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UB's College Football Playoff Magic Number:
117 (-12)
Based on my unscientific poll of UB's public perception, UB would need to leapfrog 117 teams to earn their way into the College Football Playoff.
UB's Group of 5 Magic Number:
46 (-7)
Based on my unscientific poll of UB's public perception, UB is 47th of 60 teams in the group of 5. In the College Football Playoff, the highest ranked team in the group of 5 gets an auto-bid to a top 6 bowl game.
Alec Trevelyan's Group of 5 B1G 10
#1: Marshall - Conference USA - #19
#2: East Carolina - American Athletic - #31.6
#3: Colorado State - Mountain West - #31.8
#4: Boise State - Mountain West - #39
#5: Central Florida - American Athletic - #45
#6: Utah State - Mountain West - #53
#7: Nevada - Mountain West - #54
#8: Memphis - American Athletic - #59.6
#9: Arkansas State - Sun Belt - #60
#10: Air Force - Mountain West - #64
#11: Houston - American Athletic - #67
#12: Middle Tennessee - Conference USA - #69
#13: Louisiana Tech - Conference USA - #71
#14: Georgia Southern - Sun Belt - #72
New to the Poll: Arkansas State, Air Force, MTSU, La Tech, Georgia Southern
Dropped Out: Cincinnati, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Western Kentucky, Temple
Alec Trevelyan's Group of 5 Bottom XII
#51: UConn - American Athletic - #129
#52: Appalachian State - Sun Belt - #130
#53: Kent State - Mid American - #132
#54: Miami - Mid American - #133
#55: Eastern Michigan - Mid American - #137
#56: Idaho - Sun Belt - #141
#57: Southern Methodist - American Athletic - #138.7
#58: Georgia State - Sun Belt - #139.2
#59: New Mexico State - Sun Belt - #142
#60: Troy - Sun Belt - #145
Dropped Into the Bottom: UConn, SMU
Started from the bottom now they out: New Mexico, UMass
UB's Rank
CBS Sports | 105 | USA Today | 114 | Billingsley + MOV | 120 | ||
Football Outsiders F/+ | 116 | Massey (FBS+FCS) | 146 | Sagarin (FBS+FCS) | 142 | ||
Colley | 111 | Anderson & Hester | 114 | Wolfe (FBS + FCS) | 122 |
Average UB Rank: 121 (-12)
UB's Schedule:
Average Opponent Faced: 128 (+5)
MAC Standings:
MAC Rank | Division Rank | Team | National Rank |
#1 | West #1 | N. Illinois | #74 |
#2 | West #2 | Toledo | #75 |
#3 | East #1 | Akron | #81 |
#4 | East #2 | Bowling Green | #85 |
#5 | West #3 | Western Mich | #89 |
#6 | West #4 | Central Mich | #95 |
#7 | East #3 | Ohio | #104 |
#8 | West #5 | Ball State | #113 |
#9 | East #4 | Buffalo | #121 |
#10 | East #5 | UMass | #124 |
#11 | East #6 | Kent | #132 |
#12 | East #7 | Miami | #133 |
#13 | West #6 | Eastern Mich. | #137 |
UB's path to Detroit:
Western Michigan over Ohio
Toledo over Umass
Ball State over Akron
Buffalo over CMU
This would put UB and Akron a game back of Bowling Green.
UB's NEW YORK Rank: #2
NY Rank | Team | National Rank |
#1 | Syracuse 3-4 | 71 |
#2 | NY Bulls 3-4 |
121 |
#3 | Fordham 6-1 |
123 |
#4 | Army 2-5 |
128 |
#5 | Albany 5-2 |
166 |
#6 | Stony Brook 4-4 |
167 |
#7 | Colgate 4-3 |
194 |
#8 | Wagner 3-3 |
201 |
#9 | Cornell 0-5 |
233 |
#10 | Marist 1-6 |
242 |
#11 | Columbia 0-5 |
246 |