My Top 30 with Regional Rankings October 27, 2013

TOP 30

1    1. Alabama Crimson Tide 8-0, Beat Tennessee 45-10,off

2    2. Florida State Seminoles 7-0, Beat NC State 49-17, vs. #6 Miami(fl)
3    3. Oregon Ducks, 8-0, Beat #14 UCLA 42-14, off
4    4. Ohio State Buckeyes 8-0, Penn State 63-14, at Purdue
6    5. Baylor Bears 7-0, Beat Kansas 59-14, off
5    6. Miami Hurricanes 7-0, Beat Wake Forest 24-21, @#2 Miami(fl)
8    7. Stanford Cardinals 7-1, Beat Oregon State 20-12, off
11  8. Clemson Tigers 7-1, Beat Maryland 40-27, @Virginia
9    9. Fresno State Bulldogs 7-0, Beat San Diego State 35-28OT, vs. Nevada
12 10. Oklahoma State Cowboys 6-1, Beat Iowa State 58-27, @#15 Texas Tech
15 11. Auburn Tigers, 7-1, Beat Fl Atlantic 45-10, @Arkansas
16 12. Texas A&M Aggies 6-2, Beat Vanderbilt 56-24, vs. UTEP
18 13. Oklahoma Sooners 7-1, Beat #10 Texas Tech 38-30, off
7   14. Missouri Tigers 7-1, Lost to #23 South Carolina 24-27, vs. Tennessee
14 15. Texas Tech Red Raiders 7-1, Lost to #18 OU 30-38, vs. #10 Oklahoma State
20 16. Michigan State Spartans 7-1, Beat Illinois 42-3, vs. #18 Michigan
23 17. South Carolina Gamecocks 6-2, Beat #7 Missouri 27-24, vs. Mississippi State
21 18. Michigan Wolverines 6-1,  off, @#16 Michigan State
22 19. LSU Tigers 7-2, Beat Furman 48-16, off
24 20. UCF Golden Knights 6-1, Beat UConn 62-17, off
25 21. Louisville Cardinals 7-1, Beat SFlorida 34-3, off
26 22. BYU Cougars 6-2, Beat Boise State 37-20, off
30 23. Texas Longhorns 5-2, Beat TCU 30-7, vs. Kansas
14 24. UCLA Bruins 5-2, lost #3 Oregon 14-42, off
27 25. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 6-2, Beat Air Force 45-10, vs. Navy
28 26. Arizona State Sun Devils 5-2, off, @Washington State
17 27. Oregon State Beavers 6-2,  Lost to #8 Stanford 12-20, vs. USC
29 28. Wisconsin Badgers 5-2, off, @Iowa
NR29. Duke Blue Devils 6-2, Beat #13 Virginia Tech 13-10, off
NR30. Virginia Tech Hokies 6-2, lost to Duke 10-13, vs. Boston College

REGIONAL RANKINGS

 

East                  Southeast        Midwest         SouthWest        West

1.Lou-21         1.Alab-1          1.OhioSt-4       1.Bay-5           1.Oreg-3
2.Duke-29      2.FSU-2           2. Mizzo-14      2.OSU-10       2.Stanf-7
3.VT-30           3.Mia-6          3.MichSt-16     3.TA&M-12    3. FresnoSt-9
4.EC(5-2)        4.Clem-8        4.Mich-18         4.OU-13          4. BYU-22
5.Rut(4-3)      5.Aub-11        5.ND-25            5.TT-15            5. UCLA-24
6.Mary(5-3)  6.SCar-17        6.Wis-29           6. LSU-19        6.ASU-26
7.Navy(4-3)   7.UCF-20         7. Minn(6-2)   7. Texas-23     7. OregSt-27
8.WKF(4-4)     8. Aub-29        8.Nill(8-0)        8. Hou(6-1)     8. Ariz(5-2)
9.PSU(4-3)     9. OMiss(5-3) 9.Cinn(5-2)      9. Rice(6-2)     9.Wash(5-3)
10.Pitt(4-3)   10.FL(4-3)       10.Neb(5-2)    10.Tulane(6-2)  10. USC(5-3)

