The Top 25 for Week 9

This week's Top 25 rankings:

1. Ohio St. vs. Minnesota
2. Michigan vs. Northwestern
3. USC @ Oregon St.
4. W. Virginia - BYE
5. Texas @ Texas Tech
6. Louisville - BYE
7. Auburn @ Mississippi
8. Tennessee @ S. Carolina
9. Florida vs. Georgia
10. Clemson @ Virginia Tech
11. Notre Dame @ Navy
12. Cal - BYE
13. Arkansas vs. Louisian-Monroe
14. LSU - BYE
15. Boise St. - BYE
16. Rutgers vs. UConn
17. Wisconsin vs. Illinois
18. Boston College vs. Buffalo
19. Oklahoma @ 23 Missouri
20. Nebraska @ Oklahoma St.
21. Georgia Tech vs. Miami
22. Texas A&M @ Baylor
23. Missouri vs. 19 Oklahoma
24. Wake Forest @ N. Carolina
25. Oregon vs. Portland St.

Not the greatest week for Top 25 football. Only one game pits to ranked teams against one another. I didn't think it could be worse than last week, which only had to such games. We've got 5 ranked teams without a game this week (the most so far this year), and many more games that might as well be BYE's. I don't even have any "Games to Look Out For" or a "Game of the Week" picked out yet.

Wisconsin is just making that Michigan D look better and better every week.sith_acolyte15

how can you not love the world's largest outdoor cocktail party?!? Steelers_86

Tennessee vs. South Carolina should be a good game.geaux321

Im a bit nervous for the game at Texas Tech. Last 2 games in Lubbock have come down to the wire, including in Chris Simms last year.Espurs117

I have no nerves at at all for the Wisconsin Badgers who play against Illinois next weekend.

Like mentioned earlier, expect P.J. Hill to have a possible 200 yard game against the Big Ten's second worst defense.

[QUOTE="Espurs117"]Im a bit nervous for the game at Texas Tech. Last 2 games in Lubbock have come down to the wire, including in Chris Simms last year.Gunnerman007

I really hope we can find a way to upset Tennessee. If we somehow win we'll be 6-2 and Im sure we'll end up in next weeks Top 25.cyrax453

The scores from all of the Top 25 teams' games:

1. Ohio St. vs. Minnesota W 44-0
2. Michigan vs. Northwestern W 17-3
3. USC @ Oregon St. L 33-31
4. W. Virginia - BYE
5. Texas @ Texas Tech W 35-31
6. Louisville - BYE
7. Auburn @ Mississippi W 23-17
8. Tennessee @ S. Carolina W 31-24
9. Florida vs. Georgia W 21-14
10. Clemson @ Virginia Tech L 24-7
11. Notre Dame @ Navy W 38-14
12. Cal - BYE
13. Arkansas vs. Louisian-Monroe W 44-10
14. LSU - BYE
15. Boise St. - BYE
16. Rutgers vs. UConn W 24-13
17. Wisconsin vs. Illinois W 30-24
18. Boston College vs. Buffalo W 41-0
19. Oklahoma @ 23 Missouri W 26-10
20. Nebraska @ Oklahoma St. L 41-29
21. Georgia Tech vs. Miami W 30-23
22. Texas A&M @ Baylor W 31-21
23. Missouri vs. 19 Oklahoma L 26-10
24. Wake Forest @ N. Carolina W 24-17
25. Oregon vs. Portland St. W 55-12

There were quite a few close ones this week. Auburn, Florida, and Tennessee all beat their opponents by only 1 TD, and all of which should have (at least on paper) handled their teams pretty easily. Texas has a comeback win against a seemingly inconsistent Texas Tech team, what could this mean for the Longhorns? Wisconsin struggles with Illinois, does this mean that the Badgers might not be as good as we thought, or is it that Illinois is really becoming a good football team? Wake Forest beat a terrible N. Carolina team by only 7, let's hope they were only looking ahead to their game next weekend against 18th ranked Boston College, or else this game might not be that close for very long.

There were quite a few close ones this week. Auburn, Florida, and Tennessee all beat their opponents by only 1 TD, and all of which should have (at least on paper) handled their teams pretty easily.

sith_acolyte15