The latest BCS rankings are out and despite the gains by [tag]Oklahoma[/tag] in the two human polls, Texas has taken advantage of the the [tag]Texas Tech[/tag] loss and moved up two spots to number two in the rankings. The computer polls are the reason the Horns are hanging on now but since the Sooners play a ranked team this week it may take an impressive Thanksgiving Day win to remind voters that the Horns actually beat the Sooners when they matched up in October.
Check out the top 10 below:
Rank | Team | BCS Average |
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1 | Alabama | 0.987 |
2 | Texas | 0.920 |
3 | Oklahoma | 0.912 |
4 | Florida | 0.875 |
5 | USC | 0.797 |
6 | Utah | 0.785 |
7 | Texas Tech | 0.778 |
8 | Penn St. | 0.752 |
9 | Boise St. | 0.658 |
10 | Ohio St. | 0.620 |
Thanks to a (joyous) [tag]Penn State[/tag] loss the Longhorns have moved up another spot in the latest BCS rankings released Sunday. Thanks to that loss and human voters seeing the error of their ways, Texas is third ahead of [tag]Florida[/tag] and more importantly [tag]Oklahoma[/tag]. The Horns dropped big from number one after their loss to [tag]Texas Tech[/tag] but moved back passed those teams this week in both the USA Today Coaches Poll and the Harris Poll.
Texas’ ranking against the Sooners is huge on the chance their is a three-way tie between those two teams and the Red Raiders for the Big 12 South. In that scenario the division winner will be determined by which team has the highest BCS ranking. If the Horns end up winning out and in the Big 12 Championship, a win over the North’s representative would likely mean a shot at the whole enchilada.
The BCS top 10 rankings are listed below:
BCS | Harris Poll | USA Today | Comp. Rankings | ||||||||
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Team | BCS Avg | Prvs | RK | Pts | % | RK | Pts | % | Avg | % | |
1 | Alabama | .9814 | 1 | 1 | 2808 | .9853 | 1 | 1508 | .9889 | 2 | .970 |
2 | Texas Tech | .9715 | 2 | 2 | 2768 | .9712 | 2 | 1469 | .9633 | 1 | .980 |
3 | Texas | .8798 | 4 | 4 | 2471 | .8670 | 5 | 1300 | .8525 | 3 | .920 |
4 | Florida | .8640 | 5 | 3 | 2531 | .8881 | 3 | 1348 | .8839 | T-5 | .820 |
5 | Oklahoma | .8444 | 6 | 5 | 2427 | .8516 | 4 | 1314 | .8616 | T-5 | .820 |
6 | USC | .7896 | 7 | 6 | 2329 | .8172 | 6 | 1268 | .8315 | 8 | .720 |
7 | Utah | .7692 | 8 | 8 | 2034 | .7137 | 7 | 1104 | .7239 | 4 | .870 |
8 | Penn State | .6839 | 3 | 7 | 2073 | .7274 | 8 | 1074 | .7043 | 10 | .620 |
9 | Boise State | .6783 | 10 | 9 | 1940 | .6807 | 9 | 1028 | .6741 | 9 | .680 |
10 | Georgia | .6156 | 13 | 12 | 1581 | .5547 | 12 | 842 | .5521 | 7 | .740 |
Related: View the full BCS rankings
Texas’ loss to last week to [tag]Texas Tech[/tag] didn’t knock them completely out of the national title race but it certainly shook things up. Texas fans spent the next 72 hours crunching numbers and running scenarios that could result in the Longhorns still making it to the title game. That may make math and stats nerds happy but its just another sign of just how ridiculous the NCAA Division I FBS not having a playoff really is.
ESPN’s Pat Forde makes a(nother) strong case for a playoff in college football:
No less a voice than Barack Obama’s called on Monday night for a playoff in college football. To which The Dash says hallelujah, it’s time for some pressure on the ossified system from the top down. Once upon a time, the Tide wooed Butch Davis to be their coach. The first round of The Dash’s eight-team playoff would shape up as follows today: Top seed and SEC champion Alabama versus eighth-seeded ACC titlist [tag]North Carolina[/tag] in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The backstory would make this interesting, since the Crimson Tide were interested in current Tar Heels.
The first round of The Dash’s eight-team playoff would shape up as follows today:
Top seed and SEC champion [tag]Alabama[/tag] versus eighth-seeded ACC titlist [tag]North Carolina[/tag] in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The backstory would make this interesting, since the Crimson Tide were interested in current Tar Heels coach Butch Davis as far back as 2000, when he was the coach at Miami. That was before Mike Price, before Dennis Franchione and before Mike Shula. Then Bama got it right — royal-flush right — with Nick Saban.
Second seed and Big Ten champion [tag]Penn State[/tag] versus seventh-seeded Big East winner [tag]West Virginia[/tag] in the Capital One Bowl in Orlando. Just for fun they could award the old Lambert Trophy for the best school in the East to the winner.
Third seed and Big 12 champion [tag]Texas Tech[/tag] versus sixth-seeded Pacific-10 champ USC in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Would anyone enjoy seeing the Red Raiders’ O (first nationally in passing offense, second in total offense, third in scoring) against the Trojans’ D (first nationally in pass defense, first in total defense, first in scoring defense)?
Fourth seed at-large selection Texas versus fifth seed at-large selection [tag]Florida[/tag] in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego. [tag]Colt McCoy[/tag] and Tim Tebow on the same field might be a little fun.
(Dash apologies to [tag]Oklahoma[/tag] and Utah for being the best teams left out. Y’all can console each other in, say, the Alamo Bowl.)
After that: semifinals at the Orange and Fiesta Bowls. National title in the Rose Bowl. Championship trophy presented by Dashette Irina Shayk.
Decide for yourself whether that playoff would generate any interest. After you’ve thought it over for five seconds, call the president of your favorite university and scream into the phone that you want a playoff. Do not stop screaming until you are out of breath or they have hung up on you — and then redial and scream again.
Maybe it will come to pass by the time Tebow’s kids are in college.
Or maybe it happens a little faster depending on Tuesday’s election results.
Just imagine adding the Texas Rose Bowl win over USC, plus the brutal four game stretch the team just finished, plus even more on the line than ever before. How fun would that be?
The Longhorns lost the battle to [tag]Texas Tech[/tag] on Saturday but they still haven’t lost the war. The new BCS rankings were revealed tonight and Texas fell only to number four, behind [tag]Alabama[/tag], [tag]Penn State[/tag], and Texas Tech who moved all the way up to number two. The Horns still have a every good chance to end up back in the top two and headed to the national title game.
All the Horns need is for two teams ahead of them to go down, and with the remaining schedules ahead for both Tech and Alabama that is a distinct possibility. Texas fans need to be rooting hard for [tag]Oklahoma[/tag] and [tag]Oklahoma State[/tag] the next few weeks and for [tag]LSU[/tag] this week against Alabama. The team needs to take care of business during the final weeks of the season for any of this to matter, but fans will be doing a lot of scoreboard watching.
