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Predicted 2007 NCAA Football Conference Winners and 2008 NFL Super Bowl Champs
Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware). We make this material available in good fun out of interest for the sport. Please do not rely on our material to place bets or wagers of any kind. No one knows the exact outcome of a game or a season before it is played and that is what makes it so interesting. We disclaim any and all liability for the consequences of anyone relying in any way upon our postings, analysis or reasoning - for which we make no warranty of accuracy.
Bwin.com, a European-based international sports betting website, has the following longterm odds ,Wednesday, August 29, 2007, ca. 12:00 p.m., for the upcoming NCAA Division I-A college and NFL pro football seasons in North America (for the major conference championships in the NCAA FBS* (see also here) we have revised the original Bwin.com alphabetical order to show the teams here ranked by odds- note also that the odds may have changed since that time):
*As explained on the NCAA pages: "Div. I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) [was] (formerly Div. I-A) [and] Div. I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) [was] (formerly Div. I-AA)". This is one the stupidesst changes in nomenclature ever made by the NCAA and it will never stand the test of time.
Odds - 2007 SEC Conference Championship winner (NCAA football)
LSU 2.10
Florida 3.75
Georgia 6.00
Tennessee 7.00
Auburn 10.00
South Carolina 11.00
Arkansas 12.00
Alabama 13.00
Kentucky 67.00
Mississippi 101.00
Mississippi St 101.00
Vanderbilt 151.00
Odds - 2007 Pacific 10 Conference Championship winner (NCAA football)
USC 1.40
California 4.00
UCLA 9.00
Oregon State 9.00
Arizona State 16.00
Arizona U 16.00
Oregon 26.00
Washington St 41.00
Washington U 41.00
Stanford 81.00
Odds - 2007 ACC Conference Championship winner (NCAA football)
(compare the odds below to the Techsideline.com conference rankings, which give a completely different picture)
Florida State 3.00
Virginia Tech 3.25
Miami Florida 4.00
Clemson 7.00
Boston College 11.00
Wake Forest 19.00
Maryland 21.00
NC State 21.00
North Carolina 21.00
Virginia 26.00
Georgia Tech 34.00
Duke 101.00
Odds - 2007 Big 10 Conference Championship winner(NCAA football)
Michigan 2.90
Ohio State 4.00
Penn State 4.00
Wisconsin 4.25
Iowa 10.00
Purdue 16.00
Illinois 21.00
Michigan State 21.00
Minnesota 26.00
Northwestern 26.00
Indiana 51.00
Odds - 2007 Big 12 Conference Championship winner (NCAA football)
Texas 3.00
Oklahoma 3.50
Nebraska 3.75
Missouri 8.00
Kansas State 9.00
Texas Tech 12.00
Texas A&M 16.00
Colorado 16.00
Oklahoma State 16.00
Kansas 34.00
Iowa State 51.00
Baylor 101.00
Odds - 2008 NFL Super Bowl champion, North America
(note: compare the list below to the Yahoo sports rankings or to the USA Today preseason NFL power rankings - found here)
New England Patriots 4.50
Indianapolis Colts 7.50
San Diego Chargers 7.75
Chicago Bears 13.00
Dallas Cowboys 18.00
New Orleans Saints 19.00
Baltimore Ravens 21.00
Pittsburgh Steelers 23.00
Denver Broncos 23.00
Seattle Seahawks 24.00
Philadelphia Eagles 26.00
Carolina Panthers 26.00
Cincinnati Bengals 28.00
San Francisco 49ers 34.00
Jacksonville Jaguars 41.00
New York Giants 44.00
Arizona Cardinals 51.00
Atlanta Falcons 51.00
Washington Redskins 51.00
St. Louis Rams 51.00
Tennessee Titans 51.00
Green Bay Packers 61.00
Miami Dolphins 67.00
New York Jets 67.00
Kansas City Chiefs 67.00
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 81.00
Buffalo Bills 101.00
Minnesota Vikings 101.00
Oakland Raiders 101.00
Cleveland Browns 126.00
Detroit Lions 141.00
Houston Texans 201.00
There are a number of surprises on those lists for this observer. We think particularly that Oregon and Wake Forest are under-rated.
