2023-11-21

Super Bowl LVIII Projection, Week 11, Final

Baltimore over San Francisco

We had another good single-game day, with two teams who have been conference favorites this year playing. Philadelphia beat Kansas City, and finally crosses that 99.9% threshold. Note that when I show 100.0, that's rounded. An actual clinch with display with a plus (+).

TEAMRecordStrengthDivPlyffWCQtrSemiChamp
BAL8-30.71460.197.574.247.629.817.4
SF7-30.70391.999.174.346.628.116.1
DAL7-30.69618.998.068.341.124.213.7
PHI9-10.60581.1100.082.142.219.39.0
KC7-30.62893.196.367.235.617.58.6
CLE7-30.59735.693.555.726.712.45.6
MIA7-30.60368.988.951.224.911.75.4
BUF6-50.68430.550.330.017.19.65.3
DET8-20.57383.598.456.224.510.74.7
JAX7-30.55259.287.945.819.48.03.3
HOU6-40.55835.470.834.814.96.32.6
MIN6-50.54515.580.035.814.66.02.5
NO5-50.53459.267.126.910.84.41.7
SEA6-40.4967.563.224.39.03.31.2
IND5-50.4895.332.812.64.51.60.6
GB4-60.5000.927.310.43.81.40.5
TB4-60.48221.130.710.63.81.40.5
PIT6-40.4314.141.314.04.31.30.4
LAC4-60.5363.211.95.12.10.90.3
ATL4-60.44119.624.17.32.30.80.2
CIN5-50.4520.211.13.81.20.40.1
LAR4-60.4480.610.83.51.20.40.1
DEN5-50.4111.711.03.41.00.30.1
LV5-60.4092.04.61.40.40.10.0
NYJ4-60.3750.61.70.50.10.00.0
TEN3-70.3990.10.50.20.00.00.0
WSH4-70.3830.00.60.20.00.00.0
CHI3-80.3990.00.50.10.00.00.0
NYG3-80.2600.00.10.00.00.00.0
ARI2-90.3320.00.00.00.00.00.0
NE2-80.3090.00.00.00.00.00.0
CAR1-90.3090.00.00.00.00.00.0

First to 10% chance of Super Bowl win: San Francisco, Buffalo, and Dallas (Week 4, Sunday)

First to 80% chance of Playoffs: San Francisco (Week 3, Sunday)
First to 90% chance of Playoffs: San Francisco (Week 4, Sunday)
First to 99% chance of Playoffs: Philadelphia (Week 8, Sunday)
First to 99.9% chance of Playoffs: Philadelphia (Week 11, Final)

[Week 1, Final] Dallas over Cleveland
[Week 2, Thursday] Dallas over Cleveland
[Week 2, Sunday] Dallas over Baltimore
[Week 2, Final] Dallas over Baltimore
[Week 3, Thursday] San Francisco over Baltimore
[Week 3, Sunday] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 3, Final] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 4, Thursday] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 4, Sunday] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 4, Final] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 5, Thursday] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 5, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 5, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 8, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 8, Sunday] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 8, Final] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 9, Thursday] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 9, Sunday] Baltimore over Philadelphia
[Week 9, Final] Baltimore over Philadelphia
[Week 10, Thursday] Baltimore over Philadelphia
[Week 10, Sunday] Baltimore over San Francisco
[Week 10, Final] Baltimore over San Francisco
[Week 11, Thursday] Baltimore over San Francisco
[Week 11, Sunday] Baltimore over San Francisco

2023-11-20

Super Bowl LVIII Projection, Week 11, Sunday

Baltimore over San Francisco

Baltimore was idle after their win Thursday, and San Francisco won again. Dallas, however, is stalking closely behind. We now have two NFC teams at 99% playoff chances, but none over 99.9% yet. And, while there have been no official eliminations, my simulation shows Washington and Chicago joining New York, Arizona, and Carolina as never winning the NFC #1 spot, with New England the only team eliminated from that in the AFC so far.

TEAMRecordStrengthDivPlyffWCQtrSemiChamp
BAL8-30.71460.197.472.646.528.916.9
SF7-30.70391.999.176.048.029.016.6
DAL7-30.69626.698.169.342.124.914.0
KC7-20.63395.797.973.539.719.79.7
PHI8-10.59673.499.976.037.917.07.8
CLE7-30.59735.693.554.626.112.05.5
MIA7-30.60368.888.950.124.211.45.3
BUF6-50.68430.550.429.816.99.55.2
DET8-20.57383.598.457.925.811.24.9
JAX7-30.55259.287.944.718.77.73.2
HOU6-40.55835.470.734.514.66.22.6
MIN6-50.54515.580.035.914.86.12.5
NO5-50.53459.267.127.411.04.51.8
SEA6-40.4967.563.424.89.13.41.2
IND5-50.4895.332.812.54.51.60.6
GB4-60.5000.927.210.43.81.40.5
TB4-60.48221.130.610.83.81.40.5
PIT6-40.4314.141.313.84.21.30.4
LAC4-60.5371.911.34.82.00.80.3
ATL4-60.44119.624.07.52.40.80.2
CIN5-50.4520.211.03.81.20.40.1
LAR4-60.4480.610.83.51.10.40.1
DEN5-50.4111.110.73.31.00.30.1
LV5-60.4091.24.01.20.40.10.0
NYJ4-60.3750.61.70.50.10.00.0
TEN3-70.3990.10.50.20.00.00.0
WSH4-70.3830.00.60.20.00.00.0
CHI3-80.3990.00.50.10.00.00.0
NYG3-80.2600.00.10.00.00.00.0
ARI2-90.3310.00.00.00.00.00.0
CAR1-90.3090.00.00.00.00.00.0
NE2-80.3090.00.00.00.00.00.0

