Complete National Rankings; Every Team 1-124

So I decided for this installment of my top 25 to completely throw away any previous rankings, any pre-season expectations, and any conference bias. I just looked at what each team has done through this portion of the season, and judged each team solely on that. Sure, there will be the cases of where team A may have beaten team B and still be ranked behind them, but such is the way of things this late in the season.

I’m sure there will be a lot of disagreement. People may wonder how in the world I can have South Carolina as far down as 16 (losing your best player from a team who, other than the UGA win, hasn’t exactly been super impressive all year doesn’t scream top ten to me). Some may think I’m out of my mind for still considering Florida State ahead of Florida and LSU (aside from one horrible day against N.C. State, they’ve been rather impressive, very impressive, in every game they’ve played, including Clemson, in what has been the only subpar performance by Clemson all year) and deride me for SEC hate.

Some may question why USC is still in the top 15. Well, two close losses to two top ten teams can do that (so does a team still loaded with talent). Fact of the matter is, I think on a neutral field, if they line up tomorrow, USC probably beats anyone I have below them. Feel free to disagree.

And how on earth can I rank Vanderbilt so highly? Northwestern, South Carolina, and Florida will all tell you what a tough opponent the Commodores are. They could conceivably win their next three and finish the year 8-4. You don’t think an 8-4 SEC team deserves such a ranking?

Ohio was at one point a potential BCS buster and a feel good story for everyone. One loss, and now they’re ranked 71st? Yep, that’s when happens when you continuously struggle with inferior opponents, and then finally lose to one.

So let the bashing begin, and feel free to remind me what an idiot I am.

1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Kansas State
4. Notre Dame
5. Georgia
6.  Florida State
7.  Florida
8.  LSU
9. Oregon State
10. Stanford
11. Clemson
12. Ohio State
13. Texas A&M
14. Oklahoma
15. USC
16. South Carolina
17. Louisville
18. UCLA
19. Nebraska
20. Louisiana Tech
21. Penn State
22. Texas
23. Northwestern
24. Oklahoma State
25. Michigan
26. Texas Tech
27. Kent State
28. Wisconsin
29. Toledo
30. Rutgers
31. Washington
32. TCU
33. West Virginia
34. Miami
35. Arizona
36. Vanderbilt
37. Michigan State
38. Mississippi State
39. North Carolina
40. Utah State
41. Central Florida
42. Cincinnati
43. Boise State
44. San Jose State
45. Iowa State
46. Ole Miss
47. Arkansas
48. Fresno State
49. Arizona State
50. San Diego State
51. Tulsa
52. Tennessee
53. North Carolina State
54. Navy
55. Utah
56. BYU
57. Virginia Tech
58. Troy
59. Syracuse
60. Nevada
61. Baylor
62. Iowa
63. Pittsburgh
64. Bowling Green
65. Middle Tennessee State
66. Northern Illinois
67. Georgia Tech
68. Ball State
69. Duke
70. Indiana
71. Ohio
72. Missouri
73. Minnesota
74. Miami Ohio
75. North Texas
76. Air Force
77. Western Kentucky
78. Arkansas State
79. Wake Forest
80. California
81. East Carolina
82. Louisiana
83. Virginia
84. Auburn
85. Louisiana Monroe
86. Temple
87. Purdue
88. South Florida
89. Florida Atlantic
90. SMU
91. Illinois
92. UConn
93. Marshall
94. Western Michigan
95. Army
96. Houston
97. Boston College
98. Central Michigan
99. Kentucky
100. Buffalo
101. Maryland
102. Kansas
103. Rice
104. Eastern Michigan
105. Wyoming
106. UTEP
107. Colorado State
108. Colorado
109. Washington State
110. Tulane
111. UAB
112. UNLV
113. New Mexico
114. Texas State
115. Memphis
116. Southern Miss
117. Florida International
118. Texas San Antonio
119. South Alabama
120. Hawaii
121. Idaho
122. New Mexico State
123. Akron
124. UMass

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