The Precedent Daily: Friday, November 6, 2026
New Jersey takes over No. 1 as Edmonton falls to Anaheim
A new No. 1 in the NHL after a night of four overtime games, a Thursday-night rout in Boca Raton, and Jacksonville wins big in Baltimore.
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Thursday's top five
- New Jersey is the NHL's new No. 1. St. Louis erased a three-goal deficit in the third period, and the Devils still won 5-4 in overtime. Jesper Bratt ended it on a breakaway early in overtime. New Jersey moved from second to first in The Precedent Rating.
- No. 24 Anaheim beat No. 1 Edmonton. It was the biggest upset of the night by Rating. The Ducks scored three goals in the second period to take control in Edmonton, and Pavel Mintyukov and Beckett Sennecke each scored twice. The Oilers scored two late goals to make it 5-4. Anaheim climbed from 24th to 20th, and Edmonton fell from first to fourth.
- Florida Atlantic routed UTSA 60-29. UTSA came in 24th in The Precedent Rating, Florida Atlantic 92nd. The Owls had the game in hand by the end of the third quarter, and Caden Veltkamp threw four touchdown passes. Florida Atlantic jumped from 92nd to 66th, and UTSA dropped out of the top 25 to 29th.
- Jacksonville won 33-10 at Baltimore. The Jaguars led from the first quarter on and never let the Ravens close in. Jacksonville moved from eighth to sixth in The Precedent Rating and is 6-2. Baltimore fell to 4-5.
- Nashville won in overtime and made the NHL's biggest climb. Steven Stamkos scored on the power play in overtime for a 3-2 win at Colorado. The Predators jumped from 23rd to 16th. Montreal also won in overtime, 5-4 over No. 4 Utah, and Columbus beat Dallas in a shootout.
NHL
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Colorado has the fifth-best scoring margin in the NHL at +0.7 goals a game, but The Precedent ranks the Avalanche 17th at 9-8. Carolina has the league's best scoring margin and is seventh, while New Jersey, the new No. 1, is seventh in scoring margin.
Four of the night's 11 games went past regulation, and the favorites by Rating lost three of them. New Jersey beat St. Louis 5-4 in overtime and took over first place. The Devils' own win counted, and their record in the Rating went to 11-5. Edmonton lost at home to Anaheim and fell from first to fourth, behind Boston and Minnesota.
Boston took control in the first period and beat Pittsburgh 6-2, moving from third to second. Carolina won 5-3 on Long Island and climbed from ninth to seventh, and Tampa Bay beat Chicago 4-1 to move from eighth to sixth.
Utah led Montreal after two periods but lost 5-4 in overtime, dropping from fourth to seventh. Montreal rose from 14th to 11th. Nashville's overtime win at Colorado lifted the Predators seven places to 16th, and their record in the Rating is now 7-9. Columbus and Dallas each scored once in the third, and the Blue Jackets won the shootout; the Blue Jackets moved from 19th to 15th and the Stars fell from 10th to 13th.
Carolina has the NHL's best record at 13-5 but is seventh in the Rating. Washington is the other way around: 8-6 and fifth.
Thursday's results
| Final (away first) | Away rank | Home rank |
|---|---|---|
| Anaheim 5 @ Edmonton 4 | 24 → 20 | 1 → 4 |
| St. Louis 4 @ New Jersey 5 OT | 17 → 22 | 2 → 1 |
| Boston 6 @ Pittsburgh 2 | 3 → 2 | 29 → 29 |
| Utah 4 @ Montreal 5 OT | 4 → 7 | 14 → 11 |
| Chicago 1 @ Tampa Bay 4 | 31 → 31 | 8 → 6 |
| Carolina 5 @ NY Islanders 3 | 9 → 7 | 16 → 20 |
| Dallas 1 @ Columbus 2 SO | 10 → 13 | 19 → 15 |
| Vegas 2 @ Detroit 1 | 11 → 10 | 25 → 26 |
| Philadelphia 2 @ NY Rangers 3 | 30 → 30 | 13 → 14 |
| Nashville 3 @ Colorado 2 OT | 23 → 16 | 15 → 17 |
| Vancouver 2 @ Winnipeg 6 | 32 → 32 | 28 → 28 |
Ranks are The Precedent Rating, yesterday → today. In The Precedent Rating, an overtime or shootout winner gets a win and the other team a loss, so records here are W-L.
