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.

A to Z Challenge: Huskies Three Peat

 I wrote about the Connecticut Huskies men and woman's basketball teams last year in the A to Z: Challenge because both teams won the 2014 NCAA Championships. You can revisit that post here.
This year the men's team faded. This year the women's team won another championship their third in a row!

In the past tow seasons they have combined 78-1 record. It is their fifth title in seven years so I think it is safe to say that Coach Geno Auriemma has a legit dynasty going on!

Highlights from the game..

It is the second straight year they have defeated Notre Dame in the finals so the girls at Notre Dame have an awesome team as well! 

In tribute to the Irish here is their intro video from this season that ended Tuesday..

Here are highlights of UCONN blowing out Memphis this season..

Hats off to the Lady Huskies at the University of Connecticut for their three straight championships!

NCAA Tournament: Kentucky flexes their might

My bracket was busted early this year. I usually pick much better ut I guess March Madness caught up with me.

I didn't pick the Kentucky Wildcats to win it all. Certainly they are the favorites, undefeated and the best team in the tournament. The undefeated part is why I didn't pick them. No one goes undefeated was my thought process.

The Wildcats have improved their record to 37-0! They opened the dance by beating the Hampton Pirates 79-56.

Next they cruised by the Cincinnati Bearcats 64-51...

Last night they simply crushed the West Virginia Mountaineers 78-39. Up next the Wildcats face a 32-5 Notre Dame squad for a chance for the Final Four.

My Rankings After Week 8: The Top Keeps Changing, College Football Rankings

Baylor was humbled by West Virginia, FSU held off Notre Dame, and the rankings were shuffled again.

This week's biggest games include #3 Mississippi at LSU,  South Carolina visits #13 Auburn, #14 Ohio State visits Penn State, #24 USC visits #18 Utah, and #20 West Virginia visits Oklahoma State.

Here are my rankings after week eight :

1) Florida State University Seminoles (6-0) beat Notre Dame 31-27, The Seminoles have a week off.

2) Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-0) did not play. The Bulldogs visit Kentucky on Saturday.

3) Mississippi Rebels (7-0) crushed Tennessee 34-3. The Rebels visit LSU on Saturday,

4) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-1) lost to FSU 31-27. The Fighting Irish have a week off.

5) Georgia Bulldogs (6-1) topped Arkansas 45-32. The Bulldogs have a week off.

6) Kansas State Wildcats (5-1) nipped Oklahoma 31-30. The Wildcats host Texas visit on Saturday.

7) Alabama Crimson Tide  (6-1) destroyed Texas AM 59-0. The Crimson Tide visits Tennessee on Saturday.

8) Texas Christian Horned Frogs (5-1) walloped Oklahoma State 42-9. TCU hosts Texas Tech on Saturday.

9) Arizona Wildcats (5-1) did not play. The Wildcats visit Washington State on Saturday.

10) Oregon Ducks (6-1)  beat Washington 45-20. The Ducks visit California on Friday.

11) Baylor Bears (6-1) fell to West Virginia 41-27. Baylor has a week off.

12) Michigan State Spartans (6-1) rolled past Indiana 56-17. The Spartans face Michigan on Saturday.

13) Auburn Tigers (5-1) did not play.  The Tigers host South Carolina on Saturday.

14) Ohio State Buckeyes (5-1) drummed Rutgers 56-17. The Buckeyes visit Penn State on Saturday.

15) Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-1) defeated Northwestern 38-17. Nebraska hosts Rutgers on Saturday.

16) East Carolina (5-1) did not play. The Pirates host Connecticut on Thursday.

17) Oklahoma Sooners (5-2) fell to Kansas State 31-30. The Sooners have a week off.

18) Utah Utes (5-1) the Utes survived Oregon State 28-23(2 OT). The Utes host USC on Saturday. 

19) Marshall Thundering Herd (7-0) rolled past Florida International 45-13. The Herd hosts Florida Atlantic on Saturday. 

20) West Virginia Mountaineers (5-2) upset Baylor 41-27. WVU visits Oklahoma State on Saturday.

21) Arizona State Sun Devils (5-1) beat Stanford 26-10. The Sun Devils visit Washington on Saturday.

22) Duke Blue Devils (6-1) stopped Virginia 20-13. The Blue Devils have a week off. 

