It’s Open Season On Coaching Jobs
It started early this year. New Mexico was forced to dismiss Mike Locksley early, and the Lobos were quick to name former Notre Dame coach Bob Davie as their new coach. Ohio State’s job was available as soon as the Buckeyes lost their second game. To say the brass in Columbus did not know who they wanted from the start was an “Urban” myth.
Ole Miss terminated Houston Nutt. Arizona and Mike Stoops parted ways. Joe Paterno lost his job over off the field issues. Then, Bob Toledo was sent on his way from Tulane.
The floodgates soon opened, and by Sunday, the list of coaching vacancies had swelled. At its worst, Akron fired Rob Ianello over the phone while he was driving to his mother’s funeral. What a tasteless act! A pox on the program, the Zips should be punished with 30 losing seasons in a row and a bankrupt athletic department. How would any honest, hard-working coach ever want to sign on with the Zips?
If you ever wanted to find a living example of the Peter Principle, then look at Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Ron Zook proved for the second time that he is not up to the task of handling a major college football program. The Illini dismissed Zook Sunday following their sixth consecutive loss after beginning the season 6-0 with talent strong enough to contend for the Leaders Division title. Zook should be a recruiter and an assistant coach. He admitted earlier this season that he did not know the score of more than one game when he made decisions to go for two points following a touchdown.
More vacancies are sure to come. Rick Neuheisel is expected to be fired as soon as his UCLA Bruins lose at Oregon this week. He could even lose his job if the Bruins upset the Ducks and earn a Rose Bowl bid. With Meyer filling the Ohio State vacancy and former Michigan and West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez filling the Arizona vacancy, the vacancy in Westwood becomes the cream of the crop if it indeed becomes a vacancy. You have to believe the Penn State job will not be as enticing.
As The Leach Turns
Mike Leach, an honorary member of the PiRate Ratings, will be considered for many of the coaching vacancies this year. Fans at Kansas, Ole Miss, Washington State, Arizona State, Tulane, Florida Atlantic, and UAB have already begun to talk about Leach being at or near the top of their wish list. As soon as Neuheisel is let go at UCLA, Leach fever will break out in Westwood.
Leach does not understand the principle of tactfulness. Like Howard Cosell, he tells it like it is, and the “good ole boys network” does not like 100% honesty coming forth from their employees. It’s the company line or the unemployment line, and Leach is doing quite well as a sports talk show host. Throw in a wrongful termination suit against Texas Tech (which appears to be justified) and a lawsuit against ESPN, and Ron Zook may have a better chance getting hired for one of these coaching vacancies.
Gary Barnett took a Northwestern program that had been 0-11 or 1-10 over 50% of the time in the 20 years prior to his coming to Evanston. He guided the Wildcats to the Rose Bowl. He went to Boulder and guided Colorado to a Big 12 Championship, yet he found himself unemployed following an incident in which he used tactics to encourage a female placekicker to quit the team. No school ever approached him following his termination, and Leach could very well be in the same boat.
The Big East Isn’t As Messy Now
After a wild week of games on the Eastern Seaboard, the race for the automatic bid to a BCS Bowl comes down to three teams in the Big East’s final weekend. Louisville defeated South Florida to become one of the three finalists. The Cardinals do not control their own destiny, and they will be on the sidelines anxiously awaiting the results of games to be played Thursday and Saturday.
West Virginia ventures to Tampa Thursday night to take on South Florida. If the Mountaineers win, then Cincinnati is eliminated from the race. If West Virginia loses, then Cincinnati would then control their own destiny. The Bearcats host Connecticut Saturday.
If West Virginia and Cincinnati both win, then West Virginia is the Big East Champion in a three-way tiebreaker. If West Virginia wins and Cincinnati loses to Connecticut, then Louisville is the winner in a two-way tiebreaker. If West Virginia loses and Cincinnati wins, then Cincinnati bests Louisville in a two-way tiebreaker. Of course, if both West Virginia and Cincinnati both lose, Louisville wins the conference outright.
According to game theory, Louisville has two options to win the conference championship, while WVU and Cinti have just one. So, Louisville is the favorite to get the BCS bowl bid. Regardless of which team wins, that team will be the 10th and final BCS bowl selection, and they will play the ACC Champion in the Orange Bowl, which has the final pick this year.
