McCain 1, Obama 0

In what might be a predictor for the 2008 presidential election, John McCain has trumped Barack Obama in the Super Bowl prediction contest.

Just hours before kickoff, McCain correctly chose the Indianapolis Colts to win the game when asked by George Stephanopoulos on ABC's This Week.

Obama, who has been very outspoken in his support for the Chicago Bears all season long, might have been correct in his prediction that going to war in Iraq was unwise, but he was not on the spot with his Super Bowl pick.

Sports Politician Super Bowl trivia

Since the Super Bowl teams have been set, here's an interesting bit of trivia that combines both sports and politics.

Only 4 colleges can boast that they have a former US president and a Super Bowl-winning quarterback as alumni. What schools are they?

Miami (Ohio) -- Benjamin Harrison and Ben Roethlisberger
Michigan -- Gerald Ford and Tom Brady
Navy -- Jimmy Carter and Roger Staubach
Stanford -- Herbert Hoover and Jim Plunkett/John Elway

Now neither Rex Grossman's University of Florida nor Peyton Manning's University of Tennessee boast a former president as an alum, so this list will not grow this year. However, I decided to take a look at the 2008 field to see which candidates (even the biggest longshots), if elected, would grow the list to five schools. Here's what I found:

If John McCain wins, he can join Jimmy Carter and Roger Staubach on the list at Navy.

If Mitt Romney wins, however, he can make BYU the fifth school on this list, as Super Bowl-winning QBs Jim McMahon and Steve Young both played at BYU.