All entries have been submitted. There were a record 87 total, bringing the pot to $435. Payouts as follows:
1st Place: $300
2nd Place: $90
3rd Place: $40
Last Place: $5 Returned
The spreadsheet containing the picks can be found at the link below:
The first game is tonight, but there won’t be much drama – 86 of 87 people picked Boise State! I will update the results here every few days. Good luck!
The annual college bowl pool returns for 2010.
Save your picks in the entry form spreadsheet below by entering the numbers of your choices in the yellow cells across the top, and email the file back to me. Cost is 5 bucks and it is due December 21 (the earlier the better). Feel free to distribute to others who may be interested.
Top 3 places will pay out, and last place will get their money back. Some crappy bowl games have been left off the list intentionally (sorry Florida International fans).
Congratulations again to Rory McPeek for winning this year’s Bowl Pool. Rory was the only one to pick all 5 BCS games correctly (including 3 upsets), and that lead to the victory. With Alabama’s win last night, the final results are:
1st Place: Rory McPeek – 24 points
2nd Place: Jeff Parker – 22 points
3rd Place: Dave Sosidka – 21 points
And bringing up the rear in last place…. Me (I say it is just as hard to get them all wrong as it is to get them all right)
Congratulations to Rory McPeek, who clinched first place in the pool with Iowa’s win last night! Rory was the only entry to get all four BCS games correct.
Thursday night’s BCS Championship Game will determine 2nd and 3rd place:
If Alabama wins, Jeff Parker will claim 2nd place and Dave Sosidka will claim 3rd place.
If Texas wins and the total points scored is 46 or more, Jeff Parker will finish in 2nd place and Julie Hank will finish in 3rd place.
If Texas wins and the total points scored is 45 or less, Julie Hank will claim 2nd place and Jeff Parker will claim 3rd place.
An amazing 14 of the 24 games have been won by the underdog. The average score is currently only 13.85 out of 28, which means that most entries would have been better off picking random numbers! (I know my picks surely would’ve been better using that strategy)
The win last night by Boise State prevented Jeff Parker from clinching first place, and also eliminated 7 more entries from the top 3. Rory McPeek joined Jeff Parker atop the standings with 20 points. In addition to those two, the following entries are still in the running for the top 3: Julie Hank, Francis Martin, and Dave Sosidka. Here are the scenarios:
If Georgia Tech and Alabama win:
1st place – Jeff Parker, 2nd place – tie between Francis Martin and Rory McPeek (same tiebreaker score)
If Georgia Tech and Texas win:
1st place – tie between Jeff Parker (tiebreaker 50.5) and Julie Hank (tiebreaker 41), 3rd place – tie between Francis Martin and Rory McPeek (same tiebreaker score)
If Iowa and Alabama win:
1st place – Rory McPeek, 2nd place – Jeff Parker, 3rd place – Dave Sosidka
If Iowa and Texas win:
1st place – Rory McPeek, 2nd place – tie between Jeff Parker (tiebreaker 50.5) and Julie Hank (tiebreaker 41)
Jeff Parker continues to lead the pool with 20 points. He can clinch first place if TCU wins Monday night.
A Boise State win on Monday night would open the door for Rory McPeek. Rory would also need an Iowa win on Tuesday to overtake Jeff for first place. Julie Hank also has an outside shot at first place. Julie would need wins from Boise, Georgia Tech, and Texas to climb into a tiebreaker with Jeff for first place.
Several entries are still alive for 2nd and 3rd place, including Francis Martin, John Treadway, Dave Sosidka, Lowell Snare, Mike Gleason, Nellie Greer, Tom Magilton, Louis Taborelli, and Carmella Mattes.
Updated results below:
With all 5 New Year’s Day picks correct, Jeff Parker has stormed into the lead with 19 points. But nothing is wrapped up yet. There are four Bowl games remaining in the pool:
Cotton Bowl – Saturday 2pm (worth 1 pt)
Fiesta Bowl – Monday 8pm (worth 2 pts)
Orange Bowl – Tuesday 8pm (worth 2 pts)
National Championship – Thursday 8pm (worth 2 pts)
The updated results are below:
Despite dropping two games yesterday, Brendan Galligan continues to lead the pool by one point. It’s been a difficult year to pick the winners, with half of the games won by the underdog. Five more games on the slate today, including two BCS games worth two points each.
Click below for the updated results
After 11 games, Brendan Galligan has emerged as the leader with only 1 incorrect. But there are plenty of people within striking distance, especially with 5 games to be played today. So far, 6 of the 11 games have been won by the underdog, so anything can happen.
Click below for the updated results:
Seven games into the pool, and 6 entries are tied in the lead with 1 incorrect. Some normalcy was restored, as 3 heavy favorites won over the weekend.
This week the games come fast and furious, so the standings are sure to shake up before the critical BCS games.
Updated standings are posted below: