The Road To Simper Bowl V
The opening round of the PiRate Ratings Computer Simulated College Football Playoffs was simulated Friday, December 9, and the results and statistics are listed below.
For those of you new to this experiment, here is how the PiRates conduct this simulated National Championship playoff:
The champions of the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC receive automatic bids.
Any other conference champion that finishes in the top 12 of the BCS rankings also receives an automatic bid.
After these two rules have been applied, at-large invitations are extended to the number of teams needed to complete a 12-team tournament, based on BCS ranking.
Our 12-team tournament gives the top four BCS-ranked teams a bye, while teams seeded 5-12 play in the opening round.
The Dandy Dozen For This Season Are:
Automatic Bids
ACC Champion: Clemson 10-3 BCS #15
Big East Champion: West Virginia 9-3 BCS #23
Big Ten Champion: Wisconsin 11-2 BCS # 10
Big 12 Champion: Oklahoma State 11-1 BCS #3
Pac-12 Champion: Oregon 11-2 BCS #5
SEC Champion: L S U 13-0 BCS #1
Other Qualifying Conference Champions
No other conference champions finished in the BCS top 12.
At-large Bids (6)
BCS #2: Alabama 11-1
BCS #4: Stanford 11-1
BCS #6: Arkansas 10-2
BCS #7: Boise State 11-1
BCS #8: Kansas State 10-2
BCS #9: South Carolina 10-2
Here Is This Year’s Bracket
| Opening Round 12/10/11 | Quarterfinals 12/24/11 | Semifinals 12/31/11 | Championship 1/7/12 | Legitimate Champion |
| #9 South Carolina 10-2 | ||||
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| @ #8 Kansas St. 10-2 | | | | | ||
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| @ #1 L S U 13-0 | | | | | ||
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| #12 West Virginia 9-3 | | | | | ||
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| @ #5 Oregon 11-2 | | | | | | | | |
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| @ #4 Stanford 11-1 | | | | | ||
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| @ L.A. Coliseum | | | |||
| #10 Wisconsin 11-2 | | | |||
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| @ #7 Boise St. 11-1 | | | | | | | |
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| @ #2 Alabama 11-1 | | | | | | | |
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| # 11 Clemson 10-3 | | | |||
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| @ #6 Arkansas 10-2 | | | | | | | |
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| @ #3 Oklahoma St. 11-1 | | |
Opening Round Results
#9 South Carolina 10-2 at #8 Kansas St. 10-2
Final Score: Kansas State 30 South Carolina 20
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Kan St |
Team |
S Car |
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21 |
FD |
16 |
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48-196 |
Rush |
38-148 |
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175 |
Passing |
142 |
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12-21-0 |
Passes |
13-25-1 |
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69 |
Plays |
63 |
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371 |
Tot Yds |
290 |
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3-138 |
KR |
5-106 |
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3-27 |
PR |
2-8 |
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1-12 |
Int Ret |
0-0 |
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1-0 |
Fum-Lst |
1-0 |
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7-56 |
Pen |
6-50 |
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5-42.4 |
Punt |
7-41.7 |
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31:47 |
Time |
28:13 |
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2-12 |
Sacks |
0-0 |
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Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
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Kan St |
6 |
14 |
10 |
0 |
30 |
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S Car |
0 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
20 |
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Scoring |
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KS:1st Qtr–9:42: Cantele 39 yd FG |
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KS: 1st Qtr–3:11: Cantele 42 yd FG |
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SC: 2nd Qtr– 10:26: Shaw 1 yd. run, Wooten Kick |
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KS: 2nd Qtr–10:09: Lockett 98 yd. Kick Return, Cantele Kick |
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KS: 2nd Qtr–0:48 Harper 39 yd. pass from Klein, Cantele Kick |
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SC: 3rd Qtr–11:51 Wilds 8 yd. run, Wooten Kick |
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KS: 3rd Qtr–6:08: Cantele 37 yd FG |
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KS: 3rd Qtr–1:19: Hubert 4 yd. run, Cantele Kick |
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SC: 4th Qtr–5:37: Jeffrey 41 yd. pass from Shaw, 2-pt try failed |
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#12 West Virginia at #5 Oregon
Final Score: Oregon 41 West Virginia 17
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Ore |
Team |
WVU |
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24 |
