My NCAA Rankings 2024-25 After Week 15

Championship weekend came through with some surprises.

1) Oregon Ducks (13-0) beat Penn State 45-37. Has a first-round bye in the playoffs.

2) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-1) did not play. Hosts Indiana on December 20th.

3) Georgia Bulldogs (11-2) beat Texas 22-19 in OT. Earns a playoff bye.

4) Texas Longhorns (11-2) lost to Georgia in overtime 22-19. Face Clemson in playoffs on December 21.

5) Boise State Broncos (12-1) beat UNLV 21-7. Has a first-round bye in the playoffs.

6) Ohio State Buckeyes (10-2) did not play. Host Tennessee on December 21.

7) Penn State Nittany Lions (11-2) lost to Oregon 45-37. Hosts SMU in the playoffs on December 21.

8) Arizona State Sun Devils (11-2) beat Iowa State 45-19. Earned a first-round bye in the playoffs.

9) Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) did not play. Visits Ohio State on December 21.

10) Indiana Hoosiers (11-1) visits Notre Dame on December 20.

11) Alabama Crimson Tide (9-3) did not play. Meets Michigan in the Reliaquest Bowl on December 31.

12) South Carolina Gamecocks (9-3) did not play. Takes on Illinois in the Citrus Bowl on December 31.

13) Clemson Tigers (10-3) beat SMU 34-31. Meets Texas on December 21 in the playoffs.

14) SMU Mustangs (11-2) lost to Clemson 34-31. Visits Penn State on December 21.

15) Miami Hurricanes (10-2) did not play. Plays Iowa State in the Pop Tarts Bowl on December 28.

16) BYU Cougars (10-2) did not play. Takes on Colorado in the Alamo Bowl.

17) Iowa State Cyclones (10-3) fell to Arizona State 45-19. Meets Miami in the Pop-Tarts Bowl December 28.

18) Mississippi Rebels (9-3) did not play. Face Duke in the Gator Bowl on January 2nd.

19) Colorado Buffaloes (9-3) did not play faces BYU in the Alamo Bowl.

20) Syracuse Orange (9-3) did not play faces Washington State in the Holiday Bowl.

21) Army Black Knights (11-1) beat Tulane 35-14. Takes on Navy this weekend then meets Marshall in the Independence Bowl.

22) Illinois Fighting Illini (9-3) did not play faces South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl.

23) Missouri Tigers (9-3) did not play. Meets Iowa in the Music City Bowl December 30th.

24) UNLV Rebels (10-3) lost to Boise State 21-7. Faces California December 18th in the LA Bowl.

25) Memphis Tigers (10-2) did not play meets West Virginia on December 17th in the Frisco Bowl.

My NCAA Rankings 2024-25 After Week 14

 I missed a week with a busy schedule. However, I am back. Championship week coming up, followed by Army-Navy and then Bowl Games.

 1) Oregon Ducks (11-0) beat Washington. Plays Penn State next in the Big Ten Championship.

2) Texas Longhorns (11-1) beat Kentucky and topped Texas A&M 17-7. Meets Georgia in SEC Championship.

3) Penn State Nittany Lions (11-1) beat Minnesota, crushed Maryland 44-7. Plays Oregon in the Big Ten Championship

4) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-1) beat Army, beat USC 49-35.

5) SMU Mustangs (11-1) beat Virginia and smashed California 38-6. Faces Clemson in the ACC Championship.

6) Ohio State Buckeyes (10-2) beat Indiana, then fell to Michigan 13-10.

7) Indiana Hoosiers (11-1) lost to Ohio State, then crushed Purdue 66-0.

8) Boise State Broncos (11-1) topped Wyoming and ripped Oregon State 34-18. Takes on UNLV for the Mountain West Championship.

9) Georgia Bulldogs (10-2) beat UMASS and survived Georgia Tech 44-42 in 8OT. Tangles with Texas for the SEC Championship.

10) Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) beat UTEP and Vanderbilt 36-23.