First to 10% chance of Super Bowl win: San Francisco, Buffalo, and Dallas (Week 4, Sunday)

First to 80% chance of Playoffs: San Francisco (Week 3, Sunday)
First to 90% chance of Playoffs: San Francisco (Week 4, Sunday)
First to 99% chance of Playoffs: Philadelphia (Week 8, Sunday)

[Week 1, Final] Dallas over Cleveland
[Week 2, Thursday] Dallas over Cleveland
[Week 2, Sunday] Dallas over Baltimore
[Week 2, Final] Dallas over Baltimore
[Week 3, Thursday] San Francisco over Baltimore
[Week 3, Sunday] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 3, Final] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 4, Thursday] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 4, Sunday] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 4, Final] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 5, Thursday] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 5, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 5, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 8, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 8, Sunday] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 8, Final] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 9, Thursday] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 9, Sunday] Baltimore over Philadelphia
[Week 9, Final] Baltimore over Philadelphia
[Week 10, Thursday] Baltimore over Philadelphia
[Week 10, Sunday] Baltimore over San Francisco
[Week 10, Final] Baltimore over San Francisco
[Week 11, Thursday] Baltimore over San Francisco

2023-11-19

NCAA Football Power Rankings, Week 12

The Errors:
None, because I'm still catching up.

The Top:
Georgia is now #1, and former #1 Ohio State fell down to #3. James Madison finally lost too, eliminating the controversy of them not being allowed in the major bowls this year.

The Home Team:
Missouri won again and rose one spot up to #12. I don't think they'll have any shot at a top 4 finish, but eventually there will be 12 playoff spots.

The Bottom:
Just like last week, Kent State lost again to stay #133.

Winless and Lossless:
As I mentioned before, James Madison lost their first game, so now there are still 6 undefeated teams, all 11-0, and no winless teams.


1Georgia11-0
2Washington11-0
3Ohio State11-0
4Florida State11-0
5Michigan11-0
6Alabama10-1
7Texas10-1
8Liberty11-0
9Oregon10-1
10Louisville10-1
11James Madison10-1
12Missouri9-2
13Penn State9-2
14Ole Miss9-2
15Tulane10-1
16Oklahoma9-2
17Toledo10-1
18Iowa9-2
19Troy9-2
20UNLV9-2
21LSU8-3
22Kansas State8-3
23Notre Dame8-3
24Oklahoma State8-3
25Oregon State8-3
26Arizona8-3
27SMU9-2
28NC State8-3
29North Carolina8-3
30Miami (OH)9-2
31Memphis8-3
32New Mexico State9-3
33Tennessee7-4
34Utah7-4
35Air Force8-3
36Clemson7-4
37Wyoming7-4
38Kansas7-4
39Fresno State8-3
40Coastal Carolina7-4
41Jacksonville State8-3
42UCLA7-4
43USC7-5
44UT San Antonio8-3
45West Virginia7-4
46Texas A&M7-4
47Ohio8-3
48Appalachian State7-4
49Duke6-5
50Iowa State6-5
51Miami6-5
52Texas Tech6-5
53Georgia Tech6-5
54Auburn6-5
55Boise State6-5
56Georgia State6-5
57Rutgers6-5
58Northwestern6-5
59Bowling Green6-5
60San José State6-5
61Kentucky6-5
62Western Kentucky6-5
63Maryland6-5
64South Alabama6-5
65Wisconsin6-5
66Boston College6-5
67Arkansas State6-5
68South Carolina5-6
69Texas State6-5
70Georgia Southern6-5
71California5-6
72Marshall5-6
73TCU5-6
74UCF5-6
75Minnesota5-6
76Illinois5-6
77Virginia Tech5-6
78BYU5-6
79Mississippi State5-6
80Syracuse5-6
81Army5-6
82Florida5-6
83Old Dominion5-6
84Washington State5-6
85South Florida5-6
86Utah State5-6
87Nebraska5-6
88Michigan State4-7
89Colorado State5-6
90Navy5-5
91Louisiana5-6
92Northern Illinois5-6
93Rice5-6
94Central Michigan5-6
95Wake Forest4-7
96Colorado4-7
97Eastern Michigan5-6
98Arkansas4-7
99Houston4-7
100New Mexico4-7
101Middle Tennessee4-7
102Western Michigan4-7
103Virginia3-8
104Hawai'i4-8
105UAB4-7
106Arizona State3-8
107Stanford3-8
108North Texas4-7
109Florida Atlantic4-7
110Purdue3-8
111Ball State4-7
112UMass3-8
113Pittsburgh3-8
114Indiana3-8
115Southern Mississippi3-8
116Baylor3-8
117Cincinnati3-8
118Florida International4-7
119UTEP3-8
120Buffalo3-8
121San Diego State3-8
122Tulsa3-8
123Charlotte3-8
124Vanderbilt2-9
125Louisiana Monroe2-9
126Temple3-8
127East Carolina2-9
128Louisiana Tech3-9
129Nevada2-9
130Connecticut2-9
131Sam Houston State2-9
132Akron2-9
133Kent State1-10


