NCAA Football Conference Power Rankings Week 3: Oklahoma Wins Big, SEC in Last

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Let me explain the power rankings.

This is not an indication of how each conference will fare for the 2011 college football season. This is not a direct correlation to how these teams should be ranked in the polls.

To put it quite simply, this is a measurement of what each conference proved in Week 3.

Conference play proves nothing other than who the best teams within that conference are. Every conference has a .500 winning percentage in intraconference play every year.

Non-conference matchups early in the season and end-of-season bowl games are needed to give us the best gauge of how each conference stacks up.

Each game from Week 3 will fall into one of four categories: The Good, The Blah, The Bad and The Ugly. Pretty self explanatory.

Let the debating begin.

Week 1 Rankings; http://bleacherreport.com/articles/835632-ncaa-football-conference-power-rankings-week-1-lsu-wins-big-but-sec-not-in-1st

Week 2 Rankings; http://bleacherreport.com/articles/844505-ncaa-football-conference-power-rankings-week-2-alabama-gets-big-win-sec-in-1st

6. SEC

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Overall SEC record from Week 3: 4-2

 

The Good: 0

 

The Blah: 3

Georgia spanked an FCS opponent like they should have.

Alabama gets a little more credit for beating up on opponent from the Sun Belt.

South Carolina squeaked by Navy.

 

The Bad: 3

Auburn lost to Clemson.

Kentucky lost to a horrible Louisville team.

Arkansas only beat Troy by 10 points.

 

The Ugly: 0

5. Pac-12

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Overall Pac-12 record from Week 3: 5-4

 

The Good: 2

USC beat Syracuse.

Utah crushed BYU.

 

The Blah: 3

California and Oregon both spanked FCS opponents like they should have.

Colorado gets slightly more credit for beating a team from the MWC.

 

The Bad: 3

UCLA lost to Texas.

Washington lost to Nebraska.

Arizona State lost to Illinois.

 

The Ugly: 1

San Diego State beat Washington State by 18 points.  That cannot happen.

4. Big East

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Overall Big East record from Week 3: 4-3

 

The Good: 2

West Virginia beat Maryland.

Louisville beat Kentucky.

 

The Blah: 2

South Florida crushed an FCS opponents like they should have.

Cincinnati did slightly more to impress by beating a team from the MAC.

 

The Bad: 3

Connecticut lost to Iowa State.

Pittsburgh lost to Iowa.

Syracuse lost to USC.

 

The Ugly: 0

3. Big Ten

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Overall Big Ten record from Week 3: 9-3

 

The Good: 3

Nebraska beat Washington

Illinois beat Arizona State.

Iowa beat Pittsburgh.

 

The Blah: 4

Indiana and Purdue whipped FCS opponents like they should have.

Michigan and Wisconsin get slightly more credit for crushing opponents from the MAC.

 

The Bad: 4

Ohio State lost to Miami (FL).

Michigan State lost to Notre Dame.

Minnesota only beat Miami (OH) by six points.

Penn State only beat Temple by four points.

 

The Ugly: 1

Northwestern lost to Army.

2. ACC

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Overall ACC record from Week 3: 6-2

 

The Good: 3

Georgia Tech eviscerated Kansas.

Clemson ended the longest winning streak in the country by beating Auburn.

Miami (FL) beat Ohio State.

The Blah: 3

North Carolina State and Wake Forest both stomped FCS opponents like they should have.

Virginia Tech gets slightly more credit for whipping a Sun Belt opponent.

 

The Bad: 2

Florida State lost to Oklahoma.

Maryland lost to West Virginia.

 

The Ugly: 0

1. Big 12

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Overall Big 12 record from Week 3: 8-1

 

The Good: 3

Iowa State beat Connecticut.

Texas beat UCLA.

Oklahoma showed they very well could be the best team in the country by winning a huge road game against Florida State.  I would put them No. 2 in the country if I had a vote in the AP poll.  Easily the biggest win of any team this past weekend.

 

The Blah: 5

Baylor and Missouri creamed FCS opponents like they should have.

Kansas State, Texas A&M and Texas Tech get slightly more credit for beating teams from MAC, MWC and WAC.

 

The Bad: 1

Kansas got creamed by Georgia Tech.

 

The Ugly: 0