TOP GAMES OF THE WEEK

#6 Miami Hurricanes (7-0) at #2 Florida State Seminoles (7-0) = Its been a long time since this game mattered. During the 80’s-90’s this was the game of the season every year. You have to wonder if the U had their mind on this game or the NCAA last week when Wake almost knocked them off. MY PREDICTION= FSU 45 Miami 21

#10 Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-1) at #15 Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-1) = TT almost squeaked out a win in Norman last week, now they will try to finish one against their brother school OSU. The Cowboys have played well at times this season, and bad at others. The musical chairs at QB, is a worry. This could be an upset as the Big 12 is very balanced this year. MY PREDICTION= OSU 45 TT 31

#18 Michigan Wolverines (6-1) at Michigan State Spartans (7-1) = Michigan is a weird team at times, they kind’ve remind me of Oregon at putting up the points and yards, others they just stink. Sparty had its first offensive explosion last week, while managing to keep up the heat on defense. MY PREDICTION= MSU 28 Mich 24

Navy Midshipmen (4-3) at #25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-2) = This lately has been a decent game. The Midshipmen don’t see ND as the unbeatable juggernaut they have been in the past. But Navy is young in a lot of areas, and not up with some of their better teams. MY PREDICTION = ND 38 Navy 30

 

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

 

 

 

 

 



My Top 30 with Regional Rankings October 13, 2013

TOP 30

 



1    1. Alabama Crimson Tide 6-0, Beat Kentucky 48-7, vs. Arkansas

4    2. Oregon Ducks 6-0, Beat #24 Washington 45-24, vs. Washington State
3    3. Clemson Tigers 6-0, Beat Boston College 24-14, vs. #5 Florida State
2    4. Ohio State Buckeyes 6-0, off, vs. Iowa
6    5. Florida State Seminoles 5-0, @#3 Clemson
8    6. UCLA Bruins 5-0, vs. Beat Cal 37-10, @#16 Stanford
10  7. Miami Hurricanes 5-0, off, @ N. Carolina (thur)
6    8. Louisville Cardinals 6-0, Beat Rutgers 24-10, @UCF
12  9. Texas A&M Aggies 5-1,  Beat Ole Miss 41-38, vs. #29 Auburn
13 10. LSU Tigers 6-1, Beat #16 Florida 17-6, @Ole Miss
14 11. Baylor Bears 5-0, Beat KSU 35-25, vs. Iowa State
15 12. South Carolina Gamecocks 5-1, Beat Arkansas 52-7, @ Tenn
17 13. Fresno State Bulldogs 5-0, off, vs. UNLV
19 14. Texas Tech Red Raiders 6-0, Beat Iowa State, 42-35, vs. West Virginia
22 15. Missouri Tigers 6-0, Beat #9 Georgia 41-26, vs. #25 Florida
5   16. Stanford Cardinals 5-1, Lost to Utah 21-27, vs. #6 UCLA
21 17. Oklahoma State Cowboys 4-1, off, vs. TCU
23 18. Virginia Tech Hokies 6-1, Beat Pitt 19-9, off
11 19. Oklahoma Sooners 5-1, Lost to Texas(Dallas) 20-36, vs. Kansas
27 20. Oregon State Beavers 5-1, Beat Washington State 52-24, vs. Cal
28 21. Nebraska Cornhuskers 5-1, Beat Purdue 44-7, off
29 22. Michigan State Spartans 4-1, Beat Indiana 42-28, vs. Purdue
18 23. Michigan Wolverines 5-1, lost to Penn State 40-43 4ot, vs. Indiana
9   24. Georgia Bulldogs 4-2, Lost to #22 Missouri 26-41, @ Vanderbilt
16 25. Florida Gators 4-2, Lost to #13 LSU 6-17, @ #15 Mizzo
23 26. Washington Huskies 4-2, Lost to #4 Oregon 24-45, @ ASU
27 27. Houston Cougars 5-0, off, vs. Beat Memphis 25-15, vs. BYU
NR28. Wisconsin Badgers 4-2, Beat #20 Northwestern 35-6, @ illinois
NR29. Auburn Tigers 5-1, Beat W. Carolina 52-6, @#9 Texas A&M
30 30. Maryland Terrapins 5-1, Beat Virginia 27-26, vs. Wake Forest

