Final Poll for the 2018 Season plus Picks Results

My Top 25 College Football 2018
Final – January 8, 2019

1. Clemson (15-0) Beat FCS Furman and Beat Alabama, Notre Dame, Pitt, South Carolina, Duke, Boston College, Louisville, Florida State, NC State, Wake Forrest, Syracuse, Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern and Texas A&M.
2. Alabama (14-1) Lost to Clemson and Beat FCS The Citadel and Beat Oklahoma, Georgia, Auburn, Mississippi State, LSU, UTK, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana Lafayette, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Louisville and Arkansas State.
3. Ohio State (13-1) Lost to Purdue and Beat Washington, Northwestern, Michigan, Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska, Minnesota, Indiana, Penn State, Tulane, TCU, Oregon State and Rutgers.
4. Georgia (11-3) Lost to Texas, LSU and Alabama and Beat FCS Austin Peay and Beat Georgia Tech, UMass, Auburn, Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt, UTK, Missouri, MTSU and South Carolina.
5. Notre Dame (12-1) Lost to Clemson and Beat USC, Syracuse, Florida State, Northwestern, Navy, Pitt, Virginia Tech, Stanford, Wake Forrest, Vanderbilt, Michigan and Ball State.
6. Oklahoma (12-2) Lost to Alabama and Texas and Beat Texas, West Virginia, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Kansas State, TCU, Baylor, Army, Iowa State, FAU and UCLA.
7. Kentucky (10-3) Lost to UTK, Georgia and Texas A&M and Beat FCS Murray St. and Beat Penn State, Louisville, MTSU, Missouri, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Florida and Central Michigan.
8. Fresno State (12-2) Lost to Boise State and Minnesota and Beat FCS Idaho and Beat Arizona State, Boise State, San Jose State, SDSU, UNLV, Hawaii, New Mexico, Wyoming, Nevada, Toledo and UCLA.
9. LSU (10-3) Lost to Texas A&M, Alabama and Florida and Beat FCS Southeastern Louisiana and Beat UCF, Rice, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Georgia, Ole Miss, Louisiana Tech, Miami, FL and Auburn.
10. Washington (10-4) Lost to Ohio State, Cal, Oregon and Auburn and Beat FCS North Dakota and Beat Utah, Washington State, Oregon State, Stanford, Colorado, UCLA, BYU, Arizona State and Utah.
11. Duke (8-5) Lost to Wake Forrest, Clemson, Pitt, Virginia and Virginia Tech and Beat FCS NC Central and Beat Temple, North Carolina, Miami, FL, Georgia Tech, Baylor, Army and Northwestern.
12. UCF (12-1) Lost to LSU and Beat FCS South Carolina State and Beat Memphis, South Florida, Cincinnati, Navy, Temple, East Carolina, Memphis, SMU, Pitt, UConn and FAU.
13. Boise State (10-3) Lost to Fresno State, SDSU and Oklahoma State and Beat Utah State, New Mexico, Fresno State, BYU, Air Force, Colorado State, Nevada, Wyoming, Troy and UConn.
14. Cincinnati (11-2) Lost to UCF and Temple and Beat FCS Alabama A&M and Beat Virginia Tech, East Carolina, South Florida, Navy, SMU, Tulane, UConn, Ohio, UCLA and Miami, OH.
15. Washington State (11-2) Lost to Washington and USC and Beat FCS Eastern Washington and Beat Iowa State, Arizona, Colorado, Cal, Stanford, Oregon, Oregon State, Utah, Wyoming and San Jose State.
16. Appalachian State (11-2) Lost to Penn State in OT and Lost to Georgia Southern and Beat FCS Garner-Webb and Beat MTSU, Louisiana Lafayette, Troy, Georgia State, Texas State, Costal Carolina, Louisiana Lafayette, Arkansas State, South Alabama and Charlotte.
17. Texas A&M (9-4) Lost to Auburn, Mississippi State, Alabama and Clemson and Beat FCS Northwestern State and Beat NC State, LSU, UAB, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Kentucky, Arkansas and Louisiana Monroe.
18. UAB (11-3) Lost to MTSU, Texas A&M and Costal Carolina and Beat FCS Savannah State and Beat Northern Illinois, MTSU, Southern Miss, UTSA, UTEP, North Texas, Rice, Louisiana Tech, Charlotte and Tulane.
19. Northwestern (9-5) Lost to Ohio State, Notre Dame, Michigan, Akron and Duke and Beat Utah, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Rutgers, Nebraska, Purdue and Michigan State.
20. Texas (10-4) Lost to Oklahoma, West Virginia, Oklahoma State and Maryland and Beat Georgia, Kansas, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Baylor, Oklahoma, Kansas State, TCU, Tulsa and USC.
21. Army (11-2) Lost to Oklahoma and Duke and Beat FCS Lafayette and FCS Colgate and Beat Houston, Navy, Air Force, Eastern Michigan, Miami, OH, San Jose State, Buffalo, Liberty and Hawaii.
22. Michigan (10-3) Lost to Florida, Ohio State and Notre Dame and Beat Indiana, Rutgers, Penn State, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Maryland, Northwestern, Nebraska, Western Michigan and SMU.
23. Northern Illinois (8-6) Lost to UAB, Western Michigan, Miami, OH, Florida State, Iowa and Utah and Beat Buffalo, Toledo, Akron, BYU, Ohio, Ball State, Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan.\
24. Syracuse (10-3) Lost to Notre Dame, Pitt and Clemson and Beat FCS Wagner and Beat West Virginia, Boston College, Louisville, Wake Forrest, NC State, North Carolina, UConn, Florida State and Western Michigan.
25. Stanford (9-4) Lost to Washington, Washington State, Utah and Notre Dame and Beat FCS UC Davis and Beat Pitt, Cal, UCLA, Oregon State, Arizona State, Oregon, SDSU and USC.

