Some games looked like slam dunks (Baylor over UCF, Alabama over Oklahoma) — and we were wrong. We're down to our final pick of the 2013 season — the BCS National Championship Game.
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Overall standings
Against the spread (bowl record):
96-74: Mike Griffith, MLive.com (5-12)94-76: Jon Cooper, SaturdayDownSouth.com (11-6)91-79: Ken Bradley, Sporting News (10-7)90-80: Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel (7-10)90-80: Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune (9-8)85-85: Andrew Carter , Raleigh News & Observer/Charlotte Observer (5-12)85-85: Matt Hayes, Sporting News (7-10)83-87: Bill Bender, Sporting News (8-9)82-88: Dave Matter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (8-9)76-94: Bill King, Host of On Campus with Bill King, 6-9 a.m., SiriusXM 91 (9-8)
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Straight up:
121-49: Matt Hayes, Sporting News (9-8)120-50: Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune (10-7)119-51: Jon Cooper, SaturdayDownSouth.com (10-7)119-51: Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel (11-6)118-52: Dave Matter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (11-6)118-52: Andrew Carter, Raleigh News & Observer/Charlotte Observer (11-6)117-53: Ken Bradley, Sporting News (10-7)115-55: Mike Griffith, MLive.com (9-8)115-55: Bill King, Host of On Campus with Bill King, 6-9 a.m., SiriusXM 91 (10-7)114-56: Bill Bender, Sporting News (11-6)
- Standings updated up to Monday’s BCS title game
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BCS Championship
FSU 34, Auburn 31
The line: FSU (-8)
Bender: FSU 38-28
Bianchi: FSU 41-17
Bradley: Auburn 38-35
Carter: FSU 45-31
Cooper: Auburn 45-41
Greenstein: Auburn 31-30
Griffith: FSU 34-27
Hayes: FSU 34-27
King: FSU 31-28
Matter: Auburn 38-35
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Recapping the bowl season and how we picked them:
Pinstripe Bowl
FINAL: Notre Dame 29, Rutgers 16
The line: Notre Dame (-15.5)
Bender: Notre Dame 31-17Bianchi: Notre Dame 28-14Bradley: Notre Dame 35-21Carter: Notre Dame 30-10Cooper: Notre Dame 30-13Greenstein: Notre Dame 27-14Griffith: Notre Dame 34-17Hayes: Notre Dame 33-13King: Notre Dame 31-20Matter: Notre Dame 33-14
Russell Athletic Bowl
FINAL: Louisville 36, Miami (Fla.) 9
The line: Lousville (-3.5)
Bender: Louisville 34-24Bianchi: Miami 34-31Bradley: Miami 30-27Carter: Louisville 37-31Cooper: Louisville 34-31Greenstein: Louisville 34-14Griffith: Miami 20-17Hayes: Miami 27-24King: Miami 31-30Matter: Louisville 27-21
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Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
FINAL: Kansas State 31, Michigan 14
The line: Kansas State (-3.5)
Bender: Michigan 23-21Bianchi: Kansas State 30-20Bradley: Kansas State 34-30Carter: Kansas State 31-27Cooper: Kansas State 28-21Greenstein: Kansas State 31-23Griffith: Michigan 20-13Hayes: Kansas State 31-27King: Kansas State 24-21Matter: Kansas State 31-27
Alamo Bowl
FINAL: Oregon 30, Texas 7
The line: Oregon (-14)
Bender: Oregon 44-31Bianchi: Oregon 38-34Bradley: Oregon 50-35Carter: Oregon 40-34Cooper: Oregon 48-31Greenstein: Oregon 28-20Griffith: Oregon 31-21Hayes: Oregon 41-27King: Oregon 38-21Matter: Oregon 45-37
Holiday Bowl
FINAL: Texas Tech 37, Arizona State 23
The line: Arizona State (-14)
