College Week 11

Another week and more unexpected returns for the national media.

Given my rankings I thought the Ohio St vs. Michigan St was a toss-up.  Too bad Michigan St decided to keep their vaunted defense at home.  In the end the score was closer than the actual game.  Of course a dominate win against another top ten team (heading into the game) has pushed OSU right up into the top four for my system.  Add in a couple of big time losses by SEC schools, and both Mississippi schools taking the week off against 1-AA schools; and for the first time this year there is only one SEC school in the top four, Ole' Miss.

Of course the Ole Miss performance against Presbyterian wasn't strong enough to prevent a scrappy TCU from winning their way into the top spot.  So for now the top four include: TCU, Mississippi, Ohio State and Oregon.  Marshall is another notable top school this year as one of the remaining undefeated teams and just one step from cracking the final four.

Looking ahead for my Ohio St loving friends, the Buckeyes have a sneaky test against an upstart Minnesota team who just cracked the top 25.  A trap game for certain as they travel to the frozen tundra of the upper midwest.  Then OSU ends out the year with two cream-puffs in Indiana (100) and Michigan (80).  Of course should the Buckeyes hold on and play in the final game it may be against any of the other top 25 schools in the conference; Nebraska, Wisconsin or Minnesota.  I don't see how, given this teams dominance in their games, the committee can keep a one loss Big Ten champ out of the final four, no matter where that loss was obtained.  Of course they don't have the benefit of my system. (I know, I'm laughing too.)

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