[NU Sports] PIGSKIN PICKS - Standings and Polls

SjT (Stephen J. Truog) sjtruog at yahoo.com
Mon Oct 26 23:22:23 CDT 2009


Week 9 lineup on the way, but first to the standings ...

No upset specials came through in week 9, though some of you were this/close on Bama or MSU! There was one unanimous pick -- USC over Oregon State -- and even that wasn't safe most of the night.

No upsets meant a good week for most people -- especially our top five, who continued to distance themselves from the pack with 9-1 or 10-0 marks.

We also have some new entrants into the standings as they reached the required 3/4 participation level - let's hope they stay in for the long haul, as we're nearing the 2/3 mark on the season.

To the big board ...

TW  Name              Wk 8   Record   Pct.    US  Ovrl  WP
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 1) B. Taylor         10-0    76-19   .800     0    2    8
 1) A. Wolfson         9-1    76-19   .800     0    2    8
 3) M. Zilka           9-1    66-19   .776     0    0    7
 4) J. Hodges         10-0    72-23   .758     0    0    8
 4) T. McAdams         9-1    72-23   .758     0    2    8
 6) M. Ament           9-1    70-25   .737     0    2    8
 7) C. Herron         10-0    58-22   .725     0    0    7
 8) I. Embrekts        ---    50-20   .714     0    2    6
 9) B. Waldele         8-2    46-19   .708     0    2    6
10) C. Rossi           9-1    66-29   .695     0    3    8
11) R. Stahl           6-4    65-30   .684     0    4    8
12) E. Steffe          8-2    54-26   .675     0    1    7
13) C. Zahn            8-2    50-25   .667     0    1    6
14) S. Truog           7-3    63-32   .663     0    1    8
15) J. Bendat          9-1    43-22   .662     0    4    6
16) B. Wilson          ---    49-26   .653     0    0    6
17) K. Sevilla         8-2    61-34   .642     0    1    8
18) B. Winkler         7-3    50-30   .625     0    1    7
19) P. Groves          ---    44-31   .587     0    0    6
20) J. Leonard         7-3    54-41   .568     0    1    8
21) L. Martinaitis     ---    47-38   .553     0    1    7
22) A. McInturff       5-5    52-43   .547     0    4    8
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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 latest rankings ...

LW TW SjTOP 25
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01 01 FLORIDA (7-0) – Sloppy, but still the team to beat
02 02 TEXAS (7-0) – Finally looked like a contendah
03 03 IOWA (8-0) – Thrilling finish = team of destiny?
04 04 ALABAMA (7-0) – Virtual loss = no threat to Gators
05 05 BOISE STATE (7-0) – Holding BCS breath that TCU loses
07 06 CINCINNATI (7-0) – Rolling through a weak league
12 07 TCU (8-0) – Finally a win to merit BCS consideration
06 08 SOUTHERN CAL (6-1) – Huge showdown with Ducks next
08 09 LSU (6-1) – Big game with Bama looms for Tigers
09 10 PENN STATE (7-1) – Erased Maize Mental Block with ease
11 11 OREGON (6-1) – Could they be the ones to finally unseat SC?
13 12 OKLAHOMA STATE (6-1) – Title on the line when Texas visits
14 13 GEORGIA TECH (7-1) – Need Hokies to lose for BCS shot
15 14 VIRGINIA TECH (5-2) – Back in driver’s seat for Orange Bowl
16 15 OHIO STATE (6-2) – Still hold Pasadena in their hands
17 16 UTAH (6-1) – Big game ahead with TCU for possible BCS shot
23 17 SOUTH CAROLINA (6-2) – Spurrier as Gator’s only threat?
10 18 MIAMI (5-2) – Blew their chance at the BCS – doh!
24 19 MISSISSIPPI (5-2) – Still not out of the SEC hunt
25 20 WISCONSIN (5-2) – Got to rest up for stretch run
NR 21 ARIZONA (5-2) – A darkhorse in the Pac 10 race?
NR 22 PITTSBURGH (7-1) – Still uneasy about Big Least …
NR 23 WEST VIRGINIA (6-1) – … but running out of teams
NR 24 CALIFORNIA (5-2) – Two big losses, but to good teams
NR 25 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (7-1) – A better alt. than Houston!

DROPPED OUT: (18) South Florida, (19) Boston College, (20) BYU, (21) Kansas, (22) Michigan
ON THE VERGE: Houston, Notre Dame

Picks coming next!
GO CATS!!!
GEAUX SAINTS!!!
-SjT

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


      



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