2020 Simulation - Season Completed

Top 25 Matchups - Week 3:

#5 Georgia at #1 Alabama - College GameDay
#2 LSU vs. Rice in Houston, TX
Buffalo at #3 Ohio State
Akron at #4 Clemson
Appalachian State at #6 Wisconsin
San Jose State at #8 Penn State
Arkansas State at #9 Michigan
South Alabama at #10 Florida
Incarnate Word at #11 Baylor
#12 Auburn at Ole Miss
Houston at #13 Memphis
#14 Utah at Wyoming
#15 Iowa at #16 Minnesota - Friday Night
Colorado at #17 Texas A&M
#18 Navy at Tulane
Western Michigan at #19 Notre Dame
Hawaii at #20 Oregon
UNLV at #21 Iowa State
Furman at #22 Tennessee
#23 Florida State at Boise State
UTEP at #24 Texas
Arkansas at #25 Mississippi State
 
Week 3 Highlights:
- #1 Alabama flexes their muscles vs. #5 Georgia, wins 34-17
- Ole Miss upsets #12 Auburn 31-24, huge win for first year coach Lane Kiffin
- #15 Iowa wins a close game in Minneapolis against #16 Minnesota 23-21
- Tulane upsets #18 Navy 26-20
- #8 Penn State survives another scare, this time against San Jose State 28-23
- #14 Utah beats Wyoming by 1, remains undefeated
- #23 Florida State wins on the road vs. Boise State 41-31
- Middle Tennessee blows out Virginia Tech 41-17, Hokie fans are restless over Fuente
- David Shaw leads the Cardinal to a 3-0 record with a 41-35 win over USC, USC falls to 1-2
- UCLA drops their 2nd game in a row to a MWC teams, patience running low for Chip Kelly

Top 25:
#1 Alabama 34 #5 Georgia 17
#2 LSU 61 Rice 7
#3 Ohio State 68 Buffalo 0
#4 Clemson 52 Akron 10
#6 Wisconsin 48 Appalachian State 14
#8 Penn State 28 San Jose State 23
#9 Michigan 41 Arkansas State 13
#10 Florida 70 South Alabama 6
#11 Baylor 77 Incarnate Word 10
Ole Miss 31 #12 Auburn 24
#13 Memphis 52 Houston 35
#14 Utah 16 Wyoming 15
#15 Iowa 23 #16 Minnesota 21
#17 Texas A&M 44 Colorado 10
Tulane 26 #18 Navy 20
#19 Notre Dame 55 Western Michigan 3
#20 Oregon 34 Hawaii 21
#21 Iowa State 45 UNLV 3
#23 Florida State 41 Boise State 31
#24 Texas 31 UTEP 3
#25 Mississippi State 45 Arkansas 26

Games with P5 teams:
Duke 27 Charlotte 13
Miami FL 27 UAB 26
UCF 27 Georgia Tech 3
Michigan State 59 Toledo 13
Nebraska 20 South Dakota State 0
Air Force 44 Purdue 27
Rutgers 17 Temple 7
Middle Tennessee 41 Virginia Tech 17
Kentucky 45 Kent State 17
South Carolina 24 Missouri 12
Tennessee 20 Furman 12
Vanderbilt 23 Kansas State 17
Texas Tech 34 Arizona 27
Arizona State 27 BYU 20
Stanford 41 USC 35
San Diego State 19 UCLA 10
Oregon State 42 Portland State 0
Washington 43 Utah State 7
Washington State 54 Idaho 7
Kansas 28 Boston College 16
Oklahoma State 77 Western Illinois 3
West Virginia 28 Maryland 7
Illinois 41 Bowling Green 7
Indiana 65 Ball State 14
Northwestern 20 Central Michigan 3
Louisville 62 Murray State 3
UNC 73 James Madison 0
Troy 44 NC State 24
Pittsburgh 27 Richmond 0
Syracuse 60 Colgate 10
Virginia 41 UConn 17
Wake Forest 61 Villanova 0