REGIONAL RANKINGS 

East                 Southeast       Midwest       SouthWest        West

1.Lou-8           1.Alab-1         1.OhioSt-4      1.TA&M-9         1.Oreg-2
2. VT-18          2.Clem-3         2. Mizzo-15   2.LSU-10          2.UCLA-6
3.Mary-30      3.FSU-5           3.Neb-21        3.Bay-11          3. FresnoSt-13
4. PSU(4-2)     4.Mia-7            4.MichSt-22  4.TT-14           4. Stanf-16
5. Duke(4-2)   5.SCar-12          5.Mich-23    5.OSU-17         5. OregSt-20
6.Rut(4-2)       6.Geo-24         6.Wis-29       6. OU-19            6.Wash-26
7. Navy(3-2)   7.FL-25             7. NW(4-2)   7. Hou-28         7. BYU(4-2)
8. Marsh(4-2) 8. Aub-29         8. ND(4-2)    8. Texas(4-2)  8. ASU(4-2)
9. EC(4-2)       9. UCF(4-1)         9.Cinn(4-2)  9. Rice(4-2)     9.Utah(4-2)
10.BC(3-3)     10. OMiss(3-3) 10. Nill (6-0)   10.TCU(3-3)  10. USC(4-2)

 

TOP GAMES OF THE WEEK

 

Washington State Cougars (4-3) at #2 Oregon Ducks (6-0) = I know what your thinking, there is absolutely no chance that the Coug’s can even hand with Oregon. But this is always what several teams have thought this season as Mike Leach has quickly turned them around. Just don’t be shocked if this is a lot better game than expected. MY PREDICTION= Oregon 55 WSU 38

 

#5 Florida State Seminoles (5-0) at #3 Clemson Tigers (6-0) = The Game of the Year so far. Both teams have title aspirations, and the winner is going to be the first runner up waiting for either Oregon or Alabama to falter. Both have been outstanding, and both have Heisman throphy possibilities at Quarterback. This will come down to turnovers, and special teams as they are both so evenly matched in the normal departments. MY PREDICTION= FSU 44 Clemson 21

 

#6 UCLA Bruins (5-0) at #16 Stanford Cardinals (5-1) = This game has lost some of its luster with Stanford being upset last week by Utah. But this is still A possible PAC-12 Championship Game redux just like last season. But I see the Bruins as being a lot better team than they were last season. MY PREDICTION= Stanford 34 UCLA 14

 

#29 Auburn Tigers (5-1) at #9 Texas A&M Aggies (5-1) = Johnny Football has proven himself over and over as the best player in football, Able to leap tall buildings, and even the poor play of his own defense. MY PREDICTION= Auburn 34 A&M 31

 

#25 Florida Gators (4-2) at #15 Missouri Tigers (6-0) = Now is the time for the Tigers to prove they are more than just James Franklin’s team. Because just after their domination beating of Georgia, they must find a way to make due without Franklin for maybe the rest of the season. MY PREDICTION= Mizzo 27 Florida 24

