AP Top 25 poll -- 10/27

[Chop]

The new AP Top 25 below:

1. LSU
2. Alabama
3. Ohio State
4. Clemson
5. Penn State
6. Florida
7. Oregon
8. Georgia
9. Utah
10. Oklahoma
11. Auburn
12. Baylor
13. Minnesota
14. Michigan
15. SMU
16. Notre Dame
17. Cincinnati
18. Wisconsin
19. Iowa
20. Appalachian State
21. Boise State
22. Kansas State
23. Wake Forest
24. Memphis
25. San Diego State

Others receiving votes:
Texas 49, Navy 43, UCF 33, Washington 19, Texas A&M 14, USC 11, Louisiana Tech 6, Indiana 4, Pittsburgh 1, Oklahoma State 1, Iowa State 1

Thoughts: I'd put aOSU at #1. Despite their setback, I'd have OU ahead of Florida, Oregon, Ga, and Utah. ND should have dropped further. I think Wisconsin would best ND in a head to head matchup. I'm not sold on App. St., Wake F., or San Diego St. While I suspect it's only a matter of time before Minnesota starts dropping games, they keep winning and winning and deserve their current ranking. I'd like to see SMU higher, but I'm not sure they're actually better than the higher ranked teams.

 

[WorsterMan]

Wow, Horns dropped completely out of the Top 25... I guess I should not be surprised after losing to an unranked 3-3 team.

I thought ou would drop further than they did at #10.

Haven't looked at their remaining schedule but I suspect the 8-0 Golden Gophers will start losing a few games as they finish out their regular season conference games against some tougher competition.

 

[horninchicago]

Wow, Horns dropped completely out of the Top 25... I guess I should not be surprised after losing to an unranked 3-3 team.

I thought ou would drop further than they did at #10.

Haven't looked at their remaining schedule but I suspect the 8-0 Gold Gophers will start losing a few games as they finish out their regular season conference games against some tougher competition.

The polls love OU as they should. Just like when we beat them last year, they will probably pretty much steamroll everyone from here and not let off the gas and score 50-60+ per game, win the Big XII, celebrate their 3rd consecutive Heisman winner and be right back in the top 4 so they can get into and lose in the CFP. That is Sooner Football. Wish we could get to and lose in the CFP. Would be better than the crap product we have now, but I digress...

It was a gift for Texas to stay at 15 last week after KU, so dropping out this week is fair IMO.

 

[El Sapo]

I suspect the 8-0 Gold Gophers will start losing a few games as they finish out their regular season conference games against some tougher competition.

Yeah, they're back loaded. They won't get through Penn State, Iowa, and Wisconsin unscathed. Still, great year for the Gophers so far. They're a poor man's Iowa, who in turn is a poor man's Wisconsin, who in turn is a poor man's Michigan.

That is Sooner Football.

Really is... and of course it's light years ahead of us.

 

[Chop]

Still, great year for the Gophers so far. They're a poor man's Iowa, who in turn is a poor man's Wisconsin, who in turn is a poor man's Michigan.

Nice one. I couldn't have put it better myself.

Unfortunately, and until they prove otherwise, in recent years Michigan has been a poor man's Ohio State. I hope that changes, but I'm just telling it like it is.

 

[nashhorn]

Cinci too high also

 

[WorsterMan]

Still, great year for the Gophers so far. They're a poor man's Iowa, who in turn is a poor man's Wisconsin, who in turn is a poor man's Michigan.

This made me