McMisanthrope's Top 25: October 10, 2010

Thoughts:

1 -- Clearly a letdown game for Alabama after the last two weeks. And it will cost the SEC a BCS "title" game berth. Watch;

2 -- Oregon and Ohio State now in drivers' seats for the "title" game. But if TCU or Boise runs the table and either the Ducks or the Buckeyes slip up, watch the SEC spin machine try to get its one-loss champ into the title game. That will be the end of days for the BCS in the eyes of the government;

3 -- Denard Robinson is human after all;

4 -- UCLA sucks. Oregon State does not. Ergo, Texas sucks, and Boise/TCU do not.

Rankings:

1) Oregon -- The team is deep, fast, strong and very good. That Boise loss last year seems miles away;

2) TCU -- Going to the Big East makes little sense long-term for TCU. Really;

3) Boise State -- Can anything stop the Broncos from going undefeated?;

4) Ohio State -- Now in the driver's seat for yet another MNC;

5) Nebraska -- The Big Ten will be very formidable next year, for sure;

6) LSU -- No way they're this good, but for now, they have the SEC inside track;

7) Missouri -- Sneaking up on people?;

8) Nevada -- Probably shouldn't be this high after that win over San Jose State;

9) Auburn -- Another last-second win for the Tigers;

10) Oklahoma -- I wonder how the computers will rank the Sooners;

11) Utah -- They deserve to be higher;

12) Oklahoma State -- Put that Bill Snyder thing to rest this year, didn't they?;

13) Michigan State -- After beating Wisconsin and Michigan easily in back-to-back weeks, you think they'd get more respect than this;

14) Alabama -- Look, Saban's ranked below his two previous FBS teams!;

15) Stanford -- No defense for The Farm this year, but what was with that penalty against USC on Stanford's final drive? Terrible and obvious officiating bias against the Trojans there. They can't make BCS money for the league, so make sure Stanford can?;

16) Florida State -- Hopefully, Bobby Bowden is smiling;

17) Arizona -- They got lucky against Cal and Iowa, so maybe they were due for a fall;

18) South Carolina -- Yeah, I know this ignores H2H, but whatever;

19) Arkansas -- They didn't beat 'Bama;

20) Iowa -- Still in the Big Ten hunt if they can win out;

21) NC State -- Someone has to fill these final five spots;

22) West Virginia -- Ahead of Rich-Rod again!;

23) Wisconsin -- Brent Beilema is a RUTSing bastard;

24) Michigan -- Still no defense;

25) Air Force -- I chose them to end this list ($1 to The Nails).