College Football Power Rankings: Week 13
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Alabama (14 first-place votes) retained its top spot in the power rankings, but another SEC team jumped up one spot to No. 2. Florida, fresh off a thrashing of The Citadel, ranks behind the Tide this week, receiving one first-place vote.
Oklahoma, Texas and USC round out the top five, while Boston College, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Mississippi and West Virginia marked the new additions to the Top 25.
College Football Power Rankings: Week 13
RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS COMMENTS
1 Alabama (14) 11-0 371 Props to Bama -- the only undefeated team from a BCS conference. For the Tide to stay perfect, they need to win at home against their biggest rival (Auburn), and then beat Florida -- in the SEC title game.
2 Florida (1) 10-1 348 Seventy points? Granted, it was against The Citadel, but the Gators just can't be stopped. They became the first SEC team to score at least 42 points in six straight games. Next up? A visit to Florida State.
3 Oklahoma 10-1 346 Big Game Bob made his return Saturday, and we now have the Sooners to thank for the BCS -- and Big 12 South -- mess. A win in Stillwater on Saturday would stir even more controversy.
4 Texas 10-1 344 Will Texas' win over OU be enough? The Horns certainly hope so, but they need to beat Texas A&M on Thanksgiving (ESPN, 8 ET) to make it matter. UT has lost its past two to the Aggies.
5 USC 9-1 315 Remember when the USC-Notre Dame rivalry actually meant something? Not anymore. The Trojans have won the past six versus the Irish, and ND is coming off a loss to Syracuse -- at home.
6 Penn State 11-1 285 The Nittany Lions are headed to the Rose Bowl for the first time since 1994. They also became the sixth FBS team to reach 800 wins. And oh yeah -- JoePa says he'll be back in 2009.
7 Texas Tech 10-1 284 That was ugly. The 12-game winning streak is gone. The national title hopes and Graham Harrell's Heisman dreams are long shots. What's left? Well, there is that Big 12 South title.
8 Utah 12-0 281 Should the 12-0 Utes be playing for the national title? "Why not?" asks QB Brian Johnson. "We're talented enough." Maybe so, but it's not happening. Instead, the Utes will enjoy a BCS berth for the first time since 2004.
9 Ohio State 10-2 232 OK, so they won't be playing in the national title game. But the Buckeyes beat Michigan for the fifth straight time, and that hasn't happened since ... well, ever.
10 Boise State 11-0 231 The WAC has been good to Boise, which earned its sixth WAC title in seven seasons. Since joining the league in 2001, the Broncos are 59-4 in conference games and have 11 wins for the fifth time this decade.
11 Oklahoma State 9-2 218 OSU won at Missouri, barely lost at Texas and got pounded at Texas Tech. The Cowboys are undefeated at home, but the Big 12 and BCS stakes are high in the Bedlam game on Saturday (ABC, 8 ET).
12 Georgia 9-2 216 The Bulldogs rank 10th in the SEC in scoring D (24 ppg) and have allowed at least 38 points in three of the past four games. Up next? The regular-season finale against Ga. Tech's spread-option offense.
13 Missouri 9-2 205 The Big 12 North champs wrap up the regular season versus Kansas before heading to the Big 12 title game. A win over the Jayhawks would give Mizzou at least 10 regular-season wins for the second straight year.
14 TCU 10-2 165 It's been a good decade for TCU. Prior to 2000, the Horned Frogs had only four 10-win seasons in school history. Since then, TCU has had six -- including three of the past four.
15 Cincinnati 9-2 151 Cincinnati, the 2008 Big East champions? QB Tony Pike has his Bearcats one win away from their first-ever league title. A win over Syracuse on Saturday is the only thing standing in the way.
16 Oregon State 8-3 149 It's as simple as this: If the Beavers extend their winning streak to seven by winning the Civil War, Oregon State will stop to smell the Roses in Pasadena for the first time since ... 1965.
17 Ball State 11-0 142 The Cardinals are one of only four unbeatens in the FBS and have set a school record for wins (11). With a win against Western Michigan on Tuesday, Ball State would clinch a spot in the MAC title game.
18 Boston College 8-3 86 BC controls its destiny in the Atlantic. By beating Maryland at home, the Eagles would earn a spot in the ACC title game. But they'll have to do it without QB Chris Crane (broken collarbone).
19 Oregon 8-3 79 The Ducks got a bye to prepare for the Civil War. Oregon comes into the game as the sixth-best rushing team in the nation (268 ypg). Oregon State, meanwhile, allows 112 rushing ypg.
20 Georgia Tech 8-3 78 It's been a wacky season in the ACC. The Yellow Jackets still have a shot in the Coastal, but they need some help from Virginia, which needs to beat Virginia Tech on Saturday.
21 Brigham Young 10-2 75 Two losses. Ten turnovers. That about sums it up. Max Hall said he takes the bulk of the blame. He was guilty of six turnovers against Utah, including a career-worst five INTs.
22 Michigan State 9-3 64 The Spartans have come a long way in Year 2 under Mark Dantonio. They also showed how far they need to go. In its two biggest games of 2008 (Ohio St. and Penn St.), MSU was outscored 94-25.
23 Florida State 8-3 54 The Seminoles are seventh in the nation in defense (273 ypg) and 19th in scoring D (19 ppg), but they haven't seen anything like the Florida offense, which is heading to Tallahassee on Saturday.
24 Mississippi 7-4 45 Not a bad debut season for Houston Nutt. The Rebs have won four straight, and their seven wins matches their total from the past two years combined.
25 West Virginia 7-3 29 Pat White owns another record. Actually, two. White is now the NCAA's all-time QB rushing leader with 4,292 yards. And with 98 TD passes, he surpassed Donovan McNabb's Big East mark.
Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh(21), Northwestern(19), LSU(13), California(3), Iowa(1)
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