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Week 8 of the college football season didn’t see any big contenders fall. In fact, none of the top 14 teams in last week’s ratings lost. And the two best teams that lost all fell to better teams: last week’s #15 lost to last week’s #3 Penn State, #16 USC lost to #5 Notre Dame.

Let’s start with the most impressive wins of the week, which go to Notre Dame and Penn State. Beating a strong opponent helps, but both teams blew out top 20 opponents.  And Iowa State — a school that hadn’t won more than 3 games since 2012 — continued their remarkable run.  In week 6, the Cyclones shocked a great Oklahoma team to win 38-31 in Norman. The next week, Iowa State stomped on Kansas 45-0, the second largest margin of victory for Iowa State in a game in the last 15 years.  Then, on Saturday, the Cyclones upset Texas Tech, 31-13.  This marked the third straight game where Iowa State covered the point spread by more than 21 points!

The table below shows the SRS ratings from each game in week 8:

DateTm_ConfPFOppPAH/RW/LDiffMOVOpp_ConfSOSSRS
10-21-2017Notre Dame_IND49Southern Cal14HomeWin3528P1251.879.8
10-21-2017Penn State_B1042Michigan13HomeWin2925B1053.778.7
10-21-2017Iowa St_B1231Texas Tech13RoadWin1821B125172
10-21-2017Virginia Tech_ACC59North Carolina7HomeWin5236.5ACC35.271.7
10-21-2017Fresno St_MWC27San Diego St3RoadWin2425.5MWC45.871.3
10-21-2017Boston College_ACC41Virginia10RoadWin3129ACC41.270.2
10-21-2017Alabama_SEC45Tennessee7HomeWin3829.5SEC39.468.9
10-21-2017Mississippi St_SEC45Kentucky7HomeWin3829.5SEC38.467.9
10-21-2017Arizona St_P1230Utah10RoadWin2023P124366
10-21-2017Auburn_SEC52Arkansas20RoadWin3229.5SEC36.465.9
10-21-2017Wisconsin_B1038Maryland13HomeWin2522B1042.964.9
10-21-2017Georgia Tech_ACC38Wake Forest24HomeWin1411ACC51.662.6
10-21-2017Florida Atlantic_CUSA69North Texas31HomeWin3829.5CUSA32.862.3
10-21-2017Washington St_P1228Colorado0HomeWin2824.5P1237.361.8
10-21-2017UCLA_P1231Oregon14HomeWin1714P1247.361.3
10-21-2017Central Florida_Amer31Navy21RoadWin1013Amer47.760.7
10-21-2017Oklahoma St_B1213Texas10RoadWin37B1252.259.2
10-21-2017Northwestern_B1017Iowa10HomeWin77B1051.658.6
10-21-2017Louisville_ACC31Florida St28RoadWin37ACC51.158.1
10-21-2017Toledo_MAC48Akron21HomeWin2724MAC33.557.5
10-21-2017LSU_SEC40Mississippi24RoadWin1619SEC38.357.3
10-20-2017Marshall_CUSA38Middle Tennessee St10RoadWin2827.5CUSA29.156.6
10-21-2017Missouri_SEC68Idaho21HomeWin4734SUN22.456.4
10-21-2017Ohio U._MAC48Kent St3HomeWin4533MAC23.156.1
10-21-2017TCU_B1243Kansas0HomeWin4332B1223.755.7
10-21-2017Oklahoma_B1242Kansas St35RoadWin710B1244.954.9
10-21-2017Utah St_MWC52UNLV28RoadWin2425.5MWC2954.5
