ACC (10) (4-6)
Big East (6) (4-2)
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Bowl records by conference
With one bowl game remaining--Florida vs. Oklahoma--we can get a clearer picture of how each conference fared during the bowl season.
ACC (10) (4-6)
ACC (10) (4-6)
Making a case for a BCS Buster
Everyone who reads this knows we favor a college football D-1 playoff system.
With that out of the way, I want to make a case for why the AP should vote Utah No. 1. The BCS No. 1 ship has sailed; whoever wins the UF-Okla game is BCS champ.
--Utah is the only undefeated team. Sure they didn't play as tough of schedule as other traditional BCS schools day-in-and-out, but they beat everyone they played and some of those teams were the toughest teams in the nation.
--Utah bookended their season with wins over two of the greatest college football programs in the history of the game: Michigan and Alabama.
--The Alabama win was especially impressive. They beat Alabama a its strength--in the trenches--something all the experts said couldn't be done. They also showed they have the speed to match up with any team in the country and a quarterback who makes great decisions.
--Utah beat Oregon St., right after Beavers beat USC.
--Utah beat TCU, another program on the rise, which showed it belongs in the BCS talk in the future.
Now could I make a case for Utah as No. 1 and call myself a true Gator fan? Well it is my confidence in the Gators, but also my desire for college D-1 presidents to ditch the archaic postseason play system we have now and put in a real playoff system where the games have meaning. Bowl game supporters argue just the opposite--that the playoffs will render the regular season as meaningless. I can now only point to Utah's win over Alabama and say if the AP doesn't name them co-champ, then their win is truly meaningless.
With that out of the way, I want to make a case for why the AP should vote Utah No. 1. The BCS No. 1 ship has sailed; whoever wins the UF-Okla game is BCS champ.
--Utah is the only undefeated team. Sure they didn't play as tough of schedule as other traditional BCS schools day-in-and-out, but they beat everyone they played and some of those teams were the toughest teams in the nation.
--Utah bookended their season with wins over two of the greatest college football programs in the history of the game: Michigan and Alabama.
--The Alabama win was especially impressive. They beat Alabama a its strength--in the trenches--something all the experts said couldn't be done. They also showed they have the speed to match up with any team in the country and a quarterback who makes great decisions.
--Utah beat Oregon St., right after Beavers beat USC.
--Utah beat TCU, another program on the rise, which showed it belongs in the BCS talk in the future.
Now could I make a case for Utah as No. 1 and call myself a true Gator fan? Well it is my confidence in the Gators, but also my desire for college D-1 presidents to ditch the archaic postseason play system we have now and put in a real playoff system where the games have meaning. Bowl game supporters argue just the opposite--that the playoffs will render the regular season as meaningless. I can now only point to Utah's win over Alabama and say if the AP doesn't name them co-champ, then their win is truly meaningless.
Bowl Winners by conference
I have calculated the results of the bowl games up to the Utah-Alabama. I'll update again after each game up to the title game between UF and Okla.
So far, the ACC, Pac 10, Sun Belt, WAC, Mountain West and Independents have finished their games with the Pac 10 going undefeated.
Key:
--The numbers in parentheses next to the conference names are the number of teams in bowl games and the conferences' record so far.
--Following each team is W or L with their opponent in parentheses.
ACC (10) (4-6)
Virginia Tech-W (Cincy)
Wake Forest-W (Navy)
So far, the ACC, Pac 10, Sun Belt, WAC, Mountain West and Independents have finished their games with the Pac 10 going undefeated.
Key:
--The numbers in parentheses next to the conference names are the number of teams in bowl games and the conferences' record so far.
--Following each team is W or L with their opponent in parentheses.
