C O L L E G E
Pigskin Index 2014
THIS WEEK'S COLLEGE GAMES
Last Week's College Games

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
OHIO STATE BUCKEYES
2014 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

FCS PLAYOFFS

Friday, December 19, 2014
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
6:00p ESPN2 North Dakota St.* 90 12 Sam Houston St. 81 35-3 +
Saturday, December 20, 2014
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
12:00p ESPNU Illinois State 87 2 New Hampshire* 82 21-18 +
Saturday, January 10, 2015
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
FCS CHAMPIONSHIP at Frisco, TX
11:00a ESPN2 North Dakota St.** 93 6 Illinois State 87 29-27 +

DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday, December 20, 2014
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP at Kansas City, KS
2:00p ESPN2 Minnesota State** 88 15 Colorado St.-Pueblo 73 0-13 -

DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP

Friday, December 19, 2014
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP at Salem, VA
5:00p ESPNU Mount Union** 92 14 UW-Whitewater 78 34-43 -

BOWL GAMES

Saturday, December 20, 2014
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
NEW ORLEANS BOWL at New Orleans, LA
9:00a ESPN Nevada** 80 5 La.-Lafayette 75 3-16 -
NEW MEXICO BOWL at Albuquerque, NM
12:20p ESPN Utah State** 86 14 UT-El Paso 72 21-6 +
LAS VEGAS BOWL at Las Vegas, NV
1:30p ABC Utah** 91 2 Colorado State 89 45-10 +
FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL at Boise, ID
3:45p ESPN Air Force** 83 5 Western Michigan 78 38-24 +
CAMELLIA BOWL at Montgomery, AL
7:15p ESPN South Alabama** 72 6 Bowling Green 66 28-33 -
Monday, December 22, 2014
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
MIAMI BEACH BOWL at Miami, FL
12:00p ESPN Memphis** 91 4 B.Y.U. 87 55-48 +
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
BOCA RATON BOWL at Boca Raton, FL
4:00p ESPN Marshall** 91 7 Northern Illinois 84 52-23 +
POINSETTIA BOWL at San Diego, CA
7:30p ESPN San Diego State* 85 8 Navy 80 16-17 -
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
BAHAMAS BOWL at Nassau, Bahamas
10:00a ESPN Western Kentucky** 84 10 Central Michigan 74 49-48 +
HAWAII BOWL at Honolulu, HI
6:00p ESPN Fresno State** 81 5 Rice 76 6-30 -
Friday, December 26, 2014
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
HEART OF DALLAS BOWL at Dallas, TX
11:00a ESPN Illinois** 87 3 Louisiana Tech 84 18-35 -
QUICK LANE BOWL at Detroit, MI
2:30p ESPN North Carolina** 86 1 Rutgers 85 21-40 -
ST. PETERSBURG BOWL at St. Petersburg, FL
6:00p ESPN North Carolina State* 91 1 Central Florida 90 34-27 +
Saturday, December 27, 2014
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
MILITARY BOWL at Annapolis, MD
11:00a ESPN Cincinnati** 91 3 Virginia Tech 88 17-33 -
SUN BOWL at El Paso, TX
12:00p CBS Arizona State** 97 9 Duke 88 36-31 +
INDEPENDENCE BOWL at Shreveport, LA
1:30p ESPN2 South Carolina** 91 4 Miami, Fla. 87 24-21 +
PINSTRIPE BOWL at Bronx, NY
2:30p ESPN Boston College** 89 5 Penn State 84 30-31 -
HOLIDAY BOWL at San Diego, CA
6:00p ESPN Southern Cal** 98 4 Nebraska 94 45-42 +
Monday, December 29, 2014
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
LIBERTY BOWL at Memphis, TN
12:00p ESPN Texas A&M** 95 2 West Virginia 93 45-37 +
RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL at Orlando, FL
3:30p ESPN Clemson** 96 2 Oklahoma 94 40-6 +
TEXAS BOWL at Houston, TX
7:00p ESPN Arkansas** 99 4 Texas 95 31-7 +
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
MUSIC CITY BOWL at Nashville, TN
1:00p ESPN L.S.U.** 98 8 Notre Dame 90 28-31 -
BELK BOWL at Charlotte, NC
4:30p ESPN Georgia** 101 6 Louisville 95 37-14 +
SAN FRANCISCO BOWL at Santa Clara, CA
8:00p ESPN Stanford** 102 15 Maryland 87 45-21 +
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL at Atlanta, GA
10:30a ESPN T.C.U.** 109 5 Mississippi 104 42-3 +
FIESTA BOWL at Glendale, AZ
2:00p ESPN Arizona** 97 3 Boise State 94 30-38 -
ORANGE BOWL at Miami Gardens, FL
6:00p ESPN Georgia Tech** 103 1 Mississippi State 102 49-34 +
Thursday, January 1, 2015
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
OUTBACK BOWL at Tampa, FL
10:00a ESPN2 Wisconsin** 98 2 Auburn 96 34-31 +
COTTON BOWL at Arlington, TX
10:30a ESPN Michigan State** 105 0 Baylor 105 42-41 +
CITRUS BOWL at Orlando, FL
11:00a ABC Missouri** 100 4 Minnesota 96 33-17 +
ROSE BOWL at Pasadena, CA
(NATIONAL SEMIFINAL)
3:00p ESPN Oregon** 111 6 Florida State 105 59-20 +
SUGAR BOWL at New Orleans, LA
(NATIONAL SEMIFINAL)
6:30p ESPN Alabama** 108 0 Ohio State 108 35-42 -
Friday, January 2, 2015
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
ARMED FORCES BOWL at Fort Worth, TX
10:00a ESPN Pittsburgh** 92 7 Houston 85 34-35 -
TAXSLAYER BOWL at Jacksonville, FL
1:20p ESPN Tennessee** 93 3 Iowa 90 45-28 +
ALAMO BOWL at San Antonio, TX
4:45p ESPN Kansas State** 100 4 U.C.L.A. 96 35-40 -
CACTUS BOWL at Tempe, AZ
8:15p ESPN Washington** 96 6 Oklahoma State 90 22-30 -
Saturday, January 3, 2015
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
BIRMINGHAM BOWL at Birmingham, AL
10:00a ESPN Florida** 97 10 East Carolina 87 28-20 +
Sunday, January 4, 2015
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
GODADDY BOWL at Mobile, AL
7:00p ESPN Toledo** 79 7 Arkansas State 72 63-44 +
Monday, January 12, 2015
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME at Arlington, TX
6:30p ESPN Oregon** 113 4 Ohio State 109 20-42 -
*Home Team = + 3 points **Neutral Field
Spr. = Expected Pointspread
Straight-Up Rec.: 583-207, 73.8% thru 1/12 + = Straight-Up Correct Pick

