T3R - Week 8

Do I think that the two best teams in the country are playing for the National Championship? Yes. Do I think that the BCS and college football in general got it right? No. My problem with all the pro-BCS commentators is that they all say that the season is the playoff in college football, and that is what makes every game so important. If that is the case, how in the world did Texas beat Oklahoma on a neutral field in October, yet OU is playing for the Championship and Texas is not? Last time I checked in the MLB playoffs, when a team loses they don’t get to play in the championship over the team that beat them.

This week is just rankings with the upcoming bowl game of each team. I will be doing bowl previews and predictions as we get closer to the start of the games.

#1 FLORIDA GATORS (12-1)
LAST WEEK: 31-20 win vs Alabama
BOWL GAME: Jan 8, BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME vs #2 Oklahoma

#2 OKLAHOMA SOONERS (12-1)
LAST WEEK: 62-21 win vs Missouri
BOWL GAME: Jan 8, BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME vs #1 Florida

#3 TEXAS LONGHORNS (11-1)
LAST WEEK: OFF
BOWL GAME: Jan 5, Fiesta Bowl vs #8 Ohio State

#4 SOUTHERN CAL TROJANS (11-1)
LAST WEEK: 28-7 win @ UCLA
BOWL GAME: Jan 1, Rose Bowl vs #6 Penn State

#5 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (12-1)
LAST WEEK: 31-20 loss vs Florida
BOWL GAME: Jan 2, Sugar Bowl vs #7 Utah

#6 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (11-1)
LAST WEEK: OFF
BOWL GAME: Jan 1, Rose Bowl vs #4 Southern Cal

#7 UTAH UTES (12-0)
LAST WEEK: OFF
BOWL GAME: Jan 2, Sugar Bowl vs #5 Alabama

#8 the OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY BUCKEYES (10-2)
LAST WEEK: OFF
BOWL GAME: Jan 5, Fiesta Bowl vs #3 Texas

#9 BOISE STATE BRONCOS (12-0)
LAST WEEK: OFF
BOWL GAME: Dec 23, Poinsettia Bowl vs #17 TCU

#10 TEXAS TECH RED RADIERS (11-1)
LAST WEEK: OFF
BOWL GAME: Jan 2, Cotton Bowl vs #18 Mississippi

#11 CINCINNATI BEARCATS (11-2)
LAST WEEK: 29-24 win @ Hawaii
BOWL GAME: Jan 1, Orange Bowl vs #14 Virginia Tech

#12 GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS (9-3)
LAST WEEK: OFF
BOWL GAME: Dec 31, Chick-fil-A Bowl vs LSU

#13 OREGON DUCKS (9-3)
LAST WEEK: OFF
BOWL GAME: Dec 30, Holiday Bowl vs #19 Oklahoma State

#14 VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES (9-4)
LAST WEEK: 30-12 win vs Boston College
BOWL GAME: Jan 1, Orange Bowl vs #11 Cincinnati

#15 PITT PANTHERS (9-3)
LAST WEEK: 34-7 win @ UCONN
BOWL GAME: Dec 31, Sun Bowl vs #20 Oregon State

#16 IOWA HAWKEYES (8-4)
LAST WEEK: OFF
BOWL GAME: Jan 1, Outback Bowl vs South Carolina

#17 TCU HORNED FROGS (10-2)
LAST WEEK: OFF
BOWL GAME: Dec 23, Poinsettia Bowl vs #9 Boise State

#18 MISSISSIPPI REBELS (8-4)
LAST WEEK: OFF
BOWL GAME: Jan 2, Cotton Bowl vs #10 Texas Tech

#19 OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS (9-3)
LAST WEEK: OFF
BOWL GAME: Dec 30, Holiday Bowl vs #13 Oregon

#20 OREGON STATE BEAVERS (8-4)
LAST WEEK: OFF
BOWL GAME: Dec 31, Sun Bowl vs #15 Pitt