Week 7 Rankings

I finished these rankings Wednesday, but am just now getting on the internet to post them. Obviously (ehem, BYU) they in no way reflect this week's games.

Rank	Previous	Team	Record
1	1	Alabama	(6-0, 3-0)
2	5	Texas	(6-0, 2-0)
3	6	Penn State	(7-0, 3-0)
4	4	Texas Tech	(6-0, 2-0)
5	3	Oklahoma	(5-1, 1-1)
6	14	Oklahoma State	(6-0, 2-0)
7	13	Florida	(5-1, 2-1)
8	9	Utah	(7-0, 3-0)
9	8	BYU	(6-0, 2-0)
10	10	USC	(4-1, 2-1)
11	2	Missouri	(5-1, 1-1)
12	11	Georgia	(5-1, 2-1)
13	12	Ohio State	(6-1, 3-0)
14	7	LSU	(4-1, 3-1)
15	16	Boise State	(5-0, 1-0)
16	17	Tulsa	(5-0, 2-0)
17	19	South Florida	(5-1, 0-1)
18	20	Kansas	(5-1, 2-0)
19	24	North Carolina	(5-1, 2-1)
20	22	Virginia Tech	(5-1, 2-0)
21	23	Pitt	(4-1, 2-0)
22	32	Wake Forest	(4-1, 2-0)
23	31	South Carolina	(5-2, 2-2)
24	34	Ball State	(7-0, 4-0)
25	27	TCU	(6-1, 3-0)
26	50	Minnesota	(6-1, 2-1)
27	37	Michigan State	(6-1, 3-0)
28	15	Vanderbilt	(5-1, 3-1)
29	28	Georgia Tech	(5-1, 2-1)
30	30	Connecticut	(5-1, 1-0)
31	33	California	(4-1, 2-0)
32	36	Oregon	(5-2, 3-1)
33	26	Kentucky	(4-2, 0-2)
34	25	Illinois	(3-3, 1-2)
35	35	Boston College	(4-1, 1-1)
36	18	Auburn	(4-3, 2-3)
37	41	Oregon State	(3-3, 2-1)
38	39	Houston	(3-3, 2-0)
39	21	Wisconsin	(3-3, 0-3)
40	29	Clemson	(3-3, 1-2)
41	40	Central Michigan	(4-2, 3-0)
42	42	Mississippi	(3-3, 1-2)
43	38	Notre Dame	(4-2)
44	44	Fresno State	(4-2, 1-1)
45	45	Florida State	(4-1, 1-1)
46	49	West Virginia	(4-2, 2-0)
47	NR	Miami (FL)	(3-3, 0-2)
48	48	Maryland	(4-2, 1-1)
49	NR	Cincinnati	(5-1, 1-0)
50	NR	Air Force	(4-2, 2-1)

Week 7 Games of the Week

Thursday, 10/9
#29 Clemson @ #33 Wake Forest

Saturday, 10/11
#38 Notre Dame @ #24 North Carolina
#14 Oklahoma State @ #2 Missouri
#3 Oklahoma vs. #5 Texas (103rd Red River Shootout)
#50 Minnesota @ #25 Illinois
#37 Michigan State @ NR Northwestern
#6 Penn State @ #21 Wisconsin
#7 LSU @ #13 Florida
#31 South Carolina @ #26 Kentucky

My picks: Clemson, UNC, Missouri, Oklahoma, Illinois, Michigan State, Penn State, Florida, South Carolina

Week 6 Rankings

• Top 10 remains unchanged except for South Florida, who drop from #10 to #19 following their loss to Pitt.
  
• Vandy jumps 6 spots to #15
• Pitt returns to the Top 25 at #23
• UNC makes its inagural appearance in the top 25 at #24.

Rising teams: South Carolina (+23), Cal (+10), Ball State (+10), Michigan St. (+8), Minnesota (+7)
Falling Teams: UConn (-8), Oregon (-10), Fresno St. (-20), Arizona St. (-10), Maryland (-18)

• There are now 15 undefeated teams: #1 Alabama, #2 Missouri, #3 Oklahoma, #4 Texas Tech, #5 Texas, #6 Penn State, #7 LSU, #8 BYU, #9 Utah, #14 Oklahoma State, #15 Vanderbilt, #16 Boise State, #17 Tulsa, #34 Ball State, and NR Northwestern