This Week’s PiRate Ratings
|
# |
Team |
PiRate |
|
1 |
L S U |
137.8 |
|
2 |
Alabama |
135.1 |
|
3 |
Southern Cal |
130.9 |
|
4 |
Oregon |
129.5 |
|
5 |
Stanford |
127.2 |
|
6 |
Wisconsin |
127.1 |
|
7 |
Oklahoma |
126.8 |
|
8 |
Oklahoma St. |
126.3 |
|
9 |
Arkansas |
123.6 |
|
10 |
Florida St. |
120.3 |
|
11 |
Houston |
119.9 |
|
12 |
Boise St. |
119.9 |
|
13 |
Michigan |
119.2 |
|
14 |
Georgia |
118.6 |
|
15 |
Michigan St. |
118.6 |
|
16 |
Texas A&M |
118.5 |
|
17 |
Virginia Tech |
116.8 |
|
18 |
Texas |
116.8 |
|
19 |
Notre Dame |
116.7 |
|
20 |
S. Carolina |
115.9 |
|
21 |
Kansas St. |
114.2 |
|
22 |
T C U |
114.1 |
|
23 |
California |
113.9 |
|
24 |
Missouri |
113.6 |
|
25 |
Baylor |
113.1 |
|
26 |
Nebraska |
112.0 |
|
27 |
Vanderbilt |
111.3 |
|
28 |
Florida |
110.6 |
|
29 |
B Y U |
109.9 |
|
30 |
Louisiana Tech |
109.3 |
|
31 |
Utah |
109.0 |
|
32 |
Arizona St. |
108.9 |
|
33 |
Miami (FL) |
108.8 |
|
34 |
Mississippi St. |
108.7 |
|
35 |
Washington |
108.5 |
|
36 |
Clemson |
108.3 |
|
37 |
Ohio St. |
108.1 |
|
38 |
W. Virginia |
106.8 |
|
39 |
Tulsa |
106.4 |
|
40 |
Cincinnati |
106.4 |
|
41 |
Georgia Tech |
105.8 |
|
42 |
N. Carolina St. |
105.7 |
|
43 |
Penn St. |
105.4 |
|
44 |
Boston Coll. |
105.1 |
|
45 |
N. Carolina |
105.0 |
|
46 |
Pittsburgh |
104.8 |
|
47 |
Oregon St. |
104.4 |
|
48 |
Iowa |
104.3 |
|
49 |
U C L A |
104.2 |
|
50 |
Nevada |
103.8 |
|
51 |
Louisville |
103.7 |
|
52 |
Iowa St. |
103.6 |
|
53 |
Auburn |
103.5 |
|
54 |
Southern Miss. |
103.3 |
|
55 |
Northwestern |
103.3 |
|
56 |
Virginia |
102.8 |
|
57 |
Arizona |
102.8 |
|
58 |
Washington St. |
102.1 |
|
59 |
Tennessee |
101.7 |
|
60 |
S. Florida |
100.7 |
|
61 |
Air Force |
100.4 |
|
62 |
Wake Forest |
100.3 |
|
63 |
Toledo |
99.9 |
|
64 |
Temple |
99.4 |
|
65 |
Utah St. |
98.9 |
|
66 |
Rutgers |
98.8 |
|
67 |
Purdue |
98.3 |
|
68 |
Illinois |
98.0 |
|
69 |
San Diego St. |
97.2 |
|
70 |
Connecticut |
97.2 |
|
71 |
Minnesota |
97.2 |
|
72 |
Texas Tech |
96.9 |
|
73 |
Wyoming |
95.6 |
|
74 |
Navy |
95.4 |
|
75 |
Colorado |
95.4 |
|
76 |
Western Michigan |
95.3 |
|
77 |
Duke |
95.3 |
|
78 |
Central Florida |
95.2 |
|
79 |
Northern Illinois |
95.0 |
|
80 |
Kentucky |
94.9 |
|
81 |
Arkansas St. |
94.5 |
|
82 |
San Jose St. |
93.6 |
|
83 |
S M U |
91.9 |
|
84 |
Hawaii |
91.7 |
|
85 |
Maryland |
91.6 |
|
86 |
East Carolina |
91.4 |
|
87 |
Fresno St. |
91.2 |
|
88 |
Syracuse |
91.0 |
|
89 |
Miami (O) |
90.2 |
|
90 |
Western Ky. |
89.6 |
|
91 |
Florida Int’l |
89.2 |
|
92 |
Ohio U |
89.1 |
|
93 |
Kansas |
89.1 |
|
94 |
Ole Miss |
88.7 |
|
95 |
UL-Lafayette |
86.8 |
|
96 |
U T E P |
85.5 |
|
97 |
Idaho |
85.3 |
|
98 |
Marshall |
84.9 |
|
99 |
UL-Monroe |
84.8 |
|
100 |
Bowling Green |
84.2 |
|
101 |
Rice |
83.9 |
|
102 |
Colorado St. |
83.6 |
|
103 |
Army |
83.0 |
|
104 |
