The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Post-bowl games, here is a rundown of how I rank the six major conferences. First off, I'll run down the conference standings. ACC 1. Virginia Tech (11-3) 2. Clemson (10-4) 3. Florida State (9-4) 4. Georgia Tech (8-5) 4. North Carolina State (8-5) 4. Virginia (8-5) 7. North Carolina (7-6) 8. Miami (Florida) (6-6) 9. Wake Forest (6-7) 10. Boston College (4-8) 11. Duke (3-9) 12. Maryland (2-10) Big XII 1. Oklahoma State (12-1) 2. Baylor (10-3) 2. Kansas State (10-3) 2. Oklahoma (10-3) 5. Missouri (8-5) 5. Texas (8-5) 7. Texas A&M (7-6) 8. Iowa State (6-7) 9. Texas Tech (5-7) 10. Kansas (2-10) Big East 1. Cincinnati (10-3) 1. West Virginia (10-3) 3. Rutgers (9-4) 4. Louisville (7-6) 5. Pittsburgh (6-7) 6. Connecticut (5-7) 6. South Florida (5-7) 6. Syracuse (5-7) Big Ten 1. Michigan (11-2) 2. Michigan State (11-3) 2. Wisconsin (11-3) 4. Nebraska (9-4) 4. Penn State (9-4) 6. Illinois (7-6) 6. Iowa (7-6) 6. Purdue (7-6) 9. Northwestern ...

Going into the bowl games, here is a rundown of how I rank the six major conferences. The rankings could change depending on the bowl outcomes, of course. First off, I'll run down the conference standings. To the left of the team's standing in the conference will read one of the following symbols: * (bowl eligible) or x (bowl ineligible) (? for UCLA). Here we go... ACC *1. Virginia Tech (11-2) *2. Clemson (10-3) *3. Florida State (8-4) *3. Georgia Tech (8-4) *3. Virginia (8-4) *6. North Carolina (7-5) *6. North Carolina State (7-5) *8. Miami (Florida) (6-6) *8. Wake Forest (6-6) x10. Boston College (4-8) x11. Duke (3-9) x12. Maryland (2-10) Big XII *1. Oklahoma State (11-1) *2. Kansas State (10-2) *3. Baylor (9-3) *3. Oklahoma (9-3) *5. Missouri (7-5) *5. Texas (7-5) *7. Iowa State (6-6) *7. Texas A&M (6-6) x9. Texas Tech (5-7) x10. Kansas (2-10) Big East *1. Cincinnati (9-3) *1. West Virginia (9-3) *3. Rutgers (8-4) *4. Louisville (7-5) *5....

Going into the final weekend in the college football regular season and with all the non-conference games out of the way (excluding the coming bowl games, of course), I thought I'd do my best to rank the six major conferences. The rankings could change depending on the bowl outcomes, of course. First off, I'll run down the conference standings. To the left of the team's standing in the conference will read one of the following symbols: * (bowl eligible), ? (bowl eligible with win this next week, bowl ineligible if they lose) or x (bowl ineligible). Here we go... ACC *1. Virginia Tech (11-1) *2. Clemson (9-3) *3. Florida State (8-4) *3. Georgia Tech (8-4) *3. Virginia (8-4) *6. North Carolina (7-5) *6. North Carolina State (7-5) *8. Miami (Florida) (6-6) *8. Wake Forest (6-6) x10. Boston College (4-8) x11. Duke (3-9) x12. Maryland (2-10) Big XII *1. Oklahoma State (10-1) *2. Kansas State (9-2) *2. Oklahoma (9-2) *4. Baylor (8-3) *5. Texas (7-4) *6. Miss...