College Football: Week 8 Polls and Opponents

Well, as to be expected, there are lots of new positions and a few new names in the Top 25. And, unlike previous weeks, there are just 25 teams as all three polls seem to agree as to which teams belong if not where. The BCS Rankings will also be out this week. I’ll post those separately.

[The three numbers for the rankings are from the AP Top 25, The Harris Coaches’ Poll, and CBSSports.com. An “NR” means that that particular poll did Not Rank the team.]

1/1/1 Oregon (6-0) The Ducks put their #1 ranking on the line Thursday night against the UCLA Bruins (3-3).

2/2/2 Boise State (6-0) The Broncos will face the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (3-4) on Tuesday, the 26th.

3/3/4 Oklahoma (6-0) The Sooners play at #18 Missouri Tigers (6-0).

4/4/3 TCU (7-0) The Horned Frogs will host the Air Force Falcons (5-2).

5/5/5 Auburn (7-0) The Tigers will host the #6 LSU Tigers (7-0). I predict the Tigers will win and remain undefeated!

6/6/7 LSU (7-0) See above.

7/7/6 Alabama (6-1) The Tife rolls into Tennessee (2-4) this week.

8/8/8 Michigan State (7-0) The Spartans are on the road against the Northwestern Wildcats (5-1).

9/9/9 Utah (6-0) The Utes host the Colorado State Rams (2-5).

10/11/10 Wisconsin (6-1) The Badgers will play at #13 Iowa Hawkeyes (5-1).

11/10/11 Ohio State (6-1) The Buckeyes host the Purdue Boilermakers (4-2).

12/14/13 Stanford (5-1) The Cardinal play at the Washington State Cougars (1-6).

13/12/16 Iowa (5-1) The Hawkeyes host the #10 Wisconsin Badgers (6-1).

14/13/14 Nebraska (5-1) The Cornhuskers play at #17 Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-0).

15/18/15 Arizona (5-1) The Wildcats host the Washington Huskies (3-3).

16/17/18 Florida State (6-1) The Seminoles are idle this week.

17/15/12 Oklahoma State (6-0) The Cowboys host the #14 Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-1).

18/16/17 Missouri (6-0) The Tigers will host the #3 Oklahoma Sooners (6-0).

19/20/22 South Carolina (4-2) The Gamecocks play at the home of the Vanderbilt Commodores (3-4)

20/19/21 West Virginia (5-1) The Mountaineers host the Syracuse Orange (4-2).

21/21/20 Arkansas (4-2) The Razorbacks host the Mississippi Rebels (3-3).

22/22/19 Texas (4-2) The Longhorns host the Iowa State Cyclones (3-4).

23/23/23 Virginia Tech (5-2) The Hoakies host the Duke Blue Devils (1-5).

24/24/25 Mississippi State (5-2) The Bulldogs host the UAB Blazers (2-4).

25/25/24 Miami (Fla.) (4-2) The Hurricanes host the North Carolina Tar Heels (4-2).