# Late CFB Bowls -- Which "favored" team(s) will LOSE?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 28, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-cfb-bowls-which-favored-team-s-will-lose/677366 "2013-12-28T19:52:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-cfb-bowls-which-favored-team-s-will-lose/677366/1 "2013-12-28T19:52:25Z")

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Please refer to this thread (especially this post and this post) for the reasoning behind this poll.

> **[Week 15 CFB -- Which AP Top Ten team(s) will lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=709234)**
>
> AP Top 25: Week 15 Records through Sat Nov 30, 2013 Florida St. Ohio St. Auburn Alabama (1dle) Missouri Oklahoma St. Stanford South Carolina (idle) Baylor Michigan St. Arizona St. Oregon (idle) Clemson (idle) ...

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16915123&postcount=41](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16915123&postcount=41)  
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16915466&postcount=42](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16915466&postcount=42)

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Also refer to these links for background:

Links

# [2013-14 college football bowl schedule - Yahoo Sports](http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf--2013-14-college-football-bowl-schedule-015528935.html) [College Football Ratings Page](http://sagarin.com/sports/cfsend.htm) [http://www.cbssports.com/general/writer/jerry-palm/24043695/bowl-eligible-teams](http://www.cbssports.com/general/writer/jerry-palm/24043695/bowl-eligible-teams)

> **[2013–14 NCAA football bowl games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NCAA_football_bowl_games)**
>
> The 2013–14 NCAA football bowl games were a series of college football bowl games. They concluded the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season and included 35 team-competitive games and three all-star games (down from four as the Texas vs the Nation game was cancelled for this season). The games began on Saturday, December 21, 2013, and, aside from the all-star games, ended with the 2014 BCS National Championship at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena that was played on January 6, 2014.
> The total of 35...

> **[College Football Poll.com](https://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl-schedule/2025-bowl-schedule/)**
>
> College football rankings and accurate weekly picks. Exclusive content, features, and analysis.

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\<\<\< “Favored” teams are underscored =======

===================================== Late Games (11)

```auto

AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Shreveport, La. - 12:30 p.m. ET, Dec. 31
Arizona vs. Boston College
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Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas - 2 p.m. ET, Dec. 31
Virginia Tech vs. UCLA
                  ====

Liberty Bowl
Memphis, Tenn. - 4 p.m. ET, Dec. 31
Mississippi State vs. Rice
=================

Chick-fil-A Bowl 
Atlanta, Ga. - 8 p.m. ET, Dec. 31
Texas A&M vs. Duke
=========

Gator Bowl 
Jacksonville, Fla. - 12 p.m. ET, Jan. 1
Georgia vs. Nebraska
=======

Heart of Dallas Bowl
Dallas, Texas - 12 p.m. ET, Jan. 1
UNLV vs. North Texas
         ===========
 
Capital One Bowl 
Orlando, Fla. - 1 p.m. ET, Jan. 1
South Carolina vs. Wisconsin
                   =========

Outback Bowl 
Tampa, Fla. - 1 p.m. ET, Jan. 1
LSU vs. Iowa
===

Cotton Bowl 
Arlington, Texas - 7:30 p.m. ET, Jan. 3
Missouri vs. Oklahoma State
========

BBVA Compass Bowl 
Birmingham, Ala. - 1 p.m. ET, Jan. 4
Houston vs. Vanderbilt
            ==========

GoDaddy Bowl 
Mobile, Ala. - 9 p.m. ET, Jan. 5
Ball State vs. Arkansas State
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```

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-cfb-bowls-which-favored-team-s-will-lose/677366/2 "2013-12-28T19:58:19Z")

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It may assist your decision-making to see the Sagarin rankings on the teams. These are simply the ranking position

numbers (1 is FSU for instance) and the smaller number is the higher ranking.

```auto

===================================== Late Games (11)

AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Arizona vs. Boston College 22 vs 58
                                     ==
Sun Bowl
Virginia Tech vs. UCLA 36 vs 13 
                                           ==
Liberty Bowl
Mississippi State vs. Rice 41 vs 69
                                     ==
Chick-fil-A Bowl 
Texas A&M vs. Duke 18 vs 42
                                     == 
Gator Bowl 
Georgia vs. Nebraska 19 vs 49
                                     ==
Heart of Dallas Bowl
UNLV vs. North Texas 93 vs 66 
                                           ==
Capital One Bowl 
South Carolina vs. Wisconsin 17 vs 10
                                           ==
Outback Bowl 
LSU vs. Iowa 15 vs 29
                                     == 
Cotton Bowl 
Missouri vs. Oklahoma State 9 vs 14
                                      =
BBVA Compass Bowl 
Houston vs. Vanderbilt 45 vs 44 
                                           ==
GoDaddy Bowl 
Ball State vs. Arkansas State 64 vs 112 
                                     == 

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You can see that the highest ranked of the group is Missouri at 9 and the lowest is Arkansas State at 112.