10-21-2017Texas_B1210Oklahoma St13HomeLoss-3-7B1261.154.1
10-21-2017Pittsburgh_ACC24Duke17RoadWin710ACC4454
10-21-2017Northern Illinois_MAC48Bowling Green17RoadWin3129MAC24.653.6
10-21-2017Michigan St_B1017Indiana9HomeWin87B1045.952.9
10-21-2017Miami FL_ACC27Syracuse19HomeWin87ACC45.852.8
10-21-2017Central Michigan_MAC56Ball St9RoadWin4737MAC15.752.7
10-19-2017Arkansas St_SUN47Louisiana-Lafayette3HomeWin4432.5SUN20.252.7
10-21-2017Troy_SUN34Georgia St10RoadWin2425.5SUN26.852.3
10-21-2017Arizona_P1245California44RoadWin17P1244.951.9
10-21-2017Syracuse_ACC19Miami FL27RoadLoss-8-7ACC57.850.8
10-21-2017Navy_Amer21Central Florida31HomeLoss-10-13Amer6350
10-21-2017South Florida_Amer34Tulane28RoadWin69Amer4150
10-19-2017Memphis_Amer42Houston38RoadWin47Amer4249
10-21-2017Rutgers_B1014Purdue12HomeWin20B104949
10-21-2017Kansas St_B1235Oklahoma42HomeLoss-7-10B1258.648.6
10-15-2017Akron_MAC14Western Michigan13RoadWin17MAC38.545.5
10-21-2017Indiana_B109Michigan St17RoadLoss-8-7B1051.744.7
10-21-2017Wake Forest_ACC24Georgia Tech38RoadLoss-14-11ACC54.443.4
10-21-2017Michigan_B1013Penn State42RoadLoss-29-25B1068.243.2
10-21-2017Massachusetts_IND55Georgia Southern20HomeWin3528SUN15.243.2
10-21-2017Miami OH_MAC24Buffalo14HomeWin107MAC36.243.2
10-21-2017Southern Miss_CUSA34Louisiana Tech27RoadWin710CUSA33.143.1
10-21-2017Connecticut_Amer20Tulsa14HomeWin67Amer35.542.5
10-21-2017Western Michigan_MAC20Eastern Michigan17RoadWin37MAC35.342.3
10-20-2017Colorado St_MWC27New Mexico24RoadWin37MWC35.142.1
10-21-2017Tulane_Amer28South Florida34HomeLoss-6-9Amer50.941.9
10-21-2017Baylor_B1236West Virginia38HomeLoss-2-7B1248.741.7
10-21-2017California_P1244Arizona45HomeLoss-1-7P1248.741.7
10-21-2017SMU_Amer31Cincinnati28RoadWin37Amer34.241.2
10-21-2017Boise St_MWC24Wyoming14HomeWin107MWC3441
10-21-2017Florida St_ACC28Louisville31HomeLoss-3-7ACC4841
10-21-2017Iowa_B1010Northwestern17RoadLoss-7-7B104841
10-21-2017Tennessee_SEC7Alabama45RoadLoss-38-29.5SEC68.839.3
10-21-2017Maryland_B1013Wisconsin38RoadLoss-25-22B1061.339.3
10-21-2017Southern Cal_P1214Notre Dame49RoadLoss-35-28IND67.239.2
10-20-2017Air Force_MWC45Nevada42RoadWin37MWC31.738.7
10-19-2017Houston_Amer38Memphis42HomeLoss-4-7Amer45.438.4
10-21-2017East Carolina_Amer33Brigham Young17HomeWin1613IND25.338.3
10-21-2017West Virginia_B1238Baylor36RoadWin27B1231.338.3
10-21-2017Cincinnati_Amer28SMU31HomeLoss-3-7Amer45.138.1
10-21-2017Temple_Amer28Army31RoadLoss-30IND38.138.1
10-21-2017Wyoming_MWC14Boise St24RoadLoss-10-7MWC44.837.8
10-21-2017Purdue_B1012Rutgers14RoadLoss-20B1037.637.6
10-20-2017New Mexico_MWC24Colorado St27HomeLoss-3-7MWC43.436.4
10-21-2017Texas Tech_B1213Iowa St31HomeLoss-18-21B1256.935.9
