Week 12 in the books - This week's cidsports' College Top 25 in Football

The Road to the.... 2009 BCS National Championship and the bowls of the FBS!

The major polls talk about Alabama, then Texas Tech, but until proven otherwise, the Florida Gators, the 2006 season BCS Champs, clearly appear to have the right stuff to continue as my #1 team in the Country.

The Big Game this week is the Big 12 Showdown with Texas Tech at Oklahoma in Norman. The odd Big Game of the week is Michigan at Ohio State... with Michigan at 3-8 and 2-5 in the Big Ten, ouch! Welcome to the Big Ten Conference Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez.

The Big Trophy Game of the week is Iowa (7-4, 4-3 Big Ten) at Minnesota (7-4, 3-4 Big Ten) for the battle of the Floyd of Rosedale. Further, it is the Golden Gophers final game in the Metrodome, before opening next season in a new outdoor stadium on campus.

Here's this week's cidsports' Top 25 for Week 12:

1. Florida Gators (9-1, 7-1 SEC)
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (11-0, 7-0 SEC)
3. Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-0, 6-0 Big 12)
4. Southern Cal Trojans (9-1, 7-1 Pac 10)
5. Texas Longhorns (10-1, 6-1 Big 12)
6. Oklahoma Sooners (9-1, 5-1 Big 12)
7. Utah Utes (11-0, 7-0 MWC)
8. Penn State Nittany Lions (10-1, 6-1 Big Ten)
9. Boise State Broncos (10-0, 6-0 WAC)
10. Oklahoma State Cowboys (9-2, 5-2 Big 12)
11. Missouri Tigers (9-2, 5-2 Big 12)
12. Ohio State Buckeyes (9-2, 6-1 Big Ten)
13. Georgia Bulldogs (9-2, 6-2 SEC)
14. Ball State Cardinals (10-0, 6-0 MAC)
15. TCU Horned Frogs (9-2, 6-1 MWC)
16. Brigham Young Cougars (10-1, 6-1 MWC)
17. Michigan State Spartans (9-2, 6-1 Big Ten)
18. LSU Tigers (7-3, 3-3 SEC)
19. Pittsburgh Panthers (7-2, 3-1 Big East)
20. Cincinnati Bearcats (8-2, 4-1 Big East)
21. Oregon State Beavers (7-3, 6-1 Pac 10)
22. West Virginia Mountaineers (6-3, 3-1 Big East)
23. Oregon Ducks (8-3, 6-2 Pac Ten)
24. Miami-FL Hurricanes (7-3, 4-2 ACC)
25. tie North Carolina Tar Heels (7-3, 3-3 ACC)
    Maryland (7-3, 4-2 ACC)

Teams Out of the Top 25 after Week 12 - Florida State Seminoles (7-3, 4-3 ACC) and California Golden Bears (6-4, 4-3 Pac 1o).

Team to Watch - Illinois Fighting Illini (5-6, 3-4 Big Ten) - Coach Ron Zook's Fighting Illini team is on the verge of staying home for the holidays with fellow Big Ten member Michigan, who like Illinois, finished tied for second place in '07 in the conference. The Fighting Illini travel to Evanston for the final conference game to face the Northwestern Wildcats (8-3, 4-3 Big Ten)

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