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In the latest AP poll, somehow Miami has slipped in ahead of Penn State at number 7. I'm not sure I understand that. Penn State is undefeated. They've beaten two top-25 teams in the past couple of weeks. Miami lost a close game against Florida State and then have gone on to four consecutive wins including a victory over 24th ranked Colorado. Actually, of the top ten, I think that there are three teams with no business being there. Miami is good, but not yet worthy of that ranking, Notre Dame shouldn't be ranked seven spots ahead of a Michigan State team that beat them. LSU simply isn't that good. I don't think that they'll ever be that good this year. Then there's Florida at 11. They barely beat a bad Tennessee team and got smacked around by a sanction weakened Alabama team. Florida will lose at least two more games this year. Georgia isn't all that impressive, but they keep winning. Alabama is all that impressive thus far. Florida State is looking pretty tough, but there's no telling how the ACC will shake out. My money is on an FSU-Virginia Tech championship game. The winner of that game will probably leap over Texas to play in the title game. That's assuming no losses for either team until that point. I wouldn't be surprised to see Miami beat Virginia Tech and then Virginia Tech beat up on Florida State and Texas left undefeated to play for it all. Of the top ten, I think USC has the toughest road left. Cal and UCLA both looked good. Notre Dame has been playing tough, much like they did in Tyrone Willingham's 10-1 debut. Why don't people remember that Willingham had them playing well. Texas still has Colorado, Baylor, Tech, Okie State, Kansas, and A&M, left on the schedule. Only OSU looks like a pure gimme. Kansas could be easy, but I remember last year in Lawrence. KU knows that they could beat Texas if they play well.