College Football 2021: Ranking 13 undefeated teams heading into Week 7

Defeated: Citadel (52-14), Kansas (49-22), at Buffalo (28-25), UMass (53-3), ULM (59-6), and Arkansas State (52-20)
Strength of Schedule: 116th
Road Victories: 2
Wins vs. Power 5 teams: 1
Victories vs. current ranked opponents: 0
Ranked in AP Poll: No. 15
College Bowl Projections: Bonagura: PlayStation Fiesta Bowl; Schlabach: Myrtle Beach Bowl
Week 6 result: Coastal Carolina 59, Arkansas State 20

Next opponent: Bye

Defeated: New Mexico State (28-10), at Arizona 38-14, Utah (33-31 (3OT)), Towson (48-21)
Strength of Schedule: 114th
Road Victories: 1
Wins vs. Power 5 teams: 2
Victories vs. current ranked opponents: 0
Ranked in AP Poll: No. 24
College Bowl Projections: Bonagura: Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl; Schlabach: Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl
Week 5 result: San Diego State 31, New Mexico 7
Next opponent: San Jose State

Week 7 prediction: SDSU 28, San Jose State 17

Defeated: Abilene Christian (56-9), North Texas (35-12), at Louisiana Tech (39-37), at TCU (42-34), USF (41-17), at Navy (31-24)
Strength of Schedule: 87th
Road Victories: 3
Wins vs. Power 5 teams: 1
Victories vs. current ranked opponents: 0
Ranked in AP Poll: No. 23
College Bowl Projections: Bonagura: Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl; Schlabach: EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl
Week 6 result: SMU 31, Navy 23
Next opponent: Tulane

Week 7 prediction: SMU 30, Tulane 28

These Group of Five schools are not getting the attention they deserve. SMU has defeated a Power Five school in TCU when they went on the road to defeat the Horned Frogs, has two wins of Pac-12 schools with one of them being on the road, and Coastal Carolina is continuing their on the field success from last season by starting off the season undefeated winning their first six games.

All three schools can win their conference and if all three of the above schools can achieve that as well as winning their conference championship game, at minimum, a New Year’s Six bowl game is in their future.