The Sun Belt's big week
The #FunBelt had one of its best weeks ever. Louisiana beat a ranked team (Iowa State) for the first time since 1996 and might soon find itself ranked by the AP for the first time ever. Arkansas State came from behind to win at Kansas State, as well, and Coastal Carolina won at Kansas for the second straight year. Sun Belt 3, Big 12 0.

How does that translate in the numbers? The conference's average SP+ rating went from minus-9.3 (basically in between the average for the MWC and the MAC) to minus-7.6, basically a Mountain West level of play. The East's average is now the best among non-AAC Group of 5 divisions, and the West's rose slightly, too. Among fall teams, Appalachian State (which survived a tough fight from Charlotte) and Louisiana are now in the top 30 as well.

That's pretty good movement for a single week, yeah?

https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...ngs-week-2

I wonder how much difference it would have made if TXST could have pulled out their two close games, or at least gone 1-1 and if USA had held on against Tulane.

(09-15-2020 02:55 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  I wonder how much difference it would have made if TXST could have pulled out their two close games, or at least gone 1-1 and if USA had held on against Tulane.

Would have been nice.