Waiting to get into the Top 25:
26. Florida (10-3) Lost to Missouri, Georgia and Kentucky and Beat FCS Charleston Southern and FCS Idaho and Beat Michigan, Florida State, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, LSU, Mississippi State, UTK and Colorado State.
27. Minnesota (7-6) Lost to Northwestern, Illinois, Nebraska, Ohio State, Iowa and Maryland and Beat Georgia Tech, Wisconsin, Purdue, Indiana, Miami, OH, New Mexico State and Fresno State.
28. Pitt (7-7) Lost to Stanford, Clemson, Miami, FL, Notre Dame, UCF, North Carolina and Penn State and Beat FCS Albany and Beat Wake Forrest, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Duke, Syracuse and Georgia Tech.
29. Virginia (8-5) Lost to Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Pitt, NC State and Indiana and Beat FCS Richmond and Beat South Carolina, Liberty, North Carolina, Duke, Miami, FL, Ohio and Louisville.
30. Boston College (7-5) Lost to Syracuse, Florida State, Clemson, Purdue and NC State and Beat FCS Holy Cross and Beat Virginia Tech, Miami, FL, Louisville, Temple, UMass and Wake Forrest.
31. Troy (10-3) Lost to App State, Liberty and Boise State and Beat FCS Florida A&M and Beat Buffalo, Texas State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana Lafayette, South Alabama. Georgia State, Coastal Carolina, Louisiana Monroe and Nebraska.
32. Georgia Southern (10-3) Lost to Troy, Louisiana Monroe and Clemson and Beat FCS SC State and Beat Eastern Michigan, Georgia State, Costal Carolina, App State, New Mexico State, Texas State, South Alabama, Arkansas State and UMass.
33. Auburn (8-5) Lost to Alabama, Georgia, UTK, Mississippi State and LSU and Beat FCS Alabama State and Beat Purdue, Liberty, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Southern Miss, Washington and Arkansas.
34. Missouri (8-5) Lost to Oklahoma State, Kentucky, Alabama, South Carolina and Georgia and Beat FCS UT-Martin and Beat Arkansas, UTK, Vanderbilt, Florida, Memphis, Wyoming and Purdue.
35. Oklahoma State (7-6) Lost to TCU, Oklahoma, Baylor, Kansas State, Iowa State and Texas Tech and Beat FCS Missouri State and Beat Missouri, West Virginia, Texas, Kansas, Boise State and South Alabama.
36. Penn State (9-4) Lost to Kentucky, Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State and Beat App State in OT and Beat Maryland, Rutgers, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Pitt and Kent.
37. Utah (9-5) Lost to Northwestern, Washington, Arizona State, Washington State and Washington and Beat FCS Webber State and Beat BYU, Colorado, Oregon, UCLA, USC, Arizona, Stanford and Northern Illinois.
38. Mississippi State (8-5) Lost to Iowa, Alabama, LSU, Florida and Kentucky and Beat FCS SF Austin and Beat Ole Miss, Arkansas, Louisiana Tech, Texas A&M, Auburn, Louisiana Lafayette and Kansas State.
39. Oregon (9-4) Lost to Utah, Arizona, Washington State and Stanford and Beat FCS Portland State and Beat Michigan State, Oregon State, Arizona State, UCLA, Washington, Cal, San Jose State and Bowling Green.
40. Wake Forrest (7-6) Lost to Pitt, Syracuse, Florida State, Clemson, Notre Dame and Boston College and Beat FCS Towson and Beat Memphis, Duke, NC State, Louisville, Rice and Tulane.
41. Iowa (9-4) Lost to Northwestern, Purdue, Penn State, Wisconsin and Beat FCS Northern Iowa and Beat Mississippi State, Nebraska, Illinois, Maryland, Indiana, Minnesota, Iowa State and Northern Illinois.
42. TCU (7-6) Lost to West Virginia, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Texas and Ohio State and Beat FCS Southern and Beat Cal, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Kansas State, SMU and Iowa State.
43. Utah State (11-2) Lost to Boise State and Michigan State and Beat FCS Tennessee Tech and Beat North Texas, Colorado State, San Jose State, Hawaii, New Mexico, Wyoming, UNLV, BYU, Air Force and New Mexico State.
44. Miami, FL (7-6) Lost to Wisconsin, Georgia Tech, Duke, Boston College, Virginia and LSU and Beat FCS Savannah St and Beat Pitt, Virginia Tech, Florida State, North Carolina, FIU and Toledo.
45. Buffalo (10-4) Lost to Troy, Northern Illinois, Ohio and Army and Beat FCS Delaware State and Beat Bowling Green, Kent State, Miami, OH, Toledo, Akron, Central Michigan, Rutgers, Eastern Michigan and Temple.
46. Virginia Tech (6-7) Lost to Cincinnati, Miami, FL, Pitt, Boston College, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame and Old Dominion and Beat FCS William and Mary and Beat Marshall, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida State and Duke.
47. Purdue (6-7) Lost to Auburn, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan State, Missouri, Northwestern and Eastern Michigan and Beat Indiana, Iowa, Ohio State, Illinois, Boston College and Nebraska.
48. NC State (9-4) Lost to Texas A&M, Wake Forrest, Syracuse and Clemson and Beat FCS James Madison and Beat East Carolina, North Carolina, Louisville, Florida State, Boston College, Virginia, Georgia State and Marshall.
49. Nevada (8-5) Lost to UNLV, Boise State, Fresno State, Toledo and Vanderbilt and Beat FCS Portland State and Beat Arkansas State, San Jose State, Colorado State, SDSU, Hawaii, Oregon State and Air Force
50. BYU (7-6) Lost to Utah, Boise State, Northern Illinois, Utah State, Washington and Cal and Beat FCS McNeese St. and Beat Western Michigan, New Mexico State, UMass, Hawaii, Arizona and Wisconsin.

