College Football Rankings: BlogPoll Top 25 - Week 13

by Jon Johnston on Nov 21, 2011 8:28 AM CST in BlogPoll

Chaos chaos chaos, and now the SEC assumes the top three ranks with LSU, Alabama, and Arkansas sitting at 1,2,3. Arkansas and LSU will face each other this Friday, and regardless of who wins or loses, college football armageddon may come as a result.

Armageddon? Yes. A national title game that NO ONE wants to watch. Okay, maybe not no one, but no one that I know. Or particularly like all that much. If you couldn't take the obnoxiousness of the SEC before, well, the only hope is that there is still time for plenty more chaos.

Oklahoma State's loss was fun, but incredibly sad. Baylor's defeat of Oklahoma was particularly fun mostly because Robert Griffin III showed why he's the most incredible player in college football, and will most likely get little or no consideration for the Hypesman. Rooting for USC made me feel bad, but I've showered since then.

I dropped Nebraska from the poll and replaced them with Arkansas State. So there.

Corn Nation Ballot - Week 13

Rank	Team	Delta
1	LSU Tigers	--
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	2
3	Arkansas Razorbacks	3
4	Virginia Tech Hokies	3
5	Michigan St. Spartans	3
6	Wisconsin Badgers	7
7	Boise St. Broncos	7
8	Stanford Cardinal	4
9	Georgia Bulldogs	1
10	Houston Cougars	-1
11	Oregon Ducks	-8
12	Oklahoma St. Cowboys	-10
13	South Carolina Gamecocks	4
14	Kansas St. Wildcats	9
15	Penn St. Nittany Lions	6
16	Michigan Wolverines	2
17	Baylor Bears	7
18	Oklahoma Sooners	-13
19	TCU Horned Frogs	1
20	Clemson Tigers	-9
21	Virginia Cavaliers	1
22	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	--
23	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	--
24	West Virginia Mountaineers	1
25	Arkansas St. Red Wolves	--
Dropouts: Nebraska Cornhuskers, Southern Miss. Golden Eagles, Florida St. Seminoles

SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings "

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You dropped Nebraska?

Fine, but whatever you do, please don’t rank Bevo. The BCS rankings are flawed. Those bastards are on a 2 loss streak, and they were ranked like 23rd or something before this week’s loss, and they’re STILL ranked at 25. Fuck the BCS.

by Fake Pelini on Nov 21, 2011 8:42 AM CST via mobile reply actions

So the first post is about Texas, a team from your former conference? Man we really got inside your heads. But, we miss you too and would give anything to have you back on our schedule!

by Hookem-DanO on Nov 21, 2011 4:02 PM CST up reply actions

Jon

Glad you dropped the Huskers out of the T25. I’ll post my other comments later. I do have an un-earned opinion!

by HuskerINtheArmy on Nov 21, 2011 9:09 AM CST via mobile reply actions

I can't argue with dropping Nebraska.

They don’t deserve a top 30 ranking after that debacle on Saturday.

by Mr. Bump on Nov 21, 2011 9:15 AM CST reply actions

Just curious...

Just curious why you have the 2 teams that lost to Nebraska ranked higher (MSU significantly) than the team that just beat Nebraska.

MSU won head-to-head, so I get that part…but #5 seems pretty high. What does Michigan need to do to move up more than 2? haha

by Good Ol' Oakley on Nov 21, 2011 9:30 AM CST reply actions

Michigan State ranked #5?

I know I say this every week, but good goodness man, that’s ridiculous. Stanford, Oregon, and Oklahoma State would all destroy that team.

