2025 BWI College Football Pick'Em

[Tom McAndrew]

Once again, I invite you to join the BWI College Football Pick'Em. With the exception of the 2020 year due to the pandemic, we've conducted a BWI College Football Pick'Em every year since 2001. As always, the competition is just for bragging rights. There is no entry fee to participate, and you don't win any money for winning the BWI College Football Pick'Em.

To join, CLICK HERE
(https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/college)

I caution again that the process I go through to set up a group is not the same as someone that is joining a group. As such, I'm not certain of the order of the process, so if any of the below is out of sequence, please post a corrected order and I'll edit this post.

From the above LINK, select the Join a Group pushbutton

From the Join Group screen, go to the right side.

In the Group ID# field, enter: 6403

In the Password field, enter "pennstate"

Then, select the Join Group pushbutton

(If any of the above is incorrect, please post as much in a reply, and tell me what needs to be corrected. As noted above, I don't go through any of the above to create the competition.)

At this point, you'll have to create a handle. In Yahoo's lingo, that is your "Pick Set Name." Please try to use your board handle as your Pick Set Name. (Note: I believe the default is to have your e-mail address viewable to all. If you don't want this, then deselect that option.)

I've opted for the weekly slate of games to be:

- the Yahoo default games AND the B1G conference games AND the Top 25 games

- tie-breakers will be used each week

- you get to drop your 2 worst scores for the overall competition (season-long)

- the deadline for entering selections is 5 minutes before the start of a game

I have not opted to pick against the point spread, or to rank your games by your confidence level.

If we look back at the 2024 season-long competition, these were the final standings:
1st - ncwref
2nd - @40 Yard Dash
3rd - @TAG16
4th – @Fac
5th – @PSUAXE70 & @rem524
6th – @Nittany.Lion & @NitneLiun & @Franklin Fan Boy
7th – @MontereyLion & @Offside Clyde & @CoolBean
8th – @Mpasquale
9th – @Cigarowl & PSU Toronto & @wolfee55
10th – @AlienWedge & Yours Truly & @Beachwineguy & @AustinLion & Blue & White Lion & @1995PSUGrad

The competition does not start until Labor Weekend.

Best of luck to all that play!

 

[MontereyLion]

A new season is upon us. One where our Lions appear to be near the head of the pride. We wait all year to get here and it flys by like the Flash. Anticipation is the fun part. The reality during the games, not so much. Let's all give Tom a run for his money and bring it home the last week.

 

[LionJim]

Note that the teams are listed as favorite / underdog and not home team / visiting team.

 

[MontereyLion]

Note that the teams are listed as favorite / underdog and not home team / visiting team.

Plus I'm not seeing any spreads given. Hmmm?

 

[Nittany.Lion]

Plus I'm not seeing any spreads given. Hmmm?

I'm seeing the spreads.

 

[MontereyLion]

I'm seeing the spreads.

I looked at it too early in the week. Since then spreads showed up.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Week 1 Results

'Coach' = Creepy & Clueless and @troutrus lead the pack, with 42 points. 8 contestants (too many to key in) were one point back, with 41 points. Due to the tiebreaker, 'Coach' = Creepy & Clueless won the weekly competition. Congratulations to the aforementioned (and not mentioned), and major kudos to the winner!

A reminder that I don't start tracking the season-long competition until around the 4th week (give or take) of the competition.

 

[LionJim]

Note that the teams are listed as favorite / underdog and not home team / visiting team.

There is now an @ indicating the home team. I might have missed it last week but it’s there now.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Week 2 Results

@Dragons 62, @Nittany.Lion, @Corner Room Breakfast, @nittanymoops, @mwaltrip, @Bane, 'Coach' = Creepy & Cluele$$ (I don't know your handle), and @Beachwineguy tied for the most points, with 42. Due to the tiebreaker, @Dragons 62 took the weekly honors. Congratulations to the aforementioned, and major kudos to @Dragons 62.

I should note that almost everyone in the Pick'Em did well, as most folks scored 41 points, and a large number of folks scored 40 points. While it was only the 2nd week of the competition, where there are still a lot of unknowns about the various teams, the slate was filled with a surprising number of lopsided matchups, and the scores reflect as much.

