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Welcome Back! On Wednesdays I have my  Odds and Ends .  This is where I present interesting statistics that you can't easily find elsewhere. These include: Interconference results - which conference has the best OOC record (and which division) Intraconference results - how do the divisions do against each other within each conference Undefeated/Winless teams - Starting week 2, I keep a running list of undefeated and winless teams throughout the season, updated each week Bowl eligible/eliminated - Starting midseason, I keep a running list of teams as they reach bowl eligibility (6+ wins) or are eliminated from bowl eligibility (7+ losses) Updates on my playoff picks - After I reveal my picks this Wednesday, I will update them each week Games I'm excited about - I will give a brief preview with key questions about big games that week Since the season hasn't started yet, I will use today's Odds and Ends to present my list of  Coaches On The Hot Seat , a Comparison of OOC S...

Welcome Back! While I'm positive every single one of you read and memorized all 15 of my college football previews, I thought it would be a good idea to present my top 130 all at once, just in case you missed some, or in case you didn't memorize the order.  But before that, I'm going to compare my top 25 to the AP top 25, just for fun!  So let's start there. AP Rank Team My Rank 1 Alabama 1 2 Ohio State 2 3 Georgia 3 4 Clemson 4 5 Notre Dame 8 6 Texas A&M 6 7 Utah 7 8 Michigan 5 9 Oklahoma 12 10 Baylor 15 11 Oregon 19 12 Oklahoma State 10 13 NC State 16 14 USC 26 15 Michigan State 29 16 Miami, Fl 24 17 Pittsburgh 17 18 Wisconsin 11 19 Arkansas 54 20 Kentucky 27 21 Ole Miss 36 22 Wake Forest 28 23 Cincinnati 9 24 Houston 31 25 BYU 14 28 Iowa 13 29 Penn State 18 30 LSU 20 42 Appalachian State 21 40 Boise State 22 37 Florida 23 33 UCF 25 As you can see, we mostly agree on the top 8, with only Michigan and Notre Dame flip-flopping at 5 and 8. After that, there is much d...