Week 4 of our season will see 6 teams in the top 10 off with a bye and only 2 games pitting ranked teams against each other. Recapping last week’s games of the week, #1 Michigan drubbed formerly #4 JMU 51-8, #11 Florida won the Cocktail Party over #17 Georgia 15-7, #3 NC State pounded #16 Alabama 26-6, and unranked George Washington won the Battle of DC by blanking #14 American, 26-0. Welcome to the top 25: VT after starting the season 3-1; Tulane which has also started out 3-1 and has given up only 21 points for an average of 5.25 per game; Clemson and perennial bottom dweller Ohio State which has started out 2-1 beating up on Georgetown and Dayton. Michigan is our no-mercy team of the week after lighting up power JMU for 51 points. We’re told at the poll that the reason UM ran up the score was “Because we could!” Somewhere in the south, Steve Spurrier is smiling. Results of our Mini- Poll of the week: Which Team Talks the Most Smack? Maryland, not surprisingly, takes top spot for this week, however, could this fuel others to step up to the plate and try and out duel the Terrapins for late season talk-smack supremacy?
|
Rank |
|
Points |
Last week |
This week |
|
1 |
Michigan (12) |
393 |
#1 |
BYE - next game 10/4 vs. Illinois |
|
2 |
NC State (2) |
371 |
#3 |
BYE - next game 10/5 vs. #4 Maryland |
|
3 |
Penn State |
346 |
#2 |
BYE - next game 10/12 vs. #15 Georgia Tech |
|
4 |
Maryland |
321 |
#6 |
vs. Texas A&M - 9/27 |
|
5 |
Colorado |
280 |
#8 |
BYE - next game 10/4 vs. #20 Texas |
|
6 |
Virginia |
271 |
#12 |
BYE - next game 10/4 vs. West Virginia |
|
7 |
Tufts |
266 |
#10 |
BYE - next game 10/4 Boston |
|
8 |
Carnegie Mellon |
262 |
#5 |
vs. Tennessee - 9/28 |
|
9 |
Johns Hopkins (1) |
251 |
#7 |
vs. #17 Indiana - 9/28 |
|
10 |
James Madison |
250 |
#4 |
vs. Minnesota - 9/28 |
|
11 |
Purdue (1) |
242 |
#9 |
vs. #12 Florida - 9/27 |
|
12 |
Florida |
240 |
#11 |
vs. #11 Purdue - 9/27 |
|
13 |
William & Mary |
205 |
#18 |
BYE - next game 10/4 vs. Massachusetts |
|
14 |
Cal |
188 |
#19 |
vs. Central Florida - 9/28 |
|
15 |
Georgia Tech |
176 |
#13 |
vs. Michigan State - 9/27 |
|
16 |
Wisconsin |
127 |
#22 |
BYE - next game 10/4 vs. George Washington |
|
17 |
Indiana |
96 |
#15 |
vs. WVU - 9/27 and #9 Johns Hopkins - 9/28 |
|
17 |
Notre Dame |
96 |
#20 |
vs. Arizona - 9/27 |
|
19 |
Virginia Tech |
95 |
Unranked |
BYE - next game 10/5 vs. #24 Georgia |
|
20 |
Texas |
91 |
#2 |
vs. Iowa - 9/27 and Texas A&M |
|
21 |
Ohio State |
87 |
Unranked |
vs. Northwestern - 9/28 |
|
22 |
Bucknell |
79 |
#24 |
vs. American - 9/28 |
|
23 |
Tulane |
72 |
Unranked |
vs. Richmond - 9/28 |
|
24 |
Clemson |
71 |
Unranked |
BYE - next game 10/4 vs. Villanova |
|
24 |
Georgia |
71 |
#17 |
vs. Alabama - 9/27 |
Dropped out: #14 American, #16 Alabama, #23 Harvard, #25 Minnesota
Also receiving votes - nearly every other team in the league, but these teams are on the brink of crashing the Top 25 party: George Washington (69), Alabama (68), Yale (59), Minnesota (50), and Harvard (48).
Coaches' Mini-Poll
"Which college has the best smack talk in the league?"
Rank
1 Maryland 17
2 Arizona State (1) 14
3 Michigan (1) 12
4 Florida (2) 10
5 NC State (1) 9
GAME OF THE WEEK
#11 Purdue (2-1) vs. #12 Florida (2-0)
Purdue has regained their respect after demolishing Minnesota 38 to nil and Florida looks to keep on rolling after claiming the “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” Game Trophy. Though this game appears to have a lot on the line as far as Division placement, we on the CP wonder if Purdue will react to the hype the Wolverines are stirring up and bring their “A” game? Or are they just sitting back and waiting for the Tournament? This game will answer those questions.
Prediction: Purdue 22 - Florida 16
BEST OF THE REST
#20 Texas (1-0) vs. Texas A&M (1-2)
The Texas Intrastate rivals are at it again. Last year TAMU handed Texas a 12-0 loss, those of you keeping track at home…that’s a shut out. Texas must have been home ooohing and aaahing their beautiful women on campus instead of representing on the football field.
Prediction: Texas 14 - Texas A&M 7
#9 Johns Hopkins (1-0) vs. #17 Indiana (1-0)
These two teams have only one game under their belts and look to stay in the undefeated club. Indiana is in a very competitive Division and could use a non Division victory to stay in the hunt for the Alvarez Division Title. Lets see if Hopkins can get their offense rolling after only getting 14 points against Emory.
