2016/2017 Bowl Game Prediction Results

Bowls correctly predicted by each ranking listed in Kenneth Massey's last Pre-Bowl College Football Ranking Comparison. Each ranking is scored, with one point for predicting each bowl winner, except two points are given for predicting the winner of the College Football Playoff National Championship.

1   BDF      30.000  (30/41     i.e. 30 0)
1   CTW      30.000  (30/41     i.e. 30 0)
3   DCI      27.000  (27/41     i.e. 27 0)
3   SFX      27.000  (27/41     i.e. 27 0)
5   TPR      26.000  (26/41     i.e. 26 0)
6   BRN      25.000  (25/41     i.e. 25 0)
6   DEZ      25.000  (25/41     i.e. 25 0)
6   GRR      25.000  (25/41     i.e. 25 0)
6   MVP      25.000  (25/41     i.e. 25 0)
6   PFZ      25.000  (25/41     i.e. 25 0)
6   PIG      25.000  (25/41     i.e. 25 0)
6   TFG      25.000  (25/41     i.e. 25 0)
13  EFI      24.000  (24/41     i.e. 24 0)
13  MAR      24.000  (24/41     i.e. 24 0)
13  MOR      24.000  (24/41     i.e. 24 0)
13  S&P      24.000  (24/41     i.e. 24 0)
17  BAS      23.000  (23/41     i.e. 23 0)
17  BOW      23.000  (23/41     i.e. 23 0)
17  CGV      23.000  (23/41     i.e. 23 0)
17  CMV      23.000  (23/41     i.e. 23 0)
17  DES      23.000  (23/41     i.e. 23 0)
17  DP       23.000  (23/41     i.e. 23 0)
17  DUN      23.000  (23/41     i.e. 23 0)
17  DWI      23.000  (23/41     i.e. 23 0)
17  ENG      23.000  (23/41     i.e. 23 0)
17  FPI      23.000  (23/41     i.e. 23 0)
17  JTR      23.000  (23/41     i.e. 23 0)
17  KAM      23.000  (23/41     i.e. 23 0)
17  KEL      23.000  (23/41     i.e. 23 0)
17  KNT      23.000  (23/41     i.e. 23 0)
17  LOG      23.000  (23/41     i.e. 23 0)
17  MCL      23.000  (23/41     i.e. 23 0)
17  MDS      23.000  (23/41     i.e. 23 0)
17  MvG      23.000  (23/41     i.e. 23 0)
17  NUT      23.000  (23/41     i.e. 23 0)
17  WWP      23.000  (23/41     i.e. 23 0)
37  ACU      22.000  (22/41     i.e. 22 0)
37  BBT      22.000  (22/41     i.e. 22 0)
37  BSS      22.000  (22/41     i.e. 22 0)
37  D1A      22.000  (22/41     i.e. 22 0)
37  DOK      22.000  (22/41     i.e. 22 0)
37  HKB      22.000  (22/41     i.e. 22 0)
37  KEN      22.000  (22/41     i.e. 22 0)
37  KH       22.000  (22/41     i.e. 22 0)
37  MAS      22.000  (22/41     i.e. 22 0)
37  PPP      22.000  (22/41     i.e. 22 0)
37  RT       22.000  (22/41     i.e. 22 0)
37  TRP      22.000  (22/41     i.e. 22 0)
37  WLK      22.000  (22/41     i.e. 22 0)
50  ABC      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
50  ARG      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
50  Average  21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
50  BWE      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
50  DII      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
50  FEI      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
50  GLD      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
50  HAT      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
50  HNL      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
50  HOW      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
50  KPK      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
50  LSD      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
50  NOL      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
50  PAY      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
50  RBA      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
50  RUD      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
50  RWP      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
50  SAG      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
50  SOL      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
50  WOB      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
70  CFP      20.500  (20.5/41   i.e. 20.5 0)
71  AND      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  BMC      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  CSL      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  FAS      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  FMG      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  ISR      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  KLK      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  KRA      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  LSW      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  MCK      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  MGN      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  MJS      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  MRK      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  OSC      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  PIR      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  REW      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  RSL      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  RTP      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  SEL      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  STH      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  UCC      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  USA      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  WEL      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  WOL      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
71  YCM      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
96  AP       19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
96  ASH      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
96  BCM      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
96  COL      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
96  DOI      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
96  DOL      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
96  EZ       19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
96  GBE      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
96  JRT      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
96  KEE      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
96  LAZ      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
96  MGS      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
96  MTN      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
96  Median   19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
96  ONV      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
96  PCP      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
96  PGH      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
96  RME      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
96  RTH      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
96  VRN      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
96  WIL      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
117 COF      18.000  (18/41     i.e. 18 0)
117 JNK      18.000  (18/41     i.e. 18 0)
119 BIH      17.000  (17/41     i.e. 17 0)
119 RFL      17.000  (17/41     i.e. 17 0)
121 RTB      16.000  (16/41     i.e. 16 0)
Scoring:
Round 1: 1 point.
Round 2: 2 points.
A winning team whose rank is equal to
 the loser, gives half the credit they otherwise
 would, in that and subsequent games it wins.

