the fourteenth week of the 2025 college football season

introductory comments

we have reached the end. all fates have been settled. now the teams can only play for glory. today we see who has a chance to do so.

the top 25

1. vanderbilt - 283 pts. (10-2, +210)
2. oklahoma - 269 pts. (10-2, +150)
3. utah - 241 pts. (10-2, +269)
4. texas a&m - 234 pts. (11-1, +173)
5. south florida - 218 pts. (9-3, +236)
6. usc - 218 pts. (9-3, +169)
7. texas tech - 216 pts. (11-1, +383)
8. iowa - 202 pts. (8-4, +165)
9. georgia - 201 pts. (11-1, +187)
10. texas - 201 pts. (9-3, +118)
11. indiana - 198 pts. (12-0, +401)
12. washington - 197 pts. (8-4, +172)
13. ohio state - 196 pts. (12-0, +351)
14. new mexico - 195 pts. (9-3, +65)
15. miami - 194 pts. (10-2, +243)
16. old dominion - 192 pts. (9-3, +161)
17. ole miss - 187 pts. (11-1, +206)
18. houston - 186 pts. (9-3, +78)
19. pittsburgh - 184 pts. (8-4, +122)
20. virginia - 183 pts. (10-2, +158)
21. western michigan - 180 pts. (8-4, +60)
22. oregon - 177 pts. (11-1, +280)
23. north texas - 176 pts. (11-1, +271)
24. arizona - 167 pts. (9-3, +164)
25. san diego state - 166 pts. (9-3, +145)

the bottom 25

1. liberty - -161 pts. (4-8, -11)
2. umass - -135 pts. (0-12, -330)
3. army - -90 pts. (6-5, +5)
4. middle tennessee - -87 pts. (3-9, -102)
5. san jose state - -79 pts. (3-9, -133)
6. colorado state - -73 pts. (2-10, -148)
7. oregon state - -50 pts. (2-10, -135)
8. south alabama - -48 pts. (4-8, -47)
9. colorado - -38 pts. (3-9, -115)
10. toledo - -26 pts. (8-4, +233)
11. northern illinois - -22 pts. (3-9, -87)
12. texas state - -22 pts. (6-6, +66)
13. penn state - -20 pts. (6-6, +124)
14. sam houston - -16 pts. (2-10, -241)
15. utep - -16 pts. (2-10, -85)
16. marshall - -14 pts. (5-7, +6)
17. eastern michigan - -12 pts. (4-8, -68)
18. appalachian state - -12 pts. (5-7, -54)
19. florida atlantic - -11 pts. (4-8, -82)
20. georgia state - -8 pts. (1-11, -217)
21. buffalo - -8 pts. (5-7, +6)
22. rice - -4 pts. (5-7, -149)
23. new mexico state - 2 pts. (4-8, -72)
24. louisiana - 5 pts. (6-6, -35)
25. virginia tech - 9 pts. (3-9, -105)

adjustments

some final disappointments

colorado state and baylor were both demoted but you weren't watching them this week, were you? you want to know what happened at the big games. here we go.

further notes

"unwinfeated": bowling green @ umass

we started off with a little treat to see if umass could finally pull off one win to save this nightmare season, and they were dismissed with prejudice by bowling green into the hall of infamy, joining last year's kent state. so long and try better next year.

i hear they have a word for this kind of thing: texas a&m @ texas

yet again texas a&m falls short in their rivalry game played for the right to be the real texas, and this time it ends their undefeated season and their hopes at an sec championship. gruesome scenes were seen on the broadcast and aggies may have feared for their lives. bevo desires nothing more than the defeat of his greatest enemy. except a playoff bid that texas will now incessantly beg for. ugh.

ohio state overcomes its greatest obstacle: ohio state @ michigan

ryan day had a problem, see. he could do anything he wanted except beat michigan in the game, and despite being the champions, a loss in the game this year would surely haunt them and almost eliminate even the joy of defending their title. but they at last persevered and became the first team in a decade to keep michigan out of the end zone for an entire game. and now there can be only one undefeated team, and it will be the big ten champions.

