Top 25: Week 11

1. Oklahoma (9-1) – Easy wins like last week's over Baylor should be repeated until the Sooners play for the Big 12 Championship

2. Oregon (8-1) – After a well deserved bye, the Ducks will look to avoid an upset over the next two weeks

3. Kansas (10-0) – Another convincing win at Oklahoma State keeps the Jayhawks undefeated. At this point it looks like the Big 12 is almost assured of a spot in the NC game.

4. West Virginia (8-1) – Pat White’s heroics led the Mountaineers past Louisville on Saturday. Playing at Cincy and returning home for UConn will test West Virginia’s mettle, and prove whether or not they belong in the top four.

5. LSU (9-1) – No style points for thrashing LA Teach. The Tigers should have no trouble with Old Miss next week, but they haven’t shown that they can separate from the rest of the SEC, making their final games against Arkansas, and either Georgia or Tennessee in the SEC championship potential upsets.

6. Missouri (9-1) – I’m already looking to see when tickets for NEXT year’s Mizzou – Kansas game go on sale! I have to see Chase Daniels and Todd Reesing myself. The Tigers must be careful though; this week’s game at K-State has “trap game” written all over it if they look ahead to Kansas.

7. Ohio State (10-1) – The Buckeyes losing wasn’t really a surprise, only because they hadn’t been very battle tested this season. The loser of this week’s game in Ann Arbor will likely be shut out of the BCS.

8. Arizona St (9-1) – The Sun Devils were able to rebound against UCLA, but must prove themselves when they host USC on Saturday to remain in the top 10.

9. Hawaii (9-0) – The Warriors remain undefeated, but at this point it looks like the voters are determined to keep them out of the BCS. No two-loss team deserves to be ranked over the Warriors. Don’t punish Hawaii when these other teams can’t handle their business, it isn’t fair.

10. Georgia (8-2) – Georgia has steadily climbed the rankings the past few weeks after four straight convincing wins (hear that LSU- convincing wins) over their last four SEC opponents. The Bulldogs are the best team in their conference right now, and will finish up their SEC schedule against Kentucky this week with a conference title appearance on the line.

11. Boise State (9-1) – Boise has been getting jumped a bit in most polls for not distinguishing themselves. They didn’t do much in that regard in their 52-0 spanking of Utah State over the weekend, but they should be fired up for Idaho this week before a chance to flex some muscle at Hawaii the week after.

12. V Tech (8-2) – Two strong wins heading into Miami (Fl) should keep the Hokies rolling. This is another trap scenario with the Virginia game two weeks away, and V Tech’s propensity to crap themselves against The Huricanes.

13. Virginia (9-2) – The Cavaliers get two weeks to get ready for the biggest game to hit Charlottesville’s Scott Stadium in years when the rival Hokies come to town. Virginia has been one of the biggest surprises in the country this year, and will look to continue their improbable run at an ACC championship in two weeks.

14. Florida (7-3) – Florida wrapped up their SEC schedule by smacking down the Ol’ Ball Coach on the road. It won’t be enough to keep them in the SEC picture, but a 10-win season is still in reach for Urban Meyer and the Gators.

15. Tennessee (7-3) – Tennessee will need some help to stay alive for the SEC title, but the high-flying Volls can do their part by beating Vandy this week.

16. Clemson (8-2) – The Tigers continue to roll, winning their forth straight by clobbering Wake Forrest. This week’s mach-up against BC is virtually an ACC semifinal.

17. USC (8-2) – The Trojans came away with a wet and sloppy road win at Cal, but will have to beat Arizona State to prove that they are still in the top three in the Pac-10.

18. Texas (9-2) – The Longhorn’s narrow victory over Texas Tech showed their vulnerability for the second week in a row. Their slim chance at a possible Big 12 title shot will be on the line as they travel to Kyle Field this week.

19. Michigan (8-3) – It’s hard to be too critical of the Wolverines for losing at Camp Randall without their starting QB or Mike Hart. Ohio State losing was huge for Michigan as well, because the Big 10 doesn’t have tie breakers, meaning that even if the Buckeyes and Wolverines both finished with the same record, Ohio St. still would likely have gone to the Rose Bowl even if they lost to Michigan. Luckily, that scenario has been avoided.

20. UConn (8-2) – The Huskies had a setback this week after being stifled by Cincy’s outstanding defense. The Big East emerged early this year as the best defensive conference in the nation (Rutgers, USF, & Cincy are all top 10 D’s) making it unrealistic to go undefeated in conference play, but UConn has a chance to show they belong when they finish the year @ UWV.

21. Illinois (8-3) – After upending Ohio State’s national title hopes, the Illini are definitely set in the right direction. QB Juice Williams and RB Rashard Mendanhall will be popular pre-season Heisman candidates in '08.

22. Wisconsin (8-3) – The Badgers held serve against Michigan last week and will likely finish the season with 10 wins.

23. Boston College (8-2) – BC’s season continues to unravel with consecutive losses to unranked teams. A trip to Clemson will either turn around a disappointing finish, or complete a total collapse.

24. BYU (7-2) – The Cougars remain at 24 after a hard fought win over TCU. A trap game awaits the Coug’s this week in Laramie, as they must avoid looking ahead to Utah against a Wyoming team that got embarrassed last week.

25. Penn St (8-3) – The Nittany Lion’s win over temple wont raise them in the rankings. Say what you will about the strength of the Big 10 conference, but they will place 10 teams in bowl games this year. That’s a solid accomplishment that the conference should be proud of.

Conference Breakdown: Pac 10 – 3 teams, Big 12 – 4 teams, Big 10 – 5 teams, Big East – 2 teams, ACC – 4 teams, SEC – 4 teams, Non-BCS – 3.