2024/2025 Decathlon: Event Summary: College Football
Status: Completed
RULES: COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Part1: Preseason Picks All 64 teams from the Power Five conferences, the two Independents and another 20 teams from the top Group of Five conferences have been seeded according to a composite of current rankings. No team is seeded higher than 50. Select eight teams totaling at least 170 seed points. Your eight teams will earn points as follows: ...7 pts for each win ..15 pts for a conference title ...5 pts for a bowl berth* ..12 pts for a bowl win* ..15 pts for a Playoff berth ..15 pts for an NCAA title * teams who make the playoff championship will earn 2 bowl berths, and the overall champ will earn 2 bowl wins. There are a few more teams out there. If you wish to select an at-large team which we didn't load, just email sportsdecathlon@yahoo.com and we'll get it loaded as a 50-seed. Picks lock 8/30 at 4p Pacific Part 2: CFP and Bowls 2a: Playoff Semifinals Pick the winner of each semifinal (2 games). We will be picking against the spread. All spreads will be x.5 pts so there will be no pushes. Correct picks earn 20 pts Picks lock at kickoff of the first game. Note - the lines will not be set until Tue 12/4. You may make early picks as Team1- or Team2+ and lines will be added to your picks. 2b: Bowl games Pick 10 Bowl winners. You can pick any teams from any bowls, including playing both sides of a given bowl (thus guaranteeing a win and a loss) or re-picking your semifinal picks (to double up or hedge). We will be picking against the spread. All spreads will be x.5 pts so there will be no pushes. Correct picks earn 15 pts 2b Picks lock Dec 15, 9a. Note - the lines will not be set until Tue 12/4. You may make early picks as Team1- or Team2+ and lines will be added to your picks. 2c: Playoff Championship Pick the winner of the championship (1 game). We will be picking against the spread. All spreads will be x.5 pts so there will be no pushes. Note - this single pick will not open until after the Semifinals have been played. Correct pick earns 20 pts. 2c Picks lock (kickoff of the Championship Game) |
POINT RECAP: COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Preseason Picks |
Answer (Seed Pts) | #Sel |
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SEC Alabama (1) | 397 | 98 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 150 | |
ACC Clemson (2) | 380 | 105 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 184 | |
B10 Ohio State (3) | 79 | 91 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 123 | |
SEC Georgia (4) | 149 | 77 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | |
B10 Wisconsin (5) | 128 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |
B12 Oklahoma (6) | 116 | 84 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 119 | |
B10 Penn State (7) | 35 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | |
P12 Washington (8) | 236 | 70 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |
SEC Auburn (9) | 17 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |
IND Notre Dame (10) | 25 | 84 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 104 | |
B10 Michigan State (11) | 25 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
P12 USC (12) | 27 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
P12 Stanfurd (13) | 29 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
B10 Michigan (14) | 70 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | |
ACC Miami (15) | 57 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
B12 Oklahoma State (16) | 9 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
SEC Mississippi State (17) | 12 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
B12 TCU (18) | 33 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
AMER Central Florida (19) | 122 | 84 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | |
SEC LSU (20) | 6 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 87 | |
ACC Virginia Tech (21) | 10 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | |
B10 Iowa (22) | 11 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
B10 Northwestern (23) | 5 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
MW Boise State (24) | 218 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | |
ACC Florida State (25) | 44 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
B12 Texas (26) | 51 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 87 | |
ACC NC State (27) | 3 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | |
ACC Louisville (28) | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
SEC South Carolina (29) | 14 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | |
AMER Memphis (30) | 39 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
ACC Boston College (31) | 15 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
B12 Iowa State (32) | 3 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
SEC Texas A&M (33) | 14 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
ACC Wake Forest (34) | 2 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
B12 Kansas St (35) | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
P12 Utah (36) | 20 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | |
P12 Oregon (37) | 58 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
ACC Duke (38) | 5 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |
B12 West Virginia (39) | 119 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
ACC Georgia Tech (40) | 4 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
P12 Washington State (41) | 3 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 87 | |
CUSA Florida Atlantic (42) | 251 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
AMER South Florida (43) | 17 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
SEC Missouri (44) | 2 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
B10 Purdue (45) | 11 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | |
MW San Diego State (46) | 31 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
SEC Florida (47) | 44 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 87 | |
P12 Arizona State (48) | 5 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
MW Fresno State (49) | 18 | 84 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 116 | |
ACC North Carolina (50) | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
ACC Pittsburgh (50) | 3 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
ACC Syracuse (50) | 2 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 87 | |
ACC Virginia (50) | 2 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |
AMER Houston (50) | 38 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
AMER Navy (50) | 19 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
B10 Indiana (50) | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
B10 Maryland (50) | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
B10 Minnesota (50) | 2 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
B10 Nebraska (50) | 27 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
B10 Rutgers (50) | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
B12 Baylor (50) | 5 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
B12 Texas Tech (50) | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
CUSA Marshall (50) | 22 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
CUSA North Texas (50) | 2 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | |
IND BYU (50) | 5 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
MAC Northern Illinois (50) | 31 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | |
MAC Ohio (50) | 135 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
MAC Toledo (50) | 28 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
MW UNLV (50) | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
MW Wyoming (50) | 3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
