College Football Week 7 Picks: Who Will Keep Their BCS Hopes Alive?

With the landscape of the Top 10 taking a shift this past weekend, the slate of games this week will let some of the other programs that rested behind Alabama a chance at being the top ranked team in the nation.

Among the major games this weekend, the near dominant Buckeyes will leave the confines of the Horseshoe as they travel to Madison to face off with the Badgers of Wisconsin in Ohio State’s first test in Big Ten conference play this season.

As the two programs play a physical style of football, the running game will be a highlight of the game as John Clay of Wisconsin and most notably Brandon Saine of the Buckeyes will help control the time of possession in this game.

Also in Big Ten country, the blazing Heisman contender Denard Robinson and Michigan will welcome Iowa to the Big House after the Wolverines were held in check by in-state rival Michigan State on Saturday.

The aforementioned Robinson will looked to be controlled by the impressive Iowa defense led by senior Adrian Clayborn as the playmaking quarterback of Michigan will look to lead the Wolverines back to the win column this weekend.

In game of the week in the SEC, the West leading Auburn Tigers will welcome the Arkansas Razorbacks to Jordan-Hare Stadium in a game that should light up the scoreboard in the south end of the stadium as the two SEC West rivals square off in Auburn.

The matchup of Auburn’s Cam Newton and Arkansas’ Ryan Mallet will be the key of the game as the two quarterbacks have been electric this season including big wins this past Saturday night against Kentucky and Texas A&M respectively.

With that being said, let’s get to the predictions for the major BCS conferences this coming week 7 of college football…

Atlantic Coast Conference

Saturday, October 16

Boston College at No. 16 Florida State

PREDICTION: Florida State 31-14

Middle Tennessee at Georgia Tech

PREDICTION: Georgia Tech 35-21

Maryland at Clemson

PREDICTION: Maryland 31-24

North Carolina at Virginia

PREDICTION: North Carolina 31-10

Wake Forest at Virginia Tech

PREDICTION: Virginia Tech 35-14

Miami (FL) at Duke

PREDICTION: Miami 42-10

North Carolina State at East Carolina

PREDICTION: NC State 34-24

Big East Conference

Thursday, October 14

 South Florida at No. 25 West Virginia

PREDICTION: West Virginia 35-17

Friday, October 15

Cincinnati at Louisville

PREDICTION: Cincinnati 28-24

Saturday, October 16

Army at Rutgers

PREDICTION: Rutgers 28-17

Pittsburgh at Syracuse

PREDICTION: Syracuse 21-17

Big Ten Conference

Saturday, October 16

Arkansas State at Indiana

PREDICTION: Indiana 42-14

Minnesota at Purdue

PREDICTION: Minnesota 21-17

Illinois at No. 13 Michigan State

PREDICTION: Michigan State 35-21

No. 15 Iowa at Michigan

PREDICTION: Michigan 35-30

No. 1 Ohio State at No. 18 Wisconsin

PREDICTION: Ohio State 42-28

Big 12 Conference

Thursday, October 14

Kansas State at Kansas

PREDICTION: Kansas 28-20

Saturday, October 16^th

Baylor at Colorado

PREDICTION: Baylor 42-30

No. 22 Missouri at Texas A&M

PREDICTION: Missouri 35-21

Iowa State at No. 6 Oklahoma

PREDICTION: Oklahoma 42-10

Texas at No. 5 Nebraska

PREDICTION: Nebraska 35-14

Pac-10 Conference

Saturday, October 16

No. 24 Oregon State at Washington

PREDICTION: Oregon State 30-28

No. 17 Arizona at Washington State

PREDICTION: Arizona 30-10

California at USC

PREDICTION: California 38-21

Southeastern Conference

Saturday, October 16

Vanderbilt at Georgia

PREDICTION: Georgia 38-14

No. 10 South Carolina at Kentucky

PREDICTION: South Carolina 38-34

No. 12 Arkansas at No. 7 Auburn

PREDICTION: Auburn 35-31

Mississippi State at No. 23 Florida

PREDICTION: Florida 35-24

Mississippi at No. 8 Alabama

PREDICTION: Alabama 35-14