Big Salaries for a Big Business

Yesterday, USA Today released their list of the highest-paid college football coaches for 2013.  At the top of this year's list is Alabama head coach Nick Saban, whose current annual compensation totals $5,545,852, an increase of $69,114 from last year.  Texas's Mack Brown comes in at a very close second with a salary of $5,453,750.  Arkansas' Bret Bielema is in third with $5,158,863, a very high number for a first-year coach.  Tennessee's Butch Jones and Oklahoma's Bob Stoops occupy the #4 and #5 places on this list, respectively.  It is important to note that many of the coaches on this list are some of the highest-paid public employees in the United States.  Yet their salaries come from revenues generated from their colleges' athletic departments, not from university budgets.  However, the unprecedented rise in coaches' salaries raises the question of why there is little or no debate over this subject at a time when an increasing number of Americans can barely afford to make ends meet.   Where does your team coach's salary rank on this list?  Any comments are welcome.   The original list can be found on USA Today's website. 

NCAA FBS Coaches Salaries

RANK	SCHOOL	CONF	HEAD COACH	SCHOOL PAY	OTHER PAY	TOTAL PAY	MAX BONUS	STAFF PAY
1	Alabama	SEC	Nick Saban	$5,395,852	$150,000	$5,545,852	$700,000	--
2	Texas	Big 12	Mack Brown	$5,392,500	$61,250	$5,453,750	$850,000	--
3	Arkansas	SEC	Bret Bielema	$5,158,863	--	$5,158,863	$700,000	--
4	Tennessee	SEC	Butch Jones	$4,860,000	$0	$4,860,000	$1,000,000	--
5	Oklahoma	Big 12	Bob Stoops	$4,741,667	$31,500	$4,773,167	$819,500	--
6	Ohio State	Big Ten	Urban Meyer	$4,608,000	$0	$4,608,000	$550,000	--
7	LSU	SEC	Les Miles	$4,300,000	$159,363	$4,459,363	$700,000	--
8	Michigan	Big Ten	Brady Hoke	$4,154,000	$0	$4,154,000	$550,000	--
9	Iowa	Big Ten	Kirk Ferentz	$3,985,000	$0	$3,985,000	$1,750,000	--
10	Louisville	AAC	Charlie Strong	$3,700,000	$38,500	$3,738,500	$808,333	--
11	Oklahoma State	Big 12	Mike Gundy	$3,450,000	--	$3,450,000	$550,000	--
12	South Carolina	SEC	Steve Spurrier	$3,300,000	$22,500	$3,322,500	$1,550,000	--
13	Georgia	SEC	Mark Richt	$3,200,000	$114,000	$3,314,000	$1,000,000	--
14	Penn State	Big Ten	Bill O'Brien	$3,282,779	--	$3,282,779	$200,000	--
15	Cincinnati	AAC	Tommy Tuberville	$3,143,000	$0	$3,143,000	$465,000	--
16	Texas Christian	Big 12	Gary Patterson	$3,120,760	--	$3,120,760	--	--
17	Texas A&M	SEC	Kevin Sumlin	$3,100,000	$300	$3,100,300	$750,000	--
18	Nebraska	Big Ten	Bo Pelini	$2,975,000	--	$2,975,000	$1,000,000	--
19	Kansas State	Big 12	Bill Snyder	$2,800,000	$3,000	$2,803,000	$580,000	--
20	Missouri	SEC	Gary Pinkel	$2,800,000	$200	$2,800,200	$850,000	--
21	Florida State	ACC	Jimbo Fisher	$2,750,000	$0	$2,750,000	$675,000	--
22	Florida	SEC	Will Muschamp	$2,724,500	$10,000	$2,734,500	$454,000	--
23	Mississippi State	SEC	Dan Mullen	$2,700,000	$0	$2,700,000	$650,000	--
24	West Virginia	Big 12	Dana Holgorsen	$2,630,000	$0	$2,630,000	$600,000	--
25	Southern California	PAC-12	Lane Kiffin	$2,594,091	--	$2,594,091	--	--
26	Washington	PAC-12	Steve Sarkisian	$2,575,000	$0	$2,575,000	$1,525,000	--
27	North Carolina State	ACC	Dave Doeren	$2,550,000	$5,000	$2,555,000	$1,000,000	--
28	Clemson	ACC	Dabo Swinney	$2,540,024	$10,000	$2,550,024	$775,000	--
29	Virginia Tech	ACC	Frank Beamer	$2,491,616	$50,000	$2,541,616	$382,500	--
