Alabama Earns #1 in Blue Through and Through Top 25

Note:  When we list several unranked teams among a team's biggest wins (example TCU ), it isn't because they are big wins, but because those wins are simply their biggest victories and all of those wins are about the same in importance.

 Alabama's season-long performance earns the Crimson Tide the #1 spot in this week's Top 25.  Clemson had been the #1, but their biggest win has been over Notre Dame, which lost to Stanford yesterday.

All the other pollsters (except this one) had Michigan at #10 despite losses to Michigan State and Utah.  Ohio State showed the pollsters the error of their ways.  The pollsters looked silly in ranking Washington State, despite their loss to FBS Portland State, when Washington outclassed them 45-10.


#2-1 Alabama (11-1) flew by Auburn 29-13; Biggest Wins: #20 LSU 30-16, #21 Texas A&M 41-23, #23 Wisconsin 35-17, Mississippi State 31-6, and Georgia 38-10; Lost to #18 Mississippi 43-37
#1-2 Clemson (12-0) escaped with a 37-32 win over South Carolina; Biggest Wins: #8 Notre Dame 24-22 and #13 Florida State 23-13
#4-3 Iowa (12-0) tripped Nebraska 28-20; Biggest Wins: #7 Northwestern 40-10, #23 Wisconsin 10-6 and Pittsburgh 27-24
#8-4 Michigan State (11-1) blasted Penn State 55-16; Biggest Wins: #6 Ohio State, #19 Michigan 27-23 and Air Force 35-21; Lost to Nebraska 39-38


#7-5 Oklahoma (11-1) creamed #12 Oklahoma State 58-23; Biggest Wins: #10 Oklahoma State 58-23, #10 TCU 30-29 and #11 Baylor 44-34; lost to Texas 24-17 
#11-6 Ohio State (11-1) mashed #19 Michigan 42-13; Biggest Win: #19 Michigan 42-13; Lost to #4 Michigan State 17-14 
#12-7 Northwestern (10-2) downed Illinois 24-14; Biggest Wins: #8 Stanford 16-6 and #23 Wisconsin 13-7; Lost to #3 Iowa 40-10 and #19 Michigan 38-0  
#14-8 Stanford (9-2) beat #9 Notre Dame 38-36; Biggest Wins: #9 Notre Dame 38-36 and UCLA 56-35; Lost to #7 Northwestern 16-6 and Oregon 38-36 
#3-9 Notre Dame (10-2) lost to #8 Stanford 38-36; Biggest Wins: #22 Navy 41-24, #24 Temple 24-20 and Pittsburgh 42-30; Lost to #2 Clemson 24-22 and #8 Stanford 38-35 
#13-10 TCU (10-2) beat #11 Baylor 28-21 in two overtimes; Biggest Win: #11 Baylor 28-21; Lost to #5 Oklahoma 30-29 and #12 Oklahoma State 49-29
#9-11 Baylor (9-2) lost to #11 TCU 28-21 in two overtimes; Biggest Win: #10 Oklahoma State 45-35; Lost to #5 Oklahoma 44-34 and #10 TCU 28-21 





#10-12 Oklahoma State (10-2) was whipped by #5 Oklahoma 58-23; Biggest Win: #11 TCU 49-29; Lost to #5 Oklahoma 58-23 and #11 Baylor 45-35 



#19-13 Florida State (10-2) outclassed #17 Florida 27-2; Biggest Win: #17 Florida 27-2; Lost to #2 Clemson 23-13 and Georgia Tech 22-16 

 #15-14 Utah (9-2) got by Colorado 20-14; Biggest Win: #19 Michigan 24-17; Lost to USC 42-24 and Arizona 37-30  
#20-15 Houston (11-1) rocked #22 Navy 52-31; Biggest Win: 
Memphis 35-31; Lost to #22 Navy 52-31
#17-16 North Carolina (11-1) got by North Carolina State 45-34; Biggest Win: Pittsburgh 26-19; Lost to South Carolina 17-13 
#5-17 Florida (10-2) was manhandled 27-2 by #13 Florida State; Biggest Wins: #18 Mississippi 38-10 and Georgia 27-3; lost to #13 Florida State and #20 LSU 35-28 
#21-18 Mississippi (9-3) turned back Mississippi State 38-27; Biggest Wins: #1 Alabama 43-37, #20 LSU, #23 Texas A&M 23-3 and Mississippi State 38-27; Lost to #17 Florida 38-10, Memphis 37-24 and Arkansas 53-52 
#16-19 Michigan (9-3) fell to #8 Ohio State 42-13; Biggest Wins: #12 Northwestern 38-0 and BYU 31-0; Lost to #4 Michigan State 27-23, #6 Ohio State and #14 Utah 24-17 
#22-20 LSU (8-3) defeated Texas A&M 19-7; Biggest Wins: #17 Florida 35-28, #21 Texas A&M 19-7 and Mississippi State 21-19; Lost to #1 Alabama 30-16, #18 Mississippi and Arkansas 31-14
#23-21 Texas A&M (8-3) beat Vanderbilt 25-0; Biggest Win: Mississippi State 30-17; Lost to #1 Alabama 41-23, #18 Mississippi 23-3 and Auburn 26-10  
#6-22 Navy (9-2) lost to #15 Houston 52-31; Biggest Wins: Memphis 45-20 and Air Force 33-11; Lost to #9 Notre Dame 41-24 and #15 Houston 52-31
#25-23 Wisconsin (9-3) topped Minnesota 31-21; Biggest Win: Illinois 24-13; Lost to #1 Alabama 35-17, #3 Iowa 10-6 and #7 Northwestern 13-7 
#24-24 Temple (10-2) clipped Connecticut 27-3; Biggest Wins: Memphis 31-12 and Penn State 27-10; Lost to #9 Notre Dame 24-20 and South Florida 44-23 
Mississippi State (8-4) fell to #18 Mississippi 38-27; Biggest Win: Auburn 17-9; Lost to #1 Alabama 31-6, #18 Mississippi 38-27, #20 LSU 21-19 and #21 Texas A&M 30-17  












Dropped Out: Toledo



Also Considered:
Toledo (9-2) lost to Western Michigan 35-30; Biggest Win: Arkansas 16-12; Lost to Northern Illinois 32-27 and Western Michigan 35-30
Memphis (9-3) took it out on SMU 63-0; Biggest Win: #18 Mississippi 37-24; Lost to #15 Houston 35-31, #22 Navy 45-20 and #24 Temple 31-12 
UCLA (8-3) beat #14 Utah 17-9; Biggest Wins: #14 Utah 17-9 and BYU 24-23; Lost to #8 Stanford 56-35, Washington State 31-27 and Arizona State 38-23
Georgia (9-3) beat Georgia Tech 13-7; Biggest Win: Auburn 20-13; Lost to #1 Alabama 38-10, #17 Florida 27-3, and Tennessee 38-31BYU (9-3) blitzed Utah State 51-28; Biggest Win:Utah State 51-28 ; Lost to #19 Michigan 31-0, UCLA 24-23 and Missouri 20-16
Western Kentucky (10-2) slaughtered Marshall 49-28; Biggest Win: Marshall 49-28; Lost to #20 LSU 48-20 and Indiana 38-35
Oregon (9-3) got by Oregon State 52-42 ; Biggest Win:  #8 Stanford 38-36; Lost to #4 Michigan State 31-28, #14 Utah 62-20 and Washington State