As it turns out, UCF really is vulnerable. They finally suffered a regular-season loss, and in their next tough game, they lost again. That allowed Boise State to stretch their lead atop the Group of 5, though perhaps Cincinnati off that win over the Knights is their next challenger. For the foreseeable future, the AAC... Continue Reading →
Group of 5 Power Rankings: Week 6
It was another fun weekend of college football, even if things were a bit more tame this week than last. We saw some standout performances in conference openers, with teams trying to announce early that they're here for the conference title. To view last week's rankings that followed the commotion of week four, click here. To... Continue Reading →
Group of 5 Power Rankings: Week Five
Wow. What a week of college football. For the second time in the last five years, we've seen a team from Michigan basically win a game on a blocked punt, this time it was Eastern Michigan returning a blocked punt for a touchdown to beat Central Connecticut State, not quite as impressive as their win... Continue Reading →
Group of 5 Power Rankings: Week Four
It was another great weekend of college football, and our Group of 5 Ranked Matchup of the Week (very unofficial) turned out to be a great game. That, for those of you who missed last week's rankings (which you can read here), was the Ohio at Marshall game. There was plenty of other exciting football this... Continue Reading →
Group of 5 Power Rankings: Week Three
It was another wild weekend of college football. We saw a few teams on this list get throttled, a few excelled, and a lot of teams turned in performances that were just good enough. There were also two teams on the bubble last week for beating a Power 5 opponent who then struggled with an... Continue Reading →
Group of 5 Power Rankings: Week Two
Week one saw a mix of nothing-to-prove games and some Group of 5 teams knocking off Power 5 opponents. There were also some embarrassing losses and concerningly close wins in games that should have been easy wins for some teams, but through one week, not much has changed as far as our perception of most... Continue Reading →
Group of 5 Power Rankings: Week .5
Here we go. It's time for another season of college football, and while a lot of people focus on the teams vying for a National Championship, it's important to remember the smaller conferences and think about their division races and conference championship hunts and watch out for teams to take down a Power 5 conference... Continue Reading →
Group of 5 Power Rankings: Final
We've hit the end of 2018. Bowl games are over, the early signings have been done, coaches have changed, and everyone's focused on recruiting and getting ready for 2019. So that leaves us with the final rankings for this season, just like the final AP Poll to summarize what teams were the best this year.... Continue Reading →
Group of 5 Power Rankings: Bowl Season
One last huge weekend in College Football is over. We now know who's going to the playoff, and the full bowl game layout. With the conference championships over, we'll briefly touch on one or two key figures for each team and look ahead at their bowl game. Below the rankings, we'll recap the group of... Continue Reading →
Group of 5 Power Rankings: Championship Week
Rivalry week has come and gone, and while the major conferences worry about what the playoff implications are with Washington beating Washington State and Ohio State beating Michigan and breaking records along the way, along with trying to figure out how to recap a 7-overtime game that tied the most overtimes in FBS history and... Continue Reading →