The HP Top 10 Teams List

By Heismanpundit on October 23, 2006 in Uncategorized

Here are my top 10 teams for the week of Oct. 23. This is a power ranking based on how well the teams are playing right now and it is not a reflection on where they will end up.

Ohio State is the closest thing to a great team right now in college football, but I don’t think the Buckeyes can be considered dominant just yet. There are several other good teams out there, but it doesn’t seem like any of them are unbeatable at this point. This makes these rankings very difficult and subject to some swings depending on the week.

1. Ohio State (8-0)–The Buckeyes hit the 40-point mark for the first time this season, beating Indiana 44-3. The next three weeks should be a breeze. Minnesota is next.

2. Michigan (8-0)–Defeated Iowa, 20-6. Barring a catastrophic upset, the Wolverines will play the Buckeyes in the Game of the Century. Northwestern is next.

3. USC (6-0)–Did not play. At Oregon State this weekend.

4. West Virginia (7-0)–Beat Connecticut, 37-11. The Mountaineers now will have two weeks to prepare for Louisville.

5. Texas (7-1)–Cranked out a gritty win in the snow at Nebraska, 22-20. Need some help to get back in the BCS title game. Texas Tech is up next.

6. Tennessee (6-1)–Beat Alabama, 16-13. The Tide usually plays to the level of its opponent, so this is a solid, though not impressive, win for the Vols. Next at South Carolina.

7. Cal (7-1)–The Bears struggled this week and were taken to overtime by an improved Washington team. Such is life in the Pac-10, where on any given Saturday (fill in cliche usually reserved for SEC). Bye week now for Cal.

8. Clemson (7-1)–If not for a double-overtime loss at Boston College, the Tigers could be in the thick of the national title hunt. They killed Georgia Tech, 31-7, on Saturday. Va. Tech is next on Thursday.

9. Florida (6-1)–The Gators were off last week and will play Georgia this Saturday.

10. Notre Dame (6-1)–There’s some magic in this Notre Dame team. The Irish beat UCLA in the final minute, 20-17. Navy is next.

On the cusp: Louisville, Wisconsin, Missouri, Auburn

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Chris Huston, A.K.A. ‘The Heisman Pundit‘, is a Heisman voter and the creator and publisher of Heismanpundit.com, a site dedicated to analysis of the Heisman Trophy and college football. Dubbed “the foremost authority on the Heisman” by Sports Illustrated, HP is regularly quoted or cited during football season in newspapers across the country. He is also a regular contributor on sports talk radio and television.