WEEK NINE RESULTS

• WEEK NINE WINNER:  Stephanie Hoisington.  Again.  She also won the first week of the season.  Her 6-0 record allowed her to jump from 33rd place to 4th.
• The group winning and lock winning percentages were below average:  45.1% and 41.9%, respectively.
• The group winning percentage has only eclipsed 50% once in the last seven weeks.
• Only 11 people scored 100 points or more.  That is the lowest total of the year.
• Minnesota vs Iowa was the least popular game of the year.  Only 43 people made a selection in that game.  For whatever reason, Big Ten games typically see less interest than other conferences.
• For the first time this year, neither OU nor OSU received the majority of the picks.  However, both teams covered the spread.
• Only two points separate Brandon Harris (1st place) from Doug Somerholder (2nd place).
• The gap between 2nd place and 10th place (64 points) is the same as the gap between 10th place and 49th place.
• Seven people are tied with an 8-1 Lock record.

WEEK EIGHT RESULTS

• WEEK EIGHT WINNER:  Matt “Pappa Georgio” George.  Four people went 6-0 this week, but Matt captured the week with his 136 points.
• Although the week as a whole wasn’t bad, the lock percentage was the second worst of the year.  The winning percentage was 49.4%.  The lock percentage was just 38.9%.
• The 6-0s continue to outpace the 0-6s:  39-33.  It will flip before the end of the year.
• Favorites were 6-9, marking the third week in a row with a losing record.
• Week 8 saw the least popular game of the year, Wyoming vs Boise State.  48 people picked the game, 24 picks going to each side.
• Jeffrey Szul occupies 1st place, but there are a bunch of people within striking distance.
• Three people entered Week 8 with a perfect lock record.  They all lost.  There is now an 11-way tie for first.
• Double-digit favorites were only 1-4.
• The most popular picks of the week were home grown:  OU and OSU.  Both teams won, but neither team covered.

WEEK SEVEN RESULTS

• WEEK SEVEN WINNER:  Brandon Harris.  For the first time this year, only one person went 6-0, despite it being a pretty decent week for the group.
• The group winning percentage and lock winning percentages were almost identical to Week 6:  51.3% and 49.3%, respectively.
• Only 16 people scored 100 points or more.  That is the second lowest total of the year.
• The “Majority 6” continues to find success:  3-2-1 for the week and 23-17-1 for the year.
• The two most popular picks were winners:  TCU and West Virginia.
• The six of the next seven most popular picks were either ATS losers or the game ended in a push.
• And then there were three.  Only three people have a 6-0 lock record:  Gary Mathews, David Dennis and Aaron Aulgur.
• The elimination bracket begins in Week 8, with the top 128 participants making the cut.  The following people missed the cut by one point:  Justin Love, Erick Reusser and Brett Moran.  Sorry, guys.

The Weekly Winners are highlighted week to week on the leaderboard.

Refer to the pdf on the leaderboard page.

WEEK FOURTEEN RESULTS

• WEEK FOURTEEN WINNER:  Justin Hess.  He was the only person to go 6-0, outscoring the next closest competitor, Rick Wampler, by 22 points.
• The group winning and lock winning percentages were easily the worst of the year:  39.8% and 33.1%, respectively.
• Eight people went 0-6.
• The four most popular picks were ATS losers:  Navy, Clemson, Wisconsin and OSU.
• Michael Patton took over 1st place in week two and had not relinquished it all year…until…Rick Wampler dropped 109 points in the final week to edge him out by 2 points.  2 measly points.  Third place, Travis Phelan, finished 91 points behind Michael.
• The Lock Race:  Going into the final week, Andrew Rowlan had a 1/2 game lead over Zach Favors and Justin Darr.  All three of them lost their locks, which opened the way for Jason Hall and Jeff Harbison.  There was a three way tie for the best record between Jason Hall, Jeff Harbison and Andrew Rowlan.  The tie-breaker, most overall points, put Jason in 1st place, Jeff in 2nd place and Andrew in 3rd place.  Only the top two spots get paid.
• The Best Finish Award: Cody Miller won the prize with a solid 18-6 record.
• The Elimination Bracket:  The championship game was a massive dud.  When you score the 2nd most points of the entire group, as Rick Wampler did, you are almost assured of the victory.  When your opponent, John Eanes, goes 0-6, well…
• Only 2 people in the top 20 of the final standings won a week.
• Bary Holleyman finished with the worst overall record at 28-54-2, which would’ve been good enough for 3rd place if reversed.
• The highest ranked player without a 100 point week was Russell Kent in 34th place.  The next highest was Mitch Lied in 62nd.
• The highest ranked player with a 0 point week was Trevor Bowman in 5th place.
• Clay Stephens was the highest ranked player with a losing lock record.  He finished in 11th place.
• Brent Baisden was the lowest ranked player with a winning lock record.  He finished in 306th place.