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The Ultimate NCAA Playbook Guide - Part II

Sometimes one of the hardest parts of getting your hands on NCAA Football is picking the playbook that is right for your style of play. Picking a playbook is hard enough in Madden with less than 40 options, let alone more than 100.

Over the next few days Operation Sports will be taking the time to link to the playbooks EA Sports was kind enough to provide PDFs of on their web site, as well as tell you what formations are included in each playbook. Hopefully this will help you narrow them down to a workable amount, so you can then nose through and find the perfect playbook for your game.

Today we'll be doing Florida Atlantic to Notre Dame. Stay tuned for all five defensive playbooks, the five generic offensive playbooks as well as the rest of the offensive team playbooks. Please note all offensive playbooks include a goalline and a hail mary formation.

Florida Atlantic
Ace Big
Ace Big Twins
Ace Spread Flex
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Normal
I-Form Slot Flex
I-Form Tight
I-Form Twins
I-Form Y Trips
Shotgun 5 WR Trey
Shotgun Ace
Shotgun Double Flex
Shotgun Normal HB Weak
Shotgun Split Y Flex
Shotgun Trips Over
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak
Strong Normal
Weak Twins

Florida State
Ace Big
Ace Big Twins
Ace Bunch
Ace Slot Flex
Ace Twin TE Slot
Ace Y Trips
Shotgun 4 WR Trio
Shotgun 4 WR Trio Strong
Shotgun Ace Twins
Shotgun Normal Flex Weak
Shotgun Split Slot
Shotgun Spread Flex
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak
Weak Normal

Fresno State
Ace Big
Ace Big Twins
Ace Bunch
Ace Slot Flex
Ace Twin TE Slot
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Normal
I-Form Slot Flex
I-Form Twin TE
I-Form Twins
Shotgun 5 WR Trio
Shotgun Double Flex
Shotgun Normal
Shotgun Spread Flex Weak
Shotgun Y Trips
Strong Normal
Strong Twin TE
Weak Normal

Georgia
Ace Big
Ace Bunch
Ace Slot Flex
Ace Twin TE Slot
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Normal
I-Form Slot Flex
I-Form Tight
I-Form Twin TE
I-Form Twins
I-Form Y Trips
Shotgun Normal
Shotgun Normal Flex Weak
Shotgun Normal HB Weak
Shotgun Split Slot
Shotgun Split Y Flex
Shotgun Trips Over
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak

Georgia Tech
Flexbone Normal
Flexbone Slot
Flexbone Split
Flexbone Tight
Flexbone Trips
Flexbone Twins
Flexbone Wide
Fullhouse Normal Wide
I-Form 3 WR
I-Form Normal
I-Form Twin TE Wing
I-Form Twin WR
Jumbo T Big
Wishbone Normal
Wishbone Tight
Wishbone Wide

Hawaii
Ace 4 WR Trips
Ace Spread
Shotgun 4 WR
Shotgun 4WR Trio
Shotgun 5 WR Trips
Shotgun Bunch HB Strong
Shotgun Double Flex
Shotgun Flanker Close
Shotgun Normal Y Slot
Shotgun Spread
Shotgun Spread Flex Weak
Shotgun Spread HB Weak
Shotgun Tight
Shotgun Trips
Shotgun Trips HB Weak
Shotgun Trips Open
Shotgun Trips Open Strong
Shotgun Wing Trips

Houston
Ace 4 WR Trips
Ace Big Flip
Ace Spread Flex
I-Form Normal
Shotgun 4 WR Trey Strong
Shotgun Double Flex
Shotgun Normal Flex Weak
Shotgun Split
Shotgun Split Slot
Shotgun Split Y Flex
Shotgun Spread Flex
Shotgun Spread Flex Weak
Shotgun Trips
Shotgun Trips HB Weak
Shotgun Trips Open
Shotgun Trips Open Strong
Shotgun Wing Trio Weak
Weak H Pro

