New teams at top, bottom of Westgate CFB power ratings
Georgia is No. 1 in the polls, and now the Bulldogs have the top spot in the Westgate SuperBook’s college football power ratings.
Georgia gained two points to 107.5 after handling Auburn 34-10, and Alabama dropped three points to 104.5 after losing 41-38 at Texas A&M. The Bulldogs would now be 3-point favorites over the Crimson Tide on a neutral field, according to the Westgate.
There was similar movement at the bottom of the ratings. Massachusetts moved out of the bottom spot, gaining two points to 47.5 after upsetting Connecticut 27-13, while Louisiana-Monroe fell three points to 44.5, moving to No. 130 in the ratings, after losing 55-21 to Georgia State.
Massachusetts would be a 2-point favorite over Louisiana-Monroe on a neutral field, according to the Westgate.
Here are the Westgate’s power ratings of all 130 Football Bowl Subdivision teams, from No. 1 Georgia to No. 130 Louisiana-Monroe:
WESTGATE RATINGS
1. Georgia, 107.5
2. Alabama, 104.5
3. Ohio State, 99.5
4. Oklahoma, 96.5
5. Cincinnati, 94.5
6. Florida, 93.5
7. Penn State, 91.5
8. Michigan, 91.5
9. Iowa State, 91.5
10. Texas, 91.5
11. Clemson, 90.5
12. Iowa, 90.5
13. Mississippi, 90.5
14. Oregon, 89.5
15. Arkansas, 89.5
16. Arizona State, 88.5
17. Auburn, 88.5
18. Texas A&M, 87.5
19. North Carolina, 86.5
20. Wisconsin, 86.5
21. Nebraska, 86.5
22. Michigan State, 86.5
23. Notre Dame, 86.5
24. Utah, 86.5
25. Kentucky, 86.5
26. LSU, 85.5
27. SMU, 84.5
28. Pittsburgh, 84.5
29. TCU, 84.5
30. Oklahoma State, 84.5
31. UCLA, 84.5
32. Coastal Carolina, 84.5
33. Tennessee, 84.5
34. Virginia Tech, 83.5
35. North Carolina State, 83.5
36. Wake Forest, 83.5
37. Baylor, 83.5
38. Fresno State, 83.5
39. Southern California, 83.5
40. Miami (Fla.), 82.5
41. Virginia, 82.5
42. Appalachian State, 82.5
43. Indiana, 81.5
44. West Virginia, 81.5
45. Boise State, 81.5
46. UNR, 81.5
47. Washington, 81.5
48. Oregon State, 81.5
49. Mississippi State, 81.5
50. Louisville, 80.5
51. Minnesota, 80.5
52. Kansas State, 80.5
53. Brigham Young, 80.5
54. Houston, 79.5
55. Purdue, 79.5
56. Maryland, 79.5
57. Liberty, 79.5
58. Boston College, 78.5
59. Army, 78.5
60. Stanford, 78.5
61. Central Florida, 77.5
62. Florida State, 77.5
63. Texas Tech, 77.5
64. UTSA, 77.5
65. Toledo, 77.5
66. Western Michigan, 77.5
67. California, 77.5
68. Rutgers, 76.5
69. UAB, 76.5
70. Air Force, 76.5
71. Tulsa, 75.5
72. Memphis, 75.5
73. Georgia Tech, 75.5
74. San Diego State, 75.5
75. Louisiana (Lafayette), 75.5
76. Missouri, 75.5
77. Marshall, 74.5
78. Western Kentucky, 74.5
79. Wyoming, 74.5
80. Washington State, 74.5
81. South Carolina, 74.5
82. East Carolina, 73.5
83. Syracuse, 73.5
84. Florida Atlantic, 73.5
85. Kent State, 73.5
86. Northwestern, 72.5
87. Colorado State, 72.5
88. Illinois, 71.5
89. Ball State, 70.5
90. Central Michigan, 70.5
91. Duke, 69.5
92. Buffalo, 69.5
93. Northern Illinois, 69.5
94. Utah State, 69.5
95. Colorado, 69.5
96. Georgia State, 69.5
97. Tulane, 68.5
98. Navy, 68.5
99. San Jose State, 68.5
100. Troy, 68.5
101. Louisiana Tech, 67.5
102. Miami (Ohio), 67.5
103. Hawaii, 67.5
104. Georgia Southern, 66.5
105. South Alabama, 66.5
106. Eastern Michigan, 65.5
107. Temple, 63.5
108. Charlotte, 63.5
109. Middle Tennessee, 62.5
110. Ohio, 62.5
111. Arizona, 62.5
112. South Florida, 60.5
113. Rice, 60.5
114. UNLV, 60.5
115. Texas State, 60.5
116. North Texas, 59.5
117. UTEP, 59.5
118. Old Dominion, 59.5
119. New Mexico, 59.5
120. Vanderbilt, 59.5
121. Bowling Green, 58.5
122. Arkansas State, 57.5
123. Kansas, 56.5
124. Florida International, 56.5
125. Southern Mississippi, 54.5
126. Connecticut, 51.5
127. Akron, 49.5
128. New Mexico State, 48.5
129. Massachusetts, 47.5
130. Louisiana-Monroe, 44.5
BIGGEST RISES
— Wisconsin jumped four points to 86.5, moving from No. 37 to No. 20, after beating Illinois 24-0.
