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1. Florida - Struggled against Tennessee, but that was one of those games where the other team just played way above their head. I still think they're the class of the CFB world right now.
T-2. Texas - Well, we didn't blow them out, but we won. The bad news is that Colt looks to be pressing and is way behind where he was last year. He needs to get it together if the Horns will contend. The good news is that the defense looks much improved and pretty formidable.
T-2. Alabama - Typical Saban coached team. Big beefy mofos who play smash mouth football. Patsy win, no movement from #3. Won't be tested until October 10 vs Ole Miss
4. Cal - I love this team, obviously more than others. This is a classic potent Jeff Tedford offense, but with a real running game. Jahvid Best is insanely good.
5. Oklahoma - Yeah, I know they lost to BYU, but that was very much a "right time right place" perfect storm for BYU. OU is rolling again now that Landry Jones has had time with the first team offense. They have a stellar defense and Jones has had passer ratings of 156.02 and 186.55 the last two weeks. This is still a very good team.
6. Boise - Hard to place them. Do I think they'd beat the 3-4 teams below them? Not sure. Their schedule is going to kill them, but this is a solid team.
7. USC - I fully expect large quantities of crying and whining by SEC fanboys due to this ranking, but Washington is a good team and I still believe that USC would beat the teams below them the majority of the time. They need one of the QBs to step up and mature fast. My power rankings, unlike the polls, have no bias as far as "punishing teams" for losses. It's simply who I think would beat whom in a head to head matchup on a neutral field, and I think USC would generally beat the teams below them on most occasions.
8. Miami - This team is legit. We're about to find out exactly how legit. In the next two weeks they play @VT and Oklahoma. That's a brutal stretch... @FSU, GT, @ VT, OU. If they somehow manage to go 4-0, this is a true national title contender. What a turnaround so far for the U. You have to respect the balls on the coach/AD for this schedule.
9. Ole Miss - Still untested, so they're very hard to place. I still think they're slightly overrated, but at this point I can't find anyone to put above them. This spot seems about right.
10. Ohio State - Rebounded very nicely against a Toledo team that can score in bunches. They have a very solid defense. The big quetsion is if they can score against real teams. Unfortunately (as always), they won't be tested for about 8 more weeks until they play Penn State, who isn't all that good anyway. This team has 11-1 written all over it.
11. Florida State - The loss to Miami doesn't look bad at all now, especially given that they were one dropped ball away from winning. They absolutely thumped BYU who I believed was a solid team. The Noles are legit.
12. LSU - The win against Washington is looking better and better. This is a solid team but not a great one. They play @MSU, then Georgia, then Florida. Schedule starts to ramp up now. We'll see how they fare in the next few weeks. They'll either be out of my top 15 or in my top 5 in three weeks. We'll see.
13. Virginia Tech - This is very much a typical VT team. Good, but not in the top tier or two. Will always lose to the really good opponents, will squeak by the middle-ranked teams, and will beat up on patsies.
14. TCU - Somewhat respectable win against Virginia, then a 56-21 win over that teacher's school 30 minutes south of me. This team will be almost impossible to rank all year since they don't play anyone. Toughest team on the schedule is 10/24 @ BYU.
15. Penn State - Meh.
T-2. Texas - Well, we didn't blow them out, but we won. The bad news is that Colt looks to be pressing and is way behind where he was last year. He needs to get it together if the Horns will contend. The good news is that the defense looks much improved and pretty formidable.
T-2. Alabama - Typical Saban coached team. Big beefy mofos who play smash mouth football. Patsy win, no movement from #3. Won't be tested until October 10 vs Ole Miss
4. Cal - I love this team, obviously more than others. This is a classic potent Jeff Tedford offense, but with a real running game. Jahvid Best is insanely good.
5. Oklahoma - Yeah, I know they lost to BYU, but that was very much a "right time right place" perfect storm for BYU. OU is rolling again now that Landry Jones has had time with the first team offense. They have a stellar defense and Jones has had passer ratings of 156.02 and 186.55 the last two weeks. This is still a very good team.
6. Boise - Hard to place them. Do I think they'd beat the 3-4 teams below them? Not sure. Their schedule is going to kill them, but this is a solid team.
7. USC - I fully expect large quantities of crying and whining by SEC fanboys due to this ranking, but Washington is a good team and I still believe that USC would beat the teams below them the majority of the time. They need one of the QBs to step up and mature fast. My power rankings, unlike the polls, have no bias as far as "punishing teams" for losses. It's simply who I think would beat whom in a head to head matchup on a neutral field, and I think USC would generally beat the teams below them on most occasions.
8. Miami - This team is legit. We're about to find out exactly how legit. In the next two weeks they play @VT and Oklahoma. That's a brutal stretch... @FSU, GT, @ VT, OU. If they somehow manage to go 4-0, this is a true national title contender. What a turnaround so far for the U. You have to respect the balls on the coach/AD for this schedule.
9. Ole Miss - Still untested, so they're very hard to place. I still think they're slightly overrated, but at this point I can't find anyone to put above them. This spot seems about right.
10. Ohio State - Rebounded very nicely against a Toledo team that can score in bunches. They have a very solid defense. The big quetsion is if they can score against real teams. Unfortunately (as always), they won't be tested for about 8 more weeks until they play Penn State, who isn't all that good anyway. This team has 11-1 written all over it.
11. Florida State - The loss to Miami doesn't look bad at all now, especially given that they were one dropped ball away from winning. They absolutely thumped BYU who I believed was a solid team. The Noles are legit.
12. LSU - The win against Washington is looking better and better. This is a solid team but not a great one. They play @MSU, then Georgia, then Florida. Schedule starts to ramp up now. We'll see how they fare in the next few weeks. They'll either be out of my top 15 or in my top 5 in three weeks. We'll see.
13. Virginia Tech - This is very much a typical VT team. Good, but not in the top tier or two. Will always lose to the really good opponents, will squeak by the middle-ranked teams, and will beat up on patsies.
14. TCU - Somewhat respectable win against Virginia, then a 56-21 win over that teacher's school 30 minutes south of me. This team will be almost impossible to rank all year since they don't play anyone. Toughest team on the schedule is 10/24 @ BYU.
15. Penn State - Meh.