2016 NCAA Prediction Game

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We are officially in football season, and that means another round of the NCAA Prediction Game is upon us!

Past Champions:
Captain Davis: 2011, 2012
TuBB: 2013, 2015
riddleofsteel: 2014

Enough jibber jabber, here's the rules.

Points are broken down into two parts: preseason predictions, and in-season predictions.

Preseason is broken down into four areas:

1. Final Four: The CFP selects four teams in a playoff to determine the college football national champion. For each team you guess correctly, you get one point. You'll get an extra point if you select the national title game participants, and two more for selecting the national champion.

2. Conference Champions: You will select your conference champions from the Power Five conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC), in addition to any team from the Group of Five schools that will go to a New Year Six bowl. For each conference champion and Group of Five rep you pick, you will receive one extra point.

3. Fantasy Team: In addition to your preseason picks, you'll also select players for three categories. We used to select quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers, in addition to team offense and team defense. However, with an influx of dual-threat quarterbacks, we are now opening all positions for every category. You can now select a quarterback to lead rushing categories, or running backs/tight ends to lead receiving, etc. You'll select players for the following categories:

Passing Yards/Touchdowns
Rushing Yards/Touchdowns
Receiving Yards/Touchdowns

For each category your player leads at the end of the season, you'll get one extra point.

4. Heisman Pick: Finally, you will get one player to select for your Heisman Trophy winner (doesn't matter which position, freshman or 6th-year senior). If your player makes it to the ceremony in December, you will get one extra point, and two extra if he is the winner at season's end.

Changing any preseason pick after week one of the season will result in your pick being voided.
 
In-season Predictions:

Each week, there will be at least five games to choose from. There will be a "Game of the Week" game, which will be guaranteed two points if you pick it correctly. You also get an additional point if you manage to come as close to the final score as possible.

Most weeks, you will see games filled out with top 25 teams against one another. Those will be worth two points, but games between two unranked teams are worth one point. Those games are determined by a number of factors, such as day of the game, overall impact on standings, and spread of the game. Those games may not necessarily be pick 'ems; some will be spread games, where you have to guess if a team will cover or beat the spread. Others will be straight pick 'ems. Either way, these will be noted as the list of games are released on Sunday or Monday.

If there is a game selected and it is on a Thursday or non-Saturday, it will also be noted on the game list. However, it is up to you to get your pick in by the time that game starts. You may miss a Thursday game, but you are free to pick the remaining games from that week.

The in-season game point spread is as follows:

One point: all regular season games between two unranked teams
Two points: all regular season games between two ranked teams; Game of the Week; all conference championships with two unranked teams; all bowl games between two unranked teams
Three points: Conference Championship Game of the Week; all bowl games between two ranked teams and any New Year Six Bowls (Rose, Peach, Cotton, Sugar, Fiesta and Orange).
Four points: College Football Playoff Final
 
Leaderboard
1. Captain Davis: 95 + 2 = 97
2. TuBB: 93 + 3 = 96
3. MetalMayhem2: 91 + 3 = 94
4. Frank23: 88 + 3 = 91
5. riddleofsteel: 83 + 3 = 86
6. DW=HERO: 83 + 2 = 85
7. prod2821: 76 + 2 = 78
8. PRIDEWASBETTER: 71 + 2 = 73
9. Black Angus: 65 + 2 = 67
10. MANIAC123: 60 + 2 = 62
11. Higher Power: 57
12. TidalWave: 25
13. Avenger: 8
 
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Final Four: Alabama, Houston, Stanford, Oklahoma
Champion: Alabama over Stanford

ACC: Clemson
Big 12: Oklahoma
Big Ten: Michigan
Pac-12: Stanford
SEC: Alabama
Group of Five: Houston

Passing: Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
Rushing: Christian McCaffrey, Stanford
Receiving: Juju Smith-Schuster, USC
Heisman: Christian McCaffrey, Stanford
 
Final Four: Stanford, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Alabama

