The Post’s college football expert Lenn Robbins breaks down his top-25.
1. Florida (8-0, beat Georgia, 41-17 in Jacksonville)
UP NEXT: vs. Vanderbilt
PREVIOUS: (1)
THE SKINNY: Tim Tebow, your SEC career TD leader.
2. Texas (8-0, won 41-14 at Oklahoma St.)
UP NEXT: vs. UCF
PREVIOUS: (2)
THE SKINNY: Go ahead Gators and Tide, we’ll gladly take the winner.
3. Alabama (7-0, Idle)
UP NEXT: vs. LSU
PREVIOUS: (3)
THE SKINNY: Nick Saban looking for an offense on Craigslist; still unfamiliar with Facebook.
4. Boise State (8-0, beat San Jose St., 45-7)
UP NEXT: at Louisiana Tech Friday night
PREVIOUS: (4)
THE SKINNY: Upset special.
5. TCU (8-0, beat UNLV, 41-0)
UP NEXT: vs. UNLV
PREVIOUS: (5)
THE SKINNY: QB Andy Dalton (3 TDs), was supposed to be the weak link.
6. Cincinnati (8-0, won 28-7 at Syracuse)
UP NEXT: vs. Connecticut
PREVIOUS: (6)
THE SKINNY: Brian Kelly, the librarian.
7. Iowa (8-0, beat Indiana, 42-24)
UP NEXT: vs. Indiana
PREVIOUS: (7)
THE SKINNY: Trailed 21-7 in this one, too.
8. Georgia Tech (8-1, won 56-31 at Vanderbilt)
UP NEXT: vs. Wake Forest
PREVIOUS: (9)
THE SKINNY: The complete offensive package has yet to be implemented. Yikes!
9. LSU (7-1, beat Tulane, 42-0)
UP NEXT: at Alabama
PREVIOUS: (10)
THE SKINNY: Les Miles wants LSU fans to forget Nick Saban.
10. Oregon (7-1, beat USC, 47-20)
UP NEXT: at Stanford
PREVIOUS: (11)
THE SKINNY: Ducks score the most points ever against a Pete Carroll-coached team.
11. Utah (7-1, beat Wyoming, 22-10)
UP NEXT: vs. New Mexico
PREVIOUS: (13)
THE SKINNY: One loss in the last two seasons.
12. Pittsburgh (7-1, Idle)
UP NEXT: vs. Syracuse
PREVIOUS: (14)
THE SKINNY: Waking the echoes.
13. Penn State (8-1, Won 34-13 at Northwestern)
UP NEXT: vs. Ohio St.
PREVIOUS: (16)
THE SKINNY: Look for Penn State’s defense to traumatize Terrelle Pryor.
14. Miami (6-2, won 28-27 at Wake Forest)
UP NEXT: vs. Virginia
PREVIOUS: (17)
THE SKINNY: Down 27-14 in the fourth the ‘Canes stay in the ACC race.
15. USC (6-2, lost 47-20 at Oregon)
UP NEXT: at ASU.
PREVIOUS: (8)
THE SKINNY: Mobile quarterbacks leaving the Trojans with a quacker of a headache.
16. Houston (7-1, beat Southern Miss, 50-43)
UP NEXT: at Tulsa
PREVIOUS: (19)
THE SKINNY: The Cougars scored 70 on Tulsa last season.
17. BYU (6-2, Idle)
UP NEXT: at Wyoming
PREVIOUS: (14)
THE SKINNY: Upset special II.
18. Arizona (5-2, Idle)
UP NEXT: at Washington State
PREVIOUS: (23)
THE SKINNY: Wildcats showing signs of being a program, not a flash.
19. Oklahoma (5-3, beat Kansas St., 42-30)
UP NEXT: at Nebraska
PREVIOUS: (25)
THE SKINNY: Three losses by a combined five points.
20. Virginia Tech (5-3, lost 20-17 to North Carolina)
UP NEXT: at East Carolina
PREVIOUS: (12)
THE SKINNY: Pirates can have Tech walk the Hokie Pokie off the top 25 plank
21. Auburn (6-3, beat Ole Miss, 33-20)
UP NEXT: at Nebraska
PREVIOUS: (25)
THE SKINNY: Gene Chizik making Auburn fans look foolish.
22. South Carolina (6-3, lost 31-13 at Tennessee)
UP NEXT: at Arkansas
PREVIOUS: (18)
THE SKINNY: Our Christmas wish for Steve Spurrier – an elite QB.
23. Notre Dame (6-2, beat Washington St., 40-14 in San Antonio)
NEXT: vs. Navy
PREVIOUS: (NR)
THE SKINNY: Golden Tate has a golden day for the Golden Domers.
24. Oklahoma State (6-2, lost 41-14 to Texas)
UP NEXT: at Iowa St.
PREVIOUS: (15)
THE SKINNY: This time the Longhorns got out fast.
25. Ohio St. (6-2, beat New Mexico St., 45-0)
UP NEXT: at Penn St.
PREVIOUS: (25)
THE SKINNY: If the Buckeyes don’t win, we will not ranked them again until after the bowl season.
