Rankings & What's Next: UFC Middleweights

Every Wednesday for the past eight weeks, I've taken the rankings from UFC.com, Fight Matrix, Sherdog, and MMA Weekly, combined them, and used the combined rankings to determine who got the next title shot and who participated in the next #1 contender's match based on a set of rules (rules will be listed below). For the next eight weeks, I'm going to go back through all of the men's divisions (Sherdog and MMA Weekly have a pound-for-pound list for woman but not an explicit women's bantamweight list, so I'm skipping that division for now) taking a look at the fights that have occurred since my last post, how the rankings have changed, and then take a look ahead.

My previous post on the UFC Middleweights can be found here.

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Here's what happened in the division in the past eight weeks:

• Lyoto Machida defeated Mark Munoz at UFC Fight Night 30.
• Francis Carmont defeated Costa Philippou at UFC 165.
• Tim Kennedy defeated Rafael Natal at UFC Fight for the Troops 3.
• Tim Boetsch defeated C.B. Dollaway at UFC 166.


• Brad Scott defeated Michael Kuiper at UFC Fight Night 30.
• Luke Barnatt defeated Andrew Craig at UFC Fight Night 30.
• Nicholas Musoke defeated Alessio Sakara at UFC Fight Night 30.
• Derek Brunson defeated Brian Houston at UFC Fight for the Troops 3.
• Lorenz Larkin defeated Chris Camozzi at UFC Fight for the Troops 3.
• Yoel Romero defeated Ronny Markes at UFC Fight for the Troops 3.
• Omari Akhmedov defeated Thiago Perpetuo at UFC Fight Night 32.
• Cezar Ferreira defeated Daniel Sarafian at UFC Fight Night 32.

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The combined rankings for the division are now as such:

Combined Rankings

		UFC			Fight Matrix			Sherdog			MMA Weekly
Last Update:		11/11/2013			11/10/2013			10/28/2013			10/27/2013
1.	Chris Weidman		1	(0)		1			1			1
2.	Anderson Silva		2	(1)		2			2			2
3.	Vitor Belfort		3	(2)		3			3			3
4.	Ronaldo Souza		4	(3)		5			4			4
5.	Michael Bisping		5	(4)		6			5	(6)		5
6.	Lyoto Machida		6	(5)		4			6	(7)		6
7.	Luke Rockhold		7	(6)		8	(10)		8	(9)		8
8.	Mark Munoz		8	(7)		10	(12)		7	(8)		7
9.	Francis Carmont		9	(8)		7			T9	(OC)
10.	Tim Kennedy					9	(11)		T9	(OC)		9	(10)
	Costa Philippou		10	(9)					T9	(OC)
	Tim Boetsch								T9	(OC)

It's been a busy eight weeks for the middleweight division. The top five are unchanged from the last report. Of the top five, only Belfort has fought, and his fight was at light heavyweight against Dan Henderson. He won, and Dana White has said that Vitor gets the next title shot (unless something "weird" happens involving Weidman/Silva II). Machida joined the division and knocked Munoz down a couple spots by beating him in his debut. Okami was cut and thus no longer qualifies for the list. Carmont and Philippou flipped spots (more or less) after their fight.

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My rules for determining who gets the next title shot and who fights to be the next #1 contender:

• The next title contender would be the highest ranked fighter that:
  • Won two fights in a row.
  • Won three fights since his last loss in a title fight or against the current champion unless he's a former champion that successfully defended the belt.
  • Won five fights in a row if his number of losses against the current champion is two greater than his number of wins.
• The next #1 contender match would be between the next two highest ranked fighters that:
  • Won his last fight.
  • Won two fights since his last loss in a title fight or against the current champion unless he's a former champion that successfully defended the belt.
  • Won four fights in a row if his number of losses against the current champion is two greater than his number of wins.

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Matches I'd Make

Starting off with the title, the next shot at Chris Weidman would go to Vitor Belfort. Belfort has had three wins at middleweight since his last middleweight title fight and has earned another shot. As for the #1 contender, I'd pit Ronaldo Souza against Michael Bisping to see who gets the next title shot. I'd make Francis Carmont put his 11 fight winning steak on the line against Lyoto Machida in a fight that would likely determine who'd get the next crack at earning a title shot. And for the final guy coming off of a win in the top ten, I'd give Tim Kennedy a fight against Tim Boetsch and let one of the Tims work his way towards the top. As for the fighters coming off of a loss, I'd give the former UFC champion Anderson Silva a crack at the last Strikeforce middleweight champion (Luke Rockhold). Mark Munoz and Costa Philippou would be given the opportunities to redeem themselves against each other.

Matches the UFC has Made

With a bunch of recent activity, there's not a lot set up for the middleweight top ten. Silva is getting a chance to regain his title against Weidman at UFC 168 at the end of December. Machida will be welcoming Gegard Mousasi to the middleweight division at a Fight Night card in February.

Matches I'd Add to the UFC's

I could accept a case for holding Belfort for the next title shot, but I'd rather he fight a top contender in the division to earn it instead, so I'd pit Vitor against Souza for the #1 contendership. Bisping would then instead fight Carmont. Instead of the Spider, Rockhold would take on Munoz. And my match between Kennedy and Boetsch would still be on.

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The case of Anderson Silva exposes a potential weakness in my rules. Should a champion who defended his belt 10 times, won a non-title match at his championship weight, and 3 fights in the division above really have to win twice to get back in the title picture? Feels like I should adopt a rule that allows for immediate rematches (although I usually don't like them) or one win to get back in for champions that kept the title for long enough (determined by fights and not time).

If Weidman can repeat his success in their first match up, the middleweight division could become quite interesting over the next few years as there will be a number of potentially interesting title fights.

2013 NFL Playoff Possibilities: Week 10

The following percentages were calculated by "playing out" the remaining games of the season via coinflip with one caveat: for each set of simulations, one team is picked to win out while another is picked to lose out. Each combo is used an equal number of times. Using the "win out"/"lose out" teams gives information on which teams are starting to have their playoff chances fade away (i.e. those teams that don't always make the playoffs when they win out) and which teams are locking up a spot (i.e. those teams that make the playoffs even if they lose out).

