Tuesday, September 2, 2008

CFB 365 Power Rankings

Week 1

Week 2

Rank

Team Name

Record

Next Opponent

1

Oklahoma Sooners

1-0

Cincinnati

2

USC Trojans

1-0

Ohio St.

3

Georgia Bulldogs

1-0

Central Michigan

4

Florida Gators

1-0

Miami(FL)

5

Missouri Tigers

1-0

SE Missouri St.

6

Ohio St. Buckeyes

1-0

Ohio

7

Texas Longhorns

1-0

@ UTEP

8

West Virginia Mountaineers

1-0

@ East Carolina

9

Texas Tech Red Raiders

1-0

@ Nevada

10

Arizona St. Sun Devils

1-0

Stanford

11

LSU Tigers

1-0

Troy

12

Wisconsin Badgers

1-0

Marshall

13

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

1-0

Ole Miss

14

Auburn Tigers

1-0

Southern Miss

15

South Florida Bulls

1-0

@ UCF

16

Illinois Fighting Illini

0-1

Eastern Illinois

17

Alabama Crimson Tide

1-0

Tulane

18

BYU Cougars

1-0

@ Washington

19

South Carolina Gamecocks

1-0

@ Vanderbilt

20

California Golden Bears

1-0

@ Washington St.

21

Clemson Tigers

0-1

Citadel

22

Cincinnati Bearcats

1-0

@ Oklahoma

23

Colorado Buffaloes

1-0

Eastern Washington

24

Kansas Jayhawks

1-0

Louisiana Tech

25

UCLA Bruins

1-0

@ BYU

26

Michigan St. Spartans

0-1

Eastern Michigan

27

Purdue Boilermakers

0-0

Northern Colorado

28

Penn St. Nittany Lions

1-0

Oregon St.

29

Boise St. Broncos

1-0

Bowling Green

30

Oregon Ducks

1-0

Utah St.

31

Fresno St. Bulldogs

1-0

Wisconsin

32

Tulsa Golden Hurricane

1-0

@ North Texas

33

Utah Utes

1-0

UNLV

34

Virginia Tech Hokies

0-1

Furman

35

Tennessee Volunteers

0-1

UAB

36

Oklahoma St. Cowboys

1-0

Houston

37

North Carolina Tar Heels

1-0

@ Rutgers

38

Houston Cougars

1-0

@ Oklahoma St.

39

Kentucky Wildcats

1-0

Norfolk St.

40

Indiana Hoosiers

1-0

Murray St.

41

Oregon St. Beavers

0-1

@ Penn St.

42

UCF Knights

1-0

South Florida

43

Florida St. Seminoles

0-0

Western Carolina

44

Central Michigan Chippewas

1-0

@ Georgia

45

Maryland Terrapins

1-0

@ Middle Tennessee

46

Miami(FL) Hurricanes

1-0

@ Florida

47

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

0-1

North Carolina

48

Navy Midshipmen

1-0

@ Ball St.

49

Ball St. Cardinals

1-0

Navy

50

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

1-0

@ Boston College

51

Arizona Wildcats

1-0

Toledo

52

Pittsburgh Panthers

0-1

Buffalo

53

Ole Miss Rebels

1-0

@ Wake Forest

54

Mississippi St. Bulldogs

0-1

SE Louisiana

55

Arkansas Razorbacks

1-0

UL-Monroe

56

East Carolina Pirates

1-0

West Virginia

57

Michigan Wolverines

0-1

Miami(OH)

58

Boston College Eagles

1-0

Georgia Tech

59

Nevada Wolfpack

1-0

Texas Tech

60

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

0-0

San Diego St.

61

Southern Miss Golden Eagles

1-0

@ Auburn

62

Nebraska Cornhuskers

1-0

San Jose St.

63

Bowling Green Falcons

1-0

Minnesota

64

TCU Horned Frogs

1-0

Stephen F. Austin

65

Connecicut Huskies

1-0

@ Temple

66

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

1-0

@ Kansas

67

Air Force Falcons

1-0

@ Wyoming

68

Vanderbilt Commodores

1-0

South Carolina

69

Iowa Hawkeyes

1-0

Florida International

70

Northwestern Wildcats

1-0

@ Duke

71

Washington Huskies

0-1

BYU

72

New Mexico St. Aggies

0-0

Nicholls St.

73

Stanford Cardinal

1-0

@ Arizona St.

74

Iowa St. Cyclones

1-0

Kent St.

75

Kansas St. Wildcats

1-0

Montana St.