Ball St. |
82.9 |
|
105 |
Eastern Michigan |
82.0 |
|
106 |
Indiana |
82.0 |
|
107 |
Kent St. |
81.9 |
|
108 |
New Mexico St. |
80.2 |
|
109 |
North Texas |
79.3 |
|
110 |
U A B |
78.8 |
|
111 |
U N L V |
77.3 |
|
112 |
Central Michigan |
76.5 |
|
113 |
Buffalo |
76.0 |
|
114 |
Troy |
75.9 |
|
115 |
Middle Tennessee |
72.7 |
|
116 |
New Mexico |
71.1 |
|
117 |
Tulane |
70.5 |
|
118 |
Memphis |
68.0 |
|
119 |
Florida Atlantic |
65.2 |
|
120 |
Akron |
57.4 |
PiRate Ratings By Conference
* = team has clinched conference or division title
|
Atlantic Coast Conference |
|||
| Atlantic Division |
|
|
|
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| FloridaState |
5-3 |
8-4 |
120.3 |
| Clemson |
6-2 * |
9-3 |
108.3 |
| North CarolinaState |
4-4 |
7-5 |
105.7 |
| BostonCollege |
3-5 |
4-8 |
105.1 |
| WakeForest |
5-3 |
6-6 |
100.3 |
| Maryland |
1-7 |
2-10 |
91.6 |
| Coastal Division |
|
|
|
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Virginia Tech |
7-1 * |
11-1 |
116.8 |
| Miami-FL |
3-5 |
6-6 |
108.8 |
| Georgia Tech |
5-3 |
8-4 |
105.8 |
| North Carolina |
3-5 |
7-5 |
105.0 |
| Virginia |
5-3 |
8-4 |
102.8 |
| Duke |
1-7 |
3-9 |
95.3 |
|
Big East Conference |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| West Virginia |
4-2 |
8-3 |
106.8 |
| Cincinnati |
4-2 |
8-3 |
106.4 |
| Pittsburgh |
3-3 |
5-6 |
104.8 |
| Louisville |
5-2 |
7-5 |
103.7 |
| South Florida |
1-5 |
5-6 |
100.7 |
| Rutgers |
4-3 |
8-4 |
98.8 |
| Connecticut |
3-3 |
5-6 |
97.2 |
| Syracuse |
1-5 |
5-6 |
91.0 |
|
Big Ten |
|||
| Leaders Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Wisconsin |
6-2 * |
10-2 |
127.1 |
| Penn State |
6-2 |
9-3 |
105.4 |
| Ohio State |
3-5 |
6-6 |
108.1 |
| Illinois |
2-6 |
6-6 |
98.0 |
| Purdue |
4-4 |
6-6 |
98.3 |
| Indiana |
0-8 |
1-11 |
82.0 |
| Legends Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Michigan |
6-2 |
10-2 |
119.2 |
| Michigan State |
7-1 * |
10-2 |
118.6 |
| Nebraska |
5-3 |
9-3 |
112.0 |
| Iowa |
4-4 |
7-5 |
104.3 |
| Northwestern |
3-5 |
6-6 |
103.3 |
| Minnesota |
2-6 |
3-9 |
97.2 |
|
Big 12 |
|||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Oklahoma |
6-2 |
9-2 |
126.8 |
| Oklahoma State |
7-1 |
10-1 |
126.3 |
| Texas A&M |
4-5 |
6-6 |
118.5 |
| Texas |
4-4 |
7-4 |
116.8 |
| Kansas State |
6-2 |
9-2 |
114.2 |
| Missouri |
5-4 |
7-5 |
113.6 |
| Baylor |
5-3 |
8-3 |
113.1 |
| Iowa State |
3-5 |
6-5 |
103.6 |
| Texas Tech |
2-7 |
5-7 |
96.9 |
| Kansas |
0-9 |
2-10 |
89.1 |
|
Conference USA |
|||
| East Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Southern Mississippi |
6-2 * |
10-2 |
103.3 |
| Central Florida |
3-5 |
5-7 |
95.2 |
| East Carolina |
4-4 |
5-7 |
91.4 |
| Marshall |
5-3 |
6-6 |
84.9 |
| U A B |
3-5 |
3-9 |
78.8 |
| Memphis |
1-7 |
2-10 |
68.0 |
| West Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Houston |
