2010 NCAA Tournament Projection - 3/14/10 - 1:45pm - FINAL PROJECTION

MIDWEST - St. Louis
1 Kansas
16 Play-in Game (East Tennessee State vs Arkansas Pine-Bluff)

8 Florida State
9 Saint Mary's

4 Tennessee
13 New Mexico State

5 Texas A&M
12 Illinois

3 Pittsburgh
14 Ohio

6 Gonzaga
11 Old Dominion

7 Texas
10 UNLV

2 Georgetown
15 Montana

WEST - Salt Lake City
1 Duke
16 Lehigh

8 Notre Dame
9 Oklahoma State

4 Temple
13 Houston

5 New Mexico
12 Utah State

3 Michigan State
14 Morgan State

6 BYU
11 Virginia Tech

7 Siena
10 Washington

2 Ohio State
15 Oakland

SOUTH - Houston
1 Syracuse
16 Robert Morris

8 Xavier
9 Georgia Tech

4 Wisconsin
13 Winthrop

5 Vanderbilt
12 Cornell

3 Villanova
14 Wofford

6 Richmond
11 Minnesota

7 Northern Iowa
10 Missouri

2 West Virginia
15 North Texas

EAST - Syracuse
1 Kentucky
16 UC Santa Barbara

8 Clemson
9 Louisville

4 Baylor
13 Murray State

5 Butler
12 California

3 Purdue
14 Sam Houston State

6 Maryland
11 UTEP

7 Marquette
10 San Diego State

2 Kansas State
15 Vermont

2010 NCAA Tournament Projection - 3/13/10 - 1:35pm - UPDATED

MIDWEST - St. Louis
1 Kansas
16 Play-in Game (East Tennessee State vs Arkansas Pine-Bluff)

8 Florida State
9 UTEP

4 Tennessee
13 Cornell

5 Texas A&M
12 Wake Forest

3 Pittsburgh
14 Akron

6 Xavier
11 Old Dominion

7 Vanderbilt
10 Missouri

2 Purdue
15 Montana

WEST - Salt Lake City
1 Duke
16 Lehigh

8 Marquette
9 Oklahoma State

4 New Mexico
13 Houston

5 Temple
12 Utah State

3 Michigan State
14 Winthrop

6 BYU
11 Virginia Tech

7 Siena
10 Illinois

2 Ohio State
15 Oakland

EAST - Syracuse
1 Kentucky
16 UC Santa Barbara

8 Gonzaga
9 Louisville

4 Baylor
13 Murray State

5 Wisconsin
12 California

3 Georgetown
14 Sam Houston State

6 Maryland
11 Washington

7 Notre Dame
10 Georgia Tech

2 Kansas State
15 Vermont

SOUTH - Houston
1 Syracuse
16 Robert Morris

8 Texas
9 Clemson

4 Vanderbilt
13 San Diego State

5 Butler
12 UNLV

3 Villanova
14 Wofford

6 Richmond
11 Florida

7 Northern Iowa
10 Saint Mary's

2 West Virginia
15 North Texas

2010 NCAA Tournament Projection - 3/13/10 - 1:31pm

MIDWEST - St. Louis
1 Kansas
16 Play-in Game (East Tennessee State vs Arkansas Pine-Bluff)