Biggest upsets by Rating
| Winner (rank yesterday) | Loser (rank yesterday) | Score | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 24 Anaheim | No. 1 Edmonton | 5-4 | 23 |
| No. 14 Montreal | No. 4 Utah | 5-4 OT | 10 |
| No. 19 Columbus | No. 10 Dallas | 2-1 SO | 9 |
| No. 23 Nashville | No. 15 Colorado | 3-2 OT | 8 |
Rating Top 5
| Rank | Team | Record | Rating | Move | SOS | SOS rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | 11-5 | 0.331 | ▲1 | 0.239 | 23 |
| 2 | Boston | 12-5 | 0.330 | ▲1 | 0.232 | 28 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 11-6 | 0.319 | ▲1 | 0.249 | 15 |
| 4 | Edmonton | 11-6 | 0.313 | ▼3 | 0.241 | 21 |
| 5 | Washington | 8-6 | 0.309 | ▲1 | 0.259 | 4 |
Teams tied on Rating share a rank. SOS = average Rating of the opponents played.
Biggest risers
| Team | Record | Yesterday | Today | Move | Rating | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville | 7-9 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 0.243 | won |
| Anaheim | 8-8 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 0.239 | won |
| Columbus | 7-7 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 0.259 | won |
| Montreal | 10-6 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 0.278 | won |
| Carolina | 13-5 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 0.302 | won |
Biggest fallers
| Team | Record | Yesterday | Today | Move | Rating | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 7-9 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 0.235 | lost |
| NY Islanders | 7-8 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 0.239 | lost |
| Dallas | 9-7 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 0.272 | lost |
| Edmonton | 11-6 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0.313 | lost |
| Seattle | 9-6 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 0.301 | idle |
Rating vs record
| Team | Record | Record rank | Rating rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 8-6 | 12 | 5 |
| Nashville | 7-9 | 22 | 16 |
| Carolina | 13-5 | 1 | 7 |
| Florida | 9-7 | 13 | 18 |
Record rank is by winning percentage. The gap comes from the records of the teams each has played.
Full NHL standings and playoff picture →
College Football
Florida Atlantic's 60-29 win over UTSA was the biggest upset of the day by Rating, No. 92 over No. 24. The Owls led by 13 at halftime and pulled away in the third quarter. Florida Atlantic's own win counted, and the teams it has played now have a combined winning percentage of .404, up from .347. The Owls rose 26 places to 66th.
James Madison won 54-23 at Southern Miss but slipped from 25th to 26th. The Dukes led by just two at halftime and scored 38 points after the break. North Texas did not play and moved from 27th into the top 25, because Florida Atlantic, a team it had already played, won.
Miami (FL) is still first. Three teams remain unbeaten: Miami (FL), Utah and UCLA, all 8-0.
Top 25 results
| Final (away first) | Away rank | Home rank |
|---|---|---|
| UTSA 29 @ Florida Atlantic 60 | 24 → 29 | 92 → 66 |
| James Madison 54 @ So. Mississippi 23 | 25 → 26 | 117 → 117 |
Ranks are The Precedent Rating, yesterday → today. Games with a team ranked in the top 25 yesterday.
Biggest upsets by Rating
| Winner (rank yesterday) | Loser (rank yesterday) | Score | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 92 Florida Atlantic | No. 24 UTSA | 60-29 | 68 |
Rating Top 5
| Rank | Team | Record | Rating | Move | SOS | SOS rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 8-0 | 0.509 | — | 0.268 | 42 |
| 2 | Indiana | 8-1 | 0.483 | — | 0.269 | 41 |
| 3 | Texas | 6-2 | 0.467 | — | 0.341 | 2 |
| 4 | Kentucky | 7-1 | 0.453 | — | 0.312 | 9 |
| 5 | BYU | 7-1 | 0.446 | — | 0.256 | 54 |
Teams tied on Rating share a rank. SOS = average Rating of the opponents played.
