2024/2025 Decathlon: Event Summary: College Football
Status: Completed
RULES: COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Part1: Conference Picks Please select a champion from each of 5 conferences (ACC, BigTen, Big12, Pac12, SEC). Please also select 3 at large selections. Your at large selections may not duplicate any of your 5 prior picks (A TOTAL OF EIGHT TEAMS, no duplicates allowed). Your at Large selections will earn slightly fewer points than your conference picks EXCEPT non Power 5 teams will earn higher bonuses for attaining a Playoff Berth and winning the NCAA Championship. Your eight teams will earn points as follows: ...7 pts for each win (at large teams 6) ..20 pts for a conference title (at large 15) ..10 pts for a bowl berth (at large 8) ..20 pts for a bowl win (at large 15) ..20 pts for a Playoff berth (at large 15, non Power5 at large 30) ..20 pts for an NCAA title (at large 15, non Power5 at large 30) At large teams: We made available the top teams in the nation plus the top 2-3 from each conference. 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. Picks lock Thu 9/3 at 2p Pacific, before the first games of the season start. Part2: Playoff and Bowls 2a: 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 2a Picks lock Dec 19, 9a Pacific (kickoff of the Orange Bowl) 2b: 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 2b Picks lock Dec 31, 1p Pacific (kickoff of the Orange Bowl) 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 picks earn 25 pts 2c Picks lock Jan 11, 5p Pacific (kickoff of the Championship Game) |
POINT RECAP: COLLEGE FOOTBALL
ACC Team |
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Boston College | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
Clemson | 162 | 98 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 168 | |
Florida State | 149 | 70 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
Louisville | 4 | 56 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 86 | |
NC State | 1 | 49 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | |
Georgia Tech | 29 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
Miami | 3 | 56 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
Virginia | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
Virginia Tech | 8 | 49 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 79 | |
Big 12 Team |
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Baylor | 67 | 70 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
Kansas State | 1 | 42 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |
Oklahoma | 19 | 77 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 147 | |
Oklahoma State | 1 | 70 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
TCU | 266 | 77 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 107 | |
Texas | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
West Virginia | 1 | 56 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 86 | |
Big Ten Team |
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Indiana | 2 | 42 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |
Michigan | 3 | 70 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
Michigan State | 13 | 84 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 134 | |
Ohio State | 337 | 84 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 114 | |
Nebraska | 1 | 42 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |
Wisconsin | 3 | 70 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
Pac 12 Team |
Answer | #Sel |
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Arizona | 9 | 49 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 79 | |
Arizona State | 23 | 42 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |
UCLA | 26 | 56 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
USC | 92 | 56 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
Stanfurd | 14 | 84 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 134 | |
Oregon | 194 | 63 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |
Oregon State | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
SEC Team |
Answer | #Sel |
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Florida | 3 | 70 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
Georgia | 31 | 70 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
Missouri | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
South Carolina | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
Alabama | 201 | 98 | 20 | 10 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 208 | |
Auburn | 96 | 49 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 79 | |
LSU | 22 | 63 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 93 | |
Mississippi State | 1 | 63 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 93 | |
Texas A&M | 2 | 56 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
At Large Teams |
Answer | #Sel |
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ACC Florida State | 30 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | |
ACC Clemson | 15 | 84 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 137 | |
ACC Louisville | 1 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 71 | |
ACC Georgia Tech | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
ACC Boston College | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
ACC Virginia Tech | 1 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 65 | |
ACC Miami | 2 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
B12 Oklahoma State | 1 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | |
B12 Oklahoma | 7 | 66 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 104 | |
B12 Baylor | 185 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 83 | |
B12 Kansas State | 1 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
B12 Texas | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
B12 TCU | 55 | 66 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 89 | |
B12 West Virginia | 1 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 71 | |
B10 Michigan State | 135 | 72 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 110 | |
B10 Ohio State | 14 | 72 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 95 | |
B10 Wisconsin | 15 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 83 | |
B10 Michigan | 8 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 83 | |
B10 Penn State | 2 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
P12 Oregon | 50 | 54 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | |
P12 UCLA | 16 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
P12 Stanfurd | 9 | 72 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 110 | |
P12 Arizona State | 10 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
P12 USC | 42 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
P12 Arizona | 2 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 65 | |
SEC Alabama | 76 | 84 | 15 | 8 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 167 | |
SEC Auburn | 104 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 65 | |
SEC Arkansas | 2 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 71 | |
SEC LSU | 26 | 54 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 77 | |
SEC Texas A&M | 2 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
SEC Georgia | 44 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 83 | |
SEC Mississippi | 1 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 83 | |
SEC Florida | 2 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | |
IND Notre Dame | 56 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | |
AMER Cincinnati | 9 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
CUSA Marshall | 12 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 83 | |
CUSA Louisiana Tech | 1 | 54 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 77 | |
CUSA Western Kentucky | 5 | 72 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 110 | |
