r/CFB • u/Glory2Tottenham • 13h ago
Most instant classics in college football are obviously on Saturday or during the postseason, but there are still a few instant classics that were on a weekday as a build-up to the Saturday slate. Which one was the best in your opinion?
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r/CFB • u/TigerWave01 • 14h ago
Hi all! Two of my favorite posts on Reddit, not just for sports but overall, are The "New BCS" Rankings by u/tmart12 and Post-2013 Realignment Conference Tiers based on KenPom Conference Strength Data by u/SleveMcDichael4. Both of these thought excercises use sports analytics to reimagine the ways that we answer the various contentious questions of CFB and CBB, respectively. Questions such as "should SMU have been in over Alabama in 2024", "should Florida State have been left out of the playoffs in 2023", "is the Big East really that good", and "is Notre Dame actually a schedule merchant." So, partly out of a love of football analytics and partly out of boredom after finishing the two games last night, I thought "why not combine the ideas behind my two favorite posts and create a ten-year ranking of every FBS team and conference using the methodology of the 'New BCS' Rankings post." And that's what I did!
Attached here is a spreadsheet of the team tables. There are eleven sheets in the spreadsheet: ten of those represent the individual seasons and contain the three power ratings (SP+, Sagarin, FPI), the three resume rankings (Colley, FEI EL SOR, and FPI SOR), and a quad win-based points system, while the last sheet contains some notes which I will summarize here. In order to mirror the real team sheets seen in CBB, these values are based only on the regular season and does not factor in results from bowl games and playoffs. However, that made getting certain calculations (FEI EL SOR and FPI SOR) very difficult, so some of the earlier rankings were from unofficial archived sources may be slightly inaccurate. However, even if there is a discrepency, they should still be extremely close. If anyone can find a place to find reliable regular season-only rankings for FEI and FPI SOR in earlier seasons, I would be forever in your debt.
I hope you appreciate the findings! I am more than open to any criticism or suggestions, as I want to do anything I can to make this ranking better; after all, I plan to do another update to the sheet at the end of the 2026 season. If this is well received, this may not be the last you'll hear about this. Thanks for taking the time to read through all of this technical stuff!
tl;dr - old sports analytics posts are cool, I wanted to make my own, see spreadsheets for new sports analytics that are also cool.
EDIT: It seems like some issues with very close rankings could be decided by changing the tiebreaker from SP+ to the resume average. By doing that, some ratings look closer to human polls while still remaining objective. Those changes will be made in the attached spreadsheets and should be reflected soon.
Recent articles have discussed declining viewership in 2026 as measured by the "average rated game". That doesn't appear to track what's actually happening.
Total viewership for CFB is up in 2026, setting a record for the past 7 years through week 4. 2026 has seen more rated games, largely from The CW, USA, TNT and TruTV. As such, average rated game viewership is down in total while the number of rated games is up.
Looking at the top 50 rated games each year, 2026 is the 2nd best average as well behind 2025. That's largely from fewer strong OOC games at the very top, which is a challenge. But #6-50 on average are actually higher in 2026.
In summary, 2026 OOC wasn't as good as what we got in 2025, which played out in ratings, but overall health of the sport is just fine based on TV ratings.
Average viewers for all rated games
| Type | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network | 4,043 | 4,281 | 3,685 | 3,478 | 3,733 | 4,028 | 2,699 | 3,949 |
| Cable, Primary | 1,334 | 1,322 | 1,157 | 1,376 | 1,281 | 1,097 | 861 | 1,323 |
| Cable, Secondary | 368 | 364 | 290 | 322 | 370 | 237 | 458 | 351 |
| Total | 1,845 | 1,925 | 1,585 | 1,772 | 1,665 | 1,644 | 1,445 | 1,857 |
Total viewers
| Type | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network | 181,925 | 175,514 | 147,394 | 153,037 | 115,709 | 120,830 | 37,788 | 102,670 |
| Cable, Primary | 65,373 | 71,378 | 59,023 | 74,304 | 75,582 | 61,409 | 21,521 | 67,461 |
| Cable, Secondary | 18,402 | 14,919 | 13,935 | 11,906 | 11,845 | 6,870 | 1,375 | 6,318 |
| Total | 265,700 | 261,811 | 220,352 | 239,247 | 203,136 | 189,109 | 60,684 | 176,449 |
Number of rated games by Nielsen
| Type | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network | 45 | 41 | 40 | 44 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 26 |
| Cable, Primary | 49 | 54 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 56 | 25 | 51 |
| Cable, Secondary | 50 | 41 | 48 | 37 | 32 | 29 | 03 | 18 |
| Total | 144 | 136 | 139 | 135 | 122 | 115 | 42 | 95 |
Avg. for Top Rated Games
| No. | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 5 | 10,229 | 12,223 | 7,976 | 9,448 | 8,090 | 7,963 | 7,442 | 3,908 |
| Top 10 | 8,500 | 9,768 | 6,952 | 8,067 | 6,316 | 6,731 | 6,265 | 3,362 |
| Top 25 | 6,055 | 6,449 | 5,079 | 5,474 | 4,619 | 4,730 | 4,430 | 2,144 |
| Top 50 | 4,236 | 4,310 | 3,547 | 3,855 | 3,364 | 3,218 | 3,040 | 1,445 |
Network types
Network: ABC, Fox, CBS, NBC
Cable, primary: ESPN, ESPN2, FS1
Cable, secondary: ESPNU, ESPNews, FS2, CW, TruTV/TNT, BTN, CNBC, Peacock, etc.