11) Miami Hurricanes (10-2) beat Wake Forest and was upset by Syracuse 42-38.

12) BYU Cougars (10-2) lost to Arizona State and beat Houston 30-18.

13) Alabama Crimson Tide (9-3) lost to Oklahoma, beat Auburn 28-14

14) Arizona State Sun Devils (10-2) beat BYU and Arizona 49-7. Faces Iowa State in the Big 12 Championship.

15) Iowa State Cyclones (10-2) beat Utah and Kansas State 29-24. Meets Arizona State in the Big 12 Championship next.

16) South Carolina Gamecocks (9-3) beat Clemson 17-14.

17) Mississippi Rebels (9-3) lost to Florida, beat Mississippi State 26-14.

18) Clemson Tigers (9-3) lost to South Carolina 17-14. Plays SMU in the ACC Championship.

19) Colorado Buffaloes (9-3) lost to Kansas. Rebounded against Oklahoma State 52-0.

20) Syracuse Orange (9-3) beat UConn and upset Miami 42-38.

21) Illinois Fighting Illini (9-3) beat Rutgers and Northwestern 38-28.

22) UNLV Rebels (10-2) beat Nevada 38-14. Takes on Boise State in the Mountain West Championship.

23) Army Black Knights (10-1) lost to Notre Dame 49-14 and beat UTSA 29-24. Faces Tulane next in the AAC Championship.

24) Missouri Tigers (9-3) beat Mississippi State and Arkansas 28-21.

25) Memphis Tigers (10-2) beat Tulane 34-24. 

My NCAA Rankings 2024-25 After Week 12

The college football turns to late November. Only three teams remain unbutton. 

 1) Oregon Ducks (11-0) topped Wisconsin 16-13.  Has a week off.

2)  Indiana Hoosiers (10-0) did not play. Visits Ohio State next.

3) Ohio State Buckeyes (9-1) breezed past Northwestern 31-7. Hosts Indiana next.

4) Penn State Nittany Lions (9-1) crushed Purdue 49-10. Visits at Minnesota next.

5) Texas Longhorns (9-1) beat Arkansas 20-10. Hosts Kentucky next.

6) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-1) beat Virginia 35-14. Tangles with Army next.

7) SMU Mustangs (9-1) beat Boston College 38-28. Visits Virginia next.

8) Alabama Crimson Tide (8-2) crushed Mercer 52-7. Visits Oklahoma next.

9) Boise State Broncos (9-1) beat San Jose State 42-21. Visits Wyoming next.

10) Mississippi Rebels (8-2) did not play. Visits Florida next.

11) Georgia Bulldogs (8-2) beat Tennessee 31-17.  Hosts UMass next.

12) Texas A&M Aggies (8-2) beat New Mexico State 38-3. Visits Auburn next.

13) Miami Hurricanes (9-1) did not play. Hosts Wake Forest next.

14) BYU Cougars (9-1) fell to Kansas 17-13. Visits Arizona State next.

15) Tennessee Volunteers (8-2) lost to Georgia 31-17. Hosts UTEP next.

16) Army Black Knights (9-0) did not play. Meets up with Notre Dame next.

17) Colorado Buffaloes (8-2) beat Utah 49-24.  Visits Kansas next.

18) South Carolina Gamecocks (7-3) beat Missouri 34-30. Hosts Wofford next.

19) Iowa State Cyclones (8-2) beat Cincinnati 34-17. Visits Utah next.

20) Missouri Tigers (7-3) fell to South Carolina 34-30.  Visits Mississippi State next.

21) Arizona State Sub Devils (8-2) beat Kansas State 24-14. Hosts BYU next.

22) Tulane Green Wave (9-2) shutout Navy 35-0. Has a week off.

23) Memphis Tigers (9-2) crushed UAB 53-18.  Has a week off.

24) Illinois Fighting Illini (7-3) beat Michigan State38-16 visits Rutger next.

25) Syracuse Orange (7-3) beat California 33-25. Hosts UConn next.

