My 2010 College Football Top 25 Rankings – Regular Season Final
Comments (0) | Rank | Up/Down | Record | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | 13-0 | Auburn – Cam Newton passes for four TDs and rushes for two as Auburn puts up the most points in an SEC Championship Game ever (56). Why not end the regular season with a little bit more history making? |
| 2 | – | 12-0 | Oregon – What was once a very evenly-matched rivalry between Oregon and Oregon State has now tipped in favor of the Ducks, who cruised to their third straight win over the Beavers and solidified their spot in the National Championship with Auburn. |
| 3 | – | 12-0 | TCU |
| 4 | – | 11-1 | Wisconsin |
| 5 | – | 11-1 | Stanford |
| 6 | – | 11-1 | Ohio State |
| 7 | – | 10-2 | Arkansas |
| 8 | – | 11-1 | Michigan State |
| 9 | 2 |
11-2 | Oklahoma – Overcame a 17-0 deficit to win the Big 12 Championship, sending them to the Fiesta Bowl, where they should have no trouble against the Big East’s Connecticut. |
| 10 | 1 |
11-1 | Boise State – Blowout of Utah State does nothing to lessen the blow of the loss to Nevada. |
| 11 | 1 |
10-2 | LSU |
| 12 | – | 11-2 | Virginia Tech – Eleven straight wins and another ACC Championship. Doesn’t get much more consistent than Frank Beamer’s Hokies. |
| 13 | 1 |
10-2 | Missouri |
| 14 | 2 |
12-1 | Nevada – By avoiding a letdown at Louisiana Tech, the Wolf Pack earned their share of the WAC Title. Colin Kaepernick surpassed 4,000 career rushing yards in the game, just the third quarterback ever to do so. |
| 15 | – | 10-2 | Oklahoma State |
| 16 | 1 |
9-3 | Alabama |
| 17 | 4 |
10-3 | Nebraska – Coughing up a 17-point lead leaves Nebraska with an unexciting rematch against Washington as their bowl draw. |
| 18 | 1 |
9-3 | Texas A&M |
| 19 | 1 |
9-4 | South Carolina – So much for Steve Spurrier drawing up a plan to beat Cam Newton. No shame in losing to Auburn, but by the largest losing margin in SEC Championship history (39 points)? Zero style points. |
| 20 | 1 |
10-2 | Utah |
| 21 | 1 |
8-4 | Mississippi State |
| 22 | 1 |
9-3 | West Virginia – The best team in the terribly weak Big East; but loss to UConn in overtime sealed their non-BCS fate. |
| 23 | 3 |
9-4 | Florida State – It ended up being only an 11-point game, but Florida State never really seemed to be in it. Good season, but hardly a great one. |
| 24 | – | 10-3 | Hawaii – 10-win season, Top 25 ranking, and a share of the WAC Title; Clearly a successful season for the Warriors. |
| 25 | – | 10-3 | UCF – Close call in this spot between UConn and UCF, but the Knights’ dominance over Conference USA and talent on both sides of the ball earns them the spot on my board. |
Dropped Out: Northern Illinois (#25)
