| 2008-09 NCAA College Bowl Schedule and Predictions | ||||||||||||||||
| These predictions are based solely on the R-Score ranking system of R. Hawkins. Predictions are for game winner in straight competition, not factoring the "point spread". This ranking system has had 18% ranking violation this season (higher ranked team loses to lower ranked team). EagleBank Dec. 20, 11 a.m. (ESPN), Washington, D.C., Navy vs. Wake Forest Pick: WAKE FOREST (CORRECT; WAKE 29-19) New Mexico Dec. 20, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN), Albuquerque, N.M., Fresno State vs. Colorado St. Pick: COLORADO ST (CORRECT; COL ST 40-35) St. Petersburg Dec. 20, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2), St. Petersburg, Fla., USF vs. Memphis Pick: SOUTH FLORIDA (CORRECT; USF 41-14) Las Vegas Dec. 20, 8 p.m. (ESPN), Las Vegas, BYU vs. Arizona Pick: BRIGHAM YOUNG (WRONG; ARIZ 31-21) New Orleans Dec. 21, 8 p.m. (ESPN2), New Orleans, Southern Miss vs. Troy Pick: TROY (WRONG; SO MISS 30-27) Poinsettia Dec. 23, 8 p.m. (ESPN), San Diego, Boise St. vs. TCU Pick: TCU (CORRECT; TCU 17-16) Hawaii Dec. 24, 8 p.m. (ESPN), Honolulu, Hawaii, Notre Dame vs. Hawaii Pick: NOTRE DAME (CORRECT; ND 49-21) Motor City Dec. 26, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2), Detroit, Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan Pick: CENTRAL MICHIGAN (WRONG; FAU 24-21) Meineke Dec. 27, 1 p.m. (ESPN), Charlotte, N.C., North Carolina vs. West Virginia Pick: NORTH CAROLINA (WRONG; WV 31-30) Champs Sports Bowl Dec. 27, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN), Orlando, Fla., Wisconsin vs. Florida St. Pick: FLORIDA STATE (CORRECT; FL ST 42-13) Emerald Dec. 27, 8 p.m. (ESPN), San Francisco, Cal vs. Miami Pick: CALIFORNIA (CORRECT; CAL 24-17) Independence Dec. 28, 8 p.m. (ESPN), Shreveport, La., Northern Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech Pick: LOUISIANA TECH (CORRECT; LA TECH 17-10) Papajohns.com Dec. 29, 3 p.m. (ESPN), Birmingham, Ala., North Carolina St. vs. Rutgers Pick: RUTGERS (CORRECT; RUTGERS 29-23) Alamo Dec. 29, 8 p.m. (ESPN), San Antonio, Texas, Northwestern vs. Missouri Pick: MISSOURI (CORRECT; MISSOURI 30-23) Humanitarian Dec. 30, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN), Boise, Idaho, Nevada vs. Maryland Pick: MARYLAND (CORRECT; MD 42-35) Holiday Dec. 30, 8 p.m. (ESPN), San Diego, Oklahoma St. vs. Oregon Pick: OREGON (CORRECT; OREGON 42-31) Texas Dec. 30, 8 p.m. (NFL), Houston, Rice vs. Western Michigan Pick: RICE (CORRECT; RICE 38-14) Armed Forces Dec. 31, Noon (ESPN), Fort Worth, Texas, Houston vs. Air Force Pick: HOUSTON (CORRECT; HOUSTON 34-28) Sun Dec. 31, 2 p.m. (CBS), El Paso, Texas, Oregon St. vs. Pittsburgh Pick: PITTSBURGH (WRONG; OREGON ST 3-0) Music City Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN), Nashville, Tenn., Vanderbilt vs. Boston College Pick: BOSTON COLLEGE (WRONG; VANDY 16-14) Insight Dec. 31, 5:30 p.m. (NFL), Tempe, Ariz., Kansas vs. Minnesota Pick: KANSAS (CORRECT; KANSAS 42-21) Chick-fil-A Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN), Atlanta, Georgia Tech vs. LSU Pick: GEORGIA TECH (WRONG; LSU 38-3) Outback Jan. 1, 11 a.m. (ESPN), Tampa, Fla., South Carolina vs. Iowa Pick: IOWA (CORRECT; IOWA 31-10) Capital One Jan. 1, 1 p.m. (ABC), Orlando, Fla., Michigan St. vs. Georgia Pick: GEORGIA (CORRECT; GEORGIA 24-12) Gator Jan. 1, 1 p.m. (CBS), Jacksonville, Fla., Clemson vs. Nebraska Pick: NEBRASKA (CORRECT; NEB 26-21) Rose Jan. 1, 4:30 p.m. (ABC), Pasadena, Calif., USC vs. Penn St. Pick: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (CORRECT; USC 38-24) Orange Jan. 1, 8 p.m. (FOX), Miami, Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech Pick: CINCINNATI (WRONG; VT 20-7) Cotton Jan. 2, 2 p.m. (FOX), Dallas, Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss Pick: TEXAS TECH (WRONG; MISS 47-34) Liberty Jan. 2, 5 p.m. (ESPN), Memphis, Tenn., Kentucky vs. East Carolina Pick: EAST CAROLINA (WRONG; KY 25-19) Sugar Jan. 2, 8 p.m. (FOX), New Orleans, Utah vs. Alabama Pick: UTAH (CORRECT; UTAH 31-17) International Jan. 3 Noon (ESPN2), Toronto, Connecticut vs. Buffalo Pick: CONNECTICUT (CORRECT; UCONN 38-20) Fiesta Jan. 5, 8:30 p.m. (FOX), Glendale, Ariz., Texas vs. Ohio St. Pick: TEXAS (CORRECT; TX 24-21) GMAC Jan. 6, 8 p.m. (ESPN), Mobile, Ala., Tulsa vs. Ball St. Pick: BALL STATE (WRONG; TULSA 45-13) BCS National Championship Game Jan. 8, 8 p.m. (FOX), Miami, Oklahoma vs. Florida Pick: FLORIDA (Correct; FL 24-14) |
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