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College football’s sixth week of competition was full of surprises for the four teams which lost their unbeaten status, and for the rest of the major college teams that learned why Florida started the season on top of the polls and remains on top after the sixth week of play.

Here are this week’s picks for Ed Bagley’s Top 25 Poll:

1) Florida – Traveled to No. 4 LSU and its mighty defense and lukewarm offense and won 13-3. Now you know why the Gators are No. 1 and LSU will be sliding in this poll.

2) Alabama – Traveled to No. 20 Mississippi to meet “the golden arm” Jevan Snead, who threw 4 interceptions as the Crimson Tide won 22-3. Here again, gone again. I am kicking Ole Miss out of my poll.

3) Virginia Tech – I thought Iowa was lame and now Texas is worse. The Hokies look more serious than Iowa and Texas put together.

4) Oregon – Lost its season opener and then got religion. Beat Utah, beat California 42-3, beat Washington State 52-6 and now ripped UCLA on-the-road 24-10.

5) Ohio State – Beat undefeated Wisconsin 31-13. Have limited their last 4 opponents to 27 points combined.

Things get really murky from here on in the poll. So many of the following teams have such weak victories over weak teams it is too difficult to see who else is a contender or a pretender.

6) Texas – Probably has more talent than Boise State, but could only beat a 1-5 Colorado team by 2 points while giving away 28 points. How can Texas be really good? Can’t rank the Longhorns higher than 6th, and that is a gift they should earn.

7) Boise State – Idle this week, travel to Tulsa next.

8) Southern California – Idle this week, travel to Notre Dame next.

9) Cincinnati – Idle this week, travel to South Florida next.

10) Iowa – Got by Michigan but not by much. Travel to Wisconsin next.

11) LSU – Have a week to recover before facing Auburn.

12) South Florida – Unbeaten and just as deserving as TCU or Kansas. Host Cincinnati next, a big deal for the Bulls and coach Jim Leavitt.

13) Nebraska – Starting to act like a better team than TCU or Kansas.

14) TCU – Another lame win, this time over Air Force by 3.

15) Kansas – Another insanely lame win over by 5 over Iowa State while giving up 36 points. How long can Kansas stay undefeated? My guess? Not long. They face a pathetic Colorado team next and then get Oklahoma.

16) Miami (FL) – Beat a 1-AA team. Schedule gets easier than pie.

17) Oklahoma State – Won by 5 over Texas A&M while giving up 31 points.

18) Brigham Young – Goes to 5-1 by crushing UNLV 59-21.

19) Georgia Tech – Goes to 5-1 by outlasting Florida State 49-44. Hosts Virginia Tech next, good luck and God speed.

20) Pittsburgh – Now 5-1 after beating Connecticut 24-21. Hardly a big deal but there are some pretty unimpressive teams in anybody’s Top 25 these days.

21) Notre Dame – Idle this week. Host Southern Cal next.

22) South Carolina – Goes to 5-1 by slipping past Kentucky 28-26. Travels to Alabama next. Yikes! Could easily arrive back home at 5-2.

23) Central Michigan – Now 5-1 after ripping the worse major team in the nation—Eastern Michigan—56-8. You tell me a better 5-1 team in the country. Nah, not Penn State; I am not sure they can beat Central Michigan. Penn State likes to play really pansy teams.

24) Idaho – Now 5-1 by playing the 62nd toughest schedule in the nation. The Vandals are no longer a doormat with coach Robb Akey. Idaho was 2-10 last year and has been traditionally one of the weakest teams in the nation. They don’t really play a decent team until Boise State down the road, but at least I reward genuine effort and progress.

25) Penn State – My disdain for the Nittany Lions knows no bounds. Jo Pa would have them playing their opponents’ grandmothers if they could get away with it. Paterno would play college JV teams at home just to pile up another “big” victory for Happy Valley.

Who have I left out? Whoever it is, let them do something so I can notice. It doesn’t take any talent to blow smoke, and it doesn’t take any talent to lose. Win and win big and I will put your team in my poll, until then, let the AP Poll and the Coaches’ Poll reward lame teams in a popularity contest, I just call some teams for what they are—lame in victory, filled with excuses in defeat.

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Copyright © 2009 Ed Bagley

Only 13 teams remain undefeated after 5 weeks of play, and it is time to seriously think about elevating some of them into my Top 25 picks, even if they have played mostly weak competitors. Some such teams are already there—like Boise State. So here are Week 5’s Top 25 picks:

1) Florida – Was idle this week and stays on top of the heap. Let’s see what happens when the No. 1 Gators travel to No. 4 LSU this week and tangle with the Tigers. LSU is 4th in the AP Poll this week and 13th in my poll this week.

