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AP rankings, week 5 wrote:

AP Top 25
1. Oklahoma (43) 4-0
2. Alabama (21) 5-0
3. LSU 4-0
4. Missouri (1) 4-0
5. Texas 4-0
6. Penn State 5-0
7. Texas Tech 4-0
8. Brigham Young 4-0
9. USC 2-1
10. South Florida 5-0
11. Georgia 4-1
12. Florida 3-1
13. Auburn 4-1
14. Ohio State 4-1
15. Utah 5-0
16. Kansas 3-1
17. Boise State 3-0
18. Wisconsin 3-1
19. Vanderbilt 4-0
20. Virginia Tech 4-1
21. Oklahoma State 4-0
22. Fresno State 3-1
23. Oregon 4-1
24. Connecticut 5-0
25. Wake Forest 3-1

rogue426 wrote:

Thank goodness Florida lost, now all the Tebow groupies might shut up this year.

AP rankings, week 6 wrote:

1. Oklahoma (51) 5-0
2. Alabama (13) 6-0
3. Missouri (1) 5-0
4. Louisiana State 4-0
5. Texas 5-0
6. Penn State 6-0
7. Texas Tech 5-0
8. Southern California 3-1
9. Brigham Young 5-0
10. Georgia 4-1
11. Florida 4-1
12. Ohio State 5-1
13. Vanderbilt 5-0
14. Utah 6-0
15. Boise State 4-0
16. Kansas 4-1
17. Oklahoma State 5-0
18. Virginia Tech 5-1
19. South Florida 5-1
20. Auburn 4-2
21. Wake Forest 3-1
22. North Carolina 4-1
23. Michigan State 5-1
24. Pittsburgh 4-1
25. Ball State 6-0

JustAnEngineer wrote:

AP rankings, week 6 wrote:

1. Oklahoma (51) 5-0
2. Alabama (13) 6-0
3. Missouri (1) 5-0
4. Louisiana State 4-0
5. Texas 5-0
6. Penn State 6-0
7. Texas Tech 5-0
8. Southern California 3-1
9. Brigham Young 5-0
10. Georgia 4-1
11. Florida 4-1
12. Ohio State 5-1
13. Vanderbilt 5-0
14. Utah 6-0
15. Boise State 4-0
16. Kansas 4-1
17. Oklahoma State 5-0
18. Virginia Tech 5-1
19. South Florida 5-1
20. Auburn 4-2
21. Wake Forest 3-1
22. North Carolina 4-1
23. Michigan State 5-1
24. Pittsburgh 4-1
25. Ball State 6-0

rogue426 wrote:

I don't even know where Ball St. is.

Corrado wrote:

And basically having to run the score up against bad teams. Rather than doing that, why not allow teams to play their freshman and guys that aren't as good just so they get to play. This isn't the pros here. If you're up by 35pts in the middle of the 3rd, let your backups play so they can get some experience.

Captain Ned wrote:

rogue426 wrote:

I don't even know where Ball St. is.

Muncie, Indiana. Best known as the alma mater of David Letterman. At 6-0 they're already qualified for a bowl game.

AP rankings, week 7 wrote:

1. Texas (39) 6-0
2. Alabama (26) 6-0
3. Penn State 7-0
4. Oklahoma 5-1
5. Florida 5-1
6. Southern California 4-1
7. Texas Tech 6-0
8. Oklahoma State 6-0
9. Brigham Young 6-0
10. Georgia 5-1
11. Missouri 5-1
12. Ohio State 6-1
13. Louisiana State 4-1
14. Utah 7-0
15. Boise State 5-0
16. Kansas 5-1
17. Virginia Tech 5-1
18. North Carolina 5-1
19. South Florida 5-1
20. Michigan State 6-1
21. Wake Forest 4-1
22. Vanderbilt 5-1
23. Pittsburgh 4-1
24. Ball State 7-0
25. California 4-1

Usacomp2k3 wrote:

#5 baby!
I'm glad that USC didn't get their usual special treatment. (That said, I think we deserve to be more like #7)

When do the BSC polls start?

mattsteg wrote:

The BCS standings for this year are first released next week I think.

JustAnEngineer wrote:

AP rankings, week 7 wrote:

1. Texas (39) 6-0
2. Alabama (26) 6-0
3. Penn State 7-0
4. Oklahoma 5-1
5. Florida 5-1
6. Southern California 4-1
7. Texas Tech 6-0
8. Oklahoma State 6-0
9. Brigham Young 6-0
10. Georgia 5-1
11. Missouri 5-1
12. Ohio State 6-1
13. Louisiana State 4-1
14. Utah 7-0
15. Boise State 5-0
16. Kansas 5-1
17. Virginia Tech 5-1
18. North Carolina 5-1
19. South Florida 5-1
20. Michigan State 6-1
21. Wake Forest 4-1
22. Vanderbilt 5-1
23. Pittsburgh 4-1
24. Ball State 7-0
25. California 4-1

rogue426 wrote:

Tommie Bowden was fired from Clemson today about 3 years overdue.Another upset weekend for team in the top 5.

