College Football Power Rankings Week Four

1.  USC

USC plays on Thursday night against Oregon State in their first Pac-10 game. What else to say about this powerhouse?

2.  Oklahoma

Oklahoma beat Washington 55-14 this weekend. Sam Bradford was 18 for 21 with 304 yards and five TDs. The Sooners host No. 24 TCU this weekend and you can expect their offensive dominance to continue.

3.  Georgia

Georgia beat Arizona State, in Arizona, 27-10 this weekend. The game started off tight with a 0-0 first quarter. But the Bulldogs exploded in the second to go up 21-3 at the half. The Georgia defense was also dominant holding ASU to four rushing yards over 19 attempts.

4.  Florida

The Gators slaughtered Tennessee on Saturday, beating them 30-6 and holding them scoreless through three quarters. Brandon James had an excellent game, returning the opening kickoff 52 yards and returned a punt for 78 yards and a touchdown. Florida matches up with Mississippi this weekend and should have a big win at home.

5.  LSU

Jarrett Lee led the Tigers to an exciting win over Auburn. The top-ten match-up saw 470 passing yards and only 248 rushing yards. LSU was down in the first half 14-3, but fought back in the second half to overcome Auburn to a 26-21 win. Up next: Mississippi State, and No. 4 Florida.

6. Missouri

Heisman-hopeful Chase Daniels led the Tigers to a win over Buffalo 42-21. Though the offense racked up with Daniels’ 439-yard game, the team lost three fumbles in Buffalo territory, and mistakes made by special teams led to two Buffalo TDs. This Missouri defense should have been able to control Buffalo more than they did Saturday.

7.  Alabama

Alabama rushed for 328 yards on Saturday versus Arkansas to win 49-14 and bringing their average rushing yards to 237 yards. Next week Alabama travels to Georgia to face the team that gives up only 42 rushing yards per game. This is going to be an interesting gridlock with two SEC powerhouses.

8.  Texas

Colt McCoy passed for 329 yards and rushed for another 83 in their blowout against Rice 52-10. The starting QB completed 19 of 23 passes for four touchdowns, setting a Texas record for touchdowns thrown. McCoy has now thrown 62 touchdowns, eclipsing Major Applewhite’s record of 60.

9.  Wisconsin

The Badgers are coming off a bye week and will face Michigan on Saturday. However, they are probably focusing on their next two games: Ohio State, then Penn State.

10. Brigham Young

BYU posted back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 1985, and of course extended their nation-best winning streak to 14 games. BYU trumped Wyoming 44-0 in an offensive and defensive showdown. The Cougars are here, and they’re aren’t going down without a fight.

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