WEEK 9 - College

So the "powers that be" have released their first top four in line for the improved, yet hardly ideal, NCAA football playoff.

The so-called experts tell us that Mississippi St, Florida St, Auburn and Ole Miss round out the top four.  Outside that I have Florida St coming in at tenth overall, I agree at this time.  Instead of Fla St I have Georgia in at three spot, which of course makes the top four an all SEC party.

Now if I had my way we would have an eight team playoff, including the six winning teams from each of the major conferences and two at large conference winners or independent teams.  So only one of the SEC teams would make it.  Which means my real top four are currently Mississippi, TCU, Michigan St and Marshall.  And guessing that there are always teams moving up and down over the course of a season, I'm hoping that we'll see more diverse teams join the party.

So not to be outdone by the national pundits, I've included the entire list of 1A football rankings.  For those of you who don't want to scroll down to number 128, it's Southern Methodist taking up the bottom spot.

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

I see you've made it to the bottom, good for you.  Sorry I don't have any more whitty commentary at this time.  So until next week, take care.