With fall in full swing and six teams still undefeated, we are heading into the last leg of the season.  This week features mighty battles in the Mountain West, Pac-10 and Big Ten – and yes, I included the MWC, which could surprise some people and find themselves in the national title game conversation (in the event of a miracle).  Get ready as COED covers this week’s top ten lineup. (more…)

As we turn the calendar to November and move the clocks back for Daylight Savings, the cold crisp in the air returns as the cheerleaders begin to think about fun ways to stay warm in the huddle.  With seven unbeaten teams remaining at the top of the rankings, COED previews the tenth week of the season that seems to get better with age.  An epic showdown is slated for late Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa, while the Iowa Hawkeyes look to ride their season chock full of fourth quarter comebacks to stay perfect on the season and in the Big Ten.

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No. 1 Florida (8-0) vs. Vanderbilt (2-7)

The hits keep on coming for Tim Tebow and the mighty Gators.  Another dominant performance in last week’s grudge match against the hated Georgia Bulldogs and now the team will get to rest up a bit with an easy matchup against the pitiful Commodores.  Even with Brandon Spikes out for the first half after trying to rip a man’s eye out, the D should feast on the feeble squad from Vandy.

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No. 2 Texas (8-0) vs UCF (5-3)

The Longhorns stifled the Cowboys of Oklahoma State last week and leapfrogged the Crimson Tide and regained possession of the No. 2 spot in the BCS rankings.  This week they host the UCF Knights in what should be another stepping stone along their path to the national title game.

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No. 3 Alabama (8-0) vs. No. 9 LSU (7-1)

Last week was quite different for these two SEC beasts.  Bama was at home resting a week after keeping its title hopes alive by surviving a last second blocked FG in a critical 12-10 win over the Vols, while the Tigers from Louisiana State returned to the field after a bye week and absolutely annihilated Tulane a to build some confidence after their offense was flat against the Gators.  Will this game determine who gets to play Florida in the SEC title game?

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No. 4 Iowa (9-0) vs. Northwestern (5-4)

Iowa continued its magical season when Indiana was poised to go up by three touchdowns early in the second half only to have a batted pass go off of four players before landing in the hands of Tyler Sash who returned it for an 86 yard gift wrapped interception return.  They then poured it on in the fourth quarter, outscoring the scrappy Hoosiers 28-0 to reach 9-0 and stay at No. 4 in the BCS standings – their highest ever.  This week they host a decent Northwestern team and should keep the unbeaten streak alive.

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No. 5 Cincinnati (8-0) vs. UConn (4-4)

Cincy hops up three spots this week after an effective 28-7 win over the Orange in Syracuse.  This week they face a meandering UConn team who continues to have terrible luck and turmoil after two straight heartbreaking 28-24 defeats, particularly bad last week when Rutgers gave up the go ahead score and then scored back immediately all in the final minute.

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No. 6 TCU (8-0) at San Diego State (4-4)

TCU continues to punish the opposition after last week’s 41-0 shellacking of UNLV.  This week they will use the Aztecs as tackling dummies as they gear up for the pseudo MWC title game when they take on Utah the following week.  Expect them to crush, even on the road.

No. 7 Boise State (8-0) vs. Louisiana Tech (3-5)

What more can Boise State do?  They continue their assault trek against the WAC with another big win over San Jose State.  This week they travel across the country to battle another tremendously weak opponent – the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.

No. 8 Oregon (7-1) at Stanford (5-3)

Look who’s back in the COED Top Ten preview.  The Ducks continue to build a pretty strong postseason resume after destroying the USC Trojans 47-20, while handing them their worst loss since 1997.  This week they must avoid a letdown game after a huge win against a dangerous Stanford team on the road.

No. 10 Georgia Tech (8-1) vs. Wake Forest (4-5)

Georgia Tech sneaks back up into the top ten after their sixth straight victory – a 56-31 win that sounds a lot better than it actually was – over the Commodores in Vanderbilt.  GT trailed 31-28 in the third quarter before Tech decided to pound away at Vandy, scoring four unanswered TDs to close out the big road win.  This week they will face an underrated Wake team who will look to grab a win in Atlanta.

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Stanford Students Release Some Killer iPhone Apps

Students from Stanford’s Fall 1008 iPhone class CS193P created a nice crop of apps that are now available or will be soon for the iPhone. A list of them is here, and some of them I’m going to keep on my phone. My favorite is iDiscover, which gives you random content you think will be interesting (text, videos, apps). You rate them and it teaches the app to refine what it sends you in the future. It’s a sort of StumbleUpon for the iPhone, and its addicting. iDiscover is free. Air Guitar, a $1.99 app, looks like it might be another winner but I’m having issues downloading it. [Tech Crunch]

NJIT Snaps 51-Game Losing Streak

NJIT defeated Bryant, 61-51, snapping a 51-game losing streak that lasted nearly two years. Even though it is the longest losing skid in NCAA D1 history, record books won’t recognize it because the school needs one more year to full member of D1. It’s too bad Rutgers isn’t up next for NJIT, or a two-game win streak could be totally possible. [The Big Lead]

