The week started fairly smoothly. In fact, I had a perfect record until Temple knocked off ranked East Carolina. Then Florida shocked Georgia. That night UCLA clobbered Arizona and Cal beat up on Oregon State. Some earlier surprises were the number of points scored by Auburn in their close win over Ole Miss. The Rebels had gone 16 consecutive games without giving up as many as 30 points, and Auburn scored 35. Texas' dominant victory over Texas Tech was also a shock.
Conference and division races are getting interesting. Next week I begin my analysis of that.
Top 25 [Last week's position]
1. MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (8-0) [1] : They nearly lost it, but the Bulldogs remain unbeaten
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1) [2]
3. Auburn Tigers (7-1) [5] : Win over Ole Miss puts them in the running for the top spot
4. Florida State Seminoles (8-0) [9] : Another come-from-behind win, but at least they won. Staying unbeaten this season isn't easy
5. Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1) [6] : They beat the tar out of my Illini
6. Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-1) [7] : They lost their best running back, but still rushed for over 200 yards
7. Ole Miss Rebels (7-2) [3] : The defense fell apart this week, losing two in a row. Can the Rebs get back on track?
8. Michigan State Spartans (7-1) [8]
9. Baylor Bears (7-1) [11]
10. TCU Horned Frogs (7-1) [10] : A tight one-point win barely keeps them in the Top Ten. They are fortunate there was such a large gap between the Top Ten and the rest of the rankings
11. Oregon Ducks (8-1) [13] : Slaughtered Stanford
12. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-1) [12] : Didn't wrap up this game until late in the fourth
13. Oklahoma Sooners (6-2) [15]
14. Georgia Bulldogs (6-2) [4]
15. LSU Tigers (7-2) [14]
16. Kansas State Wildcats (7-1) [19] : Gaining momentum in the Big XII
17. Marshall Thundering Herd (8-0) [17]
18. Duke Blue Devils (7-1) [18] : One game closer to returning to the ACC Championship Game
19. Wisconsin Badgers (6-2) [26] : Huge win in the rain at Rutgers
20. Arizona State Sun Devils (7-1) [24]
21. Missouri Tigers (7-2) [23] : Nice win over Kentucky
22. UCLA Bruins (7-2) [NR] : Bruins fought back into the rankings
23. Arizona Wildcats (6-2) [16] : Got knocked around by UCLA
24. Colorado State Rams (8-1) [NR] : The Mountain West finally breaks into the rankings!
25. USC Trojans (6-3) [25]
Dropped off: Utah Utes [#20], East Carolina Pirates [#21], Louisville Cardinals [#22]
On the Edge: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-2), Clemson Tigers (6-2), Boise State Broncos (6-2), West Virginia Mountaineers (6-3), Miami Hurricanes (6-3)
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