NCAA Top 25 (end of regular season)

No real surprises this week, though I did pick the wrong way on the ACC Championship game and it’s really odd that Cincinnati struggled so badly with Hawaii. The BCS selection show should be pretty predictable tomorrow.

1. (12-1) Florida (3)
2. (12-1) Oklahoma (2)
3. (11-1) Texas (4)
4. (11-1) Penn State (5)
5. (11-1) USC (6)
6. (12-1) Alabama (1)
7. (11-1) Texas Tech (7)
8. (12-0) Utah (8)
9. (12-0) Boise State (9)
10. (10-2) Ohio State (10)
11. (11-2) Cincinnati (11)
12. (10-2) TCU (12)
13. (10-2) BYU (13)
14. (9-3) Oklahoma State (14)
15. (9-3) Oregon (15)
16. (9-3) Georgia Tech (16)
17. (9-3) Pitt (18)
18. (9-3) Georgia (19)
19. (9-4) Missouri (20)
20. (8-4) Oregon State (21)
21. (9-3) Michigan State (22)
22. (8-4) Ole Miss (24)
23. (9-3) Northwestern (25)
24. (9-4) Virginia Tech (NR)
25. (8-4) Cal (NR)

NCAA Top 25 (Week 13)

1. (11-0) Alabama (2)
I suppose it’s worth saying that they can’t totally look past Auburn next week…weird things happen in these fierce rivalry games.

2. (10-1) Oklahoma (4)
Wow. I picked them to win, but that blowout was way beyond what I thought they’d pull off. Assuming they take care of Missouri again, there’s no argument against these guys for the national title game.

3. (10-1) Florida (5)
It’s pretty clear that they’re two wins away from the national title game at this point. There won’t be a case to make against them if they beat Florida State and Alabama.

4. (10-1) Texas (3)
Now the politics begin…Texas Tech will claim that their head-to-head win should count for a BCS at-large bid, where Texas will be able to claim that they never had a blowout loss. For the record, I do lean toward Texas as the better team.

5. (11-1) Penn State (7)

NCAA Top 25 (Week 12)

The top 12 all remains the same. This was one of the least dynamic weeks of the NCAA season.

1. (10-0) Texas Tech (1)
If they beat Oklahoma, I will honestly consider their other two games to be a near-formality on their path to the national title game.

2. (11-0) Alabama (2)
Style points really don’t matter anymore for the Tide. As long as they stay out of the loss column, they’re going to play for the championship.

3. (10-1) Texas (3)
The Longhorns could finish 11-1 and land anywhere from the national title game to outside of the BCS altogether. This Big 12 South is crazy.

4. (9-1) Oklahoma (4)
They’re lucky to be the last in line to take on Texas Tech. They know exactly how great of an opponent they’re getting, and a win sticking in the voters’ memories would give them a good shot at winning the BCS tiebreak to play for the Big 12 title (and probably the national title).

5. (9-1) Florida (5)

NCAA Top 25 (Week 11)

1. (10-0) Texas Tech (1)
I really don’t see any kind of argument to put Texas Tech below Alabama anymore. This team is incredibly impressive.

2. (10-0) Alabama (3)
Great job of pulling through and winning. I honestly think they’re headed for an eventual loss to Florida in the SEC title game, but this has been a fantastic year for the Tide regardless of what happens going forward.

3. (9-1) Texas (4)
Their fate is in the hands of the Sooners at this point. I’m sure it’ll be painful for them to root for Oklahoma, but it’s the Longhorns’ last shot at the national title. I suppose the good news is that an Oklahoma loss would ensure that Texas gets a BCS game.

4. (9-1) Oklahoma (5)
Now that Penn State got knocked out, the title hopes are truly rekindled for OU.

5. (8-1) Florida (6)

NCAA Top 25 (Week 10)

1. (8-0) Texas Tech (7)
That was SO impressive. Tech wasn’t even a little bit scared of the Longhorns. I didn’t care one way or another about their team before that game, but that was a fun breakout game to watch. As Kirk Herbstreit put it…there was nothing flukey about it.

2. (9-0) Penn State (2)
Even though I didn’t move them up to #1, Texas’ loss was great news for Penn State. It makes it much less likely that anyone will escape the Big 12 unscathed, since Texas’ hardest games are now behind them, and Tech still has really tough games ahead.

3. (9-0) Alabama (4)
Couldn’t ask for much more out of them in a game that’s tough to get up for. I imagine a lot of people will be calling for an LSU upset next week, but I think the Tide will take care of them without too much problem.

4. (8-1) Texas (1)
Heartbreaking loss for the Longhorns after a great effort. They could still win the championship, but it’s going to be a lot harder now. They couldn’t quite make it over that last big hurdle of the regular season.

5. (8-1) Oklahoma (3)

NCAA Week 9 Top 25

The musical chairs acts in the ACC and Big East mangle the second half of the list up again…the top of the list, however, is pretty much the status quo.

1. (8-0) Texas (1)
Colt McCoy is now an obvious frontrunner for Heisman, and one who’s easy to root for. Texas won’t relinquish the #1 spot until they actually lose a game.

2. (9-0) Penn State (2)
You can go ahead and pencil them in for one of the spots in the national title game, I think.

3. (7-1) Oklahoma (3)
The Sooners forgot to play defense in the first half, but their offense is just ridiculous. I’ll officially be surprised if they don’t not only play in a BCS bowl, but win it.

4. (8-0) Alabama (4)
Bama football isn’t pretty, but they look very tough to beat. There only looks to be three games left where their bid for an undefeated season will be seriously challenged.

5. (6-1) USC (6)

NCAA Week 8 Top 25

1. (7-0) Texas (1)
Just in case anyone doubted that they deserved the #1 ranking, they emphatically proved it this week.

2. (8-0) Penn State (4)
The first half was one of their ugliest of the season, but it was long forgotten by the final gun. If they win next week, it’ll again look like we’re headed for an appearance by the Big Ten champion in the title game.

3. (6-1) Oklahoma (3)
The good news is that they’re still one of the elite teams in the nation. The bad news is that Texas doesn’t appear like they’re going to give them the chance to catch up in the South. Pencil the Sooners in for a BCS game like the Orange Bowl, but not the title game.

4. (7-0) Alabama (2)
They’re certainly falling behind a bit on style points, but the big picture is still really solid for the Tide this year. Their remaining schedule is honestly about as soft as an SEC schedule can look.

5. (7-0) Oklahoma State (6)