C O L L E G E
Pigskin Index 2011

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
2012 BCS CHAMPIONS

FCS PLAYOFFS

Friday, December 14, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
6:00p ESPN2 North Dakota State* 88 9 Georgia Southern 82 23-20 +
Saturday, December 15, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
2:00p ESPNU Sam Houston State 88 8 Eastern Washington* 77 45-42 +
Saturday, January 5, 2013
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
FCS Championship Game at Frisco, TX
11:00a ESPN2 North Dakota State** 87 0 Sam Houston State 87 39-13 +

DIVISION II & III GAMES

Friday, December 14, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
DIVISION III Championship Game at Salem, VA
5:00p ESPNU Mt. Union** 88 16 St. Thomas (MN) 72 28-10 +
Saturday, December 15, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
DIVISION II Championship Game at Florence, AL
11:00a ESPN2 Valdosta State** 76 2 Winston-Salem State 74 35-7 +

COLLEGE BOWL GAMES
Last Week's College Games

Saturday, December 15, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
NEW MEXICO BOWL at Albuquerque, NM
11:00a ESPN Arizona** 91 10 Nevada 81 49-48 +
FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL at Boise, ID
2:30p ESPN Utah State** 92 13 Toledo 79 41-15 +
Thursday, December 20, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
POINSETTIA BOWL at San Diego, CA
6:00p ESPN B.Y.U.** 91 2 San Diego State 89 23-6 +
Friday, December 21, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
BEEF O'BRADY'S BOWL at St. Petersburg, FL
5:30p ESPN Central Florida** 86 2 Ball State 84 38-17 +
Saturday, December 22, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
NEW ORLEANS BOWL at New Orleans, LA
10:00a ESPN La.-Lafayette** 82 2 East Carolina 80 43-34 +
LAS VEGAS BOWL at Las Vegas, NV
1:30p ESPN Boise State** 93 2 Washington 91 28-26 +
Monday, December 24, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
HAWAII BOWL at Honolulu, HI
6:00p ESPN Fresno State** 94 12 S.M.U. 82 10-43 -
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
LITTLE CAESARS BOWL at Detroit, MI
5:30p ESPN Western Kentucky** 73 0 Central Michigan 73 21-24 -
Thursday, December 27, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
MILITARY BOWL at Washington, DC
1:00p ESPN San Jose State** 90 7 Bowling Green 83 29-20 +
BELK BOWL at Charlotte, NC
4:30p ESPN Cincinnati** 92 9 Duke 83 48-34 +
HOLIDAY BOWL at San Diego, CA
7:45p ESPN Baylor** 102 1 U.C.L.A. 101 49-26 +
Friday, December 28, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
INDEPENDENCE BOWL at Shreveport, LA
12:00p ESPN La.-Monroe** 78 5 Ohio U. 73 14-45 -
RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL at Orlando, FL
3:30p ESPN Virginia Tech** 88 2 Rutgers 86 13-10 +
MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL at Houston, TX
7:00p ESPN Texas Tech** 90 8 Minnesota 82 34-31 +
Saturday, December 29, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
ARMED FORCES BOWL at Ft. Worth, TX
9:45a ESPN Rice** 81 9 Air Force 72 33-14 +
PINSTRIPE BOWL at Bronx, NY
1:15p ESPN West Virginia** 96 4 Syracuse 92 14-38 -
FIGHT HUNGER BOWL at San Francisco, CA
2:00p ESPN2 Arizona State** 94 17 Navy 77 62-28 +
ALAMO BOWL at San Antonio, TX
4:45p ESPN Oregon State** 99 4 Texas 95 27-31 -
BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWL at Tempe, AZ
8:15p ESPN T.C.U.** 98 3 Michigan State 95 16-17 -
Monday, December 31, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
MUSIC CITY BOWL at Nashville, TN
10:00a ESPN Vanderbilt* 97 11 North Carolina State 89 38-24 +
SUN BOWL at El Paso, TX
12:00p CBS Southern Cal** 98 6 Georgia Tech 92 7-21 -
LIBERTY BOWL at Memphis, TN
1:30p ESPN Iowa State** 91 3 Tulsa 88 17-31 -
CHICK-FIL-A BOWL at Atlanta, GA
5:30p ESPN L.S.U.** 105 6 Clemson 99 24-25 -
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
GATOR BOWL at Jacksonville, FL
10:00a ESPN2 Northwestern** 96 4 Mississippi State 92 34-20 +
HEART OF DALLAS BOWL at Dallas, TX
10:00a ESPNU Oklahoma State** 99 15 Purdue 84 58-14 +
CAPITAL ONE BOWL at Orlando, FL
11:00a ABC Georgia** 107 12 Nebraska 95 45-31 +
OUTBACK BOWL at Tampa, FL
11:00a ESPN South Carolina** 103 5 Michigan 98 33-28 +
ROSE BOWL at Pasadena, CA
3:00p ESPN Stanford** 106 4 Wisconsin 102 20-14 +
ORANGE BOWL at Miami Gardens, FL
6:30p ESPN Florida State** 99 5 Northern Illinois 94 31-10 +
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
SUGAR BOWL at New Orleans, LA
6:30p ESPN Florida** 104 18 Louisville 86 23-33 -
Thursday, January 3, 2013
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
FIESTA BOWL at Glendale, AZ
6:30p ESPN Oregon** 110 8 Kansas State 102 35-17 +
Friday, January 4, 2013
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
COTTON BOWL at Arlington, TX
6:00p FOX Texas A&M** 108 5 Oklahoma 103 41-13 +
Saturday, January 5, 2013
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
COMPASS BOWL at Birmingham, AL
11:00a ESPN Mississippi** 97 8 Pittsburgh 89 38-17 +
Sunday, January 6, 2013
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
GODADDY.COM BOWL at Mobile, AL
7:00p ESPN Kent State** 88 2 Arkansas State 86 13-17 -
Monday, January 7, 2013
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP at Miami Gardens, FL
6:30p ESPN Alabama** 109 3 Notre Dame 106 42-14 +
*Home Team = + 3 points **Neutral Field
Spr. = Expected Pointspread
Straight-Up Record: 587-172, 77.3% thru 1/7 + = Straight-Up Correct Pick

