ESPNU began a marathon of the Top 25 college football games of the 2011 season last Sunday that will continue to air through Monday, July 16, with Nos. 19-21 airing today. The order of the final five games will be decided by fans through a SportsNation poll on ESPN.com. ESPN’s Stats & Info team, led by BCS guru Brad Edwards (@BradEdwards_BCS), determined Nos. 6-25:
6 Stanford (38) vs. Oklahoma State (41)
7 Oklahoma (38) vs. Baylor (45)
8 Michigan State (33) vs. Georgia (30)
9 Kansas State (45) vs. Oklahoma State (52)
10 Wisconsin (38) vs. Oregon (45)
11 Oklahoma State (31) vs. Iowa State (37)
12 Texas A&M; (38) vs. Arkansas (42)
13 Wisconsin (29) vs. Ohio State (33)
14 Texas A&M; (50) vs. Kansas State (53)
15 LSU (9) vs. Alabama (6)
16 Ohio State (27) vs. Nebraska (34)
17 Utah State (38) vs. Auburn (42)
18 Texas (27) vs. Texas A&M; (25)
19 Northern Illinois (63) vs. Toledo (60)
20 South Carolina (45) vs. Georgia (42)
21 Missouri (30) vs. Arizona State (37)
22 Ohio State (34) vs. Michigan (40)
23 Mississippi State (34) vs. Auburn (41)
24 Washington (56) vs. Baylor (67)
25 Clemson (56) vs. Maryland (45)
The Top 5 games of 2011 were narrowed down to:
Baylor (50) vs. TCU (48)
Michigan (35) vs. Notre Dame (31)
Michigan State (37) vs. Wisconsin (31)
Stanford (56) vs. USC (48)
USC (38) vs. Oregon (35) (Source: ESPNU)