2012 Week 1 (30 Aug - 2 Sep) Forecast for College Football Division IA & IAA

                                                                   ave score ROUNDED
rank projected winning team         rank projected losing team     TO NEAREST 3.5 POINTS
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80-90% chance of victory:

  65 Central Florida           over  197 Akron                      35.0 to 14.0
  39 Arizona State             over  136 Northern Arizona           38.5 to 14.0
  42 Brigham Young             over  139 Washington State           42.0 to 14.0
 106 Central Michigan          over  199 Southeast Missouri State   38.5 to 17.5
  97 Southern Illinois         over  201 Eastern Illinois           35.0 to 17.5
 138 Kent State                over  193 Towson                     31.5 to 17.5
  27 Utah                      over  211 Northern Colorado          49.0 to  3.5
  21 South Carolina            over  102 Vanderbilt                 28.0 to 14.0
 135 Western Illinois          over  234 Butler                     35.0 to 10.5
  11 Stanford                  over  181 San Jose State             49.0 to  3.5
  50 Air Force                 over  238 Idaho State                52.5 to  3.5
  30 Arizona                   over  119 Toledo                     42.0 to 17.5
  16 Arkansas                  over  124 Jacksonville State         49.0 to 14.0
 152 Coastal Carolina          over  242 North Carolina A&T         42.0 to 10.5
   4 Florida                   over  137 Bowling Green              52.5 to  7.0
  13 Florida State             over  208 Murray State               56.0 to  7.0
 107 Wofford                   over  212 Gardner - Webb             35.0 to 17.5
  23 Georgia                   over  166 Buffalo                    42.0 to  7.0
  72 Houston                   over  198 Texas State - San Marcos   52.5 to 21.0
 116 Indiana                   over  225 Indiana State              45.5 to 21.0
  59 James Madison             over  235 Saint Francis - Pennsylv   42.0 to  0.0
  60 Kansas State              over  171 Missouri State             49.0 to 17.5
  91 Lehigh                    over  141 Monmouth                   28.0 to 14.0
   9 Louisiana State           over  183 North Texas                52.5 to  3.5
   1 Alabama                   over   63 Michigan                   42.0 to 17.5
  62 Mississippi               over  162 Central Arkansas           38.5 to 14.0
  43 Mississippi State         over  195 Jackson State              42.0 to  7.0
  17 Missouri                  over  222 Southeast Louisiana        52.5 to  3.5
  92 Montana                   over  179 South Dakota               38.5 to 17.5
  18 Nebraska                  over   69 Southern Mississippi       38.5 to 17.5
  36 North Carolina            over  100 Elon                       31.5 to 14.0
  22 Iowa                      over   71 Northern Illinois          28.0 to 17.5
   5 Ohio State                over  149 Miami - Ohio               45.5 to  0.0
  14 Oklahoma State            over  245 Savannah State             70.0 to  0.0
   2 Oregon                    over  118 Arkansas State             56.0 to 10.5
  32 Oregon State              over  215 Nicholls State             49.0 to  3.5
  26 Penn State                over  105 Ohio                       35.0 to 10.5
  28 Pittsburgh                over  132 Youngstown State           42.0 to 14.0
  88 Purdue                    over  178 Eastern Kentucky           35.0 to 14.0
  38 South Florida             over  164 Tennessee - Chattanooga    42.0 to 10.5
  12 Southern California       over   74 Hawaii                     42.0 to 17.5
  19 Texas                     over  128 Wyoming                    42.0 to  7.0
  29 Texas Tech                over  229 Northwestern State         56.0 to  7.0
   6 Oklahoma                  over  131 Texas - El Paso            49.0 to 14.0
  20 West Virginia             over  117 Marshall                   35.0 to  7.0
 172 Western Kentucky          over  240 Austin Peay                42.0 to 17.5
  15 Wisconsin                 over   83 Northern Iowa              38.5 to 14.0
 168 Bethune - Cookman         over  217 Alabama State              28.0 to 14.0
  10 Virginia Tech             over   46 Georgia Tech               35.0 to 17.5

70-80% chance of victory:

