It’s rivalry week! The last week of the regular season before the conference’s have their money grab game, also known as conference championships. Virginia Tech has hired James Franklin to be it’s next head coach. This is huge. No one in the ACC wants to win that conference. I bet James Franklin will fix that. Lane Kiffin will be hired at either LSU or Florida in the next several weeks. It will be interesting to see if he abandons the Ole Miss team as they prepare for the playoff. I don’t know why teams are so interested in him. He’s always on the lookout for the next coaching job.
The SEC leads the way with 13 teams in my top 40. The Big 10 and Big 12 both have 9 teams, the ACC with 5 teams and the AAC with 3 teams.
The coaching openings list adds Cal to the list this week.
Coaching openings
- UAB
- Arkansas
- Auburn
- Cal
- Colorado State
- Florida
- LSU
- Oklahoma State
- Oregon State
- Penn State
- Stanford
- UCLA
FBS Top 25
| Rank | School | W | L | T | PF | PA | Rating | SOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OHIO ST. | 11 | 0 | 0 | 417 | 84 | 138.492 | 123.857 |
| 2 | INDIANA | 11 | 0 | 0 | 476 | 128 | 137.838 | 124.742 |
| 3 | TEXAS TECH | 10 | 1 | 0 | 469 | 135 | 135.539 | 122.144 |
| 4 | GEORGIA | 10 | 1 | 0 | 371 | 191 | 135.444 | 125.735 |
| 5 | OREGON | 10 | 1 | 0 | 432 | 164 | 135.209 | 125.760 |
| 6 | TEXAS A&M | 11 | 0 | 0 | 419 | 236 | 135.108 | 124.437 |
| 7 | OLE MISS | 10 | 1 | 0 | 409 | 222 | 134.299 | 124.744 |
| 8 | ALABAMA | 9 | 2 | 0 | 372 | 178 | 134.278 | 126.454 |
| 9 | OKLAHOMA | 9 | 2 | 0 | 300 | 154 | 134.057 | 126.842 |
| 10 | BYU | 10 | 1 | 0 | 367 | 192 | 133.947 | 125.622 |
| 11 | NOTRE DAME | 9 | 2 | 0 | 455 | 191 | 133.280 | 125.793 |
| 12 | UTAH | 9 | 2 | 0 | 462 | 203 | 132.921 | 125.166 |
| 13 | VANDERBILT | 9 | 2 | 0 | 428 | 239 | 132.287 | 124.705 |
| 14 | TEXAS | 8 | 3 | 0 | 328 | 220 | 131.653 | 126.103 |
| 15 | MIAMI (FL) | 9 | 2 | 0 | 371 | 159 | 131.520 | 123.760 |
| 16 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 8 | 3 | 0 | 409 | 259 | 131.170 | 126.666 |
| 17 | MICHIGAN | 9 | 2 | 0 | 322 | 197 | 130.749 | 125.625 |
| 18 | TENNESSEE | 8 | 3 | 0 | 465 | 300 | 130.451 | 124.731 |
| 19 | MISSOURI | 7 | 4 | 0 | 355 | 216 | 130.076 | 124.644 |
| 20 | IOWA | 7 | 4 | 0 | 307 | 166 | 129.963 | 123.949 |
| 21 | LSU | 7 | 4 | 0 | 249 | 203 | 129.606 | 126.701 |
| 22 | ARIZONA ST. | 8 | 3 | 0 | 289 | 253 | 129.357 | 125.943 |
| 23 | ARIZONA | 8 | 3 | 0 | 368 | 220 | 129.300 | 124.326 |
| 24 | ILLINOIS | 7 | 4 | 0 | 332 | 266 | 129.034 | 125.818 |
| 25 | WASHINGTON | 8 | 3 | 0 | 391 | 207 | 128.992 | 124.884 |
FBS Unbeatens
Here’s the unbeaten teams through week 13 and their ranking:
| Rank | School | W | L | T | PF | PA | Rating | SOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OHIO ST. | 11 | 0 | 0 | 417 | 84 | 138.492 | 123.857 |
| 2 | INDIANA | 11 | 0 | 0 | 476 | 128 | 137.838 | 124.742 |
| 6 | TEXAS A&M | 11 | 0 | 0 | 419 | 236 | 135.108 | 124.437 |
All rankings can be found here: