We had several upsets this week, although most waited until late Saturday afternoon or Saturday evening to happen. We did have some interesting shake-ups in the bottom half of the rankings, and some teams leaped high into the rankings.
Top 25 [Last week's position]
1. MICHIGAN WOLVERINES (10-0) [1]
2. Ohio State Buckeyes (10-0) [2]
3. Florida State Seminoles (10-0) [3]
4. Washington Huskies (10-0) [4]
5. Georgia Bulldogs (10-0) [5]
6. Oregon Ducks (9-1) [6]
7. Texas Longhorns (9-1) [8]
8. Alabama Crimson Tide (9-1) [9]
9. Penn State Nittany Lions (8-2) [7]
10. Louisville Cardinals (9-1) [11]
11. Oklahoma Sooners (8-2) [13]
12. Missouri Tigers (8-2) [16]
13. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-3) [15]
14. SMU Mustangs (8-2) [26]
15. LSU Tigers (7-3) [29]
16. Oregon State Beavers (8-2) [25]
17. James Madison Dukes (10-0) [21]
18. Ole Miss Rebels (8-2) [10]
19. North Carolina Tar Heels (8-2) [19]
20. Kansas State Wildcats (7-3) [23]
21. Texas A&M Aggies (6-4) [24]
22. Liberty Flames (10-0) [27]
23. Air Force Falcons (8-2) [17]
24. Fresno State Bulldogs (8-2) [12]
25. Utah Utes (7-3) [18]
Dropped off: Tennessee [#14], Kansas [#20], USC [#22]
On the Edge: Arizona Wildcats (7-3), Toledo Rockets (9-1), Iowa Hawkeyes (8-2), Tulane Green Wave (9-1), UNLV Running Rebels (8-2)
Upset Alert
There were some upsets in the MAC and Big Ten, and I'll cover them in their sections of this column. The first upset affecting the Top 25 was the fall of Kansas, a close defensive battle against Texas Tech. Then UCF completely blew away Oklahoma State, Fresno State was destroyed by San Jose State, and Hawaii knocked off Air Force.
Big Ten Report
The East division went pretty much as expected. With Penn State's loss, the division title will be taken by the winner of The Game between Michigan and Ohio State. In the West, it's more interesting. Iowa has nearly clinched, and will clinch with one more win. Behind them, though, are FIVE teams with 3-4 conference records, 5-5 records overall. This quirk occurred thanks to two upsets, as both Minnesota and Wisconsin lost for the second week in a row. Every one of these teams could become bowl eligible, giving the West division more bowl teams than the East (two teams are out in the East, which only one out in the West).
MAC Attack
Ball State upset Northern Illinois, knocking them out of title contention. Toledo has won the West division title. Miami Ohio has clinched a share of the title, and win it outright with one more win.
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