Week Eleven NCAA News

Saturday night in Heinz Field the match-up between the Pitt Panthers and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish may be a little shorter on hype then some would have expected before last weekend, but it won't be short on intensity from the players.

Notre Dame's spot in the Top 25 is gone after a surprising loss to Navy last weekend, and with that likely went its hopes of a trip to a BCS game.

NCAA odds makers like the 12th ranked Panthers as a home favorite in this one. The Vegas line is sitting at...

With a Rose Bowl berth on the line, the Ohio State Buckeyes host the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday afternoon at the Shoe in Columbus. The winner will clinch a Big Ten title and will be heading to Pasadena in January.

This exciting match-up was set last weekend when the Buckeyes beat Penn State 24-7 in Happy Valley on Saturday, the same day Iowa lost quarterback Ricky Stanzi and its first game at home against Northwestern, 17-10.

NCAA odds makers are calling the Buckeyes heavy home favorites in this one. The Vegas line is sitting at...

After a close call last week against Wake Forest, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are still in control of the own destiny as they head to Wallace Wade Stadium to take on the Duke Blue Devils this Saturday.

Looking for their first eight-game winning streak in more than 40 years, the seventh-ranked Yellow Jackets can secure the ACC Coastal Division title for the first time in three seasons with a win at Duke.

NCAA odds makers like their chances as the Yellow Jackets are being called double-digit road favorites as they head to Durham. The Vegas line is at...

Boise State needs to do more than just remain unbeaten against the Idaho Vandals on Saturday, they will need to turn some heads in their last four games to pass TCU in the BCS standings.

They didn't do that last week when there defense struggled to get stops as the Broncos beat Louisiana Tech 45-35 in a game that they expected to win a lot more convincingly.

NCAA odds makers are calling the Broncos...

Saturday night under the lights of Amon Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, the fourth-ranked TCU Horned Frogs host the No. 16 Utah Utes as Mountain West Conference rivals collide.

At 9-0 overall and 5-0 in the MWC, the Frogs have their sights set on a perfect season and BCS bowl berth, while the 8-1 Utes would like nothing better than to spoil those dreams and steal the top spot in the conference. Utah is also 5-0 in the Mountain West.

NCAA odds makers like the Frogs chances as they are heavily favored at home. The Vegas spread is sitting at...

This weekend in Waco, the Baylor Bears host the third-ranked Texas Longhorns in a Big 12 Conference battle. It's true that the Bears have only been able to muster one conference win this season, but Baylor would love to steal on at home against Texas and spoil the Longhorns run at a BCS title.

At 9-0 over all and 5-0 in the Big 12, Texas is coming off a 35-3 win against UCF while Baylor, 4-3 overall and 1-4 in the conference beat Missouri to get their first Big 12 win last week.

NCAA odds makers love the Longhorns in this match-up as the Longhorns are...

Saturday afternoon in Starkville, the Mississippi State Bulldogs will host the third-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in an SEC Conference match-up that could be very interesting to watch.

Alabama has already clinched a spot in the conference title game, but there's still a lot at stake over the final weeks of the regular season.

NCAA odds makers like the Tide's chances on the road in this one. The Vegas line is sitting at...

Saturday afternoon in Williams-Brice Stadium, Steve Spurrier and his Gamecocks would love nothing more than to ruin the Florida Gators perfect season and send the national championship picture into a tailspin.

However, the No. 1 ranked Gators have won 17 of 18 against South Carolina with the loss coming in a 30-22 defeat in Columbia on November 12, 2005, Spurrier's first game against the program he coached from 1990-2001.

NCAA odds makers like the Gators chances in this one as Florida is being calling a heavy road favorite by Vegas prognosticators. The line is sitting at...

Friday night under the lights of Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, the 5th ranked Bearcats host the No. 25 West Virginia Mountaineers in a Big East match-up that has huge championship implications, in the conference as well as the BCS.

Cincinnati comes in at 9-0 overall and 5-0 in the Big East, while the Mountaineers are 7-2 and 3-1 in the conference. The Bearcats beat UConn in a shootout, 47-45 last time out in an offensive explosion and West Virginia topped Louisville, 17-9.

NCAA odds makers are calling Cincinnati...

Thursday night in Huskie Stadium, Mid-American Conference play continues when the Ball State Cardinals come to Dekalb, IL to take on Northern Illinois.

The Huskies are looking to stay hot this week against the Cardinals. Northern Illinois has won three straight including last weeks 50-6 win over Eastern Michigan.

NCAA odds makers like their changes as the Huskies are heavy home favorites. Vegas prognosticators list the spread at...