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Award Winners

BO JACKSON TROPHY

2009-Mark Ingram (RB, Alabama)

2008-Colt McCoy (QB, Texas)

HERZLICH TROPHY

2009-Ndamukong Suh (DT, Neb.)

2008-Mark Herzlich (LB, B.C.)

FAULK TROPHY

2009-Jerry Hughes (DE, TCU)

2008-Brian Johnson (QB, Utah)

SPROLES/SAUERBRUN AWARD

2009-Mardy Gilyard (RET, Cincy)

2008-Brandon James (RET, Florida)

WALKER AWARD

2009-LaMichael James (RB, Oregon)

2008-Robert Griffin (QB, Baylor)

THE DEION

2009-Earl Thomas (S, Texas)

2008-Eric Berry (S, Tennessee)

SAYERS AWARD

2009-C.J. Spiller (RB/KR, Clemson)

2008-Jahvid Best (RB, California)

FRAZIER AWARD

2009-Tony Pike (QB, Cincinnati)

2008-Tyrod Taylor (QB, Va. Tech)

*updated Jan. 20

J.Pike's Final 2009 Computer Power Rankings - Top 25

1. Alabama	14-0	104.9
2. Texas	13-1	99.8
3. Florida	13-1	97.9
4. Boise State	14-0	91.4
5. Cincinnati	12-1	91.0
6. Ohio State	11-2	89.4
7. TCU	12-1	88.4
8. Iowa	11-2	85.5
9. Oregon	10-3	84.8
10. Virginia Tech	10-3	84.3
11. BYU	11-2	83.0
12. Penn State	11-2	81.4
13. LSU	9-4	79.7
14. Georgia Tech	11-3	77.1
15. Pittsburgh	10-3	76.4
16. Wisconsin	10-3	76.3
17. Nebraska	10-4	76.2
18. Utah	10-3	75.9
19. USC	9-4	71.2
20. West Virginia	9-4	69.7
21. Miami	9-4	69.3
22. Central Michigan	12-2	68.9
23. Oklahoma State	9-4	67.9
24. Oklahoma	8-5	65.4
25. Texas Tech	9-4	64.8

*updated Jan.8

The Greatest Tournament of All Time

For info about the tournament, click HERE and HERE.

SCORES:

Round 1 - Click HERE
Round 2 - Click HERE
Round 3 - Click HERE
Bracket Finals - Click HERE
Final 64 - Click HERE
Final Four - Click HERE

ROUND RECAPS:

Round 1 - Click HERE
Round 2 - Click HERE
Round 3 - Click HERE
Final 64 Preview - Click HERE
Sweet 16 Preview - Click HERE
Final Four Preview - Click HERE

BRACKET:

For an Excel spreadsheet file containing the entire bracket and a search tab to help you find your team, feel free to email me at jimmy.wrench@hotmail.com

HOW WE DID IT:

The Greatest Tournament of All Time is a tournament we are simulating at Pikes Picks that includes the top 2,048 teams from the last 32 seasons of college football. That just happens to coincide with my lifetime (1977-2008).

We developed a power ranking formula independent of statistics that is based on who you played and whether you won or not. That power ranking was applied to all 3,719 teams that played Division 1-A football from the 1977 season through the 2008 season.

The seeding for the tournament was done by ordering all teams by their power ranking. The top 2,048 teams made the field, and were divided into 64 brackets each containing 32 teams. So the 64 brackets will play off, with each bracket winner advancing to the final field of 64, which we are calling "The Bracket of Champions".

The games are simulated using Pikes Picks' own score prediction formula that takes into account factors such as average points per game scored and allowed by each team, as well as whether or not each team usually scores more or less points than is expected of them.

THANKS:

A big thanks to James Howell, whose website provided all the source data to plug into our formulas, and to the USA Today College Football Encyclopedia, the most complete recap of the past 55 years of college football on the market.

2009 J&BP Top 25

Rk. School	LW	Rec.
1. Texas	1	9-0
2. Alabama	3	9-0
3. Florida	1	9-0
4. TCU	18	9-0
5. Georgia Tech	6	9-1
6. Cincinnati	7	9-0
7. Boise State	8	9-0
8. Pittsburgh	11	8-1
9. Oregon	9	7-2
10. USC	12	7-2
11. Ohio State	14	8-2
12. LSU	10	7-2
13. Virginia Tech	15	6-3
14. Miami	16	7-2
15. Iowa	5	9-1
16. Penn State	13	8-2
17. Arizona	19	6-2
18. Utah	20	8-1
19. Oregon State	24	6-3
20. Houston	22	8-1
21. Oklahoma State	23	7-2
22. South Florida	21	6-2
23. Stanford	--	6-3
24. Tennessee	--	5-4
25. BYU	--	7-2

OTHERS RECEIVING CONSIDERATION Wisconsin, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Auburn, West Virginia, Clemson

DROPPED OUT
Oklahoma (17), Notre Dame (18), Wisconsin (25)

*updated Nov. 8

Final 2008 J&BP Top 25

1. Florida (J,B)	3	13-1
2. Texas	2	12-1
3. Utah	5	13-0
4. Oklahoma	1	12-2
5. USC	6	12-1
6. Alabama	4	12-2
7. Georgia	12	10-3
8. Ohio State	9	10-3
9. TCU	11	11-2
10. Penn State	8	11-2
11. Texas Tech	7	11-2
12. Boise State	10	12-1
13. Virginia Tech	14	10-4
14. Oregon	24	10-3
15. Cincinnati	13	11-3
16. Missouri	20	10-4
17. Oregon State	22	9-4
18. Pittsburgh	17	9-4
19. Oklahoma State	15	9-4
20. California	23	9-4
21. Michigan State	18	9-4
22. Ole Miss	--	9-4
23. Nebraska	21	9-4
24. Georgia Tech	16	9-4
25. Florida State	--	9-4

OTHERS RECEIVING CONSIDERATION W. Virginia (9-4), Boston Coll. (9-5), Iowa (9-4), LSU (8-5), Rice (10-3), North Carolina (8-5), BYU (10-3)

DROPPED OUT
Boston College (19), Ball State (25)

*updated Jan. 9

10.29.2008

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