Top 25

College Football

Top 25

1. Alabama 11-0, 1
2. Oklahoma 10-1, 4
3. Texas 10-1, 3
4. Florida 10-1, 5
5. Southern Cal 9-1, 6
6. Utah 12-0, 7
7. Texas Tech 10-1, 2
8. Penn State 11-1, 8
9. Boise State 11-0, 9
10. Oklahoma State 9-2, 10
11. Missouri 9-2, 11
12. Georgia 9-2, 12
13. Ohio State 10-2, 13
14. Ball State 11-0, 14
15. Texas Christian 10-2, 15
16. Cincinnati 9-2, 19
17. Georgia Tech 8-3, 24
18. Boston College 8-3, 25
19. Florida State 8-3, NR
20. Brigham Young 10-2, 16
21. Virginia Tech 7-4, NR
22. Oregon State 8-3, NR
23. Mississippi 7-4, NR
24. Nebraska 7-4, NR
25. Northwestern 9-3, NR

OUT: Pittsburgh, Miami, Michigan State, No. Carolina, Louisiana State and Maryland
VOTES: Western Michigan, Michigan State, No. Carolina, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Miami, California, Oregon, Louisiana State, Iowa and West Virginia.

Previously unbeaten Texas Tech ran into a buzzsaw at Norman, Oklahoma as the OU Sooners took the Red Raiders to the woodshed. The level of domination by OU indicates they are the class of the Big XII South, even though they did fall to Texas in the Red River Shootout. Should the Sooners get by Okie State this Saturday, the BCS will determine whether Texas or OU face Missouri (provided the 'Horns beat the hapless Aggies of A&M). Texas Tech ain't going after giving up 65, and it could have been much worse. It looks like OU may play the Florida-Alabama winner for the championship, and that should be be fun.

I have to conclude that up in South Bend there is some real head scratching going on. Unless something happens real soon, and I see no visible evidence, the Charlie Weis era is going to end as a complete failure. Notre Dame was supposed to be decent this season, but after a humiliating home loss to a we posted the flag at rock bottom Syracuse team, a potential Gator Bowl trip now looks like bowl watching on HD from the couch. The Florida Times Union and the Florida Today has already made mention of it, but could feelers to Urban Meyer be emerging soon?

Louisiana State has fallen off considerably since their title a year ago, and much of the problem is at quarterback. The Tigers were clocked at home by upstart Ole Miss, where the strong hiring of Houston Nutt could well settle the Rebels in a good spot for a couple of decades....What is up is down and down is up in a very entertaining ACC Conference in 2008. An emerging North Carolina, who has looked very strong on occasion this season, got clobbered at home by N. C. State, and I am not sure anyone saw that coming while Florida State smothered Maryland at College Park. The Terps have beaten five ranked teams in a row but have gone 500 against unranked teams. This week, FSU was not ranked....Utah dusted BYU and laid claim to a spot in the BCS, which I think they deserve.....Things went far from well at Michigan this year, and one has to wonder if RichRod is the right guy.....Ohio State and Penn State are head and shoulders above the other Big 10 teams......Georgia Tech ran roughshod over Miami, resembling Nebraska over Duke in'75 as The Wizard proclaimed (Nebraska is 0-1 versus Duke, having got spanked 34-7 in 1954 Orange Bowl). The 'Canes got blown over and it was not pretty......Speaking of Duke, David Cutcliffe has done a great job over there as the Blue Devils are very much improved.....Wisconsin barely, and I mean barely, got by Cal-Poly (who?), 36-35 in 2OT, avoiding untold embarrassment, the likes not seen since Montana State took out Colorado....Nobody wants any part of Florida about now, but unfortunately, they come to Tallahassee this weekend.