Waiting to get into the Top 50:
51. Ohio (9-4) Lost to Miami, OH, Northern Illinois, Cincinnati and Virginia and Beat FCS Howard and Beat SDSU, Akron, Buffalo, Western Michigan, Ball State, Bowling Green, UMass and Kent State.
52. West Virginia (8-4) Lost to Syracuse, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Iowa State and Beat FCS Youngstown State and Beat TCU, Texas, Baylor, Kansas, Texas Tech, UTK and Kansas State.
53. SDSU (7-6) Lost to Ohio, Hawaii, Fresno State, UNLV, Nevada and Stanford and Beat FCS Sac. State and Beat New Mexico, San Jose State, Air Force, Boise State, Arizona State and Eastern Michigan.
54. Marshall (9-4) Lost to Virginia Tech, Southern Miss, MTSU and NC State and Beat FCS Eastern Kentucky and Beat South Florida, FIU, UTSA, Charlotte, FAU, Old Dominion, Western Kentucky and Miami, OH.
55. Iowa State (8-5) Lost to Washington State, Texas, TCU, Iowa and Oklahoma and Beat FCS Drake and Beat Kansas State, Baylor, Kansas, Texas Tech, West Virginia, Akron and Oklahoma State.
56. Tulane (7-6) Lost to Houston, SMU, Cincinnati, Ohio State, UAB and Wake Forrest and Beat FCS Nicolls State and Beat Louisiana Lafayette, Navy, East Carolina, South Florida, Tulsa and Memphis.
57. Michigan State (7-6) Lost to Oregon, Nebraska, Ohio State, Michigan, Northwestern and Arizona State and Beat Rutgers, Maryland, Purdue, Penn State, Central Michigan, Utah State and Indiana.
58. Wisconsin (8-5) Lost to Minnesota, Penn State, Northwestern, Michigan and BYU and Beat Miami, FL, Purdue, Rutgers, Illinois, Nebraska, Iowa, Western Kentucky and New Mexico.
59. Western Michigan (7-6) Lost to BYU, Ball State, Ohio, Toledo, Syracuse and Michigan and Beat FCS Delaware State and Beat Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Miami, OH and Georgia State.
60. Georgia Tech (7-6) Lost to Minnesota, Georgia, Duke, Clemson, Pitt and South Florida and Beat FCS Alcorn State and Beat Virginia, Miami, FL, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Louisville and Bowling Green.
61. MTSU (8-6) Lost to App State, UAB, Kentucky, FIU, Georgia and Vanderbilt and Beat FCS UT Martin and Beat UAB, UTEP, Western Kentucky, Old Dominion, Charlotte, Marshall and FAU.
62. Louisiana Tech (8-5) Lost to Western Kentucky, Southern Miss, Mississippi State, UAB and LSU and Beat FCS Southern and Beat Hawaii, Rice, FAU, UTEP, UTSA, North Texas and South Alabama.
63. Cal (7-6) Lost to TCU, Stanford, Washington State, UCLA, Arizona and Oregon and Beat FCS Idaho State and Beat Colorado, USC, Washington, Oregon State, BYU and North Carolina.
64. Arizona State (7-6) Lost to Fresno State, Oregon, Stanford, Colorado, Washington and SDSU and Beat Arizona, UCLA, Utah, USC, Oregon State, UTSA and Michigan State.
65. FIU (9-4) Lost to Marshall, FAU, Miami, FL and Indiana and Beat FCS UAPB and Beat Toledo, Charlotte, UTSA, Western Kentucky, Rice, MTSU, Old Dominion and UMass.
66. Toledo (7-6) Lost to FIU, Northern Illinois, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Fresno State and Miami, FL and Beat FCS VMI and Beat Central Michigan, Kent State, Ball State, Western Michigan, Bowling Green and Nevada.
67. Houston (8-5) Lost to Army, Memphis, Temple, SMU and Texas Tech and Beat FCS Texas Southern and Beat Tulane, South Florida, Navy, East Carolina, Tulsa, Rice and Arizona.
68. Vanderbilt (6-7) Lost to Baylor, Missouri, Kentucky, Florida, Georgia, Notre Dame and South Carolina and Beat FCS TSU and Beat UTK, Ole Miss, Arkansas, MTSU and Nevada
69. Louisiana Lafayette (7-7) Lost to Tulane, App State, Troy, App State, Alabama, Costal Carolina and Mississippi State and Beat FCS Grambling and Beat Louisiana Monroe, South Alabama, Georgia State, Arkansas State, New Mexico State and Texas State.
70. South Carolina (7-6) Lost to Virginia, Clemson, Florida, Texas A&M, Kentucky and Georgia and Beat FSC Chattanooga and Beat Akron, Ole Miss, UTK, Missouri, Coastal Carolina and Vanderbilt.
71. Hawaii (8-6) Lost to Louisiana Tech, Utah State, Fresno State, Nevada, BYU and Army and Beat FCS Duquesne and Beat SDSU, UNLV, Wyoming, San Jose State, Rice, Colorado State and Navy.
72. Eastern Michigan (7-6) Lost to Georgia Southern, Army, Western Michigan, Northern Illinois, SDSU and Buffalo and Beat FCS Monmouth and Beat Kent State, Akron, Central Michigan, Ball State, Toledo and Purdue.
73. Baylor (7-6) Lost to TCU, Iowa State, West Virginia, Texas, Oklahoma and Duke and Beat FCS Abilene Christian and Beat Vanderbilt, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Kansas and UTSA.
74. North Texas (9-4) Lost to Utah State, Old Dominion, UAB and Louisiana Tech and Beat FCS Incarnate Word and Beat UTSA, FAU, Rice, Southern Miss, UTEP, Liberty, SMU and Arkansas.
75. Memphis (8-6) Lost to Wake Forrest, UCF, Missouri, UCF, Tulane and Navy and Beat FCS Mercer and Beat Houston, SMU, Tulsa, East Carolina, UConn, South Alabama and Georgia State.
76. Arkansas State (8-5) Lost to Nevada, Louisiana Lafayette, App State, Georgia Southern and Alabama and Beat FCS Missouri State and Beat Texas State, Louisiana Monroe, Costal Carolina, South Alabama, Georgia State, Tulsa and UNLV.
77. USF (7-6) Lost to Marshall, UCF, Temple, Cincinnati, Tulane and Houston and Beat FCS Elon and Beat UConn, Tulsa, UMass, East Carolina, Illinois and Georgia Tech.
78. Temple (8-5) Lost to FCS Villanova and Lost to Duke, UCF, Boston College and Buffalo and Beat UConn, South Florida, Houston, Cincinnati, Navy, East Carolina, Maryland and Tulsa.