10-21-2017Illinois_B1017Minnesota24RoadLoss-7-7B1042.835.8
10-21-2017Duke_ACC17Pittsburgh24HomeLoss-7-10ACC43.433.4
10-21-2017Minnesota_B1024Illinois17HomeWin77B1026.433.4
10-21-2017Army_IND31Temple28HomeWin30Amer33.433.4
10-21-2017South Alabama_SUN33Louisiana-Monroe23HomeWin107SUN25.832.8
10-21-2017Oregon_P1214UCLA31RoadLoss-17-14P1245.831.8
10-21-2017Eastern Michigan_MAC17Western Michigan20HomeLoss-3-7MAC38.531.5
10-20-2017Western Kentucky_CUSA35Old Dominion31RoadWin47CUSA23.930.9
10-20-2017Nevada_MWC42Air Force45HomeLoss-3-7MWC37.230.2
10-21-2017Texas-San Antonio_CUSA20Rice7HomeWin1310CUSA18.728.7
10-21-2017Mississippi_SEC24LSU40HomeLoss-16-19SEC46.727.7
10-21-2017Buffalo_MAC14Miami OH24RoadLoss-10-7MAC34.727.7
10-21-2017Kansas_B120TCU43RoadLoss-43-32B1259.627.6
10-21-2017Coastal Car._SUN29Appalachian St37RoadLoss-8-7SUN34.527.5
10-21-2017Arkansas_SEC20Auburn52HomeLoss-32-29.5SEC56.426.9
10-21-2017Colorado_P120Washington St28RoadLoss-28-24.5P1251.226.7
10-15-2017Western Michigan_MAC13Akron14HomeLoss-1-7MAC33.526.5
10-21-2017Utah_P1210Arizona St30HomeLoss-20-23P1249.526.5
10-21-2017Appalachian St_SUN37Coastal Car.29HomeWin87SUN18.425.4
10-21-2017Louisiana Tech_CUSA27Southern Miss34HomeLoss-7-10CUSA35.425.4
10-21-2017Rice_CUSA7Texas-San Antonio20RoadLoss-13-10CUSA34.724.7
10-21-2017Kentucky_SEC7Mississippi St45RoadLoss-38-29.5SEC53.824.3
10-21-2017San Diego St_MWC3Fresno St27HomeLoss-24-25.5MWC49.524
10-21-2017UNC-Charlotte_CUSA25UAB24HomeWin10CUSA23.723.7
10-21-2017Akron_MAC21Toledo48RoadLoss-27-24MAC47.623.6
10-21-2017North Carolina_ACC7Virginia Tech59RoadLoss-52-36.5ACC58.822.3
10-21-2017Louisiana-Monroe_SUN23South Alabama33RoadLoss-10-7SUN28.921.9
10-20-2017Old Dominion_CUSA31Western Kentucky35HomeLoss-4-7CUSA26.819.8
10-21-2017Tulsa_Amer14Connecticut20RoadLoss-6-7Amer26.619.6
10-20-2017Middle Tennessee St_CUSA10Marshall38HomeLoss-28-27.5CUSA45.417.9
10-21-2017Virginia_ACC10Boston College41HomeLoss-31-29ACC46.617.6
10-21-2017UAB_CUSA24UNC-Charlotte25RoadLoss-10CUSA17.217.2
10-21-2017North Texas_CUSA31Florida Atlantic69RoadLoss-38-29.5CUSA45.516
10-21-2017Bowling Green_MAC17Northern Illinois48HomeLoss-31-29MAC43.414.4
10-21-2017UNLV_MWC28Utah St52HomeLoss-24-25.5MWC38.112.6
10-21-2017Brigham Young_IND17East Carolina33RoadLoss-16-13Amer25.212.2
10-21-2017Georgia St_SUN10Troy34HomeLoss-24-25.5SUN37.211.7
10-21-2017Kent St_MAC3Ohio U.48RoadLoss-45-33MAC40.17.1
10-19-2017Louisiana-Lafayette_SUN3Arkansas St47RoadLoss-44-32.5SUN36.74.2
10-21-2017Idaho_SUN21Missouri68RoadLoss-47-34SEC33.7-0.3
10-21-2017Georgia Southern_SUN20Massachusetts55RoadLoss-35-28IND24.7-3.3
10-21-2017Ball St_MAC9Central Michigan56HomeLoss-47-37MAC31.5-5.5

