IIHAV, Week 10

This was maybe the first really fun week of football this season. A couple upsets, lots happening, lots of entertaining games.

That said, this week is pretty much going to determine the scope of the rest of the season. (Here’s a hint: It’s that game in Tuscaloosa)

Here are last week’s rankings:

1. Florida
2. Alabama
3. Texas
4. Cincinnati
5. Iowa
6. USC
7. Georgia Tech
8. TCU
9. Boise State
10. Oregon
11. LSU
12. Penn State
13. Virginia Tech
14. Miami
15. Oklahoma State
16. West Virginia
17. Utah
18. Houston
19. Pittsburgh
20. Oklahoma
21. Ohio State
22. BYU
23. South Carolina
24. Arizona
25. Mississippi

And now, without further ado, this week’s If I Had A Vote Rankings:

1. Florida
Georgia seems to be a nice cure-all for the Gators lately.

2. Alabama
Considered moving Texas up, but didn’t want to punish the Bammers for not playing.

3. Texas
Passed their last big test.

4. Boise State
Their win over Oregon is looking absolutely super now.

5. Cincinnati
If they can get through their last four they deserve to be in the conversation.

6. Iowa
This isn’t a particularly good football team. They just win.

7. Oregon
They might be playing better than anyone now.

8. TCU
Just hoping they can pass Boise.

9. Georgia Tech
Defensive issues for the Yellow Jackets. Who allows 31 points to Vandy?

10. LSU
They have a better shot at Bama than I thought a couple weeks ago. Still doubt they’ll win.

11. Penn State
That game against Ohio State isn’t quite as marquee a matchup as when the season started.

12. USC
Would have liked to drop them more. Not a lot of great options to move in front of them, though.

13. Miami
They just need to keep winning and hope Georgia Tech loses.

14. Utah
Still a couple weeks before they face TCU and the ranking gets to deflate.

15. Pittsburgh
Coming to grips with the fact that the Stache’s three-year plan finally paid dividends in five.

16. Houston
Their games are entertaining. I’ll give them that.

17. Oklahoma
Doing well without Sam Bradford. Not as well as if he’d stayed healthy, of course.

18. Ohio State
A couple of patsies may have gotten the Buckeyes back on track.

19. Arizona
Mike Stoops finally has the Wildcats rolling.

20. California
Back to playing well. For now.

21. Notre Dame
Not a good football team, but from this point forward no one really is.

22. BYU
A week off to stew on that beatdown TCU gave them.

23. Oklahoma State
Guess this wasn’t their year, after all.

24. Oregon State
Will need an upset to stay here by season’s end.

25. Virginia Tech
I hate the ACC.

Dropped out: No. 16 West Virginia, No. 23 South Carolina, No. 25 Mississippi

Just missed the cut: West Virginia, South Florida, Stanford, Auburn, Wisconsin