The BCS top 10 rankings are listed below:
BCS | Harris Poll | USA Today | Comp. Rankings | ||||||||
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Team | BCS Avg | Prvs | RK | Pts | % | RK | Pts | % | Avg | % | |
1 | Alabama | .9747 | 2 | 1 | 2798 | .9818 | 1 | 1498 | .9823 | T-1 | .960 |
2 | Texas Tech | .9372 | 7 | 3 | 2644 | .9277 | 3 | 1409 | .9239 | T-1 | .960 |
3 | Penn State | .9286 | 3 | 2 | 2689 | .9435 | 2 | 1437 | .9423 | 4 | .900 |
4 | Texas | .8531 | 1 | 6 | 2322 | .8147 | 7 | 1227 | .8046 | 3 | .940 |
5 | Florida | .8268 | 8 | 4 | 2391 | .8389 | 5 | 1268 | .8315 | 5 | .810 |
6 | Oklahoma | .8220 | 4 | 5 | 2366 | .8302 | 4 | 1290 | .8459 | 9 | .790 |
7 | USC | .7551 | 5 | 7 | 2273 | .7975 | 6 | 1232 | .8079 | 10 | .660 |
8 | Utah | .6972 | 10 | 9 | 1864 | .6540 | 9 | 1018 | .6675 | 7 | .770 |
9 | Oklahoma State | .6660 | 9 | 8 | 2021 | .7091 | 8 | 1066 | .6990 | 11 | .590 |
10 | Boise State | .6529 | 11 | 10 | 1797 | .6305 | 10 | 958 | .6282 | 8 | .700 |
Related: View the full BCS rankings
The new BCS standings are out and the Longhorns remain easily atop the list. A close game against [tag]Oklahoma State[/tag] had no effect on either the human or computer polls that make up the rankings. Texas is number one in every computer poll and holds nearly every first place vote in both the Harris and USA Today Coaches poll.
All the team has to do is take care of business and it appears there’s no way any other team could jump them in the rankings. One indicator of how much both the humans and robots love the Longhorns are the rankings of both OSU and [tag]Oklahoma[/tag] even after losses to Texas. After the loss this weekend the Cowboys only fell one spot in the Harris Poll and two in the USA Today poll. This might mean the Horns could lose a game and still be around number three in the BCS. Let’s hope we don’t find out.
Check out the top ten in the latest BCS rankings below:
Harris Poll | USA Today | Computer Rankings | BCS | ||||||||||
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Team | RK | Pts | % | RK | Pts | % | % | Comp avg | BCS Avg | Prvs | |||
1 | Texas | 1 | 2839 | .9961 | 1 | 1522 | .9980 | 1.000 | 1 | .9981 | 1 | ||
2 | Alabama | 2 | 2696 | .9460 | 2 | 1439 | .9436 | .960 | 2 | .9499 | 2 | ||
3 | Penn State | 3 | 2650 | .9298 | 3 | 1414 | .9272 | .920 | 3 | .9257 | 3 | ||
4 | Oklahoma | 4 | 2370 | .8316 | 4 | 1265 | .8295 | .820 | T-4 | .8270 | 4 | ||
5 | USC | 7 | 2255 | .7912 | 6 | 1228 | .8052 | .750 | 6 | .7822 | 5 | ||
6 | Georgia | 8 | 2124 | .7453 | 8 | 1137 | .7456 | .820 | T-4 | .7703 | 7 | ||
7 | Texas Tech | 5 | 2286 | .8021 | 5 | 1246 | .8170 | .610 | T-10 | .7431 | 8 | ||
8 | Florida | 6 | 2258 | .7923 | 7 | 1199 | .7862 | .610 | T-10 | .7295 | 10 | ||
9 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 1871 | .6565 | 10 | 972 | .6374 | .730 | T-7 | .6746 | 6 | ||
10 | Utah | 10 | 1802 | .6323 | 9 | 987 | .6472 | .730 | T-7 | .6362 | 11 |
Related: View the full BCS rankings
For the second time this year 3 of the Top 4 teams in the nation lose. No one is safe at the top, and most of the Top 10 will be playing each other in the next few weeks so expect to see even more changes. So far this year is looking even crazier than last year.
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[tag]Alabama[/tag]
LW: 3Even though they didn’t play, I don’t think they deserved to be bumped down below Texas.
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[tag]Texas[/tag]
LW: 5Texas won with Colt’s leadership and the defense stepping up at the right times. Will Muschamp has the defense improving every week. It was kind of nice cruising through the season unnoticed, but that time is definitely over.
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[tag]Penn State[/tag]
LW: 7I guess I to move up Penn State after their blowout win. It looks like they are definitely the class of the Big 10, though that is not saying very much.
