Rank This, Sept. 22.

New rankings are out, with little movement at the top. A few things to note.

How in the world has Clemson rebounded so quickly? A little more than three weeks since getting blown out by Alabama on national television, the Tigers are back to No. 20 in the AP poll and No. 19 in the coaches poll. I swear, somebody somewhere in some position of power must really like Clemson. Since losing to Alabama, the Tigers have beaten a very mediocre NC State team and creampuffs The Citadel and South Carolina State. Puleese. Let's put them in the Chick fil a Bowl and be done with it.

Kudos to voters for ranking Boise State, Vanderbilt and TCU --- all deserving teams. I'm not saying they're all going to stay ranked, but they deserve to be right now. I'm also glad that Auburn was not penalized too harshly for losing at home to a very tough LSU team. Auburn dropped to No. 15 from No. 10.

I'd say watch out for Oklahoma State. The Cowboys are 3-0 and have cultivated a potent offensive attack. What's more, with Troy and Texas A&M up next, Okie State could be 5-0 by the time they travel to Columbia for a showdown with Missouri on Oct. 11.

Connecticut is 4-0 and receiving votes in both polls. But I fear they may have won their last game for a while. Upcoming are games against Louisville, North Carolina, West Virginia and Cincinnati.

Woe be to Georgia and that gulag of a schedule. Who knows how long their No. 3 ranking will hold? Games loom against Alabama, Tennessee, LSU, Florida and Auburn. Even the supposed "creampuffs" in that stretch, Vanderbilt, Kentucky and Georgia Tech, all are solid.