 148 Ball State                over  213 Eastern Michigan           42.0 to 21.0
  68 California - Los Angeles  over  160 Rice                       38.5 to 21.0
  44 Texas A&M                 over  115 Louisiana Tech             38.5 to 21.0
  31 Villanova                 over   95 Temple                     31.5 to 17.5
 158 Bryant                    over  214 Marist                     31.5 to 14.0
  80 Colorado                  over  140 Colorado State             31.5 to 21.0
  84 Fresno State              over  145 Weber State                38.5 to 21.0
  96 Georgia Southern          over  150 Jacksonville               38.5 to 21.0
 163 Grambling                 over  226 Alcorn State               38.5 to 21.0
  54 Illinois                  over   98 Western Michigan           35.0 to 21.0
 188 New Mexico                over  230 Southern                   38.5 to 21.0
 190 The Citadel               over  233 Charleston Southern        35.0 to 21.0
  77 Rutgers                   over  186 Tulane                     35.0 to 21.0

60-70% chance of victory:

  51 Connecticut               over   73 Massachusetts              31.5 to 21.0
 121 South Carolina State      over  202 Georgia State              35.0 to 21.0
  47 New Hampshire             over  110 Holy Cross                 31.5 to 21.0
 123 Middle Tennessee State    over  155 McNeese State              31.5 to 21.0
 161 Sacramento State          over  206 New Mexico State           31.5 to 24.5
  90 Minnesota                 over  156 Nevada - Las Vegas         35.0 to 24.5
   7 Boise State               over   41 Michigan State             35.0 to 24.5
 143 California Poly           over  175 San Diego                  31.5 to 21.0
   8 Auburn                    over   24 Clemson                    31.5 to 24.5
  99 Duke                      over  133 Florida International      35.0 to 24.5
  87 Kansas                    over  112 South Dakota State         28.0 to 21.0
 176 Louisiana - Lafayette     over  231 Lamar                      42.0 to 24.5
  49 Maryland                  over   53 William & Mary             28.0 to 21.0
 187 Memphis                   over  205 Tennessee - Martin         31.5 to 21.0
 104 North Dakota State        over  122 Robert Morris              28.0 to 17.5
 113 Furman                    over  170 Samford                    28.0 to 21.0
 185 Prairie View              over  216 Texas Southern             24.5 to 21.0
  70 Washington                over   89 San Diego State            31.5 to 24.5
  75 Baylor                    over  109 Southern Methodist         31.5 to 21.0

50-60% chance of victory:

 111 Eastern Washington        over  144 Idaho                      31.5 to 28.0
 220 South Alabama             over  221 Texas - San Antonio        45.5 to 38.5
 194 Hampton                   over  210 Tennessee Tech             24.5 to 21.0
 159 Utah State                over  169 Southern Utah              31.5 to 28.0
 157 Florida Atlantic          over  177 Wagner                     28.0 to 21.0
  34 Tennessee                 over   45 North Carolina State       28.0 to 28.0
  82 Troy State                over  130 Alabama - Birmingham       35.0 to 28.0
 101 Colgate                   over  120 Albany                     24.5 to 24.5
  25 Miami - Florida           over   40 Boston College             21.0 to 21.0
  33 California                over   37 Nevada - Reno              35.0 to 28.0
 203 Georgetown                over  237 Davidson                   21.0 to 17.5
 224 Delaware State            over  223 Virginia Military          28.0 to 24.5
  56 Appalachian State         over   86 East Carolina              38.5 to 35.0
 125 Dayton                    over  173 Illinois State             31.5 to 28.0
  61 Tulsa                     over   85 Iowa State                 35.0 to 28.0
 196 Sacred Heart              over  228 Morgan State               28.0 to 24.5
  35 Notre Dame                over   52 Navy                       28.0 to 24.5
 165 Old Dominion              over  167 Duquesne                   31.5 to 28.0
 134 Stony Brook               over  129 Central Connecticut        31.5 to 28.0
  81 Syracuse                  over   78 Northwestern               24.5 to 21.0
 184 Florida A&M               over  218 Tennessee State            24.5 to 21.0
  76 Virginia                  over   66 Richmond                   21.0 to 21.0
  79 Wake Forest               over   94 Liberty                    35.0 to 24.5
  64 Louisville                over   58 Kentucky                   31.5 to 28.0

NOTE: the above scores are rounded to the nearest 3.5 points. Exact predicted scores are not released until after game time

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