Plenty of upsets this week, including the collapse of two unbeaten teams. Boise State experienced deja vu as they lost to TCU on a two-point converstion and missed field goal. Stanford was simply outplayed by Oregon as they fell from the ranks of the unbeaten. West Virginia ensured Cincy has a rough road to capture the Big East crown, while Purdue pulled off an amazing overtime victory over Ohio State. Missouri toppled Texas from the ranks of the Top 25, while Boston College gained only their second conference victory. Lastly, Colorado gained their first Pac-12 victory in the largest offensive display they've had all season.
This week's Top 25 [Last week's position]
1. Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-0) [3] : The Cowboys leapfrogged LSU with an utter destruction of Texas Tech
2. LSU Tigers (10-0) [2]
3. Alabama Crimson Tide (9-1) [5] : After a slow start, they clobbered Mississippi State
4. Oklahoma Sooners (9-1) [6] : Up two positions in a bye week? THAT'S the result of Upset Saturday!
5. Stanford Cardinal (9-1) [1]
6. Oregon Ducks (9-1) [8]
7. Houston Cougars (10-0) [7]
8. Wisconsin Badgers (8-2) [9]
9. Boise State Broncos (8-1) [4] : No BCS busting this year!
10. Arkansas Razorbacks (9-1) [10] : One of their most impressive victories of the season
11. Michigan Wolverines (8-2) [13] : Scored more points against my Illini than anyone else this season
12. Clemson Tigers (9-1) [11] : Showed signs of weakness
13. Virginia Tech Hokies (9-1) [12]
14. TCU Horned Frogs (8-2) [17] : Colossal win over Boise
15. South Carolina Gamecocks (8-2) [15]
16. Michigan State Spartans (8-2) [16]
17. USC Trojans (8-2) [20] : That postseason ban must be starting to burn
18. Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-2) [19]
19. Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (9-1) [21] : A missed extra point saved them
20. Cincinnati Bearcats (7-2) [14] : Still the best in what is a wide open Big East race
21. Georgia Bulldogs (8-2) [25] : Won the SEC East with a colossal beatdown of Auburn
22. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-3) [18]
23. Florida State Seminoles (7-3) [26]
24. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-3) [NR]
25. Kansas State Wildcats (8-2) [24] : Outlasted A&M in the conference's first quadruple overtime
Dropped: Texas Longhorns [#22], Penn State Nittany Lions [#23]
Top contenders: Ohio Bobcats (7-3), Arkansas State Red Wolves (8-2), West Virginia Mountaineers (7-3), Tulsa Golden Hurricane (7-3), Northern Illinois Huskies (7-3), Texas A&M Aggies (5-5), Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-3)
Conference races
ACC Atlantic: Clemson holds a one-game edge and the tiebreaker over Florida State. All they have to do is win this week
ACC Coastal: Virginia Tech holds the lead, but Virginia is hot on their heels. Unless the Cavs lose this week, this one will be decided when the two in-state rivals battle on Nov 26
Big XII: The Cowboys hold a one-game advantage over Oklahoma. This one will be decided on Dec 3
Big East: Cincy holds a one-game lead, but they face Rutgers this week. If they lose, the advantage in a three-way swings to West Virginia, who beat both Cincy and Rutgers. Louisville and Pittsburgh have chances, too, and UConn is still mathematically in it. This conference is wide open.
Big Ten Legends: Michigan State holds the lead with a favorable schedule, with games against Indiana and Northwestern remaining. It looks like they will win. Nebraska is hoping to win out and Northwestern beats them, as they hold the tiebreaker.
Big Ten Leaders: Penn State holds the lead, but they still play Ohio State and Wisconsin. If the Badgers win out, they win the division.
Conference USA East: Southern Miss leads by two games. Marshall beat them, so all the Golden Eagles need to win this week to capture the title.
Conference USA West: Both Houston and Tulsa remain unbeaten in the conference. Even if Tulsa loses this week, if they upset Houston next week they win the division. This one will be decided Nov 26
MAC East: Ohio leads, and they've beaten Temple and Kent State. Miami Ohio is the only team with a viable shot. They need to win both of their remaining games (one against Ohio) in order to do it, though.
MAC West: Northern Illinois and Toledo are tied atop the division. The Huskies beat the Rockets, so Northern Illinois holds the tiebreaker. That means they must do at least as well as Toledo over the next two weeks.
Mountain West: TCU beat Boise and Wyoming. Holding the tiebreaker means they win the conference with one win in their next two weeks.
Pac-12 North: Oregon made this interesting. All the Ducks need to do is win one more game.
Pac-12 South: USC leads, but they cannot play in the title game. That makes it an interesting contest among UCLA, Utah, and Arizona State. Each of them hold a 1-1 record against the other two, so a tiebreaker makes things interesting. Utah is one game behind the other two, though. UCLA holds the tiebreaker over the Sun Devils, but USC could play spoiler. It could come down to that, as both UCLA and Arizona State seem likely to win their games this week.
SEC East: won by Georgia
SEC West: Unless Arkansas loses this week, this game will be decided by the LSU-Arkansas contest in two weeks
Sun Belt: won by Arkansas State
WAC: If Nevada beats Lousiana Tech this week, the conference is theirs.
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