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[tag]Oklahoma[/tag]
LW: 1Sam Bradford threw for 5 touchdowns and still lost. Oklahoma has a great team and their schedule is setup to keep them in a BCS bowl game.
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[tag]Florida[/tag]
LW: 11I had watched Florida play a few times this year, but I have never seen the speed and precision they displayed against LSU. They have some of the fastest running backs in the nation, and if they can keep Tim Tebow from making mistakes they should be good.
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[tag]Texas Tech[/tag]
LW: 8Texas Tech played like crap but was surprisingly still able to come out with a win against Nebraska. They have a pretty easy road before playing Texas at home.
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[tag]Oklahoma State[/tag]
LW: 15Not sure if was too much of an upset, but Oklahoma State managed to put a hurting on Mizzou. Oklahoma State has proven they definitely have the offense, but do they have the defense to hang with the big boys.
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[tag]Missouri[/tag]
LW: 2I am actually pretty disappointed that Mizzou lost, because that would have meant Texas would play two #1 teams in a row. Now that Mizzou has lost, Texas will definitely be expected to beat them this Saturday.
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[tag]USC[/tag]
LW: 10Looks like USC is getting back into form after totally dominating Arizona State 28-0. They probably have the easiest schedule left of any Top 10 and will probably somehow backdoor their way into the national championship.
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[tag]Georgia[/tag]
LW: 9Georgia had a solid win against Tennessee but I am still not very impressed with this team. I expect them to lose 2 more games this season.
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[tag]BYU[/tag]
LW: 6I have decided to not leave BYU so high up in the polls. They play nobody, and until they beat Utah I will not move them any higher.
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[tag]LSU[/tag]
LW: 4You either smoke, or you get smoked, and LSU got smoked. That was a pretty weak performance against Florida, and if they don’t get someone to play quarterback they will struggle all season long.
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[tag]Kansas[/tag]
LW: 12Kansas continues to plod along and will probably go relatively unnoticed the rest of the way unless they can beat one of the big teams in the Big 12. Don’t expect that to happen.
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[tag]Utah[/tag]
LW: 13Utah and BYU really don’t seem much different to me. They will have to prove their ranking by beating both TCU and BYU.
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[tag]Boise State[/tag]
LW: 16Thank goodness we didn’t have to see them play on their ugly blue field this weekend.
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[tag]Ohio State[/tag]
LW: 17Luckily Ohio State beat Purdue because they are about to lose two in a row. I can’t wait to drop them out of the Top 25.
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[tag]Michigan State[/tag]
LW: 19Again, the only thing they have going for them is their running back, but man is he awesome. Can we trade for him?
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[tag]Virginia Tech[/tag]
LW: 18Does anyone really care about anyone in the ACC. They will probably all beat each other and end up with a conference champion that has 3 losses.
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[tag]South Florida[/tag]
LW: 20Bye week
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[tag]North Carolina[/tag]
LW: 21It took a last minute play, but North Carolina thankfully kept Notre Dame out of the Top 25. North Carolina is making the most out of their spot, but see Virginia Tech.
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[tag]Wake Forest[/tag]
LW: 22Another so-so ACC team barely holding on to their spot in the Top 25.
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[tag]California[/tag]
LW: 24Bye week
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[tag]TCU[/tag]
LW: –TCU has another huge game coming against BYU. Can they prove BYU is overrated, or will they fall back out of the Top 25?
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[tag]Vanderbilt[/tag]
LW: 14It was only a matter of time before Vanderbilt came back down to reality. They couldn’t handle the pressure of the being a top team and now they will probably struggle the rest of the way.
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[tag]Tulsa[/tag]
LW: 25They struggled a little only scoring 37, but I am sure they will get back on track and put up 60+ on UTEP.
