Saturday, December 31, 2011

2011 AutoZone Liberty Bowl

In today's Autozone Liberty Bowl we have the Cincinnati Bearcats from the Big East Conference facing the Vanderbilt Commodores out of the Southeastern Conference.

This season the Cincinnati Bearcats are 9-3 and the NCAA FBS production model's measure of their strength of schedule (SOS) was equal to 70.83. Cincinnati's best win was against currently ranked #24 North Carolina State, and their worst loss was against currently ranked #72 Tennessee. To date, the Bearcats are the #19 ranked team overall, with the #24 ranked offense and the #28 ranked defense.

The Vanderbilt Commodores are 6-6 with a strength of schedule equal to 59.17. Vanderbilt's best win was against currently ranked #63 Wake Forest, and their worst loss was also against currently ranked #72 Tennessee. To date, the Commodores are the #36 ranked team overall, with the #65 ranked offense and the #12 ranked defense.

The NCAA FBS production model ranks Cincinnati better than Vanderbilt, and hence expect Cincinnati to win the AutoZone Liberty Bowl today.