Chris “Rankman” Dufresne’s top 25 college football teams
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Rankman cleaned house with the extra time he had this week not having to move USC below Oregon in his rankings order. Anyone else already have Oregon ahead? Nothing personal, Trojans, but we had seen both defenses play. We originally ruled on the field that Iowa’s knee was down at No. 12, but the Big Ten replay crew overturned it and placed the team inside the 10. And, remember kids, have an ophthalmologist picked out in advance before jumping into a pile with Florida’s Brandon Spikes.
1; Texas 8-0; Looks like clear sailing until a stunning upset loss at Texas A&M. (No. 1 last week)
2; Florida 8-0; Gator rules: Eye gouge: one-game suspension: Maiming: extra wind sprints. (2)
3; Cincinnati 8-0; Tony Pike’s injury has slowed team’s progress down to a grinding sprint. (3)
4; Boise State 8-0; Second best Friday night show after “Washington Week with Gwen Ifill.” (4)
5; Oregon 7-1;Shaken ABC cameraman not ready to talk about trying to keep Masoli in frame. (5)
6; Alabama 8-0; No one can dispute huge away wins against…three loss Virginia Tech and Mississippi? (6)
7; Texas Christian 8-0; Maybe being “Frogs” is reason team can’t draw flies for home games. (7)
8; Iowa 9-0; Somebody is definitely watching over this team…from the replay box? (9)
9; Georgia Tech 8-1; Never thought Jackets could knock jeans off of the Gloria Vanderbilts. (10)
10; Louisiana State 7-1; Plot to kidnap Alabama’s kicker foiled by cop in houndstooth hat. (12)
11; USC 6-2; Appeared last Saturday the Trojans had 11 true freshmen on defense. (8)
12; Houston 7-1; Police have given up the search for the “y” in Case Keenum’s first name. (13)
13; Penn State 8-1; Rose Bowl unveils “Operation Cantankerous” just in case Paterno comes back. (14)
14; Miami 6-2; Rankman would rig a BCS computer to get Miami/Notre Dame in Orange Bowl. (16)
15; Ohio State 7-2; If only New Mexico State had been opponent in those BCS title games. (18)
16; Utah 7-1; Alabama threatens restraining order if Utes moves any closer in the polls. (20)
17; Oklahoma 5-3; Instead of playing Nebraska, schools will watch an old game on scoreboard. (19)
18; Oklahoma State 6-2; Owner Pickens has reached his “Austin City limit” on losing to Texas. (11)
19; Arizona 5-2; Controls own Pac-10 destiny…and when have you ever heard that? (24)
20; Pittsburgh 7-1; Panthers deserve to be higher? Oh cry me three rivers. (25)
21; Virginia Tech 5-3; Dean Wormer considers putting Hokies on double secret ranking probation (15)
22; Notre Dame 6-2; WR Floyd returns just in time to swab deck against Navy. (22).
23; California 6-2; “Jersey” Jeff Tedford gets off mat after gut punches from Oregon and USC. (NR)
24; Brigham Young 6-2; Twenty-five players enjoyed bye week by renewing their wedding vows. (NR)
25; Oregon State 5-3; Any team that holds off UCLA deserves to be ranked last in some poll. (NR)
Dropped out: Mississippi (23), West Virginia (21), South Carolina (17),
Moved in: California, Oregon State, Brigham Young.
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-- Chris Dufresne
