A surprising lack of upsets this week. I guess we had so many last week that we didn't need any this week. The only real upset was the overtime victory of UCF over BYU. The USC victory was so close, and only due to a missed field goal, that I'm not sure it was fully an upset. A surprise, certainly. We did have other surprises, including the way Mississippi State overcame three turnovers to still dominate the game over Auburn. North Carolina nearly gave Notre Dame their first loss, and Kansas nearly shocked Oklahoma State.
Aside from Arizona and Auburn, TCU and Georgia Tech suffered their first losses, reducing the total number of unbeaten team to six. All of those teams find themselves in the Top 25.
Top 25 [Last week's position]
1. OLE MISS REBELS (6-0) [1] : The Rebs demonstrated they deserved the top spot by dismantling the A&M offense.
2. Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-0) [4] : A dominant win over Auburn despite turnovers. That's impressive!
3. Baylor Bears (6-0) [3] : They came from behind against TCU
4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-0) [7] : It was an ugly win, but they prevented their own upset, something other Top Ten teams couldn't do over the past two weeks
5. Auburn Tigers (5-1) [2]
6. Georgia Bulldogs (5-1) [12] : They have nearly erased their opening week loss from memory
7. Ohio State Buckeyes (4-1) [8]
8. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-1) [5] : A one-point win over Arkansas? Alabama looks fragile
9. Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-1) [10]
10. Oklahoma Sooners (5-1) [9] : They won the Red River Rivalry, but 2-3 Texas didn't make it easy
11. TCU Horned Frogs (4-1) [6] : Near win over Baylor
12. Michigan State Spartans (5-1) [14] : They really shouldn't move up this much, but the folks who were above them did worse
13. Florida State Seminoles (6-0) [15] : Another not-so-pretty win
14. Oregon Ducks (5-1) [16] : Ducks fought hard against Bruins
15. Washington Huskies (5-1) [28] : Huskies reach the Top 25 on a big win
16. Arizona Wildcats (5-1) [11]
17. LSU Tigers (5-2) [21]
18. Marshall Thundering Herd (6-0) [22]
19. Duke Blue Devils (5-1) [23] : Knocked off Georgia Tech to take tiebreaker edge in ACC Coastal division
20. Texas A&M Aggies (5-2) [13]
21. Kentucky Wildcats (5-1) [NR] : The 'Cats return to the Top 25
22. Utah Utes (4-1) [24]
23. Stanford Cardinal (4-2) [25]
24. Florida Gators (3-2) [17]
25. Kansas State Wildcats (4-1) [27]
Dropped off: Missouri Tigers [#18], UCLA Bruins [#19], BYU Cougars [#20]
On the Edge: Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-1), East Carolina Pirates (5-1), Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-1), Louisville Cardinals (5-2), Wisconsin Badgers (4-2), Colorado State Rams (5-1), Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-1), Virginia Cavaliers (4-2), Arkansas Razorbacks (3-3)
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