Idaho
Ace Big
Ace Big Twins
Ace Bunch
Ace Jumbo
Ace Slot
Ace Spread
Ace Trips
Ace Twin TE
Ace Twin TE Slot
Ace Y Trips
Shotgun 4 WR Trey Strong
Shotgun 5 WR Trio
Shotgun Normal
Shotgun Normal HB Weak
Shotgun Split Slot
Shotgun Spread Flex
Shotgun Trips TE
Shotgun Y Trips

Illinois
Ace Slot
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Normal
I-Form Slot
I-Form Tight
Shotgun 4 WR Trio
Shotgun 4 WR Trio Strong
Shotgun 5 WR Trips
Shotgun Normal
Shotgun Normal HB Weak
Shotgun Normal Y Slot
Shotgun Split Slot
Shotgun Spread HB Weak
Shotgun Trips
Shotgun Trips HB Weak
Shotgun Trips Open Strong
Shotgun Y Trips
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak

Indiana
Ace Big
Ace Big Twins
Ace Twin TE Slot
Ace Y Trips
Shotgun 4 WR Trio
Shotgun 4 WR Trio Strong
Shotgun 5 WR Trio
Shotgun Ace Wing Weak
Shotgun Normal
Shotgun Normal HB Weak
Shotgun Normal Wing TE
Shotgun Spread Flex
Shotgun Spread Flex Weak
Shotgun Trips Over
Shotgun Trips TE
Shotgun Wildcat
Shotgun Y Trips
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak

Iowa
Ace Big
Ace Big Twins
Ace Slot
Ace Twin TE
Ace Twin TE Slot
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Normal
I-Form Tight
I-Form Twin TE
I-Form Twins
Shotgun Normal
Shotgun Normal HB Weak
Shotgun Y Trips
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak
Strong Normal
Strong Twins
Weak Normal
Weak Twins

Iowa State
Ace Big
Ace Slot
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Normal
I-Form Slot Flex
I-Form Twin TE
Shotgun 5 WR
Shotgun Normal
Shotgun Normal HB Weak
Shotgun Split Slot
Shotgun Spread Flex
Shotgun Trips TE
Shotgun Wing Trips
Shotgun Y Trips
Shotgun Normal
Strong Twins
Weak Normal
Weak Twins

Kansas
Ace Bunch
Ace Slot
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Slot Flex
Shotgun 4 WR Trey Strong
Shotgun 5 WR Flex Trio
Shotgun Bunch HB Strong
Shotgun Double Flex
Shotgun Normal
Shotgun Normal HB Weak
Shotgun Normal Y Slot
Shotgun Split Slot
Shotgun Split Y Flex
Shotgun Spread Flex
Shotgun Spread Flex Weak
Shotgun Trips HB Weak
Shotgun Wing Trips
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak

Kansas State
Ace Big
Ace Bunch
Ace Jumbo
Ace Slot
Ace Twin TE
Ace Twin TE Slot
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Tight
I-Form Twins
Shotgun 4 WR Trey Strong
Shotgun Bunch HB Strong
Shotgun Double Flex
Shotgun EMPY Trey
Shotgun Normal
Shotgun Split
Shotgun Split Y Flex
Shotgun Y Trips
Strong Twins

Kent State
Ace Big
Ace Big Twins
Ace Slot
Ace Twin TE
Ace Y Trips
Shotgun 5 WR
Shotgun Double Flex
Shotgun Normal HB Weak
Shotgun Normal Y Slot
Shotgun Spread HB Weak
Shotgun Trips
Shotgun Trips HB Weak
Shotgun Trips Over
Shotgun Trips TE
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak
Strong H Pro
Weak H Pro
Weak H Twins

Kentucky
Ace 4 WR Trips
Ace Bunch
Ace Slot
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Normal
I-Form Slot Flex
I-Form Tight
I-Form Twins
Shotgun Normal HB Weak
Shotgun Split Slot
Shotgun Split Twins
Shotgun Spread Flex
Shotgun Trips
Shotgun Trips Over
Shotgun Wing Trips Weak
Shotgun Y Trips
Strong Normal
Strong Tight

