College Football Week 10 Power Rankings

After a couple weeks of some major changes among the top 25, Week 9 was relatively calm with only a few minor changes led by Missouri suffering its first loss of the year. Alabama and Oregon sit atop of the rankings once again with Florida State proving to be the third best and potentially waiting for one of the others to falter. Miami (FL) continues their strong year and now must try to stop Florida State this week while Ohio State continues to take care of business and has not lost since the 2011 season. Texas Tech and UCLA also slipped a little bit this week along with Missouri. Virginia Tech and Nebraska suffered rough losses that knocked them out of the top 25 and opened the door for UCF and Michigan State to jump into the top 25.

With Week 10 ahead, here are this week's power rankings:
1)(1) Alabama (BYE)- They continue to look like the best team and get a week off to rest up for the stretch run.
2)(2) Oregon (BYE)- They get a week off and need to ensure they are ready for Stanford next week.
3)(3) Florida State (vs Miami (FL))- They look to keep their national title hopes going and enter a top 5 matchup heavily favored.
4)(4) Ohio State (at Purdue)- After some close Big 10 battles this year, this one should be more reflexive of their win last week.
5)(5) Miami (FL) (at Florida State)- They can truly return to top tier status if they can pull the upset on the road this week.
6)(7) Baylor (BYE)- The way they are playing this year, they might still score 30 points on their bye week and need to be sharp as they enter the meat of their schedule.
7)(8) Stanford (BYE)- Like Oregon, they get a week off to prepare for the game of the year in the Pac-12.
8)(9) Clemson (at Virginia)-They need to take of games like this week in order to stay on track for a potential BCS at-large bid.
9)(13) Auburn (at Arkansas)-They should be able to continue to build on their success this year with a weaker SEC foe this week.
10)(14) LSU (BYE)-They are looking to finish strong after this bye week and still make some noise.
11)(15) Texas A&M (vs UTEP)-They like LSU have a small window for mistakes and should have little trouble this week.
12)(6) Missouri (vs Tennessee)-They should be able to bounce back after their first loss but still should not overlook a team that has played some top teams close.
13)(12) Fresno State (vs Nevada)-They hope to continue their pursuit of a perfect and BCS birth.
14)(18) Oklahoma (BYE)-They have a week off to better position themselves for a big one with Baylor.
15)(20) South Carolina (vs Mississippi State)-They may have been dismissed a little too soon cause they might have the inside track to the SEC East after their win against Missouri.
16)(10) Texas Tech (vs Oklahoma State)-They got hit hard last week and will find themselves in another tough challenge this week.
17)(11) UCLA (vs Colorado)-They were given two back to back tough tests and did not come out on top but should get their confidence back this week.
18)(NR) UCF (BYE)-They have shown to be a much more balanced team than some expected and stand in a very good spot for a BCS bid.
19)(16) Louisville (BYE)-They get a week off to assess what might need to be tweaked to get their efficient offense back in check.
20)(17) Oklahoma State (at Texas Tech)-They find themselves in a position to make a run in the Big 12 and get in the BCS picture.
21)(22) Northern Illinois (at UMass)-They should be able to stay on a track for another potential BCS at-large birth this week.
22)(21) Wisconsin (at Iowa)- They should prepare for a physical contest this week but continue to look like the second best Big 10 after Ohio State.
23)(23) Michigan (at Michigan State)-They enter a big rivalry game with a struggling offense that will face a tough defense.
24)(24) Notre Dame (vs Navy)-They dominated Navy for years but the last few years have shown a shift towards a closer series and that will likely be the case this week.
25)(NR) Michigan State (vs Michigan)-They might be the quietest very good team this season as they have a great chance to win the Big 10 if they continue to do what they have done so far.

NEXT 5
1) Arizona State (at Washington State): They continue to be a team that looks ready to make a statement and could do so down the stretch.
2) BYU (BYE): They get a week off but could creep into the top 25 if they continue their strong year.
3) Georgia (vs Florida): They enter their rivalry team this week slightly less beat up than their opponent.
4) Texas (vs Kansas): They had a rough September, but have nicely rebounded.
5) Mississippi (BYE): They are at near the top of that second tier of SEC teams looking to have a break through.

There are a few more top 25 matchups this week led by a top 5 clash so the rankings will continue to see some shake ups as the calendar turns towards November where crazy things can happen on the path to a title for top teams.