Speaking of Oklahoma State, did Brandon Weeden kick your dog or something? You really think they’re worse than two-loss Georgia, two-loss MSU, two-loss Wisconsin, and a Virginia Tech team that has exactly one quality win so far? All because they lost in double OT to a sneaky-good Iowa State team?

by Cheeseandcorn on Nov 21, 2011 9:48 AM CST reply actions

I woke up bitter

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by Jon Johnston on Nov 21, 2011 10:01 AM CST up reply actions

I moved

michigan state to 10th. you’re right

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by Jon Johnston on Nov 21, 2011 10:30 AM CST up reply actions

Probably

will watch the Nat Champ game, but it doesn’t seem very interesting if the same 2 teams are in it . . .

by 8th St Choppers on Nov 21, 2011 10:52 AM CST reply actions

Considering your polls are rather fluid and represent the teams that played Saturday and not full season, I can't argue with dropping Nebraska out of the 25.

That being said, that’s harsh.

Play for the love of the game. A Cornhusker through feast or famine. That's the Nebraska way.

by Salt Creek and Stadium on Nov 21, 2011 2:52 PM CST reply actions

The SEC quagmire

LSU plays ARK and could lose. Then what? LSU will have beaten Alabama and Alabama will have beaten ARK and ARK will have beaten LSU. Reminds me of the B1G. At this point Alabama only has to beat Auburn and then wait for the National Championship game while LSU has to play #3 ARK and a surging Georgia in the SEC title game. If LSU beats ARK and loses to Georgia, they may be out of the National Title game and jumped by Okie St (provided they beat OU), where the National title game would be Alabama and Okie st. In all of these scenarios, Alabama just has to beat Auburn and they are into the National Title game period. Does not seem very fair for LSU and shows just how crappy conference championship games can be. Which would you rather your team have? A risky shot at a conference championship or a shoe-in into the national title game? I would take the latter in a heart beat and Bama fans are smiling ear to ear….‘go ahead LSU, play the extra game, we are going for all the chips’.

by BledRed on Nov 21, 2011 5:52 PM CST reply actions

Bama LSU rematch

Is exactly what I’ve wanted before they even played a few weeks ago. It’s clear to me they are the best two teams in all of college football. If OU or OSU would, and I stress would have gone undefeated or even if OU was a one loss team that beat an undefeated OSU, I wouldn’t have argued that team playing LSU for the national championship. Unfortunately the Sooners season took a hit with the loss of Broyles. They’ll still beat the Cowboys and win the Big 12 I think.

Yeah LSU and Alabama was a boring defensive battle but it was because they’re both that damn good. I think Alabama will win the rematch and that will be strange, a team that doesn’t even win it’s conference championship is the possible national champion.

Think of the chaos if Arkansas beats LSU in a close one. Arkansas and Alabama would likely be one and two, how far would LSU fall, I would say just to 3? And Georgia upsets Arkansas in the SEC title game…thus leading to a LSU Alabama rematch yet again. I think an all SEC national championship is inevitible, whether it be matchup of Arkansas and Alabama or LSU. I don’t think Oklahoma State beating OU will spark enough fire power to climb the ranks. Virginia Tech and Stanford don’t stand a chance to make the title game with they’re conference title games. More power to the SEC, they’re the best conference in football.

by MrCollegeFtbll83 on Nov 21, 2011 7:16 PM CST reply actions

*Note: the game was boring because their defenses are good (as we have anecdotal evidence suggesting their offense are not as nearly inept as the game appeared).

Play for the love of the game. A Cornhusker through feast or famine. That's the Nebraska way.

by Salt Creek and Stadium on Nov 21, 2011 8:08 PM CST up reply actions

Alabama is the second best team in the country, but...

I don’t think they deserve another shot at LSU (assuming LSU wins out). They already had their chance at home and lost, why should LSU have to beat them twice to earn the national championship? Alabama wouldn’t have even won their conference. I don’t see how you put them in the national championship against LSU.

I think it should be OSU if they win out. The Big12 is obviously the second best conference in the country this year (if not the best overall) and I think OSU gets a shot, if they win out and win that conference. If not, then it should be Stanford.

by Lake_show on Nov 22, 2011 5:02 PM CST up reply actions