[NU Sports] PIGSKIN PICKS - Standings and Polls

Tue Oct 20 23:39:25 CDT 2009

The Week 8 lineup will be out soon, but here's a look at last week's results.

TWO upset specials hit -- Jim's solo call of Purdooo and Georgia Tech beating the Hokies. And our one unanimous pick (Michigan over Delaware State) turned out to be a wise decision. To the big board ...

PIGSKIN PICKS STANDINGS
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TW  Name              Wk 7   Record   Pct.    US  Ovrl  WP
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 1) A. Wolfson         6-4    67-18   .788     0    2    7
 2) B. Taylor          8-2    66-19   .776     0    2    7
 3) M. Zilka           7-3    57-18   .760     0    0    6
 4) T. McAdams         8-2    63-22   .741     1    2    7
 5) J. Hodges          8-2    62-23   .729     0    0    7
 6) M. Ament           8-2    61-24   .718     1    2    7
 7) I. Embrekts        7-3    50-20   .714     0    2    6
 8) R. Stahl           7-3    59-26   .694     1    4    7
 9) C. Herron          7-3    48-22   .686     0    0    6
10) C. Rossi           7-3    57-28   .671     1    3    7
10) S. Truog           6-4    56-29   .659     0    1    7
12) E. Steffe          6-4    46-24   .657     1    1    6
13) B. Wilson          8-2    49-26   .653     0    0    6
14) K. Sevilla         6-4    53-32   .624     0    1    7
15) B. Winkler         5-5    43-27   .614     0    1    6
16) P. Groves          7-3    44-31   .587     0    0    6
17) J. Leonard         6-4    47-38   .553     0    1    7
17) L. Martinaitis     4-6    47-38   .553     0    1    7
17) A. McInturff       3-7    47-38   .553     1    4    7
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xx) C. Zahn            7-3    42-23   .646     0    1    5
xx) J. Bendat          6-4    34-21   .618     2    4    5
xx) B. Waldele         ---    32-13   .711     0    2    4
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 now for the rankings ...

LW TW SjTOP 25
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01 01 FLORIDA (6-0) – No one really looked impressive …
02 02 TEXAS (6-0) – … but the three teams at the top …
09 03 IOWA (7-0) – … have been winning for a looong time
03 04 ALABAMA (6-0) – Missed a chance to stake claim for #1
04 05 BOISE STATE (6-0) – Again, not pretty, but a win
05 06 SOUTHERN CAL (5-1) – They’re the clear top 1-loss team now
10 07 CINCINNATI (6-0) – Big win, but losing QB could hurt later
07 08 LSU (5-1) – Can’t mope too long with Auburn and Bama ahead
12 09 PENN STATE (6-1) – Starting to get healthy, and look good
13 10 MIAMI (5-1) – Thanks to Jackets, have BCS hopes back
14 11 OREGON (5-1) – Nice week to rest for SC in two weeks
15 12 TCU (7-0) – Big test at BYU next week for any B(C)S hopes
16 13 OKLAHOMA STATE (5-1) – Big XII’s last hope for second BCS
20 14 GEORGIA TECH (6-1) – Big win muddies up the ACC race
08 15 VIRGINIA TECH (5-2) – Ouch – may have lost BCS hopes there
06 16 OHIO STATE (5-2) – What the heck happened??? Open up the O!
24 17 UTAH (5-1) – Creeping back into the top 20
11 18 SOUTH FLORIDA (5-1) – Still one more big shot vs. Miami
NR 19 BOSTON COLLEGE (5-2) – Somebody has to win ACC Atlantic
NR 20 BYU (6-1) – Despite FSU debacle, they’re back
17 21 KANSAS (5-1) – The Big XII north laid a big egg Saturday
25 22 MICHIGAN (5-2) – Can be a big-time spoiler in Big 10 race
18 23 SOUTH CAROLINA (5-2) – Great defense, but suspect offense
NR 24 MISSISSIPPI (4-2) – Running out of worthy candidates
21 25 WISCONSIN (5-2) – Two tough losses to two good teams

DROPPED OUT: (19) Nebraska, (22) Oklahoma, (23) Auburn
ON THE VERGE: Arizona, Houston, Texas Tech

Picks up next - GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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STEPHEN J. TRUOG
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GO CATS!!!