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Week 14 Power Rankings

By Charles  Davis

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Posted December 05, 2011 12:31 PM EST

The BCS Championship Game is set after a thrilling finish to the regular season with conference championships (and Bedlam) settled. Here's how the power rankings look after Week 14.

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RK Team RECORD CHANGE HIGH/LOW COMMENTS
1

13-0 - 1/2
They might as well adopt Fresno State coach Pat Hill's longtime mantra for his Bulldogs: "Anyone, Anytime, Anyplace . . . and leave no doubt!" Next up: the BCS title game. And DB Tyrann Mathieu WILL receive some Heisman Trophy votes
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2

11-1 - 1/5
I'm torn about the BCS title-game opponent for LSU, especially since I would like to see Oklahoma State's defense match up with LSU's underrated offense, but I believe that there is little doubt the Crimson Tide is the second-best team in the country
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3

11-1 1 2/7
A more-than-convincing win over those hated Sooners . . . BUT, if your own head coach believes Alabama is better, who am I to argue? But the OSU team made a truly compelling case for voters who didn't want an all-SEC final to vote for the Cowboys
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4

11-2 4 4/20
The Pac-12 champs head back to Pasadena to play in the Rose Bowl, and they will take on Wisconsin from the Big Ten this time. LaMichael James is not likely to win the Heisman Trophy, but he served notice that there is not a more explosive back in the natExpand Description
The Pac-12 champs head back to Pasadena to play in the Rose Bowl, and they will take on Wisconsin from the Big Ten this time. LaMichael James is not likely to win the Heisman Trophy, but he served notice that there is not a more explosive back in the nation. The Pac-12 essentially was a three-way tie between Oregon, Stanford and Southern Cal, and that's reflected in spots 4-6Collapse Description
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5

10-2 4 5/31
Outside of LSU, the Trojans are the hottest team in college football. No, they won't go bowling because of NCAA sanctions, but what a finish for the Men of Troy. Yes, they lost to Stanford at home in three overtimes, so they probably should be ranked behiExpand Description
Outside of LSU, the Trojans are the hottest team in college football. No, they won't go bowling because of NCAA sanctions, but what a finish for the Men of Troy. Yes, they lost to Stanford at home in three overtimes, so they probably should be ranked behind the Cardinal. But, they "won" the Pac-12 South and beat Oregon on the road, so they are ranked ahead of them in this poll. Difficult decision to make . . . Collapse Description
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6

11-1 3 3/8
The Cardinal finished second in the Pac-12 North, despite having the best overall record of any team in the conference, and will make their second straight BCS bowl appearance. QB Andrew Luck will likely make a return trip to NYC for the Heisman Trophy shExpand Description
The Cardinal finished second in the Pac-12 North, despite having the best overall record of any team in the conference, and will make their second straight BCS bowl appearance. QB Andrew Luck will likely make a return trip to NYC for the Heisman Trophy show, and coach David Shaw was voted Pac-12 Coach of the Year in his first season at the helm. Truth? At one point I had these teams ranked this way: Stanford, USC, Oregon. Would that have been totally wrong? Collapse Description
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7

11-1 1 4/10
The Broncos' lone loss, to TCU knocked them out of the BCS, but this will continue to be a program to watch. Coach Chris Petersen just told UCLA, "No, thanks," so that speaks volumes about how he feels about his team and the university
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8

11-2 8 4/19
The winner of the first Big Ten championship game over Michigan State (in an absolute thriller) heads to California for a second straight year — this time to take on Pac-12 champ Oregon. Wisconsin showed a lot of heart and grit in clawing its way back andExpand Description
The winner of the first Big Ten championship game over Michigan State (in an absolute thriller) heads to California for a second straight year — this time to take on Pac-12 champ Oregon. Wisconsin showed a lot of heart and grit in clawing its way back and upending the Spartans Collapse Description
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9

10-2 4 3/23
Yes, the Razorbacks lost two SEC games by big margins, but they were to the two best teams in the country — Alabama and at LSU. Coach Bobby Petrino has elevated the Razorbacks program to where it will be expected to compete for the SEC West and overall tiExpand Description
Yes, the Razorbacks lost two SEC games by big margins, but they were to the two best teams in the country — Alabama and at LSU. Coach Bobby Petrino has elevated the Razorbacks program to where it will be expected to compete for the SEC West and overall titles year in and year out. Their Cotton Bowl matchup with Kansas State will be a great battle of contrastsCollapse Description
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10

10-2 4 10/22
What an amazing year for K-State! And, there is no way anyone outside the program saw this 10-win, Cotton Bowl-bid season coming. Bill Snyder was the Coach of the last Century — and he's gotten a head start on Coach of this Century, too. QB Collin Klein iExpand Description
What an amazing year for K-State! And, there is no way anyone outside the program saw this 10-win, Cotton Bowl-bid season coming. Bill Snyder was the Coach of the last Century — and he's gotten a head start on Coach of this Century, too. QB Collin Klein is no longer underrated, nor a secret. Just so you know, these Wildcats can PLAYCollapse Description
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11

