My Top 30 with Regional Rankings November 24, 2013

TOP 30

 

1    1. Alabama Crimson Tide 11-0, Beat Chattanooga 49-0, @#6 Auburn

2    2. Florida State Seminoles 11-0, Beat Idaho 80-14, @ Florida
4    3. Ohio State Buckeyes 11-0, Beat Indiana 42-14, @Michigan
5    4. Clemson Tigers 10-1, Beat Citadel 52-6, @#11 South Carolina
8    5. Oklahoma State Cowboys 10-1, Beat #3 Baylor 49-17, off
7    6. Auburn Tigers, 10-1, off, vs. #1 Alabama
9    7. Fresno State Bulldogs 10-0, Beat New Mexico 69-28, @ San Jose State(Fri/CBS)
11  8. Missouri Tigers 10-1, Beat #28 Ole Miss 24-10, vs. #20 Texas A&M
12  9. Michigan State Spartans 10-1, Beat Northwestern 30-6, @#28 Minnesota
3   10. Baylor Bears 9-1, Lost to #8 Oklahoma State 17-49, @TCU
13 11. South Carolina Gamecocks 9-2, Beat Coastal Carolina 70-10, vs. #4 Clemson
14 12. UCF Golden Knights 10-1, Beat Rutgers 41-17, vs. S.Florida
15 13. Stanford Cardinals 9-2, Beat Cal 63-13, vs. #29 Notre Dame
17 14. Arizona State Sun Devils 9-2, Beat #16 UCLA 38-33, vs. Arizona
4   15. Oregon Ducks, 9-2, Lost to Arizona 16-42, vs. Oregon State(Fri/FoxSp1)
18 16. USC Trojans 9-3, Beat Colorado 47-21, vs. #27 UCLA
19 17. Wisconsin Badgers 9-2, Beat #25 Minnesota 20-7, vs. Penn State
20 18. Oklahoma Sooners 9-2, Beat KSU 41-31, off
21 19. LSU Tigers 8-3,  Beat #10 Texas A&M 34-10, vs. Arkansas
10 20. Texas A&M Aggies 8-3,  Lost to #21 LSU 10-34, @#8 Missouri
22 21. Duke Blue Devils 9-2, Beat Wake Forest 28-21, @North Carolina
23 22. Louisville Cardinals 10-1, Beat Memphis 24-17, off
24 23. Northern Illinois Huskies 11-0, Beat Toledo 35-17, vs. Western Michigan (Tue/ESPN2)
26 24. Cincinnati Bearcats 9-2, Beat Houston Beat 24-17, off
29 25. Texas Longhorns 7-3, off, vs. Texas Tech (Thur/FoxSp1)
30 26. East Carolina Pirates 9-2, Beat NC State 42-28, @Marshall
16 27. UCLA Bruins 8-3, Lost to #17 ASU 33-38, @#16 USC
25 28. Minnesota Golden Gophers 8-3, Lost to #19 Wisconsin7-20, vs. #9 Michigan State
NR29. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 8-3, Beat #28 BYU 23-13, @#13 Stanford
NR30. Nebraska Cornhuskers 8-3, Beat Penn State 23-20, vs. Iowa (Fri/ABC)

 

REGIONAL RANKINGS

East                    Southeast        Midwest          SouthWest        West

1.Duke-21         1.Alab-1          1.OhioSt-3      1.OSU-5              1.FresnoSt-7
2.Lou-22            2.FSU-2           2. Mizzo-8      2.Bay-10             2.Stanf-13
3.EC-26             3.Clem-4          3.MichSt-9     3.OU-18              3. ASU-14
4.VT(7-4)          4.Aub-6            4.Wis-17         4.LSU-19             4.Oreg-15
5.Navy(7-4)      5.SCar-11        5.NIU-23          5.TexA&M-20   5.USC-16
6.Vandy(7-4)   6.UCF-12          6.Cinn-24        6. Texas-25         6.UCLA-27
7.BC(7-4)         7.Mia(8-3)        7.Minn-28       7. TT(7-4)         7. Ariz(7-4)
8.Buff(8-3)        8.Geo(7-4)       8.ND-29           8. Rice(8-3)      8.BoiseSt(8-3)
9.PennSt(6-5) 9.OleMiss(7-4) 9.Neb-30         9. Hou(7-4)       9. Wash(7-4)
10.Mary(6-5)   10.GT(7-4)       10.Iowa(7-4)    10.UTSA(6-5)   10. BYU(7-4)
 

TOP GAMES OF THE WEEK

 

#1 Alabama Crimson Tide (11-0) at #6 Auburn Tigers (10-1) = This is the biggest matchup this series has seen since Cam Newton was a Tiger. Bama has been playing through the easy part of their schedule and hasn’t played anyone for real in a while, while Auburn has been fighting its way back up into the Elite. One thing to note though, Alabama is always ready for a challenge, and all they have to do is stop the run. MY PREDICTION = Alabama 38 Auburn 24

#3 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-0) at Michigan Wolverines (7-4) = One of the most beloved rivalries of all time only this one has lost some luster at the Wolverines can’t seem to come together. But this is a rivalry game, so throw out the records and bring the pain. So watch out for a tough one Buckeyes. MY PREDICTION = Ohio State 38 Mich 34

#4 Clemson Tigers (10-1) at #11 South Carolina Gamecocks (9-2) = A Battle of offense verses Defense, with the key being how healthy SC can stay on offense during the game. MY PREDICTION = Clemson 38 SC 30

#20 Texas A&M Aggies (8-3) at #8 Missouri Tigers (10-1) = A battle of old Big 12 foes with Missouri landing the right to win the East with a win. But I’m expecting an angry Johnny Football unless his shoulder is still out of wack. MY PREDICTION = Texas A&M 45 Missouri 41

#9 Michigan State Spartans (10-1) at #28 Minnesota Golden Golphers (8-3) = MY PREDICTION = MSU 31 Minn 17

#29 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-3) at #13 Stanford Cardinals (9-2) = Stanford got some luck with Oregon falling apart. Stanford still wants to impress all those who say a 2 lose team shouldn’t be rated so high. Plus ND isn’t as good as they were last season. So expect a defensive game, with Stanford showing their talent. MY PREDICTION = Stanford 34 ND 10

Arizona Wildcats (7-4) at #14 Arizona State SunDevils (9-2) = What a difference a couple weeks can do. Arizona is coming off a blowout of former National Title Contender Oregon, and ASU just beat UCLA to clinch their division for the Conference championship game. These two hate each other so expect some points and whomever can keep their turnovers to a minimum to win. MY PREDICITON = ASU 45 Ariz 38

#27 UCLA Bruins (8-3) at #12 USC Trojans (9-3) = What a difference an end of the season can do. At the beginning of the season UCLA was supposed to challenge for the Conference Title, and USC was supposed to be in the dog house. Now USC is ranked higher, and has a possible new Coach already. MY PREDICTION = USC 27 UCLA 24

Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-4) at #25 Texas Longhorns (7-3) = The loss 2 weeks ago to Oklahoma State is starting to look a lot better after what State  did to previously #3 Baylor the next week. Also it left Texas in a 3 way tie for first in the Big 12. In the slot that used to have A&M, but no longer on ESPN for some reason, expect Texas to attack on defense. MY PREDICTION = Texas 48 TT 24