ELA 2018 Game by Game Predictions

[ELA]

ACC
ATLANTIC

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

COASTAL

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

BIG TEN
EAST

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

WEST

• Purdue (2-0) 4-1
• Iowa (1-0) 4-0
• Northwestern (1-1) 3-1
• Wisconsin (0-1) 3-1
• Illinois (0-1) 2-2
• Minnesota (0-1) 2-2
• Nebraska (0-2) 3-2

BIG XII

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

PAC 12
NORTH

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

SOUTH

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

SEC
EAST

• South Carolina (3-0) 5-0
• Florida (2-1) 4-1
• Georgia (2-1) 4-1
• Vanderbilt (0-1) 3-2
• Missouri (0-1) 2-2
• Tennessee (0-2) 2-3
• Kentucky (0-3) 2-3

WEST

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

AMERICAN
EAST

• Central Florida (1-0) 5-0
• South Florida (1-0) 3-1
• Temple (1-0) 3-2
• Connecticut (1-1) 2-3
• East Carolina (0-1) 3-2
• Cincinnati (0-1) 1-4

WEST

• Tulane (1-0) 3-2
• Memphis (1-1) 4-1
• Navy (1-1) 3-1
• Houston (0-0) 2-2
• Tulsa (0-1) 2-2
• SMU (0-1) 1-4

CONFERENCE USA
EAST

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

WEST

• North Texas (1-0) 4-1
• UAB (1-0) 3-1
• Southern Miss (1-0) 3-2
• UTSA (1-0) 3-2
• UTEP (0-1) 2-3
• Louisiana Tech (0-1) 1-3
• Rice (0-1) 1-4

MAC
EAST

• Miami(Ohio) (2-0) 4-1
• Buffalo (1-0) 2-3
• Ohio (0-0) 3-1
• Akron (0-0) 1-3
• Bowling Green (0-1) 1-4
• Kent State (0-1) 1-4

WEST

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

MOUNTAIN WEST
MOUNTAIN

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

WEST

• San Jose State (1-0) 2-2
• Fresno State (0-0) 4-0
• San Diego State (0-0) 3-1
• UNLV (0-0) 2-2
• Nevada (0-1) 2-3
• Hawaii (0-2) 2-4

SUN BELT
EAST

• Troy (2-0) 3-2
• Appalachian State (1-0) 4-1
• Georgia State (1-0) 2-3
• Georgia Southern (0-1) 2-2
• Coastal Carolina (0-2) 2-3

WEST

• Arkansas State (1-0) 3-1
• UL Lafayette (1-0) 2-2
• South Alabama (1-1) 2-3
• Texas State (0-1) 1-3
• UL Monroe (0-2) 1-4

INDEPENDENTS

• Notre Dame (5-0)
• Army (3-2)
• Liberty (2-3)
• Massachusetts (2-4)
• BYU (1-4)
• NM State (1-4)

[ELA]

September 30 Poll

• Alabama (5-0)
• Clemson (5-0)
• Oklahoma (5-0)
• Miami (5-0)
• Auburn (5-0)
• Notre Dame (5-0)
• PENN STATE (5-0)
• South Carolina (5-0)
• Georgia (4-1)
• Florida State (5-0)
• OHIO STATE (4-1)
• WISCONSIN (3-1)
• MICHIGAN STATE (3-1)
• Virginia Tech (4-1)
• Oregon (5-0)
• Oklahoma State (5-0)
• NC State (5-0)
• IOWA (4-0)
• Texas (4-1)
• Utah (3-1) (#17)
• West Virginia (4-1)
• Mississippi State (4-1)
• Central Florida (5-0)
• NORTHWESTERN (3-1)
• Kansas State (4-1)

[ELA]

WEEK 6
Thursday, October 4

• Houston d. Tulsa
• Troy d. Georgia State

Friday, October 5

• BYU d. Utah State
• Louisville d. Georgia Tech
• Marshall d. Middle Tennessee

Saturday, October 6
ESPN College Gameday, live from Miami, FL
#4 Miami 27, #10 Florida State 17

