Hook-n-Ladder

1. Georgia (2) 2. Ohio State (7) 3. USC (4) 4. Oklahoma (1) 5. Missouri (3) 6. LSU (6) 7. West Virginia (9) 8. Texas (5) 9. Clemson (8) 10. Florida (10) 11. Kansas (17) 12. Illinois (19) 13. Virginia Tech (12) 14. Oregon (18) 15. Wisconsin (14) 16. BYU (16) 17. Arizona State (13) 18. Auburn (15) 19. Michigan State (24) 20. Tennessee (-)21. Texas Tech (23) 22. Pittsburgh (25) 23. Wake Forest (-)24. Penn State (11) 25. Fresno State (20)

Remember when the Michigan Wolverines kicked off their football season last year with a loss to Appalachian State University ? Some people called it the biggest upset in college football history . Well, as Mike Huguenin notes at Rivals.com , it looks like the big-time schools are being a lot more careful this year in picking their supposedly patsy opponents. Appalachian, meanwhile, is hoping to start the ‘08 season even more outrageously than last year: against the defending national champs L.S.U . It should not be forgotten that Appalachian has won the past three national championships at its level.