New Brackets, Week 13 Schedule (11/18/08)

NEW BRACKETS

Perfect Health (2)
Alabama, Texas Tech

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

Life Support (8)
BYU, Oklahoma St., Missouri, Georgia, Ohio St., Michigan St., Pittsburgh, Cincinnati

My Ranking of 18 teams
1. Alabama - unbeaten
2. Texas Tech - unbeaten
3. Texas - only loss to No. 2
4. Oklahoma - only loss to No. 3
5. USC - only loss on the road to 3-loss Oregon St.
6. Penn St. - only loss on the road to 4-loss Iowa
7. Florida - only loss at home to 4-loss Mississippi
8. Utah - unbeaten
9. Boise St. - unbeaten
10. Ball St. - unbeaten
11. Oklahoma St. - two losses to No. 2 and No. 3
12. Georgia - two losses to No. 1 and No. 7
13. Ohio St. - two losses to No. 5 and No. 6
14. Missouri - two losses to No. 3 and No. 11
15. Cincinnati - two losses to No. 4 and 3-loss UCONN
16. Michigan St. - two losses to No. 13 and 4-loss CAL
17. BYU - only loss on the road to 2-loss TCU
18. Pittsburgh - two losses to 5-loss Bowling Green and 5-loss Rutgers

Schedule
Ball St. at Central Michigan, 7 p.m., Wednesday
Michigan at Ohio St., Noon, Saturday
Citadel at Florida, 1:30 p.m., Saturday
Michigan St. at Penn St., 3:30 p.m., Saturday
Boise St. at Nevada, 4 p.m., Saturday
BYU at Utah, 6 p.m., Saturday
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 7 p.m., Saturday
Texas Tech at Oklahoma, 8 p.m., Saturday

Thoughts
Four huge games this week, including my No. 2 Texas Tech heading to Norman to meet the No. 4 Sooners. An Oklahoma win would leave only Alabama as an unbeaten from the BCS conferences. The Crimson Tide still have Auburn and the SEC title game looming.

Utah can help cement its place in the BCS with a home win over BYU. A loss and Boise St. could take advantage and make the BCS.

Michigan St.-Penn St. and Pittsburgh-Cincinnati have more conference implications than national, but the Nittany Lions could stay in the hunt with a win.