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The purpose of today's blog is to continue 11 straight days of college football forecasts.  HOWEVER, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE SEASON STARTS THIS FRIDAY, SO I AM TRIPLING UP MY PICKS.  Each day, I will give my prediction for how a conference will FINISH, and I will rank ALL teams according to my power rankings.  The power rankings are not a prediction of where teams will finish, but an indication of where they are now.  I will update these power rankings each week. I will not be giving any indication of why teams are where they are, or why I picked where they finish in the conference, nor will I divulge my formula.  So...let's get to it!

Big 12

1. Oklahoma
2. Oklahoma State
3. Kansas State
4. Texas
5. TCU
6. West Virginia
7. Baylor
8. Texas Tech
9. Iowa State
10. Kansas

PAC 12

South
1. USC
2. UCLA
3. Utah
4. Colorado
5. Arizona State
6. Arizona

North
1. Washington
2. Stanford
3. Oregon
4. Washington State
5. Oregon State
6. California

Power Rankings

39. South Carolina
38. Georgia Tech
37. NC State
36. UCLA
35. USF
34. Baylor
33. Arkansas
32. Tennessee
31. Northwestern
30. Nebraska
29. Utah
28. West Virginia
27. BYU
26. Texas A&M
25. Texas
24. Boise St
23. Va Tech
22. Miami, Fla
21. Kansas St
20. Notre Dame

That's it for now.  Tomorrow I'll have the top 20 Power Rankings and the Big 10 and SEC end of year predictions.  On Saturday, I'll have my picks for the first slate of games.

Until next time, may your day and your loved ones be blessed!

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