2023 History and #1s
Week 1 Jacksonville State and San Diego State
Week 2 Notre Dame
Week 3 Notre Dame
Week 4 Penn State
Week 5 Texas
Week 6 Oklahoma
Week 7 Michigan
Week 8 Michigan
Week 9 Ohio State
Week 10 Ohio State
Week 11 Ohio State

2023-11-17

Super Bowl LVIII Projection, Week 11, Thursday

Baltimore over San Francisco

We finally had an important game on a Thursday or Monday; it seems like those days almost never have any meaningful movement. Baltimore beat Cincinnati to start Week 11. While Cincinnati was only 5-4, a division win is always extra helpful for tiebreaker purposes.

TEAMRecordStrengthDivPlyffWCQtrSemiChamp
BAL8-30.71566.398.176.450.632.219.7
SF6-30.68181.997.069.342.825.614.2
KC7-20.63393.397.776.643.421.911.4
DAL6-30.66420.194.762.236.220.711.1
PHI8-10.59679.999.979.240.919.79.1
CLE6-30.58723.987.250.323.911.05.2
DET7-20.56670.496.254.325.011.34.9
MIA6-30.58966.481.145.621.710.14.8
BUF5-50.64128.241.623.512.46.53.4
MIN6-40.54728.987.442.418.58.03.3
HOU5-40.54738.263.231.613.35.62.4
JAX6-30.51249.673.534.613.55.22.1
NO5-50.53453.062.127.011.44.92.0
SEA6-30.49817.677.933.112.95.01.9
TB4-50.51130.741.717.26.92.81.1
PIT6-30.4419.658.522.47.22.30.8
LAC4-50.5414.022.210.14.21.80.8
IND5-50.48910.334.314.05.01.90.7
GB3-60.4940.613.45.32.00.80.3
ATL4-60.44116.219.36.52.20.70.2
CIN5-50.4520.212.64.51.50.50.2
NYJ4-50.4325.39.03.21.00.30.1
LV5-50.4252.110.03.41.10.30.1
LAR3-60.4470.55.92.10.70.20.1
DEN4-50.4120.56.92.20.70.20.1
TEN3-60.4401.94.01.40.50.10.0
WSH4-60.4020.02.90.90.30.10.0
CHI3-70.4060.11.60.50.10.00.0
CAR1-80.3440.10.10.00.00.00.0
ARI2-80.3430.00.10.00.00.00.0
NE2-80.3090.00.00.00.00.00.0
NYG2-80.2550.00.00.00.00.00.0

First to 10% chance of Super Bowl win: San Francisco, Buffalo, and Dallas (Week 4, Sunday)

First to 80% chance of Playoffs: San Francisco (Week 3, Sunday)
First to 90% chance of Playoffs: San Francisco (Week 4, Sunday)
First to 99% chance of Playoffs: Philadelphia (Week 8, Sunday)

[Week 1, Final] Dallas over Cleveland
[Week 2, Thursday] Dallas over Cleveland
[Week 2, Sunday] Dallas over Baltimore
[Week 2, Final] Dallas over Baltimore
[Week 3, Thursday] San Francisco over Baltimore
[Week 3, Sunday] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 3, Final] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 4, Thursday] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 4, Sunday] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 4, Final] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 5, Thursday] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 5, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 5, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 8, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 8, Sunday] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 8, Final] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 9, Thursday] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 9, Sunday] Baltimore over Philadelphia
[Week 9, Final] Baltimore over Philadelphia
[Week 10, Thursday] Baltimore over Philadelphia
[Week 10, Sunday] Baltimore over San Francisco
[Week 10, Final] Baltimore over San Francisco

2023-11-14

Super Bowl LVIII Projection, Week 10, Final

Baltimore over San Francisco

Buffalo keeps sliding, and lost at home to Denver on Monday. Overall, the projection stays the same. And, while no one is eliminated from the playoffs yet, I now show the 4 8-loss teams (Carolina, Arizona, New England, and the New York Giants) with no chance at their conference #1 seed.