Games without P5 teams:
FIU 17 Old Dominion 10
Georgia Southern 20 FAU 13
LA Tech 51 Prairie View A&M 28
Ohio 33 Marshall 10
North Texas 33 SMU 24
Southern Miss 48 Jackson State 10
New Mexico State 38 New Mexico 31
USF 20 Nevada 17
Tulsa 62 Northwestern State 7
ECU 49 Norfolk State 20
Cincinnati 23 Miami OH 13
Eastern Michigan 33 Northern Illinois 13
Colorado State 45 Northern Colorado 10
Coastal Carolina 37 Duquesne 10
Louisiana 48 Georgia State 17
Texas State 28 UL Monroe 21
Grambling 42 UTSA 14
Western Kentucky 36 Liberty 17
UMass 16 Albany 13
 
Week 4 Top 25:

Top 25:

1. Alabama
2. LSU
3. Ohio State
4. Clemson
5. Wisconsin
6. Oklahoma
7. Michigan
8. Florida
9. Baylor
10. Georgia
11. Penn State
12. Memphis
13. Iowa
14. Utah
15. Texas A&M
16. Florida State
17. Notre Dame
18. Ole Miss
19. Auburn
20. Oregon
21. Minnesota
22. Iowa State
23. Tennessee
24. Texas
25. Mississippi State
 
Week 4 Top 25 Matchups:

Kent State at #1 Alabama
#18 Ole Miss at #2 LSU
Rutgers at #3 Ohio State
Virginia at #4 Clemson
#5 Wisconsin at #7 Michigan - College GameDay
#6 Oklahoma at Army
#8 Florida at #23 Tennessee
LA Tech at #9 Baylor
UL Monroe at #10 Georgia
Northwestern at #11 Penn State
#12 Memphis at UTSA
Northern Illinois at #13 Iowa
#14 Utah at California
Arkansas vs. #15 Texas A&M
#17 Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest in Charlotte, NC
Southern Miss at #19 Auburn
#20 Oregon at Colorado
BYU at #21 Minnesota
Texas Tech at #22 Iowa State
Tulane at #25 Mississippi State
 
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Week 4 Highlights:
- #5 Wisconsin beats #7 Michigan 27-13
- #8 Florida wins a tough road game vs. #23 Tennessee 28-21
- #4 Clemson blows out Virginia in a rematch from the ACC Championship Game 52-23
- #2 LSU blows out #18 Ole Miss 59-13
- Cal gets to 4-0 with a 24-3 win over #14 Utah
- Tulane upsets two ranked opponents in a row, beats #25 Mississippi State 23-16

Top 25:
#1 Alabama 77 Kent State 0
#2 LSU 59 #18 Ole Miss 13
#3 Ohio State 33 Rutgers 7
#4 Clemson 52 Virginia 23
#5 Wisconsin 27 Michigan 13
#6 Oklahoma 66 Army 7
#8 Florida 28 #23 Tennessee 21
#9 Baylor 48 LA Tech 19
#10 Georgia 48 UL Monroe 22
#11 Penn State 68 Northwestern 0
#12 Memphis 69 UTSA 23
#13 Iowa 24 Northern Illinois 10
California 24 #14 Utah 3
#15 Texas A&M 28 Arkansas 13
#17 Notre Dame 38 Wake Forest 16
#19 Auburn 48 Southern Miss 9
Colorado 34 #20 Oregon 17
#21 Minnesota 37 BYU 10
#22 Iowa State 37 Texas Tech 16
Tulane 23 #25 Mississippi State 16

Games involving P5 teams:
Pittsburgh 26 Duke 0
UNC 24 Georgia Tech 7
NC State 65 Delaware 13
Syracuse 29 Western Michigan 7
Virginia Tech 24 North Alabama 17
Louisville 49 Western Kentucky 21
Kentucky 23 South Carolina 10
Missouri 30 Eastern Michigan 3
Vanderbilt 31 Colorado State 27
USC 38 Arizona State 17
UCLA 28 Stanford 27
Washington State 31 Oregon State 17
West Virginia 13 Kansas State 6
Kansas 38 Coastal Carolina 10
TCU 36 SMU 31
Indiana 37 UConn 0
Michigan State 43 Miami FL 24
Nebraska 24 Cincinnati 14
Boston College 26 Purdue 20