• #1 Alabama d. Arkansas
• #2 Clemson d. Wake Forest
• #3 Oklahoma d. #19 Texas
• #22 Mississippi State d. #5 Auburn
• #14 Virginia Tech d. #6 Notre Dame
• #8 South Carolina d. Missouri
• #9 Georgia d. Vanderbilt
• #11 OHIO STATE d. INDIANA
• #12 WISCONSIN d. NEBRASKA
• #13 MICHIGAN STATE d. #24 NORTHWESTERN
• #16 Oklahoma State d. Iowa State
• #17 NC State d. Boston College
• #18 IOWA d. MINNESOTA
• Stanford d. #20 Utah
• #21 West Virginia d. Kansas
• #23 Central Florida d. SMU
• #25 Kansas State d. Baylor

• Akron d. Miami(Ohio)
• Arizona d. California
• Arizona State d. Colorado
• Boise State d. San Diego State
• Buffalo d. Central Michigan
• Florida d. LSU
• Florida Atlantic d. Old Dominion
• Fresno State d. Nevada
• Georgia Southern d. South Alabama
• Louisiana Tech d. UAB
• Memphis d. Connecticut
• MICHIGAN d. MARYLAND
• Navy d. Air Force
• NM State d. Liberty
• North Texas d. UTEP
• Northern Illinois d. Ball State
• Ohio d. Kent State
• Ole Miss d. UL Monroe
• Pittsburgh d. Syracuse
• Rice d. UTSA
• RUTGERS d. ILLINOIS
• San Jose State d. Colorado State
• South Florida d. Massachusetts
• Temple d. East Carolina
• Texas A&M d. Kentucky
• Texas State d. UL Lafayette
• Toledo d. Bowling Green
• Tulane d. Cincinnati
• UNLV d. New Mexico
• Washington d. UCLA
• Washington State d. Oregon State
• Western Michigan d. Eastern Michigan
• Wyoming d. Hawaii

[ELA]

ACC
ATLANTIC

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

COASTAL

• Miami (2-0) 6-0
• Pittsburgh (2-1) 3-3
• Virginia Tech (1-1) 5-1
• Georgia Tech (1-2) 4-2
• Duke (0-1) 3-2
• Virginia (0-2) 2-3
• North Carolina (0-2) 0-5

BIG TEN
EAST

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

WEST

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

BIG XII

• Oklahoma (3-0) 6-0
• Oklahoma State (3-0) 6-0
• West Virginia (3-0) 5-1
• Kansas State (2-1) 5-1
• TCU (1-1) 3-2
• Texas (1-2) 4-2
• Baylor (1-2) 2-4
• Texas Tech (0-2) 3-2
• Iowa State (0-3) 2-4
• Kansas (0-3) 1-5

PAC 12
NORTH

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

SOUTH

• Arizona (2-1) 5-1
• Arizona State (2-1) 4-2
• USC (2-1) 3-2
• Colorado (1-1) 3-2
• Utah (1-2) 3-2
• UCLA (0-2) 1-4

SEC
EAST

• South Carolina (4-0) 6-0
• Florida (3-1) 5-1
• Georgia (3-1) 5-1
• Vanderbilt (0-2) 3-3
• Missouri (0-2) 2-3
• Tennessee (0-2) 2-3
• Kentucky (0-4) 2-4

WEST

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

AMERICAN
EAST

• Central Florida (2-0) 6-0
• Temple (2-0) 4-2
• South Florida (1-0) 4-1
• Connecticut (1-2) 2-4
• East Carolina (0-2) 3-3
• Cincinnati (0-2) 1-5

WEST

• Tulane (2-0) 4-2
• Houston (1-0) 3-2
• Memphis (2-1) 5-1
• Navy (1-1) 4-1
• Tulsa (0-2) 2-3
• SMU (0-2) 1-5

CONFERENCE USA
EAST

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

WEST

• North Texas (2-0) 5-1
• Southern Miss (1-0) 3-2
• UAB (1-1) 3-2
• UTSA (1-1) 3-3
• Louisiana Tech (1-1) 2-3
• Rice (1-1) 2-4
• UTEP (0-2) 2-4