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79. Southern Miss (6-5) Lost to UAB, Charlotte, North Texas, Auburn and Louisiana Monroe and Beat FCS Jackson State and Beat UTEP, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, UTSA and Rice.
80. Wyoming (6-6) Lost to Utah State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Boise State, Missouri and Washington State and Beat FCS Wofford and Beat New Mexico, Air Force, San Jose State, Colorado State, New Mexico State.
81. Miami, OH (6-6) Lost to Buffalo, Army, Western Michigan, Minnesota, Marshall and Cincinnati and Beat Ball State, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Kent State, Akron and Bowling Green.
82. Louisiana Monroe (6-6) Lost to Louisiana Lafayette, Arkansas State, Ole Miss, Georgia State, Troy and Texas A&M and Beat FCS SE Louisiana and Beat South Alabama, Georgia Southern, Texas State, Southern Miss and Costal Carolina.
83. Liberty (6-6) Lost to Auburn, Virginia, UMass, New Mexico State, North Texas, Army and Beat FCS Norfolk State and Idaho State and Beat New Mexico State, Troy, Old Dominion and New Mexico.
84. Arizona (5-7) Lost to Arizona State, Washington State, UCLA, Utah, USC, BYU and Houston and Beat FCS So. Utah and Beat Colorado, Oregon, Cal and Oregon State
85. Air Force (5-7) Lost to Wyoming, Army, Boise State, SDSU, Nevada, Utah State and FAU and Beat FCS Stony Brook and Beat Colorado State, New Mexico, UNLV and Navy.
86. UTK (5-7) Lost to Vanderbilt, Missouri, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and West Virginia and Beat FCS ETSU and Beat Kentucky, Charlotte, Auburn and UTEP.
87. Indiana (5-7) Lost to Purdue, Michigan, Minnesota, Penn State, Iowa, Ohio State and Michigan State and Beat Maryland, Rutgers, Ball State, FIU and Virginia.
88. Ole Miss (5-7) Lost to Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Texas A&M, South Carolina, Auburn, LSU and Alabama and Beat FCS SIU and Beat Arkansas, Louisiana Monroe, Kent State, Texas Tech.
89. SMU (5-7) Lost to Tulsa, Memphis, Cincinnati, UCF, Michigan, North Texas and TCU and Beat FCS Houston Baptist and Beat UConn, Houston, Tulane and Navy.
90. Florida State (5-7) Lost to Florida, Notre Dame, NC State, Clemson, Miami, FL, Syracuse and Virginia Tech and Beat FCS Samford and Beat Boston College, Wake Forrest, Louisville and Northern Illinois.
91. USC (5-7) Lost to Notre Dame, UCLA, Cal, Arizona State, Utah, Texas and Stanford and Beat Oregon State, Colorado, Arizona, UNLV and Washington State.
92. FAU (5-7) Lost to Charlotte, North Texas, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, MTSU, UCF and Oklahoma and Beat FCS Bethune C and Beat Western Kentucky, FIU, Old Dominion and Air Force.
93. Texas Tech (5-7) Lost to Baylor, Kansas State, Texas, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Ole Miss and Beat FCS Lamar and Beat Iowa State, Kansas, TCU, Houston and Oklahoma State.
94. Maryland (5-7) Lost to Penn State, Ohio State, Indiana, Michigan State, Iowa, Michigan and Temple and Beat Illinois, Rutgers, Minnesota, Texas and Bowling Green.
95. Colorado (5-7) Lost to Cal, Utah, Washington State, Arizona, Oregon State, Washington and USC and Beat FCS New Hampshire and Beat Arizona State, UCLA, Colorado State and Nebraska.
96. Coastal Carolina (5-7) Lost to South Alabama, Georgia Southern, Arkansas State, App State, Louisiana Monroe, Troy and South Carolina and Beat FCS Campbell and Beat Georgia State, UMass, UAB and Louisiana Lafayette.
97. Kansas State (5-7) Lost to Iowa State, TCU, Oklahoma, Baylor, Texas, West Virginia and Mississippi State and Beat FCS South Dakota and Beat Texas Tech, Kansas, Oklahoma State and UTSA.
98. Charlotte (5-7) Lost to FIU, Marshall, UTK, MTSU, UAB, UMass and App State and Beat FCS Fordham and Beat FAU, Southern Miss, Western Kentucky and Old Dominion.
99. UNLV (4-8) Lost to Hawaii, Fresno State, San Jose State, Air Force Utah State, New Mexico, Arkansas State and USC and Beat FCS Prairie View and Beat Nevada, SDSU and UTEP.
100. Nebraska (4-8) Lost to Iowa, Ohio State, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Purdue, Michigan, Colorado and Troy and Beat FCS Bethune-Cookman and Beat Michigan State, Illinois and Minnesota.
101. Akron (4-8) Lost to South Carolina, Ohio, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Buffalo, Miami, OH and Iowa State and Beat FCS Morgan State and Beat Central Michigan, Kent State and Northwestern.
102. Ball State (4-8) Lost to Miami, OH, Toledo, Ohio, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Western Kentucky, Indiana and Notre Dame and Beat FCS Central Connecticut and Beat Western Michigan, Central Michigan and Kent St.
103. Old Dominion (4-8) Lost to Rice, MTSU, Marshall, FAU, East Carolina, Charlotte, Liberty and FIU and Beat FCS VMI and Beat North Texas, Virginia Tech and Western Kentucky.
104. Illinois (4-8) Lost to Northwestern, Iowa, Nebraska, Maryland, Wisconsin, Purdue, Penn State and South Florida and Beat FCS Western Illinois and Beat Minnesota, Rutgers and Kent State.
