College Football Top 25

By Matt Smith

Another one bites the dust.

1. Oregon (8-1): A week off and they are jumping into position to reach the BCS title game and they have moved to the top in these rankings.

2. LSU (9-1): Upset loss to Kentucky and getting breaks in a lot of close games is not important now because LSU is right back in the title game picture.

3. Oklahoma (9-1): The Sooners are quietly going about their business, pounding opponents and waiting for another one-loss team to slip.

4. West Virginia (8-1): The Mountaineers are back in control of the Big East and are still very much in the national title hunt.

5. Kansas (10-0): Are the Jayhawks really still undefeated? You can count on them getting to that Missouri game with the perfect record intact.

6. Ohio State (10-1): Ding, dong the wicked witch is dead. I think everyone was sick of seeing Ohio State at number one.

7. Missouri (9-1): As long as they don’t slip up in Manhattan, the Tigers have a chance to make BCS statement.

8. Georgia (8-2): Georgia is the second best team in the SEC? Could they beat LSU? We may never know.

9. Arizona State (9-1): Arizona State got back to its ways of winning close games as they held off UCLA for a Pac-10 win.

10. USC (8-2): They are not a dominating team, but they are doing what they need to in order to get back to the Rose Bowl.

11. Florida (7-3): The Gators would love for some SEC East teams to slip up so they could get another shot at LSU.

12. Hawaii (9-0): Held on to beat Fresno State, keeping that possible showdown with Boise State in order.

13. Texas (9-2): They own Texas Tech.

14. Virginia Tech (8-2): Frank Beamer beat Bobby Bowden for the first time ever. That’s hard to believe.

15. Kentucky (7-3): It’s so hard to rank the SEC teams because they just keep beating up on each other every week. This week, Kentucky is a top 15 team.

16. Boston College (8-2): They appear to have given up and Matt Ryan’s Heisman chances may have gone poof.

17. Michigan (8-3): They looked like garbage on both sides of the ball against Wisconsin. They hardly played Henne and Hart and may have been looking forward to the Ohio State game.

18. Illinois (8-3): For some people it was a shock that the Illini beat the Buckeyes, but when your QBs name is Juice, anything can happen.

19. Penn State (8-3): Anthony Morelli plays fantastic against teams that aren’t even good.

20. Clemson (8-2): The Tigers are now in prime position to reach the ACC championship game.

21. Cincinnati (8-2): They crashed UCONN’s party and showed that the Big East has some pretty good teams.

22. Virginia (9-2): The Cavs finally destroyed someone. I guess it had to be a horrible Miami team.

23. Boise State (9-1): They treated Utah State like everyone else has…..like a red-headed stepchild.

24. Connecticut (8-2): The dream run in the Big East is over, but they have a chance to make it all come back again against WV.

25. Tennessee (7-3): Back in the rankings for at least a week, until they lose to Kentucky which is bound to happen.