With Navy's 12th straight win over Army in the books, we have completed the 2013 college football regular season and get ready for the post season. However, when it comes to the Book, we have our national champion already crowned. Florida State, lead by Heisman Trophy winner, Jameis Winston, has such a commanding lead in our poll that regardless of the result, they will claim the 2013 title.
Remember, the Book is really a power poll, so it looks at the full season and wouldn't weigh the bowl game, albeit a championship game, any more than any other game, but still it goes to prove how dominant the Seminoles have been this season.
If the Book were creating the BCS title game matchup, FSU would meet #2 Alabama in that game. The Noles actual opponent, Auburn, is currently ranked #6 and potentially could get as high as second dependent on how the bowl games shake out.
Florida State will be a whopping 18 point favorite over Auburn in the title tilt.
Boston College on the other hand, finished their regular season at #62 in the country and will face #52 Arizona in the AdvoCare (ahh forget it) Independence Bowl on December 31. The Eagles are a two point underdog against the Wildcats down in Shreveport.
Against the spread, the book had it's worst week (Nov 30 and Dec 7) of the season, going only 4-9-1 .321 to finish the regular season 357-300-9 .543. Looking at some of the spreads for the bowl games, I have to say I am concerned that trend will continue.
TOP 20 | ||
RANK | TEAM | REC |
1 | Florida St. Seminoles | 13-0 |
2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 11-1 |
3 | Stanford Cardinal | 11-2 |
4 | Baylor Bears | 11-1 |
5 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | 10-2 |
6 | Auburn Tigers | 12-1 |
7 | Michigan St. Spartans | 12-1 |
8 | Ohio St. Buckeyes | 12-1 |
9 | Arizona St. Sun Devils | 10-3 |
10 | Wisconsin Badgers | 9-3 |
11 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 10-2 |
12 | Oregon Ducks | 10-2 |
13 | Oklahoma Sooners | 10-2 |
14 | Missouri Tigers | 11-2 |
15 | Clemson Tigers | 10-2 |
16 | Bowling Green Falcons | 10-3 |
17 | UCLA Bruins | 9-3 |
18 | Washington Huskies | 8-4 |
19 | LSU Tigers | 9-3 |
20 | Georgia Bulldogs | 8-4 |
ACC Rankings | ||||
RANK | TEAM | REC | NATIONAL RANK | |
1 | Florida St. Seminoles | 13-0 | 1 | |
2 | Clemson Tigers | 11-1 | 15 | |
3 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 6-6 | 27 | |
4 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 7-5 | 35 | |
5 | Duke Blue Devils | 10-3 | 37 | |
6 | Miami Hurricanes | 9-3 | 48 | |
7 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 8-4 | 54 | |
8 | Boston College Eagles | 7-5 | 62 | |
9 | Maryland Terrapins | 7-5 | 64 | |
10 | Syracuse Orange | 6-6 | 66 | |
11 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 6-6 | 68 | |
12 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 4-8 | 74 | |
13 | N.C. State Wolfpack | 3-9 | 97 | |
14 | Virginia Cavaliers | 2-10 | 102 |
Bowl Game Spreads | ||
FAVORITE | SPREAD | UNDERDOG |
Gildan New Mexico Bowl - Dec 21 - Albuquerque, NM | ||
Colorado St. Rams | 5 | Washington St. Cougars |
Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl - Dec 21 - Las Vegas, NV | ||
USC Trojans | 1 | Fresno St. Bulldogs |
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl - Dec 21 - New Orleans, LA | ||
Tulane Green Wave | 7 | Louisiana Ragin Cajuns |
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl - Dec 21 - Boise, ID | ||
Buffalo Bulls | 10 | San Diego St. Aztecs |
