What I Like about This Week
Almost everything. I love the Top 6, and you should know that Texas and Alabama are almost equal and that they are separated from the rest of the pack. TCU manhandled its competition this week, while Cincy won but struggled, and thus they have moved down. Cry about Florida if you want, but they continue to generate pretty mediocre wins over mediocre SEC opponents. I won’t shed any tears.
Oregon and Iowa still above Ohio St. I am a Buckeyes fan, but a pitiful loss to Purdue can’t be overlooked with one good win. Iowa and Oregon have a better body of work.
USC at 15. Keep living in Pete Carroll mystique if you want to, but a single digit win over Arizona State isn’t the way to prove you belong.
What I am not so confident about
Pitt and Georgia Tech in the Top 10. I don’t necessarily have a big complaint about it, but these are two teams who may prove themselves overrated in the coming weeks.
What I am looking forward to
TCU vs. Utah- game of the week. A big TCU win should all but cement them in the BCS. An ugly game calls into question the whole Mountain West. A strong Utah win vaults Boise St to the BCS and reaffirms Utah as a major program to be reckoned with.
Iowa vs. Ohio State- got to love this as a Big Ten fan. But the conference has more to lose than to gain here. If Stanzi looks lame or neither offense can score, the national exposure may make people wonder if anyone in the Big Ten can play.
West Virginia vs. Cincinnati- watch out UC. WVU is inconsistent but has solid weapons. 50/50 shot that this is where UC’s undefeated streak comes to an end.
| 1 | Texas | |
| 2 | Alabama | |
| 3 | tcu | |
| 4 | Cinn | |
| 5 | Florida | |
| 6 | boise | |
| 7 | Pitt | |
| 8 | G Tech | |
| 9 | Oregon | |
| 10 | Iowa | |
| 11 | Ohio St | |
| 12 | utah | |
| 13 | Miami | |
| 14 | Penn St | |
| 15 | USC | |
| 16 | Okla st | |
| 17 | byu | |
| 18 | V Tech | |
| 19 | houston | |
| 20 | LSU | |
| 21 | Rutgers | |
| 22 | Arizona | |
| 23 | S Florida | |
| 24 | Stanford | |
| 25 | c mich |
