PICKS
Week 9 (Oct 20-26)
Week record = 77-23 (.700)
Year-to-date = 508- 155 (.766)

A rather ho-hum schedule for so late in the season. No ranked teams in the mid-week games. Game of the
week: Alabama-Tennessee. Vols come in rested with an off-week after routing Georgia
FBS Top 25 Games Results (19-3)
#1 Alabama (7-0) 23, Tennessee (3-3) 20
What once looked like a walk-over week for Bama now could be a real battle. Vols coming off a rout of Georgia followed by an off-week will be ready. 		Alabama, 12-10  
#2 Florida (6-0) 41, Mississippi State (3-4) 14
After surviving the scare against Arkansas, Gators should get back on track		 Florida, 29-19  
Michigan State (4-3) 24, #3 Iowa (7-0) 17
I just don't think the Hawkeyes are that good, and the Spartans seem to have grown out of their early season self-destructiveness.		 Iowa, 15-13  
#4 Texas (6-0) 37, Missouri (4-2) 10
After getting past rival Oklahoma, Longhorns have a clear path to the national championship game 		Texas, 41-7 
#15 Brigham Young (6-1) 27, #5 Texas Christian (6-0) 24
Could be the best game of an otherwise off weekend. Both still have BCS-busting aspirations, but the Cougars are tough in Provo (Florida State notwithstanding) 		TCU, 38-7  
#6 Boise State (6-0) 44, Hawai'i (2-4) 21
Broncos probably the most likely team to finish undefeated but the pollsters are looking for impressive wins. It's a disingenuous piece of the BCS formula...computers aren't allowed to consider margin-of-victory, but voters certainly do! 		Boise, 54-9  
#7 Cincinnati (6-0) 34, Louisville (2-4) 14
Bearcats could go undefeated and be shut out of the NCG, even by the one-loss SEC team 		Cincy, 41-10  

#8 Southern Cal (5-1) 31, Oregon State (4-2) 24
If the Trojans are as undisciplined as they were against Notre Dame, the Beavers could surprise

USC, 42-36  
#9 Pittsburgh (6-1) 20, South Florida (5-1) 17
Bulls have a history of early season success followed by swoons, and it may be happening again. 		 Pitt, 41-14
#10 Georgia Tech (6-1) 31, Virginia (3-3) 10
Cavs are having a typical season--awful early, followed by dramatic improvement, but the Yelowjackets are too strong. 		GA Tech, 34-9 
#11 Miami (5-1) 35, #20 Clemson (4-2) 31
This one could go anywhere from a Hurricane rout to a Tiger rout 		Clemson, 40-37 OT 
Oklahoma (3-3) 45, #12 Kansas (5-1) 7
Who could have expected the Sooners to be 3-3 at this point? Even without Bradford, they should have no trouble dispensing with the over-achieving Jayhawks. 		Oklahoma, 35-13  
#13 West Virginia (5-1) 34, Connecticut (4-2) 24
Hard to say if either the Mountaineers or the Huskies are any good. 		WVU, 28-24  
#14 Houston (5-1) 47, Southern Methodist (3-3) 24
Probably the same comment every week the rest of the season: Oh, what could have been if not for the Cougars inexplicable meltdown against UTEP 		Houston, 38-15  
#16 Oklahoma State (5-1) 33, Baylor (3-3) 24 OK State, 34-7 
#17 Oregon (5-1) 34, Washington (3-4) 21
Duck win keeps them on-track for the Rose Bowl, although USC looms ahead. 		Oregon, 43-19  
#18 Louisiana State (5-1) 36, #25 Auburn 17
After back-to-back losses to Arkansas and Kentucky, Auburn's once-promising season is going south in a hurry. 		LSU, 31-10  
#19 Penn State (6-1) 24, Michigan (5-2) 13
Here's hoping the Nittany Lions punish Michigan for the shameful scheduling of Delaware State last week 		Penn State, 35-10 
Nevada (3-3) 41, #20 Idaho (6-1) 28
The winner has the inside track to the WAC title. 		Nevada, 70-45  
#21 Ohio State (5-2) 24, Minnesota (4-3) 10
Jim Tressel, one of the classiest coaches in college football is getting some heat, and Terrelle Pryor is no longer the second coming in Columbus. Buckeyes need this one or they'll be out of major bowl picture for only the second time int he last ten years. 		OSU, 38-7  
#23 Central Michigan (6-1) 41, Bowling Green (3-3) 24
MAc don't often have ranked teams, but the Chippewas deserve recognition. 		CMU, 24-10  
#24 Utah (5-1) 26, Air Force (4-3) 24 Utah, 23-16 OT 
#22 Virginia Tech (5-2) idle  
Other FBS Games Results (24-11)
Tulsa (4-2) 48, Texas El Paso (2-4) 37 (Wednesday) UTEP, 28-24  
Florida State (2-4) 30, North Carolina (4-2) 20 (Thursday)
Maybe I just can't give up on Bobby Bowden. Even if I didn't like him, I'd be rooting for him just to show up the galacticly stupid Jim Smith, chair of FSU's board of trustees. Besides, the Tarheels have imploded.		 FSU 30-27  
Rutgers (4-2) 33, Army (3-4) 19 (Friday) Rutgers, 27-10  
Arizona (4-2) 27, UCLA (3-3) 21
Bruins have lost three straight after opening with wins over MWC, Big XII, and SEC teams 		Arizona, 27-13  
Nebraska (4-2) 23, Iowa State (4-3) 20
Huskers desperately need a win against the suddenly competitive Cyclones 		ISU, 9-7
EIGHT Husker turnovers!
South Carolina (5-2) 20, Vanderbilt (2-5) 9 USC, 14-10  

