The chaos of the last week has also upended the conference rankings. As I mentioned in d a previous post, the Big 12 has three undefeated teams, and got a huge win over Notre Dame this weekend. This shoots the Big 12 to the top of the conference rankings.

Also, the SEC has fallen to much closer to the Big Ten, and the Pac-12 at 5 is very close to the ACC at 4. We don't have a "Power 4" and a "Group of 6" this year. We have a "Power 5" and a "Group of 5".

Obviously, this could be a one-time thing for the Pac-12, but if it continues for a couple of seasons, they should really push the CFP to be considered on the same level with the Big 12 and ACC.

Time will tell...

The chaos from last weekend has confused the computer greatly. I don't recall a season where the computer was this confused this late in the season.

Kentucky at 2? Kentucky has been a surprise, but they aren't a top 5 team. Georgia and Alabama at 19 and 23?? I can't fathom that.

These rankings were so odd that I spent all day yesterday looking for bugs in the ratings. I did find a small one, but correcting it didn't change things significantly. I imagine thigs will settle down again in a couple of weeks, but for right now, things are a mess.

We are down to 6 undefeated FBS teams, 3 of which are in the Big 12.

• BYU Cougars
• James Madison Dukes
• Miami Hurricanes
• Texas Tech Red Raiders
• UCLA Bruins
• Utah Utes

Of the list, only BYU looks to have a tough game this week, but you never know.

There are also 3 remaining FCS undefeated teams.

• Harvard Crimson
• Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
• Tarleton State Texans

A bit late for my updates this week. Yesterday was a busy day at the Ratings household, but we're catching up today.

My Solid Verbal Top 12.

1. Ohio State
2. Miami
3. BYU
4. UCLA
5. Georgia
6. Texas Tech
7. Notre Dame
8. Indiana
9. Kentucky
10. Utah
11. Ole Miss
12. Boise State

And the rest of my top 25:

13. Tennessee
14. USC
15. Wake Forest
16. Alabama
17. Iowa
18. Florida
19. Texas
20. Missouri
21. Houston
22. Oregon State
23. LSU
24. SMU
25. Northwestern

A few notes:

• I went with Ohio State at 1 rather than undefeated Miami, because I felt that Ohio State's win over top 5 Indiana on the road was more impressive than Miami's double OT win against unranked Florida State at home.
• This week was a complete re-ranking, not just a shuffling of the order
• It's time to give UCLA their due. I have been reluctant to rank them very highly, but at some point that 0 in the loss column has to mean something. Congrats to the Bruins.
• BYU also shoots way up, due to their win against the Irish, and to their 0 in the loss column. The Cougars have a rough game against UCF coming up this week.

Men's College Basketball schedules are mostly loaded. Postseason projections are running. The computer likes the Duke Blue Devils to win it all, although there are 24 teams with at least a 1% of winning the tournament.

Regular season updates will begin as soon as there are games. And there are always a few early season kinks to work out on the site. Please be patient.

As always, good luck to your teams and enjoy the season.

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