30	Georgia Tech	ACC	Paul Johnson	$2,513,000	$2,500	$2,515,500	$1,025,000	--
31	Kansas	Big 12	Charlie Weis	$2,500,000	$3,727	$2,503,727	$615,000	--
32	Auburn	SEC	Gus Malzahn	$2,440,000	--	$2,440,000	$1,250,000	--
33	Utah	PAC-12	Kyle Whittingham	$2,427,100	--	$2,427,100	$740,000	--
34	Baylor	Big 12	Art Briles	$2,426,360	--	$2,426,360	--	--
35	Colorado	PAC-12	Mike MacIntyre	$2,403,500	--	$2,403,500	$1,500,000	--
36	California	PAC-12	Sonny Dykes	$2,394,000	--	$2,394,000	$304,000	--
37	Arizona State	PAC-12	Todd Graham	$2,300,000	$3,020	$2,303,020	$3,159,000	--
38	UCLA	PAC-12	Jim Mora	$2,300,000	$0	$2,300,000	$750,000	--
39	Wake Forest	ACC	Jim Grobe	$2,251,635	--	$2,251,635	--	--
40	Washington State	PAC-12	Mike Leach	$2,250,000	$0	$2,250,000	$625,000	--
41	Northwestern	Big Ten	Pat Fitzgerald	$2,221,153	--	$2,221,153	--	--
42	Virginia	ACC	Mike London	$2,173,200	$16,503	$2,189,703	$715,000	--
43	Purdue	Big Ten	Darrell Hazell	$2,160,833	--	$2,160,833	$1,095,000	--
44	Boise State	Mt. West	Chris Petersen	$2,148,000	$3,500	$2,151,500	$290,000	--
45	Arizona	PAC-12	Rich Rodriguez	$1,850,000	$300,000	$2,150,000	$610,000	--
46	Miami	ACC	Al Golden	$2,148,107	--	$2,148,107	--	--
47	Wisconsin	Big Ten	Gary Andersen	$2,035,823	$85,000	$2,120,823	$440,000	--
48	Maryland	ACC	Randy Edsall	$2,021,440	$4,000	$2,025,440	$950,000	--
49	Mississippi	SEC	Hugh Freeze	$2,000,000	$5,500	$2,005,500	$1,575,000	--
50	Kentucky	SEC	Mark Stoops	$2,001,250	--	$2,001,250	$1,475,000	--
51	Michigan State	Big Ten	Mark Dantonio	$1,959,744	$0	$1,959,744	$650,000	--
52	Southern Methodist	AAC	June Jones	$1,911,511	--	$1,911,511	--	--
53	Texas Tech	Big 12	Kliff Kingsbury	$1,855,000	$300	$1,855,300	$600,000	--
54	Vanderbilt	SEC	James Franklin	$1,842,771	--	$1,842,771	--	--
55	South Florida	AAC	Willie Taggart	$1,807,745	--	$1,807,745	$650,000	--
56	Oregon	PAC-12	Mark Helfrich	$1,800,000	--	$1,800,000	$1,035,000	--
57	Duke	ACC	David Cutcliffe	$1,792,285	--	$1,792,285	--	--
58	North Carolina	ACC	Larry Fedora	$1,730,000	--	$1,730,000	$345,835	--
59	Iowa State	Big 12	Paul Rhoads	$1,700,000	$12,282	$1,712,282	$950,000	--
60	Illinois	Big Ten	Tim Beckman	$1,700,000	$0	$1,700,000	$80,000	--
61	Connecticut	AAC	Paul Pasqualoni	$1,700,000	--	$1,700,000	$116,666	--
62	Central Florida	AAC	George O'Leary	$1,534,728	$0	$1,534,728	$600,000	--
63	Navy	Ind.	Ken Niumatalolo	$1,514,240	$0	$1,514,240	--	--
64	Oregon State	PAC-12	Mike Riley	$1,417,843	--	$1,417,843	$360,000	--
65	Colorado State	Mt. West	Jim McElwain	$1,350,000	--	$1,350,000	$150,000	--
66	Indiana	Big Ten	Kevin Wilson	$1,291,220	--	$1,291,220	$780,000	--
67	Minnesota	Big Ten	Jerry Kill	$1,200,000	--	$1,200,000	$875,000	--
68	Wyoming	Mt. West	Dave Christensen	$1,200,000	--	$1,200,000	$25,000	--
69	East Carolina	CUSA	Ruffin McNeill	$1,150,000	$0	$1,150,000	$380,000	--
70	Notre Dame	Ind.	Brian Kelly	$1,088,179	--	$1,088,179	--	--
71	Memphis	AAC	Justin Fuente	$956,779	$0	$956,779	$625,000	--
72	Air Force	Mt. West	Troy Calhoun	$882,000	$21,100	$903,100	$247,500	--
73	Houston	AAC	Tony Levine	$900,000	$2,100	$902,100	$340,000	--
74	Rutgers	AAC	Kyle Flood	$850,000	$10,000	$860,000	$350,000	--
75	Western Kentucky	Sun Belt	Bobby Petrino	$855,600	--	$855,600	$355,000	--
76	Louisiana-Lafayette	Sun Belt	Mark Hudspeth	$800,000	$3,000	$803,000	$105,000	--