Notre Dame AD Thinks The Irish Will Rise Like A Phoenix

Here is a recent interview with the Athlete Director of Notre Dame. He talks about the future of the struggling football team and whether or not there will be a future playoff system in college football. [The Big Lead]

Forty years ago today, Stanford Research Institute engineer Douglas Engelbart introduced one of the most revolutionary products of the modern day: the computer mouse. Since its debut, no other computer input device has been more ubiquitous, next to the keyboard. And its existence transformed the computer’s accessibility and user experience, helping to catapult the PC into countless homes around the world. (more…)

If you’re anything like us, you’ve been sitting around on the couch, watching the best athletes in the world compete for international greatness while you stuff your face with Funyuns and refill your beer helmet thinking, “Where the hell do all these amazing athletes come from?”

Well, if they’re from the United States, they probably come from these nine schools, where some of the best athletes in the 2008 Beijing Summer Games developed their medal-winning talent. No place provides for top-notch coaching like college. And these nine schools have provided more Olympians than any others in the country. So get ready to find out where you should have gone to school. (more…)

#1 Stanford University

Number of 2008 Olympians: 31

This place is more an Olympian-making machine than a school. If you’re good enough to get into Standford, and good enough to play on their teams, chances are you have a good shot at getting to the Olympics. Topping off the list with a whopping 31 Olympians, Stanford earned their first medals of the 2008 Olympic Games with exceptional swimming performances in the preliminary rounds of the men’s and women’s 4 x100m freestyle relays. Ben Wildman-Tobriner brought in gold and  junior Julia Smit won a silver, bringing Stanford’s all-time Olympic medal count to 199.

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Women (16)

Source: NBCOlympics.com

#6 University of North Carolina

Number of 2008 Olympians: 14

Sunny North Carolina owns the U.S. women’s field hockey team, with six of their olympians in Beijing for that sport alone. In fact, every single Olympian from UNC is female. This is the first Olympics since 1996 in Atlanta that the U.S. has had a qualifying field hockey team. And they snagged the 11th spot out of 12 teams chosen. But don’t fret, field hockey players are sometimes super hot, so now we can oogle over those ladies, instead of just the volleyball players.

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#5 The University of California – Berkeley

Number of 2008 Olympians: (15)

Sneaking in the fifth place spot, UC Berkeley arrived in Beijing with gold(?), sliver and bronze medal winners. And in 2008, swimmer Natalie Coughlin already has three medals under her swimsuit, winning bronze in the 200-meter individual medley, silver in the 400 free, and gold in the 100-meter backstroke, bring her total medal count, for ‘o4 and ‘08, to eight. And that’s just what one of these Golden Bears can do.

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#4 The University of Texas – Austin

Number of Olympians (16)

With seven repeat olympians, look out for Texas to dominate–or at least make a splash–in swimming, and hauling-ass in track and field. Former Longhorn Garrett Weber-Gale already helped the US team bring in gold and set world records in the nail-bitting men’s 400-meter relay. And Texas-Ex Cat Osterman continues to help the US softball team blaze their way through the competition, on their way to total world domination.

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Women (5)

Source: NBCOlympics.com

#3 The University of California – Los Angeles

Number of Olympians: 17

In addition to providing 17 members of Team USA, UCLA has students or alumni competing for countries across the globe, from Canada to Belize to the Bahamas. UCLA comes into Beijing with multiple gold medal winners and eight return Olympians. How do they get so many, you ask? Well, if it’s summer all the time, training for the Summer Games is made a little bit easier.

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Women (12)

#2 The University of Southern California

Number of Olympians: 19

If you want to win gold, go to USC. Former Trojans Erik Vendt and Klete Keller, two powerhouses of the U.S. swimming team, brought USC Olympic gold in the 4×200-meter relay this year in Beijing, continuing the school’s gold-winning streak, having secured that medal in every Summer Games since 1912. That’s since before television…

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Women (14)

Source: NBCOlympics.com

America’s 20 Largest Football Stadiums

If you really want to get the full effect of watching a football game in the midst of a crowd, then make it a point to visit one of the these theaters of footballing dreams, some of which are among the largest stadiums in the world! [Pop Crunch]

San Diego State Expells Two Frats for Violations

San Diego State expelled two fraternities Thursday for violating university regulations. Lambda Chi Alpha and Delta Sigma Phi were both barred from participating in campus activities as recognized fraternities, reportedly because of severe violations.

Delta Sigma Phi was expelled because of a hazing incident during initiation week earlier this month when three pledges allegedly kidnapped an active fraternity member. Police said the pledges blindfolded the victim, placed him in a chokehold that caused him to lose consciousness, forced him to drink beer and drove around with him while he was restrained with duct tape for approximately 45 minutes. [The Daily Aztec]

Rice Plans Return to Stanford to Write, Teach

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice suggested Thursday that she would likely be returning to Stanford after she completes her service in the Bush administration, saying she looked forward to writing about her public service experience and returning to the classroom. [The Stanford Daily]