FD |
17 |
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45-234 |
Rush |
21-69 |
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254 |
Passing |
237 |
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19-27-0 |
Passes |
22-43-2 |
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72 |
Plays |
64 |
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488 |
Tot Yds |
306 |
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3-67 |
KR |
5-93 |
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3-29 |
PR |
0-0 |
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2-16 |
Int Ret |
0-0 |
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1-0 |
Fum-Lst |
2-1 |
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6-42 |
Pen |
7-50 |
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2-42.5 |
Punt |
7-39.4 |
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33:08 |
Time |
26:52 |
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4-32 |
Sacks |
1-4 |
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Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
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Ore |
22 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
41 |
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WVU |
0 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
17 |
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Scoring |
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Ore: 1st Qtr–10:39: Barner 7 yd. run, James run for 2 |
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Ore: 1st Qtr–7:28: James 21 yd. run, Maldonado Kick |
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Ore: 1st Qtr–2:19: Tuinei 14 yd. pass from Thomas, Maldonado Kick |
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Ore: 2nd Qtr–13:32: WVU holding in end zone |
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Ore: 2nd Qtr–5:51: Thomas 2 yd. run, Maldonato Kick |
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WVU: 2nd Qtr–1:04: Bailey 7 yd. pass from Smith, Bitancurt Kick |
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WVU: 3rd Qtr–12:06: Alstun 3 yd. run, Bitancurt Kick |
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WVU: 3rd Qtr–6:42: Bitancurt 40 yd. FG |
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Ore: 3rd Qtr–2:23: Maldonado 38 yd. FG |
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Ore: 4th Qtr–7:04: Tuinei 23 yd. pass from Thomas, Maldonado Kick |
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#10 Wisconsin at #7 Boise State
Final Score: Wisconsin 38 Boise State 26
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BSU |
Team |
Wis |
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21 |
FD |
26 |
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29-98 |
Rush |
49-256 |
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257 |
Passing |
194 |
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19-35-1 |
Passes |
15-22-0 |
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64 |
Plays |
71 |
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355 |
Tot Yds |
450 |
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6-128 |
KR |
5-117 |
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2-17 |
PR |
3-61 |
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0-0 |
Int Ret |
1-0 |
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1-0 |
Fum-Lst |
1-0 |
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7-54 |
Pen |
6-35 |
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4-39.8 |
Punt |
5-42.6 |
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26:41 |
Time |
33:19 |
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0-0 |
Sacks |
3-19 |
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Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
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BSU |
7 |
6 |
3 |
10 |
26 |
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Wis |
10 |
0 |
21 |
7 |
38 |
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Scoring |
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BSU: 1st Qtr–11:27: Martin 2 yd. run, Frisina Kick |
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Wis: 1st Qtr–6:12 Welch 38 yd. FG |
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Wis: 1st Qtr–2:31: Abbrederis 24 yd. pass from Wilson, Welch Kick |
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BSU: 2nd Qtr–7:31: Frisina 42 yd. FG |
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BSU: 2nd Qtr–0:00: Frisina 41 yd. FG |
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Wis: 3rd Qtr–12:52: Ball 19 yd. run, Welch Kick |
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Wis: 3rd Qtr–6:29: Ball 4 yd. run, Welch Kick |
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BSU: 3rd Qtr–4:11: Frisina 37 yd. FG |
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Wis: Ball 5 yd. run, Welch Kick |
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BSU: 4th Qtr–10:55: Shoemaker 20 yd. pass from Moore, Frisina Kick |
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BSU: 4th Qtr–5:48: Frisina 35 yd. FG |
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Wis: 4th Qtr–3:26: White 8 yd. run, Welch Kick |
