Week 7: Week of 10/16

projected first round matchups

South
[4] Fresno State (3-4, WAC) at [1] #1 LSU (7-0, SEC)
[3] #9 Arkansas (5-1, at-large) at [2] #8 Stanford (6-0, Pac-12)

East
[4] Temple (5-2, MAC) at [1] #2 Alabama (7-0, at-large)
[3] #10 Oregon (5-1, at-large) at [2] #7 Clemson (7-0, ACC)

Southwest
[4] UL-Lafayette (6-1, Sun Belt) at [1] #3 Oklahoma (6-0, Big 12)
[3] #11 Kansas State (6-0, at-large) at [2] #6 Wisconsin (6-0, Big Ten)

West
[4] #19 Houston (6-0, C-USA) at [1] #4 Oklahoma State (6-0, at-large)
[3] #15 West Virginia (5-1, Big East) at [2] #5 Boise State (6-0, MWC)

West vs. South, Southwest vs. East

Last 5 In
Alabama
Oklahoma State
Arkansas
Oregon
Kansas State

First 5 Out
Virginia Tech
Nebraska
South Carolina
Michigan State
Texas A&M

Games of Teams Currently in the Projections

Friday, October 21
#15 West Virginia at Syracuse (8pm, ESPN, ESPN3.com, ESPN Mobile TV)
Commentators: Joe Tessitore, Rod Gilmore

Saturday, October 22
#4 Oklahoma State at Missouri (12pm, FX)
Commentators: Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, Tim Brewster

North Carolina at #7 Clemson (12pm, ESPN, ESPN3.com, ESPN Mobile TV)
Commentators:

#11 Kansas State at Kansas (12pm, FSN)
Commentators:

#9 Arkansas at Ole Miss (12pm, SEC Network, ESPN3.com)
Commentators: Dave Neal, Andre Ware, Cara Capuano

Fordham at LA-Lafayette (1pm, Lafayette Sports Network, CBSSports.com Live)
Commentators:

#20 Auburn at #1 LSU (3:30pm, CBS, CBSSports.com)
Commentators: Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson

#10 Oregon at Colorado (3:30pm, FSN)
Commentators:

Air Force at #5 Boise State (3:30pm, VS)
Commentators:

Fresno State at Nevada (4pm, WAC Sports Network, ESPN3.com)
Commentators:

Marshall at #19 Houston (4:30pm, CSS, CBSSports.com Live)
Commentators: 

Tennessee at #2 Alabama (7:15pm, ESPN2, ESPN3.com)
Commentators: Mark Jones, Ed Cunningham

Washington at #4 Stanford (8pm, ABC, ESPN3.com)
Commentators: Carter Blackburn, Brock Huard

Texas Tech at #3 Oklahoma (8pm, ABC, ESPN3.com)
Commentators: Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe

#6 Wisconsin at #16 Michigan State (8pm, ESPN, ESPN3.com, ESPN Mobile TV)
Commentators: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Erin Andrews

ESPN's Coverage of the NCAA Division I-A Football National Semifinals (Football Four)

ESPNU will have a live statstracker throughout both games with play-by-play from ESPN Radio


Here's the National Semifinals Schedule (all times ET)


Saturday, January 15
ESPN College GameDay built by the Home Depot [from Denver, CO] (11am-1pm, ESPN, simulcast on ESPN Radio): Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard

The Experts (11am, ESPNU): Lowell Gallindo, David Pollack, Danny Kanell, Rod Gilmore, Brock Huard, Tom Luginbill

Football Four Countdown (Noon, ESPNU): Rece Davis, Bob Davie, Lou Holtz, Craig James, Mark May, Todd McShay

National Semifinal (from Denver, CO): #7 Oklahoma vs. #5 Wisconsin (1pm, ABC, ESPN Radio)
TV: Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe, Wendi Nix
Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Joe Schad

ESPN College Football Final (Midnight, ESPN): Rece Davis, Lou Holtz, Mark May
SportsCenterU (1am, ESPNU): Lowell Galindo, Tom Luginbill, Charles Arbuckle


Sunday, January 16
ESPN College GameDay built by the Home Depot [from Las Vegas, NV] (6pm, ESPN, simulcast on ESPN Radio): Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard

The Experts (6pm, ESPNU): Lowell Gallindo, David Pollack, Danny Kanell, Rod Gilmore, Brock Huard, Tom Luginbill


