NCAA Week 5 Top 25

We' re in the countdown of unbeaten teams.  We're down to 17, and that number will shrink this week.With multiple unbeaten teams from various conferences, we know it's just a matter of time.

We had some interesting upsets this week.  A couple of them didn't affect Top 25 teams, but they were interesting nevertheless.  The East Carolina Pirates suffered a huge loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels, a team who had been struggling this season.  On Friday, the BYU Cougars officially suffered their most embarrasing loss in years.  The Utah State Aggies, a frequent bottom-feeder in the WAC, defeated BYU 31-16.  The Cougars are yet to have a victory against a FBS team.

The Top 25 faced a couple of interesting upsets, too.  The Texas Tech Red Raiders' defense proved extremely porous, as the Iowa State Cyclones rolled to 52 points.  A much closer game was played in the Pac-10.  Lane Kiffin suffered his first loss as Trojans coach, when Jake Locker and the Washington Huskies finally looked liek the team hyped in the preseason.  It was only a one-point loss, but it knocked the Trojans down.

This week's ranking [Last week's rank]
1.  Alabama Crimson Tide (5-0) [2]
2.  Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0) [1]
3.  Oregon Ducks (5-0) [3]
4.  Utah Utes (4-0) [5]
5.  Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-0) [4]
6.  Boise State Broncos (4-0) [6]
7.  TCU Horned Frogs (5-0) [10]
8.  Oklahoma Sooners (5-0) [8]
9.  Michigan Wolverines (5-0) [12]
10. Nevada Wolfpack (5-0) [13]
11. Arizona Wildcats (4-0) [11]
12. Stanford Cardinal (4-1) [9]
13. LSU Tigers (5-0) [14]
14. Auburn Tigers (5-0) [17]
15. Michigan State Spartans (5-0) [16]
16. Florida Gators (4-1) [7]
17. Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-0) [18]
18. Iowa Hawkeyes (4-1) [21]
19. Missouri Tigers (4-0) [NR]
20. USC Trojans (4-1) [16]
21. Florida State Seminoles (4-1) [NR]
22. Wisconsin Badgers (4-1) [20]
23. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-1) [23]
24. Baylor Bears (3-1) [NR]
25. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-1) [25]

On the Edge:  Texas A&M Aggies (3-1), Kansas State Wildcats (4-0), Air Force Falcons (4-1), Houston Cougars (3-1), Northwestern Wildcats (5-0), West Virginia Mountaineers (3-1), Miami Hurricanes (3-1), Virginia Tech Hokies (3-2), California Golden Bears (2-2), UCLA Bruins (3-2)

Dropped:  Texas Tech Red Raiders [#19], North Carolina State Wolf Pack [#22], Texas Longhorns [#24]