Tasty slices of Chicago sports from our editors
By the end of today's college football action, we could have a better idea of the BCS rankings... or not. As usual, all rankings listed here are from the USA Today coaches poll.
In addition to college football games of local interest, the Blackhawks and Bulls, you can also watch 15 of the top 25 college teams in action today and tonight.
11 a.m., Big Ten Network: Northwestern at Indiana.
11 a.m., ESPN2: Purdue at Illinois. This game and the one listed above should give you a pretty good idea of who will win the NU/Illinois game at Wrigley Field on Nov. 20.
11 a.m., WPWR-Ch. 50: Northern Illinois at Western Michigan.
11 a.m., CSN Chicago: No. 20 Oklahoma State at Kansas State.
11 a.m., WCIU-DT 26.4: Tennessee at No. 17 South Carolina.
1:30 p.m., NBC-5: Tulsa at Notre Dame.
2:30 p.m., ABC-7: No. 5 Michigan State at No. 19 Iowa.
2:30 p.m., ESPN: No. 8 Missouri at No. 12 Nebraska.
2:30 p.m., CSN Chicago: No. 16 Arizona at UCLA.
5 p.m., ESPN2: No. 3 Auburn at Mississippi.
6 p.m., CSN Chicago: Bulls opening night special.
6 p.m., Fox-32: World Series Game Three, Giants at Rangers. The Giants lead the series 2-0.
6 p.m., ESPNU: Kentucky at No. 23 Mississippi State.
6 p.m., Versus: No. 14 Stanford at Washington.
6 p.m., Comcast 101/285(HD): No. 24 Baylor at Texas.
6:30 p.m., CBS College Sports: No. 7 Utah at Air Force.
7 p.m., WGN: NHL, Blackhawks at Wild.
7 p.m., CSN Chicago: NBA, Bulls vs. Pistons. Tonight's game is the Bulls' home opener.
7 p.m., ABC-7: No. 10 Ohio State at Minnesota.
7 p.m., ESPN: No. 25 Michigan at Penn State.
7 p.m., Comcast 100: AHL, Ice Hogs at Wolves. The Ice Hogs are the Blackhawks' AHL affiliate.
8:15 p.m., ESPN2: Colorado at No. 12 Oklahoma.