It has finally arrived. Here are the games involving the top 25 (AP) for this weekend. Only 3 games will match up ranked opponents this weekend (in bold).

Thursday

#18 Ole Miss beat Boise State 35-13
#19 ASU beat Weber State 45-14
#21 TAMU destroyed #9 South Carolina 52-28


Friday

#8 Michigan State beat Jacksonville St 45-7


Today/Saturday

#1 Florida St vs. Oklahoma St
#2 Alabama vs. WVU
#3 Oregon vs. South Dakota
#4 OU vs Louisiana Tech
#5 Ohio St vs. Navy
#6 Auburn vs. Arkansas
#7 UCLA vs. Virginia
#11 Stanford vs. UC Davis
#12 Georgia vs #16 Clemson
#13 LSU vs. #14 Wisconsin
#15 USC vs. Fresno St
#17 ND vs. Rice
#20 KSU vs. Stephen F. Austin
#22 Nebraska vs. FAU
#23 North Carolina vs. Liberty
#24 Missouri vs. South Dakota St
#25 Washington vs. Hawaii


Sunday

#10 Baylor vs. SMU

Yeah I had been telling friends since spring that the Aggie offense would possibly be better without Manziel. Less flair but more substance. As long as we keep Sumlin my Aggies aren't going anywhere.

Updating this with all the results now. Ranked teams that lost are in RED. Big 12 schools are in bold.



#1 Florida St 37 - Oklahoma St 31
#2 Alabama 33 - WVU 23
#3 Oregon 62 - South Dakota 13
#4 OU 48 - Louisiana Tech 16
#5 Ohio St 34 - Navy 17
#6 Auburn 45 - Arkansas 21
#7 UCLA 28 - Virginia 20
#8 Michigan State 45 - Jacksonville St 7
#21 TAMU 52 - #9 South Carolina 28
#10 Baylor 45 - SMU 0
#11 Stanford 45 - UC Davis 0
#12 Georgia 45 - #16 Clemson 21
#13 LSU 45 - #14 Wisconsin 24
#15 USC 52 - Fresno St 13
#17 ND 48 - Rice 17
#18 Ole Miss 35 - Boise State 13
#19 ASU 45 - Weber State 14
#20 KSU 55 - Stephen F. Austin 16
#22 Nebraska 55 - FAU 7
#23 North Carolina 56 - Liberty 29
#24 Missouri 38 - South Dakota St 18
#25 Washington 17 - Hawaii 16


Other Big 12 Games



North Dakota St 34 - Iowa St 14
TCU 48 - Samford 14
Texas Tech 42 - Central Arkansas 35
Texas 38 - North Texas 7

The Top 25 Schedule this week...

#1 Florida St vs The Citadel
#2 Alabama vs. FAU
#3 Oregon vs. #7 Michigan St
#4 Oklahoma vs. Tulsa
#5 Auburn vs. San Jose St
#8 Ohio St vs Virginia Tech
#9 Texas A&M vs Lamar
#10 Baylor vs. Northwestern St
#11 UCLA vs Memphis
#12 LSU vs. Sam Houston St
#13 Stanford vs. #14 USC
#15 Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt
#16 Notre Dame vs. Michigan
#17 Arizona St vs. New Mexico
#18 Wisconsin vs. W Illinois
#19 Nebraska vs. McNeese St
#20 KSU vs ISU
#21T South Carolina vs. East Carolina
#21T North Carolina vs San Diego St
#23 Clemson vs. South Carolina St
#24 Missouri vs Toledo
#25 Louisville vs Murray St

Well #8 Ohio State is done. VT just took them out. 35-21 @ Ohio Stadium.

Yes, the Big 10 had a very rough day. They gained no respect at all.

Some notables...

USC beat Stanford 13-10
Oregon destroyed Mich St 46-27
Florida St apparently was sleeping and beat Citadel 37-12
North Carolina escape San Diego St 31-27
Virginia Tech beat OSU in Columbus 35-21
UCLA appeared to struggle against Memphis 42-35.

Big 12 wise...

KSU struggled against ISU, but won 32-28
OU of course destroyed Tulsa, 52-7
Oklahoma St had issues with Missouri St, but still won 40-23
Kansas won a game against FCS SE Missouri St 34-28
WVU blanked Towson 54-0
Baylor blasted Northwestern St 70-6
Texas Tech escape UTEP 30-26
And good ol' Texas got completely embarrassed losing to BYU 41-7.

