6:00 PM, PAC12
Florida at #23 Mississippi St.
3:00/6:00 PM, ESPN
SATURDAY PRIME TIME
#4 Ohio St. at #9 Penn St.
4:30/7:30 PM, ABC
#7 Stanford at #8 Notre Dame
4:30/7:30 PM, NBC
South Carolina at #17 Kentucky
4:30/7:30 PM, SECN
Virginia Tech at #22 Duke
4:00/7:00 PM, ESPN2
SATURDAY NIGHT
#19 Oregon at #24 California
7:30/10:30 PM, FS1
USC at Arizona
7:30/10:30 PM, ESPN2
Ole Miss at #5 LSU
6:15/9:15 PM, ESPN
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