Shane's 2005 College Football Predictions

*** I had trouble formatting these for this blog, but finally got that worked out to enough degree to make it readable. Darn Blogger! Doesn't allow tables or preformatting well. Oh well, I'll do my best with what I've got!

Made: 09-02-05 (before the season started)
Preparation: Looked at out of conference schedules only, and only for the
teams I predicted records for. I used USA Today's predictions for a little
guidance on the small conferences, though varied quite a bit in places.

ACC

Atlantic
Boston College [7-1] 11-1
Florida State [6-2] 8-3
North Carolina State [4-4] 7-4
Clemson [4-4] 4-7
Wake Forest [4-4] 6-5
Maryland [2-6] 3-8

Coastal
Miami (FL) [7-1] 10-1
Virginia Tech [5-3] 8-3
Virginia [4-4] 6-5
Georgia Tech [3-5] 4-7
North Carolina [2-6] 3-8
Duke [0-8] 2-9

TITLE GAME: BOSTON COLLEGE def Miami

Big East

Louisville [7-0] 11-0
Pittsburgh [5-2] 7-4
West Virginia [5-2] 8-3
Connecticut [3-4] 5-6
Syracuse [3-4] 5-6
South Florida [3-4] 5-6
Cincinnati [2-5] 4-7
Rutgers [0-7] 2-9


Big 10

Michigan [7-1] 10-1
Ohio State [7-1] 10-1
Iowa [6-2] 9-2
Minnesota [6-2] 9-2
Purdue [5-3] 6-5
Penn State [4-4] 7-4
Illinois [3-5] 5-6
Wisconsin [3-5] 6-6
Michigan State [2-6] 4-7
Northwestern [1-7] 1-10
Indiana [0-8] 2-9


Big 12

North
Missouri [5-3] 8-3
Nebraska [5-3] 7-4
Kansas State [5-3] 8-3
Iowa State [4-4] 6-5
Colorado [3-5] 4-7
Kansas [2-6] 4-7

South
Texas A&M [6-2] 9-2
Texas [6-2] 8-3
Oklahoma [5-3] 8-3
Texas Tech [4-4] 7-4
Oklahoma State [1-7] 4-7
Baylor [1-7] 4-7

TITLE GAME: Texas A&M def Missouri

Pac 10

USC [7-1] 10-1
Arizona State [6-2] 9-2
UCLA [4-4] 6-5
Oregon [4-4] 6-5
Stanford [4-4] 6-5
California [4-4] 7-4
Washington [3-5] 5-6
Arizona [3-5] 6-5
Oregon State [3-5] 4-7
Washington State [2-6] 4-7


SEC

East
Florida [7-1] 10-1
Tennessee [7-1] 9-2
Georgia [6-2] 9-2
South Carolina [3-5] 6-5
Vanderbilt [2-6] 4-7
Kentucky [0-8] 3-8

West
LSU [7-1] 9-2
Alabama [6-2] 9-2
Auburn [4-4] 7-4
Arkansas [3-5] 5-6
Mississippi State [2-6] 4-7
Mississippi [1-7] 3-8

TITLE GAME: FLORIDA def LSU

Independents

Navy 9-2
Notre Dame 7-4
Army 3-8
Temple 0-11


MAC

East
Bowling Green 10-1
Ohio
Miami (OH)
Kent State
Akron
Buffalo

West
Toledo
Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan
Northern Illinois
Ball State
Western Michigan

TITLE GAME: Bowling Green def Toledo

CUSA

East
Memphis
Marshall
UAB
Southern Miss
UCF
East Carolina

West
Tulane
UTEP
Rice
SMU
Tulsa
Houston

TITLE GAME: MEMPHIS def Tulane

MWC

New Mexico
BYU
Colorado State
San Diego State
Utah
Wyoming
Air Force
TCU
UNLV


Sun Belt

North Texas
Middle Tennessee
La-Lafayette
Troy
La-Monroe
Arkansas State
Fl International
Fl Atlantic


WAC
Fresno State
Boise State
Hawaii
Louisiana Tech
Nevada
San Jose State
Idaho
New Mexico State
Utah State


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Bowls:

New Orleans
UAB vs North Texas ---> North Texas
GMAC
Tulane vs Miami (OH) ---> Tulane
Las Vegas
Stanford vs Utah ---> Stanford
Poinsettia
Ohio vs San Diego State ---> San Diego State
Fort Worth
Iowa State vs Marshall ---> Marshall
Hawaii
UTEP vs Hawaii ---> Hawaii
Motor City
Eastern Michigan vs BYU ---> Eastern Michigan
Champ Sports
Virginia Tech vs Nebraska ---> Nebraska
Insight
Pittsburgh vs Oregon ---> Pittsburgh
MPC Computers
Colorado State vs Wake Forest ---> Wake Forest
Alamo
Missouri vs Purdue ---> Purdue
Emerald
California vs New Mexico ---> New Mexico
Holiday
Oklahoma vs Arizona State ---> Oklahoma
Music City
South Carolina vs Toledo ---> Toledo
Sun
Penn State vs UCLA ---> UCLA
Independence
Texas Tech vs Boise State ---> Boise State
Peach
Florida State vs Auburn ---> Florida State
Meineke Car Care
North Carolina State vs West Virginia ---> West Virginia
Liberty
Memphis vs Bowling Green ---> Memphis
Houston
Kansas State vs Fresno State ---> Fresno State
Outback
Minnesota vs Alabama ---> Alabama
Cotton
Texas vs Tennessee ---> Texas
Gator
Miami (FL) vs Notre Dame ---> Notre Dame
Capitol One
LSU vs Iowa ---> LSU

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Fiesta
Texas A&M vs Georgia -----> Georgia
Sugar
Florida vs Ohio State -----> Ohio State
Orange
Boston College vs Michigan -----> Michigan
Rose
#1 Louisville vs #2 USC -----> #1 Louisville




Just a reminder, these picks aren't supposed to represent single wins/losses, but teams overall performance. Although my specific records suggest Ohio State will beat Texas, Arizona State will beat LSU, and Florida will beat FSU, I'm not saying those things. These are general team records... how I feel about a team. Perhaps next year I'll only give divisional positions as I did for smaller conferences, and then bowl games.

May the best team win!