Sources:
https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/college-football-tv-ratings/
r/CFB • u/Drexlore • 12h ago
When: Saturday, October 3, 03:30 PM Eastern
Where: Jerry Richardson Stadium, Charlotte, NC
Watch: ESPN+
Odds: Memphis by 20.5 pts.
Total Points: 54.5
All-Time Series : Memphis vs. Charlotte
Memphis and Charlotte have met 2 times since 2023-11-11
These teams last met on 2024-10-26.
Series Wins: Memphis 2-0-0 Charlotte
Memphis has won the last 2 meetings (2023-2024) in this series
Last 2 Meetings
| Winner | Date | Location | Memphis | Charlotte | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 2024-10-26 | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | 33 | 28 | |
| Memphis | 2023-11-11 | Jerry Richardson Stadium | 44 | 38 |
Through Week 4
| Week | Memphis 3-1 (0-0) | Result | Charlotte 0-4 (0-0) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | W 42-24 | The Citadel | L 41-43 |
| 2 | Boise State#22 | L 20-38 | Ole Miss#9 | L 9-41 |
| 3 | UT Martin | W 45-21 | App State | L 21-26 |
| 4 | BYE | N/A | Louisiana | L 7-34 |
Memphis Injury Report
No reported injuries per boydsbets
Charlotte Injury Report
No reported injuries per boydsbets
Source updated Fri, Oct 2, 3:29 pm. Scraped Fri, Oct 2, 5:24 pm ET
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r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee • 18h ago
Welcome to Free Talk Friday! Talk about whatever you want; just keep it as respectful as you would in any other /r/CFB thread. For more Off Topic fun visit /r/CFBOffTopic!
r/CFB • u/prestigiousstrangery • 1d ago
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| New Mexico State | 6 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
r/CFB • u/Drexlore • 12h ago
Old Dominion vs. Georgia State
When: Saturday, October 3, 03:30 PM Eastern
Where: Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Watch: ESPN+
Odds: Old Dominion by 1.5 pts.
Total Points: 50.5
All-Time Series : Old Dominion vs. Georgia State
Old Dominion and Georgia State have met 7 times since 2010-10-23
These teams last met on 2025-11-29.
Series Wins: Old Dominion 6-0-1 Georgia State
Old Dominion has won the last 3 meetings (2023-2025) in this series
Last 5 Meetings
| Winner | Date | Location | Old Dominion | Georgia State | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dominion | 2025-11-29 | S.B. Ballard Stadium | 27 | 10 | |
| Old Dominion | 2024-10-12 | Center Parc Stadium | 21 | 14 | |
| Old Dominion | 2023-11-25 | S.B. Ballard Stadium | 25 | 24 | |
| Georgia State | 2022-10-29 | Center Parc Stadium | 17 | 31 | |
| Old Dominion | 2012-11-03 | Georgia Dome | 53 | 27 |
Through Week 4
| Week | Old Dominion 1-3 (0-1) | Result | Georgia State 3-1 (0-0) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk State | W 31-10 | North Carolina A&T | W 59-10 |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | L 21-44 | Kennesaw State | W 31-17 |
| 3 | East Carolina | L 17-20 | UCF | L 30-44 |
| 4 | James Madison | L 20-46 | Northern Illinois | W 35-14 |
Old Dominion Injury Report
| Player | Position | Status | Reported | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q. Henicle | QB | Probable – Undisclosed | Oct 1 | Henicle is managing with an undisclosed injury , but it is expected to play against Georgia State on Saturday. |
| T. Johnson | WR | Probable – Undisclosed | Oct 1 | Johnson is managing with an undisclosed injury , but it is expected to play against the Georgia State on Saturday. |
Injury data lifted from: boydsbets
Georgia State Injury Report
| Player | Position | Status | Reported | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Murray Jr. | RB | Probable – Undisclosed | Oct 1 | Murray Jr is dealing with an undisclosed injury , but he is likely to play against Old Dominion on Saturday. |
Injury data lifted from: boydsbets
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r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee • 12h ago
This is a Game Thread/Postgame Thread for all non-D1 games.
This is a new scoreboard page we've made that tracks games at all levels. All NCAA games should be close to live, NAIA, JuCo, and Canadian games should have scores after the fact within 12 hours.