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AFC East
	Division	Playoffs	Division Δ	Playoffs Δ
Buffalo Bills	1.4%	2.9%	-1.7%	-2.9%
Miami Dolphins	7.4%	19.2%	-3.4%	-5.3%
New England Patriots	74.6%	86.4%	+4.1%	+3.4%
New York Jets	16.6%	36.7%	+0.9%	+4.7%

It was a good week to be off for the AFC East. The two teams that had games lost increasing the likelihood that the Patriots, and to a lesser extent the Jets, would win the division. New York got some added benefits as the top challengers for the final wild card spot also all lost this past weekend.

AFC North
	Division	Playoffs	Division Δ	Playoffs Δ
Baltimore Ravens	17.9%	24.4%	+5.9%	+9.3%
Cincinnati Bengals	50.0%	60.0%	-12.8%	-10.2%
Cleveland Browns	21.6%	26.9%	+3.0%	+3.4%
Pittsburgh Steelers	10.5%	12.4%	+3.9%	+4.7%

Cincinnati's lead over every team in the division was cut by one this past weekend and their odds of winning the division dropped as a result. They still take it in half of the random simulations

AFC South
	Division	Playoffs	Division Δ	Playoffs Δ
Houston Texans	3.9%	5.6%	-0.7%	-1.6%
Indianapolis Colts	74.8%	78.8%	+1.1%	-1.2%
Jacksonville Jaguars	1.2%	1.5%	+0.6%	+0.7%
Tennessee Titans	20.1%	27.0%	-1.0%	-5.5%

It was a bad weekend for the South as only the lowly Jaguars won. The futility aided the Colts cause as their odds of winning the division rose even though they lost. Their match up against the Titans on Thursday Night Football will either nearly lock up the division or extend the battle.

AFC West
	Division	Playoffs	Division Δ	Playoffs Δ
Denver Broncos	39.0%	93.1%	+8.7%	+9.3%
Kansas City Chiefs	60.2%	98.0%	-5.0%	+1.1%
Oakland Raiders	0.0%	9.4%	-0.6%	-2.6%
San Diego Chargers	0.8%	17.5%	-3.1%	-7.3%

Week 11's game pitting Kansas City against Denver will go a long way in determining who takes the West. Both of those teams will surely make the playoffs. The Chargers have an outside chance of giving the West a wild card sweep in the AFC.

NFC East
	Division	Playoffs	Division Δ	Playoffs Δ
Dallas Cowboys	47.8%	51.1%	-9.7%	-11.8%
New York Giants	10.2%	11.8%	+2.8%	+2.9%
Philadelphia Eagles	32.1%	39.3%	+11.3%	+11.3%
Washington Redskins	9.8%	10.8%	-4.3%	-5.8%

The Cowboys and Eagles are tied atop the division at 5-5, but Dallas has a much better chance of winning the division based on having a head-to-head victory over Philly along with having an undefeated division record (the Eagles are 2-2 against the East). None of the teams are out of the divisional race, but there's little chance of any of them getting a wild card.

NFC North
	Division	Playoffs	Division Δ	Playoffs Δ
Chicago Bears	17.9%	30.6%	-14.9%	-16.8%
Detroit Lions	54.5%	67.2%	+20.9%	+16.7%
Green Bay Packers	26.9%	35.5%	-6.3%	-12.6%
Minnesota Vikings	0.7%	1.7%	+0.3%	+0.3%

With their win this past weekend against Chicago, Detroit now has a commanding lead in the North although the Bears and Packers are only a game behind. Health-wise, the Lions are in the best shape of the three. Chicago and Green Bay are both currently on the outside of the wild card race also.

NFC South
	Division	Playoffs	Division Δ	Playoffs Δ
Atlanta Falcons	0.4%	3.0%	-2.2%	-3.3%
Carolina Panthers	37.4%	68.6%	+2.0%	+12.4%
New Orleans Saints	62.2%	84.9%	+0.3%	+6.4%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

After blowing away the division at the start of the season, the Saints now find the Panthers firmly on their heels. Both are favorites to make the playoffs as of right now. The rest of the division will have to regroup for next year.

NFC West
	Division	Playoffs	Division Δ	Playoffs Δ
Arizona Cardinals	3.1%	31.2%	-0.2%	+7.1%
San Francisco 49ers	13.1%	59.5%	-10.5%	-12.5%
Seattle Seahawks	83.1%	96.8%	+10.8%	+3.9%
St. Louis Rams	0.7%	7.9%	-0.1%	+1.9%

Seattle is the team most likely to win their division at this point and second most likely to make the playoffs. San Francisco's loss to Carolina set them back quite a bit, but they are still likely to make the playoffs. The rest of the division is arguably more still in it than the bottom two from any other division.

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There are 18 teams that might not win their division even if they win out (since there are 24 non-division leading teams, that means only 6 teams currently not leading their divisions are assured to take over if they win out). Of those 18, 12 might even miss the playoffs. Tampa Bay, by far, is the most dead and could be the first team to be "out of contention" after this coming weekend.

	Div Win	Playoffs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0.6%	5.6%
Oakland Raiders	0.6%	98.4%
Atlanta Falcons	10.1%	67.9%
St. Louis Rams	10.8%	96.0%
Minnesota Vikings	16.0%	41.8%
San Diego Chargers	19.4%	99.9%
Buffalo Bills	21.5%	51.7%
Jacksonville Jaguars	26.6%	34.4%
Arizona Cardinals	46.9%	100.0%
Houston Texans	60.4%	88.6%
Miami Dolphins	76.6%	100.0%
New York Jets	88.5%	100.0%
San Francisco 49ers	89.3%	100.0%
New York Giants	92.8%	99.4%
Chicago Bears	93.0%	100.0%
Pittsburgh Steelers	96.3%	99.7%
Washington Redskins	96.4%	99.6%
Baltimore Ravens	99.0%	100.0%

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There are four teams that might make the playoffs or win their division even if they lose out. The Chiefs are the farthest along in locking up a playoff spot (a win against Denver will perhaps clinch one). The Seahawks could win the NFC West even with losing out, but it seems highly unlikely.

	Div Win	Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs	0.0%	56.3%
Seattle Seahawks	7.6%	40.6%
Denver Broncos	0.0%	2.3%
New England Patriots	0.6%	0.7%

NFL 2013 Playoff Picture: Week 10

The following is calculated assuming that all unplayed games are 0-0 ties. That is assumed to make tiebreakers work out better.

