Top 25
1. Alabama, 3-0, 2
2. Ohio State, 3-0, 5
3. Louisville, 3-0, 8
4. Clemson, 3-0, 3
5. Houston, 3-0, 4
6. Washington, 3-0, 6
7. Michigan, 3-0, 7
8. Stanford, 3-0, 10
9. Michigan State, 2-0, 17
10. Florida State, 2-1, 1
11. Texas A&M, 3-0, 18
12. Tennessee, 3-0, 9
13. Ole Miss, 1-2, 12
14. Georgia, 3-0, 16
15. Wisconsin, 3-0, 15
16. North Carolina, 2-1, 19
17. Baylor, 3-0, 20
18. Nebraska, 3-0, NR
19. Miami, 3-0, NR
20. Louisiana State, 2-1, 21
21. Arkansas, 3-0, 21
22. South Florida, 3-0, 24
23. Florida, 3-0, NR
24. North Dakota State, 3-0, NR
25. Oklahoma, 1-2, 11
OUT: Iowa (13), Texas (15), Notre Dame (21) and Oregon (25)
VOTES: Oklahoma State, UCLA, San Diego State, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Notre Dame, Texas Christian, Pittsburgh,Texas, Utah, Boise State Oregon, Central Michigan, Southern Cal, Auburn and West Virginia.
FLORIDA STATE ANALYSIS:
On a day at Louisville they honor favorite son Muhammad Ali, Florida State took a left hoof to the chin early, got technically knocked out midway through the second quarter and sustained continue blows to the head for the remainder of the game in the worst loss in school history. As the writers over at Tomahawk Nation accurately assessed it, "Normally in blowouts of this sort, as was the case against Oregon in 2014, turnovers pile up and let a game get out of hand. On Saturday, that was hardly the case. Florida State turned the ball over only twice and the Seminoles were merely outmatched in all aspects of the game by a Louisville team that seemed incredibly prepared for FSU and for its first College GameDay game in program history." Florida State was whipped soundly up front on the offensive line, odd considering four starters returned this fall. Roderick Johnson, considered an All America player at tackle, led the team in failing to block anybody. The secondary, thought to be a team strength given their talent and experience, was horrendous. Sure, the loss of All America player Derwin James hurt, but from arm tackling to losing route runners, it was nothing short of pitiful. The entire defensive unit was dictated to, reactionary as a great dual threat signal caller payed sandlot ball all day, delivering a handful of Heisman moments, which appear to be well deserved. Lamar Jackson was much more than the accurate accolades advertised him to be. We had Louisville ranked higher in the preseason than any other service, and we appear to have had them too low.
NEBRASKA ANALYSIS
Nebraska got a much needed win over a quality opponent, defeating Oregon at Lincoln. The Big Red attempted on many occasion to give the game away, but the took the ball late in the fourth quarter and put together a touchdown winning drive, with Tommy Armstrong scoring on a 32 yard quarterback draw. There is so much more out there for Nebraska offensively, but they are held back by questionable play calling and poor execution. It should be noted that Armstrong did not turn the ball over, and when this occurs, good things usually happen for Nebraska. Nebraska now has a real chance, provided they clean up things and continue to improve. Only a trip to Columbus to take on the Buckeyes looks too tall an order, and they appear in the drivers seat for a trip to Indianapolis for the B1G Championship game. It is noted that Oregon made a tremendous heartfelt gesture to Husker Nation pregame, placing flowers at the 27 yard line to honor fallen Nebraska punter Sam Foltz. This act of kindness did not go unnoticed, and it speaks volumes about Mark Helfrich and the Oregon Duck football operation he leads.
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