That leaves the American, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA, SEC, and Sun Belt Conferences, as well as Independents Army, Liberty, and BYU. Notre Dame has joined the ACC for this season to avoid being left out.
Not every conference is starting at the same time this fall as we are now two weeks into the season and have yet to see any teams from the SEC play this season. Virginia Tech, Memphis, and TCU have already had to cancel games because of outbreaks, while Georgia Southern was without 33 players for their contest against Campbell (one of the wildest finishes in this early season).
Of course, all this madness wouldn't be complete without my irrational rating system. Here's what the season looks like:
76.)
UTEP
2019 Ranking: 129
2020 Pre-COVID Rating: 129
2020 So Far: Won against Stephen F. Austin, Crushed by Texas.
75.)
Rice
2019 Ranking: 120
2020 PCR: 121
2020 So Far: Pushed their start of the season to Oct. 3 against Marshall.
74.)
South Alabama
2019 Ranking: 122
2020 PCR: 123
2020 So Far: Win over Southern Miss, Close loss to Tulane.
73.)
Texas State
2019 Ranking: 119
2020 PCR: 122
72.)
UTSA
2019 Rank: 112
2020 PCR: 119
2020 So Far: Blew a 13-point lead against Texas State, but fortunately, the Bobcats kicker can't make extra points or field goals.
71.)
ECU
2019 Rank: 111
2020 PCR: 118
2020 So Far: COVID outbreak on campus has led to a shutdown of operations for now.
70.)
North Texas
2019 Rank: 110
2020 PCR: 117
2020 So Far: Big win over FCS Houston Baptist
69.)
Arkansas
2019 Rank: 123
2020 PCR: 114
2020 So Far: SEC won't begin to play until October, which means they can't have any embarrassing losses in early September to paycheck opponents.
68.)
Middle Tennessee State
2019 Rank: 103
2020 PCR: 113
2020 So Far: Allegedly played Army, though the 0 points scored say otherwise.
67.)
Coastal Carolina
2019 Rank: 93
2020 PCR: 112
2020 So Far: At the time of this writing, they are thrashing Kansas 21-0 late in the second quarter.
66.)
Louisiana Monroe
2019 Rank: 89
2020 PCR: 111
2020 So Far: Unlike MTST, they scored against Army, but also lost by 30. They had to reschedule with Troy because of too many COVID positives.
65.)
South Florida
2019 Rank: 107
2020 PCR: 110
2020 So Far: A win over The Citadel (FCS)
64.)
Kansas
2019 Rank: 113
2020 PCR: 108
2020 So Far: Safely socially distancing themselves from the end zone and Chanticleers carrying the ball.
63.)
Tulsa
2019 Rank: 97
2020 PCR: 107
2020 So Far: COVID cases cause postponement of the opener against Oklahoma State.
62.)
Georgia Tech
2019 Rank: 116
2020 PCR: 104
2020 So Far: Already have ripped the heart out of Florida State fans and stomped on their hopes and dreams.
61.)
Houston
2019 Rank: 109
2020 PCR: 102
2020 So Far: Schedule changes galore as opponents have been COVID ravaged. They did get to watch their old quarterback win at Miami.
60.)
Army
2019 Rank: 94
2020 PCR: 101
2020 So Far: The option has rolled to 79 points in the first two games and the defense has allowed just 7.
59.)
Troy
2019 Rank: 92
2020 PCR: 100
2020 So Far: Will open 9/19 after the game against Louisiana Monroe was delayed until December thanks to COVID in Monroe.
58.)
Vanderbilt
2019 Rank: 114
2020 PCR: 97
2020 So Far: Nothing until October.
57.)
FIU
2019 Rank: 80
2020 PCR: 96
2020 So Far: COVID cancellations plenty
56.)
NCST
2019 Rank: 105
2020 PCR: 93
2020 So Far: Open 9/19 against Wake Forest
55.)
Charlotte
2019 Rank: 70
2020 PCR: 90
2020 So Far: Lost on the road in Boone and have unfortunately shortened their name to CLT.
54.)
Georgia Southern
2019 Rank: 63
2020 PCR: 89
2020 So Far: 33 students either suspended, sick or both. Barely held on to beat Campbell.
53.)
Ole Miss
2019 Rank: 108
2020 PCR: 88
2020 So Far: No Games as of yet.
52.)
Georgia State
2019 Rank: 65
2020 PCR: 87
2020 So Far: Open against Louisiana on 9/19
51.)
Boston College
2019 Rank: 74
2020 PCR: 84
2020 So Far: Open 9/19
50.)
Tulane
2019 Rank: 66
2020 PCR: 83
2020 So Far: Rallied to beat South Alabama
49.)
Duke
2019 Rank: 88
2020 PCR: 81
2020 So Far: Loss to Notre Dame
48.)
Southern Miss
2019 Rank: 67
2020 PCR: 79
2020 So Far: They lost to South Alabama, and then head coach Jay Hopson resigned.
47.)
South Carolina
2019 Rank: 99
2020 PCR: 77
2020 So Far: No games yet
46.)
Texas Tech
2019 Rank: 100
2020 PCR: 74
2020 So Far: Survived Houston Baptist (FCS)
45.)
Syracuse
2019 Rank: 84
2020 PCR: 73
2020 So Far: Crushed by UNC
44.)
Liberty
2019 Rank: 54
2020 PCR: 71
2020 So Far: Really hoping football returns so people can stop talking about Jerry Fallwell Jr.
43.)
