National Sports Advisors FBS College Football Power Top 25 Week 10 Rankings: It’s getting harder and harder to call it upset Saturday as 2 more fall from the ranks of the unbeaten. The Michigan State Spartans took it on the chin 37-6 at the Iowa Hawkeyes leaving the Big Ten Championship up for grabs. The Big 12’s lone unbeaten the Missouri Tigers also were pummeled on the road losing to Nebraska 31-17 in Lincoln as Roy Helu Jr. broke Nebraska’s school rushing record with 307 rushing yards. Boise State, TCU, and Utah all had impressive wins setting up a showdown with 2 of the remaining undefeated as TCU plays Utah this Saturday. Oregon again proved it deserved the No. 1 ranking by traveling to LA to play the USC Trojans and winning by 3 touchdowns 53-32 in a hostile environment. The Trojans looked to be competitive in the first half before Oregon pulled away to win big. ”Our team feels like they get stronger as the second half goes along,” Oregon head football coach Chip Kelly said. ”It’s great for this group of guys. There’s no panic.” Vegas odds makers have the Oregon Ducks +175 odds to win the 2011 BCS National Championship.
After reviewing this week’s games, the team’s performances, strength of opponent and outcomes here is this week FBS College Football Power Top 25 Week 10 Rankings:
1- Oregon Ducks
2- Boise State Broncos
3- Auburn Tigers
4- TCU Horned Frogs
5- Utah Utes
6- Alabama Crimson Tide
7- Wisconsin Badgers
8- Stanford Cardinals
9- Ohio State Buckeyes
10- Nebraska Cornhuskers
11- Oklahoma Sooners
12- LSU Tigers
13- Arizona Wildcats
14- Missouri Tigers
15- Iowa Hawkeyes
16- Michigan State Spartans
17- South Carolina Gamecocks
18- Oklahoma State Cowboys
19- Arkansas Razorbacks
20- Virginia Tech Hokies
21- Mississippi State
22- Baylor Bears
23- North Carolina State
24- Florida State Seminoles
25- Nevada
The week’s biggest showdown will come on Saturday as the No. 4 TCU Horned Frogs will travel to play the No. 5 Utah Utes at 3:30 PM ET. Thursday evening will be a good ACC showdown as the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets travel to Blacksburg to take on the No. 20 Virginia Tech Hokies who have responded well after dropping their first two contests. An SEC Showdown has No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide heading south to take on the No. 12 LSU Tigers. Vegas odds makers have the TCU Horned Frogs a -5 point favorite on the road against the Utah Utes.