Here are our own predictions of conference championship winners and the Super Bowl champ for the coming football season 2007-2008, for which we take the strength of schedule into account, figuring that this will take its toll on some of the teams with the toughest schedules in the course of the year (ranked in the SI.com ranking order - Washington, South Carolina, Florida State, Michigan State, Auburn, Tennessee, Florida, USC, Stanford, Mississippi State, Kentucky, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Georgia, Michigan, Purdue, Illinois, LSU, Boston College, Washington State, West Virginia, Arizona, Pittsburgh, Maryland, Texas A&M):
- predicted 2007 SEC Conference Championship winner - Alabama Crimson Tide
- predicted 2007 Pacific 10 Conference Championship winner - USC Trojans
- predicted 2007 ACC Conference Championship winner - Virginia Tech Hokies (the nation's number one defense returns, and in our opinion will beat LSU in Week 2)
- predicted 2007 Big 10 Conference Championship winner - Michigan Wolverines
- predicted 2007 Big 12 Conference Championship winner - Nebraska Cornhuskers
- predicted 2007 Big East Conference Championship winner - Louisville Cardinals
- predicted 2007 Conference USA Conference Championship winner - Tulsa Golden Hurricane
- predicted 2007 MAC Conference Championship winner - Central Michigan Chippewas
- predicted 2007 Mountain West Conference Championship winner - TCU Horned Frogs
- predicted 2007 Sun Belt Conference Championship winner - Troy Trojans
- predicted 2007 WAC Conference Championship winner - Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
- predicted 2007 Big Sky Conference Championship winner - Montana Grizzlies
- predicted 2007 Big South Conference Championship winner - Coastal Carolina
- predicted 2007 CAA Conference Championship winner - Massachusetts Minutemen
- predicted 2007 Gateway Conference Championship winner - Southern Illinois Salukis
- predicted 2007 Great West Conference Championship winner - North Dakota State Bison
- predicted 2007 Ivy League Conference Championship winner - Priniceton Tigers
- predicted 2007 MAAC Conference Championship winner - Duquesne Dukes
- predicted 2007 MEAC Conference Championship winner - Hampton Pirates
- predicted 2007 Northeast Conference Championship winner - Monmouth Hawks
- predicted 2007 Ohio Valley Conference Championship winner - Eastern Illinois Panthers
- predicted 2007 Patriot League Conference Championship winner - Lafayette Leopards
- predicted 2007 Pioneer Conference Championship winner -San Diego Toreros
- predicted 2007 Southern Conference Championship winner - Appalachian State Mountaineers
- predicted 2007 Southland Conference Championship winner - McNeese State Cowboys
- predicted 2007 SWAC Conference Championship winner - Alabama A&M Bulldogs
- predicted 2008 NFL Super Bowl champion - San Diego Chargers
Permalink : Andis Kaulins : 8/30/2007 06:16:00 AM
Predicted 2007 NCAA Football Conference Winners and 2008 NFL Super Bowl Champs
Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware). We make this material available in good fun out of interest for the sport. Please do not rely on our material to place bets or wagers of any kind. No one knows the exact outcome of a game or a season before it is played and that is what makes it so interesting. We disclaim any and all liability for the consequences of anyone relying in any way upon our postings, analysis or reasoning - for which we make no warranty of accuracy.
Bwin.com, a European-based international sports betting website, has the following longterm odds ,Wednesday, August 29, 2007, ca. 12:00 p.m., for the upcoming NCAA Division I-A college and NFL pro football seasons in North America (for the major conference championships in the NCAA FBS* (see also here) we have revised the original Bwin.com alphabetical order to show the teams here ranked by odds- note also that the odds may have changed since that time):
*As explained on the NCAA pages: "Div. I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) [was] (formerly Div. I-A) [and] Div. I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) [was] (formerly Div. I-AA)". This is one the stupidesst changes in nomenclature ever made by the NCAA and it will never stand the test of time.
