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Welcome Back! As expected, my Power Rankings did pretty well in predicting the committee rankings! My top 5 were all in the top 5 and in the 12-team bracket, I have 9 of the 12 (I have Vandy, North Texas and Utah instead of Ole Miss, Tulane and Oklahoma). Of the Committee's top 25, I have all 22 in my top 25. Where we differ is mostly in the 20s, specifically 20, 21, and 22. Respectively, the committee has Tulane (#28 in my rankings), Houston (#43 in mine), and Georgia Tech (#33). Teams in my Top 25 that the committee left out were USF, LSU, and Missouri. Not too shabby! Interconference results The season is finally over, and this is how each conference did in non-conference play. Overall 1) SEC 56-8/.875 2) Big Ten 44-10/.815 3) Big 12 38-10/.792 4) Independents 19-5/.792 5) American 34-20/.630 6) ACC 42-26/.618 7) MWC 26-22/.542 8) SBC 27-29/.482 9) CUSA 19-29/.396 10) Pac 12 8-16/.333 11) MAC 16-36/.308 vs FBS 1) SEC 41-8/.837 2) Independents 18-5/.783 3) Big Ten 30-10/.750 4) B...

Welcome Back! Ten of the top 12 have changed, as we had no teams move more than 17 spots, with 122 teams staying within 9 spots of where they were last week. Here is how far the teams moved: Less than 10 spots- 122 teams (26 moved 0 or 1 spot) +5 from last week 10-19 spots- 14 (-2) 20-29 spots- 0 (-3) 30-39 spots- 0 (same) The biggest mover up was Cal at +17, and down was UTSA at -17. I did a little bit of a deeper dive to compare the conferences, and this is what I came up with: SEC Highest Ranked Team: #4 Georgia Lowest Ranked Team: #86 Arkansas Range: 82 Median Rank: 23 Average Rank: 33.8125 Big Ten Highest Ranked Team: #1 Ohio State Lowest Ranked Team: #110 Purdue Range: 109 Median Rank: 50.5 Average Rank: 48.44 Big 12 Highest Ranked Team: #5 Texas Tech Lowest Ranked Team: #126 Oklahoma State Range: 121 Median Rank: 40.5 Average Rank: 49.9375 ACC Highest Ranked Team: #14 Miami, Fl Lowest Ranked Team: #120 Boston College Range: 106 Median Rank: 48 Average Rank: 60.235 American Confe...

Welcome Back! Wow! We had yet another exciting weekend, with a few upsets and a lot of near upsets. We alos have had several more coaches fired and/or hired. This year, I decided to keep up with which teams I watch on TV, with a goal of seeing every team. However, it appears I won't be able to do that. I am short 3 teams: San Diego State, WKU, and Sam Houston. This means I only saw 133 of the 136 teams in the FBS ranks, but I could still see SDSU and WKU in a bowl bowl. Anyway, let's get into this week's winners and losers! Winners Georgia - The Dawgs will be appearing in their 5th consecutive SEC Championship Game, tying the record (Florida from 1992-96), and this will be their 8th appearance in the last 9 seasons, as they've tied Florida for 2nd most appearances overall at 13. Oh, and they beat Georgia Tech 16-9 for their 8th straight victory in the series, tying the longest streak by either team (GT from 1949-56). Alabama - The Crimson Tide may have saved their seaso...

Welcome Back! Happy Thanksgiving! I am especially blessed this year, as my son and his wife have added a daughter to their little family, my first grandchild. And I am blessed by my loyal readers, few though they may be, for making this effort worthwhile. May this holiday fill you with joy and the warmth of family and friends.  Last week I was back up to where I want to be, as I was 48-16 (75%), making me 611-200 overall with a winning percentage of 75.3% (no change from last week). This time, it was the ACC, CUSA, and the Sun Belt that did me in. This week we are at 67 games, 2 more than last week, as every team is playing except for 2: Akron and UConn have already completed their seasons. I'm 2-0 so far after the early games, which means I'm off to a good start (thanks MACtion!). I am barely staying above 75%, as I keep creeping ever closer to that number. Let's see if I can continue to be above 75% for the year. So... on with the picks! Thursday, November 27 Navy @ Memph...