NCAA Top 25 Week 1

For newcomers, let me remind folks of some of my rules, and why my Top 25 looks different from others.  First of all, I use seven different measures to determine a team's rank.  Strength of schedule is a major factor, and I determine the quality of a team based upon their average result of the past four years.  I count wins against Football Championship Subdivision teams, but nothing else.  Thus, many teams from this week weren't considered.  My Top 25 usually changes greatly in the first couple of weeks, but settles down by the time most teams are playing conference games.

1.  Alabama Crimson Tide (1-0)
2.  Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0)
3.  Oregon Ducks (1-0) : Losing Masoli didn't slow their offense at all
4.  South Carolina Gamecocks (1-0)
5.  TCU Horned Frogs (1-0)
6.  Boise State Broncos (1-0)
7.  Oklahoma State Cowboys (1-0)
8.  Utah Utes (1-0)
9.  Fresno State Bulldogs (1-0)
10. Arizona Wildcats (1-0)
11. Michigan Wolverines (1-0) : They did better than I expected against UConn
12. Virginia Tech Hokies (0-1) : Excellent game against Boise State!
13. Florida Gators (1-0)
14. Texas Longhorns (1-0)
15. BYU Cougars (1-0)
16. Pittsburgh Panthers (0-1) : Took Utah to overtime
17. Georgia Bulldogs (1-0)
18. Texas Tech Red Raiders (1-0)
19. Michigan State Spartans (1-0)
20. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-0)
21. Wisconsin Badgers (1-0)
22. LSU Tigers (1-0)
23. East Carolina Pirates (1-0) : Exciting finish to the game!
24. Iowa State Cyclones (1-0)
25. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (0-1) : Should have won that game against East Carolina!

Honorable Mention:  North Carolina Tar Heels - fought hard despite losing so many starters