Full College Football Ratings →
Biggest risers
| Team | Record | Yesterday | Today | Move | Rating | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Atlantic | 6-3 | 92 | 66 | +26 | 0.253 | won |
| Liberty | 7-1 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 0.280 | idle |
| Army | 5-3 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 0.319 | idle |
| FIU | 3-5 | 103 | 101 | +2 | 0.172 | idle |
| Georgia State | 4-4 | 113 | 111 | +2 | 0.140 | idle |
Biggest fallers
| Team | Record | Yesterday | Today | Move | Rating | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTSA | 7-2 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 0.331 | lost |
| Louisiana | 5-3 | 58 | 61 | -3 | 0.264 | idle |
| South Florida | 6-2 | 51 | 54 | -3 | 0.275 | idle |
| Tulane | 4-4 | 62 | 65 | -3 | 0.254 | idle |
| Auburn | 4-4 | 43 | 45 | -2 | 0.293 | idle |
Unbeaten tracker
| Team | Record | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Miami (FL) | 8-0 | 1 |
| Utah | 8-0 | 9 |
| UCLA | 8-0 | 23 |
Full College Football standings →
NFL
Jacksonville won 33-10 at Baltimore on Thursday night. The Jaguars led by 14 at halftime and added 13 points in the fourth quarter. Their own win counted, and their record in the Rating went to 6-2. They moved from eighth to sixth.
Denver is still first without playing. Buffalo, tied for second yesterday, slipped to third: Baltimore, a team the Bills have already played, lost. Minnesota is alone in second. Baltimore fell from 17th to 18th at 4-5.
Thursday's results
| Final (away first) | Away rank | Home rank |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville 33 @ Baltimore 10 | 8 → 6 | 17 → 18 |
Ranks are The Precedent Rating, yesterday → today.
Rating Top 5
| Rank | Team | Record | Rating | Move | SOS | SOS rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 6-2 | 0.413 | — | 0.262 | 9 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 6-1 | 0.388 | — | 0.238 | 20 |
| 3 | Buffalo | 6-1 | 0.381 | ▼1 | 0.223 | 24 |
| 4 | San Francisco | 6-1 | 0.373 | — | 0.231 | 21 |
| 5 | Detroit | 5-2 | 0.371 | — | 0.260 | 10 |
Teams tied on Rating share a rank. SOS = average Rating of the opponents played.
Biggest risers
| Team | Record | Yesterday | Today | Move | Rating | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | 6-2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 0.369 | won |
| Las Vegas | 4-4 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 0.212 | idle |
| NY Giants | 4-2-1 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 0.212 | idle |
| Atlanta | 3-5 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 0.212 | idle |
| Tampa Bay | 3-5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 0.221 | idle |
Biggest fallers
| Team | Record | Yesterday | Today | Move | Rating | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 4-5 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 0.212 | lost |
| Buffalo | 6-1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0.381 | idle |
| Chicago | 6-2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 0.363 | idle |
| Pittsburgh | 6-2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 0.363 | idle |
Rating vs record
| Team | Record | Record rank | Rating rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 3-4 | 19 | 16 |
| Denver | 6-2 | 4 | 1 |
| NY Giants | 4-2-1 | 11 | 18 |
| Cincinnati | 5-2 | 8 | 13 |
Record rank is by winning percentage. The gap comes from the records of the teams each has played.
Full NFL standings and playoff picture →
NBA
Golden State beat Miami 120-100. The game was tied at halftime, and the Warriors won the third quarter by 15 to pull away. They moved from seventh to sixth at 6-3.
Phoenix beat Orlando 117-104 for its second win. The Suns led most of the night and climbed from 24th to 19th, the day's biggest move. Phoenix is 2-5, but the teams it has played have a combined winning percentage of .655.
Memphis has the third-best scoring margin in the league at 6-2 but is 15th in the Rating; the teams it has played have a combined winning percentage of .354.
Thursday's results
| Final (away first) | Away rank | Home rank |
|---|---|---|
| Miami 100 @ Golden State 120 | 19 → 21 | 7 → 6 |
| Orlando 104 @ Phoenix 117 | 22 → 24 | 24 → 19 |
Ranks are The Precedent Rating, yesterday → today.