8-0 * |
12-0 |
119.9 |
| Tulsa |
7-1 |
8-4 |
106.4 |
| S M U |
5-3 |
7-5 |
91.9 |
| U T E P |
2-6 |
5-7 |
85.5 |
| Rice |
3-5 |
4-8 |
83.9 |
| Tulane |
1-7 |
2-11 |
70.5 |
|
Independents |
|||
| Team |
|
Overall |
Rating |
| Notre Dame |
8-4 |
116.7 |
|
| B Y U |
8-3 |
109.9 |
|
| Navy |
4-7 |
95.4 |
|
| Army |
3-8 |
83.0 |
|
|
Mid American Conference |
|||
| East Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Temple |
5-3 |
8-4 |
99.4 |
| Miami (O) |
3-5 |
4-8 |
90.2 |
| Ohio U |
6-2 * |
9-3 |
89.1 |
| Bowling Green |
3-5 |
5-7 |
84.2 |
| Kent St. |
4-4 |
5-7 |
81.9 |
| Buffalo |
2-6 |
3-9 |
76.0 |
| Akron |
0-8 |
1-11 |
57.4 |
| West Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Toledo |
7-1 |
8-4 |
99.9 |
| Western Michigan |
5-3 |
7-5 |
95.3 |
| Northern Illinois |
7-1 * |
9-3 |
95.0 |
| Ball State |
4-4 |
6-6 |
82.9 |
| Eastern Michigan |
4-4 |
6-6 |
82.0 |
| Central Michigan |
2-6 |
3-9 |
76.5 |
|
Mountain West Conference |
|||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Boise State |
5-1 |
10-1 |
119.9 |
| T C U |
6-0 * |
9-2 |
114.1 |
| Air Force |
3-4 |
7-5 |
100.4 |
| San Diego State |
4-3 |
7-4 |
97.2 |
| Wyoming |
4-2 |
7-4 |
95.6 |
| Colorado State |
1-5 |
3-8 |
83.6 |
| UNLV |
1-5 |
2-9 |
77.3 |
| New Mexico |
1-5 |
1-10 |
71.1 |
|
Pac-12 Conference |
|||
| North Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Oregon |
8-1 * |
10-2 |
129.5 |
| Stanford |
8-1 |
11-1 |
127.2 |
| California |
4-5 |
7-5 |
113.9 |
| Washington |
5-4 |
7-5 |
108.5 |
| Oregon State |
3-6 |
3-9 |
104.4 |
| Washington State |
2-7 |
4-8 |
102.1 |
| South Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| U S C |
7-2 |
10-2 |
130.9 |
| Utah |
4-5 |
7-5 |
109.0 |
| Arizona State |
4-5 |
6-6 |
108.9 |
| U C L A |
5-4 * |
6-6 |
104.2 |
| Arizona |
2-7 |
4-8 |
102.8 |
| Colorado |
2-7 |
3-10 |
95.4 |
|
Southeastern Conference |
|||
| East Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Georgia |
7-1 * |
10-2 |
118.6 |
| South Carolina |
6-2 |
10-2 |
115.9 |
| Vanderbilt |
2-6 |
6-6 |
111.3 |
| Florida |
3-5 |
6-6 |
110.6 |
| Tennessee |
1-7 |
5-7 |
101.7 |
| Kentucky |
2-6 |
5-7 |
94.9 |
| West Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| L S U |
8-0 * |
12-0 |
137.8 |
| Alabama |
7-1 |
11-1 |
135.1 |
| Arkansas |
6-2 |
10-2 |
123.6 |
| Mississippi State |
2-6 |
6-6 |
108.7 |
| Auburn |
4-4 |
7-5 |
103.5 |
| Ole Miss |
0-8 |
2-10 |
88.7 |
|
Sunbelt Conference |
|||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Arkansas State |
7-0 * |
9-2 |
94.5 |
| Western Kentucky |
7-1 |
7-5 |
89.6 |
| Florida International |
5-3 |
8-4 |
89.2 |
| U. of Louisiana |
6-2 |
8-4 |
86.8 |
| Louisiana-Monroe |
2-5 |
3-8 |
84.8 |
| North Texas |
3-4 |
4-7 |
79.3 |
| Troy |
2-5 |
3-8 |
75.9 |
| Middle Tennessee |
