2009 Week 10 Picks

Week 1: 63-15 (80.8%)
Week 2: 51-11 (82.3%)
Week 3: 47-17 (73.4%)
Week 4: 45-16 (73.8%)
Week 5: 37-15 (71.2%)
Week 6: 45-10 (81.8%)
Week 7: 44-11 (80%)
Week 8: 43-12 (78.2%)
Week 9: 39-16 (70.9%)
Season: 414-123 (77.1%)


Tuesday, November 3
Bowling Green at Buffalo


Thursday, November 5
Virginia Tech at East Carolina
Miami (OH) at Temple
Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois


Friday, November 6
Boise St at Louisiana Tech


Saturday, November 7
Wisconsin at Indiana
Western Michigan at Michigan St
Purdue at Michigan
Illinois at Minnesota
Syracuse at Pitt
UCF at Texas
Louisville at West Virginia
Northwestern at Iowa
Virginia at Miami
South Carolina at Arkansas

Kansas at Kansas St
Tennessee Tech at Georgia
Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky
Maryland at NC State
Furman at Auburn
Texas A&M at Colorado
FAU at UAB
Baylor at Missouri
BYU at Wyoming
Navy at Notre Dame

Rice at SMU
Washington St at Arizona
Oregon at Stanford
Washington at UCLA
Wake Forest at Georgia Tech
Oklahoma St at Iowa St
Duke at North Carolina
Ohio St at Penn St
LSU at Alabama
Army at Air Force

Kent St at Akron
Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas St
UTEP at Tulane
TCU at San Diego St
Louisiana-Monroe at North Texas
FIU at MTSU
Troy at Western Kentucky
New Mexico at Utah
Oregon St at Cal
Memphis at Tennessee

Vanderbilt at Florida
Northern Arizona at Mississippi
Houston at Tulsa
Florida St at Clemson
USC at Arizona St
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Connecticut at Cincinnati
Colorado St at UNLV
Utah St at Hawaii
Fresno St at Idaho


Sunday, November 8
Nevada at San Jose St

2009 Week 10 Top 25

Oregon makes the biggest leap this week, jumping up to #6 with a decisive win over USC. Now the Ducks are the favorite to win the Pac-10, and probably need just a couple of upsets to get to the national title game. Pitt also makes a sizable jump despite having an off week. This is due to a combination of teams in front of them losing and my decision that I had been underrating them. I'm really looking forward to the Cincinnati-Pitt game the last week of the season.

Two big games matching up ranked teams this weekend. LSU travels to Alabama in the biggest SEC West game of the year. The winner will have a clear path to the SEC Championship game. Ohio State plays at Penn State this weekend. The Big Ten is still Iowa's to lose, but the winner of this game would be in position to get an at-large bid to a BCS bowl game. Of course, if Ohio State wins out, they will also win the conference.


1 - Florida (1)
2 - Texas (2)
3 - Alabama (3)
4 - Iowa (4)
5 - Cincinnati (5)
6 - Oregon (12)
7 - Boise St (6)
8 - TCU (7)
9 - Georgia Tech (8)
10 - LSU (9)
11 - Penn St (11)
12 - Pitt (17)
13 - Houston (15)
14 - USC (10)
15 - Miami (14)
16 - Ohio St (19)
17 - Utah (20)
18 - Oklahoma St (16)
19 - Arizona (21)
20 - Wisconsin (23)
21 - West Virginia (18)
22 - Virginia Tech (13)
23 - Notre Dame (25)
24 - USF (UR)
25 - Cal (UR)


Others Receiving Votes: BYU, Central Michigan, Clemson, Oklahoma, Rutgers
Added: USF, Cal
Dropped: Central Michigan, South Carolina

2009 Week 9 Picks

Week 1: 63-15 (80.8%)
Week 2: 51-11 (82.3%)
Week 3: 47-17 (73.4%)
Week 4: 45-16 (73.8%)
Week 5: 37-15 (71.2%)
Week 6: 45-10 (81.8%)
Week 7: 44-11 (80%)
Week 8: 43-12 (78.2%)
Season: 375-107 (77.8%)


Thursday, October 27
East Carolina at Memphis


Thursday, October 29
North Carolina at Virginia Tech


Friday, October 30
West Virginia at USF


Saturday, October 31
Rutgers at Connecticut
NC State at Florida St
Cincinnati at Syracuse
New Mexico St at Ohio St
Purdue at Wisconsin
Ohio at Ball St
Louisiana Lafayette at FIU
Indiana at Iowa
Akron at Northern Illinois
Mississippi at Auburn

