Time to take a look at the team rankings going into Week 10 of the College Football season. And, while we're at it, let's look at who is playing whom this weekend, too.
There was little movement in the upper reaches of the Top 25 teams this week. Numbers 1-6 were essentially unchanged while USC won but lost ground slipping from #6 to #7. Number 8 Texas Tech moved up to #6. Georgia climbed one rung from #9 to #8. Oklahoma State slipped down two from #7 to #9. And then things get interesting.
(Poll numbers are those of the teams entering Week 10. The numbers on parentheses after the teams’ names are their rankings after Week 9. Rankings are from the AP Writers’ Poll/the Coaches Poll/CBSSports.com in that order. NR= Not Ranked You will note that when I refer to a team by its rank, I use the Writers’ Poll position. I mean, they are journalists and totally unbiased in their assessment. Right!)
1/1/1 Texas (1/1/1) The 8-0 Longhorns face yet another undefeated team in the form of #6 Texas Tech who are also 8-0. This time it’s on the road. As with the immortals in The Highlander, so it goes with undefeated in the Big 12: There can be only one! (Or fewer.) And this weekend will decide who has the opportunity to be that one.
2/2/2 Alabama (2/2/2) Arkansas State comes in to face the Crimson Tide. Arkansas State Red Wolves…mmmm. The Red Wolf is an extinct animal (possibly never even existed). I see this as an omen of sorts.
3/3/3 Penn State (3/3/3) The 9-0 Nittany Lions have the week off.
4/4/4 Oklahoma (4/5/4) The Nebraska Cornhuskers are coming to town. The Sooners will be waiting.
5/7/6 Florida (5/7/7) The Gators are going up to Georgia to face the #8 Bulldogs.
6/5/5 Texas Tech (8/6/6) The Red Raiders will lay in wait for the #1 Longhorns.
7/6/7 Southern California (6/4/5) The Trojans will host the winless Washington Huskies. (The only other winless team in the nation is North Texas. And the (not so) Mean Green play the 2-6 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. The Washington Huskies could stand alone come Sunday.)
8/8/8 Georgia (9/9/9) The Bulldogs are hoping to have a Gator sandwich as they host #5 Florida.
9/10/11 Oklahoma State (7/8/8) The Cowboys try to regroup at home against Iowa State.
10/9/9 Utah (12/12/12) Da Utes will be playing at New Mexico where the Lobos will hope to shred their 8-0 record.
11/11/10 Boise State (13/13/13) The 7-0 Broncos are on the road to New Mexico State.
12/12/12 TCU (15/15/15) The Horned Frogs square off against the Rebels of UNLV in Vegas.
13/13/13 Ohio State (10/10/10) The Buckeyes will be licking their wounds this week. (And probably wondering why the Big 10 has no playoff game.) They have a BYE this week.
14/14/14 Missouri (16/16/18) The Tigers will be at the home of the Baylor Bears.
15/15/16 LSU (11/11/11) The Tigers will host their instate rivals, the Green Wave of Tulane.
16/16/19 Florida State (24/23/NR) The Seminoles are going up the road to face Georgia Tech.
17/17/15 Brigham Young (18/17/17) The Cougars of BYU will be on the road to face off against Colorado State.
18/19/17 Ball State (20/22/19) The Cardinals are 8-0 and are enjoying another week off—sort of. They play Wednesday November 5th against Northern Illinois.
19/18/18 Tulsa (22/19/20) The Golden Hurricane (8-0) travels to Arkansas to take on the Razorbacks.
20/20/21 Minnesota (25/25/24) The 7-1 Gophers host the 6-2 Northwestern Wildcats.
21/22/20 North Carolina (NR/NR/NR) The Tar Heels have the week off to contemplate their good fortune. I mean, they’re only third in the Coastal Division of the ACC for crying out loud! And neither first nor second appear on this list.
22/21/22 Michigan State (NR/NR/NR) The Spartans are at home against the wilting Wisconsin Badgers.
23/24/23 Oregon (NR/NR/NR) The Ducks are headed south to face the Golden Bears of California.
24/23/25 South Florida (14/14/14) The battered Bulls will hope to regain their mojo on the road at Cincinnati.
25/25/24 Maryland (NR/NR/NR) The 6-2 Terps have the weekend off as they prepare to play on Thursday November 6th at Blacksburg against the VT Hokies.
Gone from last week’s Top 25: #17 Pittsburgh (L to Rutgers), #19 Kansas (Capital L to Texas Tech, 63-21), #21 Georgia Tech (L to Virginia), #23 Boston College (L to North Carolina), and Northwestern (NR/24/25) (L to Indiana).
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