1-6 |
2-9 |
72.7 |
| Florida Atlantic |
0-7 |
1-10 |
65.2 |
|
Western Athletic Conference |
|||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| LouisianaTech |
6-1 * |
8-4 |
109.3 |
| Nevada |
4-2 |
6-5 |
103.8 |
| Utah State |
4-2 |
6-5 |
98.9 |
| San Jose State |
3-4 |
5-7 |
93.6 |
| Hawaii |
3-4 |
6-6 |
91.7 |
| Fresno State |
3-4 |
4-8 |
91.2 |
| Idaho |
1-5 |
2-9 |
85.3 |
| New Mexico State |
2-4 |
4-8 |
80.2 |
Final Regular Season Games (12/1 to 12/10)
|
This Week’s Games–PiRate Ratings |
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|
|
|
|
||
| Thursday, December 1 |
PiRate Spread |
|
|
|
| Favorite | Underdog |
Score |
Line |
|
| West Virginia | SOUTH FLORIDA |
3.1 |
27-24 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
||
| Friday, December 2 |
PiRate Spread |
|
|
|
| Favorite | Underdog |
Score |
Line |
|
| Northern Illinois (n) | Ohio U |
5.9 |
30-24 |
3 |
| OREGON | U c l a |
28.3 |
38-10 |
30 1/2 |
|
|
|
|
||
| Saturday, December 3 |
PiRate Spread |
|
|
|
| Favorite | Underdog |
Score |
Line |
|
| CINCINNATI | Connecticut |
12.2 |
32-20 |
9 1/2 |
| PITTSBURGH | Syracuse |
16.8 |
27-10 |
13 |
| KANSAS ST. | Iowa St. |
13.6 |
31-17 |
12 |
| Wyoming | COLORADO ST. |
9.5 |
24-14 |
5 |
| T C U | U n l v |
39.8 |
47-7 |
40 1/2 |
| OKLAHOMA ST. | Oklahoma |
2.0 |
35-33 |
3 |
| Texas | BAYLOR |
1.2 |
29-28 |
-2 1/2 |
| NEVADA | Idaho |
21.0 |
42-21 |
19 |
| BOISE ST. | New Mexico |
51.8 |
52-0 |
52 |
| B y u | HAWAII |
14.2 |
35-21 |
8 |
| Utah St. | NEW MEXICO ST. |
16.2 |
37-21 |
14 |
| SAN DIEGO ST. | Fresno St. |
8.5 |
33-24 |
6 1/2 |
| ARKANSAS ST. | Troy |
21.1 |
34-13 |
13 |
| NORTH TEXAS | Middle Tennessee |
9.6 |
27-17 |
7 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | FLORIDA ATLANTIC |
17.1 |
34-17 |
11 1/2 |
| HOUSTON | Southern Miss. |
19.6 |
41-21 |
16 1/2 |
| L s u (n) | Georgia |
17.7 |
35-17 |
10 |
| Virginia Tech (n) | Clemson |
8.5 |
28-19 |
4 1/2 |
| Wisconsin (n) | Michigan St. |
8.5 |
35-26 |
7 1/2 |
|
|
|
|
||
| Saturday, December 10 |
PiRate Spread |
|
|
|
| Favorite | Underdog |
Score |
Line |
|
| Navy (n) | Army |
12.4 |
24-12 |
NL |
Bowl Predictions
At this point of the season, we are no longer making predictions on bowl games. Instead, we are perusing the media for incites into which way the bowls are leaning. For instance, from sport talk radio this morning, we have heard the rumor that the Gator Bowl is going to go after Florida and Ohio State due to the Urban Meyer factor. Thus, when we predict this matchup, it is no longer our true prediction, but our repetition of the rumor. We do not rely on any online bowl speculations; we are looking for legitimate media reports. If there are no specific reports concerning a particular bowl, then we do the speculating based on an educated guess.