Here is the Top 25 this week...

#25 BYU won 33-25 over Houston last night.
#8 Baylor beat Buffalo 63-21 tonight.

The rest...only one ranked vs. ranked this week, so might be a pretty boring week in the polls.

#2 Oregon vs Wyoming
#3 Alabama vs Southern Miss
#4 Oklahoma vs Tenn
#6 Georgia vs #24 South Carolina
#7 TAMU vs Rice
#9 USC vs BC
#10 LSU vs Louisiana Monroe
#11 ND vs Purdue
#12 UCLA vs Texas
#14 Ole Miss vs UL Lafayette
#15 Stanford vs Army
#16 ASU vs Colorado
#17 VTech vs East Carolina
#20 Mizzou vs UCF
#21 Louisville vs Virginia
#22 Ohio State vs Kent State

So Virginia Tech....getting blown out 21-0 by ECU right now. Oops.

Louisville and Virginia Tech were beat today. Now to see if other ranked teams fall.

So we have #17 Virginia Tech, #21 Louisville, #6 Georgia, and #9 USC all falling tonight. Texas almost got UCLA. Probably see the Top 10 looking something like...

1. FSU, 2. Oregon, 3. Alabama, 4. OU, 5. Auburn, 6. TAMU, 7. Baylor, 8. LSU, 9. ND, 10. Mich St or UCLA...maybe even Ole Miss? Though I think it is a bit early to put a 1-loss team in the Top 10 (Mich St).

New AP Top 25...Big 12 now has 4 teams in. SEC manages to have 5 of the Top 10 and 7 of the Top 14. Hard to really buy that.

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
1. Florida State
2. Oregon
3. Alabama
4. Oklahoma
5. Auburn
6. Texas A&M
7. Baylor
8. LSU
9. Notre Dame
10. Ole Miss
11. Michigan State
12. UCLA
13. Georgia
14. South Carolina
15. Arizona State
16. Stanford
17. Southern California
18. Missouri
19. Wisconsin
20. Kansas State
21. Brigham Young
22. Clemson
23. Ohio State
24. Nebraska
25. Oklahoma State

K-State plays Auburn this Thursday night in Manhattan. If KSU can pull out a win that would be a major win for the Big 12 conference. I'm sure it will be crazy up there.

Here is this week's line up and I just have a feeling we'll have some pretty good upsets this week hopefully Morgantown isn't going to be the site of one. :)

#1 FSU vs #22 Clemson
#2 Oregon vs. Washington St
#3 Alabama vs Florida
#4 OU vs WVU
#5 Auburn vs. #20 KSU
#6 Texas A&M vs. SMU
#7 Baylor --- BYE
#8 LSU vs. Miss St
#9 ND --- BYE
#10 Ole Miss --- BYE
#11 Mich St vs EMU
#12 UCLA --- BYE
#13 Georgia vs Troy
#14 South Carolina vs. Vanderbuilt
#15 ASU --- BYE
#16 Stanford --- BYE
#17 USC --- BYE
#18 Missouri vs. Indiana
#19 Wisconsin vs BGSU
#21 BYU vs Virginia
#23 Ohio St --- BYE
#24 Nebraska vs. Miami-FL
#25 Oklahoma St --- BYE

Not a ton of movement in the Top 25 this week, but a couple decent upsets.One point, as of right now Oregon and WSU are still playing with Oregon just scoring to go up a score.

#8 LSU lost to unranked (for now) Miss St 34-29
#18 Missouri lost to unranked Indiana 31-27

New Polls for this week...

