#College Football Power Index

A pair of ranked Pac-12 rivals meet up in the Pacific Northwest as UCLA squares off against Oregon in college football's Week 8 action on Saturday. Both come off an idle weekend, with No. 9 UCLA perfect through six games and boasting two straight wins over ranked conference foes in Washington and Utah. Oregon, ranked No. 10 in this week's poll, has…

One of the game's best rivalries is on tap this week as Georgia squares off against Florida in college football's Week 9 action on Saturday. Georgia holds pole position in the latest AP top 25 rankings and is expected to be a contender for the College Football Playoff again this season, undefeated through seven games and sitting at 4-0 in SEC…

What a difference a winless month makes. That's the bottom line when it comes to analyzing the recently completed BYU football season, as the Cougars marched out of independence and into the Big 12 with an 8-5 record marred considerably by the 0-for-4 October in which star quarterback Jaren Hall played hurt, the Cougars' defense utterly collapsed…

College football bowl season takes a big step towards New Year's with a notable Big Ten vs. SEC matchup in the Music City Bowl between Kentucky and Iowa. The game features two teams that failed to repeat their success from the year before, each coming in with 7-5 records after having won 10 games last season. Iowa comes in playing behind the…

This year's Sun Bowl game finds a resurgent UCLA team meeting up with ACC challenger Pittsburgh as college football bowl season moves towards the new year. Pittsburgh finished 8-4 in Pat Narduzzi's eighth season, placing second in the division behind UNC, averaging 30.8 points per game and ending the year on a four-game win streak, but also losing…

The college football bowl season marches on after Christmas as UCF and Duke square off in the Military Bowl on Wednesday. Duke was a pleasant surprise out of the ACC under first-year head coach Mike Elko, going 8-4 overall while winning four of the last five overall, and playing in some close calls: just two points away from finishing the season on…

Toledo is fresh off the program's first conference title and now gets a shot to parlay that with a bowl game victory. We break down the Rockets, their defense, and more in our Boca Raton Bowl betting preview below. The Boca Raton Bowl features the Toledo Rockets (8-5) and the Liberty Flames (8-4) in a high-level matchup between two non-Power Five…

Two former Big East rivals reunite on Saturday to help kick off the college football bowl season as Cincinnati and Louisville meet up in the 2022 Fenway Bowl. The game pits Scott Satterfield's former team, Louisville, against his future team, Cincinnati, but he won't be on the field for the matchup on either side. Neither will Luke Fickell, who…

A pair of SEC West rivals meet up at Kyle Field this weekend as Texas A&M welcomes Ole Miss in college football's Week 9 action on Saturday. These are definitely two teams headed in apparently opposite directions. Texas A&M dropped its last three, including a 6-point decision at South Carolina last week, to fall to 3-4 on the season and just 1-3 in…

The greatest rivalry in college football is set to kick off as Army and Navy renew their hostilities in the Week 15 regular season finale on Saturday. As always, expect some good old-fashioned ground and pound running football as the service academies rely on their respective battery of gifted tailbacks to carry the day. Army comes in at 5-6 on the…

College football bowl schedule is here and among the postseason calendar, this year the Citrus Bowl features a matchup between LSU and Purdue. Both teams come into the game as conference champion runners-up: LSU, after losing to Georgia in the SEC title bout, and Purdue after falling to Michigan in the Big Ten Championship Game. LSU comes into the…

The team many Alabama football fans were rooting for in the Big 12 conference championship, Kansas State, is the Crimson Tide's next opponent. For Alabama to have any sort of chance to make the College Football Playoff heading into Sunday, it needed TCU to lose. That happened in overtime, but still it wasn't enough to bump the one-loss Horned Frogs…

BATON ROUGE - No. 14 LSU football will be playing for its third SEC Championship in 11 years against No. 1 Georgia in Atlanta on Saturday (3 p.m., CBS). The Tigers (9-3) head into the matchup as heavy underdogs following their loss to Texas A&M to close out the regular season. But if LSU (No. 13 AFCA Coaches/No. 11 AP) defeats the Bulldogs (12-0),…

On Tuesday, we were treated to the most significant College Football Playoff rankings to date and the final set before the official reveal following conference championship weekend. As expected, Georgia held the top spot ahead of undefeated squads Michigan and TCU. Those three were followed by one-loss USC, which has ridden a late-season surge into…

This year's edition of the Iron Bowl may not have SEC or national championship implications, but this is still one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports as Alabama and Auburn meet in college football's Week 13 action on Saturday. Alabama appears to have played itself out of College Football Playoff contention with losses to Tennessee and LSU,…

A pair of SEC West rivals meet up in Oxford as Alabama looks to get back on track against Ole Miss in college football's Week 11 action on Saturday. Alabama comes in at third place in the SEC West after losing multiple games ahead of the Iron Bowl for the first time since 2010, most recently a dramatic overtime loss on the road to LSU. Ole Miss is…

A pair of Big 12 rivals square off both in need of a statement win as Oklahoma visits West Virginia in college football's Week 11 action on Saturday. West Virginia comes in just 1-5 in Big 12 games this season, and having lost three straight since a big win over Baylor, dropping games against Texas Tech, TCU, and most recently Iowa State. Oklahoma…