Odds - 2007 SEC Conference Championship winner (NCAA football)
LSU 2.10
Florida 3.75
Georgia 6.00
Tennessee 7.00
Auburn 10.00
South Carolina 11.00
Arkansas 12.00
Alabama 13.00
Kentucky 67.00
Mississippi 101.00
Mississippi St 101.00
Vanderbilt 151.00
Odds - 2007 Pacific 10 Conference Championship winner (NCAA football)
USC 1.40
California 4.00
UCLA 9.00
Oregon State 9.00
Arizona State 16.00
Arizona U 16.00
Oregon 26.00
Washington St 41.00
Washington U 41.00
Stanford 81.00
Odds - 2007 ACC Conference Championship winner (NCAA football)
(compare the odds below to the Techsideline.com conference rankings, which give a completely different picture)
Florida State 3.00
Virginia Tech 3.25
Miami Florida 4.00
Clemson 7.00
Boston College 11.00
Wake Forest 19.00
Maryland 21.00
NC State 21.00
North Carolina 21.00
Virginia 26.00
Georgia Tech 34.00
Duke 101.00
Odds - 2007 Big 10 Conference Championship winner(NCAA football)
Michigan 2.90
Ohio State 4.00
Penn State 4.00
Wisconsin 4.25
Iowa 10.00
Purdue 16.00
Illinois 21.00
Michigan State 21.00
Minnesota 26.00
Northwestern 26.00
Indiana 51.00
Odds - 2007 Big 12 Conference Championship winner (NCAA football)
Texas 3.00
Oklahoma 3.50
Nebraska 3.75
Missouri 8.00
Kansas State 9.00
Texas Tech 12.00
Texas A&M 16.00
Colorado 16.00
Oklahoma State 16.00
Kansas 34.00
Iowa State 51.00
Baylor 101.00
Odds - 2008 NFL Super Bowl champion, North America
(note: compare the list below to the Yahoo sports rankings or to the USA Today preseason NFL power rankings - found here)
New England Patriots 4.50
Indianapolis Colts 7.50
San Diego Chargers 7.75
Chicago Bears 13.00
Dallas Cowboys 18.00
New Orleans Saints 19.00
Baltimore Ravens 21.00
Pittsburgh Steelers 23.00
Denver Broncos 23.00
Seattle Seahawks 24.00
Philadelphia Eagles 26.00
Carolina Panthers 26.00
Cincinnati Bengals 28.00
San Francisco 49ers 34.00
Jacksonville Jaguars 41.00
New York Giants 44.00
Arizona Cardinals 51.00
Atlanta Falcons 51.00
Washington Redskins 51.00
St. Louis Rams 51.00
Tennessee Titans 51.00
Green Bay Packers 61.00
Miami Dolphins 67.00
New York Jets 67.00
Kansas City Chiefs 67.00
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 81.00
Buffalo Bills 101.00
Minnesota Vikings 101.00
Oakland Raiders 101.00
Cleveland Browns 126.00
Detroit Lions 141.00
Houston Texans 201.00
There are a number of surprises on those lists for this observer. We think particularly that Oregon and Wake Forest are under-rated.
Here are our own predictions of conference championship winners and the Super Bowl champ for the coming football season 2007-2008, for which we take the strength of schedule into account, figuring that this will take its toll on some of the teams with the toughest schedules in the course of the year (ranked in the SI.com ranking order - Washington, South Carolina, Florida State, Michigan State, Auburn, Tennessee, Florida, USC, Stanford, Mississippi State, Kentucky, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Georgia, Michigan, Purdue, Illinois, LSU, Boston College, Washington State, West Virginia, Arizona, Pittsburgh, Maryland, Texas A&M):
- predicted 2007 SEC Conference Championship winner - Alabama Crimson Tide
- predicted 2007 Pacific 10 Conference Championship winner - USC Trojans
- predicted 2007 ACC Conference Championship winner - Virginia Tech Hokies (the nation's number one defense returns, and in our opinion will beat LSU in Week 2)
- predicted 2007 Big 10 Conference Championship winner - Michigan Wolverines
- predicted 2007 Big 12 Conference Championship winner - Nebraska Cornhuskers
- predicted 2007 Big East Conference Championship winner - Louisville Cardinals
- predicted 2007 Conference USA Conference Championship winner - Tulsa Golden Hurricane
- predicted 2007 MAC Conference Championship winner - Central Michigan Chippewas
- predicted 2007 Mountain West Conference Championship winner - TCU Horned Frogs
- predicted 2007 Sun Belt Conference Championship winner - Troy Trojans
- predicted 2007 WAC Conference Championship winner - Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
- predicted 2007 Big Sky Conference Championship winner - Montana Grizzlies
- predicted 2007 Big South Conference Championship winner - Coastal Carolina
- predicted 2007 CAA Conference Championship winner - Massachusetts Minutemen
- predicted 2007 Gateway Conference Championship winner - Southern Illinois Salukis
- predicted 2007 Great West Conference Championship winner - North Dakota State Bison
- predicted 2007 Ivy League Conference Championship winner - Priniceton Tigers
- predicted 2007 MAAC Conference Championship winner - Duquesne Dukes
- predicted 2007 MEAC Conference Championship winner - Hampton Pirates
- predicted 2007 Northeast Conference Championship winner - Monmouth Hawks
- predicted 2007 Ohio Valley Conference Championship winner - Eastern Illinois Panthers
- predicted 2007 Patriot League Conference Championship winner - Lafayette Leopards
- predicted 2007 Pioneer Conference Championship winner -San Diego Toreros
- predicted 2007 Southern Conference Championship winner - Appalachian State Mountaineers
- predicted 2007 Southland Conference Championship winner - McNeese State Cowboys
- predicted 2007 SWAC Conference Championship winner - Alabama A&M Bulldogs
- predicted 2008 NFL Super Bowl champion - San Diego Chargers
Permalink : Andis Kaulins : 8/30/2007 06:16:00 AM
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