What an amazing week of college football! I have been knocked out of my own pool with one of the biggest upsets I have seen in years and several other heavy favorites also went down. The pool just got a lot smaller, so check below to see if you're still in the running for the 100 SCR grand prize.
If you are among those still alive, make sure to visit my blog next week to make your pick before Friday night at 11:59 PM CDT. Here are the results from week 3 and who is still left.
Week 3 Contest Statistics
Entries: 29 (45 participated in week1)
Knocked Out: 15 (31 knocked out since beginning of contest)
Teams Responsible for Knockouts: Did not pick a team (6), Virginia Tech (3), Oklahoma State (2), Oregon (1), Mississippi State (1), Georgia Tech (1), Kansas State (1)
Players Left Standing: 14
Craziest Pick That Worked: Michigan State (@izge)
Week 3 Results
Six of the top 25 teams suffered losses on Saturday, making it the most interesting and devastating week of the still young college football season. The biggest upset by a mile was formerly 0-3 Old Dominion, a 28-point underdog, who rose to the challenge, beating #13 Virginia Tech. Here are the results for the top 25 teams who were in action on Saturday:
Georgia (#2) @ Missouri: Georgia
Notre Dame (#8) @ Wake Forest: Notre Dame
Nebraska @ Michigan (#19): Michigan
Boston College (#23) @ Purdue: Purdue
Texas A&M (#22) @ Alabama (#1): Alabama
Clemson (#3) @ Georgia Tech: Clemson
Tulane @ Ohio State (#4): Ohio State
Kansas State @ West Virginia (#12): West Virginia
Virginia Tech (#13) @ Old Dominion: Old Dominion
Florida International @ Miami (#21): Miami
TCU (#17) @ Texas: Texas
McNeese @ BYU (#25): BYU
Army @ Oklahoma (#5): Oklahoma (barely)
Louisiana Tech @ LSU (#6): LSU
Mississippi State (#14) @ Kentucky: Kentucky
Texas Tech @ Oklahoma State (#15): Texas Tech
Arkansas @ Auburn (#9): Auburn
Michigan State (#24) @ Indiana: Michigan State
Stanford (#7) @ Oregon (#20): Stanford
Wisconsin (#18) @ Iowa: Wisconsin
Arizona State @ Washington (#10): Washington
Who's Left?
Instead of telling you all who got knocked out, from now on I will focus on who is still alive in the competition. We are now in the home stretch, so you should be very proud if you're still in the competition. If on this list, you are one step closer to winning 100 SCR! Those who are still alive include:
@heyimsnuffles
@robbijg
@izge
@thesportsguru
@pete
@potplucker
@thebull
@broncofan99
@tadas
@bamamama
@chops316
@news
@writingamigo
@swolesome
Make sure to submit your pick this week. I will release the entry blog post on Wednesday this next week.
Congratulations if you're still in. If you're out like I am, don't worry, we'll have more competitions in the future. Thank you for playing and please still engage with these posts for some fun. Thanks for all of your support here on Scorum!
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