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Both Jacksonville and Tampa Bay are win-less no more! Both won against teams that were 4-4 and needing a win to keep in the playoff hunt. Jacksonville's win was more surprising as it was on the road and Tampa Bay was playing a team (Miami) with some major off-the-field issues. Who would have guessed that the only remaining undefeated team would have kept it's "oh" longer than those two especially with Kansas City travelling to Denver this week. Week 10 was a week of surprises although the results left the playoff picture pretty much unchanged.

Starting off in the AFC with the East, the top half of the division was off this week, and as such, the Patriots still have a two game lead over the Jets. With their loss in MNF, the Dolphins are now a game back of New York. The Bills are 1.5 games behind Miami.

Moving onto the North, Cincinnati lost this weekend and currently hold a game and a half lead over Baltimore and Cleveland. The Ravens and Browns are 1-1 against each other this year, but Baltimore has played and lost an additional divisional game, so the Browns currently have the tiebreaker for second having a 2-1 divisional record (versus 2-2 for the Ravens). Pittsburgh is last at a game back on those two.

Down South, only the previously winless Jacksonville won. As such, the Colts still have a two game lead over the Titans who have a two game lead over the Texans who now have just a one game lead over the Jaguars.

As for the West, 9-0 Kansas City had a bye this week and saw their lead in the division drop to just a game over Denver. San Diego is four games back from the Broncos in third, and Oakland is a game back from the Chargers.

The AFC divisional leaders can all be ranked by record. The 9-0 Chiefs are at the top followed by the 7-2 Patriots. The 6-3 Colts are third, and the 6-4 Bengals are fourth.

As for the wild cards, Denver still has the best non-division leading record and controls the first wild card. New York has the best record among those in contention for the second wild card, and so they currently have it. This week AFC's playoff picture is the same as last week:

Moving onto the NFC, there's now a tie atop the East between the 5-5 Cowboys and 5-5 Eagles. Dallas won in Philadelphia when they faced off earlier this season, and so the Cowboys currently have the divisional lead via tiebreakers. The Giants and Redskins are tied for third a game and a half back from the leaders. New York and Washington have yet to play this season, but the Giants have played and won an extra divisional game and so they have the tiebreaker via having the better divisional record (1-2 versus 0-2).

Up North, the three way tie has been broken as only Detroit was victorious of the three this week. Chicago and Green Bay are now tied a game back from the Lions, and since the Bears defeated the Packers in their only match up so far this year, Chicago has second via tiebreakers. Minnesota got their second win this season on Thursday and sit 3 games back from the Bears and Packers.

The top two teams from the South won this weekend, and so the Saints maintained their game lead over the Panthers. The Falcons are four games behind Carolina. And the Buccaneers, with their win, are just a game back on Atlanta.

Out West, Seattle's lead over San Francisco has extended to two and a half games. Arizona is a game behind the 49ers, and St. Louis is one and a half games behind the Cardinals.

The NFC divisional leaders are also rank-able by record. The 9-1 Seahawks lead the way with the 7-2 Saints a game and a half behind. The Lions are currently third at 6-3, and the 5-5 Cowboys have the fourth spot.

As for the NFC's wild cards, two of the second place teams are tied at 6-3: Carolina and San Francisco. Those two faced off this past weekend, and the Panthers won, so they're currently the five seed while the 49ers are the six. Here's the current NFC playoff picture (the same teams as last week with just the two wild cards switching spots):

Looking ahead to the playoff picture after next week, the scenarios in the AFC are a lot simpler than those in the NFC. The Patriots, Bengals, and Colts will all still be leading their divisions after the weekend is over. As for the West, the Chiefs will be playing the Broncos in Denver, and the winner will be atop the division (either Kansas City with a tie game lead or Denver via head-to-head tiebreaker). The loser of that game will have the first wild card. The second wild card will go to the first team from the following list to win: Jets, Titans, Browns, Ravens, and Chargers. If all five of those teams lose, New York will keep the spot.

On the NFC side, only the Seahawks are locked in to be leading their division after next weekend. With the Cowboys on a bye next week, control of the East is in the hands of the Eagles. If Philly wins, they take over the lead otherwise it stays with Dallas. As for the North, the Lions keep the lead unless they lose, the Bears lose, and the Packers win (because Detroit controls the three-way tiebreaker via divisional record and the head-to-head tiebreaker versus Chicago so they only lose the lead in a tie with Green Bay who has the head-to-head tiebreaker against the Lions). The Saints will keep the lead in the South with a win or a loss by the Panthers. Otherwise the division lead will come down to the strength of victory tiebreaker. If New Orleans comes out behind on that tiebreaker, they will be a wild card.

As for the NFC wild cards, Carolina and San Francisco keep their spots with wins (or as just mentioned, the Panthers spot goes to the Saints if they take the divisional lead). If the Panthers lose, they will most likely still keep a wild card spot, but they could lose the spot to the Cardinals (who have a win against the Panthers). However, in order for Arizona to take the spot, the 49ers must win and the second place team from the North must not be tied with Arizona and Carolina unless that team is Detroit (whom the Cardinals also have beaten this year). As for the 49ers, they will lose the wild card spot to the Lions if Detroit falls to second in the North (by losing and having the Bears lose while the Packers win).

My Where's George Week in Review: 11/03/13 - 11/09/13

At the start of last year, I began publishing a weekly review of my past seven days of activity in regards to Where's George. These reviews were largely focused around key goals/predictions for the year (including bills entered, bills hit, and total hits). Some of the things I tracked, in retrospect, weren't really all that interesting, and a lot of the tracking around bill entries wasn't all that useful. When one really thinks about it, Where's George is all about the hits. As such, I've revamped my weekly reviews to be focused on what was interesting about my hits in the past week, and using that data, scoring the week on a scale of 0 to 10. I'm sure as time goes on that I'll tinker with the scoring system, but I think what I have for now is good for the 1.0 version.

With that said, on a scale of 0 to 10 this past week was a:

10.0

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In the past week, I got 25 hits in 8 States [AZ, CA¹³, FL, NM², NV³, PA, UT, WA²] as well as an international hit in Liberia, Costa Rica. Of those hits, 2 were the 2^nd hit on the bill and the rest (23) were the initial hit on the bill. Below is a calendar view of the hits throughout the week:

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
03	04	05	06	07	08	09
3	3	3	3	1	6	6

I came into the week with a 13 day hit streak. I got a hit on every day of this week which extended the streak to 20 days.

