College Football Rankings: OGS Week 7

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

This week's OGS poll is out (record, last week's ranking in parentheses):

1. Oregon (6-0, 2)
Last week: Def. Washington State, 43-23
This week: Idle
2. Ohio State (6-0, 3)
Last week: Def. Indiana, 38-10
This week: at No. 16 Wisconsin, Saturday
3. Boise State (6-0, 4)
Last week: Def. Toledo, 57-14
This week: at San Jose State, Saturday
4. TCU (6-0, 5)
Last week: Def. Wyoming, 45-0
This week: vs. BYU, Saturday
5. Alabama (5-1, 1)
Last week: Lost to then-No. 19 South Carolina, 35-21
This week: vs. Mississippi, Saturday
6. Oklahoma (5-0, 6)
Last week: Idle
This week: vs. Iowa State, Saturday
7. Nebraska (5-0, 7)
Last week: Def. Kansas State, 48-13
This week: vs. Texas, Saturday
8. LSU (6-0, 9)
Last week: Def. then-No. 15 Florida, 33-29
This week: vs. McNeese State, Saturday
9. Auburn (6-0, 8)
Last week: Def. Kentucky, 37-34
This week: vs. No. 12 Arkansas, Saturday
10. Utah (5-0, 10)
Last week: Def. Iowa State, 68-27
This week: at Wyoming, Saturday
11. South Carolina (4-1, 19)
Last week: Def. then-No. 1 Alabama, 35-21
This week: at Kentucky, Saturday
12. Arkansas (4-1, 12)
Last week: Def. Texas A&M, 24-17
This week: at No. 9 Auburn, Saturday
13. Iowa (4-1, 13)
Last week: Idle
This week: at No. 25 Michigan, Saturday
14. Michigan State (6-0, 17)
Last week: Def. then-No. 16 Michigan, 34-17
This week: vs. Illinois, Saturday
15. Stanford (5-1, 18)
Last week: Def. USC, 37-35
This week: Idle
16. Wisconsin (5-1, 20)
Last week: Def. Minnesota, 41-23
This week: vs. No. 2 Ohio State, Saturday
17. Nevada (6-0, 21)
Last week: Def. San Jose State, 35-13
This week: at Hawaii, Saturday
18. Oklahoma State (5-0, 22)
Last week: Def. Louisiana-Lafayette, 54-28
This week: at Texas Tech, Saturday
19. Florida State (5-1, 25)
Last week: Def. then-No. 14 Miami, 45-17
This week: vs. Boston College, Saturday
20. Arizona (4-1, 11)
Last week: Lost to Oregon State, 29-27
This week: at Washington State, Saturday
21. Missouri (5-0, 23)
Last week: Def. Colorado, 26-0
This week: at Texas A&M, Saturday
22. Florida (4-2, 15)
Last week: Lost to then-No. 9 LSU, 33-29
This week: vs. Mississippi State, Saturday
23. Air Force (5-1, NR)
Last week: Def. Colorado State, 49-27
This week: at San Diego State, Saturday
24. West Virginia (4-1, NR)
Last week: Def. UNLV, 49-10
This week: vs. South Florida, Thursday
25. Michigan (5-1, 16)
Last week: Lost to then-No. 16 Michigan State, 34-17
This week: at No. 13 Iowa, Saturday

Dropped out: Miami, Northwestern

Comments

[Trane]

So somehow the team OSU dismantled in the Rose Bowl, lost their touted QB too, is better in your opinion than the Bucks? For shame, John, for shame. Ever hear of Defense?

[John P. Wise]

Last year's irrelevant, son. Do you think Ohio State would beat Oregon if they played today? Both OSU's D and special teams can give up big plays, and Oregon is a big-play machine. Bucks have holes, I hate to say.

[Trane]

Every team has holes, but the Bucks D is rated #3 overall in the country. That's not too shabby, plus they've had time to gel and progress as players. The weaknesses I saw that frightened me were in the earlier games, so I'm not so sure they'd give up the same kind of big plays. We'll certainly see how they hold up in the next few games...