Well lookie here, the Texas Longhorns are the new number one team in the land. After the team’s big win over [tag]Oklahoma[/tag] the team vaulted from number five in both polls to the very top. Huge shakeup this week with losses in the top five by OU, Missouri, and LSU, but in the AP poll the Sooners surprisingly only fell to number four. [tag]Alabama[/tag] is a very close second in both polls followed by [tag]Penn State[/tag].
This week’s opponent [tag]Missouri[/tag] fell out of the top ten with a loss, but they’re still a very good team and it doesn’t get easier after them. Due to the way the schedules lay out, the Longhorns could actually face two more top five teams in [tag]Oklahoma State[/tag] and [tag]Texas Tech[/tag] if they win the games they should and stay undefeated.
Check out this week’s rankings or view the top 10 teams below:
AP Top 25 | USA Today Poll | ||
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1 | Texas (39) 6-0 1,599 | Texas (44) 6-0 1,505 | |
2 | Alabama (26) 6-0 1,582 | Alabama (14) 6-0 1,452 | |
3 | Penn State 7-0 1,492 | Penn State (3) 7-0 1,416 | |
4 | Oklahoma 5-1 1,306 | USC 4-1 1,198 | |
5 | Florida 5-1 1,284 | Texas Tech 6-0 1,195 | |
6 | USC 4-1 1,247 | Oklahoma 5-1 1,147 | |
7 | Texas Tech 6-0 1,210 | Florida 5-1 1,145 | |
8 | Oklahoma State 6-0 1,184 | Brigham Young 6-0 1,143 | |
9 | Brigham Young 6-0 1,131 | Georgia 5-1 1,010 | |
10 | Georgia 5-1 1,081 | Oklahoma State 6-0 958 |
Finally a week were pretty much all of the top teams went out and took care of business. There is a lot of shuffling around towards the bottom of the Top 25 as many teams have dropped out.
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[tag]Oklahoma[/tag]
LW: 1Went out and took care of business and didn’t look ahead to playing Texas. I was actually somewhat surprised they only scored 49 points against Baylor.
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[tag]Missouri[/tag]
LW: 3Missouri hadn’t won in Nebraska in 30 years. Apparently they were a little tired of losing there and put a whooping on the Cornhuskers. Pretty sure Bo Pelini is a little embarrassed after that one.
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[tag]Alabama[/tag]
LW: 2Alabama actually showed some of their first signs of struggling, but they were still able to pull out the victory. Things will get a lot tougher for them as teams will be gunning to knock them off.
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[tag]LSU[/tag]
LW: 4Bye week
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[tag]Texas[/tag]
LW: 5I was actually a little nervous playing at Colorado, but thankfully Texas jumped out to the early lead and never looked back. Texas’ defense looked better than ever and might possibly be prepared for OU.
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[tag]BYU[/tag]
LW: 8Still feels weird to have BYU up here so high, but they have been absolutely killing teams lately. Because of their week schedule though, they probably won’t move much past this spot.
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[tag]Penn State[/tag]
LW: 9Penn State continues to dominate in the weak Big 12, and will face their first tough test playing at Camp Randall against Wisconsin.
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[tag]Texas Tech[/tag]
LW: 10I actually thought Kansas State would give Tech a game, but Tech just scored at will. Graham Harrell threw for 450 yards and 6 touchdowns. Not a bad day.
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[tag]Georgia[/tag]
LW: 12 -
[tag]USC[/tag]
LW: 11Starting off, USC looked like they might be losing another one to a team from the state of Oregon. But in the end they reeled off 40+ straight points and cruised to victory.
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[tag]Florida[/tag]
LW: 13Florida was lucky to have a bye week, oh wait, they did play Arkansas, which is just like having a bye week. Now they have to play LSU in a showdown in the SEC.
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[tag]Kansas[/tag]
LW: 14Kansas struggled a little bit at Iowa State but were able to squeak out of there with a win. Todd Reesing is a seriously talented QB.
