College Football Power Rankings Week 9

College Football Power Rankings

1.       Alabama – The Tide haven’t played the cream of the SEC yet but thrashing the also-rans by 30 points a game is impressive enough.
2.       Florida – This team has gone from grinding out wins against decent teams to laying the wood to the defending SEC East champs.
3.       Oregon – The Ducks dropped behind Kansas State in the BCS ratings but I’ll keep Oregon at #3 as a sportsmanship award for taking the second half off against ‘Zona.
4.       Kansas State – Had Bill Snyder not been his usual wily self in 2010 the Wildcats would have to play Oregon this season. In usual Snyder fashion, he cancelled and replaced with a cupcake.
5.       Notre Dame – It hasn’t been pretty (especially the controversial call against Stanford) but Notre Dame keeps winning.
6.       LSU – The best of the one loss teams found enough offense to defeat flavor of the week, Johnny “Football” Manziel. 
7.       Oklahoma – The Sooners are hitting their stride at the right time as Landry Jones will finally have a tough test against Manti Teo and the Irish defense.
8.       Oregon State – It’ll be a late nite Beaver hunt in Seattle this week as new QB Cody Vaz will try to outduel Washington’s Keith Price.
9.       Georgia – The Bulldogs meet the Gators in the game we’re not supposed to call a Cocktail party. Mark Richt might need a few Harvey Wallbangers after trying to shut down Mike Gilleslie.
10.   Mississippi State – Sure the Bulldogs have yet to beat a team with a pulse but unlike last season, the wins have been convincing. This week – at Alabama.
11.   Ohio State – I don’t understand how Ohio State being barred from postseason play makes them unfit to be ranked in the Coaches Poll. I also don’t understand how Braxton Miller gets hurt every week but is never really injured.
12.   South Carolina – The best two loss team in the nation. Tough to feel good after consecutive losses but with games against Tennessee, Arkansas and Wofford coming up, there’s still reason to smile.
13.   Texas Tech – I did not see this coming. Tech responded with a tough road win TCu saw them coming. Might we finally see the death of pirate flags at Jones Stadium?
14.   USC – Matt Barkley’s Heisman campaign is gaining steam after Geno Smith’s breakdown. The Trojans get one more tune up against Arizona before playing Oregon.
15.   Florida State – The joy of playing in the ACC is that is that if the Noles don’t completely shit the bed NC State style then they can roll into the season finale against Florida relatively unscathed. 
16.   Rutgers – Chop that wood. Its amazing Rutgers can still win games with Greg Schiano showing them how to dive at kneeling quarterbacks.
17.   Louisville – Charlie Strong’s stock is rising like a chubby girl at last call.
18.   Stanford – The Cardinal handed Jeff Tedford another rivalry loss, which may be his last as head coach.
19.   Clemson – A convincing win against Virginia Tech has Clemson looking good in the ACC but they’ll need another FSU loss to get to the ACC Championship.
20.   Texas A&M – Johnny Football wasn’t baller enough to avoid being tiger bait but I’ll admit he’s been impressive.
21.   Boise State – Not the typical Boise State bubble buster season but I like the new unis.
22.   Ohio – Fearless Frankie Solich has the boys beating every air conditioner school and clown college they line up against.
23.   West Virginia – West By God looks like they may have been forsaken by their savior. For now the couches stay safe.
24.   Michigan – Denard Robinson got a win against the Spartans by a shoelace. He should go wild against the defense formerly known as the Blackshirts.
25.   Nebraska – The Huskers do make it exciting. A second two-touchdown comeback in three weeks keeps Nebraska in the land of the living for now.