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UB's College Football Playoff Magic Number:
105 (+1)
Based on my unscientific poll of UB's public perception, UB would need to leapfrog 105 teams to earn their way into the College Football Playoff.
UB's Group of 5 Magic Number:
39 (+2)
Based on my unscientific poll of UB's public perception, UB is 40th 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: East Carolina - American Athletic - #32
#2: Marshall - Conference USA - #35 (+3)
#3 (+1): Cincinnati - American Athletic - #53 (-7)
#4 (+1): Central Florida - American Athletic - #56 (-1)
#5 (-2): Boise State - Mountain West - #56 (-16)
#6: Northern Illinois - Mid American - #57
#7 (+2): Colorado State - Mountain West - #57 (+13)
#8 (+2): Nevada - Mountain West - #61 (+11)
#9 (+3): Toledo - Mid American - #70 (+3)
#10: Western Kentucky - Conference USA - #74
#11 (-4): Houston - American Athletic - #75 (-7)
T#12 (+1): Memphis - American Athletic - #75 (-1)
T#12: Temple - American Athletic - #75
#14 Utah State - Mountain West - #76
New to the Poll: Western Kentucky, Temple
Dropped Out: UTSA, Bowling Green
Alec Trevelyan's Group of 5 Bottom XII
#51: New Mexico - Mountain West - #123
#52 (-1):Kent State - Mid American - #129
#53 (+1): Troy - Sun Belt - #132 (-1)
T#54 (-1): New Mexico State - Sun Belt - #132 (-2)
T#54 (-2): Appalachian State - Sun Belt - #132 (-3)
#56: Miami - Mid American - #134
#57: Massachusetts - Mid American - #135 (+2)
#58 (+1): Georgia State - Sun Belt - #138 (+2)
#59 (-1): Idaho - Sun Belt - #141 (-3)
#60: Eastern Michigan - Mid American - #141 (+1)
Dropped Into the Bottom: New Mexico
Started from the bottom now they out: Florida International
The Rankings
CBSsports.com - USA Today - Billingsley + MOV - Football Outsiders (F+) - Massey - Sagarin - Colley - Wolfe
UB's Rank
CBS Sports | 98 | USA Today | 100 | Billingsley + MOV | 110 | ||
Football Outsiders F+ | 105 | Massey (FBS+FCS) | 123 | Sagarin (FBS+FCS) | 127 | ||
Colley | 98 | Wolfe | 109 | Wolfe | 109 |
Average UB Rank: 109 (+1)
UB's Schedule:
MAC Standings:
MAC Rank | Division Rank | Team | National Rank |
#1 | West #1 | N. Illinois | #57 |
#2 | West #2 | Toledo | #70 (+3) |
#3 (-1) | East #1 | BGSU | #77 (-4) |
#4 (+6) | East #2 | Akron | #83 (+22) |
#5 (+1) | East #3 (-1) | Ohio | #99 (+6) |
#6 (-2) | West #3 | Ball State | #103 (-1) |
#7 (-3) | West #4 | Central Mich | #107 (-5) |
#8 | East #4 | Buffalo | #109 (+1) |
#9 | West #5 | Western Mich | #114 (-3) |
#10 | East #5 | Kent | #129 |
#11 | East #6 | Miami | #134 |
#12 | East #7 | UMass | #135 (+2) |
#13 | West #6 | Eastern Mich. | #141 (+1) |
UB's NEW YORK Rank: #2
NY Rank | Team | National Rank |
#1 | Syracuse | 58 |
#2 | NY Bulls | 109 (+1) |
#3 (-1) | Army | 116 (-6) |
#4 | Fordham | 145 (+8) |
#5 | Albany | 176 |
#6 (+1) | Colgate | 194 (+10) |
#7 (-1) | Stony Brook | 196 (-2) |
#8 | Wagner | 216 (+6) |
#9 | Cornell | 222 (+1) |
#10 | Columbia | 241 (-2) |
#11 | Marist | 245 (+1) |