— Northern Illinois gained four points to 69.5, moving from No. 103 to No. 93, after upsetting Toledo 22-20.
— Navy moved up four points to 68.5, moving from No. 105 to No. 98, after losing to SMU 31-24.
— Old Dominion gained four points to 59.5, moving from No. 125 to No. 118, after losing to Marshall 20-13 in overtime.
BIGGEST FALL
— Florida International dropped six points to 56.5, moving from No. 111 to No. 124, after losing to Charlotte 45-33.
WEEK 7 POINT SPREAD COMPARISON
Here is a comparison of Week 7 point spreads to spreads created by two popular power rating services, ESPN’s FPI and Jeff Sagarin, along with the raw numbers from the Westgate SuperBook (which sometimes differ from actual spreads).
Notes: Power rating spreads are rounded to the nearest half-point and reflect three points added for home-field advantage. ESPN FPI does not produce ratings for Football Championship Subdivision teams. Teams are listed with Associated Press poll ranking where applicable.
Thursday
— Navy at Memphis (-10½, total 55), 4:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Memphis -16½
Sagarin: Memphis -7½
Westgate: Memphis -10
— Georgia Southern at South Alabama (-3, 50), 4:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: South Alabama -2½
Sagarin: South Alabama -2
Westgate: South Alabama -3
Friday
— Marshall (-11, 66) at North Texas, 4 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Marshall -6½
Sagarin: Marshall -10
Westgate: Marshall -12
— Clemson (-14, 44½) at Syracuse, 4 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Clemson -15
Sagarin: Clemson -12½
Westgate: Clemson -14
— California at No. 9 Oregon (-14, 54½), 7:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Oregon -19½
Sagarin: Oregon -18
Westgate: Oregon -15
— No. 24 San Diego State (-9, 41) at San Jose State, 7:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: San Diego State -9½
Sagarin: San Diego State -9
Westgate: San Diego State -4
Saturday
— Central Florida at No. 3 Cincinnati (-21, 58), 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Cincinnati -17½
Sagarin: Cincinnati -17
Westgate: Cincinnati -20
— No. 10 Michigan State (-4½, 49) at Indiana, 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Michigan State -6½
Sagarin: Michigan State -2½
Westgate: Michigan State -2
— No. 12 Oklahoma State at No. 25 Texas (-5½, 60), 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Texas -12
Sagarin: Texas -3
Westgate: Texas -10
— Auburn at No. 17 Arkansas (-4, 54), 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Arkansas -3½
Sagarin: Arkansas -1
Westgate: Arkansas -4
— No. 20 Florida (-10½, 59) at LSU, 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Florida -8
Sagarin: Florida -5½
Westgate: Florida -5
— No. 21 Texas A&M (-9, 59½) at Missouri, 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Texas A&M -10
Sagarin: Texas A&M -10½
Westgate: Texas A&M -9
— Nebraska (-3½, 47½) at Minnesota, 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Nebraska -4½
Sagarin: Nebraska PK
Westgate: Nebraska -3
— Rutgers (-1½, 45) at Northwestern, 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Rutgers -3
Sagarin: Rutgers -3½
Westgate: Rutgers -1
— Yale at Connecticut (no line), 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Not available
Sagarin: Yale -5½
Westgate: Not available
— Tulsa (-8, 57) at South Florida, 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Tulsa -3½
Sagarin: Tulsa -2½
Westgate: Tulsa -12
— Ohio at Buffalo (-9½, 56½), 9 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Buffalo -17
Sagarin: Buffalo -11
Westgate: Buffalo -10
— Duke at Virginia (-11½, 69½), 9:30 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Virginia -12½
Sagarin: Virginia -11
Westgate: Virginia -16
— Ball State (-2, 55) at Eastern Michigan, 11 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Eastern Michigan -4
Sagarin: Ball State -3
Westgate: Ball State -2
— Akron at Miami (Ohio) (-20, 50½), 11:30 a.m.
