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Brian Fremeau runs his post-spring projections for the Pac-12, giving his projected order of finish as well as win range windows and conference title chances for every team.

Story | Conversation | May 08, 2013

Brian Fremeau gives his list of five unranked teams that could surprise this season. USC and Cincinnati are among those that could be a lot better than pollsters think.

Story | Conversation | February 11, 2013

Brian Fremeau ranks the top 10 college football teams from the past five seasons that did not play in the BCS title game, examining how each -- including the 2012 Oregon Ducks and Kansas State Wildcats -- would have fared in a four-team playoff.

Story | Conversation | January 03, 2013

Brian Fremeau compares the weaknesses and remaining hurdles for the top three teams in the BCS standings and writes that Oregon faces the longest odds despite being perhaps the best team on paper.

Story | Conversation | November 13, 2012

Brian Fremeau ranks eight national title contenders that currently have one loss by the likelihood that each will go the rest of the season without losing. While No. 18 Texas A&M could surprise, the outlook isn't great for No. 6 LSU.

Story | Conversation | October 16, 2012

Brian Fremeau examines the AP top five -- Alabama, Oregon, LSU, FSU and Georgia -- and compares their statistical profiles to past title contenders.

Story | Conversation | September 25, 2012

Brian Fremeau of Football Outsiders projects the best records in college football through Week 5, Week 10 and the end of the regular season.

Story | Conversation | August 27, 2012

Brian Fremeau of Football Outsiders looks at college football's five most "volatile" teams -- the teams with the widest win projection ranges -- heading into the 2012 season.

Story | Conversation | August 22, 2012

From the college football preview issue of ESPN The Magazine, Travis Haney, Mark Schlabach, KC Joyner and Brian Fremeau provide season outlooks, impact players and win projections for ESPN's top 25 teams. This entry includes Nos. 5-1.

Story | Conversation | August 10, 2012

Brian Fremeau goes back and projects what a four-team playoff would have looked like over the past six years, identifying the best teams that were shut out of the BCS title game and putting the SEC's run of six straight national championships to the test.

Story | Conversation | June 27, 2012

As part of Insider's "20 teams that can win it all" series, Brock Huard evaluates the Oregon Ducks' chances of advancing to and winning the BCS title game this season.

Story | Conversation | June 12, 2012

As part of Insider's "20 teams that can win it all" series, Garry Paskwietz of WeAreSC evaluates the USC Trojans' chances of advancing to and winning the BCS title game this season.

Story | Conversation | June 08, 2012

As part of Insider's "20 teams that can win it all" series, KC Joyner evaluates the Stanford Cardinal's chances of advancing to and winning the BCS title game this season.

Story | Conversation | June 04, 2012

As part of Insider's "20 teams that can win it all" series, Carter Strickland of HornsNation evaluates the Texas Longhorns' chances of advancing to and winning the BCS title game this season.

Story | Conversation | May 20, 2012

Brian Fremeau of Football Outsiders writes that the Florida State Seminoles, Texas Longhorns and USC Trojans are just three of the teams that could be BCS contenders this season if they improve on one side of the ball.

Story | Conversation | March 19, 2012

Working off of Mark Schlabach's most recent "way-too-early" top 25, Brian Fremeau looked at the top five teams on Schlabach's ranking and decided to pick apart the holes. Topping that list are the USC Trojans. Fremeau on the Trojans: Generati...