Games without P5 teams:
UCF 45 ECU 26
Central Michigan 44 Byrant 23
Buffalo 38 Bowling Green 10
Toledo 31 Central Connecticut 3
Ohio 37 Texas State 17
Ball State 24 Wyoming 3
Miami OH 34 Akron 23
Fresno State 44 Air Force 27
San Diego State 34 Nevada 23
Louisiana 31 Georgia Southern 6
Temple 34 Navy 17
Tulsa 48 Arkansas State 20
Charlotte 34 Georgia State 24
FIU 16 Liberty 13
FAU 38 USF 14
Boise State 34 Marshall 24
Old Dominion 27 Middle Tennessee 13
Houston 68 North Texas 3
Lamar 24 Rice 22
South Alabama 21 UAB 16
Appalachian State 27 UMass 3
UTEP 38 New Mexico State 28
 
Week 5 Top 25:

1. Alabama
2. LSU
3. Ohio State
4. Clemson
5. Wisconsin
6. Oklahoma
7. Florida
8. Baylor
9. Georgia
10. Penn State
11. Michigan
12. Memphis
13. Iowa
14. Texas A&M
15. Florida State
16. California
17. Notre Dame
18. Auburn
19. Minnesota
20. Iowa State
21. Texas
22. Utah
23. Pittsburgh
24. Kentucky
25. North Carolina
 
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Week 5 Top 25 Matchups:

#1 Alabama at Ole Miss
Nicholls State at #2 LSU
#4 Clemson at Boston College - Friday Night
#17 Notre Dame vs. #5 Wisconsin
#8 Baylor at #6 Oklahoma - College GameDay
South Carolina at #7 Florida
Vanderbilt at #9 Georgia
#10 Penn State at #11 Michigan
#12 Memphis at SMU - Thursday Night
Michigan State at #13 Iowa
#14 Texas A&M at Mississippi State
#15 Florida State at NC State
#16 California at Washington State
#24 Kentucky at #18 Auburn
#19 Minnesota at Maryland
#20 Iowa State at Kansas
#21 Texas at Kansas State
USC at #22 Utah - Friday Night
#23 Pittsburgh at Miami FL
#25 North Carolina at Virginia
 
Week 5 Highlights:
- #8 Baylor beats #6 Oklahoma in an instant classic 47-41
- #10 Penn State impresses voters with a 24-6 road win over Michigan
- #5 Wisconsin beats #17 Notre Dame in Green Bay 38-14
- South Carolina upsets #7 Florida in the swamp 20-9
- #1 Alabama gets tested on the road vs. Ole Miss, wins 24-20
- #9 Georgia escapes at home vs. Vanderbilt, win 30-28
- #18 Auburn beats #24 Kentucky 34-16
- SMU beats #12 Memphis 26-10 on Thursday Night
- Washington State upsets #16 California 47-34

Top 25:
#1 Alabama 24 Ole Miss 20
#2 LSU 58 Nicholls State 12
#4 Clemson 34 Boston College 14 - Friday Night
#5 Wisconsin 38 #17 Notre Dame 14
#8 Baylor 47 #6 Oklahoma 41
South Carolina 20 #7 Florida 9
#9 Georgia 30 Vanderbilt 28
#10 Penn State 24 #11 Michigan 6
SMU 26 #12 Memphis 10 - Thursday Night
#13 Iowa 16 Michigan State 13
#14 Texas A&M 24 Mississippi State 23
#15 Florida State 31 NC State 27
Washington State 47 #16 California 34
#18 Auburn 34 #24 Kentucky 16
#19 Minnesota 31 Maryland 14
#20 Iowa State 27 Kansas 13
#21 Texas 34 Kansas State 20
#22 Utah 31 USC 16 - Friday Night
#23 Pittsburgh 37 Miami FL 7
Virginia 23 #25 North Carolina 21

