So without further adieu, riddle us this: What do these FBS teams (and only these FBS teams), have in common?
Air Force
Akron
Arizona
Arizona State
Arkansas
Arkansas State
Army
Ball State
Baylor
Boston College
Bowling Green
Buffalo
California
Central Michigan
Cincinnati
Colorado
Colorado State
Connecticut
Duke
East Carolina
Eastern Michigan
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Florida State
Fresno State
Georgia Tech
Hawaii
Houston
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Iowa State
Kansas State
Kent State
Kentucky
Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe
Louisiana Tech
Louisville
Marshall
Maryland
Memphis
Miami (FL)
Miami (OH)
Michigan
Michigan State
Middle Tennessee
Minnesota
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Navy
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
New Mexico State
North Carolina
North Carolina State
North Texas
Northern Illinois
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Ohio
Oklahoma State
Oregon
Oregon State
Pittsburgh
Purdue
Rice
Rutgers
San Diego State
San Jose State
South Carolina
Southern Methodist
Southern Miss
Stanford
Syracuse
TCU
Temple
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Toledo
Troy
Tulane
Tulsa
UAB
UCF
UCLA
UNLV
Utah State
UTEP
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Washington
Washington State
West Virginia
Western Kentucky
Western Michigan
Wyoming
That’s right! They’re all teams that are currently ranked below Vanderbilt in this week’s AP Poll. Two points if you guessed correctly, one point if your guess included the coaches’ poll, and no points if you guessed “They’re all teams that have never been in my kitchen.”
The picks:
Western Kentucky @ Kentucky
JW: Wildcats by 14 MO: Kentucky (the blue one) by 6.
UAB @ South Carolina
JW: Gamecocks by 9 MO: South Carolina by 21
Arkansas @ Texas
JW: Longhorns by 27 MO: Texas by 13.
Mississippi St. @ LSU
JW: Bayou Bengals by 20 MO: LSU by 13
Ole Miss @ Florida
JW: Gators by 10 MO: Gators by 27
TCU @ Oklahoma
JW: Sooners by 14 MO: TCU by 4
Illinois @ Penn St.
JW: Illinois by 3 MO: Penn St. by 10
Tennessee @ Auburn
JW: Tigers by 13 MO: Auburn by 6
Alabama @ Georgia
JW: Tide by 6 MO: Dawgs by 13