1. FL - until they lose, they deserve it (and it pains me to say that) but they are really really good
2. TX - however, they are a one trick Colt that needs defensive help
3t. BAMA - kept a very good, but not top 10, team in the game with mistakes and still won by 10. VT will probably make the ACC Champ game, but does that really mean you're a great team?
3t. USCw - looked dominant against a team they should've dominated, jury still out
5. PSU - the best team in the Big 10(11)
6. OSU - this week we find out if Navy played that well or if the Luckeyes are really that slow
7. Cal - they are for real!
8. OU - their O line had better improve before they play the U
9. LSU - for one week I'll buy the burden of travel excuse for playing so poor at Washington
10. Oky St - until they play someone committed to running the ball. Ga + run = win, Ga + pass = loss.
Notable Kicks to the Curb.
Ole Miss - overrated, typical Ole Miss. They ran the score up late so it loks respectable, but Memphis is a very bad team with no QB play to speak of (missed countless open WR's) that kept it close to the 4th. Snead needs work and the O line will be a season long issue for them.
VT - run first and only team, very good Special Teams (not great), good defense but can be manhandled at the LOS and must pressure QB to have any effectiveness
BYU - if they continue to play well they easily make the top 10, OU has major O line issues
Boise State - I've never thought Oregon was that good, but BSU is just outside the top 10, for now.
GT - they are a team to watch, if they've mastered Johnson's "whole" offense they'll be tough to beat. (Note: Johnson's offense isn't just a Triple Option Flexbone but it also has Run and Shoot passing concepts. Very different but mesh well in his scheme and when run properly it's as hard to stop as anything in CFB. Per Coach Johnson "It takes about two Springs for the players to get comfortable with it.")