FINAL COLLEGE TOP 30
As of Tuesday, January 13, 2015

The Pigskin Index Top 30 College Teams
Rank Team Rating Rank Team Rating
1 Ohio State (14-1) 114 16 Clemson (10-3) 99
2 T.C.U. (12-1) 112 17 Southern Cal (9-4) 98
3 Oregon (13-2) 108 18 Wisconsin (11-3) 98
4 Alabama (12-2) 107 19 Kansas State (9-4) 98
5 Georgia Tech (11-3) 105 20 Boise State (12-2) 98
6 Michigan State (11-2) 105 21 Florida (7-5) 97
7 Baylor (11-2) 105 22 Arizona State (10-3) 97
8 Florida State (13-1) 103 23 Auburn (8-5) 96
9 Stanford (8-5) 102 24 Texas A&M (8-5) 96
10 Georgia (10-3) 102 25 Arizona (10-4) 96
11 Mississippi (9-4) 102 26 Tennessee (7-6) 95
12 Arkansas (7-6) 101 27 Minnesota (8-5) 94
13 Missouri (11-3) 101 28 L.S.U. (8-5) 94
14 Mississippi State (10-3) 100 29 Nebraska (9-4) 94
15 U.C.L.A. (10-3) 99 30 Oklahoma State (7-6) 94

The Pigskin Index is designed to give a quick comparison of the relative strength of all covered teams. To see how a game should turn out, simply compare the ratings of the competing teams and add 3 points to the home team. For example, a visiting team with a rating of 100 should be 7 points stronger than a home team with a rating of 90. 100 - (90 + 3) = 7. In neutral field games (such as many bowls), no home team advantage may be appropriate.


Our Final 2014 Pigskin Index Ratings
128 Division 1-A (FBS) Teams

Air Force 85
Akron 66
Alabama 107
Appal. St 78
Arizona 96
Arizona St. 97
Arkansas 101
Arkansas St. 70
Army 68
Auburn 96
Ball St. 72
Baylor 105
Boise St. 98
Boston Coll. 88
Bowling Green 70
Buffalo 70
B.Y.U. 87
California 84
Cent. Florida 89
Cent. Michigan 76
Cincinnati 87
Clemson 99
Colorado 80
Colorado St. 86
Connecticut 62
Duke 89
East Carolina 87
East. Michigan 50
Florida 97
Florida Atlantic 66
Florida Int'l 69
Florida St. 103
Fresno St. 76
Georgia 102
Georgia So. 75
Georgia St. 53
Georgia Tech 105
Hawaii 72
Houston 87
Idaho 57
Illinois 83
Indiana 81
Iowa 88
Iowa St. 75
Kansas 76
Kansas St. 98
Kent St. 66
Kentucky 85
La.-Lafayette 80
La.-Monroe 68
L.S.U. 94
Louisiana Tech 88
Louisville 93
Marshall 94
Maryland 85
Massachusetts 64
Memphis 91
Miami, FL 87
Miami, OH 65
Michigan 87
Michigan St. 105
Mid. Tenn. St. 69
Minnesota 94
Mississippi 102
Mississippi St. 100
Missouri 101
Navy 82
Nebraska 94
Nevada 75
New Mexico 73
New Mex. St. 52
N. Carolina 83
NC State 92
North Texas 66
N. Illinois 82
Northwestern 86
Notre Dame 93
Ohio St. 114
Ohio U. 69
Oklahoma 91
Oklahoma St. 94
Old Dominion 69
Oregon 108
Oregon St. 84
Penn St. 86
Pittsburgh 90
Purdue 78
Rice 81
Rutgers 88
San Diego St. 83
San Jose St. 64
S. Alabama 68
S. Carolina 91
S. Florida 73
Southern Cal 98
S.M.U. 64
Southern Miss 62
Stanford 102
Syracuse 77
Temple 82
Tennessee 95
Texas 93
Texas A&M 96
T.C.U. 112
Texas State 74
Texas Tech 83
Toledo 81
Troy St. 60
Tulane 74
Tulsa 69
U.C.L.A. 99
UA-Birm. 76
UNLV 65
UTEP 72
UTSA 69
Utah 94
Utah St. 86
Vanderbilt 75
Virginia 89
Virginia Tech 90
Wake Forest 75
Washington 92
Wash. St. 82
West Virginia 92
W. Kentucky 83
W. Michigan 76
Wisconsin 98
Wyoming 70

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