Monday, October 24, 2011

Ben and Matt's Top 25: Week Eight

So it is lined up with Alabama and LSU at the top, and the two will square off in less than two weeks, so whichever is No. 1 and whichever is No. 2 doesn't matter.
Stanford was perhaps the most impressive team on Saturday, beating the crap out of a pretty good Washington team.
Things are starting to take shape with undefeated Oklahoma and Wisconsin going down. Stanford, along with Oklahoma State, Boise State and Clemson all benefit, as does sleeper Kansas State, which has a shot at Oklahoma this week.
USC appears in the rankings again after winning in South Bend.

1. Alabama
2. LSU
3. Stanford
4. Oklahoma State
5. Boise State
6. Clemson
7. Oregon
8. Michigan State
9. Arkansas
10. Virginia Tech
11. Oklahoma
12. Kansas State
13. Wisconsin
14. Nebraska
15. South Carolina
16. Houston
17. Texas A&M
18. Michigan
19. Georgia
20. Penn State
21. USC
22. Texas Tech
23. Arizona State
24. Baylor
25. Washington

Others receiving votes: Southern Miss, Syracuse, Wake Forest, Cincinnati, Texas, TCU

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Ben and Matt's Top 25: Week Seven

Will someone in the top eight please lose?

1. Oklahoma
2. Alabama
3. Wisconsin
4. LSU
5. Stanford
6. Boise State
7. Oklahoma State
8. Clemson
9. Oregon
10. Arkansas
11. West Virginia
12. Virginia Tech
13. Michigan State
14. South Carolina
15. Nebraska
16. Kansas State
17. Houston
18. Texas A&M
19. Michigan
20. Georgia Tech
21. Georgia
22. Washington
23. Auburn
24. Illinois
25. Penn State

Others receiving votes: SMU, Baylor, Arizona State, Notre Dame, USC, Texas, TCU.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Ben and Matt's Top 25: Week Six

No new teams in the Top 25 and only small shifts here and there. The biggest drop is Texas, which drops 13 spots after getting its ass kicked. Florida barely hangs in the Top 25 after a second big loss to a top five team.

1. Oklahoma
2. Alabama
3. Wisconsin
4. LSU
5. Stanford
6. Boise State
7. Oklahoma State
8. Clemson
9. Oregon
10. Arkansas
11. Georgia Tech
12. Michigan
13. West Virginia
14. Virginia Tech
15. Nebraska
16. Illinois
17. South Carolina
18. Michigan State
19. Kansas State
20. Baylor
21. Houston
22. Arizona State
23. Texas
24. Texas A&M
25. Florida

Others receiving votes:
SMU, Georgia, Washington, Penn State, North Carolina, TCU.

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Ben and Matt's Top 25: Week Five

A bunch of changes this week.
For starters, Wisconsin jumps LSU after an impressive win over Nebraska. If LSU can jump teams after big wins, so can Wisconsin.
Clemson climbs six more spots, jumping to No. 8 and looks legit. Oregon rejoins the top ten and Texas debuts.
A bevy of new teams inundate the 11-20 range as Georgia Tech, Michigan and Illinois climb into the top 20, while teams like Arkansas, West Virginia and Michigan State climb back to the top 20.
Kansas State and Arizona State make their initial appearance in our awesome top 25.

1. Oklahoma
2. Alabama
3. Wisconsin
4. LSU
5. Stanford
6. Boise State
7. Oklaoma State
8. Clemson
9. Oregon
10. Texas
11. Georgia Tech
12. Arkansas
13. Michigan
14. West Virginia
15. Virginia Tech
16. Nebraska
17. Illinois
18. South Carolina
19. Michigan State
20. Florida
21. Baylor
22. Houston
23. Kansas State
24. Arizona State
25. Texas A&M

Others receiving votes: Auburn, Texas Tech, Washington, SMU, Georgia.