LandThieves Poll #6

This week's poll has serious flaws, as you'll soon find out. I've got to work on my math.

1. Ohio State - according to the official LT scoring system, the Buckeyes maintain their number one ranking despite losing to Illinois. One of the anomalies here is that even though the Buckeye's have not played many folks with any sort of national rep, they MAC and 1-AA schools they played non conference have middle of the road records as well. So their strength of schedule is deceivingly high.
2. Oregon - the Ducks play at Arizona on Thursday night. I have to believe the HeadVisor is camping out in Tucson, giving his brother some help this week. He can coach the Sooners on Friday and Saturday. That loss to Cal is looking less impressive week by week.
3. LSU - the Tigers travel to Oxford to play Ole Miss this week. According to media reports, this game went into OT last year. Tough to imagine that happening again. Then again, if Les is stumping for the UM job all week, they could lay an egg anywhere along the way. If you don't believe me, dial up the video of the Oklahoma State - Ohio State Alamo Bowl when less was "coaching" his final game for the Cowboys.
4. Kansas - the Jayhawks beat someone we've heard of. Kansas is rising in the human polls after beating the Bugeaters (w/l record 5-6) and Boone State (5-5). Iowa State, winners of their last two, travel to Lawrence this week. Central Michigan may be the only team, outside of Mizzou, that Kansas plays this year that achieves 7 wins.
5. West Virginia - the Mountaineer defense is 4th in total defense, per the NCAA. That surprised me.
6. Arizona State - the Sun Devils squeak by the schizophrenic UCLA Bruins, and now they get the week off before spending Thanksgiving with the Men of Troy.
7. Oklahoma - playing "the B" hurts the ol' strength of schedule a bit. Playing in Lubbock can hurt the WL record a bit. I'm not surprised that OU is 9-1 at this point. I'm surprised the loss is to Colorado.
8. Illinois - the Zooker wins a big game. The Illini jumped from 18-8 this week.
9. Virginia Tech - how times have changed. Hokies last three games are FSU, Miami-FL, and Virginia. And Virginia is by far the toughest teams of those three.
10. Missouri - the Tigers travel to the Little Apple this week to play Willie and Friends. Who were slapped around by Nebraska last week.
11. Clemson - another team that's used to collapsing late hasn't yet.
12. Florida - Tim Tebow is awesome. Believe the hype.
13. South Florida - has played the second toughest sched of the top 25, next to the 12th ranked Gators.
14. Georgia - Auburn had allowed 44 points in the previous 5 games. Georgia got 45 in one.
15. Virginia - a tip of the hat to the Cavaliers for humiliating the Canes before the lights go out in the Orange Bowl.
16. Cincinnati - thanks for shutting up the "hey, look at the Huskies" folks.
17. Texas - they are due an arrest.
18. Southern Cal - are they still selling John David Booty for Heisman?
19. Michigan - the Badger flogging of the Wolverines put to bed that talk of "Michigan is one of the better teams in college fb right now".
20. Boston College - my, they've fallen.
21. Connecticut - nice performance against Cincinnati this week.
22. Northern Iowa
23. Penn State
24. Kentucky
25. Auburn