76

Florida Atlantic Owls

0-1

UAB

77

Temple Owls

1-0

Connecticut

78

Wyoming Cowboys

1-0

Air Force

79

Troy Trojans

1-0

@ LSU

80

Texas A&M Aggies

0-1

@ New Mexico

81

North Carolina St. Wolfpack

0-1

William & Mary

82

Minnesota Golden Gophers

1-0

@ Bowling Green

83

Virginia Cavaliers

0-1

Richmond

84

Duke Blue Devils

1-0

Northwestern

85

San Jose St. Spartans

1-0

@ Nebraska

86

Marshall Thundering Herd

1-0

@ Wisconsin

87

Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks

1-0

@ Arkansas

88

Buffalo Bulls

1-0

@ Pittsburgh

89

Louisville Cardinals

0-1

Tennessee Tech

90

Memphis Tigers

0-1

Rice

91

Rice Owls

1-0

@ Memphis

92

Arkansas St. Red Wolves

1-0

Texas Southern

93

New Mexico Lobos

0-1

Texas A&M

94

UTEP Miners

0-1

Texas

95

Ohio Bobcats

0-1

@ Ohio St.

96

Hawaii Warriors

0-1

Weber St.

97

Washington St. Cougars

0-1

California

98

Baylor Bears

0-1

Northwestern St.

99

Kent St. Golden Flashes

0-1

@ Iowa St.

100

Miami(OH) Redhawks

0-1

@ Michigan

101

Northern Illinois Huskies

0-1

@ Western Michigan

102

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

0-1

@ Eastern Kentucky

103

Western Michigan Broncos

0-1

Northern Illinois

104

UNLV Rebels

1-0

@ Utah

105

SMU Mustangs

0-1

Texas St.

106

Toldeo Rockets

0-0

@ Arizona

107

Tulane Green Wave

0-0

@ Alabama

108

Akron Zips

0-1

@ Syracuse

109

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

0-1

Maryland

110

Eastern Michigan Eagles

1-0

@ Michigan St.

111

Colorado St. Rams

0-1

Sacramento St.

112

Army Black Knights

0-1

New Hampshire

113

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns

0-1

@ Illinois

114

Syracuse Orange

0-1

Akron

115

North Texas Mean Green

0-1

Tulsa

116

UAB Blazers

0-1

@ Florida Atlantic

117

San Diego St. Aztecs

0-1

@ Notre Dame

118

Florida International Golden Panthers

0-1

@ Iowa

119

Utah St. Aggies

0-1

@ Oregon

120

Idaho Vandals

0-1

Idaho St.

Monday, September 1, 2008

Heisman Watch

It's hard to pick the players that stand out after week 1. You have to take into account the players getting used to new teammates, new schemes, etc. Also, it's hard to take stats for what they are when teams are beating up on cupcakes in week 1.

That being said, I promised to do a Heisman list after each week. Since I am a man of my word, here is my official "Heisman Watch" after week 1.


1. Pat White - West Virginia QB

Week 1 vs. Villanova
Passing - 25-33 208 yards 5 td 1 int
Rushing - 9 63 yards

Pat White had his best passing performance in week 1. The five touchdown passes and 25 completions are both career highs for White. PW also overcame a weak performance by RB Noel Devine against 'Nova. We'll see if White can get more help against East
Carolina.


2. Sam Bradford - Oklahoma QB

Week 1 vs. Chattanooga
17-22 183 yards 2 td

Bradford's stats aren't mind boggling for week 1. However, you have to take into account that Bradford didn't play the whole game due to Oklahoma's dominance over the Mocs. Bradford's amazing efficiency is what's keeping him this high on my list. He should face a stiffer challenge against Cincy next week.







3. Chris Wells - Ohio St. RB


Week 1 vs. Youngstown St.
13 111 yards 1 td

Of course the big story from week 1 was Wells' foot injury against Youngstown St. The diagnosis is good for Wells, and Beanie should be back just as strong for the Buckeyes. Lost in all the injury talk was the great game that Wells was having before he left. I don't know if Beanie will play against Ohio, but his performance against the Penguins has kept him on my Heisman watch for at least another week.






4. Chase Daniel - Missouri QB


Week 1 vs. Illinois
Passing - 26-45 323 yards 3 td 1 int
Rushing - 9 46 yards

Chase Daniel faced the toughest competition of anyone on this list. Fortunately for Daniel the Illini's defense is not their strong point. Daniel was able to dissect the Illinois' secondary through the air in the Tigers' 52-42 victory in St. Louis. Daniel should better his numbers against SE Missouri St. next week.






5. Tim Tebow - Florida QB


Week 1 vs. Hawaii
Passing - 9-14 137 yards 1 td
Rushing - 9 37 yards

Tebow didn't have a huge day statistically against Hawaii in Week 1. However, much like Sam Bradford, Tebow sat out when the game was out of hand. Tebow's NCAA record of 14 straight games with at least one rushing AND passing touchdown was snapped in the game. Tebow did come excruciatingly close to scoring on the ground on a nice reversal in the second quarter. Tebow should put up better numbers against Miami this week.




The Next Five

  1. Colt McCoy Texas QB
  2. Chase Clement Rice QB
  3. Knowshon Moreno Georgia RB
  4. Jeremy Maclin Missouri WR
  5. P.J. Hill Wisconsin RB