8 Florida State
9 UTEP


4 Tennessee
13 Cornell


5 Texas A&M
12 Wake Forest


3 Pittsburgh
14 Akron

6 Xavier
11 Old Dominion

7 Vanderbilt
10 Missouri

2 Purdue
15 Montana


WEST - Salt Lake City
1 Duke
16 Lehigh

8 Marquette
9 Oklahoma State

4 New Mexico
13 Rhode Island

5 Temple
12 Utah State

3 Michigan State
14 Winthrop

6 BYU
11 Virginia Tech

7 Siena
10 Illinois

2 Ohio State
15 Oakland

EAST - Syracuse
1 Kentucky
16 UC Santa Barbara

8 Gonzaga
9 Louisville

4 Baylor
13 Murray State

5 Wisconsin
12 California

3 Georgetown
14 Sam Houston State

6 Maryland
11 Washington

7 Notre Dame
10 Georgia Tech

2 Kansas State
15 Vermont

SOUTH - Houston
1 Syracuse
16 Robert Morris

8 Texas
9 Clemson

4 Vanderbilt
13 San Diego State

5 Butler
12 UNLV

3 Villanova
14 Wofford

6 Richmond
11 Florida

7 Northern Iowa
10 Saint Mary's

2 West Virginia
15 North Texas

The Big Cat's 2009-10 Bowl Game Projections

Here is my 2009-10 Bowl Game projections based on conference tie-ins as well as my own opinion when a conference doesn't have enough teams to fill the slots, as well as the at-large bids.


New Mexico Bowl - Wyoming vs Fresno State
St. Petersburg Bowl - Connecticut vs Idaho UCF

New Orleans Bowl - Southern Miss vs Troy
Las Vegas Bowl - BYU vs Cal
Ponsettia Bowl - Utah vs Arizona
Hawaii Bowl - East Carolina vs SMU
Little Caesars Bowl - Middle Tennessee State vs Temple
Meineke Car Care Bowl - Boston College vs West Virginia
Emerald Bowl - Florida State vs Oregon State
Music City Bowl - North Carolina vs South Carolina
Independence Bowl - Texas A&M vs Auburn
EagleBank Bowl - Bowling Green vs Marshall
Champs Sports Bowl - Clemson vs Michigan State
Humanitarian Bowl - Northern Illinois vs Nevada
Holiday Bowl -Oklahoma vs USC
Armed Forces Bowl - Air Force vs Central Florida
Sun Bowl - Nebraska vs Stanford
Texas Bowl - Iowa State vs Navy
Insight Bowl - Minnesota vs Missouri
Chick fil A Bowl - Virginia Tech vs LSU
Outback Bowl - Northwestern vs Tennessee
Capital One Bowl - Penn State vs Georgia
Gator Bowl - Miami vs Cincinnati
Rose Bowl - Ohio State vs Oregon
Sugar Bowl - Alabama vs TCU
International Bowl - Rutgers vs Ohio
Papajohns.com Bowl - South Florida vs Arkansas
Cotton Bowl - Oklahoma State vs Ole Miss
Liberty Bowl - Houston vs Kentucky
Alamo Bowl - Texas Tech vs Wisconsin
Fiesta Bowl - Iowa vs Boise State
Orange Bowl - Georgia Tech vs Pitt
GMAC Bowl - Notre Dame vs Central Michigan
National Championship Game - Florida vs Texas

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CFB Week 4

Another week of 15-5, which puts me at 42-18 overall, but now we enter conference play and things start to get tough. -- Due to my flu-like symptoms and sickness I was unable to give any game breakdowns so there's just picks this week. Regular picks and breakdowns will resume next week.

#4 Ole Miss OVER South Carolina
#7 LSU OVER Mississippi State
#14 Cincinnati OVER Fresno State
#18 Florida State OVER South Florida
Southern Miss OVER #20 Kansas*
Georgia Tech OVER @ #22 North Carolina*
#3 Alabama OVER Arkansas
#6 Cal OVER Oregon
#11 Virginia Tech OVER #9 Miami*
#13 Ohio State OVER Illinois
Clemson OVER #15 TCU*
Pitt OVER NC State
#1 Florida OVER Kentucky
#8 Boise State OVER Bowling Green
#21 Georgia OVER Arizona State
Oregon State OVER Arizona
#5 Penn State OVER Iowa
Notre Dame OVER Purdue
#24 Washington OVER Stanford*
Texas Tech OVER #17 Houston*

*Denotes Upset

Week 3 CFB

I know it's still early so I can get some easy wins, but I feel pretty good going 15-5 in week 2. This improves my overall record to 27-13. Week 3