My Top 30 with Regional Rankings October 6, 2013

TOP 30

1    1. Alabama Crimson Tide 5-0, Beat Georgia State 45-3, @ Kentucky

2    2. Ohio State Buckeyes 6-0, Beat #16 Northwestern 40-30, off
3    3. Clemson Tigers 5-0, Beat Syracuse 49-14, vs. Boston College
4    4. Oregon Ducks 5-0, Beat Colorado 57-16, @ #24 Washington
5    5. Stanford Cardinals 5-0, Beat #23 Washington 31-28, @ Utah
8    6. Florida State Seminoles 5-0, Beat #24 Maryland 63-0, off
6    7. Louisville Cardinals 5-0, Beat Temple 30-7, vs. Rutgers
7    8. UCLA Bruins 4-0, Beat Utah 34-27, vs. Cal
9    9. Georgia Bulldogs 4-1, Beat Tennessee 34-31 OT, vs. #22 Missouri
10 10. Miami Hurricanes 5-0, Beat Georgia Tech 45-30, off
12 11. Oklahoma Sooners 5-0, Beat TCU 20-17, vs. Texas(Dallas)
15  12. Texas A&M Aggies 4-1, off, @ Ole Miss
14  13. LSU Tigers 5-1, Beat Miss State 59-26, vs. #16 Florida
18  14. Baylor Bears 4-0, Beat West Virginia 73-42, @ KSU
11 15. South Carolina Gamecocks 4-1, Beat Kentucky 35-28, @ Arkansas
16 16. Florida Gators 4-1, Beat Arkansas 30-10, @#13 LSU
17 17. Fresno State Bulldogs 5-0, Beat Idaho 61-14, off
19 18. Michigan Wolverines 5-0, Beat Minnesota 42-13, @Penn State
22 19. Texas Tech Red Raiders 5-0, Beat Kansas 54-16, vs. Iowa State
16 20. Northwestern Wildcats 4-1, Lost to #2 Ohio State 30-40, @Wisconsin
21 21. Oklahoma State Cowboys 4-1, Beat Kansas State 33-29, off
NR22. Missouri Tigers 5-0, Beat Vanderbilt 30-14, @#9 Georgia
28 23. Virginia Tech 5-1, Beat North Carolina 27-17, vs. Pitt
23 24. Washington Huskies 4-1, Lost to #5 Stanford 28-31, vs. @4 Oregon
26 25. UCF Golden Knights 4-1, Beat Memphis 24-17, off
27 26. Houston Cougars 4-0, off, vs. Memphis
30 27. Oregon State Beavers 4-1, off, @ Washington State
NR28. Nebraska Cornhuskers 4-1, Beat Illinois 39-19, @Purdue
NR29. Michigan State Spartans 4-1, Beat #29 Iowa 26-14, off
24 30. Maryland Terrapins 4-1, Lost to #8 Florida State 0-63, vs. Virginia

REGIONAL RANKINGS

 

East                 Southeast       Midwest        SouthWest     West
1.Lou-7           1.Alab-1          1.OhioSt-2     1.OU-11         1.Oreg-4
2. VT-23        2.Clem-3         2. Mich-18     2.TA&M-12    2.Stanf-5
3.Mary-30     3.FSU-6           3.NW-20         3.LSU-12         3. UCLA-8
4. EC(4-1)      4.Geo-9            4.Mizzo-22   4.Bay-14         4. Fresno St-17
5. Rut(4-1)    5.Mia-10          5.Neb-28     5.TT-19             5. Wash-24
6.Navy(3-1)   6.SCar-15         6.MSU-29      6. OSU-21      6.OregSt-27
7. BC(3-2)      7.FL-16             7. ND(3-2)     7. Hou-26        7. OregSt-30
8. Pitt(3-1)     8. UCF-25          8. NIU(5-0)   8. Texas(3-2) 8. ASU(3-2)

9. NCSt(3-2)  9. Aub(4-1)         9. Wis(3-2)  9. Rice(3-2)     9. WashSt(4-2)
10. PSU(3-2)  10. OMiss(3-2) 10. Ind(3-2)   10.TCU(2-3) 10. Ariz(3-1)

 

 

TOP GAMES OF THE WEEK

 

#4 Oregon Ducks (5-0) at #24 Washington Huskies (4-1) = Washington just missed their big opportunity to step up in the Pac-12 when they narrowly missed upseting #5 Stanford last week. But now they face possibly their most talented foe. One who's yet to be proved and may be missing their best piece depending upon how bad the injury is. This should be a lot closer than most shall expect. MY PREDICTION= Oregon 42 Wash 32

 

#5 Stanford Cardinals (5-0) at Utah Utes (3-2) = What should come to no surprise Utah is not exactly a national power, but they are a tough out. Add to this the fact that Stanford is coming off an emotional revenge win over Wash, and its on the road. This should be a tough one to the end. MY PREDICTION= Utah 34 Stanford 33

 

#22 Missouri Tigers (5-0) at #9 Georgia Bulldogs (4-1) = Im not sold that Missouri is for real, this could go a long way into stating their case. Especially with how beat up the Bulldogs are. I expect Georgia to be very deep at all positions, and for their 3rd string RB now starter to have a big game though. MY PREDICTION= Missouri 34 Georgia 31

 