25) Duke Blue Devils (7-3) did not play.

My NCAA Rankings 2024-25 After Week 11

 Last week Miami suffered their first loss, Ole Miss shocked Georgia, Alabama routed LSU in a key SEC game. The season continues this week.

 1) Oregon Ducks (10-0) crush Maryland 39-18. Visits Wisconsin next.

2)  Indiana Hoosiers (10-0) beat Michigan 20-15. Has a week off.

3) Ohio State Buckeyes (8-1) shutout Purdue 45-0.  Visits Northwestern next.

4) BYU Cougars (9-0) nipped Utah 22-21. Hosts Kansas next.

5) Penn State Nittany Lions (8-1) beat Washington 35-6. Visits Purdue next.

6) Texas Longhorns (8-1) crushed Florida 49-17. Visits Arkansas next.

7) Tennessee Volunteers (8-1) beat Mississippi State 33-14. Visits Georgia next.

8) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-1) cruised past FSU 52-3. Hosts Virginia next.

9) SMU Mustangs (8-1) did not play. Plays Boston College next.

10) Alabama Crimson Tide (7-2) crushed LSU 42-13. Hosts Mercer next.

11) Miami Hurricanes (9-1) was upset by Georgia Tech 28-23. Has a week off.

12) Boise State Broncos (8-1) beat Nevada 28-21. Visits San Jose State next.

13) Mississippi Rebels (8-2) beat Georgia 28-10. has a week off.

14) Texas A&M Aggies (7-2) did not play. Entertains New Mexico State next.

15) Georgia Bulldogs (7-2) lost to Ole Miss 28-10. Takes on Tennessee at home next.

16) Army Black Knights (9-0) beat North Texas 14-3. Has a week off.

17) Missouri Tigers (7-2) beat Oklahoma 30-23. Visits South Carolina next.

18) Kansas State Wildcats (7-2) did not play. Hosts Arizona State next.

19) Colorado Buffaloes (7-2) beat Texas Tech 41-27. Entertains Utah next.

20) Washington State Cougars (8-1) smashed Utah State 49-28. Visits New Mexico next.

21) Iowa State Cyclones (7-2) fell to Kansas 45-36. Hosts Cincinnati next.

22) LSU Tigers (6-3) was crushed by Alabama 42-13. Visits Florida next.

23) South Carolina Gamecocks (6-3) rolled past Vanderbilt 28-7. Hosts Missouri next.

24) Louisville Cardinals (6-3) did not play. Visits Stanford next.

25) Duke Blue Devils (7-3) beat NC State 29-19. Does not play.

My NCAA Rankings 2024-25 After Week 10

  Lots of upsets last week. Penn State suffered their first lost to Ohio State. 

 1) Oregon Ducks (9-0) rolled over Michigan 38-17. Hosts Maryland next.

2)  Indiana Hoosiers (9-0) crushed Michigan State 47-10. Hosts Michigan next.

3) Miami Hurricanes (9-0) ran away from Duke 53-31. Visits Georgia Tech next.

4) Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1) beat Penn State 20-13. Hosts Purdue next.

5) BYU Cougars (8-0) did not play. Visits Utah next.

6) Georgia Bulldogs (7-1) beat Florida 34-20. Visits Ole Miss next.

7) Penn State Nittany Lions (7-1) fell to Ohio State 20-13. Hosts Washington next.

8) Tennessee Volunteers (7-1) beat Kentucky 28-18. Entertains Mississippi State next.

9) Texas Longhorns (7-1) did not play. Hosts Florida next.

10) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-1) did not play. Entertains FSU next.

11) SMU Mustangs (8-1) crushed Pitt 48-25. Has a week off.

12) Alabama Crimson Tide (6-2) did not play. Visits LSU next.

13) Iowa State Cyclones (7-1) fell to Texas Tech 23-22. Visits Kansas next.

14) Boise State Broncos (7-1) cruised past San Diego State 56-24. Hosts Nevada next.