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[tag]Utah[/tag]
LW: 15Utah is quietly hanging around in the Top 15 and beating all the teams they should. I guess we will just have to wait until they play BYU.
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[tag]Vanderbilt[/tag]
LW: 16Vanderbilt continues to be the surprise of the SEC. They are actually leading the SEC East! I doubt this will last much longer.
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[tag]Oklahoma State[/tag]
LW: 17Hard to tell if Oklahoma State is really that good or if A&M is just that bad. It’s probably a little bit of both and I am really scared of playing this team later this month.
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[tag]Boise State[/tag]
LW: 18I can’t stand to watch this team playing on that bright blue field, but they continue to win impressively and dominate their opponent. They have a legitimate shot at going undefeated this season.
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[tag]Ohio State[/tag]
LW: 19Ohio State pulled off an impressive win at Wisconsin proving the whole Big 10 is just a joke. Everyone pretty much just sucks equally.
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[tag]Virginia Tech[/tag]
LW: 21They don’t win big and they don’t win pretty. They somehow just manage to play just good enough to get the win. They will have to play better if they want to make it through the ACC schedule.
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[tag]Michigan State[/tag]
LW: –The only thing they have going for them is their running back, but man is he awesome. Can we trade for him?
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[tag]South Florida[/tag]
LW: 6South Florida of course had to ruin their dream season and go lose to a crappy Pittsburgh team. Does anyone want to step up in the Big East?
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[tag]North Carolina[/tag]
LW: –Not sure the last time North Carolina was ranked in football, but it has to be a while. They have a solid team and have a pretty favorable schedule the rest of the way.
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[tag]Wake Forest[/tag]
LW: –Hmm…not really sure what to make of this team. Sometimes they look really good, and sometimes they look really awful. Week to week it is tough to tell which team will show up.
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[tag]Auburn[/tag]
LW: 7Auburn losing to Vanderbilt? Who would have guessed that in the beginning of the season? Luckily for them they have a bye week next week, oh wait, they play Arkansas.
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[tag]California[/tag]
LW: –Doesn’t seem right to have a Pac-10 team in the Top 25 that’s not USC, but California is quietly putting together a nice season.
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[tag]Tulsa[/tag]
LW: –Tulsa seems to score 60 points every time they play, and that will usually get it done. They play SMU this week, which means they will probably score 80.
No upsets mean not much movement within the top of the rankings this week. [tag]Alabama[/tag] looked shaky and almost went down but otherwise just [tag]South Florida[/tag] suffered a loss. The Oklahoma Sooners won impressively and picked up additional first place votes heading into their match-up against the good guys. The Longhorns stayed at number five in both polls but did lose a few points in the USA Today Coaches Poll, despite easily handling a solid conference opponent.
Check out this week’s rankings or view the top 10 teams below:
AP Top 25 | USA Today Poll | ||
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1 | Oklahoma (51) 5-0 1,608 | Oklahoma (60) 5-0 1,524 | |
2 | Alabama (13) 6-0 1,537 | Missouri 5-0 1,404 | |
3 | Missouri (1) 5-0 1,487 | LSU (1) 4-0 1,398 | |
4 | LSU 4-0 1,444 | Alabama 6-0 1,339 | |
5 | Texas 5-0 1,374 | Texas 5-0 1,305 | |
6 | Penn State 6-0 1,287 | Penn State 6-0 1,203 | |
7 | Texas Tech 5-0 1,163 | Texas Tech 5-0 1,101 | |
8 | USC 3-1 1,137 | Brigham Young 5-0 1,086 | |
9 | Brigham Young 5-0 1,103 | USC 3-1 1,055 | |
10 | Georgia 4-1 1,014 | Georgia 4-1 937 |
Talk about a crazy weekend in college football. Three of the top four teams go down in upsets, with unbeatable #1 of all-time USC losing to an unranked Oregon State team.
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[tag]Oklahoma[/tag]
The clear #1 in the nation after other teams in the Top 5 seemed scared to win. The Texas game in two weeks looks bigger than ever.