77	San Diego State	Mt. West	Rocky Long	$800,000	$0	$800,000	$855,000	--
78	New Mexico	Mt. West	Bob Davie	$763,600	$0	$763,600	$330,000	--
79	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	Bryan Harsin	$724,597	--	$724,597	$245,000	--
80	Middle Tennessee State	CUSA	Rick Stockstill	$701,504	$2,500	$704,004	$157,809	--
81	Southern Mississippi	CUSA	Todd Monken	$700,000	$1,200	$701,200	$133,333	--
82	Fresno State	Mt. West	Tim DeRuyter	$650,000	$5,000	$655,000	$1,685,000	--
83	Rice	CUSA	David Bailiff	$646,386	--	$646,386	--	--
84	Marshall	CUSA	Doc Holliday	$607,070	$14,250	$621,320	$80,000	--
85	Hawaii	Mt. West	Norm Chow	$550,000	$70,000	$620,000	$880,000	--
86	Tulsa	CUSA	Bill Blankenship	$619,549	--	$619,549	--	--
87	Alabama at Birmingham	CUSA	Garrick McGee	$550,000	$0	$550,000	$330,000	--
88	North Texas	CUSA	Dan McCarney	$545,000	$300	$545,300	$85,000	--
89	Nevada	Mt. West	Brian Polian	$525,000	--	$525,000	$250,000	--
90	San Jose State	Mt. West	Ron Caragher	$525,000	--	$525,000	$195,000	--
91	Ohio	MAC	Frank Solich	$502,400	$11,500	$513,900	$299,350	--
92	Louisiana Tech	CUSA	Skip Holtz	$500,000	$10,000	$510,000	$295,000	--
93	Georgia State	Sun Belt	Trent Miles	$510,000	--	$510,000	$304,500	--
94	Nevada-Las Vegas	Mt. West	Bobby Hauck	$500,000	$3,749	$503,749	$140,000	--
95	Utah State	Mt. West	Matt Wells	$500,000	$2,500	$502,500	$735,000	--
96	Florida International	CUSA	Ron Turner	$500,000	--	$500,000	$120,000	--
97	Texas-El Paso	CUSA	Sean Kugler	$500,000	--	$500,000	$449,999	--
98	Florida Atlantic	CUSA	Carl Pelini	$496,124	$1,100	$497,224	$317,500	--
99	Troy	Sun Belt	Larry Blakeney	$480,000	$1,000	$481,000	$67,500	--
100	Toledo	MAC	Matt Campbell	$455,000	$2,500	$457,500	$400,000	--
101	Old Dominion	Ind.	Bobby Wilder	$450,000	$0	$450,000	$0	--
102	Massachusetts	MAC	Charley Molnar	$417,730	$1,200	$418,930	$162,500	--
103	Army	Ind.	Rich Ellerson	$401,500	$0	$401,500	$550,000	--
104	Bowling Green	MAC	Dave Clawson	$400,000	$1,000	$401,000	$109,000	--
105	Idaho	Ind.	Paul Petrino	$400,011	$0	$400,011	$152,000	--
106	Miami Ohio	MAC	Don Treadwell	$400,000	$0	$400,000	$393,660	--
107	Akron	MAC	Terry Bowden	$400,000	$0	$400,000	$205,000	--
108	Ball State	MAC	Pete Lembo	$396,000	$3,000	$399,000	$265,000	--
109	Western Michigan	MAC	P.J. Fleck	$392,500	--	$392,500	$236,000	--
110	South Alabama	Sun Belt	Joey Jones	$358,450	$26,000	$384,450	$38,871	--
111	Kent State	MAC	Paul Haynes	$382,500	--	$382,500	$261,000	--
112	Northern Illinois	MAC	Roderick Carey	$375,000	$1,000	$376,000	$205,000	--
113	New Mexico State	Ind.	Doug Martin	$375,000	--	$375,000	$185,000	--
114	Eastern Michigan	MAC	Ron English	$374,937	$0	$374,937	$90,000	--
115	Texas State	Sun Belt	Dennis Franchione	$366,075	$7,300	$373,375	$132,500	--
116	Central Michigan	MAC	Dan Enos	$360,000	$600	$360,600	$224,000	--
117	Texas-San Antonio	CUSA	Larry Coker	$350,000	$1,150	$351,150	$30,000	--
118	Buffalo	MAC	Jeff Quinn	$325,000	--	$325,000	$335,000	--
119	Louisiana-Monroe	Sun Belt	Todd Berry	$288,268	--	$288,268	$42,500	--
120	Boston College	ACC	Steve Addazio	--	--	--	--	--
121	Pittsburgh	ACC	Paul Chryst	--	--	--	--	--
122	Brigham Young	Ind.	Bronco Mendenhall	--	--	--	--	--
123	Temple	AAC	Matt Rhule	--	--	--	--	--
124	Syracuse	ACC	Scott Shafer	--	--	--	--	--
125	Stanford	PAC-12	David Shaw	--	--	--	--	--
126	Tulane	CUSA	Curtis Johnson	--	--	--	--	--

