Feely Top 25: After Week 7

#1 Michigan (7-0, #1 LW, W @ Penn State 17-10): Same old same old. Offense is about as good as anyone's, and the defense is much better. What more can I say? Praise praise praise praise.

#2 Ohio State (7-0, #4, W @ Michigan State 38-7): Best resume of anyone, and hey, they keep winning big. I obviously think they're far from the undisputed #1 everyone claims, but they've still been as impressive as any team. Well, any team except one.

#3 USC (6-0, #3, W vs. Arizona State 28-21): I still think they're running the table, but seriously, c'mon, win one easily. Please?

#4 West Virginia (6-0, #6, W vs. Syracuse 41-17): They make it look like NCAA 07 out there. And, scarily, they're better in real life than I am in the game. I think Texas is probably the overall better team, but I'm beginning to buy the WVU going undefeated hype.

#5 Texas (6-1, #5, W vs. Baylor 63-31): I'm still high on them, especially as the Big 12 looks more and more blah, but c'mon. They should've killed Baylor moreso. Not that I'd have wanted to see it.

#6 Florida (6-1, #2, L @ Auburn 17-27): Yes, still this high. They're about even with...

#7 Auburn (6-1, #9, W vs. Florida 27-17): , but I like Florida as the more consistent team.

#8 Clemson (6-1, #8, W vs. Temple 63-9): Granted, it's Temple, but still, oof. Looking more and more like the easy ACC champs.

#9 Cal (6-1, #7, W @ Washington State 21-3): Didn't impress at all in the Wazzou game. However, the Golden Bears still could be competitive with any one-loss team out there.

#10 LSU (5-2, #10, W vs. Kentucky 49-0): Still #3 in the SEC easy, don't give me any of that Tennessee lip. Though they should've kept doing whatever they do against the shit teams when they faced Florida and Auburn.

#11 Louisville (6-0, #11, W vs. Cincinnati 27-17): Looked vulnerable, even with Brohm back. Shouldn't matter until the WVU game.

#12 Tennessee (5-1, #12, BYE): Well, that Georgia win doesn't look that great now. So, basically, they have the Cal win. Which is more than a lot of teams this year, including...

#13 Oregon (5-1, #13, W vs. UCLA 30-20): Wow, a Pac 10 team exhibited some defense. Although UCLA's going through its own problems.

#14 Notre Dame (5-1, #15, BYE): WHAT A HEISMANWORTHY PERFORMANCE BY BRADY QUINN DURING THAT BYE WEEK

#15 Boise State (7-0, #17, W @ New Mexico State 40-28): Should go undefeated. Will likely be passed over for Notre Dame. Sigh.

#16 Oklahoma (4-2, #16, W vs. Iowa State 34-9): The defense and QB Paul Thompson looked decent, so they're here tenatively. If the backup running backs suck, they'll start slippin'.

#17 Arkansas (5-1, #18, W vs. Southeastern Missouri State 63-7): Big win.

#18 Nebraska (6-1, #19, W @ Kansas State 21-3): A solidly above-average team. Seems to be nothing more, nothing less. Yep. Exciting.

#19 Georgia Tech (5-1, #21, BYE): #13 in the polls? Really? Like Nebraska, a solidly above-average team. Which makes them the clearcut #2 in the ACC. Sigh.

#20 Pittsburgh (6-1, #24, W @ Central Florida 52-7): Defense is good, running game looks great, and Tyler Palko may have gone from super-overrated to super-underrated over the course of the year. They have Louisville and West Virginia at home, and, well, there's a chance they could win both. Well, the former I could easily see. Latter should be a hell of a game. Of course, even as I type all that praise, Dave Wannstedt could fuck it all up.

#21 Wisconsin (6-1, NR, W vs. Minnesota 48-12): Hung with Michigan, then tore apart the dregs of the Big Ten. The weak schedule so far makes me a bit skeptical, but they avoid Ohio State, and thus could win out in the rest of their games. Good balance on offense, good defense, hey, why not?

#22 Rutgers (6-0, NR, W @ Navy 34-0): Well, they keep winning. And they showed a passing game for once. I still like Pitt as the Big East darkhorse way more, but Rutgers is far and away #4.

#23 Iowa (5-2, #14, L @ Indiana 28-31): And falling. But hey, someone's gotta be ranked, and the pieces for a good team are still all there. Plus the Big Ten past the big two is still quite wide open.

#24 Texas A&M (6-1, NR, W vs. Missouri 25-19): They've been primarily a running team, but QB Stephen McGee had a pretty impressive performance. And with Peterson hurt, they could very well be the #2 team in the Big 12. Maybe #3 behind Nebraska.

#25 Georgia (5-2, #20, L vs. Vanderbilt 22-24): The defense still looked good, so there's still hope. A bit of hope. And I'm still not completely sold on Wake Forest, so here the Bulldogs are.