Games with P5 Teams:
Arizona 28 UCLA 27
Arizona State 38 Oregon State 27
Oregon 24 Washington 13
Oklahoma State 51 TCU 34
Texas Tech 27 West Virginia 3
Illinois 30 Rutgers 20
Nebraska 47 Northwestern 6
Arkansas 45 Charleston Southern 3
Missouri 35 Tennessee 34
Wake Forest 20 Duke 12
Virginia Tech 24 Georgia Tech 0
Louisville 34 Syracuse 19

Games without P5 teams:
BYU 63 Utah State 13 - Friday Night
FAU 31 Charlotte 27
Marshall 23 Rice 13
Western Kentucky 34 Middle Tennessee 23
Southern Miss 24 North Texas 20
UConn 23 Old Dominion 13
UTSA 26 UAB 13
Miami OH 38 Army 7
Bowling Green 17 Liberty 16
New Mexico 68 UMass 7
Cincinnati 37 USF 14
New Mexico State 35 Texas State 24
UCF 45 Tulsa 20
Georgia State 37 ECU 24
Navy 31 Air Force 24
Buffalo 41 Akron 31
Eastern Michigan 27 Central Michigan 10
Northern Illinois 28 Kent State 23
Toledo 35 Ohio 24
Ball State 41 Western Michigan 34
Boise State 22 San Jose State 13
Colorado State 24 Fresno State 20
Nevada 30 Hawaii 27
San Diego State 32 UNLV 14
Coastal Carolina 20 Arkansas State 19
Georgia Southern 31 UL Monroe 20
Troy 37 South Alabama 17
 
Week 6 Top 25:

1. Alabama
2. LSU
3. Ohio State
4. Clemson
5. Wisconsin
6. Baylor
7. Penn State
8. Oklahoma
9. Georgia
10. Iowa
11. Texas A&M
12. Florida State
13. Auburn
14. Florida
15. Minnesota
16. Iowa State
17. Texas
18. Pittsburgh
19. California
20. Utah
21. Michigan
22. Memphis
23. Nebraska
24. Louisville
25. South Carolina
 
Week 6 Top 25 Matchups:

#1 Alabama at Arkansas
#2 LSU at #14 Florida
#10 Iowa at #3 Ohio State
#4 Clemson at #12 Florida State - College GameDay
#15 Minnesota at #5 Wisconsin
#17 Texas vs. #8 Oklahoma in Dallas, TX
#13 Auburn at #9 Georgia
Fresno State at #11 Texas A&M
#16 Iowa State at Oklahoma State
#19 California at USC
#20 Utah at Washington State
#21 Michigan at Michigan State
Illinois at #23 Nebraska
#24 Louisville at Boston College
Tennessee at #25 South Carolina
 
Can’t they rig the simulation so that Bama, Clemson and Ohio State all go 0-12?
It could bring comfort to the rest of us with no harm done.
There’s even a reason why fans of those 3 schools might like it:
It gives them a chance to once again talk about their actual results and accomplishments
 
Week 6 Highlights:
#4 Clemson rolls in Tallahassee against #12 Florida State, wins 34-14
#2 LSU embarrasses #14 Florida in the swamp 51-13
#5 Wisconsin wins a tight one against #15 Minnesota 36-31
#3 Ohio State wins a hard fought game vs. #10 Iowa 20-10
#8 Oklahoma routes #17 Texas 51-21
#9 Georgia loses at home vs. #13 Auburn 27-6
USC stops #19 California 48-9
Washington State beats #20 Utah 34-20
Harbaugh's seat gets very warm as Michigan loses their 3rd game in a row, Michigan State 48-10 over #21 Michigan

