1. Oregon (1)
2. Auburn (3)
3. TCU (4)
4. Stanford (5)
5. Boise St (2) - I'm still ill over the way that turned out. This team lost a road game by a few inches on a heartbreaker against its top conference opponent. How far would Auburn have fallen with a field goal loss in Alabama? How is this much different? This is a top 10 team and should still be in the BCS. I still think they'd be neck and neck with any team in the nation.
6. Wisconsin (6)
7. Ohio St (7)
8. Arkansas (11) - Still loving this team and have been all season. They have an outstanding shot at a BCS berth now. Definitely Ohio St and TCU will get 2 of the 4 at larges, and then it seems to be between Stanford, Boise St, and Arkansas for the final two. I don't see how you leave Stanford out even with a lower fanbase, and I think they finish #4 in the BCS and guarantee a spot anyways. So who will the BCS take... everyone's favorite darling Boise St? Or an SEC team with a giant fanbase that will load up the Sugar Bowl? I think Boise may be out of luck.. but in a bad Pac 10 year (plus the top two headed to BCS bowls) only Arizona and maybe Washington or Oregon St will be bowling at all. How about a Boise trip to the Alamo Bowl to take on the Big 12 title game loser? I'd definitely tune in for that one.
9. LSU (9) - Funny, they didn't actually drop in my poll after a loss. Could Les's boys still be in line for a Sugar bid? Would the Sugar Bowl pick the home team after they just lost to Arkansas? Man, Paulus would be piiiiissed.
10. Nevada (17) - Proved they belong. Why not top 10? Only one worthy loss, and which team below them definitely should be ranked higher?
11. Virginia Tech (12)
12. Oklahoma (16)
13. Oklahoma St (8)
14. Missouri (13)
15. Texas A&M (14) - Lost in all the Big 12 shuffle, this might be the best team of them all right now and they won't even have a tiebreaker shot.
16. Nebraska (15) - Should be a fun final Big 12 title game with OU and Nebraska going at it one final time.
17. South Carolina (19) - Really chugging along now. And again I tell you, this is a real threat to Auburn's perfect season, especially only a week after the huge emotional road trip in the Iron Bowl. Look out for SC. They just destroyed Clemson on the road in a giant rivalry. They are firing on all cylinders.
18. Alabama (10) - What a gag job this year overall and in that game. Terrible coaching. How do you have 2 of the best 5 RBs in football and just not run the ball up 24-0? Unreal. They should be going to a BCS game but they just keep on blowing it.
19. Michigan St (18) - One loss. Big 10 co-champs. I still don't care.
20. West Virginia (20) - Still hoping for a UConn loss just to save the BCS game. Come on, nice story and all, but who is going to watch UConn get blown out in the Fiesta Bowl against the Big 12 champ? WVa is clearly by far the class of the Big East this year and most years. Btw, can't wait for UConn to start getting votes this week just so the voters can feel better about themselves. Retarded.
21. Florida St (22) - Should at least be an entertaining ACC title game and give us a legit team in the BCS. Still an underdog, but either FSU or VT in the Orange Bowl against Stanford will be an odd matchup but an intriguing one.
22. Utah (23)
23. Navy (24)
24. Miss St (NR)
25. Northern Illinois (NR) - Been keeping my eye on the Huskies for awhile now and it's time. They've put up 195 points in their last three and are just destroying MAC opponents right now. Fifth longest active win streak in the nation too. This week they ran the ball 35 times for 544 yards, over 15 yards per carry, and 8 TDs. Yeah, that'll do...
BCS predictions (I feel like predicting an Auburn loss right now)
Title game - Oregon vs TCU
Rose Bowl - Stanford vs Wisconsin
Sugar Bowl - Auburn vs Ohio St
Fiesta Bowl - Oklahoma vs West Virginia
Orange Bowl - Virginia Tech vs Arkansas
(or more realistically, without the upsets)
Title - Oregon vs Auburn
Rose - TCU vs Wisconsin
Sugar - Arkansas vs Ohio St
Fiesta - Oklahoma vs UConn
Orange - Va Tech vs Stanford
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