2024/2025 Decathlon: Event Summary: College Football
Status: Completed
RULES: COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Part1: Preseason Picks Most of the teams from the Power Five conferences, three 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 * if the conference plays a title game, the team has to win the title game ** 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 at the first kickoff (8/24 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 BOTH SEMIFINAL picks will lock at kickoff of the FIRST game (Dec 28, 1p Pacific). Note - the lines are set as of Wed 12/11. If you made early picks, please double check that you are happy with the spread. 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 ALL BOWL picks will lock Dec 20, 11a Pacific. Note - the lines are set as of Wed 12/11. If you made early picks, please double check that you are happy with the spread. 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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ACC Clemson (1) | 450 | 98 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 150 | |
SEC Alabama (2) | 397 | 77 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 94 | |
SEC Georgia (3) | 164 | 84 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 101 | |
B10 Ohio State (4) | 122 | 91 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 126 | |
B12 Oklahoma (5) | 246 | 84 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 119 | |
SEC LSU (6) | 18 | 105 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 184 | |
IND Notre Dame (7) | 33 | 77 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 94 | |
B10 Michigan (8) | 128 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | |
SEC Florida (9) | 9 | 77 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 94 | |
SEC Texas A&M (10) | 3 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |
SEC Auburn (11) | 9 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | |
B10 Penn State (12) | 24 | 77 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 94 | |
P12 Washington (13) | 78 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |
B12 Texas (14) | 78 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |
SEC Mississippi State (15) | 5 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | |
B10 Iowa (16) | 9 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 87 | |
P12 Washington State (17) | 10 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | |
AMER Central Florida (18) | 104 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 87 | |
P12 Oregon (19) | 82 | 84 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 116 | |
P12 Utah (20) | 93 | 77 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | |
SEC Missouri (21) | 7 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
ACC Syracuse (22) | 21 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
B10 Michigan State (23) | 29 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
B10 Wisconsin (24) | 23 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | |
P12 Stanfurd (25) | 17 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
B12 Iowa State (26) | 33 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
SEC Kentucky (27) | 1 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |
MW Boise State (28) | 239 | 84 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | |
B12 West Virginia (29) | 8 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
B10 Northwestern (30) | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
SEC South Carolina (31) | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
SUN Appalachian State (32) | 224 | 91 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 123 | |
B12 Oklahoma State (33) | 13 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
B10 Minnesota (34) | 10 | 77 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 94 | |
ACC Miami (35) | 55 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | |
ACC NC State (36) | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
AMER Cincinnati (37) | 30 | 77 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 94 | |
ACC Virginia (38) | 15 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | |
B12 TCU (39) | 16 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
MW Fresno State (40) | 27 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
IND Army (41) | 66 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
MW Utah St (42) | 11 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
ACC Pittsburgh (43) | 1 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |
ACC Duke (44) | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
B10 Nebraska (45) | 79 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
P12 Arizona State (46) | 10 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |
P12 USC (47) | 41 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
ACC Virginia Tech (48) | 27 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
B12 Baylor (49) | 8 | 77 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | |
ACC Boston College (50) | 9 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | |
ACC Florida State (50) | 29 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | |
ACC Georgia Tech (50) | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
ACC Louisville (50) | 1 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |
ACC North Carolina (50) | 6 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
ACC Wake Forest (50) | 2 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
AMER East Carolina (50) | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
AMER Houston (50) | 32 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
AMER Memphis (50) | 158 | 84 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | |
AMER Navy (50) | 6 | 77 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 94 | |
AMER South Florida (50) | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
AMER Temple (50) | 3 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
AMER Tulane (50) | 1 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
B10 Indiana (50) | 4 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
B10 Illinois (50) | 2 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | |
B10 Maryland (50) | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
B10 Purdue (50) | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
B10 Rutgers (50) | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
B12 Kansas (50) | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
B12 Kansas St (50) | 4 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
B12 Texas Tech (50) | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
CUSA Florida Atlantic (50) | 54 | 77 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 109 | |
CUSA Florida Int'l (50) | 11 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | |
CUSA Louisiana Tech (50) | 2 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 87 | |
CUSA Marshall (50) | 24 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
CUSA North Texas (50) | 61 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
CUSA Southern Miss (50) | 1 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
CUSA UAB (50) | 6 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | |
IND BYU (50) | 10 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
MAC Buffalo (50) | 4 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |
MAC Northern Illinois (50) | 11 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
MAC Ohio (50) | 108 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
MAC Toledo (50) | 46 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
MAC Western Mich (50) | 12 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
MW Air Force (50) | 2 | 77 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 94 | |
MW Nevada (50) | 3 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