TEAMRecordStrengthDivPlyffWCQtrSemiChamp
BAL7-30.69554.894.569.844.627.516.2
SF6-30.68182.197.169.542.925.714.6
KC7-20.63393.197.677.644.123.112.0
DAL6-30.66420.194.762.236.220.711.4
PHI8-10.59679.999.979.240.919.69.4
CLE6-30.58730.986.351.124.911.85.6
MIA6-30.58966.881.346.122.510.75.1
DET7-20.56670.796.154.224.911.35.1
BUF5-50.64128.041.023.412.66.73.6
MIN6-40.54728.687.042.118.48.03.4
HOU5-40.54738.462.931.913.96.02.6
JAX6-30.51249.572.834.713.95.52.2
NO5-50.53453.062.227.111.44.92.0
SEA6-30.49817.377.833.112.95.01.9
TB4-50.51130.741.717.26.92.81.1
LAC4-50.5414.222.510.44.52.00.8
PIT6-30.44112.156.522.17.42.50.8
IND5-50.48910.133.113.75.11.90.7
CIN5-40.4792.321.78.83.21.20.4
GB3-60.4940.613.45.32.00.80.3
ATL4-60.44116.219.36.52.20.80.2
LV5-50.4252.210.03.51.10.40.1
NYJ4-50.4325.38.93.21.10.40.1
LAR3-60.4470.56.02.10.70.30.1
DEN4-50.4120.56.82.30.70.20.1
TEN3-60.4402.04.01.40.50.20.1
WSH4-60.4030.03.00.90.30.10.0
CHI3-70.4060.11.60.50.10.00.0
CAR1-80.3440.10.10.00.00.00.0
ARI2-80.3430.00.10.00.00.00.0
NE2-80.3090.00.00.00.00.00.0
NYG2-80.2550.00.00.00.00.00.0

First to 10% chance of Super Bowl win: San Francisco, Buffalo, and Dallas (Week 4, Sunday)

First to 80% chance of Playoffs: San Francisco (Week 3, Sunday)
First to 90% chance of Playoffs: San Francisco (Week 4, Sunday)
First to 99% chance of Playoffs: Philadelphia (Week 8, Sunday)

[Week 1, Final] Dallas over Cleveland
[Week 2, Thursday] Dallas over Cleveland
[Week 2, Sunday] Dallas over Baltimore
[Week 2, Final] Dallas over Baltimore
[Week 3, Thursday] San Francisco over Baltimore
[Week 3, Sunday] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 3, Final] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 4, Thursday] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 4, Sunday] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 4, Final] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 5, Thursday] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 5, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 5, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 8, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 8, Sunday] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 8, Final] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 9, Thursday] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 9, Sunday] Baltimore over Philadelphia
[Week 9, Final] Baltimore over Philadelphia
[Week 10, Thursday] Baltimore over Philadelphia
[Week 10, Sunday] Baltimore over San Francisco

2023-11-13

Super Bowl LVIII Projection, Week 10, Sunday

Baltimore over San Francisco

San Francisco had a big win over Jacksonville, 34-3, which raised their strength up quite a bit and put them back on top of the NFC.

TEAMRecordStrengthDivPlyffWCQtrSemiChamp
BAL7-30.69554.894.069.043.826.915.8
SF6-30.68182.197.169.542.925.714.6
KC7-20.63393.397.576.743.222.511.7
DAL6-30.66420.194.762.236.220.711.3
PHI8-10.59679.999.979.240.919.69.3
CLE6-30.58730.985.550.324.311.45.4
BUF5-40.64240.059.534.918.910.15.3
DET7-20.56670.796.254.224.911.35.0
MIA6-30.58955.979.044.121.410.14.8
MIN6-40.54728.687.042.118.48.03.4
HOU5-40.54738.461.630.913.45.72.5
JAX6-30.51249.571.633.713.45.32.1
NO5-50.53453.062.127.111.44.92.0
SEA6-30.49817.377.833.112.95.01.9
TB4-50.51130.841.717.26.92.81.1
PIT6-30.44112.154.721.27.02.30.8
LAC4-50.5414.321.19.74.21.80.8
IND5-50.48910.131.512.94.81.80.7
CIN5-40.4792.320.58.33.01.10.4
GB3-60.4940.613.45.32.00.80.3
ATL4-60.44116.219.36.52.20.80.2
LV5-50.4252.29.33.21.00.30.1
NYJ4-50.4324.07.82.80.90.30.1
LAR3-60.4470.56.02.10.70.30.1
TEN3-60.4402.03.71.30.40.10.0
WSH4-60.4030.02.90.90.30.10.0
DEN3-50.4100.22.70.90.30.10.0
CHI3-70.4060.11.60.50.10.00.0
CAR1-80.3440.10.10.00.00.00.0
ARI2-80.3430.00.10.00.00.00.0
NE2-80.3090.00.00.00.00.00.0
NYG2-80.2550.00.00.00.00.00.0

First to 10% chance of Super Bowl win: San Francisco, Buffalo, and Dallas (Week 4, Sunday)

First to 80% chance of Playoffs: San Francisco (Week 3, Sunday)
First to 90% chance of Playoffs: San Francisco (Week 4, Sunday)
First to 99% chance of Playoffs: Philadelphia (Week 8, Sunday)

[Week 1, Final] Dallas over Cleveland
[Week 2, Thursday] Dallas over Cleveland
[Week 2, Sunday] Dallas over Baltimore
[Week 2, Final] Dallas over Baltimore
[Week 3, Thursday] San Francisco over Baltimore
[Week 3, Sunday] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 3, Final] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 4, Thursday] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 4, Sunday] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 4, Final] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 5, Thursday] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 5, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 5, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 8, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 8, Sunday] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 8, Final] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 9, Thursday] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 9, Sunday] Baltimore over Philadelphia
[Week 9, Final] Baltimore over Philadelphia
[Week 10, Thursday] Baltimore over Philadelphia

2023-11-12

NCAA Football Power Rankings, Week 11

The Errors:
None, because I'm still catching up.