To see the methodology behind this data, click here.

Coaches' records are going into 2013 season, as displayed in NCAA Career Statistics database at ncaa.org.

"Record at school" data for Kansas State's Bill Snyder, Oregon State's Mike Riley and Texas State's Dennis Franchione are based on their current tenures at the schools.

CREDITS
By Steve Berkowitz, Jodi Upton, Christopher Schnaars and Sean Dougherty of USA TODAY; Stephanie Klein.

Week #11 College Football Scores

Today's News Stories:


Texas A&M has no intention of resuming its old rivalry with Texas at this point in time.  Full story here.

CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd discusses former LSU guard Josh Williford's decision to quit playing football after suffering two concussions.  Full article here.

Nick Saban's agent admits that the Alabama head coach would consider leaving the Crimson Tide for Texas.  Full Article here.

A Federal Judge rules that college football and basketball players can challenge NCAA rules prohibiting compensation beyond athletic scholarships.  But, the judge also rules that players cannot pursue the NCAA for past revenues.  Full story here.


NCAA FBS (Division 1-A) Final Scores for Week #11

Rankings Reflect BCS Standings.


Tuesday, November 5th

Bowling Green routs Miami (OH), 45-3.                              Box Score
Buffalo de-claws Ohio, 30-3.                                                Box Score


Wednesday, November 6th

Ball State trounces Central Michigan, 44-24.                        Box Score


Thursday, November 7th

#6 Baylor embarrasses #10 Oklahoma, 41-12.                      Box Score
#5 Stanford holds off #3 Oregon, 26-20.                               Box Score
Louisiana-Lafayette squeaks by Troy, 41-36.                        Box Score


Friday, November 8th

#20 Louisville muzzles Connecticut, 31-10.                         Box Score
New Mexico grounds Air Force, 45-37.                                Box Score


Saturday, November 9th

Minnesota gets a big win over Penn State, 24-10.                Box Score
Western Kentucky surmounts Army, 21-17.                          Box Score
Iowa derails Purdue, 38-14.                                                  Box Score
Marshall thunders past Alabama-Birmingham, 56-14.          Box Score
Kansas State upsets #25 Texas Tech, 49-26.                       Box Score
TCU barely defeats Iowa State, 21-17.                                 Box Score
#2 Florida State destroys Wake Forest, 59-3.                       Box Score
Vanderbilt embarrasses Florida, 34-17.                                 Box Score
Cincinnati holds off Southern Methodist, 28-25.                   Box Score
#9 Auburn runs away from Tennessee, 55-23.                     Box Score
#8 Missouri mauls Kentucky, 48-17.                                    Box Score
Ole Miss takes down Arkansas, 34-24.                                Box Score
Georgia blows up Appalachian State, 45-6.                         Box Score
North Carolina pounds Virginia, 45-14.                               Box Score
Eastern Mich. beats Western Mich. in overtime, 35-32.      Box Score
Texas-San Antonio silences Tulane, 10-7.                            Box Score
USC overwhelms California, 62-28.                                    Box Score
Colorado State takes down Nevada, 38-17.                          Box Score
Indiana holds back Illinois, 52-35.                                        Box Score
Syracuse squeezes Maryland, 20-3.                                      Box Score
Nebraska ends Michigan's home winning streak, 17-13.      Box Score
Boston College beats New Mexico state, 48-34.                  Box Score
#15 Texas A&M barely beats Mississippi State 51-41.        Box Score
North Texas undermines Texas-El Paso, 41-7.                     Box Score
#24 Wisconsin sends Brigham Young packing, 27-17.         Box Score
Navy blasts Hawaii, 42-28.                                                   Box Score
East Carolina crushes Tulsa, 58-24.                                      Box Score
Duke muzzles North Carolina State, 38-20.                          Box Score
#14 Oklahoma State pulverizes Kansas, 42-6.                      Box Score
#22 Arizona State barely avoids a loss to Utah, 20-19.         Box Score
Middle Tennessee shuts out Florida International, 48-0.      Box Score
Memphis takes down Tennessee-Martin, 21-6.                     Box Score
Old Dominion vandalizes Idaho, 59-38.                                Box Score
Texas defeats West Virginia in overtime, 47-40.                   Box Score
#21 Central Florida outlasts Houston, 19-14.                        Box Score
Virginia Tech upsets #11 Miami, 42-24.                                Box Score
Louisiana Tech trounces Southern Mississippi, 36-13.         Box Score
Arkansas State annihilates Louisiana-Monroe, 42-14.          Box Score
Pittsburgh strikes down #23 Notre Dame, 28-21.                  Box Score
Washington overwhelms Colorado, 59-7.                              Box Score
#1 Alabama survives #13 Louisiana State, 38-17.                 Box Score
Utah State defeats Nevada-Las Vegas, 28-24.                       Box Score
#16 Fresno State routs Wyoming, 48-10.                               Box Score
#19 UCLA squeaks by Arizona, 31-26.                                 Box Score
San Diego State disarms San Jose State, 34-30.                    Box Score