Prediction: Doctors 28 - Hoosiers 14
Say it Ain’t So
#23 Tulane (3-1) vs. Richmond (1-1)
Whaaat! Tulane is 3-1? Are our eyes deceiving us? This is a true test of how good they really are while taking on the Spiders of Richmond. Should Tulane win they will be 4-1 and should Florida get taken down by Purdue, Florida will be 2-1. What does that mean? Tulane will be hosting the number one spot in the Dooley Division!
Prediction: Tulane 15 - Richmond 13
- Chris Schlecta (UCF), Matt Statler (WVU), Shirley Panek (FSU)
Week 3 coaches poll
Week 3 of our season will see 6 teams in the top 25 off with a bye and 5 games pitting ranked teams against each other. Recapping last week’s games of the week, former #11 JMU up-ended #4 Purdue 19-12, #13 Tufts beat #14 Notre Dame 12-6 and #1 NC State stayed unbeaten after demolishing #23 Texas A&M, 29-7. Curiously, NC State drops to #3 even after their win. Welcome to the top 25 Cal, Harvard and Indiana, who beat GW in division play 13-0 this past weekend. It will be interesting to see how things shake out, but both polls so far have had five teams from the Alvarez division included in the top 25 this week, with GW sitting just outside. Also be on the lookout for the no-mercy Maryland Terrapins who hammered Baylor 53-0 last week. Some teams may not score 53 all season!
Rank Points Last week This week
1 Michigan (10) 400 #2 #4 James Madison - 9/21
2 Penn State (1) 393 #3 Villanova - 9/20
3 NC State (3) 385 #1 #16 Alabama - 9/21
4 James Madison (2) 353 #11 #1 Michigan - 9/21
5 Carnegie Mellon 330 #6 BYE - next game 9/28 vs. Tennessee
6 Maryland (1) 327 #7 BYE - next game 9/27 vs. Texas A&M
7 Johns Hopkins 321 #8 BYE - next game 9/28 vs. #15 Indiana
8 Colorado 297 #5 West Virginia - 9/21
9 Purdue 286 #4 #25 Minnesota - 9/21
10 Tufts 278 #13 Arizona - 9/20
11 Florida 271 #10 #17 Georgia - 9/20
12 Virginia 265 #9 #14 American - 9/21
13 Georgia Tech 210 #12 BYE - next game 9/27 vs. Michigan State
14 American 176 #15 George Washington - 9/20 and #12 Virginia - 9/21
15 Indiana (1) 165 Unranked BYE - next game 9/27 vs. West Virginia
16 Alabama 159 #18 #3 NC State - 9/21
17 Georgia 128 #12 #11 Florida - 9/20
18 William & Mary 117 #23 Arizona State - 9/21
19 Cal 107 Unranked BYE - next game 9/28 vs. Central Florida
19 Notre Dame 107 #14 North Carolina - 9/21
21 Texas 85 #19 Stanford - 9/20
21 Wisconsin 85 #22 Delaware - 9/20
23 Harvard 72 Unranked Georgetown - 9/20
24 Bucknell 71 #16 Massachussetts - 9/20
25 Minnesota 64 #21 #9 Purdue - 9/21
Dropped out: #17 George Washington, #20 Michigan State, #23 Texas A&M, #25 North Carolina
Also receiving votes: Again, every team except Baylor and Northwestern (sorry, guys); however, these teams look to break into the Top 25: Yale (62), George Washington (57), Pittsburgh (55), Delaware (51), and Clemson (46).
GAME OF THE WEEK
#1 Michigan (1-0) vs. #4 JMU (0-0)
This matchup has more on the line than the Baltimore Ravens have to protect Joe Flacco and his Boomer Esiason style of throw. This one should decide the Schembechler Division winner. The Wolverines have held their two opponents to 8 points for a Point Against Average (PA) of 4 per game. Their offense has been nothing but spectacular by putting up an average of 27.5 per game. However, JMU just knocked off last year’s league champion with a stellar defense.
Prediction: This one’s going to overtime!
Michigan 23 - JMU 21
BEST OF THE REST
#11 Florida (1-0) vs. #17 Georgia (2-0)
“The World’s Largest Outdoor ****tail Party” they call it. Will the name hold up to the hype for the Capital Alumni Network League? Will the DC Bulldogs go jumping up and down in the end zone after scoring a TD and get a celebration penalty? We can only hope.
Prediction: Florida 42 - Georgia 30
#3 NC State (2-0) vs. #16 Alabama (1-0)
You the coaches decided to hurt the Wolfpack’s feelings by voting them from #1 to #3. Scouting reports indicate that the lack of respect has lit a fire in them. The Crimson Tide look to take down and tame the mighty Wolfpack.
Prediction: N.C. State 36 - Alabama 18
Battle of DC
#14 American (0-0) vs. George Washington (0-1)
Who has bragging rights for DC will come down to this one single game, nothing else matters. The team that loses most likely will not be accepting academic students any longer and will divert its attention to more meathead-like students to boost future CAN flag football squads.
Prediction: GDubs 17 -American 16
- Chris Schlecta (UCF), Matt Statler (WVU), Shirley Panek (FSU)
Week 2 coaches poll