Week Zero is one of the rare times that a team a Group of Five team sits atop the Roby Ratings, as only teams that have actually seen the field are included in the Ratings. That mirage will most likely have disappeared by the end of Week 1, and certainly by Week 2 of the new college football season.
Once again it’s time for the Roby Ratings Week Zero edition. Only eight teams have seen action, and it’s really uncertain what caliber opponent each team has just faced. Nevertheless, these Ratings are published as placeholders so that a somewhat more meaningful edition will come out in weeks 1 and 2 of the 2019 College Football Season. Villanova, by statistical anomaly, is atop this week’s ratings. Though currently sitting atop the current rankings in college football bizarro world, it’s highly unlikely that the Wildcats will even contend for the FCS title when championship season begins.
Team Record Record Roby Rating Last Result Next Opponent
1.Stanford Cardinal 1-0 29.06 Beat Rice 62-7 9/9 at USC
2.Ohio St Buckeyes 0-0 26.35 Idle 8/31 @Indiana
3.Clemson Tigers 0-0 26.00 Idle 9/2 vs. Kent St.
4.Alabama Crimson Tide 0-0 25.58 Idle 9/2 vs. Florida St.
5.Oklahoma Sooners 0-0 25.54 Idle 9/2 vs. UTEP
6.USF Bulls 1-0 25.32 Beat SJS 42-22 9/2 vs. Stony Brook
7.Washington Huskies 0-0 25.17 Idle 9/1@Rutgers
8.Florida State Seminoles 0-0 25.11 Idle 9/2 vs. Alabama
9.Penn St, Nittany Lions 0-0 24.87 Idle 9/2 vs. Akron
10.Wisconsin Badgers 0-0 24.30 Idle 9/1 vs. Utah St.
11.West, Michigan Broncos 0-0 23.50 Idle 9/2 @USC
12.Colorado St. Rams 1-0 21.71 Beat Oregon St. 58-27 9/1 vs. Colorado
13.Miami Hurricanes 0-0 21.50 Idle 9/2 vs. Beth-Cookman
14.Washington St. Cougars 0-0 21.40 Idle 9/2 vs. Montana St.
15.USC Trojans 0-0 21.34 Idle 9/2 vs. West. Michigan
16.Louisville Cardinals 0-0 20.94 Idle 9/2 vs. Purdue
17,Auburn Tigers 0-0 20.35 Idle 9/2 vs. Georgia South
18.Oklahoma St. Cowboys 0-0 20.24 Idle 8/31 vs. Tulsa
19,Minnesota Gldn Gophers 0-0 19.87 Idle 8/31vs. Buffalo
20.Florida Gators 0-0 19.58 Idle 9/2 vs. Michigan
21.LSU Tigers 0-0 19.20 Idle 9/2 vs. BYU
22.Virginia Tech Hokies 0-0 19.18 Idle 9/3 vs. West Virginia
23.Houston Cougars 0-0 18.62 Idle 9/2 @UTSA
24.Tennessee Volunteers 0-0 18.40 Idle 9/4 @Georgia Tech
25.Tulsa Golden Hurricanes 0-0 18.22 Idle 8/31 @Oklahoma St.
26.Colorado Buffaloes 0-0 18.13 Idle 9/1 vs. Colorado St.
27.San Diego State Aztecs 0-0 18.03 Idle 9/2 vs. UC-Davis
28.West. Kentucky Hilltoppers 0-0 17.78 Idle 9/2 vs. Eastern Kentucky
29.Iowa Hawkeyes 0-0 17.48 Idle 9/2 vs. Wyoming
30. Appalach’n St. Mountaineers 0-0 17.47 Idle 9/2 vs. Georgia
Georgia Bulldogs 0-0 17.06 Idle 9/2 vs. Appalachian St.
Northwestern Wildcats 0-0 16.70 Idle 9/2 vs. Nevada
North Carolina St. Wolfpack 0-0 16.60 Idle 9/2 vs. South Carolina
Wake Forest Demon Deacons 0-0 16.38 Idle 8/31 vs. Presbyterian
Kansas State Wildcats 0-0 16.01 Idle 9/2 vs. Central Arkansas
Toledo Rockets 0-0 15.84 Idle 8/31 vs. Elon
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 0-0 15.60 Idle 9/4 vs. Tennessee
TCU Horned Frogs 0-0 15.55 Idle 9/2 vs. Jackson St.