ESPN FPI: Miami -21
Sagarin: Miami -16
Westgate: Miami -21
— Troy (-8, 48) at Texas State, noon
ESPN FPI: Troy -7
Sagarin: Troy -7
Westgate: Troy -5
— No. 11 Kentucky at No. 1 Georgia (-23, 44½), 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Georgia -25
Sagarin: Georgia -18
Westgate: Georgia -24
— Purdue at No. 2 Iowa (-11½, 43), 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Iowa -14
Sagarin: Iowa -20½
Westgate: Iowa -14
— No. 19 Brigham Young at Baylor (-6, 50½), 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Baylor -8
Sagarin: Baylor -5
Westgate: Baylor -6
— Western Kentucky (-12½, 67) at Old Dominion, 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Western Kentucky -10½
Sagarin: Western Kentucky -8½
Westgate: Western Kentucky -12
— UAB (-15½, 43½) at Southern Mississippi, 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: UAB -14
Sagarin: UAB -19
Westgate: UAB -19
— Miami (Fla.) at North Carolina (-7, 62½), 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: North Carolina -3
Sagarin: North Carolina -4½
Westgate: North Carolina -7
— Pittsburgh (-4½, 57) at Virginia Tech, 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Pittsburgh -7½
Sagarin: Pittsburgh -6
Westgate: Virginia Tech -2
— Toledo (-6, 51½) at Central Michigan, 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Toledo -7
Sagarin: Toledo -8
Westgate: Toledo -4
— Bowling Green at Northern Illinois (-9, 45), 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Northern Illinois -15
Sagarin: Northern Illinois -18
Westgate: Northern Illinois -14
— Kent State at Western Michigan (-7, 66), 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Western Michigan -6½
Sagarin: Western Michigan -6
Westgate: Western Michigan -7
— Arizona at Colorado (-6½, 47), 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Colorado -7½
Sagarin: Colorado -6½
Westgate: Colorado -10
— Fresno State (-3, 54) at Wyoming, 12:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Fresno State -2½
Sagarin: Wyoming -4½
Westgate: Fresno State -6
— Vanderbilt at South Carolina (-18, 51), 1 p.m.
ESPN FPI: South Carolina -21
Sagarin: South Carolina -19½
Westgate: South Carolina -18
— Texas Tech (-16½, 66½) at Kansas, 1 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Texas Tech -18
Sagarin: Texas Tech -13
Westgate: Texas Tech -18
— Rice at UTSA (-18½, 54), 3 p.m.
ESPN FPI: UTSA -23½
Sagarin: UTSA -23½
Westgate: UTSA -20
— No. 5 Alabama (-16½, 57½) at Mississippi State, 4 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Alabama -13
Sagarin: Alabama -14½
Westgate: Alabama -20
— Liberty (-32, 56½) at Louisiana-Monroe, 4 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Liberty -25½
Sagarin: Liberty -26½
Westgate: Liberty -32
— Colorado State (-10, 45½) at New Mexico, 4 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Colorado State -11½
Sagarin: Colorado State -13
Westgate: Colorado State -10
— Utah State (-7, 62) at UNLV, 4 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Utah State -4
Sagarin: Utah State -7½
Westgate: Utah State -6
— TCU at No. 4 Oklahoma (-14, 65), 4:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Oklahoma -13
Sagarin: Oklahoma -13
Westgate: Oklahoma -15
— No. 13 Mississippi (-3, 82½) at Tennessee, 4:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Tennessee -1½
Sagarin: Mississippi PK
Westgate: Mississippi -3
— No. 22 North Carolina State (-3, 52) at Boston College, 4:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: N.C. State -1½
Sagarin: N.C. State -1½
Westgate: N.C. State -2
— Iowa State (-6, 50) at Kansas State, 4:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Iowa State -10
Sagarin: Iowa State -2½
Westgate: Iowa State -8
— Stanford (-1½, 51½) at Washington State, 4:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Stanford -2½
Sagarin: Stanford -1½
Westgate: Stanford -1
— Army at Wisconsin (-14½, 39), 5 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Wisconsin -12½
Sagarin: Wisconsin -13
Westgate: Wisconsin -11
— UCLA at Washington (-2, 55½), 5:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Washington -2
Sagarin: Washington -1½
Westgate: UCLA PK
— Louisiana Tech (-7, 56) at UTEP, 6 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Louisiana Tech -8½
Sagarin: Louisiana Tech -8
Westgate: Louisiana Tech -5
— Air Force at Boise State (-5½, 51), 6 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Boise State -10½
Sagarin: Boise State -6
Westgate: Boise State -8
— No. 18 Arizona State at Utah (PK, 51), 7 p.m.
ESPN FPI: Utah -1
Sagarin: Arizona State PK
Westgate: Utah -1
— Hawaii at UNR (-14½, 61), 7:30 p.m.
ESPN FPI: UNR -12½
Sagarin: UNR -15
Westgate: UNR -17
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