Top 25 rankings - Oct 10th

1. Oregon 6-0 (2) - The Ducks strugled to put Wazzu away but I don't mind that after two rough games plus an injury to both Darron Thomas and Kenjon Barner. The timing for a bye week couldn't be much better.

2. Boise St 5-0 (3) - The Broncos were dominant against Toledo who might end up winning the MAC, and the wins against Va Tech and Oregon St should continue to look better each week. Bama's loss may have opened the door, but far enough? They'll still fall below an undefeated Pac 10, Big 10, or Big 12 team and I'm not sure Bama's loss does much. I think 1-loss SEC champ Bama still leaps Boise, and another 1-loss SEC champ would beat a top 5 Bama in the SEC championship and still make the leap. Boise still needs a lot of help.

3. Nebraska 5-0 (5) - The Huskers absolutely leveled K St in a trap game, and now they get the long awaited Horns visit 10 months after the Big 12 championship fiasco. Win this and the path is clear.

4. Ohio St 6-0 (4) - They've been completely in control so far but with Pryor banged up and a #1 national ranking, will the pressure and a road trip to Camp Randall this weekend end the fun?

5. LSU 6-0 (10) - At what point does escaping ridiculous situations every single week turn into finding a way to win against all the odds? This team could be 2-4 right now and Miles on the hot seat instead of looking like a genius. Now they get an off week (aka McNeese St) before things hit the fan with @Auburn and a visit from Alabama.

6. Auburn 6-0 (6) - The Tigers have four escape wins of their own without much of a marquee win other than a home victory over SC. Now Arkansas and LSU come to visit and we'll see if Cam Newton keeps things up.

7. Oklahoma 5-0 (12) - Those early season wins over Florida State and Air Force are starting to look pretty good right about now.

8. Utah 5-0 (8) - The overtime win against Pitt is no longer impressive, but putting up 68 on Iowa St sure is.

9. TCU 6-0 (9) - After questioning the Horned Frogs' defense two weeks ago, they've responded with a combined 72-0 victory the last couple games. Ok then.

10. Alabama 5-1 (1) - The Tide stay in my top ten and are still absolutely in the national title hunt. Yes they were dominated by SC on the road and probably should've lost at Arkansas as well, but they still have that win plus dominant wins against Florida and Penn St and will be playing angry now.

11. Stanford 5-1 (13) - I still can barely blame them for the loss against Oregon, but now they struggled to put away an overrated USC team at home and the defense is not looking as strong as it once was.

12. Iowa 4-1 (14) - The big win last week against Penn St lost some of its luster, and the loss at Arizona isn't as good anymore either. Still, win in Michigan this week and the road to the Big 10 title comes through Iowa as Wisconsin, Mich St, and Ohio St all still visit.

13. South Carolina 4-1 (NR) - Ok fine, no team should go from unranked to #13 halfway through the season, but I had apparently underrated the Cocks. The only loss was a close one in Auburn, and Lattimore and Jeffery showed they are huge young stars as SC rolled Alabama's defense this week.

14. Michigan St 6-0 (21) - Sparty should've probably lost to Notre Dame, but they took care of business against Wisky and dominated Denard's boys. With no Buckeyes on the schedule, it's time to start wondering about a longshot Cinderella run. But with no Buckeyes on the schedule, would it be enough?

15. Arkansas 4-1 (15) - Those wins over average UGa and A&M teams are looking a little tight. Are they ready for a trip to Jordan Hare?

16. Arizona 4-1 (7) - Time for a correction after two Houdini escapes against Iowa and Cal finally caught up to the Cats with a home loss to Oregon State.

17. Florida St 5-1 (24) - The Noles are the new class of the ACC. For now.

18. Missouri 5-0 (18)
19. Oklahoma St 5-0 (17)
20. Michigan 5-1 (11)
21. West Va 4-1 (NR)
22. Wisconsin 5-1 (NR)
23. North Carolina St 5-1 (NR)
24. Air Force 5-1 (23)
25. Nevada 6-0 (19) - I ran out of things to care enough about saying.

Dropped from rankings - Miami (15), Florida (20), Baylor (22), Northwestern (25)