# Week 1 CFB -- Which BCS Top 25 team(s) will lose?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/693261>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [July 16, 2014, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/693261 "2014-07-16T10:30:36Z")\
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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:** [July 16, 2014, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/693261/1 "2014-07-16T10:30:36Z")

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The College Football 2014 Opening Week Top 25 teams’ schedule is shown at

> **[NCAAF College Football Game Scores & Results](https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/scoreboard/)**
>
> Sports News, Scores, Fantasy Games

and is based on the Final BCS Rankings from last season.

Between now and opening kickoff on August 28, pick the Top 25 Team(s)  
that you expect to LOSE their opening game.

Here is the full schedule with BCS Rankings shown:

```auto

NCAAF Scores & Schedule

Top 25 FBS 

Week: 1

Thursday, August 28 

 9:15 PM EDT Temple @ (24) Vanderbilt    
 6:00 PM EDT (18) Texas A&M @ (4) South Carolina <<< 
10:30 PM EDT Weber St. @ (20) Arizona St.    

Friday, August 29 

 7:30 PM EDT Jacksonville St. @ (3) Michigan St.    

Saturday, August 30 

 4:00 PM EDT Arkansas @ (2) Auburn     
 8:30 AM EDT Penn St. vs. (10) UCF     
12:00 PM EDT (12) Ohio St. @ Navy 
12:00 PM EDT (16) UCLA @ Virginia   
 3:30 PM EDT West Virginia vs. (7) Alabama    
 3:30 PM EDT Rice @ (21) Notre Dame   
 3:30 PM EDT S. Dakota St. @ (5) Missouri     
 4:00 PM EDT UC Davis @ (11) Stanford     
 5:30 PM EDT (8) Clemson @ Georgia 
 6:00 PM EDT Elon @ (23) Duke     
 7:00 PM EDT Louisiana Tech @ (6) Oklahoma     
 7:30 PM EDT Fresno St. @ (19) USC     
 8:00 PM EDT (1) Florida St. vs. (17) Oklahoma St. <<<      
 8:00 PM EDT (25) Washington @ Hawaii
 9:00 PM EDT (22) Wisconsin vs. (14) LSU <<< 
10:30 PM EDT South Dakota @ (9) Oregon     

Sunday, August 31 

 7:30 PM EDT SMU @ (13) Baylor    

Monday, September 1 

 8:00 PM EDT Miami (FL) @ (15) Louisville   

```

# “\<\<\<” = two ranked teams involved

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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:** [July 16, 2014, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/693261/2 "2014-07-16T10:56:10Z")

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I miscalculated the number of days until Aug/28, so even though the poll will stay open until Aug/29, I will post the final results of the poll on Aug/28 before kickoff time of the **Temple - Vanderbilt** game.

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2014, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/693261/3 "2014-07-16T11:21:00Z")

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You’re missing #17 and #18.

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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:** [July 16, 2014, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/693261/4 "2014-07-16T11:34:51Z")

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> [@Munch](#):
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> You’re missing #17 and #18.

Wrong! Read!

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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:** [July 16, 2014, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/693261/5 "2014-07-16T12:06:33Z")

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> [@Munch](#):
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> You’re missing #17 and #18.

> [@Zeldar](#):
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> Wrong! Read!

On second thought, you’re right! As worded, the poll omits three BCS-Top-25 teams (also #22) so the full list for voting is incomplete. Why I reacted defensively is that I had _intended_ to list the higher-ranked teams in those games pairing two Top 25 teams. I just didn’t say that in the OP.

I prefer not to do another poll with that set of corrections. So participate as you see fit.

Sorry for the confusion – and the snarky reply. ☹

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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:** [July 26, 2014, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/693261/6 "2014-07-26T13:58:36Z")

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I have requested that this thread be closed.

A replacement thread is now up at [Week 1 CFB – Which BCS Top 25 team(s) will lose? — \<\< corrected poll \>\>](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=729500)

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/693261/7 "2014-07-26T20:05:43Z")

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Closing thread since a new one has been made.