Your Top 25:
Rk
|
Δ
|
Team
|
Points
|
1
|
+1
|
Alabama
|
38.5
|
Alabama maintains its #1 spot after trouncing Missouri 42-10.
2
|
+7
|
Oklahoma
|
33.0
|
ESPN's ticker declared that Oklahoma romped Texas 63-21 yesterday. Ignoring the fact that 'romp' is an intransitive verb, that's the reason the Sooners shot up seven places to #2 this week.
3
|
0
|
Texas A&M
|
27.3
|
Despite a only beating Louisiana Tech by 2, which caused them to lose 3.4 points in the rankings, Texas A&M maintains its #3 spot.
4
|
-2
|
South Carolina
|
26.9
|
The Gamecocks fall two spots after losing to LSU, 23-21.
5
|
+9
|
Texas Tech
|
25.1
|
Texas Tech finally makes West Virginia pay for its lack of defense, beating the Mountaineers 49-14.
6
|
0
|
Oregon
|
25.1
|
7
|
+5
|
Kansas
State
|
24.5
|
8
|
-1
|
Florida
|
23.5
|
9
|
+2
|
Florida
State
|
23.2
|
10
|
0
|
Notre
Dame
|
21.4
|
11
|
-3
|
Georgia
|
20.2
|
12
|
-8
|
Oklahoma
State
|
20.1
|
13
|
0
|
Arizona
State
|
18.4
|
14
|
-9
|
Texas
|
18.2
|
15
|
+1
|
Michigan
|
17.4
|
16
|
+5
|
LSU
|
14.6
|
17
|
+12
|
Iowa
State
|
13.6
|
18
|
+18
|
TCU
|
13.6
|
19
|
-1
|
North
Carolina
|
13.2
|
20
|
-5
|
Ohio
State
|
12.9
|
21
|
+2
|
Stanford
|
12.6
|
22
|
+17
|
Oregon
State
|
12.6
|
23
|
+12
|
USC
|
12.3
|
24
|
+1
|
Nebraska
|
12.2
|
25
|
-5
|
Mississippi
State
|
12.0
|
Teams falling out of the Top 25: (#32) West Virginia, (#45) Baylor, (#30) Missouri, (#31) Tennessee
Teams worse than the average FCS team: Eastern Michigan, Idaho, Massachusetts
Teams worse than the average FCS team: Eastern Michigan, Idaho, Massachusetts
Largest improvement in rank: Houston rises 31 spots to #71 after beating a so-so UAB squad by 22 and improving to 3-3.
Largest drop in rank: Baylor falls 26 spots to #45 as TCU beats Baylor 49-21, ending the Bears' home game winning streak at nine.
Most consistent team: USC: This week's consistent team is actually good, as USC is ranked #23 and has only one loss on the year to #21 Stanford. They've won all their other games by about the margin you would expect.
Most inconsistent team: Oklahoma State doesn't improve their consistency by only beating Kansas (AKA the worst team in the Big 12) by 6.
Conference Rankings:
| Conference | Average |
| Big 12 | 15.49 |
| SEC | 14.00 |
| Pac-12 | 5.48 |
| Big Ten | 2.29 |
| ACC | 1.00 |
| Big East | -2.36 |
| Sun Belt | -2.48 |
| Conference USA | -7.12 |
| Mountain West | -7.27 |
| WAC | -7.32 |
| MAC | -13.31 |
Games to watch next week: (Assuming you like watching two top-ranked, evenly-matched teams duke it out.)
#4 South Carolina at #8 Florida (TBA) Don't count the Gamecocks out after losing to LSU last week. South Carolina will be playing with a renewed intensity against the unbeaten Florida Gators to keep their dreams of heading to the SEC Championship alive.
#6 Oregon at #13 Arizona State (Thursday 9:00 ESPN) ASU may be slightly under-appreciated in other polls, not quite making the Top 25 in last week's AP and Coaches' Polls. The Sun Devils have one loss on the year and are perfect in-conference so far. We all expect Oregon to win, but this game may be closer than you think.
#5 Texas Tech at #18 TCU (TBA) Both teams are coming off big wins against conference opponents. Both are also 2-1 in-conference and 5-1 overall. It's not outside the realm of possibility that the winner of this game could win the Big 12, if they can also beat Kansas State down the road.
#6 Oregon at #13 Arizona State (Thursday 9:00 ESPN) ASU may be slightly under-appreciated in other polls, not quite making the Top 25 in last week's AP and Coaches' Polls. The Sun Devils have one loss on the year and are perfect in-conference so far. We all expect Oregon to win, but this game may be closer than you think.
#5 Texas Tech at #18 TCU (TBA) Both teams are coming off big wins against conference opponents. Both are also 2-1 in-conference and 5-1 overall. It's not outside the realm of possibility that the winner of this game could win the Big 12, if they can also beat Kansas State down the road.