A reminder that I don't start tracking the season-long competition until around the 4th week of the competition.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Week 3 Results

@Rotzc and @Jstaar tied for the top scores, with 34. And jtlion posted the only score of 33. Due to the tiebreakers, @Rotzc took the weekly prize. Congratulations to the aforementioned, and major kudos to @Rotzc

Following next week's results, I'll start tracking the season-long competition.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Week 4 Results

@pennstater97 (NittanyLionFan), @Nittanylion83, and @40 Yard Dash tied for the top score, with 28 points. Due to the tiebreakers, NittanyLionFan took the weekly prize. Congratulations to the aforementioned, and major kudos to @pennstater97.

This is the week we start start tracking the season-long competition. 'Coach' - Creepy & Cluele$$ (I don't know your handle) is in 1st place, with 84 points. @Beachwineguy has sole possession of 2nd place, with 83 points. @40 Yard Dash, 2025/2026 National Champions (I don't know your handle), @troutrus, and @PSUAXE70 are tied for 3rd place, with 82 points. @PhillyBillyReprise, Yours Truly, @plb140, @Nittering Nabob, @NitneLiun, @mwaltrip, and @Jtllion are tied for 4th place, with 81 points. @Nittany.Lion, @Dragons 62, @mickey_PSU, @Cigarowl, @Pa_Catamount, @MontereyLion, @lions724, @DP5, @Rotzc, @PSU IE 97, @Bane, @Ngm5008, @Jkpsu, and @Matilda's Portal (I don't know your handle) are tied for 5th place, with 80 points. @CoolBean, @Corner Room Breakfast, @RockyMtnLion, @ATXPSU, alienwedge (I don't know your handle), @Faraway1, @nittanymoops, and gamblerpsu (I don't know your handle) are tied for 6th place, with 79 points. @pennstater97, @Nittanylion83, @Offside Clyde, ncwref (I don't know your handle), @tluckner9 @iamnotmk, @wolfee55, @Lionville, @SW Fla Lion, and @Jstaar are tied for 7th place, with 78 points. @Fac, @LionJim, psu621 (I don't know your handle), @SJLuvsLions, @Classof09, @Ralphie_, @Shep, @Will Gamble, and BRAMS88 (I don't know your handle) are tied for 8th place, with 77 points. @Split T, Eddie's Concubine (I don't know your handle), and @1995PSUGrad are tied for 9th place, with 76 points. @Bob78, @Nittany1865Farmer, and @Woodpecker are tied for 10th place, with 75 points. Things change a lot in the first several weeks of the season-long competition, so don't despair if you're not as high as you had hoped.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Week 5 Results

alienwedge (I don't know your handle), @pennstater97, and Yours Truly tied for the top score, with 22 points. Due to the tiebreakers, alienwedge took the weekly honors. 8 contestants scored 21 on the week. Congratulations to the aforementioned (or not mentioned, specifically), and major kudos to alienwedge.