105. UMass (4-8) Lost to Georgia, BYU, Costal Carolina, USF, Ohio, FIU, Georgia Southern and Boston College and Beat FCS Duquesne and Beat Liberty, Charlotte and UConn.
106. UCLA (3-9) Lost to Stanford, Arizona State, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Colorado, Fresno State, Cincinnati and Oklahoma and Beat USC, Cal and Arizona.
107. Navy (3-10) Lost to Army, Tulane, UCF, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Houston, Temple, Air Force, SMU and Hawaii and Beat FCS Lehigh and Beat Tulsa and Memphis.
108. Tulsa (3-9) Lost to Navy, Memphis, Tulane, Arkansas, South Florida, Houston, Temple, Arkansas State and Texas and Beat FCS Central Arkansas and Beat UConn and SMU.
109. New Mexico (3-9) Lost to Wyoming, Boise State, Air Force, SDSU, Utah State, Fresno State, Colorado State, Liberty and Wisconsin and Beat FCS Incarnate Word and Beat UNLV and New Mexico State.
110. South Alabama (3-9) Lost to Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana Monroe, Arkansas State, Troy, Georgia Southern, App State, Memphis, Louisiana Tech and Oklahoma State and Beat FCS Alabama State and Beat North Texas and Costal Carolina.
111. UTSA (3-9) Lost to North Texas, Marshall, FIU, UAB, Southern Miss, Louisiana Tech, Kansas State, Arizona State and Baylor and Beat Rice, UTEP and Texas State.
112. New Mexico State (3-9) Lost to Liberty, BYU, Texas State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana Lafayette, New Mexico, Utah State, Wyoming and Minnesota and Beat FCS Alcorn State and Beat UTEP and Liberty.
113. Texas State (3-9) Lost to Arkansas State, Troy, App State, Louisiana Monroe, Georgia Southern, Louisiana Lafayette, UTSA, South Alabama and Rutgers and Beat FCS Texas Southern and Beat Georgia State, New Mexico State.
114. North Carolina (2-9) Lost to NC State, Duke, Georgia Tech, Virginia, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Miami, FL, Cal and East Carolina and Beat FCS Western Carolina and Beat Pitt.
115. Bowling Green (3-9) Lost to Buffalo, Ohio, Western Michigan, Toledo, Georgia Tech, Miami, OH, Oregon and Maryland and Beat FCS Eastern Kentucky and Beat Akron and Central Michigan.
116. Colorado State (3-9) Lost to FCS Illinois State and Lost to Air Force, Utah State, Nevada, Wyoming, Boise State, Florida, Hawaii and Colorado and Beat New Mexico, Arkansas and San Jose State.
117. East Carolina (3-9) Lost to FCS North Carolina A&T and Lost to NC State, Cincinnati, Tulane, Memphis, UCF, Houston, Temple and South Florida and Beat UConn, North Carolina and Old Dominion.
118. Kansas (3-9) Lost to FCS Nicholls State and Lost to Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Iowa State, Texas Tech, West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Baylor and Beat TCU, Rutgers and Central Michigan.
119. Western Kentucky (3-9) Lost to FCS Maine and Lost to FAU, MTSU, FIU, Old Dominion, Charlotte, Marshall, Wisconsin and Louisville and Beat UTEP and Ball State.
120. Georgia State (2-10) Lost to Georgia Southern, App State, Louisiana Lafayette, Texas State, Costal Carolina, Arkansas State, Troy, Western Michigan, Memphis and NC State and Beat FCS Kennesaw St. and Beat Louisiana Monroe.
121. Oregon State (2-10) Lost to Oregon, Washington, Stanford, USC, Cal, Washington State, Arizona State, Arizona, Nevada and Ohio State and Beat FCS So. Utah and Beat Colorado.
122. Kent State (2-10) Lost to Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Buffalo, Akron, Miami, OH, Ohio, Ball State, Ole Miss, Penn St and Illinois and Beat FCS Howard and Beat Bowling Green.
123. Louisville (2-10) Lost to Kentucky, NC State, Syracuse, Clemson, Wake Forrest, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Virginia and Alabama and Beat FCS Indiana State and Western Kentucky.
124. Arkansas (2-10) Lost to Missouri, Mississippi State, LSU, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Alabama, Texas A&M, Auburn, North Texas and Colorado State and Beat FCS Eastern Illinois and Beat Tulsa.
125. Rice (2-11) Lost to LSU, Louisiana Tech, UTEP, North Texas, FIU, UAB, UTSA, Wake Forrest, So Miss, Houston, and Hawaii and Beat FCS PVAM and Beat Old Dominion.
126. UConn (1-11) Lost to Temple, East Carolina, SMU, Tulsa, UMass, South Florida, Memphis, Cincinnati, Syracuse, UCF and Boise State and Beat FCS Rhode Island.
127. Rutgers (1-11) Lost to Michigan State, Penn State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kent State, Northwestern, Maryland, Illinois, Indiana, Buffalo, Ohio State and Kansas and Beat Texas State.
128. Central Michigan (1-11) Lost to Toledo, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Akron, Western Michigan, Ball State, Buffalo, Michigan State, Northern Illinois, Kentucky and Kansas and Beat FCS Maine.
129. UTEP (1-11) Lost to FCS Northern Arizona and Lost to Southern Miss, Western Kentucky, MTSU, UAB, Louisiana Tech, North Texas, UTSA, New Mexico, UNLV and UTK and Beat Rice.
130. San Jose State (1-11) Lost to FCS UC-Davis and Lost to Fresno State, Nevada, Utah State, Wyoming, SDSU, Army, Colorado State, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington State and Beat UNLV.

