1: THE Ohio State University
2: Baylor
3: TCU
4: LSU
5: Michigan State
6: 'Bama
7: Utah
8: Clemson
9: FSU
10: Stanford
Not a great slate of games coming up. One has Clemson playing THE U at the dead Sun Life Stadium. Given the game kicks off at Noon there will be lots of empty seats. The Volunteers will be visiting ‘Bama. The only game between two top 20 teams is between TAMU and reeling Ole Miss at Oxford.
Sic ‘em Bears!
I would expect the Utes to be higher than Tide, and maybe Sparty.
That site can’t even get all of their analysts on the nearly the same page;
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2580590-br-cfb-committee-playoff-predictions-heading-into-week-8
I’d put LSU at #1, if they can do that through the air against Florida’s secondary, on top of having Fournette. I don’t see Bama beating them.
But for the botched punt snap of the decade on Saturday, they'd be on everyone's list. I'm still trying to pick my jaw up off of the floor, clearly.
(I'm more of a Harbaugh fan than a Wolverine fan.)
GO HAWKS!
..who hasn't played anyone in the current top 25.
MSU should not be in the Top 10 because they did not play as one. For 44 minutes and 50 seconds, Michigan played better. Yes, MSU got the victory, but it was a hollow one at that.
I guess the big question now is, where will Justin Fuente be coaching next year:
USC (East or West)
Texas
Oklahoma?
Either Michigan or Michigan State will beat Ohio State. I think it will be Michigan, if not both. Ohio State has not played a real game this year. And both Indian and Northern Illinois actually played them well.
Florida State is also a team who has played nobody. I assume that will end when Florida plays them.
Baylor and TCU have to play. And LSU plays Bama. That will take three teams out of the top ten after Ohio State plays Michigan State.
Utah could go all the way. They don’t play any team that they can’t beat. Although USC and UCLA can be dangerous.
Watch for Iowa, the winner of ND and Stanford and, Florida to be back in the top ten. Utah will be the only undefeated team (now in the top ten) so they will have the top spot. The other 5 spots will come from teams with one loss.
And while Houston, Toledo and Memphis have a good chance of going undefeated, they should not break the top ten with their schedule. Temple on the other hand should be there if they win out the rest of the way.