Article:Week 15 College Football Projections: Scores From Every Game

Week 15 NCAA Projections Scores and final regular season standings for every FBS team By Paul Bessire, WhatIfSports.com August 25th, 2008

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Today we preview Week 15 and conference championship games. Please note the final regular season standings below.

Game of the Week: #17 VTech 24 (10-3) vs #7 Clemson 27 (12-1) Ohio State is in the BCS Championship game, but its opponent is still definitely up for grabs entering conference championship week. Clemson, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma, Missouri, West Virginia and Georgia have all been favored in each of their games up to this point. Each of those teams, except Virginia Tech, can also expect to have one-loss by Week 15. Based on its schedule, being #2 in the power rankings and having the lowest expected loss value, Georgia controls its own destiny. If the Bulldogs beat LSU, they are in. We say they do for the second time this year, but it's very close. What if they don't win? Oklahoma, Missouri and Clemson have the most to gain because they face teams in the conference championship of equally elite stature. The ACC Championship is our game of the week because of what it means. They do not play during the regular season, so, like Oklahoma and Missouri, Clemson and Virginia Tech could both be undefeated before the game. If it wins, Clemson could have a real shot at the BCS title. But if they lose, the Tigers could be bumped out of the BCS picture completely. 1,000 simulations say that Clemson squeaks by the Hokies 65.3% of the time and by an average score of 27-24. All of our bowl results will be posted tomorrow.

Matchup	Home Win%	Avg Score LSU vs. Georgia	75.5	21-25 Missouri vs Oklahoma	66.1	32-37 Virginia Tech vs Clemson	65.3	24-27 Miami (OH) vs Ball State	57.9	26-27 Houston vs UCF	52.1	30-31 South Florida @ W. Virginia	83.6	23-40 Washington @ California	67.2	26-37 Mid Tenn @ LA-Laf	49.2	27-28 Pittsburgh @ Connecticut	47.5	24-23 Louisville @ Rutgers	39.3	35-36 Arkansas St. @ Troy	37.7	23-19 Arizona St. @ Arizona	32.8	31-28 Western Kentucky @ Fla. Int. 16.4	24-16 Cincinnati @ Hawaii	16.4	29-20 Navy @ Army	5	31-14 USC @ UCLA	5	34-11

