My Top 30 with Regional Rankings November 10, 2013

TOP 30

1    1. Alabama Crimson Tide 9-0, Beat #16 LSU 38-17, @Mississippi State

2    2. Florida State Seminoles 9-0, Beat WKF 59-3, vs. Syracuse
5    3. Baylor Bears 8-0, Beat #12 OU 41-12, vs. #30 Texas Tech
4    4. Ohio State Buckeyes 9-0, off, @illinois
6    5. Stanford Cardinals 8-1, Beat #3 Oregon 26-20, @USC
3    6. Oregon Ducks 8-1, Lost to #6 Stanford 20-26, vs. Utah
7    7. Clemson Tigers 8-1, off,  vs. Georgia Tech (Th)(Espn)
10  8. Auburn Tigers 9-1, Beat Tennessee 55-23, vs. Georgia
9    9. Oklahoma State Cowboys 8-1, Beat Kansas 42-6, @#17Texas
8   10. Fresno State Bulldogs 8-0, Beat Wyoming 48-10, off
11 11. Texas A&M Aggies 8-2, Beat Miss State 51-41, off
13 12. Missouri Tigers 9-1, Beat Kentucky 48-17, off
14 13. Michigan State Spartans 8-1, off, @Nebraska
15 14. South Carolina Gamecocks 7-2, off, vs. Florida
18 15. UCF Golden Knights 7-1, Beat #29 Houston 19-17, @Temple
19 16. Louisville Cardinals 8-1, Beat UConn 31-10, vs. Houston
21 17. Texas Longhorns 7-2, Beat West Virginia 47-40 ot, vs. #9 Oklahoma State
23 18. UCLA Bruins 7-2, Beat Arizona 31-26, vs. Washington (Fri)(Espn2)
25 19. Arizona State Sun Devils 7-2, Beat Utah 20-19, vs. Oregon State
26 20. Wisconsin Badgers 7-2, Beat #20 BYU 27-17, vs. Indiana
12 21. Oklahoma Sooners 7-2, Lost to #5 Baylor 12-41, Iowa State
16 22. LSU Tigers 7-3, Lost to #1 Alabama 17-38, off
27 23. Duke Blue Devils 7-2, Beat NC State 38-20, vs. #27 Miami
NR24. Virginia Tech Hokies 7-3, Beat #17 Miami 42-24, vs. Maryland
28 25. Northern Illinois Huskies 9-0, off, vs. Ball State (Wen)(Espn2)
30 26. Minnesota Golden Gophers 8-2, Beat Penn State 24-10, off
17 27. Miami Hurricanes 7-2,Lost to VaTech 24-42, @#23 Duke
NR28. Cincinnati Bearcats 7-2, Beat SMU 28-25, @Rutgers
22 29. BYU Cougars 6-3, Lost to #26 Wisconsin 17-27, vs. Idaho State
NR30. Ball State Cardinals 9-1, Beat CMich 44-24, @#25 N.ill (Wen)(Espn2)

REGIONAL RANKINGS

East                  Southeast        Midwest          SouthWest        West

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

GAMES OF THE WEEK

#30 Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-3) at #3 Baylor Bears (9-0) = A couple weeks ago this was a bigger matchup. Back when Tech was 7-0 and also ranked in the top 10. This slide has been a rough one with their signal caller going down time and time again. Baylor will be looking for style points. But this one points to the possibility of a great game. MY PREDICTION = Baylor 69 TT 34

#5 Stanford Cardinals (8-1) at USC Trojans (7-3) = Earlier in the year this would have been a laugher, but the Trojans have come together. The big question is does Stanford still have a hangover for their big win over Oregon. I’m calling for this to be a close one. MY PREDICTION = USC 24 Stanford 21

Georgia Bulldogs (6-3) at #8 Auburn Tigers (9-1) = The Tigers could be looking ahead to their big rivalry with Alabama coming up soon. The Bulldogs when healthy are a top 5 team. Can they be healthy enough to upset the Tigers. MY PREDICTION = Auburn 41 Georgia 38

#9 Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-1) at #17 Texas Longhorns (7-2) = The Horns have been living on the edge ever since they changed DC’s and have won 6 Straight to climb back into the race for the Big 12 Championship. But the Horns are catching the Cowboys at the wrong time as they seem to have finally jelled on offense. State also plays Texas tough in Austin. This should be a great one. MY PREDICTION = OSU 31 Texas 20

#13 Michigan State Spartans (8-1) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-2) = A win at home for the Huskers could really calm the home fans down after all their turmoil. Expect a defensive slug fest, but in the end with State finally growing some offense they should take this one. MY PREDICTION = MSU 19 Neb 3

 Florida Gators (4-5) at #14 South Carolina Gamecocks (7-2) = Nobody needs a win bigger than Florida. But they seem to have nothing working for them. I expect them to bring the hat and try to out physical SC. But The Gamecocks are by far the better team. MY PREDICTION = SCarolina 31 Florida 24

Houston Cougars (7-2) at #16 Louisville Cardinals (8-1) = Houston is a far better team than they have been in a while, but they are very young. This is the best Louisville team maybe ever. But this is for a chance for the American Conference. MY PREDICTION = Louisville 38 Houston 34 ot

 #27 Miami (Fl) (7-2) at #23 Duke Blue Devils (7-2) = Duke has been playing over their head all season long, while the Hurricanes arose up high only to fall, and lose their best playmaker for the season. MY PREDICTION = Duke 31 Miami 24