Top 25:
#1 Alabama 35 Arkansas 19
#2 LSU 51 #14 Florida 13
#3 Ohio State 20 #10 Iowa 10
#4 Clemson 34 #12 Florida State 14
#5 Wisconsin 36 #15 Minnesota 31
#8 Oklahoma 51 #17 Texas 21
#13 Auburn 27 #9 Georgia 6
#11 Texas A&M 35 Fresno State 24
#16 Iowa State 42 Oklahoma State 13
USC 48 #19 California 9
Washington State 34 #20 Utah 20
Michigan State 48 #21 Michigan 10
#23 Nebraska 26 Illinois 10
#24 Louisville 30 Boston College 24
Tennessee 33 #25 South Carolina 28

Games with P5 teams:
Colorado 33 Arizona 14
Miami FL 28 Wake Forest 9
Duke 37 NC State 16
UNC 34 Virginia Tech 27
Kentucky 41 Eastern Illinois 3
BYU 31 Missouri 0
Ole Miss 45 Vanderbilt 17
Washington 33 Oregon State 14
Kansas State 34 Kansas 20
West Virginia 24 TCU 20
Indiana 47 Maryland 17
Purdue 17 Rutgers 3
UCLA 23 Arizona State 7
Notre Dame 34 Stanford 19

Games without P5 teams:
Louisiana 27 Appalachian State 17
Troy 40 Texas State 13
Houston 44 Tulane 10
New Mexico State 35 Hawaii 21
UConn 38 Maine 10
USF 48 ECU 41
North Texas 42 Charlotte 26
Middle Tennessee 24 FIU 17
FAU 48 Southern Miss 34
LA Tech 20 UTEP 17
Western Kentucky 34 Marshall 26
UAB 20 Rice 10
Army 45 Princeton 13
Liberty 44 UL Monroe 21
Temple 31 UMass 12
Kent State 40 Akron 17
Ball State 34 Buffalo 20
Central Michigan 23 Northern Illinois 10
Eastern Michigan 26 Ohio 23
Miami OH 20 Bowling Green 10
Western Michigan 20 Toledo 16
San Jose State 48 Air Force 27
Colorado State 34 New Mexico 31
Utah State 23 San Diego State 13
Wyoming 34 UNLV 21
 
Week 7 Top 25:

1. Alabama
2. LSU
3. Ohio State
4. Clemson
5. Wisconsin
6. Baylor
7. Penn State
8. Oklahoma
9. Texas A&M
10. Auburn
11. Iowa
12. Iowa State
13. Florida State
14. Pittsburgh
15. Nebraska
16. Minnesota
17. Memphis
18. Washington State
19. Georgia
20. Texas
21. Florida
22. Notre Dame
23. Louisville
24. Boise State
25. Indiana
 
Standings going into Week 7:

AAC:

UCF 3-2 (2-0)
Cincinnati 4-1 (1-0)
Temple 4-1 (1-0)
SMU 3-2 (1-0)
Memphis 4-1 (1-1)
Tulane 3-2 (1-1)
Houston 3-2 (1-1)
USF 3-3 (1-1)
Tulsa 3-2 (0-1)
Navy 3-2 (0-2)
ECU 3-3 (0-2)

ACC:

Atlantic:
Clemson 6-0 (5-0)
Louisville 5-1 (3-1)
Florida State 4-1 (1-1)
Wake Forest 4-2 (1-1)
Boston College 3-3 (1-2)
Syracuse 2-3 (0-2)
NC State 1-5 (0-3)

Coastal:
Pittsburgh 5-0 (2-0)
North Carolina 4-2 (2-1)
Virginia 3-2 (1-1)
Virginia Tech 3-3 (1-1)
Miami FL 3-3 (1-1)
Duke 4-2 (1-2)
Georgia Tech 1-4 (0-3)


Big 12:

Iowa State 5-1 (3-0)
Baylor 5-0 (2-0)
West Virginia 4-2 (2-1)
Oklahoma 4-1 (1-1)
Texas Tech 4-1 (1-1)
Texas 3-2 (1-1)
Oklahoma State 3-2 (1-1)
Kansas State 3-3 (1-2)
TCU 2-3 (0-2)
Kansas 3-3 (0-3)