Texas Tech (5-2) 45, Texas A&M (3-3) 17
Let's see--Texas Tech 68, Kansas State 14; Texas A&M 14, Kansas State 62. That makes the Red Raiders a 112-point favorite, right?

 A&M, 52-30
GO figure!  
Notre Dame (4-2) 37, Boston College (5-2) 33
Only God knows how this one'll come out! 		Notre Dame, 20-16 
California (4-2) 40, Washington State (1-5) 14 Cal, 49-17  
Ohio (5-2) 31, Kent State (3-4) 20 Kent, 20-11  
Stanford (4-3) 38, Arizona State (4-2) 35 Stanford, 33-14  
Wake Forest (4-3) 27, Navy (5-2) 24
Deacons have been a bit of a nemesis for the Midshipmen and should win, even coming of a shellacking at the hands of Clemson 		Navy, 13-10 
Arkansas (3-3) 31, Mississippi (4-2) 21
Razorbacks were good enough to win against Florida (although they didn't), and Mississippi has failed to live up to its pre-season clippings. 		Miss, 30-17
Southern Miss (4-3) 23, Tulane (2-4) 7 USM, 43]6  
Kansas State (4-3) 41, Colorado (2-4) 34
A week ago this looked like it would be the battle for the Big XII North basement, but both won, so who knows? 		KSU, 20-6  
Troy (4-2) 44, North Texas (1-5) 28
Trojans have won four straight, Mean Green has lost five straight. 		Troy, 50-26  
Louisiana Lafayette (4-2) 27, Florida Atlantic (1-4) 17 FAU, 51-29  
Toledo (4-3) 38, Temple (4-2) 24 Temple, 40-24
Kentucky (3-3) 28, Louisiana Monroe (4-2) 10 Kentucky, 36-13  
Northwestern (4-3) 22, Indiana (4-3) 17 Northwestern, 29-28  
Northern Illinois (3-3) 27, Miami-Ohio (0-7) 17 NIU, 27-22
Louisiana Tech (3-3) 33, Utah State (1-5) 28 Utah State, 23-21 
Central Florida (3-3) 20, Rice (0-7) 14 UCF, 49-7  
Marshall (3-3) 31, Alabama Birmingham (2-4) 21 Marshall, 27-7
Middle Tennessee (3-3) 34, Western Kentucky (0-6) 23 MTSU, 62=24
Fresno State (3-3) 38, New Mexico State (3-4) 27 Fresno, 34-3
Western Michigan (3-4) 27, Buffalo (3-4) 21 WMU, 34-31
Duke (3-3) 34, Maryland (2-5) 24 Duke, 17-13
Purdue (2-5) 32, Illinois (1-5) 17 Purdue, 24-14
Colorado State (3-4) 31, San Diego State (2-4) 21 SDS, 42-27
Syracuse (2-4) 37, Akron (1-5) 14 Syracuse, 28-14
UNLV (2-5) 44, New Mexico (0-6) 21 UNLV, 34-17
Florida International (1-5) 24, Arkansas State (1-4) 21 Ark State, 27-10
Ball State (0-7) 31, Eastern Michigan (0-6) 27 Ball State, 29-27
FBS-FCS Games Results
Mercifully, no FBS team gets to beat up on an FCS opponent this week  
FCS Top 10 Games Results (9-1)
#8 Prairie View (4-1) 27, Southern (4-2) 24 (Thursday) Prairie View, 16-14 
#1 Richmond (6-0) 24, Massachusetts (4-2) 20 Richmond, 34-12  
#2 Montana (6-0) 34, Sacramento (2-4) 10 Montana, 45-30  
#3 Colgate (7-0) 27, Holy Cross (5-1) 23 Holy Cross, 42-28 
#4 Villanova (6-1) 43, Rhode Island (1-5) 14 Villanova, 36-7  
