Post college football writer Lenn Robbins breaks down his Top 25 after a busy Saturday on the gridiron. Florida remains in the top spot after a closer-than-expected win over Mississippi State, and Texas, Alabama, Boise State and TCU stayed in the top 5.

1. Florida (7-0, won 29-19 at Mississippi St.)

UP NEXT: vs. Georgia

PREVIOUS: (1)

THE SKINNY: Dawg Day afternoon?

2. Texas (7-0, won 41-7 at Missouri)

UP NEXT: at Oklahoma State

PREVIOUS: (2)

THE SKINNY: Maybe the Longhorns defense is as good as Florida’s and ‘Bama’s.

3. Alabama (7-0, beat Tennessee, 12-10)

UP NEXT: Idle

PREVIOUS: (3)

THE SKINNY: How does a guy weighing in excess of 365 pounds have hops?

4. Boise State (7-0, won 54-9 at Hawaii)

UP NEXT: vs. San Jose State

PREVIOUS: (4)

THE SKINNY: Love the islands.

5. TCU (7-0, won 38-7 at BYU)

UP NEXT: vs. UNLV

PREVIOUS: (5)

THE SKINNY: And the best team in Texas is?

6. Cincinnati (7-0, beat Louisville, 41-10)

UP NEXT: at Syracuse

PREVIOUS: (6)

THE SKINNY: Five QBs last season, two this season. Amazing.

7. Iowa (8-0, won 15-13 at Michigan State)

UP NEXT: vs. Indiana

PREVIOUS: (8)

THE SKINNY: How many lives does a Hawkeye have?

8. USC (6-1, beat Oregon State, 42-36)

UP NEXT: at Oregon.

PREVIOUS: (9)

THE SKINNY: Mobile quarterbacks have hurt the Trojans.

9. Georgia Tech (7-1, won 34-9 at Virginia)

UP NEXT: at Vanderbilt

PREVIOUS: (10)

THE SKINNY: Maybe Paul Johnson can coach in the NFL?

10. LSU (6-1, beat Auburn, 31-10)

UP NEXT: vs. Tulane

PREVIOUS: (11)

THE SKINNY: Tigers already are watching tape of Alabama.

11. Oregon (6-1, won 43-19 at Washington)

UP NEXT: vs. USC

PREVIOUS: (15)

THE SKINNY: The biggest thing to happen to Ducks since Long Island.

12. Virginia Tech (5-2, Idle)

UP NEXT: vs. North Carolina

PREVIOUS: (12)

THE SKINNY: Tar Heels can clinch the Robbins Nest Trophy for most disappointing team.

13. Utah (6-1, beat Air Force, 23-16, in OT)

UP NEXT: vs. Wyoming

PREVIOUS: (13)

THE SKINNY: With 2 of the last 3 games at TCU and BYU, these are must-wins.

14. Pittsburgh (7-1, beat South Florida, 41-14)

UP NEXT: Idle

PREVIOUS: (18)

THE SKINNY: Waking the echoes.

15. Oklahoma State (6-1, won 34-7 at Baylor)

UP NEXT: vs. Texas

PREVIOUS: (17)

THE SKINNY: Upset special.

16. Penn State (7-1, won 35-10 at Michigan)

UP NEXT: at Northwestern

PREVIOUS: (19)

THE SKINNY: Oh, how the Nittany Lions wish they had another shot at Iowa.

17. Miami (5-2, lost 40-37 to Clemson in OT)

UP NEXT: at Wake Forest

PREVIOUS: (7)

THE SKINNY: Speed kills.

18. South Carolina (6-2, beat Vanderbilt, 14-10)

UP NEXT: vs. Tennessee

PREVIOUS: (20)

THE SKINNY: Sign up now for Steve Spurrier’s ‘The Old Ball Coach Defense Wins Games’ Camp.

19. Houston (6-1, beat SMU, 38-15)

UP NEXT: vs. Southern Miss

PREVIOUS: (16)

THE SKINNY: Kevin Sumlin’s next job will be . . .

20. West Virginia (6-1, beat Connecticut, 28-24)

UP NEXT: at South Florida

PREVIOUS: (NR)

THE SKINNY: Bill Stewart reminds us how gentlemen behave.

21. BYU (6-2, lost 38-7 to TCU)

UP NEXT: at Wyoming

PREVIOUS: (14)

THE SKINNY: Speed kills, part II.

22. Central Michigan (7-1, won 24-10 at Bowling Green)

UP NEXT: at Boston College

PREVIOUS: (25)

THE SKINNY: Chippewas need to take advantage of this chance to get respect.

23. Arizona (5-2, beat UCLA, 27-13)

UP NEXT: at Washington State

PREVIOUS: (NR)

THE SKINNY: Mike Stoops ranked ahead of Bob Stoops.

24. Mississippi (5-2, beat Arkansas, 30-17)

UP NEXT: at Auburn

PREVIOUS: (NR)

THE SKINNY: Houston Nutt continues to haunt the Hogs.

25. Oklahoma (4-3, won 35-13 at Kansas)

UP NEXT: vs. Kansas State

PREVIOUS: (NR)

THE SKINNY: Three losses by a combined five points.

DROPPED OUT: No. 21 Texas Tech; No. 22 Kansas; No. 23 South Florida; No. 24 Oregon State