Additionally in the past week I received my first hit in 1 county bringing my total of counties hit to 567. The newly hit county was Cowlitz WA.

Of the States hit in the past week, 2 were in "Sleepy" States (a "Sleepy" State is a State in which I haven't received a hit in over twelve weeks) (last hit date in parenthesis): New Mexico (07/31/2013), Utah (08/07/2013). 21 States meet the "Sleepy" status for next week: Alaska (03/02/2010), Delaware (07/14/2011), Kentucky (10/14/2011), Rhode Island (03/04/2012), District of Columbia (09/26/2012), Tennessee (01/17/2013), Wyoming (01/17/2013), South Carolina (03/21/2013), Connecticut (03/30/2013), Nebraska (04/30/2013), Oklahoma (05/05/2013), North Dakota (05/05/2013), Maine (05/25/2013), West Virginia (05/26/2013), New Hampshire (06/22/2013), Alabama (07/08/2013), Iowa (07/15/2013), Arkansas (07/16/2013), Minnesota (08/04/2013), Colorado (08/08/2013), New Jeresy (08/16/2013).

Of the bills hit in the past week, 9 were active for more than a year. Of those, the longest active bill from the bunch was re-entered 3 Years 41 Days 0 Hours 32 Minutes after I originally entered it. That bill is now 95^th on my all-time longest active list.

And now, the speed round of data on everything else. None of the hits I received in the past week were from Georgers with Profiles. Additionally 22 of the hits contained notes. 3 of the hits were on non-Georges: $50, $20, $20. The hits were on bills that spread across 9 of the 12 FRBs. The FRBs for which I didn't receive hits were Boston (A), Philadelphia (C), and Minneapolis (I). I received hits on three new combos in the past week: 2001-$1-FD, 2004A-$20-DB, and 2006-$50-BB.

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So how did this week end up as a 10.0? To start off the calculation, I compare this week's number with the lowest and highest from the past 12 weeks and score it based on how it fits in that range - so if this week's number is midway between the low and the high, it scores a 0.5 for that category (i.e. if this week's States Hit was 10, the past 12 weeks' low was 5, and the past 12 weeks' high was 15, that'd be a 0.5). A category can be scored at a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1.25 meaning that if this week is better than any of the past 12, bonus points are awarded. Some categories are worth more than others (in the 1.0 version, categories are worth either 1 or 2). The sum of the products of the category scores and value results in the overall score for the week. That number is then compared to the overall scores for the previous 12 weeks, and where it ends up in the range results in the week's score on a scale from 0 to 10 (so if the overall score is midway between the two, the week is a 5.0). A week cannot score below 0 or above 10.

Here's a tabular view of this week's scores:

		Past 12 Weeks
Stat	Week	Min	Max	Score	Weight	S*W
Hits that Changed States	14	5	11	1.25	2.0	2.50
Days with Hits	7	6	7	1.00	2.0	2.00
Distinct States Hit	9	4	10	0.83	2.0	1.67
Hits Beyond the 1st on a Bill 1	2	3	15	0.00	2.0	0.00
Bills Active Over a Year 2	17.0	14.2	53.4	0.07	2.0	0.14
New Counties	1	0	4	0.25	2.0	0.50
Hits from Georgers with Profiles	0	0	5	0.00	2.0	0.00
Hits with Notes	22	19	34	0.20	2.0	0.40
International Hits	1	0	1	1.00	1.0	1.00
Hits on Non-Georges	3	0	4	0.75	1.0	0.75
Hits in "Sleepy" States	2	0	2	1.00	1.0	1.00
Distinct FRBs Hit	9	7	11	0.50	1.0	0.50
New Series/Denom/FRB/Block Combo Hit	3	0	6	0.50	1.0	0.50
*** TOTAL ***						10.96

¹ - The second hit on a bill is worth 1 point. Each hit thereafter doubles in value (i.e. The third is worth 2 and the fourth is worth 4.).

² - A bill active for a year is worth 1 point. Each additional year doubles in value and partial years add partial value.

The minimum overall score over the past 12 weeks was 4.93 and the maximum was 9.92 so this week's score of 10.96 resulted in a scale score of 10.0.

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This week being considered a 10.0 just goes to show how bad my recent weeks have been and potentially how useless this scale I've created is. Other than Friday and Saturday, hit-wise this was a pretty bad week, and those two days were not spectatular. This week was largely aided by having a bunch of bills that were hit in different States from which they were entered (which is cool), having a hit every day, getting an international hit, and getting two hits in "sleepy" States. This "amazing" 10.0 of a week set a new 12 week low for hits beyond the 1st on a bill. On the positive side, this week increased the max total score over the past 12 weeks which will make it harder for future weeks to get higher scores (without earning them).

Rankings & What's Next: UFC Light Heavyweights

Every Wednesday for the past eight weeks, I've taken the rankings from UFC.com, Fight Matrix, Sherdog, and MMA Weekly, combined them, and used the combined rankings to determine who got the next title shot and who participated in the next #1 contender's match based on a set of rules (rules will be listed below). For the next eight weeks, I'm going to go back through all of the men's divisions (Sherdog and MMA Weekly have a pound-for-pound list for woman but not an explicit women's bantamweight list, so I'm skipping that division for now) taking a look at the fights that have occurred since my last post, how the rankings have changed, and then take a look ahead.

My previous post on the UFC Light Heavyweights can be found here.

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Here's what happened in the division in the past eight weeks:

• Jon Jones defeated Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165 to retain the title.
• Fabio Maldonado defeated Joey Beltran at UFC Fight Night 29.
• Thiago Silva defeated Matt Hamill at UFC Fight Night 29.
• Jimi Manuwa defeated Ryan Jimmo at UFC Fight Night 30.

