C O L L E G E
Pigskin Index 2011

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
2011 BCS CHAMPIONS

FCS PLAYOFFS

Friday, December 16, 2011
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
6:00p ESPN Sam Houston State* 84 0 Montana 87 31-28 +
Saturday, December 17, 2011
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
12:30p ESPNU North Dakota State* 81 2 Georgia Southern 82 35-7 +
Saturday, January 7, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
FCS Championship Game at Frisco, TX
11:00a ESPN2 Sam Houston State** 86 2 North Dakota State 84 6-17 -

DIVISION II & III GAMES

Friday, December 16, 2011
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
DIVISION III Championship Game at Salem, VA
5:00p ESPN2 UW-Whitewater** 77 6 Mount Union 71 13-10 +
Saturday, December 17, 2011
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
DIVISION II Championship Game at Florence, AL
9:00a ESPN2 Pittsburg State** 83 13 Wayne State MI 70 35-21 +

COLLEGE BOWL GAMES
Last Week's College Games

Saturday, December 17, 2011
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
NEW MEXICO BOWL at Albuquerque, NM
12:00p ESPN Temple** 85 4 Wyoming 81 37-15 +
IDAHO POTATO BOWL at Boise, ID
3:30p ESPN Utah State** 80 1 Ohio U. 79 23-24 -
NEW ORLEANS BOWL at New Orleans, LA
7:00p ESPN San Diego State** 81 6 La.-Lafayette 75 30-32 -
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
ST. PETERSBURG BOWL at St. Petersburg, FL
6:00p ESPN Marshall** 79 2 Florida Int'l 77 20-10 +
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
POINSETTIA BOWL at San Diego, CA
6:00p ESPN T.C.U.** 100 9 Louisiana Tech 91 31-24 +
Thursday, December 22, 2011
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
LAS VEGAS BOWL at Las Vegas, NV
6:00p ESPN Boise State** 103 18 Arizona State 85 56-24 +
Saturday, December 24, 2011
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
HAWAII BOWL at Honolulu, HI
6:00p ESPN Southern Miss** 97 12 Nevada 85 24-17 +
Monday, December 26, 2011
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
INDEPENDENCE BOWL at Shreveport, LA
3:00p ESPN2 Missouri** 97 7 North Carolina 90 41-24 +
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
LITTLE CAESARS BOWL at Detroit, MI
2:30p ESPN Purdue** 85 4 Western Michigan 81 37-32 +
BELK BOWL at Charlotte, NC
6:00p ESPN North Carolina State** 93 2 Louisville 91 31-24 +
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
MILITARY BOWL at Washington, DC
2:30p ESPN Toledo** 87 1 Air Force 86 42-41 +
HOLIDAY BOWL at San Diego, CA
6:00p ESPN Texas** 94 2 California 92 21-10 +
Thursday, December 29, 2011
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL at Orlando, FL
3:30p ESPN Florida State** 98 2 Notre Dame 96 18-14 +
ALAMO BOWL at San Antonio, TX
7:00p ESPN Baylor** 101 12 Washington 89 67-56 +
Friday, December 30, 2011
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
ARMED FORCES BOWL at Dallas, TX
10:00a ESPN B.Y.U.** 95 1 Tulsa 94 24-21 +
PINSTRIPE BOWL at Bronx, NY
1:20p ESPN Iowa State** 90 4 Rutgers 86 13-27 -
MUSIC CITY BOWL at Nashville, TN
4:40p ESPN Mississippi State** 93 7 Wake Forest 86 23-17 +
INSIGHT BOWL at Tempe, AZ
8:00p ESPN Oklahoma** 100 11 Iowa 89 31-14 +
Saturday, December 31, 2011
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
TEXAS BOWL at Houston, TX
10:00a ESPN Texas A&M** 97 7 Northwestern 90 33-22 +
SUN BOWL at El Paso, TX
12:00p CBS Georgia Tech** 93 6 Utah 87 27-30 -
FIGHT HUNGER BOWL at San Francisco, CA
1:30p ESPN U.C.L.A.** 88 8 Illinois 80 14-20 -
LIBERTY BOWL at Memphis, TN
1:30p ABC Vanderbilt** 92 2 Cincinnati 90 24-31 -
CHICK FIL-A BOWL at Atlanta, GA
5:30p ESPN Auburn** 91 0 Virginia 91 43-24 +
Monday, January 2, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
TICKET CITY BOWL at Dallas, TX
10:00a ESPNU Houston** 96 5 Penn State 91 30-14 +
OUTBACK BOWL at Tampa, FL
11:00a ABC Georgia** 101 1 Michigan State 100 30-33 -
GATOR BOWL at Jacksonville, FL
11:00a ESPN2 Ohio State** 93 1 Florida 92 17-24 -
CAPITOL ONE BOWL at Orlando, FL
11:00a ESPN South Carolina** 97 2 Nebraska 95 30-13 +
ROSE BOWL at Pasadena, CA
3:00p ESPN Oregon** 109 6 Wisconsin 103 45-38 +
FIESTA BOWL at Glendale, AZ
6:30p ESPN Oklahoma State** 107 1 Stanford 106 41-38 +
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
SUGAR BOWL at New Orleans, LA
6:30p ESPN Michigan** 99 5 Virginia Tech 94 23-20 +
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
ORANGE BOWL at Miami, FL
6:30p ESPN Clemson** 95 3 West Virginia 92 33-70 -
Friday, January 6, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
COTTON BOWL at Arlington, TX
6:00p FOX Arkansas** 105 7 Kansas State 98 29-17 +
Saturday, January 7, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
COMPASS BOWL at Birmingham, AL
11:00a ESPN Pittsburgh** 91 12 S.M.U. 79 6-28 -
Sunday, January 8, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
GODADDY.COM BOWL at Mobile, AL
7:00p ESPN Arkansas State** 85 1 Northern Illinois 84 20-38 -
Monday, January 9, 2012
MST TV Favorite & Rating Spr. Underdog & Rating Score +/-
BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME at New Orleans, LA
6:30p ESPN L.S.U.** 117 5 Alabama 112 0-21 -
*Home Team = + 3 points **Neutral Field
Spr. = Expected Pointspread
Straight-Up Record: 551-197, 73.7% thru 1/9 + = Straight-Up Correct Pick