In the season-long standings, there was a lot of movement, as is always the case in the early part of the season. 'Coach' = Creepy & Cluele$$ (I don't know your handle) (no change) remained in 1st place, with 115 points. @Jtllion (up 2) and @Rotzc (up 3) tied for 2nd place, with 114 points. @40 Yard Dash (same), @PhillyBillyReprise (up 1), and 2025/2026 National Champions (I don't know your handle) (same) tied for 3rd place, with 113 points. Yours Truly (same), @Jstaar (up 3), @PSUAXE70 (down 1), @troutrus (down 1), @Bane (up 1), and @Beachwineguy (down 2) tied for 4th place, with 112 points. alienwedge (I don't know your handle) (up 1), @Nittering Nabob (down 1), @lions724 (same), @NitneLiun (down 1), @DP5 (same), and @Cigarowl (same) tied for 5th place, with 111 points. @Corner Room Breakfast (same), @Faraway1 (same), @mwaltrip (down 2), @MontereyLion (down 1), @PSU IE 97 (down 1), @Pa_Catamount (down 1), and @plb140 (down 2) tied for 6th place, with 110 points. @Ngm5008 (down 2), @Nittanylion83 (same), @Matilda's Portal (I don't know your handle) (down 2), @Fac (up 1), @ATXPSU (down 1), @CoolBean (down 1), @iamnotmk (same), @PSU621 (up 1), @Nittany.Lion (down 2), and @Dragons 62 (down 2) tied for 7th place, with 109 points. @Jkpsu (down 3), @Offside Clyde (down 1), @nittanymoops (down 2), @SW Fla Lion (down 1), @Lionville (down 1), @RockyMtnLion (down 2), and @Shep (same) tied for 8th, with 108 points. @pennstater97 (down 2), @Classof09 (down 1), @Ralphie_ (down 1), @wolfee55 (down 2), Eddie's Concubine (I don't know your handle) (same), @Woodpecker (up 1), and @SJLuvsLions (down 1) tied for 9th, with 107 points. @1995PSUGrad (down 1), @tluckner9 (down 3), @Split T (down 1), ncwref (I don't know your handle) (down 3), @Nittany1865Farmer (same), and @Will Gamble (down 2) are tied for 10th, with 106 points.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Week 6 Results

@SJLuvsLions, @1995PSUGrad, @mickey_PSU, and @Nittering Nabob tied for the top score, with 29 points. Due to the tiebreakers, @SJLuvsLions took the weekly honors. Congratulations to the aforementioned, and major kudos to @SJLuvsLions.

It's still early in the season-long race, so there continues to be a lot of movement. 'Coach' = Creepy & Cluele$$ (I don't know your handle) (no change) remained in 1st place, with 142 points. @40 Yard Dash (up 1) took sole possession of 2nd place, with 141 points. @Nittering Nabob (up 2), Yours Truly (up 1), and @PhillyBillyReprise (same) tied for 3rd place, with 140 points. @mickey_PSU (not certain; I think I missed listing him last week), @Beachwineguy (same), @Rotzc (down 2), and 2025/2026 National Champions (I don't know your handle) (down 1) tied for 4th place, with 139 points. @MontereyLion (up 1), @Cigarowl (same), @DP5 (same), @Jstaar (down 1), @troutrus (down 1), @PSUAXE70 (down 1) tied for 5th place, with 138 points. @CoolBean (up 1), @Corner Room Breakfast (same), @Nittanylion83 (up 1), and @Bane (down 2) tied for 6th place, with 137 points. @SJLuvsLions (up 2), @Offside Clyde (up 1), @Nittany.Lion (same), Matilda's Portal (I don't know your handle) (same), @Pa_Catamount (down 1), @lions724 (down 2), and @Jtllion (down 5) tied for 7th place, with 136 points. @1995PSUGrad (up 2), @RockyMtnLion (same), @Dragons 62 (down 1), @iamnotmk (down 1), @Fac (down 1), @PSU621 (down 1), @pennstater97 (up 1), @Ngm5008 (down 1), @Faraway1 (down 2), @o_AlienWedge (down 3), @NitneLiun (down 3), and @plb140 (down 2) tied for 8th place, with 135 points. @Split T (up 1), @Classof09 (same), Eddie's Concubine (I don't know your handle) (same), @nittanymoops (down 1), @PSU IE 97 (down 3), and @mwaltrip (down 3) tied for 9th place, with 134 points. @tluckner9 (same), @SW Fla Lion (down 2), @Lionville (down 2), and @Jkpsu (down 2) tied for 10th place, with 133 points.

 

[SJLuvsLions]

Week 6 Results

@SJLuvsLions, @1995PSUGrad, @mickey_PSU, and @Nittering Nabob tied for the top score, with 29 points. Due to the tiebreakers, @SJLuvsLions took the weekly honors. Congratulations to the aforementioned, and major kudos to @SJLuvsLions.