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[tag]Alabama[/tag]
Maybe even more of a butt-kicking than the USC/Ohio State, Alabama got out to a 31-0 lead at Georgia. I think this was a combination of Alabama having a solid team and Georgia being ridiculously over-hyped.
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[tag]Missouri[/tag]
Good time to have a bye week. Their schedule gets tough now as they open Big 12 play.
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[tag]LSU[/tag]
LSU didn’t look all that impressive in their win against Mississippi State. They will need to improve their quarterback play if they want to continue to win in the SEC.
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[tag]Texas[/tag]
Talk about slaughtering the pig against Arkansas. The Texas defense finally showed up and held them to only 3 points for most of the game.
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[tag]South Florida[/tag]
The class of the Big East continues to look good. Now they start conference play, so we will see if they can keep it up.
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[tag]Auburn[/tag]
They don’t win pretty, but their defense can keep them in any game. If they actually had a good quarterback they would probably be #2 in the nation.
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[tag]BYU[/tag]
BYU in the Top 10? Just doesn’t seem right somehow but they are playing great football right now. Two shutouts in a row will usually give a team some confidence.
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[tag]Penn State[/tag]
I hesitate to put a Big 10 team so far up in the rankings because they will soon get smashed by some other crappy Big 10 team. Will this happen to Penn State? No doubt.
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[tag]Texas Tech[/tag]
Not sure what to say about Tech except that they probably won’t last much longer with no losses. In fact, they will probably lose to Kansas State.
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[tag]USC[/tag]
On cue, USC has their one “bare-minimum” game of the season and somehow loses to Oregon State. Now they can cruise for the rest of the season with their easy Pac-10 schedule.
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[tag]Georgia[/tag]
Not really surprised that they lost to Alabama, more surprised about how they lost. Down 31-0 at the half at home? I knew they were over-rated, just didn’t know it was that bad.
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[tag]Florida[/tag]
Rounding out the upsets this weekend is Florida. If Tim Tebow was an actual quarterback and could throw the ball, maybe they wouldn’t lose to a mediocre Ole Miss.
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[tag]Kansas[/tag]
Bye week
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[tag]Utah[/tag]
Utah continues to sneak up the polls relatively quietly. Now they have to play the vaunted Oregon State Beavers.
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[tag]Vanderbilt[/tag]
With Georgia and Florida losing, Vanderbilt now leads the SEC East. If they beat Auburn this weekend is it time for them to start thinking national championship? Ha.
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[tag]Oklahoma State[/tag]
The Big 12 is absolutely stacked this year. Oklahoma State’s offense can hang with anyone. Too bad they play @Missouri, @Texas, and @Texas Tech.
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[tag]Boise State[/tag]
Bye week
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[tag]Ohio State[/tag]
Not sure that a 13 point win over Minnesota is very impressive, but a win is a win. Terrelle Pryor looks like a legit college quarterback. I bet they are wishing he played more against USC.
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[tag]Oregon[/tag]
Hard to get a read on just how good or bad the Pac-10 is. My guess is that Oregon will be dropping soon as they play USC this weekend.
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[tag]Virginia Tech[/tag]
Man, Virginia Tech has an incredibly weak schedule this season. If they didn’t lose to East Carolina they would easily be in the Top 10.
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[tag]Wisconsin[/tag]
The Big 10 is just awful and I think Wisconsin proves that. Not sure how a Top 10 team loses to a horrible Michigan team. Oh yeah, it’s the crappy Big 10.
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[tag]Maryland[/tag]
Maryland actually looks like they have a good team this year. The ACC is wide open right now and Maryland should be near the top at the end.
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[tag]Fresno State[/tag]
Pretty impressive win at UCLA.
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[tag]Connecticut[/tag]
Impresive win at Louisville. They will be tested in next two games of three straight road games. If they can make it through that, they will be looking good.