But how do the top 25 of the rankings stack up? Here is a bowl prediction count based solely on the top 25 teams in each ranking, treating the other teams as a large 26th-place tie.

1   BDF      25.000  (25/41     i.e. 25 0)
2   CTW      24.500  (24.5/41   i.e. 24.5 0)
3   SFX      24.000  (24/41     i.e. 24 0)
4   TPR      23.000  (23/41     i.e. 23 0)
5   CMV      22.500  (22.5/41   i.e. 22.5 0)
5   DCI      22.500  (22.5/41   i.e. 22.5 0)
5   GRR      22.500  (22.5/41   i.e. 22.5 0)
8   BRN      22.000  (22/41     i.e. 22 0)
8   PIG      22.000  (22/41     i.e. 22 0)
10  ENG      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
10  KAM      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
10  RBA      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
10  TRP      21.000  (21/41     i.e. 21 0)
14  BAS      20.500  (20.5/41   i.e. 20.5 0)
14  CFP      20.500  (20.5/41   i.e. 20.5 0)
14  FPI      20.500  (20.5/41   i.e. 20.5 0)
14  MAR      20.500  (20.5/41   i.e. 20.5 0)
14  MCK      20.500  (20.5/41   i.e. 20.5 0)
14  MVP      20.500  (20.5/41   i.e. 20.5 0)
14  PFZ      20.500  (20.5/41   i.e. 20.5 0)
14  WWP      20.500  (20.5/41   i.e. 20.5 0)
22  ACU      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
22  DOK      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
22  DP       20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
22  EFI      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
22  HNL      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
22  KEN      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
22  MAS      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
22  MOR      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
22  MvG      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
22  S&P      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
22  SAG      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
22  USA      20.000  (20/41     i.e. 20 0)
34  BOW      19.500  (19.5/41   i.e. 19.5 0)
34  BWE      19.500  (19.5/41   i.e. 19.5 0)
34  DEZ      19.500  (19.5/41   i.e. 19.5 0)
34  DII      19.500  (19.5/41   i.e. 19.5 0)
34  DUN      19.500  (19.5/41   i.e. 19.5 0)
34  KH       19.500  (19.5/41   i.e. 19.5 0)
34  MDS      19.500  (19.5/41   i.e. 19.5 0)
34  NUT      19.500  (19.5/41   i.e. 19.5 0)
34  RSL      19.500  (19.5/41   i.e. 19.5 0)
34  RUD      19.500  (19.5/41   i.e. 19.5 0)
44  ABC      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
44  AND      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
44  AP       19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
44  Average  19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
44  FMG      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
44  GLD      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
44  HAT      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
44  HKB      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
44  KLK      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
44  KPK      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
44  LOG      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
44  MCL      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