23)Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-1) topped Purdue 39-38. Minnesota visits Illinois on Saturday.

24) USC Trojans (5-2) doubled up Colorado 56-28. USC visits Utah on Saturday.

25) Clemson Tigers (5-2) topped Boston College 17-13. The Tigers host Syracuse on Saturday/

My Rankings: NCAA Football Rankings after week Six: A New One, Two and Three

One, two, three the teams fell. Ole Miss upset Alabama, Arizona stunned Oregon, TCU shocked Oklahoma. #7 Texas A&M fell to Mississippi State and Michigan State stunned Nebraska. #13 BYU was surprised by Utah State. Northwestern stopped Wisconsin and Oregon State crushed USC as the upsets kept coming. Auburn became my new number one team followed by Baylor and Florida State.

The games of the week #1 Auburn at #5 Mississippi State and #8 TCU visits #2 Baylor.  Texas AM at #10 Mississippi State. Other key games games include #6 Ole Miss at #13 Texas AM, #12 Oregon at #25 UCLA,  #14 Georgia at Missouri,  Duke at #15 Georgia Tech, Washington at #20 California, #23 Louisville at Clemson, and #24 Utah at Oregon State. Alabama at #12 Mississippi, #15 LSU at #4 Auburn, #16 Arizona at #2 Oregon, #19 Stanford at #8 Notre Dame, #3 Oklahoma at #23 TCU, and #25 Ohio State at Maryland might be a surprise game of the week.

Who will prevail in the upcoming week? Time will tell but after next week the maximum amount of undefeated teams drops to 8. Upsets could drop it down even more.

Here are my rankings after week six :

1) Auburn Tigers (5-0) crushed LSU 41-7. The Tigers visit Mississippi State on Saturday.

2) Baylor Bears (5-0) defeated Texas 28-7. The Bears host Texas Christian on Saturday.

3) Florida State University Seminoles (4-0) woke up thrashing Wake Forest 43-3. The Seminoles visit Syracuse on Saturday.

4) Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-0) stunned Texas AM 48-31. The Bulldogs host Auburn on Saturday.

5) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-0) topped Stanford 17-14. The Irish host North Carolina on Saturday.

6) Mississippi Rebels (5-0) shocked Alabama 23-17. The Rebels visit Texas AM on Saturday,

7) Arizona Wildcats (5-0) upset Oregon 31-24. The Wildcats host USC on Saturday.

8) Texas Christian Horned Frogs (4-0) stunned Oklahoma 37-33. TCU visits Baylor on Saturday.

9) Alabama Crimson Tide  (4-1) lost to Ole Miss 23-17. The Crimson Tide visit Arkansas on Saturday.

10) Oklahoma Sooners (4-1) lost to TCU 37-34. The Sooners  take on Texas on Saturday.

11) Kansas State Wildcats (4-1) crushed Texas Tech 45-13. The Wildcats have a bye week.

12) Oregon Ducks (4-1) lost to Arizona 31-24. Oregon visits UCLA on Saturday.

13) Texas AM Aggies (5-1) lost to Mississippi State 48-31. The Aggies host Ole Miss on Saturday.

14) Georgia Bulldogs (4-1) ripped Vanderbilt 44-15. The Bulldogs visit Missouri on Saturday.

15) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-0) beat Miami 28-17. The Yellow Jackets host Duke on Saturday.

16) Michigan State Spartans (4-1) defeated Nebraska 27-22. The Spartans visit Purdue on Saturday.

17) Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-1) cruised past Iowas State 37-20. The Cowboys visit Kansas on Saturday.

18) East Carolina (4-1) crushed SMU 45-24. The Pirates visit South Florida on Saturday.

19) Ohio State Buckeyes (4-1) routed Maryland 52-24. The Buckeyes have a week off.

20) California Golden Bears (4-1) nipped Washington State 60-59. California hosts Washington on Saturday.

21) Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-1) lost to Michigan State 27-22. The Cornhuskers have a week off to recover.

22) Marshall Thundering Herd (5-0) whipped Old Dominion 56-14. Marshall hosts Middle Tennessee State on Saturday.

23) Louisville Cardinals (5-1) beat Syracuse 28-6. The Cardinals visit Clemson on Saturday.

24) Utah Utes (4-1) topped UCLA 30-28. The Utes visit Oregon State on Thursday.

