Bill Connelly's Preseason SP+ Projections Broken Down By Conference:

[Duckboy33]

ACC:
1. Clemson (2nd nationally)
2. Miami FL (8th nationally)
3. North Carolina (10th nationally)
4. Notre Dame** (25th nationally)
5. Virginia Tech (36th nationally)
6. Pittsburgh (43rd nationally)
7. NC State (45th nationally)
8. Louisville (47th nationally)
9. Georgia Tech (48th nationally)
10. Virginia (56th nationally)
11. Florida State (61st nationally)
12. Boston College (62nd nationally)
13. Wake Forest (64th nationally)
14. Syracuse (95th nationally)
15. Duke (102nd nationally)

Big 12:
1. Oklahoma (3rd nationally)
2. Iowa State (7th nationally)
3. Texas (20th nationally)
4. Oklahoma State (29th nationally)
5. TCU (33rd nationally)
6. West Virginia (34th nationally)
7. Baylor (51st nationally)
8. Kansas State (63rd nationally)
9. Texas Tech (70th nationally)
10. Kansas (113th nationally)

Big Ten:
1. Ohio State (4th nationally)
2. Wisconsin (9th nationally)
3. Penn State (14th nationally)
4. Iowa (16th nationally)
5. Michigan (23rd nationally)
6. Indiana (27th nationally)
7. Nebraska (30th nationally)
8. Minnesota (31st nationally)
9. Maryland (32nd nationally)
10. Purdue (40th nationally)
11. Michigan State (59th nationally)
12. Northwestern (75th nationally)
13. Illinois (83rd nationally)
14. Rutgers (94th nationally)

PAC 12:
1. Oregon (5th nationally)
2. Washington (11th nationally)
3. USC (17th nationally)
4. Arizona State (18th nationally)
5. Utah (19th nationally)
6. UCLA (21st nationally)
7. Washington State (46th nationally)
8. Colorado (50th nationally)
9. California (54th nationally)
10. Oregon State (60th nationally)
11. Stanford (68th nationally)
12. Arizona (92nd nationally)

SEC:
1. Alabama (1st nationally)
2. Georgia (6th nationally)
3. Florida (12th nationally)
4. Texas A&M (13th nationally)
5. Ole Miss (24th nationally)
6. LSU (26th nationally)
7. Auburn (28th nationally)
8. Arkansas (41st nationally)
9. Mississippi State (44th nationally)
10. Tennessee (49th nationally)
11. Kentucky (57th nationally)
12. Missouri (58th nationally)
13. South Carolina (90th nationally)
14. Vanderbilt (108th nationally)

Top 15 G5:
1. Cincinnati (15th nationally)
2. Louisiana (22nd nationally)
3. Appalachian State (35th nationally)
4. Coastal Carolina (37th nationally)
5. UCF (38th nationally)
6. Boise State (39th nationally)
7. Liberty (42nd nationally)
8. BYU (52nd nationally)
9. Memphis (53rd nationally)
10. Tulsa (55th nationally)
11. SMU (65th nationally)
12. Troy (66th nationally)
13. Tulane (67th nationally)
14. Houston (69th nationally)
15. Ball State (71st nationally)

 

[OldDevilDawg]

2. Georgia (6th nationally)

Rank UGA well outside the top 10 until after the season opener versus Clemson. Please and thank you.

Top 15 G5:
1. Cincinnati (15th nationally)
2. Louisiana (22nd nationally)
3. Appalachian State (35th nationally)
4. Coastal Carolina (37th nationally)
5. UCF (38th nationally)
6. Boise State (39th nationally)
7. Liberty (42nd nationally)
8. BYU (52nd nationally)
9. Memphis (53rd nationally)
10. Tulsa (55th nationally)
11. SMU (65th nationally)
12. Troy (66th nationally)
13. Tulane (67th nationally)
14. Houston (69th nationally)
15. Ball State (71st nationally)

Georgia Southern actually plays 5 teams on this list. Frankly, the only one I expect to be a loss is the road trip to play AppSt at Kidd Brewer in Boone.

 

[RTR...USN (ret)]

Rank UGA well outside the top 10 until after the season opener versus Clemson. Please and thank you.

What? You're not "pre-season champs"?

 

[OldDevilDawg]

What? You're not "pre-season champs"?

Champs till we ain't, dammit. But fuck the rat poison.

 

[CollegeFBFan2021]

If I remember correctly this measure is among the more correct within the protocol of making things fair, although I question the legitimacy if it has a team as good as Brigham Young as low as it would seem. But in general I'd say this is among the more precise methods of evaluation there is. I wish there was a way to remove bias. I hate bias. It ruined Brigham Young's season. Let me clarify. Had Brigham Young beaten Coastal Carolina (and admittedly they were beaten) they ought to have advanced. I think Coastal Carolina ought to have advanced. It is borderline mentally retarded to include a team (Notre Dame) who were soundly defeated. I think that was a mistake. Cincinnati lost to Georgia. They're out. Coastal Carolina nearly rallied to beat Liberty. Didn't, but came especially close. Liberty nearly went undefeated. At some point something's got to give. I say admit a G-5. Who's it going to hurt? Notre Dame?