the yahngorithmWatch guide
A quadbox plan for the day — the 4 best games to have on at every point, ranked by projected competitiveness, pace, ranked-team stakes, and rivalries. Once games kick off it re-ranks on the live score (ESPN): a one-score game late jumps the board, a blowout drops to the bench.
44 games · 3 viewing windows
6:00 PM CT2 of 4 slots — that's everything live
7:00 PM CT3 of 4 slots — that's everything live
in: PSU
11:00 PM CT
out: PITT, LIB, PSUin: UK, BC, BYU, WVU
115
KentuckySEC
South CarolinaSECFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
215
Boston CollegeACC
16SMUACCFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
BC travel
315
11BYUBig 12
TCUBig 12FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
BYU off bye
415
West VirginiaBig 12
Iowa StateBig 12FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
next best (6)
15
CincinnatiBig 12
ArizonaBig 12FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
CIN travelCIN revenge
15
BaylorBig 12
Arizona StateBig 12FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
ASU off byeBAY travelBAY revenge
15
Middle TennesseeConference USA
KansasBig 12FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
KU off byeKU lookahead
15
AuburnSEC
15TennesseeSECFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
UTEPMountain West
New MexicoMountain WestFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
AkronMid-American
Central MichiganMid-AmericanFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
CMU revenge
Windows use an estimated ~3h40m per game and a 45-min kickoff-clustering window, and change only when the top 4 actually change. Live scores come from ESPN on each refresh — a finished game frees its slot, an in-progress one holds it even if it runs long. Once a later window starts, the finished ones collapse into “earlier windows today.”