#Sagarin Ratings

In the way it ought to be every year, the champions of the Big Ten conference, the Michigan State Spartans, go up against the champions of the Pac-12, the Stanford Cardinal, in the latest edition of the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day in Pasadena. Stanford just won the Rose Bowl last year, its fourth straight bowl cover. Michigan State, meanwhile, is…

A best bet for Saturday's TCU-Texas matchup. The Longhorns are favored by a touchdown against the undefeated Horned Frogs. Saturday's biggest game takes place in Austin, Texas when TCU puts its undefeated record on the line at Texas. The fourth-ranked Horned Frogs are 4-0 against ranked teams this season but are seven-point underdogs against the…

A best bet for Saturday's TCU-Texas matchup. The Longhorns are favored by a touchdown against the undefeated Horned Frogs. Saturday's biggest game takes place in Austin, Texas when TCU puts its undefeated record on the line at Texas. The fourth-ranked Horned Frogs are 4-0 against ranked teams this season but are seven-point underdogs against the…

Football's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!!!! Fourteen D1 games featuring 18 FBS teams will take place on Saturday, but just three of those teams are ranked in the Top 50 of the SP+ and/or Sagarin rankings. When the bloated and perennially overvalued UNC is the "best" team playing in a given week, then you know that's a weak lineup. But, hey, who are we…

Thursday night college football is back this week to kick off a truly great slate of games. But first, a couple notes on the advanced ratings systems we like to reference: At this point in the season, the Sagarin ratings are better than the SP+ ratings. Prior year ratings weigh way more heavily in the SP+ ratings - and for longer - whereas Sagarin…