Week 4 College Top 25

What a week in college football. Lots of upsets and close games around the college landscape. Several teams began conference play last week and even more this week. We’re learning that there is more parity in college football than we thought and if Florida and Texas falter, it will set up a BCS scandal for the ages. Here’s my updated top 25 with thoughts on each team.

Rank. (My Previous Rank) Team Record
1. (2) Texas, 4-0: The throttling of UTEP displayed what Texas can do when they don’t start out slow
2. (1) Florida, 4-0: The Gators have several questions that need to be answered. We will know more about Tebow in the next two weeks before they face LSU. What we won’t know is who will step up and take some weight off of Tebow’s shoulders.
3. (3) Alabama, 4-0: The Crimson Tide has been steamrolling opponents since their week 1 win over Virginia Tech.
4. (7) LSU, 4-0: LSU was one team to escape a close call in a conference game. Their defense is tough and will need to be in the next couple of weeks.
5. (8) Boise State, 4-0: That week 1 win over Oregon is looking better now, eh? This team has a solid defense and an efficient offense. If they run the table, a lot of talk will happen with all the one-loss teams we have now.

Updated College Rankings – Week 3

I went 19-4 during the third week of action missing on USC, BYU, Utah and Eastern Carolina.

My overall record through Week 3 is: 53-9
% correct: .855

My updated Top 25 with their previous ranking in parentheses.

1. (1) Florida, 3-0: up next, @ Kentucky
2. (2) Texas, 3-0: up next, vs. UTEP
3. (4) Alabama, 3-0: up next, vs. Arkansas
4. (5) Penn State, 3-0: up next, vs. Iowa
5. (5) Mississippi, 3-0: up next, @ South Carolina

NCAA Top 25 – Week 1

Previous rank in parentheses.

1. (1) Florida (1-0) def. Charleston Southern, up next: vs. Troy
2. (2) Texas (1-0) def. Louisiana Monroe, up next: vs. Wyoming
3. (4) USC (1-0) def. San Jose State, up next: @ #6 Ohio State
4. (5) Alabama (1-0) def. #7 Virginia Tech, up next: vs. Florida International
5. (9) Oklahoma State (1-0) def. #13 Georgia, up next: vs. Houston
6. (6) Ohio State (1-0) def. Navy, up next: vs. #3 USC
7. (8) Mississippi (1-0) def. Memphis, up next: Bye week
8. (9) Penn State (1-0) def. Akron, up next: vs. Syracuse
9. (14) Boise State (1-0) def. #16 Oregon, up next: vs. Miami (OH)
10. (12) California (1-0) def. Maryland, up next: vs. Eastern Washington
11. (11) LSU (1-0) def. Washington, up next: vs. Vanderbilt
12. (20) BYU (1-0) def. #3 Oklahoma, up next: vs. Tulane
13. (3) Oklahoma (0-1) lost to #20 BYU, up next: vs. Idaho State
14. (7) Virginia Tech (0-1) lost to #5 Alabama, up next: vs. Marshall
15. (15) Georgia Tech (1-0) def. Jacksonville State, up next: vs. Clemson
16. (19) Utah (1-0) def. Utah State, up next: @ San Jose State
17. (17) TCU (0-0) Bye, up next: @ Virginia
18. (23) Notre Dame (1-0) def. Nevada, up next: @ Michigan
19. (21) North Carolina (1-0) def. Citadel, up next: @ Connecticut
20. (13) Georgia (0-1) lost to #9 Oklahoma State, up next: vs. South Carolina
21. (24) Nebraska (1-0) def. Florida Atlantic, up next: vs. Arkansas State
22. (25) Kansas (1-0) def. Northern Colorado, up next: @ UTEP
23. (NR) Missouri (1-0) def. Illinois, up next: vs. Bowling Green
24. (NR) Miami (1-0) def. #18 Florida State, up next: Bye week
25. (NR) Cincinnati (1-0) def. Rutgers, up next: SE Missouri State

Feel free to discuss or offer your own opinions on the updated rankings.