Texas Longhorns (3-2) vs. #11 Oklahoma Sooners (5-0) = Major Injures have taken their punches on Texas with the losses of their starting QB, OLB, CB for possibly the season. Add to the fact that the natives are growing restless, this is a bad time to be a Longhorn. Or is it? OU Looks to finally be hitting on all cylinders with their offense catching up with their defense that was till TCU almost took them to the woodshed. Look for Mac Brown to possibly announce his retirement at the end of the year if this game isn't at least competitive. The Sooners should be huge favorites which should help Texas out a little. In the end though, the Longhorns just don't have a talented enough play caller, so look for them to eventually, if not straight a way fall behind. MY PREDICTION= Texas 38 OU 28

 

#16 Florida Gators (4-1) at #13 LSU Tigers (4-1) = This game will knock one team out of title consideration. As it tis the season of the SEC to beat themselves up and decide who will play for the national title, if not both team. Florida is looking a lot stronger as of late with a younger better quarterback at the helm. But LSU's Mettenberger may just be too strong. MY PREDICTION= LSU 34 Florida 24

 

 



 

 



My Top 30 with Regional Rankings September 29, 2013

TOP 30

1    1. Alabama Crimson Tide 4-0, Beat #17 Ole Miss 25-0, vs. Georgia State

2    2. Ohio State Buckeyes 5-0, Beat #29 Wisconsin 31-24, @#16 Northwestern
3    3. Clemson Tigers 4-0, Beat Wake Forest 56-7, @Syracuse
4    4. Oregon Ducks 4-0, Beat Cal 55-16, @Colorado
6    5. Stanford Cardinals 4-0, Beat Washington State 55-17, vs. #23 Washington
8    6. Louisville Cardinals 4-0, off, @ Temple
9    7. UCLA Bruins 3-0, off, @Utah(thur)
10  8. Florida State Seminoles 4-0, Beat Boston College 48-34, vs. #24 Maryland
11  9. Georgia Bulldogs 3-1, Beat #11 LSU 44-41, @Tennessee
12 10. Miami Hurricanes 4-0, Beat South Florida 49-21, Georgia Tech
13 11. South Carolina Gamecocks 3-1, Beat #22 UCF 28-25, vs. Kentucky
14 12. Oklahoma Sooners 4-0, Beat #30 Notre Dame 35-21, vs. TCU
15 13. Texas A&M Aggies 4-1, Beat Arkansas 45-33, off
5   14. LSU Tigers 4-1, lost to #11 Georgia 41-44, @Miss State
16 15. Florida Gators 3-1, Beat Kentucky 24-7, vs. Arkansas
18 16. Northwestern Wildcats 4-0, off, vs. #2 Ohio State
19 17. Fresno State Bulldogs 4-0, Beat Hawaii 42-37, @ Idaho
20 18. Baylor Bears 3-0, off, vs. West Virginia
21 19. Michigan Wolverines, 4-0, off, vs. Minnesota
7   20. Oklahoma State Cowboys 3-1, lost to WVirginia 21-30, vs. Kansas State
17 21. Ole Miss Rebels 3-1, lost to #1 Alabama 0-25, @ Auburn
24 22. Texas Tech Red Raiders 4-0, off, @ Kansas
26 23. Washington Huskies 4-0, Beat Arizona 31-13, @#5 Stanford
28 24. Maryland Terrapins 4-0, off, vs. #8 Florida State
16 25. Arizona State Sun Devils 3-1, Beat USC 62-41, @ Notre Dame
23 26. UCF Golden Knights 3-1, Lost to #13 South Carolina 25-28, @ Memphis
NR27. Houston Cougars 4-0, Beat UTSA 59-28, off
NR28. Virginia Tech 4-1, Beat #26 Georgia Tech 17-10, vs. North Carolina
NR29. Iowa Hawkeyes 4-1, Beat #27 Minnesota 23-7, vs. Michigan State
NR30. Oregon State 4-1, Beat Colorado 44-17, off

REGIONAL RANKINGS

 

