NCAA Week 11 Top 25

It's that time of year again!  I'll start discussing the conference and division races.  The SEC has already beaten me to it, as the teams for the SEC Championship Game are already set.  South Carolina beat Florida to win the East and play for their first SEC title.  Auburn remained unbeaten and clinched the West.

The Midwest housed the week's biggest upsets.  Big Ten cellar dweller Minnesota won their first conference game by shocking Illinoois 38-34 in a game where Illinois' vaulted defense disappeared.  Minutes later Northwestern clinched an upset over #15 Iowa.  Later, Notre Dame salvaged their season by spanking Utah 28-3.  It was Utah's second consecutive blowout loss, and is damaging their Top 25 ranking.

This week's ranking [Last week's position]
1.  Boise State Broncos (9-0) [2]
2.  Oregon Ducks (10-0) [1]
3. TCU Horned Frogs (11-0) [3]
4.  Auburn Tigers (11-0) [4]
5.  Ohio State Buckeyes (9-1) [5]
6.  Stanford Cardinal (9-1) [6]
7.  Oklahoma State Cowboys (9-1) [7]
8.  Wisconsin Badgers (9-1) [12]
9.  Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-1) [9]
10. LSU Tigers (9-1) [13]
11. Nevada Wolf Pack (9-1) [10]
12. Michigan State Spartans (9-1) [11]
13. Alabama Crimson Tide (8-2) [14]
14. Oklahoma Sooners (8-2) [17]
15. Virginia Tech Hokies (8-2) [16]
16. Arkansas Razorbacks (8-2) [19]
17. Missouri Tigers (8-2) [18]
18. Utah Utes (8-2) [8]
19. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-3) [15]
20. Texas A&M Aggies (7-3) [NR]
21. Northern Illinois Huskies (8-2) [23]
22. Temple Owls (8-2) [22]
23. Florida State Seminoles (7-3) [NR]
24. NC State Wolfpack (7-3) [NR]
25. South Carolina Gamecocks (7-3) [NR]

On the Edge: USC Trojans (7-3), Arizona Wildcats (7-3), West Virginia Mountaineers (6-3), Miami Hurricanes (7-3), Tulsa Golden Hurricane (7-3), Hawaii Warriors (7-3), Air Force Falcons (7-4), San Diego State Aztecs (7-3), Maryland Terrapins (7-3)

Dropped:  Arizona Wildcats [#20], Mississippi State Bulldogs [#21], Central Florida Golden Knights [#24], Fresno State Bulldogs [#25]

ACC Atlantic:  Florida State hold a half game lead, but Maryland and NC State are both breathing down their necks
ACC Coastal:  Virginia Tech is unbeaten in the conference and clinches the title with a win
Big XII North:  Nebraska leads and holds the tiebreaker over Missouri, so one more win clinches
Big XII South:  If both division-leading Oklahoma State and runner-up Oklahoma win this week, this division will be decided by their rivalry game
Big East:  Pitt leads, but with three games left to play, lots could happen in this conference
Big Ten:  Michigan State owns their destiny.  They don't play Ohio State and beat Wisconsin, so they would win the conference if they win out.  A Spartan loss gives Wisconsin a chance, as they beat Ohio State.  The Buckeyes need both teams to lose.
Conf USA East:  UCF beat East Carolina, so they clinch the division if they win out.  A loss gives East Carolina a chance.  Southern Miss's only chance is a loss by UCF and two losses by East Carolina.
Conf USA West:  Tulsa holds the tiebreaker over SMU, so they can win if the two teams win and lose the same number of games.  SMU can still overtake them, as can Houston, although Houston's chances are slim
MAC East:  Three-way tie between Temple, Ohio, and Miami of Ohio.  Temple still plays them both, so the Owls control their destiny.
MAC West:  Northern Illinois clinches with one more win
Mountain West:  won by TCU
Pac-10:  Oregon leads, and clinches with one more win
Sun Belt:  Florida International holds the tiebreaker over Troy and plays Arkansas State.  If FIU wins two, they clinch.
WAC:  If Boise State beats Nevada in two weeks, they clinch.  If the Broncos lose twice and Hawaii wins out, the Warriors win.  Nevada can clinch by winning out, which would include a win against Boise.