The Joe Rankings: Week 5

With my Cougars taking a bye, I decided I'd slack off as well. I apologize for the lack of timeliness, along with the lack of links and analysis. This week, I'll just post the Top 120. REMEMBER, this is not an indication of which team is the best. It is merely an indication of which team has proven the most on the actual field of play.

And instead of putting up a lengthy prediction for tonight's game between Utah and Louisville, this will have to suffice. In a surprisingly low scoring game, the Cardinals eke out a 14-13 victory.

As for last week, I thought Utah's victory over Utah State was just what they needed. A solid victory that didn't make anybody think they were invincible. They were clearly the better team, which gave them confidence. But the last thing they needed--in my opinion--was a 75-0 beatdown of the Aggies to make The Six Pack think they were unbeatable. As it turns out, they are still a bit humble, they realize they still have a lot of work to do, and it will show some dividends in a game tonight that they should win.

BYU's win was underrated. I think most media was unimpressed, but it is not an easy thing to go down and win in Albuquerque. BYU extended their MWC winning streak to ten, and they have the easy part of their schedule coming up. The bye week comes at an opportune time. I think they will come out next week with a solid effort to keep the momentum going.

1. Wisconsin
2. LSU
3. California
4. Ohio State
5. USC
6. Florida
7. Arizona State
8. Georgia
9. Oklahoma
10. UCLA


11. Connecticut
12. Kentucky
13. BYU
14. Boston College
15. Missouri
16. South Carolina
17. Cincinnati
18. Michigan State
19. Illinois
20. Hawaii
21. Oregon
22. Texas Tech
23. Indiana
24. South Florida
25. West Virginia
26. Troy
27. Kansas State
28. Virginia
29. Florida State
30. Texas A&M

31. Texas
32. Nebraska
33. Tulsa
34. Auburn
35. Bowling Green
36. Miami
37. TCU
38. Clemson
39. Purdue
40. Washington
41. Boise State
42. Georgia Tech
43. Wyoming
44. Alabama
45. Virginia Tech
46. Mississippi State
47. Florida Atlantic
48. Colorado
49. Ball State
50. Oklahoma State

51. Utah
52. Wake Forest
53. Maryland
54. Central Florida
55. Tennessee
56. Kansas
57. Rutgers
58. Air Force
59. Navy
60. Akron
61. Kent State
62. Oregon State
63. Vanderbilt
64. Arkansas
65. Penn State
66. Arkansas State
67. Fresno State
68. Western Kentucky
69. New Mexico
70. Stanford
71. Nevada
72. Pittsburgh
73. New Mexico State
74. Southern Miss
75. Miami (OH)


76. UTEP
77. Baylor
78. Arizona
79. Army
80. Mississippi
81. Washington State
82. Iowa
83. Western Michigan
84. Duke
85. Louisville
86. Michigan
87. Alabama-Birmingham
88. UNLV
89. San Diego State
90. Houston
91. Louisiana Tech
92. East Carolina
93. San Jose State
94. Ohio
95. Minnesota
96. Colorado State
97. Eastern Michigan
98. Buffalo
99. Louisiana-Monroe
100. Tulane


101. Memphis
102. North Carolina
103. Syracuse
104. Middle Tennessee State
105. Notre Dame
106. Northwestern
107. North Texas
108. Idaho
109. SMU
110. Utah State
111. North Carolina State
112. Florida International
113. Central Michigan
114. Rice
115. Temple
116. Marshall
117. Toledo
118. Iowa State
119. Louisiana-Lafayette
120. Northern Illinois