**** the BCS.
1. Texas Tech (9-0) - I'm torn on the top 3, but they have the marquee win.
2. Penn State (9-0) - I like their defense more than Bama - and they can still light up the scoreboard.
3. Alabama (9-0) - They'll move up if they win this week...I'm still concerned with their ability to finish off a good team. Tennesee and Arkansas State don't qualify in that category.
4. Texas (8-1) - Still might be one of the 2 best teams in the country when it's all said and done.
5. Florida (7-1) - It's close between them and Oklahoma but - over the last 4 games, Florida has played as well as anyone in the country.
6. Oklahoma (8-1) - This is a ridiculous #6 team...their offense is unreal.
7. USC (7-1) - Wow, there are some good teams this year if these guys are 7...they'll need a lot of help to make the title game though.
8. Oklahoma State (8-1) - Zac Robinson to Dez Bryant might be the best combination in college football this year.
9. Boise State (9-0) - Taking away the Oregon game, which was on the road at Oregon, they've given up 47 points in 7 games. Not just an offensive juggernaut.
10. TCU (9-1) - Taking away their one loss - at Oklahoma - they've given up just 73 points in 9 games. Might be the best TCU team since Tomlinson.
11. Utah (9-0) - They've had a lot of close games - this week vs TCU is a season breaker.
12. Ohio State (7-2) - Still looking at a possible Rose Bowl bid if Penn State should make the BCS Championship
13. Georgia (7-2) - Hard to believe this team was ranked #1 at one point after the way they've played against Alabama and Florida.
14. Missouri (7-2) - The 5th best team in the Big 12, but still in the driver's seat to make the Big 12 championship.
15. Michigan State (8-2) - Around this point in the rankings it gets fairly unimpressive...they gutted out a tough win against Wisconsin though without Ringer playing well.
16. West Virginia (6-2) - Don't look now but, we think they're pretty good again.
17. LSU (6-2) - A decidely unimpressive 6 wins...their best one might be against South Carolina? Auburn?
18. Georgia Tech (7-2) - The best team in the ACC?...that seems to change from week to week, but they might be.
19. North Carolina (6-2) - ...or they might be
20. Maryland (6-2) - ...or they might be.
21. Ball State (8-0) - Play the 3 toughest teams in the MAC in their next 4 games...we'll see if they're for real.
22. Brigham Young (8-1) - Can score with anyone, but they ned to start playing defense.
23. Florida State (6-2) - Good god, the ACC is wide open.
24. Arizona (5-3) - I know they lost their lost game but it was a 17-10 loss to USC which is not bad at all - plus they just beat Cal a few games ago, so I can't rank Cal ahead of them.
25. California (6-2) - They've knocked off USC in the past when the Trojans were highly ranked - can they do it again this week?