Nebraska at Baylor
Southern Miss at Houston
Missouri at Colorado
Coastal Carolina at Clemson
SMU at Tulsa
Western Michigan at Kent St
San Jose St at Boise St
UAB at UTEP
Cal at Arizona St
Georgia vs Florida at Jacksonville

Arkansas St at Louisville
Central Michigan at Boston College
Miami at Wake Forest
Toledo at Miami (OH)
Iowa St at Texas A&M
Duke at Virginia
Michigan at Illinois
Temple at Navy
Kansas at Texas Tech
Air Force at Colorado St

UCLA at Oregon St
Western Kentucky at North Texas
MTSU at FAU
UNLV at TCU
Hawaii at Nevada
Penn St at Northwestern
Louisiana Tech at Idaho
Utah St at Fresno St
Eastern Michigan at Arkansas
Mississippi St at Kentucky

Kansas St at Oklahoma
Louisiana Monroe at Troy
New Mexico at San Diego St
Washington St at Notre Dame at San Antonio
Georgia Tech at Vanderbilt
South Carolina at Tennessee
Tulane at LSU
Michigan St at Minnesota
Texas at Oklahoma St
Wyoming at Utah

USC at Oregon


Sunday, November 1
Marshall at UCF

2009 Week 9 Top 25

No movement at the top of the rankings, as the unbeatens stayed in the top seven spots. Most of the shakeup is at the bottom of the rankings. Nobody wants to stay in the Top 25 with four out of the bottom seven losing.

Two big games matching up ranked teams this weekend. USC travels Oregon in a game that will determine the favorite in the Pac-10 race. Texas travels to Oklahoma State in a battle of teams without a conference loss. The winner will become the favorite in the Big 12 South.

1 - Florida (1)
2 - Texas (2)
3 - Alabama (3)
4 - Iowa (4)
5 - Cincinnati (5)
6 - Boise St (6)
7 - TCU (7)
8 - Georgia Tech (10)
9 - LSU (9)
10 - USC (11)
11 - Penn St (12)
12 - Oregon (13)
13 - Virginia Tech (14)
14 - Miami (8)
15 - Houston (15)
16 - Oklahoma St (16)
17 - Pitt (17)
18 - West Virginia (21)
19 - Ohio St (18)
20 - Utah (20)
21 - Arizona (UR)
22 - Central Michigan (UR)
23 - Wisconsin (25)
24 - South Carolina (UR)
25 - Notre Dame (UR)


Others Receiving Votes: BYU, Cal, Kansas, Mississippi, Navy
Added: Arizona, Central Michigan, South Carolina, Notre Dame
Dropped: BYU, Texas Tech, Kansas, Nebraska

2009 Week 8 Picks

Week 1: 63-15 (80.8%)
Week 2: 51-11 (82.3%)
Week 3: 47-17 (73.4%)
Week 4: 45-16 (73.8%)
Week 5: 37-15 (71.2%)
Week 6: 45-10 (81.8%)
Week 7: 44-11 (80%)
Season: 332-95 (77.8%)


Wednesday, October 21
Tulsa at UTEP


Thursday, October 22
Florida St at North Carolina


Friday, October 23
Rutgers at Army


Saturday, October 24
Indiana at Northwestern
Central Michigan at Bowling Green
Minnesota at Ohio St
USF at Pitt
Georgia Tech at Virginia
UAB at Marshall
Connecticut at West Virginia
Illinois at Purdue
Arkansas at Mississippi
Iowa St at Nebraska

Oklahoma St at Baylor
Colorado at Kansas St
Northern Illinois at Miami (OH)
Ball St at Eastern Michigan
Maryland at Duke
Kent St at Ohio
Buffalo at Western Michigan
Louisiana Tech at Utah St
Boston College at Notre Dame
Penn St at Michigan

Akron at Syracuse
UCF at Rice
Oregon at Washington
Tennessee at Alabama
Louisville at Cincinnati
Oklahoma at Kansas
Clemson at Miami
Western Kentucky at MTSU
Wake Forest at Navy
North Texas at Troy

San Diego St at Colorado St
Air Force at Utah
Idaho at Nevada
Washington St at Cal
FAU at Louisiana Lafayette
UCLA at Arizona
Louisiana Monroe at Kentucky
Iowa at Michigan St
FIU at Arkansas St
Tulane at Southern Miss

Vanderbilt at South Carolina
Texas A&M at Texas Tech
Temple at Toledo
Auburn at LSU
SMU at Houston
TCU at BYU
Florida at Mississippi St
Oregon St at USC
Texas at Missouri
UNLV at New Mexico

Arizona St at Stanford
Fresno St at New Mexico St
Boise St at Hawaii

2009 Midseason Bowl Projections

Halfway through the season, it's time to update these projections including projected regular season record. The preseason projections can be seen here.