East             Southeast              Midwest      SouthWest          West
1.Lou-6        1.Alab-1               1.OhioSt-2    1.OU-12               1.Oreg-4
2. Mary-24     2.Clem-3            2. NW-16     2.TA&M-13         2.Stanf-5
3.VaTech-28  3.FSU-8              3.Mich-19        3.LSU-14           3. UCLA-7
4.PSU(3-1)      4.Geo-9             4.iowa-29        4.Bay-18           4. Fresno St-17
5. E.C.(3-1)     5.Mia-10          5.Neb(3-1)       5.OKSt-20           5. Wash-23
6. Rut(3-1)      6.SCar-11        6.Wis(3-2)        6. TT-22                6.ASU-25
7. NCSt(3-1)   7.FL-15             7.ND(3-2)         7. Hou-27            7. OregSt-30
8. Tenn(3-2)   8.OleM-21    8.MSU(3-1)         8. Texas(2-2)      8.Utah(3-1)
9. Pitt(3-1)     9.UCF-26        9.Minn(4-1)        9. Ark(3-2)         9. Ariz(3-1)
10. Duke(3-2)10.GT(3-1)   10.Cinn(3-1)        10.TCU(2-2)         10. USC(3-2)

 

 

TOP GAMES THIS WEEK

 

#2 Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0) at #16 Northwestern Wildcats (4-0) = This is Ohio State’s toughest challenge yet. Northwestern has a quick strike offense, but has struggled on defense with missed tackles. The thing they have going for them is its at home. MY PREDICTION = Ohio State 41 Northwestern 34

#23 Washington Huskies (4-0) at #5 Stanford Cardinals (4-0) = Expect one of those old school smash mouth defensive struggles that your grandfathers used to love. The winner of this one will be the team that can control the ball and win the turnover battle. MY PREDICTION = Stanford 20 Washington 10

#24 Maryland Terrapins (4-0) at #8 Florida State Seminoles (4-0) = Maryland is just starting to come around to what their coach has been building to since he left UConn. But this will be a tough one to take for them. FSU has one of the best quarterbacks in the land, and is hitting on all cylinders right now, at home. MY PREDICTION = FSU 64 Maryland 14

Arkansas Razorbacks (3-2) at #15 Florida Gators (3-1) = Arkansas is still a year or two away from being the team their coach wants. Florida is stuck in offensive suffering even if Driskell wasn’t out for the year. MY PREDICTION = Florida 20 Arkansas 18

Michigan State Spartans (3-1) at #29 Iowa Hawkeyes (4-0) = This is the first time Iowa has shown signs of life in a long time. The Spartans are just totally awful on offense, which is too bad with such a great defense. This will be the game which will decide if Iowa is for real. MY PREDICTION = Iowa 19 MSU 9

My Top 30 with Regional Rankings September 22, 2013

TOP 30

1    1. Alabama Crimson Tide 3-0, Beat Colorado State 31-6, vs. #17 Ole Miss

2    2. Ohio State Buckeyes 4-0,  Beat Florida A&M 76-0, vs. #29 Wisconsin
3    3. Clemson Tigers 3-0, Beat NC State 26-14, vs. Wake Forest
4    4. Oregon Ducks 3-0,  off, vs. California
5    5. LSU Tigers 4-0, Beat Auburn 35-21, @#11 Georgia
6    6. Stanford Cardinals 3-0, Beat #16 Arizona State 42-28, vs. Washington State
8    7. Oklahoma State Cowboys 3-0,  off, vs. West Virginia
9    8. Louisville Cardinals 4-0, Beat  FIU 72-0, off
10  9. UCLA Bruins 3-0,  Beat NMState 59-13, off
11 10. Florida State Seminoles 3-0, Beat Bethune-Cookman 54-6, vs. Boston College
7   11. Georgia Bulldogs 2-1, Beat NTexas 45-21, vs#11 LSU
12 12. Miami Hurricanes 3-0, Beat Savannah State 77-7, @ South Florida
13 13. South Carolina Gamecocks 2-1, off, @#22 UCF
14 14. Oklahoma Sooners 3-0, off, @#30 Notre Dame
15 15. Texas A&M Aggies 3-1, Beat SMU 42-13, vs. Arkansas
17 16. Florida Gators 2-1, Beat Tennessee 31-17, vs. Kentucky
18 17. Ole Miss Rebels 3-0, Beat Texas 44-23, off, @#1 Alabama
20 18. Northwestern Wildcats 4-0 Beat Maine 35-21, off
21 19. Fresno State Bulldogs 3-0, Beat Boise State 41-40, @Hawaii
22 20. Baylor Bears 3-0, Beat UL-Monroe 70-7, off
19 21. Michigan Wolverines, 4-0 Beat UConn 24-21, off
23 22. UCF Golden Knights 3-0, off, vs.#13 South Carolina
24 23. Texas Tech Red Raiders 4-0, Beat Texas State 33-7, off
26 24. Washington Huskies 3-0, Beat Idaho State 56-0, vs. Arizona
28 25. Maryland Terrapins 4-0, Beat West Virginia 37-0, off
NR26. Georgia Tech Yellowjackets 3-0, Beat UNC 28-20, vs. Virginia Tech
NR27. Minnesota Golden Gophers 4-0, Beat SJSt 43-24, vs. Iowa
16 28. Arizona State Sun Devils 2-1, lost to #6 Stanford 28-42, vs. USC
29 29. Wisconsin Badgers 3-1, Beat Purdue, off
NR30. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 3-1, Beat #Michigan State 17-13, vs. OU

