College football just loves rankings. They will rank anything in college football. Teams, conferences, players, fans, and just about anything else you can think of. Yesterday brought about more rankings, this time ranking teams and how they did on Signing Day. The day when high school football players all over the country, who of course have been ranked, sign their name on the dotted line (are any lines on dotted anymore, were they ever?) and commit to the football program of their choice. At least we think its their choice, maybe it was their father’s choice, or their financial advisor’s choice, either way they choose. Some did what they said they would, others changed their minds. Once the ranked players ended up selecting, we were left with, you guessed it, some rankings.

Here is the Top 10 as ranked by ESPN.com:

• USC
• Florida
• Texas
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• LSU
• Auburn
• Notre Dame
• Miami
• Michigan

To see ESPN’s detailed Top 25, click here:Click here.

Notice a trend in the Top 10? 5 SEC schools, half the Top 10, not bad for what is already the best conference in college football.

Some other thoughts: Notre Dame still ranked high despite losing three verbal commitments. . . Ohio St is not in the Top 10; as a matter of fact, they were 20th and Illinois ranked higher. . . Speaking of Illinois, ESPN has them ranked 12th. People in the Big 10 are accusing Ron Zook of doing something underhanded. Haven’t heard anything concrete, so shame on them for even going there. . . Only 3 Big 10 schools in the Top 20 (Penn St is 21), further evidence of that conference’s fall from grace. . . Butch Davis got North Carolina a great recruiting class. Not sure that will translate into victories and I am not sure anyone at Chapel Hill cares, but he still did it. . . Pretty miraculous that Miami finished ranked 10th. That green and orange U still carries weight. . . Florida St. was really hurt by their inability to replace their coaching staff. Further evidence of how important assistance coaches are. . . Michael Lewis, in his book “The Blindside”, talks about what a hick Phil Fulmer is, it’s not really relevant to this conversation I just wanted to bring it up because I believe it. . . Lastly, I can’t think of a reason for either Pete Carrol or Urban Meyer to ever leave their respective employers. Those two are sitting prettier than any coaches have been that I can think of. Young, energetic, kids love ‘em, successful, in hotbeds of talent, the list goes on and on. Might as well rank those two teams 1 and 2 right now.