FINAL BOWL SEASON AND OVERALL RESULTS:

Blake:
Wins: 22 Losses: 18
Total on the season: Wins: 137 Losses: 82

Celebrity Guest Picker:

Wins: 22 Losses: 18
Total on the season: Wins: 141 Losses: 78

Charlie:
Wins: 22 Losses: 18
Total on the season: Wins: 131 Losses: 88

Dustin:
Wins: 20 Losses: 20
Total on the season: Wins: 134 Losses: 85

Final Regular Season Results:

Blake:
Wins: 7 Losses: 3
Total on the season: Wins: 88 Losses: 52

Celebrity Guest Picker:

Wins: 7 Losses: 3
Total on the season: Wins: 94 Losses: 46

Charlie:
Wins: 7 Losses: 3
Total on the season: Wins: 89 Losses: 51

Dustin:
Wins: 8 Losses: 2
Total on the season: Wins: 86 Losses: 54

Non D1 Games:
Blake:
Wins: 2 Losses: 1
Total on the season: Wins: 27 Losses: 12

Celebrity Guest Picker:

Wins: 1 Losses: 2
Total on the season: Wins: 25 Losses: 14

Charlie:
Wins: 1 Losses: 2
Total on the season: Wins: 20 Losses: 19

Dustin:
Wins: 3 Losses: 0
Total on the season: Wins: 28 Losses: 11

WINNING RANKING
This ranking is based upon quality wins. In this case a quality win is defined as a win over a team that finished the season with a winning record. The number in parenthesis is their record. The first number behind that is number of teams they have beaten with twelve wins. The second number is the number of teams they have beaten eleven wins, then ten wins, nine wins, eight wins, seven wins and finally six wins. This is a blind ranking that truly looks at wins and nothing else. Because it is winning and beating winning teams that is the true eye test.

1. Clemson (15-0) 2-2-4-5-6-11-11
2. Alabama (14-0) 1-2-3-4-8-9-9
3. Ohio State (13-1) 0-0-2-4-4-8-8
4. Georgia (11-3) 0-0-2-2-5-7-8
5. Notre Dame (12-1) 0-0-2-4-4-6-8
6. Oklahoma (12-2) 0-1-2-2-4-7-7
7. Kentucky (10-3) 0-0-1-2-5-6-7
8. Fresno State (12-2) 0-0-1-1-3-6-7
9. LSU (10-3) 1-2-2-2-5-6-6
10. Washington (10-4) 0-1-1-3-4-6-6
11. Duke (7-5) 0-1-1-2-3-6-6
12. UCF (12-1) 0-1-1-1-3-6-6
13. Texas A&M (9-4) 0-1-3-4-4-5-6
14. Boise State (10-3) 1-2-3-3-4-5-6
15. Washington State (11-2) 0-0-0-3-4-5-6
16. UAB (11-3) 0-0-0-1-4-5-6
17. Northwestern (9-5) 0-0-0-2-3-5-6
18. Army (11-2) 0-0-1-1-3-4-6
19. Texas (9-3) 1-2-2-2-3-5-5