FINAL COLLEGE TOP 30
As of Tuesday, January 10, 2012

The Pigskin Index Top 30 College Teams
Rank Team Rating Rank Team Rating
1 Alabama (12-1) 115 16 Michigan (11-2) 99
2 L.S.U. (13-1) 114 17 Missouri (8-5) 98
3 Oregon (12-2) 109 18 Florida State (9-4) 98
4 Southern Cal (10-2) 107 19 Kansas State (10-3) 97
5 Oklahoma State (12-1) 107 20 Houston (13-1) 97
6 Stanford (11-2) 106 21 Texas A&M (7-6) 97
7 Arkansas (11-2) 105 22 Southern Miss (12-2) 96
8 Boise State (12-1) 104 23 Notre Dame (8-5) 96
9 Wisconsin (11-3) 103 24 Texas (8-5) 96
10 Michigan State (11-3) 101 25 B.Y.U. (10-3) 95
11 Baylor (10-3) 101 26 West Virginia (10-3) 95
12 Oklahoma (10-3) 101 27 Virginia Tech (11-3) 94
13 Georgia (10-4) 100 28 North Carolina St. (8-5) 94
14 T.C.U. (11-2) 100 29 Tulsa (8-5) 94
15 South Carolina (11-2) 99 30 Auburn (8-5) 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 Final 2011 Pigskin Index Ratings
120 Division 1-A Teams

Air Force 86
Akron 49
Alabama 115
Arizona 83
Arizona St. 83
Arkansas 105
Arkansas St. 83
Army 73
Auburn 93
Ball St. 73
Baylor 101
Boise St. 104
Boston Coll. 91
Bowling Green 73
Buffalo 67
B.Y.U. 95
California 91
Cent. Florida 83
Cent. Michigan 65
Cincinnati 92
Clemson 90
Colorado 80
Colorado St. 69
Connecticut 87
Duke 80
East Carolina 76
East. Michigan 73
Florida 93
Florida Atlantic 57
Florida Int'l 76
Florida St. 98
Fresno St. 75
Georgia 100
Georgia Tech 90
Hawaii 74
Houston 97
Idaho 67
Illinois 85
Indiana 70
Iowa 88
Iowa St. 86
Kansas 75
Kansas St. 97
Kent St. 73
Kentucky 86
La.-Lafayette 78
La.-Monroe 74
L.S.U. 114
Louisiana Tech 91
Louisville 91
Marshall 80
Maryland 77
Memphis 61
Miami, FL 92
Miami, OH 76
Michigan 99
Michigan St. 101
Mid. Tenn. St. 59
Minnesota 83
Mississippi 72
Mississippi St. 93
Missouri 98
Navy 81
Nebraska 93
Nevada 86
New Mexico 59
New Mex. St. 69
N. Carolina 89
NC State 94
North Texas 74
N. Illinois 85
Northwestern 89
Notre Dame 96
Ohio St. 91
Ohio U. 79
Oklahoma 101
Oklahoma St. 107
Oregon 109
Oregon St. 83
Penn St. 89
Pittsburgh 88
Purdue 85
Rice 74
Rutgers 88
San Diego St. 79
San Jose St. 78
S. Carolina 99
S. Florida 88
Southern Cal 107
S.M.U. 82
Southern Miss 96
Stanford 106
Syracuse 78
Temple 88
Tennessee 89
Texas 96
Texas A&M 97
T.C.U. 100
Texas Tech 83
Toledo 87
Troy St. 65
Tulane 60
Tulsa 94
U.C.L.A. 86
UA-Birm. 71
UNLV 60
UTEP 73
Utah 89
Utah St. 79
Vanderbilt 90
Virginia 88
Virginia Tech 94
Wake Forest 86
Washington 89
Wash. St. 83
West Virginia 95
W. Kentucky 79
W. Michigan 81
Wisconsin 103
Wyoming 79

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