Oklahoma takes top spot in Times’ Super 16 rankings

Oregon must resolve its problems on the offensive line or have quarterback Marcus Mariota fitted with a suit of armor.

Nike might consider the design worn by King Henry VIII, on display at the Tower of London. We suggest mustard-yellow for the helmet and a swoosh on the breastplate. Rankman cannot, in good conscience, keep at No. 1 a team that allowed Mariota to get sacked seven times by Washington State.

Oklahoma has been named interim No. 1. Brigham Young, at No. 9, is getting the short-term respect it deserves in this ranking. BYU is 4-0 after a win against Virginia but moved up only one position in the Associated Press media poll, to No. 20. At this inch-worm rate, the Cougars will be 12-0 and a solid No. 12 by December.

At that point they can party (sans alcohol) like Marshall in 1999, which capped a 13-0 season with a Motor City Bowl win over … BYU. That win lifted Marshall to No. 10 in the final polls. And a Super 16 welcome to Mississippi State, which swaps in for Louisiana State in our newly developed lend-lease program with the SEC West Division.

1; Oklahoma 4-0; Moved to No.1 after Rankman had weird dream about Bud Wilkinson. (2)

2; Oregon 4-0; Coaches scour Wisconsin dairy land for “anyone who has ever played offensive tackle.” (1)

3; Florida State 3-0; Jameis Winston should have been allowed to dress for Clemson — in a clown costume. (3)

4; Alabama 4-0; Lane Kiffin making Nick Saban look like the genius he already knew he was. (4)

5; Texas A&M 4-0; Arkansas game this week the inspiration for Ken Burns’ next documentary: “The Peterbilts.” (5)

6; Auburn; 3-0; Coach Malzhan swears only thing he stole at K-State was swizzle stick from “Snyder’s Diner.” (6)

7; Baylor 3-0; Speakers Hans and Franz hired to pump up team’s girlie-man schedule. (8)

8; Mississippi 3-0; Chickens called off vacation to start early Egg Bowl production for Mississippi State. (9)

9; Brigham Young 4-0; Good news: selection committee has you penciled in Tuesday play-in game at Dayton. (10)

10; UCLA 3-0; Word is that quarterback Hundley will play at ASU only if game goes off as scheduled. (11)

11; Notre Dame 3-0; Playing in sold-out East Rutherford, N.J. to celebrate 65th birthday of Bruce O’Springsteen. (12)

12; Mississippi State 4-0; National writers told easiest way into Starkville is to join the 101st Airborne Division. (NR)

13; Michigan State 2-1; One of 12 winning Big Ten teams last week not named Michigan or Ohio State. (13)

14; Stanford 2-1; EasyStats research reveals Cardinal hasn’t lost at Washington since way back in 2012. (14)

15; South Carolina 3-1 Quotable Steve Spurrier: “We’re virtually giving games away … but we haven’t given one away yet!” (15)

16; Georgia 2-1; Uga treated for laryngitis after barking once for each point scored in 66-0 rout of Troy. (16)

Dropped out: Louisiana State. (7)

Moved in: Mississippi State.

First four out: LSU, Wisconsin, Arizona State, USC.