2013 NCAA Season + 32 Team Postseason Tournament (NCAA 14)

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The NCAA recently announced plans to "go big or go home" so to speak, with a 32 team tournament following the NCAA Football regular season, starting immediately in the 2013 season.

Every conference will have at least one representative, with either the conference's outright champion or Conference Championship Game winner guaranteeing themselves a spot in the Tournament. The same 6 win minimum eligibility requirement that is used for bowl games will also be used.

The Tournament will feature four 8 team brackets (seeded 1-8). The brackets will be named for the four BCS Bowl Games.

Each team will play whatever schedule is within NCAA 14's Season Mode, with no adjustments made (if that's even allowed). The majority of the games will be simmed, with myself playing a few each week. After hand-picking the tournament based on a number of factors, I will post the bracket here and play the games in Exhibition mode at the selected sites.

All game sites, including the first ever NCAA Football Final Four, will be announced in a separate post.

Sit back and enjoy the ride everyone!

(I posted this on the Dynasties page, but I think it'll work better here)

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WEEK 1 RECAP
Here were some of the big games from Week 1
Georgia (9) 28
Clemson (5) 20

Virginia Tech 21
Alabama (1) 36

LSU (12) 24
TCU (17) 31

Boise State (18) 21
Washington 24

Some of the big upsets
Fla. International 27
Maryland 24

Temple 42
Notre Dame (7) 21

Pretty much everyone else who was expected to win, did.

I'll start posting Top 25s as the season gets rolling (probably around Week 7 or 8).

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A college football tournament huh......Well I'm following

[Rotide12]

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Following here

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WEEK 2
BIG GAMES

Notre Dame (19) 35
Michigan (15) 23

Florida (8) 27
Miami FL 30 (OT)

South Carolina (7) 35
Georgia (3) 28


UPSETS
Buffalo 26
Baylor 14

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WEEK 3
BIG GAMES
Boston College 30
USC 27

Alabama (1) 19
Texas A&M (5) 22

Ole Miss (21) 24
Texas (12) 14

UPSETS
Washington (20) 12
Illinois 24

UCLA 34
Nebraska (18) 13

Tennessee 27
Oregon (6) 21

Wisconsin 24
Arizona State (25) 17

Vanderbilt 27
South Carolina (4) 24

WEEK 4
BIG GAMES
Michigan State 17
Notre Dame (12) 38

Tennessee (20) 6
Florida (13) 45

Kansas State (16) 31
Texas (19) 17

UPSETS
Clemson (11) 10
NC State 20

Oregon State (18) 31
San Diego State 38

UL Monroe 31
Baylor 28

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WEEK 5
BIG GAMES
Florida State (8) 31
Boston College 13

Wisconsin 24
Ohio State (1) 21

Oklahoma (6) 24
Notre Dame (11) 20

Texas A&M (2) 37 OT
Arkansas 34

Ole Miss (16) 38
Alabama (5) 28

LSU (13) 35
Georgia (7) 14


UPSETS
SMU 30
TCU (9) 21

Miami FL (21) 24
USF 34

Central Michigan 27
NC State (19) 21

Arkansas State 35
Missouri 21

I'm going to try an get caught up to the present by the end of next week. I'm also going to post the blank bracket (with game sites / dates) by the end of tonight.

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Here is the blank bracket complete with Game Sites. All games broadcast on ESPN.

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WEEK 6
BIG GAMES
TCU (22) 17
Oklahoma (4) 44

Georgia (13) 35
Tennessee (25) 13

LSU (7) 17
Mississippi State (20) 14

Kansas State (12) 30 OT
Oklahoma State (24) 24

UPSETS
Clemson (18) 20
Syracuse 23 OT

Ole Miss (10) 27
Auburn 41

WEEK 7
BIG GAMES
Oklahoma (3) 41
Texas (20) 34

Florida (10) 41
LSU (8) 34

Texas A&M (1) 48
Ole Miss (19) 27

UPSETS
Northwestern 20
Wisconsin (16) 14

Nebraska (18) 27
Purdue 37

Baylor 32
Kansas State (6) 31

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Just a recap of the tournament eligibility requirements:

Any Top 25 team will be in the tournament.

Every Conference Champion receives a bid.

6 wins make a team postseason eligible.

Also, I hope to be up to the current week by today, then an update will be posted every Saturday. Starting with Week 11, we will look at the Top 25 before every week, as well as the conference standings after every week.

WEEK 8
BIG GAMES
TCU (20) 17
Oklahoma State (24) 24

LSU (13) 30
Ole Miss (23) 17

Georgia (10) 33
Vanderbilt (15) 21

UPSETS
UCF 31
Louisville (4) 28

Florida (7) 24
Missouri 30

Wisconsin (21) 19
Illinois 38

Indiana 35
Michigan (12) 21

USC 37
Notre Dame (14) 19

Florida State (5) 32
Clemson 35

Auburn 27
Texas A&M (1) 24

WEEK 9
BIG GAMES
UCLA (19) 17
Oregon (7) 24

Vanderbilt (16) 35
Texas A&M (8) 42

Texas (22) 27
TCU (25) 30 OT

UPSETS
Florida Atlantic 31
Auburn (24) 24

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WEEK 10
BIG GAMES
Mississippi State (13) 7
South Carolina (3) 38