there's probably some kind of metaphor for this too: penn state @ rutgers

you know that one where the lion gets thrown off the cliff? that kinda happened to penn state this year except they lived to tell the tale. they lost the middle six games of the season, but those first and last sets of three wins are just enough to qualify for a bowl game at the end of the season. even if that last one was just against rutgers, penn state did not completely embarrass themselves this year.

what do you mean you don't have a champion: oregon state @ washington state

oregon state was finally proved mortal for the... a lot of the time once again by losing the conference rematch, leaving the pac 12 tied. both teams won their home game, and both of those games were not that great. at least next year this conference will be forced to expand or die.

bowl eligibility: qualification

all teams on these lists teetered on the edge until their final game, when their fate was decided between a chance at glory and nothing. here are the teams that succeeded under ultimate pressure. congratulations to:

• the kansas state wildcats
• the delaware blue hens*
• the georgia southern eagles
• the arkansas state red wolves
• the louisiana ragin cajuns
• the texas state bobcats
• the penn state nittany lions
• the army black knights
• the washington state cougars

*yeah, delaware and missouri state are probably not making it. there appears to be a surplus of qualified teams this year even without them, so pending the creation of like five new elements for teams to battle over in a bowl, these teams will just have to share an oatmeal raisin cookie and a pat on the back or something.

bowl eligibility: elimination

we now remember those that slipped at the last moment and must endure the cold winter alone. they are:

• the mississippi state bulldogs
• the kansas jayhawks
• the buffalo bulls
• the temple owls
• the ucf knights
• the kentucky wildcats
• the baylor bears
• the marshall thundering herd
• the appalachian state mountaineers
• the rutgers scarlet knights
• the florida state seminoles
• the rice owls
• the auburn tigers

scorigami recognition

however, delaware does have the honor of topping the final regular season list. congratulations to:

• delaware (61 vs utep)
• james madison (59 vs coastal carolina)
• indiana (56 vs purdue)
• florida international (56 vs sam houston)
• north texas (52 vs temple)
• south florida (52 vs rice)
• texas tech (49 vs west virginia)
• texas state (49 vs south alabama)
• duke (49 vs wake forest)
• notre dame (49 vs stanford)
• kennesaw state (48 vs liberty)
• bowling green (45 vs umass)
• vanderbilt (45 vs tennessee)
• tcu (45 vs cincinnati)
• air force (42 vs colorado state)
• east carolina (42 vs florida atlantic)
• louisiana tech (42 vs missouri state)
• liberty (42 vs kennesaw state)
• nc state (42 vs north carolina)
• unlv (42 vs nevada)
• byu (41 vs ucf)
• louisville (41 vs kentucky)
• fresno state (41 vs san jose state)
• iowa (40 vs nebraska)
• penn state (40 vs rutgers)
• florida (40 vs florida state)
• rutgers (36 vs penn state)
• wake forest (32 vs duke)
• washington state (32 vs oregon state)
• appalachian state (29 vs arkansas state)
• usc (29 vs ucla)
• temple (25 vs north texas)
• boise state (25 vs utah state)
• southern miss (18 vs troy)

the belt

notre dame takes the belt into the postseason and earns five points. did we really think anything else would happen? now we must see whether notre dame is allowed into the playoff.

what is to come

we take a moment to look at the conference championships and question some choices.

• conference usa: kennesaw state @ jacksonville state
• the sun belt: troy @ james madison
• the american: north texas @ tulane
• the mountain west: unlv @ boise state
• the big twelve: byu - texas tech in arlington
• the mac: miami ohio - western michigan in detroit
• the sec: georgia - alabama in atlanta
• the big ten: indiana - ohio state in indianapolis
• the acc: duke - virginia in charlotte

yeah, duke is a very odd pick. teams with better records should be invited before these other tiebreakers. also the mountain west going to computer tiebreakers only to choose the same matchup for the third year in a row is weird. and it seems like these games don't entirely matter anymore but also do. oh well.

finishing up

we'll see when i get enough content to update this again. enjoy the postseason. i've been gorkmo and this has been college football.