10-2 4 9/15
The Gamecocks have served notice under Steve Spurrier that winning nine or 10 games is the expectation now, not a surprise
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12

10-2 5 11/21
What a first year for head coach Brady Hoke and the Wolverines. A 10-win season, respect for the program was back in force, and not only did the offense move the ball, the defense began to resemble a Michigan product again
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13

9-3 5 12/31
QB Robert Griffin III powered the Bears to another bowl game, and this year they not only did not collapse down the stretch as they did in 2010 (going from 7-2 to 7-6), but they beat Oklahoma AND Texas in a three-week span. Head coach Art Briles deserves Expand Description
QB Robert Griffin III powered the Bears to another bowl game, and this year they not only did not collapse down the stretch as they did in 2010 (going from 7-2 to 7-6), but they beat Oklahoma AND Texas in a three-week span. Head coach Art Briles deserves national attention and respect, and we had better see "RGIII" in NYC for the Heisman ceremony Collapse Description
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14

10-2 5 14/34
Remember the Horned Frogs? After an opening-night loss at Baylor and an upset loss to SMU, TCU fell off the public's map. But propelled by a win at Boise State, the Frogs are the Mountain West Conference champions as they head to the Big 12
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15

10-3 4 11/20
The previous "hottest team in the country" put an early scare into LSU before falling in the SEC title game, but let's not discount nine straight wins and the securing of coach Mark Richt's job for the future. The Bulldogs never wavered in their resolve iExpand Description
The previous "hottest team in the country" put an early scare into LSU before falling in the SEC title game, but let's not discount nine straight wins and the securing of coach Mark Richt's job for the future. The Bulldogs never wavered in their resolve in 2011Collapse Description
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16

10-3 4 9/24
Tough, tough loss in the Big Ten championship game to Wisconsin, a team the Spartans had beaten the previous two times they had played. But they were the first champions of the Legends division in the Big Ten and have won 10 games in back-to-back seasons Expand Description
Tough, tough loss in the Big Ten championship game to Wisconsin, a team the Spartans had beaten the previous two times they had played. But they were the first champions of the Legends division in the Big Ten and have won 10 games in back-to-back seasons Collapse Description
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17

10-3 3 6/24
Reeling heading into the ACC title clash with Virginia Tech, the Tigers we all saw in that game were the ones that got off to that 8-0 start, and overwhelmed opponents with offense. ACC champs — how sweet that sounds again for the IPTAY crowd
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18

9-3 8 1/18
The Sooners were dominated in Stillwater, the final dousing of dreams of a big season by Oklahoma State. Nine wins is a very good season, but it's still a disappointment in Norman
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19

11-2 14 5/25
After a loss at home to Clemson, the Hokies worked their way into an ACC title shot rematch with the Tigers and entered the game as most people's favorites. But after a second loss to Clemson, there was no BCS bid in 2011 for VT.
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20

9-3 1 8/23
After playing for the Big 12 championship the previous two seasons, Nebraska had the same goal in 2011 in its first Big Ten foray. Didn't quite get there, but the Cornhuskers did beat Legends division rival and champion Michigan State convincingly
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21

11-2 10 19/31
Did the team that kicked the Houston Cougars' butts on Saturday for the C-USA crown really lose to UAB?! Really?! They flushed that loss out of their system in a big way, and denied Houston a spot in the BCS, and the Sugar Bowl. Kudos to Southern Miss QB Expand Description
Did the team that kicked the Houston Cougars' butts on Saturday for the C-USA crown really lose to UAB?! Really?! They flushed that loss out of their system in a big way, and denied Houston a spot in the BCS, and the Sugar Bowl. Kudos to Southern Miss QB Austin Davis for taking the stage away from Heisman Trophy candidate QB Case Keenum, and to that "Nasty" defense of the Golden EaglesCollapse Description
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22

9-3 1 12/26
Relieved to have the regular season over, the Lions look forward to finding out who will guide their program going forward — and prepping for a bowl game
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23

12-1 16 7/25
This is a long fall, and probably not entirely fair to the Cougars, but I would not favor them in too many games against teams in this poll. But I truly enjoyed watching QB Case Keenum power this team to a run that put them on the brink of being the firstExpand Description
This is a long fall, and probably not entirely fair to the Cougars, but I would not favor them in too many games against teams in this poll. But I truly enjoyed watching QB Case Keenum power this team to a run that put them on the brink of being the first "BCS Buster" from C-USA. Coach Kevin Sumlin now has some decisions to make about his future Collapse Description
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24

9-3 1 12/29
Three-way co-champions of the Big East, the Mountaineers' BCS ranking puts them in good stead in the major bowl race. A nice debut season for coach Dana Holgorsen as the Mountaineers reclaimed their expected spot atop the conference as they bid to join thExpand Description
Three-way co-champions of the Big East, the Mountaineers' BCS ranking puts them in good stead in the major bowl race. A nice debut season for coach Dana Holgorsen as the Mountaineers reclaimed their expected spot atop the conference as they bid to join the Big 12 Collapse Description
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25

8-4 3 9/35
The Seminoles are back on the road to the ACC crown in a big way. It didn't happen this year, but no one would be surprised in 2012
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