We’re close to starting another exciting college football season. Soon it will be time to start checking those college football lines and placing bets.

Here’s a quick rundown of 25 teams you need to keep your eye on this upcoming season. And it should come as no surprise that USC is one of the top teams in 2007.

1. USC
2. Texas
3. Wisconsin
4. West Virginia
5. LSU
6. Michigan
7. Oklahoma
8. Florida
9. Virginia Tech
10. California
11. Ohio State
12. Louisville
13. UCLA
14. Georgia
15. Penn State
16. Georgia Tech
17. Nebraska
18. Tennessee
19. Auburn
20. Hawaii
21. Oregon State
22. Miami
23. Texas A&M
24. TCU
25. Rutgers

What team is missing that you think will end up in the top 25 at the end of the season? I’ve seen Rutgers listed as high as the top 10. Considering they’ve only won 11 games twice in 137 years, I’m betting they won’t repeat last season’s miracle.

In fact, one of the early season college football picks might be to bet against Rutgers.

How about USC? Some are claiming that their weak schedule unfairly puts them in the spotlight.

Where’s Arkansas? It’s quite possible that they finish in the top 25 and they may make a big run this season.

This is going to be one great college football season.

Last week’s games helped to clear up the Top 25. Ohio State sent a message to the college football world by making then #2 Texas look foolish. Their domination of Texas solidified their ownership of the #1 spot. Notre Dame looked much better last week and was rewarded by getting their old #2 spot back. They buried Penn State and got back on the path towards the championship game.

This week there are a great number of games to watch. I thought I would give you a list of games I will be paying attention to. The Top 25 will be shaken after this week. First up on my list is #1 Ohio State at #2 Texas. If you can only watch one game this week, make sure it’s this one. After this week one of these teams will have their championship hopes crushed. I think Ohio State will come out in this one.

This week’s AP Top 25 was released today, and there are some surprises. First, the number one team, Ohio State, is still king of the hill. Perhaps because of the excitement of this Saturday, Texas is now ranked #2. For those that don’t know, Ohio State is visiting Texas on Saturday night. It’s going to be a huge game of epic proportions.

I’m sure North Texas came to play against the #3 team in the county, but it surely didn’t look that way. Texas forced a steady diet of two touchdowns per quarter down the throats of the Mean Green. Texas rolled 56-7 over the Mean Green. The big question on everyone’s mind was about Colt McCoy. Could he even begin to replace Vince Young? While many college football analysts are quick to say yes, I’d rather say he potentially could fill some of the void.

Most analysts were a bit cautious about USC this season. After all, they lost some key players to the NFL. Perhaps Arkansas bought into this and thought that at home they had a good shot at avenging last meeting’s massacre. It’s only week one and USC has proven that they are one school that’s deep in talent. By halftime this game was 16-7 and still within reach for the Razorbacks. However, USC turned on the afterburners in the second half and destroyed Arkansas 50-14.

Yes, the Oklahoma Sooners won their game against UAB yesterday, but they certainly didn’t look like the #10 team in the country—or even a top 25 team. Thanks to a 4th quarter shutdown by the Sooners defense, Oklahoma managed to save face in front of their home crowd by beating the UAB Blazers 24-17. The Sooners lost four turnovers, which included two interceptions and two fumbles.

The UNLV Rebels took care of business on Saturday night by destroying the Idaho State Bengals 54-10. It was an all around great time at the ball game for Rebel fans. Rocky Hinds looked very solid in him debut. He’s only going to get better. The only “dead” quarter in this game was the 3rd. Both sides put up bagels. The game was tied after the first quarter—3-3—and fans were getting anxious for the Rebels to break out. They did in the 2nd quarter.

The UNLV Rebels have their home opener against Idaho State tomorrow at 7pm. There’s a lot of excitement in the air. The past two seasons for the Rebels have been anything but exciting. It’s hard to get excited when the team wins only two games all season long. The Rebels record for the past two seasons has been an identical 2-9 each time. While no one is expecting the UNLV Rebels to win the division, there’s optimism that this year’s team could reach .500 for the first time in awhile.

There are a few games on the docket tonight, but one has top 25 importance—Northern Arizona University at #24 Arizona State University. The game kicks off at 10pm EST, which is 7pm PST. One of the ASU QBs, Sam Keller, is now in Nebraska. He threw for 2,165 yards, 20 TDs and 9 INTs last season. Still, the ASU Sun Devils have starter Rudy Carpenter. He threw for 2,2273 yards with 17 TDs and only 2 picks last year. Are the ASU Sun Devils top 25 material?