Week 5 College Football Power Rankings

Oklahoma's throttling of Ball State vaulted them back to the No. 1 spot.  Despite LSU's convincing win over Kentucky the Tigers dropped to No. 2.  Alabama had the most impressive win over the weekend in a  38-10 victory over Florida, but still remained at No. 3.  Oklahoma State and Boise State held their positions at Nos. 4 and 5 respectively.

The top five remained as the same five teams, but the rest of the rankings received a big shakeup.  The Lovell Lowdown matchup of the week is my No. 1 vs. No. 10.  The Red River Rivalry between Oklahoma and Texas.  Oklahoma came away with a 28-20 win last season and I think this season's game will be a close one again.  I have the Sooners retaining the Golden Hat Trophy with a 33-28 win over the Longhorns in Dallas.

Week 5 Rankings:

Ranking	School	Record	LW	Next Game
1	Oklahoma	4-0	2	Oct. 8 vs. 10 Texas
2	LSU	5-0	1	Oct. 8 vs. 17 Florida
3	Alabama	5-0	3	Oct. 8 vs. Vanderbilt
4	Oklahoma State	4-0	4	Oct. 8 vs. Kansas
5	Boise State	4-0	5	Oct. 7 @ Fresno State
6	Stanford	4-0	6	Oct. 8 vs. Colorado
7	Wisconsin	5-0	9	Oct. 15 vs. Indiana
8	Oregon	3-1	7	Oct. 6 vs. California
9	Arkansas	4-1	14	Oct. 8 vs. 19 Auburn
10	Texas	4-0	16	Oct. 8 vs. 1 Oklahoma
11	Michigan	5-0	17	Oct. 8 @ Northwestern
12	Florida State	2-2	15	Oct. 8 @ Wake Forest
13	Notre Dame	3-2	18	Oct. 8 vs. Air Force
14	Nebraska	4-1	12	Oct. 8 vs.  Ohio State
15	Clemson	5-0	24	Oct. 8 vs. Boston College
16	Virginia Tech	4-1	10	Oct. 8 vs. Miami
17	Florida	4-1	13	Oct. 8 @ 2 LSU
18	West Virginia	4-1	20	Oct. 8 vs. Connecticut
19	Auburn	4-1	NR	Oct. 8 @ 9 Arkansas
20	Texas A&M	2-2	11	Oct. 8 @ Texas Tech
21	South Carolina	4-1	8	Oct. 8 vs. Kentucky
22	Michigan State	4-1	25	Oct. 15 vs. 11 Michigan
23	USC	4-1	22	Oct. 13 @ California
24	Georgia	3-2	NR	Oct. 8 @ Tennessee
25	Arizona State	4-1	NR	Oct. 8 @ Utah
Next Five: South Florida, Ohio State, Penn State, Missouri, Illinois

Week 4 College Football Power Rankings

There was some shakeup in this weeks version of my college football power rankings.  LSU has proven itself in my eyes and according to the numbers I use to be the clear No. 1 ranked team.  Oklahoma drops one spot to No. 2, Alabama holds at No. 3.  Oklahoma State jumps up 3 spots after its road victory against Texas A&M to No. 4 and Boise State rounds out the top 5.

The Lovell Lowdown matchup of the week is Alabama at Florida.  I think this is going to be an epic SEC battle and I think Florida has a great shot of getting the upset here and showing that they might belong in the national title talk.  With that said, I give the edge in this one to Alabama with a 27-24 win in Gainsville.

Week 4 Rankings:

