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Week 12 Football Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff

Sun, 11/22/2020

This weird 2020 season does give teams outside of the Power Five conferences a shot at the reaching playoffs. Teams like Cincinnati and BYU will have to run the table, but that could be enough for them to end up in the top four. The Bearcats picked up a nice win at UCF this week and have a decent resume. A trip to Tulsa on December 12th could prove to be their toughest test of the year. The Cougars have a nice win over Boise State, but overall their schedule has not been as ...

Week 11 Football Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff

Sun, 11/15/2020

The Big Ten has been full of surprises this season. Penn State and Michigan are a combined 1-7. Last week we took the Nittany Lions out of the bowl projections. This week we take the Wolverines out after they looked absolutely terrible at home against Wisconsin on Saturday night. The top of the conference is no less surprising. It is no shock that Ohio State is undefeated, but this weekend they face off fellow unbeaten Indiana. In the West, the story is exactly the same. ...

Week10 Football Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff

Sun, 11/08/2020

The bowl schedule is confirmed and there will be 36 bowl games, not counting the national championship game. That leaves 72 teams to fill those spots. Of course, that could change and we will keep up with those changes on a weekly basis. But for this week, Clemson and Notre Dame gave us a double overtime thriller on Saturday night. The Irish came away with a huge 47-40 victory. Unfortunately for Notre Dame, they are in the ACC this year and that will likely result in another ...

Top 44 FCS Football Previews

CSM Staff

Fri, 07/17/2020

Putting together the 2020 version of the Top 44 FCS previews was one of the hardest tasks we’ve encountered in recent years. First, almost nobody had spring practices. Secondly, the early divide between the perceived top of the mountain and those climbing it, are completely different groups. It’s a pretty safe bet that the first 13 teams (the top of the mountain) in the Madness Top 44 will match those in ...

Top 144 Men's Basketball Previews

CSM Staff

Mon, 06/22/2020

Even in normal times, ranking the top 144 college basketball teams in the nation is no easy task. This season has even more difficulties with the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline pushed back and many collegiate teams taking more time than usual to finalize their rosters. Regardless, we have tried our best to get the most accurate and current information for each team at the time of posting. ...

2020 FCS Football Non-Conference Schedule Analysis

Jason Groomes

Tue, 06/09/2020

Top 44 Football Previews

CSM Staff

Fri, 04/24/2020

With spring sports cancelled, College Sports Madness will take an earlier look than usual at the upcoming 2020 football season. Instead of the usual Top 44 previews leading up to opening day of the football campaign, we will start our previews in April and still countdown one per day from #44 to #1. The biggest unknown at this point in time is the bowl projections. Many bowl affiliations, especially for the Group of Five conferences, are yet to be determined. For now, we will do our best to predict which conference ...

An Early Look at 2020 FCS Teams

Jason Groomes

Fri, 03/27/2020

College Sports Madness' Jason Groomes takes a quick look at what each team that finished in last year's Top 25, along with a handful of other teams, return heading into the 2020 FCS campaign. Each notes returning starters on offense and defense as well as a brief descrption of why that team could be in for a promising, or disappointing, 2020 season.