My NCAA Rankings 2025-26 After Week Five

Week Five was dominated by upsets. Virginia upsetting then #8 FSU, Alabama taking down Georgia, Ole Miss knocking off LSU. was a week where some teams rested, a week where some teams survived and some teams made statements. Week 6 will include a showdown between Miami at FSU. Alabama and Vandy. 

1) Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) did not play. Entertains Minnesota next.

2) Oregon Ducks (4-0) topped Penn State 30-24 in OT. Oregon enjoys a week off.

3) Miami Hurricanes (4-0) did not play. Visits FSU next.

4) Ole Miss Rebels (5-0) beat LSU 24-19. Has a week off.

5) Oklahoma Sooners (4-0) did not play. Sooners host Kent State next.

6) Texas A&M Aggies (4-0) beat Auburn 16-10. Host Mississippi State next.

7) Indiana Hoosiers (5-0) beat Iowa 20-15. Indiana has a week off.

8) Iowa State Cyclones (5-0) beat Arizona 39-14. Visits Cincinnati next.

9) Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-0) did not play. Visits Houston next.

10) Penn State Nittany Lions (3-1) fell to Oregon 30-24. Visits UCLA next.

11) Texas Longhorns (3-1) did not play. Visits Florida next.

12) Alabama Crimson Tide (3-1) beat Georgia 24-21. Hosts upstart Vandy next.

13) LSU Tigers (4-1) lost to Ole Miss 24-19. The Tigers have a week off.

14) Georgia Bulldogs (3-1) lost to Alabama 24-21. Entertains Kentucky next.

15) Tennessee Volunteers (4-1) held off Mississippi State 41-34. Has a week off.

16) Vanderbilt Commodores (5-0) cruised past Utah State 55-35. Visits Alabama next.

17) Missouri Tigers (5-0) beat UMASS 42-6. Enjoys a week off.

18) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-0) nipped Wake Forest 30-29. Has a week off.

19) FSU Seminoles (4-1) was upset by UVA 46-38. Entertains Miami next.

20) BYU Cougars (4-0) topped Colorado 24-21. Hosts WVU on Friday.

21) Louisville Cardinal (4-0) beat Pitt 34-27. Entertains Virginia next.

22) Virginia Cavaliers (4-1) upset FSU 46-38. Visits Louisville next.

23) Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-1) lost to Tennessee 41-34. Visits Texas A&M next.

24) Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (2-2) beat Arkansas 56-13. Hosts Boise State next.

25) Michigan Wolverines (3-1) did not play. Entertains Wisconsin next.

Football!

Yeah! My fantasy team won their opening match up. A big part of this was Drew Brees! Also thanks to Tom Brady in the last 2:30 minutes or so of the Monday night game. Wow! What a dome back by New England against Buffalo. It looked like the Bills were going to win for sure! Of course my bench did good! Who new Heap would score more fantasy points then Whitten or Owens at Tight End. I guess I should have used Clayton from Dallas as one of my starting wide outs. My running backs are a big weakness. Willie Parker only had one point. Johnson of Kansas City didn't do to well for me. Oh, well it is nice to get a victory.

In the college ranks, there should be a good game on Thursday night as Georgia Tech travels to Miami. My new rankings for this week have been published and they can be seen here.

Busy as a B

This month has been a little crazy for me. Kind of like the way the economy has been this month...

Anyway my parents were up for a week. I had a meeting Friday to go to and a dinner to attend Saturday. I also made time to do some volunteer hours in the wee hours of Saturday morning.
Then my spurt of writings have continued.

Since my last posting in this blog:
I did my weekly football rankings. The current week here and the previous week here.
I also did a preview of the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays for the World Series.
I know I get sucked into writing about sports..

I also wrote a bunch more on the election.
Latest Presidential Polls in Virginia as of October 24, 2008. A look at how the Presidential election is shaping up in Virginia according to the latest polls.
Updated Presidential Polls in West Virgina as of October 24. A look at how the Presidential election is going in West Virginia. It was pretty neat since it showed a lot of change since my last article on West Virginia polls.
Last Minute Strategies and Influences in the 2008 Presidential Election in West Virginia is a look at what the Presidential candidates are doing to try to win West Virginia.

I expect to be pretty busy writing article right through the end of this week. I plan to do one more on the Polls in West Virginia, one on Colorado, on on Missouri, and another on the West Virginia Presidential election. Plus I might pick up a couple of more. That depends how busy life gets. I have another meeting to go to Thursday and I have plans on Friday with the family. Plus I have the day job thing to keep me busy.