Congratulations to Barry Brandt for winning this year’s bowl pool! Barry correctly picked Alabama to win the National Championship, and had the closest tiebreaker score in last night’s high-scoring and highly entertaining game. Will Wu and Scott Mason tied Barry’s total of 27 points, and finished second and third, respectively, after the tiebreaker. Kate-Lyn Galligan will get her money back for finishing last.

The final results and standings can be seen here: “2015 Standings”

Completed Games:
National Championship Game – 1/11/16
Alabama 45, Clemson 40

Thanks to everyone for playing!

Wow! What a finish to bowl week! TCU completed the biggest comeback win in bowl history last night, rallying from a 31-0 halftime deficit to stun Oregon in triple overtime and crushing the chances of the entries that picked Oregon. With just the National Championship game remaining, there is a three-way tie for first place – Barry Brandt, Scott Mason, and Will Wu all picked TCU and they now stand atop the leaderboard with 24 points. Click the link above “2015 Standings” for the latest results.

The three leaders all picked Alabama to win the National Championship. Therefore, if Alabama wins, Barry, Scott, and Will will remain tied, and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will be determined by the tiebreaker scores:

Barry Brandt – tiebreaker guess – 58 points
Scott Mason – tiebreaker guess – 44 points
Will Wu – tiebreaker guess – 56 points

If Clemson wins, Jason Edelen will rise to the top of the standings with 25 points and win the pool. In that scenario, our three current leaders would tie for 2nd, and a tiebreaker scores above would be used to determine the 2nd place and 3rd place finishers.

Last year’s winner, Kate-Lyn Galligan, has secured last place and will get her $10 returned. Just goes to show that anything can happen!

Completed Games:
Taxslayer Bowl – 1/2/16
Georgia 24, Penn State 17

Liberty Bowl – 1/2/16
Arkansas 45, Kansas State 23

Alamo Bowl – 1/2/16
TCU 47, Oregon 41 (3 OT)

Upcoming Games:
National Championship Game – 1/11/16 – 8:30pm ESPN
Clemson vs. Alabama

Well, the games themselves haven’t been close, but at least the bowl pool standings are! After the New Years Day games, we have a 5-way tie for first place with 21 points between Barry Brandt, Scott Mason, Vam Majmudar, Will Wu, and Xiaorong Lai. Plus, there are 16 entries within 2 points of the leaders. Click the link above “2015 Standings” for the latest results.

There are three more one-point games to be played today, before the big 3-point championship game next week.

Completed Games:
Outback Bowl – 1/1/16
Tennessee 45, Northwestern 6

Citrus Bowl – 1/1/16
Michigan 41, Florida 7

Fiesta Bowl – 1/1/16 (2 point game)
Ohio State 44, Notre Dame 28

Rose Bowl – 1/1/16 (2 point game)
Stanford 45, Iowa 16

Sugar Bowl – 1/1/16 (2 point game)
Mississippi 48, Oklahoma State 20

Upcoming Games:
Taxslayer Bowl – 1/2/16 – 12:00pm ESPN
Georgia vs. Penn State

Liberty Bowl – 1/2/16 – 3:20pm ESPN
Arkansas vs. Kansas State

Alamo Bowl – 1/2/16 – 6:45pm ESPN
TCU vs. Oregon

Houston and Clemson pulled off upsets yesterday, but Vam Majmudar stayed at the top of the leaderboard with 16 points. Plenty of folks are right on his heels, including four entries that are just one point behind. Click the link above “2015 Standings” for the latest results.

New Year’s Day is the biggest day of the bowl pool, with 8 points up for grabs, so anything can happen.

Completed Games:
Peach Bowl – 12/31/15 (2 point game)
Houston 38, Florida State 24

Orange Bowl – 12/31/15 (2 point game)
Clemson 37, Oklahoma 17

Cotton Bowl – 12/31/15 (2 point game)
Alabama 38, Michigan State 0

Upcoming Games:
Outback Bowl – 1/1/16 – 12:00pm ESPN2
Tennessee vs. Northwestern

Citrus Bowl – 1/1/16 – 1:00pm ESPN
Michigan vs. Florida

Fiesta Bowl – 1/1/16 – 1:00pm ESPN (2 point game)
Notre Dame vs. Ohio State

Rose Bowl – 1/1/16 – 5:00pm ESPN (2 point game)
Stanford vs. Iowa

Sugar Bowl – 1/1/16 – 8:30pm ESPN (2 point game)
Mississippi vs. Oklahoma State