Week #11 College Football Schedule

Today's News Stories:


The University of Texas will hire Steve Patterson, the athletic director of Arizona State, as their new AD.  Mr. Patterson will replace DeLoss Dodds, who is retiring at the end of August 2014 after 32 years.  Full story here.

The Big XII has released their conference football schedule for 2014.  Full story here.

PAC-12 Conference Commissioner Larry Scott has received a contract extension through 2018.
Full story here.

North Carolina Quarterback Bryn Renner will be out for the rest of the season because of a shoulder injury.  Full story here.


NCAA FBS (Division 1-A) College Football Schedule for Week #11

All Times Eastern


Tuesday, November 5th.  - Election Day.  Be sure to vote.

8:00PM
Bowling Green at Miami (OH) - ESPNU
Ohio at Buffalo - ESPN2


Wednesday, November 6th

8:00PM
Central Michigan at Ball State - ESPN2


Thursday, November 7th

7:30PM
#10 Oklahoma at #6 Baylor - FOX Sports 1
Troy at Louisiana-Lafayette - ESPNU

9:00PM
#3 Oregon at #5 Stanford - ESPN


Friday, November 8th

8:30PM
#20 Louisville at Connecticut - ESPN2

9:00PM
Air Force at New Mexico - ESPNU


Saturday, November 9th

12:00PM
#2 Florida State at Wake Forest - ABC - Check Local Listings
#8 Missouri at Kentucky - ESPNU
#9 Auburn at Tennessee - ESPN
Kansas State at #25 Texas Tech - ABC - Check Local Listings
Vanderbilt at Florida
TCU at Iowa State - FOX Sports 1
Penn State at Minnesota - ESPN2
UAB at Marshall
Western Kentucky at Army - CBS Sports Network
Southern Methodist at Cincinnati
Iowa at Purdue - Big Ten Network

12:21PM
Arkansas at Ole Miss

12:30PM
Appalachian State at Georgia
Virginia at North Carolina

1:00PM
Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan

2:00PM
Tulane at UTSA

3:00PM
USC at California - FOX

3:30PM
Mississippi State at #15 Texas A&M - CBS
Brigham Young at #24 Wisconsin - ESPN
Nevada at Colorado State
Illinois at Indiana - Big Ten Network
Syracuse at Maryland
Nebraska at Michigan - ABC
Boston College at New Mexico State
UTEP at North Texas
Hawaii at Navy - CBS Sports Network

3:45PM
Tulsa at East Carolina - FOX Sports 1 - Check Local Listings

4:00PM
Kansas at #14 Oklahoma State - FOX Sports 1 - Check Local Listings
#22 Arizona State at Utah - PAC-12 Network
North Carolina State at Duke - ESPNU
Florida International at Middle Tennessee

4:30PM
Tennessee-Martin at Memphis

5:00PM
Old Dominion at Idaho

7:00PM
Virginia Tech at #11 Miami (FL) - ESPN
Houston at #21 UCF  - ESPN2
Texas at West Virginia - FOX
Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech - CBS Sports Network
Arkansas State at Louisiana-Monroe

8:00PM
#13 LSU at #1 Alabama - CBS
#23 Notre Dame at Pittsburgh - ABC
Colorado at Washington - PAC-12 Network
Utah State at UNLV - ESPNU

10:00PM
#19 UCLA at Arizona - ESPN

10:15PM
#16 Fresno State at Wyoming - ESPN2

10:30PM
San Diego State at San Jose State - CBS Sports Network

Week #11 BCS Standings, Jerry Palm's Bowl Projections, and Nick Saban

Last night, CBS's 60 Minutes interviewed Nick Saban, the current head football coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide.  The full interview can be found at this YouTube link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEp47-kX6jg


FULL BCS STANDINGS - WEEK #11

A team's BCS ranking is determined by averaging the percentage totals from three components:  The USA Today Coaches Poll, the Harris Poll, and the six computer rankings.

