VT Football Winning Streaks & Week 2 BCS "Projections"

Not a whole lot of time for me this week, as I'm in the San Francisco Bay area for work, so I figured I'd throw out a few quick numbers nuggets to the TKP readers.  First, a look at Virginia Tech's active winning streaks, and then a look BCS Bowl projections as if the season ended today.

After the Hokies 30-14 win over Boston College extended our winning streak against the Eagles to 4, and with our next game at Duke, against whom Tech has 10 straight wins, I was curious what our active winning streaks are.  I did a little research on Hokiesports.com and came up with the following list (below the break).  They are the teams that the Hokies have at least a 2-game winning streak versus, and their last win has come during the Bowl Era.

Team Consecutive
Wins
Rutgers 11
William & Mary 10
Duke 10
Virginia 7
Marshall 7
Maryland 5
Furman 5
Temple 5
Wake Forest 5
Akron 5
Ohio 4
Appalachian State 4
Arkansas State 4
Boston College 4
UAB 3
UCF 3
Miami 3
Western Michigan 3
NC State 3
East Carolina 3
Nebraska 2
West Virginia 2
Connecticut 2
Texas A&M 2
Bowling Green 2
Cincinnati 2
Navy 2
Kent State 2
Southern Miss 2

How about Virginia Tech's currently active winning streaks (4 consecutive, minimum) regardess of when the last win came?

Teams

Consecutive
Wins

Last Win
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Roanoke College 11 1937
Rutgers 11 2003
William & Mary 10 2007
Duke 10 2010
Virginia 7 2010
St. Albans 7 1903
Marshall 7 2011
King College 6 1931
George Washington 6 1966
Vanderbilt 5 1989
Furman 5 2008
Temple 5 2003
Emory & Henry 5 1938
Wake Forest 5 2011
Maryland 5 2009
Villanova 5 1970
Akron 5 2000
Arkansas State 4 2011
Ohio 4 2007
Appalachian State 4 2011

Bonus trivia question: What is the team which the Hokies currently enjoy a 24 game winning streak against?  Comment here or hit me up on Twitter if you think you know the answer.

EDIT: The answer is Hampden-Sydney.  Virginia Tech has won 24 straight against the Tigers, with our last win coming in 1937.  @kburkevt was the first to get it.  Hampden-Sydney College is located in Hampden-Syndey, Virginia (just south of Farmville), has 1100 undergrads, and presently plays Division-III ball in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.

And finally, here's my updated BCS Bowl Selections, as if the season ended today.  I'll use the same guidelines I used in my BCS Primer.

BCS Champ Game Oklahoma St. Alabama/LSU
Rose Bowl Michigan St Stanford
Fiesta Bowl Oklahoma Oregon
Sugar Bowl LSU/Alabama Boise State
Orange Bowl Clemson West Virginia

Automatic Qualifiers:  Alabama, Oklahoma St,, Clemson, Stanford, Michigan St, West Virginia, Boise St, LSU
At-large pool:  Oregon, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Virginia Tech, Nebraska

Due to Oklahoma's loss, Oklahoma State slides into the BCS Championship Game, and Michigan State replaces Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl.  As always, this assumes the season ended today, and me making a few assumptions about the team selections.  There's a whole helluvalot of football left to play.  (Sidenote: if Oklahoma State slips up, there is a chance we could see a 'Bama/LSU rematch in the BCS Championship Game.)  [Sidenote #2 & EDIT: Just updated these projections - I had a glaring mistake in the order in which the bowls make their selections.  Thanks nate23vt!]

Week 8 BCS Standings - Oct 23

Rank Pvs Team BCS Avg Conf
1 1 LSU 0.9702 SEC
2 2 Alabama 0.9627 SEC
3 4 Oklahoma State 0.9240 B12
4 5 Boise State 0.8302 MWC
5 7 Clemson 0.8240 ACC
6 8 Stanford 0.8124 P12
7 10 Oregon 0.6877 P12
8 11 Kansas State 0.6681 B12
9 3 Oklahoma 0.6642 B12
10 9 Arkansas 0.6581 SEC
11 16 Michigan State 0.5380 B10
12 12 Virginia Tech 0.5338 ACC
13 14 South Carolina 0.5014 SEC
14 13 Nebraska 0.4385 B10
15 6 Wisconsin 0.4333 B10
16 17 Texas A&M 0.4281 B12
17 19 Houston 0.3676 CUSA
18 18 Michigan 0.3416 B10
19 21 Penn State 0.3071 B10
20 40 Texas Tech 0.2012 B12
21 26 Arizona State 0.1633 P12
22 27 Georgia 0.1594 SEC
23 20 Auburn 0.1310 SEC
24 24 Texas 0.1187 B12
25 15 West Virginia 0.0733 East

 

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