25) UCLA Bruins (4-1) lost to Utah 30-28. The Bruins host Oregon on Saturday.

My Rankings: NCAA Football Rankings after week Five

My shuffles continued this week as FSU received a scare and Texas AM went to overtime. UCLA crushed #11 Arizona State. #15 South Carolina was upset by Missouri 21-20. Stanford topped #18 Washington,

The game of the week #7 Texas AM at #10 Mississippi State.Other games include #1 Alabama at #12 Mississippi, #15 LSU at #4 Auburn, #16 Arizona at #2 Oregon, #19 Stanford at #8 Notre Dame, #3 Oklahoma at #23 TCU, and #25 Ohio State at Maryland might be a surprise game of the week.

A lot of games pitting top 25 teams against each other, a lot of games pitting teams trying to climb back in against ranked teams should make for a great week of college football.

Here are my rankings after week five :

1) Alabama Crimson Tide  (4-0) did not play. The Crimson Tide visit Ole Miss on Saturday.

2) Oregon Ducks (4-0) the Ducks enjoyed a week off. Oregon hosts Arizona on Thursday.

3) Oklahoma Sooners (4-0) did not play. The Sooners visit TCU on Saturday.

4) Auburn Tigers (4-0) beat Louisiana Tech 45-17. The Tigers host LSU on Saturday.

5) Baylor Bears (4-0) cruised past Iowa State 49-28. The Bears visit Texas on Saturday.

6) Florida State University Seminoles (4-0) beat North Carolina State 56-41. The Seminoles entertain Wake Forest on Saturday.

7) Texas AM Aggies (5-0) the Aggies topped Arkansas 35-28 in overtime. The Aggies visit Mississippi State on Saturday.

8) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-0) beat Syracuse 31-15. The Irish host Stanford on Saturday.

9) Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-0) crushed Illinois 45-14. The Cornhuskers visit Michigan State on Saturday.

10) Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-0) did not play. The Bulldogs host Texas AM on Saturday.

11) UCLA Bruins (4-0) destroyed Arizona State 62-27. The Bruins entertain Utah on Saturday.

12) Mississippi Rebels (4-0) beat Memphis 24-3. Ole Miss hosts Alabama this week.

13) BYU Cougars (4-0) did not play. The Cougars host Utah State on Saturday.

14) Kansas State Wildcats (3-1) bounced back with a 58-28 win over UTEP.  The Wildcats host Texas Tech on Saturday.

15) LSU Tigers (4-1) crushed New Mexico State 63-7. The Tigers visit #4 Auburn on Saturday.

16) Arizona Wildcats (4-0) did not play. The Wildcats visit Oregon on Thursday.

17) Wisconsin Badgers (3-1) defeated South Florida 27-10. The Badgers visit Northwestern on Saturday.

18) USC Trojans (3-1) crushed Oregon State 35-10. The Trojans visit Arizona State on Saturday.

19) Stanford Cardinal (3-1) topped Washington 20-13. Stanford visits Notre Dame on Saturday.

20) Georgia Bulldogs (3-1) nipped Tennessee 35-32. The Bulldogs host Vanderbilt on Saturday.

21) East Carolina (3-1) did not play. The Pirates host SMU on Saturday.

22) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-0) did not play. The Yellow Jackets host Miami on Saturday.

23) Texas Christian Horned Frogs (3-0) shutout SMU 56-0. TCU hosts Oklahoma on Saturday.

24) Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-1) beat Texas Tech 45-35. The Cowboys host Iowa State on Saturday.

25) Ohio State Buckeyes (3-1) beat Cincinnati 50-28.  The Buckeyes visit Maryland on Saturday.

My Rankings: NCAA Football After Week One

Last week their were surprises like Texas A&M crushing South Carolina. LSU had to rally to beat Wisconsin. The rankings were shuffled to start week two! Newcomers include Mississippi, Louisville and Temple. Key games this week #10 Michigan State at #3 Oregon, and #13 USC at #9 Stanford.

Here are this week's rankings:


1) Florida State University Seminoles (1-0) FSU was tested in week one by Oklahoma State. The Seminoles won 37-31. This week they host the Citadel  which should let FSU work out their kinks.

