THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

Chris Dufresne’s Top 25 College Rankings and Comments

1 OKLAHOMA

(5-0) Also No. 1 in Barry Switzer’s Stormin’ Norman top 10 and this week’s mock BCS standings

2 OREGON

(5-0) Otherwise known in Pacific Northwest as “the Oregon school that didn’t get jinxed by Sports Illustrated.”

3 FLORIDA

(5-0) Really the No.1 team--just messing with Spurrier’s head the way he does with his quarterbacks.

4 UCLA

(4-0) Jump in poll a result of impressive practices and squad’s never-say-die spirit during bye week.

5 MIAMI

(4-0) Team consults with plastic surgeon regarding football team’s sagging BCS rating.

6 NEBRASKA

(6-0) Crouch may be the best running QB since Ryan Leaf last tried to dodge reporters.

7 FRESNO STATE

(5-0) Who wants to break news that wins against Wisconsin and Oregon State don’t amount to hill of raisins?

8 SOUTH CAROLINA

(5-0) OK now to mention in public that Gamecocks could actually win the national championship.

9 VIRGINIA TECH

(5-0) Don’t know if 35-0 over West Virginia means V-Tech is that good or WV is that bad.

10 WASHINGTON

(4-0) You don’t need an abacus to figure out team under Neuheisel has won 12 consecutive games.

11 FLORIDA STATE

(3-1) In hot pursuit of another FSU that has somehow passed Seminoles in the national rankings.

12 TEXAS

(4-1) Holding Oklahoma to 14 points would have been a terrific accomplishment ... last year.

13 MICHIGAN

(4-1) The defense has been nails, the offense about as exciting as Coach Lloyd Carr.

14 COLORADO

(4-1) Victory at Kansas State hailed as biggest win since that Hail Mary game at Michigan.

15 TENNESSEE

(3-1) Staff should be a tad concerned with how Georgia marched down the field in the final minute.

16 STANFORD

(3-0) Team thriving under new format of play-one-week, take-the-next-week-off.

17 BRIGHAM YOUNG

(5-0) We hear offensive guys had to run “gassers” after scoring only 35 points against Nevada Las Vegas.

18 CLEMSON

(3-1) Took week off after that big win over Georgia Tech, but now it’s back to work the Tigers go.

19 GEORGIA TECH

(4-1) John Heisman-coached team once beat Cumberland, 222-0, but this offense isn’t that good.

20 MARYLAND

(5-0) Should be hot time in Atlanta tonight when former Georgia Tech coordinator Ralph Friedgen faces old foes.

21 TOLEDO

(5-0) We’ve learned the school is based in Ohio and the team’s nickname is the Rockets.

22 TEXAS A&M;

(5-0) Enjoy it while it lasts. Aggies still have to play at Colorado, Kansas State and Oklahoma.

23 WASHINGTON STATE

(5-0) How are you going to keep these guys in Pullman once they’ve been down on the Farm (Stanford)?

24 Purdue

(4-0) New kid at quarterback dispelling theory about Drew Brees being impossible to replace.

25 MIDDLE TENN. STATE

(5-0) Fair to say that this bunch fared better against Troy State than Miami did.