CFN Rankings, after Week 1

[DKW 86 7,426]

http://cfn.scout.com/2/564671.html

4 of the top 8

1. USC (1-0)

W, at Arkansas 50-14

next game: Nebraska (Sept. 16)

Yeah the offense needed a half to get rolling against Arkansas, but it’s easy to forget that the Leinart, Bush, White attacks often needed a little while to get humming. This looked like a number one team against the Hogs..

2. Texas (1-0)

W, North Texas 56-7

next game: Ohio State

Colt McCoy looked fine against North Texas. But that was North Texas. Limiting mistakes will be the key to getting by the Buckeyes.

3. Ohio State (1-0)

W, Northern Illinois 35-12

next game: at Texas

Number one in all the other polls, the Buckeyes can end all questions about their defense by coming out of Austin with a win. The run D will have to be better than it was against Northern Illinois.

4. Florida State (1-0)

W, at Miami 13-10

next game: Troy

Watch out. Here’s the rest of the schedule before the ACC title game: Troy, Clemson, Rice, at NC State, at Duke, Boston College, at Marland, Virginia, Wake Forest, Western Michigan, Florida. The Noles might be a rematch against the Canes away from a spot in the BCS Championship

5. Auburn (1-0)

W, Washington State 40-14

next game: at Miss State

The blowout win over Washington State was better than it might appear in the morning paper. Now we get to see how the offense handles itself against the stingy Mississippi State defense.

6. LSU (1-0)

W, UL Lafayette 45-3

next game: Arizona

The offense had not problems against poor UL Lafayette. Arizona will be a far better test before SEC play kicks in. This is the step up game before going to Auburn..

7. Tennessee (1-0)

W, California 35-18

next game: Air Force

So that’s what Tennessee is supposed to look like. The game was far more of a blowout than the final score might indicate. Is Cal that bad or is Tennessee that good? We’ll know in two weeks in the Florida showdown.

8. Florida (1-0)

W, Southern Miss 34-7

next game:: UCF

Norm who? Chris Leak was able to carve up a decent Southern Miss defense without a problem. The defense held the Golden Eagles to seven points, and now it needs to show more of a pass rush..

16. Notre Dame( 1-0)

W, at Georgia Tech 14-10

next game: Penn State

Why is Notre Dame getting criticized for a close call at Georgia Tech? That’s a solid Yellow Jacket team that slugged the Irish in the mouth over and over again. Who came away with the win? The next two weeks will determine whether or not ND belongs in the top five.

18. Georgia (1-0)

W, Western Kentucky 48-12

next game: at South Carolina

It’s hard to tell just how good this team is after the Western Kentucky blowout, but a win over Spurrier and South Carolina would start to get people buzzing. The quarterback situation will bear watching if Joe Tereshinski starts to struggle.

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5. Auburn (1-0)

W, Washington State 40-14

next game: at Miss State

The blowout win over Washington State was better than it might appear in the morning paper. Now we get to see how the offense handles itself against the stingy Mississippi State defense.

Is he mad? What makes them stingy? USC's pathetic attempt at an offense?

[tigerfan1234 0]

We take care of business against a decent team and we drop. Wasn't the reason why we couldn't get into the title game in 2004 because OU and USC didn't lose? So why do we start out number 4, win big, and have a team that started the season #11 leap us after one week? Crappy.

[DKW 86 7,426]

http://www.collegefootballnews.com/2006/Ra...ew2006_1_10.htm

We started #5 in this poll. FSU did jump us though, with only 2 yards rushing O.

[WAR EAGLE!!! 0]

Both FSU and Miami are jokes...I know that the defenses may be good, but the number 5 team in the nation should not look enept on offense like FSU did. A number 5 ranking for th noles is a JOKE!!!

[BamaGrad03 0]

Auburn is 10 points better than FSU. They (FSU) have no business in the top 5.

[abrnfanatc 6]

Auburn is 10 points better than FSU. They (FSU) have no business in the top 5.

Sad part is that they will be there for a while. Have you seen the rest of their schedule this year?

I was completely impressed with Miami's D-Line and FSU's linebackers. Otherwise, neither team looked like a top 15 team, much less top 5.

[DKW 86 7,426]

Gotta pray Tommy Bowden knocks them off. Otherwise, no challenge until Va Tech at the end of the year or the ACC Championship game...

[johnwegl 11]

MSU's d was pretty good, or at least their front 7 looked big and fast. Their O looked to be run, run and run some more. Stop the run and they don't score. Good game to get the team ready for LSU.