20. Michigan (10-3) 0-0-0-2-3-5-5
21. Northern Illinois (8-6) 0-0-1-2-2-5-5
22. Syracuse (10-3) 0-0-0-1-2-5-5
23. Stanford (9-4) 0-0-0-1-1-5-5
24. Florida (10-3) 0-0-2-2-3-4-5
25. Minnesota (7-6) 1-1-1-1-2-4-5
26. Pitt (7-7) 0-0-1-1-2-4-5
27. Virginia (8-5) 0-0-0-1-2-4-5
28. Boston College (7-5) 0-0-0-0-1-4-5
29. Troy (10-3) 0-0-2-2-2-3-5
30. Cincinnati (11-2) 0-0-0-1-1-3-5
31. Auburn (8-5) 0-0-1-2-2-2-5
32. Missouri (8-5) 0-0-1-1-2-2-5
33. Oklahoma State (7-6) 0-0-2-2-4-4-4
34. Penn State (9-4) 0-1-1-2-3-4-4
35. Utah (9-5) 0-0-0-2-3-4-4
36. Mississippi State (8-5) 0-0-0-1-3-4-4
37. Wake Forrest (7-6) 0-0-0-1-3-4-4
38. Iowa (9-4) 0-0-0-0-3-4-4
39. Oregon (9-4) 0-0-1-1-1-4-4
40. TCU (7-6) 0-0-0-0-1-4-4
41. Utah State (11-2) 0-0-0-1-2-3-4
42. Miami, FL (7-6) 0-0-0-1-1-3-4
43. Buffalo (10-4) 0-0-0-0-1-3-4
44. Virginia Tech (6-7) 0-0-0-1-3-3-3
45. Purdue (6-7) 1-1-1-2-2-3-3 Is the only team to upset a thirteen-win team.
46. Georgia Southern (10-3) 0-1-1-1-2-3-3
47. NC State (9-4) 0-0-0-1-2-3-3
48. Nevada (8-5) 0-0-0-0-2-3-3
49. BYU (7-6) 0-0-0-0-2-3-3
50. Ohio (9-4) 0-0-1-1-1-3-3
51. West Virginia (8-4) 0-0-1-1-1-3-3
52. SDSU (7-6) 0-0-1-1-1-3-3
53. Iowa State (8-5) 0-0-0-0-1-3-3
54. Tulane (7-6) 0-0-0-0-1-3-3
55. Michigan State (7-6) 0-1-1-2-2-2-3
56. Marshall (9-4) 0-0-0-1-1-2-3
57. Wisconsin (8-5) 0-0-0-1-1-2-3
58. Western Michigan (7-6) 0-0-0-0-1-2-3
59. Georgia Tech (7-6) 0-0-0-0-1-2-3
60. MTSU (8-6) 0-1-1-2-2-2-2
61. Louisiana Tech (8-5) 0-0-0-1-2-2-2
62. Southern Miss (6-5) 0-0-0-1-2-2-2
63. Miami, OH (6-6) 0-0-0-1-2-2-2
64. Cal (7-6) 0-0-1-1-1-2-2
65. Arizona State (7-6) 0-0-0-1-1-2-2
66. FIU (9-4) 0-0-0-0-1-2-2
67. Toledo (7-6) 0-0-0-0-1-2-2
68. Houston (8-5) 0-0-0-0-0-2-2
69. Vanderbilt (6-7) 0-0-0-0-0-2-2
70. Louisiana Monroe (6-6) 0-0-1-1-1-1-2
71. Louisiana Lafayette (7-7) 0-0-0-0-1-1-2
72. South Carolina (7-6) 0-0-0-0-1-1-2
73. Hawaii (8-6) 0-0-0-0-0-1-2
74. Eastern Michigan (7-6) 0-0-0-0-0-1-2
75. Baylor (7-6) 0-0-0-0-0-1-2
76. North Texas (9-4) 0-0-0-0-0-0-2
77. Memphis (8-6) 0-0-0-0-1-1-1
78. Arkansas State (8-5) 0-0-0-0-0-0-1
79. USF (7-6) 0-0-0-0-0-0-1
80. Wyoming (6-6) 0-0-0-0-0-0-0
81. Temple (8-5) 0-1-1-1-2-3-3 Lost to an FCS team.