Michigan Wolverines 0-0 14.98 Idle 9/2 vs. Florida
North Carolina Tar Heels 0-0 14.88 Idle 9/2 vs. California
BYU Cougars 1-0 14.83 Beat Port. St 20-6 9/2 vs. LSU
Troy Trojans 0-0 14.35 Idle 9/2 @Boise St.
Nebraska Cornhuskers 0-0 14.29 Idle 9/2 vs. Arkansas St.
Temple Owls 0-0 14.08 Idle 9/2 @Notre Dame
Memphis Tigers 0-0 14.02 Idle 8/31 vs.. ULM
West Virginia Mountaineers 0-0 13.82 Idle 9/3 vs. Virginia Tech
Navy Midshipmen 0-0 13.73 Idle 9/1 @Florida Atlantic
Texas A&M Aggies 0-0 13.60 Idle 9/3 @UCLA
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 0-0 13.38 Idle 9/2 vs. Temple
Baylor Bears 0-0 13.27 Idle 9/2 vs. Liberty
Kentucky Wildcats 0-0 13.00 Idle 9/2 @Southern Miss
Utah Runnin’ Utes 0-0 12.77 Idle 8/31 vs. North Dakota
Texas Longhorns 0-0 12.70 Idle 9/2 vs. Maryland
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 0-0 12.64 Idle 9/2 vs. NW St.
Boise State Broncos 0-0 12.64 Idle 9/2 vs. Troy
Arkansas Razorbacks 0-0 12.60 Idle 8/31 vs. Florida A&M
Indiana Hoosiers 0-0 12.50 Idle 8/31 vs. Ohio St.
Pittsburgh Panthers 0-0 12.38 Idle 9/2 vs. Youngstown St.
Vanderbilt Commodores 0-0 12.14 Idle 9/2 @Middle Tenn
Wyoming Cowboys 0-0 12.14 Idle 9/2 @Iowa
Ohio Bobcats 0-0 11.97 Idle 9/2 vs. Hampton
Mississippi State Bulldogs 0-0 11.84 Idle 9/2 vs. Charleston So.
New Mexico Lobos 0-0 11.52 Idle 9/2 vs. Abilene Christian
Army Black Knights 0-0 11.40 Idle 9/1 vs. Fordham
Air Force Falcons 0-0 11.09 Idle 9/2 vs. VMI
California Golden Bears 0-0 10.95 Idle 9/2 @North Carolina
Old Dominion Monarchs 0-0 10.75 Idle 9/2 vs. Albany
Arkansas State Red Wolves 0-0 10.64 Idle 9/2 @Nebraska
Oregon Ducks 0-0 10.38 Idle 9/2 @So. Utah
Miami Redhawks 0-0 10.12 Idle 9/2 @Marshall
UCLA Bruins 0-0 10.08 Idle 9/3 vs. Texas A&M
Maryland Terrapins 0-0 9.92 Idle 9/2 @Texas
UCF Knights 0-0 9.76 Idle 9/2 vs. FIU
Hawaii 1-0 9.71 Beat UMass 38-35 9/2 vs. W.Carol.
Idaho Vandals 0-0 9.60 Idle 8/31 vs. Sacramento St.
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 0-0 8.90 Idle 9’2 vs. Vandy
South Carolina Gamecocks 0-0 8.65 Idle 9/2 vs. NC State
Syracuse Orangemen 0-0 8.60 Idle 9/1 vs. Central Conn.
