For Round 2 results, click here.
For Round 3 results, click here.
Out of protest but also out of having a lazy day with my girlfriend on Monday/being busy on Tuesday and Wednesday, I didn't watch any of the Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl or Orange Bowl and didn't turn on the Fiesta Bowl until the missed field goal at the end of regulation by Jordan Williamson. So since the major bowl games were scheduled for particular days in advance, I started running the simulations on Monday. Since this is the bowl game round, I'm simulating every game 5 times to ensure better accuracy. Weather is taken into account for outdoor stadiums, and once again all simulations provided by WhatIfSports.com.
(12)Baylor vs (10)Wisconsin
Game 1: BAY 34, WIS 20
Game 2: WIS 44, BAY 37
Game 3: BAY 42, WIS 31
Game 4: WIS 41, BAY 28
Game 5: WIS 21, BAY 14
Final: Wisconsin 34, Baylor 31
Fiesta Bowl
(8)Kansas State vs (6)Arkansas
Game 1: ARK 42, KSU 24
Game 2: ARK 27, KSU 20
Game 3: ARK 33, KSU 17
Game 4: ARK 17, KSU 0
Game 5: ARK 27, KSU 19
Final: Arkansas 29, Kansas State 16
(4) Stanford vs (7) Boise State
Game 1: BSU 41, STAN 24
Game 2: STAN 30, BSU 23
Game 3: STAN 50, BSU 49 (OT)
Game 4: STAN 30, BSU 26
Game 5: STAN 39, BSU 34
Final: Stanford 35, Boise State 34
Orange Bowl
(5)Oregon vs (3)Oklahoma State
Game 1: ORE 54, OSU 47
Game 2: ORE 42, OSU 21
Game 3: OSU 34, ORE 10
Game 4: ORE 35, OSU 31
Game 5: OSU 47, ORE 35
Final: Oregon 35, Oklahoma State 34
(1)LSU vs (2)Alabama
Game 1: ALA 46, LSU 27
Game 2: ALA 52, LSU 24
Game 3: ALA 26, LSU 24
Game 4: ALA 30, LSU 28
Game 5: LSU 41, ALA 40 (OT)
Final: Alabama 39, LSU 28
NCAA Pipe Dream Playoff Bracket can be found here.
Losers' Bracket can be found here.
(Brackets created through betterbracketmaker.com.)
I'm counting the results of the Pipe Dream Championship as my BCS title game prediction, even though the BCS is a load of crap. But look at how many great matchups there were in this Bowl round. A lot of 3-2 splits on the simulations, which made for some complicated math, but made it fun. The teams I put into the tournament may not have worked, but the playoff system itself does. It creates intriguing matchups. What more could you want? Other than, you know, more money in your pocket if you're a conference commisioner or bowl executive.
I promised a tournament bracket based on the system created by the authors of Death to the BCS, which I still need to get to. I have to figure out a seeding system for it, and hopefully have something done fairly quickly. And maybe one day soon we can stop having a pipe dream playoff and get one for real.
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