The Joe Rankings: End of Regular Season

So the regular season is now complete. I would like to apologize for not updating my Rankings the last week or two. I kind of wish I had, because for the first time in a while LSU was knocked to #2 in the Rankings in favor of Missouri. Of course, things are back to normal now with Missouri losing and LSU moving back to the top.

The biggest story could very well be at the bottom of the Rankings. Northern Illinois has had a grapple-hold on the #120 spot for the past nine weeks. They were idle this past week, but somehow something happened in their strength of schedule to boost them past Southern Methodist and almost past Idaho (neither of whom played this past week, either). Go Huskies!

I'll post some pre-bowl and post-Rivalry comments on a future post. I just want to try and get the Rankings out today.

1. LSU
2. Virginia Tech
3. Missouri
4. Oklahoma
5. Florida
6. Georgia
7. Boston College
8. Ohio State
9. West Virginia
10. Arizona State

11. USC
12. Kansas
13. South Florida
14. Clemson
15. Tennessee
16. Virginia
17. Oregon
18. Illinois
19. Cincinnati
20. Auburn
21. Oregon State
22. Texas
23. BYU
24. Hawaii
25. Connecticut
26. Florida State
27. Wisconsin
28. Wake Forest
29. Arkansas
30. Texas A&M

31. Penn State
32. Boise State
33. Kentucky
34. Georgia Tech
35. Central Florida
36. Mississippi State
37. Texas Tech
38. Oklahoma State
39. South Carolina
40. Maryland
41. Troy
42. Michigan
43. Utah
44. Rutgers
45. Michigan State
46. Alabama
47. California
48. Air Force
49. UCLA
50. Colorado

51. Fresno State
52. Louisville
53. Nebraska
54. Indiana
55. Tulsa
56. New Mexico
57. Purdue
58. TCU
59. Vanderbilt
60. Kansas State
61. Washington State
62. Miami
63. North Carolina State
64. Arizona
65. Florida Atlantic
66. Pittsburgh
67. Bowling Green
68. Houston
69. East Carolina
70. Ball State
71. North Carolina
72. Washington
73. Iowa
74. Northwestern
75. Mississippi

76. Navy
77. Nevada
78. Western Kentucky
79. Louisiana Tech
80. Louisiana-Monroe
81. Wyoming
82. Central Michigan
83. Southern Miss
84. Stanford
85. San Jose State
86. Memphis
87. Arkansas State
88. Miami (OH)
89. Notre Dame
90. San Diego State
91. Baylor
92. Syracuse
93. Buffalo
94. Toledo
95. Middle Tennessee State
96. Duke
97. Iowa State
98. Ohio
99. Western Michigan
100. Eastern Michigan

101. Colorado State
102. Temple
103. Akron
104. Army
105. UTEP
106. Marshall
107. Tulane
108. UNLV
109. New Mexico State
110. Alabama-Birmingham
111. Minnesota
112. Utah State
113. Louisiana-Lafayette
114. Florida International
115. Kent State
116. North Texas
117. Rice
118. Idaho
119. Northern Illinois
120. SMU