Posted: August 1, 2013
As we turn the calendar to August and teams begin practices in anticipation of kickoff in a few short weeks, I will populate the internet with yet another preseason prediction.
There will two main differences in my predictions versus the others.
First, I promise that there will be a post in December to compare reality to my predictions. This will serve to utterly embarrass me as I am sure of only one thing, my picks will be horribly wrong and a few will be wrong in spectacular fashion.
Second, I will make my predictions on a conference by conference basis and predict who I think will win each conference. I will limit my predictions to the major conferences because although I watch a ton of football (just ask my wife), I do not claim to have in depth knowledge of the Sun Belt Conference. I will stick with what I know well or at least what I think I know well.
So, without any further ado, here are my picks for the 2013 college football season.
SEC East
1. South Carolina 8-0
2. Georgia 7-1
3. Florida 5-3
4. Vanderbilt 3-5
5. Tennessee 3-5
6. Missouri 1-7
7. Kentucky 0-8
SEC West
1. Alabama 8-0
2. LSU 6-2
3. Texas A&M 6-2
4. Mississippi 5-3
5. Arkansas 2-6
6. Mississippi State 2-6
7. Auburn 0-8
Alabama will beat South Carolina for the SEC Championship
Big Ten Leaders
1. Ohio State 8-0
2. Wisconsin 7-1
3. Penn State 4-4
4. Indiana 3-5
5. Purdue 1-7
6. Illinois 0-8
Big Ten Legends
1. Michigan 7-1
2. Nebraska 7-1
3. Michigan State 5-3
4. Northwestern 4-4
5. Iowa 2-6
6. Minnesota 0-8
Ohio State will beat Michigan two consecutive weeks; once to close the Big 10 season and then again to win the Big 10 Championship.
Big 12
1. Texas 8-1
2. Oklahoma State 8-1
3. Oklahoma 7-2
4. TCU 7-2
5. Baylor 5-4
6. Kansas State 4-5
7. West Virginia 3-6
8. Texas Tech 2-7
9. Iowa State 1-8
10. Kansas 0-10
ACC Atlantic
1. Florida State 8-0
2. Clemson 7-1
3. Maryland 4-4
4. NC State 4-4
5. Wake Forest 3-5
6. Syracuse 2-6
7. Boston College 0-8
ACC Coastal
1. Miami 7-1
2. Virginia Tech 7-1
3. North Carolina 6-2
4. Georgia Tech 4-4
5. Virginia 2-6
6. Duke 1-7
7. Pittsburgh 1-7
Florida State will beat Miami for the ACC title.
PAC 12 North
1. Oregon 9-0
2. Stanford 8-1
3. Oregon State 5-4
4. Washington 4-5
5. Washington State 1-8
6. California 1-8
PAC 12 South
1. USC 8-1
2. UCLA 6-3
3. Arizona State 6-3
4. Arizona 4-5
5. Utah 2-7
6. Colorado 0-9
Oregon will beat USC for the PAC 12 title.
American Athletic Conference
1. Louisville 8-0
2. Cincinnati 7-1
3. UCF 6-2
4. SMU 5-3
5. Rutgers 4-4
6. Houston 4-4
7. UConn 3-5
8. USF 2-6
9. Memphis 1-7
10. Temple 0-8
If we were in the format to be used next year, my semifinal match ups would be:
Alabama vs. Ohio State
Oregon vs. Florida State
But since we have to live with the BCS for one more year, my BCS Championship game predictions is:
Alabama vs. Florida State