Final FBS Regular Season Standings

Conference	Team	Abs Record	Exp Record Atlantic Coast	Clemson	13 - 0	12 - 1 Atlantic Coast	Virginia Tech	12 - 1	10 - 3 Atlantic Coast	WF	11 - 1	10 - 2 Atlantic Coast	Maryland	6 - 6	8 - 4 Atlantic Coast	North Carolina	10 - 2	8 - 4 Atlantic Coast	Florida State	8 - 4	7 - 5 Atlantic Coast	Boston College	4 - 8	5 - 7 Atlantic Coast	Duke	3 - 9	5 - 7 Atlantic Coast	GA Tech	5 - 7	5 - 7 Atlantic Coast	Miami (FL)	6 - 6	5 - 7 Atlantic Coast	Virginia	2 - 10	3 - 9 Atlantic Coast	NC St.	1 - 11	2 - 10 Big East	W. Virginia	12 - 0	11 - 1 Big East	South Florida	10 - 2	8 - 4 Big East	Cincinnati	9 - 4	8 - 5 Big East	Connecticut	7 - 5	7 - 5 Big East	Louisville	7 - 5	7 - 5 Big East	Pittsburgh	10 - 2	7 - 5 Big East	Rutgers	4 - 8	7 - 5 Big East	Syracuse	2 - 10	2 - 10 Big Ten	Ohio State	12 - 0	12 - 0 Big Ten	Illinois	9 - 3	9 - 3 Big Ten	Wisconsin	11 - 1	9 - 3 Big Ten	Indiana	8 - 4	7 - 5 Big Ten	Michigan	8 - 4	7 - 5 Big Ten	Penn State	7 - 5	7 - 5 Big Ten	Purdue	11 - 1	7 - 5 Big Ten	Iowa	5 - 7	6 - 6 Big Ten	Michigan State	4 - 8	6 - 6 Big Ten	Northwestern	5 - 7	5 - 7 Big Ten	Minn. 3 - 9	4 - 8 Big Twelve	Oklahoma	13 - 0	12 - 1 Big Twelve	Missouri	12 - 1	10 - 3 Big Twelve	Texas Tech	9 - 3	9 - 3 Big Twelve	Texas	10 - 2	9 - 3 Big Twelve	Kansas	9 - 3	8 - 3 Big Twelve	Oklahoma State	8 - 4	8 - 4 Big Twelve	Kansas State	7 - 5	7 - 5 Big Twelve	Nebraska	5 - 7	6 - 6 Big Twelve	Colorado	5 - 7	5 - 7 Big Twelve	Texas A&M	4 - 8	5 - 7 Big Twelve	Baylor	2 - 10	3 - 9 Big Twelve	Iowa State	1 - 11	2 - 10 Conference USA	Houston	11 - 2	9 - 4 Conference USA	UCF	11 - 2	10 - 3 Conference USA	East Carolina	9 - 3	8 - 4 Conference USA	Tulsa	8 - 4	8 - 4 Conference USA	Rice	8 - 4	7 - 5 Conference USA	S. Miss	7 - 5	6 - 6 Conference USA	Memphis	3 - 9	5 - 7 Conference USA	SMU	5 - 7	5 - 7 Conference USA	UTEP	3 - 9	4 - 8 Conference USA	Marshall	3 - 9	3 - 9 Conference USA	Tulane	2 - 10	3 - 9 Conference USA	UAB	1 - 11	2 - 10 Independents (FBS)	Notre Dame	7 - 5	7 - 5 Independents (FBS)	Navy	6 - 6	6 - 6 Independents (FBS)	Western Kentucky	4 - 8	5 - 7 Independents (FBS)	Army	1 - 11	2 - 10 Mid-American	Ball State	11 - 2	9 - 4 Mid-American	C. Michigan	9 - 3	8 - 4 Mid-American	Miami (OH)	9 - 4	7 - 6 Mid-American	Temple	6 - 6	7 - 5 Mid-American	W. Michigan	8 - 4	7 - 5 Mid-American	Bowling Green	6 - 6	6 - 6 Mid-American	Kent St.	6 - 6	6 - 6 Mid-American	Ohio	5 - 7	6 - 6 Mid-American	Buffalo	3 - 9	5 - 7 Mid-American	E. Michigan	2 - 10	4 - 8 Mid-American	Northern Illinois	3 - 9	4 - 8 Mid-American	Toledo	3 - 9	4 - 8 Mid-American	Akron	2 - 10	3 - 9 Mountain West	Brigham Young	11 - 1	10 - 2 Mountain West	TCU	10 - 2	9 - 3 Mountain West	Utah	10 - 2	9 - 3 Mountain West	Air Force	7 - 5	7 - 5 Mountain West	New Mexico	8 - 4	7 - 5 Mountain West	Wyoming	6 - 6	7 - 5 Mountain West	Colorado St.	3 - 9	4 - 8 Mountain West	UNLV	3 - 9	4 - 8 Mountain West	San Diego State	1 - 11	2 - 10 Pacific-10	USC	11 - 1	11 - 1 Pacific-10	Arizona St.	10 - 2	8 - 4 Pacific-10	Arizona	7 - 5	7 - 5 Pacific-10	California	10 - 2	7 - 5 Pacific-10	Oregon	8 - 4	7 - 5 Pacific-10	UCLA	5 - 7	6 - 6 Pacific-10	Oregon State	3 - 9	4 - 8 Pacific-10	Washington	3 - 9	4 - 8 Pacific-10	Washington St.	3 - 10	4 - 9 Pacific-10	Stanford	1 - 11	2 - 10 Southeastern	Georgia	13 - 0	12 - 1 Southeastern	LSU	11 - 2	11 - 2 Southeastern	Florida	10 - 2	10 - 2 Southeastern	Alabama	9 - 3	8 - 4 Southeastern	Auburn	8 - 4	8 - 4 Southeastern	Tennessee	8 - 4	7 - 5 Southeastern	Kentucky	7 - 5	6 - 6 Southeastern	Mississippi State	5 - 7	6 - 6 Southeastern	S. Carolina	6 - 6	6 - 6 Southeastern	Arkansas	5 - 7	5 - 7 Southeastern	Mississippi	4 - 8	5 - 7 Southeastern	Vanderbilt	0 - 12	2 - 10 Sun Belt	Florida Atlantic	10 - 2	9 - 3 Sun Belt	LA-Monroe	8 - 4	7 - 5 Sun Belt	Arkansas St.	7 - 5	6 - 6 Sun Belt	LA-Laf	3 - 9	5 - 7 Sun Belt	Mid Tenn	5 - 7	4 - 8 Sun Belt	North Texas	2 - 10	4 - 8 Sun Belt	Troy	3 - 9	4 - 8 Sun Belt	Fla. Int. 0 - 12	1 - 11 Western Athletic	Boise State	9 - 3	9 - 3 Western Athletic	Fresno State	11 - 1	9 - 3 Western Athletic	Nevada	9 - 3	8 - 4 Western Athletic	Hawaii	7 - 6	7 - 6 Western Athletic	Idaho	5 - 7	5 - 7 Western Athletic	New Mexico State	5 - 7	5 - 7 Western Athletic	Louisiana Tech	4 - 8	4 - 8 Western Athletic	San Jose State	3 - 9	4 - 8 Western Athletic	Utah State	0 - 12	1 - 11 Ever wanted to be in be in charge of your own college football program? With Gridiron Dynasty from WhatIfSports.com, you have a chance to do just that - and it's completely FREE for a limited time ($10.95 value). From recruiting and running practice to gameplanning and scheduling - it is all under your control. Start at DIII and try to work your way up to winning the DI championship at your favorite school. Play for free today using the promo code BTBGD.

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