MW San Diego St (50) | 10 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 87 | |
P12 Arizona (50) | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
P12 California (50) | 13 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |
P12 Colorado (50) | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
P12 Oregon St (50) | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
P12 UCLA (50) | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
SEC Tennessee (50) | 7 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |
SEC Vanderbilt (50) | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
SUN Arkansas State (50) | 7 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |
SUN Troy (50) | 15 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
Playoff Semifinal Peach |
Answer | #Sel |
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LSU -13˝ | 289 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
Oklahoma +13˝ | 143 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Playoff Semifinal Fiesta |
Answer | #Sel |
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Clemson -2˝ | 232 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
Ohio State +2˝ | 200 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Bowl Games |
Answer | #Sel |
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Bahamas: Buffalo -6˝ | 54 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Bahamas: Charlotte +6˝ | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Frisco: Utah State -7˝ | 43 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Frisco: Kent State +7˝ | 35 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
New Mexico: San Diego State -3˝ | 68 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
New Mexico: Central Michigan +3˝ | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Cure: Georgia Southern -5˝ | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Cure: Liberty +5˝ | 33 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Boca Raton: SMU -2˝ | 127 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Boca Raton: Florida Atlantic +2˝ | 19 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Camellia: Arkansas State -2˝ | 13 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Camellia: Florida Intl +2˝ | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Las Vegas: Washington -3˝ | 50 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Las Vegas: Boise State +3˝ | 96 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
New Orleans: Appalachian State -16˝ | 88 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
New Orleans: UAB +16˝ | 23 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Gasparilla: UCF -17˝ | 39 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Gasparilla: Marshall +17˝ | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Hawaii: BYU -1˝ | 57 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Hawaii: Hawaii +1˝ | 34 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Independence: Miami -6˝ | 43 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Independence: Louisiana Tech +6˝ | 41 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Quick Lane: Pitt -10˝ | 45 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Quick Lane: Eastern Michigan +10˝ | 20 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Military: North Carolina -5˝ | 31 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Military: Temple +5˝ | 62 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Pinstripe: Michigan State -3˝ | 55 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Pinstripe: Wake Forest +3˝ | 44 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Texas: Texas A&M -5˝ | 58 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Texas: Oklahoma State +5˝ | 41 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Holiday: Iowa -˝ | 100 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Holiday: USC +˝ | 68 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
CheezIt: Air Force -2˝ | 17 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
CheezIt: Washington State +2˝ | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Camping World: Notre Dame -3˝ | 159 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Camping World: Iowa State +3˝ | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Cotton: Penn State -6˝ | 171 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Cotton: Memphis +6˝ | 38 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Peach: LSU -13˝ | 98 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Peach: Oklahoma +13˝ | 37 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Fiesta: Clemson -2˝ | 72 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Fiesta: Ohio State +2˝ | 73 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
1st Responder: W Kentucky -2˝ | 26 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
1st Responder: W Michigan +2˝ | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Music City: Louisville -3˝ | 23 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Music City: Miss State +3˝ | 56 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Redbox: Cal -6˝ | 36 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Redbox: Illinois +6˝ | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Orange: Florida -13˝ | 134 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Orange: Virginia +13˝ | 34 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Belk: Virginia Tech -2˝ | 39 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Belk: Kentucky +2˝ | 29 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Sun: Arizona State -4˝ | 98 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Sun: Florida State +4˝ | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Liberty: Navy -1˝ | 95 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Liberty: Kansas State +1˝ | 32 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Arizona: Wyoming -6˝ | 35 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Arizona: Georgia State +6˝ | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Alamo: Utah -6˝ | 105 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Alamo: Texas +6˝ | 40 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Citrus: Alabama -7˝ | 185 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Citrus: Michigan +7˝ | 40 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Outback: Auburn -7˝ | 122 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Outback: Minnesota +7˝ | 40 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Rose: Wisconsin -2˝ | 73 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Rose: Oregon +2˝ | 135 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Sugar: Georgia -7˝ | 100 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Sugar: Baylor +7˝ | 76 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Birmingham: Cincinnati -7˝ | 92 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Birmingham: Boston College +7˝ | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Gator: Tennessee -2˝ | 60 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Gator: Indiana +2˝ | 36 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Potato: Ohio -6˝ | 60 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Potato: Nevada +6˝ | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Armed Forces: Tulane -6˝ | 25 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Armed Forces: Southern Miss +6˝ | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
LendingTree: Louisiana -13˝ | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
LendingTree: Miami(OH) +13˝ | 34 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Playoff Championship |
Answer | #Sel |
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LSU -5˝ | 267 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
Clemson +5˝ | 171 | 0 | 0 |
LEADERBOARD: COLLEGE FOOTBALL