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.
41 games · 3 viewing windows
6:00 PM CT2 of 4 slots — that's everything live
7:30 PM CT
in: ARMY, AF
115
DukeACC
25VirginiaACCFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
UVA revenge
215
MassachusettsMid-American
UConnFBS IndependentsFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
CONN off bye
315
ArmyAmerican Athletic
TulsaAmerican AthleticFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
ARMY travelARMY revenge
415
Air ForceMountain West
WyomingMountain WestFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
WYO revenge
11:00 PM CT
out: DUKE, MASSin: NCSU, UTSA
115
ArmyAmerican AthleticTulsaAmerican AthleticFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
ARMY travelARMY revenge
215
Air ForceMountain WestWyomingMountain WestFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
WYO revenge
315
NC StateACC
StanfordACCFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
NCSU off byeNCSU travel
415
UTSAAmerican Athletic
TulaneAmerican AthleticFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
next best (6)
15
RiceAmerican Athletic
Florida AtlanticAmerican AthleticFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
RICE revenge
15
SyracuseACC
North CarolinaACCFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
13Texas TechBig 12
CincinnatiBig 12FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
Boston CollegeACC
Georgia TechACCFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
BC revenge
15
12USCBig Ten
WisconsinBig TenFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
USC off byeUSC travel
15
PittsburghACC
5MiamiACCFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
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.”