Weekly Predictions: Week 9

Well, I had an amazing week going 12-4, including both big picks--LSU over South Carolina and Boston College topped Virginia Tech. Well, this week will be a little different.
Being in school, I have gotten slammed this week with school work, so there won't be any big picks this week but, in honor of the BCS coming out this week, I will give the 2nd annual Lake Report Mid-Season Top 25.

Lake Reports' Top 25
1-Texas Longhorns
2-Alabama Crimson Tide
3-Penn State Nittany Lions
4-LSU Tigers
5-Oklahoma Sooners
6-Florida Gators
7-Southern California Trojans
8-Oklahoma State Cowboys
9-Georgia Bulldogs
10-Missouri Tigers
11-Texas Tech Red Raiders
12-Boise State Broncos
13-Ohio State Buckeyes
14-Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
15-Brigham Young Cougars
16-Utah Utes
17-Texas Christian Horned Frogs
18-South Florida Bulls
19-Michigan State Spartans
20-Kansas Jayhawks
21-Tulsa Golden Hurricanes
22-Northwestern Wildcats
23-Vanderbilt Commodores
24-Boston College Eagles
25-Ball State Cardinals


Picks for the Week
LSU over Georgia
Vanderbilt over Duke
Miss. State over Mid. Tenn. State
West Virginia over Auburn
Alabama over Tennessee
Florida over Kentucky
Ole Miss over Arkansas
Georgia Tech over Virginia
Miami over Wake Forest
Boston College over North Carolina
Florida State over Virginia Tech
Maryland over NC State
Texas Tech over Kansas
Texas over Oklahoma State
Penn State over Ohio State
Arizona over So. Cal


Last Week: 12-4
Week 1: 15-6
Week 2: 14-3
Week 3: 13-3
Week 4: 12-2
Week 5: 11-6
Week 6: 8-4
Week 7: 11-6
Overall: 96-33 (74%)

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