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 251. Florida State (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/FSU/florida-state-seminoles)2. Oregon (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/OREG/oregon-ducks)3. Alabama (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/BAMA/alabama-crimson-tide)4. Oklahoma (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/OKLA/oklahoma-sooners)5. Auburn (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/AUBURN/auburn-tigers)6. Texas A&M (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/TXAM/texas-am-aggies)7. Baylor (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/BAYLOR/baylor-bears)8. Notre Dame (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/ND/notre-dame-fighting-irish)9. Michigan State (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/MICHST/michigan-state-spartans)10. Ole Miss (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/MISS/ole-miss-rebels)11. UCLA (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/UCLA/ucla-bruins)12. Georgia (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/UGA/georgia-bulldogs)13. South Carolina (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/SC/south-carolina-gamecocks)14. Mississippi State (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/MISSST/mississippi-state-bulldogs)15. Arizona State (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/ARIZST/arizona-state-sun-devils)16. Stanford (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/STNFRD/stanford-cardinal)17. LSU (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/LSU/lsu-tigers)18. Southern California (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/USC/southern-california-trojans)19. Wisconsin (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/WISC/wisconsin-badgers)20. Brigham Young (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/BYU/brigham-young-cougars)21. Nebraska (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/NEB/nebraska-cornhuskers)22. Ohio State (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/OHIOST/ohio-state-buckeyes)23. East Carolina (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/ECU/east-carolina-pirates)24. Oklahoma State (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/OKLAST/oklahoma-state-cowboys)25. Kansas State (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/KSTATE/kansas-state-wildcats)Complete details (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/rankings/ap)
09/21/2014
COACHES POLL1. Florida State (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/FSU/florida-state-seminoles)2. Alabama (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/BAMA/alabama-crimson-tide)3. Oklahoma (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/OKLA/oklahoma-sooners)4. Oregon (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/OREG/oregon-ducks)5. Auburn (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/AUBURN/auburn-tigers)6. Baylor (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/BAYLOR/baylor-bears)7. Texas A&M (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/TXAM/texas-am-aggies)8. Notre Dame (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/ND/notre-dame-fighting-irish)9. Michigan State (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/MICHST/michigan-state-spartans)10. UCLA (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/UCLA/ucla-bruins)11. Ole Miss (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/MISS/ole-miss-rebels)12. Arizona State (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/ARIZST/arizona-state-sun-devils)13. Georgia (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/UGA/georgia-bulldogs)14. Stanford (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/STNFRD/stanford-cardinal)15. South Carolina (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/SC/south-carolina-gamecocks)16. Mississippi State (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/MISSST/mississippi-state-bulldogs)17. Wisconsin (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/WISC/wisconsin-badgers)18. LSU (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/LSU/lsu-tigers)19. Nebraska (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/NEB/nebraska-cornhuskers)20. Ohio State (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/OHIOST/ohio-state-buckeyes)21. Brigham Young (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/BYU/brigham-young-cougars)22. Southern California (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/USC/southern-california-trojans)23. Duke (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/DUKE/duke-blue-devils)24. East Carolina (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/ECU/east-carolina-pirates)25. Kansas State (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/teams/page/KSTATE/kansas-state-wildcats)Complete details (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/rankings/coaches)
09/21/2014

AP Top 25 Coaches' Poll


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1. Florida State
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Oregon
5. Auburn
6. Baylor
7. Texas A & M
8. Notre Dame
9. Michigan State
X. UCLA


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Samaje Perine emerges...

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/college-football-rankings-florida-state-161415234.html


http://www.thunderfans.com/vforum/images/smilies/okc.gif "Oklahoma City looks oh-so pretty... ...as I get my kicks on Route 66." --Nat King Cole.http://www.thunderfans.com/vforum/images/smilies/okc.gif

ESPN's Power Rankings has OU #1
NCAA College Football Power Rankings Week 5 - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/college-football/powerrankings)

Mississippi State and South Carolina must be a joke.

Mississippi State and South Carolina must be a joke.

Mississippi State and Ole Miss both have a shot in the SEC West. State beat LSU last night.

ESPN's Power Rankings has OU #1
NCAA College Football Power Rankings Week 5 - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/college-football/powerrankings)

Polls mean nothing this early in the season, but it's nice to know we are getting some well deserved recognition.

Polls mean nothing this early in the season, but it's nice to know we are getting some well deserved recognition.

And as I mentioned before, being highly ranked is a good recruiting tool.

Mississippi State and South Carolina must be a joke.

After beating #5 Georgia, USC controls its own destiny in the SEC East.

AP Top 25 Coaches' Poll


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1. Florida State
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Oregon
5. Auburn
6. Baylor
7. Texas A & M
8. Notre Dame
9. Michigan State
X. UCLA


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Samaje Perine emerges...

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/college-football-rankings-florida-state-161415234.html


http://www.thunderfans.com/vforum/images/smilies/okc.gif "Oklahoma City looks oh-so pretty... ...as I get my kicks on Route 66." --Nat King Cole.http://www.thunderfans.com/vforum/images/smilies/okc.gif

I really like all those helmet variations

What exactly is the "AP Top 25 Coaches" Poll? :)

Looks like FSU has finally had 1 too many close games for defending champ...Bama jumps them to #1. Big 12 now has half the league in the Top 25 Coaches Poll.

