My NCAA Football Rankings 2025-26 After Week Fourteen

  After Week 14 only two undefeated teams remain. A revolving bottom and the teams in between fighting for their spots.

1) Ohio State Buckeyes (12-0) beat Michigan 27-9. Faces Indiana next in the Big 10 Championship.

2) Indiana Hoosiers (12-0) crushed Purdue 56-3. Has a showdown with Ohio State next.

3) Georgia Bulldogs (11-1) topped Georgia Tech 16-9. Will face Alabama in the SEC Championship.

4) Oregon Ducks (11-1) beat Washington 26-14.

5) Texas A&M Aggies (11-1) stumbled against Texas 27-17. 

6) Ole Miss Rebels (11-1) beat Mississippi State 38-19.

7) Texas Tech Red Raiders (11-1) shutout WVU 49-0. Faces BYU in Big 12 Championship.

8) Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (10-2) crushed Stanford 49-20.

9) Oklahoma Sooners (10-2) topped LSU 17-13.

10) BYU Cougars (11-1) beat Central Florida 41-21. Faces Texas Tech in Big 12 Championship.

11) Alabama Crimson Tide (10-2) beat Auburn 27-20. Will face Georgia in SEC Championship.

12) Vanderbilt Commodores (10-2) smashed Tennessee 45-24.

13) Miami Hurricanes (10-2) ripped Pitt 38-7.

14) Utah Utes (10-2) beat Kansas 31-21.

15) Texas Longhorns (9-3) shocked Texas A&M 27-17.

16) Virginia Cavaliers (10-2) beat Virginia Tech 27-7. Faces Duke in the ACC Championship game.

17) Michigan Wolverines (9-3) lost to Ohio State 27-9.

18) James Madison Dukes (11-1) crushed Coastal Carolina 59-10. Plays Troy for the Sun Belt Championship.

19) USC Trojans (9-3) beat UCLA 29-10.

20) North Texas Mean Green (11-1) beat Temple 52-25. Takes on Tulane in the AAC Championship.

21) Tennessee Volunteers (8-4) lost to Vanderbilt 45-24.

22) Tulane Green Wave (10-2) shut out Charlotte 27-0. Faces North Texas for the AAC Title.

23) Houston Cougars (9-3) beat Baylor 31-24.

24) Arizona Wildcats (9-3) beat Arizona State 23-7.

25) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9-3) lost to Georgia 17-9.

My NCAA Rankings 2025-26 After Week Ten

Week ten has us down to four undefeated teams. The pretenders are dropping, college coaches being fired, and a few are trying to show they are contenders.

1) Ohio State Buckeyes (8-0) routed Penn State 38-14. Hosts Purdue.

2) Indiana Hoosiers (9-0) crushed Maryland 55-10. Visits Penn State next.

3) Texas A&M Aggies (8-0) had a week off. Visits Missouri next.

4) Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1) did not play. Visits LSU next.

5) Georgia Bulldogs (7-1) beat Florida 24-20. Visits Mississippi State next.

6) Oregon Ducks (7-1) did not play. Visits Iowa next.

7) BYU Cougars (8-0) did not play. Visits Texas Tech next.

8) Ole Miss Rebels (8-1) beat South Carolina 30-14. Hosts The Citadel next.

9) Virginia Cavaliers (8-1) beat California 31-21. Hosts Wake Forest next.

10) Louisville Cardinal (7-1) stopped Virginia Tech 28-16. Hosts California next.

11) Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (6-2) beat Boston College 25-10. Hosts Navy next.

12) Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-1) beat Kansas State 43-20. Entertains BYU next.

13) Texas Longhorns (7-2) nipped Vanderbilt 34-31. Has a week off.

14) Oklahoma Sooners (7-2) defeated Tennessee 33-27. Has a week off. 

15) Vanderbilt Commodores (7-2) lost to Texas 34-31. Hosts Auburn next.

