By Steve Deace
AAC – Predicted Order of Finish
Louisville (7-1, 11-1)
Central Florida (6-2, 9-3)
Cincinnati (6-2, 9-3)
Rutgers (5-3, 7-5)
Houston (5-3, 7-5)
SMU (4-4, 6-6)
Connecticut (3-5, 5-7)
South Florida (2-6, 4-8)
Temple (1-7, 4-8)
Memphis (1-7, 3-9)
All-AAC Offense
QB — Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville
RB — Lyle McCombs, Connecticut
RB — Charles Sims, Houston
WR — Brandon Coleman, Rutgers
WR — DeVante Parker, Louisville
TE — Gerald Christian, Louisville
OL — Torrian Wilson, Central Florida
OL — Kaleb Johnson, Rutgers
OL — Eric Lefeld, Cincinnati
OL — Antwan Lowery, Rutgers
OL — Austen Bujnoch, Cincinnati
K — John Wallace, Louisville
All-AAC Defense
DL — Jamil Merrell, Rutgers
DL — Aaron Lynch, South Florida
DL — E.J. Dunston, Central Florida
LB — Preston Brown, Louisville
LB — Yawin Smallwood, Connecticut
LB — Tyler Matakevich, Temple
LB — Greg Blair, Cincinnati
DB — Kenneth Acker, SMU
DB — Hakeem Smith, Louisville
DB — Calvin Pryor, Louisville
DB — Devon Drane, Cincinnati
P — Richie Leone, Houston
AAC Honor Roll
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR — Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR — Hakeem Smith, Louisville
LINEMAN OF THE YEAR — Aaron Lynch, South Florida
OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR — Gerald Christian, Louisville
DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR — Aaron Lynch, South Florida
COACH OF THE YEAR — Charlie Strong, Louisville
COACH MOST LIKELY TO BE FIRED — Paul Pasqualoni, Connecticut
GAME OF THE YEAR — Louisville at Cincinnati
CONFERENCE UPSET OF THE YEAR — Cincinnati over Louisville
NON-CONFERENCE UPSET OF THE YEAR — Buffalo over Connecticut
BEST NON-CONFERENCE WIN — Central Florida over Penn State
BUY LOW — Cincinnati
SELL HIGH — Rutgers
ACC – Predicted Order of Finish
COASTAL
Clemson (7-1, 11-2)
Florida State (6-2, 9-3)
Wake Forest (5-3, 7-5)
Maryland (4-4, 6-6)
N.C. State (3-5, 6-6)
Boston College (2-6, 4-8)
Syracuse (2-6, 4-8)
ATLANTIC
Virginia Tech (7-1, 10-3)
Miami, Fla. (5-3, 9-3)
North Carolina (5-3, 8-4)
Georgia Tech (5-3, 7-5)
Pittsburgh (4-4, 6-6)
Virginia (1-7, 4-8)
Duke (0-8, 2-10)
ACC Championship — Clemson over Virginia Tech
All-ACC Offense
QB — Tahj Boyd, Clemson
RB — Duke Johnson, Miami (Fla.)
