McMisanthrope's Top 25: December 5, 2010

Thoughts:

1) Anytime there are more than two teams with perfect records, the title game -- by default -- automatically is a dubious matchup. We have that scenario again this year, so the BCS did not work, people;

2) Auburn looked more impressive than Oregon on Saturday, but there's no underestimating a rivalry game. They always are tougher to win than mere conference title games against random opponents from the other side of the world;

3) Virginia Tech ran the table after its opening missteps. Nice;

4) With conference titles games of their own in 2011, the Big Ten and the Pac-12 will be on the forefront of the BCS discussions once again -- as tradition always mandates.

Rankings:

1) Oregon

2) TCU

3) Auburn

4) Stanford

5) Boise State

6) Michigan State

7) Nevada

8) Wisconsin

9) Ohio State

10) Oklahoma

11) Virginia Tech

12) Missouri

13) Arkansas

14) Oklahoma State

15) LSU

16) Utah

17) Alabama

18) Nebraska

19) Texas A&M

20) West Virginia

21) Hawaii

22) UCF

23) Navy

24) Northern Illinois

25) Tulsa