16) Missouri Tigers (6-2) did not play. Hosts Texas A&M next.

17) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-1) lost to NC State 48-36. Has a week off.

18) Utah Utes (7-2) crushed Cincinnati 45-14. Utah has a week off.

19) Miami Hurricanes (6-2) lost to SMU 26-20. Hosts Syracuse next.

20) USC Trojans (6-2) topped Nebraska 21-17. Entertains Northwestern next.

21) Tennessee Volunteers (6-3) lost to Oklahoma 33-27. Has a week off.

22)Michigan Wolverines (7-2) beat Purdue 21-16. Has a week off.

23) Memphis Tigers (8-1) cruised past Rice 38-14. Entertains Tulane next.

24) Washington Huskies (6-2) did not play. Visit Wisconsin next.

25) Cincinnati Bearcats (7-2) got schooled by Utah 45-14. Has a week off.

My NCAA Rankings 2025-26 After Week Nine

 Week eight had more shocks and more major Coaches getting fired! I had most of the ranking's ready but my life got as crazy as the rankings! Week nine ha more coaches fired. Here is how I have them ranked heading into the first weekend of November.

1) Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0) shut down Wisconsin 34-0. Had last week off. Faces Penn State next.

2) Indiana Hoosiers (8-0) stayed undefeated crushing Michigan State 38-13. Throttled UCLA 56-6. Visits Maryland next.

3) Texas A&M Aggies (8-0) topped Arkansas 45-42. Crushed LSU 49-26. Has a week off.

4) Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1) beat Tennessee 37-20. Survived South Carolina 29-22. Has a week off.

5) Georgia Bulldogs (6-1) beat Ole Miss 43-35. Enjoys a week off. Plays Florida next.

6) Oregon Ducks (7-1) pounded Rutgers 56-10.  Oregon beat Wisconsin 21-7. Has a week off.

7) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-0) beat Duke 27-18. Crushed Syracuse 41-16. Visits NC State next.

8) BYU Cougars (8-0) beat Utah 24-21. Cruised past Iowa State 41-27. Enjoys a week off.

9) Ole Miss Rebels (7-1) lost to Georgia 43-35, rebounded against Oklahoma 34-26. Entertains South Carolina next.

10) Vanderbilt Commodores (7-1) beat LSU 31-24. Topped Missouri 17-10. Visits Texas next.

11) Miami Hurricanes (6-1) lost to Louisville 24-21. Crushed Stanford 42-7. Visits SMU next.

12) Virginia Cavaliers (7-1) topped Washington State 22-20. Nipped UNC 17-16 in OT. Visits California next.

12) Missouri Tigers (6-1) beat Auburn 23-17 in OT. Visits Vanderbilt next.

13) Virginia Cavaliers (6-1) topped Washington State 22-20. Visits UNC next.

14) Louisville Cardinal (6-1) upset Miami 24-21. Beat Boston College 38-24. Visits Virginia Tech next.

15) Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (5-2) beat USC 34-24. Had a week off. Visits Boston College.

16) Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-1) lost to Arizona State 26-22. Shut out Oklahoma State 42-0. Visits Kansas State next.

17) Tennessee Volunteers (6-2) lost to Alabama 37-20. Outscored Kentucky 56-24. Entertains Oklahoma next. 

18) Cincinnati Bearcats (7-1) whipped Oklahoma State 49-17. Beat Baylor 41-20. Visits Utah next.

19) Texas Longhorns (6-2) topped Texas 16-13, survived Mississippi State 45-38 in OT. Entertains Vanderbilt next.

20) Oklahoma Sooners (6-2) beat South Carolina 26-7. Lost to Ole Miss 34-26. Visits Tennessee next.

21) Utah Utes (6-2) lost to BYU 24-21. Crushed Colorado 53-7. Entertains the Bearcats next. 

22) USC Trojans (5-2) beat Michigan 31-13. Lost to Notre Dame 34-24. Visits Nebraska next.

