My 2010 College Football Top 25 Rankings Week 10
| Rank | Up/Down | Record | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | 8-0 | Oregon – With another big win over USC, Oregon continues their path to the National Championship, and their mascot soars over 2000 push-ups on the year. |
| 2 | – | 9-0 | Auburn – Cam Newton is running away in Heisman trophy polls, and only home games against Chattanooga and Georgia remain in the way of their showdown at Alabama. |
| 3 | – | 7-0 | Boise State – No bye weeks next five weeks is helpful, but will it matter? Winner of TCU/Utah and Alabama still have chance to jump them. |
| 4 | – | 9-0 | TCU – No letdown in crushing win over UNLV; now the season-defining test on the road against Utah. Huge statement game. |
| 5 | 1 |
7-1 | Alabama – In order to keep their National Championship hopes alive until their regular season-ender with Auburn, they’ll need to take care of tricky LSU this week. |
| 6 | 2 |
8-0 | Utah – Longest home winning streak in the nation sits at 20 games; extending it to 21 over TCU would be monumental. |
| 7 | 2 |
7-1 | Wisconsin – With Michigan State’s loss, you could argue that Wisconsin is the best team in the Big Ten… even if their one loss did come to Michigan State. |
| 8 | 2 |
8-1 | Ohio State – Road woes non-existent in 42-point win over Minnesota; but they needed to get over them a bit sooner than that. |
| 9 | 2 |
7-1 | Oklahoma – Only the third game away from home for Oklahoma this week at Texas A&M, and they lost the last one; they’ll need to be focused. |
| 10 | 2 |
7-1 | Stanford – What shaky defense? Shutout win over Jake Locker’s Washington shows how good this team can be when clicking on all cylinders. |
| 11 | 3 |
7-1 | Nebraska – Big wins back-to-back at Oklahoma State and home against Missouri… hard to believe they’d lose to this Texas team again if given a do-over, but that’s college football. |
| 12 | 1 |
7-1 | LSU – Defense will have to be impeccable and Les Miles’ bag of tricks will have to be full for LSU to win in Alabama; but it isn’t impossible. |
| 13 | 3 |
7-1 | Arizona – Survived Nick Foles’ injury with wins over Washington and UCLA; road game at Stanford first of a gauntlet of tough November games for the Wildcats. |
| 14 | 7 |
7-1 | Missouri – National Championship dreams squashed in road trip to Nebraska; need to try to keep season from unraveling with three of last four games still on the road. |
| 15 | 10 |
8-1 | Michigan State – Didn’t even look like they belonged on the same field as Iowa last week. Surprising from a team that has fought so hard all season. |
| 16 | 3 |
6-2 | Iowa – Both losses were in thrilling games against two great teams (Arizona and Wisconsin)… this is a great team. Could still win out, even with three of last four on the road and home game against Ohio State. |
| 17 | – | 6-2 | South Carolina – Home game against Arkansas this week is big, but the game at Florida next week will decide the SEC East. |
| 18 | – | 6-2 | Arkansas – Their only two losses came to two teams in my Top 5. Trip to South Carolina this week will give us a good idea of where this team currently stands. |
| 19 | 1 |
7-1 | Oklahoma State – Bouncing back from Nebraska loss against a tough Kansas State game was no easy feat, but it doesn’t get any easier this week at home against Baylor. |
| 20 | 1 |
7-2 | Mississippi State – The big three in the SEC West are getting the hype, but Mississppi State is having a great season as well. They’ll have the week off to prepare for a road trip to Alabama. |
| 21 | 2 |
6-2 | Virginia Tech – Pre-season, this week’s game at home against Georgia Tech looked like it could have lots of implications. In the present, not so much. |
| 22 | 3 |
7-2 | Baylor – Win at Texas would be considered huge most years, and Baylor deserves credit for it; unfortunately, UCLA and Iowa State already rode that boat out of port. |
| 23 | – | 7-1 | Nevada – Loss to Hawaii still sticks out like a sore thumb, but the rushing offense has been impressive and this could still be Boise State’s last test. |
| 24 | 9 |
6-2 | Florida State – Entering the second half with a 21-7 lead, Florida State letting the game slip away was inexcusable. Tough year for the ACC. |
| 25 | – | 6-2 | North Carolina State – Gamble to go for the go-ahead TD instead of taking a game-tying field goal pays off with the huge win. NC State now controls their own destiny in the ACC Atlantic, but tough games ahead. |
Dropped Out: Miami (#22), USC (#24)
