Standings through three weeks:
Against the spread (last week):
21-9: Jon Cooper, SaturdayDownSouth.com (9-1)21-9: Mike Griffith, MLive.com (7-3)20-10: Ken Bradley, Sporting News (5-5)17-13: David Matter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (7-3)17-13: Andrew Carter, Raleigh News & Observer/Charlotte Observer (8-2)17-13: Bill King, Host of On Campus with Bill King, 6-9 a.m., SiriusXM 91 (8-2)16-14: Bill Bender, Sporting News (5-5)15-15: Matt Hayes, Sporting News (6-4)14-16: Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel (6-4)13-17: Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune (6-4)
Straight up:
24-6: Ken Bradley, Sporting News (8-2)23-7: Bill King, Host of On Campus with Bill King, 6-9 a.m., SiriusXM 91 (8-2)22-8: Matt Hayes, Sporting News (7-3)20-10: Jon Cooper, SaturdayDownSouth.com (5-5)20-10: Bill Bender, Sporting News (6-4)20-10: Mike Griffith, MLive.com (6-4)20-10: Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel (7-3)20-10: Andrew Carter, Raleigh News & Observer/Charlotte Observer (7-3)20-10: David Matter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (8-2)19-11: Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune (7-3)
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Clemson at N.C. State
Thursday, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
The line: Clemson (-13.5)
Bender: Clemson 38-23Bianchi: Clemson 38-28Bradley: Clemson 41-20Carter: Clemson 44-17Cooper: Clemson 38-28Greenstein: Clemson 34-13Griffith: Clemson 34-20Hayes: Clemson 34-24King:Clemson 31-21Matter: Clemson 38-23
Boise State at Fresno State
Friday, 9 p.m., ESPN
The line: Fresno State (-3.5)
Bender: Boise State 42-39Bianchi: Fresno State 28-21Bradley: Fresno State 38-31Carter: Fresno State 28-23Cooper: Boise State 39-37Greenstein: Boise State 29-28Griffith: Boise State 24-21Hayes: Fresno State 44-41King:Fresno State 24-23Matter: Fresno State 34-28
North Carolina at Georgia Tech
Saturday, noon, ESPN
The line: Georgia Tech (-5.5)
Bender: Georgia Tech 38-35Bianchi: Georgia Tech 35-28Bradley: North Carolina 42-38Carter: North Carolina 34-31Cooper: Georgia Tech 34-28Greenstein: Georgia Tech 30-23Griffith: Georgia Tech 20-17Hayes: Georgia Tech 38-34King:Georgia Tech 35-31Matter: Georgia Tech 27-21
Tennessee at Florida
Saturday, 3:30 p.m., CBS
The line: Florida (-14)
Bender: Florida 27-17Bianchi: Florida 30-10Bradley: Florida 24-13Carter: Florida 27-17Cooper: Florida 28-13Greenstein: Florida 24-17Griffith: Florida 31-16Hayes: Florida 19-13King:Florida 31-13Matter: Florida 31-14
Michigan State at Notre Dame
Saturday, 3:30 p.m., NBC
The line: Notre Dame (-7.5)
Bender: Notre Dame 19-17Bianchi:Notre Dame 28-17Bradley: Notre Dame 27-21Carter: Notre Dame 34-24Cooper: Notre Dame 23-15Greenstein: Notre Dame 23-16Griffith: Notre Dame 27-24Hayes: Notre Dame 20-9King: Notre Dame 21-17Matter: Michigan State 24-21
West Virginia at Maryland
Saturday, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU
The line: Maryland (-3.5)
Bender: Maryland 31-21Bianchi: Maryland 34-30Bradley: Maryland 34-28Carter: Maryland 23-21Cooper: Maryland 38-28Greenstein: West Virginia 30-24Griffith: West Virginia 28-24Hayes: Maryland 27-24King:Maryland 35-24Matter: Maryland 45-38
Arkansas at Rutgers
Saturday, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
The line: Pick’em
Bender: Arkansas 31-24Bianchi: Rutgers 21-17Bradley: Arkansas 28-20Carter: Rutgers 30-27Cooper: Rutgers 21-20Greenstein: Rutgers 24-21Griffith: Arkansas 21-17Hayes: Arkansas 30-16King:Arkansas 28-25Matter: Rutgers 27-21
Arizona State at Stanford
Saturday, 7 p.m., Fox
The line: Stanford (-9.5)
Bender: Stanford 34-21Bianchi: Stanford 34-14Bradley: Stanford 35-20Carter: Stanford 37-20Cooper: Stanford 32-28Greenstein: Stanford 34-20Griffith: Stanford 30-21Hayes: Stanford 34-16King:Stanford 24-23Matter: Stanford 38-20
Auburn at LSU
Saturday, 7:45 p.m., ESPN
The line: LSU (-17)
Bender: LSU 33-17Bianchi: LSU 34-14Bradley: LSU 34-21Carter: LSU 30-10Cooper: LSU 35-17Greenstein: LSU 30-16Griffith: LSU 33-17Hayes: LSU 33-13King: LSU 28-14Matter: LSU 27-17
Utah at BYU
Saturday, 10:15 p.m., ESPN
The line: BYU (-6)
Bender: BYU 27-24Bianchi: BYU 34-24Bradley: BYU 28-27Carter: BYU 37-34Cooper: BYU 38-35Greenstein: BYU 27-24Griffith: BYU 26-21Hayes: BYU 31-26King:BYU 30-27Matter: BYU 31-24
