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Sorry it has been so long...
We are going back to the old format...one week at a time, after I get NCAA caught up with four weeks today.

Here we go...

NCAA Week Nine

#15 Oklahoma (4-3) 7, at #7 Nebraska (7-0) 37
#22 Alabama (4-3) 23, at #20 Vanderbilt (6-0) 26
#5 Florida State (7-0) 45, at #50 Virginia (3-3) 6
Texas A&M (2-5) 10, at #12 Kansas State (7-1) 38
#8 Notre Dame (7-1) 44, at Navy (1-5) 10
--The Irish continue their climb back to the top with a nice win at Navy--
Syracuse (1-5) 7, at #4 Miami (8-0) 45
--The Hurricanes add another win--
#3 Georgia (7-0) 45, at Auburn (1-6) 14
--The Bulldogs will still win it all this year, according to me!--
#16 Arkansas (7-1) 48, at Kentucky (3-4) 6
Wake Forest (3-4) 3, at #10 Clemson (6-0) 23
#2 Texas (7-0) 31, at Missouri (0-7) 14
#35 Washington State (4-3) 3, at #13 UCLA (6-1) 49
--QB Tom Welch went 22-for-35 for 383 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT as the Bruins win again*--
#28 Miami of Ohio (4-2) 21, at Central Florida (3-5) 38
#19 Maryland (7-1) 37, at Duke (0-8) 0
North Carolina (1-6) 22, at #23 North Carolina State (7-1) 27
Indiana (1-6) 7, at #17 Penn State (6-2) 41
#34 Iowa (5-2) 12, at #11 Wisconsin (5-2) 0
--UPSET SPECIAL--
#18 Washington (6-2) 27, at #49 Oregon State (4-4) 13
Mississippi State (3-4) 3, at #21 Tennessee (4-2) 56
San Diego State (1-7) 13, at #9 Colorado State (7-0) 59

Offensive Player of the Week: WR BRANDON HUNTLEY (Arizona St) - 11 rec. 322 yards and 4 TD.
Defensive Player of the Week: S LENNY BRIDGES (UConn) - 10 tackles (1 assist) 3 INT, 0.5 sacks.

New Top 25

1. Michigan (7-0)
2. Texas (7-0)
3. Georgia (7-0)
4. Miami (8-0)
5. Florida State (7-0)
6. USC (6-0)
7. Nebraska (7-0)
8. Notre Dame (7-1)
9. Colorado State (7-0)
10. Clemson (6-0)
11. Kansas State (7-1)
12. UCLA (6-1)
13. Arkansas (7-1)
14. Tennessee (4-2)
15. Ohio State (5-2)
16. Penn State (6-2)
17. Washington (6-2)
18. Maryland (7-1)
19. Vanderbilt (6-0)
20. North Carolina State (7-1)
21. Wisconsin (5-2)
22. Boston College (5-1)
23. Pittsburgh (5-2)
24. LSU (5-2)
25. Utah (6-1)

NCAA Week Ten

#19 Vanderbilt (6-1) 14, at #3 Georgia (8-0) 41
--The Bulldogs continue their run of destiny to the national championship!--
#25 Utah (6-2) 0, at #9 Colorado State (8-0) 44
#18 Maryland (7-2) 14, at #5 Florida State (8-0) 20
#15 Ohio State (6-2) 44, at #16 Penn State (6-3) 20
#13 Arkansas (8-1) 38, at #27 Alabama (4-4) 30
#20 North Carolina State (8-1) 33, at #10 Clemson (6-1) 0
--Clemson ends the run as NC State makes a huge jump, possibly to the top 10--
#7 Nebraska (8-0) 37, at #46 Iowa State (5-4) 24
#2 Texas (8-0) 35, at #49 Oklahoma State (5-4) 7
#12 UCLA (7-1) 35, at #30 Stanford (5-3) 21
--With Bostic and Sherwood standing on the sidelines, UCLA out duels the Cardinal--
Baylor (4-5) 14, at #26 Oklahoma (5-3) 70
#4 Miami (9-0) 55, at Temple (2-6) 10
--If only the Hurricanes played somebody this year they could play for the NC--
#28 Virginia Tech (4-3) 32, at #23 Pittsburgh (6-2) 35
#43 Oregon (4-5) 10, at #6 USC (7-0) 38
#24 LSU (6-2) 37, at #44 Mississippi (4-4) 10
Michigan State (3-5) 0, at #1 Michigan (8-0) 38
--WR Ben Ellard has another good day for the # 1 team in the nation, 86 yards and a TD--
#37 Purdue (4-4) 24, at #21 Wisconsin (6-2) 27
#11 Kansas State (8-1) 38, at Missouri (0-8) 17
Syracuse (1-6) 14, at #22 Boston College (6-1) 27
Arizona (3-5) 28, at #17 Washington (7-2) 56
South Carolina (2-6) 3, at #14 Tennessee (5-2) 55
--The defending champs keep climbing despite two losses--

Offensive Player of the Week: QB BILLY MOSS (Miami) - 27-for-31, 333 yards, 5 TD (0 INT).
Defensive Player of the Week: DT LARRY FRANCIS (Colorado St.) - 8 tackles, 3 sacks.

