Week 4 Rankings

September 19, 2010

No major upsets this past weekend in the world of college football unless you want to call the Arizona win ove Iowa an upset. Yes, I had Iowa ranked in the Top 10, but yes in my mind Arizona was the favorite to win that game. We discussed the game briefly on ComRadio's Tailgate Show and I had to declare that there that Arizona would win that game. Thanks to late heroics after blowing a 27-7 lead, the Wildcats won 34-27. Despite that loss though, Iowa is still right now my pick to win the Big Ten Conference and these two teams could potentially meet again in the Rose Bowl.

Did you watch these games?

We've got some huge games coming this week. So far my Upset Picks have been good with Boise State over Virginia Tech in Week One, South Carolina over Georgia last week and Arizona over Iowa this week, but now it could all go bad. My Top Upset Pick for Next Week: Arkansas over Alabama. I circled this one back in August. Ryan Mallett with all of his weapons back vs. that young, but very talented Alabama secondary. I can't wait.

We've also got a big game Thursday night with Miami traveling to Pittsburgh. Miami should be ranked, but I have them on the very cusp of the bubble right now but Pittsburgh has been a constant in my rankings. Miami's the better team but it's going to be a tough game on the road. Dion Lewis hasn't been Dion Lewis yet this year for Pitt, so he needs to get going, but Miami needs to stop him. We saw Ohio State's dominance over the Hurricanes and Pittsburgh's defense is very similar to Ohio State's. What makes this matchup that much more intriguing is that both teams are coming off a bye. They've had more than 10 days to prepare for each other. This is going to be a great game.

Other notables: TCU @ SMU, UCLA @ TEXAS, Stanford @ Notre Dame, Temple @ Penn State, South Carolina @ Auburn, Oregon State @ Boise State, West Virginia @ LSU, among so many other good matchups. More on those games and other games later in the week.

Right now, it's time for my Rankings.
My Week 4 College Football Rankings
(x) = last week's rankings
1. Alabama (1)
Beat Duke 62-13
Next: at Arkansas
2. Ohio State (2)
Beat Ohio 43-7
Next: vs. Eastern Michigan
3. Boise State (3)
Beat Wyoming 51-6
Next: vs. Oregon State
4. TCU (4)
Beat Baylor 45-10
Next: at Southern Methodist
5. TEXAS (6)
Beat Texas Tech 24-14
Next: vs. UCLA
6. Nebraska (8)
Beat Washington 56-21
Next: vs. South Dakota State
7. Oregon (10)
Beat Portland State 69-0
Next: at Arizona State
8. Oklahoma (5)
Beat Air Force 27-24
Next: at Cincinnati
9. Florida (9)
Beat Tennessee 31-17
Next: vs. Kentucky
10. Wisconsin (11)
Beat Arizona State 20-19
Next: vs. Austin Peay
11. Arkansas (13)
Beat Georgia 31-24
Next: vs. Alabama
12. Arizona (17)
Beat Iowa 34-27
Next: vs. California
13. South Carolina (16)
Beat Furman 38-19
Next: at Auburn
14. LSU (15)
Beat Mississippi State 29-7
Next: vs. West Virginia
15. Iowa (7)
Lost to Arizona 34-27
Next: vs. Ball State
16. Auburn (14)
Beat Clemson 27-24 in Overtime
Next: vs. South Carolina
17. USC (12)
Beat Minnesota 32-21
Next: at Washington State
18. Utah (18)
Beat New Mexico 56-14
Next: vs. San Jose State
19. West Virginia (19)
Beat Maryland 31-17
Next: at LSU
20. Stanford (20)
Beat Wake Forest 68-24
Next: at Notre Dame
21. Missouri (21)
Beat San Diego State 27-24
Next: vs. Miami (OH)
22. Michigan (24)
Beat Massachusetts 42-37
Next: vs. Bowling Green
23. Pittsburgh (23)
Next: vs. Miami
24. Penn State (25)
Beat Kent State 24-0
Next: vs. Temple
25. Nevada (NR)
Beat California 52-31
Next: at Brigham Young
Bubble: Miami, Virginia Tech, Oregon State, Michigan State, Rutgers, Oklahoma State, Florida State, Temple