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The combined rankings for the division are now as such:

Combined Rankings

		UFC			Fight Matrix			Sherdog			MMA Weekly
Last Update:		10/28/2013			11/03/2013			10/28/2013			10/27/2013
1.	Jon Jones		1	(0)		1			1			1
2.	Alexander Gustafsson		2	(1)		4			2			2
3.	Phil Davis		4	(3)		2			4			5
4.	Rashad Evans		5	(4)		3			3			6
5.	Glover Teixeira		3	(2)		7			6			3
6.	Antonio Nogueira		6	(5)		5			7			4
7.	Dan Henderson		7	(6)		8			5			7
8.	Chael Sonnen		8	(7)		6			10			8
9.	Gegard Mousasi		9	(8)		9			9			10
10.	Mauricio Rua		10	(9)		10						9
	Ryan Bader								8

With most of the fighters in the top ten not active in the past eight weeks (which isn't surprising and is a sign that I probably should do this every eight weeks for each division), there's not a lot of changes in the light heavyweight top ten. Gustafsson moved up a spot after a very strong showing in his title fight loss to Jones. Machida has fallen out of the top ten with his move down to middleweight. Otherwise everything else is pretty much the same.

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My rules for determining who gets the next title shot and who fights to be the next #1 contender:

• The next title contender would be the highest ranked fighter that:
  • Won two fights in a row.
  • Won three fights since his last loss in a title fight or against the current champion unless he's a former champion that successfully defended the belt.
  • Won five fights in a row if his number of losses against the current champion is two greater than his number of wins.
• The next #1 contender match would be between the next two highest ranked fighters that:
  • Won his last fight.
  • Won two fights since his last loss in a title fight or against the current champion unless he's a former champion that successfully defended the belt.
  • Won four fights in a row if his number of losses against the current champion is two greater than his number of wins.

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Matches I'd Make

Starting off with the title shot, up next for Jon Jones would be Phil Davis. Mr. Wonderful has rattled off three wins since his loss to Evans in a title eliminator match and he's due to get his shot at the title. For the #1 contender's match, I'd set up Glover Teixeira to thrown down with Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Only three other fighters in the top ten are coming off of wins: Rashad Evans, Chael Sonnen, and Gegard Mousasi. Since Evans and Sonnen are the higher ranked of the three, I'd match those two up. As for Mousasi, we'll have to look a bit deeper in the division. I think the best two options are Thiago Silva and Jimi Manuwa. With Silva missing weight in his last fight, I wouldn't want to reward him with Mousasi, so I'd pair up Manuwa and Mousasi instead. As for the fighters coming off of losses, I'd match up Alexander Gustafsson with Dan Henderson to get one of the two back into the title picture. Then I'd let Mauricio Rua take on Ryan Bader to see which one of the two deserves to be at the bottom of the top ten.

Matches the UFC has Made

Although not officially signed nor slated for an event, the UFC has stated that Teixeira gets the next crack at Jones. Gustafsson was set up to take on Nogueira in March with a title rematch for Alex on the line, but Little Nog has had to withdraw from the fight and has been replaced by Manuwa (who will be fighting in his home country). Rashad Evans and Chael Sonnen are set to lock horns at UFC 167 the weekend after next. Henderson is moving down to middleweight to take on Vitor Belfort in the main event of UFC Fight Night 32 this Saturday. Mousasi will also be dropping down to middleweight, and he will take on Lyoto Machida in the main event of a fight night in Brazil in February. Rua and Bader will both be fighting at UFC Fight Night 33 in Australia but not against each other. Shogun will be taking on James Te Huna while Bader will be taking on the aging Anthony Perosh. Both Te Huna and Perosh are from Australia.

Matches I'd Add to the UFC's

Only two fighters from the top ten are without opponents: Davis and Nogueira. Mr. Wonderful defeated Little Nog in early 2011, and with Nogueira out through at least March, there's no point in holding up Davis waiting for this match up. Rumors are that Phil will be the one to welcome Daniel Cormier to the light heavyweight division, and I can accept that match up although I'd expect a stinker of a fight.

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A number of the top guys from the division are moving down to middleweight likely because the Anderson Silva era might be over and Chris Weidman seems beatable. With the close fight between Jones and Gustafsson, it'll be interesting to see if some of the contenders make their way back up thinking that Bones' weakness may have been exposed. With DC coming down (and Dos Santos ought to be trying to figure out if there's any way he could make 205) and a Gus rematch on the horizon, 2014 should be an interesting year for the division.

2013 NFL Playoff Possibilities: Week 9

The following percentages were calculated by "playing out" the remaining games of the season via coinflip with one caveat: for each set of simulations, one team is picked to win out while another is picked to lose out. Each combo is used an equal number of times. Using the "win out"/"lose out" teams gives information on which teams are starting to have their playoff chances fade away (i.e. those teams that don't always make the playoffs when they win out) and which teams are locking up a spot (i.e. those teams that make the playoffs even if they lose out).

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AFC East
	Division	Playoffs	Division Δ	Playoffs Δ
Buffalo Bills	3.1%	5.8%	-4.2%	-5.7%
Miami Dolphins	10.7%	24.5%	+0.0%	+5.6%
New England Patriots	70.5%	83.0%	+4.7%	+6.8%
New York Jets	15.7%	32.0%	-0.5%	+5.5%

New England, New York, and Miami won this weekend, but only the Patriots saw their odds of winning the division increase. The Dolphins didn't lose any ground unlike the Jets because their win came against a conference foe. The Bills are pretty much done.

AFC North
	Division	Playoffs	Division Δ	Playoffs Δ
Baltimore Ravens	12.0%	15.1%	-4.3%	-7.6%
Cincinnati Bengals	62.9%	70.2%	-3.4%	-6.1%
Cleveland Browns	18.6%	23.6%	+8.8%	+9.2%
Pittsburgh Steelers	6.6%	7.7%	-1.0%	-3.0%

The Browns were the only winners from the division this past weekend, but they only got a slight boost from the win.

AFC South
	Division	Playoffs	Division Δ	Playoffs Δ
Houston Texans	4.6%	7.2%	-7.8%	-7.8%
Indianapolis Colts	73.7%	79.9%	+6.7%	+8.1%
Jacksonville Jaguars	0.7%	0.9%	-0.5%	-0.5%
Tennessee Titans	21.0%	32.5%	+1.6%	+6.1%

Funny to think that had Houston not gotten "lucky" in their first two games, that the AFC South could have two 0-8 teams. Indianapolis has a pretty strong hold on the division, but Tennessee is still alive.

AFC West
	Division	Playoffs	Division Δ	Playoffs Δ
Denver Broncos	30.3%	83.8%	-3.1%	+0.3%
Kansas City Chiefs	65.1%	96.9%	+7.8%	+3.9%
Oakland Raiders	0.6%	12.0%	-1.6%	-5.9%
San Diego Chargers	3.9%	24.8%	-3.1%	-8.9%

The Chiefs are closing in on locking up the first playoff position. The two games between Kansas City and Denver between weeks 11 and 13 will decide the fate of the division, but all of the teams in the division are still alive in the playoff hunt.