2) Alabama Crimson Tide (1-0) Alabama held off the West Virginia Mountaineers 33- 23. Bama returns home to face Florida Atlantic on Saturday and should roll all day long.

3) Oregon Ducks (1-0) crushed South Dakota 62-13. The competition gets tougher when the Ducks host Michigan State.

4) Oklahoma Sooners (1-0) rolled past Louisiana Tech 48-16. This week the Sooners visit Tulsa on Saturday.

5) Georgia Bulldogs (1-0) looked impressive with their 45-21 win over Clemson. The Dawgs have a week off before visiting the Gamecocks.

6) Texas A&M Aggies (1-0) crushed South Carolina 52-28. Their success should continue against Lamar on Saturday.

7) Auburn Tigers (1-0) enjoyed a 45-21 victory over Arkansas. The Tigers host San Jose State on Saturday.

8) Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0) defeated Navy 34-17. The Buckeyes host Virginia Tech on Saturday.

9) Stanford Cardinal (1-0) dominated UC-Davis 45-0. Things get tougher as they host USC on Saturday.

10) Michigan State Spartans (1-0) walloped Jacksonville State 45-7. The Spartans visit Oregon on Saturday.

11) Baylor Bears (1-0) blanked SMU 45-0. The Bears host Northwestern State on Saturday.

12) LSU Tigers (1-0) rallied past Wisconsin 28-24. The Tigers host Sam Houston on Saturday.

13) USC Trojans (1-0) crushed Fresno State 52-13. USC visits Stanford in key PAC-12 game on Saturday.

14) UCLA Bruins (1-0) defeated Virginia 28-20. The Bruins host Memphis on Saturday.

15) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-0) were dominant against Rice with a 48-17 victory. They host the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday.

16) Arizona State Wildcats (1-0) bested Weber State 45-14. This week visit New Mexico on Saturday.

17) Nebraska Corhnuskers (1-0) whipped Florida Atlantic 55-7. Huskers host McNeese State on Saturday.

18) Mississippi Rebels (1-0) defeated Boise State 35-13 in their opener. Ole Miss opens SEC play Saturday at Vanderbilt.

19) North Carolina Tar Heels (1-0) defeated Liberty 56-29. UNC hosts San Diego State on Saturday.

20) Louisville Cardinals (1-0) started ACC play on Monday with a 31-13 victory over Miami. On a short week they host Murray State on Saturday.

21) Texas Longhorns (1-0) opened the season with a 38-7 victory over North Texas. The Longhorns host BYU on Saturday.

22) Washington Huskies (1-0) survived Hawaii 17-16. The Huskies looks to regroup against Eastern Washington on Saturday.

23) Kansas State Wildcats (1-0) cruised past Stephen F. Austin 55-16. The Wildcats will visit Iowa State on Saturday.

24) Missouri Tigers (1-0) opened the season with a 38-18 victory over South Dakota State. The Tigers visit Toledo on Saturday.

25) Temple Owls (1-0) defeated Vanderbilt 37-7 which I am ranking them this week. The Owls host Navy on Saturday.

End of the College Football Season Post

College Football

BCS Campionship Game

The Alabama Crimson Tide made sure there was no doubt they were the National Champions with their 42-14 victory over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. However, they also made the most compelling argument for a playoff system. Alabama would not have been in the BCS Championship Game if Ohio State would have been eligible for postseason play. The championship game would have been the undefeated Buckeyes against Notre Dame.I am not taking away anything from Alabama. The way they played last night they could have beaten any college team in my opinion. Highlights from the game below...

My Top 25

Okay so you know Alabama is my number one ranked team, and Ohio State is number two. If you wonder how I rank the other 23 check here. Louisville was my strongest climbers and some new teams made my rankings.

The Sugar Bowl

Okay it is dissapointing when the team you root for loses a big bowl game. It is even worse when you cover that team and have to write a recap. Well that's what happened when the Louisville Cardinals beat the Florida Gators. You can read my recap here. I am happy for Louisville coach Charlie Strong, who was a Gator assistant, for his big win. He has done a great job with the Cardinals and he had his team ready to play. He also didn't let his team falter down the stretch. Louisville won the Sugar Bowl and the Gators are lucky the score wasn't worse.Florida also had a great season and a super turnaround from last year.

Well the season is over but I will still be writing some more college football articles so stay tuned another football post will be here before you know it.