New Top 25

1. Michigan (8-0)
2. Texas (8-0)
3. Georgia (8-0)
4. Miami (9-0)
5. Florida State (8-0)
6. USC (7-0)
7. Nebraska (8-0)
8. Colorado State (8-0)
9. Notre Dame (7-1)
10. Kansas State (8-1)
11. UCLA (7-1)
12. Arkansas (8-1)
13. Tennessee (5-2)
14. Ohio State (6-2)
15. Washington (7-2)
16. Clemson (6-1)
17. North Carolina State (8-1)
18. Wisconsin (6-2)
19. Boston College (6-1)
20. Pittsburgh (6-2)
21. LSU (6-2)
22. Oklahoma (5-3)
23. Maryland (7-2)
24. Penn State (6-3)
25. Iowa (6-2)

BSC Standings

1. USC (7-0) 1.50
2. Michigan (8-0) 1.75
3. Florida State (8-0) 4.25
4. Georgia (8-0) 4.25
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5. Washington (7-2) 6.75
6. Miami (9-0) 7.00
7. UCLA (7-1) 7.25
8. Nebraska (8-0) 7.75
9. Arkansas (8-1) 8.50
10. Notre Dame (7-1) 8.50

NCAA Week Eleven

#17 North Carolina State (8-2) 16, at #5 Florida State (9-0) 48
#1 Michigan (8-1) 13, at #24 Penn State (7-3) 21
--In the story of the year so far the Wolverines lose to the Nittany Lions at Penn State!!!
#14 Ohio State (7-2) 45, at #25 Iowa (6-3) 20
Texas A&M (3-6) 0, at #7 Nebraska (9-0) 41
#6 USC (8-0) 26, at #43 California (5-4) 23
#22 Oklahoma (5-4) 24, at Colorado (4-4) 31
--Colorado adds to Oklahoma's rare mediocre season--
#13 Tennessee (6-2) 30, at #21 LSU (6-3) 10
#35 Alabama (4-5) 14, at #29 Florida (6-3) 31
#8 Colorado State (9-0) 42, at #44 New Mexico (5-4) 0
--The Rams continue to impress and move on up!--
Arizona State (3-5) 17, at #11 UCLA (8-1) 45
--QB Tom Welch has another good day: 20-of-34, 267 yards and 3 TD--
#16 Clemson (6-2) 20, at Virginia (4-4) 41
--UPSET SPECIAL--
#18 Wisconsin (7-2) 27, at Indiana (2-7) 3
Kansas (1-8) 17, at #2 Texas (9-0) 56
--BIG win for the #2 Longhorns, if only they could get some BCS respect--
#19 Boston College (7-1) 45, at Rutgers (1-7) 10
#20 Pittsburgh (6-3) 21, at Syracuse (2-6) 28
#46 Oregon (5-5) 31, at #15 Washington (7-3) 27
#36 Stanford (6-3) 52, at Oregon State (4-5) 22
#9 Notre Dame (8-1) 55, at #30 Brigham Young (6-3) 20
--The Irish continue to roll!--

Offensive Player of the Week: RB RANDALL WITT (Fresno State) : 165 yards, TD rush // 145 yards, TD receiving
Defensive Player of the Week: DE CORWIN BROOME (Purdue) : 7 tackles (3 assists) 4.5 sacks.

New Top 25

1. Texas (9-0)
2. Georgia (8-0)
3. Florida State (9-0)
4. Miami (9-0)
5. USC (8-0)
6. Nebraska (9-0)
7. Michigan (8-1)
8. Colorado State (9-0)
9. Notre Dame (8-1)
10. Kansas State (8-1)
11. UCLA (8-1)
12. Tennessee (6-2)
13. Arkansas (8-1)
14. Ohio State (7-2)
15. Wisconsin (7-2)
16. Boston College (7-1)
17. Penn State (7-3)
18. Washington (7-3)
19. North Carolina State (8-2)
20. Georgia Tech (6-2)
21. Maryland (7-2)
22. Clemson (6-2)
23. Boise State (6-2)
24. Florida (6-3)
25. Pittsburgh (6-3)

New BCS Rankings

1. USC (8-0) 1.00
2. Florida State (9-0) 2.50
3. Georgia (8-0) 3.50
4. Michigan (8-1) 5.75
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5. Nebraska (9-0) 5.75
6. UCLA (8-1) 6.25
7. Miami (9-0) 7.50
8. Washington (7-3) 7.75
9. Notre Dame (8-1) 8.00
10. Texas (9-0) 8.50

**Michigan stays in the top 4 but drops out of the National Championship game. The Idle Georgia Bulldogs can't quite sneak in yet as Florida State and USC are the nations top two teams so far! Texas, #1 in coaches poll get no respect as the #10 ranked in this system. Miami, UCLA and Notre Dame are also in the rankings, making four of our guys' teams in the BCS rankings top 10.