The Top:
Ohio State wins again to stay #1. We had a little shuffling around despite the top teams winning, with James Madison dropping down to #6 and out of the problematic top 4, if the CFP committee were to pay any attention to me that is.

The Home Team:
Missouri won against Tennessee, but only gained 2 spots. In the official rankings, Tennessee was one ahead of Missouri before the weekend, #13 and #14, but in mine it was a #15 over #25.

The Bottom:
Kent State lost again and holds strong at #133.

Winless and Lossless:
There are still 7 undefeated teams, all 10-0, and no winless teams.


1Ohio State10-0
2Georgia10-0
3Washington10-0
4Florida State10-0
5Michigan10-0
6James Madison10-0
7Alabama9-1
8Liberty10-0
9Texas9-1
10Oregon9-1
11Louisville9-1
12Ole Miss8-2
13Missouri8-2
14Penn State8-2
15Tulane9-1
16Oklahoma8-2
17Toledo9-1
18Iowa8-2
19Troy8-2
20Oregon State8-2
21North Carolina8-2
22Memphis8-2
23UNLV8-2
24LSU7-3
25Fresno State8-2
26Notre Dame7-3
27Utah7-3
28Oklahoma State7-3
29Kansas State7-3
30Kansas7-3
31Air Force8-2
32Coastal Carolina7-3
33Miami (OH)8-2
34Tennessee7-3
35USC7-4
36Arizona7-3
37NC State7-3
38SMU8-2
39Duke6-4
40New Mexico State8-3
41Jacksonville State7-3
42Iowa State6-4
43Clemson6-4
44Wyoming6-4
45Ohio7-3
46Miami6-4
47UT San Antonio7-3
48West Virginia6-4
49UCLA6-4
50Georgia State6-4
51Texas A&M6-4
52Auburn6-4
53Rutgers6-4
54Kentucky6-4
55Boston College6-4
56Appalachian State6-4
57Bowling Green6-4
58Maryland6-4
59Texas State6-4
60Georgia Southern6-4
61Marshall5-5
62Texas Tech5-5
63Georgia Tech5-5
64Northwestern5-5
65San José State5-5
66Boise State5-5
67UCF5-5
68Western Kentucky5-5
69Minnesota5-5
70Illinois5-5
71Virginia Tech5-5
72Wisconsin5-5
73Syracuse5-5
74South Alabama5-5
75BYU5-5
76Florida5-5
77Utah State5-5
78Arkansas State5-5
79Nebraska5-5
80South Carolina4-6
81South Florida5-5
82California4-6
83TCU4-6
84Louisiana5-5
85Colorado4-6
86Central Michigan5-5
87Mississippi State4-6
88Old Dominion4-6
89Wake Forest4-6
90Army4-6
91Western Michigan4-6
92Washington State4-6
93Houston4-6
94Michigan State3-7
95Navy4-5
96Colorado State4-6
97Hawai'i4-7
98Rice4-6
99Stanford3-7
100Purdue3-7
101Northern Illinois4-6
102Arizona State3-7
103Eastern Michigan4-6
104Florida Atlantic4-6
105Arkansas3-7
106Indiana3-7
107Baylor3-7
108UMass3-7
109Middle Tennessee3-7
110Southern Mississippi3-7
111UAB3-7
112Florida International4-6
113Cincinnati3-7
114UTEP3-7
115Virginia2-8
116Ball State3-7
117San Diego State3-7
118Buffalo3-7
119North Texas3-7
120New Mexico3-7
121Tulsa3-7
122Charlotte3-7
123Temple3-7
124East Carolina2-8
125Vanderbilt2-9
126Pittsburgh2-8
127Nevada2-8
128Louisiana Tech3-8
129Louisiana Monroe2-8
130Sam Houston State2-8
131Connecticut1-9
132Akron2-8
133Kent State1-9


2023 History and #1s
Week 1 Jacksonville State and San Diego State
Week 2 Notre Dame
Week 3 Notre Dame
Week 4 Penn State
Week 5 Texas
Week 6 Oklahoma
Week 7 Michigan
Week 8 Michigan
Week 9 Ohio State
Week 10 Ohio State

2023-11-10

Super Bowl LVIII Projection, Week 10, Thursday

Baltimore over Philadelphia

Chicago beat Carolina Thursday, which had basically no effect on the NFC as a whole. The only semi-interesting thing is that my simulations showed Arizona never winning the #1 seed in even a single simulation for the last few game days, but now they do, and Carolina doesn't. I'm not convinced it's mathematically impossible, but I think they'd have to flip some tiebreakers in addition to winning the rest of their games.