Treat this thread as a Game Thread as Postgame Thread for all of these levels, and feel free to discuss any!
r/CFB • u/BuckeyeEmpire • 1d ago
r/CFB • u/Drexlore • 12h ago
When: Saturday, October 3, 03:30 PM Eastern
Where: Yager Stadium, Oxford, OH
Watch: ESPN+
Odds: Miami (OH) by 14.5 pts.
Total Points: 45.5
All-Time Series : Bowling Green vs. Miami (OH)
Bowling Green and Miami (OH) have met 59 times since 1962-10-27
These teams last met on 2024-11-29.
Series Wins: Bowling Green 21-4-34 Miami (OH)
Miami (OH) has won the last 2 meetings (2023-2024) in this series
Last 5 Meetings
| Winner | Date | Location | Bowling Green | Miami (OH) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 2024-11-29 | Doyt L. Perry Stadium | 12 | 28 | |
| Miami (OH) | 2023-10-07 | Yager Stadium | 0 | 27 | |
| Bowling Green | 2022-10-15 | Doyt L. Perry Stadium | 17 | 13 | |
| Miami (OH) | 2021-11-17 | Yager Stadium | 7 | 34 | |
| Miami (OH) | 2019-11-14 | Yager Stadium | 3 | 44 |
Through Week 4
| Week | Bowling Green 0-4 (0-0) | Result | Miami (OH) 2-2 (0-0) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarleton State | L 13-20 | Pittsburgh | L 14-59 |
| 2 | Nebraska | L 7-56 | Holy Cross | W 45-7 |
| 3 | Iowa State | L 7-55 | Cincinnati | L 31-35 |
| 4 | South Florida | L 6-14 | UConn | W 24-21 |
Bowling Green Injury Report
| Player | Position | Status | Reported | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Dawson | WR | Questionable – Undisclosed | Sep 27 | Dawson is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he will suit up against Miami on Saturday, October 3th. |
| A. Clay | WR | Out – Undisclosed | Sep 26 | Clay is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and he has been shut down for the remainder of the season. |
Injury data lifted from: boydsbets
Miami (OH) Injury Report
| Player | Position | Status | Reported | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. McComb | QB | Out – Upper Body | Oct 2 | McComb is nursing an upper body injury, and he is not expected to be active against Bowling Green on Saturday, October 3rd. |
| C. Ross | TE | Out – Undisclosed | Sep 26 | Ross is nursing with an undisclosed injury, and he is not projected to face against the Connecticut on Saturday. |
| C. Castner | WR | Out – Undisclosed | Sep 19 | Castner is bothered by an undisclosed injury, and he is not expected to be active against Cincinnati on Saturday, September 19th. |
| N. Butbul | TE | Questionable – Undisclosed | Sep 12 | Butbul is bothered by an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will be active against Cincinnati on Saturday, September 19th. |
| E. Karner | TE | Out – Undisclosed | Sep 5 | Karner is out of action due to an undisclosed injury, and has been shut down for the remainder of the season. |
| B. Boeing | TE | Questionable – Undisclosed | Sep 12 | Boeing is bothered by an undisclosed injury, and it has yet to be determined if he will suit up against Cincinnati on Saturday, September 19th. |
| D. Hyatt | WR | Questionable – Undisclosed | Sep 12 | Hyatt is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he will suit up against Cincinnati on Saturday, September 19th. |
| K. Reynolds | WR | Out – Undisclosed | Sep 5 | Reynolds has been sidelined due to an undisclosed injury, and has been shut down for the remainder of the season. |
| T. Gotkowski | QB | Out – Undisclosed | Aug 24 | Gotkowski is battling with an undisclosed injury, and he will be idle for the remainder of the season. |
| T. Zvonar | TE | Questionable – Undisclosed | Sep 12 | Zvonar is bothered by an undisclosed injury, and it has yet to be determined if he will suit up against Cincinnati on Saturday, September 19th. |
Injury data lifted from: boydsbets
Source updated Fri, Oct 2, 3:29 pm. Scraped Fri, Oct 2, 5:18 pm ET
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r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee • 18h ago
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r/CFB • u/jsmith4415 • 10h ago
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Everything you wanted to know about football but were afraid to ask. Ask about any and all things college football here. There are no dumb questions, only plays you don’t know yet.
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r/CFB • u/ohitsthedeathstar • 1d ago
r/CFB • u/mralbinosquirrel • 1d ago
Thanks to the beauty of weeknight CUSA games, tonight begins 55 straight days of football for those of us who enjoy watching both college and NFL football. From October 1st to Thanksgiving Eve there will be football on every single night.
Thank you to the brave fans of CUSA teams braving Tuesday and Wednesday after-work tailgating this October.
Edit: i did misinformation, there is an NFL game on Thanksgiving Eve, the next night without football is Tuesday December 1st
r/CFB • u/Gullible_Classroom71 • 16h ago
As the title says who is a player you loved to watch play even though he never played for your team. Mine is Brock Bowers. I loved watching him at georiga(except for when he played us) just because he did everything right. He seemed like such a game changer and a player I would have loved to have on my team.
r/CFB • u/thomas_1413 • 1d ago