RB — Kevin Parks, Virginia
WR — Sammy Watkins, Clemson
WR — Stefon Diggs, Maryland
TE — Nick O’Leary, Florida State
OL — James Hurst, North Carolina
OL — Brandon Thomas, Clemson
OL — Bryan Stork, Florida State
OL — Cameron Erving, Florida State
OL — Shaquille Mason, Georgia Tech
K — Chandler Catanzaro, Clemson
All-ACC Defense
DL — Kareem Martin, North Carolina
DL — Timmy Jernigan, Florida State
DL — James Gayle, Virginia Tech
DL — Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh
LB — Christian Jones, Florida State
LB — Kevin Pierre-Louis, Boston College
LB — Jeremiah Attaochu, Georgia Tech
DB — Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State
DB — Ross Cockrell, Duke
DB — Demetrius Nicholson, Virginia
DB — K’Waun Williams, Pittsburgh
P — Will Monday, Duke
ACC Honor Roll
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR — Tahj Boyd, Clemson
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR — James Gayle, Virginia Tech
LINEMAN OF THE YEAR — James Hurst, North Carolina
OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR — Jameis Winston, Florida State
DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR — Alex Figueroa, Miami
COACH OF THE YEAR — Jim Grobe, Wake Forest
COACH MOST LIKELY TO BE FIRED — Mike London, Virginia
GAME OF THE YEAR — Florida State at Clemson
CONFERENCE UPSET OF THE YEAR — Wake Forest over Florida State
NON-CONFERENCE UPSET OF THE YEAR — Miami over Florida
BEST NON-CONFERENCE WIN — Clemson over Georgia
BUY LOW — Virginia Tech
SELL HIGH — Syracuse
BIG 12 – Predicted Order of Finish
TCU (7-2, 10-2)
Texas (7-2, 10-2)
Oklahoma State (7-2, 10-2)
Oklahoma (6-3, 8-4)
Baylor (5-4, 8-4)
Kansas State (5-4, 8-4)
West Virginia (2-7, 5-7)
Iowa State (2-7, 4-8)
Texas Tech (2-7, 4-8)
Kansas (2-7, 4-8)
All-Big 12 Offense
QB — Casey Pachall, TCU
RB — Lache Seastrunk, Baylor
RB — Damien Williams, Oklahoma
WR — Josh Stewart, Oklahoma State
WR — Tyler Lockett, Kansas State
TE — Jace Amaro, Texas Tech
OL — Cyril Richardson, Baylor
OL — Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma
OL — Spencer Drango, Baylor
OL — Cornelius Lucas, Kansas State
OL — Le’Raven Clark, Texas Tech
K — Jaden Oberkrom, TCU
All-Big 12 Defense
DL — Devonte Fields, TCU
DL — Jackson Jeffcoat, Texas
DL — Calvin Barnett, Oklahoma State
DL — James Castleman, Oklahoma State
LB — Bryce Hager, Baylor
LB — Ben Heeney, Kansas
LB — Jordan Hicks, Texas
DB — Aaron Colvin, Oklahoma
DB — Jason Verrett, TCU
DB — Ty Zimmerman, Kansas State
DB — Sam Carter, TCU
P — Kirby Van Der Kamp, Iowa State
Big 12 Honor Roll
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR — Casey Pachall, TCU
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR — Devonte Fields, TCU
LINEMAN OF THE YEAR — Devonte Fields, TCU
OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR — Kevin White, West Virginia
DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR — Shawn Oakman, Baylor
COACH OF THE YEAR — Gary Patterson, TCU
COACH MOST LIKELY TO BE FIRED — Charlie Weiss, Kansas
GAME OF THE YEAR — Texas at TCU
CONFERENCE UPSET OF THE YEAR — Texas Tech over Baylor
NON-CONFERENCE UPSET OF THE YEAR — TCU over LSU
BEST NON-CONFERENCE WIN — TCU over LSU
BUY LOW — TCU
SELL HIGH — Kansas State
Big Ten – Predicted Order of Finish
LEADERS DIVISION
Ohio State (7-1, 12-1)
Wisconsin (5-3, 8-4)
Indiana (4-4, 7-5)
Penn State (3-5, 6-6)
Purdue (2-6, 4-8)
Illinois (1-7, 4-8)
LEGENDS DIVISION
Michigan (7-1, 11-2)
Nebraska (6-2, 10-2)
Northwestern (5-3, 9-3)
Michigan State (5-3, 8-4)
Minnesota (2-6, 6-6)
Iowa (1-7, 4-8)
Big Ten Championship — Ohio State over Michigan
All-Big Ten Offense
