The final week of the regular season for conferences that have championship games. Some teams have locked up their spot, but others are still to be decided, including the SEC West and Big 10 East.
First, my top ten for the week after last week’s games:
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Oklahoma
4. Notre Dame
5. Iowa
6. Baylor
7. Michigan State
8. Stanford
9. North Carolina
10. Michigan
My record through the first 12 weeks:
Week 1: 16-3
Week 2: 11-3
Week 3: 10-3
Week 4: 10-3
Week 5: 10-4
Week 6: 9-2
Week 7: 8-3
Week 8: 7-2
Week 9: 0-0 (Oops)
Week 10: 9-2
Week 11: 8-4
Week 12: 13-1
Total: 111-30
Now, here are my picks for what the conference championships will be. Italic teams are already locked in:
American: Temple vs. Houston
ACC: Clemson vs. North Carolina
Big 10: Michigan State vs. Iowa
Conference USA: Western Kentucky vs. Louisiana Tech
MAC: Bowling Green vs. Toledo
Mountain West: Air Force vs. San Diego State
Pac-12: Stanford vs. UCLA
SEC: Alabama vs. Florida
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Big 12: Oklahoma
Sun Belt: Arkansas State
On to the rivalry week picks:
Week Thirteen SEC Games
Alabama (-14.5) Auburn
Ole Miss (-1.5) Mississippi State
Arkansas (-15) Missouri
Georgia (-5) Georgia Tech
Louisville (-5.5) Kentucky
Clemson (-17) South Carolina
Tennessee (-17) Vanderbilt
Florida State (-2) Florida
LSU (-5.5) Texas A&M
Week Thirteen National Games
Navy (-4) Houston
TCU (-1) Baylor
Ohio State (-1) Michigan
USC (-3) UCLA
Stanford (-4) Notre Dame
Oklahoma (-7) Oklahoma State