Bender: Arizona State 45-42Bianchi: Arizona State 37-14Bradley : Arizona State 31-21Carter: Arizona State 35-20Cooper: Arizona State 49-31Greenstein: Arizona State 41-20Griffith: Arizona State 35-31Hayes: Arizona State 51-24King: Arizona State 45-31Matter: Arizona State 41-24
AdvoCare V100 Bowl
Arizona 42, Boston College 19
The line: Arizona (-7)
Bender: Arizona 35-34Bianchi: Arizona 17-14Bradley: Arizona 28-24Carter: Arizona 27-21Cooper: Arizona 35-26Greenstein: Boston College 23-20Griffith: Arizona 24-21Hayes: Boston College 27-23King: Arizona 28-24Matter: Arizona 28-24
Sun Bowl
UCLA 42, Virginia Tech 12
The line: UCLA (-7)
Bender: UCLA 28-25Bianchi: UCLA 35-28Bradley: UCLA 24-20Carter: UCLA 21-10Cooper: UCLA 24-14Greenstein: UCLA 37-17Griffith: UCLA 30-21Hayes: UCLA 23-21King: UCLA 29-24Matter: UCLA 27-23
Chick-fil-A Bowl
Texas A&M 52, Duke 48
The line: Texas A&M (-11.5)
Bender: Texas A&M 44-20Bianchi: Texas A&M 42-35Bradley: Texas A&M 49-28Carter: Texas A&M 47-30Cooper: Texas A&M 45-31Greenstein: Texas A&M 38-18Griffith: Texas A&M 41-17Hayes: Texas A&M 40-24King: Texas A&M 41-28Matter: Texas A&M 45-21
Gator Bowl
Nebraska 24, Georgia 19
The line: Georgia (-9)
Bender: Georgia 33-27Bianchi: Georgia 40-30Bradley: Georgia 35-28Carter: Georgia 36-17Cooper: Georgia 38-30Greenstein: Georgia 40-24Griffith: Georgia 27-24Hayes: Georgia 27-26King: Georgia 27-20Matter: Georgia 34-27
Capital One Bowl
South Carolina 34, Wisconsin 24
The line: Wisconsin (-1)
Bender: South Carolina 24-20Bianchi: South Carolina 31-21Bradley: South Carolina 27-20Carter: South Carolina 24-22Cooper: South Carolina 35-27Greenstein: Wisconsin 28-23Griffith: Wisconsin 24-21Hayes: South Carolina 30-23King: South Carolina 29-22Matter: South Carolina 31-28
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Outback Bowl
LSU 21, Iowa 14
The line: Iowa vs. LSU (-7.5)
Bender: LSU 28-24Bianchi: LSU 40-21Bradley: LSU 34-17Carter: LSU 24-19Cooper: LSU 37-30Greenstein: LSU 24-21Griffith: LSU 34-20Hayes: LSU 24-16King: LSU 24-21Matter: LSU 27-13
Rose Bowl
Michigan State 24, Stanford 21
The line: Stanford (-4.5)
Bender: Michigan State 24-23Bianchi: Stanford 21-14Bradley: Michigan State 17-14Carter: Stanford 33-28Cooper: Stanford 24-17Greenstein: Michigan State 24-21Griffith: Michigan State 26-24Hayes: Stanford 27-20King: Stanford 20-17Matter: Stanford 24-21
Fiesta Bowl
UCF 52, Baylor 42
The line: Baylor (-16.5)
Bender: Baylor 48-28Bianchi: Baylor 54-35Bradley: Baylor 49-28Carter: Baylor 52-27Cooper: Baylor 41-21Greenstein: Baylor 38-20Griffith: Baylor 52-21Hayes: Baylor 42-34King: Baylor 45-41Matter: Baylor 59-28
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Sugar Bowl
Oklahoma 45, Alabama 31 The line: Alabama (-15)
Bender: Alabama 31-13Bianchi: Alabama 30-20Bradley: Alabama 41-17Carter: Alabama 38-16Cooper: Alabama 35-21Greenstein: Alabama 37-14Griffith: Alabama 31-14Hayes: Alabama 31-17King: Alabama 31-10Matter: Alabama 34-17
Cotton Bowl
Missouri 41, Oklahoma State 31
The line: Missouri (-1)
Bender: Missouri 38-35Bianchi: Missouri 31-27Bradley: Missouri 40-34Carter: Oklahoma State 36-33Cooper: Oklahoma State 48-41Greenstein: Missouri 37-34Griffith: Missouri 34-31Hayes: Missouri 38-35King: Missouri 31-28Matter: Missouri 34-31
Orange Bowl
Clemson 40, Ohio State 35
The line: Ohio State (-2.5)
Bender: Ohio State 44-21Bianchi: Clemson 44-38Bradley: Ohio State 40-37Carter: Clemson 38-37Cooper: Clemson 49-41Greenstein: Clemson 40-36Griffith: Ohio State 31-27Hayes: Ohio State 34-31King: Ohio State 35-24Matter: Clemson 31-28