Teams in Italics have already accepted the bowl bid
* = At-large Team
As of today, we are projecting 71 teams to be bowl eligible after this weekend. The 70th spot will come down to a choice between Ball State and Illinois, unless something occurs with Penn State. There is a move afoot for the bowls not to invite the Nittany Lions, but as of this writing, there is no legal means to do so.
|
Bowl |
Conference |
Conference |
Team |
Team |
|
New Mexico |
MWC #4 |
Pac12 #7 / WAC |
San Diego St. |
Temple * |
|
Famous Idaho Potato |
MAC #3 |
WAC |
Toledo |
Utah St. |
|
New Orleans |
Sunbelt #1 |
C-USA |
U. of Louisiana |
Marshall |
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Beef O’Brady’s |
Big East #6 |
C-USA |
South Florida |
Florida Int’l * |
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Poinsettia |
MWC #2 |
WAC |
T C U |
Louisiana Tech |
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MAACO |
MWC #1 |
Pac 12 #5 |
Boise St. |
Arizona St. |
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Hawaii |
WAC |
C-USA |
Nevada |
S M U |
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Independence |
ACC #7 |
MWC #3 |
North Carolina |
Wyoming |
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Little Caesar’s Pizza |
Big 10 #8 |
MAC #2 |
Northwestern |
Western Mich. |
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Belk |
ACC #5 |
Big East #3 |
North Carolina St. |
West Virginia |
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Military |
ACC #8 |
Navy |
Wake Forest |
Air Force * |
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Holiday |
Pac 12 #3 |
Big 12 #5 |
California |
Baylor |
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Champs Sports |
Big East #2 |
ACC #3 |
Notre Dame |
Florida St. |
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Alamo |
Big 12 #3 |
Pac 10 #2 |
Texas |
Washington |
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Armed Forces |
C-USA #3 |
B Y U |
Tulsa |
B Y U |
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Pinstripe |
Big East #4 |
Big 12 #7 |
Rutgers |
Iowa St. |
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Music City |
SEC # 7 |
ACC #6 |
Mississippi St. |
Virginia |
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Insight |
Big 12 #4 |
Big 10 #4 or 5 |
Kansas St. |
Iowa |
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Meineke Car Care of Texas |
Big 12 #6 |
Big 10 #6 |
Texas A&M |
Penn St. |
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Sun |
ACC #4 |
Pac 12 #4 |
Georgia Tech |
Utah |
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Kraft Fight Hunger |
Pac 10 #6 |
Army/ACC |
Ohio U * |
Illinois * |
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Liberty |
SEC#8-9/BigEast |
C-USA #1 |
Vanderbilt |
Southern Miss. |
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Chick-fil-A |
SEC #5 |
ACC #2 |
Auburn |
Clemson |
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TicketCity |
Big 10 #7 |
C-USA |
Purdue |
Pittsburgh * |
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Capital One |
Big 10 #2 |
SEC #2 |
Michigan St. |
Arkansas |
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Gator |
Big 10 #4 or 5 |
SEC #6 |
Ohio St. |
Florida |
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Outback |
SEC #3 or 4 |
Big 10 #3 |
South Carolina |
Nebraska |
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Rose |
BCS Pac12 |
BCS Big 10 |
Oregon |
Wisconsin |
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Fiesta |
BCS Big 12 |
BCS At-Large |
Oklahoma St. |
Stanford |
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Sugar |
BCS SEC |
BCS At-Large |
Houston * |
Michigan |
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Orange |
BCS ACC |
BCS At-Large |
Virginia Tech |
Cincinnati |
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Cotton |
Big 12 #2 |
SEC #3 or 4 |
Oklahoma |
Georgia |
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BBVA Compass |
Big East#5/CUSA |
SEC #8 or 9 |
Louisville |
Western Ky. * |
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GoDaddy.com |
Sunbelt # 2 |
MAC #1 |
Arkansas St. |
Northern Illinois |
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National Championship |
*** BCS #1 *** |
*** BCS #2 *** |
L S U |
Alabama |
*** Returning next week: Our computer simulated college football playoffs. We will use the same formula we have used in past years—a 12-team college football playoff.
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