1. Oregon 8-0 (1) - So much for doubting the Ducks. Fresh off a 53-32 road drubbing, the Ducks look unstoppable especially once the second half hits and teams are sucking wind against this offense.
2. TCU 9-0 (4) - TCU has been absolutely invincible in five home games, allowing just 5.4 ppg including a 45-10 thrashing of potential Big 12 champ Baylor that looks more impressive each week. On the road they allow a mere mortal 13 ppg, and now they hit up Utah for the last matchup of unbeatens in the regular season. Have to wonder if they'd beat Boise in last year's bowl if they would be the team getting the love.
3. Auburn 9-0 (2) - Still five wins by one score and they haven't actually dominated a good team yet, not even Arkansas where the score was misleading. Is this defense good enough to make a stop when the game is on the line? These Tigers are great on offense, but we'll see how good their defense is against Georgia, Bama, and potentially SC or Florida. I just don't see them surviving all three unscathed.
4. Boise St 7-0 (3) - Time to start wondering if it will be TCU that beats out Boise St and gets to a national title game, and how upset the big AND little guys would be at that point. This team is top 3 in offense and defense, but before they get too overconfident, Hawaii comes to town this week and that is a heckuva passing attack to deal with. Better be careful, Boise.
5. Alabama 7-1 (7) - The Tide have really struggled on the road this year with a loss @SC and another should've been loss @Arkansas, and now they travel to face LSU's top defense this week, a defense that was shredded against Auburn and has had that bitter taste in their mouths for two weeks.
6. Nebraska 7-1 (12) - That home loss to Texas gets more embarassing every week, but they've been dominant in the rest of the games including comfortable wins at Kansas State and Oklahoma State and then this week against Missouri. The Huskers should be 11-1 heading to the Big XII title game and still have a real backdoor title shot.
7. Utah 8-0 (5) - The Utes are undefeated but five of the wins are against teams that are a combined 9-35. The other three are against three lower tier bowl teams that each scored at least 23 points. Is it possible this team is a bit overrated due to the non-BCS love out there?
8. Wisconsin 7-1 (9) - Three wins by one score but two of those are against Iowa and Ohio St, and they are in great shape to finish 11-1, but that one loss to Michigan St may haunt them. They probably need a loss by both MSU and OSU to head to the Rose Bowl.
9. Ohio St 8-1 (10) - They just have to be kicking themselves, just crushing all comers outside of the loss in Wisconsin. Perhaps the Buckeyes could still create a little Big Ten BCS controversy of their own. If they, Wisconsin, and Michigan St all win out and force a three way tie, it should be these Buckeyes heading to the Rose over a Wisconsin team that beat them head to head, and that won't sit well with folks nationwide.
10. LSU 7-1 (11) - They've been sorta forgotten in everything, but that can change in a hurry once Bama comes to town this weekend. Did they discover an offense on the off week?
11. Missouri 7-1 (6) - So they lost at Nebraska but beat Oklahoma at home. Can they rebound and win at Texas Tech this weekend? They're still in for a great 11-1 season if they can.
12. Stanford 7-1 (14) - The Cardinal don't actually have a win yet against a team that will be bowling (sorry USC) and their final four games now are against four bowl teams from the conference. Reality check time with Arizona coming to town?
13. Arizona 7-1 (15) - They still have that win over Iowa but they enter a brutal stretch now at Stanford, home USC, and then Oregon. QB Nick Foles is supposedly healthy again. He better be.
14. Iowa 6-2 (17) - They lost those two heartbreakers, but they've allowed 7 points or less in five other games including the thrashing of previously unbeaten Michigan State this weekend. However they'll still need an unlikely Wisconsin loss to have a shot at the Rose.
15. Oklahoma 7-1 (13) - Not so great on the road, exposed at Missouri and should definitely have lost at Cincy. Folks think this team has a backdoor title shot, but I'm not even sure they get past A&M, Baylor, and Okie State all on the road and make it to the Big 12 title game.
16. Michigan St 8-1 (8) - Much better.
17. Oklahoma St 7-1 (19)
18. South Carolina 6-2 (18)
19. Arkansas 6-2 (21)
20. Baylor 7-2 (24)
21. Va Tech 6-2 (23)
22. Miss State 7-2 (22)
23. NC State 6-2 (NR)
24. Hawaii 7-2 (NR) - This Hawaii team won at Army, at Fresno, and over Nevada and they are pretty legit, piling up 40 points a game. Now they take the show on the road again where they'll have a real shot at Boise St this weekend, definitely the toughest pass team Boise will face all season, where they may really miss Kyle Wilson. Danger?
25. Army/Navy 10-6 (NR) - All six losses are only by one score, and this is starting to have a real retro feel to it with the armed force teams doing so well. It's entirely possible that if these squads get past tough matchups this week, they could actually be 8-3 when they face each other in the classic.
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