With the conference championship games complete my Calix Cari rankings once again agree with the pollsters: its Texas versus Alabama for the title.
Surprisingly, despite Tebow crying after visiting the wood-shed in Atlanta Florida still ranks #3, ahead of undefeated teams TCU, Cincinnati, and Boise State. Two loss Oregon comes in at #4, based on its strong showings against Cal, USC, Arizona, and Oregon State. Boise State produced the second best victory of the year (against Oregon) but couldn’t overcome a week conference schedule to rise higher than #9.
The Pac-10 placed 6 teams in the top 25, followed by Big 12 at 4, SEC, Big East, ACC, and Big 10 at 3, MWC at 2, and WAC at 1. Clearly the Pac-10’s 8-4 logjam was seen more highly than the SEC’s 7-5 logjam.
| Rank | Team | Record | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 13-0 | 7.6798 |
| 2 | Texas | 13-0 | 7.3390 |
| 3 | Florida | 12-1 | 7.2858 |
| 4 | Oregon | 10-2 | 7.0857 |
| 5 | TCU | 12-0 | 6.9550 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 12-0 | 6.7700 |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 9-3 | 6.6491 |
| 8 | Georgia Tech | 11-2 | 6.6343 |
| 9 | Boise St | 13-0 | 6.5395 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 10-2 | 6.4794 |
| 11 | LSU | 9-3 | 6.2673 |
| 12 | Iowa | 10-2 | 6.2457 |
| 13 | Miami FL | 9-3 | 6.2368 |
| 14 | Penn State | 10-2 | 6.1839 |
| 15 | Southern Cal | 8-4 | 6.1387 |
| 16 | Arizona | 8-4 | 6.1116 |
| 17 | Stanford | 8-4 | 6.0294 |
| 18 | Oregon St | 8-4 | 5.9837 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 9-3 | 5.9276 |
| 20 | Brigham Young | 10-2 | 5.8856 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 9-3 | 5.8317 |
| 22 | Oklahoma St | 9-3 | 5.8001 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 9-4 | 5.7685 |
| 24 | California | 8-4 | 5.7510 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 7-5 | 5.7005 |