Rank	Previous	Team	Record
1	1	Alabama	(6-0, 3-0)
2	2	Missouri	(5-0, 1-0)
3	3	Oklahoma	(5-0, 1-0)
4	4	Texas Tech	(5-0, 1-0)
5	5	Texas	(5-0, 1-0)
6	6	Penn State	(6-0, 2-0)
7	7	LSU	(4-0, 3-0)
8	8	BYU	(5-0, 1-0)
9	9	Utah	(6-0, 2-0)
10	12	USC	(3-1, 1-1)
11	11	Georgia	(4-1, 1-1)
12	13	Ohio State	(5-1, 2-0)
13	14	Florida	(4-1, 1-1)
14	15	Oklahoma State	(5-0, 1-0)
15	21	Vanderbilt	(5-0, 3-0)
16	19	Boise State	(4-0, 1-0)
17	20	Tulsa	(5-0, 2-0)
18	16	Auburn	(4-2, 2-2)
19	10	South Florida	(5-1, 0-1)
20	17	Kansas	(4-1, 1-0)
21	18	Wisconsin	(3-2, 0-2)
22	23	Virginia Tech	(5-1, 2-0)
23	48	Pitt	(4-1, 2-0)
24	34	North Carolina	(4-1, 2-1)
25	27	Illinois	(3-2, 1-1)
26	25	Kentucky	(4-1, 0-1)
27	29	TCU	(5-1, 2-0)
28	31	Georgia Tech	(4-1, 2-1)
29	28	Clemson	(3-2, 1-1)
30	22	Connecticut	(5-1, 1-0)
31	NR	South Carolina	(4-2, 1-2)
32	33	Wake Forest	(3-1, 1-0)
33	43	California	(4-1, 2-0)
34	44	Ball State	(6-0, 3-0)
35	38	Boston College	(4-1, 1-1)
36	26	Oregon	(4-2, 2-1)
37	45	Michigan State	(5-1, 2-0)
38	40	Notre Dame	(4-1)
39	39	Houston	(2-3, 1-0)
40	42	Central Michigan	(3-2, 2-0)
41	41	Oregon State	(2-3, 1-1)
42	32	Mississippi	(3-3, 1-2)
43	35	Michigan	(2-3, 1-1)
44	24	Fresno State	(3-2, 0-1)
45	50	Florida State	(4-1, 1-1)
46	47	East Carolina	(3-2, 1-1)
47	37	Arizona State	(2-3, 1-1)
48	30	Maryland	(4-2, 1-1)
49	NR	West Virginia	(3-2, 1-0)
50	NR	Minnesota	(5-1, 1-1)

Week 5 Rankings

It's getting harder for me to post rankings on here, mainly due to lack of time and dial-up internet. These rankings are valid through this past week's (9/27) games. I had to do something I have never done before and vault a team from outside my previous top 15, all the way to #1. But when you consider all the upsets last week, and the fact that this team has just dominated highly ranked teams this year, I could not think of a more deserving #1 team. So here ya go...

Rank	Previous	Team	Record
1	16	Alabama	(5-0, 2-0)
2	2	Missouri	(4-0, 0-0)
3	6	Oklahoma	(4-0, 0-0)
4	5	Texas Tech	(4-0, 0-0)
5	11	Texas	(4-0, 0-0)
6	13	Penn State	(5-0, 1-0)
7	14	LSU	(4-0, 3-0)
8	8	BYU	(4-0, 1-0)
9	9	Utah	(5-0, 2-0)
10	17	South Florida	(5-0, 0-0)
11	3	Georgia	(4-1, 1-1)
12	1	USC	(2-1, 0-1)
13	10	Ohio State	(4-1, 1-0)
14	4	Florida	(3-1, 0-1)
15	20	Oklahoma State	(4-0, 0-0)
16	19	Auburn	(4-1, 2-1)
17	18	Kansas	(3-1, 0-0)
18	7	Wisconsin	(3-1, 0-1)
19	22	Boise State	(3-0, 0-0)
20	24	Tulsa	(4-0, 1-0)
21	26	Vanderbilt	(4-0, 2-0)
22	28	Connecticut	(5-0, 1-0)
23	27	Virginia Tech	(4-1, 2-0)
24	25	Fresno State	(3-1, 0-0)
25	33	Kentucky	(4-0, 0-0)
26	29	Oregon	(4-1, 2-0)
27	21	Illinois	(2-2, 0-1)
28	12	Clemson	(3-2, 1-1)
29	23	TCU	(4-1, 1-0)
30	NR	Maryland	(4-1, 1-0)
31	30	Georgia Tech	(3-1, 1-1)
32	NR	Mississippi	(3-2, 1-1)
33	15	Wake Forest	(3-1, 1-0)
34	47	North Carolina	(3-1, 1-1)
35	NR	Michigan	(2-2, 1-0)
36	35	Air Force	(3-1, 1-1)
37	36	Arizona State	(2-2, 1-0)
38	39	Boston College	(3-1, 0-1)
39	NR	Houston	(2-3, 1-0)
40	NR	Notre Dame	(3-1)
41	NR	Oregon State	(2-2, 1-1)
42	41	Central Michigan	(3-2, 2-0)
43	43	California	(3-1, 1-0)
44	44	Ball State	(5-0, 2-0)
45	45	Michigan State	(4-1, 1-0)
46	31	Purdue	(2-2, 0-0)
47	32	East Carolina	(3-2, 1-1)
48	46	Pitt	(3-1, 1-0)
49	34	Miami (FL)	(2-2, 0-1)
50	NR	Florida State	(3-1, 0-1)

