Las Vegas Sports Consultants – Week 12 – Vegas Insider Top 25

HUGE shakeup in the top 5 this week. The reigning number 1 Florida Gators have been dropped 4 slots to number 4 while the TCU Horned Frogs and Texas Longhorns both jumped them. Don't worry Gator fans, you will be able to prove yourself coming up in Atlanta, GA at the Georgia Dome for the SEC Championship game.

With only a few unmeaningful SEC games to play it appears that it will be Alabama or Florida vs Texas or TCU. Does the BCS have the stones to keep Texas out a second year? Probably not, but who knows. Utah proved that the little guy can play with anyone, maybe that helps TCU in the long run. Time will tell.

Again, the LVSC, VegasInsider.com poll is derived buy who would be favored in a head to head matchup. This is money talking not the national media. Check out the rankings below, along with some expert comments from those who write the lines.

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Rank Team 2009 SU* 2009 ATS** Skinny
1 - Alabama Crimson Tide - 10-0 7-2 Alabama looks like they're going to cruise through the rest of the regular season. Will they be able to avenge its SEC title game loss against the Gators?
2 - TCU Horned Frogs - 10-0 7-2 How much more does the Horned Frogs need to do before people believe they are worthy of a shot at the national title?
3 - Texas Longhorns - 10-0 4-5-1 It is going to take one hell of a screw up for the Longhorns not to make it to Pasadena this January for the hardware.
4 - Florida Gators - 10-0 3-5-1 Another week and another so-so win for the Gators. At least they'll get to prove they have a chance at repeating as national champs with a win over Alabama in the SEC title game.
5 - Cincinnati Bearcats - 10-0 5-4 The Bearcats showed that they don't have to be at their best to win a game this past week against West Virginia. Tony Pike showed that he is the real No. 1 quarterback in Cincy.
6 - Boise State Broncos - 10-0 7-2 Boise State is definitely help make a case for a second non-BCS team to make it to the big boy games. Yet they still have to contend with Nevada in two weeks.
7 - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets - 10-1 7-3 Georgia Tech demolished the Blue Devils this past Saturday en route to clinching a berth in the ACC title game. Not bad for Paul Johnson's second year on the job.
8 - Ohio State Buckeyes - 9-2 8-3 The good news is that Ohio State clinched a share of its fifth straight Big Ten title. The bad news is the Bucks coughed up a 14-point lead in the fourth to an Iowa team that was playing with a freshman quarterback making his first career start. Don't be shocked if the Wolverines get a lot of action next week against their foes.
9 - Pittsburgh Panthers - 9-1 6-3 Pittsburgh may have been a tad lucky after letting the Fighting Irish fight back in the fourth quarter. That kind of play won't work against the Mountaineers and Bearcats in the next two weeks.
10 - Oregon Ducks - 8-2 7-3 The Sun Devils weren't too much of a problem for Oregon. The same won't be true of Arizona and Oregon State as the Ducks close out the regular season.
11 - LSU Tigers - 8-2 4-4-2 Keiland Williams' two second-half touchdowns helped the Tigers avoid an embarrassing loss to Louisiana Tech.
12 - Iowa Hawkeyes - 9-2 7-3 The Hawkeyes showed a lot of heart in their overtime defeat at Ohio State. You have to think they couldn't have done much better if Ricky Stanzi was under center. At least Iowa still has a chance at a 10-win season and Floyd of Rosedale when they face the Golden Gophers next weekend.
13 - Penn State Nittany Lions - 9-2 4-6 Penn State was the latest team to let the Hoosiers think they had a chance to beat them. Although it has to be a bit worrisome that the Nittany Lions turned the ball over four times.
14 - Oklahoma State Cowboys - 8-2 5-3-1 The Cowpokes got a nice win over Texas Tech and Mike Gundy didn't deliver any "I'm a man, I'm 40" speeches. Sounds like a win-win situation.
15 - Wisconsin Badgers - 8-2 4-5 Wisconsin is the latest team to kick the Wolverines while they're down. The Badgers will look to do the same next week against Northwestern.
16 - Virginia Tech Hokies - 7-3 4-5-1 Virginia Tech put together a solid victory over the Terps. They should be double-digit favorites for the rest of the regular season.
17 - BYU Cougars - 8-2 4-5-1 The Cougars got a hard fought win over New Mexico. The only problem is that BYU shouldn't have to get a hard fought win against the Lobos.
18 - Stanford Cardinal - 7-3 7-3 Stanford is playing the best football in the Pac-10 right now after beating the Ducks and Trojans on back-to-back weekends. They need some help making a trip to the Rose Bowl though since they lost to the Beavers earlier in the year.
19 - USC Trojans - 7-3 2-8 Is it safe to say that the Trojans were this year's most overrated team? It's hard to make an argument for them after getting decimated by the Cardinal.
20 - Utah Utes - 8-2 3-7 If you have to pick one thing for the Utes' loss at TCU, it's the penalty battle. The Horned Frogs had just five flags thrown on them, Utah was called four 13 penalties.
21 - Miami Hurricanes - 7-3 5-4 Butch Davis may no longer coach the 'Canes, but sure does own them. Miami is 0-3 against the Tar Heels since Davis arrived in 2007.
22 - West Virginia Mountaineers - 7-3 3-5 West Virginia had a tough loss that really hinged on a failed fourth down conversion against the Bearcats. Bettors didn't care since the Mountaineers had a miracle cover as 9.5-point road pups versus Cincy.
23 - Clemson Tigers - 7-3 7-2 After seeing how C.J. Spiller played this past weekend against the Wolfpack, you have to wonder where Clemson would be without him.
24 - Houston Cougars - 8-2 6-2 Case Keenum couldn't work his last second magic for another weekend. Of course, it doesn't help that his team coughed up the ball three times, once by Keenum himself. Now the Cougars need help just to make the Conference USA title game.
25 - Oregon State Beavers - 7-3 5-4 It might sound a little crazy, but the Beavers still have a shot at making the Rose Bowl. Is it a longshot? Sure, but a shot nonetheless.