15) Texas A&M Aggies (7-2) lost to South Carolina 44-20.  Has a week off.

16) LSU Tigers (6-2) did not play. Hosts Alabama next.

17) Clemson Tigers (6-2) lost to Louisville 33-21. Visits Virginia Tech next.

18) Pittsburgh Panthers (7-1) lost to SMU 48-25. Host Virginia next.

19) Army Black Knights (8-0) beat Air Force 20-3. Visits North Texas next.

20) Missouri Tigers (6-2) did not play. Hosts Oklahoma next.

21) Kansas State Wildcats (7-2) lost to Houston 24-19. Has a week off.

22) Colorado Buffaloes (6-2) did not play. Visits Texas Tech next

23) Vanderbilt Commodores (6-3) beat Auburn 17-7. Hosts South Carolina next.

24) South Carolina Gamecocks (5-3) upset Texas A&M 44-20. Visits Vanderbilt next.

25) Washington State Cougars (7-1) did not play. Visits Utah State next.

    

Battle of the Bands: Box of Rain

 This month's battle of the bands comes from The Grateful Dead. The song "Box of Rain" chosen due to the passing of bassist and founding member Phil Lesh last month. My tribute post is here.

The song was written and sung by Phil Lesh lyrics by Robert Hunter. The content was about his Dad's passing.

Contender One: Phish

Contender Two: Billy Corgan

In the comments chose which one you like the best. In a week or so I count up the votes and blog a post of the winner.

My NCAA Rankings 2024-25 After Week 9

 Oregon remains on top. The rankings shuffled up a bit. A couple of undefeated teams tasted defeat. Only 8 remain. 

1) Oregon Ducks (8-0) whipped Illinois 38-9. Visits Michigan next.

2) Penn State Nittany Lions (7-0) pulled away from Wisconsin 28-17. Hosts Ohio State next.

3) Indiana Hoosiers (8-0) beat Washington 31-17. Visits Michigan State next.

4) Miami Hurricanes (8-0) throttled Florida State 36-14. Hosts Duke next.

5) Ohio State Buckeyes (6-1) held off Nebraska 21-17. Visits Penn State,

6) BYU Cougars (8-0) won against UCF 37-24. Enjoys a week off.

7) Iowa State Cyclones (7-0) did not play. Entertains Texas Tech next.

8) Georgia Bulldogs (6-1) did not play. Clashes with the Florida Gators next.

9) Tennessee Volunteers (6-1) did not play. Entertains Kentucky next.

10) Texas Longhorns (7-1) held off Vandy 27-24. Enjoys a week off. 

11) Texas A&M Aggies (7-1) made a statement over LSU 38-23. Visits South Carolina next.

12) Clemson Tigers (6-1) did not play. Hosts Louisville next.

13) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-1) crushed Navy 51-14, Enjoys a week off.

14) Pittsburgh Panthers (7-0) crushed Syracuse 41-13. Visits SMU next.

15) SMU Mustangs (7-1) nipped Duke 28-27 in overtime. Hosts Pitt next.

16) Kansas State Wildcats (7-1) prevailed over Kansas 29-27. Visits Houston next.

17) Alabama Crimson Tide (6-2) shut out Missouri 34-0. Has a week off.

18) Boise State Broncos (6-1) topped UNLV 29-24. Hosts San Diego State next.

19) LSU Tigers (6-2) fell to Texas A&M 38-23. Has a week off.

20) Army Black Knights (7-0) did not play. Hosts rival Air Force.

21) Ole Miss (6-2) beat Oklahoma 26-14. Visits Arkansas next.

22) Missouri Tigers (6-2) lost to Alabama 34-0. Has a week off.

23) Illinois Fighting Illini (6-2) was whipped by Oregon 38-9. Hosts Minnesota next.

24) Colorado Buffaloes (6-2) beat Cincinnati 34-23. Has a week off.

25) Vanderbilt Commodores (5-3) fell to Texas 27-24. Visits Auburn next.

Ole Miss (6-2) beat Oklahoma 26-14.