Signing day aftermath

Various and sundries, whether you're basking in the afterglow or nursing a hangover ...

* Here's the final AP Top 25, and in parentheses, where those teams finished in Rivals.com's recruiting rankings. (Interestingly, Rivals has Southern Cal nosing out Florida for the top spot, probably based on Seantrel Henderson going Trojan, though the New York Times is reporting that he won't sign until after USC learns about any possible NCAA sanctions. The Times also writes about the circus surrounding the pursuit of Henderson.)

1. Alabama (5)

2. Texas (3)

3. Florida (2)

4. Boise State (82)

5. Ohio State (26)

6. TCU (46)

7. Iowa (42)

8. Cincinnati (58)

9. Penn State (12)

10. Virginia Tech (22)

11. Oregon (13)

12. BYU (40)

13. Georgia Tech (43)

14. Nebraska (23)

15. Pitt (33)

16. Wisconsin (86)

17. LSU (6)

18. Utah (32)

19. Miami (24)

20. Ole Miss (17)

21. Texas Tech (41)

22. Southern Cal (1)

23. Central Michigan (111)

24. Clemson (18)

25. West Virginia (19)

* Also from Rivals: five of the day's biggest surprises. (For the purposes of this column only, we'll call 'em Faxarooskis.)

* And a little more on Calvin Smith, who picked one of the few college spots (Albuquerque) that's harder to spell than his hometown (Hialeah). His defensive line coach, by the way, will be Orange Crusher Rubin Carter. (Would YOU want to recruit against this guy?)