Week 13 CFB -- Which FBS team(s) will become bowl eligible this week?

See 2013 Bowl Eligible Teams for the full story.

The week’s picture:



Teams that need one more win (10)

Colorado State   (6-5) Sat  3:30 PM Colorado State   at Utah State     - Plays 13 games, so needs 7 wins.
North Carolina   (5-5) Sat 12:00 PM Old Dominion     at North Carolina
Pittsburgh       (5-5) Sat 12:30 PM Pittsburgh       at Syracuse 
Rutgers          (5-4) Thu  7:30 PM Rutgers          at (17) UCF 
San Jose State   (5-5) Fri  9:30 PM Navy             at San Jose State
Syracuse         (5-5) (see Pittsburgh)
Troy             (5-6) (idle)
UL Monroe        (5-5) Sat  7:00 PM Louisiana-Monroe at South Alabama 
UNLV             (5-5) Thu  9:30 PM UNLV             at Air Force 
Washington State (5-5) Sat  3:30 PM Utah             at Washington State 


Poll on the way.

Can’t vote against the Goat. LA-Monroe is my upset pick this week. UNC and Pitt are safe picks. Lot of really close lines this week!

Here’s a starting array:



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                   ColoSt  NCar  Pitt  Rutgers  SanJoseSt  Syracuse  La-Monroe  UNLV  WashSt
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Zakalwe        4           NCar  Pitt                                La-Monroe        WashSt
Zeldar         3           NCar  Pitt                                           UNLV 

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   2           7      0      2    2       0         0         0         1         1       1  /7 

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Going against the grain and taking Syracuse.

Just a reminder: due to Thursday night games the poll will be closing Thursday afternoon.

Here’s how things stand now:



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                   ColoSt  NCar  Pitt  Rutgers  SanJoseSt  Syracuse  La-Monroe  UNLV  WashSt
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Munch          3           NCar  Pitt                                La-Monroe
Nauplius       4           NCar                            Syracuse             UNLV  WashSt
TheMightyAtlas 4           NCar  Pitt                                La-Monroe  UNLV
Zakalwe        4           NCar  Pitt                                La-Monroe        WashSt
Zeldar         3           NCar  Pitt                                           UNLV 

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   5          18      0      5    4       0         0         1         3         3       2  /18

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Here’s the latest:



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                      ColoSt  NCar  Pitt  Rutgers  SanJoseSt  Syracuse  La-Monroe  UNLV  WashSt
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Munch             3           NCar  Pitt                                La-Monroe
Nauplius          4           NCar                            Syracuse             UNLV  WashSt
TheMightyAtlas    4           NCar  Pitt                                La-Monroe  UNLV
yellowjacketcoder 5           NCar  Pitt           SanJoseSt            La-Monroe  UNLV
Zakalwe           4           NCar  Pitt                                La-Monroe        WashSt
Zeldar            3           NCar  Pitt                                           UNLV 

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   6             23      0     6     5       0         1         1         4         4       2  /23

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There’s still a couple hours before the poll closes. Here’s the story at the moment:



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                      ColoSt  NCar  Pitt  Rutgers  SanJoseSt  Syracuse  La-Monroe  UNLV  WashSt
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Heropsychodreamer 3           NCar                 SanJoseSt  Syracuse
Munch             3           NCar  Pitt                                La-Monroe
Nauplius          4           NCar                            Syracuse             UNLV  WashSt
TheMightyAtlas    4           NCar  Pitt                                La-Monroe  UNLV
yellowjacketcoder 5           NCar  Pitt           SanJoseSt            La-Monroe  UNLV
Wolverine         2           NCar                                      La-Monroe
Zakalwe           4           NCar  Pitt                                La-Monroe        WashSt
Zeldar            3           NCar  Pitt                                           UNLV 

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   8             28      0     8     5       0         2         2         5         4       2  /28

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Do wins against FCS schools “count” as wins for bowl eligibility? I thought that was rule… maybe it used to be a rule. ODU is in its last year as an FCS school.

I don’t personally know of any exceptions that may apply to ODU, but the latest rules seem to be covered at 2013 Bowl Eligibility Requirements and Bowl Eligible Teams

Here’s the final array. Enjoy the games!



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                        ColoSt  NCar  Pitt  Rutgers  SanJoseSt  Syracuse  La-Monroe  UNLV  WashSt
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fiddlesticks        6           NCar  Pitt           SanJoseSt            La-Monroe  UNLV  WashSt
Heropsychodreamer   3           NCar                 SanJoseSt  Syracuse
Munch               3           NCar  Pitt                                La-Monroe
Nauplius            4           NCar                            Syracuse             UNLV  WashSt
TheMightyAtlas      4           NCar  Pitt                                La-Monroe  UNLV
yellowjacketcoder   5           NCar  Pitt           SanJoseSt            La-Monroe  UNLV
Wolverine           2           NCar                                      La-Monroe
Zakalwe             4           NCar  Pitt                                La-Monroe        WashSt
Zeldar              3           NCar  Pitt                                           UNLV 

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   9               34      0     9     6       0         3         2         6         5      3   /34

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Ah, if you schedule two FCS schools you have to win one extra game to be bowl eligible, that’s the rule I was thinking of. ODU is UNC’s “1 free” FCS game everyone gets.

Here’s the scoring:



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                         NCar  Pitt  UNLV  WashSt
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fiddlesticks       4/6   NCar  Pitt  UNLV  WashSt 

Zeldar             3/3   NCar  Pitt  UNLV 

Nauplius           3/4   NCar        UNLV  WashSt
TheMightyAtlas     3/4   NCar  Pitt  UNLV       
Zakalwe            3/4   NCar  Pitt        WashSt

yellowjacketcoder  3/5   NCar  Pitt  UNLV 
    
Munch              2/3   NCar  Pitt 

Wolverine          1/2   NCar 

Heropsychodreamer  1/3   NCar  

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   9              23/34   9     6      5      3   23/34

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Sorry, but I forgot to post the scores:



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No. 18 UCF 41,       Rutgers 17
UNLV 41,             Air Force 21
Navy 58,             San Jose State 52 (3OT)
Utah State 13,       Colorado State 0
North Carolina 80,   Old Dominion 20
Pittsburgh 17,       Syracuse 16
Washington State 49, Utah 37
South Alabama 36,    Louisiana-Monroe 14

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