Ranking	School	Record	LW	Next Game
1	LSU	4-0	2	Oct. 1 vs. Kentucky
2	Oklahoma	3-0	1	Oct. 1 vs. Ball State
3	Alabama	4-0	3	Oct. 1 @ 13 Florida
4	Oklahoma State	4-0	7	Oct. 8 vs. Kansas
5	Boise State	3-0	4	Oct. 1 vs. Nevada
6	Stanford	3-0	5	Oct. 1 vs. UCLA
7	Oregon	3-1	8	Oct. 6 vs. California
8	South Carolina	4-0	9	Oct. 1 vs. Auburn
9	Wisconsin	4-0	10	Oct. 1 vs. 12 Nebraska
10	Virginia Tech	4-0	13	Oct. 1 vs. 24 Clemson
11	Texas A&M	2-1	6	Oct. 1 vs. 14 Arkansas
12	Nebraska	4-0	14	Oct. 1 @ 9 Wisconsin
13	Florida	4-0	16	Oct. 1 vs. 3 Alabama
14	Arkansas	3-1	12	Oct. 1 vs. 11 Texas A&M
15	Florida State	2-2	11	Oct. 8 @ Wake Forest
16	Texas	3-0	18	Oct. 1 @ Iowa State
17	Michigan	4-0	19	Oct. 1 vs. Minnesota
18	Notre Dame	2-2	20	Oct. 1 @ Purdue
19	TCU	3-1	21	Oct. 1 vs. SMU
20	West Virginia	3-1	17	Oct. 1 vs. Bowling Green
21	South Florida	4-0	22	Sep. 29 @ Pittsburgh
22	USC	3-1	15	Oct. 1 vs. Arizona
23	Ohio State	3-1	23	Oct. 1 vs. 25 Michigan State
24	Clemson	4-0	NR	Oct. 1 @ 10 Virginia Tech
25	Michigan State	3-1	25	Oct. 1 @ 23 Ohio State
Next Five: Georgia, Auburn, Arizona State, Mississippi State, Penn State

Week 3 College Football Power Rankings

The last two rankings have had the same teams in the top 16, that's not the case this week.  Oklahoma has moved to my No. 1 spot after its high quality win at Florida State.  LSU's win at Mississippi State kept the Tigers at No. 2.  Despite a convincing win over North Texas Alabama dropped to No. 3, Boise State moved up one spot to No. 4 and Stanford jumped two spots to No. 5.

The game of the week this coming weekend is a Big 12 matchup between No. 6 Texas A&M and No. 7 Oklahoma State.  The game is being played at College Station, home of the infamous 12th man, which leads me to my pick of the Aggies 31-28 over the Cowboys.

Week 3 Rankings:

Ranking	School	Record	LW	Next Game
1	Oklahoma	2-0	3	Sep. 24 vs. Missouri
2	LSU	3-0	2	Sep. 24 @ 17 West Virginia
3	Alabama	3-0	1	Sep. 24 vs. 12 Arkansas
4	Boise State	2-0	5	Sep. 24 vs. Tulsa
5	Stanford	3-0	7	Oct. 1 vs. UCLA
6	Texas A&M	2-0	6	Sep. 24 vs. 7 Oklahoma State
7	Oklahoma State	3-0	8	Sep. 24 @ 6 Texas A&M
8	Oregon	2-1	9	Sep. 24 @ Arizona
9	South Carolina	3-0	10	Sep. 24 vs. Vanderbilt
10	Wisconsin	3-0	13	Sep. 24 vs. South Dakota
11	Florida State	2-1	4	Sep. 24 @ Clemson
12	Arkansas	3-0	12	Sep. 24 @ 3 Alabama
13	Virginia Tech	3-0	14	Sep. 24 @ Marshall
14	Nebraska	3-0	15	Sep. 24 @ Wyoming
15	USC	3-0	16	Sep. 24 @ Arizona State
16	Florida	3-0	17	Sep. 24 @ Kentucky
17	West Virginia	3-0	19	Sep. 24 vs. 2 LSU
18	Texas	3-0	21	Oct. 1 @ Iowa State
19	Michigan	3-0	22	Sep. 24 vs. San Diego State
20	Notre Dame	1-2	NR	Sep. 24 @ Pittsburgh
21	TCU	2-1	24	Sep. 24 vs. Portland State
22	South Florida	3-0	NR	Sep. 24 vs. UTEP
23	Ohio State	2-1	11	Sep. 24 vs. Colorado
24	Miami	1-1	NR	Sep. 24 vs. Kansas State
25	Michigan State	2-1	18	Sep. 24 vs. Central Michigan
Next Five: Georgia, Clemson, Auburn, Mississippi State, Penn State