Games to Watch: Week 3

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First post updated with USF's win tonight...

http://thebullspen.com/index.php?topic=52436.msg598159#msg598159

And future weeks will include ALL of our opponents... no matter who they play.  Not gonna change my TBP tradition.

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Week 3 -- FINAL

1) USF's Game

#19 South Florida (3-0, 0-0)  37  --  #13 Kansas (2-1,0-0)  34

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2) Games involving one or more schools on USF's 2008 schedule.

#40 North Carolina (2-0 ,0-0)  44  --  Rutgers (0-2, 0-0) 12

Tennessee-Martin (2-1, 0-0)  87  --  Concordia College Selma (NAIA Team)  21

#27 Clemson (2-1, 0-0)  27  --  North Carolina State (1-2, 0-0)  9

#17 Penn State (2-0, 0-0)  55  --  Syracuse (0-3, 0-0)  13

#40 Connecticut (3-0, 0-0)  45  -  Virginia (1-2, 0-0)  10

IDLE: Cincinnati (1-1, 0-0), Florida International (0-2, 0-0), Louisville (1-1, 0-0), Pittsburgh (1-1, 0-0), and #25 West Virginia (1-1, 0-0)

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3) Games involving Notre Dame because of its ties to Big East bowl games.

Notre Dame (2-0, 0-0)  35  -  Michigan (1-2, 0-0)  17

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4) Games involving teams two ranked teams and at least one of the teams is ranked higher than the 2nd highest Big East team.

If the highest and 2nd highest teams can move up and up the polls, then there is at least a chance that 2 Big East teams could make the 10 BCS slots.  Big East ranks: #19 South Florida, #25 West Virginia

#1 USC (2-0, 0-0)  35  -  #5 Ohio State (2-1, 0-0)  3

#10 Wisconsin (3-0, 0-0)  13  -  #21 Fresno State (1-1, 0-0)  10

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5) Games involving a Top 12 non-BCS team, or a Top 16 non-BCS team ranked higher than any BCS conference's highest ranked team.

If no teams from the non-BCS conferences make the BCS, then that would mean 4 at-large slots in the 5 BCS bowls.  This increases the chances for 2 Big East teams to be selected.

Highest ranked non-BCS teams: #14 East Carolina, #18 Brigham Young

Lowest ranked BCS conference's highest ranked team: #20 Wake Forest (ACC)

      (Pac 10: #1, SEC: #2, Big 12: #3, Big Ten: #5, Big East: #19)

#14 East Carolina (3-0, 0-0)  28  -  Tulane (0-2, 0-0)  24

#18 Brigham Young (2-0, 0-0)  59  -  #26 UCLA (1-1, 0-0)  0

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6) Other games of interest, including teams ranked near USF.

USF is #19 in the AP poll.

#24 Illinois (2-1, 0-0)  20  --  Louisiana-Lafayette (0-2, 0-0)  17

Maryland (2-1, 0-0)  35  --  #23 California (2-1, 1-0)  27

#16 Oregon (3-0, 0-0)  32  -  Purdue (1-1, 0-0)  26  2 OT

#11 Alabama (3-0, 0-0)  41  -  Western Kentucky (1-2, 0-0)  7

#22 Utah (3-0, 1-0)  58  -  Utah State (0-3, 0-0)  10

UNLV (2-1, 0-1)  23  -  #15 Arizona State (2-1, 1-0)  20  OT

IDLE: #20 Wake Forest (2-0, 0-0)

All times are Eastern.  Ranks used are AP rankings.

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Week 4 Coming after the rankings are released this afternoon...