NCAA Week Twelve

#2 Georgia (9-0) 26, at #12 Tennessee (6-3) 21
--In a game that would decide the season for my Bulldogs they come through beating the defending National Champs in Knoxville! That should get them in the top 2 BCS now!--
#13 Arkansas (8-2) 21, at #26 LSU (7-3) 24
#46 Colorado (5-4) 38, at #6 Nebraska (9-1) 31
--UPSET SPECIAL - the Cornhuskers falter at home to Colorado who just beat Oklahoma!--
#25 Pittsburgh (6-4) 12, at #4 Miami (10-0) 37
--Another win for the 'Canes but no National Championship in their future--
#8 Colorado State (10-0) 33, at #33 Brigham Young (6-4) 14
--The Rams keep the dream alive--
#3 Florida State (10-0) 41, at #22 Clemson (6-3) 20
--Is this enough to keep them ahead of Georgia in the BCS for the National Championship?--
#15 Wisconsin (7-3) 14, at #14 Ohio State (8-2) 27
West Virginia (5-5) 21, at #16 Boston College (8-1) 41
#24 Florida (7-3) 49, at #32 Vanderbilt (6-3) 13
#21 Maryland (8-2) 20, at #20 Georgia Tech (6-3) 17
#39 Illinois (5-5) 17, at #7 Michigan (9-1) 55
Arizona State (3-6) 31, at #5 USC (9-0) 45
#11 UCLA (9-1) 40, at Oregon State (4-6) 6
#44 Washington State (5-5) 32, at #31 Stanford (7-3) 46
San Jose State (4-6) 45, at #23 Boise State (6-3) 17
--All that hard work for Boise State to get into the top 25 and now this?!--

New Top 25

1. Texas (9-0)
2. Georgia (9-0)
3. Florida State (10-0)
4. Miami (10-0)
5. USC (9-0)
6. Michigan (9-1)
7. Colorado State (10-0)
8. Notre Dame (8-1)
9. Nebraska (9-1)
10. Kansas State (9-1)
11. UCLA (9-1)
12. Ohio State (8-2)
13. Boston College (8-1)
14. Arkansas (8-2)
15. Tennessee (6-3)
16. Maryland (8-2)
17. North Carolina State (8-2)
18. Penn State (7-3)
19. Wisconsin (7-3)
20. Washington (7-3)
21. Florida (7-3)
22. LSU (7-3)
23. Utah (8-2)
24. Oklahoma (6-4)
25. Virginia Tech (6-3)

New BCS Rankings

#1 Florida State (10-0) - 1.50
#3 USC (9-0) - 2.25
#2 Georgia (9-0) - 2.50
#7 UCLA (9-1) - 5.00
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#5 Michigan (9-1) - 5.25
#6 Miami (10-0) - 6.50
#9 Kansas State (9-1) - 6.75
#4 Texas (9-0) - 7.00
#8 Colorado State (10-0) - 8.75
#10 Notre Dame (8-1) - 9.00

***So, the Georgia Bulldogs STILL can't sneak their way into the national championship game as long as the other two keep winning. QB Larry Bostic's UCLA Bruins move into the top 4 of the BSC Standings. Notre Dame is still barely in at #10 in both polls. Michigan is #5 in both.

Here is a quick look at the remaining schedules for the top teams:

FLORIDA STATE (10-0)
13 - @ Duke
While they should win this game and go undefeated it will not help their BCS much. That is, unless they kill them!

USC (9-0)
13 - @ #10 Notre Dame
14 - @ # 7 UCLA
USC has a tough road ahead of them. Two of our teams that are in the top 10 on the road. If they find a way to win both of these games, they should get the NC on the spot!

GEORGIA (9-0)
13 - vs. #21 Florida
14 - @ #28 Georgia Tech
The team I think is going to win it all has a nice matchup with Florida and Georgia Tech. Two games that should end up in wins, an undefeated season and a spot in the National Championship game. Should be interesting to see.

UCLA (9-1)
14 - vs. #5 USC
What a story this could turn out to be. Say USC beats Notre Dame next week and comes into UCLA in the final week of the season with whoever winning that game most likely playing for the National Championship! We will see.

It is going to be intersting. All four of these teams have a shot to make it. They all deserve it but only two will get it in the end. They way I feel about it is if Florida State destroys Duke and USC beats both UCLA and Notre Dame that should be the final. If USC loses to ND and beat UCLA that makes it come down to Georgia (assuming they win both games) and Florida State.

Gotta love it!

We will go one week at a time from now on as the NFL playoff race heats up and the race for the national championship does as well.