My Top Ten- Week 3

1. Ohio State (2-0, vs Ohio U.)
2. Alabama (2-0, @ Duke)
3. Oregon (2-0, vs Portland State)
4. Oklahoma (2-0, vs Air Force)
5. Texas (2-0, @ Texas Tech)
6. TCU (2-0, vs Baylor)
7. Boise State (1-0, @ Wyoming)
8. Iowa (2-0, @ Arizona)
9. Florida (2-0, @ Tennessee)
10. Nebraska (2-0, @ Washington)

Outside Looking In...

Wisconsin (2-0)
South Carolina (2-0)
LSU (2-0)

Two nice wins for Ohio State and Alabama cement the best teams in college football at the top of my polls. OSU essentially won 36-10, so lets assume that one was a laugher disguised as an interesting game. Bama handled PSU as they should have and looked pretty good doing it. They are an offensive machine for sure.

Oregon and Oklahoma... wow. I know that Oregon had to come back in order to blow out Tennessee but it was on the road and it looks like the Ducks are a team that will be in the national championship conversation throughout the year. Oh, and in the event that you haven't noticed it appears that Oklahoma is legit. I am leaning more and more toward the Sooners each day in their match up with Texas that is only a few weeks away.

TCU deserves to be ranked where they are, but what do we make of Boise State now? Their "huge" win in week one now seems irrelevant considering the Virginia Tech Hokies are now 0-2 following a loss to FCS team James Madison. Boise State's strength of schedule takes a massive hit, which voters will need to keep in mind come November and December.

Iowa, Florida and Nebraska are all in the same position to me. Iowa has looked good, but hasn't played anyone of note. Florida has looked extremely flaky yet we all know how talented and fast they are. Finally, there is Nebraska who I picked to be a dark horse national title contender at the beginning of the season. If the Huskers win on the road at Washington I should be able to give them a boost in the polls... depending on how the teams ahead of them fare.

A team that is still absent from my radar? The Michigan Wolverines. That defense may be slightly improved but it is FAR from good. Denard Robinson is the real deal working in Rich Rod's offense that helps athletes like DR thrive, but seriously listen to me when I say that you cannot jump on the bandwagon just yet. Wait until they get to their Big Ten schedule, because if you recall they started off 4-0, then 5-2 last year only to fall to a bowl-less 5-7 year with only one conference win. Ouch. Be patient with your emotions about this team until they've beaten a truly good team. The real test for this team: three straight weeks in October playing Michigan State, Iowa and then Penn State on the road. Let's talk about the Wolverines then, because we all know that they will be at least 4-1 and probably 5-0 before that stretch begins and the nation will be enamored with Robinson and the Wolverines.