Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Underdog recap

The regular season of the Silly Underdog Contest is over. Here's a recap of my victories:

1 Army 5.5 ARKANSAS STATE
2 Stanford 10.5 SAN JOSE ST
2 TEXAS 2.5 Ohio State
3 CONNECTICUT 6 Wake Forest
3 STANFORD 3 Navy
4 Boston College 7 N.C. STATE
4 UAB 10 Mississippi State
5 CONNECTICUT 3 Navy
5 UTAH 3.5 Boise State
5 FLORIDA INTL. 8 Arkansas St
6 COLORADO 5 Baylor
6 TEXAS TECH 4 Missouri
7 N.C. STATE 4 Wake Forest
8 PITTSBURGH 6.5 Rutgers
8 FLORIDA ST 4.5 Boston Col.
10 Boston Col. 3.5 WAKE FOREST
10 Georgia 6.5 KENTUCKY
11 FLORIDA ST 7.5 Wake Forest
12 TROY ST 7.5 Arkansas State
13 UTEP 10.5 Memphis
14 GA Tech 2.5 Wake Forest

Total score: 121

Geek Analysis:
I was 21 of 42 (50%) in my predictions overall.
Best points in single game: 10.5 (twice)
Least points in a single game: 2.5 (twice)
Avg. score: 5.75 pts. per game
Week 5 was my best week (3 for 3) and week 9 my worst.
With the exception of week 9, I had at least one victory every week.
Wake Forest was my best underdog with five victories.
I successfully picked against FSU, BC, Stanford and UConn twice each.
I placed #70 in the top 100 (a personal best - compare with last year's 75 pts).
"Baylor Bear" Scott passed me up in the final week (#34 overall) after trailing most of the season (thanks a lot UCLA).

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