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Opponent Ranking and Review - Week 11

How did the computers feel about UB's big win over Ohio?

Kevin Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports

The Rankings

FBS Schools Only (Billingsly, Colley, Anderson & Hester)
Average UB Rank: 53 (+10)
Average MAC Rank: 83
Average Opponent Rank: 82 (-1)
Average Opponent Faced: 81 (+4)
Average Opponent Yet to be Played: 83 (-7)

MAC Standings:

MAC Rank Division Rank Team National Rank
#1 West #1 Northern Illinois #19 (-2)
#2 West #2 Ball State #35
#3 (+2) East #1 (+1)
Buffalo #53 (+10)
#4 (-1) West #3 Toledo #53 (-3)
#5 (-1) East #2 (-1) Ohio #65 (-8)
#6 East # 3 Bowling Green #72
#7 West #4 Central Mich #100 (-1)
#8 East #4 Akron #101 (-1)
#9 East #5 Kent State #109
#10 West #5 Eastern Mich #111 (+4)
#11 (+1) East #6 UMass #119 (+1)
#12 (-1) West #6 Western Mich #120 (-1)
#13 East #7 Miami #124

UB's NEW YORK Rank: #1
Average New York Bulls Rank: 53 (+10)
Average Syracuse Rank: 54 (+5)
Average Army Rank: 108 (-2)

The Road to a Bowl: Shopping for Plane Tickets!
Winnable games (teams ranked below or within 20 of UB): 10 (Stony Brook, UConn, EMU, WMU, UMass, Kent, Ohio, Toledo, Miami, BGSU)

Winnable games record: (7-0)

Team A&H Billingsly CM Avg
Buffalo 49 (+8) 64 (+14) 45 (+9) 53 (+10)
Ohio State 4 4 4 4
Baylor 3 6 5 5
Stony Brook n/a n/a n/a n/a
UConn 121 113 118 117
EMU 109 115 108 111
WMU 118 123 120 120
UMass 117 124 117 119
Kent St 111 105 111 109
Ohio 67 66 62 65
Toledo 59 52 48 53
Miami 125 121 125 124
BGSU 83 55 79 72

All D-1 Rankings (Massey, Sagarin & Wolfe):
Average UB Rank: 49 (+14)
Average MAC Rank: 113 
Average Opponent Rank: 123 (-4)
Average Opponent Faced: 125 (+3)
Average Opponent Yet to be Played: 119 (-17)

MAC Standings:

MAC Rank Division Rank Team National Rank
#1 West #1 Northern Illinois #25 (+8)
#2 West #2 Ball State #47 (+2)
#3 (+1) East #1 Buffalo #49 (+14)
#4 (-1) West #3 Toledo #53 (-2)
#5 East #2 Ohio #74 (-4)
#6 East #3 Bowling Green #79 (-3)
#7 West #4 Central Mich #116 (+4)
#8 East #4 Akron #122
#9 East #5 Kent State #138
#10 West #5 Eastern Mich #164 (+14)
#11 (+1) East #6 UMass #190 (-4)
#12 (-1) West #6 Western Mich #190 (-10)
#13 East #7 Miami #224 (-16)

NEW YORK Rank:

NY Rank Team National Rank
#1 New York Bulls #49 (+14)
#2 Syracuse #62 (+6)
#3 Fordham #91 (+18)
#4 Army #150  (-13)
#5 Stony Brook #170 (-11)
#6 Cornell #225 (-1)
#7 Albany #230 (-3)

The Road to a Bowl: Writing letters to the Holiday Bowl Committee:

Dear committee, UB fans travel well, I do not. Bring us to San Diego.

Winnable games (teams ranked below or within 20 of UB): 10 (Stony Brook, UConn, EMU, WMU, UMass, Kent, Ohio, Toledo,  Miami, BGSU)

Winnable games record: (7-0)

Team Massey Sagarin Wolfe Avg
Buffalo 58 (+8) 51 (+20) 38 (+15) 49 (+14)
Ohio State 6 7 3 5
Baylor 7 3 8 6
Stony Brook 173 145 193 170
UConn 182 158 212 170
EMU 154 197 142 164
WMU 180 192 199 190
UMass 179 187 203 190
Kent St 146 137 130 138
Ohio 80 78 64 74
Toledo 50 62 46 53
Miami 221 221 230 224
BGSU 90 64 84 79