Blair Kerkhoff’s college football rankings for Dec. 6
BIG 12
Team | Last weekend | Next game |
1. Oklahoma | did not play | Clemson (CFP) |
Sooners will have plenty of motivation in playoffs against team that embarrassed them last season | ||
2. Oklahoma State | did not play | Mississippi (Sugar) |
Cowboys gets the Big 12’s other high-profile bowl game | ||
3. TCU | did not play | Oregon (Alamo) |
Will Frogs lose offensive coordinator Sonnie Cumbie to Texas? | ||
4. Baylor | lost to Texas 23-17 | North Carolina (Russell Athletic) |
No program had as many quarterback issues as Baylor | ||
5. West Virginia | lost to Kansas State 24-23 | Arizona State (Cactus) |
Dana Holgersen has made strides against Big 12, except against K-State (0-4) | ||
6. Texas | beat Baylor 23-17 | season completed |
No bowl for Longhorns, but victories over Oklahoma and Baylor show progress | ||
7. Texas Tech | did not play | LSU (Texas) |
Red Raiders took a step forward this season. Next step is beating a big boy | ||
8. Kansas State | beat Baylor 23-17 | Arkansas (Liberty Bowl) |
Three-game winning streak changes season’s tone | ||
9. Iowa State | did not play | season completed |
The Matt Campbell era begins | ||
10. Kansas | did not play | season completed |
2016 opener against Rhode Island should produce David Beaty’s first victory | ||
SEC
Team | Last weekend | Next game |
1. Alabama | beat Florida 29-15 | Michigan State (CFP) |
Nick Saban against his old school, CFP provided a dramatic matchup | ||
2. Mississippi | did not play | Oklahoma State (Sugar) |
Seeking a better bowl performance than last year’s lopsided loss to TCU | ||
3. Florida | lost to Alabama 29-15 | Michigan (Citrus) |
Offense and kicking teams let down Gators against Alabama | ||
4. Tennessee | did not play | Northwestern (Outback) |
Two of the four losses to teams in the College Football Playoff (Oklahoma, Alabama) | ||
5. Arkansas | did not play | Kansas State (Liberty) |
For a few weeks Razorbacks were the second best team in SEC | ||
6. LSU | did not play | Texas Tech (Texas) |
Keeping Les Miles means one of nation’s top recruting classes remains intact | ||
7. Mississippi State | did not play | North Carolina State (Belk) |
With the league’s top quarterback, Bulldogs expected better than 4-4 league record | ||
8. Georgia | did not play | Penn State(TaxSlayer) |
The Kirby Smart era begins, and that means the Bulldogs’ defense will be improved | ||
9. Auburn | did not play | Memphis (Birmingham) |
The quarterback play must get better or Gus Malzahn’s seat will get hotter | ||
10. Texas A&M | did not play | Louisville (Music City) |
Remember when the Aggies were 5-0 and No. 9 nationally? | ||
11. Missouri | did not play | season completed |
The Barry Odom era is off and running. Who will join the Tigers’ staff? | ||
12. Kentucky | did not play | season completed |
Good start, bad finish is a good and bad habit for Wildcats | ||
13. Vanderbilt | did not play | season completed |
The Commodores improved this season. And the defense is first rate. Scoring is the priority next seeason | ||
14. South Carolina | did not play | season completed |
Will Muschamp gets a second chance in the SEC | ||
HEISMAN BALLOT
▪ 1. Derrick Henry, RB, Alabama
▪ 2. Christian McCaffery, RB/KR, Stanford
▪ 3. Shawn Watson, QB, Clemson
Blair Kerkhoff, bkerkhoff@kcstar.com
This story was originally published December 6, 2015 at 6:18 PM with the headline "Blair Kerkhoff’s college football rankings for Dec. 6."