BCS		Harris Poll			USA Today			Computer Rankings
RK	TEAM	AVG	PVS	RK	PTS	%	RK	PTS	%	AVG	A&H	RB	CM	KM	JS	PW	%
1	Alabama	.9797	1	1	2613	.9954	1	1540	.9935	2	3	1	3	2	2	2	.950
2	Florida State	.9525	3	3	2444	.9310	3	1436	.9265	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1.000
3	Oregon	.9435	2	2	2491	.9490	2	1475	.9516	3	2	2	4	3	3	3	.930
4	Ohio State	.8720	4	4	2317	.8827	4	1369	.8832	4	4	3	2	8	5	7	.850
5	Stanford	.7930	5	6	2102	.8008	6	1222	.7884	5	6	5	5	4	9	9	.790
6	Baylor	.7745	6	5	2167	.8255	5	1299	.8381	9	8	11	9	12	7	10	.660
7	Clemson	.7277	8	7	1890	.7200	7	1121	.7232	8	10	6	7	7	10	4	.740
8	Missouri	.6890	9	8	1725	.6571	9	961	.6200	5	5	9	6	5	8	6	.790
9	Auburn	.6686	11	9	1672	.6370	10	959	.6187	7	9	14	8	6	6	5	.750
10	Oklahoma	.6084	10	10	1572	.5989	8	971	.6265	11	7	7	10	13	15	14	.600
11	Miami (FL)	.5246	7	13	1344	.5120	14	747	.4819	12	13	15	11	10	12	8	.580
12	South Carolina	.5111	14	15	1175	.4476	15	722	.4658	10	11	8	13	9	11	11	.620
13	LSU	.4525	13	11	1467	.5589	12	835	.5387	18	21	10	NR	19	19	19	.260
14	Oklahoma State	.4395	18	14	1315	.5010	11	864	.5574	18	18	18	20	22	18	24	.260
15	Texas A&M	.4365	12	12	1426	.5432	13	800	.5161	21	23	19	21	17	22	16	.250
16	Fresno State	.3675	16	17	989	.3768	17	567	.3658	16	17	25	14	23	14	12	.360
17	Michigan State	.3394	22	18	789	.3006	19	446	.2877	13	16	21	12	14	16	15	.430
18	Northern Illinois	.3169	17	20	727	.2770	20	409	.2639	14	22	13	17	20	4	13	.410
19	UCLA	.2904	20	19	768	.2926	18	494	.3187	18	20	20	24	18	20	17	.260
20	Louisville	.2510	19	16	1013	.3859	16	569	.3671	27	NR	17	NR	NR	NR	NR	.000
21	UCF	.2151	23	21	567	.2160	21	340	.2194	23	24	16	22	NR	17	20	.210
22	Arizona State	.1770	NR	24	255	.0971	24	130	.0839	17	12	NR	15	11	24	18	.350
23	Notre Dame	.1662	25	25	155	.0590	25	108	.0697	15	15	12	16	15	23	21	.370
24	Wisconsin	.1288	24	22	450	.1714	22	333	.2148	27	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	.000
25	Texas Tech	.0986	15	23	409	.1558	23	217	.1400	27	NR	23	NR	NR	NR	NR	.000

JERRY PALM'S CURRENT BOWL PROJECTIONS

Mr. Palm's analysis of his BCS selections can be found at his website via CBS Sports.

