Classic Big 8, Southwest, and Pac 8 Standings

Here they are:

BIG EIGHT:

11.  Oklahoma:  10-2

30.  Missouri:  8-4

37.  Iowa St:  8-4

47.  Nebraska:  7-5

55.  Kansas St:  6-6

58.  Kansas:  5-7

98.  Colorado:  3-9

108.  Oklahoma St:  1-11

SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE:

3.  Texas Tech:  11-1

6.  Texas A & M:  11-1

15.  Texas:  9-3

26.  Houston:  9-3

29.  S.M.U:  8-4

34.  T.C.U.:  8-4

60.  Baylor:  5-7

91.  Arkansas:  2-10

106.  Rice:  5-7

PACIFIC EIGHT:

5.  Oregon:  11-1

16.  U.S.C.:  9-3

28.  Washington:  8-4

56.  California:  7-5

75.  Washington St:  6-6

87.  U.C.L.A.:  3-9

88.  Stanford:  4-8

132.  Oregon St:  2-10

Classic ACC and Big 10 Standings

Here is how CBS ranked the Classic ACC teams:

17.  Virginia:  10-2

36.  Wake Forest:  8-4

40.  Duke:  7-5

44.  N. Carolina St:  7-5

46.  Clemson:  7-5

76.  S. Carolina:  4-8

86.  Maryland:  4-8

90.  N. Carolina:  4-8

Here is the Classic Big 10:

1.  Ohio St:  12-0

2.  Indiana:  12-0

19.  Michigan:  9-3

27.  Iowa:  8-4

35.  Illinois:  8-4

51.  Minnesota:  7-5

57.  Northwestern:  6-6

81.  Wisconsin:  4-8

84.  Michigan St:  4-8

110.  Purdue:  2-10

Each of these conferences has three teams that are ranked lower than the lowest team in the Classic SEC.

Classic SEC Standings

The 2025 college football regular season has ended.  Here is how CBS ranks the 12 members of the Classic SEC:

4.  Georgia:  11-1

7.  Mississippi:  11-1

10.  Alabama:  10-2

13.  Vanderbilt:  10-2

22.  Tulane:  10-2

23.  Georgia Tech:  9-3

25.  Tennessee:  8-4

50.  Louisiana St:  7-5

63.  Auburn:  5-7

66.  Mississippi St:  5-7

69.  Kentucky:  5-7

70.  Florida:  4-8

Here are my awards:

Coach of the Year:  Clark Lea, Vanderbilt

Player of the Year:  Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt

Game of the Year:  Alabama's 24-21 victory over Georgia in Athens on September 27.

Next season, Ole Miss, Tulane, LSU, Auburn, Kentucky, and Florida -- 6 of the 12 teams listed above -- will all have different coaches than they had this season.

Western Kentucky finishes 8-4 with a rank of Number 74.

KHSAA Update

Here are the results of last week's KHSAA football semi-finals (home teams listed first):

Class 6A:

S. Warren 36 - 20 Ryle

Lou. St. Xavier 7 - 50 Lou. Trinity

Class 5A:

Pulaski Co. 17 - 0 Lou. Atherton

Owensboro 49 - 6 Woodford Co.

Class 4A:

Boyle Co. 34 - 33 Corbin

Franklin Co. 21 - 14 Pad. Tilghman

There was a terrible call by the officials in the Boyle County game -- a late fumble that appeared to give the ball to Corbin was awarded to Boyle County instead.

Class 3A:

Christian Academy-Louisville 56 - 20 Bell Co.

Erlanger Lloyd 20 - 27 Murray

Class 2A:

Owensboro Catholic 41 - 40 Beechwood

Lex. Christian 34 - 29 Belfry

Beechwood tried a two-point conversion to win late, but didn't make it.

Class 1A:

Raceland 17 - 10 Pikeville

Kentucky Country Day 31 - 13 Campbellsville

Here are the finals, with MaxPreps rankings in parentheses (all times CST) (all games at Kroger Field in Lexington) (top 20 teams in bold):

Friday, December 5:

11 A.M.:  (27) Raceland (12-1) v. (30) Kentucky Country Day (12-1) (1A Championship)

3 P.M.:  (16) Owensboro Catholic (13-1) v. (20) Lex. Christian (11-3) (2A Championship)

7 P.M.:  (2) Boyle Co. (13-1) v. (12) Franklin Co. (14-0) (4A Championship)

Saturday, December 6:

11 A.M.:  (3) Christian Academy-Louisville (14-0) v. (23) Murray (14-0) (3A Championship)

3 P.M.:  (9) Pulaski Co. (12-2) v. (6) Owensboro (12-2) (5A Championship)

7 P.M.:  (5) S. Warren (13-0) v. (1) Lou. Trinity (12-2) (6A Championship)

U of L Gets It Done

Yesterday, the University of Louisville crushed the University of Kentucky in a football game by the score of 41 to 0.  A few hours later, Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio called for the replacement of UK football coach Mark Stoops.  Jones also called for UK Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart to resign at the end of the school year.  As I've said before, to the folks in Lexington, losing to U of L is just on a different level than losing to anyone else.

Meanwhile, Vanderbilt beat Tennessee 45-24 to finish with a record of 10-2 overall and 6-2 in the Southeastern Conference.  2025 is the first season in which Vanderbilt won ten football games, and it's also the first season in which Vandy won six SEC games.  Vandy won't make the playoff, but Coach Clark Lea and quarterback Diego Pavia should win every possible award.