Oh, and if you’re looking for a Khalil Tate update, well, the Arizona QB had an underwhelming game by his standards, but a great game by anyone else’s.  The Wildcats won in double overtime, 45-44 at Cal, with Tate completing 10 of 15 passes for 166 yards with 2 TDs and 1 INT, and rushing 17 times for 137 yards and a TD. And there was this:

With Iowa State’s upset win, the Cyclones have cracked the top 15 of the SRS, giving the Big 12 four teams in the top 15 but none higher than 10th. TCU, 11th in the SRS but 4th in the rankings, travels to Ames this Saturday in what should now be a monster game for the conference.

Below are the week 8 SRS ratings. As always thanks to Dr. Peter R. Wolfe for providing the weekly game logs. Below are the SRS ratings through 8 weeks:

RkTeamConfDivConf RkGMOVSOSSRSREC
1AlabamaSECSEC-West1826.342.668.88-0
2Penn StateB10B10-East1724.943.368.27-0
3Notre DameINDInd1721.745.567.26-1
4Ohio StateB10B10-East2724.741.866.56-1
5GeorgiaSECSEC-East2722.742.264.97-0
6ClemsonACCACC-Atl1717.547.264.76-1
7Central FloridaAmerAmer-East162637636-0
8WashingtonP12P12-North172338.461.46-1
9WisconsinB10B10-West3719.941.461.37-0
10Oklahoma StB12B121717.943.161.16-1
11TCUB12B12272336.659.67-0
12Virginia TechACCACC-Coas271939.858.86-1
13OklahomaB12B123714.643.958.66-1
14Miami FLACCACC-Coas3613.943.957.86-0
15Iowa StB12B124712.544.456.95-2
16AuburnSECSEC-West3816.839.756.46-2
17North Carolina StACCACC-Atl4711.744.756.46-1
18StanfordP12P12-North271343.156.15-2
19Georgia TechACCACC-Coas561143.454.44-2
20Mississippi StSECSEC-West4712.741.153.85-2
21MichiganB10B10-East476.74753.75-2
22TexasB12B12574.547.752.23-4
23Southern CalP12P12-South384.946.951.86-2
24Michigan StB10B10-East575.446.351.76-1
25IowaB10B10-West676.145.451.64-3
26Wake ForestACCACC-Atl678.842.851.64-3
27Washington StP12P12-North4812.838.451.27-1
28Florida StACCACC-Atl76-3.354.451.12-4
29Texas TechB12B12676.444.6514-3
30South FloridaAmerAmer-East2720.93050.97-0
31Arizona StP12P12-South571.448.149.54-3
32Fresno StMWCMWC-West1711.937.649.55-2
33PurdueB10B10-West773.645.3493-4
34West VirginiaB12B127712.336.448.75-2
35ArizonaP12P12-South6711.237.548.75-2
36LouisvilleACCACC-Atl885.942.1485-3
37NorthwesternB10B10-West871.746.3484-3
38NavyAmerAmer-West374.643.147.75-2
39ToledoMACMAC-West1711.236.447.66-1
40OregonP12P12-North783.144.347.34-4
41LSUSECSEC-West587.639.146.76-2
42Boston CollegeACCACC-Atl98-4.250.846.64-4
43Texas A&MSECSEC-West675.440.846.25-2
44South CarolinaSECSEC-East775.740.546.25-2
45IndianaB10B10-East970.245.645.93-4
46SyracuseACCACC-Atl1082.843.145.84-4
47UCLAP12P12-South871.94445.84-3
48San Diego StMWCMWC-West283.642.245.86-2
49Florida AtlanticCUSACUSA-East179.635.945.54-3
50MemphisAmerAmer-West474.740.745.46-1
51MarshallCUSACUSA-East2714.131.245.46-1
52SMUAmerAmer-West579.935.245.15-2
53Kansas StB12B12873.741.2453-4
54CaliforniaP12P12-North98-1.346.244.94-4
55Boise StMWCMWC-Mntn376.338.544.85-2
56DukeACCACC-Coas1183.640.4444-4
57PittsburghACCACC-Coas128-5.148.643.43-5
58Colorado StMWCMWC-Mntn489.134.343.46-2
59Northern IllinoisMACMAC-West2710.233.243.45-2
60UtahP12P12-South1075.137.9434-3
61MarylandB10B10-East107-6.649.542.93-4
62MinnesotaB10B10-West1176.136.842.84-3
