NCAAF College Football Scores - NCAAF Scoreboard - Week 5

NCAAF College Football Scores - Week 5

A few notes:

I'll bet you can't name the top two defensive teams in the nation in terms of points allowed:

1. Northwestern - 7.0
2. Boston College - 8.0

That could be a sign of the apocalypse.

Boston College has so little offense that their defensive prowess nets them no better than a 3-2 record. The couldn't score against Florida State and scored only 7 against Duke. To be fair, BC's low production could have been caused by the caliber of their opposition. Duke and Florida State are also two of the top defensive teams in the nation, having allowed only 10.6 and 11.5 per game, respectively.

Northwestern, on the other hand, appears to be for real. I guess we'll know soon, because they play Michigan (a strong 4-1) and Iowa (5-0) the next two weeks.

You probably read that the over/under on the Baylor game was a record-shattering 90. Baylor probably could have scored that many on their own if they hadn't slammed on the brakes at halftime. They scored 49 and allowed 21 in the first half! Reminiscent of last year's big controversy, both Baylor and TCU should be in the top four after this week, and thus in line for the play-off. TCU will host Baylor on the Friday after Thanksgiving. I wonder what the over/under will be in that game. (Baylor won 61-58 last year in Waco, handing the Horned Frogs their only loss of the year.)

#3 Ole Miss, #6 Notre Dame, #7 UCLA and #8 Georgia all lost, thus clearing out some space in the top ten. Clemson and Alabama will fill two of those spots because they were #12 and #13 and beat top ten teams. Florida will also be climbing fast by virtue of having handed #2 Ole Miss their asses.

That Ole Miss loss was a real shocker. How often does the nation's #3 team lose by four touchdowns?

Speaking of vulnerable teams with high rankings, Michigan State did not look like the #2 team in the nation. They barely held off Purdue, which is probably the weakest team in the Big 10. Earlier in the year, MSU barely survived against Oregon, a loss which didn't seem too bad until Oregon later proved to have feet of clay. The Spartans' other three wins were against weak non-conference opponents. Sagarin's computer rankings rank them #28 in the nation. They will have their hands full when they play Michigan and OSU, with both games on the road.

The top 25 will bid farewell to the Wisconsin Badgers, who could not score a TD at home in their loss to Iowa; and to the West Virginia Mountaineers, who lost by 20. I'm guessing that undefeated Iowa may sneak into the top 25. The Hawkeyes are now tied with Northwestern for the lead in the Big 10 West, which may be yet another sign of the end times.