Rating Top 5
| Rank | Team | Record | Rating | Move | SOS | SOS rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 7-2 | 0.446 | — | 0.276 | 5 |
| 2 | Detroit | 6-2 | 0.402 | — | 0.244 | 14 |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 8-1 | 0.384 | — | 0.231 | 20 |
| 4 | Oklahoma City | 6-2 | 0.381 | — | 0.279 | 4 |
| 5 | Portland | 6-1 | 0.365 | — | 0.206 | 24 |
Teams tied on Rating share a rank. SOS = average Rating of the opponents played.
Biggest risers
| Team | Record | Yesterday | Today | Move | Rating | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | 2-5 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 0.187 | won |
| Golden State | 6-3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 0.348 | won |
| LA Lakers | 7-2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 0.305 | idle |
| Memphis | 6-2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 0.265 | idle |
| Milwaukee | 1-7 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 0.072 | idle |
Biggest fallers
| Team | Record | Yesterday | Today | Move | Rating | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | 3-6 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 0.175 | lost |
| Orlando | 2-6 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 0.135 | lost |
| Minnesota | 6-3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 0.302 | idle |
| New York | 4-4 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 0.258 | idle |
| San Antonio | 6-2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 0.341 | idle |
Rating vs record
| Team | Record | Record rank | Rating rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 4-3 | 12 | 8 |
| Golden State | 6-3 | 10 | 6 |
| Memphis | 6-2 | 5 | 15 |
| Boston | 6-2 | 5 | 13 |
Record rank is by winning percentage. The gap comes from the records of the teams each has played.
Men's College Basketball
Most of the power-conference teams won easily on Thursday. Duke beat Coastal Carolina 113-52 after leading by 36 at halftime, and Illinois beat Penn 112-70. Syracuse, Texas, Florida, Creighton and Michigan State all won by 25 or more.
Pittsburgh trailed Buffalo by 13 at halftime, then held the Bulls to 16 points after the break and won 80-61. Penn State went the other way: up 23 at halftime, the Nittany Lions gave up 62 points in the second half and held on 97-93 against Chattanooga. DePaul blew most of a 15-point lead and beat South Florida 82-80.
In a meeting of two power-conference teams, Vanderbilt beat Wake Forest 74-51. The Precedent Ratings are still mostly tied this early, with 10 teams sharing first place.
Top 25 results
| Final (away first) | Away rank | Home rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman 58 @ Texas Tech 76 | 1 → 36 | 1 → 16 |
| Cal Poly 84 @ Arizona 104 | 289 → 36 | 1 → 16 |
| Coastal Carolina 52 @ Duke 113 | 1 → 36 | 1 → 36 |
| Gardner-Webb 50 @ Texas 98 | 1 → 36 | 1 → 16 |
| Jacksonville 57 @ Florida 88 | 289 → 36 | 1 → 36 |
| Penn 70 @ Illinois 112 | 289 → 36 | 1 → 36 |
| Toledo 61 @ Michigan State 91 | 1 → 36 | 1 → 16 |
| Wake Forest 51 @ Vanderbilt 74 | 1 → 16 | 1 → 16 |
Ranks are The Precedent Rating, yesterday → today. Games with a team in the AP Top 25; The Precedent Ratings are still mostly tied this early in the season.
Biggest upsets by Rating
| Winner (rank yesterday) | Loser (rank yesterday) | Score | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 289 North Texas | No. 1 McNeese | 77-67 | 288 |
| No. 289 Tulsa | No. 1 Northern Illinois | 94-75 | 288 |
| No. 289 UAlbany | No. 1 Manhattan | 72-68 | 288 |
| No. 289 UMass Lowell | No. 1 Merrimack | 71-61 | 288 |
Rating Top 5
| Rank | Team | Record | Rating | Move | SOS | SOS rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dartmouth | 2-0 | 0.500 | — | 0.167 | 32 |
| 1 | George Washington | 1-0 | 0.500 | — | 0.250 | 5 |
| 1 | Kansas | 1-0 | 0.500 | — | 0.250 | 5 |
| 1 | North Texas | 2-0 | 0.500 | ▲288 | 0.250 | 5 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 1-0 | 0.500 | — | 0.167 | 32 |
Teams tied on Rating share a rank. SOS = average Rating of the opponents played.
