Here's how I would have ranked them.
25. Hawaii
24. Arkansas
23. Virginia Tech
22. Texas A&M
21. Louisville
20. Alabama
19. South Florida
18. Nebraska
17. Kentucky
16. Purdue
15. Ohio State
14. South Carolina
13. Wisconsin
12. Clemson
11. Boston College
10. West Virginia
9. Texas
8. Cal
7. Oregon
6. Penn State
5. Rutgers
4. Florida
3. Oklahoma
2. Southern California
1. LSU
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- Here's why I kept LSU No. 1: The defense. I'm that impressed. Oh, it's also ranked No. 1 in the country.
- I might be slighting Ohio State a little much. Speaking of defense, the Buckeyes can play it as well. A win over Purdue and I'll start giving them some more credit, but that's not until mid October.
- It's a shame the country's top offense is ranked No. 21 in the Campus Confidential poll and has one loss.
- If Alabama wins this weekend, they'll get more of my vote.
- Texas is barely hanging on to it's Top 10 ranking. I'm really not sure the Longhorns belong right now.
- The jury is still out on South Carolina for me.
- Key example of why the AP/USA Today polls can be stupid: Louisville is ranked ahead of Kentucky.
Comments (2)
LSU defense? It is very good, but how good? At Mississippi State, Virginia Tech & Middle Tennessee, not exactly college versions of the Montana to Rice 49ers. USC was up 42-10 in the 4th quarter at Nebraska before they called off the dogs. I might be wrong, (and I do not like USC) but Les Miles may regretfully get his wish in January, and have to eat his words.
I'm rooting for the home team here, but Texas will answer a lot of questions against K-State this weekend. K-State is legitimate (not top 25, but certainly a bowl contender) team this year, and would have beaten Auburn (in Alabama) had it not been for a pathetic effort from K-State's left tackle.
Texas will (and should) win. But I think the nature of the win -- whether they actually outplay K-State, or whether it's simply being on the field while K-State shoots itself in the foot -- will show you a lot of what you need to know.
All that said, if you don't love watching Ron Prince coach, you just don't love football.