The Top Games of 2008
by Mike Mitchell
August 15, 2008

If the computer's 2008 preseason projections are to become reality, several races will come down to one deciding game. Here are those games which the computer says will determine division and conference champions.

NOTE: Some division and conference races are not expected to come down to just one game, so those races are not represented here.

September 20 - SEC West: LSU (-0.04) at Auburn
October 4 - Big Ten: Ohio State (-8.43) at Wisconsin
October 4 - PAC-10: Oregon at USC (-8.14)
October 7 - Sun Belt: Troy at FAU (-3.47)
October 11 - Big 12 South: Texas (-0.03) vs. Oklahoma (at Dallas)
November 1 - SEC East: Georgia (-2.67) vs. Florida (at Jacksonville)
November 2 - CUSA East: East Carolina at UCF (-1.04)
November 8 - Big East : Cincinnati at West Virginia (-4.98)
November 22 - ACC Atlantic: Boston College at Wake Forest (-2.59)
November 28 - WAC: Fresno State at Boise State (-2.50)
November 29 - Big 12 North: Kansas (-2.05) vs. Missouri (at Kansas City)


MOUNTAIN WEST
The computer projects BYU, New Mexico and Utah to all finish 7-1 in conference play. Catch all three of these games.
October 11 - New Mexico at BYU (-6.27)
November 1 - Utah at New Mexico (-0.18)
November 22 - BYU at Utah (-2.55)


PROJECTED CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME MATCHUPS
ACC (at Tampa)
December 6
Virginia Tech (-0.22) vs. Wake Forest

BIG 12 (at Kansas City)
December 6
Kansas (-2.56) vs. Texas

CUSA (at Tulsa)
December 6
UCF vs. Tulsa (-2.78)

MAC (at Detroit)
December 5
Bowling Green vs. Central Michigan (-2.98)

SEC (at Atlanta)
December 6:
Georgia (-3.98) vs. LSU