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Who’s No. 4 in college football? Westgate votes for Wisconsin

Wisconsin's Jake Ferguson gets past Northwestern's Brandon Joseph for a touchdown during the se ...

Wisconsin has no shot to make the College Football Playoff, but the Westgate SuperBook ranks the Badgers as the fourth-best team in college football.

Wisconsin (7-3) moved up to fourth in the Westgate’s power ratings after Oklahoma lost 27-14 to Baylor last week.

A three-loss team isn’t sniffing the playoff, but the Badgers would be favored by two points over Cincinnati, three over Oklahoma and six over Oregon on a neutral field by the Westgate.

Here are the Westgate’s power ratings of all 130 Football Bowl Subdivision teams, from No. 1 Georgia to No. 130 Massachusetts:

WESTGATE RATINGS

1. Georgia, 111.5

2. Alabama, 108.5

3. Ohio State, 103.5

4. Wisconsin 94.5

5. Michigan, 94.5

6. Cincinnati, 92.5

7. Oklahoma, 91.5

8. Texas A&M, 91.5

9. Florida, 89.5

10. Pittsburgh, 88.5

11. Iowa State, 88.5

12. Notre Dame, 88.5

13. Oregon, 88.5

14. Utah, 88.5

15. Mississippi, 88.5

16. Penn State, 87.5

17. Oklahoma State, 87.5

18. Arkansas, 87.5

19. North Carolina, 86.5

20. North Carolina State, 86.5

21. Wake Forest, 86.5

22. Michigan State, 86.5

23. Mississippi State, 86.5

24. Clemson, 85.5

25. Baylor, 85.5

26. Arizona State, 85.5

27. Tennessee, 85.5

28. Houston, 84.5

29. Auburn, 84.5

30. SMU, 83.5

31. Miami (Fla.), 83.5

32. Nebraska, 83.5

33. UCLA, 83.5

34. Appalachian State, 83.5

35. Iowa, 82.5

36. Kansas State, 82.5

37. Brigham Young, 82.5

38. LSU, 82.5

39. Kentucky, 82.5

40. Minnesota, 81.5

41. Purdue, 81.5

42. Fresno State, 81.5

43. Boston College, 80.5

44. Virginia, 80.5

45. Texas, 80.5

46. Western Kentucky, 80.5

47. Southern California, 80.5

48. Oregon State, 80.5

49. Louisville, 79.5

50. West Virginia, 79.5

51. UTSA, 79.5

52. Liberty, 79.5

53. Army, 79.5

54. Boise State, 79.5

55. UNR, 79.5

56. San Diego State, 79.5

57. Florida State, 78.5

58. Syracuse, 78.5

59. UAB, 78.5

60. Marshall, 78.5

61. Western Michigan, 78.5

62. Air Force, 78.5

63. Louisiana (Lafayette), 78.5

64. Washington, 77.5

65. California, 77.5

66. Coastal Carolina, 77.5

67. East Carolina, 76.5

68. Virginia Tech, 76.5

69. Maryland, 76.5

70. TCU, 76.5

71. Texas Tech, 76.5

72. Toledo, 76.5

73. Washington State, 76.5

74. Tulsa, 75.5

75. Rutgers, 75.5

76. Central Florida, 74.5

77. Memphis, 74.5

78. Georgia Tech, 74.5

79. Utah State, 74.5

80. Illinois, 73.5

81. Georgia State, 72.5

82. Indiana, 71.5

83. Central Michigan, 71.5

84. Kent State, 71.5

85. Miami (Ohio), 71.5

86. South Carolina, 71.5

87. Florida Atlantic, 70.5

88. Northern Illinois, 70.5

89. San Jose State, 70.5

90. Missouri, 70.5

91. Ball State, 69.5

92. Wyoming, 69.5

93. Colorado State, 69.5

94. Stanford, 69.5

95. Navy, 68.5

96. Northwestern, 68.5

97. Colorado, 68.5

98. Troy, 68.5

99. Tulane, 67.5

100. South Florida, 65.5

101. Louisiana Tech, 65.5

102. Eastern Michigan, 65.5

103. Arizona, 65.5

104. Middle Tennessee, 64.5

105. Ohio, 64.5

106. Buffalo, 64.5

107. Hawaii, 64.5

108. Old Dominion, 63.5

109. South Alabama, 63.5

110. UTEP, 62.5

111. UNLV, 62.5

112. Charlotte, 61.5

113. Georgia Southern, 61.5

114. North Texas, 60.5

