New Brackets, Week 11 schedule (11/6/08)

NEW BRACKETS

Perfect Health (3)
Alabama, Penn St., Texas Tech

Alive and Kicking (8)
Utah, Boise St., Ball St., Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St., Florida, USC

Life Support (18)
TCU, BYU, Tulsa, Missouri, Georgia, LSU, California, Ohio St., Northwestern, Michigan St., Minnesota, Maryland, Florida St., North Carolina, Georgia Tech, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati

SCHEDULE
Northern Illinois at Ball St., 8 p.m., Wednesday
Maryland at Virginia Tech, 7:30 p.m., Thursday
TCU at Utah, 8 p.m., Thursday
Purdue at Michigan St., Noon, Saturday
Ohio St. at Northwestern, Noon, Saturday
Michigan at Minnesota, Noon, Saturday
Louisville at Pittsburgh, Noon, Saturday
Georgia Tech at North Carolina, Noon, Saturday
Baylor at Texas, Noon, Saturday
Georgia at Kentucky, 12:30 p.m., Saturday
San Diego St. at BYU, 2 p.m., Saturday
Utah St. at Boise St., 2 p.m., Saturday
Alabama at LSU, 3:30 p.m., Saturday
Penn St. at Iowa, 3:30 p.m., Saturday
Oklahoma at Texas A&M, 3:30, Saturday
Clemson at Florida St., 3:30 p.m., Saturday
Cincinnati at West Virginia, 7 p.m., Saturday
Kansas St. at Missouri, 7 p.m., Saturday
Florida at Vanderbilt, 8 p.m., Saturday
Oklahoma St. at Texas Tech, 8 p.m., Saturday
California at USC, 8 p.m. Saturday

Seven games this week feature two of the 29 teams still remaining. All but one team is in action as Tulsa has the week off. Three of the games are true elimination games as Georgia Tech against North Carolina, Ohio St. against Northwestern and Cincinnati at West Virginia all feature teams in the Life Support bracket.

If I had to rank the teams, here's how I would do it.

1. Alabama
2. Texas Tech
3. Penn St.
4. Texas
5. Oklahoma
6. Oklahoma St.
7. Florida
8. USC
9. Utah
10. Boise St.
11. Ball St.
12. Georgia
13. Ohio St.
14. Missouri
15. TCU
16. BYU
17. LSU
18. Maryland
19. California
20. Michigan St.
21. Northwestern
22. Minnesota
23. Cincinnati
24. Florida St.
25. North Carolina
26. Georgia Tech
27. Pittsburgh
28. West Virginia
29. Tulsa