Week 5 Rankings and Heisman Watch

Heading into Week 5, here are the Top 25 rankings and the Heisman Watch. There have been some early surprises this season. Texas A&M and last year's Heisman winner Johnny Manziel have held on to the #1 spot in the polls after defeating Alabama 17-14 in week 2, but new RUTS coach Maulds1989 has taken the Georgia Bulldogs up to #3 in the polls. Using a dominant passing attack, Coach Maulds1989's Bulldogs defeated the Michigan Wolverines in week 5 and are poised to host the undefeated Tennessee Volunteers in Athens in Week 6. That matchup is a huge one in the SEC and National race, unexpectedly. Coach UTVOL54 and his true freshman QB Josh Dobbs have been dominant this season, defeating two #9 Oregon, #11 Florida, #20 LSU, and #25 UCLA in racing out to a 5-0 start. Still, the Vols are only ranked #17 in the Coaches Poll despite a #5 ranking in the AP Poll. The clash in Athens against Georgia will determine the frontrunner to win the SEC East title and also match up two Heisman Trophy candidates in Dobbs and UGA's senior QB Aaron Murray. The #2 Stanford Cardinal suffered a devastating defeat this week against #5 Clemson. The Tigers, playing without senior QB Tajh Boyd defeated Coach utvol27 and set up what could turn out to be a wild race in the Big 10. Also, don't forget about Alabama. The Tide are poised to make another title run, despite losing to A&M. If Alabama can run the table, look for them to be poised for a possible rematch against A&M or another RUTS coach in the BCS title game. Let's take a look at the Top 25 heading into Week 5 and the Heisman watch:

RUTS6 Team Draft Video

NCAA 14 Top 25 Rankings

RUTS6 is headed back to campus and NCAA Football 14. With the game coming out in just 1 month, here is a look at the preseason Top 25, according to EA Sports:

1. Alabama
2. Ohio St.
3. Stanford
4. Texas A&M
5. Georgia
6. Oregon
7. Notre Dame
8. South Carolina
9. Clemson
10. Florida
11. Louisville
12. LSU
13. Oklahoma
14. Florida St.
15. Texas
16. Oklahoma St.
17. TCU
18. Boise St.
19. Michigan
20. UCLA
21. Kansas St.
22. Nebraska
23. Oregon St.
24. Northern Illinois
25. Vanderbilt

49ers Win RUTS5, Season 1 Super Bowl

On a last second field goal by David Akers, the San Fransisco 49ers (17-1) defeated the previously unbeaten Houston Texans (17-1) 20-17 in the RUTS5 Season 1 Super Bowl in the New Orleans Superdome.

The game was back and forth the entire way and came down to a gut wrenching final drive by the 49ers. Converting a few big 3rd downs led the Niners into FG range, where their Pro Bowl kicker nailed home a short yard FG for the win.

The Texans and 49ers both had great seasons, and NFL expert John Clayton has already predicted a rematch in the Season 2 Super Bowl.

The Playoffs: Wild Card Round

AFC
Jaguars (8-8) at Patriots (11-5)
Steelers (9-7) at Chargers (11-5)


NFC
Giants (8-8) at Lions (13-3)
Cardinals (9-7) at Saints (11-4)

Playoff Positioning - entering the final week of the regular season

As we enter the final week of the regular season for SEASON 1, here is a look at the playoff scenarios:

AFC
1. Houston Texans (first round bye / home field advantage)
2. Baltimore Ravens (first round bye)
3. San Diego Chargers
4. New England Patriots
5. Pittsburgh Steelers
6. Jacksonville Jaguars or Indianapolis Colts

NFC
1. SF 49ers (first round bye / home field advantage)
2. Philadelphia Eagles (first round bye)
3. Detroit Lions
4. New Orleans Saints
5. Arizona Cardinals
6. to be determined...

Here is a look at the

NFL Standings - entering Week 12

Midseason Report - Playoff Scenarios

Now that all teams have played 8 games, let's take a look at the playoff scenarios as they stand entering Week 10:

NFC
1. 49ers (8-0) - Division Leader / 1st Rd Bye
2. Eagles (6-2) - Division Leader / 1st Rd Bye
3. Lions (6-2) - Division Leader
4. Cardinals (6-3) - Wild Card
5. Falcons (5-3) - Division Leader
6. Saints (5-3) - Wild Card
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 Outside Looking In:
7. Packers (5-4)
8. NY Giants (5-4)


AFC
1. Texans (8-0) - Division Leader / 1st Rd Bye
2. Patriots (7-1) - Division Leader / 1st Rd Bye
3. Chargers (7-1) - Division Leader
4. Ravens (6-2) - Division Leader
5. Steelers (6-2) - Wild Card
6. Dolphis (5-3) - Wild Card
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 Outside Looking In:
7. Jaguars (4-4)

Coach stinvol returns to RUTS, agrees to multi-year deal with New Orleans

Coach stinvol, a longtime member of RUTS, made a surprising announcement today that after an 8-week hiatus, he is returning to the game he loves. Immediately after this announcement, the New Orleans Saints snagged the coach and signed him to a multi-year deal.

The coach will be on the sidelines this week (week 9) when his team faces Coach UTVOL54 and the NFC East leading Philadelphia Eagles. Both teams enter the game with 5-2 records, but can Coach stinvol coach his team up in just a matter of hours to knock of Michael Vick and the Eagles?

Halfway through Season 1, here are the standings

We are now in Week 9 of season 1. As of this week, here are the standings (click on each image to view a larger version):

As you can see, the undefeated 49ers (8-0) and Texans (7-0) have been dominant so far. Will that continue as we head into the second half of the season?