Pick Six Week 10

Standings are here.  Ctrl+F is your friend if you don’t want to read through 1149 names to find yours.

I’m too pissed off at Arizona State and West Virginia both dropping out of the rankings this week to offer up much commentary.

Texas sneaks back into the poll and Southern Miss is ranked for the first time since 2004 just like I very safely predicted last week.  Why did they have to do it at the expense of my teams though? Blerg.

Nebraska and Michigan are the only other big losers, dropping about 10 places in the poll.  Everyone else has only moved slightly, including Alabama who only drops 2 spots.

This week it will be TCU or Ohio State who crawl back into the rankings.

Individual Ballot Analysis

Week 10 brings us the eighth lead change of the season.  BrooklynBlue is in the lead this week with 94 points coming from Oklahoma, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Michigan State, Southern Cal and Houston.

He trails a perfect ballot by only 11 points.  The perfect ballot this week is unchanged for the third week in a row: LSU, Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Michigan State, Southern Cal and Clemson.  That lineup would earn you 105 points.

The bottom five had a bit of a shakeup as Texas got three people out of dead last place.  Two of last week’s loveable losers remain and are joined by three new members of the last place club.  They have to enjoy it while their infamy lasts though, TCU might just rocket them up the standings all the way to 1110th.

Judging Your Picks

Not much change from last week.  MGoBlog’s picks have a median of 50 points while a completely random ballot would earn an expected 51 points.  If you have over 50 points then you are officially above average.  If you have under 50 points, then you should look in a mirror and repeat to yourself

Games to Watch

#10 Virginia Tech just beat #20 Georgia Tech by 11 points and #11 Houston is crushing unranked (and coachless?) Tulane.  This weekend one might want to keep an eye on these games

#19 Nebraska at #12 Penn State

noon on ESPN

Probably the lowest scoring BCS game of the weekend.  A very good defense going up against a questionable offense and a good defense going up against a bad offense.  It will provide an interesting contrast to the noon points-fest of Texas at Missouri (on FX).  I don’t want to steal jamiemac’s thunder but you should probably consider taking under 43 in the Nebraska game and over 59 in the Texas game.

#24 Auburn at #14 Georgia

3:30 on CBS

The only real challenge standing between Georgia and the SEC East championship.  I don’t think anybody knows what to make of Auburn this year, while Georgia is an uninspiring 7-2 team coming off a 63-16 win against New Mexico State.  You’ll be busy during this game but look for updates on the scroll.

#6 Oregon at #3 Stanford

8 pm on ABC

The Pac-12 North will be decided this weekend.  Who they will face is up in the air.  UCLA could be their opponent.  Whoever wins this week will almost certainly be in the Rose Bowl if they’re not in the championship game.  If they make it to the championship then the loser will probably be in the Rose Bowl.  How do you think that game will turn out for the Big 10?

West Virginia at #23 Cincinnati

noon on ABC/ESPN3

After a loss to Louisville last week West Virginia’s Big East Title is looking unlikely.  If they win out they still have a chance though.  Cincinnati is alone in first place with a conference record of 3-0.