Tag: Top 25

  • 2016 College Football Season: Week 1 Rankings

    2016 College Football Season: Week 1 Rankings

    The week 1 AP Top 25 offers little change in top 5, with Alabama and Clemson retaining their 1-2 spots, while Florida State, Ohio State and Michigan make minor advancements instead of Oklahoma and LSU, having huge falls after their losses. Houston rose to number 6 thanks to beating the Sooners, while Washington, Georgia and Wisconsin join Stanford to complete the top 10, while Florida were the only team that won and still dropped from the rankings.

  • 2016 College Football Season: Preseason Rankings

    2016 College Football Season: Preseason Rankings

    As expected, the first preseason poll puts Alabama on top of the rankings, favorites to defend their national title. They were among seven teams, including Clemson, Oklahoma, Florida State, LSU, Ohio State and Michigan to receive first place votes.

  • College Basketball Rumors – Duke Blue Devils, North Carolina Tar Heels Had a Bad Day

    College Basketball Rumors – Duke Blue Devils, North Carolina Tar Heels Had a Bad Day

    A couple of firsts for both Duke and North Carolina on the same day, as the Blue Devils were not included in the AP Top 25 rankings for the first time since the preseason rankings of the 2007-2008 season, while the Tar Heels, losing 71-65 at Louisville, were beaten for the first time this season in ACC play.

  • College Basketball Scores & Standings

    College Basketball Scores & Standings

    So what did we have among the top 25 teams on Saturday of January 16? Kansas and Oklahoma not impressing but avoiding more Big 12 losses, Notre Dame upsetting Duke, Maryland crushing Ohio State, North Carolina cruising past North Carolina State and Kentucky losing again, this time to Auburn, which shouldn’t be that big of a surprise.

  • 2015 College Football Season – Final Rankings

    2015 College Football Season – Final Rankings

    The College Football season is over with Alabama as national champions, which gives them the number one spot on the final rankings, followed by runners-up Clemson at number two, Rose Bowl champions Stanford at number three and Ohio State, probably the second best team in the country at least, settling for the Fiesta Bowl and the number four spot. Navy and Western Kentucky make rare appearances in the AP Top 25, and the same goes for Houston and Iowa (despite the loss), finishing the season in the top 10.

  • Men’s Basketball January 4 Scores, Standings & Rankings

    Men’s Basketball January 4 Scores, Standings & Rankings

    Four games between five ranked teams were headlines by the number one vs number two showcase of Kansas and Oklahoma in the Big 12, delivering big time with the Jayhawks walking away victorious after three overtimes. Brice Johnson made some history for North Carolina against Florida State, Virginia were stunned by Virginia Tech and West Virginia had a big second half in a tough win over TCU on the road.

  • 2016 College Basketball Season – Rankings Don’t Change Much, For Now

    2016 College Basketball Season – Rankings Don’t Change Much, For Now

    The week 7 rankings of the AP Poll give us a similar lead in the top 25 to the previous week, with Michigan State holding on to the number one spot and the top 3, which include Kansas at number two and Oklahoma at number three, is unchanged. Kentucky fall to number 12 after their loss while Duke fall to number 15.

  • 2015 College Football Season – Final BCS Standings

    2015 College Football Season – Final BCS Standings

    The final week of the College Football season before the bowl games are upon has gave us its four playoff teams: Number one Clemson, number two Alabama, number three Michigan State and number four, Oklahoma. That’s the selection committee, but even in a BCS world, we would have gotten the same four teams making the playoff.

  • 2015 College Football Season – Week 13 BCS Standings

    2015 College Football Season – Week 13 BCS Standings

    There’s hardly any difference between the College Football Playoff rankings for week 13 of the 2015 College Football Season and the hypothetical BCS standings, both having the same top four: Clemson, Alabama, Oklahoma and Iowa, while Michigan State, Stanford and North Carolina are waiting for their chance to get in.

  • 2015 College Football Season – Week 12 BCS Standings

    2015 College Football Season – Week 12 BCS Standings

    The hypothetical BCS standings following week 12 of the 2015 college football season aren’t that different from the College Football Playoff committee decisions. Clemson, Alabama and Iowa in the top 4 while Notre Dame instead of Oklahoma to complete the picture, with the Sooners and Michigan State looking from the outside on a playoff spot they’re hoping to get.