Week 3 Shook Things Up!

Ah, you gotta love a week when there are so many changes in Al’s Top 25!

The Top 5 is unchanged…Florida, Texas, Alabama, Virginia Tech and Cincinnati. The top three match with most other polls, but until the Bearcats or Hokies lose a game, they’ll remain ranked high in the AT25.

New to the poll this week are Clemson, Oregon and Central Michigan. Those slipping out are Georgia Tech, Michigan State and East Carolina.

Some have asked why such teams as Miami or Mississippi do not appear in the AT25. Well, frankly, the numbers predicted that each would have a very bad year. As each team continues to win games predicted to be losses, they’ll move their way into the appropriate spot in the rankings. Likewise, teams predicted to have very good years, such as Ball State, will fall as they continue to lose. That’s the neat thing about this system…by the end of the year, it should be mostly self-corrected.

1. Florida (1)
2. Texas (2)
3. Alabama (3)
4. Virginia Tech (4)
5. Cincinnati (5)
6. Georgia (7)
7. Oklahoma (12)
8. Ohio State (13)
9. Boise State (14)
10. Texas Tech (15)
11. Missouri (16)
12. LSU (17)
13. Penn State (18)
14. Clemson (NR)
15. BYU (6)
16. Utah (8)
17. Oregon (NR)
18. USC (9)
19. Wisconsin (20)
20. Boston College (10)
21. Houston (21)
22. West Virginia (11)
23. Wake Forest (24)
24. TCU (25)
25. Central Michigan (NR)

Fell Out: Georgia Tech (19)
Michigan State (22)
East Carolina (23)

The most exciting games to watch in Week 4 should be Virginia Tech vs. Miami, Houston vs. Texas Tech, Clemson vs.TCU, and Alabama Vs. Arkansas, Penn State vs. Iowa and Florida vs. Kentucky, among others.