TEAMRecordStrengthDivPlyffWCQtrSemiChamp
BAL7-20.69877.997.176.548.629.718.5
KC7-20.63390.897.573.340.720.711.4
PHI8-10.59685.999.984.245.823.711.1
SF5-30.63575.292.260.735.219.910.1
DAL5-30.62414.089.054.730.416.88.4
DET6-20.56571.693.353.926.412.75.6
BUF5-40.64238.559.934.818.49.65.4
MIA6-30.58954.078.843.420.59.64.8
JAX6-20.57171.486.349.022.39.94.8
CLE5-30.58713.871.437.917.78.34.2
NO5-40.55166.477.739.118.28.53.6
MIN5-40.53125.274.235.615.97.12.9
SEA5-30.49223.468.030.312.45.11.9
HOU4-40.54320.645.521.38.93.71.7
LAC4-40.5497.832.715.26.52.81.3
GB3-50.5023.027.411.94.92.10.8
CIN5-30.4853.032.012.94.71.70.7
TB3-50.48112.725.710.64.21.70.6
ATL4-50.44421.031.911.94.31.60.5
PIT5-30.4325.441.114.44.51.40.5
IND4-50.4844.624.59.53.41.20.5
NYJ4-40.4437.416.46.01.90.60.2
TEN3-50.4733.48.03.11.10.40.1
WSH4-50.4070.011.03.81.20.40.1
LAR3-60.4481.47.12.71.00.40.1
LV4-50.4201.25.71.90.60.20.1
DEN3-50.4100.22.80.90.30.10.0
CHI3-70.4070.32.20.80.20.10.0
NE2-70.3280.00.20.00.00.00.0
NYG2-70.2860.00.20.00.00.00.0
CAR1-80.3440.00.10.00.00.00.0
ARI1-80.3430.00.10.00.00.00.0

First to 10% chance of Super Bowl win: San Francisco, Buffalo, and Dallas (Week 4, Sunday)

First to 80% chance of Playoffs: San Francisco (Week 3, Sunday)
First to 90% chance of Playoffs: San Francisco (Week 4, Sunday)
First to 99% chance of Playoffs: Philadelphia (Week 8, Sunday)

[Week 1, Final] Dallas over Cleveland
[Week 2, Thursday] Dallas over Cleveland
[Week 2, Sunday] Dallas over Baltimore
[Week 2, Final] Dallas over Baltimore
[Week 3, Thursday] San Francisco over Baltimore
[Week 3, Sunday] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 3, Final] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 4, Thursday] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 4, Sunday] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 4, Final] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 5, Thursday] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 5, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 5, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 8, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 8, Sunday] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 8, Final] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 9, Thursday] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 9, Sunday] Baltimore over Philadelphia
[Week 9, Final] Baltimore over Philadelphia

2023-11-07

Super Bowl LVIII Projection, Week 9, Final

Baltimore over Philadelphia

Monday's win by the LA Chargers over the New York Jets didn't move the needle for Baltimore at all, and the projection stands.

TEAMRecordStrengthDivPlyffWCQtrSemiChamp
BAL7-20.69877.997.176.548.629.818.5
KC7-20.63390.897.573.340.720.711.4
PHI8-10.59686.099.984.245.823.711.1
SF5-30.63575.292.360.735.219.910.2
DAL5-30.62414.089.054.630.316.88.4
DET6-20.56571.793.554.026.412.75.6
BUF5-40.64238.659.934.918.49.75.4
MIA6-30.58954.078.943.420.69.64.8
JAX6-20.57271.286.148.922.29.84.8
CLE5-30.58713.871.537.917.88.34.2
NO5-40.55166.477.639.018.28.53.6
MIN5-40.53125.274.535.815.97.12.9
SEA5-30.49223.468.430.412.45.11.9
HOU4-40.54320.745.521.38.93.71.7
LAC4-40.5497.832.715.26.52.81.3
GB3-50.5023.027.311.94.92.10.8
CIN5-30.4853.032.012.94.61.70.7
TB3-50.48112.525.410.44.11.70.6
ATL4-50.44420.931.911.94.31.60.5
PIT5-30.4315.441.114.44.51.40.5
IND4-50.4844.724.69.53.41.20.5
NYJ4-40.4437.416.46.01.90.60.2
TEN3-50.4733.48.03.11.10.40.1
WSH4-50.4070.011.13.81.20.40.1
LAR3-60.4471.47.22.71.00.40.1
LV4-50.4201.25.71.90.60.20.1
DEN3-50.4100.22.80.90.30.10.0
CHI2-70.4060.21.40.50.20.10.0
CAR1-70.3570.20.30.10.00.00.0
NE2-70.3280.00.20.00.00.00.0
NYG2-70.2860.00.20.00.00.00.0
ARI1-80.3430.00.10.00.00.00.0

First to 10% chance of Super Bowl win: San Francisco, Buffalo, and Dallas (Week 4, Sunday)

First to 80% chance of Playoffs: San Francisco (Week 3, Sunday)
First to 90% chance of Playoffs: San Francisco (Week 4, Sunday)
First to 99% chance of Playoffs: Philadelphia (Week 8, Sunday)

[Week 1, Final] Dallas over Cleveland
[Week 2, Thursday] Dallas over Cleveland
[Week 2, Sunday] Dallas over Baltimore
[Week 2, Final] Dallas over Baltimore
[Week 3, Thursday] San Francisco over Baltimore
[Week 3, Sunday] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 3, Final] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 4, Thursday] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 4, Sunday] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 4, Final] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 5, Thursday] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 5, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 5, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 8, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 8, Sunday] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 8, Final] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 9, Thursday] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 9, Sunday] Baltimore over Philadelphia

2023-11-06

Super Bowl LVIII Projection, Week 9, Sunday

Baltimore over Philadelphia

Dallas loses to Philadelphia, which is a huge swing for the NFC East division title, and that puts Philadelphia on top of the NFC overall for the first time this year. Philadelphia's 99.9% playoff chances are rounded up here, so I'm not marking them officially as the first team to 99.9%. It's more like 99.893%. Yes, I'd be that professor who won't round your grade.

