![USF head coach Charlie Strong watches his team run drills during practice at the practice football field at USF in Tampa in July. [CHARLIE KAIJO | Times]](https://www.tampabay.com/resizer//dJr0uG5KM3zepY_Bn5QHVdR3520=/426x0/smart/filters:format(webP)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/DNNYEHQTJBFP5BCWBT2MQ6QTPQ.jpg "USF head coach Charlie Strong watches his team run drills during practice at the practice football field at USF in Tampa in July. [CHARLIE KAIJO | Times]")
Lamest time window: Noon. Enjoy a chill start to the day before settling in for a nice early-afternoon slate.
Noon: It’s not saying much, but Texas Tech will be the best team No. 6 Oklahoma has faced so far.
3:30: No. 18 Virginia at No. 10 Notre Dame is good, but I’m more interested in seeing how No. 21 USC looks at No. 17 Washington.
4: SMU isn’t a must-win game for USF coach Charlie Strong, but it’s big for the direction of his program.
7: With a top-10 matchup in The Swamp looming, No. 7 Auburn is on upset alert against Mississippi State.
RELATED: Goodbye, Civil ConFLiCT. And good riddance.
7:30: If Florida State is really different in Willie Taggart’s second year, the Seminoles will find a way to win a coin-flip game against North Carolina State.
10:30: UCLA completed one of the biggest comebacks ever in last week’s #Pac12AfterDark game against Washington State. What can Chip Kelly do this time at Arizona?
Tampa Bay Times staff picks
| Away | Home | Traci Johnson, Assistant Sports Editor | Matt Baker, College Beat Writer | Martin Fennelly, Columnist | Ernest Hooper, Assistant Sports Editor | Joey Knight, USF Beat Writer | Mike Sherman, Deputy Editor-Sports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMU (-7.5) | USF | SMU 38-31 | SMU 42-20 | SMU 31-28 | USF 24-20 | SMU 40-28 | SMU 31-24 |
| Towson | Florida (-33.5) | UF 51-14 | UF 45-7 | UF 62-3 | UF 44-0 | UF 41-7 | UF 51-10 |
| UConn | UCF (-43.5) | UCF 42-17 | UCF 56-7 | UCF 59-10 | UCF 50-14 | UCF 55-10 | UCF 56-13 |
| NC State | FSU (-4.5) | FSU 28-27 | NC State 28-27 | NC State 38-33 | NC State 30-13 | NC State 34-31 | NC State 30-28 |
| Duke | Virginia Tech (-3.5) | Va Tech 31-24 | Va Tech 28-24 | Duke 28-27 | Va Tech 21-20 | Va Tech 28-24 | Duke 28-27 |
| Penn St (-7.5) | Maryland | Penn St 34-21 | Penn St 35-21 | Penn St 29-22 | Penn St. 30-21 | Penn St 27-17 | Maryland 31-27 |
| Arizona St | Cal (-5.5) | ASU 28-21 | ASU 21-20 | ASU 31-26 | ASU 21-20 | Cal 24-21 | Cal 26-21 |
| Northwestern | Wisconsin (-24.5) | Wisconsin 42-10 | Wisconsin 35-7 | Wisconsin 40-14 | Wisconsin 28-7 | Wisconsin 34-14 | Wisconsin 41-14 |
| Rutgers | Michigan (-27.5) | Michigan 35-3 | Michigan 42-7 | Michigan 52-17 | Michigan 28-12 | Michigan 31-13 | Michigan 42-13 |
| Texas Tech | Oklahoma (-27.5) | OU 42-21 | OU 45-20 | OU 49-20 | OU 40-7 | OU 49-21 | OU54-20 |
| Middle Tenn | Iowa (-24.5) | Iowa 31-10 | Iowa 38-13 | Iowa 48-10 | Iowa 20-7 | Iowa 31-7 | Iowa 35-10 |
| Texas A&M (-23.5) | Arkansas | A&M 34-6 | A&M 42-14 | A&M 38-17 | A&M 38-6 | A&M 35-10 | A&M 35-14 |
| USC | Washington (-9.5) | Wash 31-21 | Wash 28-17 | USC 33-28 | Wash. 33-23 | Wash 38-21 | Wash 28-17 |
| Virginia | Notre Dame (-12.5) | ND 35-13 | ND 31-17 | ND 27-20 | ND 30-13 | ND 26-17 | ND 38-21 |
| Clemson (-26.5) | North Carolina | Clemson 48-14 | Clemson 42-17 | Clemson 45-13 | Clemson 66-6 | Clemson 49-10 | Clemson 48-14 |
| Ole Miss | Alabama (-35.5) | Alabama 42-14 | Alabama 45-13 | Alabama 51-14 | Alabama 70-7 | Alabama 52-10 | Alabama 51-13 |
| Indiana | Michigan St (-14.5) | Mich St 28-13 | Mich St 24-14 | Mich St. 37-27 | Indiana 22-20 | Mich St 28-14 | Mich St 27-13 |
| Miss St | Auburn (-11.5) | Auburn 31-10 | Auburn 21-13 | Auburn 23-19 | Auburn 24-12 | Auburn 38-21 | Auburn 31-17 |
| Kansas St | Oklahoma St (-5.5) | Okla St 34-28 | Okla St 31-28 | Okla St 28-20 | Okla. St 27-20 | Okla. St.41-30 | Okla St 35-31 |
| Ohio State (-18.5) | Nebraska | Ohio St 45-28 | Ohio St. 42-20 | Ohio St. 33-21 | Ohio St. 35-17 | Ohio St. 37-35 | Ohio St 41-21 |
| This week | Lock of the week | Wisconsin | SMU | Alabama 51-14 | Oklahoma | Clemson | |
| This week | Upset of the week | ASU | ASU | Indiana | N.C. State | ||
| Last week vs. spread | 10-10 | 12-8 | 11-9 | 10-10 | 7-13 | 10-10 | |
| Overall vs. spread | 33-36 | 34-35 | 33-36 | 31-39 | 27-32 | 29-40 | |
| Last week straight up | 12-8 | 15-5 | 11-9 | 11-9 | 14-6 | 11-9 | |
| Overall straight up | 50-20 | 53-17 | 45-25 | 32-28 | 49-21 | 50-20 | |
| Season | Locks | 2-2 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Season | Upsets | 2-2 | 3-1 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
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