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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 5200886, member: 289"] In past years I’ve kept track of the future schedules of undefeated teams to see who might remain seated in the musical chairs world of 2 and 4 team playoffs for the national championship. Now we have a 12 team playoff. The 5 highest ranked FBS conference champions and the 7 highest rated teams other than them will play off for the national championship. The four highest rated teams will get a bye. I think they should have had a 16 team playoff with all the conference champions, but that’s besides the point. The impact on my keeping track of the future challenges of the top teams is that I will look at every undefeated team. If that’s less than 12 teams, I’ll also look at ever 1 loss team. If that falls under 12, I’ll look at every 2 loss team, and so on. I won’t limit it to power conference teams. What I will do is to simplify my listings by just showing what games they have ahead that will pit them against teams also on the list. I’ll give the won-lost record of each team, their point differentials, their ranking and their “against ranked teams” points from my post by that name. I’ll also give the date and location of the game, (signified by the use or non-use of the word “at”. I also haven been keeping track of the competition for two fictional bowls I created, the “Pesci Bowl” for the best Group of 5 teams and the Ty-D Bowl for the worst major college teams in the country. The Group of 5 can now get into the 12 team playoff so the Pesci Bowl will go to the best two Group of 5 teams that didn’t make the playoff. The Ty-D Bowl will continue to be the two worst teams. I’ll list winless teams until there are less than 2. Theen I’ll list the 1 win teams for that. Here are the current undefeated teams: ARMY 6-0 (238-59) #23 (writer’s)/#24 (coaches) ART (Against Ranked Teams): None Sat 11/9 at NORTH TEXAS 5-1 (245-198) NR ART: None Sat 11/23 vs. NOTRE DAME 5-1 (211-70) #12/#11 ART: +34 Sat 12/14 vs. NAVY 5-0 (218-101) #25/NR ART: None in Washington DC at Northwest Stadium. Could it happen? Undefeated Army vs. Undefeated Navy? Not only that – it could happen again the next week: they could both play in the American Conference championship game. One problem: Notre Dame, who will play both teams before that could happen. But I’d love to see it! BRIGHAM YOUNG 6-0 (206-98) #13/#13 (coaches) ART +42 Sat 11/23 at ARIZONA STATE 5-1 (193-138) NR ART +18 The only team to beat SMU and they crushed K-State 38-9. INDIANA 6-0 (289-89) #16/#18 ART: None Sat 10/19 vs. NEBRASKA 5-1 (168-68) NR/#25 ART: -5 Sat 11/23 at OHIO STATE 5-1 (261-66) #4/#5 ART: +22 Is Indiana for real? IOWA STATE 6-0 (184-66) #9/#12 ART: +6 Sat 11/2 vs. TEXAS TECH 5-1 (236-194) NR ART: None Sat 11/30 vs. KANSAS STATE 5-1 (188-126) #17/#17 ART: +58 The Cyclones last won a conference football championship 112 years ago. That’s longer than the Cubs! LIBERTY 5-0 (165-106) NR ART: None Fri 11/29 at SAM HOUSTON 5-1 (191-143) NR ART: None Their biggest problem could be Sam Houston State, up from FCS, who will host them on Friday 11/29 U of MIAMI 6-0 (286-113) #6/#6 ART: None Sat 11/2 vs. DUKE 5-1 (158-105) NR ART: None Sat 11/30 at SYRACUSE 5-1 (203-148) NR ART: +10 Miami doesn’t play Pittsburgh, the only other undefeated ACC team – unless it’s in the conference title game. NAVY 5-0 (218-101) #25/NR ART: None Sat 10/26 vs. NOTRE DAME 5-1 (211-70) #12/#11 ART: +34 Sat 12/14 ARMY 6-0 (238-59) #23/#24 ART: None in Washington DC at Northwest Stadium. OREGON 6-0 (207-116) #2/#2 ART: +25 Sat 10/26 vs. ILLINOIS 5-1 (186-120) #22/#21 ART +27 I think the Ducks run