Lenn Robbins’ Top 25
Post college football expert Lenn Robbins breaks down his Top 25. Florida had a scare with Tim Tebow going down, but remain atop the rankings. While BCS Busters Boise State and TCU round out the top five of this week’s edition.
1. Florida (4-0, won 41-7 at Kentucky)
UP NEXT: Idle
PREVIOUS: (1)
THE SKINNY: Lane Kiffin criticizes the Gators for beating up on second-tier SEC teams.
2. Texas (4-0, beat UTEP 64-7)
UP NEXT: Idle
PREVIOUS: (3)
THE SKINNY: The nation has become blasé to Colt McCoy’s superb play.
4. Boise St. (4-0, won 49-14 at Bowling Green.)
UP NEXT: vs. UC Davis
PREVIOUS: (4)
THE SKINNY: Time for the nation to stop thinking of them as a novelty.
4. TCU (3-0, won 14-10 at Clemson)
UP NEXT: vs. SMU
PREVIOUS: (7)
THE SKINNY: The Horned Frogs might be the best team in the ACC and the Mountain West.
5. Alabama (4-0, beat Arkansas 35-7)
UP NEXT: At Kentucky
PREVIOUS: (10)
THE SKINNY: Yes, Florida, we think Alabama’s defense is better.
6. LSU (4-0, won 30-26 at Mississippi State)
UP NEXT: At Georgia
PREVIOUS: (6)
THE SKINNY: The SEC West is tougher than a blue plate special meatloaf.
7. Virginia Tech (3-1, beat Miami 31-7)
UP NEXT: At Duke
PREVIOUS: (9)
THE SKINNY: Hokies have never feared the ‘Canes.
8. Iowa (4-0, won 21-10 at Penn State)
UP NEXT: vs. Arkansas State
PREVIOUS: (14)
THE SKINNY: Trailing 10-0 the Hawkeyes smash another Penn State BCS title game dream.
9. Cincinnati (4-0, beat Fresno St 28-20)
UP NEXT: at Miami (Ohio)
PREVIOUS: (16)
THE SKINNY: Tony Pike is executing his offense as well as any QB in the nation.
10. USC (3-1, won 27-6 at Washington State )
UP NEXT: At Cal
PREVIOUS: (10)
THE SKINNY: The Trojans and Bears meet in a Pac-10 elimination game.
11. Oklahoma (2-1, Idle)
UP NEXT: at Miami
PREVIOUS: (12)
THE SKINNY: Sam Bradford checks in with Dr. Andrews.
12. Kansas (4-0, beat Southern Miss 35-28)
UP NEXT: Idle.
PREVIOUS: (17)
THE SKINNY: Todd Reesing’s becoming a Jayhawks legend.
13. South Florida (4-0, won 17-7 at Florida State)
UP NEXT: At Syracuse
PREVIOUS: (24)
THE SKINNY: Jim Leavitt’s dream of what South Florida can be comes true.
14. Michigan (4-0, beat Indiana 36-33)
UP NEXT: At Michigan St.
PREVIOUS: (18)
THE SKINNY: It would make Spartan’s season to hand Wolverines their first loss.
15. Houston (3-0, beat Texas Tech 29-28)
UP NEXT: At UTEP
PREVIOUS: (23)
THE SKINNY: The Cougars get their Rutgers moment. Win the game, fans storm the field, TV captures it all.
16. Miami (2-1, lost 31-7 at Virginia Tech.)
UP NEXT: vs. Oklahoma
PREVIOUS: (13)
THE SKINNY: If we told you Miami would be 3-1 after that four-game start, what ‘Cane fan wouldn’t take it?.
17. Cal (3-1, lost 42-3 at Oregon)
UP NEXT: vs. USC.
PREVIOUS: (2)
THE SKINNY: Fifty-one years since its last Rose Bowl appearance and counting.
18. Georgia Tech (3-1, beat North Carolina 24-7)
UP NEXT: At Mississippi State
PREVIOUS: (19)
THE SKINNY: Ramblin’ Wreck rolls over Tar Heels for 317 rushing yards.
19. Ole Miss (2-1, lost 16-10 at South Carolina)
UP NEXT: At Vanderbilt
PREVIOUS: (5)
THE SKINNY: Wow, it’s a lot different being the hunted instead of the hunter.
20. Utah (3-1, beat Louisville 30-14)
UP NEXT: Idle
PREVIOUS: (20)
THE SKINNY: What’s become of Louisville?
21. BYU (3-1, beat Colorado State 42-23)
UP NEXT: vs. Utah St.
PREVIOUS: (21)
THE SKINNY: Between TCU, Utah and BYU, the Mountain West title race is as intriguing as it is in any conference.
22. Georgia (3-1, beat Arizona State 20-17)
UP NEXT: vs. LSU
PREVIOUS: (22)
THE SKINNY: It’s not an upset if the home team wins.
23. South Carolina (3-1, beat Ole Miss 16-10)
UP NEXT: vs. South Carolina State
PREVIOUS: (NR)
THE SKINNY: Imagine if Steve Spurrier ever had an elite QB?
24. Auburn (4-0, beat Ball State 54-20)
UP NEXT: At Tennessee
PREVIOUS: (NR)
THE SKINNY: Is Gene Chizik the only SEC coach Lane Kiffin hasn’t taken a shot at?
25. Ohio St. (3-1, beat Illinois 30-0)
UP NEXT: At Indiana
PREVIOUS: (25)
THE SKINNY: Wake me up for the Michigan game.
Dropped out: No. 9 Penn St.; No. 15 North Carolina


