Written by Bud Elliott at SBNation.com
very college football media outlet has its own version of a pick ’em. SB Nation’s will focus on only the biggest games of the week. Here are the rules:
- We will pick the winner of all games between ranked (AP Poll) teams, but if there are not enough such games in a given week, we will throw in a game or two of note, so we are always picking at least three games per week.
- Players must assign a confidence rating from 1 to 10 points with each pick. If they win, they get the points added to their weekly and season total. If they lose, the points are subtracted. Yes, a player can choose the same confidence number for each game, and yes, this could result in some hilariously poor scores.
This week we have four such games.
| Year | UGA at Ole Miss | Wisc at MSU | Gators at Vols | Arkansas at A&M | |||||
| Floyd | 60 | UGA | 1 | Wisc | 3 | Gators | 4 | Ark | 4 |
| Spencer | 54 | UGA | 5 | MSU | 10 | Gators | 10 | A&M | 10 |
| Jeanna | 49 | UGA | 2 | MSU | 5 | Vols | 2 | A&M | 6 |
| Dan | 47 | OM | 7 | MSU | 8 | Gators | 5 | A&M | 8 |
| Morgan | 41 | OM | 6 | MSU | 8 | Gators | 4 | A&M | 6 |
| Rodger | 40 | OM | 10 | MSU | 10 | Gators | 10 | A&M | 10 |
| Luke | 34 | OM | 6 | MSU | 6 | Vols | 8 | A&M | 3 |
| Wescott | 29 | OM | 7 | MSU | 7 | Gators | 1 | Ark | 2 |
| Sarah | 27 | OM | 5 | MSU | 7 | Vols | 4 | A&M | 3 |
| Godfrey | 25 | OM | 10 | MSU | 10 | Vols | 10 | A&M | 10 |
| Matt | 23 | OM | 2 | MSU | 4 | Gators | 4 | A&M | 6 |
| Bud | 20 | OM | 6 | MSU | 5 | Vols | 6 | A&M | 6 |
| Alex | 19 | OM | 6 | MSU | 7 | Vols | 3 | A&M | 6 |
| Jason | 18 | OM | 1 | MSU | 1 | Gators | 1 | A&M | 10 |
| Richard | 17 | OM | 6 | MSU | 10 | Vols | 4 | Ark | 10 |
| Bill | 14 | OM | 10 | MSU | 10 | Gators | 10 | Ark | 10 |
| Ryan | 13 | OM | 7 | MSU | 8 | Vols | 3 | A&M | 5 |
The average points wagered this week is 25, a pretty confident slate.
Michigan State was the most heavily wagered selection, with 116 out of a possible 170 points, followed by Ole Miss with 91, and Texas A&M with 89. A combined total of just 85 points were placed on the Florida-Tennessee game
Week 3’s champion was again Brian Floyd, with 24 points. Our other participants are Dan Rubenstein, Matt Brown. Morgan Moriarty, Alex Kirshner, Jason Kirk, Jeanna Thomas, Richard Johnson, Sarah Hardy, Steven Godfrey, Luke Zimmermann, Spencer Hall , Bill Connelly, Brian Floyd, Ryan Nanni, Wescott Eberts, myself, and Rodger Sherman.
No. 11 Wisconsin at No. 8 Michigan State
Wisconsin looked shaky against Georgia State last week, while Michigan State just had an emotional win at Notre Dame. Will the Spartans be able to get up in consecutive weeks? Were the Badgers looking ahead?
No. 19 Florida at No. 14 Tennessee
Eleven straight wins by Florida, but if ever Tennessee were to end the streak, it would have to be this year, right?
No. 10 Texas A&M v. No. 17 Arkansas
Texas A&M is typically the national champion of September, but Arkansas has finally managed to avoid an early stumble. Note: This game is being played in Dallas.
No. 12 Georgia at No. 23 Ole Miss
For whatever reason, Ole Miss remains a ranked team. Georgia has had two close wins to date.
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