SEC West rivals square off this weekend as LSU goes on the road to Arkansas looking to maintain its position in the division hunt in college football's Week 11 action on Saturday. Suddenly, LSU is the favorite in the SEC West after defeating Alabama last week and moving into pole position in the division and wrap it up this weekend with a win over…

A pair of old rivals square off this weekend as Notre Dame travels to Baltimore to face Navy in college football's Week 11 action on Saturday. Navy is 3-6 on the year and has dropped three of the last four, most recently a 10-point decision to Cincinnati. Notre Dame is 6-3 and back in the AP top 25 rankings after a dominant victory at home over CFP…

Coastal Carolina leads the Sun Belt's East Division with a 4-1 conference record coming into Week 10's date with 2-2 Appalachian State. The Chanticleers are 7-1 overall while the Mountaineers are 5-3. Read on for our Appalachian State-Coastal Carolina picks. It's a Fun Belt matchup on Thursday night as two historically exciting'little guy' programs…

A pair of Pac-12 rivals meet up this weekend as Utah hosts USC in college football's Week 7 action on Saturday. Utah checks in at two losses in its Pac-12 title defense, coming off a 10-point decision to UCLA last week, but remains locked in at No. 20 in the latest AP top 25 rankings. USC is perfect through six games, but those games are getting…

Two old rivals meet up under the eyes of Touchdown Jesus when Notre Dame hosts Stanford in college football's Week 7 action on Saturday. Stanford has dropped four straight since Week 1, including a 1-point heartbreaker against Oregon State last weekend. Notre Dame has recovered nicely from that 0-2 start in Marcus Freeman's maiden season, winning…

A pair of SEC rivals meet up this weekend in the Swamp as Florida hosts LSU in college football's Week 7 action on Saturday. Florida has won two straight, beating Eastern Washington and division rival Missouri, while LSU dropped an ugly 40-13 decision to LSU last week after having won four straight games before then. LSU comes in at 4-2 with a 2-1…

A pair of ranked ACC Atlantic rivals meet up this weekend as NC State visits Syracuse in college football's Week 7 action on Saturday. Syracuse is a surprise contender in the conference at 5-0, including two wins in league play, while NC State is at one loss - at Clemson - and coming off a statement win over Florida State at home. What do the…

A pair of Big 12 rivals meet up this weekend in something of a role reversal as Oklahoma and Kansas square off in college football's Week 7 action on Saturday. This time, it's the Jayhawks who are at one loss and ranked in the AP top 25 poll and it's the Sooners who are at.500, at 0-3 in the Big 12 standings, and out of the rankings. What do the…

A pair of Big 12 rivals meet up this weekend as newly ranked Texas welcomes Iowa State to the Forty Acres in college football's Week 7 action on Saturday. Texas comes in at No. 22 in the AP top 25 rankings after moving to 4-2 with a rout over Oklahoma last week, while the Cyclones are sitting at 3-3 on the year after dropping three straight…

A pair of Big Ten rivals meet at the Big House as Michigan hosts Penn State in a major division clash in college football's Week 7 action on Saturday. Michigan is coming off a road win at Indiana last weekend and Penn State off its idle week, and both are undefeated so far on the season. What do the experts think of the matchup? Let's see how the…

Undefeated Oklahoma State looks to remain perfect while hosting Texas Tech in Week 6. Check out our top Texas Tech-Oklahoma State picks below. The Oklahoma State Cowboys have won all four of their opening games and covered the spread in each of their last three contests. The most recent win was by a 36-25 score over Baylor. Texas Tech failed to…

The Michigan Wolverines enter Week 6 at 5-0 and are huge favorites in their Week 6 Big Ten clash with the Indiana Hoosiers. Check out our top Michigan-Indiana picks below. Michigan has won all but one game this season by a double-digit margin. The exception was a 34-27 win over Maryland two weeks ago. The Wolverines recovered in a 27-14 win over…

A pair of 4-1 ACC rivals meet up in Raleigh as NC State hosts Florida State in college football's Week 6 action on Saturday. Both are coming off 10-point losses from last weekend after having started the season at 4-0 before then: NC State, on the road against Clemson, and Florida State at home to Wake Forest. What do the experts think of the…

Four weeks into the 2022 college football season, only 21 teams remain unbeaten. Of the undefeated or one-loss teams, some look familiar to college basketball fans. The reigning national champion Kansas Jayhawks are among the undefeated college football teams. The Kentucky Wildcats are also 4-0 and started the round of 64 as the No. 2 seed before…

Penn State needs to execute one more transaction to set up the Big Ten's first marquee matchup of the season. So when can we begin talking about Penn State vs. Michigan on Oct. 15? The No. 11 Lions host Northwestern looking for their third 5-0 start in the past four seasons. They're huge favorites over a team that has yet to win in the U.S. and is…

A pair of SEC East rivals meet up as defending national champion Georgia travels to Missouri in college football's Week 5 action on Saturday. Georgia looked mortal last week after a close win over Kent State, but remains perfect through four games, while Missouri checks in at 2-2 after a heartbreaking loss on the road to Auburn. What do the experts…

It's almost time for Auburn football. Bryan Harsin begins his second season on the Plains Saturday (6 pm CT ESPN+) when the Tigers host Mercer. Hosting the first five games at Jordan-Hare adds a unique element. A good start can excite fans. If Auburn gets off to a rough start, it won't take long to erase the goodwill Harsin spent the spring and…