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The Action Network has a downloadable preseason power ratings for all 130 FBS teams.
They also have the home field advantage for all of FBS here. According to their formula the Minutemen has a 2.09 advantage at McGuirk.
They had UMass #114 at the end of 2018 and rate the Minutemen #126 preseason. That's entirely reasonable given the magnitude of the UMass' graduation losses. I think Coach Bell has done a lot in the short time he's been here. Convincing Bilal Ally and Isaiah Rogers to return, defensive additions Jarvis Miller and Logan Darby should be a big help. He also added the best recruiting class (in my opinion) since we went FBS.
Bell needs a couple more recruiting cycles, but things are on the upswing.
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Athlon Sports ranks UMass' Big 10 opponents Rutgers and Northwestern's OOC schedule.
Speaking of Athlon Sports they have UMass as #129 in their preseason power rankings.
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How Syracuse signed DE Leon Lowery, who had a UMass offer.
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