Week 13 wrap up

I watched a game end regulation in a 0-0 tie.  Fortunately, we still have some conference races to keep me involved.


ACC Wheel of Destiny:  Week 13

The ACC is the first conference to have their championship set for this season.

ACC Championship: Florida State (8-0, Atlantic) vs. Georgia Tech (6-2, Coastal)

The only thing left to play for in the ACC are two possible bowl slots.  Pitt needs a win to get bowl eligible, and the winner of the UVA/VT game on Black Friday will be bowl eligible, while the loser stays home.  Not quite the stakes the Commonwealth was hoping for.

Bowl eligible:  Florida State, Duke, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Clemson, Boston College, Miami, NC State, UNC
Last chance:  Virginia Tech, UVA, Pitt
No bowl:  Wake Forest, Syracuse

SEC Roller Coaster:  Week 13

East
There are two scenarios for the SEC East.  If Missouri (6-1) wins over Arkansas, then they clinch the division.  If they lose, then the division goes to Georgia (6-2), who has the head-to-head tiebreaker and has already finished conference play.

Out of contention:
-Florida (4-4), Kentucky (2-6), Tennessee (2-5), Vanderbilt (0-7), and South Carolina (3-5)

West
Alabama (6-1) will clinch with a win OR a Mississippi State loss.  (They would either have the best record, or the head-to-head tiebreaker over Mississippi State.)

Mississippi State (6-1) can clinch the division with a win AND an Alabama loss.  (They would have best record.)

So, if you like to keep the drama going, you're going to want a Mississippi State victory against Ole Miss.

Out of contention:
-Ole Miss (4-3), Auburn (4-3), LSU (3-4), Texas A&M (3-4), Arkansas (2-5)

Bowl eligible:  Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Georgia, Alabama, LSU, Auburn, Missouri, Texas A&M, Florida, Arkansas, South Carolina
Last chance:  Tennessee, Kentucky
No bowl:  Vanderbilt

B1G:  Week 13

East champion:  Ohio State (7-0)
Even if Ohio State loses and Michigan State wins next week, both would end with the same record, and Ohio State has the head-to-head tiebreaker.

West
This division comes down to the game between Wisconsin (6-1) and Minnesota (5-2).  Wisconsin would win with best record, while Minnesota would win with the head-to-head.

Out of contention: 
-Iowa (4-3), Nebraska (4-3), Purdue (1-5), Illinois (1-5), Northwestern (2-4)

Bowl eligible: Michigan State, Nebraska, Minnesota, Ohio State, Maryland, Iowa, Wisconsin, Rutgers, Penn State
Last chance: Illinois, Michigan, Northwestern
No bowl:  Purdue, Indiana

Pac-12:  Week 13

North champion:  Oregon (7-1)
The next closest team has 4 losses.

South
UCLA (6-2) will clinch the division with a win (over Stanford).  They have tiebreakers over Arizona State and Arizona.

The winner of the Arizona State/Arizona game (both 6-2) can clinch if UCLA loses.

Both of those games will be playing simultaneously on Black Friday.

Out of contention:
-Colorado (0-7), Utah (4-4), USC (6-3)

Bowl eligible:  Oregon, Arizona, Arizona State, Utah, UCLA, USC, Stanford, Washington
Last chance for a bowl:  California, Oregon State
No bowl:  Washington State, Colorado

Big 12 Roulette:  Week 13

Magic number:  3
(Baylor/K-State winner will have at least 7 wins.)

The Big 12 is keeping it interesting with their round robin format, and having an extra week of games.

Controls destiny:
-Baylor (6-1) has a tiebreaker over TCU.  Remaining games:  Texas Tech and Kansas State.

Needs help:
-TCU (6-1) needs a Baylor loss.  They have a tiebreaker over K-State.  Remaining games:  Texas and Iowa State. 
-Kansas State (6-1) needs a TCU loss.  Remaining games:  Kansas and Baylor.

Out of contention:
-Texas (5-3), Oklahoma (5-3), West Virginia (4-4), Oklahoma State (3-5), Texas Tech (2-6), Kansas (1-7), and Iowa State (0-7)

Bowl eligible:  Kansas State, TCU, Baylor, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Texas
Last chance:  Oklahoma State
No bowl:  Iowa State, Texas Tech, Kansas