My Top 25 for Nov. 25, 2006
My Top 25 for Nov. 25, 2006
1. Ohio State 12-0 Next stop, National Championship Game. Beat Michigan, Northwestern, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan State, Bowling Green, Iowa, Penn State, Cincinatti, Texas and Northern Illinois.
2. Boise State 12-0 What more do you need this team to do to prove they belong in the BCS Championship game? They won every game they played this year. They handily beat Oregon State 8-4 who beat USC. BS beat two loss Hawaii. Today they beat 8 win Nevada. Their win over Oregon State was impressive. They also beat Utah State, San Jose State, Fresno State, Idaho, Louisiana Tech, Utah and Wyoming.
3. Michigan 11-1 I really wanted to rank Michigan higher after their loss to Ohio State. There should be no rematch for the National Championship. Yes they beat Notre Dame but there are no do-overs. Ohio State was the better team and someone else deserves a chance to prove they are better. Beat Indiana, Ball State, Northwestern, Iowa, Penn State, Michigan State, Minnesota, Wisconsin, held off Vanderbilt and beat Notre Dame and Central Michigan.
4. USC 10-1 USC impressed me with their win over Notre Dame. They still have to beat UCLA next weekend. A dominating performance there and I may consider them for the National Championship game. The close loss to Oregon State is their lone blemish. Oregon State lost to Boise State hence my favoring for Boise State to play for the title rather than USC. Beat Cal, Oregon, Stanford, Arizona State, Washington, Washington State and Arizona.
5. Florida 11-1 With their win over Florida State, Florida will now try to beat Arkansas next weekend to make their case for a shot at the National Title. Lost to Auburn. Beat Western Carolina, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Georgia, LSU, Alabama, Kentucky, Central Florida, Southern Miss and UTK.
6. Louisville 10-1 The loss to Rutgers, pretty much shot down their dreams of a National Title. Beat Pittsburgh, South Florida, West Virginia, Syracuse, Cincinnatti, Kansas State, Miami, MTSU and Kentucky.
7. Wisconsin 11-1 The loss to Michigan pretty much knocked out Wisconsin’s title hopes. Beat Buffalo, Penn State, Purdue, Illinois, Minnesota, Northwestern, Indiana, Iowa and San Deigo State.
8. Rutgers 9-1 Lost to Cincinnatti. Beat Louisville, Syracuse, U Conn, Pittsburgh, Navy, South Florida, Illinois, Ohio and Howard.
9. LSU 10-2 Lost to Florida and Auburn but beat Arkansas, Ole Miss, Alabama, Fresno State, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Arizona, Tulane, UTK and Louisiana Lafayette.
10. Arkansas 10-2 Lost to LSU in a good game but their National Championship hopes are over. Beat Mississippi State, UTK, Beat South Carolina, LA Monroe, Ole Miss, Auburn and Alabama. Lost to USC.
11. Notre Dame 10-2 ND’s Championship hopes are over after being humiliated by USC. Beat Army, Air Force, Navy, North Carolina, UCLA, Stanford, Purdue, Penn State, Georgia Tech and Michigan State. Lost to Michigan.
12. Virginia Tech 10-2 Lost to Boston College and Georgia Tech. Beat Wake Forrest, Kent State, Miami, Clemson, Southern Mississippi, Cincinatti, Duke, Virginia, North Carolina and Northeastern.
13. Hawaii 9-2 Beat Purdue, San Jose State, Louisiana Tech, Utah State, Ohio, Beat New Mexico State, Fresno State, Nevada and Eastern Illinois. Lost to Boise State.
14. Auburn 10-2 Lost to Arkansas and Georgia. Beat Alabama, Arkansas State, Ole Miss, Florida, South Carolina, LSU, Washington State and Mississippi State.
15. Oklahoma 10-2 Lost to Texas. Beat Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Baylor, Colorado, Texas Tech, Iowa State and MTSU.
16. Brigham Young 10-2 Beat Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado State, Air Force, UNLV, San Deigo State, TCU and Utah State.
17. West Virginia 9-2 Lost to South Florida and Louisville. Beat Pittsburgh, Cincinatti, U Conn, Syracuse, Mississippi State, East Carolina, Eastern Washington, Maryland and Marshall.
