It was one crazy weekend. Four of the top ten all lost.

Old Rankings (Win/Loss)
1. Ohio State (W)
2. Michigan (W)
3. Texas (L)
4. Louisville (L)
5. Florida (W)
6. USC (W)
7. Auburn (L)
8. California (L)
9. West Virginia (W)
10. Wisconsin (W)

New Rankings (Last Week) record
1. Ohio State (1) undefeated
2. Michigan (2) undefeated
3. USC (6) one loss to Oregon State
4. Florida (5) one loss to Auburn
5. Notre Dame (NR) one loss to Michigan
6. LSU (NR) two losses to Auburn and Florida
7. Wisconsin (10) one loss to Michigan
8. Arkansas (NR) one loss to USC
9. Rutgers (NR) undefeated
10. Louisville (6) one loss to Rutgers
11. West Virginia (9) one loss to Louisville
12. Texas (3) two losses to Ohio State and Kansas St
13. California (8) two losses to Tennessee and Arizona
14. Auburn (7) two losses to Arkansas and Georgia
15. Wake Forest (NR) one loss to Clemson
16. Boise State (NR) undefeated

Old Rankings (Win/Loss)
1. Ohio State (W)
2. Michigan (W)
3. West Virginia (L)
4. Texas (W)
5. Tennessee (L)
6. Louisville (W)
7. USC (W)
8. California (W)
9. Auburn (W)
10. Florida (W)

New Rankings (Last Week) record
1. Ohio State (1) undefeated
2. Michigan (2) undefeated
3. Texas (4) one loss (to Ohio State)
4. Louisville (6) undefeated
5. Florida (10) one loss (to Auburn)
6. USC (7) one loss (to Oregon State)
7. Auburn (9) one loss (to Arkansas)
8. California (8) one loss (to Tennessee)
9. West Virginia (4) one loss (to Louisville)
10. Wisconsin (NR) one loss (to Michigan)

Old Rankings (Win/Loss)
1. Ohio State (W)
2. Michigan (W)
3. USC (L) – Weak, seriously weak.
4. Texas (W)
4. West Virginia (Off)
6. Louisville (Off)
7. Tennessee (W)
8. California (Off)
9. Auburn (W)
10. Florida (W)

New Rankings (Last Week) record
1. Ohio State (1) undefeated
2. Michigan (2) undefeated
3. West Virginia (4) undefeated
4. Texas (5) one loss (to Ohio State)
5. Tennessee (6) one loss (to Florida)
6. Louisville (7) undefeated
7. USC (3) one loss (to Oregon State)
8. California (8) one loss (to Tennessee)
9. Auburn (9) one loss (to Arkansas)
10. Florida (10) one loss (to Auburn)

Old Rankings (Win/Loss)
1. Ohio State (W)
2. Michigan (W)
3. USC (Off)
4. Texas (W)
4. West Virginia (W)
6. Louisville (W)
7. Tennessee (W)
8. California (W)
9. Auburn (W)
10. Florida (Off)

New Rankings (Last Week) record
1. Ohio State (1) undefeated
2. Michigan (2) undefeated
3. USC (3) undefeated
4. West Virginia (4) undefeated
5. Texas (4) one loss (to Ohio State)
6. Tennessee (7) one loss (to Florida)
7. Louisville (6) undefeated
8. California (8) one loss (to Tennessee)
9. Auburn (9) one loss (to Arkansas)
10. Florida (10) one loss (to Auburn)

Sorry for the abbreviated post. It has been a busy week.

New Rankings (Last Week) record
1. Ohio State (1) undefeated
2. Michigan (3) undefeated
3. USC (4) undefeated
4. Texas (5) one loss (to Ohio State)
4. West Virginia (6) undefeated
6. Louisville (7) undefeated
7. Tennessee (8) one loss (to Florida)
8. California (10) one loss (to Tennessee)
9. Auburn (9) one loss (to Arkansas)
10. Florida (2) one loss (to Auburn)

Old Rankings (win or loss) - Thoughts
1. Ohio State (W) – Another win, barring a loss later in the season Ohio State has put a lock on #1 for the rest of the season. The showdown with Michigan will be one hell of a game.
2. Auburn (L) – Last week they looked rusty and this week they just fell apart. I am not really sure what happened to them…besides losing.
3. USC (W) – Same question as last week, where was the defense? That is now two weeks in a row that the Men of Troy looked bad on defense. The offense in the first half looked ok. But all those field goals in the second half. Needless to say I am a little worried about how good we are at this point. At least we didn’t lose to Arkansas.
4. Florida (W) – Pushed around the Tigers in the swamp. Florida is looking good but still has a brutal schedule.
5. Michigan (W) – A good win verses the in state rivals.
6. Texas (W) – Beat up OU. I am happy to see the Okies lose but I am still not convinced how good the Texans errr Longhorns are.
7. Georgia (L) – Sad.
8. West Virginia (Off) – Wow you beat an SEC team…you must be a contender in the National Title race…oh wait it was Miss. St.
9. LSU (L) – Bummer. What else to say.
10. Louisville (W) – These guys score. But do they have the defense to beat a top 5 team?

New Rankings (Last Week) record
1. Ohio State (1) undefeated
2. Florida (4) undefeated
3. Michigan (5) undefeated
4. USC (3) undefeated
5. Texas (6) one loss (to Ohio State)
6. West Virginia (6) undefeated
7. Louisville (10) undefeated
8. Tennessee (NR) one loss (to Florida)
9. Auburn (2) one loss (to Arkansas)
10. California (NR) one loss (to Tennessee)

Any other thoughts?

I know I bitch a lot about teams taking on I-AA opponents. But it is true. For a football program to be committed to taking on the best opponents every week says something about that program. Scheduling no cupcakes is key to becoming one of the preeminent programs in the nation. You are making a statement that you will go out and never inflate your stats.

Sadly, there are only seven teams that have not played a I-AA opponent since the Divisions were set up in 1978. They are Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, UCLA, USC and Washington.

Take a good hard look at those schools; they are the best football programs in the nation. If you go over the stats since 1978 I would guess that the wins and losses would back that up.

And for those of you tallying up the conferences that is three Big Ten Schools, three Pac-10 Schools, and one NBC School.