College Football FBS 2011 [WINNER: ViperOverLord]

[Frito Bandito]

The California Golden Bears, under the taskmaster genius from WSU wins the Indy bowl over Maryland. 34-18

Time to hit the recruiting trail..

[agentcom]

In an overtime thriller, Clemson loses by a field goal to UAB 33-30. This wrapped the Tigers' up-and-down season with a 7-6 overall record. Great tourney! Can't wait for next year. Thanks Rodent.

Could you post the final RPI rankings? I'm sure I dropped from #25 after the loss, but it would be cool to see where each team finished based on RPI.

[AmphibiousRodent]

Great season, agent. I'll post the final RPI rankings after the championship.

[GeneralJestix]

next season can we please not play games on maps that kill troops on the first turn like dust bowl? I am talking about the neutral field games. Team home games can and should be played on any map of the home teams desire. Said maps are not fair for players that get a majority of those regions to start out with.

[AmphibiousRodent]

Yeah, I'll look for a way to avoid those. Maybe I'll reserve the Classic map for neutral field games.

The semifinals have been sent out. I'll update the bracket and post game links when I get home.

[callmecommander]

I still wouldn't do all neutral games on classic. I like the idea of each bowl having a different map. Maybe the playoffs all on classic though? or the regional games on the region maps with the semi's on usa and finals on classic, or whatever, just some variation of it? Or are the playoffs home and away? I don't even know. Great tourney though Rodent. Loved it throughout. hate barely missing playoffs but I'll get 'em next season. Thanks for running. can't wait for the college football to come back next season.

[agentcom]

next season can we please not play games on maps that kill troops on the first turn like dust bowl? I am talking about the neutral field games. Team home games can and should be played on any map of the home teams desire. Said maps are not fair for players that get a majority of those regions to start out with.

I think if it makes sense for a regional game to be played there, you should put it there. I actually think that dust bowl is a very unique map in that it gives the first player the least advantage of almost any map I can think of. Yeah, it sucks when you're territs are all in the middle. But that's just a different kind of luck.

I would bet that dust bowl has less of a first turn advantage than other maps ... but I'm not going to go try to figure that out.

[agentcom]

What a match-up for the championship game! Great tourney AR

[AmphibiousRodent]

Top-seeded Brigham Young University stays perfect with a 32-20 win in the championship game. Congrats to ViperOverLord for not only taking the championship, but doing so in style with a perfect 16-0 season.

Congrats are also in order for Rgreffenius, who guided Iowa State to the championship game and finished the season 14-2.

Ball State's Ianphull finished third at 13-3 after Colorado State forfeited the third-place bowl.

Below are the final rankings (with #26-#115 spoilered to save room).

1. Brigham Young Cougars, Ind., 16-0, 0.832
2. Iowa State Cyclones, Big-12, 14-2, 0.766
3. Michigan State Spartans, Big Ten, 13-2, 0.734
4. Ball State Cardinals, MAC, 13-3, 0.719
5. Colorado State Rams, MWC, 11-4, 0.692
6. Ohio State Buckeyes, Big Ten, 12-4, 0.69
7. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, Sun Belt, 11-4, 0.687
8. Buffalo Bulls, MAC, 12-3, 0.657
9. Air Force Falcons, MWC, 10-4, 0.638
10. Arkansas State Red Wolves, Sun Belt, 10-3, 0.636
11. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, WAC, 11-4, 0.621
12. Texas A&M Aggies, Big-12, 10-3, 0.618
13. Missouri Tigers, Big-12, 10-3, 0.615
14. Tulsa Golden Hurricane, C-USA, 11-4, 0.611
15. Wyoming Cowboys, MWC, 9-5, 0.607
16. Boise State Broncos, MWC, 7-6, 0.594
17. UAB Blazers, C-USA, 8-5, 0.59
18. UNLV Rebels, MWC, 8-5, 0.576
19. Michigan Wolverines, Big Ten, 10-4, 0.572
20. Stanford Cardinal, PAC-12, 10-5, 0.572
21. North Carolina Tar Heels, ACC, 10-4, 0.572
22. Vanderbilt Commadores, SEC, 9-4, 0.568
23. Houston Cougars, C-USA, 10-3, 0.56
24. Duke Blue Devils, ACC, 9-4, 0.557
25. Washington State Cougars, PAC-12, 9-4, 0.548

