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As of 10/9/11, these are the undefeated teams left in Division 1A/FBS college football:
Teams in BCS automatic qualifying conferences:
LOUISIANA STATE 6-0 (231-75) is ranked #1 by the writers and #2 by the coaches.
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 at Tennessee (3-2)
10/22 Auburn #24/- (4-2)
10/29 BYE
11/5 at Alabama #2/3 (6-0)
11/12 Western Kentucky (1-4)
11/19 at Mississippi (2-3)
11/25 Arkansas #10/11 (5-1)
They have three remaining games against ranked teams and four against teams with winning records.
OKLAHOMA 5-0 (225-78) ranked #3/1
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 at Kansas (2-3)
10/22 Texas Tech (4-1)
10/29 at Kansas State #17/18 (5-0)
11/5 Texas A&M #21/23 (3-2)
11/12 BYE
11/19 at Baylor #20/24 (4-1)
11/26 Iowa State (3-2)
12/3 at Oklahoma State #6/7 (5-0)
They have four remaining games against ranked teams and another against an undefeated team. The have six remaining games against teams with winning records.
ALABAMA 6-0 (226-42) ranked #2/3
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 at Mississippi (2-3)
10/22 Tennessee (3-2)
11/5 Louisiana State #1/02 (6-0)
11/12 at Mississippi State (3-3)
11/19 Georgia Southern (5-0)
11/26 at Auburn #24/- (4-2)
They have two remaining games against ranked teams and one more against an undefeated team- but that’s an FCS team- but it‘s the #1 rated FCS team. If Alabama beats LSU it could be the #1 FBS team vs. the #1 FCS team. They have four games remaining against teams with winning records.
WISCONSIN 5-0 (242-51) ranked #4/4
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 Indiana (1-5)
10/22 at Michigan State #23/19 (4-1)
10/29 at Ohio State (3-3)
11/5 Purdue (3-2)
11/12 at Minnesota (1-5)
11/19 at Illinois #16/15 (6-0)
11/26 Penn State #-/25 ((5-1)
They have three remaining games against ranked teams and four against teams with winning records.
STANFORD 5-0 (231-53) ranked #7/4
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 at Washington State (3-2)
10/22 Washington (4-1)
10/29 at Southern California (4-1)
11/5 at Oregon State (1-4)
11/12 Oregon #9/9 (4-1)
11/19 California (3-2)
11/26 Notre Dame (4-2)
They have only one remaining game against a ranked team but six against teams with winning records.
OKLAHOMA STATE 5-0 (257-138) ranked #6-7
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 at Texas #22/21 (4-1)
10/22 at Missouri (2-3)
10/29 Baylor #20/24 (4-1)
11/5 Kansas State #17/18 (5-0)
11/12 at Texas Tech (4-1)
11/18 at Iowa State (3-2)
12/3 Oklahoma #3/1 (5-0)
They have four remaining games vs. ranked teams and six against teams with winning records.
CLEMSON 6-0 (174-103) ranked #8/8
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 at Maryland (2-3)
10/22 North Carolina (5-1)
10/29 at Georgia Tech #12/12 (6-0)
11/5 BYE
11/12 Wake Forest (4-1)
11/19 at North Carolina State (3-3)
11/26 at South Carolina # 15/13 (5-1)
They have two remaining games against ranked teams and four against teams with winning records.
MICHIGAN 6-0 (228-75) ranked #11/10
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 at Michigan State #23/19 (4-1)
10/22 BYE
10/29 Purdue (3-2)
11/5 at Iowa (3-2)
11/12 at Illinois #16/15 (6-0)
11/19 Nebraska #14/14 (5-1)
11/26 Ohio State (3-3)
They have three remaining games against ranked teams and five against teams with winning records, (and none against a team with a losing record).
GEORGIA TECH 6-0 (279-145) ranked #12/12
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 at Virginia (3-2)
10/22 at Miami (2-3)
10/29 Clemson #8/8 (6-0)
11/5 BYE
11/10 Virginia Tech #19/17 (5-1)
11/19 at Duke (3-2)
11/26 Georgia (4-2)
They have two remaining games against ranked teams and five against teams with winning records.
ILLINOIS 6-0 (208-107) ranked #16/15
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 Ohio State (3-3)
10/22 at Purdue (3-2)
10/29 at Penn State #-/25 (5-1)
11/5 BYE
11/12 Michigan #11/10 (6-0)
11/19 Wisconsin #4-4 (6-0)
11/26 at Minnesota (1-5)
They have three remaining games against ranked teams and four games against teams with winning records.
