My Top 30 with Regional Rankings November 3, 2013

 

TOP 30

 

1    1. Alabama Crimson Tide 8-0, off, vs. #16 LSU

2    2. Florida State Seminoles 8-0, Beat #6 Miami(fl) 41-14, vs.WKF

3    3. Oregon Ducks, 8-0, off, @#6 Stanford (Th/ESPN)

4    4. Ohio State Buckeyes 9-0, Beat Purdue 56-0, off

6    5. Baylor Bears 7-0, off, vs. #12 OU(Th/FSp1)

7    6. Stanford Cardinals 7-1, off, vs.#3 Oregon (Th/ESPN)

8    7. Clemson Tigers 8-1, Beat Virginia 59-10, off

9    8. Fresno State Bulldogs 8-0, Beat Nevada 41-23 , @Wyoming

10  9. Oklahoma State Cowboys 7-1, Beat #15 Texas Tech 52-34, vs. Kansas

11 10. Auburn Tigers, 8-1, Beat Arkansas 35-17, @Tennessee

12 11. Texas A&M Aggies 7-2, Beat UTEP 57-7, vs. Miss State

13 12. Oklahoma Sooners 7-1, off, @#5 Baylor (Th/FSp1)

14 13. Missouri Tigers 8-1, Beat Tennessee 31-3, @Kentucky

16 14. Michigan State Spartans 8-1, Beat #18 Michigan 29-6, off

17 15. South Carolina 7-2, Beat Mississippi State 34-16, off

18 16. LSU Tigers 7-2, off, @#1 Alabama

6   17. Miami Hurricanes 7-1, Lost to #2 Florida State 14-41, vs. VaTech

20 18. UCF Golden Knights 6-1, off, vs. #29 Houston

21 19. Louisville Cardinals 7-1, off, @UConn(Fri/ESPN2)

22 20. BYU Cougars 6-2, off, @#26 Wisconsin

23 21. Texas Longhorns 6-2, Beat Kansas 35-13, @West Virginia

15 22. Texas Tech Red Raiders 7-2, Lost to #10 Oklahoma State 34-52, vs. KSU

24 23. UCLA Bruins 6-2, Beat Colorado 45-23(Flood Reschedule), @Arizona

25 24. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 7-2, Beat Navy 38-34, @Pitt

26 25. Arizona State Sun Devils 6-2, Beat Washington State 55-21

27 26. Wisconsin Badgers 6-2, Beat Iowa 28-9, vs. #20 BYU

29 27. Duke Blue Devils 6-2, off, vs. NCState

NR28. Northern Illinois Huskies 9-0, beat UMass 63-19

NR29. Houston Cougars 7-1, Beat USF 35-23, @#18 UCF

NR30. Minnesota Golden Gophers 7-2, Beat Indiana 42-39, vs. Penn State

 

REGIONAL RANKINGS

 

 

East                  Southeast        Midwest          SouthWest        West

 1.Lou-19         1.Alab-1          1.OhioSt-4        1.Bay-5              1.Oreg-3

 2.Duke-27      2.FSU-2           2. Mizzo-13      2.OSU-9             2.Stanf-6

 3.VT(6-3)        3.Clem-7          3.MichSt-14     3.TA&M-11      3. FresnoSt-8

 4.EC(6-2)        4.Aub-10        4.ND-24             4.OU-12             4. BYU-20

 5.Rut(5-3)      5.SCar-15        5.Wis-26            5.LSU-16            5. UCLA-23

 6.Mary(5-3)  6.Mia-17          6.NIU-28           6. Texas-21        6.ASU-25

 7.Navy(4-4)   7.UCF-18         7. Minn-30        7. TT-22             7. Ariz(6-2)

8.PSU(5-3)     8.Geo(5-3)      8.Mich(6-2)        8. Hou-29          8. Wash(5-3)

 9.Buff(6-2)    9.OMiss(5-3)  9.Cinn(6-2)         9. NTexas(6-3) 9.USC(6-3)

 10.BC(4-4)   10.GT(6-3)       10.BallSt(8-1)    10.Rice(6-3)      10. OregSt(6-3)

 

GAMES OF THE WEEK

 

#3 Oregon Ducks (8-0) at #6 Stanford Cardinals (7-1) = This is Oregon’s chance to overtake FSU in the BCS rankings. Like the other game on Thursday night this game is a game of great offense vs. great defense. But Oregon is probably going to be too much for a Stanford team that is a year away from really being a national title contender. MY PREDICTION = Stanford 38 Oreg 35

#12 Oklahoma Sooners(7-1) at #5 Baylor Bears (7-0) = Game of the year so far in the Big12. The best Defense in the Big 12 vs. possibly the best offense in the nation at their house. This game will decide if Baylor is for real, or merely just a team with an easy schedule. MY PREDICTION = Baylor 45 OU 24

#16 LSU Tigers (7-2) at #1 Alabama Crimson Tide (8-0) = Alabama hasn’t really been as impressive as some of their past national champions, but neither is LSU. This is gonna be a lot better game than some people might expect. I’m calling for a possible upset here. MY PREDICTION =  Alabama 25 LSU 9

Virginia Tech Hokies (6-3) at #17 Miami (FL) Hurricanes (7-1) = This game has lost a lot of its luster with both teams dropping rough ones the week before. But I would have said that the Canes could bounce back and win, but news just came over the wire that Mr. Explosion Duke Johnson and his 6.7 yards per carry is done for the season with a broken ankle. So this is now a toss up game. MY PREDICTION = Miami 17 VT 14

#29 Houston Cougars (7-1) at #18 UCF Golden Knights (6-1) = MY PREDICTION = UCF 44 UH 43OT

#20 BYU Cougars (6-2) at #26 Wisconsin Badgers (6-2) = MY PREDICTION = Wis 38 BYU 28

#23 UCLA Bruins (6-2) at Arizona Wildcats(6-2) = MY PREDICTION= UCLA 34 Ariz 31

Penn State (5-3) at #30 Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-2) =  MY PREDICTIONMinnesota 45 PSU 41

Vanderbilt Commodores (4-4) at Florida Gators (4-4) = With #15SCar, #2FSU, and GA Southern the only things left on Florida’s schedule a loss here could mean the unthinkable. Going from Highly ranked to not making a bowl this season. Vandy on the other hand has a much easier schedule left. But who will we see the team that was fired up in their 2^nd half comeback that fell short, or the bad news bears team that fell so far behind in the first place  for Florida. MY PREDICTION = Vandy 35 Florida 24

Syracuse Orangemen (4-4) at Maryland Terrapins (5-3) = Maryland has a better team but injuries have taken their toll. MY PREDICTION = Mary 27 Syr 25