Judz College Football Top 25 (Week 5)

As mentioned in the CFB Review, with lots of upsets and other teams proving their worth, the poll has undergone some changes.

1. LSU - Big game Saturday night vs. Florida
2. USC - Last week I told you to wake me up when they play Cal and Oregon, now USC better wake up or they may be tripped up like some other teams this past week
3. California - Big time win over Oregon and have proved that they belong in this national title discussion
4. Ohio State - Still appears to be class of Big Eleven, but faces first real test this season against Purdue
5. Oklahoma - Totally inexcusable loss, but they are still a top 5 team and will blow out an overrated Texas team, especially if Colt is still a little loopy from the beatdown he took from K-State
6. Oregon - Came within a bad bounce of beating California, so while other teams looked average against okay squads, the Ducks proved they belong in the top 10
7. South Florida - I wasn't planning on ranking these Bulls this high, but they just win, having beaten both Auburn and West Virginia, though they still have tough sledding to get through the rest of the Big East
8. Wisconsin - Beat Michigan State, but not that convincingly and their defense keeps looking very suspect
9. Boston College - Still the class of the ACC, but the road gets a lot tougher starting this week
10. Florida - Fell into the trap game, but the Gators could still do some chomping in Baton Rouge
11. Kentucky - Are they really this good? Let's wait and see til they play UGA, UF and UT
12. Arizona State - I still haven't seen these guys play, but other people are ranking them this high, so there is obviously something to their 5-0 record
13. West Virginia - The Pat White injury could be devastating to a team that requires his presence to get the ball moving, plus you really need to win those revenge games, especially if you are a national title contender
14. Cincinnati - The Bearcats just keep doing their thing, but tougher games remain
15. Missouri - The win over Illinois now actually looks more impressive, but need to beat Nebraska in two weeks to prove that they deserve a higher ranking
16. Virginia Tech - The team is finally starting to play like Hokies most expected them to be, but the qb needs to step it up as ACC play gets into full swing
17. Rutgers - Inexcusable loss to Maryland, but still a team no one wants to play
18. South Carolina - Big game against UK this week will tell us more about both teams
19. Kansas - We will find out Saturday if this team has merely just feasted on inferior teams or if they are a contender in the Big 12 North when they take on K-State
20. Georgia - This Saturday is shaping up to be a good one as the Dawgs take on the Vols and we will find out if they have grown up since the loss to the Cocks
21. Purdue - Get first big test against Ohio State
22. Kansas State - Put a hurting on the Horns for the second year in a row, this time in Austin, and had they beaten Auburn to start the season like they should have, this would be a top 20 team
23. UCLA - Just like the Sooners did in Colorado, UCLA obviously sharted the bed against the Utes a few weeks back, but are still a very good team
24. Virginia - With the opening day loss to Wyoming behind them, Al Groh has turned the Cavs into a solid ACC team that will make some noise this season
25. Hawaii - The offense can put up points against anyone and will continue to dominate the WAC until they play Boise State

Rankings Query Update - I don't know if the folks at CFN read my rankings last week, but my ego is maladjusted enough to think they did and that it influenced their 1-119 rankings this week. Despite snatching defeat from the hands of victory Saturday night against East Carolina, the Coogs have jumped to #70 in CFN's rankings this week from #73, whilst Colorado State has plummeted from #62 to #77 and Notre Dame dropped from #70 to #75. In some small way, I really feel like my efforts here at In Judz We Trust have made the world just a wee bit better this week and that is a testament to you, my dear readers.