The Joe Rankings: Week 6

The last couple of weeks have been interesting, and the lack of stability is making the Joe Rankings more and more interesting. But the top two teams (LSU and Arizona State) are the undisputed Top Two in my rankings. Nobody in the national media has talked about the Sun Devils, who have quietly racked up a 6-0 record. However, we'll see how they manage Cal, USC, Oregon, and the rest of the Pac 10 as their schedule progresses.

Utah had an impressive road victory over Louisville. The Rankings have the Utes at #75 right now, which seems a little low. What has really hurt the Utes is that their opponents haven't performed too well this season, giving them a poor strength of schedule. Their two highlight victories have come over UCLA (who just gave Notre Dame their first victory of the year) and Louisville (who has performed pretty poorly this season; their prestige comes in reputation). Plus, their 27-0 loss to UNLV really hurts them. They should keep things progressing forward against San Diego State at home this week.

BYU dropped a bunch after their bye week, as they obviously didn't get the chance to prove anything on the field of play. Their losses to UCLA and Tulsa are looking worse with each passing week as those two teams play in boneheaded losses. But BYU should maintain their status as Mountain West favorites when they take on UNLV this Saturday.

1. LSU
2. Arizona State
3. Florida
4. South Florida
5. Illinois
6. Ohio State
7. South Carolina
8. Missouri
9. Oklahoma
10. Cincinnati

11. Auburn
12. West Virginia
13. California
14. Boston College
15. Colorado
16. USC
17. Oregon
18. Virginia Tech
19. Georgia
20. Kentucky
21. Indiana
22. Texas A&M
23. Wisconsin
24. Mississippi State
25. Virginia
26. Florida State
27. Connecticut
28. Wyoming
29. UCLA
30. Nebraska

31. Tennessee
32. Troy
33. Miami
34. Texas Tech
35. Alabama
36. Boise State
37. Kansas
38. Moku'Aina
39. Wake Forest
40. BYU
41. Penn State
42. Clemson
43. Maryland
44. Texas
45. Tulsa
46. Purdue
47. Akron
48. Oklahoma State
49. Georgia Tech
50. Washington

51. Kansas State
52. Air Force
53. UTEP
54. Fresno State
55. Bowling Green
56. Oregon State
57. Michigan State
58. Stanford
59. Arkansas
60. Mississippi
61. Florida Atlantic
62. Miami (OH)
63. Vanderbilt
64. New Mexico State
65. New Mexico
66. North Carolina
67. Rutgers
68. TCU
69. Western Kentucky
70. Baylor
71. Washington State
72. Central Florida
73. Army
74. San Jose State
75. Utah

76. San Diego State
77. Pittsburgh
78. Kent State
79. Michigan
80. Western Michigan
81. Navy
82. Houston
83. Arizona
84. Iowa
85. Arkansas State
86. Alabama-Birmingham
87. East Carolina
88. Louisiana-Monroe
89. UNLV
90. Ball State
91. Northwestern
92. Minnesota
93. Louisiana Tech
94. Southern Miss
95. Nevada
96. Duke
97. Louisville
98. Buffalo
99. Syracuse
100. Memphis

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