Beef O'Brady's Bowl - Dec 23 - St Petersburg, FL | ||
East Carolina Pirates | 13 | Ohio Bobcats |
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl - Dec 24 - Honolulu, HI | ||
Boise St. Broncos | 3 | Oregon St. Beavers |
Little Caesar's Bowl - Dec 26 - Detroit, MI | ||
#16 Bowling Green Falcons | 18 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl - Dec 26 - San Diego, CA | ||
Utah State Aggies | 2 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
Military Bowl - Dec 27 - Annapolis, MD | ||
Marshall Thundering Herd | 3 | Maryland Terrapins |
Texas Bowl - Dec 27 - Houston, TX | ||
Minnesota Golden Gophers | 6 | Syracuse Orange |
Fight Hunger Bowl - Dec 27 - San Francisco, CA | ||
#18 Washington Huskies | 5 | BYU Cougars |
New Era Pinstripe Bowl - Dec 28 - Bronx, NY | ||
Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 17 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
Belk Bowl - Dec 28 - Charlotte, NC | ||
North Carolina Tar Heels | 5 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
Russell Athletic Bowl - Dec 28 - Orlando, FL | ||
Louisville Cardinals | 8 | Miami Hurricanes |
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl - Dec 28 - Tempe, AZ | ||
Michigan Wolverines | E | Kansas St. Wildcats |
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl - Dec 30 - Fort Worth, TX | ||
Navy Midshipmen | 7 | Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders |
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl - Dec 30 - Nashville, TN | ||
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 1 | Mississippi Rebels |
Valero Alamo Bowl - Dec 30 - San Antonio, TX | ||
#12 Oregon Ducks | 7 | Texas Longhorns |
National University Holiday Bowl - Dec 30 - San Diego, CA | ||
#9 Arizona St. Sun Devils | 20 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
AdvoCare V100 Bowl - Dec 31 - Shreveport, LA | ||
Arizona Wildcats | 2 | Boston College Eagles |
Hyundai Sun Bowl - Dec 31 - El Paso, TX | ||
#17 UCLA Bruins | 12 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
AutoZone Liberty Bowl - Dec 31 - Memphis, TN | ||
Mississippi St. Bulldogs | 2 | Rice Owls |
Chick-Fil-a Bowl - Dec 31 - Atlanta, GA | ||
Texas A&M Aggies | 6 | Duke Blue Devils |
Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl - Jan 1 - Jacksonville, FL | ||
#20 Georgia Bulldogs | 11 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
Heart of Dallas Bowl - Jan 1 - Dallas, TX | ||
North Texas Mean Green | 7 | UNLV Rebels |
Outback Bowl - Jan 1 - Tampa, FL | ||
#19 LSU Tigers | 5 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
Capital One Bowl - Jan 1 - Orlando, FL | ||
#10 Wisconsin Badgers | 1 | #11 South Carolina Gamecocks |
Rose Bowl Game Presented by Vizio - Jan 1 - Pasadena, CA | ||
#3 Stanford Cardinal | 3 | #7 Michigan St. Spartans |
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - Jan 1 - Glendale, AZ | ||
#4 Baylor Bears | 16 | Central Florida Knights |
Allstate Sugar Bowl - Jan 2 - New Orleans, LA | ||
#2 Alabama Crimson Tide | 7 | #11 Oklahoma Sooners |
AT&T Cotton Bowl - Jan 3 - Arlington, TX | ||
#5 Oklahoma St. Cowboys | 5 | #14 Missouri Tigers |
Discover Orange Bowl - Jan 3 - Miami, FL | ||
#8 Ohio St. Buckeyes | 4 | #15 Clemson Tigers |
BBVA Compass Bowl - Jan 4 - Birmingham, AL | ||
Houston Cougars | 7 | Vanderbilt Commodores |
GoDaddy Bowl - Jan 5 - Mobile, AL | ||
Ball St. Cardinals | 10 | Arkansas St. Red Wolves |
Vizio BCS National Championship - Jan 6 - Pasadena, CA | ||
#1 Florida St. Seminoles | 18 | #6 Auburn Tigers |