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
5:00 PM CT1 of 4 slots — that's everything live
6:30 PM CT
in: CLEM, BGSU, UTEP
115
Iowa StateBig 12
UCFBig 12FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
UCF revenge
215
ClemsonACC
DukeACCFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
CLEM revenge
315
Bowling GreenMid-American
ToledoMid-AmericanFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
TOL revenge
415
UTEPMountain West
Air ForceMountain WestFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
11:00 PM CT
out: ISU, CLEM, BGSU, UTEPin: UGA, HAW, TA&M, UK
115
2GeorgiaSEC
South CarolinaSECFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
215
Hawai'iMountain West
NevadaMountain WestFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
HAW travel
315
9Texas A&MSEC
24OklahomaSECFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
415
KentuckySEC
20MissouriSECFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
next best (6)
15
Virginia TechACC
5MiamiACCFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
North TexasAmerican Athletic
TulaneAmerican AthleticFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
South FloridaAmerican Athletic
Florida AtlanticAmerican AthleticFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
CharlotteAmerican Athletic
TulsaAmerican AthleticFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
4IndianaBig Ten
WashingtonBig TenFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
IU travel
15
WisconsinBig Ten
PurdueBig TenFBS 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.”