CFR's Top Teams List: Week Five

1. Ohio State---I anticipated a healthy win against Iowa and the Buckeyes delivered.  As reward, they've solified and consolidated their No. 1 ranking
2. Michigan---I hope they Wolverines don't burn me with this one.  They're playing loose and are excellent on both sides of the ball
3. Auburn---South Carolina switched to the mobile Syvelle Newton which threw the Auburn defense off, but their offense responded by playing keepaway and literally holding the ball the entire third quarter
4. USC---Survived raucous Pullman.  Actually held a 28-15 lead late but relaxed too soon and let the Cougars back into the game
5. Florida---Stifling defense once again saved the day and got their revenge against Alabama.  Who knew Chris Leak could run for 45 yards?
6. Louisville---Upon reflection I'm a little less high on them at the moment.  Ahhh those crazy bye weeks
7. LSU---Beat up on poor Mississippi State.  Have found a way to consistently work Early Doucet into the offense, now have a nice receiver troika with Davis and Bowe
8. Oregon---Winning with authority and bottled up a good ASU offense
9. West Virginia---The Slaton and White Show had a bye week
   
10. Texas---Just look down a notch this year, masked by a bunch of games against nobodies
11. Notre Dame---They're still a good football team...
12. Tennessee---A notch below the SEC's Big Three
13. California---Could have tanked after week one but didn't
14. Clemson---Play defense, run the ball and score touchdowns unabated.  Sounds good to me
    
15. Oklahoma---Scrappy, talented, but simply not elite

Lurking

Georgia, Georgia Tech, Missouri, Iowa 

Comments

[Hunter Cashdollar]

It's pretty tough to separate numbers 2 to about 5 right now. Hunter Cashdollar

[Hunter Cashdollar]

Florida would have lost except for that dropped TD pass by a UA WR. Changed the momentum. Hunter Cashdollar

[Hunter Cashdollar]

Also, I think LSU is definitely a top 5 team. Hunter Cashdollar

[Adam]

Boise State!

[alex]

I was at Cal-ASU and Cal simply doesn't have the rush D to deserve their ranking.

[Dwayne]

Not a bad list. I have it a little differently with Auburn number two. However, my computer ranking at SportsCrossfire.com has Michagan at number 2. Playing with the SOS changes that a bit.

Team Record Rating
1 Ohio State 5 - 0 0.786108

2 Michigan 5 - 0 0.770103

3 Auburn 5 - 0 0.748372

4 Florida 5 - 0 0.73936

5 USC 4 - 0 0.733995