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

Finally a day with some surprises. Yesterdays leaders Brandon and Randy had a rough day, each getting 3 out of 4 incorrect. Vam Majmudar took advantage of the opening and rose to the top of the leaderboard with 12 of 15 correct. Amanda Heffner was the only entry to get all 4 picks correct yesterday. With that, she rose to a 10-way tie for second place, just one point behind Vam. Click the link above “2015 Standings” for the latest results.

The “New Year’s Six” bowl games start today, including the two playoff games. Each game today is worth 2 points, so there could be some more shakeups in the standings.

Completed Games:
Birmingham Bowl – 12/30/15
Auburn 31, Memphis 10

Belk Bowl – 12/30/15
Mississippi State 51, NC State 28

Music City Bowl – 12/30/15
Louisville 27, Texas A&M 21

Holiday Bowl – 12/30/15
Wisconsin 23, USC 21

Upcoming Games:
Peach Bowl – 12/31/15 – 12:00pm ESPN (2 point game)
Florida State vs. Houston

Orange Bowl – 12/31/15 – 4:00pm ESPN (2 point game)
Oklahoma vs. Clemson

Cotton Bowl – 12/31/15 – 8:00pm ESPN (2 point game)
Alabama vs. Michigan State

With Baylor’s upset win over North Carolina, two entries have risen to the top of the leaderboard. Brandon Snare (who made his own picks, incidentally) and Randy Brown share the lead with 10 of 11 correct. Click the link above
“2015 Standings” for the latest results.

Four more games today. Randy and Brandon had identical picks thus far, but they have 2 different picks today. Will one of them separate from the pack, or will some other entry catch up?

Completed Games:
Armed Forces Bowl – 12/29/15
California 55, Air Force 36

Russell Athletic Bowl – 12/29/15
Baylor 49, North Carolina 38

Texas Bowl – 12/29/15
LSU 56, Texas Tech 27

Upcoming Games:
Birmingham Bowl – 12/30/15 – 12:00pm ESPN
Memphis vs. Auburn

Belk Bowl – 12/30/15 – 3:30pm ESPN
Mississippi State vs. NC State

Music City Bowl – 12/30/15 – 7:00pm ESPN
Louisville vs. Texas A&M

Holiday Bowl – 12/30/15 – 10:30pm ESPN
USC vs. Wisconsin

The favorites continue to win, and the scores continue to be good in this year’s bowl pool. Seven entries share the lead with 7 of 8 correct. Click the link above
“2015 Standings” for the latest results.

Three more games on tap today. Will there be any upsets?

Completed Games:
Military Bowl – 12/28/15
Navy 44, Pittsburgh 28

Quick Lane Bowl – 12/28/15
Minnesota 21, Central Michigan 14

Upcoming Games:
Armed Forces Bowl – 12/29/15 – 2:00pm ESPN
California vs. Air Force

Russell Athletic Bowl – 12/29/15 – 5:30pm ESPN
North Carolina vs. Baylor

Texas Bowl – 12/29/15 – 9:00pm ESPN
LSU vs. Texas Tech

The 2015 bowl pool is off and running, with 6 games yesterday. Nebraska pulled off the only major upset late last night, and there are no perfect entries after day 1. There is a logjam atop the leaderboard, with 12 entries tied with 5 out of 6 correct picks. Click the link above
“2015 Standings” for the latest results.

No bowl games today on NFL Sunday, but the action resumes on Monday.

Completed Games:
St. Petersburg Bowl – 12/26/15
Marshall 16, Connecticut 10

Sun Bowl – 12/26/15
Washington State 20, Miami 14

Heart of Dallas Bowl – 12/26/15
Washington 44, Southern Mississippi 31

Pinstripe Bowl – 12/26/15
Duke 44, Indiana 41 (OT)

Independence Bowl – 12/26/15
Virginia Tech 55, Tulsa 52

Foster Farms Bowl – 12/26/15
Nebraska 37, UCLA 29

Upcoming Games:
Military Bowl – 12/28/15 – 2:30pm ESPN
Navy vs. Pittsburgh

Quick Lane Bowl – 12/28/15 – 5:00pm ESPN2
Central Michigan vs. Minnesota

All entries are in. There are a total of 52 participants, for a total pot of $520. The payouts will be as follows:

1st Place: $350
2nd Place: $110
3rd Place: $50
Last Place: $10 returned

Everyone’s picks have been entered into the spreadsheet, which you can view at the
“2015 Standings” link at the top of the page. Check back frequently to follow along with the standings.

Good luck!

We have already eclipsed our record pot from last year, but there is still time to get in the action. Entries will be accepted until midnight on December 24.

A summary of everyone’s picks will be posted on Christmas day, and the games start on Saturday, December 26. Good luck to all!

The 2015 Bowl Pool survey is now open and available for entries.
Similar to last year, the entry fee will be $10.

Entry form

Congratulations to Kate Snare for winning this year’s college bowl pool! Kate had an amazing finish, as she was the only entry to get 5 of “New Year’s Six” games correct, and she was also one of three entries to pick Ohio State as the National Champs. Kate prevailed in a 5-way tie for first with 22 points by having the closest tiebreaker score. Interestingly, the other two entries that went out on a limb and picked the #4 seed Buckeyes also finished in the top 3 of the tiebreaker. Sabine Snare claimed second place and Dan Passman claimed third place. Jeff Parker will have his entry fee returned for finishing in last place.

See the link below for the final standings. Thanks to everyone for playing!

Picks and Results

Completed Games:
National Championship Game – 1/12/15
Ohio State 42, Oregon 20