LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – We have reached the one-third mark
of the 2012 college football season, but the number of unbeaten FBS teams has
been reduced to considerably less than one third.
It's a list of 26 teams – and half are from two conferences,
the Big 12 (7) and the SEC (6). That
makes it a perfect time to look at the 26 teams and guess when each will take
its first defeat.
There's a solid chance, by my calculations, that seven
unbeatens will fall this weekend. And my scenario, Louisville has a reasonable
chance to take advantage of its user-friendly schedule and become the last
unbeaten.
(Disclaimer: Unless, of course, the Cards lose earlier.)
We are guaranteed to lose at least two unbeatens this
weekend. Texas Tech (3-0) visits Iowa State (3-0) and Baylor (3-0) visits West
Virginia (3-0).
Let's get to the week-by-week list of when each unbeaten has
its best chance to lose for the first time:
Sept. 29
Baylor (3-0) at West Virginia
Texas Tech (3-0) at Iowa State
Cincinnati (2-0) vs. Virginia Tech in Landover, Md.
Minnesota (4-0) at Iowa
Ohio State (4-0) at Michigan State
Oregon State (2-0) at Arizona
Louisiana Tech (3-0) at Virginia
Oct. 6
West Virginia (3-0) at Texas
Iowa State (3-0) at TCU
Georgia (4-0) at South Carolina
LSU (4-0) at Florida
Oct. 13
Texas (3-0) vs. Oklahoma in Dallas
Stanford (3-0) at Notre Dame
South Carolina (4-0) at Louisiana State
Oct. 20
Kansas State (4-0) at West Virginia
Northwestern (4-0) vs. Nebraska
Florida (4-0) vs. South Carolina
Oct. 27
Notre Dame (4-0) at Oklahoma
Mississippi State (4-0) at Alabama
Nov. 3
Oregon (4-0) at USC
TCU (3-0) at West Virginia
Alabama (4-0) at LSU
Nov. 8
Florida State (4-0) at Virginia Tech
Nov. 14
Ohio University (4-0) at Ball State
Nov. 17
Rutgers (4-0) at Cincinnati
Nov. 29
Louisville (4-0) at Rutgers
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There are 26 unbeaten FBS teams -- and seven have an excellent chance to lose this weekend.