23) Houston Cougars (7-1) defeated Arizona 31-28, beat Arizona State 24-16. Visits WVU next,

24) Memphis Tigers (7-1) lost to UAB 31-24, upset South Florida 34-31. Visits Rice next.

25) Navy Midshipman (7-0) had a week off, beat FAU 42-32. Visits North Texas next.

My Rankings:2024-25 NCAA football rankings after week 4

 NCAA Football rolled through week 4. Some teams rolled on, some teams were upset and some squeaked out victory. See how my rankings unfold.

1) Georgia Bulldogs (3-0) did not play. Visits Alabama next.

2) Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) cruised past Marshall 49-14. Visits Michigan State next.

3) Texas Longhorns (3-0) crushed Louisiana Monroe 51-3. Hosts Mississippi State next.

4) Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0) did not play hosts Georgia next.

5) Oregon Ducks (3-0) The Ducks did not play. Visits UCLA next.

6) Ole Miss Rebels (4-0) cruised past Georgia Southern 52-13. The Rebels host Kentucky next.

7) Tennessee Volunteers (4-0) beat Oklahoma 25-15.  Does not play.

8) Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0) shut out Kent State 56-0. Hosts Illinois next.

 9) Utah Utes (4-0) beat Oklahoma State 22-19. The Utes return home to face Arizona.

10) Miami Hurricanes (4-0) rolled past South Florida 50-15. Entertains Virginia Tech next.

11) Missouri Tigers (4-0) held off Vanderbilt 30-27 in overtime. The Tigers have a week off.

12) Louisville Cardinals (3-0) beat Georgia Tech 31-19. Visits Notre Dame next.

13) Michigan Wolverines (3-1) upset USC 27-24. Takes on Minnesota next

14) USC Trojans (2-1) lost to Michigan 27-24. Entertains Wisconsin next.

15) LSU Tigers (3-1) ripped UCLA 34-17. Entertain high scoring South Alabama next

16) Oklahoma Sooners (3-1) lost to Tennessee 25-15. Visits Auburn next.

17) Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-1) lost to Utah 22-19. Visits Kansas State next.

18) Clemson Tigers (2-1) rolled past NC State 59-35. The Tigers host Stanford next.

19) BYU Cougars (4-0) whipped Kansas State 38-9. Visit Baylor next. 

20) Iowa State Cyclones (3-0) whipped Arkansas State 52-7. Visits Houston next.

21) Illionois Fighting Illini (4-0) beat Nebraska 31-24 in OT. Visits Penn State next.

22)  Boston College Eagles (3-1) topped Michigan State 23-19. Hosts Western Kentucky next.

23) Indiana Hoosiers (4-0) defeated Charlotte 52-14. Entertains Maryland next.

24) Pittsburgh Panthers (4-0) crushed Youngstown State 73-17. Enjoys a week off.

25) Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-1) lost to Illinois 24-31. Visits Purdue next.

Fell out Central Florida, Northern Iowa, Syracuse, Kansas State

My 2021-22 NCAA Football Rankings After Week Fourteen

 

My NCAA Football Rankings after week fourteen:

1) Michigan Wolverines (12-1) crushed Iowa 42-3

2) Cincinnati Bearcats (13-0) beat Houston 35-20.

3)Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1) beat Georgia 41-24

4) Georgia Bulldogs (12-1) lost to Alabama 41-24

5) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-1) did not play.

6) Baylor Bears (11-2) beat Oklahoma State 21-16.

7) Ole Miss Rebels (10-2) did not play

8) Oklahoma State Cowboys (11-2) lost to Baylor 21-16

9) Ohio State Buckeyes (10-2) did not play.

10) Oklahoma Sooners (10-2) did not play.

11) Utah Utes (10-3) beat Oregon 38-10.

12) Michigan State Spartans (10-2) did not play.

13) Pittsburgh Panthers (11-2) beat Wake Forest 45-21

14) Clemson Tigers (9-3) did not play.