TEAMRecordStrengthDivPlyffWCQtrSemiChamp
BAL7-20.69878.697.476.949.030.118.7
KC7-20.63394.598.174.241.421.111.6
PHI8-10.59686.099.984.245.723.611.1
SF5-30.63575.292.360.735.219.910.2
DAL5-30.62414.089.054.630.316.88.4
DET6-20.56572.193.754.326.512.85.6
BUF5-40.64235.458.834.318.19.55.3
JAX6-20.57271.786.349.022.49.94.8
MIA6-30.58948.375.641.519.69.14.6
CLE5-30.58713.170.837.617.68.24.2
NO5-40.55166.877.839.018.28.53.6
MIN5-40.53124.874.535.815.97.12.9
SEA5-30.49223.468.430.412.45.11.9
HOU4-40.54320.244.721.08.83.71.7
NYJ4-30.49316.435.614.95.62.10.9
GB3-50.5023.028.112.25.02.10.8
CIN5-30.4853.032.313.14.71.70.7
TB3-50.48112.625.510.54.11.70.6
PIT5-30.4315.341.314.54.61.50.5
IND4-50.4844.724.79.63.41.30.5
ATL4-50.44420.431.011.54.21.50.5
LAC3-40.5113.917.27.22.81.10.5
TEN3-50.4733.48.03.11.10.40.1
LAR3-60.4471.47.22.71.00.40.1
WSH4-50.4070.010.63.61.20.40.1
LV4-50.4201.45.91.90.60.20.1
DEN3-50.4100.33.11.00.30.10.0
CHI2-70.4060.21.40.50.20.10.0
CAR1-70.3570.20.30.10.00.00.0
NE2-70.3280.00.20.00.00.00.0
NYG2-70.2850.00.20.00.00.00.0
ARI1-80.3430.00.10.00.00.00.0

First to 10% chance of Super Bowl win: San Francisco, Buffalo, and Dallas (Week 4, Sunday)

First to 80% chance of Playoffs: San Francisco (Week 3, Sunday)
First to 90% chance of Playoffs: San Francisco (Week 4, Sunday)
First to 99% chance of Playoffs: Philadelphia (Week 8, Sunday)

[Week 1, Final] Dallas over Cleveland
[Week 2, Thursday] Dallas over Cleveland
[Week 2, Sunday] Dallas over Baltimore
[Week 2, Final] Dallas over Baltimore
[Week 3, Thursday] San Francisco over Baltimore
[Week 3, Sunday] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 3, Final] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 4, Thursday] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 4, Sunday] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 4, Final] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 5, Thursday] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 5, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 5, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 8, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 8, Sunday] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 8, Final] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 9, Thursday] Baltimore over Dallas

2023-11-05

NCAA Football Power Rankings, Week 10

The Errors:
None, because to be honest I pulled this data very shortly after the week 9 post was made very late.

The Top:
Ohio State wins and holds their #1 spot, but the top 6 are all 9-0. James Madison rises all the way to #2, even though they are ineligible for the Playoff, and all or most bowls depending on where I read the details.

The Home Team:
Missouri lost, but only lost 1 position and fell to #15, because it was a high-quality loss, to the other #2 team, Georgia.

The Bottom:
Sam Houston State got out of the gutter with a win, and Kent State is now the worst team out there.

Winless and Lossless:
There are now 7 undefeated teams, down from 8, thanks to Air Force's loss to Army. Sam Houston State was the only winless team, so there are none remaining.