#5 Butler (6-0) 47, Campbell (1-5) 7 Butler, 23-16  
#6 Elon (5-1) 28, Chattanooga (4-2) 20 Elon, 45-10  
#7 Southern Illinois (5-1) 27, Youngstown (4-2) 17 SIU, 27-8  
#9 Lafayette (5-1) 23, Fordham (3-3) 7 Lafayette, 26-21  
#10 South Carolina State (5-1) 27, Hampton (3-3) 19 S.C. State, 21-9 
Other FCS Games Results (7-3)
William & Mary (5-1) 34, James Madison (2-4) 21 W&M, 24-3  
New Hampshire (5-1) 41, Hofstra (4-3) 21 UNH, 18-10  
Liberty (4-2) 33, Charleston Southern (2-4) 14 Liberty, 20-13  
Old Dominion (5-2) 31, Savannah State (1-5) 14 ODU, 38-17  
McNeese State (4-2) 31, Southeastern Louisiana (4-2) 29 McNeese, 36-35  
Appalachian State (4-2) 37, Georgia Southern (4-3) 21 Appalachian, 52-16  
Cornell (2-3) 26, Brown (3-2) 24 Brown, 34-14  
Furman (4-2) 38, Citadel (2-4) 14 Citadel, 38-28  
Harvard (3-2) 24, Princeton (1-4) 14 Harvard, 37-3  
Yale (3-2) 17, Penn (3-2) 10 Penn, 9-0  
Columbia (2-3) 27, Dartmouth (0-5) 10 Dartmouth, 28-6
D2 Top 10 Games Results (6-4)
#6 North Alabama (7-1) 44, Valdosta State (4-3) 21 (Thursday) UNA, 62-27
#1 Minnesota State (8-0) 33, Southwest Minnesota (4-3) 17 Minn State, 42-32 
#2 Bloomsburg (8-0) 27, Shippensburg (6-2) 17 Shippensburg, 28-27 
#3 Albany State (7-0) 24, Tuskegee (5-2) 17 Tuskegee, 21-19 
#4 Central Washington (8-0) 41, Humboldt State (4-3) 14 C. Wash, 38-7 
#5 Charleston WV (8-0) 31, #11 West Liberty (7-1) 29 W. Liberty, 48-42 2OT 
#7 Northwest Missouri (7-1) 38, Washburn (6-2) 28 NW Mo, 22-19 OT 
#8 Abilene Christian (6-1) 45, Tarleton State (7-1) 41  Tarleton, 13-6
#9 Missouri Western (7-1) 34, Missouri Southern (2-5) 7 Mo Southern, 35-34 
#10 Grand Valley (7-1) 37, Ashland (4-4) 14 Grand Valley, 34-7
D3 Top 10 Games Results (9-0)
#1 Monmouth IL (7-0) 47, Lake Forest (2-5) 7 Monmoouth, 51-14  
#2 Wisconsin-Whitewater (6-0) 45, Wisconsin-River Falls (2-5) 13 UWW, 38-14  
#3 Mount Union (6-0) 51, Wilmington (1-5) 3 Mt. Union, 56-0
North Central (5-1) 27, #4 Wheaton (6-0) 24 N. Central, 27-7
#5 Central (6-0) 42, Loras (2-4) 14 Central, 41-17
#6 St. Johns (7-0) 48, St. Olaf (2-4) 7 St. Johns, 10-3
#7 Wesley (6-0) 32, Webber International (NAIA, 1-5) 13 Wesley, 34-7
#8 Alfred (5-0) 27, St. John Fisher (4-2) 24 Alfred, 31-28
#9 Hampden-Sydney (7-0) 45, Catholic (2-4) 17 H-S, 21-7
#10 Wittenberg (5-0) idle  
NAIA Top 5 Games Result (3-1)
#2 Sioux Falls (7-0) 55, Dakota Wesleyan (2-5) 9  Sioux Falls, 59-7
#3 Morningside (6-0) 28, Midland Lutheran (5-2) 14 Morningside, 38-27  
#4 Lambuth (7-0) 38, Bethel TN (2-5) 14 Lambuth, 19-16 3OT 
#5 St. Francis IN (6-0) 31, Missouri Science (D2, 1-6) 17 Mo S&T, 39-37 
#1 Lindenwood (7-0) idle  
Other D2, D3, and NAIA Games Result
None this week