NCAA - Final Four

Ohio State laid a beat down on another ranked team like they were playing a Division 1-AA school in week one of the season as a final tune up before the big non-conference game.  It was such a monster beat down against a top forty defense it catapulted the Buckeyes from the fourth ranked team at the time to the first.  Not only that but the first overall offense. 

I'd like to take this moment to remind you all that I'm not really an Ohio State fan.  Sure I'd rather see them win than not, but I'm really a Cincinnati Bearcat, and as anyone knows who has actually been a Bearcat; we really don't like Ohio State to terribly much. 

Anyway, my football ranking at the (almost) end of the college season is about as good as I could ask. The top four on my list should also be the top four in the playoff.

1-Ohio State
2-TCU
3-Oregon
4-Alabama

All four teams have exceptionally good statistics.  All four teams have played well throughout the season.  Now as to Florida State, except for having the best record in college football; Florida State doesn't stack up with the other top tier teams.  With that said, I'm certain they will end up winning the whole thing again.

College football is a funny thing.  Now that we know who and what and where, we have to wait a month before we get to have some closure on the season.  

RANK	SCHOOL	RECORD		CONFERENCE	OFFENSE RANK	DEFENSE RANK
1	OHIO ST	12 - 1		BIG 10	1	7
2	TCU	11 - 1		BIG 12	8	2
3	OREGON	12 - 1		PAC 12	3	35
4	ALABAMA	12 - 1		SEC	5	8
5	MICHIGAN ST	10 - 2		BIG 10	6	6
6	GEORGIA	9 - 3		SEC	7	13
7	BAYLOR	11 - 1		BIG 12	2	47
8	FLORIDA ST	13 - 0		ACC	13	23
9	GEORGIA TECH	10 - 3		ACC	9	16
10	MISSISSIPPI	9 - 3		SEC	34	1
11	MISSISSIPPI ST	10 - 2		SEC	11	28
12	MARSHALL	12 - 1		CUSA	10	29
13	BOISE ST	11 - 2		MOUNTAIN WEST	12	26
14	KANSAS ST	9 - 3		BIG 12	29	30
15	AUBURN	8 - 4		SEC	4	48
16	GEORGIA SOUTHERN	9 - 3		SUN BELT	16	54
17	CINCINNATI	9 - 3		AMERICAN	15	45
18	CLEMSON	9 - 3		ACC	60	5
19	MEMPHIS	9 - 3		AMERICAN	40	12
20	ARIZONA ST	9 - 3		PAC 12	33	24
21	WISCONSIN	10 - 3		BIG 10	22	39
22	LSU	8 - 4		SEC	51	4
23	COLORADO ST	10 - 2		MOUNTAIN WEST	17	67
24	DUKE	9 - 3		ACC	42	42
25	NORTHERN ILLINOIS	11 - 2		MAC	38	59
26	MISSOURI	10 - 3		SEC	57	25
27	ARIZONA	10 - 3		PAC 12	41	38
28	LOUISVILLE	9 - 3		ACC	35	9
29	OKLAHOMA	8 - 4		BIG 12	20	36
30	UCLA	9 - 3		PAC 12	24	46
31	NEBRASKA	9 - 3		BIG 10	26	44
32	MINNESOTA	8 - 4		BIG 10	48	32
33	USC	8 - 4		PAC 12	37	43
34	LOUISIANA TECH	8 - 5		CUSA	50	14
35	ARKANSAS	6 - 6		SEC	39	19
36	AIR FORCE	9 - 3		MOUNTAIN WEST	55	70
37	UTAH ST	9 - 4		MOUNTAIN WEST	77	20
38	UTAH	8 - 4		PAC 12	73	31
39	BOSTON COLLEGE	7 - 5		ACC	44	73
40	WESTERN KENTUCKY	7 - 5		CUSA	14	95
41	WASHINGTON	8 - 5		PAC 12	82	21
42	WESTERN MICHIGAN	8 - 4		MAC	45	64
43	UCF	9 - 3		AMERICAN	66	37
44	BYU	8 - 4		INDEPENDENT	25	69
45	TEXAS A&M	7 - 5		SEC	23	80
46	NAVY	6 - 5		INDEPENDENT	21	87