Spoiler

26. Iowa Hawkeyes, Big Ten, 7-6, 0.543
27. South Carolina Gamecocks, SEC, 9-5, 0.537
28. Arizona State Sun Devils, PAC-12, 9-5, 0.536
29. Florida Atlantic Owls, Sun Belt, 7-6, 0.532
30. Florida State Seminoles, ACC, 10-5, 0.53
31. Central Michigan Chippewas, MAC, 8-5, 0.528
32. Clemson Tigers, ACC, 7-6, 0.524
33. Kansas State Wildcats, Big-12, 7-6, 0.523
34. Arkansas Razorbacks, SEC, 8-5, 0.522
35. Toledo Rockets, MAC, 8-5, 0.515
36. Memphis Tigers, C-USA, 7-6, 0.515
37. California Golden Bears, PAC-12, 8-5, 0.511
38. Colorado Buffaloes, PAC-12, 8-6, 0.506
39. West Virginia Mountaineers, Big East, 9-5, 0.505
40. Florida International Golden Panthers, Sun Belt, 7-6, 0.503
41. Mississippi State Bulldogs, SEC, 7-8, 0.501
42. Southern Miss Golden Eagles, C-USA, 9-5, 0.5
43. Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ind., 6-7, 0.499
44. Baylor Bears, Big-12, 7-6, 0.497
45. Indiana Hoosiers, Big Ten, 8-5, 0.496
46. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, ACC, 7-6, 0.496
47. Kentucky Wildcats, SEC, 6-7, 0.493
48. Oregon Ducks, PAC-12, 6-6, 0.484
49. East Carolina Pirates, C-USA, 7-6, 0.483
50. Miami (FL) Hurricanes, ACC, 7-6, 0.48
51. Alabama Crimson Tide, SEC, 7-6, 0.48
52. Bowling Green Falcons, MAC, 7-6, 0.477
53. USC Trojans, PAC-12, 7-5, 0.474
54. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks, Sun Belt, 7-5, 0.472
55. Southern Methodist Mustangs, C-USA, 7-6, 0.468
56. Maryland Terrapins, ACC, 7-6, 0.467
57. Kent State Golden Flashes, MAC, 6-7, 0.467
58. Nevada Wolf Pack, WAC, 7-6, 0.463
59. Boston College Eagles, ACC, 7-6, 0.463
60. Wisconsin Badgers, Big Ten, 7-6, 0.461
61. Kansas Jayhawks, Big-12, 6-7, 0.46
62. Tulane Green Wave, C-USA, 7-7, 0.457
63. Oklahoma State Cowboys, Big-12, 6-7, 0.454
64. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Sun Belt, 6-7, 0.452
65. TCU Horned Frogs, MWC, 4-8, 0.444
66. Florida Gators, SEC, 4-7, 0.442
67. Temple Owls, MAC, 5-7, 0.442
68. Oklahoma Sooners, Big-12, 4-8, 0.44
69. Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Big East, 8-5, 0.438
70. Virginia Tech Hokies, ACC, 6-7, 0.436
71. Utah State Aggies, WAC, 6-7, 0.433
72. Rice Owls, C-USA, 5-7, 0.432
73. Arizona Wildcats, PAC-12, 6-7, 0.425
74. Purdue Boilermakers, Big Ten, 5-7, 0.423
75. Navy Midshipmen, Ind., 5-7, 0.423
76. Army Black Knights, Ind., 5-7, 0.418
77. Pittsburgh Panthers, Big East, 7-6, 0.418
78. Louisville Cardinals, Big East, 6-7, 0.409
79. Oregon State Beavers, PAC-12, 5-7, 0.408
80. LSU Tigers, SEC, 5-7, 0.406
81. Washington Huskies, PAC-12, 5-7, 0.401
82. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns, Sun Belt, 5-7, 0.399
83. Miami (OH) Redhawks, MAC, 5-7, 0.397
84. Georgia Bulldogs, SEC, 5-7, 0.397
85. Idaho Vandals, WAC, 5-7, 0.396
86. Fresno State Bulldogs, WAC, 6-8, 0.383
87. Hawaii Warriors, WAC, 4-9, 0.38
88. New Mexico Lobos, MWC, 4-8, 0.379
89. San Diego State Aztecs, MWC, 4-8, 0.378
90. Penn State Nittany Lions, Big Ten, 5-7, 0.376
91. NC State Wolfpack, ACC, 4-8, 0.375
92. Connecticut Huskies, Big East, 5-7, 0.373
93. Minnesota Golden Gophers, Big Ten, 5-7, 0.372
94. Mississippi Rebels, SEC, 3-9, 0.368
95. Northern Illinois Huskies, MAC, 3-9, 0.35
96. San Jose State Spartans, WAC, 4-8, 0.344
97. UTEP Miners, C-USA, 3-9, 0.344
98. Texas Longhorns, Big-12, 3-9, 0.343
99. Marshall Thundering Herd, C-USA, 3-9, 0.335
100. Western Michigan Broncos, MAC, 3-10, 0.329
101. Auburn Tigers, SEC, 4-8, 0.328
102. New Mexico State Aggies, WAC, 3-10, 0.305
103. Ohio Bobcats, MAC, 2-10, 0.297
104. Illinois Fighting Illini, Big Ten, 2-10, 0.282
105. Utah Utes, PAC-12, 2-10, 0.279
106. Nebraska Cornhuskers, Big Ten, 1-11, 0.27
107. Wake Forest Demon Deacons, ACC, 2-10, 0.262
108. Cincinnati Bearcats, Big East, 3-9, 0.258
109. South Florida Bulls, Big East, 2-10, 0.25
110. Texas Tech Red Raiders, Big-12, 1-11, 0.249
111. North Texas Mean Green, Sun Belt, 0-12, 0.202
112. Syracuse Orange, Big East, 1-11, 0.191
113. UCLA Bruins, PAC-12, 0-12, 0.182
114. Virginia Cavaliers, ACC, 0-12, 0.181
115. Northwestern Wildcats, Big Ten, 0-2, 0.172

