Volume 27

THE COLE TIMES

Vol.27 September 27, 2025

College Football Top 25

The Texas Tech Red Raiders crushed the Utah Utes, Oklahoma Sooners beat the Auburn Tigers, Miami (FL) Hurricanes got another win vs. the Florida Gators, and Indiana Hooisers destroyed Illinois Fighting Illini 63-10. Also, Arizona State beat TCU, and FSU got upset in double overtime by Virginia on Friday. 

The USC Trojans and Illinois Fighting Illini meet today in Champaign.

The LSU Tigers and Ole Miss Rebels play today in Mississippi.

The Oregon Ducks will play the Penn State Nittany Lions. That game is slated to be a whiteout at Beaver Stadium in State College, PA, starting at 7pm.

The Georgia Bulldogs also host the Alabama Crimson Tide.

1. Ohio State 3-0

2. Miami (FL) 4-0 +1

3. Penn State 3-0 -1

4. Oklahoma 4-0 +4

5. Georgia 4-0 +1

6. LSU 4-0 -3

7. Oregon 4-0 -2

8. Indiana 4-0 +8

9. Texas A&M 4-0 +1

10. Texas Tech 4-0 +7

11. Tennessee 3-1 +2

12. Ole Miss 4-0 +3

13. Iowa State 4-0 -2

14. Florida State 3-1 -7

15. Missouri 4-0 +3

16. Texas 3-1 -4

17. USC 4-0 +3

18. Georgia Tech 4-0 +1

19. Illinois 3-1 -10

20. Vanderbilt 4-0 +1

21. BYU 3-0 UR

22. Michigan 3-1 +2

23. Alabama 2-1 +2

24. Memphis 4-0 UR

25. Mississippi State 4-0 UR

MLB Playoff Race

The final weekend of the MLB season is here. That means the playoffs start soon. Who’s in and who’s out? Some races are coming down to the wire while others are already over. Here’s a rundown:

Already clinched:

Milwaukee Brewers: NL Central

Philadelphia Phillies: NL East

Chicago Cubs: Wild Card

Los Angeles Dodgers: NL West

Toronto Blue Jays: Clinched playoffs, vying for AL East

San Diego Padres: Wild Card

New York Yankees: Clinched playoffs; vying for AL East

Seattle Mariners: AL West

Boston Red Sox: Wild Card

Still to be decided"

• Blue Jays and Yankees tied for AL East lead with two games left. Toronto holds the tiebreaker.

• Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers tied for AL Central lead with two games left. Cleveland holds the tiebreaker.

• Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets tied for final NL Wild Card spot. Cincinnati holds the tiebreaker.

• Tigers are one game ahead of the Houston Astros for final AL playoff spot. Detroit holds the tiebreaker.

NHL Season

The NHL season starts ten days from now. Here is The Cole Times predictions.

Atlantic Division:

Tampa Bay Lightning 105

Florida Panthers 102

Ottowa Senators 94

Toronto Maple Leafs 93

Montreal Canadiens 88

Detroit Red Wings 81

Buffalo Sabers 80

Boston Bruins 77

Metropolitan Division:

Carolina Hurricanes 108

New Jersey Devils 100

New York Rangers 92

Washington Capitals 91

Columbus Blue Jackets 89

Pittsburgh Penguins 82

New York Islanders 78

Philadelphia Flyers 74

Central Division:

Dallas Stars 107

Colorado Avalanche 104

St Louis Blues 99

Winnipeg Jets 96

Utah Mammoth 88

Minnesota Wild 87

Nashville Predators 79

Chicago Blackhawks 62

Pacific Division:

Edmonton Oilers 104

Vegas Golden Knights 100

Los Angeles Kings 92

Calgary Flames 88

Vancouver Canucks 88

Anahiem Ducks 70

Seattle Kraken 69

San Jose Sharks 60

Premier League

• Liverpool remained perfect with a 2-1 win over Everton

• Brighton & Hove Albion and Tottenham Hotspur drew 2-2

• Burnley and Nottingham Forest tied 1-1

• Crystal Palace beat West Ham United 2-1

• Leeds United handled Wolves 3-1

• Manchester United bested Chelsea 2-1

• Fulham fought to a 3-1 win vs Brentford

• AFC Bournemouth and Newcastle United started Sunday with a 0-0 draw

• Sunderland and Aston Villa drew 1-1

• Arsenal and Manchester City finished notted at 1-1

Premier League Power Rankings:

1. Liverpool

2. Arsenal

3. Tottenham

4. Chelsea

5. Bournemouth

6. Fulham

7. Crystal Palace

8. Manchester City

9. Manchester United

10. Sunderland

11. Leeds

12. Everton

13. Brighton

14. Nottingham

15. Newcastle

16. Brentford

17. Burnley

18. Aston Villa

19. West Ham

20. Wolves

NFL Power Rankings:

1. Buffalo Bills

2. Philadelphia Eagles

3. Los Angeles Chargers

4. Green Bay Packers

5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

6. Detroit Lions

7. Los Angeles Rams

8. San Francisco 49ers

9. Baltimore Ravens

10. Indianapolis Colts

11. Washington Commanders

12. Seattle Seahawks

13. Kansas City Chiefs

14. Minnesota Vikings

15. Pittsburgh Steelers

16. Denver Broncos

17. Arizona Cardinals

18. Jacksonville Jaguars

19. Cincinnati Bengals

20. Atlanta Falcons

21. Las Vegas Raiders

22. Dallas Cowboys

23. Chicago Bears

24. Houston Texans

25. New England Patriots

26. Carolina Panthers

27. New York Jets

28. Miami Dolphins

29. New York Giants

30. Cleveland Browns

31. Tennessee Titans

32. New Orleans Saints