Louisiana Tech
Ace Big
Ace Slot
Ace Twin TE
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Normal
Shotgun 5 WR Trio
Shotgun Empty Trey
Shotgun Normal
Shotgun Normal HB Weak
Shotgun Split Slot
Shotgun Spread HB Weak
Shotgun Trips
Shotgun Trips HB Weak
Shotgun Wing Trips
Shotgun Y Trips
Strong H Pro
Strong H Twins
Weak H Pro

Louisville
Ace 4 WR Trips
Ace Big
Ace Slot
Ace SPRAD
Ace Twin TE
Ace Y Trips
I-Form NROMAL
I-Form Tight
I-Form Twins
Shotgun Ace Twins
Shotgun Double Flex
Shotgun Normal
Shotgun Split
Shotgun Spread Flex EAK
Shotgun Trips HB Weak
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak
Strong Normal
Weak Normal

LSU
Ace Big
Ace Bunch
Ace Slot
Ace Twin TE
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Normal
I-Form Slot Flex
I-Form Tight
I-Form Twin TE
I-Form Twins
I-Form Y Trips
Pistol Ace
Shotgun 4 WR Trio Strong
Shotgun 5 WR Trio
Shotgun Normal HB Weak
Shotgun Normal Twin TE
Shotgun Spread
Strong Normal

Marshall
Ace Big
Ace Big Twins
Ace Jumbo
Ace Slot
Ace Spread
Ace Trips
Ace Twin TE
Ace Twin TE Slot
Ace Y Trips
Shotgun 4 WR Trey Strong
Shotgun 5 WR Trey
Shotgun Ace Twins Weak
Shotgun Double Flex
Shotgun Normal Flex Weak
Shotgun Spread
Shotgun Spread Flex Weak
Shotgun Trips Over
Shotgun Y Trips

Maryland
Ace Big
Ace Big Twins
Ace Slot
Ace Twin TE
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Normal
I-Form Tight
I-Form Twin TE
I-Form Y Trips
Shotgun 5 WR Trips
Shotgun Ace
Shotgun Normal HB Weak
Shotgun Split
Shotgun Spread Flex
Shotgun Spread HB Weak
Shotgun Wing Trips
Strong Normal
Weak Twin TE

Memphis
Ace Big
Ace Slot
Ace Trips
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Normal
I-Form Slot Flex
I-Form Y Trips
Shotgun 4 WR Trey Strong
Shotgun 5 WR Trey
Shotgun Normal
Shotgun Normal HB Weak
Shotgun Split Slot
Shotgun Spread Flex
Shotgun Spread Flex Weak
Shotgun Trips HB Weak
Shotgun Trips TE
Shotgun Y Trips
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak

Miami University (Florida)
Ace Big
Ace Big Twins
Ace Bunch
Ace Jumbo
Ace Slot Flex
Ace Spread
Ace Twin TE
Ace Twin TE Slot
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Normal
Shotgun 4 WR Trio Strong
Shotgun Normal Flex
Shotgun Normal Flex Weak
Shotgun Spread Flex
Shotgun Spread Flex Weak
Shotgun Wing Trio Weak
Shotgun Y Trips
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak

Miami (Ohio)
Ace Big
Ace Big Twins
Ace Twin TE
Ace Twin TE Slot
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Slot Flex
Shotgun Normal
Shotgun Split
Split Slot
Shotgun Spread
Shotgun Spread Flex Weak
Shotgun Trips
Shotgun Trips HB Weak
Shotgun Trips Over
Shotgun Trips TE
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak
Strong Normal
Weak Twins

Michigan
Ace Big Twins
Ace Spread
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Slot Flex
I-Form Tight
I-Form Y Trips
Shotgun 5 WR Trio
Shotgun 5 WR Trips
Shotgun Empty Trey
Shotgun Normal HB Weak
Shotgun Split Slot
Shotgun Split Twins
Shotgun Spread
Shotgun Spread HB Weak
Shotgun Trips
Shotgun Trips HB Weak
Shotgun Trips Open Strong
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak

Michigan State
Ace Big
Ace Big Twins
Ace Slot
Ace Trips
Ace Twin TE Slot
I-Form Normal
I-Form Tight
I-Form Twin TE
I-Form Twins
Shotgun 5 WR Trips
Shotgun Bunch HB Strong
Shotgun Normal
Shotgun Split Y Flex
Shotgun Spread HB Weak
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak
Strong Normal
Strong Twins
Weak Normal

Middle Tennessee State
Ace Big
Ace Slot
Ace Twin TE
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Normal
I-Form Slot Flex
I-Form Twin TE
I-Form Y Trips
Shotgun 5 WR Trey
Shotgun Ace Twins Weak
Shotgun Normal HB Weak
Shotgun Split Slot
Shotgun Spread Flex Weak
Shotgun Trips
Shotgun Trips Over
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak
Strong Normal
Strong Y Trips

Minnesota
Ace Big
Ace Wing Trips
Shotgun 4 WR
Shotgun 4 WR Trio Strong
Shotgun 5 WR Flex Trio
Shotgun Bunch HB Strong
Shotgun Normal HB Weak
Shotgun Normal Wing TE
Shotgun Normal Y Slot
Shotgun Split Slot
Shotgun Spread HB Weak
Shotgun Tight
Shotgun Trips Shotgun Trips HB Weak
Shotgun Trips TE
Shotgun Wing Trips
Shotgun Y Trips
Strong Y Trips

Mississippi State
Ace Big
Ace Bunch
Ace Slot Flex
Ace Twin TE Slot
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Normal
I-Form Tight
I-Form Twin TE
I-Form Twins
Shotgun Normal Flex
Shotgun Split
Shotgun Split Slot
Shotgun Split Y Flex
Shotgun Trips
Shotgun Wing Trips
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak
Strong Normal
Weak Twins

Missouri
Ace Big
Pistol Twin TE Slot
Shotgun 5 WR
Shotgun 5 WR Trio
Shotgun 5 WR Trips
Shotgun Bunch HB Strong
Shotgun Normal Twin TE
Shotgun Normal Y Slot
Shotgun Split Slot
Shotgun SP READ
Shotgun Spread HB Weak
Shotgun Trio HB Weak
Shotgun Trips
Shotgun Trips HB Weak
Shotgun Trips OPEN
Shotgun Trips OEPN Strong
Shotgun Wing Trips

Navy
Flexbone Normal
Flexbone Slot
Flexbone Split
Flexbone Tight
Flexbone Trips
Flexbone Twins
Flexbone WIDE
Fullhouse Normal Wide
I-Form 3 WR
I-Form Normal
I-Form Twin TE Wing
I-Form Twin WR
Jumbo T Big
Wishbone Normal
Wishbone Tight
Wishbone WIDE

NC State
Ace Big
Ace Big Twins
Ace Slot
Ace Trips
Ace Twin TE
Ace Twin TE Slot
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Normal
I-Form Tight
I-Form Twin TE
I-Form Twins
Shotgun Normal
Shotgun Normal HB Weak
Shotgun Split
Shotgun Spread Flex Weak
Shotgun Y Trips
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak
Strong Normal

Nebraska
Ace Big Twins
Ace Bunch
Ace Slot Flex
Ace Twin TE
Ace Twin TE Slot
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Normal
I-Form Tight
I-Form Twin TE
I-Form Twins
Shotgun 4 WR Trey Strong
Shotgun Double Flex
Shotgun Normal Flex Weak
Shotgun Split Y Flex
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak
Strong Normal
Strong Tight
Weak Twins

