Heading into college football’s Championship Weekend, it’s time to share with the latest predictions from The Power Rank.
If you are unfamiliar with The Power Rank, these numbers come via Ed Feng’s analytics system, known as The Power Rank. Feng’s metrics used have accurately predicted the winners of college football games from the 2015 season to the 2017 season 73.7 percent of the time — with an overall record of 1679-598. That number is even more impressive when you factor in that The Power Rank does not pick FBS games against FCS competition.
Here is how the system predicts the big weekend of championship games to play out over at The Power Rank:
- Washington will beat Utah on a neutral field by 3.4 points. The Utes have a 40 percent chance of winning this game in Santa Clara.
- Boise State will beat Fresno State at home by 2.5 points. The Bulldogs have a 43 percent chance of winning on the blue turf of Boise.
- Oklahoma will beat Texas on a neutral field by 5.7 points. The Longhorns have a 34 percent chance of winning in Arlington.
- Ohio State will beat Northwestern on a neutral field by 8.6 points. The Wildcats have a 26 percent chance of winning this game in Indianapolis.
- UCF will beat Memphis by 10.7 points at home. The Tigers have a 16 percent chance of pulling off the road upset.
- Clemson will beat Pitt by 19.6 points on a neutral field. The Panthers have a nine percent chance of winning this game in Charlotte.
- Alabama will beat Georgia on a neutral field by 10.7 points. The Bulldogs have a 22 percent chance of winning this game in Atlanta.
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
