Your Top 25:
This guy ain't gonna catch Deshaun Watson.
Rk
|
Δ
|
Team
|
Pts
|
SD
|
1
|
0
|
Clemson
|
63.6
|
23.6
|
Syracuse
kept it close, but QB Deshaun Watson accounted for 465 total yards of offense
in a 37-27 victory over the Orange.
2
|
0
|
Ohio State
|
62.1
|
20.6
|
The
Buckeyes had little problem running over the Illini with RB Ezekiel Elliott
accounting for 181 rushing yards in Ohio State’s 28-7 win.
3
|
+1
|
Alabama
|
61.1
|
17.9
|
Alabama
beat the Bulldogs 31-6. Mississippi State actually got more yards and more
first downs, but Alabama’s defense forced some key stops and notched a couple
turnovers, and RB Derrick Henry ran for 204 yards. Bama hasn’t technically
clinched the SEC West, but the wave function is slowly and surely collapsing.
4
|
+6
|
Oklahoma
|
59.4
|
29.0
|
If
the one-eyed man is king in the land of the blind, then does the team that
actually has a defense win the Big XII? Oklahoma sure thinks so, as they limit
Baylor’s explosive offense to 34 points, force two interceptions from backup QB
Jarrett Stidham, and hand the Bears their first loss of the season.
5
|
+2
|
Navy
|
57.3
|
22.6
|
Navy
ran over SMU, and QB Keenan Reynolds set an NCAA record after scoring the 78th
through 81st rushing touchdowns of his career.
6
|
-1
|
Houston
|
55.6
|
15.8
|
7
|
-4
|
Baylor
|
54.1
|
18.9
|
8
|
0
|
Notre Dame
|
53.9
|
10.5
|
9
|
+2
|
Iowa
|
52.6
|
22.0
|
10
|
+3
|
Michigan
|
48.5
|
19.6
|
11
|
+1
|
Stanford
|
48.3
|
21.2
|
12
|
+4
|
Florida
|
47.8
|
21.3
|
13
|
+5
|
Michigan State
|
47.5
|
15.1
|
14
|
+3
|
TCU
|
47.0
|
19.7
|
15
|
-1
|
Utah
|
46.9
|
18.2
|
16
|
+3
|
Oklahoma State
|
46.6
|
14.1
|
17
|
-8
|
LSU
|
45.1
|
22.1
|
18
|
+2
|
Memphis
|
44.2
|
21.8
|
19
|
-4
|
Florida State
|
44.0
|
17.7
|
20
|
+2
|
Toledo
|
43.9
|
15.0
|
21
|
+12
|
Georgia Southern
|
42.7
|
24.7
|
22
|
+5
|
USC
|
42.7
|
13.8
|
23
|
0
|
Wisconsin
|
42.5
|
13.6
|
24
|
+1
|
Appalachian State
|
42.0
|
25.0
|
25
|
+3
|
Ole Miss
|
41.3
|
18.3
|
Teams falling out of the Top 25:
(26) Air Force beat
Utah State 35-28, but the Math expected the Falcons to win by 25.
(29) Boise State
was upset by New Mexico 31-24. The Lobos’ ten points off four Boise turnovers
proved to be the difference.
(41) North Carolina
had no problem topping Miami (FL), but the Math undoes the ACC’s inflated standing
from last week.
Team worse than the average FCS team:
(128) North Texas moves
up from the bottom spot after only losing at Tennessee 24-0.
(129) Eastern Michigan
sinks to last after only rushing for 59 yards in a 28-17 loss at home to UMass.
Largest improvement in rank: +15 Colorado
State ran for a season-best 325 yards in a 49-35 victory over UNLV.
Largest drop in rank: -37 Boston College was
limited to 28 rushing yards in a 24-8 loss to NC State. The Eagles have yet to
win a conference game and are now officially bowl ineligible.
Most consistent team: 9-1 Notre Dame has had no surprises with
wins over inferior teams and their lone loss coming against (1) Clemson.
Least consistent team: New Mexico gets
the nod after upsetting Boise State this week despite losing to 4-6 San Jose
State three weeks ago.
Conference Rankings
Conference
|
Average
|
SEC
|
32.37
|
Big XII
|
31.20
|
Big Ten
|
31.07
|
Pac-12
|
30.44
|
ACC
|
26.97
|
American
|
25.73
|
Mountain West
|
19.58
|
MAC
|
18.34
|
Sun Belt
|
14.70
|
Conference USA
|
13.18
|
THREE MORE THINGS
Pac-12 Out: We all knew that the Pac-12
might be left out of the Playoff, entering this week as the only Power Five conference
without an undefeated team not named “SEC,” but I don't think any of us expected
it to happen like this. Hosting Utah, Arizona came out to an early lead, but Utah
came back, and a fourth-quarter tie held as Arizona’s QB Anu Solomon came out
after an un-penalized helmet-to-helmet hit; backup QB Jerrard Randall was 1 for
5, but the one completion was what ended up being Arizona’s game-winning
touchdown in 2OT. Earlier at Stanford, Oregon took a twelve-point lead in the
third quarter, and Stanford’s comeback was hampered by two fumbles by QB Kevin
Hogan. Down eight on the Oregon 4 with 14 seconds to go, Hogan threw the needed
TD pass, but the hurried pass on the subsequent two-point conversion was broken up by
Oregon’s Joe Walker. Now everybody in the Pac-12 has at least two losses. At
least Stanford is still atop the North and can clinch the division with a win
over Cal or an Oregon loss to USC or to Oregon State. Utah on the other hand,
is now tied with USC but has lost the head-to-head. UCLA, now one game behind
after losing to Wazzou in similarly dramatic fashion, can also take the South
with games against both Utah and USC ahead.
The SEC West Wave Function: Five teams
entered Week 11 with at least an outside shot of winning the SEC West. Not so
anymore after Alabama beat Mississippi State and Arkansas upset LSU. Now, LSU,
Arkansas, and Ole Miss sit 1.5 games back with 1.5 games left to play, and LSU
and Arkansas have already lost to Bama. The only team that can wrest the West
away from the Crimson Tide is Ole Miss, as they’ve won the head-to-head matchup
against the Tide. For the Rebels to get the invitation to the Georgia Dome
though, they will have to win out against LSU and Mississippi State, and
Alabama must lose to Auburn in the Iron Bowl. The Crimson Tide clinches the
West if any one of those three things fails to happen.
[Bradley Leeb/AP]
Big Ten Contenders Win: Ohio State beat
Illinois 28-7. Michigan State beat Maryland 24-7, though QB Connor Cook came out
with a shoulder injury and stayed out as a “precaution.” Michigan survived the
upset scare and beat Indiana 48-41 in 2OT. Iowa recovered the on-side kick to
top Minnesota 40-35 and stay perfect in the West. Northwestern beat
bottom-dwelling Purdue 21-14, but doesn’t have enough games left on their
schedule to overcome the two-game gap between the Wildcats and the Hawkeyes. Wisconsin
and Penn State had byes. (And yes, Penn State can still win the East provided that
Michigan and Michigan State both lose to Penn State and both beat Ohio State.
The tiebreakers in the ensuing four-way tie for the East would then go the
Nittany Lions’ way.)
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