KANSAS STATE 5-0 (135-83) ranked #20/21
10/15 at Texas Tech (4-1)
10/22 at Kansas (2-3)
10/29 Oklahoma #3/1 (5-0)
11/5 at Oklahoma State #6/7 (5-0)
11/12 Texas A&M (3-2)
11/19 at Texas #22/21 (4-1)
12/3 Iowa State (3-2)
They have three remaining games against ranked teams and six games against teams with winning records.
Teams in non-automatic qualifying conferences
BOISE STATE 5-0 (203-74) ranked #5/6
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 at Colorado State (3-2)
10/22 Air Force (3-2)
11/5 at UNLV (1-4)
11/12 Texas Christian (4-2)
11/19 at San Diego State (3-2)
11/26 Wyoming (3-2)
12/3 New Mexico (0-5)
They have no remaining games against ranked teams but five games against teams with winning records.
HOUSTON 6-0 (283-136) rank #25/22
10/15 BYE
10/22 Marshall (2-4)
10/27 Rice (2-3)
11/5 at UAB (0-5)
11/10 at Tulane (2-4)
11/19 Southern Methodist (4-1)
11/26 at Tulsa (2-3)
They have no games against ranked teams and only one against a team with a winning record remaining.
Comment: Texas and Texas Tech fell from the ranks of the unbeaten. Three of the current unbeaten teams will face 4-1 teams this week, all on the road. One of them is a rivalry game, Michigan at Michigan State. Oklahoma State travels to Texas a week after the Longhorns got embarrassed by Oklahoma. Kansas State, the lowest ranked and most surprising of the undefeated, (like us, they have a knack for winning close games), travels to Texas Tech. I think at least one of those unbeaten teams, probably two, will lose as pretenders begin to fall to the wayside.
Remaining games between undefeated teams:
10/29 Clemson at Georgia Tech and Oklahoma at Kansas State
11/5 LSU at Alabama and Oklahoma State at Kansas State
11/12 Michigan at Illinois
11/19 Wisconsin at Illinois
12/3 Oklahoma at Oklahoma State
One thing to remember is that the Big 12, (which is actually the Big 10) has no title game this year while the Big 10, (which is actually the Big 12), and the Pac 12 do. The Sooners with their current ranking, just need to run the table for the regular season to be the team that faces the LSU-Alabama winner for the national title. That may be bad news for Wisconsin and Stanford, who may have teams just as good as the Sooners.
Teams in BCS automatic qualifying conferences:
LOUISIANA STATE 6-0 (231-75) is ranked #1 by the writers and #2 by the coaches.
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 at Tennessee (3-2)
10/22 Auburn #24/- (4-2)
10/29 BYE
11/5 at Alabama #2/3 (6-0)
11/12 Western Kentucky (1-4)
11/19 at Mississippi (2-3)
11/25 Arkansas #10/11 (5-1)
They have three remaining games against ranked teams and four against teams with winning records.
OKLAHOMA 5-0 (225-78) ranked #3/1
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 at Kansas (2-3)
10/22 Texas Tech (4-1)
10/29 at Kansas State #17/18 (5-0)
11/5 Texas A&M #21/23 (3-2)
11/12 BYE
11/19 at Baylor #20/24 (4-1)
11/26 Iowa State (3-2)
12/3 at Oklahoma State #6/7 (5-0)
They have four remaining games against ranked teams and another against an undefeated team. The have six remaining games against teams with winning records.
ALABAMA 6-0 (226-42) ranked #2/3
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 at Mississippi (2-3)
10/22 Tennessee (3-2)
11/5 Louisiana State #1/02 (6-0)
11/12 at Mississippi State (3-3)
11/19 Georgia Southern (5-0)
11/26 at Auburn #24/- (4-2)
They have two remaining games against ranked teams and one more against an undefeated team- but that’s an FCS team- but it‘s the #1 rated FCS team. If Alabama beats LSU it could be the #1 FBS team vs. the #1 FCS team. They have four games remaining against teams with winning records.
WISCONSIN 5-0 (242-51) ranked #4/4
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 Indiana (1-5)
10/22 at Michigan State #23/19 (4-1)
10/29 at Ohio State (3-3)
11/5 Purdue (3-2)
11/12 at Minnesota (1-5)
11/19 at Illinois #16/15 (6-0)
11/26 Penn State #-/25 ((5-1)
They have three remaining games against ranked teams and four against teams with winning records.
STANFORD 5-0 (231-53) ranked #7/4
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 at Washington State (3-2)
10/22 Washington (4-1)
10/29 at Southern California (4-1)
11/5 at Oregon State (1-4)
11/12 Oregon #9/9 (4-1)
11/19 California (3-2)
11/26 Notre Dame (4-2)
They have only one remaining game against a ranked team but six against teams with winning records.
