Week 10 Game Week Discussion Thread

Wil Vincent

Less Chaos? Sure. More Uncertainty? Some Of That Too.

Week 9 Was Fun, Week 10 Could Be Generational.

The last few weeks were completly crazy. Week 9 was slightly less so, but there was still chaos lurking in every corner. Read my recap of the week here.

Notes

Links to the AP and Coaches' Top 25 Poll for the week ~~will be added once available~~ are available below, just keep scrolling. Non Ranked teams are included for educational purposes only, primarily in terms of working out where the Go6 race is currently heading, and how far teams have fallen / gained over the past week. A pure T25 ranking limits the ability to digest some of this data.

You can view the entire season rankings in our new, long, boring week by week breakdown. At the moment there's no additional commentary, but this may be added over time.
This Week's Pick'Em is open for business. You can choose as many games as you want, you are not confined to the entire list of 56 games for this week (Bye weeks are kicking in). You can access the complete FBS W-L records (Broken down by complete & conference W-L records) in the following Spreadsheet, as it's too long to paste here.
FBS Team Records - Week 9 Completed
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Similarly, This Week's UK:CFC Confidence 10 Pick'Em is open for business. If you have no idea what this is, then there's a nice handy guide for you to explain everything. This week's games have a variety of T25 Matchups, closely matched teams, and a curveball. Because why not!
Links to TV viewing for games will be added once available. As mentioned previously, AAW Network have been producing their own guide, including the week that I was off ill, and rather than try to replicate the wheel, I'll just link to that as it's easier and will hopefully lead to less confusion / errors.
Please remember the policy on NOT sharing non-authorised live streaming of games.
1. Adding HIGHLIGHTS of already completed games is fine, as the NCAA / TV Networks don't seem to mind, and some schools post their own content anyway.
2. ESPN, FOX, CBS etc normally post full highlights by Monday Morning. Clip highlights before that.
Finally, please remember, rivalry talk is great. Clearly hateful / person bashing (Especially fellow forum users) is not. Be Kind! :

AP Poll - Week 9¹

If you are looking for previous week's polls, we've got you covered.

#	TEAM	CONF	RECORD	PTS	1PVS	PREV
1	Miami Hurricanes	ACC	8-0	1740	62	1
2	Georgia Bulldogs	SEC	7-1	1648	7	3
3	Utah Utes	XII	8-0	1540	1	6
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	FBS-Ind	7-1	1476		5
5	UCLA Bruins	B1G	8-0	1473		7
6	Indiana Hoosiers	B1G	8-1	1446		4
7	BYU Cougars	XII	7-1	1358		8
8	Kentucky Wildcats	SEC	7-1	1253		9
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	SEC	6-2	1107		10
10	Texas Longhorns	SEC	6-2	1057		11
11	Ohio State Buckeyes	B1G	6-2	1049		2
12	Ole Miss Rebels	SEC	6-2	953		12
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	XII	7-1	931		13
14	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	ACC	7-1	898		14
15	LSU Tigers	SEC	6-2	814		15
16	Tennessee Volunteers	SEC	6-2	719		16
17	Houston Cougars	XII	6-2	590		18
18	USC Trojans	B1G	7-2	539		[NR] 31=
19	Missouri Tigers	SEC	6-2	475		23
20	Boise State Broncos	P-12	7-1	451		20
21	Iowa Hawkeyes	B1G	6-2	401		[NR] 26
22	New Mexico Lobos	MW	7-1	179		[NR] 27
23	South Carolina Gamecocks	SEC	5-3	163		[NR] 30
24	Arizona Wildcats	XII	6-2	154		22
25	Florida Gators	SEC	5-3	94		17
[NR] \| 26	Northwestern Wildcats	B1G	6-2	79		21
[NR] \| 27	Oregon Ducks	B1G	5-3	55		[NR]
[NR] \| 28	UTSA Roadrunners	AAC	7-1	43		[NR] 33=
[NR] \| 29	SMU Mustangs	ACC	6-2	27		19
[NR] \| 30	Virginia Tech Hokies	ACC	6-2	12		[NR] 33=
[NR] \| 31	Duke Blue Devils	ACC	6-2	10		[NR]
[NR] \| 32	Minnesota Golden Gophers	B1G	5-3	8		[NR] 31=
[NR] \| 33	Liberty Flames	C-USA	7-1	4		[NR]
[NR] \| 34	Oklahoma State Cowboys	XII	5-3	3		24
[NR] \| 35	Louisville Cardinals	ACC	5-3	1		[NR]

Coaches Poll - Week 9²

If you are looking for previous week's polls, we've got you covered.

