NCAA Matchups: October 16-18

This was composed by TyPenn613 at TheScoreBoards Sports Forums.

Game of the Week:
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BYU Cougars Overall: 6-0 Conf.: 2-0 TSB Poll:7th AP Poll:9th USAToday:8th	TCU Horned Frogs Overall: 6-1 Conf.: 3-0 TSB Poll: 31st AP Poll:27th USAToday:24th
October 16th: 8:00 PM EST

Another week with some really good matchups and some hard to pick winners. Ohio State and Michigan State will face off, with the winner likely being the only team who can take on Penn State for the Big 10 Title. Two ranked, one-loss SEC teams meet when Vanderbilt and Georgia go head-to-head.

Then the Big 12 is filled with more good matchups. Previously #1 Oklahoma doesn't get a break as they host #16 Kansas. Meanwhile, the new #1 Texas has another big game as they play host to #11 Missouri who only lost their first game this week. Any of the above could be the Game of the Week, but lets change our focus to the Mountain West on Thursday night.

Undefeated BYU is ranked 7th and will be traveling to face Texas Christian in this big Thurday night matchup. BYU has been ranked in the TSB top 10 since Week 5, but has moved very slowly from there with two unimpressive wins. Their early BCS hopes and plans for a 12-0 season may be in jeopardy based on TCU.

TCU may be the most underrated team right now. They picked up only one vote in the TSB Poll last week, but could easily be the best team in the Mountain West (ahead of both BYU and Utah). TCU is the only one of those three teams sporting a loss so far, but that loss came against Oklahoma at Oklahoma. In their six wins, they have manhandled every team with the exception of Colorado State who they had a close game with this past week.

A win for TCU puts them in perfect position to make a run at Utah in November for the Mountain West Conference Title. Could an 11-1 TCU make a run at a BCS berth, or would they be confined to the Las Vegas Bowl?

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Hawaii Warriors Overall: 3-3 Conf.: 2-1 TSB Poll: NA AP Poll: NA USAToday: NA	Boise State Broncos Overall: 5-0 Conf.: 1-0 TSB Poll:15th AP Poll:15th USAToday:16th
October 17th: 8:00 PM EST

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Texas Tech Red Raiders Overall: 5-0 Conf.: 1-0 TSB Poll:5th AP Poll:7th USAToday:5th	Texas A&M Aggies Overall: 2-4 Conf.: 0-2 TSB Poll: NA AP Poll: NA USAToday: NA
October 18th: 12:00 PM EST

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Syracuse Orange Overall: 1-5 Conf.: 0-2 TSB Poll: NA AP Poll: NA USAToday: NA	South Florida Bulls Overall: 5-1 Conf.: 0-1 TSB Poll:19th AP Poll:19th USAToday:20th
October 18th: 12:00 PM EST

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons Overall: 4-1 Conf.: 2-0 TSB Poll:19th AP Poll: 21st USAToday:19th	Maryland Terrapins Overall: 4-2 Conf.: 1-1 TSB Poll: NA AP Poll: NA USAToday: NA
October 18th: 12:00 PM EST

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Vanderbilt Commodores Overall: 5-1 Conf.: 3-1 TSB Poll:24th AP Poll:22nd USAToday: 23rd	Georgia Bulldogs Overall: 5-1 Conf.: 2-1 TSB Poll:10th AP Poll:10th USAToday:9th
October 18th: 12:30 PM EST

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Colorado State Rams Overall: 3-3 Conf.: 1-1 TSB Poll: NA AP Poll: NA USAToday: NA	Utah Utes Overall: 7-0 Conf.: 3-0 TSB Poll:12th AP Poll:14th USAToday:13th
October 18th: 2:00 PM EST

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Baylor Bears Overall: 3-3 Conf.: 1-1 TSB Poll: NA AP Poll: NA USAToday: NA	Oklahoma State Cowboys Overall: 6-0 Conf.: 2-0 TSB Poll:9th AP Poll:8th USAToday:6th
October 18th: 3:00 PM EST

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USC Trojans Overall: 4-1 Conf.: 2-1 TSB Poll:8th AP Poll:6th USAToday:4th	Washington State Cougars Overall: 1-6 Conf.: 2-1 TSB Poll: NA AP Poll: NA USAToday: NA
October 18th: 3:30 PM EST

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Ohio State Buckeyes Overall: 6-1 Conf.: 3-0 TSB Poll:12th AP Poll:12th USAToday:11th	Michigan State Spartans Overall: 6-1 Conf.: 3-0 TSB Poll:18th AP Poll:20th USAToday:17th
October 18th: 3:30 PM EST

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UNC Tar Heels Overall: 5-1 Conf.: 1-1 TSB Poll: 21st AP Poll:18th USAToday: 21st	Virginia Cavaliers Overall: 3-3 Conf.: 1-1 TSB Poll: NA AP Poll: NA USAToday: NA
October 18th: 3:30 PM EST

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Pitt Panthers Overall: 4-1 Conf.: 2-0 TSB Poll: 23rd AP Poll: 23rd USAToday:29th	Navy Midshipmen Overall: 4-2 Conf.: 0-0 TSB Poll: NA AP Poll: NA USAToday: NA
October 18th: 3:30 PM EST

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Kansas Jayhawks Overall: 5-1 Conf.: 2-0 TSB Poll:16th AP Poll:16th USAToday:15th	Oklahoma Sooners Overall: 5-1 Conf.: 1-1 TSB Poll:6th AP Poll:4th USAToday:6th
October 18th: 3:30 PM EST

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Ole Miss Rebels Overall: 3-3 Conf.: 1-2 TSB Poll: NA AP Poll: NA USAToday: NA	Alabama Crimson Tide Overall: 6-0 Conf.: 3-0 TSB Poll: 3rd AP Poll:2nd USAToday:2nd
October 18th: 3:30 PM EST

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Michigan Wolverines Overall: 2-4 Conf.: 1-1 TSB Poll: NA AP Poll: NA USAToday: NA	Penn State Nittany Lions Overall: 7-0 Conf.: 3-0 TSB Poll:2nd AP Poll: 3rd USAToday: 3rd
October 18th: 4:30 PM EST

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Missouri Tigers Overall: 5-1 Conf.: 1-1 TSB Poll:11th AP Poll:11th USAToday:12th	Texas Longhorns Overall: 6-0 Conf.: 2-0 TSB Poll: 1st AP Poll: 1st USAToday: 1st
October 18th: 8:00 PM EST

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LSU Tigers Overall: 4-1 Conf.: 2-1 TSB Poll:14th AP Poll:13th USAToday:14th	South Carolina Gamecocks Overall: 5-2 Conf.: 2-2 TSB Poll: NA AP Poll: NA USAToday: NA
October 18th: 8:00 PM EST

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Virginia Tech Hokies Overall: 5-1 Conf.: 2-0 TSB Poll:17th AP Poll:17th USAToday:18th	Boston College Eagles Overall: 4-1 Conf.: 1-1 TSB Poll: NA AP Poll: NA USAToday: NA
October 18th: 8:00 PM EST

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California Golden Bears Overall: 4-1 Conf.: 2-0 TSB Poll:26th AP Poll:25th USAToday:22nd	Arizona Wildcats Overall: 4-2 Conf.: 2-1 TSB Poll: NA AP Poll: NA USAToday: NA
October 18th: 10:00 PM EST