P12 Arizona (50) | 50 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
P12 California (50) | 9 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
P12 Colorado (50) | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
P12 UCLA (50) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
SEC Kentucky (50) | 2 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 87 | |
SEC Tennessee (50) | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
SEC Vanderbilt (50) | 1 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | |
SUN Appalachian State (50) | 39 | 77 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 109 | |
SUN Arkansas State (50) | 149 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
SUN Troy (50) | 8 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 87 | |
Bowl Games |
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Celebration: NC A&T -7½ | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Celebration: Alcorn St +7½ | 8 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
New Mexico: Utah St -9½ | 27 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
New Mexico: No Texas +9½ | 77 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Cure: Tulane -3½ | 19 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Cure: Louisiana +3½ | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Las Vegas: Fresno St -4½ | 111 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Las Vegas: Arizona St +4½ | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Camellia: Georgia So -½ | 71 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Camellia: E Michigan +½ | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
New Orleans: App St -7½ | 69 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
New Orleans: MTSU +7½ | 37 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Boca Raton: UAB -1½ | 45 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Boca Raton: No Illinois +1½ | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Frisco: Ohio -2½ | 31 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Frisco: San Diego St +2½ | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Gasparilla: Marshall -1½ | 29 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Gasparilla: So Florida +1½ | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Bahamas: Toledo -5½ | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Bahamas: FIU +5½ | 20 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Potato: BYU -12½ | 16 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Potato: W Michigan +12½ | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Birmingham: Memphis -4½ | 53 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Birmingham: Wake Forest +4½ | 30 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Armed Forces: Army -3½ | 73 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Armed Forces: Houston +3½ | 37 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Dollar General: Buffalo -2½ | 45 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Dollar General: Troy +2½ | 28 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Hawaii: Hawaii -1½ | 49 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Hawaii: Louisiana Tech +1½ | 11 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
1st Responder: Boise St -3½ | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
1st Responder: Boston College +3½ | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Quick Lane: Georgia Tech -4½ | 55 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Quick Lane: Minnesota +4½ | 19 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
CheezIt: TCU -½ | 68 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
CheezIt: Cal +½ | 44 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Independence: Temple -2½ | 79 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Independence: Duke +2½ | 34 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Pinstripe: Miami -3½ | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Pinstripe: Wisconsin +3½ | 93 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Texas: Vanderbilt -3½ | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Texas: Baylor +3½ | 13 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Music City: Auburn -4½ | 88 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Music City: Purdue +4½ | 43 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
CampingWorld: W Virginia -6½ | 46 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
CampingWorld: Syracuse +6½ | 166 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Alamo: Washington St -3½ | 103 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Alamo: Iowa St +3½ | 20 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Peach: Michigan -7½ | 102 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Peach: Florida +7½ | 64 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Belk: S Carolina -4½ | 46 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Belk: Virginia +4½ | 21 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Arizona: Arkansas St -1½ | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Arizona: Nevada +1½ | 22 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Cotton: Clemson -10½ | 94 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Cotton: Notre Dame +10½ | 70 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Orange: Alabama -13½ | 85 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Orange: Oklahoma +13½ | 56 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
RedBox: Oregon -2½ | 103 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
RedBox: Michigan St +2½ | 29 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Military: Cincinnati -5½ | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Military: Virginia Tech +5½ | 31 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Sun: Stanfurd -6½ | 78 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Sun: Pitt +6½ | 21 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Liberty: Missouri -8½ | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Liberty: Oklahoma St +8½ | 60 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Holiday: Utah -6½ | 57 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Holiday: Northwestern +6½ | 72 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Gator: Texas A&M -4½ | 143 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Gator: NC St +4½ | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Outback: Miss St -5½ | 59 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Outback: Iowa +5½ | 22 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Citrus: Penn St -5½ | 138 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Citrus: Kentucky +5½ | 26 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Fiesta: LSU -7½ | 77 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Fiesta: UCF +7½ | 90 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Rose: Ohio St -5½ | 220 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Rose: Washington +5½ | 27 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Sugar: Georgia -10½ | 161 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Sugar: Texas +10½ | 37 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Playoff Semifinal Cotton |
Answer | #Sel |
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Clemson -10½ | 245 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
Notre Dame +10½ | 175 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Playoff Semifinal Orange |
Answer | #Sel |
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Alabama -13½ | 257 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Oklahoma +13½ | 163 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
Playoff Championship |
Answer | #Sel |
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Alabama -6½ | 180 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Clemson +6½ | 192 | 20 | 20 |
LEADERBOARD: COLLEGE FOOTBALL