UTSA Roadrunners 0-0 8.57 Idle 9/2 @Houston
Eastern Michigan Eagles 0-0 8.45 Idle 9/1 vs. Charlotte
Central Michigan Chippewas 0-0 8.32 Idle 8/31 vs. Rhode Island
So. Mississippi Golden Eagles 0-0 7.60 Idle 9/2 vs. Kentucky
South Alabama Jaguars 0-0 7.48 Idle 9/2 @Ole Miss
ULL Ragin’ Cajuns 0-0 7.45 Idle 9/2 vs. SE Louisiana
Ole Miss Rebels 0-0 6.91 Idle 9/2 vs. South Alabama
Northern Illinois Huskies 0-0 6.80 Idle 9/1 vs. Boston College
Michigan State Spartans 0-0 6.43 Idle 9/2 vs. Bowling Green
Iowa State Cyclones 0-0 6.27 Idle 9/2 vs. No. Iowa
Cincinnati Bearcats 0-0 6.24 Idle 8/31 vs. Austin Peay
Boston College Eagles 0-0 6.22 Idle 9/1 @No. Illinois
Duke Blue Devils 0-0 5.62 Idle 9/2 vs. NC Central
Akron Zips 0-0 5.54 Idle 9/2 @Penn St.
Missouri Tigers 0-0 5.44 Idle 9/2 vs. Missouri St.
Arizona State Sun Devils 0-0 5.21 Idle 8/31 vs. New Mexico St.
Georgia Southern 0-0 4.92 Idle 9/2 @Auburn
Ball State Cardinals 0-0 4.90 Idle 9/2 @Illinois
Virginia Cavaliers 0-0 4.76 Idle 9/2 vs. William& Mary
Texas Tech Red Raiders 0-0 4.26 Idle 9/2 vs. E. Washington
Arizona Wildcats 0-0 3.89 Idle 9/2 vs. No. Arizona
Illinois Fighting Illini 0-0 3.70 Idle 9/2 vs. Ball State
Nevada Wolfpack 0-0 3.68 Idle 9/2 @Northwestern
SMU Mustangs 0-0 3.04 Idle 9/2 vs. S.F. Austin
Tulane Green Wave 0-0 3.02 Idle 9/2 vs. Grambling
Kent State Golden Flashes 0-0 2.99 Idle 9/2 @Clemson
Purdue Boilermakers 0-0 2.86 Idle 9/2 vs. Louisville
Georgia State Panthers 0-0 2.30 Idle 8/31 vs. Tennessee St.
Utah State Aggies 0-0 1.98 Idle 9/1 @Wisconsin
Bowling Green Falcons 0-0 1.87 Idle 9/2 @Michigan St.
East Carolina Pirates 0-0 1.79 Idle 9/2 vs. JMU
Marshall Thundering Herd 0-0 1.67 Idle 9/2 vs. Miami (OH)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 0-0 1.66 Idle 9/1 vs. Washington
North Texas Mean Green 0-0 1.63 Idle 9/3 vs. Lamar
Connecticut Huskies 0-0 1.01 Idle 8/31 vs. Holy Cross
Kansas Jayhawks 0-0 0.96 Idle 9/2 vs. SEMO
UNLV Runnin’ Rebs 0-0 0.86 Idle 9/2 vs. Howard
Florida Atlantic Owls 0-0 0.70 Idle 9/1 vs. Navy
Charlotte 49ers 0-0 0.64 Idle 9/1 @ E. Michigan
FIU Panthers 0-0 0.32 Idle 9/2 @UCF
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 0-0 0.22 Idle 9/2 vs. U Mass
ULM Warhawks 0-0 0.21 Idle 8/31 @Memphis
Fresno State Bulldogs 0-0 0.18 Idle 9/2 vs. Inc. Word
Buffalo Bulls 0-0 0.18 Idle 8/31 @Minnesota
New Mexico State Aggies 0-0 0.18 Idle 8/31 @Arizona St.
Texas State Bobcats 0-0 0.16 Idle 9/2 vs. Hou Bapt.
UTEP Miners 0-0 0.16 Idle 9/2 @Oklahoma
UAB Blazers 0-0 0.16 Idle 9/2 vs Ala. A&M
San Jose State Spartans 0-1 – 0.54 L. to USF 22-42 9/2 vs. Ca. Pol
U. Mass Minutemen 0-1 -1.33 L. to Haw 35-38 9/2 at Co.Car.
Rice Owls 0-1 -2.88 L. to Stanford 7-62 9/9 at UTEP
Oregon St. Beavers 0-1 -8.77 L. to Co. St 27-58 9/2 vs. Port St.