Sixteen Teams, One Champion

Sixteen Teams, One Champion
I have harped on expanding the College Football Playoff for several years now and I think we are seeing momentum swing towards an eight-team playoff. If you are going to do and eight team playoff just go ahead and make it sixteen.

Right now, both the fans and players have made a statement saying the current bowl system does not work. Several teams lost bowl games or did not perform as well as they could have because, they were missing players who chose to sit them out so they would be healthy for the NFL Combine. Every football game needs to be meaningful and a good number of the bowl games were not. But a playoff is.

“But a sixteen-team playoff takes away from the regular season and makes it meaningless,” is the argument. If you want to make every game matter start playing an 11-game conference schedule and then have the two best teams from your conference that haven’t met this year meet for the conference championship. The 12th game on your schedule should be reserved for the best non-conference team you can schedule. That way every game matters and we know the conference champion is the best the conference has to offer. But that will never happen because Power Five teams need seven to eight home games to make their athletic department budget work, that according to Tom Osborne.

The bottom line is a sixteen-team playoff will allow the best of the best to go head to head in what we mostly don’t see in the regular season. If you are undefeated or have one loss and are the conference champion you get and automatic bid. Since the rankings for the College Football Playoffs came to be, teams that met these criteria have been ranked in their top sixteen. So lets use their top sixteen teams to see this tournament. This year the field would look like this in the first round.

The sweet sixteen features:
1. Alabama (13-0) SEC Champion vs 16. West Virginia (8-3) At Large Bid
2. Clemson (13-0) ACC Champion vs 15. Texas (9-4) At Large Bid
3. Notre Dame (12-0) At Large Bid vs 14. Kentucky (9-3) At Large Bid
4. Oklahoma (12-1) Big 12 Champion vs 13. Washington State (10-2) At Large Bid
5. Georgia (11-2) At Large Bid vs 12. Penn State (9-3) At Large Bid
6. Ohio State (12-1) Big 10 Champion vs 11. LSU (9-3) At Large Bid
7. Michigan (10-2) At Large Bid vs 10. Florida (9-3) At Large Bid
8. UCF (12-0) AAC Champion vs 9. Washington (10-3) (PAC 12 Champion) At Large Bid

(The locations for these games would be bid out just like men’s and women’s basketball. Teams not in the playoff and still bowl eligible would play in the bowls that did not make bids to host a playoff game. The length of the playoffs would be 4 weeks which is the current length of the bowl season.)

Simulation of the Championship
Using the final year of EA Sports College Football, I ran a simulation of the games. There were only two blowouts and they came early. There were several upsets and it is the upsets that make the NCAA Basketball tourney so popular. Oklahoma and LSU met in the championship game with LSU winning. Here is how the bracket looked:

Conference Records in Bowls
This year the record for conferences is pretty close for the most part to .500. C-USA leads the pack with a record of 4-2 with the SEC going 6-5 and the Big 10 going 5-4. The PAC 12 rebounded to finish with a 3-4 record while the American and MAC stunk it up going 2-5 and 1-5 respectively.

Conference Records in Bowls:
Conference USA 4-2
SEC 6-5
Big 10 5-4
Big 12 4-3
Mountain West 3-2
Sun Belt 3-2
Independents 2-1
ACC 5-5
PAC 12 3-4
AAC 2-5
MAC 1-5

Power Five vs Group of Five
The Power Five and the Group of Five met five times in the bowl season with the games coming to a draw. The Power Five won two bowls and the Group of Five won two bowls. The fifth game was cancelled in Dallas because of severe weather.