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The Washington State Cougars are coming off of a game against the Oregon State Beavers that saw them blunder late and fall big to their southern-state rivals. Now they have to forget about what happened quickly, as they have an even tougher offensive opponent in Week 8—the No. 2 Oregon Ducks.
The Florida State Seminoles and the Clemson Tigers are set to face off in Week 7, in what will be the first ACC battle since 2005 when both conference opponents are ranked in the top five in the country. Clemson is No. 3, while the Seminoles are No. 5.
The Wisconsin Badgers are currently ranked No. 25 entering their matchup with the Illinois Fighting Illini. Wisconsin is coming off of a 35-6 beatdown of the then-No. 19 Northwestern Wildcats, while Illinois is dealing with a 39-19 loss to Nebraska in its rearview mirror.
Two weeks of NHL action is in the books and what a two weeks it has been. There are still some undefeated teams out there, some complete surprises and some utter disappointments early in the season. Let’s break it all down in Dave B’s bi-weekly edition of the NHL Power Rankings.
NFL Power Rankings – Where Every Team Sits After Week 6
Week 6 of the NFL season is done – a few more teams fell from the undefeated ranks – only two unbeaten teams remain and of course, they are your top 2. There has been some movement in the Rankings since last week – some continue to plummet like the Texans and the Falcons while others continue to ascend like the Chiefs.
The Pac-12 conference schedule for the Arizona Wildcats and Washington Huskies starts Saturday when Rich Rodriguez’s squad heads to Seattle to take on Steve Sarkisian and his Dawgs. With 2 high powered offenses, this could be a high scoring affair.
The No. 2 Oregon Ducks have made a habit of dismantling their opponents early in the 2013 college football season.
The Oregon State Beavers may have dropped their Week 1 contest to Eastern Washington (FCS), but they’ve done a decent job of bouncing back entering Week 4. Now they’re set to take on the San Diego State Aztecs, who are 0-2 after losing to Eastern Illinois and the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes.
Defending Champs Look to Seize Control in Game 5
The Los Angeles Kings and the St. Louis Blues have each held serve so far in the playoffs – each winning their two games at home. Their series moves back to St. Louis Wednesday night where the Blues have won eight straight games while allowing just one goal in each.
They defy every NBA rule of gravity, these Bulls.
When other teams lose players, they fade. The Bulls seem to get better.
When other teams rest their key players, Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau gives his regular more minutes.
It’s nut-crunching time in the Association, where the furniture is being re-arranged as playoff position is in the process of being settled deep in the shadows and the NCAA Tournament gets most of the attention.
Props to Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro, who knew what he would be facing tonight when LA took the court against the Bucks last night.
For the last decade or so the Toronto Raptors have served one useful purpose – they prevent the really good teams from getting bored by having to play only each other all the time.
This one comes down to one question only:
Does Atlanta coach Mike Smith want to risk the health of one or more of his key players in order to keep them sharp for the playoffs?
The Alabama Crimson Tide has been the best team in college football through four weeks, and unless they slip up against an SEC foe in the Ole Miss Rebels, that trend should continue. Each team is coming off a lopsided victory, and each team brings momentum into their matchup.
The UCLA Bruins have been an offensive machine throughout the 2012 season, but they’re coming off a matchup where they were held to just 20 points and their Heisman hopeful, Johnathan Franklin, had his worst outing of the year.
