Week 7 College Football Power Rankings

LSU had a big win over Tennessee propelling the Tigers to the No. 1 spot with Oklahoma falling to No.2 after beating Kansas.  Alabama holds at No. 3 with the Cowboys of Oklahoma State and the Broncos of Boise State staying put at Nos. 4 and 5.  Clemson moved in to the top ten and undefeated Kansas State moved in to the top 25.

The Lovell Lowdown Top 25 matchup of the week is No. 7 Wisconsin at No. 14 Michigan State.  This should be a good game between two of the best teams in the Big Ten, but ultimately the higher ranked and better team will come out on top.  I have Wisconsin winning this one on the road 35-24.

Week 7 Rankings:

Ranking	School	Record	LW	Next Game
1	LSU	7-0	2	Oct. 22 vs. 22 Auburn
2	Oklahoma	6-0	1	Oct. 22 vs. Texas Tech
3	Alabama	7-0	3	Oct. 22 vs. Tennessee
4	Oklahoma State	6-0	4	Oct. 22 @ Missouri
5	Boise State	6-0	5	Oct. 22 vs. Air Force
6	Stanford	6-0	6	Oct. 22 vs. Washington
7	Wisconsin	6-0	7	Oct. 22 @ 14 Michigan State
8	Oregon	5-1	8	Oct. 22 @ Colorado
9	Arkansas	5-1	9	Oct. 22 @ Ole Miss
10	Clemson	7-0	12	Oct. 22 vs. North Carolina
11	Notre Dame	4-2	11	Oct. 22 vs. 19 USC
12	Nebraska	5-1	13	Oct. 22 @ Minnesota
13	Virginia Tech	6-1	15	Oct. 22 vs. Boston College
14	Michigan State	5-1	19	Oct. 22 vs. 7 Wisconsin
15	West Virginia	5-1	16	Oct. 21 @ Syracuse
16	Texas A&M	4-2	17	Oct. 22 @ Iowa State
17	South Carolina	6-1	18	Oct. 29 @ Tennessee
18	Michigan	6-1	10	Oct. 29 vs. Purdue
19	USC	5-1	21	Oct. 22 @ 11 Notre Dame
20	Texas	4-2	14	Oct. 29 vs. Kansas
21	Georgia	5-2	22	Oct. 29 vs. Florida
22	Auburn	5-2	24	Oct. 22 @ 1 LSU
23	Ohio State	4-3	NR	Oct. 29 vs. 7 Wisconsin
24	Penn State	6-1	NR	Oct. 22 @ Northwestern
25	Kansas State	6-0	NR	Oct. 22 @ Kansas
Next Five:  Florida, Washington, SMU, Arizona State, Missouri

Week 6 College Football Power Rankings

Positions 1-9 stayed exactly the same this week with quite a bit of shakeup 10-25.  Oklahoma's dominance over Texas in the Red River Rivalry kept them in the No. 1 spot this week with LSU close behind at No. 2 after beating up on the Florida Gators.  Alabama remains at No. 3 with Oklahoma State at No. 4 and Boise State at No. 5.

The Lovell Lowdown Top 25 matchup of the week is Michigan at Michigan State.  The Wolverines are 6-0 under new head coach Brady Hoke and the Spartans have looked good the last couple of weeks since the loss to Notre Dame.  As usual I think this will be a close game and I think the home team will lead late in the game, but Michigan is going to come out on top in this one 30-28.

Week 6 Power Rankings:

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

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