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

Sun Nov 29 16:48:53 CST 2009

Only one unanimous pick this week (GaTech) and we were all wrong ... no upset specials hit. So let's get right to the big board, where Bruce didn't quite slam the door on Alan and the others heading into the final week.

TW  Name              Wk13   Record   Pct.    US  Ovrl  WP
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 1) B. Taylor          5-5   113-32   .779     0    4   13
 2) A. Wolfson         7-3   110-35   .759     0    2   13
 3) M. Ament           8-2   108-37   .745     0    3   13
 3) J. Hodges          8-2   108-37   .745     0    2   13
 5) M. Zilka           ---    93-32   .744     0    1   11
 6) T. McAdams         6-4   107-38   .738     0    5   13
 7) I. Embrekts        9-1    87-33   .725     0    4   11
 8) C. Herron          7-3    94-36   .723     0    1   12
 9) C. Zahn            8-2    88-37   .704     0    2   11
10) K. Sevilla         ---    91-44   .674     0    3   12
11) B. Waldele         8-2    77-38   .670     0    2   11
12) C. Rossi           4-6    97-48   .669     0    3   13
12) E. Steffe          7-3    87-43   .669     0    1   12
14) B. Winkler         ---    80-40   .667     0    5   11
15) S. Truog           6-4    96-49   .662     0    3   13
16) R. Stahl           3-7    94-51   .648     0    8   13
17) J. Bendat          5-5    71-44   .617     0    5   11
18) P. Groves          4-6    76-49   .608     0    2   11
19) A. McInturff       7-3    82-63   .566     0    9   13
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xx) J. Leonard         ---    64-51   .568     0    1   10
xx) L. Martinaitis     ---    65-50   .565     0    3   10
xx) B. Wilson          ---    65-30   .xxx     0    0    8
xx) R. Bradshaw        ---    22- 8   .733     0    0    2
xx) P. Wolfe           ---    18-12   .600     0    0    2
xx) C. Bailey          ---    14- 1   .933     0    0    1
xx) S. Wolfson         ---    12- 3   .800     0    0    1
xx) J. Wall            ---    11- 4   .733     0    0    1

And one more look at the SjTop 25 before Championship Weekend ...

LW TW SjTOP 25
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01 01 FLORIDA (12-0) – Out-thugged Noles, cocky heading to ATL
02 02 TEXAS (12-0) – Defense has holes, but Colt is catching fire
03 03 ALABAMA (12-0) – Showed poise in narrow Iron Bowl escape
04 04 TCU (12-0) – Looking good heading into B(C)S bowl
05 05 BOISE STATE (12-0) – Certainly worthy of B(C)S bid
06 06 CINCINNATI (11-0) – Didn’t look like top 5 team vs. Illini
08 07 OREGON (9-2) – This Civil War will be like no other
09 08 OHIO STATE (10-2) – Haven’t been to Pasadena since 1997
11 09 IOWA (10-2) – Winning ugly, but sitting pretty for BCS
12 10 PENN STATE (10-2) – Looking good for a Florida bowl game
07 11 GEORGIA TECH (10-2) – So much for the ACC being good
21 12 BRIGHAM YOUNG (10-2) – Gutsy win over Utes
16 13 OREGON STATE (8-3) – Can pay Ducks back for last year
14 14 VIRGINIA TECH (9-3) – May be the best team in the ACC
18 15 SOUTHERN CAL (8-3) – Sneaking back up into BCS range
10 16 PITTSBURGH (9-2) – Looking ahead, or just overrated?
19 17 NEBRASKA (9-3) – Starting to peak at right time
20 18 LSU (9-3) – Squeaked by again for another win
24 19 CALIFORNIA (8-3) – Can improve bowl position vs. 
25 20 STANFORD (8-4) – Porous D, but one heckuva O
22 21 UTAH (9-3) – Three losses to three good teams
13 22 OKLAHOMA STATE (9-3) – Blew yet another chance for B(C)S
NR 23 NORTHWESTERN (8-4) – Finished the season on a roll
NR 24 WISCONSIN (8-3) – NU loss a bummer to end a solid season
NR 25 MIAMI (9-3) – Most up and down team of the season

DROPPED OUT: (15) Miami, (17) North Carolina, (23) Mississippi
ON THE VERGE: Oklahoma, Texas Tech, West Virginia

Get those picks in by THURSDAY!
GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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STEPHEN J. TRUOG
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