Bottom football

There isn't a lot of turnover in this week's Bottom Only four new teams enter the rankings, which is the fewest number of new teams we've seen this season. That, combined with temperatures dropping across the country and skies turning grayer are the surest signs of fall. We've reached the midway point of the regular season, and the rankings have more data to work with.

Palmeiras claim Copa Libertadores glory with injury time goal. Neymar destroys former Barcelona wonderkid in training. P aris Saint-Germain have suffered their first defeat since Mauricio Pochettino took over as coach, falling to a defeat in Ligue 1 at second-bottom Lorient. Lorient started well and took a lead through Laurent Abergel , after some sloppy defending from Presnel Kimpembe and Danilo Pereira. PSG , though, were able to turn the game around from the spot, as Neymar took and scored one penalty just before half time and then another just before the hour mark. It looked like PSG were going to cruise to victory, but a late push from Lorient stunned the French champions.

There's still a week remaining in the college football regular season for many teams, but it looks as though The Bottom 25 Playoff field is set. There would be contenders for one of those four spots if every team still had a game left, but it's going to be a quiet weekend in The Bottom Of the 25 teams in the rankings this week, only three have a game scheduled.

I love The Bottom 25 all year round, but the early season Bottom 25 is my favorite version. Well, I'm glad you asked, because it makes it so much easier for me to transition to the listicle-style intro I had already intended to write for this week's rendition. The results are zanier. The longer the season goes on, the more "normal" the rankings will begin to look.