1Ohio State9-0
T-2James Madison9-0
T-2Georgia9-0
4Washington9-0
5Florida State9-0
6Michigan9-0
7Texas8-1
8Liberty9-0
9Ole Miss8-1
10Alabama8-1
11Penn State8-1
12Louisville8-1
13Oregon8-1
14Tulane8-1
15Missouri7-2
16Fresno State8-1
17Oklahoma7-2
18Notre Dame7-3
19Toledo8-1
20Oklahoma State7-2
21Troy7-2
22Kansas7-2
23Utah7-2
24Air Force8-1
25Tennessee7-2
26Oregon State7-2
27Iowa7-2
28USC7-3
29Memphis7-2
30North Carolina7-2
31Duke6-3
32Kansas State6-3
33LSU6-3
34UNLV7-2
35UCLA6-3
36Miami (OH)7-2
37Coastal Carolina6-3
38Arizona6-3
39Jacksonville State7-3
40Wyoming6-3
41SMU7-2
42Georgia State6-3
43NC State6-3
44West Virginia6-3
45Miami6-3
46Boston College6-3
47Rutgers6-3
48Kentucky6-3
49Georgia Southern6-3
50Texas State6-3
51New Mexico State7-3
52Clemson5-4
53Georgia Tech5-4
54Iowa State5-4
55Ohio6-3
56UT San Antonio6-3
57Minnesota5-4
58Texas A&M5-4
59Auburn5-4
T-60Bowling Green5-4
T-60Wisconsin5-4
62Western Kentucky5-4
63Maryland5-4
64Florida5-4
65BYU5-4
66Arkansas State5-4
67Nebraska5-4
68Appalachian State5-4
69Louisiana5-4
70Illinois4-5
71Texas Tech4-5
72Northwestern4-5
73Boise State4-5
74Central Michigan5-4
75Marshall4-5
76TCU4-5
77Colorado4-5
78San José State4-5
79South Alabama4-5
80UCF4-5
81Mississippi State4-5
82Utah State4-5
83Syracuse4-5
84Wake Forest4-5
85Virginia Tech4-5
86Houston4-5
87Washington State4-5
88South Florida4-5
89South Carolina3-6
90Northern Illinois4-5
91Old Dominion4-5
92California3-6
93Michigan State3-6
94Florida Atlantic4-5
95Rice4-5
96Stanford3-6
97Indiana3-6
98Arkansas3-6
99Eastern Michigan4-5
100UAB3-6
101Florida International4-5
102Baylor3-6
103Navy3-5
104San Diego State3-6
105Buffalo3-6
106Army3-6
107Western Michigan3-6
108Colorado State3-6
109UMass3-7
110Virginia2-7
111North Texas3-6
112UTEP3-7
113Tulsa3-6
114New Mexico3-6
115Purdue2-7
116Arizona State2-7
117Charlotte3-6
118Hawai'i3-7
119Temple3-6
120Louisiana Tech3-7
121Nevada2-7
122Vanderbilt2-8
123Middle Tennessee2-7
124Pittsburgh2-7
125Southern Mississippi2-7
126Cincinnati2-7
127Ball State2-7
128Louisiana Monroe2-7
129Akron2-7
130Connecticut1-8
131East Carolina1-8
132Sam Houston State1-8
133Kent State1-8


2023 History and #1s
Week 1 Jacksonville State and San Diego State
Week 2 Notre Dame
Week 3 Notre Dame
Week 4 Penn State
Week 5 Texas
Week 6 Oklahoma
Week 7 Michigan
Week 8 Michigan
Week 9 Ohio State

2023-11-03

Super Bowl LVIII Projection, Week 9, Thursday

Baltimore over Dallas

Pittsburgh beat Tennessee on Thursday, which had little effect on the AFC as a whole, and the projection remains the same.

TEAMRecordStrengthDivPlyffWCQtrSemiChamp
BAL6-20.65072.893.267.339.422.412.7
DAL5-20.62937.892.562.835.619.910.5
KC6-20.61791.396.168.237.219.410.4
SF5-30.63559.189.858.933.919.210.3
PHI7-10.58762.299.172.637.919.29.3
BUF5-30.64639.577.649.027.615.58.7
MIA6-20.59349.286.753.627.213.56.9
DET6-20.56576.993.355.027.012.96.0
JAX6-20.57277.489.252.925.411.95.8
SEA5-20.55838.283.146.222.210.54.8
NO4-40.53648.462.529.713.46.02.6
MIN4-40.52721.060.928.612.65.62.4
CLE4-30.53112.153.425.310.94.72.1
HOU3-40.54316.339.919.08.43.71.7
NYJ4-30.49311.239.717.06.72.61.1
TB3-40.48320.934.914.35.72.30.9
ATL4-40.44730.142.816.05.82.10.7
LAC3-40.5117.022.19.64.01.60.7
PIT5-30.43111.245.816.75.61.90.7
CIN4-30.4713.922.08.83.31.20.5
LAR3-50.4832.817.77.22.91.20.4
IND3-50.4622.818.06.82.40.90.3
GB2-50.4671.612.44.91.90.70.3
TEN3-50.4733.58.23.31.20.50.2
WSH3-50.4060.15.82.00.60.20.1
DEN3-50.4100.64.11.30.40.10.0
CHI2-60.4190.53.41.20.40.10.0
LV3-50.3771.13.31.00.30.10.0
CAR1-60.3800.61.00.30.10.00.0
NE2-60.3390.00.80.20.10.00.0
NYG2-60.3210.00.90.20.10.00.0
ARI1-70.3900.00.20.10.00.00.0

First to 10% chance of Super Bowl win: San Francisco, Buffalo, and Dallas (Week 4, Sunday)

First to 80% chance of Playoffs: San Francisco (Week 3, Sunday)
First to 90% chance of Playoffs: San Francisco (Week 4, Sunday)
First to 99% chance of Playoffs: Philadelphia (Week 8, Sunday)

[Week 1, Final] Dallas over Cleveland
[Week 2, Thursday] Dallas over Cleveland
[Week 2, Sunday] Dallas over Baltimore
[Week 2, Final] Dallas over Baltimore
[Week 3, Thursday] San Francisco over Baltimore
[Week 3, Sunday] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 3, Final] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 4, Thursday] San Francisco over Miami
[Week 4, Sunday] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 4, Final] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 5, Thursday] San Francisco over Buffalo
[Week 5, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 5, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 6, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Sunday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 7, Final] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 8, Thursday] San Francisco over Kansas City
[Week 8, Sunday] Baltimore over Dallas
[Week 8, Final] Baltimore over Dallas