Georgia (6) 35
Florida (15) 24

Virginia Tech 45
Boston College 21

Miami FL (16) 21
Florida State (11) 28 OT

Northwestern (14) 9
Nebraska (22) 28

Here's what the Top 25 is looking like
1 Stanford (8-0)
2 Oklahoma (8-0)
3 South Carolina (8-1)
4 Ohio State (8-1)
5 Georgia (6-2)
6 Alabama (6-2)
7 Oregon (7-1)
8 Texas A&M (8-1)
9 LSU (7-2)
10 Louisville (7-1)
11 Florida State (7-1)
12 Kansas State (7-1)
13 Oklahoma State (6-2)
14 Notre Dame (6-3)
15 USC (7-1)
16 Mississippi State (6-2)
17 Nebraska (6-2)
18 Vanderbilt (5-3)
19 Northwestern (7-2)
20 TCU (6-3)
21 Miami FL (6-2)
22 Florida (5-3)
23 UCLA (5-3)
24 Michigan (6-2)
25 Boise State (7-2)

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WEEK 11
BIG GAMES
Mississippi State (16) 16
Texas A&M (8) 28

Oregon (7) 35
Stanford (1) 34

Nebraska (17) 10
Michigan (24) 42

Vanderbilt (18) 27
Florida (22) 31

LSU (9) 35
Alabama (6) 45

UPSETS
Oklahoma (2) 35
Baylor 49

UCLA (23) 23
Arizona 30

Virginia Tech 28 OT
Miami FL (21) 21

TCU (20) 10
Iowa State 17

Kansas State (12) 31
Texas Tech 21

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Here are the team's deemed "still alive" for their conference titles and/or at-large postseason bids

BCS Conferences

AMERICAN
Cincinnati - 8-1 (4-1)
Louisville - 8-1 (4-1)
Houston - 5-4 (4-1)
UCF - 6-2 (3-1)
Rutgers - 5-3 (2-2)

ACC
ATLANTIC
Florida State - 8-1 (6-1)
Boston College - 6-3 (3-2)
Clemson - 5-4 (4-3)
Maryland - 5-4 (2-3)

COASTAL
Virginia Tech - 8-2 (5-1)
North Carolina - 6-3 (4-2)
Miami - 6-3 (3-2)
Duke - 5-4 (3-2)
Georgia Tech - 6-3 (4-3)

BIG 12
Baylor - 6-2 (5-0)
Oklahoma - 8-1 (5-1)
Oklahoma State - 7-2 (5-1)
Kansas State - 7-2 (4-2)
TCU - 6-4 (4-3)

BIG TEN
LEGENDS
Michigan - 7-2 (4-1)
Iowa - 7-3 (4-2)
Nebraska - 6-3 (3-2)
Northwestern - 7-2 (3-2)

LEADERS
Ohio State - 8-1 (4-1)
Indiana - 4-5 (3-2)
Illinois - 6-3 (3-2)

PAC-12
NORTH
Oregon - 8-1 (6-0)
Stanford - 8-1 (6-1)
Washington - 6-3 (4-2)

SOUTH
USC - 8-1 (6-0)
UCLA - 5-4 (3-3)

SEC
EAST
South Carolina - 8-1 (6-1)
Florida - 6-3 (5-2)
Georgia - 7-2 (4-2)
Tennessee - 6-4 (2-4)
Vanderbilt - 5-4 (2-4)

WEST
Texas A&M - 9-1 (5-1)
Alabama - 7-2 (4-2)
LSU - 7-3 (4-2)
Mississippi State - 6-3 (2-3)

C-USA
EAST
Marshall - 4-5 (3-2)
UAB - 3-6 (3-2)
FIU - 5-4 (3-2)
Southern Miss - 4-5 (3-2)
Mid Tennessee State - 4-6 (3-3)

WEST
Tulsa - 6-3 (5-0)
Rice - 4-5 (3-2)
North Texas - 4-6 (3-3)
UTSA - 5-5 (3-3)

INDEPENDENTS
Old Dominion - 8-2
Navy - 7-2
Notre Dame - 7-3

MWC
MOUNTAIN
Boise State - 7-2 (4-1)
Colorado state - 6-3 (3-2)
Utah State - 5-5 (3-3)

WEST
Fresno State - 7-3 (5-1)
Hawai'i - 3-6 (3-3)
UNLV - 6-4 (3-3)

MAC
EAST
Buffalo - 5-4 (4-1)
Ohio - 7-2 (4-1)
Bowling Green - 5-4 (3-2)
Ken State - 5-5 (3-3)

WEST
Northern Illinois - 8-1 (5-0)
Toledo - 6-3 (5-0)
Ball State - 9-1 (5-1)


SUN BELT
UL Lafayette - 7-2 (4-0)
Western Kentucky - 6-4 (4-1)
Troy - 5-5 (4-2)
UL Monroe - 5-5 (3-2)

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Top 25

1 South Carolina (8-1)
2 Alabama (7-2)
3 Ohio State (8-1)
4 Oregon (8-1)
5 Georgia (7-2)
6 Stanford (8-1)
7 Texas A&M (9-1)
8 Louisville (8-1)
9 Oklahoma (8-1)
10 Florida state (8-1)
11 Oklahoma State (7-2)
12 Notre Dame (7-3)
13 USC (8-1)
14 LSU (7-3)
15 Northwestern (7-2)
16 Florida (6-3)
17 Michigan (7-2)
18 Baylor (6-2)
19 Mississippi State (6-3)
20 Kansas State (7-2)
21 Boise State (7-2)
22 Nebraska (6-3)
23 Virginia Tech (8-2)
24 Clemson (5-4)
25 UCF (6-2)

WEEK 12

BIG GAMES
Ball State 35
Northern Illinois 28

Stanford (6) 27
USC (13) 23

Florida (16) 49
South Carolina (1) 20

Alabama (2) 24
Mississippi State (19) 17

UPSETS
UCF (25) 21
Temple 35

TCU 30
Kansas State (20) 27

Oklahoma State (11) 34
Texas 37

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Interesting, can't wait to see the Final Four! Following