The College Football Blog: 2010 Season Résumé Rankings (After Week 4)

Season Résumé Rankings after Week 4

1. Alabama 4-0 (1st)
2. Auburn 4-0 (8th)
3. LSU 4-0 (10th)
4. TCU 4-0 (3rd)
5. Oklahoma 4-0 (4th)
6. Oregon 4-0 (6th)
7. Utah 4-0 (7th)
8. Ohio State 4-0 (2nd)
9. Stanford 4-0 (NR)
10. Florida 4-0 (NR)

Out: Michigan (5th); South Carolina (9th).

Explanation: It’s still early but this list is getting more relevant with each week. There was a great deal of movement in the rankings this week. Since the season is still young, only 4-0 teams were going to be in the rankings this week. I also valued wins over FBS teams more than wins over FCS teams. Furthermore, I valued wins over teams from BCS conferences above wins against teams from non-BCS conferences.

Bama was an easy choice to remain at #1 after they knocked off the Hogs to get to 4-0. All 4 of their wins have been against FBS teams and they have 3 wins over teams from BCS conferences. Bama has a blowout win over PSU and a road win against Arkansas.

Auburn made a major jump in my rankings this week, climbing 6 spots from 8th to 2nd. The Tigers are 4-0 against FBS teams and 3-0 against teams from BCS conferences. They have a solid road win over Mississippi State and good wins against South Carolina and Clemson. LSU made the biggest jump in my rankings this week, rising 7 spots from 10th to 3rd. All 4 of the Tigers’ wins have come against teams from BCS conferences.

TCU defeated a decent SMU team this week on the road, but I moved the Horned Frogs down a spot this week, as only 2 of their wins have been against BCS teams, and 1 of their wins came against a team from the FCS. Oklahoma also moved down a spot this week from 4th to 5th, despite their win over Cincinnati in a virtual road game. Several of Oklahoma’s wins this season have been closer than expected.

Oregon and Utah rolled to easy wins and remained at 6th and 7th in the rankings respectively. Ohio State took a fairly big slide in the rankings this week, dropping 6 spots from 2nd to 8th. The Buckeyes have taken care of business in impressive fashion, but their only win over a team from a BCS conference came at home against Miami. Similarly, Michigan fell from 5th to out of the rankings this week, despite a blowout win. One of Michigan’s wins this season was a close home victory over an FCS team and last week they played a MAC team at home.

South Carolina also fell out of the top 10 this week but for more obvious reasons. The Cocks were 9th in my rankings going into this week, but they fell to Auburn, and thus dropped out of the rankings. Stanford took South Carolina’s place in the rankings at 9th after whipping Notre Dame on the road. Florida climbed into the rankings at #10 after hammering Kentucky at home to go to 4-0.