[NU Sports] PIGSKIN PICKS - Standings'n'Polls

Mon Nov 27 19:52:20 CST 2006

Turkey Day leftovers here with two weeks of standings
in one. Only one more week left of the regular season,
and our races were shaken up by some upsets and some
people taking a week or two off for the holidays. 

First up, the honor roll for the past two weeks ...

UNANIMOUS PICKS

* WISCONSIN over Buffalo (Week 12)

None in week 13!

UPSET SPECIALS

* UCLA over Arizona State (Week 12)
* MIAMI over Boston College (Week 13)
* TEXAS A&M over Texas (Week 13)
* LSU over Arkansas (Week 13)
* SOUTH CAROLINA over Clemson (Week 13)

Now to the big board ...

                PICKS RECORD           UPSETS
TW  Name        W12  W13  Ovrl   Pct.  W12 W13 Ovrl
Wks
=======================================================
 1) M.Zilka     ---  5-5 104- 31 .770   -   0    5  
12
 2) C.Bailey    ---  ---  95- 30 .760   -   -    2  
11
 2) M.Barnard   9-1  ---  95- 30 .760   0   -    2  
11
 4) B.Wilson    9-1  5-5 101- 34 .754   1   1    5  
12
 5) C.Herron    8-2  4-6 109- 36 .751   0   0    5  
13
 5) T.McAdams   7-3  3-7 109- 36 .751   1   0    3  
13
 7) S.Truog     5-5  4-6 105- 40 .724   0   0    5  
13
 8) R.Farney    7-3  5-5 104- 41 .717   0   0    1  
13
 8) K.Sevilla   5-5  6-4 104- 41 .717   0   1    5  
13
 8) E.Steffe    8-2  5-5 104- 41 .717   1   1    3  
13
 8) B.Winkler   5-5  7-3 104- 41 .717   0   3    7  
13
 8) A.Wolfson   5-5  6-4 104- 41 .717   0   2    3  
13
 8) I.Embrekts  6-4  6-4  86- 34 .717   0   1    2  
11
14) P.Wolfe     9-1  7-3  82- 33 .713   0   1    4  
10
15) M.Ament     6-4  5-5  89- 36 .712   0   0    1  
11
16) J.Hodges    7-3  6-4 103- 42 .710   0   1    3  
13
16) J.Labbe     6-4  6-4 103- 42 .710   0   2    4  
13
18) J.Bendat    8-2  6-4  95- 40 .704   0   4    7  
12
19) P.Groves    6-4  6-4 102- 43 .703   0   1    5  
13
20) M.Vance     5-5  6-4  86- 39 .688   1   1    3  
11
21) S.Wolfson   7-3  2-8  97- 48 .669   1   0    3  
13
22) C.Rossi     5-5  5-5  70- 35 .667   0   1    8  
10
23) J.Lieske    8-2  4-6  93- 42 .689   1   0    4  
12
24) R.Stahl     7-3  5-5  98- 47 .676   0   1    5  
13
25) B.Taylor    6-4  5-5  79- 41 .658   0   0    0  
11
26) B.Waldele   8-2  ---  69- 41 .627   1   -    4  
10
27) A.McInturff 3-7  5-5  83- 62 .572   0   2   10  
13

Not eligible at this time (must be in 2/3 of weeks)
-------------------------------------------------------
 x) C.Zahn      ---  ---  71- 24 .747   -   -    2   
8
 x) J.Leonard   ---  ---  65- 30 .684   -   -    4   
8
 x) M.Whelan    8-2  5-5  70- 25 .737   0   1    2   
8
 x) J.Thiegs    ---  ---  44- 11 .800   -   -    0   
4
 x) D.Warner    ---  ---  39- 16 .709   -   -    0   
4
 x) A.Miller    ---  ---  31-  9 .775   -   -    1   
3
 x) N.Kaplan    ---  ---  26-  4 .867   -   -    1   
2
 x) T.Haleas    ---  ---  14-  1 .933   -   -    0   
1
 x) J.Singer    ---  ---  14-  1 .933   -   -    1   
1
 x) R.Bradshaw  ---  ---  13-  2 .867   -   -    0   
1
 x) H.Hieber    ---  ---  11-  4 .733   -   -    0   
1

And now to the rankings for this week ...

LW TW  SjTOP 25 COLLEGE RANKINGS
================================
 1  1) OHIO STATE - Best team. Best player. Best
coach.
 2  2) MICHIGAN - Rose rematch of a rout? Yawn, BCS.
 4  3) USC - Big win, but not the second-best team
 3  4) FLORIDA - Close shaves hurting in style points
 8  5) WISCONSIN - Unfairly left out of the B(C)S
11  6) LSU - Huge win vs. Hogs bolsters BCS hopes
10  7) LOUISVILLE - One WVU win from the BCS
13  8) OKLAHOMA - May be Stoops' best coaching job
 5  9) ARKANSAS - Poor play calling cost 'em at end
12 10) AUBURN - Could fall far in SEC bowl picture
16 11) RUTGERS - One game for BCS, Cinderalla
 9 12) TEXAS - Two losses in a row?! What up, Mack?
 7 13) NOTRE DAME - Blown out in only two tough games
15 14) NEBRASKA - Suddenly have lots of BCS hopes
17 15) VIRGINIA TECH - Playing best of anyone in ACC
 6 16) WEST VIRGINIA - Looking ahead to Knights?
19 17) WAKE FOREST - Can cap dream season with win
18 18) BOISE STATE - Nice year, but not a BCS team
NR 19) TEXAS A&M - Three close shaves from 12-0
22 20) TENNESSEE - Finished year with a whimper
14 21) GEORGIA TECH - ACC's best can't beat mid-SEC
23 22) CALIFORNIA - They must really love San Diego
NR 23) OREGON STATE - Strong finish for the season
24 24) PENN STATE - Losses to teams that are 44-4!
25 25) BYU - Cougars rally to finish the year strong

DROPPED OUT: (20) Boston College, (21) Maryland
OTHERS: Georgia, Hawaii

Remember, picks in by kickoff Saturday!
GO CATS!!!
-SjT

* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!!

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