HTR's Top 25: Week 5

Rank	Team
1	LSU
2	Alabama
3	Oklahoma
4	Wisconsin
5	Stanford
6	Oklahoma State
7	Boise State
8	Nebraska
9	Oregon
10	Clemson
11	Florida
12	South Carolina
13	Baylor
14	Texas A&M
15	Illinois
16	Texas
17	Arkansas
18	Michigan
19	West Virginia
20	Georgia Tech
21	South Florida
22	TCU
23	Florida State
24	Arizona State
25	Iowa State

• Nebraska's place in the rankings is just about the point where I say "bastante" re: dropping Boise State even though they keep winning. 
• South Florida, still chillin' on the top 25's couch, not leaving even though the top 25 has hinted that it is unwelcome and has "stuff" to do. 
• LSU and Alabama are about the same at this point...Oklahoma is a touch below them IMO. Again, Bama and LSU continue to steamroll everything in sight like that Tim Curry-voiced pollution machine from FernGully. Alabama has a nice test in the Swamp this weekend; if they contain quarkbacks Rainey, Demps, etc. they should come out with another grind-it-out win, the type of performance that Alabamians subsist on as if they were Golden Flake potato chips or Milo's Sweet Tea. 
• I guess my preseason hype of FSU was somewhat unwarranted, but they can still have a great--potentially BCS game--season if they win out out, which shouldn't be too hard to do as long as EJ Manuel can make it back to the field. 
• Ah Dabo, master of deception...don't worry Dabo, we know that you set up this 4-0 start to make the inevitable fall that much derpier. Well played. 
• A&M basically had Oklahoma State dead to rights so I wouldn't punish them too much in the rankings; unfortunately for the Aggies, they have to turn around and face an Arkansas team that is still pretty good despite what the Crimson Tide did to them. The Aggies need this one if they don't want their final season in the what was once Dan Beebe's conference to unravel completely. 
• After a bye week for the Cyclones, the Longhorns come to Ames this weekend, a big game for both teams. Iowa State's spotless record thus far is somewhat of a mirage, but if they split their next four games (Texas, @Baylor, @Mizzou, Texas A&M), I'd be extremely impressed. Unfortunately, Steele Jantz and his awesome name will probably only be able to do so much, like probably only win 3 more games this season.