18. Wake Forrest 10-2 Beat Maryland, Florida State, Boston College, North Carolina, NC State, Ole Miss, U Conn and Duke. Lost to Clemson and Virginia Tech.
19. TCU 9-2 Dropped to Utah and BYU. Beat San Deigo State, Wyoming, Colorado State, Army, Texas Tech, UNLV, UC-Davis, New Mexico and Baylor.
20. UTK 9-3 Beat Kentucky, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Memphis, Air Force, Marshall and Cal but lost to Arkansas, Florida and LSU.
21. Texas A&M 9-3 Beat Texas, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Kansas, Louisiana Tech and Louisiana Lafayette but lost to Texas Tech, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
22. Houston 9-3 Lost to Southern Mississippi and Louisiana Lafayette. Barely lost to Miami. Beat Memphis, Tulsa, Central Florida, UTEP, SMU, Oklahoma State, and Tulane.
23. Texas 9-3 Lost to Texas A&M, Ohio State and Kansas State but beat Nebraska, Baylor, Oklahoma, Rice, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and Iowa State.
24. Nebraska 8-3 Beat Colorado, Texas A&M, Missouri, Beat Kansas State, Iowa State, Kansas and Troy. Lost to Oklahoma State and Texas.
25. Cal 8-3 Beat UCLA, Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, Arizona State, Minnesota and Portland State but lost to Arizona, USC and UTK.
Knocking on the Door
26. Georgia Tech 9-3 Lost to Georgia, Clemson and Notre Dame and beat The Fighting Hurricanes, NC, Maryland, Virginia Tech, Duke, NC State and Virginia.
27. Navy 8-3 Lost to Rutgers, Notre Dame and Tulsa. Beat Duke, Air Force, Temple, U Mass and U Conn.
28. Boston College 9-3 Lost to the Fighting Hurricanes (Miami), Wake Forrest and NC State. Beat Buffalo, Florida State, Virginia, Maryland, Maine, BYU, Duke and narrowly edged Clemson.
29. Ohio 9-3 Beat Miami of Ohio, Akron, Eastern Michigan and Kent State.
1. Ohio State 12-0 Next stop, National Championship Game. Beat Michigan, Northwestern, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan State, Bowling Green, Iowa, Penn State, Cincinatti, Texas and Northern Illinois.
2. Boise State 12-0 What more do you need this team to do to prove they belong in the BCS Championship game? They won every game they played this year. They handily beat Oregon State 8-4 who beat USC. BS beat two loss Hawaii. Today they beat 8 win Nevada. Their win over Oregon State was impressive. They also beat Utah State, San Jose State, Fresno State, Idaho, Louisiana Tech, Utah and Wyoming.
3. Michigan 11-1 I really wanted to rank Michigan higher after their loss to Ohio State. There should be no rematch for the National Championship. Yes they beat Notre Dame but there are no do-overs. Ohio State was the better team and someone else deserves a chance to prove they are better. Beat Indiana, Ball State, Northwestern, Iowa, Penn State, Michigan State, Minnesota, Wisconsin, held off Vanderbilt and beat Notre Dame and Central Michigan.
4. USC 10-1 USC impressed me with their win over Notre Dame. They still have to beat UCLA next weekend. A dominating performance there and I may consider them for the National Championship game. The close loss to Oregon State is their lone blemish. Oregon State lost to Boise State hence my favoring for Boise State to play for the title rather than USC. Beat Cal, Oregon, Stanford, Arizona State, Washington, Washington State and Arizona.
5. Florida 11-1 With their win over Florida State, Florida will now try to beat Arkansas next weekend to make their case for a shot at the National Title. Lost to Auburn. Beat Western Carolina, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Georgia, LSU, Alabama, Kentucky, Central Florida, Southern Miss and UTK.
6. Louisville 10-1 The loss to Rutgers, pretty much shot down their dreams of a National Title. Beat Pittsburgh, South Florida, West Virginia, Syracuse, Cincinnatti, Kansas State, Miami, MTSU and Kentucky.
7. Wisconsin 11-1 The loss to Michigan pretty much knocked out Wisconsin’s title hopes. Beat Buffalo, Penn State, Purdue, Illinois, Minnesota, Northwestern, Indiana, Iowa and San Deigo State.
