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On a bye week, so lets hit it!
Taking a look around the nation, in the Top 25, in the game of the week, #2 Navy fights off #5 Army 30-24. #3 Louisiana Lafayette embarrassed Louisiana Monroe 52-13. #17 West Virginia kicks a 23 yard field goal with no time left to knock off #6 TCU 37-34.
For our readers, JeffHCross, #1 Ohio State remains 12-0 (9-0 Big Ten) with a bye week. Morsdraconis, #17 West Virginia improves to 9-3 (7-2 Big 12) with a 37-34 win over #6 TCU thanks to a field goal with no time left. Souljahbill, Southern Miss remains 6-6 (5-3 C-USA) with a bye week. Jaymo, Arizona State remains 6-6 (4-5 Pac-12) with a bye week. LeeSO, Auburn ends their year at 5-7 (4-5 SEC). SCClassof93, South Carolina remains 8-4 (5-4 SEC) with a bye week. Other teams of interest, Arkansas State improves to 9-3 (7-1 Sun Belt) with a 24-9 win over Texas State. Florida International remains 8-4 (6-2 C-USA) with a bye week. #2 Navy improves to 12-0 (9-0 American) with a 30-24 win over #5 Army. Tulsa ends their year at 5-7 (4-5 American).
In Mountain West action, UNLV beat South Florida 13-7.
The MWC Championship Game will feature San Diego State, from the West Division, battling New Mexico, from the Mountain Division.
Looking at undefeated teams left, no one lost this week, keeping our number of undefeated teams at 3. #1 Ohio State (12-0), #2 Navy (12-0) and #3 Louisiana Lafayette (12-0) all remain with an unblemished record this season.
Turning to a more sadistic watch, who is still winless. UTSA (0-12) will finish the season as the only team to fail to win a single game.
Taking a look at the new Top 25 Coaches Poll, Navy (32 votes) jumps one to #1, Ohio State (24 first place votes) drops one to #2, Louisiana-Lafayette (5 votes) remains #3, Virginia Tech remains #4 and Alabama climbs two to #5. Oregon jumps two to #6, Wisconsin moves up two to #7, Army drops three to #8, Cincinnati climbs one to #9 and Michigan jumps one to #10. Nebraska climbs one to #11, Notre Dame moves up one to #12, Georgia Tech jumps one to #13, West Virginia vaults three to #14 and TCU drops nine to #15. UCLA drops one to #16, Florida State falls one to #17, Indiana remains #19, New Mexico remains #19 and Ohio remains #20. Connecticut remains #21, Ole Miss remains #22, Utah State remains #23, Stanford remains #24 and SMU (279 points) remains #25. No one dropped from the poll this week. Looking at Others Receiving Votes, Georgia (233 points) is #26, followed by Florida (186), Vanderbilt (153), Marshall (126) and Baylor (85) to round out the Top 30. One other team getting points this week is South Carolina (33).
Taking a look at the new Top 25 Media Poll, Navy (45 votes) climbs one to #1, Ohio State (20 first place votes) drops one to #2, Louisiana Lafayette remains #3, Virginia Tech remains #4 and Alabama climbs one to #5. Oregon jumps one to #6, Wisconsin moves up one to #7, Army drops three to #8, Michigan climbs one to #9 and Cincinnati jumps one to #10. Nebraska jumps one to #11, Notre Dame moves up one to #12, Georgia Tech rises one to #13, West Virginia leaps six to #14 and Florida State remains #15. UCLA remains #16, TCU drops eight to #17, New Mexico falls one to #18, Indiana drops one to #19 and Ohio falls one to #20. Connecticut remains #21, Ole Miss remains #22, Utah State remains #23, Stanford remains #24 and SMU (301 points) remains #25. No one dropped from the poll this week. Looking at Others Receiving Votes, Florida (245 points) is #26, followed by Marshall (180), Georgia (166), Vanderbilt (79) and South Carolina (79) to round out the Top 30. One other team getting points this week is Baylor (36).
In the newest BCS rankings: #1 Navy (1.000), #2 Ohio State (0.995), #3 Louisiana Lafayette (0.989), #4 Virginia Tech (0.984), #5 Alabama (0.979), #6 Oregon (0.974), #7 Wisconsin (0.968), #8 Army (0.963), #9 Michigan (0.955) and #10 Notre Dame (0.942). Others: #14 West Virginia (0.913), #19 New Mexico (0.870), #24 Utah State (0.840).
An updated look at the Heisman race, Notre Dame QB Mike Harper is #1 (LW: #1), Navy QB Jarrod Brooks is #2 (LW: #3), Indiana QB Jerome Walker is #3 (LW: #2), Ohio State QB Jordan Watkins is #4 (LW: #3), and Stanford QB Roger Langford is #5 (LW: #5). No one fell off the list this week.
Looking at Awards Finalists, senior defensive end Caleb McBride somehow qualified as a finalist for the Lombardi Trophy, though he is currently ranked #8 on the list.
Looking at the Bowl Picture, No new teams punched their ticket this week, giving us 69 teams that have reached the 6 win plateau. 1 team saw their bowl hopes end to leave 69 teams total fighting for 68 bowl slots, leaving one team getting screwed this year.
Looking at the newest projections, if they hold out, it's a trip to the Las Vegas Bowl for Utah State fans, taking on Washington (7-5, 5-4) out of the Pac-12. The Beef O'Brady's Bowl would feature Southern Miss (6-6, 5-3 C-USA) matching up with Ball State (8-4, 6-3 MAC). The New Orleans Bowl would match-up Florida International (8-4, 6-2 C-USA) against Arkansas State (9-3, 7-1 Sun Belt). The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl would feature Arizona State (6-6, 4-5 Pac-12) against #12 Notre Dame (10-2).
The Music City Bowl would match-up South Carolina (8-4, 5-4 SEC) against Duke (6-6, 5-4 ACC). The AT&T Cotton Bowl would host #22 Ole Miss (8-4, 5-4 SEC) against #14 West Virginia (9-3, 7-2 Big 12). The Sugar Bowl would feature #5 Alabama (9-3, 7-2 SEC) against #19 New Mexico (11-1, 8-0 Mountain West). The BCS National Championship Game would host a showdown between #2 Ohio State (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) against #1 Navy (12-0, 9-0 American).
Looking at the BCS projections, the Rose Bowl would feature #3 Louisiana Lafayette (12-0, 8-0 Sun Belt) against #6 Oregon (9-3, 7-2 Pac-12). The Fiesta Bowl has Baylor (8-4, 7-2 Big 12) matching up with #7 Wisconsin (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten). The Sugar Bowl has #5 Alabama (9-3, 7-2 SEC) matching up with #19 New Mexico (11-1, 8-0 Mountain West). The Orange Bowl features a battle between #4 Virginia Tech (11-1, 9-0 ACC) and #8 Army (10-2). And in the national championship game, #2 Ohio State (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) takes on #1 Navy (12-0, 9-0 American).
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