14 Georgia Tech (2-0) @ 20 Miami (1-0)
Both of these teams are coming off close, in-conference wins where they needed late scores to secure a victory. In Georgia Tech's case, they allowed a 24-0 lead to slip away to Clemson, who stormed back with 27 straight points to take a three point lead before back-to-back Yellow Jacket's field goals gave Tech a 30-27 win at home. Had it not been for a punt return touchdown and a fake field goal touchdown I'm not sure GT would have been able to win this game. Clemson's defense virtually shut down All-American RB Jonathan Dwyer and QB Josh Nesbitt, both on the ground and through the air. Transfer Anthony Allen rushed for 120+ yards, including an 82 yard score on GT's second play from scrimmage. Now, with all that being said, they still got a win and are 1-0 in the ACC. As for Miami, a back and forth game in Tallahassee vs. Florida State saw sophomore QB Jacory Harris orchestrate two late touchdown drives to steal a 38-34 win. The 'Canes were idle this past weekend and now return home to host the Yellow Jackets. Surprisingly, Miami's defense did not look very good vs. FSU and will need to clamp down in order to win this game. Last year, GT smoked Miami 41-23 while rushing for 476 yards and an 8.4 ypc average. Dwyer ran for 128 yards and two touchdowns on only 10 carries. If GT is able to get the running game going again this year it could be another long game for the 'Canes. I like Georgia Tech to control the ball, the line of scrimmage, and ultimately the game for the W.

8 Cal (2-0) @ Minnesota (1-1)
Minnesota was being touted as one of the dark horse teams in the Big 10 who had the talent and experience to make noise in the conference. However, despite the 2-0 record, the Gophers have looked very unimpressive. A 23-20 overtime win @ Syracuse was an okay road win but only a 20-13 home win vs. Air Force didn't look all that great. Now, Minnesota has a big test again at home against a high-powered offense in Cal. Heisman hopeful RB Jahvid Best has been running wild in the first two games despite not playing full games because they were blowouts. Best ran for 137 yards and two TDs in a 52-13 win vs. Maryland and then ran for 144 yards and a touchdown and added a receiving touchdown in a 59-7 beat down of Eastern Washington. I think Best will run wild for a third game and bolster his Heisman resume en route to a win on the road.


Tennessee (1-1) @ 1 Florida (2-0)
There's too much that can be said about this game. Florida has been licking their chops ever since Lane Kiffin took over as coach and ran his mouth at his press conference at Tennessee. Florida has rolled over their first two opponents by a combined score of 118-9. The defense is the best in the nation and has more depth than possibly any defense ever. Two-deep at every single defensive position and incoming freshmen who can make plays. Last season Florida went up to Rocky Top and dominated in a 30-6 win. This season Tennessee is coming off a home loss to UCLA in which the offense struggled mightily and only mustered 15 points. The defense gave up a late touchdown drive the Bruins which cost them the game. The best advice for the Vols may to just make sure they keep their mouths shut and don't give Florida any more bulletin board material because if they do this one may get even uglier than anticipated. The Gators will win this one in the swamp by at least 30 points.

The rest of my picks:
3 USC (2-0) OVER Washington (1-1)
13 Virginia Tech (1-1) OVER 19 Nebraska (2-0)
18 Utah (2-0) OVER Oregon (1-1)
17 Cincinnati (2-0) OVER Oregon State (2-0)
2 Texas (2-0) OVER Texas Tech (2-0)
10 Boise State (2-0) OVER Fresno State (1-1)
11 Ohio State (1-1) OVER Toledo (1-1)
24 North Carolina (2-0) OVER East Carolina (1-1)
7 BYU (2-0) OVER Florida State (1-1)
23 Georgia (1-1) OVER Arkansas (1-0)
UCLA (2-0) OVER Kansas State (1-1)
Auburn (2-0) OVER West Virginia (2-0)
Notre Dame (1-1) OVER Michigan State (1-1)
Clemson (1-1) OVER Boston College (2-0)
Kentucky (1-0) OVER Louisville (1-0)
12 Oklahoma (1-1) OVER Tulsa (2-0)
Baylor (1-0) OVER UConn (1-1)