1. Alabama (15)
2. Florida State (26)
3. Oklahoma (14)
4. Oregon (7)
5. Auburn
6. Baylor
7. Texas A&M
8. Notre Dame
9. UCLA
10. Michigan State
11. Ole Miss
12. Georgia
13. Stanford
14. Mississippi State
15. LSU
16. Wisconsin
17. Nebraska
18. Ohio State
19. BYU
20. USC
21. East Carolina
22. Kansas State
23. Oklahoma State
24. Arizona State
25. TCU

Wow. Im glad I stayed up for the Oregon/Arizona game.

Arizona knocks off #2 Oregon.

Wow. Im glad I stayed up for the Oregon/Arizona game.

Arizona knocks off #2 Oregon.

I wish I could have stayed up to watch it...darn these early mornings. That should help OU move up as long as they take care of business (obviously) tomorrow.

Should see a lot of movement in the polls after this weekend, a lot of ranked on ranked games...

#1 FSU vs Wake Forest
#3 Alabama vs #11 Ole Miss
#4 OU vs #25 TCU
#5 Auburn vs #15 LSU
#6 Texas A&M vs #12 Miss St
#7 Baylor v Texas
#8 UCLA vs Utah
#9 ND vs #14 Stanford
#10 Mich St vs #19 Nebraska
#13 Georgia vs Vanderbilt
#16 USC vs AZ St
#17 Wisconsin vs Northwestern
#18 BYU vs Utah St
#20 Ohio St vs Maryland
#21 Okla St vs Iowa St
#22 ECU vs SMU
#23 KSU vs TTU

BYU falls after their QB gets hurt.

A&M routed by Miss St. Let me try to find a tear somewhere...

A&M routed by Miss St. Let me try to find a tear somewhere...

ESPN will be shedding tears as they watch a team from their beloved SEC plunge from the top 10.

Say what you want about the sec but there is no doubt that as a football conference they are far and away the best. And really,it's not even close. They will be knocking each other off every week though and IMO the sec prob. does deserve to have 2 in the final 4 playoff. Put any top 5 team in that conference and see where they end up after the season. A 2 loss sec team is most likely better than an undefeated team from the BigXII BigX or Pac.

TCU is dangerous.

Dang,I thought OU was better than this. TCU,really?

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OUCH! 37-33

Give it up to the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs; their defense & Offense played one great game.

#17 Wisconsin loses to Northwestern. #3 Alabama goes down against #11 Ole Miss.

Should be a nice shake up in the Top 25 polls tomorrow.

#16 USC loses to a hail mary by Arizona St.

Well #8 UCLA losing to Utah makes half of the Top 10 yesterday losing their game. LOL

CBS predicts the follow Top 10 today...
FSU, Auburn, Baylor, Ole Miss, ND, Miss St, Alabama, Mich St, Oregon, and OU.

TCU jumps to 12, OSU to 17th and KSU to 20th.

^ I would be a little surprised at Baylor being so lofty as they would be the only team in the top six that has not beaten a ranked opponent.

^ I would be a little surprised at Baylor being so lofty as they would be the only team in the top six that has not beaten a ranked opponent.

As I switched back and forth between OU-TCU and TU-Baylor, it took Baylor some time to wear down the tough Texas defense.

The same was said about TCU until they took down our Sooners. We had opportunities, our defense stepped up in the second half. A running quarterback should always be a target; make him pay if he runs the ball--we did that in the second half.

Strength of schedule should be a factor; however 80% of the schedules are made out so far in advance that it's difficult to predict who will be a viable ranked opponent.

Maintain an unblemished record and your chances are good for getting in. If you lose, an early loss is a lot less damaging than a late loss. TCU will now have the target on their backs.

Coaches Top 25...and Baylor is in fact #3...

1. Florida State (44)
2. Auburn (16)
3. Baylor (1)
4. Ole Miss
5. Notre Dame
6. Mississippi State
7. Alabama
8. Michigan State
9. Oklahoma
10. Georgia
11. Oregon
12. TCU
13. Arizona
14. Texas A&M
15. Ohio State
16. Kansas State
17. UCLA
18. Oklahoma State
19. East Carolina
20. Arizona State
21. Nebraska
22. Stanford
23. Georgia Tech
24. Missouri
25. Clemson

^ I would be a little surprised at Baylor being so lofty as they would be the only team in the top six that has not beaten a ranked opponent.