So many things that strike me when looking at my rankings:

• Alabama is #1! Who'da thunk it?
• 4 Big 12 teams in the top 5...unheard of!
• Penn State at #6, taking care of business
• Defending champs, LSU, still undefeated AND 3-0 in the SEC
• MWC teams BYU and Utah still in the top 10
• Oklahoma St. #15
• Tulsa, Vandy, UConn, and Kentucky all in the Top 25

For another view on the top 25, as well as THE MOST IN-DEPTH insight into college football today, go the J-Factors Sports Blog.

Week 3 Rankings

Rank	Previous	Team	Record
1	1	USC	(2-0, 0-0)
2	3	Missouri	(3-0, 0-0)
3	2	Georgia	(3-0, 1-0)
4	5	Florida	(2-0, 0-0)
5	6	Texas Tech	(3-0, 0-0)
6	7	Oklahoma	(3-0, 0-0)
7	8	Wisconsin	(3-0, 0-0)
8	12	BYU	(3-0, 0-0)
9	10	Utah	(3-0, 1-0)
10	4	Ohio State	(2-1, 0-0)
11	13	Texas	(2-0, 0-0)
12	17	Clemson	(2-1, 1-0)
13	18	Penn State	(3-0, 0-0)
14	15	Wake Forest	(2-0, 0-0)
15	20	LSU	(2-0, 0-0)
16	29	South Florida	(3-0, 0-0)
17	22	Alabama	(3-0, 0-0)
18	16	Auburn	(3-0, 1-0)
19	9	Kansas	(2-1, 0-0)
20	25	Oklahoma State	(3-0, 0-0)
21	19	Illinois	(2-1, 0-0)
22	21	East Carolina	(3-0, 1-0)
23	23	Fresno State	(1-1, 0-0)
24	26	Boise State	(2-0, 0-0)
25	30	TCU	(3-0, 1-0)
26	27	Tulsa	(2-0, 1-0)
27	28	Tennessee	(1-1, 0-0)
28	33	Virginia Tech	(2-1, 1-0)
29	32	Vanderbilt	(3-0, 1-0)
30	40	Oregon	(3-0, 1-0)
31	11	Arizona State	(2-1, 1-0)
32	34	Central Michigan	(2-1, 1-0)
33	46	Connecticut	(3-0, 0-0)
34	43	Kentucky	(3-0, 0-0)
35	35	Georgia Tech	(2-1, 1-1)
36	61	Air Force	(3-0, 1-0)
37	57	Southern Miss.	(2-1, 0-0)
38	38	Purdue	(1-1, 0-0)
39	39	Miami (FL)	(1-1, 0-0)
40	36	Arkansas State	(2-1, 0-0)
41	41	Boston College	(1-1, 0-1)
42	42	Arkansas	(2-0, 0-0)
43	44	Minnesota	(3-0, 0-0)
44	14	California	(2-1, 1-0)
45	45	West Virginia	(1-1, 0-0)
46	31	Houston	(1-2, 0-0)
47	NR	Notre Dame	(2-0, 0-0)
48	NR	North Carolina	(2-0, 0-0)
49	47	Bowling Green	(1-2, 0-0)
50	49	Pitt	(1-1, 0-0)

