No Clear Favorite, But A lot of Contenders.

The college football season is well underway and as we enter the second half of the regular season one thing is clear: There are a lot of dominant teams this year. Out of the top seven, only Alabama and Oregon have been in this position recently. It is an exciting group of newcomers featuring some teams we haven't seen in the top 10 for a few years. Let's breakdown the seven undefeated teams in the AP top 10. Alabama is clearly the favorite and have dominated everyone they have seen this year. Expect to see them again in the national title. Next is Oregon. After losing LaMichael James and Darron Thomas last season, many expected Oregon to be down this season. But Chip Kelly has once again proven that speed kills, with his do everything sophomore De'Anthony Thomas leading the way as one of the nations most exciting players. Next we see a pair of SEC East teams in Florida and South Carolina. South Carolina proven they are deserving of this ranking last week against Georgia, tearing them apart at home. Florida has returned to the top 5 after two down years and has a huge matchup versus the Gamecocks in two weeks. The Big 12 is well represented next with West Virginia and Kansas State. Outside of Alabama, these two teams may have been the most dominating so far, led by Heisman favorites Geno Smith for West Virginia and  Kansas State's Collin Klein. The two high scoring offenses are on a collision course, set to meet in West Virginia next Saturday. Finally we welcome back Notre Dame and Ohio State. Though OSU is ineligible for the postseason, it is clear that Urban Meyer's squad led by QB Braxton Miller are the real deal. Look for OSU to be National Championship contenders next season. Notre Dame may be the most exciting story this year in college football. Led by Senior Linebacker Manti Te'o, the Irish have stormed to a 5-0 start. They face their biggest test in Stanford this Saturday in South Bend.

So far, all of these teams look to be extremely talented and each could make a case for the national title game. The next three weeks will help decide which one of these dominating teams are the real deal, as all face huge tests. It will be interesting to see how these teams react to playing every game in the national spotlight. Out of the SEC I think that Alabama is too strong for anyone to beat again, though Florida will put up the biggest fight. In the Big 12 I am going to take the under-appreciated Kansas State Wildcats to win the division and would not be surprised to see Collin Klein take home the Heisman. In the Big 10 I think that Ohio State or Penn State will end up being the best team in the division but since neither can advance past the regular season I am looking at Nebraska to play in the Rose Bowl. Out west in the PAC-12 it will come down to whether Matt Barkley shows up to play versus Oregon or not in their matchup on November 3rd. He has been inconsistent thus far but if he does play well, I think USC wins the conference, but watch out for Oregon State too. I like Clemson in the ACC and Cincinnati in the Big East, though neither conference will have any impact on the National title race.

This year could turn out to be one of the most exciting in recent years with so much talent and explosive offenses in the Top 10. For my National Championship prediciton I see Alabama and Kansas State, with Alabama's defense leading them to a repeat.

Games to watch in the next three weeks

10/13

-Oklahoma vs Texas, 12pm

-Stanford at Notre Dame, 7pm

-South Carolina at LSU, 8pm

10/20

-South Carolina at Florida, TBA

-Kansas State at West Virginia, 7pm

10/27

-Ohio State at Penn State, TBA

-Notre Dame at Oklahoma, TBA

-Mississippi St. at Alabama, TBA