So...care to revisit your TCU comment or just going to ignore it? ;)

Baylor has TCU at home followed by WVU on the road, both tough games. If they make it past those they will remain in the top 3 when they visit Norman, possibly #2 if Auburn loses with tough games before 11/8 at Ole Miss and Miss St. They won't lose to KU. Baylor-TCU will be fun to watch after the OU game Saturday.

I think OU handles Texas but it could be a struggle unless the offense starts to click. KState will be a tough game that OU could lose but thankfully it's in Norman. At Iowa St could be difficult too but OU should win. Should OU win those and Baylor stays unbeaten the game in Norman will be one of the biggest in a long time, probably since Tech came in ranked #2 in 2008.

Here is the AP...

1. Florida State
2. Auburn
3. Mississippi State
4. Ole Miss
5. Baylor
6. Notre Dame
7. Alabama
8. Michigan State
9. TCU
10. Arizona
11. Oklahoma
12. Oregon
13. Georgia
14. Texas A&M
15. Ohio State
16. Oklahoma State
17. Kansas State
18. UCLA
19. ECU
20. Arizona State
21. Nebraska
22. Georgia Tech
23. Missouri
24. Utah
25. Stanford

I wonder if that jump by Arizona is the largest single jump ever, week over week. Unranked (technically 29th) up to #10.

I wonder if that jump by Arizona is the largest single jump every week over week. Unranked (technically 29th) up to #10.

It is. The AP tweeted about it.

So...care to revisit your TCU comment or just going to ignore it? ;)


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I watched a lot of the Texas Baylor game yesterday and there is no way Baylor should be rankled in the top 10. Texas shouldn't be ranked in the top 200 BTW. In fact,this might be the worst football I have ever seen from this conference. OU is supposed to be top 5 and they looked like crap. The conference as a whole is just no good IMO.

I watched a lot of the Texas Baylor game yesterday and there is no way Baylor should be rankled in the top 10. Texas shouldn't be ranked in the top 200 BTW. In fact,this might be the worst football I have ever seen from this conference. OU is supposed to be top 5 and they looked like crap. The conference as a whole is just no good IMO.

Besides the SEC, which conferences do you think are better?

I watched a lot of the Texas Baylor game yesterday and there is no way Baylor should be rankled in the top 10. Texas shouldn't be ranked in the top 200 BTW. In fact,this might be the worst football I have ever seen from this conference. OU is supposed to be top 5 and they looked like crap. The conference as a whole is just no good IMO.

KSU played Auburn tough and should have won. WVU gave Alabama a helluva game. OSU gave FSU a helluva game. Texas gave UCLA a helluva game and should have won. Yeah, the Big 12 sucks. :rolleyes:

KSU played Auburn tough and should have won. WVU gave Alabama a helluva game. OSU gave FSU a helluva game. Texas gave UCLA a helluva game and should have won. Yeah, the Big 12 sucks. :rolleyes:

Shoulda, woulda, coulda. Yeah they were close games but the Big 12 teams still lost. If they had won it would be a different story, and a one loss Big 12 champion is a shoe-in for the playoff. As it is that is not 100% certain.

Shoulda, woulda, coulda. Yeah they were close games but the Big 12 teams still lost. If they had won it would be a different story, and a one loss Big 12 champion is a shoe-in for the playoff. As it is that is not 100% certain.

Middling Big 12 teams almost beat National Title contenders and that is proof that the Big 12 as a whole sucks?

We have a new #1 in the country in both polls...

AP Top 25

1. Mississippi State (45 first place votes)
2. Florida State (12)
3. Ole Miss (3)
4. Baylor
5. Notre Dame
6. Auburn
7. Alabama
8. Michigan State
9. Oregon
10. Georgia
11. Oklahoma
12. TCU
13. Ohio State
14. Kansas State
15. Oklahoma State
16. Arizona
17. Arizona State
18. East Carolina
19. Nebraska
20. Utah
21. Texas A&M
22. USC
23. Stanford
24. Clemson
25. Marshall

