Campus Confidential

14. Arizona State
The first-place Sun Devils have two weeks to prepare for their brutal stretch of games to finish the season. At 7-0, things are looking good. But a win over Cal on Oct. 27 and things are looking real good in Tempe.

13. Cal
Speak of the devil. What could have been for the Bears…instead it's

12. West Virginia
This is still a little low for the Mountaineers, mainly because te defense is performing. There's plenty of football left and lots of run defenses to destroy.

11. Texas
Quarterback Colt McCoy looked pretty darn good last week against Iowa State and he'll likely look really good this week against Baylor. The Longhorns are another team that can end up with 10 wins, moreso than most I would say (Baylor, Nebraska, OK State, Texas Tech, Texas A&M).

10. Kentucky
Coming off a huge win, huuuuge win, the Wildcats are back in the Top 10. But Kentucky has been so inconsistent, in games, and throughout the season. I really do feel bad for UK, though, because it's Florida next week, a trip to Georgia and a date with Tennessee to finish the season.

9. Southern California
How good is this USC team? The same group who I thought had the most talent in the country two months ago. I really do think they have more talent than 115 or so teams in the country, but the Trojans are going through an identity/injury crisis. Luckily for them, it's Notre Dame this weekend. Time to get back into the groove.

8. Florida
At first I had the Gators in the Top 5, but if UF was a Top 5 team it would have found a way to beat one of Auburn or LSU. I think the youth is coming into play, it's tough to win those close games without that veteran composure.

7. Oregon
With Dennis Dixon, anything is possible. We knew he could run, he did it well last year, but he's been absolutely on fire through the air this season -- 15:2 TD to interception ratio. It's going to take a lot for the Ducks to work themselves into the BCS title mix, but the team is good enough to play for a title.

6. South Carolina
Steve Spurrier has his quarterback and everything is working well with that pass defense. There's a brutal schedule to go, especially with Arkansas on the road (USC has a pretty rough rushing offense) -- but we have a while before we get deeper into that game.

5. Boston College
Now it's time for the Eagles to prove their worth, and Matt Ryan as well. Virginia Tech, Florida State, Maryland, Clemson and Miami -- the ACC's version of murder's row, right? I have a chance to go to the BC-VT game, but it will require me taking two of my four remaining days off for the year...should I go??

4. Oklahoma
The Sooners are doing everything right, except losing to Colorado. It's going to be a shame if OU wins out and doesn't make the title game because of that loss.

3. South Florida
I'm not convinced this team will win out. Nor am I convinced the Bulls have a No. 3 roster, but there aren't many times below them on this list (technically speaking, it'd be above, not below, right?) that are better. Rutgers Thursday night will be interesting.

2. LSU
Maybe I'm crazy. The dominance slowed down with the win over South Carolina. Then it was the sluggish start against Tulane. They followed that with the escape against Florida. Finally the loss. We'll see what happens against Auburn this week.

1. Ohio State
Model of consistency. That's what it's going to take down the stretch.