College Football Predictions-Dec 5

It’s championship weekend with several teams playing for a shot in the national title game.  Here are my predictions.

SEC Championship:

#1 Alabama over #2 Florida-I know a lot of people think Florida is the best team in the country, but Alabama’s defense is one of the best in the country and I think they’ll be able to slow down Florida enough to pull this one out, especially if Percy Harvin isn’t able to play for the Gators.

Big 12 Championship:

#4 Oklahoma over #19 Missouri-Whether you think Oklahoma deserves to be in this game or not they are clearly better than the Tigers, however teams ranked in the AP top 5 are only 5-5 in this game.

#5 USC over UCLA-The Trojans still have an outside chance at the title game if Oklahoma loses, that should be all the Trojans phenominal defense should need to dominate a Bruin offense that has sturggled all year with QB Kevin Craft having been picked off 19 times.

MAC Championship:

#12 Ball State over Buffalo-Ball State will look to become the third non-BCS conference to complete it’s season undefeated prior to the bowls.

Hawaii over #13 Cincinnati-The Big East champion Bearcats take a trip to the islands and with a trip to a BCS bowl already sewn up, so a lack of focus might be an issue against a good 7-5 Hawaii team.

ACC Championship:

#18 Boston College over Virginia Tech-The Eagles will try to make it two victories over the Hokies this season after beating them 28-23 on October 18th.  They’ve won four in a row and have played really well on defense having shut out Notre Dame to start the streak.

#23 Pittsurgh over Connecticut-The Panthers are coming off a come from behind victory over West Virginia and would like to get some payback for the Huskies 34-13 victory at Pitt a year ago.

Last Week: 12-1

Season: 58-19