MAC
EAST

• Buffalo (2-0) 3-3
• Ohio (1-0) 4-1
• Akron (1-0) 2-3
• Miami(Ohio) (2-1) 4-2
• Bowling Green (0-2) 1-5
• Kent State (0-2) 1-5

WEST

• Northern Illinois (3-0) 3-3
• Toledo (1-0) 3-2
• Ball State (1-1) 3-3
• Western Michigan (1-1) 3-3
• Central Michigan (0-2) 2-4
• Eastern Michigan (0-3) 1-5

MOUNTAIN WEST
MOUNTAIN

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

WEST

• San Jose State (2-0) 3-2
• Fresno State (1-0) 5-0
• UNLV (1-0) 3-2
• San Diego State (0-1) 3-2
• Nevada (0-2) 2-4
• Hawaii (0-3) 2-5

SUN BELT
EAST

• Troy (3-0) 4-2
• Appalachian State (1-0) 4-1
• Georgia Southern (1-1) 3-2
• Georgia State (1-1) 2-4
• Coastal Carolina (0-2) 2-3

WEST

• Arkansas State (1-0) 3-1
• Texas State (1-1) 2-3
• UL Lafayette (1-1) 2-3
• South Alabama (1-2) 2-4
• UL Monroe (0-2) 1-5

INDEPENDENTS

• Notre Dame (5-1)
• Army (3-2)
• BYU (2-4)
• Liberty (2-4)
• NM State (2-4)
• Massachusetts (2-5)

[medinabuckeye1]

BIG TEN
EAST

• Penn State (2-0) 5-0 (beat IL and tOSU) B1G-W opponents:  IL, IA, UW
• Michigan State (2-0) 4-1 (beat IU and NU, lost OOC to ASU) B1G-W opponents:  NU, PU, UNL
• Ohio State (2-1) 5-1 (beat RU and IU, lost to PSU) B1G-W opponents:  MN, PU, UNL
• Michigan (2-1) 4-2 (beat UNL and UMD, lost to NU, lost OOC to ND) B1G-W opponents:  UNL, NU, UW
• Maryland (1-1) 3-2 (beat MN, lost to M, lost OOC to TX) B1G-W opponents:  MN, IA, IL
• Indiana (1-2) 4-2 (beat RU, lost to MSU and tOSU) B1G-W opponents:  IA, MN, PU
• Rutgers (1-2) 4-2 (beat IL, lost to tOSU and IU) B1G-W opponents:  IL, NU, UW

Obviously Ohio State would lose a two-team tie with PSU based on H2H.  Per the B1G website, here is the B1GCG tiebreaking procedure for a multiple team tie:

• H2H...2H
• Divisional Record
• Record against next best team(s) in the division, then the next, then the next, etc
• Record against all common conference opponents
• Best Cumulative Conference Winning % of non-divisional opponents
• Record against best team(s) in the other division, then the next, then the next, etc
• Overall record
• Random Draw

In a three-team tie where the three teams each went 1-1 against each other and beat everyone else #1, #2, #3, and #4 would be irrelevant and it would be decided based either on cumulative winning % of non-divisional opponents or who played (and beat) the best team in the other division.  

In this hypothetical that makes it nearly impossible for Ohio State to win any tie involving Penn State.  

[ELA]

October 7 Poll

• Alabama (6-0)
• Clemson (6-0)
• Oklahoma (6-0)
• Miami (6-0)
• PENN STATE (5-0)
• South Carolina (6-0)
• Georgia (5-1)
• OHIO STATE (5-1)
• Virginia Tech (5-1)
• WISCONSIN (4-1)
• MICHIGAN STATE (4-1)
• Auburn (5-1)
• Notre Dame (5-1)
• Oregon (5-0)
• Oklahoma State (6-0)
• Florida State (5-1)
• NC State (6-0)
• IOWA (5-0)
• Mississippi State (5-1)
• West Virginia (5-1)
• Central Florida (6-0)
• Kansas State (5-1)
• Florida (5-1)
• Arizona (5-1)
• Texas (4-2)

[TyphonInc]

In this hypothetical that makes it nearly impossible for Ohio State to win any tie involving Penn State.  

