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The Wilbon Index: NFL
Editor's Note: Each week, Mike compiles his top 10 rankings of NFL teams. Here's where his teams rank going into the final week of the regular season. 1) San Diego Chargers Ask yourself this: if the Colts and Chargers played...
By Michael Wilbon | January 1, 2010; 04:03 PM ET | Comments (0)
The Wilbon Index: Top NFL teams
Editor's Note: Each week Wilbon ranks his top ten NFL teams. Here's where they stand heading into Week 16. 1) Colts - Anybody else perfect through 14? 2) Chargers - Finally have played a full season the way the team's...
By Michael Wilbon | December 25, 2009; 03:25 PM ET | Comments (0)
The Wilbon Index: Top NFL teams
1) Saints - Still own the most impressive victory of the season, that beat-down of the Patriots. 2) Colts - This is a virtual tie. Is it possible that New Orleans being undefeated is bringing out the best in Indy,...
By Michael Wilbon | December 11, 2009; 12:05 PM ET | Comments (0)
The Wilbon Index: Top college teams
It's a totally unsatisfying end-of-season for most of us who want to see the championship decided by a playoff, like every other sport in every other division of NCAA competition. The next two weeks should be the best of the college football season, not the lead-up to a bunch of exhibitions.
By Michael Wilbon | December 11, 2009; 11:48 AM ET | Comments (0)
The Wilbon Index: Top college teams
College football ends Saturday with roughly a dozen games, but only three of major consequences in terms of BCS games come January.
By Michael Wilbon | December 3, 2009; 04:57 PM ET | Comments (2)
Wilbon Index: NFL
Marques Colston and the Saints have run away from the pack and are the NFL's clear No. 1 team. How would you rank them?
By Michael Wilbon | December 3, 2009; 04:05 PM ET | Comments (3)
The Wilbon Index: Top NFL teams
Editor's Note: Each week Wilbon ranks his top ten NFL teams. Here's where they stand heading into Week 12. (The rankings include Thursday's games.) 1) Colts - Beating the Patriots by a great comeback and at Baltimore is too...
By Michael Wilbon | November 28, 2009; 03:28 PM ET | Comments (0)
The Wilbon Index: Top college teams
Aaaaaaah, the next-to-last week of the college football season. 80 teams will play their season finales, 14 are already finished for the year. And it seems half the schools playing are involved in those season-ending rivalry games, one of which...
By Michael Wilbon | November 27, 2009; 11:47 PM ET | Comments (0)
The Wilbon Index: Top NFL teams
The NFL season is starting to get juicy. There are two undefeated teams left 10 games into the season -- and the Colts have supplanted the Saints.
By Michael Wilbon | November 19, 2009; 02:41 PM ET | Comments (0)
The Wilbon Index: Top college teams
Michigan isn't among the top college teams, but Coach Rich Rodriguez is a top topic of discussion.
By Michael Wilbon | November 19, 2009; 02:37 PM ET | Comments (4)
The Wilbon Index: Top college teams
The best matchup of the weekend pits RB Ed Wesley and TCU against Utah -- the 5th- and 8th-ranked teams in the latest Index.
By Michael Wilbon | November 13, 2009; 11:30 AM ET | Comments (4)
The Wilbon Index: Top NFL teams
Hard to believe, but Tony Romo and the Cowboys have won four straight games and must be considered a top-10 team.
By Michael Wilbon | November 12, 2009; 03:20 PM ET | Comments (0)
The Wilbon Index: Top college teams
Nick Saban and Alabama are No. 3 in Wilbon's rankings and are the only undefeated squad that has a tough game this week.
By Michael Wilbon | November 5, 2009; 03:04 PM ET | Comments (0)
The Wilbon Index: Top NFL teams
1) Saints - Victories at Philly, at Miami and at home over the Jets, Giants and Falcons are the tie-breaker in figuring out whether the Saints or Colts should be ranked No. 1. 2) Colts 3) Vikings -Bounce-back win up...
By Michael Wilbon | November 5, 2009; 02:42 PM ET | Comments (0)
The Wilbon Index: Top NFL teams
The Saints leap-frog the idle Broncos to take the top spot, the Steelers and Cardinals are on the rise and a second straight loss sends the G-Men tumbling... 1) Saints - The Broncos didn't do anything to lose the top...
By Matt Brooks | October 30, 2009; 01:08 AM ET | Comments (0)
The Wilbon Index: Top college teams
There's no reason to change my rankings of a week ago. The SEC teams will stay at the top, even if they needed and received help (again) for the largely incompetent SEC officiating crews. What other conclusion is there to...
By Matt Brooks | October 30, 2009; 01:00 AM ET | Comments (2)
The Wilbon Index: Top NFL Teams
The glass slipper fits Kyle Orton and the Denver Broncos, who make their debut at the top of this week's Wilbon Index.
By Michael Wilbon | October 22, 2009; 05:15 PM ET | Comments (3)
The Wilbon Index: Top College Teams
No changes in this week's top five, but Wilbon is finally vindicated for labeling the Hokies overrated.
By Michael Wilbon | October 22, 2009; 09:59 AM ET | Comments (4)
The Wilbon Index: Top College Teams
Big games all over the place, finally, highlight Week 7 of the college season.
By Michael Wilbon | October 14, 2009; 01:15 AM ET | Comments (3)
The Wilbon Index: Top NFL Teams
There are still five undefeated teams in the NFL and ranking them is a matter of preference.
By Michael Wilbon | October 14, 2009; 12:58 AM ET | Comments (0)
The Wilbon Index: Top NFL Teams
Five undefeated teams fill out the top of the rankings, but which team made the top spot? Here's a hint: they wear purple and picked up a big win on Monday night.
By Michael Wilbon | October 8, 2009; 01:55 PM ET | Comments (6)
The Wilbon Index: Top College Teams
LSU looks like the fifth-best team in the nation, but the Tigers should knock off No. 1 Florida on Saturday night. Check out the index and rank the teams yourself ...
By Michael Wilbon | October 8, 2009; 10:59 AM ET | Comments (13)
The Wilbon Index: Top NFL Teams
Week 4 of the NFL season finds the league with seven 3-0 teams, no two in the same division. The task for WWW is to come up with some way to distinguish between them.
By Michael Wilbon | October 1, 2009; 04:31 PM ET | Comments (1)
The Wilbon Index: Top College Teams
The college football season has been a disappointment so far, but this week promises a few intriguing matchups between top teams. See where Wilbon ranks 'em.
By Michael Wilbon | October 1, 2009; 10:20 AM ET | Comments (1)
The Wilbon Index: Top NFL Teams
There's a big shakeup at the top of Wilbon's NFL rankings this week, but the NFC continues to dominate the top five spots.
By Michael Wilbon | September 23, 2009; 10:35 AM ET | Comments (5)
The Wilbon Index: Top College Teams
The Wilbon Index ranks the top college football teams -- and Boise State is now in the top three.
By Michael Wilbon | September 23, 2009; 09:52 AM ET | Comments (9)
The Wilbon Index: Top College Teams
The Wilbon Index ranks the top college football teams this week -- and puts Boise State at No. 4
By Michael Wilbon | September 8, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (7)
The Wilbon Index: Top NFL Teams
The Wilbon Index ranks the top teams in the NFL this week -- and Tom Brady and the Patriots are not in the top three.
By Michael Wilbon | September 7, 2009; 11:16 PM ET | Comments (13)