NFC East
	Division	Playoffs	Division Δ	Playoffs Δ
Dallas Cowboys	57.6%	62.9%	+2.8%	+4.8%
New York Giants	7.4%	8.8%	-2.8%	-2.5%
Philadelphia Eagles	20.9%	28.0%	+0.3%	+3.3%
Washington Redskins	14.2%	16.7%	-0.3%	+0.8%

Dallas had to fight to comeback against lowly Minnesota, but the win helped solidify their lead in the division. New York has the best chance of any of the last place teams to win their division.

NFC North
	Division	Playoffs	Division Δ	Playoffs Δ
Chicago Bears	32.9%	47.4%	+11.0%	+12.3%
Detroit Lions	33.6%	50.5%	+3.8%	-0.6%
Green Bay Packers	33.2%	48.0%	-13.7%	-14.2%
Minnesota Vikings	0.4%	1.5%	-1.1%	-2.5%

The three-way tie between the Bears, Lions, and Packers can be seen in each of their division winning chances. Detroit has a slight edge due to having the best conference record, and likewise Green Bay has an edge over Chicago for the same reason even though the Bears won the first match up between the two.

NFC South
	Division	Playoffs	Division Δ	Playoffs Δ
Atlanta Falcons	2.6%	6.3%	-2.8%	-5.2%
Carolina Panthers	35.4%	56.2%	+11.7%	+12.7%
New Orleans Saints	61.9%	78.5%	-8.5%	-5.8%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0.1%	0.2%	-0.4%	-2.3%

Things are getting tighter in the South, as Carolina closes in on New Orleans. Tampa Bay has the worst playoff chances of any team in the NFL.

NFC West
	Division	Playoffs	Division Δ	Playoffs Δ
Arizona Cardinals	3.4%	24.0%	-1.2%	-0.8%
San Francisco 49ers	23.6%	72.0%	-4.9%	-0.5%
Seattle Seahawks	72.3%	92.9%	+7.8%	+4.5%
St. Louis Rams	0.8%	6.0%	-1.7%	-4.0%

The Seahawks have the second best shot of winning their division and the second best chance of making the playoffs of all teams in the NFL. The 49ers have a better chance of making the playoffs than a few of the divisional leaders.

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19 teams might not win their division even if they win out. Of those teams, 10 might not even make the playoffs.

	Div Win	Playoffs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1.8%	6.8%
Minnesota Vikings	11.0%	40.3%
St. Louis Rams	15.9%	95.4%
Oakland Raiders	16.0%	99.8%
Jacksonville Jaguars	17.3%	22.9%
Buffalo Bills	50.7%	91.6%
Atlanta Falcons	53.5%	99.2%
Arizona Cardinals	58.2%	100.0%
Houston Texans	71.9%	99.3%
San Diego Chargers	77.8%	100.0%
Pittsburgh Steelers	87.9%	98.8%
New York Jets	88.7%	100.0%
New York Giants	89.7%	99.5%
Miami Dolphins	94.6%	100.0%
Cleveland Browns	98.1%	100.0%
Philadelphia Eagles	98.2%	100.0%
Washington Redskins	98.3%	100.0%
Baltimore Ravens	98.9%	100.0%
San Francisco 49ers	99.8%	100.0%

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Three teams have started the process of locking up a playoff position (they would still make the playoffs even if they lose out). The Chiefs lead that group already having better than a one third chance of making the playoffs if they lost their remaining seven games.

	Div Win	Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs	0.0%	36.4%
Seattle Seahawks	0.8%	2.2%
New England Patriots	0.3%	0.3%

NFL 2013 Playoff Picture: Week 9

The following is calculated assuming that all unplayed games are 0-0 ties. That is assumed to make tiebreakers work out better.

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Every team in the NFL has now played at least eight games (ten teams have played nine including the undefeated Chiefs), and the race for the playoffs is now truly heating up. This weeks playoff picture features one returning team and one team that's making its first appearance of the year.

Starting things off in the AFC, New England continues to lead the East by two games over New York. Miami follows a half game behind the Jets, and Buffalo is a game and a half between the Dolphins. The Patriots and Jets are off this coming week, so New England will still have a two game lead when week 10 is done.

The Bengals continue to lead the North, but their lead is down to just two games over the Browns (the only team from the division to win this past weekend). The Ravens trail Cleveland by a half game, and the Steelers are a game behind Baltimore.

Down South, each spot is separated by two games. Indianapolis is on top, followed by Tennessee, then there's Houston, and finally Jacksonville brings up the rear.

As for the West, the Chiefs lead the Broncos by a game and a half. The Chargers are three games behind Denver, and the Raiders are a game behind San Diego.

Moving onto ranking the division leaders, everything is decided by record. Kansas City at 9-0 leads the way followed by New England at 7-2. Indianapolis (the only AFC division leader who's had their bye) is #3 at 6-2. Cincinnati has the #4 spot at 6-3.

Denver, with the second best record in the AFC, controls the first wild card position. The second spot goes to New York - the only other AFC team with a winning record. The AFC's playoff picture currently looks as such:

Over on the NFC side, it was a good week for the NFC East as each team that played won (the Giants had the week off). The Cowboys continue to lead the division and maintain a game lead over the Eagles. Philly has a half game lead over the Redskins, who in turn lead the Giants by a game.

Up North, there's a three way tie for best record between Chicago, Detroit, and Green Bay. The Packers beat the Lions who beat the Bears who beat the Packers, so the head-to-head tiebreaker doesn't solve anything. All three have defeated Minnesota once and are 2-1 in the division, so that doesn't solve things either. Moving onto common games, they're all 4-1 (with 5 more common games yet to be played), so that doesn't do it either. Chicago is 3-3 against NFC teams, Detroit is 4-2, while Green Bay is 3-2, so the Lions have the best conference record and currently have the tiebreaker edge. The Bears have the head-to-head edge over the Packers, so they are second for now. Green Bay is third, and the Vikings are fourth four games back.

New Orleans still leads the South, but their lead is now down to a game over Carolina. Atlanta is three behind the Panthers, and the 0-8 Buccaneers are two games behind the Falcons.

