College Football Week 3

So, what to think after week 3? I'm always interested in the different conferences and how they compare. Of course, it is still pretty early to get a big picture of how good each conference is this year. Take the Big East for example - they have more undefeated teams(5) than the Pac 10(4). One of them is Connecticut (3-0) who has beat the powerhouses of Duke, Maine & Temple. Enought said - it's too early to say much of anything. It will be interesting to see who emerges out of each conference, though. Of the Big 6 conferences, here are my top 2-3 teams from each conference:
Pac 10: USC, California, Oregon
Big 12: Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska
SEC: LSU, Florida
Big East: West Virginia, Rutgers, South Florida
Big 10: Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan State
ACC: Boston College, Clemson, and who knows about the Coastal Division

I've updated my spreadsheet with the breakdown of top 25 teams per conference:


I think within the next few weeks it will become interesting to start tracking the undefeated teams. There are still too many to track. 21 of the top 25 are still undefeated, with other teams in the "Receiving Votes" that are undefeated as well. Let's give it a few more weeks and once we get into October and well into conference play that number will be dropping each week. How many undefeated teams will there be at the end of the season? I hope more than two, one, or none, since all three of those scenarios will create contraversy. As much as I'd like to see two undefeated teams matched up, all it will do is feed the BCS system praise that it does not need. College football needs a playoff, but that's another post for another time...