Thank you guys for making this a fun tournament. I especially want to thank those of you who finished the tournament despite struggling with losing seasons. That takes dedication to the game, and if everyone with losing records goes "screw it, I quit", then this tournament doesn't work.

[ViperOverLord]

Thanks. I'll see you all next time.

[callmecommander]

Thanks for running rodent. cant wait for next season!!!

[AmphibiousRodent]

About halfway through the season I made some predictions on the conference races. Let's see how I did.

ACC
Rodent's pick: North Carolina over Boston College
Reality: Florida State over North Carolina

Big-12
Rodent's pick: Iowa State
Reality: Iowa State

Big East
Rodent's pick: West Virginia
Reality: West Virginia

Big Ten
Rodent's pick: Michigan over Indiana
Reality: Ohio State over Michigan

Conference USA
Rodent's pick: Tulsa over Southern Miss
Reality: Tulsa over Southern Miss

MAC
Rodent's pick: Ball State over Buffalo
Reality: Buffalo over Ball State

Mountain West
Rodent's pick: Boise State
Reality: Colorado State

PAC-12
Rodent's pick: Stanford over USC
Reality: Stanford over Arizona State

SEC
Rodent's pick: South Carolina over Arkansas
Reality: Mississippi State over South Carolina

Sun Belt
Rodent's pick: Florida International
Reality: Middle Tennessee

WAC
Rodent's pick: Louisiana Tech
Reality: Louisiana Tech

Independents
Rodent's pick: BYU makes the playoffs
Reality: BYU made (and won) the playoffs

How'd I do:
Division champions: 8/12 picks correct
Conference champions: 5/11 picks correct
Total: 13/23 (plus the BYU pick makes 14/24 correct)

But check this out, during my news release about how ridiculous the preseason rankings were, I had Texas coach Mack Brown tweeting that Texas would go 3-9. Check out Texas' record. 3-9. Is that weird or what?

[agentcom]

Congrats VPL. Thanks for the tourney Rodent. See you next year!

[flexmaster33]

Congrats Viper...way to represent the Mountain West