{"id":842,"date":"2015-10-20T11:24:21","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T16:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=842"},"modified":"2015-10-25T00:37:57","modified_gmt":"2015-10-25T05:37:57","slug":"utah-still-my-1-baylor-3rd-tcu-5th-osu-9th-ou-10th-texas-tech-25th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=842","title":{"rendered":"Utah Still #1;  Baylor 3rd, TCU 5th, OSU 9th, OU 10th, Texas Tech 25th."},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><span style=\"color: #2061ab;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Utah<\/span> continues to get the #1 position in my personal Top 25 list of college football teams.\u00a0 The Utes beat a good <span style=\"color: #993300;\">Arizona State<\/span> team at home Saturday night to hold the top spot.\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #800080;\">LSU<\/span> moved into\u00a02nd with their win over previously unbeaten <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Florida<\/span> with <span style=\"color: #008000;\">Baylor<\/span> a strong third after\u00a0a dismantling of conference foe <span style=\"color: #000080;\">West Virginia<\/span>.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> Clemson<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #800080;\">TCU<\/span> round out the top 5 with Big Ten powerhouses <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Ohio State<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #008000;\">Michigan<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000;\">State<\/span>\u00a0close in 6th and 7th.\u00a0 (yes, I am top heavy toward the<em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> Big 12<\/span><\/em>\u2026\u2026.they are deserving currently)<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_851\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-851\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ncaa-football-oklahoma-kansas-state3-850x560.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-851 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ncaa-football-oklahoma-kansas-state3-850x560.jpg\" alt=\"ncaa-football-oklahoma-kansas-state3-850x560\" width=\"850\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ncaa-football-oklahoma-kansas-state3-850x560.jpg 850w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ncaa-football-oklahoma-kansas-state3-850x560-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ncaa-football-oklahoma-kansas-state3-850x560-478x315.jpg 478w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ncaa-football-oklahoma-kansas-state3-850x560-91x60.jpg 91w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oct 17, 2015; Manhattan, KS, USA; Oklahoma Sooners running back Joe Mixon (25) scores a touchdown against Kansas State Wildcats defensive back Morgan Burns (33) at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>My current Final Four, the teams that I think will play for the National Championship are:<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Clemson<\/span> (undefeated)<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Ohio State <\/span>(undefeated)<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">LSU<\/span> (one loss)<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Utah<\/span>\u00a0(undefeated)<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h6>First out:\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Michigan State<\/span>\u00a0(one loss) followed by others considered: <span style=\"color: #008000;\">Baylor<\/span>,<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> Alabama<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #000080;\">Notre Dame<\/span>.<\/h6>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_852\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-852\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/USATSI_8866790.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-852\" src=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/USATSI_8866790-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Oct 17, 2015; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans defensive back Jalen Watts-Jackson (20) dives into the end zone for a game winning touchdown as the clock runs out in the fourth quarter against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium. 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Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Best performance of the week:\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Memphis, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Oklahoma<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Worse performance of the week:\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000080;\">Michigan<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Best individual performance of the week:\u00a0 Paxton Lynch,<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Memphis<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_854\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-854\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/cfb-ohio-roundup-10-18-art-gqh13ucd2-1e-michigan-toledo-football-jpeg-0522f-jpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-854\" src=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/cfb-ohio-roundup-10-18-art-gqh13ucd2-1e-michigan-toledo-football-jpeg-0522f-jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Toledo running back Terry Swanson (2) rushes for a 90-yard gain against Eastern Michigan in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, in Toledo, Ohio. 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(AP Photo\/David Richard)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Fred\u2019s Top 25<\/span><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h5>Utah<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>LSU<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Baylor<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Clemson<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>TCU<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Ohio\u00a0State<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Michigan\u00a0State<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Florida State<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Oklahoma State<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Oklahoma<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Memphis<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Alabama<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Houston<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Iowa<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Notre Dame<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Stanford<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Texas A&M<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Florida<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Toledo<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Michigan<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Temple<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Ole Miss<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Duke<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>California<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Texas 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