the table until the (ugh! I’ve got to say it) the Big Ten title game. PENN STATE 6-0 (205-87) #3/#3 ART: +21 Sat 11/2 vs. OHIO STATE 5-1 (261-66) #4/#5 ART: +22 Can the Nittany Lions break through the Big 10’s glass ceiling? (Maybe they should drop the number and just call it the “Big” Conference?) PITTSBURGH 6-0 (245-141) #20/#20 ART: None Thu 10/24 vs. SYRACUSE 5-1 (203-148) NR ART: +10 Sat 11/2 at SOUTHERN METHODIST 5-1 (245-134) #21/#23 ART: +11 Sat 11/16 vs. CLEMSON 5-1 (246-130) #10/#9 ART: -6 The Panthers have a tough go: SU, SMU, Clemson, Louisville and BC. TEXAS 6-0 (259-38) #1/#1 ART: +74 Sat 10/19 vs. GEORGIA 5-1 (201-103) #5/#4 ART +58 Sat 11/30 at TEXAS A&M 5-1 (186-106) #14/#14 ART: +57 The Longhorns are stampeding but the Bulldogs and the Aggies will be stiff tests. ALABAMA 5-1 (250-125) #7/#7 ART: +71 Sat 10/19 at TENNESSEE 5-1 (253-64) #11/#10 ART: +64 Sat 10/26 vs. MISSOURI 5-1 (201-92) #19/#16 ART: -22 Sat 11/9 at LOUISIANA STATE 5-1 (205-134) #8/#8 ART: +16 The shaky-looking Tide have quite a gauntlet the next three weeks. ARIZONA STATE 5-1 (193-138) NR ART +18 Sat 11/16 at KANSAS STATE 5-1 (188-126) #17/#17 ART: +58 Sat 11/23 vs. BRIGHAM YOUNG 6-0 (206-98) #13/#13 (coaches) ART +42 I’ll bet you didn’t know that A-State was having a good season. You might not know it when it ends. BOISE STATE 5-1 (281-157) #15/#19 ART +16 Fri 10/25 at UNLV 5-1 (272-133) NR ART: None That will be a vveerryy interesting game for SU fans. Is UNLV for real? They looked pretty potent to me. [MEDIA=youtube]krD4hdGvGHM[/MEDIA] CLEMSON 5-1 (246-130) #10/#9 ART: -6 Sat 11/16 at PITTSBURGH 6-0 (245-141) #20/#20 ART: None Dabo Swinney is taking no prisoners. I see them going 11-1. I’m glad we aren’t playing them – unless it’s in the conference title game. DUKE 5-1 (158-105) NR ART: None Sat 10/26 vs. SOUTHERN METHODIST 5-1 (245-134) #21/#23 ART: +11 Sat 11/2 at U of MIAMI 6-0 (286-113) #6/#6 ART: None The Blue Devils have beaten Elon, Northwestern in OT, UCONN, Middle Tennessee and North Carolina by a point and lost to Georgia Tech. GEORGIA 5-1 (201-103) #5/#4 ART +58 Sat 10/19 at TEXAS 6-0 (259-38) #1/#1 ART: +74 Sat 11/16 vs. TENNESSEE 5-1 (253-64) #11/#10 ART: +64 These are two formidable opponents for the Bulldogs: could they wind up 9-3? ILLINOIS 5-1 (186-120) #22/#21 ART +27 Sat 10/26 at OREGON 6-0 (207-116) #2/#2 ART: +25 I don’t think they can beat the Ducks. JAMES MADISON 5-1 (234-98) NR ART: None None A good mid-major, (coached by Bob Chesney), but can they get ranked high enough to make the 12 team field without any ranked opponents? KANSAS STATE 5-1 (188-126) #17/#17 ART: +58 Sat 11/16 vs. ARIZONA STATE 5-1 (193-138) NR ART +18 Sat 11/30 at IOWA STATE 6-0 (184-66) #9/#12 ART: +6 The Wildcats have beaten two #20 teams, Arizona 31-7 and Oklahoma State 42-20. But they also lost to BYU 9-38. LOUISIANA 5-1 (205-136) NR ART: None Sat 11/30 at LOUSIANA-MONROE 5-1 (137-120) NR ART: -23 These are the Ragin’ Cajuns, formerly Southwestern Louisiana. They are in Lafayette. LOUSIANA-MONROE 5-1 (137-120) NR ART: -23 Sat 11/30 vs. LOUISIANA 5-1 (205-136) NR ART: None Formerly Northeastern Louisiana. SW Louisiana vs. NE Louisiana. Why ruin a good thing? LOUISIANA STATE 5-1 (205-134) #8/#8 ART: +16 Sat 10/26 at TEXAS A&M 5-1 (186-106) #14/#14 ART: +57 Sat 11/9 vs. ALABAMA 5-1 (250-125) #7/#7 ART: +71 All three of these teams aren’t going to make the tournament. Who will be without a chair when the music stops? MEMPHIS 5-1 (187-95) NR ART: None Sat 10/19 vs. NORTH TEXAS 5-1 (245-198) NR ART: None I doubt either of these teams will make the tournament. Neither are ranked and neither has played a ranked team. MISSOURI 5-1 (201-92) #19/#16 ART: -22 Sat 10/26 at ALABAMA 5-1 (250-125) #7/#7 ART: +71 This seems like a turning point for each team. Either they get going or they will continue to fade. NEBRASKA 5-1 (168-68) NR/#25 ART: -5 Sat 10/19 at INDIANA 6-0 (289-89) #16/#18 ART: None Sat 10/26 at OHIO STATE 5-1 (261-66) #4/#5 ART: +22 Nebraska-Indiana will be interesting. A has-been vs. a never were, both with a chance to prove something this year. NORTH TEXAS 5-1 (245-198) NR ART: None Sat 11/9 vs. ARMY 6-0 (238-59) #23/#24 ART: None The Cadets look like the Wehrmacht this year. NOTRE DAME 5-1 (211-70) #12/#11 ART: +34 Sat 10/26 vs. NAVY 5-0 (218-101) #25/NR ART: None Sat 11/23 vs. ARMY 6-0 (238-59) #23/#24 ART: None The Irish could be real spoil-sports. If they are, they’ll be in the tourney. OHIO STATE 5-1 (261-66) #4/#5 ART: +22 Sat 10/26 vs. NEBRASKA 5-1 (168-68) NR/#25 ART: -5 Sat 11/2 at PENN STATE 6-0 (205-87) #3/#3 ART: +21 Sat 11/23 vs. INDIANA 6-0 (289-89) ART: None After losing a heart-breaker to the Ducks, they still have some challenges. Will they wish they had McCord? SAM HOUSTON 5-1 (191-143) NR ART: None Fri 11/29 vs. LIBERTY 5-0 (165-106) NR ART: None Ol’ Sam could introduce themselves to FBS with a win over Falwell U. SOUTHERN METHODIST 5-1 (245-134) #21/#23 ART: +11 Sat 10/26 at DUKE 5-1 (158-105) NR ART: None Sat 11/2 vs. PITTSBURGH 6-0 (245-141) #20/#20 ART: None The Ponys could gallop all the way to a conference title game. SYRACUSE 5-1 (203-148) NR ART: +10 Thu 10/24 at PITTSBURGH 6-0 (245-141) #20/#20 ART: None Sat 11/30 vs. U of MIAMI 6-0 (286-113) #6/#6 ART: None If we can get another big road win at Pitt, (Could they be the third team we knock out of the Top 25 without getting in ourselves?), that Miami game could be a big deal. Will ESPN GameDay be there? TENNESSEE 5-1 (253-64) #11/#10 ART: +64 Sat 10/19 vs. ALABAMA 5-1 (250-125) #7/#7 ART: +71 Sat 11/16 vs. GEORGIA 5-1 (201-103) #5/#4 ART +58 These will be some titanic struggles. Will they all get in? TEXAS A&M 5-1 (186-106) #14/#14 ART: +57 Sat 10/26 vs. LOUISIANA STATE 5-1 (205-134) #8/#8 ART: +16 Sat 11/30 vs. TEXAS 6-0 (259-38) #1/#1 ART: +74 These will be very big games, a month apart. TEXAS TECH 5-1 (236-194) NR ART: None Sat 11/2 at IOWA STATE 6-0 (184-66) #9/#12 ART: +6 I like the Cyclones here. UNLV 5-1 (272-133) NR ART: None Fri 10/25 BOISE STATE 5-1 (281-157) #15/#19 ART +16 The winner could be the Top Gorup of 5 team. WASHINGTON STATE 5-1 (234-179) NR ART: -20 None They could be 11-1 but not in because they haven’t done well against ranked teams and have no more to play because their conference came flying apart. 11 of 12 undefeated teams won. But that’s enough to bring in the one loss teams – 26 of them. That gives us 37 teams dreaming of a playoff. Some are contenders, some pretenders. We’ll find out which in the next few weeks. BYU is now a power conference team and Boise State has the inside track on being the highest rated Group of 5 team, (and thus get into the playoff), so the Pesci Bowl favorites at this time would be the Army-Navy winner vs. Liberty. That has a ring to it. If Liberty loses and the service academies split, we could even have an Army -Navy (fictional) rubber match. And here are the Ty-D Bowl contenders: KENNESAW STATE 0-5 (73-180) ART: None Sat 11/9 TEXAS – EL PASO 0-6 (96-207) ART: None TEXAS – EL PASO 0-6 (96-207) ART: None Sat 11/9 KENNESAW STATE 0-5 (73-180) ART: None KENT STATE 0-6 (109-294) ART: -92 Circle Saturday November 9th on your calendar! That’s when we’ll get to see who plays mighty Kent State in the Ty-D Bowl, unless somebody else spoils the party by losing to one of these teams. [/QUOTE]

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