Out West, the Seahawks lead the 49ers by a game and a half. The Cardinals are two games behind San Francisco, and the Rams are a game and a half behind Arizona.

Seattle has the best record in the NFC and currently control the #1 seed. New Orleans are a game and a half behind in the #2 seed. Detroit is next one game back of the Saints, and Dallas is a half game behind the Lions.

Looking at the second place teams for the wild card, San Francisco has the best record and thus the first wild card position. Carolina and Chicago are tied for the next spot. Since they haven't played, conference record will decide who gets the spot. The Panthers are 5-2 in the NFC while the Bears are only 3-3, so currently Carolina has the second wild card spot. Here's the NFC's current playoff picture:

Looking ahead to next week, the only divisional lead that could change hands is that of the NFC North. Interestingly, the Bears have the best chance to lead the division. Chicago is playing Detroit, and if the Bears win, they take over the lead regardless of the outcome of the Packers game (since Chicago currently has the head-to-head tiebreaker). If the Lions beat the Bears, the lead will go to the Packers if they win (since they currently have the head-to-head tiebreaker over Detroit) otherwise the Lions will maintain control.

As for the wild cards, the only team locked in is the Broncos. The second AFC wild card will go to the Titans if they win (and they should since they're playing the Jaguars). Otherwise, it'll go to the Chargers if they win. If neither Tennessee nor San Diego win, the spot will stay with the Jets (who'll be on a bye).

On the NFC side, the winner of Carolina at San Francisco will have the first wild card spot. The second spot will be determined by the outcome of the Detroit/Chicago and Philadelphia/Green Bay games. If the Eagles beat the Packers, the loser of Carolina/San Francisco will get the second spot. Otherwise, if the Packers win, the Lions take the spot if they win. If Detroit loses, Green Bay gets the spot if the 49ers win, but the 49ers get it if they lose (since San Francisco has the head-to-head tiebreaker over Green Bay).

My Where's George Week in Review: 10/27/13 - 11/02/13

At the start of last year, I began publishing a weekly review of my past seven days of activity in regards to Where's George. These reviews were largely focused around key goals/predictions for the year (including bills entered, bills hit, and total hits). Some of the things I tracked, in retrospect, weren't really all that interesting, and a lot of the tracking around bill entries wasn't all that useful. When one really thinks about it, Where's George is all about the hits. As such, I've revamped my weekly reviews to be focused on what was interesting about my hits in the past week, and using that data, scoring the week on a scale of 0 to 10. I'm sure as time goes on that I'll tinker with the scoring system, but I think what I have for now is good for the 1.0 version.

With that said, on a scale of 0 to 10 this past week was a:

6.7

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In the past week, I got 36 hits in 4 States [AZ, CA³², LA, WA] as well as an international hit in Colmar, France. Of those hits, 4 were the 2^nd hit on the bill and the rest (32) were the initial hit on the bill. Below is a calendar view of the hits throughout the week:

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
27	28	29	30	31	01	02
4	5	6	4	8	3	6

I came into the week with a 6 day hit streak. I got a hit on every day of this week which extended the streak to 13 days.

I didn't get any hits in previously unhit counties in the past week leaving my total of counties hit at 566.

Of the States hit in the past week, 1 was in a "Sleepy" State (a "Sleepy" State is a State in which I haven't received a hit in over twelve weeks) (last hit date in parenthesis): Louisiana (06/18/2013). 21 States meet the "Sleepy" status for next week: Alaska (03/02/2010), Delaware (07/14/2011), Kentucky (10/14/2011), Rhode Island (03/04/2012), District of Columbia (09/26/2012), Tennessee (01/17/2013), Wyoming (01/17/2013), South Carolina (03/21/2013), Connecticut (03/30/2013), Nebraska (04/30/2013), Oklahoma (05/05/2013), North Dakota (05/05/2013), Maine (05/25/2013), West Virginia (05/26/2013), New Hampshire (06/22/2013), Alabama (07/08/2013), Iowa (07/15/2013), Arkansas (07/16/2013), Minnesota (08/04/2013), Utah (08/07/2013), Colorado (08/08/2013).

Of the bills hit in the past week, 10 were active for more than a year. Of those, the longest active bill from the bunch was re-entered 2 Years 193 Days 17 Hours 32 Minutes after I originally entered it. That bill is now 194^th on my all-time longest active list.

And now, the speed round of data on everything else. 3 of the hits I received in the past week were from Georgers with Profiles: D9337---1C, A3871---8B, IB508---19B. Additionally 31 of the hits contained notes. 1 of the hits were on non-Georges: $5. The hits were on bills that spread across 9 of the 12 FRBs. The FRBs for which I didn't receive hits were Philadelphia (C), Minneapolis (I), and Dallas (K). I got hits on four new combos: 2001-$1-HC, 2003A-$1-E*, 2009-$1-DE, and 2009-$1-J*.

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So how did this week end up as a 6.7? To start off the calculation, I compare this week's number with the lowest and highest from the past 12 weeks and score it based on how it fits in that range - so if this week's number is midway between the low and the high, it scores a 0.5 for that category (i.e. if this week's States Hit was 10, the past 12 weeks' low was 5, and the past 12 weeks' high was 15, that'd be a 0.5). A category can be scored at a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1.25 meaning that if this week is better than any of the past 12, bonus points are awarded. Some categories are worth more than others (in the 1.0 version, categories are worth either 1 or 2). The sum of the products of the category scores and value results in the overall score for the week. That number is then compared to the overall scores for the previous 12 weeks, and where it ends up in the range results in the week's score on a scale from 0 to 10 (so if the overall score is midway between the two, the week is a 5.0). A week cannot score below 0 or above 10.