Full Men's College Basketball Ratings →
Full Men's College Basketball standings →
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Men's College Basketball · 5 games with a top-25 team
Five of the 10 teams tied for first in The Precedent Rating play tonight. Yale visits UCF and Saint Louis plays Missouri in St. Louis at 6 PM, Northwestern hosts Stony Brook at 7, Kansas hosts Middle Tennessee at 8, and UCLA hosts North Florida at 9:30.
| Time (CT) | Game (Rating rank, record) |
|---|---|
| 6:00 PM | No. 1 Yale (1-0) |
| @ No. 36 UCF (1-0) | |
| ESPN+ (ESPN app) | |
| At stake: No. 1 Yale plays | |
| 6:00 PM | No. 1 Saint Louis (1-0) |
| vs No. 36 Missouri (1-0) | |
| ESPNU (ESPN app) | |
| At stake: No. 1 Saint Louis plays | |
| 7:00 PM | No. 307 Stony Brook (1-0) |
| @ No. 1 Northwestern (1-0) | |
| B1G+ | |
| At stake: No. 1 Northwestern plays | |
| 8:00 PM | No. 307 Middle Tennessee (1-0) |
| @ No. 1 Kansas (1-0) | |
| ESPNU (ESPN app) | |
| At stake: No. 1 Kansas plays | |
| 9:30 PM | No. 36 North Florida (1-0) |
| @ No. 1 UCLA (1-0) | |
| BTN (Fox One) | |
| At stake: No. 1 UCLA plays |
NBA · 9 games
The night's top-10 matchup is No. 5 Portland (6-1) at No. 9 LA Lakers (7-2) at 9 PM. Philadelphia, 8-1 and third, visits Cleveland at 6:30, and fourth-ranked Oklahoma City plays at Memphis, which is also 6-2.
| Time (CT) | Game (Rating rank, record) |
|---|---|
| 6:00 PM | No. 22 Washington (4-4) |
| @ No. 14 Atlanta (5-4) | |
| TV not listed | |
| 6:00 PM | No. 13 Boston (6-2) |
| @ No. 20 Charlotte (3-6) | |
| TV not listed | |
| 6:30 PM | No. 3 Philadelphia (8-1) |
| @ No. 12 Cleveland (4-4) | |
| Prime Video | |
| 7:00 PM | No. 26 Utah (1-7) |
| @ No. 11 Dallas (4-4) | |
| TV not listed | |
| 7:00 PM | No. 4 Oklahoma City (6-2) |
| @ No. 15 Memphis (6-2) | |
| TV not listed | |
| 7:00 PM | No. 17 Toronto (4-4) |
| @ No. 28 Milwaukee (1-7) | |
| TV not listed | |
| 7:00 PM | No. 10 Minnesota (6-3) |
| @ No. 18 New Orleans (4-4) | |
| TV not listed | |
| 9:00 PM | No. 5 Portland (6-1) |
| @ No. 9 LA Lakers (7-2) | |
| Prime Video | |
| At stake: Top-10 matchup | |
| 9:00 PM | No. 7 San Antonio (6-2) |
| @ No. 27 Sacramento (1-7) | |
| TV not listed |
NHL · 3 games
Minnesota, third in The Precedent Rating, hosts San Jose (25th). Anaheim follows its win in Edmonton with a game at Calgary, and Columbus visits Buffalo.
| Time (CT) | Game (Rating rank, record) |
|---|---|
| 6:00 PM | No. 15 Columbus (7-7) |
| @ No. 24 Buffalo (7-8) | |
| ESPN+ (ESPN app) | |
| 7:00 PM | No. 25 San Jose (7-10) |
| @ No. 3 Minnesota (11-6) | |
| NHL Net | |
| 7:00 PM | No. 20 Anaheim (8-8) |
| @ No. 23 Calgary (7-9) | |
| ESPN+ (ESPN app) |
Premier League · 1 match
Coventry City (3-0-6, 16th in The Precedent Rating) visits Everton (3-4-2, eighth) at 2 PM in the only Premier League match of the day.
| Time (CT) | Game (Rating rank, record) |
|---|---|
| 2:00 PM | No. 16 Coventry City (3-0-6) |
| @ No. 8 Everton (3-4-2) | |
| USA Net, Universo |
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