Week 13 Top 25

Week 13
1. SEC	On a weekend when nobody was safe, the Tigers left no doubt against Old Miss.  Of course, the events of this weekend all but guarantee a loss to Arkansas.
2. SEC	Nick Saban has solved the option, or does that only apply when Paul Johnson loses?  Actually, Georgia Southern put up more points on the Tide than anybody else this season.  In the end, though, the Eagles never posed any real threat to the Tide.
3. Houston	Houston beat SMU, but nothing that happened in the game was as important as what happened a few hours beforehand:
4. SEC	The Hogs had no trouble with the other terrible Mississippi team.  They are poised to turn a mess into a disaster zone with a win over LSU on Friday.  Speaking of disaster zones, the Egg Bowl will be on ESPNU Saturday night, and may provide a few good laughs if you don't gouge your eyes out from the terrible football being played.
5. Stanford	Stanford barely avoided a disastrous loss to Cal.  It's normal to expect a hangover after losing to Oregon, but they need to have their act together for Notre Dame this week.
6. Oklahoma State	This is what happens when you don't play defense.  It's a miracle that it didn't happen sooner.
7. Virgina Polytechnic Institute and State University	VPISU has might as well change their name to "Ranked here by default."   Nobody really believes they are a top ten caliber team, but their opponents just keep losing to them.
8. Wisconsin	For those not paying attention or blinded by Russell Wilson, the real star of the Wisconsin offense has turned out to be Montee Ball.  Ball now has 30 touchdowns on the season.  Wisconsin will face Penn State to decide who goes to the Big 12 championship game.
9. Oregon	Saturday night's results bring more legitimacy to a question people have been afraid to ask.  Is Matt Barkley better than Andrew Luck?  We can say for sure that USC's DL is better than Stanford's.  Barkley went 26/34 with four touchdowns against Oregon, considerably better than Luck's performance.
10. Oklahoma	Something was indeed wrong with OU.  After Oklahoma State's loss, Oklahoma had a chance to get back in the BCS title race, but Big Game Bob showed up again.  Even without Ryan Broyles, talent is not an issue for the Sooners.  It is, and always has been toughness.
11. Michigan State	The Spartans ripped Indiana just as they should have.  More important is that they clinched the Legends division and a spot in the Big 12 title game.
12. Boise State	Kellen Moore had no issues rebounding against San Diego State.  The same can't be said, however, for the Broncos defense.  Boise will continue to succeed with Chris Peterson, but once Kellen Moore is gone, the days of even thinking about a national title are probably over.
13. Penn State	The Nittany Lions are the leaders of the Leaders division still.  Did Jim Delaney not think about how ridiculous that would sound when they chose division names?  It all comes down to the matchup with Wisconsin this weekend.  Penn State better plan on scoring, because the Badgers are clicking again on offense.
14. Kansas State	They just win.  A week after winning a 4OT shootout, KSU beat Texas while being outgained 310-121.  Colin Klein had 26 carries four a total of 4 yards, but 3 of those yards came on a touchdown run, allowing the Wildcats to win 17-13.
15. SEC	That was one of those wins that should almost count as a loss.  Instead of coming out and taking care of business, the dogs screwed around and barely beat one of the worst teams in the country, and this wasn't an example of the underdog coming out and playing over their heads.  In the end, however, Mark Richt is going back to the SEC title game.
16. Michigan	I don't think anybody saw this one coming.  There is clearly a new regime in Ann Arbor, and the Wolverines are showing more toughness this year than they did in three years combined under Rich Rodriguez.
17. TCU	TCU rolled over Colorado State and should do the same to an awful UNLV team to finish the year undefeated in conference.  Congratulations on winning the Mountain West?
18. Clemson	Dabo is as Dabo does.  There is absolutely no excuse for getting blown out by NC State.  It doesn't matter if Sammy Watkins was hurt or the Tigers lost focus after clinching the division, they should be embarassed.
19. SEC	The Cocks didn't make it easy against the Citadel, but they pulled away in the end.  In fact, the entire SEC managed to look like crap against I-AA teams on Saturday, except for Bama (who still allowed 7.7 yards per carry against GSU).
20. Nebraska	There's the Taylor Martinez we all know and love.  Martinez can make exciting plays, but the truth is that he's not a championship caliber player.  Bo Pelini's has failed to meet expectations for the second year in a row.
21. Virginia	There must be something magic in Mike London's tears, because UVA just keeps winning.  They now have a chance to do something special with a win over VPISU.
22. Georgia Tech	Time for the obligatory Paul Johnson is a genius comment.  This team lacks a killer instinct, and they are fortunate it didn't bite them against Duke.  With the ACC out of reach, UGA is once again the Super Bowl, and they cannot get away with the same mistakes they made against Duke.
24. Robert Griffin III	It's too bad Baylor doesn't have a defense.  RG3 is having one of the most spectacular seasons in recent memory, but it has mostly been meaningless because his teammates can't stop anybody…except Oklahoma.
24. Notre Dame	There was absolutely nothing impressive about their win over BC, but Notre Dame has won 8 of their last 9.  They have a chance to legitimize themselves against Stanford or finish with yet another average season.
25. Tulsa	They still don't play much defense, but they can still score.  Tulsa has lost 3 games this year to Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Boise State.  Nobody has a more impressive collection of losses.  They now have a chance to finally beat a top ten team and ruin Houston's season.