Buffalo's Road to the College Football Playoff - Week 5

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:

Average Opponent Yet to be Played: 110 (+6)

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)