My Top 25; Predictions this week. Big Conference rankings too…….

I do not see a lot of upsets this week.  For what it is worth:

Top 25 (ESPN) 

Nebraska 30 and Illinois 17

Oklahoma State 30 and Utah 27

Ohio State 47 and Marshall 10

Clemson 28 and N. C. State 14

Iowa State 24 and Arkansas State  7

Penn State 58 and Kent State 0

USC 41 and Michigan 24

Notre Dame 48 and Miami Ohio 7

Louisville 31 and Georgia Tech 23

N. Illinois 39 and Buffalo 21

Miami (Fla) 35 at South Florida 24

Kansas State 34 at BYU 24

National Rankings for this week:

1.  Georgia

2.  Texas

3.  Ohio State

4.  Ole Miss

5.  Alabama

6.  USC

7.  Missouri

8.  Tennessee

9.  Miami (Fla)

10.  Oregon  

11.  Oklahoma State

12.  Utah

13.  Penn State

14.  Kansas State

15.  Oklahoma

16.  Nebraska

17.  Northern Illinois

18.  University of Central Florida

19.  Louisville

20.  Notre Dame

21.  LSU

22.  Iowa State

23.  Washington State

24.  Memphis

25.  Michigan

Big 12 predictions this week:

Houston 30 at Cincinnati 24

Kansas 38 at West Virginia 28

Iowa State 24 and Arkansas State 7

Texas Tech 27 and Arizona State 25

Oklahoma State  30  and Utah 27

TCU 31 at SMU 28

Colorado 29 and Baylor 28

Kansas State 34 at BYU 24

SEC Predictions

Florida 21 at Mississippi State 17

Kentucky 31 and Ohio 10

LSU 29 and UCLA 17

Arkansas 38 at Auburn 24

Missouri 33 and Vanderbilt 7

Tennessee 24 at Oklahoma 13

Texas Aggies 37 and Bowling Green 10

South Carolina 51 and Akron 0

Ole Miss 55 and Georgia Southern 17

Texas 49 and UL Monroe 13

Big 10 Predictions

Nebraska 30 and Illinois 17

Ohio State 47 and Marshall 10

Penn State 58 and Kent State 0

USC 41 at Michigan 24

Indiana 35 and Charlotte 14

Maryland 45 and Villanova 0

Washington 38 and Northwestern 19

Iowa 17 and Minnesota 14

Oregon State 52 and Purdue 13

ACC

Clemson 28 and N. C. State 14

Miami (Fla) 35 at South Florida 24

Louisville 31 and Georgia Tech 23

Syracuse 24 and Stanford 14

North Carolina 45 and James Madison 0

Rutgers 21 at Virginia Tech 20

Pittsburgh 38 and Youngstown State 11

Duke 24 at Middle Tennessee 14

California 24 at Florida State 14

Boston College 25 and Michigan State 19

Others

Washington State 43 and San Jose State 14

Memphis 54 at Navy 21

Wyoming 44 and N. Texas State 32

Tulsa 43 at La. Tech 23

In SEC play, I have Tennessee just too much for Oklahoma.  The Sooners offense is still not good enough to keep up with the Vols, even in Norman.  Look for a close game until the end when OU cannot come back.  Turnovers will be key for both teams and yes, OU could pull the upset with stellar defensive play. OU’s big SEC wins are still a few weeks away.  Give the Vols this one, 24 to 13.

Arkansas will win a significant game at Auburn.  Arkansas 38 to 24.

Oklahoma State will nip out a win at home with Utah.  The Pokes will finally get some good yards out of Ollie Gordon and the passing game will be too much for the Utes.  Pokes close, 30 to 27 in the best national game of the week.

Feature photo Credit:  Wrestlingjunkie  

Secondary Photo Credit:  The Oklahoman