We will debut our popular Top 25 teams this week while watching the precarious position of the United States. If fascists win either the House of Representatives or the Senate, we will obviously have to discontinue the ranking.
Unlike the AP and Coaches' polls, we base our rankings on logic. Undefeated teams are ranked by the highest impressive win and number of impressive wins. Generally, a big win places a team over another with a big loss, unless there are other big wins and losses to look at. A bad loss will hurt a team much more than a big win will help it. A team that beat another head-to-head will always be ranked ahead of that team as long as they have the same record.
Clemson earns the top spot on the basis of four significant wins, including three over Top 25 teams. They have proven the most this season, and it is inarguable that until they lose (or another team matches its impressive wins), they are the #1 team.
Tennessee is the easy choice for #2, with a win over #6 Alabama and two other impressive wins, including a W over #21 LSU. Georgia also has two wins over Top 25 teams, one short of Tennessee. Plus, the Volunteers have three significant wins to two for Georgia. TCU and Michigan are very close--TCU gets the nod because of a win over #10 Oklahoma State while Michigan's biggest win is over #15 Penn State.
The Top 25:
#1 Clemson (8-0) Beat #9 Syracuse
27-21, #13 Wake Forest 51-45, #19 North Carolina State 30-20 and Florida State 34-28
#2 Tennessee (7-0) Beat #6 Alabama
52-49 #21 LSU 40-13 and Florida 39-33
#3 Georgia (7-0) Beat #8 Oregon
49-3 and #18 South Carolina 48-7
#4 TCU (7-0) Beat #10
Oklahoma State 43-40 and Kansas State 38-28
#5 Michigan (7-0) Beat #15
Penn State 41-17 and #24 Maryland 34-27
#6 Alabama (7-1) Beat Mississippi
State 30-6 and Texas 20-19; Lost to #2 Tennessee 52-49
#7 Ohio State (7-0)—No significant
wins
#8 Oregon (6-1) Beat #11
UCLA 45-30; Lost to #3 Georgia 49-3
#9 Syracuse (6-1) Beat #19 North
Carolina State 24-9 and Purdue 32-29; Lost to #1 Clemson 27-21
#10 Oklahoma State (6-1) Beat Texas 41-34; Lost to #4 TCU 43-40
#11 UCLA (6-1) Beat #17 Utah 42-32; Lost to #8 Oregon 45-30
#12 Mississippi (7-1) beat #20 Kentucky 22-19 and Troy 28-10; Lost
to #17 LSU 45-20
#13 Wake Forest (6-1) Beat #22 Liberty 37-36 and Florida State
31-20; Lost to #1 Clemson 51-45
#14 USC (6-1) Beat #21 Oregon State 17-14; Lost to #16 Utah 43-42
#15 Penn State (6-1) Lost to #5 Michigan 41-17
#16 Utah (5-2) beat #14 USC 43-42 and #21 Oregon State 42-16, lost
to #11 UCLA 42-32 and Florida 29-26
#17 LSU (6-2) beat #12 Mississippi 45-20, Mississippi State 31-14
and Florida 43-35; Lost to #2 Tennessee 40-13 and Florida State 24-23
#18 South Carolina (5-2) Beat #20 Kentucky 24-14; Lost to #4 Georgia
48-7 and Arkansas 44-30
#19 North Carolina State (5-2) Beat Florida State 19-17; Lost to #1
Clemson 30-20 and #9 Syracuse 24-9
#20 Kentucky (5-2) Beat Mississippi State 27-17 and Florida 26-16;
Lost to #12 Mississippi 22-19 and #18 South Carolina 24-14
#21 Oregon State (6-2) Beat Boise State 34-17; Lost to #14 USC
17-14 and #16 Utah 42-16
#22 Liberty (7-1) No significant wins; Lost to #13 Wake Forest 37-36
#23 North Carolina (6-1) Beat App State 63-61; Lost to Notre Dame
45-32
#24 Maryland (6-2) Beat Illinois 38-33; Lost to #5 Michigan 34-27
and Purdue 31-29
#25 Tulane (7-1) Beat Kansas State 17-10; Lost to Southern
Mississippi 27-24
Also Considered:
Kansas State (5-2) Beat Oklahoma 41-34; Lost to #4 TCU 38-28 and #25
Tulane 17-10
Cincinnati (6-1) No significant wins; Lost to Arkansas 31-24
Illinois (6-1) No significant wins; Lost to Indiana 23-20
Washington (6-2) No significant wins; Lost to #12 UCLA 40-32 and Arizona State 45-30
Florida State (4-3) Beat #21 LSU 24-23; Lost to #1 Clemson 34-28, #13
Wake Forest 31-21 and #19 North Carolina State 19-17
Coastal Carolina (6-1) No significant wins; Lost to Old Dominion 49-21
Florida (4-3) Beat Utah #16 29-26; Lost to #2 Tennessee
38-33, #20 Kentucky 26-16 and #17 LSU 45-35
Mississippi State (5-3) Beat Arkansas 40-17; Lost to #6 Alabama
30-6, #20 Kentucky 27-17 and #17 LSU 31-14
Troy (6-2) No significant wins; Lost to #12 Mississippi 28-10 and App State 32-28
Arkansas Beat #18 South Carolina 44-30, Cincinnati 31-24 and
BYU 52-35; Lost to #7 Alabama 49-26, #24 Mississippi State 40-17 and Texas
A&M 23-21
Purdue (5-3) Beat #24 Maryland 31-29; Lost to #9 Syracuse 32-29, #16
Penn State 35-31 and Wisconsin 35-24
Boise State (5-2) No significant wins; Lost to #21 Oregon State 34-17 and UTEP 27-10
Texas (5-3) Beat Texas-San Antonio 41-20; Lost to #6 Alabama 20-19, #10 Oklahoma State 41-34 and Texas Tech 37-34
Texas-San Antonio (6-2) No significant wins; Lost to Houston 37-35 and Texas 41-20
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