The Top 16 +1 - Gentleman Jim slides back into the #1 spot

1. Ohio State (#2) (8-0) - @ Penn State - they are undefeated, so I have to recognize them for now.....Penn State needs to watch out so that Gentleman Jim does not pull a miracle and steal a victory in Happy Valley this Saturday....

2. LSU (#5) (7-1) - BYE - the Tigers showed a lot of toughness by coming back to beat a road warrior Auburn team.....

3. Boston College (#3) (7-0) - @ Va. Tech (Thurs) - a win this week in Blacksburg will prove to the nation that BC is for real....this is also a chance for quarterback Matt Ryan to showcase his talents.....

4. Oklahoma (#4) (7-1) - BYE - the Sooners pulled a Tressel-like win against Iowa State - unimpressive.....

5. Oregon (#7) (6-1) - Southern Cal - the Ducks may be the most explosive offense in the country....they get their chance to knock Southern Cal out of the BCS race as the Trojans march into Eugene.....this is an elimination game.....

6. West Virginia (#10) (6-1) - @ Rutgers - the Mountaineers looks like they got the ship back on course....they have quietly been taking care of business since the loss to USF.....like the Bulls last week, West Virginia is going into a hornet’s nest at Rutgers....they better beware of the trick plays.....

7. Southern Cal (#11) (6-1) - Oregon - an impressive 38-0 pasting of Notre Dame....USC can show the pollsters that they are back with a win at Oregon.....a loss here and their chances for any BCS bowl game could be gone....

8. Kansas (#14) (7-0) - @ Texas A&M - Bear Mangenius’ bunch went into Boulder and beat Colorado, something that Oklahoma could not do....Kansas will be out of their element when they travel to College Station this week....Coach Fran is getting heat at A&M, but the Aggies are 6-2.....Upset Alert!!!....

9. S. Florida (#1) (6-1) - @ U.Conn - it took two trick plays to end the Cinderella “running of the Bulls”.....this is still a good football team who showed the country that parody is becoming the norm in college football.....it will be interesting to see how they bounce back from that tough loss....this will be a measuring stick to see how they handle adversity....

10. Florida (#13) (5-2) - Georgia -the Gators come off losses to Auburn and LSU, then go into Kentucky and win by 8 points.....now the champs head to Jacksonville to take on rival Georgia....just another week in the tough SEC.....

11. Arizona State (#15) (7-0) - Cal - the Sun Devils are a quiet 7-0....but with the way things have gone this year in college football, expect ASU to lose this week to Cal....Upset Alert - Big Time!!!!......

12 Virginia Tech (#16) (6-1) - Boston College (Thurs) - after getting smashed by LSU in early September, the Hokies kind of fell off the map....but they have crept back to 6-1 and can get national attention again with a win over perfect B.C. this Thursday night....

13. South Carolina (#8) (6-2) - @ Tennessee - with all the losses of Top 10 teams this past week, the Ole Ball Coach missed a golden opportunity to move into the Top 5.....it’s back to square 1 as they head into Rocky Top....and the Vol fans hate no one more than they do Steve Spurrier....

14. Kentucky (#9) (6-2) - Miss. State - the Kitties showed a lot of heart in their loss to Florida....they just ran out of time....

15. Alabama (NR) (6-2) - BYE - the Tide steamrolled Tennessee this past week and they are on a bye....the SEC title game is within their grasp.....their next game is November 3rd when they host LSU....put your seatbelts on for that one!!!!!.....

16. Missouri (NR) (6-1) - Iowa State - look who’s back....the Tigers bounced back nicely after their tough defeat at Oklahoma.....

+1 Michigan (6-2) - Minnesota - that loss to Appy State seems like years ago....the Wolverines made a statement by going into Illinois and winning without Mike Hart and with Chad Henne out for portions of the game....

Dropped out from last week:
6. Cal - it has been a bitter two weeks for the Golden Bears....they can get their swagger back by handing Arizona State their first defeat....

12. Auburn - this is the toughest road team in the country.....they went into Florida, Arkansas, and LSU and were 7 seconds away from sweeping all three teams....