#	TEAM	CONF	RECORD	PTS	1PVS	PREV
1	Miami Hurricanes	ACC	8-0	1818	68	1
2	Georgia Bulldogs	SEC	7-1	1719	4	3
3	Indiana Hoosiers	B1G	8-1	1597		4
4	Utah Utes	XII	8-0	1590		5
5	UCLA Bruins	B1G	8-0	1501		7
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	FBS-Ind	7-1	1498		6
7	Kentucky Wildcats	SEC	7-1	1344	1	8
8	BYU Cougars	XII	7-1	1278		9
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	SEC	6-2	1131		10
10	Ohio State Buckeyes	B1G	6-2	1101		2
11	Texas Longhorns	SEC	6-2	1057		11
12	Ole Miss Rebels	SEC	6-2	1034		12
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	XII	7-1	962		14
14	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	ACC	7-1	897		15
15	LSU Tigers	SEC	6-2	886		13
16	Tennessee Volunteers	SEC	6-2	761		17
17	USC Trojans	B1G	7-2	570		25
18	Houston Cougars	XII	6-2	556		19
19	Missouri Tigers	SEC	6-2	488		23
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	B1G	6-2	448		24
21	Boise State Broncos	P-12	7-1	445		22
22	Arizona Wildcats	XII	6-2	174		21
23	Northwestern Wildcats	B1G	6-2	150		18
24	SMU Mustangs	ACC	6-2	146		16
25	New Mexico Lobos	MW	7-1	119		[NR] 29
[NR] \| 26	South Carolina Gamecocks	SEC	5-3	91		[NR] 35=
[NR] \| 27	Florida Gators	SEC	5-3	81		20
[NR] \| 28=	UTSA Roadrunners	AAC	7-1	76		[NR] 31
[NR] \| 28=	Duke Blue Devils	ACC	6-2	76		[NR] 35=
[NR] \| 30	Virginia Tech Hokies	ACC	6-2	53		[NR] 33
[NR] \| 31	Oregon Ducks	B1G	5-3	41		[NR] 37
[NR] \| 32	Minnesota Golden Gophers	B1G	5-3	10		[NR] 30
[NR] \| 33	Oklahoma State Cowboys	XII	5-3	9		[NR] 26
[NR] \| 34	Liberty Flames	C-USA	7-1	6		[NR]
[NR] \| 35	North Texas Mean Green	AAC	6-2	4		[NR] 39=
[NR] \| 36	Wisconsin Badgers	B1G	5-3	3		[NR] 27
[NR] \| 37	Memphis Tigers	AAC	7-2	2		[NR]
[NR] \| 38	North Dakota State Bison	MW	7-2	1		[NR]
[NR] \| 39	Nebraska Cornhuskers	B1G	5-3	1		[NR] 32
[NR] \| 40	Cincinnati Bearcats	XII	5-3	1		[NR] 28

Week 10 Pick 'Em Is Live!

Because I'm not completely evil, a spreadsheet below provides the W-L record (overall and conference) for a small guide for your viewing pleasure.

FBS Team Records - Week 9 Completed

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If you want further information, why not try my new favourite search engine, Lycos! (Sadly, Ask Jeeves went offline on the 1^st May of this year).

Week 9 Standard Pick ‘Em Results

Rank	Player	Points	W	L	Picks	% Correct	MPR Met?³
1	Dee	40	40	16	56	71.43%	Yes
2	StevieGillers	38	38	17	55	69.09%	Yes
3	WilVincent	35	35	19	54	64.81%	Yes
4	KaliBronco	35	35	20	55	63.64%	Yes
5	JackAshley-Price	35	35	21	56	62.50%	Yes
6	SimonAusten	30	30	19	49	61.22%	No
7	Welshtide	31	31	23	54	57.41%	Yes
8	Jbeckfield	29	29	23	52	55.77%	No
NR	Predict_A_Bot	41	41	9	50	82.00%	-
NR	CFC Gamebot	17	17	35	52	32.69%	-