Coaches Top 25

1. Mississippi State (26 first place votes)
2. Florida State (31)
3. Ole Miss (5)
4. Baylor
5. Notre Dame
6. Michigan State
7. Alabama
8. Auburn
9. Oregon
10. Georgia
11. Oklahoma
12. TCU
13. Ohio State
14. Kansas State
15. Oklahoma State
16. East Carolina
17. Arizona
18. Arizona State
19. Nebraska
20. Stanford
21. Texas A&M
22. Clemson
23. Utah
24. Marshall
25. USC

totally agree with mississippi state being #1... was concerned that they'd get snubbed by the voters.

however, i have to disagree with ou being ahead of tcu given the head-to-head loss. -M

There are no great teams this year, this is the parity (or should it be parody?) that the NCAA has sought for years. It looks like Ole Miss and Mississippi State may be the two best teams (this week), just a few years ago they were both so bad the Egg Bowl game wasn't even televised.

I also think Ole Miss could handle the Baylor offense which is about 75% over the top throws. The Big 12 is probably second best with the Pac 12 in third. The Big 10 and ACC outside of FSU are pathetic and FSU may not have Winston later in the season.

totally agree with mississippi state being #1... was concerned that they'd get snubbed by the voters.

however, i have to disagree with ou being ahead of tcu given the head-to-head loss. -M

That happens all of the time. You can't always use that as a final guideline in ranking teams. Please note that Oregon is rated head of Arizona and Arizona is rated ahead of USC. Both Oregon and Arizona lost at home to the other team. OU's loss was on the road so OU being ranked higher is less surprising.

That happens all of the time. You can't always use that as a final guideline in ranking teams. Please note that Oregon is rated head of Arizona and Arizona is rated ahead of USC. Both Oregon and Arizona lost at home to the other team. OU's loss was on the road so OU being ranked higher is less surprising.

The problem is, on what basis would OU be ahead of TCU? TCU just pushed Baylor to the brink in Waco. TCU should likely move up further based on their good showing, but even before that game their overall resume is superior to OU's. Whereas OU looked mediocre against a mediocre Texas team.

You're right that this happens all the time... and it's wrong all the time. Voters rely too much on preseason rankings to just move teams up and down the polls instead of voting fluidly based on actual results. If OU ends up being the better team then they'll move ahead of TCU, but on-the-field-results don't support that yet. Things often (but not always) work themselves out by the end of the season, but that still doesn't justify lazy voters. At least the polls don't count this year... even if they likely influence perception.

Not sure where else to put this, but a very cool map done by the New York Times on college fandom based on facebook likes. No surprise OU dominates the state outside of Payne County, but interesting that OU is at least the 2nd or 3rd most popular school in counties/zip codes stretching well into New Mexico, North Texas, Kansas, and Missouri.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/03/upshot/ncaa-football-map.html?_r=0#5,32.066,-98.312

Not much discussion here about it, the CFP Poll, but still interesting to say the least. Big takeaway people at CBS Sports took is that the panel is ranking by losses. The group of unbeatens together, then 1-loss teams, and so on. It would appear, regardless of scheduled strength, 2-loss mean elimination from the playoff. The oddities of this of course include ECU and Duke. The Big 12 still has some hope if TCU can run the table.

The complete College Football Playoff top 25 rankings (as of Oct. 28):


1. Mississippi State (7-0)
2. Florida State (7-0)
3. Auburn (6-1)
4. Ole Miss (7-1)
5. Oregon (7-1)
6. Alabama (7-1)
7. TCU (6-1)
8. Michigan State (7-1)
9. Kansas State (6-1)
10. Notre Dame (6-1)
11. Georgia (6-1)
12. Arizona (6-1)
13. Baylor (6-1)
14. Arizona State (6-1)
15. Nebraska (7-1)
16. Ohio State (6-1)
17. Utah (6-1)
18. Oklahoma (5-2)
19. LSU (7-2)
20. West Virginia (6-2)
21. Clemson (6-2)
22. UCLA (6-2)
23. East Carolina (6-1)
24. Duke (6-1)
25. Louisville (6-2)

The Big 12 still has some hope if TCU can run the table.

Honestly, I think K-State running the table, would produce the best chance for a Big 12 team, to secure a Final 4 spot. An undefeated in conference champion, with their only loss coming to a well thought of Auburn team. Only reason, I say that...it that it would be pretty hard to not include a conference champ, that went through their entire conference undefeated. Wheres TCU already has a conference loss.

But my honest opinion, is that its gonna get crazy...and all of the teams that seem like locks right now...will probably lose atleast once...maybe even twice. The season is only half way through.