115. Duke, 59.5

116. Bowling Green, 59.5

117. Rice, 58.5

118. Temple, 57.5

119. New Mexico, 56.5

120. Arkansas State, 56.5

121. Vanderbilt, 56.5

122. Kansas, 55.5

123. Louisiana-Monroe, 54.5

124. Texas State, 53.5

125. Southern Mississippi, 50.5

126. Akron, 50.5

127. Florida International, 48.5

128. Connecticut, 47.5

129. New Mexico State, 47.5

130. Massachusetts, 40.5

BIGGEST RISES

— Alabama gained three points to 108.5, staying put at No. 2, after a 59-3 victory over New Mexico State.

— Michigan gained three points to 94.5, moving from No. 8 to No. 5, after a 21-17 victory over Penn State.

BIGGEST FALLS

— Oklahoma dropped five points to 91.5, moving from No. 4 to No. 7, after losing 27-14 to Baylor.

— Auburn dropped five points to 84.5, moving from No. 12 to No. 29, after losing quarterback Bo Nix for the season in a 43-34 defeat to Mississippi State.

— Duke dropped five points to 59.5, moving from No. 104 to No. 115, after losing 48-17 to Virginia Tech.

WEEK 12 POINT SPREAD COMPARISON

Here is a comparison of Week 12 point spreads to spreads created by two popular power rating services, ESPN’s FPI and Jeff Sagarin, along with the raw numbers from the Westgate SuperBook (which sometimes differ from actual spreads).

Notes: Power rating spreads are rounded to the nearest half-point and reflect three points added for home-field advantage. ESPN FPI does not produce ratings for Football Championship Subdivision teams. Teams are listed with Associated Press poll ranking where applicable.

Thursday

— Louisville (-20, 60) at Duke, 4:30 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Louisville -15½

Sagarin: Louisville -15

Westgate: Louisville -17

Friday

— Southern Mississippi at Louisiana Tech (-15½, 49), 5 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Louisiana Tech -14

Sagarin: Louisiana Tech -16

Westgate: Louisiana Tech -18

— Memphis at No. 17 Houston (-8, 61), 6 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Houston -11½

Sagarin: Houston -10

Westgate: Houston -13

— Arizona at Washington State (-15, 52½), 6 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Washington State -14

Sagarin: Washington State -15½

Westgate: Washington State -14

— Air Force at UNR (-1, 52½), 6 p.m.

ESPN FPI: UNR -5

Sagarin: UNR -2

Westgate: UNR -4

— No. 23 San Diego State (-11, 41) at UNLV, 8:30 p.m.

ESPN FPI: San Diego State -10½

Sagarin: San Diego State -12½

Westgate: San Diego State -14

Saturday

— Charleston Southern at No. 1 Georgia (no line), 9 a.m.

ESPN FPI: Not available

Sagarin: Georgia -57

Westgate: Not available

— No. 7 Michigan State at No. 5 Ohio State (-19, 68½), 9 a.m.

ESPN FPI: Ohio State -15½

Sagarin: Ohio State -17

Westgate: Ohio State -20

— No. 13 Wake Forest at Clemson (-4, 56½), 9 a.m.

ESPN FPI: Clemson -6½

Sagarin: Clemson -2½

Westgate: Clemson -2

— Iowa State at No. 12 Oklahoma (-4, 59), 9 a.m.

ESPN FPI: Oklahoma -5½

Sagarin: Oklahoma -5

Westgate: Oklahoma -6

— Prairie View A&M at No. 16 Texas A&M (no line), 9 a.m.

ESPN FPI: Not available

Sagarin: Texas A&M -46½

Westgate: Not available

— Tennessee State at Mississippi State (no line), 9 a.m.

ESPN FPI: Not available

Sagarin: Mississippi State -45½

Westgate: Not available

— New Mexico State at Kentucky (-36, 60½), 9 a.m.