Nevada
Ace Big
Pistol 4 WR Trips
Pistol Ace
Pistol Ace Twins
Pistol Bunch
Pistol H Twins
Pistol Jumbo Wing
Pistol Slot
Pistol Slot Flex
Pistol Trio
Pistol Trips
Pistol Twin TE
Pistol Twin TE Slot
Pistol Y Trips
Shotgun Ace Twins Weak
Shotgun Normal Flex
Shotgun Trips TE
Shotgun Y Trips

New Mexico
Ace Big
Ace Bunch
Ace Slot
Ace Slot Flex
Ace Spread Flex
Ace Trips
Ace Twin TE
Ace Twin TE Slot
Ace Y Trips
Shotgun 4 WR Trio Strong
Shotgun 5 WR Flex Trio
Shotgun Double Flex
Shotgun Normal Flex
Shotgun Split Y Flex
Shotgun Trio HB Weak
Shotgun Y Trips
Strong H Pro
Weak H Pro

New Mexico State
Ace Big
Ace Slot
Ace Trips
Ace Y Trips
Shotgun 5 WR Trey
Shotgun Bunch HB Strong
Shotgun Empty Trey
Shotgun Normal Flex Weak
Shotgun Split
Shotgun Split Slot
Shotgun Split Twins
Shotgun Split Y Flex
Shotgun Spread Flex
Shotgun Spread Flex Weak
Shotgun Trips HB Weak
Shotgun Trips TE
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak
Strong Normal

North Carolina
Ace Big
Ace Big Twins
Ace Big Wing
Ace Bunch
Ace Slot
Ace Trips
Ace Twin TE
Ace Twin TE Slot
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Twins
Shotgun Normal
Shotgun Split Y Flex
Shotgun Wing Trips
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak
Strong Normal
Strong Twins
Weak Normal
Weak Twins

North Texas
Ace Big
Shotgun 5 WR
Shotgun 5 WR Trio
Shotgun 5 WR Trips
Shotgun Ace Twins
Shotgun Ace Twins Weak
Shotgun Ace Wing
Shotgun Ace Wing Weak
Shotgun Bunch HB Strong
Shotgun Normal Y Slot
Shotgun Spread
Shotgun Spread HB Weak
Shotgun Trips
Shotgun Trips HB Weak
Shotgun Trips OPEN
Shotgun Trips OPEN Strong
Shotgun Y Trips
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak

Northern Illinois
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Normal
I-Form Slot Flex
I-Form Tight
I-Form Twin TE
I-Form Y Trips
Pistol Slot Flex
Shotgun Ace
Shotgun Ace Twins Weak
Shotgun Split
Shotgun Trips
Shotgun Trips HB Weak
Shotgun Trips Over
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak
Strong Normal
Strong Twin TE
Strong Y Trips

Northwestern
Ace Spread
Ace Twin TE Slot
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Tight
Shotgun 5 WR
Shotgun Normal
Shotgun Normal HB Weak
Shotgun Normal Y Slot
Shotgun Split Slot
Shotgun Spread HB Weak
Shotgun Trips
Shotgun Trips HB Weak
Shotgun Trips Open
Shotgun Trips Open Strong
Shotgun Trips Over
Shotgun Wing Trips
Shotgun Wing Trips Weak
Shotgun Y Trips

Notre Dame
Ace Big Twins
Ace Jumbo
Ace Slot
Ace Spread
Ace Twin TE
Ace Twin TE Slot
Ace Y Trips
I-Form Normal
I-Form Tight
I-Form Twin TE
I-Form Twins
Shotgun Normal
Shotgun Split Slot
Shotgun Spread HB Weak
Shotgun Trips HB Weak
Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak
Split Pro
Weak Normal

Read Part I of The Ultimate NCAA Playbook Guide.


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Member Comments
# 1 hoodlum10 @ 07/17/08 06:55 PM
for the ps3 how do u edit the playbook of a certain team 2 sub a new formation in for 1 u dont want.
 
# 2 dialz23 @ 07/17/08 07:04 PM
where are the defensive palybooks located?
 
# 3 BoomerSooner11 @ 07/17/08 07:07 PM
Great read, now I should go read Part I, lol.
 

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