2) Alabama – Beat Kentucky on-the-road. I kicked Mississippi out of my poll after they lost to South Carolina, and put the Gamecocks into the Top 25. I’m still good with that. Alabama travels to Mississippi this week. If the Rebels upset the Crimson Tide, they get back in my poll. If Mississippi loses, they stay out. Should Alabama get upset—no excuses–they lose position in my poll.

3) Texas – Was idle this week but I am moving them up from 4 to 3 because Iowa was so lame in its 24-21 win over 125th-ranked Arkansas State.

4) Virginia Tech – Beat Duke (no big deal) but is still 5-0 and no one else is really doing diddly-squat.

5) Boise State – Still undefeated and still has a signature win over Oregon in season opener. Travels to 4-1 Tulsa this week. If they do not win, they drop like a brick off of a 10-story building.

6) Oregon – Led a hapless Washington State team 42-0 at the half and won 52-6. Now travels to UCLA and faces Slick Rick and his troops.

7) Ohio State – Hate to upgrade the Buckeyes because I hate Ohio State; it’s an inbred thing because I am a Michigan State University graduate. Buckeyes host Wisconsin this week, the toughest opponent they have seen since losing to Southern Cal.

8) Iowa – Hawkeyes host Michigan this week. They need to win against the Wolverines—Michigan State did.

9) Cincinnati – Now 5-0 after beating a winless Miami of Ohio team. If teams like Cincinnati played in the SEC, the Bearcats would lose 4 or 5 games a year.

10) South Carolina – People may crab about the Gamecocks, after all, their last win was over 1-AA South Carolina State. I don’t care, South Carolina is 4-1, they beat Mississippi, and even the AP Poll finally brought them into the fold at No. 25. Hosts Kentucky next.

11) Auburn – Not sure they deserve it but still undefeated at 5-0 and beat Tennessee. Go to Arkansas next.

12) Wisconsin – Still 5-0 and got by Minnesota on-the-road. Teams that win away games in league play impress.

13) LSU – Managed to beat Georgia 20-13, and is 5-0. Hosts No. 1 Florida next. AP has them at No. 4; I remain unconvinced.

14) Kansas – Still 4-0, hosts Iowa State this week. Have no idea how good the Jayhawks are, but they are 1 of 13 teams that are still undefeated.

15) TCU – Beat up SMU to go 4-0. Travels to Air Force next, not exactly a big challenge.

16) USC – Southern Cal is now 4-1. The Trojans went to California and killed the Bears 30-3.

17) South Florida ‘Now 5-0 after beating Syracuse.

18) Missouri – Now 4-0, one of 13 undefeated teams left. Hosts Nebraska this week, that should tell us a lot about Missouri and Nebraska.

19) Georgia Tech – Now 4-1 after beating Mississippi State. Travels to Florida State this week; not sure which Seminole team will be defending their home turf.

20) Miami (FL) – Now 4-1 after upsetting No. 8 Oklahoma 21-20. I kicked Oklahoma out of my poll last week. Now you know why.

21) Nebraska – Now 3-1, did lose to Virginia Tech 16-15 on-the-road. Travels to Missouri next; bring it on.

22) Stanford – Now 4-1 after beating UCLA. Also beat Washington. Probably is the second best team in the Pac 10 behind USC.

23) Pittsburgh – Now 4-1 after dusting Louisville.

24) Notre Dame – Now 4-1. Had to go to overtime to beat Washington. Has won last 3 games in the last 60 seconds of each game. Has given up an average of 30 points a game in its last 4 games.

25) Central Michigan – Now 4-1 after beating Buffalo on-the-road.

I know, you are saying where is Penn State, Oklahoma State, Tulsa, Utah, Mississippi, Brigham Young, Michigan, Houston, Georgia and Florida State. Well, they need to stop talking and start performing against really good teams. It’s bad enough that I have Boise State in my Top 25; one of these at a time is enough.

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“College Football – The Sagarin Ratings – What They Are, How to Read Them & What to Do With Them”
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Copyright © 2009 Ed Bagley

Just when you thought some sense of stability might have returned to college football during the halfway point of the season, any semblance belies the truth that at least four more teams have become frauds in the national title chase—Kansas, Ohio State, Virginia Tech and Nebraska.

Kansas had raced to a perfect 5-0 start. Virginia Tech lost its opener, Ohio State lost its second game, and Nebraska lost its third game. All three had lost a game and won the rest to enter the sixth week with only a loss.

All four of these teams have now been drop-kicked out of the race for the national title, and the worst of the bunch is the Kansas Jayhawks who were not only drop-kicked but body slammed by an unranked, 1-4 Colorado team 34-30.