Standard Pick 'Em Overall Standings

Rank	Player	Points	W	L	Picks	% Correct	MPR Met?³
1	Dee	153	153	70	223	68.61%	Yes
2	StevieGillers	146	146	82	228	64.04%	Yes
3	Wil Vincent	245	245	151	395	61.77%	Yes
4	JackAshley-Price	139	139	87	226	61.50%	Yes
5	KaliBronco	128	128	87	215	59.53%	Yes
6	Welshtide	115	115	96	211	54.50%	Yes
7	SimonAusten	84	84	73	157	53.50%	No
8	Jbeckfield	71	71	87	158	44.94%	No
9	DaneBaird	0	0	1	1	0.00%	No
-	Predict_A_Bot	41	41	9	50	82.00%	-
-	CFC GameBot	35	35	73	108	32.41%	-

Week 9 UK:CFC Confidence 10 Pick 'Em Results

Rank	Player	Points	W - L	% Correct	MPR Met?³
1	Wil Vincent	35	7 - 3	70%	Yes
2	Welshtide	28	6 - 4	60%	Yes
3	JackAshley-Price	12	5 - 5	50%	Yes
4	Jbeckfield	9	3 - 7	30%	No
5	Simon Austen	8	6 - 4	60%	Yes
-	Predict_A_Bot	24	7 - 3	70%	Yes
-	CFC GameBot	0	3 - 7	30%	-

UK:CFC Confidence 10 Pick 'Em Overall Standings

Rank	Player	Points	W - L	% Correct	MPR Met?³
1	Wil Vincent	110	21 - 11	65.60%	Yes
2	Welshtide	109	26 - 12	68.40%	Yes
3	Mark	97	20 - 10	66.70%	Yes
4	JackAshley-Price	56	22 - 18	55.00%	Yes
5	Jbeckfield	38	11 - 19	36.70%	No
6	Simon Austen	18	12 - 11	52.20%	Yes
7	Dee	8	5 - 5	50.00%	Yes
-	Predict_A_Bot	24	7 - 3	70.00%	-
-	CFC GameBot	-2	6 - 14	30.00%	-

¹ Note, data for non Top 25 teams is for informational and comparison purposes only. This is generated using previous poll data alongside individual team data. Only the Top 25 teams are endorsed as such in the AP Poll.

²Note, data for non Top 25 teams is for informational and comparison purposes only. This is generated using previous poll data alongside individual team data. Only the Top 25 teams are endorsed as such in the Coaches Poll.

³ MPR Weeks stands for Minimum Participation Requirement Weeks. This recognises that the competitions have started mid - season, and therefore participation may fluctuate from early - later weeks. MPR allows for fairness in determining champions for each competition, whilst still allowing new members to participate. More detail can be found here.

And on that note, please begin! 😆

Wil Vincent

Games Of The Week

A#	Away Team		H#	Home Team
#1	Miami	@	#4	Notre Dame
#7	BYU	@	#3	Utah
#10	Texas	@	#19	Missouri
#9	Alabama	@	#15	LSU
#8	Kentucky	@	#16	Tennesee
#5	UCLA	@		Minnesota
#2	Georgia	@	#12	Ole Miss
#21	Iowa	@		Northwestern

A complete list of games can be found in the spreadsheet below. I'll update it with start times & streaming options as the data becomes available.

FBS Games - Week 10: 2026 Season

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Teams On Bye Week

Conference	Teams on Bye	Number of Teams
ACC	California, Pittsburgh, Stanford, Virginia	4
AAC	Memphis	1
B1G	Indiana, USC	2
MAC	Bowling Green, Kent State, Western Michigan	3
MW	North Dakota State	1
P-12	San Diego State, Washington State	2
Total		13

I think I'm gonna need some adult diapers or something. Or a pulley system to get takeout delivered through my window.

Wil Vincent

Personal Ranking Impressions

I'm glad the Committee turn up this week, as the AP and Coaches Polls are confusing me with their logic.
I honestly don't get why Georgia can be ranked #2 after losing to an Auburn team that's never been ranked. Yes, rivalry game, yes, it was a FG, but Notre Dame had almost as close a loss to a ranked BYU, who we know is legit.
Thank goodness Utah's getting some love. About time.
The AP have done the right thing ranking UCLA above Indiana, as much as the Hoosier inside me hates to say it. IU have struggled for 3/4 games on the bounce now, and using a QB 'not at his best' because you're worried about the backup is no excuse. I guarantee the committee will take the same approach
Kentucky above Alabama? WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE!!!!!
Only Alabama can move up a place not playing a game...
As predicted, only two ACC teams in the T25. There's FIVE teams from the XII. Someone help me sit down!
Boise State remain the Go6 team SO LONG as they win out and win the PAC-12. They did have a scare yesterday remember.