Week 2 Rankings

Rank	Previous	Team	Record
1	1	USC	(1-0, 0-0)
2	2	Georgia	(2-0, 0-0)
3	4	Missouri	(2-0, 0-0)
4	3	Ohio State	(2-0, 0-0)
5	5	Florida	(2-0, 0-0)
6	6	Texas Tech	(2-0, 0-0)
7	7	Oklahoma	(2-0, 0-0)
8	8	Wisconsin	(2-0, 0-0)
9	9	Kansas	(2-0, 0-0)
10	10	Utah	(2-0, 1-0)
11	12	Arizona State	(2-0, 1-0)
12	11	BYU	(2-0, 0-0)
13	13	Texas	(2-0, 0-0)
14	15	California	(2-0, 1-0)
15	14	Wake Forest	(2-0, 0-0)
16	16	Auburn	(2-0, 0-0)
17	17	Clemson	(1-1, 0-0)
18	21	Penn State	(2-0, 0-0)
19	19	Illinois	(1-1, 0-0)
20	20	LSU	(1-0, 0-0)
21	28	East Carolina	(2-0, 0-0)
22	22	Alabama	(2-0, 0-0)
23	23	Fresno State	(1-0, 0-0)
24	25	UCLA	(1-0, 0-0)
25	46	Oklahoma State	(2-0, 0-0)
26	27	Boise State	(1-0, 0-0)
27	31	Tulsa	(2-0, 1-0)
28	29	Tennessee	(0-1, 0-0)
29	32	South Florida	(2-0, 0-0)
30	33	TCU	(2-0, 1-0)
31	26	Houston	(1-1, 0-0)
32	52	Vanderbilt	(2-0 1-0)
33	34	Virginia Tech	(1-1, 0-0)
34	24	Central Michigan	(1-1, 0-0)
35	75	Georgia Tech	(2-0, 1-0)
36	41	Arkansas State	(2-0, 0-0)
37	39	Michigan	(1-1, 0-0)
38	42	Purdue	(1-0, 0-0)
39	37	Miami (FL)	(1-1, 0-0)
40	45	Oregon	(2-0, 1-0)
41	36	Boston College	(1-1, 0-1)
42	40	Arkansas	(2-0, 0-0)
43	58	Kentucky	(2-0, 0-0)
44	64	Minnesota	(2-0, 0-0)
45	18	West Virginia	(1-1, 0-0)
46	43	Connecticut	(2-0, 0-0)
47	35	Bowling Green	(1-1, 0-0)
48	38	South Carolina	(1-1, 0-1)
49	44	Pitt	(1-1, 0-0)
50	49	Rutgers	(0-1, 0-0)

9/5 College Football Poll

Rank Previous Team Record
1 1 USC (1-0, 0-0)
2 2 Georgia (1-0, 0-0)
3 3 Ohio State (1-0, 0-0)
4 5 Missouri (1-0, 0-0)
5 7 Florida (1-0, 0-0)
6 6 Texas Tech (1-0, 0-0)
7 9 Oklahoma (1-0, 0-0)
8 10 Wisconsin (1-0, 0-0)
9 12 Kansas (1-0, 0-0)
10 11 Utah (1-0, 0-0)
11 13 BYU (1-0, 0-0)
12 17 Arizona State (1-0, 0-0)
13 18 Texas (1-0, 0-0)
14 19 Wake Forest (1-0, 0-0)
15 16 California (1-0, 0-0)
16 21 Auburn (1-0, 0-0)
17 4 Clemson (0-1, 0-0)
18 20 West Virginia (1-0, 0-0)
19 15 Illinois (0-1, 0-0)
20 23 LSU (1-0, 0-0)
21 22 Penn State (1-0, 0-0)
22 43 Alabama (1-0, 0-0)
23 25 Fresno State (1-0, 0-0)
24 24 Central Michigan (1-0, 0-0)
25 28 UCLA (1-0, 0-0)

26 27 Houston (1-0, 0-0)
27 29 Boise State (1-0, 0-0)
28 NR East Carolina (1-0, 0-0)
29 26 Tennessee (0-1, 0-0)
31 31 Tulsa (1-0, 1-0)
32 32 South Florida (1-0, 0-0)
33 33 TCU (1-0, 1-0)
34 8 Virginia Tech (0-1, 0-0)
35 NR Bowling Green (1-0, 0-0)
36 37 Boston College (1-0, 0-0)
37 40 Miami (FL) (1-0, 0-0)
38 41 South Carolina (1-0, 0-0)
39 35 Michigan (0-1, 0-0)
40 39 Arkansas (1-0, 0-0)
41 NR Arkansas State (1-0, 0-0)
42 42 Purdue (0-0, 0-0)
43 44 Connecticut (1-0, 0-0)
44 14 Pitt (0-1, 0-0)
45 46 Oregon (1-0, 1-0)
46 47 Oklahoma State (1-0, 0-0)
47 48 Nevada (1-0, 0-0)
48 NR Stanford (1-0, 1-0)
49 34 Rutgers (0-1, 0-0)
50 50 Central Florida (1-0, 0-0)