63FloridaSECSEC-East86-0.843.442.63-3
64HoustonAmerAmer-West672.439.7424-3
65VirginiaACCACC-Coas137338.241.25-2
66TulaneAmerAmer-West771.339.7413-4
67NebraskaB10B10-West127-4.945.640.73-4
68Ohio U.MACMAC-East3812.12840.16-2
69TennesseeSECSEC-East97-5.444.739.43-4
70Western MichiganMACMAC-West486.631.938.55-3
71KentuckySECSEC-East1071.237.238.45-2
72MississippiSECSEC-West117-4.642.938.33-4
73Utah StMWCMWC-Mntn582.435.738.14-4
74ArmyINDInd287.13138.16-2
75RutgersB10B10-East137-2.540.137.63-4
76ColoradoP12P12-South118037.337.34-4
77Air ForceMWCMWC-Mntn672.934.337.23-4
78TroySUNSun176.930.337.25-2
79Arkansas StSUNSun2614.522.236.74-2
80ArkansasSECSEC-West127-8.945.336.42-5
81BuffaloMACMAC-East580.335.936.23-5
82VanderbiltSECSEC-East137-5.641.736.13-4
83TulsaAmerAmer-West88-4.640.235.52-6
84Southern MissCUSACUSA-West378.127.235.45-2
85Eastern MichiganMACMAC-West67-1.436.835.42-5
86North CarolinaACCACC-Coas148-12.647.835.21-7
87New MexicoMWCMWC-Mntn77-1.636.735.13-4
88Miami OHMACMAC-East78-135.734.73-5
89Texas-San AntonioCUSACUSA-West4611.523.234.74-2
90Appalachian StSUNSun376.328.234.55-2
91CincinnatiAmerAmer-East98-11.345.534.22-6
92WyomingMWCMWC-Mntn871.532.5344-3
93MissouriSECSEC-East147-7.541.233.72-5
94AkronMACMAC-East88-1.835.333.54-4
95TempleAmerAmer-East108-538.433.43-5
96Louisiana TechCUSACUSA-West570.732.433.13-4
97North TexasCUSACUSA-West67-1.634.532.84-3
98New Mexico StSUNSun470.331.832.13-4
99NevadaMWCMWC-West98-9.240.931.71-7
100Central MichiganMACMAC-West98-233.531.54-4
101BaylorB12B1297-12.643.931.30-7
102Middle Tennessee StCUSACUSA-East78-7.336.329.13-5
103UNLVMWCMWC-West107-6.235.2292-5
104South AlabamaSUNSun57-2.731.628.93-4
105Florida Int'lCUSACUSA-East86-3.930.726.84-2
106Georgia StSUNSun66-4.130.926.83-3
107Western KentuckyCUSACUSA-East976.120.626.85-2
108Hawai`iMWCMWC-West117-5.532.226.73-4
109ConnecticutAmerAmer-East117-7.734.326.63-4
110IllinoisB10B10-West147-11.63826.42-5
111Louisiana-MonroeSUNSun77-0.626.425.83-4
112Brigham YoungINDInd38-15.340.625.31-7
113East CarolinaAmerAmer-East128-19.344.425.22-6
114MassachusettsINDInd47-3.428.124.71-6
115Bowling GreenMACMAC-East108-15.740.224.61-7
116Old DominionCUSACUSA-East107-13.737.623.92-5
117KansasB12B12107-19.843.523.71-6
118UABCUSACUSA-West1172.321.423.74-3
119Kent StMACMAC-East118-18.341.423.12-6
120IdahoSUNSun87-7.930.322.42-5
121Oregon StP12P12-North127-20.642.822.21-6
122Louisiana-LafayetteSUNSun97-8.82920.23-4
123RiceCUSACUSA-West127-17.936.618.71-6
124Coastal Car.SUNSun107-12.130.618.41-6
125San José StMWCMWC-West128-20.638.317.71-7
126UNC-CharlotteCUSACUSA-East138-15.432.617.21-7
127Ball StMACMAC-West127-11.126.915.72-5
128Georgia SouthernSUNSun116-20.936.115.20-6
129UTEPCUSACUSA-West147-22.136.914.80-7
130Texas St-San MarcosSUNSun127-17.4279.61-6

Oh, and Penn State has climbed to #2 and is on Alabama’s heels. And this weekend is the huge showdown between the Nittany Lions and Buckeyes that Ohio State fans have been circling on their calendars for months. Penn State’s home victory over OSU propelled the Nittany Lions to the B10 Championship and ruined the OSU season. This time around, the Buckeyes will be out for revenge.

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