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CNNSI.com picks the bowls
Posted: Tuesday December 18, 2001 12:27 PM
Updated: Tuesday December 18, 2001 4:51 PM
Think you can predict the winners of all 25 college bowl games? Our writers tried.
CNN/Sports Illustrated college football analyst Trev Alberts, CNNSI.com colllege football writer Stewart Mandel and Sports Illustrated college football writers Kelley King, Tim Layden and Ivan Maisel offer their picks -- with scores -- below:
| CNNSI.com Writers Bowl Picks |
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Bowl
Teams |
Trev
Alberts |
Stewart
Mandel |
Kelley
King |
Tim
Layden |
Ivan
Maisel |
New Orleans:
Colorado St.-North Texas |
CSU,
21-16 |
CSU,
34-7 |
CSU,
24-10 |
CSU,
30-17 |
CSU,
30-21 |
GMAC:
Marshall-E. Carolina |
Mar.,
31-20 |
Mar.,
35-24 |
Mar.,
41-36 |
Mar.,
24-22 |
ECU,
31-28 |
Tangerine:
N.C. State-Pittsburgh |
NCSU,
35-21 |
NCSU,
28-24 |
NCSU,
38-17 |
Pitt,
42-31 |
NCSU,
28-27 |
Vegas:
USC-Utah |
Utah,
28-17 |
Utah,
21-18 |
USC,
34-24 |
USC,
28-14 |
USC,
21-10 |
Seattle:
Ga. Tech-Stanford |
Stan.,
41-24 |
Stan.,
35-27 |
Stan.,
23-7 |
Stan.,
35-14 |
Stan.,
38-24 |
Independence:
Alabama-Iowa St. |
Ala.,
28-21 |
ISU,
23-17 |
ISU,
24-21 |
Ala.,
33-21 |
Ala.,
24-21 |
Gallery:
Texas A&M-TCU |
A&M,
24-17 |
A&M,
21-7 |
A&M,
10-7 |
TCU,
17-15 |
A&M,
17-14 |
Music City:
Boston College-Georgia |
BC,
21-17 |
Ga.,
37-14 |
Ga.,
23-20 |
BC,
27-21 |
BC,
24-23 |
Holiday:
Washington-Texas |
Tex.,
38-30 |
Tex.,
34-24 |
Tex.,
30-21 |
Tex.,
38-35 |
Tex.,
27-13 |
Motor City:
Toledo-Cincinnati |
Tol.,
28-14 |
Tol.,
35-20 |
Tol.,
34-14 |
Tol.,
29-18 |
Cincy,
24-20 |
Alamo:
Iowa-Texas Tech |
Tech,
31-17 |
Tech,
28-17 |
Tech,
20-7 |
Iowa,
24-17 |
Iowa,
17-13 |
Insight.com:
Syracuse-Kansas St. |
Syr.,
14-10 |
KSU,
27-16 |
Syr.,
28-20 |
Syr.,
32-23 |
Syr.,
21-14 |
Humanitarian:
Clemson-La. Tech |
Clem.,
24-17 |
Clem.,
45-27 |
Tech,
23-16 |
Clem.,
45-30 |
Tech,
21-17 |
Sun:
Purdue-Washington St. |
WSU,
38-10 |
WSU,
30-26 |
WSU,
31-7 |
WSU,
26-14 |
WSU,
31-14 |
Silicon Valley:
Fresno St.-Michigan St. |
FSU,
28-17 |
FSU,
30-13 |
FSU,
36-34 |
MSU,
28-22 |
FSU,
35-17 |
Liberty:
BYU-Louisville |
BYU,
48-40 |
Lou.,
42-34 |
BYU,
49-48 |
Lou.,
31-24 |
Lou.,
35-31 |
Peach:
Auburn-N. Carolina |
UNC,
21-17 |
Aub.,
23-20 |
UNC,
27-7 |
Aub.,
24-10 |
UNC,
17-3 |
Cotton:
Oklahoma-Arkansas |
OU,
31-14 |
OU,
38-10 |
OU,
20-14 |
OU,
35-16 |
Ark.,
38-35 |
Outback:
Ohio State-S. Carolina |
S.C.,
17-14 |
OSU,
28-27 |
S.C.,
23-3 |
S.C.,
17-10 |
OSU,
24-17 |
Gator:
Florida State-Virginia Tech |
VT,
17-14 |
VT,
28-21 |
FSU,
24-17 |
FSU,
42-27 |
FSU,
28-14 |
Citrus:
Michigan-Tennessee |
UT,
28-21 |
UT,
31-21 |
UT,
31-30 |
UT,
31-14 |
UT,
28-27 |
Fiesta:
Oregon-Colorado |
Colo,
45-20 |
Ore.,
37-20 |
Colo.,
38-35 |
Ore.,
28-27 |
Ore.,
28-24 |
Sugar:
LSU-Illinois |
LSU,
31-28 |
Ill.,
36-22 |
LSU,
36-28 |
Ill.,
21-20 |
Ill.,
20-17 |
Orange:
Florida-Maryland |
UF,
50-38 |
UF,
41-20 |
UF,
40-13 |
UF,
45-24 |
UF,
31-14 |
Rose:
Nebraska-Miami |
Neb,
24-17 |
Mia.,
27-21 |
Mia.,
34-17 |
Mia.,
35-21 |
Mia.,
31-17 |
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