Texas Tech defended the UCFC title in a wild one against Texas Christian 56-53. Next week the title match goes to Kansas State for what will be one of the biggest match ups of the week. Week eight was all about the Florida Gators and their drubbing of South Carolina. When the first BCS standings came out and Florida was number two a lot of people openly griped. Michael Wilbon for one on PTI slammed them for playing no one. Well there is a reason the computer models love Florida and that's because Florida has the best wins of any team in college football. If you look at the TUCFC Power Ratings they have a WP rating of 212.813. This rating gives them a point per win, plus points for the wins of all the teams they've beaten, plus their wins, etc. Essentially it gives you points based on the quality of the opponents you've beaten. The second highest score after Florida is Notre Dame with a score of 195.719. Compare this to a team like Mississippi State who is also undefeated but not ranked very well. They have a WP score of 78.438. With this dominating performance over South Carolina people are now expecting them to win out the rest of their season and face Alabama for a shot at the BCS title game. The problem for Florida is they still have to play Georgia, Missouri, and Florida State.
Games to Watch This Week
Cincinnati (5-1) at Louisville (7-0)
Cincinnati lost their first game of the year last week to Toledo (7-1). They will be looking to end Louisville's perfect season this week.
Florida (7-0) at Georgia (6-1)
It's never easy to go into Georgia and win and if Georgia can win this one they would take control of the SEC East.
Texas Tech (6-1) at Kansas State (7-0)
Not only is this the TUCFC game this week, but a critical game for Kansas State who has now popped ahead of Oregon in the BCS standings.
Kent State (6-1) at Rutgers (7-0)
Same kind of match up that knocked Cincinnati out of the undefeated list.
Duke (6-2) at Florida State (7-1)
When was the last time Duke was in a football conversation. If they could pull off this big upset then they would be the top team in the ACC.
Ohio State (8-0) at Penn State (5-2)
Even crazier if Penn State can win this one they will be at the top of the Big 10.
Notre Dame (7-0) at Oklahoma (5-1)
If you think Florida and Kansas State got big boosts with their wins last week, that's what Notre Dame would get this week with a win at Oklahoma.
Mississippi State (7-0) at Alabama (7-0)
Now we get to find out just how good Mississippi State is.
TUCFC Power Ratings
Florida and Kansas State both move up with big wins. Oklahoma moves in while South Carolina drops out.
| Rank | Team | Record | WP | WDiffP | LP | LDiffP | Power |
| 1 | Florida | 7-0 | 212.813 | 346.050 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 558.863 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 7-0 | 164.094 | 338.963 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 503.056 |
| 3 | Alabama | 7-0 | 135.000 | 358.100 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 493.100 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 7-0 | 195.719 | 288.963 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 484.681 |
| 5 | Oregon | 7-0 | 133.875 | 345.113 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 478.988 |
| 6 | Louisiana State | 7-1 | 149.688 | 280.700 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 421.388 |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 6-1 | 135.656 | 297.525 | 2.750 | 23.500 | 406.931 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 5-1 | 109.781 | 286.238 | 1.500 | 5.000 | 389.519 |
| 9 | Florida State | 7-1 | 100.531 | 344.863 | 12.750 | 47.875 | 384.769 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 8-0 | 122.719 | 237.513 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 360.231 |
USA Today still has WKU going to a bowl game!
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