Ranking all of College Football's FBS Conferences Heading into Week 7

Week 7 is looking to be a real slugfest. Top teams are duking it out in their conferences, and the bottom teams are trying to scratch up a few wins...

Upsets and beatdowns abound, conferences are jostling for that elusive top spot and the bragging rights of being the best.

Here are the rankings going into Week 7, and it's clear nothing is set in stone.

1. Big 12

Red River Rivalry? More like Red River Bludgeoning—Oklahoma showed that they could be considered the top team in America with their 55-17 beatdown of Texas.

1. Oklahoma
2. Oklahoma State
3. Kansas State
4. Baylor
5. Texas
6. Texas A&M
7. Texas Tech
8. Missouri
9. Iowa State
10. Kansas

2. SEC

LSU jumps back into the top spot in the SEC with their 41-11 punishment of Florida—can’t wait for their showdown with Alabama.

1. LSU
2. Alabama
3. South Carolina
4. Arkansas
5. Georgia
6. Auburn
7. Florida
8. Vanderbilt
9. Tennessee
10. Ole Miss
11. Mississippi State
12. Kentucky

3. Big 10

The Badgers had a bye to help prepare them for their run at the Big 10 title—they are still the class of the league.

1. Wisconsin
2. Michigan
3. Illinois
4. Nebraska
5. Michigan State
6. Penn State
7. Purdue
8. Ohio State
9. Iowa
10. Northwestern
11. Indiana
12. Minnesota

4. Pac-12

Stanford crushed another lightweight opponent—they are facing a much tougher stretch run, including the game of the year against Oregon.

1. Stanford
2. Oregon
3. Arizona State
4. Washington
5. USC
6. Cal
7. UCLA
8. Washington State
9. Oregon State
10. Utah
11. Colorado
12. Arizona

5. ACC

A big Clemson concern: QB Tajh Boyd suffered a hip injury that could slow him down for a couple games.

1. Clemson
2. Georgia Tech
3. Virginia Tech
4. Wake Forest
5. North Carolina
6. Florida State
7. Duke
8. Maryland
9. North Carolina State
10. Miami
11. Virginia
12. Boston College

6. Big East

Quarterback Geno Smith had a monster game in West Virginia’s trouncing of Connecticut—can he keep it up?

1. West Virginia
2. Rutgers
3. South Florida
4. Cincinnati
5. Pittsburgh
6. Syracuse
7. Louisville
8. Connecticut

7. Mountain West

Ho-hum, another Boise State drubbing of Fresno State 57-7. QB Kellen Moore had another surgeon-like efficient game.

1. Boise State
2. TCU
3. Colorado State
4. San Diego State
5. Air Force
6. Wyoming
7. UNLV
8. New Mexico

8. Independents

The Fighting Irish are coming on all cylinders—they are only two plays away from an undefeated season.

1. Notre Dame
2. BYU
3. Navy
4. Army

9. Conference USA

Houston held East Carolina to only three points—if the Cougars find a way to play defense like this, they are a threat to run the table.

1. Houston
2. SMU
3. Southern Miss
4. Central Florida
5. Tulsa
6. Rice
7. Tulane
8. UTEP
9. Eastern Carolina
10. Memphis
11. UAB

10. MAC

The Owls pitched a 42-0 shutout against Ball State—if they play this well the rest of the way, the MAC is in trouble.

1. Temple
2. Toledo
3. Western Michigan
4. Ohio
5. Northern Illinois
6. Eastern Michigan
7. Ball State
8. Bowling Green
9. Buffalo
10. Central Michigan
11. Miami of Ohio
12. Akron
13. Kent State

11. WAC

Hawaii’s QB Bryant Moniz has been heating up lately—a fact the rest of the WAC has been increasingly aware of.

1. Hawaii
2. Nevada
3. Utah State
4. Fresno State
5. San Jose State
6. Louisiana Tech
7. New Mexico State
8. Idaho

12. The Sun Belt

With a terrific 31-17 victory over Troy, the Ragin’ Cajuns can set their sights on a Sun Belt Title.

1. Louisiana-Lafayette
2. Arkansas State
3. Florida International
4. Troy
5. North Texas State
6. Western Kentucky
7. Louisiana-Monroe
8. Middle Tennessee State
9. Florida Atlantic