C O L L E G E
Pigskin Index 2008

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
FLORIDA GATORS
2008 BCS CHAMPIONS

COLLEGE BOWL GAMES
Last Week's College Games

Saturday, December 20, 2008
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
EAGLE BANK BOWL at Washington, DC
9:00a ESPN Navy** 90 0 Wake Forest 90 19-29 -
NEW MEXICO BOWL at Albuquerque, NM
12:30p ESPN Colorado State** 81 6 Fresno State 75 40-35 +
ST. PETERSBURG BOWL at St. Petersburg, FL
2:30p ESPN2 South Florida* 88 14 Memphis 77 41-14 +
LAS VEGAS BOWL at Las Vegas, NV
6:00p ESPN Arizona** 97 3 B.Y.U. 94 31-21 +
Sunday, December 21, 2008
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
NEW ORLEANS BOWL at New Orleans, LA
6:15p ESPN Troy** 86 2 Southern Mississippi 84 27-30 -
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
POINSETTIA BOWL at San Diego, CA
6:00p ESPN T.C.U.** 101 0 Boise State 101 17-16 +
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
HAWAII BOWL at Honolulu, HI
6:00p ESPN Hawaii* 80 1 Notre Dame 82 21-49 -
Friday, December 26, 2008
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
MOTOR CITY BOWL at Detroit, MI
6:00p ESPN Central Michigan** 78 1 Florida Atlantic 77 21-24 -
Saturday, December 27, 2008
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL at Charlotte, NC
11:00a ESPN West Virginia** 93 4 North Carolina 89 31-30 +
CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL at Orlando, FL
2:30p ESPN Florida State** 95 2 Wisconsin 93 42-13 +
EMERALD BOWL at San Francisco, CA
6:00p ESPN California** 98 8 Miami, Fla. 90 24-17 +
Sunday, December 28, 2008
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
INDEPENDENCE BOWL at Shreveport, LA
6:15p ESPN Louisiana Tech** 80 2 Northern Illinois 78 17-10 +
Monday, December 29, 2008
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWL at Birmingham, AL
1:00p ESPN Rutgers** 97 2 North Carolina State 95 29-23 +
ALAMO BOWL at San Antonio, TX
6:00p ESPN Missouri** 95 3 Northwestern 92 30-23 +
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
HUMANITARIAN BOWL at Boise, ID
2:30p ESPN Maryland** 87 0 Nevada 87 42-35 +
HOLIDAY BOWL at San Diego, CA
6:00p ESPN Oklahoma State** 101 1 Oregon 100 31-42 -
TEXAS BOWL at Houston, TX
6:00p NFL Rice* 83 3 Western Michigan 83 38-14 +
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
ARMED FORCES BOWL at Fort Worth, TX
10:00a ESPN Houston** 86 3 Air Force 83 34-28 +
SUN BOWL at El Paso, TX
12:00p CBS Pittsburgh** 97 1 Oregon State 96 0-3 -
MUSIC CITY BOWL at Nashville, TN
1:30p ESPN Boston College 90 3 Vanderbilt* 84 14-16 -
INSIGHT BOWL at Tempe, AZ
3:30p NFL Kansas** 94 13 Minnesota 81 42-21 +
CHICK-FIL-A BOWL at Atlanta, GA
5:30p ESPN Georgia Tech* 95 9 L.S.U. 89 3-38 -
Thursday, January 1, 2009
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
OUTBACK BOWL at Tampa, FL
9:00a ESPN Iowa** 100 6 South Carolina 94 31-10 +
GATOR BOWL at Jacksonville, FL
11:00a CBS Clemson** 97 2 Nebraska 95 21-26 -
CAPITAL ONE BOWL at Orlando, FL
11:00a ABC Georgia** 99 8 Michigan State 91 24-12 +
ROSE BOWL at Pasadena, CA
3:00p ABC Southern Cal** 111 6 Penn State 105 38-24 +
ORANGE BOWL at Miami, FL
6:00p FOX Virginia Tech** 95 1 Cincinnati 94 20-7 +
Friday, January 2, 2009
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
COTTON BOWL at Dallas, TX
12:00p FOX Texas Tech** 105 5 Mississippi 100 34-47 -
LIBERTY BOWL at Memphis, TN
3:00p ESPN East Carolina** 85 3 Kentucky 82 19-25 -
SUGAR BOWL at New Orleans, LA
6:00p FOX Alabama** 106 5 Utah 101 17-31 -
Saturday, January 3, 2009
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
INTERNATIONAL BOWL at Toronto, Ontario, Canada
10:00a ESPN2 Connecticut** 86 0 Buffalo 86 38-20 +
Monday, January 5, 2009
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
FIESTA BOWL at Glendale, AZ
6:00p FOX Texas** 109 4 Ohio State 105 24-21 +
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
GMAC BOWL at Mobile, AL
6:00p ESPN Ball State** 91 8 Tulsa 83 13-45 -
Thursday, January 8, 2009
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME at Miami, FL
6:00p FOX Florida** 114 0 Oklahoma 114 24-14 +
*Home Team = + 3 points **Neutral Field
Spr. = Expected Pointspread
Straight-Up Record: 555-186, 74.9% thru 1/8 + = Straight-Up Correct Pick

