Volume 26

THE COLE TIMES

Vol.26 September 19, 2025

NHL Power Rankings

1. Florida Panthers

2. Carolina Hurricanes

3. Vegas Golden Knights

4. Dallas Stars

5. Edmonton Oilers

6. Colorado Avalanche

7. Winnipeg Jets

8. Tampa Bay Lightning

9. Toronto Maple Leafs

10. Los Angeles Kings

11. Washington Capitals

12. St Louis Blues

13. New Jersey Devils

14. Minnesota Wild

15. New York Rangers

16. Montreal Canadiens

17. Ottowa Senators

18. Calgary Flames

19. Vancouver Canucks

20. Detroit Red Wings

21. Columbus Blue Jackets

22. Utah Mammoth

23. New York Islanders

24. Buffalo Sabers

25. Boston Bruins

26. Anehiem Ducks

27. Nashville Predators

28. Pittsburgh Penguins

29. Seattle Kraken

30. Philadelphia Flyers

31. San Jose Sharks

32. Chicago Blackhawks

Premier League

• Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest 3-0

• AFC Bournemouth won their 3rd straight after beating Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1

• Crystal Palace and Sunderland as well as Everton and Aston Villa drew 0-0

• Fulham beat Leeds 1-0 on last minute own goal

• Newcastle United beat Wolves 1-0

• Totteham Hotspur crushed West Ham United 3-0

• Chelsea and Brentford drew 2-2

• Liverpool remains perfect on last minute Mohamed Salah penalty to beat Burnley 1-0

• Manchester City beat Manchester United 3-0 in the Manchester Derby

Power Rankings

1. Liverpool

2. Arsenal

3. Tottenham

4. Chelsea

5. Everton

6. Manchester City

7. AFC Bournemouth

8. Newcastle United

9. Crystal Palace

10. Sunderland

11. Fulham

12. Nottingham Forest

13. Brighton & Hove Albion

14. Brentford

15. Manchester United

16. Leeds

17. West Ham United

18. Burnley

19. Aston Villa

20. Wolves

MLB Playoff Race

The MLB season is winding down. With only a week and some change left until october baseball. It is now or never for the teams looking in, to make a push. The Toronto Blue Jays are trying to hold on for the AL’s top seed but, the New York Yankees are trying to usurp the division title. The Detroit Tigers are trying to hold off the Cleveland Guardians for the division. The Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners are neck and neck for the AL west lead in the middle of a pivotal series vs each other. The Boston Red Sox are trying to fend off the Guardians for the final AL playoff spot. The Philadelphia Phillies have clinched their division and a playoff spot. The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs have clinched the playoffs. The Brewers are trying to clinch the division over the Cubs. The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres a battling for the NL west title and are virtual locks to make the postseason. The New York Mets have not played great this month and are attempting to fend off the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds, and San Francisco Giants for the final NL playoff spot.

AL Playoff Chances (according to The Cole Times):

Toronto Blue Jays >99% 

New York Yankees >99%

Detroit Tigers 97%

Seattle Mariners 95%

Houston Astros 56%

Boston Red Sox 48%

Cleveland Guardians 31%

Kansas City Royals <1%

Tampa Bay Rays <1%

NL Playof Chances (according to The Cole Times):

Milwaukee Brewers 100%

Philadelphia Phillies 100%

Chicago Cubs 100%

Los Angeles Dodgers 100%

San Diego Padres 97%

New York Mets 45%

Arizona Diamondbacks 32%

Cincinnati Reds 28%

San Francisco 21%

St Louis Cardinals <1%

Miami Marlins <1%

Atlanta Braves <1%

College Football Top 25

Another week another Cole Times Top 25.

1. Ohio State 3-0

2. Penn State 3-0

3. LSU 3-0

4. Miami 3-0

5. Oregon 3-0

6. Georgia 3-0

7. Florida State 2-0

8. Oklahoma 3-0

9. Illinois 3-0

10. Texas A&M 3-0

11. Iowa State 4-0

12. Texas 2-1

13. Tennessee 2-1

14. Utah 3-0

15. Ole Miss 3-0

16. Indiana 3-0

17. Texas Tech 3-0

18. Missouri 3-0

19. Georgia Tech 3-0

20. USC 3-0

21. Vanderbilt 3-0

22. Auburn 3-0

23. South Florida 2-1

24. Michigan 2-1

25. Alabama 2-1

Miami Dolphins

This NFL Season the Miami Dolphins…

Started the season allowing 10 straight scoring drives

Gave up 33 points in each of their first 2 games 

Have the highest amount of points given up through 2 weeks 66

Have allowed 1111 yards through 3 games

The Miami Dolphins defense has not looked great. The Dolphins started 0-3 and will need to play better defensively if the want to make a postseason push.

NFL Power Rankings

1. Buffalo Bills 3-0

2. Green Bay Packers 2-0

3. Philadelphia Eagles 2-0

4. Baltimore Ravens 1-1

5. Los Angeles Chargers 1-1

6. Los Angeles Rams 1-1

7. Detorit Lions 1-1

8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2-0

9. San Francisco 49ers 2-0

10. Cincinnati Bengals 2-0

11.  Indianapolis Colts 2-0

12.  Denver Broncos 1-1

13.  Atlanta Falcons 1-1

14. Washington Commanders 1-1

15. Kansas City Chiefs 0-2

16.  Seattle Seahawks 1-1

17.  Arizona Cardinals 2-0

18. Dallas Cowboys 1-1

19.  Houston Texans 0-2

20. Pittsburgh Steelers 1-1

21.  New York Jets 1-1

22. Las Vegas Raiders 1-1

23. New England Patriots 1-1

24. Jacksonville Jaguars 1-1

25. Minnesota Vikings 1-1

26. Chicago Bears 0-2

27.  New York Giants 0-2

28. Tennessee Titans 0-2

29. Carolina Panthers 0-2

30. Cleveland Browns 0-2

31.  Miami Dolphins 0-2

32. New Orleans Saints 0-2