JustAnEngineer wrote:

Bobby is hanging on to see whether he or JoePa drops dead first.

Captain Ned wrote:

JustAnEngineer wrote:

Bobby is hanging on to see whether he or JoePa drops dead first.

Since today's ADs fire coaches at the first strong fart, the lifetime win number will live with whichever of the two dies last.

idchafee wrote:

Captain Ned wrote:

JustAnEngineer wrote:

Bobby is hanging on to see whether he or JoePa drops dead first.

Since today's ADs fire coaches at the first strong fart, the lifetime win number will live with whichever of the two dies last.

That fact that Penn State seems to be much better than Florida State tells me that Paterno is the senile old bat to back in that race.

edit: unless paterno drops dead soon and Bowden is able to hang on 5 years after that.

rogue426 wrote:

Penn State looks good this year,it'd be nice to see them win out and end up in the national championship.

AP rankings, week 8 wrote:

1. Texas (65) 7-0
2. Alabama 7-0
3. Penn State 8-0
4. Oklahoma 6-1
5. Florida 5-1
6. Southern California 5-1
7. Oklahoma State 7-0
8. Texas Tech 7-0
9. Georgia 6-1
10. Ohio State 7-1
11. Louisiana State 5-1
12. Utah 8-0
13. Boise State 6-0
14. South Florida 6-1
15. Texas Christian 7-1
16. Missouri 5-2
17. Pittsburgh 5-1
18. Brigham Young 6-1
19. Kansas 5-2
20. Ball State 7-0
21. Georgia Tech 6-1
22. Tulsa 7-0
23. Boston College 5-1
24. Florida State 5-1
25. Minnesota 6-1

Washington State is the worst BCS-conference team of the BCS era. I can't say I have definitive evidence to back that claim. The extent of my research involved looking at the past 10 seasons of primary suspects Baylor, Duke, Rutgers and Temple (pre-2005) to see if they'd ever been as non-competitive as this year's Cougars. The answer is: No. Not even close. Wazzu has now lost games by scores of 69-0 (USC), 66-3 (Cal), 66-13 (Oregon State) and 63-14 (Oregon). On Saturday, the Trojans led the Cougars 41-0 at halftime. That hurts.

UberGerbil wrote:

I kind of wish there was a bottom 25.

David Duffey wrote:

ESPN.com's Bottom 10: BCS All-Starr Edition
RANK TEAM RECORD COMMENT
1. Washington State 1-6 "It Don't Come Easy": That's definitely the case for the Cougars in Pac-10 play. Wazzu has been outscored 223-33 during its 0-4 Pac-10 start.
2. Washington 0-5 "Fastest Growing Heartache In The West": The wailful howls about the Huskies continue to grow around Seattle. With Oregon State, ND and USC up next, it could get even louder.
3. Syracuse 1-5 "Hard Times": The Orange failed to reach the end zone for the first time this season in their loss to WVU and fell to 2-21 in Big East games under Greg Robinson.
4. Rutgers 1-5 "Love Don't Last Long": The Scarlet Knights are only 11-12 since knocking off No 3. Louisville and rising to No. 7 in November 2006. Their slide keeps getting worse.
5. Tiger Beat 7-6 "With A Little Help From My Friends": Auburn and Clemson were expected to contend in 2008. Instead, both troubled Tigers have made midseason changes to their coaching staffs.
6. Tennessee 2-4 "No No Song": No, we're not talking about "Rocky Top," but the Pride of the Southland band isn't cranking up that tune as often these days -- except against UAB and NIU.
7. Texas A&M 2-4 "It's No Secret": The Aggies are struggling. Texas A&M is 0-2 for the first time ever in the Big 12 and has lost three games at Kyle Field.
8. Arizona State 2-4 "What Goes Around": The Sun Devils surprised in 2007. ASU is getting surprised in 2008. The Sun Devils have lost four straight games.
9. UCLA 2-4 "La De Da": Life in LaLa Land hasn't been that great for the Bruins since their opening-game win over the Vols. But when you're in L.A., well, Ringo puts it this way: "La la de da, like que sera sera."
10. Michigan 2-4 "Beaucoups Of Blues": Holy Toledo! The Wolverines have their worst six-game record since 1967 and lost in the Big House to the Utes, Illini and Rockets. But at least the Blue has that win over Bucky.

Waiting list: Illinois (3-3), Miami (3-3), Nebraska (3-3), Wisconsin (3-3).