Here's a tabular view of this week's scores:

		Past 12 Weeks
Stat	Week	Min	Max	Score	Weight	S*W
Hits that Changed States	6	5	12	0.14	2.0	0.29
Days with Hits	7	6	7	1.00	2.0	2.00
Distinct States Hit	5	4	10	0.17	2.0	0.33
Hits Beyond the 1st on a Bill 1	4	3	15	0.08	2.0	0.17
Bills Active Over a Year 2	16.7	14.2	53.4	0.06	2.0	0.13
New Counties	0	1	4	0.00	2.0	0.00
Hits from Georgers with Profiles	3	0	5	0.60	2.0	1.20
Hits with Notes	31	19	34	0.80	2.0	1.60
International Hits	1	0	1	1.00	1.0	1.00
Hits on Non-Georges	1	0	4	0.25	1.0	0.25
Hits in "Sleepy" States	1	0	2	0.50	1.0	0.50
Distinct FRBs Hit	9	7	11	0.50	1.0	0.50
New Series/Denom/FRB/Block Combo Hit	4	0	6	0.67	1.0	0.67
*** TOTAL ***						8.63

¹ - The second hit on a bill is worth 1 point. Each hit thereafter doubles in value (i.e. The third is worth 2 and the fourth is worth 4.).

² - A bill active for a year is worth 1 point. Each additional year doubles in value and partial years add partial value.

The minimum overall score over the past 12 weeks was 4.93 and the maximum was 10.49 so this week's score of 8.63 resulted in a scale score of 6.7.

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This week had the best scale score since I've started measuring weeks using my new formula, but that was largely due to better weeks falling off of the measurement. Oddly, this week did feel like it was a pretty good week, so I wonder if that's because it was or because the past 12 weeks have been poor in comparison? Nothing from this week set a new high for any of the categories, so next week should also be rated against a simpler scale.

My October 2013 Where's George Summary

In October, I entered 560 bills and received 133 hits (109 of which were the initial hit on the bill). I ended the month with a hit rate of 16.26% [+0.06% compared to end of September] and a slugging percentage of 19.21% [+0.09%].

Top Ten Months by Hits

1.	May 2012	160
2.	Apr 2013	155
3.	Jul 2013	154
4.	Aug 2013	146
5.	Apr 2012	139
6.	Jul 2012	137
	Jan 2013	137
8.	Sep 2012	136
9.	Oct 2013	133
10.	Mar 2013	132

Top Ten Months by Entries

1.	May 2013	1228
2.	Sep 2013	996
3.	Jun 2013	753
4.	May 2012	730
5.	Sep 2012	711
6.	Sep 2011	675
7.	Jun 2012	651
8.	Oct 2011	641
9.	May 2011	607
10.	Apr 2010	604
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13.	Oct 2013	560

Not a lot of activity in the top ten entry lists this month because the majority of the bills I entered were in an effort to improve my series one dollar bingos (the effects of which will be noted below). 2009-$1-LK continues to move up on the hits list (this is expected to continue as it's my block with the most entries).

Blocks by Entries 1. 2009-$1-LK +7 621 2. 2009-$1-LG +5 569 3. 2006-$1-LR 560 4. 2006-$1-LL 554 5. 2006-$1-LH 512 6. 2006-$1-LG 490 7. 2009-$1-LF +1 478 8. 2009-$1-LB +3 461 9. 2006-$1-LN 395 10. 2006-$1-LE 381

2009 by Entries 1. 2009-$1-LK +7 621 2. 2009-$1-LG +5 569 3. 2009-$1-LF +1 478 4. 2009-$1-LB +3 461 5. 2009-$1-LJ +3 327 6. 2009-$1-IA +1 319 7. 2009-$1-HA 308 8. 2009-$1-LI 286 9. 2009-$1-FC +1 277 10. 2009-$1-LE +1 248

Blocks by Hits 1. 2006-$1-LR +1 137 2. 2006-$1-LH 123 3. 2006-$1-LL 121 4. 2009-$1-LG +5 112 5. 2006-$1-LG 106 6. 2009-$1-LB +4 102 7. 2009-$1-LK +6 95 8. 2006-$1-LN +1 94 9. 2009-$1-LF +3 88 10. 2006-$1-LE 81 2006-$1-LJ 81

Washington passed Hawaii for fourth on my hits by State list. Texas should pass by Hawaii in November. Of my top ten States, only Arizona didn't receive a hit in October. There was a little bit of activity in the county and city lists. Of note, Washoe NV moved up a spot to ninth (but at 46 hits behind #8, it's unlikely to get any higher).

States 1. CA +97 4162 2. NV +8 206 3. OR +2 107 4. WA +4 101 5. HI +1 99 6. TX +2 98 7. AZ 84 8. NY +3 70 9. IL +1 60 10. FL +1 50

Counties 1. Sacramento CA +25 1246 2. El Dorado CA +2 254 3. Placer CA +12 236 4. Alameda CA +8 227 5. Santa Clara CA +4 222 6. Los Angeles CA 205 7. San Francisco CA +4 153 Contra Costa CA +6 153 9. Washoe NV +5 107 10. San Joaquin CA +2 106

Cities 1. Sacramento, CA +7 460 2. Folsom, CA +8 283 3. San Francisco, CA +4 153 4. Rancho Cordova, CA +3 112 5. El Dorado Hills, CA +1 101 6. Roseville, CA +4 95 7. San Jose, CA +2 94 8. Elk Grove, CA 79 9. Reno, NV +3 78 10. Citrus Heights, CA +2 72

I entered four new 2009 $1 blocks in October along with a new 2003 and three 2001 blocks. I got my first hit on six 2009 blocks, one 2006 block, and two 2001 blocks.

Series 2009 $1 Bingo

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Progress: Hits 66/88 [75.0%]; Entries 81/88 [92.0%]
New First Entries: GH [10-09-2013]; BI [10-12-2013]; EG [10-17-2013]; J* [10-20-2013];
New First Hits: BH [10-07-2013]; EC [10-08-2013]; FG [10-12-2013]; DD [10-23-2013];
DE [10-28-2013]; J* [10-28-2013];

Series 2006 $1 Bingo

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Progress: Hits 109/112 [97.3%]; Entries 112/112 [100.0%]
New First Entries: None
New First Hits: IC [10-23-2013];

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Progress: Hits 84/93 [90.3%]; Entries 93/93 [100.0%]
New First Entries: None
New First Hits: None

Series 2003 $1 Bingo

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Progress: Hits 58/87 [66.7%]; Entries 84/87 [96.6%]
New First Entries: B* [10-09-2013];
New First Hits: None

Series 2001 $1 Bingo

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Progress: Hits 33/63 [52.4%]; Entries 61/63 [96.8%]
New First Entries: G* [10-09-2013]; C* [10-16-2013]; KD [10-27-2013];
New First Hits: CF [10-11-2013]; HC [10-30-2013];