How could the Jayhawks, who were touted as one of the best offensive teams in the country, get beaten by Colorado when Kansas ranked 4th nationally in scoring offense?

The truth is that Kansas built its 5-0 record and statistics on a sand castle that got washed away on a trip to Boulder. The Jayhawks amassed their perfect mark with wins against 195th’ranked, 1-AA Northern Colorado (1-5), 116th-ranked UTEP (2-4), 64th-ranked Duke (3-3), 76th-ranked Southern Mississippi (3-3), and 80th-ranked Iowa State (3-3).

Kansas came into the game ranked 17th in the AP Top 25 Poll, but 29th by Sagarin and with a strength of schedule rated 129th among only 120 Division 1-A teams, meaning that Kansas’ 5 victories came against teams that amounted to 1-AA competition. No wonder they were 5-0. Colorado came in with a strength of schedule (SOS) rating of 33rd among the 120 1-A teams.

Kansas plummeted to 24th in this week’s AP Top 25 Poll and really should not be in any top 25 poll. After being exposed for what they are, the Jayhawks do not merit the honor. It would make about as much sense at putting Colorado in the top 25 for beating them. The message is: neither team is that good.

Second worst on this week’s list of frauds is the 7th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, who seem to be over-rated and under-performed. The Buckeyes traveled to Purdue and lost 26-18 to a 2-5 Boilermaker team. Again, Purdue’s SOS was 23rd and Ohio State’s was 37th. No. 4-ranked Virginia Tech got beat by 19th-ranked Georgia Tech 28-23 on-the-road. These were two pretty good teams in a dogfight and the Yellow Jackets stung the Hoakies. Georgia Tech is now 6-1 and Virginia Tech 5-2.

No. 15 Nebraska got swamped at home by unranked Texas Tech 31-10. The Cornhuskers dropped to 4-2, and Red Raiders one-upped them by going to 5-2. If any of these four losers this week have not figured it out, here is a big clue—no national title game in your future. Concentrate on trying to win your conference championship because it is the only one you are going to see.

So if some teams are now dropping in the top 25, who is on the move upward? Here are five unranked winning teams that are possibilities:

Pittsburgh (6-1) on-the-road over Rutgers 24-7, Central Michigan (6-1) on-the-road over Western Michigan 34-23, West Virginia (5-1) at home over Marshall 24-7, Idaho (6-1) over Hawaii 35-23, and Michigan State (4-3) at home over Northwestern 24-14. No matter how crummy you think these five teams may be, if they keep winning, each will end up in the top 25 before the season is out—you can go to the bank on it.

In the meantime, eight ranked teams won away games this week; topping the list was Cincinnati.

No. 8 Cincinnati (6-0) handed No. 21 South Florida its first loss of the season, 34-17. Cincinnati scored in each quarter, leaving South Florida to wonder what was happening.

No. 6 Southern California powered up and powered over No. 25 Notre Dame 34-27. No. 24 Utah ripped UNLV 35-15, No. 9 Miami (FL) won against in-state rival Central Florida 27-7, and Brigham Young outlasted San Diego State, 38-28, in a game in which each team scored at least a touchdown in all four quarters. And, oh ya, No. 6 Boise State (6-0) won another lame victory, this time over Tulsa 28-21.

No. 11 Iowa (7-0) was tied 10-10 against Wisconsin after three quarters and then won 20-10. No. 23 Houston was back on the offensive. After leading hapless Tulane 9-6 at the half, the Cougars exploded for 35 points in the second half to win 44-16.

No. 10 LSU and No. 16 Oregon were idle this week.

Six ranked teams once again discovered why there is no place like home to win again.

No. 3 Texas (6-0) used a 4th quarter field goal to get by No. 20 Oklahoma 16-13, No. 1 Florida (6-0) used a last second field goal to dispense with Arkansas 23-20, No. 14 Penn State shut out Minnesota 20-zip, No. 12 TCU (6-0) trashed Colorado State 44-6, No. 16 Oklahoma State topped Missouri 33-17, and No. 2 Alabama (7-0) eased by No. 22 South Carolina 20-6.

It was a good week to be Florida, Alabama, Texas, Cincinnati, Boise State, Iowa and TCU—all won, and all are the only unbeaten major teams left in the nation.

(Editor’s Note: The rankings in this article are from the AP Top 25 Poll of sportswriters and sportscasters, and any ratings are from Jeff Sagarin.)

Copyright © 2009 Ed Bagley

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Virginia Tech moved up one spot to No. 5 after defeating Duke 34-26 on Saturday, switching places with Boise State, which defeated FCS UC Davis 34-16 at Bronco Stadium.

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