ACC (10) (4-6)
Virginia Tech-W (Cincy)
Wake Forest-W (Navy)
Florida State-W (Wis)
Maryland-W (Nev)
North Carolina-L (WVA)
Miami-L (Cal)
NC State-L (Rut)
Boston College-L (Vandy)
Georgia Tech-L (LSU)
Clemson-L (Neb)
Big East (6) (3-2)
USF-W (Memphis)
W. Virginia-W (NC)
Rutgers-W (NC St)
Pittsburgh-L (Ore St)
Cincinnati-L (Va Tech)
Connecticutt- (Buff)
Missouri-W (NWstrn)
Kansas-W (Minn)
Nebraska-W (Clem)
Okla St-L (Ore)
Texas Tech-L (Ole Miss)
Oklahoma- (UF)
Texas- (OSU)
Iowa-W (SoCarol)
Wisconsin-L (FSU)
Northwestern-L (Mizzou)
Minnesota-L (Kansas)
Michigan St-L (Georgia)
Penn St.-L (USC)
Ohio St.- (Texas)
Southern Miss-W (Troy)
Houston-W (Air Force)
Rice-W (W. Mich)
Memphis-L (USF)
East Carolina-L (Ky)
Tulsa- (Ball St)
Buffalo- (UConn)
Ball St.- (Tulsa)
W. Michigan-L (Rice)
C. Michigan-L (FAU)
N. Illinois-L (LaTech)
Utah-W (Ala)
TCU-W (Boise St.)
Colorado St-W (Fresno St)
Air Force-L (Houston)
BYU-L (Ariz)
Arizona-W (BYU)
California-W (Mia)
Oregon-W (Okl St)
Oregon St.-W (Pitt)
USC-W (Penn St.)
Vanderbilt-W (Bos Coll)
LSU-W (GaTech)
Georgia-W (Mich St)
Mississippi-W (Texas Tech)
Kentucky-W (E Carol)
South Carolina-L (Iowa)
Alabama-L (Utah)
Florida- (Okla)
Troy-L (SoMiss)
FAU-W (C.Mich)
Louisiana Tech-W (No Ill)
Fresno State-L (Colo St)
Boise St.-L (TCU)
Hawaii-L (ND)
Nevada-L (Mary)
Navy-L (Wake Forest)
Notre Dame-W (Hawaii)
Friday, January 2, 2009
Bowl Winners by conference
I have calculated the results of the bowl games up to the Kentucky-East Carolina. I'll update again after each game up to the title game between UF and Okla.
So far, the ACC, Pac 10, Sun Belt, WAC and Independents have finished their games with the Pac 10 going undefeated.
Key:
--The numbers in parentheses next to the conference names are the number of teams in bowl games and the conferences' record so far.
--Following each team is W or L with their opponent in parentheses.
ACC (10) (4-6)
Virginia Tech-W (Cincy)
Wake Forest-W (Navy)
So far, the ACC, Pac 10, Sun Belt, WAC and Independents have finished their games with the Pac 10 going undefeated.
Key:
--The numbers in parentheses next to the conference names are the number of teams in bowl games and the conferences' record so far.
--Following each team is W or L with their opponent in parentheses.
ACC (10) (4-6)
Virginia Tech-W (Cincy)
Wake Forest-W (Navy)
Florida State-W (Wis)
Maryland-W (Nev)
North Carolina-L (WVA)
Miami-L (Cal)
NC State-L (Rut)
Boston College-L (Vandy)
Georgia Tech-L (LSU)
Clemson-L (Neb)
Big East (6) (3-2)
USF-W (Memphis)
W. Virginia-W (NC)
Rutgers-W (NC St)
Pittsburgh-L (Ore St)
Cincinnati-L (Va Tech)
Connecticutt- (Buff)
Missouri-W (NWstrn)
Kansas-W (Minn)
Nebraska-W (Clem)
Okla St-L (Ore)
Texas Tech-L (Ole Miss)
Oklahoma- (UF)
Texas- (OSU)
Iowa-W (SoCarol)
Wisconsin-L (FSU)
Northwestern-L (Mizzou)
Minnesota-L (Kansas)
Michigan St-L (Georgia)
Penn St.-L (USC)
Ohio St.- (Texas)
Southern Miss-W (Troy)
Houston-W (Air Force)
Rice-W (W. Mich)
Memphis-L (USF)
East Carolina-L (Ky)
Tulsa- (Ball St)
Buffalo- (UConn)
Ball St.- (Tulsa)
W. Michigan-L (Rice)
C. Michigan-L (FAU)
N. Illinois-L (LaTech)
TCU-W (Boise St.)
