Hot Topic: Boise State

Boise State to the 'Ship?

Monday night's Boise State/Virginia Tech game was as exciting as everyone hoped it would be. Boise State needed this game to legitimize their number 3 ranking, and Virginia Tech needed this game to move up from their ranking, hopefully getting to the National Championship game.

Boise wins, but this is only the beginning of their battle. They still have a lot to prove in the battle of public opinion, where many still think because of their "weaker" conference schedule in the WAC, they should not be in consideration for the National Championship. It is too early to call if they will get to the #1 spot. Last season, almost every team that was in the #1 ranking managed to lose a game, and thus lose the ranking. The one thing we do know is that there is no way Boise State can lose any game this season, and preferably, they should win by as many points as they can in their victories.

If undefeated, do you think Boise State should have a spot in the National Championship game?

NCAA Football Rankings

Here are the NCAA Football rankings after week one:

AP Top 25
1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Boise State
4. TCU
5. Texas
6. Nebraska
7. Oregon
8. Florida
9. Iowa
10. Oklahoma
11. Wisconsin
12. Miami (FL)
13. Virginia Tech.
14. Arkansas
15. Georgia Tech.
16. USC
17. Florida State
18. Penn State
19. LSU
20. Utah
21. Auburn
22. Georgia
23. West Virginia
24. South Carolina
25. Stanford

Dropped from rankings: Pittsburgh, North
Carolina

USA Today Poll
1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Boise State
4. Texas
5. TCU
6. Florida
7. Nebraska
8. Oregon
9. Iowa
10. Oklahoma
11. Wisconsin
12. Miami (FL)
13. Virginia Tech.
14. Penn State
15. Arkansas
16. LSU
17. Georgia Tech.
18. Florida State
19. Georgia
20. (tie) Auburn
20. (tie) Utah
22. West Virginia
23. Arizona
24. Brigham Young (BYU)
25. South Carolina

Dropped from rankings: Pittsburgh, North
Carolina

NCAA Football Preseason Poll

Yesterday, USA Today posted its annual NCAA football Top 25 preseason poll.

1. Alabama

2. Ohio State

3. Florida

4. Texas

5. Boise State

6. Virginia Tech

7. Texas Christian

8. Oklahoma

9. Nebraska

10. Iowa

11. Oregon

12. Wisconsin

13. Miami

14. Penn State

15. Pittsburgh

16. LSU Tigers

17. Georgia Tech

18. North Carolina

19. Arkansas

20. Florida State

21. Georgia

22. Oregon State

23. Auburn

24. (tie) Utah

24. (tie) West Virginia

I'm always interested in preseason rankings, because so many sports enthusiasts take it so seriously. This list will spark debates about what teams are too high, what teams are too low, and what teams shouldn't even be on the list. All the while, this poll is completely based on the hypothesis of some coaches. Yes, a person can take an educated guess. They can look at the teams schedule, how many players are back from previous seasons, locations of the games, conferences of the teams, etc. So while there vote is based on those attributes, they can never really tell how any team is going to do when the season comes. Injuries, suspensions, unknown stars, upsets, can all happen rendering this list virtually irrelevant once the season starts.

So for the next 3 weeks, I'll be reading articles about why Boise State is number 5, why Florida is still in the top 5 after losing so many seniors, and many more arguments that I can only imagine.

Let the discussions begin!