44  MGS      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
44  RTH      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
44  RTP      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
44  TFG      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
44  WLK      19.000  (19/41     i.e. 19 0)
61  ASH      18.500  (18.5/41   i.e. 18.5 0)
61  BBT      18.500  (18.5/41   i.e. 18.5 0)
61  BMC      18.500  (18.5/41   i.e. 18.5 0)
61  BSS      18.500  (18.5/41   i.e. 18.5 0)
61  CGV      18.500  (18.5/41   i.e. 18.5 0)
61  D1A      18.500  (18.5/41   i.e. 18.5 0)
61  DOL      18.500  (18.5/41   i.e. 18.5 0)
61  KEL      18.500  (18.5/41   i.e. 18.5 0)
61  KNT      18.500  (18.5/41   i.e. 18.5 0)
61  MGN      18.500  (18.5/41   i.e. 18.5 0)
61  MTN      18.500  (18.5/41   i.e. 18.5 0)
61  NOL      18.500  (18.5/41   i.e. 18.5 0)
61  PCP      18.500  (18.5/41   i.e. 18.5 0)
61  PPP      18.500  (18.5/41   i.e. 18.5 0)
61  SEL      18.500  (18.5/41   i.e. 18.5 0)
76  DES      18.000  (18/41     i.e. 18 0)
76  DOI      18.000  (18/41     i.e. 18 0)
76  FEI      18.000  (18/41     i.e. 18 0)
76  HOW      18.000  (18/41     i.e. 18 0)
76  JNK      18.000  (18/41     i.e. 18 0)
76  JRT      18.000  (18/41     i.e. 18 0)
76  JTR      18.000  (18/41     i.e. 18 0)
76  ONV      18.000  (18/41     i.e. 18 0)
76  OSC      18.000  (18/41     i.e. 18 0)
76  PGH      18.000  (18/41     i.e. 18 0)
76  PIR      18.000  (18/41     i.e. 18 0)
76  RFL      18.000  (18/41     i.e. 18 0)
76  RT       18.000  (18/41     i.e. 18 0)
76  UCC      18.000  (18/41     i.e. 18 0)
76  WIL      18.000  (18/41     i.e. 18 0)
76  WOB      18.000  (18/41     i.e. 18 0)
92  ISR      17.500  (17.5/41   i.e. 17.5 0)
92  KEE      17.500  (17.5/41   i.e. 17.5 0)
92  KRA      17.500  (17.5/41   i.e. 17.5 0)
92  LAZ      17.500  (17.5/41   i.e. 17.5 0)
92  Median   17.500  (17.5/41   i.e. 17.5 0)
92  RME      17.500  (17.5/41   i.e. 17.5 0)
92  RTB      17.500  (17.5/41   i.e. 17.5 0)
92  SOL      17.500  (17.5/41   i.e. 17.5 0)
92  VRN      17.500  (17.5/41   i.e. 17.5 0)
101 COL      17.000  (17/41     i.e. 17 0)
101 DWI      17.000  (17/41     i.e. 17 0)
101 GBE      17.000  (17/41     i.e. 17 0)
101 LSW      17.000  (17/41     i.e. 17 0)
101 MRK      17.000  (17/41     i.e. 17 0)
101 STH      17.000  (17/41     i.e. 17 0)
101 YCM      17.000  (17/41     i.e. 17 0)
108 ARG      16.500  (16.5/41   i.e. 16.5 0)
108 BCM      16.500  (16.5/41   i.e. 16.5 0)
108 CSL      16.500  (16.5/41   i.e. 16.5 0)
108 EZ       16.500  (16.5/41   i.e. 16.5 0)
108 FAS      16.500  (16.5/41   i.e. 16.5 0)
108 MJS      16.500  (16.5/41   i.e. 16.5 0)
108 PAY      16.500  (16.5/41   i.e. 16.5 0)
108 RWP      16.500  (16.5/41   i.e. 16.5 0)
108 WEL      16.500  (16.5/41   i.e. 16.5 0)
108 WOL      16.500  (16.5/41   i.e. 16.5 0)
118 BIH      16.000  (16/41     i.e. 16 0)
118 LSD      16.000  (16/41     i.e. 16 0)
118 REW      16.000  (16/41     i.e. 16 0)
121 COF      15.000  (15/41     i.e. 15 0)
Scoring:
Round 1: 1 point.
Round 2: 2 points.
A winning team whose rank is equal to
 the loser, gives half the credit they otherwise
 would, in that and subsequent games it wins.
Top 25 rankings only.

 


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