MAC Northern Illinois | 6 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
MW Boise State | 117 | 54 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 77 | |
MW Colorado State | 1 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
MW Air Force | 2 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
SUN Georgia Southern | 1 | 54 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 77 | |
SUN Appalachian State | 1 | 66 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 89 | |
Playoff Semifinal Orange |
Answer | #Sel |
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Oklahoma -3½ | 145 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Clemson +3½ | 177 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
Playoff Semifinal Cotton |
Answer | #Sel |
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Alabama -9½ | 154 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
Michigan St +9½ | 168 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Playoff Championship |
Answer | #Sel |
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Alabama -7½ | 132 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Clemson +7½ | 154 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
Bowl Games |
Answer | #Sel |
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Celebration: NC A&T -1½ | 8 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Celebration: Alcorn St +1½ | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Cure: San Jose St -3½ | 12 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Cure: Georgia St +3½ | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
New Mexico: Arizona -10½ | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
New Mexico: New Mexico +10½ | 56 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Las Vegas: Utah -2½ | 77 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Las Vegas: BYU +2½ | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Camellia: Appalachian St -8½ | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Camellia: Ohio +8½ | 17 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
New Orleans: Louisiana Tech -1½ | 13 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
New Orleans: Arkansas St +1½ | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Miami Beach: Western Kentucky -3½ | 27 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Miami Beach: South Florida +3½ | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Potato: Utah St -6½ | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Potato: Akron +6½ | 9 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Boca Raton: Temple -1½ | 74 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Boca Raton: Toledo +1½ | 22 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Poinsettia: Boise St -7½ | 31 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Poinsettia: Northern Illinois +7½ | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
GoDaddy: Bowling Green -7½ | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
GoDaddy: Georgia Southern +7½ | 11 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Bahamas: Western Michigan -3½ | 11 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Bahamas: Middle Tennessee +3½ | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Hawaii: Cincinnati -1½ | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Hawaii: San Diego St +1½ | 52 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
St Petersburg: Marshall -4½ | 26 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
St Petersburg: Connecticut +4½ | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Sun: Washington St -3½ | 42 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Sun: Miami +3½ | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Heart of Dallas: Washington -8½ | 29 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Heart of Dallas: Southern Miss +8½ | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Pinstripe: Indiana -1½ | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Pinstripe: Duke +1½ | 55 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Independence: Virginia Tech -13½ | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Independence: Tulsa +13½ | 16 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Foster Farms: UCLA -6½ | 89 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Foster Farms: Nebraska +6½ | 20 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Military: Navy -3½ | 81 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Military: Pittsburgh +3½ | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Quick Lane: Minnesota -5½ | 11 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Quick Lane: Central Michigan +5½ | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Armed Forces: Cal -6½ | 49 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Armed Forces: Air Force +6½ | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Russell Athletic: Baylor -2½ | 54 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Russell Athletic: NorthCarolina +2½ | 98 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Arizona: Colorado St -3½ | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Arizona: Nevada +3½ | 7 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Texas: LSU -7½ | 93 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Texas: Texas Tech +7½ | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Birmingham: Auburn -2½ | 43 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Birmingham: Memphis +2½ | 55 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Belk: Mississippi St -5½ | 56 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Belk: NC State +5½ | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Music City: Texas A&M -2½ | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Music City: Louisville +2½ | 34 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Holiday: USC -3½ | 122 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Holiday: Wisconsin +3½ | 23 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Peach: Florida St -7½ | 72 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Peach: Houston +7½ | 39 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Orange: Oklahoma -3½ | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Orange: Clemson +3½ | 58 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Cotton: Alabama -9½ | 41 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Cotton: Michigan St +9½ | 54 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Outback: Tennessee -8½ | 21 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Outback: Northwestern +8½ | 66 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Citrus: Michigan -4½ | 121 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Citrus: Florida +4½ | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Fiesta: Ohio St -6½ | 123 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Fiesta: Notre Dame +6½ | 37 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Rose: Stanfurd -7½ | 77 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Rose: Iowa +7½ | 68 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Sugar: Ole Miss -6½ | 51 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Sugar: Oklahoma St +6½ | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
TaxSlayer: Georgia -6½ | 53 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
TaxSlayer: Penn St +6½ | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Liberty: Arkansas -11½ | 39 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Liberty: Kansas St +11½ | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Alamo: TCU -½ | 53 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Alamo: Oregon +½ | 100 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Cactus: Arizona St -½ | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Cactus: West Virginia +½ | 24 | 15 | 15 |
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