Big Ten:

East:
Ohio State 5-0 (2-0)
Penn State 5-0 (2-0)
Michigan State 4-2 (2-1)
Indiana 4-1 (1-1)
Maryland 2-3 (0-2)
Michigan 3-3 (0-3)
Rutgers 3-3 (0-3)

West:
Wisconsin 6-0 (3-0)
Nebraska 6-0 (3-0)
Iowa 5-1 (2-1)
Illinois 4-1 (1-1)
Purdue 1-4 (1-1)
Minnesota 4-2 (1-2)
Northwestern 1-4 (0-3)


CUSA:

East:
Western Kentucky 4-2 (2-0)
Florida Atlantic 4-2 (2-0)
FIU 4-1 (1-1)
Old Dominion 1-4 (1-1)
Marshall 1-5 (1-1)
Middle Tennessee 3-3 (1-2)
Charlotte 2-4 (0-2)

West:
UTSA 2-3 (1-0)
Southern Miss 4-2 (2-1)
LA Tech 3-2 (1-1)
North Texas 3-3 (1-1)
UAB 3-3 (1-1)
UTEP 1-4 (0-1)
Rice 1-5 (0-2)


MAC:

East:
Miami OH 4-2 (2-0)
Buffalo 3-3 (2-1)
Kent State 2-4 (1-1)
Ohio 3-3 (0-2)
Bowling Green 2-4 (0-2)
Akron 0-6 (0-3)

West:
Eastern Michigan 3-3 (3-0)
Ball State 4-2 (2-0)
Western Michigan 2-4 (1-1)
Toledo 2-4 (1-1)
Central Michigan 2-4 (1-1)
Northern Illinois 2-4 (1-2)


MWC:

Mountain:
Boise State 4-1 (2-0)
Colorado State 3-3 (2-0)
Utah State 3-2 (1-0)
Wyoming 2-3 (1-0)
New Mexico 2-4 (0-1)
Air Force 2-4 (0-3)

West:
San Diego State 5-1 (2-1)
San Jose State 3-2 (1-1)
Nevada 3-3 (1-1)
Fresno State 2-3 (1-1)
Hawaii 3-3 (0-1)
UNLV 0-6 (0-2)


PAC:

North:
Washington State 5-1 (3-0)
Stanford 3-2 (2-1)
Oregon 3-2 (1-1)
Washington 3-2 (1-1)
California 4-2 (1-2)
Oregon State 3-3 (0-3)

South:
Colorado 4-1 (2-0)
UCLA 3-3 (2-1)
USC 3-3 (2-2)
Utah 4-2 (1-2)
Arizona State 4-2 (1-2)
Arizona 2-4 (1-2)


SEC:

East:
Missouri 4-2 (2-1)
South Carolina 3-3 (2-2)
Florida 4-2 (2-2)
Georgia 4-2 (1-2)
Kentucky 4-2 (1-2)
Tennessee 3-3 (1-2)
Vanderbilt 3-3 (0-3)

West:
Alabama 6-0 (3-0)
LSU 6-0 (2-0)
Texas A&M 6-0 (2-0)
Auburn 5-1 (2-1)
Ole Miss 3-3 (2-2)
Mississippi State 3-2 (1-1)
Arkansas 2-4 (0-3)


Sun Belt:

East:
Troy 5-0 (2-0)
Coastal Carolina 3-2 (1-0)
Georgia Southern 3-2 (1-1)
Appalachian State 2-3 (0-1)
Georgia State 2-3 (0-1)

West:
Louisiana 5-0 (3-0)
Texas State 1-5 (1-1)
Arkansas State 1-4 (0-1)
South Alabama 2-3 (0-1)
UL Monroe 1-4 (0-2)


Independents:
Notre Dame 4-2
New Mexico State 4-3
BYU 3-3
UConn 3-3
Army 2-3
Liberty 2-4
UMass 1-5
 
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