OUR FINAL COLLEGE TOP 30
As of Friday, January 9, 2009

The Pigskin Index Top 30 College Teams
Rank Team Rating Rank Team Rating
1 Florida (13-1) 115 16 Oklahoma State (9-4) 98
2 Oklahoma (12-2) 113 17 California (9-4) 98
3 Southern Cal (12-1) 111 18 Arizona (8-5) 98
4 Texas (12-1) 109 19 Rutgers (8-5) 98
5 Utah (13-0) 106 20 Florida State (9-4) 98
6 Ohio State (10-3) 105 21 Virginia Tech (10-4) 97
7 Mississippi (9-4) 105 22 Nebraska (9-4) 97
8 Penn State (11-2) 104 23 Oregon State (9-4) 97
9 Oregon (10-3) 103 24 Missouri (10-4) 96
10 Alabama (12-2) 102 25 Pittsburgh (9-4) 96
11 Iowa (9-4) 101 26 L.S.U. (8-5) 96
12 T.C.U. (11-2) 101 27 Kansas (8-5) 96
13 Boise State (12-1) 101 28 Clemson (7-6) 95
14 Texas Tech (11-2) 101 29 North Carolina State (6-7) 95
15 Georgia (10-3) 99 30 B.Y.U. (10-3) 93

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 Current 2008 Pigskin Index Ratings
120 Division 1-A Teams

Air Force 83
Akron 70
Alabama 102
Arizona 98
Arizona St. 90
Arkansas 88
Arkansas St. 73
Army 71
Auburn 85
Ball St. 87
Baylor 89
Boise St. 101
Boston Coll. 88
Bowling Green 80
Buffalo 84
B.Y.U. 93
California 98
Cent. Florida 75
Cent. Michigan 77
Cincinnati 92
Clemson 95
Colorado 83
Colorado St. 81
Connecticut 89
Duke 80
East Carolina 82
East. Michigan 73
Florida 115
Florida Atlantic 78
Florida Int'l 71
Florida St. 98
Fresno St. 75
Georgia 99
Georgia Tech 88
Hawaii 78
Houston 86
Idaho 60
Illinois 87
Indiana 73
Iowa 101
Iowa St. 73
Kansas 96
Kansas St. 80
Kent St. 76
Kentucky 85
La.-Lafayette 74
La.-Monroe 72
L.S.U. 96
Louisiana Tech 80
Louisville 78
Marshall 72
Maryland 88
Memphis 75
Miami, FL 90
Miami, OH 64
Michigan 82
Michigan St. 90
Mid. Tenn. St. 73
Minnesota 80
Mississippi 105
Mississippi St. 82
Missouri 96
Navy 88
Nebraska 97
Nevada 86
New Mexico 78
New Mex. St. 65
N. Carolina 89
NC State 95
North Texas 58
N. Illinois 77
Northwestern 92
Notre Dame 85
Ohio St. 105
Ohio U. 73
Oklahoma 113
Oklahoma St. 98
Oregon 103
Oregon St. 97
Penn St. 104
Pittsburgh 96
Purdue 88
Rice 86
Rutgers 98
San Diego St. 68
San Jose St. 70
S. Carolina 92
S. Florida 90
Southern Cal 111
S.M.U. 66
Southern Miss 85
Stanford 88
Syracuse 78
Temple 77
Tennessee 91
Texas 109
Texas A&M 77
T.C.U. 101
Texas Tech 101
Toledo 71
Troy St. 84
Tulane 57
Tulsa 87
U.C.L.A. 84
UA-Birm. 76
UNLV 74
UTEP 78
Utah 106
Utah St. 75
Vanderbilt 86
Virginia 88
Virginia Tech 97
Wake Forest 92
Washington 66
Wash. St. 65
West Virginia 92
W. Kentucky 63
W. Michigan 80
Wisconsin 90
Wyoming 73

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