It was a crazy week, whit some movement among the Top 25 teams, but no teams dropped out.
Top 25 [Last week's rank]
1. TEXAS LONGHORNS (6-0) [1] : Dominant performance. Clearly best SEC team
2. Oregon Ducks (6-0) [4]
3. Ohio State Buckeyes (5-1) [2] : Without a stupid move by the QB, they would have kicked the winning field goal
4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-1) [5]
5. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-0) [3]
6. Miami Hurricanes (6-0) [9]
7. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-1) [7] : They nearly lost again. Could Bama be losing steam?
8. Georgia Bulldogs (5-1) [8]
9. Clemson Tigers (5-1) [12]
10. BYU Cougars (6-0) [15]
11. Tennessee Volunteers (5-1) [11]
12. Indiana Hoosiers (6-0) [13]
13. Iowa State Cyclones (6--0) [16]
14. Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-1) [14]
15. Army Black Knights (6-0) [20]
16. LSU Tigers (5-1) [25]
17. Texas A&M Aggies (5-1) [17]
18. UNLV Running Rebels (5-1) [18]
19. Arizona State Sun Devils (5-1) [19]
20. Boise State Broncos (6-1) [21]
21. Missouri Tigers (5-1) [23]
22. Ole Miss Rebels (5-2) [10]
23. Oklahoma Sooners (4-2) [6] : Destroyed by Texas
24. USC Trojans (3-3) [22]
25. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-3) [24]
On the Edge: Navy Midshipmen (5-0), Pitt Panthers (6-0), James Madison Dukes (5-1), Wisconsin Badgers (4-2), Kansas State Wildcats (5-1), Arkansas Razorbacks (4-2)
Upset Results
Most of the upsets will be discussed in the next section, as the Big Ten was the source of most of them this week. The SEC almost suffered as many upsets as last week, but both Alabama and Tennessee pulled off slim victories. Ole Miss couldn't salvage their game, though, suffering a defeat to LSU. The MAC had an upset, as Miami Ohio beat Eastern Michigan. Lastly, the surging San Jose State cooled as they were pummeled by the Rams.
Big Ten Report
Like the SEC had last week, this was a crazy week for the Big Ten. Of seven games, only one really happened as we might have expected, as Ohio State and Oregon played a one-point game. The result should have different, if not for a stupid mistake by Ohio State QB Will Howard.
We had two pure upsets. It began on Friday night, as Northwestern stunned the Maryland Terrapins. The last Big Ten game of the weekend saw the struggling Bruins get it together on defense and knock off Minnesota. The first two games on Saturday should have been close, but both were wipeouts. Lastly, Penn State and Illinois nearly lost their games. Penn State was fighting for their lives all game, while Illinois should have won easily. Their defense decided to take the fourth quarter off, allowing Purdue back into the game. If I were Bret Bielema, I would let the second string defense get lots of reps this week, with the promise that they will be brought into next week's game if any starters lack off. Not only will that get them ready, but it might scare the starters straight.
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