ESPN FPI: Kentucky -36

Sagarin: Kentucky -36

Westgate: Kentucky -38

— Florida Atlantic at Western Kentucky (-10, 64), 9 a.m.

ESPN FPI: Western Kentucky -9½

Sagarin: Western Kentucky -10

Westgate: Western Kentucky -13

— Florida State at Boston College (-1½, 54½), 9 a.m.

ESPN FPI: Boston College -2

Sagarin: Boston College -2

Westgate: Boston College -5

— Wofford at North Carolina (no line), 9 a.m.

ESPN FPI: Not available

Sagarin: North Carolina -41

Westgate: Not available

— Purdue (-11, 47) vs. Northwestern, 9 a.m. (at Chicago)

ESPN FPI: Purdue -13

Sagarin: Purdue -10

Westgate: Purdue -13

— Rutgers at Penn State (-17½, 47½), 9 a.m.

ESPN FPI: Penn State -16

Sagarin: Penn State -14½

Westgate: Penn State -15

— Massachusetts at Army (-37, 56½), 9 a.m.

ESPN FPI: Army -36½

Sagarin: Army -36

Westgate: Army -42

— Texas at West Virginia (-3, 56½), 9 a.m.

ESPN FPI: Texas -2½

Sagarin: Texas -1

Westgate: West Virginia -2

— South Florida at Tulane (-5½, 61½), 9 a.m.

ESPN FPI: Tulane -6½

Sagarin: Tulane -2½

Westgate: Tulane -5

— Kent State (-13, 74) at Akron, 9 a.m.

ESPN FPI: Kent State -11

Sagarin: Kent State -12½

Westgate: Kent State -18

— Texas State at Coastal Carolina (-24, 61½), 10 a.m.

ESPN FPI: Coastal Carolina -27

Sagarin: Coastal Carolina -25½

Westgate: Coastal Carolina -27

— Illinois at No. 18 Iowa (-12, 38½), 11 a.m.

ESPN FPI: Iowa -13½

Sagarin: Iowa -14½

Westgate: Iowa -12

— Arkansas State at Georgia State (-17, 66), 11 a.m.

ESPN FPI: Georgia State -13

Sagarin: Georgia State -13

Westgate: Georgia State -19

— Georgia Tech at No. 6 Notre Dame (-17, 59), 11:30 a.m.

ESPN FPI: Notre Dame -17

Sagarin: Notre Dame -22½

Westgate: Notre Dame -17

— Washington (-6½, 42½) at Colorado, noon

ESPN FPI: Washington -6½

Sagarin: Washington -6½

Westgate: Washington -6

— No. 21 Arkansas at No. 2 Alabama (-20, 59), 12:30 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Alabama -21

Sagarin: Alabama -19

Westgate: Alabama -24

— SMU at No. 3 Cincinnati (-11½, 65), 12:30 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Cincinnati -9

Sagarin: Cincinnati -10½

Westgate: Cincinnati -12

— No. 8 Michigan (-16, 56½) at Maryland, 12:30 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Michigan -17½

Sagarin: Michigan -16

Westgate: Michigan -15

— Nebraska at No. 19 Wisconsin (-9½, 42), 12:30 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Wisconsin -8½

Sagarin: Wisconsin -13½

Westgate: Wisconsin -14

— Virginia at No. 20 Pittsburgh (-15, 66), 12:30 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Pitt -11½

Sagarin: Pitt -9½

Westgate: Pitt -11

— UAB at No. 15 UTSA (-4½, 53½), 12:30 p.m.

ESPN FPI: UTSA -7

Sagarin: UTSA -7½

Westgate: UTSA -4

— Marshall (-15, 61½) at Charlotte, 12:30 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Marshall -13½

Sagarin: Marshall -13½

Westgate: Marshall -14

— Old Dominion at Middle Tennessee (-4½, 50), 12:30 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Middle Tennessee -10

Sagarin: Middle Tennessee -6½

Westgate: Middle Tennessee -4

— Minnesota (-7½, 43) at Indiana, 12:30 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Minnesota -6½

Sagarin: Minnesota -8

Westgate: Minnesota -7

— East Carolina (-4, 46½) at Navy, 12:30 p.m.