OKLAHOMA STATE 5-0 (257-138) ranked #6-7
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 at Texas #22/21 (4-1)
10/22 at Missouri (2-3)
10/29 Baylor #20/24 (4-1)
11/5 Kansas State #17/18 (5-0)
11/12 at Texas Tech (4-1)
11/18 at Iowa State (3-2)
12/3 Oklahoma #3/1 (5-0)
They have four remaining games vs. ranked teams and six against teams with winning records.
CLEMSON 6-0 (174-103) ranked #8/8
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 at Maryland (2-3)
10/22 North Carolina (5-1)
10/29 at Georgia Tech #12/12 (6-0)
11/5 BYE
11/12 Wake Forest (4-1)
11/19 at North Carolina State (3-3)
11/26 at South Carolina # 15/13 (5-1)
They have two remaining games against ranked teams and four against teams with winning records.
MICHIGAN 6-0 (228-75) ranked #11/10
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 at Michigan State #23/19 (4-1)
10/22 BYE
10/29 Purdue (3-2)
11/5 at Iowa (3-2)
11/12 at Illinois #16/15 (6-0)
11/19 Nebraska #14/14 (5-1)
11/26 Ohio State (3-3)
They have three remaining games against ranked teams and five against teams with winning records, (and none against a team with a losing record).
GEORGIA TECH 6-0 (279-145) ranked #12/12
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 at Virginia (3-2)
10/22 at Miami (2-3)
10/29 Clemson #8/8 (6-0)
11/5 BYE
11/10 Virginia Tech #19/17 (5-1)
11/19 at Duke (3-2)
11/26 Georgia (4-2)
They have two remaining games against ranked teams and five against teams with winning records.
ILLINOIS 6-0 (208-107) ranked #16/15
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 Ohio State (3-3)
10/22 at Purdue (3-2)
10/29 at Penn State #-/25 (5-1)
11/5 BYE
11/12 Michigan #11/10 (6-0)
11/19 Wisconsin #4-4 (6-0)
11/26 at Minnesota (1-5)
They have three remaining games against ranked teams and four games against teams with winning records.
KANSAS STATE 5-0 (135-83) ranked #20/21
10/15 at Texas Tech (4-1)
10/22 at Kansas (2-3)
10/29 Oklahoma #3/1 (5-0)
11/5 at Oklahoma State #6/7 (5-0)
11/12 Texas A&M (3-2)
11/19 at Texas #22/21 (4-1)
12/3 Iowa State (3-2)
They have three remaining games against ranked teams and six games against teams with winning records.
Teams in non-automatic qualifying conferences
BOISE STATE 5-0 (203-74) ranked #5/6
Their remaining opponents:
10/15 at Colorado State (3-2)
10/22 Air Force (3-2)
11/5 at UNLV (1-4)
11/12 Texas Christian (4-2)
11/19 at San Diego State (3-2)
11/26 Wyoming (3-2)
12/3 New Mexico (0-5)
They have no remaining games against ranked teams but five games against teams with winning records.
HOUSTON 6-0 (283-136) rank #25/22
10/15 BYE
10/22 Marshall (2-4)
10/27 Rice (2-3)
11/5 at UAB (0-5)
11/10 at Tulane (2-4)
11/19 Southern Methodist (4-1)
11/26 at Tulsa (2-3)
They have no games against ranked teams and only one against a team with a winning record remaining.
Comment: Texas and Texas Tech fell from the ranks of the unbeaten. Three of the current unbeaten teams will face 4-1 teams this week, all on the road. One of them is a rivalry game, Michigan at Michigan State. Oklahoma State travels to Texas a week after the Longhorns got embarrassed by Oklahoma. Kansas State, the lowest ranked and most surprising of the undefeated, (like us, they have a knack for winning close games), travels to Texas Tech. I think at least one of those unbeaten teams, probably two, will lose as pretenders begin to fall to the wayside.
Remaining games between undefeated teams:
10/29 Clemson at Georgia Tech and Oklahoma at Kansas State
11/5 LSU at Alabama and Oklahoma State at Kansas State
11/12 Michigan at Illinois
11/19 Wisconsin at Illinois
12/3 Oklahoma at Oklahoma State
One thing to remember is that the Big 12, (which is actually the Big 10) has no title game this year while the Big 10, (which is actually the Big 12), and the Pac 12 do. The Sooners with their current ranking, just need to run the table for the regular season to be the team that faces the LSU-Alabama winner for the national title. That may be bad news for Wisconsin and Stanford, who may have teams just as good as the Sooners.
