Surviving Road Block Saturday

October 31, 2010

It's been a long day, it's been a long week. Just getting straight to the point. Here's my new rankings after week nine, wiping the slate clean and some shuffling.

Almost got the TCU-UNLV score right, predicted 45-6, it was 48-6...big pick with Penn State over Michigan...another loss for my Texas Longhorns that will end the streak at nine years of 10-win seasons, it was the second longest streak in history and the first time Texas has lost a home game in two straight weeks since 1938...Almost nailed the Arizona-UCLA score, had 27-21, it was 29-21
Check out how close I was in other predictions in the link.

Thoughts and Predictions

Patrick Woo's Top 25
Last Week's Rankings
(x)= previous ranking
* = game to watch
1. Boise State 7-0 (1)
Beat Louisiana Tech 49-20
Next: vs. Hawaii*
2. Oregon 8-0 (2)
Beat USC 53-32
Next: vs. Washington*
3. Auburn 8-0 (3)
Beat Ole Miss 51-31
Next: vs. Chattanooga
4. Alabama 7-1 (4)
Next: at LSU* 
5. TCU 9-0 (5)
Beat UNLV 48-6
Next: at Utah*
6. Utah 8-0 (7)
Beat Air Force 28-23
Next: vs. TCU*
7. Nebraska 7-1 (13)
Beat Missouri 31-17
Next: at Iowa State*
8. Oklahoma 7-1 (12)
Beat Colorado 43-10
Next: at Texas A&M
9. LSU 7-1 (9)
Next: vs. Alabama*
10. Wisconsin 7-1 (10)
Next: at Purdue
11. Ohio State 8-1 (11)
Beat Minnesota 52-10
12. Stanford 7-1 (15)
Beat Washington 41-0
Next: vs. Arizona*
13. Iowa 6-2 (19)
Beat Michigan State 37-6
Next: at Indiana
14. South Carolina 6-2 (18)
Beat Tennessee 38-24
Next: vs. Arkansas*
15. Michigan State 8-1 (6)
Lost 37-6 to Iowa
Next: vs. Minnesota
16. Arizona 7-1 (14)
Beat UCLA 29-21
Next: at Stanford*
17. Missouri 7-1 (10)
Lost 31-17 to Nebraska
Next: at Texas Tech*
18. Arkansas 6-2 (21)
Beat Vanderbilt 49-14
Next: at South Carolina*
19. Virginia Tech 6-2 (17)
Next: vs. Georgia Tech on Thursday
20. Oklahoma State 7-1 (24)
Beat Kansas State 24-14
Next: vs. Baylor*
21. Mississippi State 7-2 (23)
Beat Kentucky 24-17
22. Florida State 6-2 (16)
Lost 28-24 to North Carolina State
Next: vs. North Carolina*
23. Baylor 7-2 (NR)
Beat Texas 30-22
Next: at Oklahoma State*
24. Pittsburgh 5-3 (25)
Beat Louisville 20-3
25. Nevada 7-1 (NR)
Beat Utah State 56-42
Next: at Idaho*
Dropped: USC (20), Miami (22)
Bubble: Syracuse, NC State, Central Florida, Oregon State
Receiving Consideration: West Virginia, Maryland, Rutgers, Northwestern, Illinois, Houston, San Diego State, Temple, Florida

Heisman Ballot
1. Cam Newton, QB, Auburn
2. Kellen Moore, QB, Boise State
3. Denard Robinson, QB, Michigan
4. LaMichael James, RB, Oregon
5. Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford
Falling off: Patrick Peterson