Getting "eliminated" form B1G title in September is foreign to this generation of Buckeyes. Guess we have to beat those dern lions in Happy Valley. 

[medinabuckeye1]

Getting "eliminated" form B1G title in September is foreign to this generation of Buckeyes. Guess we have to beat those dern lions in Happy Valley.

You inferred this with your use of quotation marks but obviously the Buckeyes would not be mathematically eliminated anywhere near that early in this scenario.  The problem is that the Buckeyes would need a lot of things to break exactly their way because they could not win a two-way tie with Penn State and they more than likely couldn't win a three-way tie involving Penn State either.  

[ELA]

You inferred this with your use of quotation marks but obviously the Buckeyes would not be mathematically eliminated anywhere near that early in this scenario.  The problem is that the Buckeyes would need a lot of things to break exactly their way because they could not win a two-way tie with Penn State and they more than likely couldn't win a three-way tie involving Penn State either.  

Penn State still has MSU, UM and Wisconsin to play.

[ELA]

WEEK 7
Tuesday, October 9

• Arkansas State d. Appalachian State

Thursday, October 11

• TCU d. Texas Tech
• Texas State d. Georgia Southern

Friday, October 12

• Utah d. #24 Arizona

• San Diego State d. Air Force
• South Florida d. Tulsa

Saturday, October 13
ESPN College Gameday, live from State College, PA
#5 PENN STATE 24, #11 MICHIGAN STATE 23

• #1 Alabama d. Missouri
• #4 Miami d. Virginia
• #6 South Carolina d. Texas A&M
• #7 Georgia d. LSU
• #8 OHIO STATE d. MINNESOTA
• #9 Virginia Tech d. North Carolina
• MICHIGAN d. #10 WISCONSIN
• #12 Auburn d. Tennessee
• #13 Notre Dame d. Pittsburgh
• Washington d. #14 Oregon
• #18 IOWA d. INDIANA
• #22 Kansas State d. #15 Oklahoma State
• Iowa State d. #20 West Virginia
• #21 Central Florida d. Memphis
• #23 Florida d. Vanderbilt
• #25 Texas d. Baylor

• Army d. San Jose State
• Boise State d. Nevada
• Boston College d. Louisville
• Buffalo d. Akron
• BYU d. Hawaii
• California d. UCLA
• Central Michigan d. Ball State
• Colorado State d. New Mexico
• Charlotte d. Western Kentucky
• Fresno State d. Wyoming
• Georgia Tech d. Duke
• Houston d. East Carolina
• Louisiana Tech d. UTSA
• Marshall d. Old Dominion
• MARYLAND d. RUTGERS
• Miami(Ohio) d. Kent State
• Middle Tennessee d. FIU
• Navy d. Temple
• North Texas d. Southern Miss
• Northern Illinois d. Ohio
• NORTHWESTERN d. NEBRASKA
• Ole Miss d. Arkansas
• PURDUE d. ILLINOIS
• South Alabama d. Alabama State
• Toledo d. Eastern Michigan
• Troy d. Liberty
• UAB d. Rice
• UL Lafayette d. NM State
• UL Monroe d. Coastal Carolina
• USC d. Colorado
• Utah State d. UNLV
• Western Michigan d. Bowling Green

[Entropy]

it would appear you don't have UNL bowling this season..

I think Wisconsin beats Michigan this year.   I really like this Wisconsin team (or perhaps I should say potential).

[rolltidefan]

Saturday, October 13
ESPN College Gameday, live from State College, PA
#5 PENN STATE 24, #11 MICHIGAN STATE 23

that would be one hell of a fun game to go to.

[FearlessF]

white-out, night game

[fezzador]

If Iowa is 9-1, and Northwestern is 7-3 (assuming they beat Rutgers and split Wisconsin and ND) on November 10th, in your world would you have GameDay in Iowa City that day?