Last week’s rank in parentheses:
TOP 25
1. Oregon, 10-0 (2): Finally No. 1, which they should have been before now.
2. Kansas State, 10-0 (3): Everything in line for them to play for it all.
3. Notre Dame, 10-0 (4): Get to beat up on Wake Forest this week.
4. Alabama, 9-1 (1): Needs lots of help to get back in title picture.
5. LSU, 8-2 (5): Probably still wondering why they didn’t beat ’Bama.
6. Ohio State, 10-0 (6): Shhh. Everyone pretending they don’t exist.
7. Georgia, 9-1 (7): Versus Georgia Southern this weekend. Yawn.
8. Florida, 9-1 (8): Versus Jacksonville State this weekend. Yawn 2.
9. Florida State, 9-1 (9): Continues boring week with game at Maryland.
10. Texas A&M, 8-2 (15): All Johnny Football, all the time.
11. Clemson, 9-1 (10): Hanging in there for ACC title.
12. South Carolina, 8-2 (11): Follows facing woeful Arkansas with Wofford.
13. Stanford, 8-2 (13): Hard-earned win last week sets up clash at Oregon.
14. Oklahoma, 7-2 (NR): We’ve always liked them. Honest.
15. Oregon State, 7-2 (14): Prep game with Cal before Civil War next week.
16. Texas, 8-2 (16): If they get past TCU, gets a shot at Kansas State.
17. UCLA, 8-2 (17): Taking verbal shots at USC before taking deep shots on the field.
18. USC, 7-3 (18): Lane Kiffin’s management of the Trojans is deflating fan base.
19. Louisiana Tech, 9-1 (19): WAC title on line against second-place Utah State.
20. Nebraska, 8-2 (20): Should easily get to 10 wins, fans still irritated.
21. Mississippi State, 7-3 (21): Should have lost last week and did. But don’t deserve punishment for it.
22. Rutgers, 8-1 (22): Big East football: cold, dull and bad.
23. Louisville, 9-1 (12): Routed at Syracuse proves how overrated they were.
24. Texas Tech, 7-3 (24): Red Raiders look at Leach: “This again?”
25. Kent State, 9-1 (NR): Trying to hold off Bowling Green for MAC East Division.
pac-12
1. Oregon 10-0, 7-0 (1): Will they run Stanford out of town like have to others?
2. Stanford 8-2, 6-1 (2): Beat Oregon and they play for big stakes later.
3. Oregon State 7-2, 5-2 (3): In-N-Out still waiting to see Beavers again.
4. UCLA 8-2, 5-2 (5): Second-best offense in conference.
5. USC 7-3, 5-3 (4): See Marqise Lee run and run and run.
6. Washington 6-4, 4-3 (6): Moving forward through easier schedule.
7. Arizona State 5-5, 3-4 (7): Backtracking rapidly.
8. Arizona 6-4, 3-4 (8): Can’t figure these guys out.
9. Utah 4-6, 2-5 (9): D-line was handled well by Huskies.
10. Cal 3-8, 2-6 (10): One more game, then misery of 2012 ends.
11. Colorado 1-9, 1-6 (11): Hoping thin air keeps folks from noticing record.
12. Washington State 2-8, 0-7 (12): Wilson out, but morale up?
todd.dybas@thenewstribune.com
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