NCAA Week 15 Picks

Well, we have once again come to Championship Saturday and the finish of what has been one of the best college football seasons ever. It always amazes me how fast these three months go by, as there really is no sports season that I enjoy more than watching the College football season unfold. The only other college football season I recall being more enthralling than this one is 2008. All the people that said turning college football into a playoff system would dilute the excitement of the regular season were dead wrong, it only made it better. Next week we will be previewing the playoffs and also recap my favorite games and moments from this amazing season. One more week to enjoy with an exciting slate of very meaningful games, so lets get to it. I went 4-3 in Picking Big Ten Games this week, and a bad 2-4 outside it.

85-27 Big Ten
41-15 Interconference Big Ten
25-20 Outside Big Ten

Big Ten Championship Game: For the 4th time in the past 5 seasons, the Badgers will be playing their final game for the Big Ten Championship. When you look at the Badgers overall record over the past 10 seasons, it is simply amazing the Badgers have never had a crack at a National Championship. There is no doubt the Badgers have been one of the 5 best teams in the county over the past ten years overall. Look at every amazing team, Alabama, Auburn, Ohio St, Florida St, Oregon, Oklahoma, Georgia, they all have had 2-3 down seasons in the past ten years where they lost 5 or 6 games. When was the Badgers last down season? 2003. They haven't had a single bad season since 2004, not a single other team in the country can lay claim to that. Not one, I looked. Since the beginning of the 2004 season the Badgers have a 70-7 home record, only one of the other 125 other FBS schools can claim a better home record in that span, Oklahoma who is 71-6. It is truly an incredible run for a school who is not considered one of the prestigious schools in the country. Onto this game now, while I cant say I'm sad over the fact JT Barrett wont be playing this game, you are never happy to see a player go down with injury. I really have no idea how Ohio St will play with what amounts to their third string QB. My heart is in this pick a lot, but there is no denying from anyone that the Badgers will have the best player on the field on Saturday, and thats good enough for me. Pick: Wisconsin

SEC Champioship: Alabama Vs Missouri: Pick: Alabama
ACC Championship: Florida St Vs Georgia Tech: Pick: Georgia Tech
Pac-12 Championship: Oregon Vs Arizona: Pick: Oregon

Kansas St Vs Baylor: Pick: Baylor

What happens if Florida St and Alabama both lose? There could be extreme chaos among who makes the playoff. I am picking Florida St to lose because they are way past due for a loss. Assuming all my picks come to fruition my four team playoff would be

1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. TCU
4. Baylor

The Big 12 doesn't have a championship game, so it has a full slate of regular season games, and with a three way tie going into the last week, the race is very much up in the air. Here's the 3 different scenarios for how each of those 3 teams can lay claim to the Big 12 Championship

Baylor Wins: Baylor Big 12 Champion
Baylor Loses, TCU Wins: TCU Big 12 Champion
Baylor Loses, TCU Loses: Kansas St Big 12 Champion

Here are the final standings for the other 4 conferences, starting with Big 10

West
1. Wisconsin: 7-1
2. Minnesota: 5-3
3. Nebraska: 5-3
4. Iowa: 4-4
5. Illinois: 3-5
6. Northwestern: 3-5
7. Purdue: 1-7

East
1. Ohio St: 8-0
2. Michigan St: 7-1
3. Maryland: 4-4
4. Rutgers: 3-5
5. Michigan: 3-5
6. Penn St: 2-6
7. Indiana: 1-7


SEC
East
1. Missouri: 7-1
2. Georgia: 6-2
3. Florida: 4-4
4. South Carolina: 3-5
5. Tennessee: 3-5
6. Kentucky: 2-6
7. Vanderbilt: 0-8

West
1. Alabama: 7-1
2. Mississippi St: 6-2
3. Ole Miss: 5-3
4. Auburn: 4-4
5. LSU: 4-4
6. Texas A&M: 3-5
7. Arkansas: 2-6


Pac-12
North
1. Oregon: 8-1
2. Stanford: 5-4
3. Washington: 4-5
4. California: 3-6
5. Washington St: 2-7
6. Oregon St: 2-7

South
1. Arizona: 7-2
2. UCLA: 6-3
3. Arizona St: 6-3
4. USC: 6-3
5. Utah: 5-4
6. Colorado: 0-9



ACC
Coastal
1. Georgia Tech: 6-2
2. Duke: 5-3
3. North Carolina: 4-4
4. Pitt: 4-4
5. Miami: 3-5
6. Virginia Tech: 3-5
7. Virginia: 3-5

Atlantic
1. Florida St: 8-0
2. Clemson: 6-2
3. Louisville: 5-3
4. Boston College: 4-4
5. NC State: 3-5
6. Wake Forest: 1-7
7. Syracuse: 1-7