Week 6 Top 25

Week 6
1. Oklahoma	OU took care of Ball State as they should have, and now the big one is here as OU goes to Dallas this week to face Texas (who is somehow now a top 10 team).  As long as the Sooners maintain focus, they should continue to roll.
2. SEC	Trent Richardson is the best runningback in the SEC, if not the country.  The Tide rolled over the Gayta and looked really good while doing so.  The rest of October should be just a formality before the mammoth game on November 5.
3. SEC	The Tigers did what they should have against the SEC's basketball school.  Tyrann Mathieu, however, is doing things nobody should, and could be a legitimate Heisman threat if he keeps it up*.
4. Boise State	Boise got their revenge on Nevada Saturday with a 30-10 win.  For those of us hoping to find something interesting to say about Boise, this week may offer an opportunity against Fresno State.
5. Stanford	Andrew Luck may have won the Heisman Saturday night on this play (*the following play has probably eliminated Tyrann Mathieu from Heisman contention):
6. Wisconsin	The competition got real, and so did Wisconsin.  Russell Wilson should be firmly behind Andrew Luck in the Heisman race.  From here, it looks like the Badgers should go unbeaten in the regular season, though Michigan State will be tough.  I can't speak yet for the Big 12 title game, because I have no idea who they might even play from whichever division it is that Wisconsin is not in.
7. Oklahoma State	Oklahoma State was shutout by Open this week, but they should have no trouble manning up and rebounding against Kansas this coming week.
8. Clemson	Whatever random comination of buttons Dabo is pressing this year is working.  Clemson dominated VPISU in the toughest environment in Virginia.  The offense didn't run as smoothly, but they actually showed a lot of toughness by hanging in and not playing like Clemson.
9. Oregon	After an week off, Oregon has a mildly interesting game with Cal on Thursday followed by a very interesting matchup with Arizona State the next week.  We'll what happens when somebody not quite as good as LSU pushes back on Oregon.
10. Texas	Believe me, I'm just as surprised as you are to see Texas here, but they are undefeated and have been rock solid since Case McCoy took over.  The level of competition changes this week against OU, which means the level of their ranking will soon be changing as well.
11. Michigan	People always said Michigan would have been great under Rich Rodriguez if only they had a defense.  Well, Brady Hoke has created a defense, and Denard Robinson is still putting up all kinds of points.  This is probably high for this team, but Michigan should settle in as a top 20 team this year.
12. Arizona State	ASU learned their lesson from Illinois and overcame their turnover problems against Oregon State.  Turnover problems are just that, however, and they better have no issues against Oregon in a couple weeks or they will be run out of the building.
13. SEC	Against any other team in the country (except maybe Utah State), the Pigs go down hard on Saturday.  But, since A&M has proven to be the least clutch team in America (except maybe Utah State), the SEC gets to claim another big win.  This is still not a team worthy of competing for any sort of championship.
14. Georgia Tech	GT didn't exactly look stellar against NCSU, but they still managed to take a 28 point lead in the 4th quarter.  Washington was bound to have an off day throwing the ball eventually, but the real issue is that the players quit playing with over 10 minutes to go after going up 28.
15. Florida State	How helpful was the week off for FSU?  They got better by to spots in the rankings.  The Seminoles better have gotten their act together to start reasserting themselves against Wake this week.
16. Nebraska	Nebraska's defense is nowhere near championship caliber, and neither is their quarterback.  Seriously, Taylor Martinez's throwing motion is that of a girl.  The schedule does get easier this week against Ohio State.
17. Michigan State	Michigan State shut out Ohio State until giving up a touchdown in the final seconds.  Ohio State is inept on offense, but that's still noteworthy.  This week will be the most meaningful Michigan/Michigan State game in a long time.
18. Texas A&M	A&M has blown huge half time leads in consecutive weeks.  I really wanted to drop them further, but everybody behind them kept losing, so they still sit here by virtue of losing close games to at least solid teams.  It's hard to imagine the Aggies climbing much higher though.
19. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Earmuffs for anyone who works for ESPN: VPISU's special teams are hurrendous.  And except for David Wilson, the offense isn't much better.  Logan Thomas is flat out not as talented as Tyrod Taylor.
20. West Virginia	West Virginia should be pretty safe for a while as they settle into their conference schedule.  Depending on which Pitt and USF teams come to play, WVU may not really be pushed again for the rest of the year.  11-1, however, will not make them an elite team given their lack of performance against LSU.
21. Kansas State	Kansas State is a bit of a mystery.  They lack talent everywhere, yet they keep winning.  I do wonder how Bryce Brown feels knowing that KSU is undefeated while he sits on the bench…pure happiness for the team I'm sure.
22. Robert Griffin III	Robert Griffin's incompletion count has finally exceeded his touchdown count (20-18), making Saturdays 5 TD performance his worst game of the year.  As amazing as RG3 is, defense will keep this team from doing anything of real substance.
23. SEC	The Gayta are in trouble, and the injury to Brantley has left the door wide open in the SEC East.  Jeff Driskel has not looked ready to play at any point this year, which is why the Gayta have dropped this far.
24. SEC	Karma is going to bite Gene Chizik in the ass someday…hard.  Saturday's game against the Chickens is not an indication that the Tigers' defense has arrived but a severe indictment on Stephen Garcia.
25. Illinois	I really don't believe Illinois is a top 25 caliber team, but they are undefeated.  If not for major choke jobs by ASU and Northwestern, the Illini are 3-2 and getting ready to fire Ron Zook.  They get Indiana this week, which means they should be looking at at least 6-0.