8. Rutgers 9-1 Lost to Cincinnatti. Beat Louisville, Syracuse, U Conn, Pittsburgh, Navy, South Florida, Illinois, Ohio and Howard.
9. LSU 10-2 Lost to Florida and Auburn but beat Arkansas, Ole Miss, Alabama, Fresno State, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Arizona, Tulane, UTK and Louisiana Lafayette.
10. Arkansas 10-2 Lost to LSU in a good game but their National Championship hopes are over. Beat Mississippi State, UTK, Beat South Carolina, LA Monroe, Ole Miss, Auburn and Alabama. Lost to USC.
11. Notre Dame 10-2 ND’s Championship hopes are over after being humiliated by USC. Beat Army, Air Force, Navy, North Carolina, UCLA, Stanford, Purdue, Penn State, Georgia Tech and Michigan State. Lost to Michigan.
12. Virginia Tech 10-2 Lost to Boston College and Georgia Tech. Beat Wake Forrest, Kent State, Miami, Clemson, Southern Mississippi, Cincinatti, Duke, Virginia, North Carolina and Northeastern.
13. Hawaii 9-2 Beat Purdue, San Jose State, Louisiana Tech, Utah State, Ohio, Beat New Mexico State, Fresno State, Nevada and Eastern Illinois. Lost to Boise State.
14. Auburn 10-2 Lost to Arkansas and Georgia. Beat Alabama, Arkansas State, Ole Miss, Florida, South Carolina, LSU, Washington State and Mississippi State.
15. Oklahoma 10-2 Lost to Texas. Beat Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Baylor, Colorado, Texas Tech, Iowa State and MTSU.
16. Brigham Young 10-2 Beat Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado State, Air Force, UNLV, San Deigo State, TCU and Utah State.
17. West Virginia 9-2 Lost to South Florida and Louisville. Beat Pittsburgh, Cincinatti, U Conn, Syracuse, Mississippi State, East Carolina, Eastern Washington, Maryland and Marshall.
18. Wake Forrest 10-2 Beat Maryland, Florida State, Boston College, North Carolina, NC State, Ole Miss, U Conn and Duke. Lost to Clemson and Virginia Tech.
19. TCU 9-2 Dropped to Utah and BYU. Beat San Deigo State, Wyoming, Colorado State, Army, Texas Tech, UNLV, UC-Davis, New Mexico and Baylor.
20. UTK 9-3 Beat Kentucky, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Memphis, Air Force, Marshall and Cal but lost to Arkansas, Florida and LSU.
21. Texas A&M 9-3 Beat Texas, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Kansas, Louisiana Tech and Louisiana Lafayette but lost to Texas Tech, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
22. Houston 9-3 Lost to Southern Mississippi and Louisiana Lafayette. Barely lost to Miami. Beat Memphis, Tulsa, Central Florida, UTEP, SMU, Oklahoma State, and Tulane.
23. Texas 9-3 Lost to Texas A&M, Ohio State and Kansas State but beat Nebraska, Baylor, Oklahoma, Rice, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and Iowa State.
24. Nebraska 8-3 Beat Colorado, Texas A&M, Missouri, Beat Kansas State, Iowa State, Kansas and Troy. Lost to Oklahoma State and Texas.
25. Cal 8-3 Beat UCLA, Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, Arizona State, Minnesota and Portland State but lost to Arizona, USC and UTK.
Knocking on the Door
26. Georgia Tech 9-3 Lost to Georgia, Clemson and Notre Dame and beat The Fighting Hurricanes, NC, Maryland, Virginia Tech, Duke, NC State and Virginia.
27. Navy 8-3 Lost to Rutgers, Notre Dame and Tulsa. Beat Duke, Air Force, Temple, U Mass and U Conn.
28. Boston College 9-3 Lost to the Fighting Hurricanes (Miami), Wake Forrest and NC State. Beat Buffalo, Florida State, Virginia, Maryland, Maine, BYU, Duke and narrowly edged Clemson.
29. Ohio 9-3 Beat Miami of Ohio, Akron, Eastern Michigan and Kent State.
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