Colorado St-W (Fresno St)
Air Force-L (Houston)
BYU-L (Ariz)
Utah- (Ala)
Arizona-W (BYU)
California-W (Mia)
Oregon-W (Okl St)
Oregon St.-W (Pitt)
USC-W (Penn St.)
Vanderbilt-W (Bos Coll)
LSU-W (GaTech)
Georgia-W (Mich St)
Mississippi-W (Texas Tech)
Kentucky-W (E Carol)
South Carolina-L (Iowa)
Alabama- (Utah)
Florida- (Okla)
Troy-L (SoMiss)
FAU-W (C.Mich)
Louisiana Tech-W (No Ill)
Fresno State-L (Colo St)
Boise St.-L (TCU)
Hawaii-L (ND)
Nevada-L (Mary)
Navy-L (Wake Forest)
Notre Dame-W (Hawaii)
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
2008 Bowl results thus far
I have calculated the results of the bowl games up to the Mississippi-Texas Tech game. I'll update again after each game up to the title game between UF and Okla.
So far, the ACC, Pac 10, Sun Belt, WAC and Independents have finished their games with the Pac 10 going undefeated.
Key:
--The numbers in parentheses next to the conference names are the number of teams in bowl games and the conferences' record so far.
--Following each team is W or L with their opponent in parentheses.
ACC (10) (4-6)
Virginia Tech-W (Cincy)
Wake Forest-W (Navy)
So far, the ACC, Pac 10, Sun Belt, WAC and Independents have finished their games with the Pac 10 going undefeated.
Key:
--The numbers in parentheses next to the conference names are the number of teams in bowl games and the conferences' record so far.
--Following each team is W or L with their opponent in parentheses.
ACC (10) (4-6)
Virginia Tech-W (Cincy)
Wake Forest-W (Navy)
Florida State-W (Wis)
Maryland-W (Nev)
North Carolina-L (WVA)
Miami-L (Cal)
NC State-L (Rut)
Boston College-L (Vandy)
Georgia Tech-L (LSU)
Clemson-L (Neb)
Big East (6) (3-2)
USF-W (Memphis)
W. Virginia-W (NC)
Rutgers-W (NC St)
Pittsburgh-L (Ore St)
Cincinnati-L (Va Tech)
Connecticutt- (Buff)
Missouri-W (NWstrn)
Kansas-W (Minn)
Nebraska-W (Clem)
Okla St-L (Ore)
Texas Tech-L (Ole Miss)
Oklahoma- (UF)
Texas- (OSU)
Iowa-W (SoCarol)
Wisconsin-L (FSU)
Northwestern-L (Mizzou)
Minnesota-L (Kansas)
Michigan St-L (Georgia)
Penn St.-L (USC)
Ohio St.- (Texas)
Southern Miss-W (Troy)
Houston-W (Air Force)
Rice-W (W. Mich)
Memphis-L (USF)
East Carolina- (Ky)
Tulsa- (Ball St)
Buffalo- (UConn)
Ball St.- (Tulsa)
W. Michigan-L (Rice)
C. Michigan-L (FAU)
N. Illinois-L (LaTech)
TCU-W (Boise St.)
Colorado St-W (Fresno St)
Air Force-L (Houston)
BYU-L (Ariz)
Utah- (Ala)
Arizona-W (BYU)
California-W (Mia)
Oregon-W (Okl St)
Oregon St.-W (Pitt)
USC-W (Penn St.)
Vanderbilt-W (Bos Coll)
LSU-W (GaTech)
Georgia-W (Mich St)
Mississippi-W (Texas Tech)
South Carolina-L (Iowa)
Kentucky- (E Carol)
Alabama- (Utah)
Florida- (Okla)
Troy-L (SoMiss)
FAU-W (C.Mich)
Louisiana Tech-W (No Ill)
Fresno State-L (Colo St)
Boise St.-L (TCU)
Hawaii-L (ND)
Nevada-L (Mary)
Navy-L (Wake Forest)
Notre Dame-W (Hawaii)
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