ESPN FPI: East Carolina -6½

Sagarin: East Carolina -4

Westgate: East Carolina -5

— Appalachian State (-10, 51½) at Troy, 12:30 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Appalachian State -11

Sagarin: Appalachian State -13½

Westgate: Appalachian State -12

— No. 14 Brigham Young (-20, 57) at Georgia Southern, 1 p.m.

ESPN FPI: BYU -17

Sagarin: BYU -22

Westgate: BYU -18

— Syracuse at No. 25 North Carolina State (-11, 50½), 1 p.m.

ESPN FPI: N.C. State -15½

Sagarin: N.C. State -14

Westgate: N.C. State -11

— Florida (-8½, 68) at Missouri, 1 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Florida -10

Sagarin: Florida -6

Westgate: Florida -16

— Rice at UTEP (-9, 47), 1 p.m.

ESPN FPI: UTEP -10

Sagarin: UTEP -9

Westgate: UTEP -7

— Connecticut at Central Florida (-30, 55½), 1 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Central Florida -32

Sagarin: Central Florida -32½

Westgate: Central Florida -30

— No. 22 Louisiana (Lafayette) at Liberty (-4, 53), 1 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Liberty -3½

Sagarin: Liberty -3

Westgate: Liberty -4

— Kansas at TCU (-21, 64½), 1 p.m.

ESPN FPI: TCU -22

Sagarin: TCU -19

Westgate: TCU -24

— Temple at Tulsa (-22, 50½), 1 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Tulsa -21

Sagarin: Tulsa -18

Westgate: Tulsa -21

— UCLA (-3½, 66) at Southern California, 1 p.m.

ESPN FPI: USC -1

Sagarin: UCLA -2

Westgate: UCLA PK

— No. 11 Baylor at Kansas State (-1, 50), 2:30 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Baylor -2

Sagarin: Baylor -2

Westgate: Baylor PK

— Auburn (-7½, 45) at South Carolina, 4 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Auburn -9½

Sagarin: Auburn -9½

Westgate: Auburn -10

— North Texas (-10, 56½) at Florida International, 4 p.m.

ESPN FPI: North Texas -7½

Sagarin: North Texas -11

Westgate: North Texas -9

— California (-1, 45½) at Stanford, 4 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Stanford -1½

Sagarin: Stanford -1

Westgate: California -5

— No. 4 Oregon at No. 24 Utah (-3½, 58½), 4:30 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Utah -4

Sagarin: Utah PK

Westgate: Utah -3

— Vanderbilt at No. 10 Mississippi (-35½, 64½), 4:30 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Mississippi -34½

Sagarin: Mississippi -35

Westgate: Mississippi -35

— South Alabama at Tennessee (-28½, 61), 4:30 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Tennessee -22½

Sagarin: Tennessee -22

Westgate: Tennessee -25

— Virginia Tech at Miami (Fla.) (-8, 55½), 4:30 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Miami -7½

Sagarin: Miami -5

Westgate: Miami -10

— No. 9 Oklahoma State (-10½, 56½) at Texas Tech, 5 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Oklahoma State -10

Sagarin: Oklahoma State -14

Westgate: Oklahoma State -8

— Wyoming at Utah State (-5½, 53½), 5 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Utah State -6½

Sagarin: Utah State -7

Westgate: Utah State -8

— Louisiana-Monroe at LSU (-29, 57½), 6 p.m.

ESPN FPI: LSU -29½

Sagarin: LSU -28½

Westgate: LSU -31

— New Mexico at Boise State (-27, 48½), 6 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Boise State -30½

Sagarin: Boise State -29½

Westgate: Boise State -26

— Arizona State (-3, 59) at Oregon State, 7:30 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Arizona State -1

Sagarin: Arizona State -2½

Westgate: Arizona State -2

— Colorado State (-2½, 54½) at Hawaii, 8 p.m.

ESPN FPI: Colorado State -3

Sagarin: Colorado State -3½

Westgate: Colorado State -2

Contact Jim Barnes at jbarnes@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0277. Follow @JimBarnesLV on Twitter.

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