Top 25 Poll
Others receiving votes: East Carolina, Houston, Michigan
State, Missouri, Notre Dame, Rutgers, UCF, Wisconsin
Dropped from the rankings: Mississippi (21), Arizona
State (24), Maryland (25)
25 (NR). Virginia
Tech (5-1) – They have quietly rolled off five wins since their opening
season loss to Alabama. They could make a bit of noise in the ACC.
24 (NR). Florida (4-1)
– In a game that people were calling for a potential upset, the Gators
ended Arkansas early on. If they can score, they will get their share of wins
again.
23 (23). Northern
Illinois (5-0) – The Huskies pulled another dominating win in the MAC. Look
out BCS…
22 (NR). Nebraska
(4-1) – The Huskers have been totally solid, even without their starting
quarterback. Oh, except for that one half against UCLA. They will get it
together with another bye week coming up after an easy trip to Purdue.
21 (20). Oklahoma
State (4-1) – They survived a pretty tough matchup with the quietly
improving K-State squad. Last week was a fluke.
20 (18). Northwestern
(4-1) – The Wildcats were in position to win several times. The program is
legit now. They just need that signature win that frequently eludes them.
19 (22). Michigan
(5-0) – The bye week treated the struggling Michigan team well, who blew
out an inspired Minnesota team in the Big House.
18 (15). South Carolina
(4-1) – They somehow can keep winning, while looking less and less
impressive doing it. The Cocks won a close one against terrible Kentucky.
17 (19). Fresno
State (5-0) – The offense led by future NFL player Derek Carr is scary
good. There might not be a team remaining on their schedule who can keep up.
16 (16). Texas
Tech (5-0) – This team is so up and down. They could put up 50 on anyone,
or they could put up 5 turnovers against anyone. I will just leave them here.
15 (17). Miami
(5-0) – The Hurricanes might just be the team that comes out of the ACC if
they continue to play offense this way. No one could have expected that coming
into the year.
14 (12). Texas
A&M (3-1) – IDLE. Next week: at Mississippi.
13 (14). Oklahoma
(5-0) – The Sooners seem to take a misstep at this point in the year ever
season. It hasn’t happened yet. Red River Rivalry upset next week?
12 (11). Georgia
(4-1) – They lose another handful of starters in another win without much
defense. I don’t know what to think of this team. Flirting with a loss to
Tennessee? Really? Yeah, the SEC is totally better than the Pac-12. *sarcasm*
11 (13). LSU (5-1)
– LSU has really developed into one of the more solid and balanced teams in
the nation. I think they will eventually take down Alabama.
10 (10). Louisville
(5-0) – Yeah, they can score against Temple. Cool.
9 (5). Washington
(4-1) – If this were a power ranking, then they would not have dropped. They
proved against Stanford that they were the better team overall yesterday.
8 (9). UCLA (4-0) –
Playing in Utah is one of the biggest hurdles for any team in the Pac-12. It is
just one of those places where teams go to die. The Bruins came out alive.
7 (7). Ohio State
(6-0) – A few bounces go their way, and they remain unbeaten under Urban
Meyer. They are not losing this season.
6 (8). Florida
State (5-0) – Just when people wanted to buy into Maryland, the Seminoles
go and do that. Wow. Jameis Winston for Heisman?
5 (4). Clemson
(5-0) – They obliterated Syracuse on the road, which is always impressive.
That is another one of those sites that favorites seem to struggle.
4 (3). Stanford
(5-0) – They just do not lose with Kevin Hogan at QB. I cannot wait for
that high-powered Oregon attack to take on the Cardinal.
3 (2). Alabama
(5-0) – They had a scrimmage against Georgia State, and they looked good.
Nothing really to take away from that.
2 (6). Baylor
(4-0) – 73 more points. Wow... I would love to see what they can do when
they aren’t up 50 points in the second half.
1 (1). Oregon
(5-0) – …just like this team. Will they be tested next week in Seattle? We
will see if Washington can lick their wounds after a gut-wrenching loss in Palo
Alto. It could be quite s show.
Top 5 Games
for Next Weekend
5. Oklahoma (#13)
vs Texas, 9:00AM ABC – The Red River Rivalry is going to be an entertaining
game. There is a clear favorite this year, which make me think that there could
be a big upset.
4. Missouri at
Georgia (#12), 9:00AM ESPN – Does anyone know anything about unbeaten
Missouri? Yeah, I didn’t think so. We find out next weekend.
3. Rutgers at
Louisville (#10), Thursday 4:30PM ESPN – Louisville has a home game, but
these Thursday games are always a little funky. Rutgers has the talent to keep
up. Can they?
2. Florida (#24)
at LSU (#11), 12:30PM CBS – These types of matchups seem to come weekly in the
SEC. People will call for another defensive struggle, but these teams will put
up some big numbers. Too bad it is at the same time as…
1. Oregon (#1) at
Washington (#9), FS1 1:00PM – This is maybe the best and most physical
rivalry in the conference. The teams simply despise one another. If there is
any team that could go score for score with the Ducks in the Pac, it is
Washington. It’s going to be loud. This is a must-see.
Heisman
Trophy Watch
5. Teddy Bridgewater,
QB, Louisville – He may not be multi-dimensional like the other quarterback
contenders, but if the voters want a throwback pocket passer to win the award
again, then this guy is as good as it gets.
4. Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M – He had the week off, but he
still has a bunch of spotlight games this year to remind us how electric and
exciting he and his offense are.
3. Jameis Winston,
QB, Florida State – He has the ESPN hype behind him. His passing numbers
are maybe the best ever for a freshman at this point in the season. They might
not lose a game.
2. Lache
Seastrunk, RB, Baylor – If he ever has to play an entire game and get 30
carries, then he is going to put up some ridiculous stats. He is a freak, and
we are all still wondering what this would look like if he hadn’t screwed up at
Oregon…
1. Marcus Mariota,
QB, Oregon – He continues to dazzle in every game. Next week he has
Washington. Stanford is coming up soon. We will see what he is truly made of
against two of the five best defenses in the nation.
BCS
Projections
Rose Bowl – Stanford over Ohio State
Orange Bowl – Alabama over Clemson
Sugar Bowl – LSU over Northern Illinois
Fiesta Bowl – Florida State over Louisville
BCS Championship Game
– Baylor over Oregon
What did you think of this weekend? What games are you most wanting to see? Let me know!
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