Football Four Countdown (7pm, ESPNU): Rece Davis, Bob Davie, Lou Holtz, Craig James, Mark May, Todd McShay


National Semifinal (from Las Vegas, NV): #10 Boise State vs. #3 TCU (8pm, ABC, ESPN Radio, ESPN 3D)
TV: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi
Radio: Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, Suzy Kolber
3D: Joe Tessitore, Tim Brown, Ray Bentley

ESPN College Football Final (Midnight, ESPN): Rece Davis, Lou Holtz, Mark May

SportsCenterU (1am, ESPNU): Lowell Galindo, Tom Luginbill, Charles Arbuckle

Regional Finals Results

Here are the results of the Regional Finals matchups on 1/1/11 (using 11 simulations on Whatifsports.com)
I took the average scores of the winning team's wins and losing team's losses to determine the final score rounded to the nearest whole number

Allstate Sugar Bowl- #7 Oklahoma vs. #1 Auburn: Oklahoma, 34-18
Rose Bowl presented by Vizio- #10 Boise State vs. #2 Oregon: Boise State, 35-23
AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic- #6 Ohio State vs. #3 TCU: TCU, 25-20
Discover Orange Bowl- #5 Wisconsin vs. #4 Stanford: Wisconsin, 43-37

National Semifinals
#7 Oklahoma vs. #5 Wisconsin
#10 Boise State vs. #3 TCU

ESPN's Coverage of the Division I-A Football Playoffs Regional Finals

ESPNEWS will have live SportsCenter from the start of the 1st game to the conclusion of the last game of the day
ESPNU will have run ESPN Goal Line, which will provide around-the-clock live analysis, look-ins, highlights, previews, and postgame press conferences from all the games beginning with the 1st game and ending with the last one

Here's the Regional Final Schedule with announcer assignments (all times ET)

Sunday, January 1
 
ESPN College GameDay built by the Home Depot [from Pasadena, CA] (8-9am, ESPNU and 9-11am, ESPN; simulcast on ESPN Radio): Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard

SportsNation (9am, ESPNU): Michelle Beadle, Jon Ritchie
1st and 10, College Football Bowl Edition (10am, ESPNU): Jay Crawford, Skip Bayless, TBD
ESPNU College Football WhipAround (10:30am, ESPNU): Eamon McAnaney
ESPNU Goal Line (11am-conclusion):  Bram Weinstein, Rod Gilmore

AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic (from Arlington, TX): #6 Ohio State vs. #3 TCU (11am, ESPN, ESPN Radio)
TV: Sean McDonough, Matt Millen, Heather Cox
Radio: Ron Franklin, Ed Cunningham, Jeannine Edwards

Discover Orange Bowl (from Miami, FL): #5 Wisconsin vs. #4 Stanford (2:15pm, ABC, ESPN Radio)
TV: Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, Ron Jaworski, Michele Tafoya
Radio: Dave Pasch, Bob Griese, Chris Spielman, Quint Kessenich

Rose Bowl presented by Vizio (from Pasadena, CA): #10 Boise State vs. #2 Oregon (5:30pm, ABC, ESPN Radio, ESPN 3D)
TV: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Erin Andrews
Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Joe Schad

Allstate Sugar Bowl (from New Orleans, LA): #7 Oklahoma vs. #1 Auburn (8:45pm, ABC, ESPN Radio)
TV: Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
Radio: Mark Jones, Bob Davie, Rob Stone

SportsCenterU (Midnight, ESPNU): Lowell Galindo, Tom Luginbill, Charles Arbuckle
ESPN College Football Final (1am, ESPN): Rece Davis, Lou Holtz, Mark May

ESPN's 1st Round Coverage of the Division I-A Football Playoffs

ESPNEWS will have live SportsCenter from the start of the 1st game to the conclusion of the last game of the day
ESPNU will have run ESPN Goal Line, which will provide around-the-clock live analysis, look-ins, highlights, previews, and postgame press conferences from all the games beginning with the 1st game and ending with the last one

Here's the 1st Round Schedule with announcer assignments (all times ET)

Saturday, December 18
 
ESPN College GameDay built by the Home Depot [from Fayetteville, AR] (9-10am, ESPNU and 10am-Noon, ESPN; simulcast on ESPN Radio): Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard

SportsNation (10am, ESPNU): Michelle Beadle, Jon Ritchie
ESPNU College Football WhipAround (11am, ESPNU): Dari Nowhkah
ESPN Goal Line (12pm-conclusion, ESPNU): Anish Shroff, Rod Gilmore

East Regional, 1st Round: #13 Virginia Tech at #5 Wisconsin (Noon, ABC, ESPN, ESPN3.com, ESPN Radio)
TV: Dave Pasch, Bob Griese, Chris Spielman, Quint Kessenich
Radio: Bob Wischusen, Brian Griese, Rob Stone

South Regional, 1st Round: Florida International at #1 Auburn (12:10pm, ABC, ESPN, ESPN3.com, ESPN Mobile TV, ESPN Radio)
TV: Mark Jones, Bob Davie, Jenn Brown
Radio: Dave Neal, Andre Ware, Cara Capuano

Southwest Regional, 1st Round: Connecticut at #3 TCU (3:15pm, ABC, ESPN, ESPN3.com, ESPN Radio)
TV: Ron Franklin, Ed Cunningham, Jeannine Edwards
Radio: Mike Gleason, John Congemi, Eamon McAnaney

Southwest Regional, 1st Round: #11 LSU at #6 Ohio State (3:25pm, ABC, ESPN, ESPN3.com, ESPN Mobile TV, ESPN Radio)
TV: Sean McDonough, Matt Millen, Heather Cox
Radio: Dave Lamont, JC Pearson, Shannon Spake

West Regional, 1st Round: Miami (OH) at #2 Oregon (6:30pm, ABC, ESPN, ESPN3.com, ESPN Radio)
TV: Carter Blackburn, Brock Huard, Mike Bellotti, Shelley Smith
Radio: Pam Ward, Danny Kanell, Jon Berger

West Regional, 1st Round: #10 Boise State at #8 Arkansas (6:40pm, ABC, ESPN, ESPN3.com, ESPN Mobile TV, ESPN Radio, ESPN 3D)
TV: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Erin Andrews
Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Joe Schad
3D: Joe Tessitore, Tim Brown, Ray Bentley

East Regional, 1st Round: #25 UCF at #4 Stanford (9:45pm, ABC, ESPN, ESPN3.com, ESPN Radio)
TV: Mike Patrick, Craig James, Todd Harris
Radio: Mark Neely, David Diaz-Infante, Elizabeth Moreau

South Regional, 1st Round: #9 Michigan State at #7 Oklahoma (9:55pm, ABC, ESPN, ESPN3.com, ESPN Mobile TV, ESPN Radio)
TV: Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
Radio: Clay Matvick, Rod Gilmore, Bonnie Bernstein

SportsCenterU (1am, ESPNU): Lowell Galindo, Tom Luginbill, Charles Arbuckle

ESPN College Football Final (2am, ESPN): Rece Davis, Lou Holtz, Mark May

1st Round Results

Here are the results of the 1st round matchups on 12/18/10 (using 11 simulations on Whatifsports.com)
I took the average scores of the winning team's wins and losing team's losses to determine the final score rounded to the nearest whole number

#13 Virginia Tech at #5 Wisconsin: Wisconsin, 34-22
Florida International at #1 Auburn: Auburn, 38-17
Connecticut at #3 TCU: TCU, 34-21
#11 LSU at #6 Ohio State: Ohio State, 29-14
Miami (OH) at #2 Oregon: Oregon, 48-7
#10 Boise State at #8 Arkansas: Boise State, 52-33
#25 UCF at #4 Stanford: Stanford, 39-11
#9 Michigan State at #7 Oklahoma: Oklahoma, 42-26

So here are the New Year's Day matchups:
Allstate Sugar Bowl: #7 Oklahoma vs. #1 Auburn
Rose Bowl presented by Vizio: #10 Boise State vs. #2 Oregon
AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic: #6 Ohio State vs. #3 TCU
Discover Orange Bowl: #5 Wisconsin vs. #4 Stanford

press release coming soon

Possible Sites for National Semifinal Games

Never actually wrote this so gotta do it now

Rose Bowl- San Francisco, Oakland, San Diego, Seattle
Fiesta Bowl- Las Vegas, Denver, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque
Cotton Bowl- San Antonio, Houston, Fort Worth, El Paso
Sugar Bowl- Memphis, Nashville, Atlanta, Birmingham, Little Rock
Orange Bowl- Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville