My NCAA Football Rankings 2025-26: Final Rankings

The NCAA football season came to a climatic end with the Indiana Hoosiers winning the championship over the Miami Hurricanes. Indiana is my champion and here are my final rankings.

1) Indiana Hoosiers (16-0) beat Miami 27-21 to finish the season. Crushed Alabama 38-3 and Oregon 56-22.

2) Miami Hurricanes (13-3) lost the final 27-21. Knocked off Texas A&M 10-3, Ohio State 24-14, and Ole Miss 31-27 to reach the finals.

3) Ole Miss Rebels (13-2) lost their coach but crushed Tulane 41-10, beat Georgia 39-34, but fell to Miami 31-27.

4) Georgia Bulldogs (12-2) fell to Ole Miss 39-34.

5) Ohio State Buckeyes (12-2) lost to Miami 24-14 to end their season. Undefeated until falling to Indiana and Miami.

6) Oregon Ducks (13-2) crushed JMU 51-34, shut out Texas Tech 23-0, lost to Indiana 56-22.

7) Texas A&M Aggies (11-2) lost to Miami 10-3.

8) Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (10-2) did not play.

9) Texas Tech (12-2) season ended being shut down by Oregon 23-0.

10) BYU Cougars (12-2) beat Georgia Tech 25-21 in the Pop Tarts Bowl.

11) Alabama Crimson Tide (11-4) beat Oklahoma 34-24, got crushed by Indiana 38-3.

12) Utah Utes (11-2) doubled up Nebraska 44-22.

13) Texas Longhorns (10-3) beat Michigan 41-27.

14) Oklahoma Sooners (10-3) lost to Alabama 34-24.

15) Virginia Cavaliers (11-3) beat Missouri 13-7.

16) Iowa Hawkeyes (9-4) beat Vandy 34-27.

17) Vanderbilt Commodores (10-3) lost to Iowa 34-27.

18 Houston Cougars (10-3) beat LSU 38-35.

19) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9-4) lost BYU 25-21.

20) James Madison Dukes (12-2) lost to Oregon 51-34.

21) SMU Mustangs (9-4) beat Arizona 24-19

22) TCU Horned Frogs (9-4) beat USC 30-27

23) Michigan Wolverines (9-4) lost to Texas 41-27.

24) USC Trojans (9-4) lost to TCU 30-27.

25) Illinois Fighting Illini (9-4) beat Tennessee 30-28.

My NCAA Rankings 2025-26 After Week Seven

Week Seven had more shocks and a major Coach getting fired! The rankings are pretty crazy.

1) Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0) cruised past Illionois 34-16. Visits Wisconsin next.

2) Miami Hurricanes (5-0) did not play. Entertains Louisville next.

3) Indiana Hoosiers (6-0) upset Oregon 30-20. Returns home to face Michigan State.

4) Texas A&M Aggies (6-0) beat Florida 34-17. Visits Arkansas next.

5) Ole Miss Rebels (6-0) survived Washington State 24-21. Visits Georgia next.

6) Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-0) cruised past Kansas 42-17. Visits Arizona State next.

7) Alabama Crimson Tide (5-1) topped Missouri 27-24. Hosts Tennessee next.

8) Oregon Ducks (4-1) lost to Indiana 30-20.  Oregon tries to regroup at Rutgers next.

9) LSU Tigers (5-1) beat South Carolina 20-10. Visits Vanderbilt next.

10) Georgia Bulldogs (5-1) beat Auburn 20-10. Entertains Ole Miss next.

11) BYU Cougars (6-0) escaped Arizona 33-27 in OT. Entertains Utah next.

12) Tennessee Volunteers (5-1) nipped Arkansas 34-31. Visits Alabama next.

13) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-0) beat Virginia Tech 35-20. Visits Duke next.

14) Missouri Tigers (5-1) lost to Alabama 27-24. Visits Auburn next.

15) Virginia Cavaliers (5-1) did not play. Hosts Washington State next.

16) Oklahoma Sooners (5-1) fell to Texas 23-6. Visits South Carolina next.

17) Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (4-2) beat NC State 36-7. Hosts USC next.

18) Vanderbilt Commodores (5-1) did not play. Hosts LSU next.

19) Louisville Cardinal (4-1) did not play. Visits Miami next.

20) South Florida Bulls (5-1) dropped North Texas from the undefeated list with a 63-36 win. Entertains Florida Atlantic next.

21) Memphis Tigers (6-0) did not play. Visits UAB next.

22) USC Trojans (5-1) beat Michigan 31-13. Visits Notre Dame next.

23) Utah Utes (5-1) crushed Arizona State 42-10. Visits BYU next.

24) Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-1) beat Maryland 34-31. Visits Minnesota next.

25) Cincinnati Bearcats (5-1) beat UCF 20-11. Visit Oklahoma State next.

My NCAA Rankings 2025-26 After Week Six

 Week Six had some shocks. Disappointing losses by Penn State and Texas had them vacate my rankings. I swapped Oregon and Miami. Indiana and Oregon will be a key battle with two undefeated teams. Will Texas bounce back against Oklahoma? Alabama faces Missouri in another key SEC battle.

1) Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0) thumped Minnesota 42-3. Visits Illinois next.

2) Miami Hurricanes (5-0) beat FSU 28-22. Has a week off.

3) Oregon Ducks (4-0) did not play. Hosts Indiana next.

4) Ole Miss Rebels (5-0) did not play. Entertains Washington State next.

5) Oklahoma Sooners (5-0) shut out Kent State 44-0. Tangles with Texas next.

6) Texas A&M Aggies (5-0) beat Mississippi State 31-9. Entertains Florida next.

7) Indiana Hoosiers (5-0) did not play. Visits Oregon next.

8) Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-0) cruised past Houston 35-11. Hosts Kansas next.

9) Alabama Crimson Tide (4-1) beat Vandy 30-14. Visits Missouri next.

10) LSU Tigers (4-1) had a week off. Entertains South Carolina next.

11) Georgia Bulldogs (4-1) bounced back against Kentucky 35-14. Visit Auburn next.

12) Tennessee Volunteers (4-1) did not play. Tennessee hosts Arkansas next.

13) Missouri Tigers (5-0) did not play. Hosts Alabama next.

14) BYU Cougars (5-0) schooled WVU 38-24. Visits Arizona next.

15) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-0) did not play. Hosts Virginia Tech next.

16) Virginia Cavaliers (5-1) topped Louisville 30-27.  Has a week off.

17) Michigan Wolverines (4-1) overcame Wisconsin 24-10. Michigan visits USC next.

18) Vanderbilt Commodores (5-1) lost to Alabama 30-14. Has a week off to recover.

19) Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (3-2) cruised past Boise State 28-7. Hosts NC State next.

20) Illinois Fighting Illini (5-1) beat Purdue 43-27.  Hosts Ohio State next.

21) Louisville Cardinal (4-1) lost to UVA 30-27. Has a week off.

22) Memphis Tigers (6-0) beat Tulsa 45-7. Has a week off.

23) South Florida Bulls (4-1) beat Charlotte 54-26. Visits North Texas next.

24) Arizona State (4-1) did not play. Visits Utah next.

25) FSU Seminoles (4-2) lost to Miami 28-22. Hosts Pitt next.

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.

    

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.

My NCAA Rankings 2024-25 After Week 8

 A new team took over the top spot once again and I have all the undefeated teams ranked. T. Check out my rankings next week to see the changes.

1) Oregon Ducks (7-0) shut out Purdue 35-0. Host Illinois next.

2) Penn State Nittany Lions (6-0) did not play. Visits Wisconsin next.

3) Ohio State Buckeyes (5-1) did not play. Hosts Nebraska next.

4) Indiana Hoosiers (7-0) crushed Nebraska 56-7. Entertains Washington next.

5) Miami Hurricanes (7-0) topped Louisville 52-45. Meets Florida State next.    

6) BYU Cougars (7-0) topped Oklahoma State 38-35. Visits Central Florida next.

7) Iowa State Cyclones (7-0) nipped Central Florida 38-35. Has a week off.

8) Georgia Bulldogs (6-1) beat Texas 30-15. Has a week off.

9) Tennessee Volunteers (6-1) knocked off Alabama 24-17. Has a week off.

10) LSU Tigers (6-1) crushed Arkansas 34-10. Visits Texas A&M next.

11) Texas Longhorns (6-1) lost to Georgia 30-15. Visits Vandy next.

12) Clemson Tigers (6-1) beat Virgina 48-31. Hasa a week off.

13) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-1) stomped Georgia Tech 31-13. Visits Navy next.

14) Texas A&M Aggies (6-1) beat Mississippi State 34-24. Has a showdown with LSU next.

15) Pittsburgh Panthers (6-0) did not play. Hosts Syracuse next.

16) Missouri Tigers (6-1) beat Auburn 21-17. Visits Alabama next.

17) Illinois Fighting Illini (6-1) beat Michigan 21-7. Visit Oregon next.

18) SMU Mustangs (6-1) pounded Stanford 40-10. Visit Duke next.

19) Boise State Broncos (5-1) did not play. Visits UNLV next.

20) Kansas State Wildcats (6-1) whipped West Virginia 45-18. Hosts Kansas next.

21) Army Black Knights (7-0) marched past ECU 45-28. Has a week off,

22) Navy Midshipmen (6-0) cruised past Charlotte 51-17. Entertains Notre Dame next.

23) Liberty Flames (5-0) did not play. Play Kennesaw State next.

24) Vanderbilt Commodores (5-2) beat Ball State 24-14.  Hosts Texas next.

25) Alabama Crimson Tide (5-2) lost to Tennessee 24-17. Entertains Missouri next.

My NCAA Rankings 2024-25 After Week 7

A new team took over the top spot and I have all the undefeated teams ranked. There are some good two loss teams that are sitting outside my top 25. Next week some more teams will lose their second game. Check out my rankings next week to see the changes.

1) Texas Longhorns (6-0) crushed their rival Oklahoma 34-3. Hosts Georgia next.

2) Oregon Ducks (6-0) topped Ohio State 32-31. Visits Purdue next.

3) Penn State Nittany Lions (6-0) survived against USC 33-30. Has a week off.

4) Miami Hurricanes (6-0) did not play. Visits Louisville next.    

5) BYU Cougars (6-0) whipped Arizona 41-19. Host Oklahoma State next.

6) Iowa State Cyclones (6-0) cruised past West Virginia 28-16. Host Central Florida next.

7) Indiana Hoosiers (6-0) did not play. Host Nebraska next.

8) Ohio State Buckeyes (5-1) fell short to Oregon 32-31. Ohio State has a week off.

9) Alabama Crimson Tide (5-1) topped South Carolina 27-25.  Visits Tennessee next.

10) Georgia Bulldogs (5-1) beat Mississippi State 41-31. Visits Texas next.

11) LSU Tigers (5-1) prevailed against Ole Miss 29-26. Visits Arkansas next.

12) Tennessee Volunteers (5-1) held off Florida 23-17 in OT. Hosts Alabama next.

13) Clemson Tigers (5-1) crushed Wake Forest 49-14. Hosts Virginia next.

14) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-1) stomped Stanford 49-7. Visits Georgia Tech next.

15) Texas A&M Aggies (5-1) did not play. Visits Mississippi State next.

16) Pittsburgh Panthers (6-0) topped California 17-15. Has a week off.

17) Missouri Tigers (5-1) bounced back against UMass 45-3. Host Auburn next.

18) Illinois Fighting Illini (5-1) beat Purdue 50-49 in overtime. Host Michigan next.

19) Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-1) did not play. Visits Indiana next.

20) SMU Mustangs (5-1) did not play. The Mustangs visit Stanford next.

21) Boise State Broncos (5-1) beat Hawaii 28-7. Enjoy a week off.

22) Kansas State Wildcats (5-1) topped Colorado 31-28. Visits West Virginia next.

23) Army Black Knights (6-0) crushed UAB 44-10. Hosts ECU next.

24) Navy Midshipmen (5-0) did not play. Hosts Charlotte next.

25) Liberty Flames (5-0) beat FIU 31-24 in OT. Has a week off.

Big games this week #10 Georgia challenges #1 Texas, #19 Nebraska visits #8 Indiana, #9 Alabama visits #12 Tennessee,                

My NCAA Rankings 2024-25 After Week 5

NCAA Football rolled through week 5. My previous number one and number six fell. The top 6 look solid. After that there is some shuffling. A few teams fell out and a few other teams are looking to get inside the rankings. The first full month of College Football has come to an end. How will October unfold?

1) Alabama Crimson Tide (4-0) beat Georgia 41-34. Visit Vanderbilt next.

2) Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0) crushed Michigan State 38-7. Entertain Iowa next.

3) Texas Longhorns (5-0) defeated Mississippi State 35-13. Texas enjoys a week off.

4) Oregon Ducks (4-0) dropped UCLA 34-13. Host Michigan State next.

5) Tennessee Volunteers (4-0) did not play. Visit Arkansas next.

6) Penn State Nittany Lions (4-0) defeated Illinois 21-7. Host UCLA next.

7) Miami Hurricanes (5-0) barely avoided an upset with a 38-34 win over Virginia Tech.  Visits California next.

8) Missouri Tigers (4-0) did not play. Visits Texas A&M next.

9) Georgia Bulldogs (3-1) lost to Alabama 41-34. Tries to regroup with Auburn next.

10) Michigan Wolverines (3-1) beat Minnesota 27-24. Visits Washington next.

11) BYU Cougars (5-0) beat Baylor 34-28. Have a week off.

12) USC Trojans (3-1) regrouped and beat Wisconsin 38-21. Visits Minnesota next.

13) LSU Tigers (4-1) took care of South Alabama 42-10. Enjoys a week off.

14) Iowa State Cyclones (4-0) shut out Houston 20-0. Host Baylor next.

15) Indiana Hoosiers (5-0) defeated Maryland 42-28. Visit Northwestern next.

16) Ole Miss Rebels (4-1) were upset by Kentucky 20-17. Visit South Carolina next.

17) Oklahoma Sooners (4-1) beat Auburn 27-21. Has a week off.

18) Clemson Tigers (3-1) whipped Stanford 40-14. Visits FSU next.

19) Pittsburgh Panthers (4-0) did not play, Visits UNC next.

20) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-1) beat Louisville 31-24. Has a week off.

21) Illionois Fighting Illini (4-1) lost to Penn State 21-7. Has a week off.

22) Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-0) beat Washington 21-18. Visits Nebraska next.

23) Duke Blue Devils (5-0) topped North Carolina 21-20. Visits Georgia Tech next.

24) Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-1) beat Purdue 28-10. Host undefeated Rutgers next.

25) Texas A&M Aggies (4-1) beat Arkansas 21-17. Host Missouri next.

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R.I.P Howard Schnellenberger

 Howard Schnellenberger  earned his notoriety as the football coach who turned around a struggling Miami Hurricanes program to a National Champion. He also built the Florida Atlantic football program. In between he coached at Louisville and Oklahoma.

As an assistant with Bear Bryant he was the man responsible for Joe Namath to sign with Alabama. He was an assistant Coach with the Miami Dolphins during their undefeated season.   Those two things show he was connected to a couple of famous football moments before he was a head coach.

A local tribute  to the Coach... 

He will be missed by family, friends and fans.

 

March College Hoops 1

Well it is March and I have been writing a bunch on college basketball. The madness has started at least for me! I will break it down by the teams I have covered all season long Georgia Tech and Florida,  Hopefully, I will find some highlights to add to it as well.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Georgia Tech ended February by upsetting the Maryland Terrapins. The loss moved Maryland over on the bubble. You can read my recap here. Highlights below...

The Yellow Jackets started March off with a loss to the North Carolina State Wolfpack You can read that recap here. Here are some highlights...

Then Georgia Tech enjoyed their biggest win of the season. The Yellow Jackets upset the Miami Hurricanes.You can read all about it here. Below are highlights...

Georgia Tech lost their regular season finale to the Boston College Eagles in a close game. You can read the recap here. You can see the highlights from that game below...

In the opening round of the ACC Tournament, Boston College showed the world it was easy to beat the same team twice. Georgia Tech was whipped in a rematch with Boston College. You can read about it here.
Olivier Hanlan had an incredible game. Here are some highlights from that game..

Florida Gators

The Florida Gators delt a blow to Alabama's NCAA Tournament hopes with a 64-52 come from behind win. You can read my recap here.

Next the Florida Gators clinched the top seed in the SEC with a big win over Vanderbilt.YOu  can read my recap here. Highlights are below..

The Gators wrapped up the regular season with a loss at Kentucky. You can read my recap here.Here are some highlights from that game...

My next basketball post will have more about some conference tournaments I have been covering so stay tuned....

This Week's Football

Fantasy Football

It looks like my team is going to lose for a second straight week. So moving right along...

The NFL

Well the Jacksonville Jaguars were able to get their first win this season. It wasn't easy but it was exciting. You can read my recap here. Okay I didn't write a recap for the Sunday night game but wow! The Ravens won that game! I thought the New England Patriots had that game in the bag. Here are highlights from the Jaguars game..

College Football

The Florida Gators shut out Kentucky 38-0 to move to 4-0 and more importantly 3-0 in the SEC. You can read my recap of the Gators-Wildcats game here. Here is the hit of the game..

In a wild game the Miami Hurricanes topped the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in overtime. You can read my recap here. Here are some highlights...

I'll wrap everything up with my new rankings for this week. Alabama is still number one but everything else is pretty much changed. Check it out here.

This week's football

To many deaths lately so at least there is football...

The good news is my fantasy football team came back from the dead and I won this week! Considering the week before I was blown out and lost by the most in the league.

Talking about big losses, the Florida Gators got a hurting from the LSU Tigers. You can read my break down of the Gators here Florida Gators crushed 41-11 by LSU: A fan's reaction.  You can read a happier reaction from Patrick Johnston here. I linked one of his articles in last week's blog before the game as well. 


I am have linked articles by other authors in the past in my blog but they have been far and few between. So, I am trying to link a few more. Especially, when the articles are good and share a different perspective on the subject which Patrick does and he writes for the same outfit as I do.


The Gators were not the only college team in Florida to have a bad weekend. The Miami Hurricanes and Florida State Seminoles both lost. No team from Florida was ranked for the first time since 1982. You can read my opinion on that here. I agree with the pollsters since I don't have any Florida teams in my rankings. You can check who I do have ranked here.


Stay tuned for more ramblings....