REGIONAL RANKINGS

East                Southeast     Midwest       SouthWest    West
1.Lou-8          1.Alab-1       1.OhioSt-2     1.LSU-5        1.Oreg-4
2. Mary-25         2.Clem-3        2. NW-18      2.OkSt-7         2.Stanf-6
3.PSU(3-1)         3.FSU-10        3.Mich-21         3.OU-14          3. UCLA-9
4.VaTech(3-1)    4.Geo-11     4.Minn-27              4.TA&M-15    4. Fresno St-20
5. Navy(2-0)    5.Mia-12        5.Wis-29       5.Bay-21         5. Wash-24
6. Rut(3-1)      6.SCar-13        6.ND-30            6. TT-23          6.ASU-28
7. EC(2-1)       7.FL-16            7.PSU(3-1)           7. Hou(3-0)      7. Ariz(3-0)
8. NCSt(2-1)   8.OleM-18      8.Neb(3-1)     8. Texas(2-2)   8. Wyom(3-1)
9. Tenn(2-2)  9.UCF-22          9.MSU(3-1)      9. Ark(3-1)        9. WashSt(3-1)
10. MTSU(3-1)10.GT-26         10.Cinn(3-1)    10.TCU(1-2)     10. OregSt(3-1)

TOP MATCHUPS THIS WEEK 

#17 Ole Miss Rebels (3-0) at #1 Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0) = Alabama is coming off struggling on offense against Colorado State, and this is just the perfect opportunity for a possible upset. Ole Miss is probably a year away from being for real, but this is a big opportunity. So expect this to be a lot closer than most people expect. MY PREDICTION: Alabama 38 Ole Miss 34

#29 Wisconsin Badgers (3-1) at #2 Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0) = This is Ohio State’s first real test of the season. The big question is who will play quarterback for State. Wisconsin is starting to jell as a team, and might be still undefeated if not for a bizarre ending against Arizona State. This should be a heck of a game. MY PREDICTION: Ohio State 34 Wisconsin 33

#5 LSU Tigers (3-0) at #11 Georgia Bulldogs (2-1) = LSU is much tougher at home than they will be in the Hedges. Georgia had to be looking ahead to this game last week, as they came very close to being upset by North Texas who led some of the game. This could be the QB duel the Tigers have been looking for a long time. MY PREDICTION: LSU 26 Georgia 24

#13 South Carolina Gamecocks (2-1) at #22 UCF Golden Knights (3-0) = This is a tough one to call. The Golden Knights as a program have been getting better every year, and South Carolina though overly talented has struggled at times. Expect a defensive battle, with the win coming down to turnovers. MY PREDICTION: UCF 19 S.C. 17 *Upset Special*

#14 Oklahoma Sooners (3-0) at #30 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-1) = This was the game last season that announced that the Irish had arrived. Well this season the defense isn’t as opportunistic, and the offense lacks leadership. OU has a QB controversy. MY PREDICTION: OU 34 ND 17