Missouri
2019 Rank: 72
2020 PCR: 64
2020 So Far: No games yet
42.)
Louisiana Tech
2019 Rank: 26
2020 PCR: 63
2020 So Far: 38 players tested positive to postpone game with Baylor
41.)
Arkansas State
2019 Rank: 50
2020 PCR: 62
2020 So Far: Loss to Memphis, Upset Kansas State
40.)
Mississippi State
2019 Rank: 78
2020 PCR: 61
2020 So Far: New coach, no games
39.)
West Virginia
2019 Rank: 82
2020 PCR: 59
2020 So Far: A beatdown of EKU
38.)
BYU
2019 Rank: 57
2020 PCR: 58
2020 So Far: Throttled Navy 55-3, but had to cancel their follow-up due to COVID.
37.)
Temple
2019 Rank: 42
2020 PCR: 57
2020 So Far: Won't play until October 10.
36.)
TCU
2019 Rank: 83
2020 PCR: 55
2020 So Far: A COVID outbreak has delayed their start
35.)
Marshall
2019 Rank: 49
2020 PCR: 54
2020 So Far: 59-0 thrashing of EKU
34.)
UAB
2019 Rank: 33
2020 PCR: 53
2020 So Far: Beat Central Arkansas, lost to Miami (FL)
33.)
Florida State
2019 Rank: 75
2020 PCR: 52
2020 So Far: Held scoreless in the final quarter by Georgia Tech in a 16-13 Yellow Jackets victory.
32.)
Miami
2019 Rank: 73
2020 PCR: 51
2020 So Far: Pulled away in the second half against UAB
31.)
Western Kentucky
2019 Rank: 30
2020 PCR: 50
2020 So Far: Thumped by Louisville
30.)
FAU
2019 Rank: 19
2020 PCR: 48
2020 So Far: Open against Georgia Southern on 9/19
29.)
Wake Forest
2019 Rank: 37
2020 PCR: 45
2020 So Far: Embarrassed by Clemson
28.)
Navy
2019 Rank: 14
2020 PCR: 43
2020 So Far: Sunk by BYU 55-3
27.)
Louisiana
2019 Rank: 21
2020 PCR: 42
2020 So Far: Stunned Kansas State late in Manhattan
26.)
Kasnas State
2019 Rank: 39
2020 PCR: 41
2020 So Far: Blew the lead late against Arkansas State
25.)
Pitt
2019 Rank: 45
2020 PCR: 40
2020 So Far: 55-0 romp of Austin Peay (FCS)
24.)
North Carolina
2019 Rank: 61
2020 PCR: 39
2020 So Far: Pulled away to a 31-6 ACC win over Syracuse
23.)
Iowa State
2019 Rank: 58
2020 PCR: 37
2020 So Far: Allowed a punt and kick return as special teams lets Louisiana steal a win
22.)
Kentucky
2019 Rank: 41
2020 PCR: 36
2020 So Far: No games yet
21.)
Virginia
2019 Rank: 32
2020 PCR: 34
2020 So Far: Season opener canceled by COVID outbreak at Va Tech
20.)
Virginia Tech
2019 Rank: 48
2020 PCR: 33
2020 So Far: COVID outbreak delays season
19.)
Tennessee
2019 Rank: 43
2020 PCR: 32
2020 So Far: See them in October
18.)
SMU
2019 Rank: 23
2020 PCR: 31
2020 So Far: Close win over Texas State, but game against TCU canceled due to COVID in Ft. Worth
17.)
Louisville
2019 Rank: 40
2020 PCR: 30
2020 So Far: Win over WKU
16.)
2019 Rank: 52
2020 PCR: 29
2020 So Far: Nothing yet
15.)
Oklahoma State
2019 Rank: 44
2020 PCR: 26
2020 So Far: Open on 9/19
14.)
Baylor
2019 Rank: 18
2020 PCR: 25
2020 So Far: Has opener against Houston moved a week back
13.)
UCF
2019 Rank: 24
2020 PCR: 24
2020 So Far: Open on 9/19
12.)
Texas
2019 Rank: 37
2020 PCR: 23
2020 So Far: 59-3 stomping of UTEP
11.)
Appalachian State
2019 Rank: 4
2020 PCR: 20
2020 So Far: 35-20 victory over Charlotte
10.)
Cincinnati
2019 Rank: 20
2020 PCR: 16
2020 So Far: Opens on 9/19
9.)
Auburn
2019 Rank: 29
2020 PCR: 15
2020 So Far: Nothing yet
8.)
Memphis
2019 Rank: 9
2020 PCR: 11
2020 So Far: Win over Arkansas State, but next two games were COVID canceled
7.)
Notre Dame
2019 Rank: 11
2020 PCR: 10
2020 So Far: Win over Duke as member of the ACC
6.)
Alabama
2019 Rank: 16
2020 PCR: 9
2020 So Far: Nick Saban's starred in many a Geico commerical
5.)
Florida
2019 Rank: 13
2020 PCR: 8
2020 So Far: Stadium caught on fire
4.)
Georgia
2019 Rank: 7
2020 PCR: 6
2020 So Far: Nothing exciting
3.)
Oklahoma
2019 Rank: 6
2020 PCR: 4
2020 So Far: Shutout Missouri State (FCS)
2.)
LSU
2019 Rank: 1
2020 PCR: 2
2020 So Far: Nothing so far
1.)
Clemson
2019 Rank: 2
2020 PCR: 1
2020 So Far: Good practice for National Championship, oh sorry, it was an actual conference game against Wake Forest
