NCAA Week 3 Top 25

Stanford is still playing, but their victory is assured, and a couple more scores won't move them up or down.  Michigan avoids ANOTHER FCS loss under Rich Rodriguez, but UMass played them too close for comfort.  Houston proved overblown, and East Carolina let me down.  The Big Ten v Pac-10 matchups were as exciting as expected, and the conferences split the games.  Cal fell to Nevada, and it was a tough week overall for the Pac-10, as Jake Locker takes Washington out of Top 25 contention for several weeks with an awful performance.

Top 25 [Last week's rank]
1.  Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0) [1]
2.  Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) [2]
3.  Oregon Ducks (3-0) [3]
4.  Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-0) [8]
5.  Utah Utes (3-0) [9]
6.  Boise State Broncos (2-0) [6]
7.  Oklahoma Sooners (3-0) [5]
8.  South Carolina Gamecocks (3-0) [4]
9.  Arizona Wildcats (3-0) [11]
10. TCU Horned Frogs (3-0) [10]
11. Florida Gators (3-0) [14]
12. Texas Longhorns (3-0) [15]
13. Stanford Cardinal (3-0) [16]
14 Fresno State Bulldogs (2-0) [12]
15. Michigan Wolverines (3-0) [13]
16. LSU Tigers (3-0) [19]
17. Nevada Wolf Pack (3-0) [NR]
18. Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-0) [22]
19. Texas Tech Red Raiders (2-1) [18]

20. Michigan State Spartans (3-0) [20]
21. Wisconsin Badgers (3-0) [21]
22. Iowa Hawkeyes (2-1) [17]
23. Auburn Tigers (3-0) [NR]
24. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-0) [NR]
25. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-2) [25] - A team with a losing record in the Top 25?  The Irish have played teams ranked higher very tough, taking them to the final seconds.  That deserves it!

On the Edge:  Texas A&M Aggies (3-0), Arizona State Sun Devils (2-1), Air Force Falcons (2-1), USC Trojans (3-0), Missouri Tigers (3-0), West Virginia Mountaineers (3-0), Clemson Tigers (2-1), East Carolina Pirates (2-1), Pittsburgh Panthers (1-1)

Dropped: California Golden Bears [#7], East Carolina Pirates [#23], Pittsburgh Panthers [#24]