THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS AND COMMENTS:

*--* Rk Team (Rec.) Comment 1 OKLAHOMA (8-0) Rankman heads to Norman this week to promote leaflet “Why I picked Oklahoma No. 1 in August.” 2 MIAMI (8-0) Coach worries two more close victories could knock Hurricanes all the way to the Insight.com Bowl 3 OHIO STATE (10-0) Coach Tressel shocks mayor of Columbus at afternoon BCS mixer by proclaiming, “I think Miami is No. 1.” 4 TEXAS (8-1) State’s top NASCAR drivers tell Mack Brown his team is in perfect drafting position for BCS run 5 WASHINGTON STATE (8-1) First top-five ranking since No. 3 finish in 1996 survey on best places to catch a cold in February 6 IOWA (9-1) Bob from Des Moines jumps in tractor now in hopes of reaching L.A. in time for Rose Bowl 7 USC (6-2) School called off after team jumps two spots in BCS standings last week without playing a game! 8 GEORGIA (8-1) Loss to Florida was particularly tough, even though you’d think the Dawgs would be used to it by now 9 VIRGINIA TECH (8-1) Rankman would have bet on Angels winning World Series before Hokies losing home night game 10 NOTRE DAME (8-1) For Navy game, Willingham plans to outfit team in green sailor suits with white trim and tassels 11 ALABAMA (7-2) Rankman’s evil twin privately hoped probation teams ‘Bama and Kentucky would win their respective SEC divisions 12 KANSAS STATE (7-2) It’s all over Wildcats, you can take your foot off Kansas’ throat now. You won, 64-zip 13 OREGON (7-2) Will someone please come to L.A. and whitewash those Duck murals from our downtown buildings? 14 MICHIGAN (7-2) Coach Carr says there’s nothing in the morning like the smell of beating Michigan State, 49-3 15 FLORIDA STATE (6-3) Bowden blows out 73 candles on birthday cake, wishes he’d kept his mouth shut after the Notre Dame loss 16 BOWLING GREEN (8-0) A perfect season could land team a spot in the prestigious BCS-sponsored Potato Peeler Bowl 17 NORTH CAROLINA STATE (9-1) If you guys thought Georgia Tech was tough, wait ‘til you get a load of Maryland this weekend 18 PENN STATE (6-3) Paterno is wondering how the Virginia Cavaliers found their way onto this week’s Big Ten schedule 19 COLORADO (6-3) In role as BCS bowl wreckers, Buffaloes hope to get a second crack at Oklahoma in Big 12 title game 20 LOUISIANA STATE (6-2) Nick Saban goes to New Orleans to thank voodoo woman who told him to get the heck out of Michigan State 21 IOWA STATE (7-3) After brief respite against Missouri, the schedule gantlet continues this week at Kansas State 22 PITTSBURGH (7-2) Win at Virginia Tech brings newfound respect to school we thought had dropped football 23 ARIZONA STATE (7-3) After Washington State loss, fans complain the coach is running a cookie Koetter offense 24 FLORIDA (6-3) Two victories against top five teams this year earn Ron Zook a 45-second contract extension 25 UCLA (6-3) New AD says it’s never too soon to explore bowl games the Bruins have no intention of paying their way into

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