My Top 30 with Regional Rankings October 20, 2013

 

TOP 30

 

1    1. Alabama Crimson Tide 7-0, Beat Arkansas 52-0, vs. Tennessee

5    2. Florida State Seminoles 6-0, Beat #3 Clemson 51-14, vs. NC State

2    3. Oregon Ducks 7-0, Beat Washington State 62-38, vs. #14 UCLA

4    4. Ohio State Buckeyes 7-0, Beat Iowa 34-24, vs. Penn State

7    5. Miami Hurricanes 6-0, Beat UNC 27-23, vs. Wake Forest

11  6. Baylor Bears 6-0, Beat Iowa State 71-7, @ Kansas

15  7. Missouri Tigers 7-0, Beat #25 Florida 36-17, vs. #23 South Carolina

16  8. Stanford Cardinals 6-1, Beat #6 UCLA 24-10, @Oregon State

13  9. Fresno State Bulldogs 7-0, Beat UNLV, @ San Diego State

14 10. Texas Tech Red Raiders 7-0, Beat West Virginia 37-27, @#18 OU

3   11. Clemson Tigers 6-1, lost to #5 FSU 14-51, @ Maryland

17 12. Oklahoma State Cowboys 5-1, Beat TCU 24-10, @ Iowa State

18 13. Virginia Tech Hokies 6-1, off, vs. Duke

6   14. UCLA Bruins 5-1, lost to #16 Stanford 10-24, @#3 Oregon

29 15. Auburn Tigers 6-1, Beat #9 Texas A&M 45-41, vs. Fl Atlantic

9   16. Texas A&M Aggies 5-2, Lost to #29 Auburn 41-45, vs. Vanderbilt

20 17. Oregon State Beavers 6-1, Beat Cal 49-17, vs. #8 Stanford

19 18. Oklahoma Sooners 6-1, Beat Kansas 34-19, vs. #10 Texas Tech

21 19. Nebraska Cornhuskers 5-1, off, @ Minnesota

22 20. Michigan State Spartans 5-1, Beat Purdue 14-0, @ Illinois

23 21. Michigan Wolverines 6-1, Beat Indiana 63-47, off

10 22. LSU Tigers 5-2, lost to Ole Miss 24-27, vs. Furman

12 23. South Carolina 5-2, lost to Tennessee21-23, @#7 Missouri

NR24. UCF Golden Knights 5-1, Beat #8 Louisville 38-35, vs. UConn

8   25. Louisville Cardinals 6-1, Lost to UCF 35-38, vs. SFlorida

NR26. BYU Cougars 5-2, Beat #27 Houston 47-46, vs. Boise State

NR27. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 5-2, Beat USC 14-10, @Air Force

NR28. Arizona State Sun Devils 5-2, Beat #26 Washington 53-24, off

28 29. Wisconsin Badgers 5-2, Beat Illinois 56-32, off

NR30. Texas Longhorns 4-2, off, @ TCU

 

 

REGIONAL RANKINGS

 

  East                  Southeast       Midwest         SouthWest        West

 1.VT-13           1.Alab-1         1.OhioSt-4       1.Bay-6           1.Oreg-3

 2. Lou-25        2.FSU-2          2. Mizzo-7        2.TT-10           2.Stanf-8

 3.PSU(4-2)      3.Mia-5         3.Neb-19           3.OSU-12       3. FresnoSt-9

 4.Tenn(4-3)    4.Clem-11     4.MichSt-20     4.TA&M-16    4. UCLA-14

 5.Vand(4-3)    5.Aub-15       5.Mich-21        5.OU-18          5. OregSt-17

 6.Marsh(4-2)  6.SCar-23      6.ND-27            6. LSU-22        6.BYU-26

 7.EC(5-2)         7.UCF-24       7. Wis-29         7. Texas-30     7. ASU-28

  8.Rut(4-2)        8. Aub-29       8.Cinn(5-2)      8. Hou(5-1)     8. Ariz (4-2)

 9.WKF(4-3)     9. Fl (4-3)        9.NIll(7-0)        9. Rice(5-2)     9.Wash(4-3)

 10.Mary(5-2)   10. OMiss(4-3) 10.Minn(5-2)10.ULL(4-2)  10. BoiseSt (5-2)

 

TOP GAMES OF THE WEEK

 

NC State Wolfpack(3-3) at #2 Florida State Seminoles (6-0) = This is a trap game. Last year it was NC State who ruined FSU’s season at home. Add to this the fact that FSU is coming off a bug smashing of previous #3 Clemson. I fully expect the Seminoles to dominate and take it home. But don’t be shocked if this stays a lot closer than expected. MY PREDICTION= FSU 45 NCState 10

#14 UCLA Bruins (5-1) at #3 Oregon Ducks (7-0) = I fully expect UCLA to show up for this game. Nothing gets the message through from a coach to his team other than taking a beating. Oregon has the most explosive offensive in football, but their defense is suspect at times. Expect a full on battle here. But it is at Oregon. MY PREDICTION= Oregon 69 UCLA 55

#4 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0) at Penn State Nittany Lions(4-2) = This will be the best test of the Buckeyes win streak of the season. The PSU is no easy out, and has a true freshman quarterback who could become a great one soon. Just ask Michigan who they beat at home in overtime. MY PREDICTION= OSU 45 PSU 38

 

#23 South Carolina Gamecocks (5-2) at #7 Missouri Tigers (7-0) = If the Tigers can win this they will take their division and get to play Alabama at the end of the season.  Nobody is more shocked than me that Missouri has stepped up the way they have. They are also catching the Gamecocks at the right time with all their injuries. MY PREDICTION= Mizzo 39 SCar 35

#10 Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-0) at #18 Oklahoma Sooners (6-1) = The Red Raiders are way ahead of schedule, and OU is still struggling to find an identity on offense. Expect a lower scoring game than expected. MY PREDICTION= OU 27 TT 24

Boise State Broncos (5-2) at #28 BYU Cougars (5-2) = This could be one of the better matchups of the week, with both trying to make their way into a decent bowl game and into the upper rankings. MY PREDICTION= BYU 38 Boise St 35

#30 Texas Longhorns (4-2) at TCU (3-4) = The horned frogs have struggle through a tough season with injuries. Texas is just starting to gain some belief in themselves as a team. The defense is starting to come around, and if the offense can continue to run the ball, and get key plays from Case McCoy who knows how good they can be. This is also a revenge game with TCU being the team that upset Texas at home on Thanksgiving. But of note TCU is a pesky bunch; just ask anyone that’s played them. MY PREDICTION= Texas 27 TCU 25