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College Football Projections Update After Week 1
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In Short: College football projections have been updated following Week 1, with notable newcomers like Colorado and UMass and intriguing matchups on the horizon.
CBS Sports has updated its College Football Playoff and bowl projections after Week 1, reflecting the early season performance of teams across the country.
Sports Illustrated's latest projections include several notable newcomers such as Colorado and UMass, along with intriguing matchups like the Frisco Football Classic and the Frisco Bowl.
The projections also include a look at the College Football Playoff and 35 bowl games for the 2026–27 season, with several teams showing promise early in the season.
Meanwhile, the United Nations endorsed a resolution promoting map projections that more accurately reflect the true size of continents, with the United States casting the sole vote against it.
The resolution, called the Equal Earth cartographic projection, aims to improve the accuracy of the cartographic representation of the world.
The U.S. employment projections from the BLS estimate a 3.5% growth rate, slower than the 10.9% growth rate from 2015 to 2025.
What's confirmed
What's still developing
- We've updated our CFP bracket projection along with every other postseason matchup after Week 1.
- Check out Brad Crawford's complete bowl projections for every game.
- Week 1 is (almost) in the books and, thanks to our first look at teams across the country, we now have a better idea about who is tracking for a good season on the field and who may be quietly engaging a search firm to find a new head coach.
- They see the contract gradually moving toward the July peak around $102, with last week’s low near $89 offering short-term support and further upside projections toward $108/$110 and $117 if resistance breaks.
- Meanwhile, the upbeat US NFP report lifted Fed rate hike bets, which, along with escalating US-Iran tensions, underpins the safe-haven US Dollar and caps the currency pair.
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- The sole vote against was cast by the United States, which dismissed the initiative as part of a “radical ideological project.” Six countries — Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine — abstained.
- Rookie Spencer Jones has played right field the last few weeks and he was outplaying Grisham, which was setting up a Grisham or Jones question once Judge returned.