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#11 Clemson at #6 Arkansas
Final Score: Clemson 50 Arkansas 44 3ot
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Ark |
Team |
Clem |
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33 |
FD |
26 |
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40-168 |
Rush |
36-165 |
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316 |
Passing |
307 |
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28-48-2 |
Passes |
19-34-0 |
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88 |
Plays |
70 |
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484 |
Tot Yds |
472 |
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4-78 |
KR |
6-149 |
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0-0 |
PR |
3-41 |
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0-0 |
Int Ret |
2-77 |
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1-0 |
Fum-Lst |
2-1 |
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9-73 |
Pen |
6-44 |
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2-41.0 |
Punt |
3-40.7 |
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35:11 |
Time |
24:49 |
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1-6 |
Sacks |
3-19 |
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Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
OT |
OT |
Final |
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Ark |
14 |
7 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
44 |
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Clem |
7 |
21 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
50 |
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Scoring |
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Ark: 1st Qtr–10:44: Wright 11 yd. pass from Wilson, Hocker Kick |
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Ark: 1st Qtr–5:56: Wright 9 yd. pass from Wilson, Hocker Kick |
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Clem: 1st Qtr–1:12: Ellington 7 yd. run, Catanzaro Kick |
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Ark: 2nd Qtr–11:32: Green 1 yd. run, Hocker Kick |
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Clem: 2nd Qtr–8:44: Ellington 6 yd. run, Catanzaro Kick |
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Clem: 2nd Qtr–6:29: Christian 48 yd. Int. Return, Catanzaro Kick |
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Clem: 2nd Qtr–1:14: Watkins 48 yd. pass from Boyd, Catanzaro Kick |
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Ark: 3rd Qtr–9:13: Mitchell 1 yd. run, Hocker Kick |
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Clem: 3rd Qtr–5:44: Catanzaro 44 yd. Field Goal |
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Ark: 3rd Qtr–0:06: Hocker 39 yd. Field Goal |
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Clem: 4th Qtr–4:59: Catanzaro 40 yd. Field Goal |
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Ark: 4th Qtr–0:08 Hocker 48 yd. Field Goal |
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Ark: 1st OT: Green 2 yd. run, Hocker Kick |
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Clem: 1st OT: Ellington 14 yd. run, Catanzaro Kick |
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Clem: 2nd OT: Catanzaro 35 yd. Field Goal |
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Ark: 2nd OT: Hocker 42 yd. Field Goal |
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Clem: 3rd OT: Ellington 9 yd. run, no PAT attempted |
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The Updated Bracket
| Opening Round 12/10/11 | Quarterfinals 12/24/11 | Semifinals 12/31/11 | Championship 1/7/12 | Legitimate Champion |
| #9 South Carolina 10-2 | ||||
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| | Kansas State 30-20 | ||||
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| @ #8 Kansas St. 10-2 | | | | | ||
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| @ #1 L S U 13-0 | | | | | ||
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| #12 West Virginia 9-3 | | | | | ||
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| | Oregon 41-17 | | | | | ||
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| @ #5 Oregon 11-2 | | | | | | | | |
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| @ #4 Stanford 11-1 | | | | | ||
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| @ L.A. Coliseum | | | |||
| #10 Wisconsin 11-2 | | | |||
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| | Wisconsin 38-26 | | | |||
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| @ #7 Boise St. 11-1 | | | | | | | |
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| @ #2 Alabama 11-1 | | | | | | | |
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| # 11 Clemson 10-3 | | | |||
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| | Clemson 50-44 3ot | | | |||
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| @ #6 Arkansas 10-2 | | | | | | | |
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| @ #3 Oklahoma St. 11-1 | | | |||
Elite 8 Matchups
#8 Kansas State 11-2 at #1 L S U 13-0
#5 Oregon 12-2 at #4 Stanford 11-1
#10 Wisconsin 12-2 at #2 Alabama 11-1
#11 Clemson 11-3 at #3 Oklahoma State 11-1
Happy Holidays to All and to All A Good Playoff Sim.
The Pi-Rate Ratings 