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  • College Football Preseason Rankings

    Posted on Wednesday August 12th, 2009 at 04:05 pm in rankings RSS Feed college football RSS Feed si.com RSS Feed

    SI.com has posted its college football preseason Top 20, along with its rankings of the the rest of Division 1.And the results are somewhat predictable.Before I go any farther, here is the Top 20:FloridaTexasOklahomaUSCVirginia TechOle MissOklahoma S...

  • Sorting Out the Big 12 South

    Posted on Sunday November 30th, 2008 at 11:16 am in texas RSS Feed rankings RSS Feed college football RSS Feed oklahoma RSS Feed texas tech RSS Feed

    I've been trying to figure out a fair way of breaking the three-way tie between Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech atop the Big 12 South.In the latest developments, Texas moved past Oklahoma in the latest AP poll, and Oklahoma was a mere one point ahead ...

  • Seems Like Old Times ...

    Posted on Wednesday October 22nd, 2008 at 05:41 pm in rankings RSS Feed college football RSS Feed bcs RSS Feed

    The top five schools in the BCS rankings — which are based in large part on the current rankings in the AP, Harris and Coaches' polls — are:Texas (7-0)Alabama (7-0)Penn State (8-0)Oklahoma (6-1)USC (5-1)If I had to put together a Top 10 l...

  • Who Should Be #1 Now?

    Posted on Sunday October 12th, 2008 at 12:01 pm in rankings RSS Feed college football RSS Feed upsets RSS Feed top 25 RSS Feed

    A couple of weeks ago, I asked this question — after Southern Cal and Florida lost to unranked opponents and eighth-ranked Alabama beat third-ranked Georgia.Circumstances compel me to ask it again.The top-ranked team, Oklahoma, lost to the fift...

  • Who Should Be the New #1?

    Posted on Sunday September 28th, 2008 at 09:59 am in rankings RSS Feed college football RSS Feed

    On Thursday night, when Oregon State knocked off the top-ranked college football team in the land (Southern Cal), it became official that a new #1 team would emerge following the release of the next football polls.Shortly, those polls will be release...

  • Is USC One and Done?

    Posted on Saturday September 27th, 2008 at 08:26 am in southern california RSS Feed rankings RSS Feed college football RSS Feed upset RSS Feed national title RSS Feed

    I stayed up late enough on Thursday night to watch Oregon State hold off Southern Cal's comeback attempt, and the then-No. 1 Trojans lost the decision to the upstart Beavers, 27-21.And, because of that loss in late September, many people are now writ...