The KPI caught some crap this week for USC being ranked so high (No. 7 this week). They are the highest ranked two-loss team (#13 UCLA and #17 Clemson are next) and have road wins at Stanford and Arizona. The Trojans have played five of six games against Power 5 […]
As the college football season nears October, the meat of the schedule starts approaching. Two-thirds of the games played this week will be conference games, leading into a monster schedule on October 4. Conference Play Begins: 36 of 54 (67%) games in Week 5 are conference games, the highest percentage […]
When realignment hit and the size of conferences grew, the number of conference games played did not increase for most leagues. As a result, there were more conference rivals not playing one another and a greater divide between the divisions in conferences that have been split in two. So, as […]
Through two weeks of college football, the average margin in FBS games is 24.2 points! As the College Football Playoff begins, there has been a deeper analysis (and often criticism) of non-conference scheduling. Forget the complaining for a minute, and let’s get down to the real data. The average margin […]
There will be no hint of any “East Coast Bias” this week. ESPN College Gameday heads to Eugene, OR and kicks off at 9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT on ESPN. Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit will jump a quick flight south to Palo Alto to call USC-Stanford at 3:30 p.m. […]