Championship: Ohio State vs. Alabama

Champion: Alabama

ACC: Miami
Big 12: Oklahoma
Big 10: Ohio State
PAC 12: Stanford
SEC: Alabama
Group of 5: Houston

PASSING: Brad Kaaya, Miami

RUSHING: Christian McCaffery, Stanford

RECEIVING: Isaiah Jones, ECU

HEISMAN: Christian McCaffery, Stanford
 
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Final Four: Clemson, Ohio State, Stanford, Alabama

Championship: Clemson vs. Alabama

Champion: Clemson gets revenge

ACC: Clemson
Big 12: Oklahoma State
Big 10: Ohio State
PAC 12: Stanford
SEC: Alabama
Group of 5: Houston

PASSING: Luke Falk, Washington State

RUSHING: Leonard Fournette, LSU

RECEIVING: Corey Davis, Western Michigan

HEISMAN: DeShaun Watson
 
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Final Four: Clemson, Ohio State, Alabama, Oklahoma State

Championship: Clemson vs. Ohio St.

Champion: Clemson

ACC: Clemson
Big 12: Oklahoma State
Big 10: Ohio State
PAC 12: Stanford
SEC: Alabama
Group of 5: Houston

PASSING: Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech

RUSHING: Dalvin Cook, FSU

RECEIVING: Juju Smith-Schuster, USC

HEISMAN: DeShaun Watson
 
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Final Four: Alabama, FSU, Oklahoma, Ohio State

Championship: FSU vs Alabama

Champion: FSU

ACC: FSU
Big 12: Oklahoma
Big 10: Ohio State
PAC 12: Stanford
SEC: Alabama
Group of 5: Houston

PASSING: Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech

RUSHING: Christian McCaffrey, Stanford

RECEIVING: Taywan Taylor, Western Kentucky

HEISMAN: Dalvin Cook, FSU
 
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Final Four: FSU, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Stanford

Championship: FSU Alabama

Champion: Alabama

ACC: FSU
Big 12: Oklahoma
Big 10: Ohio State
PAC 12: Stanford
SEC: Alabama
Group of 5: Houston

PASSING Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech

RUSHING: Leonard Fournette, LSU

RECEIVING: Corey Davis, Western Michigan

HEISMAN: DeShaun Watson
 
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Final Four: Alabama, Oklahoma, Clemson, Notre Dame
Champion: Clemson over Alabama

ACC: Clemson
Big 12: Oklahoma
Big Ten: Michigan
Pac-12: Oregon
SEC: Alabama
Group of Five: Houston

Passing: Luke Falk, Washington State
Rushing: Christian McCaffrey, Stanford
Receiving: Corey Davis, Western Michigan
Heisman: Deshaun Watson, Clemson
 
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Week 1 Games

Game of the Week: #3 Oklahoma v. #13 Houston - 2 pts
#16 Georgia v. #20 North Carolina - 2 pts
#1 Alabama v. #17 Southern Cal - 2 pts
#4 Florida State v. #12 Ole Miss (Monday, 9/5) - 2 pts
#9 Notre Dame at Texas (Sunday, 9/4) - 1 pt, Pick 'Em
 
#3 Oklahoma 38-34
#16 Georgia
#1 Alabama
#4 Florida State
#9 Notre Dame
 
Week 1 Games

Game of the Week: #3 Oklahoma v. #13 Houston - 2 pts
#16 Georgia v. #20 North Carolina - 2 pts
#1 Alabama v. #17 Southern Cal - 2 pts
#4 Florida State v. #12 Ole Miss (Monday, 9/5) - 2 pts
#9 Notre Dame at Texas (Sunday, 9/4) - 1 pt, Pick 'Em
OU 38-28
Georgia
Bama
FSU
ND
 
Would like to point out PRIDE has Houston in the title game, yet losing week 1 lol
 
Would like to point out PRIDE has Houston in the title game, yet losing week 1 lol

lol I just thought about that and replaced them with Stanford

Weirder things have happened, though.
 
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