Check out the BBVA Compass Bowl’s numbers!

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-cfb-bowls-which-favored-team-s-will-lose/677366/3 "2013-12-30T15:50:34Z")

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Here’s the first array:

```auto

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                         Ariz UCLA MissSt TexA&M Georgia NorthTex Wisc LSU Mizzou Vandy BallSt None 
                         =====================================================================================

Munch 1 Wisc   
Nauplius 3 Georgia Wisc Mizzou   
Zeldar 3 UCLA NorthTex Wisc

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      3 7 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 /7  

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```

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-cfb-bowls-which-favored-team-s-will-lose/677366/4 "2013-12-30T21:35:11Z")

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After a little more action:

```auto

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                         Ariz UCLA MissSt TexA&M Georgia NorthTex Wisc LSU Mizzou Vandy BallSt None 
                         =====================================================================================

armedmonkey 1 Wisc
Munch 1 Wisc   
Nauplius 3 Georgia Wisc Mizzou   
swampbear 1 None
Zeldar 3 UCLA NorthTex Wisc

====================== ========================================================================================
      5 9 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 /9 

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```

Poll will close early tomorrow afternoon.

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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-cfb-bowls-which-favored-team-s-will-lose/677366/5 "2013-12-31T20:00:56Z")

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I went with none. Thus, all the favored teams are quite possibly doomed to lose. What? This is how my luck runs y’all.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-cfb-bowls-which-favored-team-s-will-lose/677366/6 "2013-12-31T20:03:57Z")

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Final array with no-votes removed:

```auto

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                         UCLA Georgia NorthTex Wisc Mizzou None 
                         ===========================================

armedmonkey 1 Wisc
Munch 1 Wisc   
Nauplius 3 Georgia Wisc Mizzou   
swampbear 1 None
Zeldar 3 UCLA NorthTex Wisc

====================== ==============================================
      5 9 1 1 1 4 1 1 /9 

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```

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**Author:** ![Nauplius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nauplius/32/51_2.png) [@Nauplius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nauplius)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-cfb-bowls-which-favored-team-s-will-lose/677366/7 "2014-01-03T16:15:46Z")

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Since I clearly suck at picking the BCS bowls, I’m going to have to hang my hat on these lower bowl games. Missouri has burned me all season but heres hoping OK State can pull the upset.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-cfb-bowls-which-favored-team-s-will-lose/677366/8 "2014-01-03T16:45:42Z")

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> [@Nauplius](#):
>
> Since I clearly suck at picking the BCS bowls, I’m going to have to hang my hat on these lower bowl games. Missouri has burned me all season but heres hoping OK State can pull the upset.

Surely would give you a boost in spirits!

Here’s the array after all the other games:

```auto

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                         Georgia Wisc Mizzou  
                         ===================== 

armedmonkey 1/1 Wisc
Munch 1/1 Wisc   
Nauplius 3 Georgia Wisc Mizzou   
swampbear 0/1                        
Zeldar 1/3 Wisc

====================== =======================
      5 9 1 4 1 /9 

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```

You’re going to win, no matter what. It’s just a matter of by how much.

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**Author:** ![Nauplius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nauplius/32/51_2.png) [@Nauplius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nauplius)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2014, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-cfb-bowls-which-favored-team-s-will-lose/677366/9 "2014-01-04T05:28:21Z")

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> [@Nauplius](#):
>
> Missouri has burned me all season.

I hate you Missouri :mad:  
And who was the genius that scheduled both the Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl at the same time.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2014, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-cfb-bowls-which-favored-team-s-will-lose/677366/10 "2014-01-04T05:45:05Z")

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Even with late bowls still to be played, the scoring for our poll is now complete:

```auto

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                         Georgia Wisc   
                         =============
 
Nauplius 2/3 Georgia Wisc 
 
armedmonkey 1/1 Wisc
Munch 1/1 Wisc  
      
Zeldar 1/3 Wisc  

swampbear 0/1                 

====================== =================
      5 5/9 1 4 5/9 

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```

```auto

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RESULT 

Arizona 42, Boston College 19 AdvoCare V100 BOWL 
No. 17 UCLA 42, Virginia Tech 12 HYUNDAI SUN BOWL
Mississippi State 44, Rice 7 AutoZone LIBERTY BOWL
No. 21 Texas A&M 52, No. 24 Duke 48 Chick-fil-A BOWL
Nebraska 24, No. 22 Georgia 19 TAXSLAYER.com GATOR BOWL  
North Texas 36, UNLV 14 HEART OF DALLAS BOWL 
                                                    - PRES. BY PLAINSCAPITAL BANK 
No. 9 South Carolina 34, No. 19 Wisconsin 24 CAPITAL ONE BOWL 
No. 16 LSU 21, Iowa 14 OUTBACK BOWL 
No. 8 Missouri 41, No. 13 Oklahoma State 31 AT&T COTTON BOWL

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```