WhatIfSports 2014 College Football Upset Picks and Performance
Each Monday, we publish our college football predictions for every DI FBS game of the upcoming week. Below is a breakdown of our prediction performance, as well as an upset pick for each week.
You can review our 2013 college football prediction accuracy here. We finished with a winning percentage of 79.8 on the season.
Overall Performance (through 12/14/14) | |
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Record | |
Winning Percentage: | 77.6% (643-186) |
AP Top 25 Winning Percentage: | 78.8% (245-66) |
Game of the Week: | 76.5% (13-4) |
Upset of the Week: | 60.0% (9-6) |
College Football Bowl Season
Overall Winning Percentage: 51.3% (20-19)
AP Top 25 Winning Percentage: 44.4% (12-15)
Link to 2014 Bowl Predictions
College Football Week 16
Overall Winning Percentage: 100.0% (1-0)
AP Top 25 Winning Percentage: -
Game of the Week: Navy 26.7 - Army 21.5 (correct, Navy won 17-10)
Link to Army-Navy Pick
College Football Week 15
Overall Winning Percentage: 71.4% (10-4)
AP Top 25 Winning Percentage: 76.9% (10-3)
Game of the Week: Arizona 25.0 - Oregon 27.2 (correct, Oregon won 51-13)
Upset of the Week: Oklahoma State (+20) covers against Oklahoma (correct, Oklahoma St. won 38-35)
Link to Week 15 College Football Picks
College Football Week 14
Overall Winning Percentage: 78.7% (48-13)
AP Top 25 Winning Percentage: 70.8% (17-7)
Game of the Week: Michigan 17.7 - Ohio State 25.4 (correct, Ohio State won 42-28)
Upset of the Week: Nebraska (+1.5) covers against Iowa (correct, Nebraska won 37-34)
Link to Week 14 College Football Picks
College Football Week 13
Overall Winning Percentage: 79.7% (47-12)
AP Top 25 Winning Percentage: 87.0% (20-3)
Game of the Week: USC 21.7 - UCLA 25.1 (correct, UCLA won 38-20)
Upset of the Week: Missouri (+3.5) covers against Tennessee (correct, Missouri won 29-21)
Link to Week 13 College Football Picks
College Football Week 12
Overall Winning Percentage: 64.0% (32-18)
AP Top 25 Winning Percentage: 52.6% (10-9)
Game of the Week: Mississippi State 19.6 - Alabama 21.1 (correct, Alabama won 25-20)
Upset of the Week: LSU (+2.5) covers against Arkansas (incorrect, Arkansas won 17-0)
Link to Week 12 College Football Picks
College Football Week 11
Overall Winning Percentage: 80.0% (40-10)
AP Top 25 Winning Percentage: 83.3% (20-4)
Game of the Week: Ohio State 19.7 - Michigan State 19.9 (incorrect, Ohio State won 49-37)
Upset of the Week: Baylor (+4.5) covers against Oklahoma (correct, Baylor won 48-14)
Link to Week 11 College Football Picks
College Football Week 10
Overall Winning Percentage: 83.3% (45-9)
AP Top 25 Winning Percentage: 90.0% (18-2)
Game of the Week: Auburn 22.8 - Ole Miss 21.7 (correct, Auburn won 35-31)
Upset of the Week: Duke (+1) covers against Pittsburgh (correct, Duke won 51-48)
Link to Week 10 College Football Picks
College Football Week 9
Overall Winning Percentage: 79.6% (39-10)
AP Top 25 Winning Percentage: 75.0% (15-5)
Game of the Week: Ole Miss 25.3 - LSU 19.2 (incorrect, LSU won 10-7)
Upset of the Week: Georgia Tech (+3.5) covers against Pittsburgh (correct, Georgia Tech won 56-28)
Link to Week 9 College Football Picks
College Football Week 8
Overall Winning Percentage: 67.9% (36-17)
AP Top 25 Winning Percentage: 76.2% (16-5)
Game of the Week: Notre Dame 21.5 - Florida State 25.7 (correct, Florida State won 31-27)
Upset of the Week: New Mexico State (+4.5) covers against Idaho (incorrect, Idaho won 29-17)
Link to Week 8 College Football Picks
College Football Week 7
Overall Winning Percentage: 70.4% (38-16)
AP Top 25 Winning Percentage: 80.0% (16-4)
Game of the Week: TCU 25.1 - Baylor 25.7 (correct, Baylor won 61-58)
Upset of the Week: Penn State (+1.5) covers against Michigan (incorrect, Michigan won 18-13)
Link to Week 7 College Football Picks
College Football Week 6
Overall Winning Percentage: 64.9% (37-20)
AP Top 25 Winning Percentage: 54.2% (13-11)
Game of the Week: Alabama 22.6 - Ole Miss 20.2 (incorrect, Ole Miss won 23-17)
Upset of the Week: Air Force (+5) covers against Navy (correct, Air Force won 30-21)
Link to Week 6 College Football Picks
College Football Week 5
Overall Winning Percentage: 75.9% (41-13)
AP Top 25 Winning Percentage: 94.7% (18-1)
Game of the Week: Arkansas 21.3 - Texas A&M 29.3 (correct, Texas A&M won 35-28)
Upset of the Week: Duke (+7) covers against Miami (incorrect, Miami won 22-10)
Link to Week 5 College Football Picks
College Football Week 4
Overall Winning Percentage: 80.7% (46-11)
AP Top 25 Winning Percentage: 87.5% (14-2)
Game of the Week: Clemson 20.2 - Florida State 24.3 (correct, Florida State won 23-17)
Upset of the Week: North Carolina (+3) covers against East Carolina (incorrect, ECU won 70-41)
Link to Week 4 College Football Picks
College Football Week 3
Overall Winning Percentage: 77.6% (45-13)
AP Top 25 Winning Percentage: 73.7% (14-5)
Game of the Week: Georgia 24.7 - South Carolina 23.0 (incorrect, South Carolina won 38-35)
Upset of the Week: West Virginia (+3) covers against Maryland (correct, West Virginia won 40-37)
Link to Week 3 College Football Picks
College Football Week 2
Overall Winning Percentage: 86.5% (64-10)
AP Top 25 Winning Percentage: 87.5% (21-3)
Game of the Week: Michigan State 21 - Oregon 22 (correct, Oregon won 46-27)
Upset of the Week: Western Kentucky (+7) covers against Illinois (incorrect, Illinois won 42-34)
Link to Week 2 College Football Picks
College Football Week 1
Overall Winning Percentage: 88.1% (74-10)
AP Top 25 Winning Percentage: 92.0% (23-2)
Game of the Week I: Wisconsin 22 - LSU 23 (correct, LSU won 28-24)
Game of the Week II: Clemson 24 - Georgia 25 (correct, Georgia won 45-21)
Upset of the Week: Penn State (+2) covers against UCF (correct, Penn State won 26-24)
Link to Week 1 College Football Picks