(Teams that lost crossed out, teams with impressive wins in green)
update: actual rankings in parentheses -- I was within 1 for 19/30 teams
| Previous | Projected | My Rankings | |||||
| 1. | 1. | Alabama (1) | 1. | Alabama | |||
| 2. | Alabama | 2. | Texas (2) | 2. | Texas | ||
| 3. | Texas | 3. | TCU (3) | 3. | Cincinnati | ||
| 4. | TCU | 4. | Cincinnati (4) | 4. | TCU | ||
| 5. | Cincinnati | 5. | Florida (5) | 5. | Florida | ||
| 6. | Boise State | 6. | Boise State (6) | 6. | Boise State | ||
| 7. | Oregon | 7. | Oregon (7) | 7. | Oregon | ||
| 8. | Ohio State | 8. | Ohio State (8) | 8. | Ohio State | ||
| 9. | Iowa | 9. | Iowa (10) | 9. | Iowa | ||
| 10. | Penn State | 10. | Penn State (11) | 10. | Penn State | ||
| 11. | Virginia Tech | 11. | Virginia Tech (12) | 11. | Virginia Tech | ||
| 12. | Georgia Tech | 12. | Georgia Tech (9) | 12. | Georgia Tech | ||
| 13. | 13. | LSU (13) | 13. | Oregon State | |||
| 14. | 14. | Oregon St. (16) | 14. | LSU | |||
| 15. | LSU | 15. | Pitt (17) | 15. | Miami (Fla.) | ||
| 16. | BYU | 16. | BYU (15) | 16. | West Virginia | ||
| 17. | Miami (Fla.) | 17. | Miami (Fla.) (14) | 17. | Pitt | ||
| 18. | 18. | OK State (21) | 18. | Stanford | |||
| 19. | 19. | Stanford (19) | 19. | Nebraska | |||
| 20. | 20. | West Virginia (18) | 20. | Arizona | |||
| 21. | 21. | Nebraska (20) | 21. | Wisconsin | |||
| 22. | OK State | 22. | Arizona (22) | 22. | OK State | ||
| 23. | Stanford | 23. | Wisconsin (24) | 23. | Clemson | ||
| 24. | West Virginia | 24. | Utah (23) | 24. | Tex Tech | ||
| 25. | 25. | Tex Tech (28) | 25. | USC | |||
| 26. | Utah | 26. | USC (29) | 26. | UNC | ||
| 27. | Wisconsin | 27. | Clemson (31) | ||||
| 28. | Tex Tech | 28. | Ole Miss (33) | ||||
| 29. | Arizona | 29. | Northwestern (30) | ||||
| 30. | Ole Miss | 30. | C. Michigan (25) | ||||
| 31. | Northwestern | ||||||
| 32. | C. Michigan | ||||||
Other Random Thoughts
-Despite a number of exciting games, that was the least interesting second half of a season in recent memory -- zero (0) major upsets and virtually no BCS drama. At least 'bama v. Texas should be an interesting match-up in the title game.
-Nebraska and Pitt both lost, in part, because of ultra-conservative play-calling late in the game. Both have good defenses, but the coaches need to realize that good offense beats good defense right now in college football . . . and their teams were playing two of the best offenses in the country. In Pitt's case, it marks the second time they've lost this year after being up 14 points in the 4th quarter.
-Worst play call by Pitt: an inside hand-off to their fullback on 3rd and 24 in the 3rd quarter. 2nd worst play call: a play-action pass (that resulted in a sack) on 4th down with 10 seconds left and 50+ yards away from FG range.
-It appeared that Pelini's decision to simply move the ball to the middle of the field on 3rd and 6 worked out well when they made a go ahead FG on the next play with 1:44 left. But 1:44 is an awful lot of time for Colt McCoy to move his team into FG range.
-Speaking of McCoy, he almost made one of the dumbest plays of all time when he inexplicably let the game clock tick down to only 7 seconds remaining before snapping the ball. Despite the initial controversy, there's absolutely no doubt that there was, in fact, 1 second left when his pass hit the ground. But, still . . . what was he thinking?
-Somebody said there was an ACC title game today? Did anybody else hear that rumor?
-Predicted Heisman voting:
1.) Ingram
2.) McCoy
3.) Suh
4.) Gerhart
5.) Tebow
6.) Spiller
7.) Tate
-My Heisman Ballot:
1.) Ingram
2.) Suh
3.) Spiller
update: I got the top 5 in the Heisman voting right, though time will tell how close I was on the order. I think Suh might be higher and McCoy lower than I originally predicted.
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