BCS Bowl Games

BCS National Championship Game: Florida (13-0) vs Texas (12-1)
Fiesta Bowl: Oregon (10-2) vs Virginia Tech (10-2)
Rose Bowl: USC (11-1) vs Iowa (11-1)
Sugar Bowl: Alabama (12-1) vs Cincinnati (11-1)
Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech (12-1) vs Boise State (13-0)


The Others

Capital One Bowl: LSU (10-2) vs Penn State (10-2)
Gator Bowl: Notre Dame (9-3) vs Nebraska (8-5)
Cotton Bowl: Mississippi (8-4) vs Oklahoma St (10-2)
Outback Bowl: Ohio State (9-3) vs South Carolina (8-4)
Insight Bowl: Michigan State (7-5) vs Kansas (8-4)

Chik-Fil-A Bowl: Georgia (7-5) vs Miami (10-2)
Holiday Bowl: Arizona (8-4) vs Oklahoma (9-3)
Sun Bowl: Oregon State (7-5) vs Pitt (10-2)
Liberty Bowl: Houston (12-1) vs Arkansas (7-5)
Alamo Bowl: Wisconsin (9-3) vs Texas Tech (8-4)

Music City Bowl: Auburn (7-5) vs Florida State (6-6)
Car Care Bowl: West Virginia (9-3) vs North Carolina (7-5)
Champs Sports Bowl: Michigan (8-4) vs Clemson (7-6)
Poinsettia Bowl: BYU (10-2) vs Louisiana Tech (6-6)
Papajohns.com Bowl USF (8-4) vs Kentucky (6-6)

Emerald Bowl: Cal (7-5) at Boston College (7-5)
Independence Bowl: Tennessee (6-6) at Missouri (8-4)
GMAC Bowl: Northern Illinois (7-5) at Louisiana Monroe (8-4)
Hawaii Bowl: Idaho (7-5) vs SMU (6-6)
Las Vegas Bowl: TCU (11-1) vs Stanford (6-6)

Humanitarian Bowl: Nevada (8-4) vs Colorado State (6-6)
Armed Forces Bowl: Utah (10-2) vs Tulsa (9-3)
Little Caesers Pizza Bowl: Minnesota (6-6) vs Central Michigan (10-3)
Texas Bowl: Navy (9-4) vs UCF (6-6)
New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss (7-6) vs Troy (8-4)

St Petersburg Bowl: Rutgers (7-5) vs Marshall (7-5)
EagleBank Bowl: East Carolina (6-6) vs Wake Forest (6-6)
New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State (8-4) vs Air Force (7-5)
International Bowl: Connecticut (7-5) vs Ohio (8-5)


Conference Championship Games

ACC: Clemson vs Georgia Tech
Big 12: Texas vs Nebraska
C-USA: Southern Miss vs Houston
MAC: Central Michigan vs Ohio
SEC: Florida vs Alabama

2009 Week 8 Top 25

Last week was a bloodbath in the Top 25 with nine ranked teams losing. Five of the teams lost to other ranked teams, but there were some major upsets too. None was bigger than Ohio State losing to Purdue, a team on a five game losing streak that had only beaten Toledo this season. Ohio State's national championship games are over, and a Rose Bowl appearence is in jeopardy with Iowa winning every week.

Only one matchup this week between ranked teams after five last week. TCU travels to BYU in an important Mountain West showdown. TCU is trying to run the table and make it to a BCS bowl game. They can pass Boise State in the BCS rankings with a couple more good wins that the Broncos won't have the opportunity to match.

1 - Florida (1)
2 - Texas (2)
3 - Alabama (3)
4 - Iowa (4)
5 - Cincinnati (7)
6 - Boise St (5)
7 - TCU (6)
8 - Miami (8)
9 - LSU (9)
10 - Georgia Tech (16)
11 - USC (11)
12 - Penn St (13)
13 - Oregon (17)
14 - Virginia Tech (10)
15 - Houston (19)
16 - Oklahoma St (24)
17 - Pitt (UR)
18 - Ohio St (12)
19 - BYU (25)
20 - Utah (UR)
21 - West Virginia (UR)
22 - Texas Tech (UR)
23 - Kansas (15)
24 - Nebraska (14)
25 - Wisconsin (18)


Others Receiving Votes: Auburn, Michigan, Missouri, South Carolina, USF
Added: Pitt, Utah, West Virginia, Texas Tech
Dropped: Auburn, Missouri, South Carolina, USF