FINAL COLLEGE TOP 30
As of Tuesday, January 8, 2013

The Pigskin Index Top 30 College Teams
Rank Team Rating Rank Team Rating
1 Alabama (13-1) 111 16 Florida (11-2) 101
2 Oregon (12-1) 111 17 Oklahoma State (8-5) 100
3 Texas A&M (11-2) 110 18 U.C.L.A. (9-5) 98
4 Georgia (12-2) 107 19 Michigan (8-5) 98
5 Stanford (12-2) 106 20 Mississippi (7-6) 98
6 Baylor (8-5) 105 21 Penn State (8-4) 98
7 Notre Dame (12-1) 104 22 Texas (9-4) 98
8 South Carolina (11-2) 103 23 Vanderbilt (9-4) 97
9 L.S.U. (10-3) 103 24 Northwestern (10-3) 97
10 Wisconsin (8-6) 102 25 T.C.U. (7-6) 97
11 Ohio State (12-0) 101 26 Georgia Tech (7-7) 97
12 Clemson (11-2) 101 27 Michigan State (7-6) 97
13 Kansas State (11-2) 101 28 Syracuse (8-5) 96
14 Oklahoma (10-3) 101 29 Oregon State (9-4) 96
15 Florida State (12-2) 101 30 Arizona State (8-5) 96

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 2012 Pigskin Index Ratings
124 Division 1-A Teams

Air Force 70
Akron 61
Alabama 111
Arizona 90
Arizona St. 96
Arkansas 89
Arkansas St. 88
Army 71
Auburn 81
Ball St. 81
Baylor 105
Boise St. 93
Boston Coll. 78
Bowling Green 82
Buffalo 72
B.Y.U. 93
California 80
Cent. Florida 89
Cent. Michigan 74
Cincinnati 93
Clemson 101
Colorado 65
Colorado St. 72
Connecticut 82
Duke 82
East Carolina 79
East. Michigan 66
Florida 101
Florida Atlantic 70
Florida Int'l 74
Florida St. 101
Fresno St. 87
Georgia 107
Georgia Tech 97
Hawaii 66
Houston 75
Idaho 57
Illinois 72
Indiana 77
Iowa 82
Iowa St. 87
Kansas 71
Kansas St. 101
Kent St. 86
Kentucky 75
La.-Lafayette 83
La.-Monroe 73
L.S.U. 103
Louisiana Tech 86
Louisville 90
Marshall 74
Maryland 78
Massachusetts 58
Memphis 75
Miami, FL 92
Miami, OH 69
Michigan 98
Michigan St. 97
Mid. Tenn. St. 75
Minnesota 83
Mississippi 98
Mississippi St. 90
Missouri 88
Navy 74
Nebraska 95
Nevada 82
New Mexico 69
New Mex. St. 52
N. Carolina 90
NC State 88
North Texas 68
N. Illinois 92
Northwestern 97
Notre Dame 104
Ohio St. 101
Ohio U. 78
Oklahoma 101
Oklahoma St. 100
Oregon 111
Oregon St. 96
Penn St. 98
Pittsburgh 87
Purdue 81
Rice 82
Rutgers 86
San Diego St. 87
San Jose St. 90
S. Alabama 61
S. Carolina 103
S. Florida 76
Southern Cal 93
S.M.U. 89
Southern Miss 64
Stanford 106
Syracuse 96
Temple 76
Tennessee 87
Texas 98
Texas A&M 110
T.C.U. 97
Texas State 67
Texas Tech 89
Toledo 77
Troy St. 77
Tulane 64
Tulsa 92
U.C.L.A. 98
UA-Birm. 67
UNLV 61
UTEP 72
UTSA 66
Utah 87
Utah St. 94
Vanderbilt 97
Virginia 86
Virginia Tech 88
Wake Forest 75
Washington 91
Wash. St. 82
West Virginia 91
W. Kentucky 73
W. Michigan 69
Wisconsin 102
Wyoming 73

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