QB — Braxton Miller, Ohio State
RB — Venric Mark, Northwestern
RB — Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska
WR — Kenny Bell, Nebraska
WR — Jared Abbrederis, Wisconsin
TE — Devin Funchess, Michigan
OL — Taylor Lewan, Michigan
OL — Spencer Long, Nebraska
OL — Andrew Norwell, Ohio State
OL — John Urschell, Penn State
OL — Jeremiah Sirles, Nebraska
K — Brendon Gibbons, Michigan
All-Big Ten Defense
DL — Tyler Scott, Northwestern
DL — Deion Barnes, Penn State
DL — Adolphus Washington, Ohio State
DL — Noah Spence, Ohio State
LB — Chris Borland, Wisconsin
LB — Ryan Shazier, Ohio State
LB — Max Bullough, Michigan State
DB — Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State
DB — Bradley Roby, Ohio State
DB — Ibraheim Campbell, Northwestern
DB — Blake Countess, Michigan
P — Mike Sadler, Michigan State
Big Ten Honor Roll
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR — Braxton Miller, Ohio State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR — Bradley Roby, Ohio State
LINEMAN OF THE YEAR — Taylor Lewan, Michigan
OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR — Tanner McEvoy, Wisconsin
DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR — Taco Charlton, Michigan
COACH OF THE YEAR — Kevin Wilson, Indiana
COACH MOST LIKELY TO BE FIRED — Tim Beckman, Illinois
GAME OF THE YEAR — Ohio State at Michigan
CONFERENCE UPSET OF THE YEAR — Illinois over Michigan State
NON-CONFERENCE UPSET OF THE YEAR — Michigan over Notre Dame
BEST NON-CONFERENCE WIN — Nebraska over UCLA
BUY LOW — Michigan
SELL HIGH — Penn State
Pac-12 – Predicted Order of Finish
NORTH DIVISION
Stanford (7-2, 11-2)
Oregon (7-2, 10-2)
Oregon State (6-3, 9-3)
Washington (5-4, 8-4)
California (3-6, 5-7)
Washington State (1-8, 3-6)
SOUTH DIVISION
Arizona State (7-2, 10-3)
USC (7-2, 9-3)
UCLA (5-4, 7-5)
Arizona (3-6, 6-6)
Utah (2-7, 4-8)
Colorado (1-8, 3-9)
Pac-12 Championship — Stanford over Arizona State
All-Pac-12 Offense
QB — Marcus Mariota, Oregon
RB — Ka’Deem Carey, Arizona
RB — De’Anthony Thomas, Oregon
WR — Marquise Lee, USC
WR — Kasen Williams, Washington
TE — Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington
OL — David Yankey, Stanford
OL — Xavier Su’a-Filo, UCLA
OL — Cameron Fleming, Stanford
OL — Hroniss Grasu, Oregon
OL — Jake Fisher, Oregon
K — Vince D’Amato, California
All-Pac-12 Defense
DL — Will Sutton, Arizona State
DL — Sean Crichton, Oregon State
DL — Ben Gardner, Stanford
DL — Henry Anderson, Stanford
LB — Shayne Skov, Stanford
LB — Trent Murphy, Stanford
LB — Anthony Barr, UCLA
DB — Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon
DB — Ed Reynolds, Stanford
DB — Rashaad Reynolds, Oregon State
DB — Dion Bailey, USC
P — Darragh O’Neill, Colorado
Pac-12 Honor Roll
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR — Marcus Mariota, Oregon
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR — Will Sutton, Arizona State
LINEMAN OF THE YEAR — Will Sutton, Arizona State
OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR — Jaelen Strong, Arizona State
DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR — Su’a Cravens, USC
COACH OF THE YEAR — Todd Graham, Arizona State
COACH MOST LIKELY TO BE FIRED — Lane Kiffin, USC
GAME OF THE YEAR — Oregon at Stanford
CONFERENCE UPSET OF THE YEAR — Utah over Arizona State
NON-CONFERENCE UPSET OF THE YEAR — Arizona State over Notre Dame
BEST NON-CONFERENCE WIN — Arizona State over Notre Dame
BUY LOW — Arizona State
SELL HIGH — UCLA
SEC – Predicted Order of Finish
EAST DIVISION
Georgia (7-1, 10-3)
South Carolina (6-2, 10-2)
Florida (6-2, 9-3)
Missouri (3-5, 7-5)
Tennessee (3-5, 6-6)
