We lumped the independents along with the two Pac-12ers because they all fall into a category of misfit programs.
Oregon State and Washington State will have more schools to play with soon, Notre Dame hangs out with the ACC, and next year UMass will be a part of the MAC.
For this season, Washington State is deep in the mix for something special with a possible 11-1 campaign. Notre Dame bounced back quickly from the loss to Northern Illinois, and UConn isn’t getting enough national credit – fine, so that’s our job – for a terrific start to the season.
Below are our picks and predictions for every independent team at the midseason and how every remaining game will go.
Independent and Pac-12 Midseason College Football Predictions 2024
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Notre Dame, Independent, Pac-12 Final Predictions
Notre Dame 11-1
Washington State 11-1
UConn 9-3
Oregon State 6-6
UMass 2-10
Predicted Bowl Eligible Teams
Notre Dame, Oregon State, UConn, Washington State
Predicting Every Independent and Pac-12 Game
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2024 Record: 5-1
CFN Predicted Record: 11-1
Predicted Wins: Georgia Tech, Navy (in Balt), Florida State, Virginia, Army (in NYC), at USC
Predicted Losses: None
Oregon State Beavers
2024 Record: 4-2
CFN Predicted Record: 6-6
Predicted Wins: San Jose State, at Air Force
Predicted Losses: UNLV, at Cal, Washington State, at Boise State
UConn Huskies
2024 Record: 4-2
CFN Predicted Record: 9-3
Predicted Wins: Wake Forest, Rice, Georgia State, at UAB, at UMass
Predicted Losses: at Syracuse
UMass Minutemen
2024 Record: 1-6
CFN Predicted Record: 2-10
Predicted Wins: Wagner
Predicted Losses: at Mississippi State, Liberty, at Georgia, UConn
Washington State Cougars
2024 Record: 5-1
CFN Predicted Record: 11-1
Predicted Wins: Hawaii, at San Diego State, Utah State, at New Mexico, at Oregon State, Wyoming
Predicted Losses: None