It's still early in the season-long race, so there continues to be a lot of movement. 'Coach' = Creepy & Cluele$$ (I don't know your handle) (no change) remained in 1st place, with 142 points. @40 Yard Dash (up 1) took sole possession of 2nd place, with 141 points. @Nittering Nabob (up 2), Yours Truly (up 1), and @PhillyBillyReprise (same) tied for 3rd place, with 140 points. @mickey_PSU (not certain; I think I missed listing him last week), @Beachwineguy (same), @Rotzc (down 2), and 2025/2026 National Champions (I don't know your handle) (down 1) tied for 4th place, with 139 points. @MontereyLion (up 1), @Cigarowl (same), @DP5 (same), @Jstaar (down 1), @troutrus (down 1), @PSUAXE70 (down 1) tied for 5th place, with 138 points. @CoolBean (up 1), @Corner Room Breakfast (same), @Nittanylion83 (up 1), and @Bane (down 2) tied for 6th place, with 137 points. @SJLuvsLions (up 2), @Offside Clyde (up 1), @Nittany.Lion (same), Matilda's Portal (I don't know your handle) (same), @Pa_Catamount (down 1), @lions724 (down 2), and @Jtllion (down 5) tied for 7th place, with 136 points. @1995PSUGrad (up 2), @RockyMtnLion (same), @Dragons 62 (down 1), @iamnotmk (down 1), @Fac (down 1), @PSU621 (down 1), @pennstater97 (up 1), @Ngm5008 (down 1), @Faraway1 (down 2), @o_AlienWedge (down 3), @NitneLiun (down 3), and @plb140 (down 2) tied for 8th place, with 135 points. @Split T (up 1), @Classof09 (same), Eddie's Concubine (I don't know your handle) (same), @nittanymoops (down 1), @PSU IE 97 (down 3), and @mwaltrip (down 3) tied for 9th place, with 134 points. @tluckner9 (same), @SW Fla Lion (down 2), @Lionville (down 2), and @Jkpsu (down 2) tied for 10th place, with 133 points.

Yeah but I didn't have UCLA over PSU. I feel so lame accepting these glowing compliments when I didn't see the obvious loss headed PSU's way.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Week 7 Results

@mickey_PSU and @DP5 tied for the top score, with 26 points. @Beachwineguy, @RockyMtnLion. @Corner Room Breakfast, @Fac, Eddie's Concubine (I don't know your handle), and @iamnotmk were one behind, with 25 points. Due to the tiebreakers, @mickey_PSU took the week honors. Congratulations to the aforementioned, and major kudos to @mickey_PSU.

In the season-long competition, once again there was a good bit of movement. @40 Yard Dash (up 1) took over 1st place, with 168 points. Coach' = Creepy & Cluele$$ (I don't know your handle) (down 1) and Yours Truly (up 1) tied for 2nd place, with 167 points. @PhillyBillyReprise (same) took sole possession of 3rd place, with 166 points. @mickey_PSU (same) and @Nittering Nabob (down 1) tied for 4th place, with 165 points. @DP5 (same), @Beachwineguy (down 1), and 2025/2026 National Champions (I don't know your handle) (down 1) tied for 5th place, with 164 points. @troutrus (down 1), @Cigarowl (down 1), @Rotzc (down 2), and @CoolBean (same) tied for 6th place, with 163 points. @Corner Room Breakfast (down 1), @Nittany.Lion (same), @Offside Clyde (same), @PSUAXE70 (down 2), @Nittanylion83 (down 1), and @MontereyLion (down 2) tied for 7th place, with 162 points. @Fac (same), @Pa_Catamount (down 1), @Jstaar (down 3), @pennstater97 (same), and @Bane (down 2) tied for 8th place, with 161 points. @RockyMtnLion (down 1), @iamnotmk (down 1), @SJLuvsLions (down 2), @lions724 (down 2), @Dragons 62 (down 1), and @PSU621 (down 1) tied for 9th place, with 160 points. Eddie's Concubine (I don't know your handle) (down 1), @Ngm5008 (down 2), @o_AlienWedge (down 2), and @1995PSUGrad (down 2) tied for 10th place, with 159 points. This race is shaping up to be another tight one, and will likely go down to the wire.

 

[mickey_PSU]

I am shocked, I did not even check my score this week because I could only think of the many games I got wrong... wow, just wow.