My Top 30 with Regional Rankings November 17, 2013

TOP 30

1    1. Alabama Crimson Tide 10-0, Beat Mississippi State 20-7, vs. Chattanooga

2    2. Florida State Seminoles 10-0, Beat Syracuse 59-3, vs. Idaho
3    3. Baylor Bears 9-0, Beat #30 Texas Tech 63-34, @#8 Oklahoma State
4    4. Ohio State Buckeyes 10-0, Beat Illinois 60-35, vs. Indiana
6    5. Oregon Ducks, 9-1, Beat Utah 44-21, @Arizona
7    6. Clemson Tigers 9-1, Beat Georgia Tech 55-31, vs. Citadel
8    7. Auburn Tigers, 10-1, Beat Georgia 43-38, off
9    8. Oklahoma State Cowboys 9-1, Beat #17Texas 38-13, vs. #3 Baylor
10  9. Fresno State Bulldogs 8-0, off, vs. New Mexico
11 10. Texas A&M Aggies 8-2, off, @#21 LSU
12 11. Missouri Tigers 9-1, off, @#28 Ole Miss
13 12. Michigan State Spartans 9-1, Beat Nebraska 41-28, @Northwestern
14 13. South Carolina 8-2, Beat Florida 19-14, vs. Coastal Carolina
15 14. UCF Golden Knights 9-1, Beat Temple 39-36, vs. Rutgers(Thr/Espn)
5   15. Stanford Cardinals 8-2, Lost to USC 17-20, vs. Cal
18 16. UCLA Bruins 8-2, Beat Washington 41-31, vs. #17 ASU
19 17. Arizona State Sun Devils 8-2, Beat Oregon State 30-17, @#16 UCLA
NR18. USC Trojans 8-3, Beat #5 Stanford 20-17, @Colorado
20 19. Wisconsin Badgers 8-2, Beat Indiana 51-3, @#25 Minnesota
21 20. Oklahoma Sooners 8-2, Beat Iowa State 48-10, @KSU
22 21. LSU Tigers 7-3, off, vs. #10 Texas A&M
23 22. Duke Blue Devils 8-2, Beat #27 Miami 48-30, @Wake Forest
16 23. Louisville Cardinals 9-1, Beat Houston 20-17, vs. Memphis
25 24. Northern Illinois Huskies 10-0, Beat Ball State 48-27,@Toledo(Wen/Espn2)
26 25. Minnesota Golden Gophers 8-2, off, vs. #19 Wisconsin,
28 26. Cincinnati Bearcats 8-2, Beat Rutgers 52-17, @Houston
30 27. BYU Cougars 7-3, Beat Idaho State 59-13, @Notre Dame
NR28. Ole Miss Rebels 7-3, Beat Troy 51-21, vs. #11 Missouri
17 29. Texas Longhorns 7-3, Lost to #9 Oklahoma State 13-38, off
NR30. East Carolina Pirates 8-2, Beat UAB 63-14, @NC State

 

REGIONAL RANKINGS

 

East                  Southeast        Midwest          SouthWest        West

1.Duke-22      1.Alab-1           1.OhioSt-4        1.Bay-3             1.Oreg-5
2.Lou-23         2.FSU-2            2. Mizzo-12      2.OSU-9             2.FresnoSt-10
3.EC-30           3.Clem-6          3.MichSt-13     3.TA&M-11       3. Stanf-16
4.VT(7-4)        4.Aub-7            4.Wis-20           4.OU-21             4.UCLA-17
5.Navy(6-4)   5.SCar-13         5.NIU-25           5.LSU-22            5.ASU-18
6.Vandy(6-4) 6.UCF-14         6.Minn-26         6. Texas-29       6.USC-19
7.BC(6-4)        7.OleMiss-28  7.Cinn-27          7. TT(7-4)          7. BYU-28
8.Buff(7-3)     8.Mia(7-3)       8.ND(7-3)          8. Hou(7-3)       8.Boise St(7-3)
9.Mary(6-4)   9.Geo(6-4)      9.Neb(7-3)         9. NTexas(7-3)  9. OregSt(6-4)
10.Rut(5-4)   10.GT(6-4)       10.Mich(7-3)    10.Rice(7-3)       10. Wash(6-4)

 

TOP GAMES OF THE WEEK

 

#3 Baylor Bears (9-0) at #8 Oklahoma State Cowboys (9-1) = This is the game of the year for the Big 12, also these are the only 2 teams in the big 12 who can play offense and defense. State has proven they can stop the run in their beating of Texas, but Baylor is just the most explosive team I’ve seen in many years, maybe even ever. What could be going for the Cowboys though is the possibility of bad weather. If it gets ugly, and snowy they have a real shot at the major upset. MY PREDICTION = Baylor 39 OSU 35

 

#10 Texas A&M Aggies (8-2) at #21 LSU Tigers (7-3) = Last season the Tigers caught Manziel as he was just learning to play and beat them on Kyle Field. This year Johnny Football looks for some revenge. The good news for the Aggies is that LSU is not as stout as they have been in the past on defense, even though their offense is better than it has been in a while. MY PREDICTION = T A&M 27 LSU 25

#11 Missouri Tigers (9-1) at #28 Ole Miss Rebels (7-3) = You watch in a couple years this will become an actual rivalry game. Ole Miss is on the verge of being good, but they just aren’t in an elite status yet. The Tigers are playing for the right to face Alabama in the SEC Championship game. MY PREDICTION = Mizzo 34 Ole Miss 21

#17 Arizona State Sun Devils (8-2) at #16 UCLA Bruins (8-2) = This gonna be a good one. Both teams bring in very mobile offenses, with ASU having the edge there, but the edge on defense is to the Bruins. Look for this one to be a really good one. MY PREDICTION = ASU 41 UCLA38 OT

#19 Wisconsin Badgers (8-2) at #25 Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-2) = Its been a magical season for Minnesota as they have forced the nation to take notice of them as they fight for their Coach who’s been in and out of the hospital. But I think it will come to an end with the smash mouth running attack of Wisconsin. MY PREDICTION = Wis 24 Minn 10

#27 Brigham Young Cougars (7-3) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-3) = This is the Conference Championship Game for the Independents if they had one. Both are strong on the defensive side of the ball with the slight edge going to the Cougs, and them coming out even on the offensive side of the ball. MY PREDICTION = ND 27 BYU20

#29 Texas Longhorns (7-3) vs. The Media = After a horrid 1-2 start that led to the firing of their DC Manny Diaz, and the hiring of Greg Robinson the Horns shut the critics up winning 6 straight. But after a strong beating at home to now #8 Oklahoma State the critics will start the fire Mac Brown message again. Forgetting that Texas is without both offensive and Defensive Team Captains, their Starting QB, RB, RT, DT, ROLB. So get ready for Texas and Mac to be talked about more than any other team this week leading into their week off till the Thanksgiving game vs. Texas Tech.