BCS Games
Bowl	Date	Location	Matchup	Prediction
BCS Title Game	Jan. 6	Pasadena, Calif..	BCS vs BCS	Alabama vs. Oregon
Orange	Jan. 3	Miami, Fla.	ACC/BCS vs BCS	Florida State vs. UCF
Sugar	Jan. 2	New Orleans, La.	SEC/BCS vs BCS	South Carolina vs. Wisconsin
Fiesta	Jan. 1	Glendale, Ariz.	Big 12/BCS vs BCS	Oklahoma State vs. Fresno State
Rose	Jan. 1	Pasadena, Calif.	Big Ten/BCS vs Pac-12/BCS	Ohio State vs. Stanford
Non-BCS Games
Bowl	Date	Location	Matchup	Prediction
GoDaddy.com	Jan. 5	Mobile, Ala.	MAC vs. Sun Belt No. 2	N. Illinois vs. W. Kentucky
BBVA Compass	Jan. 4	Birmingham, Ala.	SEC No. 8/9 vs. American No. 5/C-USA	Florida vs. Cincinnati
Cotton	Jan. 3	Arlington, Tex.	Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC	Baylor vs. LSU
Outback	Jan. 1	Tampa, Fla.	Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC	Michigan vs. Georgia
Capital One	Jan. 1	Orlando, Fla.	Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2	Michigan State vs. Texas A&M
Heart of Dallas	Jan. 1	Dallas, Tex.	Big Ten No. 7 vs. C-USA	Notre Dame* vs. Rice
Gator	Jan. 1	Jacksonville, Fla.	Big Ten No. 4/5 vs. SEC No. 6	Minnesota vs. Ole Miss
Chick-fil-A	Dec. 31	Atlanta, Ga.	ACC No. 2 vs. SEC No. 5	Clemson vs. Missouri
Liberty	Dec. 31	Memphis, Tenn.	C-USA No. 1 vs. American/SEC No. 8/9	Marshall vs. Tennessee
Sun	Dec. 31	El Paso, Tex.	ACC No. 4 vs. Pac-12 No. 4	Virginia Tech vs. Washington
Independence	Dec. 31	Shreveport, La.	SEC No. 10 vs. ACC No. 7	Vanderbilt vs. Maryland
Holiday	Dec. 30	San Diego, Calif.	Pac-12 No. 3 vs. Big 12 No. 5	Arizona State vs. Texas
Alamo	Dec. 30	San Antonio, Tex.	Big 12 No. 3 vs. Pac-12 No. 2	Oklahoma vs. UCLA
Music City	Dec. 30	Nashville, Tenn.	ACC No. 6 vs. SEC No. 7	Georgia Tech vs. Auburn
Armed Forces	Dec. 30	Fort Worth, Tex.	MWC vs. Navy	San Diego State vs. Navy
Buffalo Wild Wings	Dec. 28	Phoenix, Ariz.	Big 12 No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4/5	Texas Tech vs. Nebraska
Russell Athletic	Dec. 28	Orlando, Fla.	American No. 2 vs. ACC No. 3	Louisville vs. Miami (FL)
Belk	Dec. 28	Charlotte, N.C.	American No. 3 vs. ACC No. 5	Houston vs. North Carolina
Pinstripe	Dec. 28	New York, N.Y.	Big 12 No. 7 vs. American No. 4	West Virginia vs. Rutgers
Fight Hunger	Dec. 27	San Francisco, Calif.	Pac-12 No. 6 vs. BYU	USC vs. BYU
Texas	Dec. 27	Houston, Tex.	Big 12 No. 6 vs. Big Ten No. 6	Kansas State vs. Iowa
Military	Dec. 27	Washington, D.C.	ACC No. 8 vs. C-USA	Duke vs. North Texas
Poinsettia	Dec. 26	San Diego, Calif.	MWC No. 2 vs. Army	Boise State vs. Toledo*
Little Caesars	Dec. 26	Detroit, Mich.	MAC vs. Big Ten No. 8	Ball State vs. Syracuse*
Hawaii	Dec. 24	Honolulu, Hawaii	MWC vs. C-USA	Colorado State vs. Middle Tenn.
Beef O'Brady's	Dec. 23	St. Petersburg, Fla.	American No. 6 vs. C-USA	Ohio* vs. East Carolina
New Orleans	Dec. 21	New Orleans, La.	Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA	La.-Lafayette vs. Tulane
Famous Idaho Potato	Dec. 21	Boise, Idaho	MAC No. 3 vs. MWC	Bowling Green vs. La.-Monroe*
Las Vegas	Dec. 21	Las Vegas, Nev.	MWC No. 1 vs. Pac-12 No. 5	Utah State vs. Arizona
New Mexico	Dec. 21	Albuquerque, N.M.	MWC No. 4/5 vs. Pac-12 No. 7	San Jose State vs. Oregon State

* - Replacement team. All games are on ESPN, except for the Sun (CBS), Cotton (FOX), Heart of Dallas (ESPNU) and Gator (ESPN2). If Army is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Poinsettia Bowl. If Navy is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Armed Forces Bowl. If BYU is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.