47	NEVADA	7 - 5		MOUNTAIN WEST	49	58
48	N CAROLINA ST	7 - 5		ACC	43	65
49	LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE	8 - 4		SUN BELT	47	82
50	UTEP	7 - 5		CUSA	79	52
51	HOUSTON	7 - 5		AMERICAN	67	33
52	IOWA	7 - 5		BIG 10	71	49
53	FLORIDA	6 - 5		SEC	68	10
54	ARKANSAS ST	7 - 5		SUN BELT	36	62
55	STANFORD	7 - 5		PAC 12	92	15
56	NOTRE DAME	7 - 5		INDEPENDENT	32	75
57	E CAROLINA	8 - 4		AMERICAN	18	94
58	SAN DIEGO ST	7 - 5		MOUNTAIN WEST	88	40
59	TEXAS ST	7 - 5		SUN BELT	46	86
60	TENNESSEE	6 - 6		SEC	70	53
61	MIAMI	6 - 6		ACC	56	34
62	W VIRGINIA	7 - 5		BIG 12	59	51
63	S CAROLINA	6 - 6		SEC	P	79
64	RICE	7 - 5		CUSA	54	93
65	TOLEDO	8 - 4		MAC	31	112
66	PITTSBURGH	6 - 6		ACC	28	84
67	KENTUCKY	5 - 7		SEC	61	50
68	MARYLAND	7 - 5		BIG 10	63	68
69	APPALACHIAN ST	7 - 5		SUN BELT	52	74
70	TEMPLE	6 - 6		AMERICAN	114	3
71	UAB	6 - 6		CUSA	62	60
72	PENN ST	6 - 6		BIG 10	102	17
73	N CAROLINA	6 - 6		ACC	19	98
74	RUTGERS	7 - 5		BIG 10	72	92
75	VIRGINIA TECH	6 - 6		ACC	95	18
76	TEXAS	6 - 6		BIG 12	100	11
77	ILLINOIS	6 - 6		BIG 10	78	63
78	VIRGINIA	5 - 7		ACC	91	22
79	BALL ST	5 - 7		MAC	85	81
80	CENTRAL MICHIGAN	7 - 5		MAC	89	77
81	NORTHWESTERN	5 - 7		BIG 10	94	57
82	OLD DOMINION	6 - 6		CUSA	53	116
83	BOWLING GREEN	7 - 6		MAC	75	104
84	S ALABAMA	6 - 6		SUN BELT	104	56
85	OKLAHOMA ST	6 - 6		BIG 12	87	97
86	MICHIGAN	5 - 7		BIG 10	108	55
87	MIDDLE TENNESSEE	6 - 6		CUSA	69	99
88	BUFFALO	5 - 6		MAC	64	111
89	FRESNO ST	6 - 7		MOUNTAIN WEST	74	107
90	FLORIDA INT	4 - 8		CUSA	116	27
91	OREGON ST	5 - 7		PAC 12	81	90
92	OHIO	6 - 6		MAC	106	78
93	LOUISIANA-MONROE	4 - 8		SUN BELT	110	72
94	NEW MEXICO	4 - 8		MOUNTAIN WEST	76	113
95	CALIFORNIA	5 - 7		PAC 12	27	123
96	WYOMING	4 - 8		MOUNTAIN WEST	99	88
97	AKRON	5 - 7		MAC	109	71
98	ARMY	4 - 7		INDEPENDENT	86	122
99	INDIANA	4 - 8		BIG 10	80	109
100	SYRACUSE	3 - 9		ACC	120	41
101	N TEXAS	4 - 8		CUSA	107	91
102	SOUTHERN FLORIDA	4 - 8		AMERICAN	121	76
103	PURDUE	3 - 9		BIG 10	98	101
104	KANSAS	3 - 9		BIG 12	115	89
105	FLORIDA ATL	3 - 9		CUSA	105	110
106	TROY	3 - 9		SUN BELT	103	108
107	SAN JOSE ST	3 - 9		MOUNTAIN WEST	117	85
108	IOWA ST	2 - 10		BIG 12	90	115
109	UTSA	4 - 8		CUSA	122	83
110	TEXAS TECH	4 - 8		BIG 12	58	120
111	HAWAII	4 - 9		MOUNTAIN WEST	113	100
112	WAKE FOREST	3 - 9		ACC	125	61
113	MIAMI OHIO	2 - 10		MAC	97	105
114	WASHINGTON ST	3 - 9		PAC 12	65	118
115	TULANE	3 - 9		AMERICAN	119	66
116	SOUTHERN MISS	3 - 9		CUSA	118	106
117	COLORADO	2 - 10		PAC 12	83	117
118	MASSACHUSETTS	3 - 9		MAC	93	125
119	KENT ST	2 - 9		MAC	123	102
120	VANDERBILT	3 - 9		SEC	126	96
121	NEW MEXICO ST	2 - 10		SUN BELT	111	114
122	UNLV	2 - 11		MOUNTAIN WEST	101	124
123	CONNECTICUT	2 - 10		AMERICAN	124	103
124	TULSA	2 - 10		AMERICAN	84	128
125	IDAHO	1 - 10		SUN BELT	96	119
126	GEORGIA ST	1 - 11		SUN BELT	112	127
127	EASTERN MICHIGAN	2 - 10		MAC	127	126
128	SOUTHERN METHODIST	1 - 11		AMERICAN	128	121