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Ten Must-See Games
of Each Week
As Ranked in Preseason

Week One
(1) Colorado vs Colorado State
(2) Oregon State at Fresno State
(3) Purdue at Cincinnati
(4) Miami at Penn State
(5) UCLA at Alabama
(6) Memphis at Mississippi State
(7) UNLV at Arkansas
(8) Syracuse at Tennessee
(9) Wisconsin at Oregon
(10) Tulane at LSU
One game I don’t care to see: Eastern Kentucky at Central Michigan
One game I should have included: Middle TN at Vanderbilt

Week Two
(1) Michigan at Washington
(2) Northwestern at UNLV
(3) Kansas State at Southern Cal
(4) Tennessee at Arkansas
(5) Notre Dame at Nebraska
(6) South Carolina at Georgia
(7) Fresno State at Wisconsin
(8) Boston College at Stanford
(9) Indiana at NC State
(10) UAB at Florida State
One game I don’t care to see: Appalachian State at Wake Forest
One game I should have included: Mississippi at Auburn

Week Three
(1) Tennessee at Florida
(2) Georgia Tech at Florida State
(3) UAB at Pittsburgh
(4) Colorado State at UNLV
(5) Southern Miss at Alabama
(6) Penn State at Virginia
(7) East Carolina at Syracuse
(8) Louisville at Illinois
(9) Notre Dame at Purdue
(10) Auburn at LSU
One game I don’t care to see: Buffalo at Army
One game I should have included: BYU at Mississippi State

Week Four
(1) Southern Cal at Oregon
(2) Ohio State at UCLA
(3) UNLV at Arizona
(4) South Carolina at Mississippi State
(5) Arkansas at Alabama
(6) Auburn at Syracuse
(7) Wisconsin at Penn State
(8) Michigan State at Notre Dame
(9) Texas at Houston
(10) Arizona State at Stanford
One game I don’t care to see: New Mexico at Baylor
One game I should have included: Illinois at Michigan

Week Five
(1) Miami at Pittsburgh
(2) UCLA at Oregon State
(3) LSU at Tennessee
(4) Mississippi State at Florida
(5) Alabama at South Carolina
(6) Clemson at Georgia Tech
(7) Kansas State at Oklahoma
(8) Notre Dame at Texas A&M
(9) Stanford at Southern Cal
(t10) San Jose State at UNLV
(t10) UAB at Southern Miss
One game I don’t care to see: Connecticut at Rutgers
One game I should have included: (tie) Arkansas at Georgia
(tie) Michigan State at Northwestern

Week Six
(1) Oklahoma vs Texas (Dallas)
(2) Florida at LSU
(3) Colorado State at Louisville
(4) Colorado at Kansas State
(5) Northwestern at Ohio State
(6) Michigan at Penn State
(7) Pittsburgh at Notre Dame
(8) Southern Cal at Washington
(9) Mississippi State at Auburn
(10) East Carolina at North Carolina
One game I don’t care to see: North Texas at LA-Monroe
One game I should have included: (tie) Georgia at Tennessee
(tie) Oregon State at Washington State

Week Seven
(1) Miami at Florida State
(2) Fresno State at Colorado State
(3) South Carolina at Arkansas
(4) Kansas State at Texas Tech
(5) Washington at UCLA
(6) Clemson at NC State
(7) Florida at Auburn
(8) Syracuse at Pittsburgh
(9) Purdue at Michigan
(10) Wisconsin at Ohio State
One game I don’t care to see: Liberty at Central Florida
One game I should have included: (tie) Maryland at GA Tech
(tie) Washington State at Stanford
(tie) Alabama at Mississippi

Week Eight
(1) LSU at Mississippi State
(2) Tennessee at Alabama
(3) Southern Miss at Louisville
(4) Southern Cal at Notre Dame
(5) Penn State at Northwestern
(6) Colorado at Texas
(7) Pittsburgh at Boston College
(8) NC State at Georgia Tech
(9) Texas A&M at Kansas State
(10) Florida State at Virginia
One game I don’t care to see: Nevada at Rice
One game I should have included: (tie) Stanford at Oregon
(tie) Air Force at BYU

Week Nine
(1) Oklahoma at Nebraska
(2) Florida vs Georgia (@ Jacksonville)
(3) Northwestern at Purdue
(4) UCLA at Stanford
(5) Southern Cal at Arizona
(6) South Carolina at Tennessee
(7) Ohio State at Penn State
(8) Notre Dame at Boston College
(9) Louisville at Cincinnati
(10) Vanderbilt at Duke
One game I don’t care to see: UTEP at SMU
One game I should have included: (tie) Oregon at Washington State
(tie) Maryland at Florida State

Week Ten
(1) Florida State at Clemson
(2) Oregon State at Southern Cal
(3) Tennessee at Notre Dame
(4) LSU at Alabama
(5) Michigan at Michigan State
(6) Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh
(7) Stanford at Washington
(8) Colorado State at BYU
(9) Northwestern at Indiana
(10) Texas A&M at Texas Tech
One game I don’t care to see: Troy State at Maryland
One game I should have included: (tie) UCLA at Washington State
(tie) North Carolina at Georgia Tech

Week Eleven
(1) Oregon at UCLA
(2) Florida at South Carolina
(3) Mississippi State at Alabama
(4) Memphis at Tennessee
(5) Kansas State at Nebraska
(6) Purdue at Ohio State
(7) Georgia Tech at Virginia
(8) Auburn at Georgia
(9) Western Michigan at Toledo
(10) Texas A&M at Oklahoma
One game I don’t care to see: Tulane at Navy
One game I should have included: Clemson at Maryland

Week Twelve
(1) Florida State at Florida
(2) UCLA at Southern Cal
(3) Clemson at South Carolina
(4) Alabama at Auburn
(5) Louisville at East Carolina
(6) Michigan at Wisconsin
(7) Virginia Tech at Virginia
(8) Washington State at Washington
(9) Michigan State at Purdue
(10) Mississippi State at Arkansas
One game I don’t care to see: Weber State at Utah State

Week Thirteen
(1) Texas at Texas A&M
(2) Nebraska at Colorado
(3) Mississippi at Mississippi State
(4) Ohio State at Michigan
(5) Georgia at Georgia Tech
(6) Northwestern at Illinois
(7) Notre Dame at Stanford
(8) Arizona at Arizona State
(9) Southern Miss at East Carolina
(10) Pittsburgh at West Virginia
One game I don’t care to see: Boise State at Louisiana Tech

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