Week #11 Non-BCS College Football Rankings

The Associated Press Top 25 and The USA Today Coaches Poll rankings for Week #11 are now available.  There were no changes in the top 5 in either poll for two reasons.  First, three of the top five teams were off last week and the other two that played, #3 Florida State and #4 Ohio State, both won convincing victories over Miami (FL) and Purdue, respectively.  While Purdue was unranked, the Miami Hurricanes dropped seven places in the AP Poll to 14th.  This week, #1 Alabama will play #10 Louisiana State in Tuscaloosa (ESPN's College Gameday will be there), #2 Oregon will face #6 Stanford on Thursday, November 7th, #3 Florida State will play an unranked Wake Forest, #4 Ohio State will be off this week, and #5 Baylor will play #12 Oklahoma this Thursday.  Only one team, Michigan, was dropped from the rankings.  The Howell Report will have the current BCS Rankings along with Jerry Palm's latest postseason bowl projections available tomorrow.


ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 

RK	TEAM	RECORD	CONFERENCE
1	Alabama (52)	8-0	SEC
2	Oregon (2)	8-0	PAC-12
3	Florida State (6)	8-0	ACC
4	Ohio State	9-0	Big Ten
5	Baylor	7-0	BIG XII
6	Stanford	7-1	PAC-12
7	Auburn	8-1	SEC
8	Clemson	8-1	ACC
9	Missouri	8-1	SEC
10	LSU	7-2	SEC
11	Texas A&M	7-2	SEC
12	Oklahoma	7-1	BIG XII
13	South Carolina	7-2	SEC
14	Miami (FL)	7-1	ACC
15	Oklahoma State	7-1	BIG XII
16	UCLA	6-2	PAC-12
17	Fresno State	8-0	MWC
18	Michigan State	8-1	Big Ten
19	UCF	6-1	AAC
20	Louisville	7-1	AAC
21	Wisconsin	6-2	Big Ten
22	Northern Illinois	9-0	MAC
23	Arizona State	6-2	PAC-12
24	Notre Dame	7-2	Independent
25	Texas Tech	7-2	BIG XII

USA TODAY COACHES POLL 

This poll represents one-third of the BCS rankings.

RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Alabama (54)	8-0	1540
2	Oregon (5)	8-0	1475
3	Florida State (3)	8-0	1436
4	Ohio State	9-0	1369
5	Baylor	7-0	1299
6	Stanford	7-1	1222
7	Clemson	8-1	1121
8	Oklahoma	7-1	971
9	Missouri	8-1	961
10	Auburn	8-1	959
11	Oklahoma State	7-1	864
12	LSU	7-2	835
13	Texas A&M	7-2	800
14	Miami (FL)	7-1	747
15	South Carolina	7-2	722
16	Louisville	7-1	569
17	Fresno State	8-0	567
18	UCLA	6-2	494
19	Michigan State	8-1	446
20	Northern Illinois	9-0	409
21	UCF	6-1	340
22	Wisconsin	6-2	333
23	Texas Tech	7-2	217
24	Arizona State	6-2	130
25	Notre Dame	7-2	108

Numbers in parentheses represent amount of first-place votes.

Gameday - Week #10

Happy November Everybody!  First, I would like to congratulate the Boston Red Sox for winning the 2013 World Series.

Today's slate of games is a little unusual in the sense that three out of the current top five teams in the BCS are off this week.  Even though #1 Alabama, #2 Oregon, and #5 Stanford have byes, today's schedule still has some very competitive games.  ESPN's College Gameday was in Tallahassee, Florida, today for the #3 Florida State- #7 Miami game that will air later this evening at 8:00 PM Eastern on ABC.  Both teams are undefeated and a loss from either of them would render one ineligible for the BCS National Championship at this date and time.  Speaking of in-state rivalries, the Big Ten Legends division features #21 Michigan vs. #22 Michigan State (3:30 PM Eastern, ABC) in a match-up between the Wolverines' high-powered offense and the Spartans' highly ranked defense.  A win here for Michigan State may them three games ahead of everyone else in their division.  The third and final game between ranked opponents today can be found in BIG XII country, right in Buddy Holly's hometown of Lubbock, Texas.  There, #15 Texas Tech will host #18 Oklahoma State.  Since their loss against West Virginia in Morgantown earlier in the season, the Oklahoma State Cowboys have won three games in a row.  But even if the Cowboys win today, that outcome will not change the Big XII standings unless both #6 Baylor and Texas lose their upcoming games.  While Baylor is off this week, Texas will host Kansas today at 3:30 PM on The Longhorn Network.  

As for the rest of the BCS top ten, #4 Ohio State at this point in the afternoon leads Purdue 49-0.  #8 Clemson plays Virginia at 3:30 PM on ESPN, #9 Missouri hosts Tennessee this evening at 7:00 PM on ESPN, while #10 Oklahoma is off this week.  As for my teams, Indiana hosts Minnesota (3:30 PM Big Ten Network) and West Virginia comes to Fort Worth to play TCU (3:30 PM ESPNU).  Enjoy the day everyone!!