Final Top-25

Alabama's number one - period. I put Texas at no. 2 because they deserve it. McCoy didn't play in the title game and the 'Horns still kept it close - closer than Florida did. Speaking of, I gave UF the 3 spot because they're a one-loss team from the SEC who absolutely shellacked conference champ Cincy in the Sugar Bowl. Boise's at 4, but honestly, I could have them lower and be comfortable with it, except for that zero in the loss column. VA Tech is the highest rated ACC team and Oregon carries the weight for the PAC-10. TCU and Cincy fall to the 9-10 range, but there are teams below them that, judging by the bowls, could easily handle them; there's just no way to gloss over the records, though. After that is a hodge podge of 3 and 4 loss teams capped off by a 5-loss, yet bowl dominant, SEC team and an upstart Navy team. Stay tuned for a waaaaaay-too-early preview of 2010.

1. Alabama
2. Texas
3. Florida
4. Boise State
5. Ohio State
6. Iowa
7. Virginia Tech
8. Penn State
9. TCU
10. Cincinnati
11. Pitt
12. Oregon
13. Wisconsin
14. Nebraska
15. LSU
16. BYU
17. Georgia Tech
18. Ole Miss
19. Utah
20. USC
21. Miami
22. Oklahoma
23. Oklahoma State
24. Georgia
25. Navy