NCAA Week 7 results and Top 25

There were still a plethora of upsets this week, especially impacting Top 25 teams.  The Big Ten conference once again has three teams in the Top Ten, and since Wisconsin doesn't play either of them, there might be two in there through the conference championship game.

Top 25 [Last week's position]
1.  Alabama Crimson Tide (7-0) [1]
2. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-0) [3]
3. Georgia Bulldogs (7-0) [5]
4. Wisconsin Badgers (6-0) [6]
5. Ohio State Buckeyes (6-1) [7]
6. Clemson Tigers (6-1) [2]
7. UCF Golden Knights (5-0) [11]
8. TCU Horned Frogs (6-0) [9]
9. Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-1) [13]
10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-1) [10]
11. Washington Huskies (6-1) [4]
12. Oklahoma Sooners (5-1) [12]
13. South Florida Bulls (6-0) [14]
14. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-1) [16]
15. USC Trojans (6-1) [17]
16. Michigan Wolverines (5-1) [18]
17. Auburn Tigers (5-2) [8]
18. Stanford Cardinal (5-2) [23]
19. Washington State Cougars (6-1) [15]
20. Miami Hurricanes (5-0) [21]
21. North Carolina State Wolf Pack (6-1) [25]
22. West Virginia Mountaineers (4-2) [NR]
23. Texas Longhorns (3-3) [19]
24. Utah Utes (4-2) [24]
25. Michigan State Spartans (5-1) [NR]

Dropped off: San Diego State Aztecs [#20], Navy Midshipmen [#22]
On the Edge: Marshall Thundering Herd (5-1), Texas A&M Aggies (5-2), Iowa State Cyclones (4-2), South Carolina Gamecocks (5-2), Iowa Hawkeyes (4-2), Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-2), Boise State Broncos (4-2)

Big Ten Report
With a loss to Rutgers, Illinois has taken over as the worst team in the conference.  Michigan's offense continued to sputter, as they required overtime to beat Indiana.  Ohio State continues to dominate.  Maryland's conference slide continued as Northwestern beat them up, and Wisconsin showed an impressive defense.

Wisconsin definitely has the inside track to win their division.  With Michigan's fall, it looks like Ohio State and Penn State will battle to represent their division, although Michigan State is capable of surprising someone.

Upset Alerts
There were many here, and it began on Friday night.  An excitingly close game between Clemson and Syracuse resulted in a Tigers loss, then Cal completely demolished Washington State.  Saturday opened with UConn squeaking past Temple, and then Boston College overthrew Louisville.  LSU showed their former brilliance in a defeat of Auburn.

Later, Tulsa thoroughly thrashed Houston, Boise State spoils San Diego State's Top 25 presence, and Arizona State knocked Washington out of the Top Ten.

Poor Performers
TROY's offense evaporated, while both HOUSTON and ILLINOIS seemed to have no defense whatsoever.

Great Performers
We had several exceptional performances this week that were above and beyond what that team had displayed.  WEST VIRGINIA's offense was unstoppable, and BOISE STATE dusted off some former offensive numbers.  ARIZONA STATE presented an extremely stingy defense against the powerful Washington offense.  TCU, known mostly for their defense, also had a stiff defense that did not seem affected by two weather delays.  MICHIGAN STATE's defense held for three quarters, then had to hold off a fourth quarter surge of Minnesota.

The Pac-12 is the home of the two best overall performances this week.  Both CAL and STANFORD completely overpowered their opponents with yard-chewing offenses and unyielding defenses.