15) BYU Cougars (10-2) did not play.

16) Iowa Hawkeyes (10-3) lost to Michigan 42-3

17) BYU Cougars (10-2)

18) Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns (12-1) topped Appalachian State 24-16.

19) Houston Cougars (11-2) fell to Cincinnati 35-20.

20) Oregon Ducks (10-3) was crushed 38-10 by Utah.

21) Wake Forest Deacon Demons (10-3) lost to Pitt 45-21

22) Utah State Aggies (10-3) beat San Diego State 46-13

23) Kentucky Wildcats (9-3) did not play.

24) Arkansas Razorbacks (8-4) did not play

25) San Diego State Aztecs (11-2) lost to Utah State46-13.

Blogging from A to Z 2018: C is for Champions! The Villanova Wildcats

I was planning to blog about something different today for the A to Z Challenge. I was planning to watch the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game last night. Those plans changed due to a family emergency. That my friends is called life. The curveballs that life tosses at bloggers during this challenge is perhaps the biggest obstacle to success in this challenge.

Last night the Michigan Wolverines were not a big enough obstacle for the Villanova Wildcats who had no trouble finding success! If the game was close I would have been more upset about missing the game.

Below is the game rewind in 10-minutes..

What a year for Philadelphia! First the Eagles won the Super Bowl and now the Wildcats win the NCAA Tournament. There were some wonderful Cinderella stories that busted up many brackets. However, in the end a number one seed prevailed.

How did Villanova get there? First they crushed Radford.

Radford don't feel bad. Villanova beat every team they played in the tournament by double digits.

Next the Wildcats destroyed Alabama...

Next up was the West Virginia Mountaineers...

Followed by an upstart Texas Tech team..

In the Final Four Kansas went down by 16...

Thanks for visiting and come back to see what I pick for D!

A to Z: Gators

Near the end of last month my daughter had her Spring Break. I knew she hadn't had a big Spring Break but I had a day off during the week to make her Spring Break special. A day that would feature, Gators big ole Alligators!



She is always happy to hold a baby..



My advice on handling alligators: It is better to hold an alligator, than to have a Gator hold you!



The alligator  pictures came from Alligator Alley in Alabama. If you are in Southern Alabama check them out. There site is here. More A to Z on Monday!

A to Z Challenge 2016: Wetlands

Wetlands are important me. I fish and check out the scenery in my local wetlands. In Louisiana the wetlands and the land is disappearing. Over the last two years I have supported some grassroots efforts by attending the Voice of the Wetlands Festival. As you know from reading my blog I love music. Combine music with a worthy cause which I support and you have a winning combination. Add in the fact my daughter has a blast each time I is a winning combination.

My local wetlands..



My daughter in the Louisiana Wetlands...



Alabama wetlands..




Here is Bill Nye the science guy talking about Wetlands..

Here s musician Tab Benoit talking about them..

A to Z Challenge: Oceans

Above is a picture of the Atlantic Ocean taken by me a couple (probably a few) of years ago. Location Neptune Beach, Florida if anyone is wondering. The Oceans change constantly. They wash away things. Things crumble into them. Things wash up from them. Oceans get moody. Still something about oceans that are a constant for me.

Maybe the ocean is a parallel or a refection of my life, my dreams, and my existence. Don't our lives change constantly? Doesn't life wash up surprises on us? Don't we loose things in this journey?

I don't live on the beach but it is a very short drive. Funny thing is the area I am at is known for the white sands. The white sands are due to the Appalachian Mountains that have been reduced to sand. Ironically I moved here from an area in the Appalachians.



Above Perdido Key on the Florida Alabama border I believe.

The Gulf being a little moody..



Above is the Gulf of Mexico from Pensacola Beach, Florida. Maybe I will just sail off into an ocean..



The view of Destin, Florida from a boat in the Gulf of Mexico...