Week 11...

Florida and Texas continue their year-long run at the top two spots in Al’s Top 25 and until their conference championship games, there seems to be no stopping either team. Alabama remains a solid number three teams as ACC schools Georgia Tech and Miami complete the top five.

Yes, Miami…the team that lost to North Carolina last week. As I’ve stated before, losing a predicted loss does not cause a team to fall in the rankings…the same goes for winning a predicted win. Losing a predicted win lowers a team’s rating and winning a predicted loss increases the rating. In Miami’s case, they were predicted to lose to UNC, therefore, there was no change in their rating points. Yeah, I know…I have to fix this system next year.

BCS buster TCU moved to number six while Iowa and Cincinnati fell a notch each to seven and eight. Oklahoma State made a huge leap to 9th place from 21st while Big East surprise, Pitt rounds out the Top 10.

Newcomers to Al’s Top 25 include Temple, Mississippi, Rutgers, and Arkansas while Idaho, Central Michigan, Fresno State, and Utah all dropped out.

Here’s this week’s Al’s Top 25:

1. Florida (1)
2. Texas (2)
3. Alabama (3)
4. Georgia Tech (4)
5. Miami (5)
6. TCU (10)
7. Iowa (6)
8. Cincinnati (7)
9. Oklahoma State (21)
10. Pittsburgh (8)
11. Nebraska (22)
12. Stanford (25)
13. Boise State (11)
14. LSU (12)
15. Minnesota (13)
16. Temple (NR)
17. Mississippi (NR)
18. Auburn (14)
19. Clemson (15)
20. Notre Dame (17)
21. Rutgers (NR)
22. Oregon (19)
23. California (20)
24. Houston (9)
25. Arkansas (NR)

Fell Out:

Fresno State (16)
Utah (18)
Idaho (23)
Central Michigan (24)

Here’s a look at this week’s key games:

· #23 California at #12 Stanford. A Cardinal win could vault them higher in the rankings.
· #15 Minnesota (at 6-5) at #7 Iowa. This is a predicted Iowa victory.
· #14 LSU at #17 Mississippi
· Ohio State at Michigan…listed only for tradition.

And for those of you who have asked…the worst team in the total listing is Ball State, which ironically just lost their Wednesday night game to Central Michigan.

Enjoy the last few weeks everyone!