College Football: No Clear Top Team This Season
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People who talk about college football say there is no best team this year.
A TV show called 'Don't @ Me' with Dan Dakich talked about this idea.
Dan Dakich said no team is really dominant right now.
A writer named Tom Fornelli makes a list of the best teams. This list is called a power rating.
In his new list, Georgia and Miami are still number one and number two.
But Fornelli says these two teams are not perfect. He sees small problems. He calls them cracks.
This weekend is very important for college football. People call it a pivotal weekend.
There are 138 teams in college football. Fornelli made a new list for all of them.
Many fans want to know which team will win the most games.
Right now, nobody is sure which team is the best.
Vocabulary5 words
- dominant
- much stronger than everyone else
- power rating
- a list that shows which teams are best
- cracks
- small problems
- pivotal
- very important; can change what happens next
- re-ranking
- making a new list in a new order
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Answer key
1. No team is dominant 2. Georgia and Miami 3. 138
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People who talk about college football say there is no _____ team this year.
A TV show called 'Don't @ Me' with Dan Dakich talked about this _____.
Dan Dakich said no team is really _____ right now.
A writer named Tom Fornelli makes a list of the best teams. This list is called a _____.
In his new list, Georgia and _____ are still number one and number two.
But Fornelli says these two teams are not perfect. He sees small _____.
This weekend is very important for college football. People call it a _____ weekend.
There are _____ teams in college football.
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