TB's College Football Week Seven Top 10

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MIAMI - JANUARY 08: Brandon Spikes #51 of the Florida Gators holds up the winning trophy after the FedEx BCS National Championship Game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Dolphin Stadium on January 8, 2009 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/Ge

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Week seven of college football is in the books and another top 5 team has fallen. It was the last week for teams to make a statement before the first 2009 BCS rankings are released later today.

Florida proves that going undefeated is harder than most people think. Even in the Swamp. Will they hoist the trophy again?

Which teams slide out of the top 10? Who is the new best team in Ohio (again)?

Here is how I rank them:

No. 1 Florida Gators

GAINESVILLE, FL - OCTOBER 17: Quarterback Tim Tebow #15 of the Florida Gators rushes upfield against the University of Arkansas Razorbacks October 17, 2009 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

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Just when it looked like the Arkansas Razorbacks would pull off the impossible, Tim T went Tim T.

In his final two drives, Tebow was able to march the Gators down the field with relative ease to set up a touchdown to tie it and the game-winning field goal with :09 remaining.

Next game: at Mississippi State

No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide

TUSCALOOSA - OCTOBER 17: Running back Mark Ingram #22 of the Alabama Crimson Tide breaks through the line of scrimmage on a running play during the game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Bryant-Denny Stadium on October 17, 2009 in Tuscaloosa, Alaba

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Nick Saban's new game plan? Give the ball to Mark Ingram.

The sophomore ran for 246 yards on 24 carries against the Gamecocks, and the Tide rolled over No. 22 South Carolina 20-6.

After another big outing, the Tide are knocking on the door of the No. 1 spot.

Next game: vs. Tennessee Volunteers

No. 3 Texas Longhorns

DALLAS - OCTOBER 7: Running back Selvin Young #22 of the Texas Longhorns kneels in the endzone after scoring a touchdown against the Oklahoma Sooners during the Red River Shootout at the Cotton Bowl on October 7, 2006 in Dallas, Texas. The Longhorns won

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In what felt like the longest game in college football history, the Longhorns found a way to keep their title hopes alive.

After a slow start, Texas was able to pull it together and remain poised to take over the BCS No. 2 spot after the SEC title game.

Next game: at Missouri Tigers

No. 4 Boise State Broncos

SAN DIEGO, CA - DECEMBER 23: Head Coach Chris Petersen of the Boise State Broncos watches from sidelines in the final seconds of their team's 17-16 loss to the TCU Horned Frogs during the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium

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On a Wednesday night, with the college football spotlight all to themselves, the Broncos hung on to beat a Tulsa team that has shown it can be explosive.

Boise got a taste of its own medicine when Tulsa was able to score on a few gimmick plays that went for big yards.

As the Broncos head into WAC play, their biggest games are behind them and they should sail smoothly into another BCS game.

Next game: at Hawaii Warriors

No. 5 LSU Tigers

BATON ROUGE, LA - OCTOBER 10: Brandon LaFell #1 of the Louisiana State University Tigers pulls in this reception against Markihe Anderson #14 of the Florida Gators at Tiger Stadium on October 10, 2009 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Ge

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Coming off a bye week, the Tigers take advantage of a big loss by Virginia Tech and move up one to no. 5.

After Florida struggled against Arkansas, the Tigers' lone loss is looking less impressive and may not be the team most thought they were.

Next game: vs. Auburn Tigers

No. 6 USC Trojans

SOUTH BEND, IN - OCTOBER 17: Quarterback Matt Barkley #7 of the USC Trojans looks to hand off the ball against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the fourth quarter of the game at Notre Dame Stadium on October 17, 2009 in South Bend, Indiana. USC won t

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The Trojans traveled to South Bend and got it done.

They were never quite able to put the game away, and Notre Dame had three tries to tie the game from the Trojan 8-yard line, but the defense held and kept the Trojans' outside chance at playing in the national championship alive.

Next game: vs. Oregon State Beavers

No. 7 Cincinnati Bearcats

TAMPA, FL - OCTOBER 15: Quarterback Zach Collaros #12 of the Cincinnati Bearcats talks with injured quarterback Tony Pike #15 during play against the University of South Florida Bulls October 15, 2009 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by

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After losing starter Tony Pike, Bearcats' backup QB Zach Collaros came in and ran for 132 yards and two touchdowns against previously unbeaten South Florida.

Cincinnati made a statement with their big 34-17 victory over the Bulls, and earned the right to say "why not us?" in the national championship game.

Next game: vs. Louisville Cardinals

No. 8 TCU Horned Frogs

CLEMSON, SC - SEPTEMBER 26: Andy Dalton #14 of the TCU Horned Frogs runs with the ball against the Clemson Tigers during their game at Memorial Stadium on September 26, 2009 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

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After struggling last week at Air Force, the Horned Frogs came back with a vengeance and throttled the Colorado State Rams 44-6.

TCU's biggest test could be this weekend when they travel to Provo to take on a Brigham Young team that would love to end the Frogs' BCS hopes.

Next game: at BYU Cougars

No. 9 Iowa Hawkeyes

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 26: Ricky Stanzi #12 of the Iowa Hawkeyes throws a pass while playing the Penn State Nittnay Lions on September 26, 2009 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. Iowa won the game 21-10. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Get

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The Hawkeyes continue to roll through their Big Ten opponents and make their case for a national championship appearance.

How long can they stay unbeaten?

Next game: at Michigan State Spartans

No. 10 Oregon Ducks

PASADENA, CA. - OCTOBER 10: Kenjon Barner #24 of the Oregon Ducks runs a touchdown against Sheldon Price #22 of the UCLA Bruins on October 10, 2009 at the Rosebowl in Pasadena, California. the Ducks defeated the Bruins 24-10 (Photo by Jacob De golish/Ge

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After starting the season on a rough note in Boise, Idaho, the Ducks have knocked off two ranked opponents and put away a decent UCLA team on the road.

Oregon is looking to finally knock off USC and take over the Pac 10.

Next game: at Washington Huskies

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