College Football Top 25

By Matt Smith

Who wants to play for the national title?

1. West Virginia (10-1): Playing like a team that can sense a national title bid is just around the corner.

2. Missouri (11-1): I really hope they beat Oklahoma because it would be a fun championship game and it means both they and Kansas would get a BCS game.

3. Kansas (11-1): The fact they hadn’t been in a big game all year showed early, then they showed what they are capable of in the second half.

4. Ohio State (11-1): I hope they don’t sneak into the title game.

5. Georgia (10-2): Georgia is probably the best two-loss team in college football.

6. USC (9-2): USC is starting to look like an elite team again and now they are in line for the Rose Bowl.

7. Oklahoma (10-2): The Sooners still have a chance to get a BCS berth, and they beat Missouri once before.

8. LSU (10-2): They almost pulled off a patented LSU win, where they don’t deserve to win, but somehow find a way.

9. Florida (9-3): There aren’t too many years where a three-loss team winds up in the top ten with more games still to be played.

10. Hawaii (11-0): One more win, and then there won’t be a reason to keep them out of a BCS game.

11. Virginia Tech (10-2): Payback has to be on the Hokies mind with the rematch against BC coming up.

12. Boston College (10-2): Can Matt Ryan pull off a miracle against VT again? Will a BCS berth equal a Heisman invite? We shall see.

13. Illinois (9-3): They had a bye and don’t play for a while, but I can’t go a week without at least mentioning Juice Williams.

14. Tennessee (9-3): This team actually has some backbone and has not been folding in close games down the stretch. That could come in handy against LSU.

15. Arizona State (9-2): A win against Arizona and there is no reason the Sun Devils shouldn’t get a BCS game.

16. Clemson (9-3): The Tigers were poised to be upset against South Carolina, but pulled it out and assured themselves a pretty good bowl.

17. Cincinnati (9-3): If Arizona State slips, would the Bearcats get an invite as the second best team in the Big East? Will they get slighted for a three-loss team from the ACC?

18. Texas (9-3): Don’t have to hear about them in a major bowl, and now they suck even worse because Texas A&M beat them.

19. Oregon (8-3): Without Dennis Dixon (and the plethora of other players that are hurt) the Ducks are a shell of the team they once were.

20. Virginia (9-3): The Cavs showed some heart against VT, but they just weren’t good enough.

21. Wisconsin (9-3): Badger, badger, badger. England, England, England. Football, football, football. Ohh, it’s a snake!

22. South Florida (9-3): Nice end to the season for the Bulls who bounced back nicely from a rough stretch in the middle of the year.

23. Arkansas (8-4): I hope I get to play Madden next year so I can have Darren McFadden on my team.

24. Boise State (10-2): I kept them ranked because I think they are better than BYU and Auburn wasn’t too impressive against Bama.

25. Texas Tech (8-4): A big win over Texas followed by a bye, means a long time before playing in their next game.