Really Getting Interesting Now

It's looking more and more like we'll have at least three teams finish undefeated this year. I'm predicting those three will be Boise State, Oregon and TCU.

There's no question Boise State has the easiest road to get there (don't be fooled though, the Broncos face #25 Hawaii (7-2) this week, then #21 Nevada (7-1) November 26).

TCU faces #7 Utah (8-0) this week in Salt Lake City. Oregon still has to go through #14 Arizona (7-1) and in-state rival Oregon State. Utah has of course TCU and then it's rival, BYU. Auburn has #5 Alabama left, then an SEC Championship game if they manage to get through Bama.

I see TCU and Boise State being left out of the big dance for the second straight year, which is a shame, but will likely happen. They'll both win BCS games and further prove the flaws in the current BCS system when we finish the season with three undefeated teams.

Here's my Conference Champion Predictions:

ACC: Virginia Tech

Big East: Pittsburgh

Big Ten: Ohio State

Big 12: Nebraska

Pac 10: Oregon

SEC: Alabama

MWC: TCU

WAC: Boise State

National Championship: Alabama vs. Oregon

National Champion: Oregon

Here's how I see the Top 25 right now.

1. Boise State (continues to win by 4+ TDs every week)
2. Oregon (starting to look like anything short of an SEC or TCU defense doesn't stand much of a chance against the Oregon offense)
3. TCU (allowed a combined 16 points in last 5 games)
4. Auburn
5. Alabama
6. Ohio State
7. Utah
8. LSU
9. Nebraska
10. Wisconsin
11. Oklahoma
12. Stanford
13. Arkansas
14. Arizona
15. Iowa
16. South Carolina
17. Oklahoma State
18. Mississippi State
19. Baylor
20. Virginia Tech
21. Nevada
22. Michigan State
23. Missouri
24. North Carolina State
25. Hawaii

Auburn?

Well, Boise State and even Oregon aren't getting the love they both feel they deserve. Auburn jumped three spots to take over the seemingly unlucky no. 1 BCS ranking after defeating previously undefeated LSU.

Here's the latest STB Rankings:

1. Boise State (Broncos have earned this no. 1 spot for now. Boise State since 2006: 56-4 overall, 6-1 against Top 25, 2-0 in BCS games... oh, and 2-0 vs. Oregon)
2. Oregon
3. TCU
4. Auburn
5. Alabama
6. Utah
7. Michigan State
8. Missouri
9. Ohio State
10. LSU
11. Wisconsin
12. Oklahoma
13. Nebraska
14. Florida State
15. Stanford
16. Arizona
17. Arkansas
18. South Carolina
19. Virginia Tech
20. Iowa
21. Oklahoma State
22. Mississippi State
23. USC
24. Baylor
25. Miami

STB College Football Rankings

We're now 5 weeks into the 2010 College Football season and the controversy pot is stirring as much as ever. So I thought I better help out and let everyone know what the true rankings are :)

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Boise State
4. Oregon
5. TCU
6. Oklahoma
7. LSU
8. Utah
9. Florida
10. Arizona
11. Auburn
12. Arkansas
13. Nebraska
    
14. Iowa
15. Miami (FL)
16. Michigan
17. Michigan St.
18. Wisconsin
19. Oklahoma St.
20. Stanford
21. Florida St.
    
22. South Carolina
23. Nevada
24. Air Force
25. Missouri

Boise State

College Football seems to bring me back to this blog more than anything. Why? Because it's the most controversial sport there is. Why is that, you ask. Because teams like Boise State of the WAC get jumped in the purely opinion-based, yet ever important polls after winning 59-0 for it's 18th straight victory, 30th of it's last 31 games. Who'd the Broncos get jumped by? The Oregon Ducks, a team they beat exactly one year ago. A team who lost badly to Ohio State in last year's Rose Bowl. A team who has played only one ranked opponent all year (over-rated Stanford at home).

How does this happen? Boise State has played, and beaten, two ranked teams this year, both on national television, one on the road. Boise State has two BCS victories in the last 4 years, the most wins of any FBS team over the past decade, returned 21/22 starters from last year's Fiesta Bowl Champion team and yet it appears the pollsters are already making their move to ensure the Broncos are left out of the National Championship talk. What a shame.

What makes anyone still think the Broncos can't hang with the big boys? I can see that argument back in 2006 before they shocked the world with a few trick plays to upset Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl, but not now. Not after winning the big game against the big name schools on the big stage time after time after time.

Four weeks into the college football season we have four teams realistically fighting for a spot in the National Championship: Alabama, Ohio State, Oregon and Boise State. Granted Oklahoma, LSU and Michigan could potentially run the table in their respective BCS AQ conferences and sneak in there, but only if those above teams all lose one--well, all but Boise State it appears.

What will the pollsters and computers decide if Bama, OSU and Oregon each drop a game and Oklahoma runs the table to win the Big 12 and LSU does the same to win the SEC? We all know those conferences are stronger than the WAC. Does that mean those teams are better than Boise State? I say no. I say Boise State has been patient and proven itself long enough. Should the Broncos play and defeat an undefeated Nevada November 26 on ESPN2, and finish unbeaten a week later for the second straight year, I say they are more deserving than anyone of a spot in the BCS National Championship.

Anyone have a decent argument against this?