This is a big decision weekend for various university teams in NCAA competitions in the United States. Many college football conferences hold their finals this weekend, and the national NCAA Water Polo semifinals and finals bracket takes place today and tomorrow.
Finally, and maybe sadly, it is conference championship week in college football! It seems the season just starts and already it is nearing an end! The champions of the SEC, ACC, Pac-12, Big 12, Big Ten, MAC, American Athletic Conference, Conference USA and Mountain West will all be determined this weekend, many of those today. In the Big 10 final this evening, #8 Ohio State is a six-point favorite against #3 Wisconsin, but the Badgers generally have a few aces up their sleeves, and a few never before seen plays to pull out of the playbook. They shine best at their own home, the Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, but today the Championship game will take place in Indianapolis, roughly equidistant between the two schools. Wisconsin (12-0) has the better record, but many view Ohio State as the more tested and talented team. #2 Oklahoma is a seven-point favorite against # TCU in their game in a few hours. The Sooners and Horned Frogs squared off less than a month ago in Norman, Oklahoma, and in a game that proved to have College Football Playoff implications, TCU fell short, 38-20. Today, not only do the Horned Frogs hope to return the favor against a Sooners squad eyeing their second playoff appearance in three seasons, but they also hope to enter the bowl season boasting the Big 12 crown. Last weekend, #4 Auburn convincingly took Alabama to the proverbial woodshed. They are a 1.5-point favorite over #6 Georgia in an SEC Championship Game that could serve as a play-in game for the College Football Playoff. In last night’s Pac-12 Championship Game, Stanford was bested by Southern California, as that pack of Trojans won out in the end 31-28. In today’s Mountain West Championship Game, #25 Fresno State will play Boise State for the glory. The most hard fought game of the day, though, may well be the ACC Championship Game, this year fought between the #1 Clemson Tigers vs. the #7 Miami Hurricanes. The defending national champions are now ranked No. 1 in the country heading into the ACC championship game. The Miami Hurricanes had a magical undefeated season, which came to an end after they were upset by Pittsburgh last week, so they will need a big win for any hope of making the CFB playoff. While Men’s Water Polo is the top sport in many countries of Eastern Europe, and receives much coverage in other European countries, it is neglected in the United States. Sorely. Neglected. The season has progressed as normal for the known strong teams in collegiate Water Polo, USC, Stanford, Cal, and other teams away from the sports stronghold in California. This weekend the 2017 National Collegiate Men’s Water Polo Championship has been taking place, featuring teams from conferences which feature Water Polo, the Collegiate Water Polo Association, Golden Coast Conference, Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, Northeast Water Polo Conference, Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Western Water Polo Association. Today’s semifinal games and tomorrows finals are taking place at the Uytengsu Aquatics Center in Los Angeles, hosted by the University of Southern California. To arrive here, Pacific won a surprising victory over heavily favored UC Davis, 13-12, and USC beat Harvard 16-4. This evening, in the first semifinal game, UCLA will take on Pacific, and in the second game USC will take on defending national champs California. All the best to Cal. -- Posted By Rex to SR at 12/02/2017 11:19:00 AM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/omnisport. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
