Gupta Power Ratings for College Football

Congratulations to LSU (12-2), who is #1 in the final 2007 Gupta Power Ratings. In fact, they came into the title game against Ohio State (11-2), ranked ahead of the Buckeyes, who fell to 7th after their 38-24 loss. Three Big 12 teams fill out the top 6 and a total of five SEC teams are ranked in the top 17.

It was an interesting year full of countless upsets which made every week of the season seem almost like a playoff weekend. Who would be eliminated, and then later, who would be invited back to the party? The fact that the there were only two possible choices for the national champion by the time the bowls came around was somewhat anti-climactic. We had some many possibilities all season until the last month when only one game mattered.

It's hard to tell how a Division 1A college football playoff would have changed things in 2007. More than likely some of the intrigue of the regular season would have been lost, but I suspect the conclusion would have made it all worth waiting for...

On the season my official picks are 18-13 ATS.

2008 preseason ratings, which are dependent on the NFL draft results, will be some posted sometime after April.

In addition to posting picks here, I do maintain a mailing list and send the picks out as soon as they are up. If you would like to be on the mailing list as well (and no, I don't sell it to anyone), send me an email at bapi@bapi.net

2000 Nebraska QB Eric Crouch 
  1. Louisiana State        299.45  12 - 2
  2. West Virginia          291.62  11 - 2
  3. Missouri               287.87  12 - 2
  4. Georgia                282.86  11 - 2
  5. Oklahoma               281.73  11 - 3
  6. Kansas                 277.89  12 - 1
  7. Southern California    275.89  11 - 2
  8. Ohio State             274.90  11 - 2
  9. Florida                268.87   9 - 4
 10. Virginia Tech          268.66  11 - 3
 11. Cincinnati             263.08  10 - 3
 12. Brigham Young          258.53  11 - 2
 13. Oregon                 255.92   9 - 4
 14. South Florida          252.31   9 - 4
 15. Boston College         252.07  11 - 3
 16. Tennessee              249.90  10 - 4
 17. Auburn                 247.98   9 - 4
 18. Texas                  247.43  10 - 3
 19. Hawaii                 247.13  12 - 1
 20. Illinois               241.34   9 - 4
 21. Arizona State          239.98  10 - 3
 22. Penn State             238.46   9 - 4
 23. Oregon State           237.47   9 - 4
 24. Clemson                236.41   9 - 4
 25. Michigan               236.07   9 - 4

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