Championship Weekend! final week before official bracket comes out!
projected first round matchups
South (New Orleans, LA)
4 DI-AA Champion at 1 Auburn (#1, 12-0, SEC)
3 Oklahoma (#9, 10-2, Big 12) at 2 Michigan State (#8, 11-1, at-large)
West (Pasadena, CA)
4 Florida International (UR, 6-5, Sun Belt) at 1 Oregon (#2, 11-0, Pac-10)
3 Boise State (#11, 10-1, WAC) at 2 Arkansas (#7, 10-2, at-large)
Southwest (Arlington, TX)
4 Connecticut (UR, 7-4, Big East) at 1 TCU (#3, 12-0, MWC)
3 Virginia Tech (#15, 10-2, ACC) at 2 Ohio State (#6, 11-1, at-large)
East (Miami, FL)
4 UCF (UR, 9-3, C-USA) at 1 Stanford (#4, 11-1, at-large)
3 Northern Illinois (#25, 10-2, MAC) at 2 Wisconsin (#5, 11-1, Big Ten)
East vs. South, Southwest vs. West
*changes: Boise State is knocked off the 1 seed line but is still projected to win the WAC bid because of its higher BCS ranking over Nevada and Hawaii; Stanford takes Boise State's place as a #1 seed; Auburn moves to the overall #1 seed over Oregon; Oklahoma new projected winner of the Big 12; Arkansas replaces LSU as an at-large team from the SEC; Wisconsin, Ohio State, and Michigan State all move up, with Wisconsin projected to take the Big Ten automatic berth because of its superior BCS ranking over Ohio State and Michigan State; Connecticut is new projected winner of Big East because of its victories over co-leaders West Virginia and Pittsburgh
NEW FEATURE THIS WEEK: TEAMS UNDERLINED HAVE ALREADY CLINCHED THEIR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Impact Games This Week
Friday, December 3
MAC Championship: Northern Illinois vs. Miami (OH) (in Detroit, MI) (7pm, ESPN2, ESPN3.com)
Commentators: Joe Tessitore, Rod Gilmore
Significance: Winner gets MAC auto bid; neither team has a chance as an at-large bid
Saturday, December 4
Rutgers at #24 West Virginia (12pm, ABC)
Commentators: Mike Patrick, Craig James
Significance: See Big East tiebreaker scenarios below
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (12pm, ESPN, ESPN3.com)
Commentators: Dave Pasch, Bob Griese, Chris Spielman
Significance: See Big East tiebreaker scenarios below
C-USA Championship: SMU at UCF (12pm, ESPN2, ESPN3.com)
Commentators: Bob Wischusen, Brian Griese
Significance: Winner gets C-USA auto bid; neither team has a chance as an at-large bid
#17 Nevada at Louisiana Tech (3pm, WAC Network)
Commentators: Guy Haberman, Ralph Gaston
Significance: See WAC tiebreaker scenarios below
Utah State at #11 Boise State (3pm, WAC Network)
Commentators: Dave Harbison, Joe Glenn, Jenny Cavnar
Significance: See WAC tiebreaker scenarios below
#2 Oregon at Oregon State (3:30pm, ABC)
Commentators: Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Erin Andrews
Significance: Oregon has already clinched the Pac-10's automatic berth, but it wants to stay on track for a #1 seed
SEC Championship: #1 Auburn vs. #19 South Carolina (in Atlanta, GA) (4pm, CBS)
Commentators: Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson
Significance: Auburn would like to secure the #1 seed and the SEC automatic bid; even if it loses, it will likely earn an at-large bid; South Carolina needs to win in order to make the playoffs
ACC Championship: #15 Virginia Tech vs. #21 Florida State (in Charlotte, NC) (7:45pm, ESPN, ESPN3.com, ESPN Mobile TV, ESPN 3D)
Commentators: ESPN- Sean McDonough, Matt Millen, Heather Cox; ESPN 3D- Joe Tessitore, Tim Brown, Ray Bentley
Significance: Winner gets ACC auto bid; neither team has a chance as an at-large bid
Big 12 Championship: #13 Nebraska vs. #9 Oklahoma (in Arlington, TX) (8pm, ABC)
Commentators: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe
Significance: Winner gets Big 12 auto bid; neither team has a chance as an at-large bid
Connecticut at USF (8pm, ESPN2, ESPN3.com)
Commentators: Mark Jones, Bob Davie, Quint Kessenich
Significance: See Big East tiebreaker scenarios below
Tiebreak scenarios
Big East (Connecticut, West Virginia, Pittsburgh)
1. If Connecticut wins, then Connecticut wins the Big East because of its 2-0 head-to-head record against co-leaders West Virginia and Pittsburgh.
2. If Connecticut loses and West Virginia wins, then West Virginia wins the Big East because of its head-to-head win against co-leader Pittsburgh.
3. If Connecticut and West Virginia lose and Pittsburgh wins, then Pittsburgh wins the Big East outright.
4. If all three teams lose, Connecticut wins the Big East because of its 3-1 head-to-head record against co-leaders West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, and South Florida.
WAC (Boise State, Nevada, Hawaii)
1. If Boise State loses, then Hawaii wins the WAC because of its head-to-head win against co-leader Nevada.
2. If Nevada loses, then Boise State wins the WAC because of its head-to-head win against co-leader Hawaii.
3. If Boise State and Nevada lose, then Hawaii wins the WAC outright.
4. If Boise State and Nevada win, then then the team with the highest BCS ranking wins the WAC automatic berth.
phew. done.
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