Saturday, December 31, 2011

2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl

Tonight's Chick-fil-A Bowl has the Virginia Cavaliers out of the Atlantic Coast Conference against the Auburn Tigers from the Southeastern Conference.

This season the Virginia Cavaliers are 8-4 and the NCAA FBS production model's measure of their strength of schedule (SOS) was equal to 58.92. Virginia's best win was against currently ranked #9 Florida State, and their worst loss was against currently ranked #33 Virginia Tech. To date, the Cavaliers are the #55 ranked team overall, with the #82 ranked offense and the #22 ranked defense.

The Auburn Tigers are 7-5 with a strength of schedule equal to 51.25. Auburn's best win was against currently ranked #7 South Carolina, and their worst loss was against currently ranked #68 Clemson. To date, the Tigers are the #80 ranked team overall, with the #77 ranked offense and the #79 ranked defense.

The NCAA FBS production model ranks Virginia better than Auburn, and hence expect Virginia to win the Chick-fil-A Bowl today.