Vanderbilt (2-6, 6-6)
Kentucky (0-8, 1-11)
SOUTH DIVISION
Alabama (7-1, 12-1)
Texas A&M (5-3, 9-3)
LSU (5-3, 8-4)
Mississippi (5-3, 8-4)
Mississippi State (3-5, 6-6)
Arkansas (2-6, 6-6)
Auburn (2-6, 5-7)
SEC Championship — Alabama over Georgia
All-SEC Offense
QB — A.J. McCarron, Alabama
RB — T.J. Yeldon, Alabama
RB — Todd Gurley, Georgia
WR — Amari Cooper, Alabama
WR — Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt
WR — Mike Evans, Texas A&M
OL — Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
OL — Cyrus Kouandijo, Alabama
OL — Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State
OL — Anthony Steen, Alabama
OL — Tiny Richardson, Tennessee
K — Carey Spear, Vanderbilt
All-SEC Defense
DL — Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
DL — Domonique Easley, Florida
DL — Chris Smith, Arkansas
DL — Anthony Johnson, LSU
LB — C.J. Mosley, Alabama
LB — A.J. Johnson, Tennessee
LB — Denzel Nkdemiche, Mississippi
DB — Loucheiz Purifoy, Florida
DB — HaHa Clinton-Dix, Alabama
DB — Craig Loston, LSU
DB — Damien Swann, Georgia
P — Kyle Christy, Florida
SEC Honor Roll
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR — A.J. McCarron, Alabama
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR — Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
LINEMAN OF THE YEAR — Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR — Cameron Artis-Payne, Auburn
DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR — Robert Nkemdiche, Mississippi
COACH OF THE YEAR — Gary Pinkel, Missouri
COACH MOST LIKELY TO BE FIRED — Gary Pinkel, Missouri
GAME OF THE YEAR — South Carolina at Georgia
CONFERENCE UPSET OF THE YEAR — Missouri over South Carolina
NON-CONFERENCE UPSET OF THE YEAR — Arkansas over Rutgers
BEST NON-CONFERENCE WIN — South Carolina over Clemson
BUY LOW — Missouri
SELL HIGH — Texas A&M
2013 BOWL PROJECTIONS
BCS National Championship: Ohio State vs. Alabama
Rose Bowl: Michigan vs. Stanford
Sugar Bowl: Texas vs. South Carolina
Orange Bowl: Oregon vs. Clemson
Fiesta Bowl: Louisville vs. TCU
Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M
Capitol One Bowl: Nebraska vs. Florida
Outback Bowl: Wisconsin vs. Mississippi
Gator Bowl: Michigan State vs. LSU
Chick-fil-a Bowl: Georgia vs. Florida State
Alamo Bowl: USC vs. Oklahoma
Sun Bowl: Arizona State vs. Virginia Tech
Holiday Bowl: Washington vs. Kansas State
Las Vegas Bowl: Oregon State vs. Fresno State
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl: Northwestern vs. Baylor
*Texas Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Indiana
New Mexico Bowl: UCLA vs. Boise State
Music City Bowl: Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech
Russell Athletic: Central Florida vs. Miami, Fla.
Belk Bowl: Cincinnati vs. North Carolina
Armed Forces Bowl: Navy vs. Utah State
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: BYU vs. Arizona
*Pinstripe Bowl: Rutgers vs. Buffalo
Liberty Bowl: Middle Tennessee vs. Mississippi State
Advocare V100 Bowl: Missouri vs. Pittsburgh
*Poinsettia Bowl: San Diego State vs. Vanderbilt
Heart of Dallas Bowl: Minnesota vs. East Carolina
BBVA Compass Bowl: Arkansas vs. Houston
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: San Jose State vs. Ball State
*Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl: Bowling Green vs. Maryland
Military Bowl: Tulsa vs. Wake Forest
Beef O’Brady’s Bowl: Rice vs. SMU
Hawaii Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. Air Force
GoDaddy Bowl: Western Kentucky vs. Ohio University
R&L Carriers Bowl: Louisiana-Monroe vs. Marshall
* At-large selection was made since slotted team wasn’t eligible
