1. Florida (3-0, beat Tennessee, 23-13)

UP NEXT: At Kentucky

PREVIOUS: (1)

THE SKINNY: Tim Tebow takes a pounding but still delivers.

2. Cal (3-0, won 35-21 at Minnesota)

UP NEXT: At Oregon

PREVIOUS: (2)

THE SKINNY: The Pac-10 is officially wide open.

3. Texas (3-0, beat Texas Tech , 34-24)

UP NEXT: vs. UTEP

PREVIOUS: (3)

THE SKINNY: Colt McCoy is quietly putting together one of the greatest careers in Longhorn history.

4. Boise St. (3-0, won 51-34 at Fresno. St.)

UP NEXT: At Bowling Green

PREVIOUS: (4)

THE SKINNY: Time for the nation to stop thinking of them as a novelty.

5. Ole Miss (2-0, beat SE Missouri St., 52-6)

UP NEXT: At South Carolina

PREVIOUS: (6)

THE SKINNY: It’s not an upset if it’s on the road.

6. LSU (3-0, beat Louisiana Lafayette, 31-3)

UP NEXT: At Mississippi St.

PREVIOUS: (7)

THE SKINNY: The SEC West is tougher than a blue plate special meatloaf.

7. TCU (2-0, beat Texas St., 56-21)

UP NEXT: At Clemson

PREVIOUS: (8)

THE SKINNY: The Horned Frogs continue to show the ACC how physical football is played.

8. Virginia Tech (2-1, beat Nebraska, 16-15)

UP NEXT: vs. Miami

PREVIOUS: (9)

THE SKINNY: Can Jacory Harris and the ‘Canes go into Blacksburg and come out 3-0?

9. Penn State (3-0, beat Temple, 31-6)

UP NEXT: vs. Iowa

PREVIOUS: (10)

THE SKINNY: Forget revenge — Nittany Lions must prove they can beat a quality opponent.

10. Alabama (3-0, beat North Texas, 53-7)

UP NEXT: vs. Arkansas

PREVIOUS: (11)

THE SKINNY: Did we mention the SEC West is tough?

11. USC (2-1, lost 16-13 at Washington)

UP NEXT: vs. Washington St.

PREVIOUS: (5)

THE SKINNY: Youth finally catches up to the Trojans’ reign of Pac-10 dominance.

12. Oklahoma (2-1, beat Tulsa, 45-0)

UP NEXT: Idle.

PREVIOUS: (14)

THE SKINNY: Sam Bradford gets another to week to heal.

13. Miami (2-0, beat Georgia Tech, 33-17)

UP NEXT: At Virginia Tech

PREVIOUS: (16)

THE SKINNY: Halfway home from the toughest four-game start in the nation.

14. Iowa (3-0, beat Arizona, 27-17)

UP NEXT: At Penn St.

PREVIOUS: (17)

THE SKINNY: Hawkeyes ended Penn State’s 2008 dream season.

15. North Carolina (3-0, beat East Carolina, 31-17)

UP NEXT: At Georgia Tech

PREVIOUS: (15)

THE SKINNY: The Nov. 14 game against Miami will be a track meet.

16. Cincinnati (3-0, won 28-18 at Oregon St.)

UP NEXT: vs. Fresno St.

PREVIOUS: (21)

THE SKINNY: Brian Kelly shows why he’s the best coach in the Big East.

17. Kansas (3-0, beat Duke, 44-16)

UP NEXT: vs. Southern Miss.

PREVIOUS: (22)

THE SKINNY: Todd Reesing is becoming a Jayhawk legend.

18. Michigan (3-0, Eastern Michigan, 45-17)

UP NEXT: vs. Indiana

PREVIOUS: (23)

THE SKINNY: Maize and Blue and 380 yards rushing and somewhere Bo is smiling . . . well, almost.

19. Georgia Tech (2-1, lost 33-17 at Miami)

UP NEXT: vs. North Carolina

PREVIOUS: (12)

THE SKINNY: Please develop a passing attack.

20. Utah (2-1, lost 31-24 at Oregon)

UP NEXT: vs. Louisville

PREVIOUS: (15)

THE SKINNY: The nation’s longest win streak (16 straight) doesn’t end without a fight.

21. BYU (2-1, lost 54-28 to FSU)

UP NEXT: vs. Colorado St.

PREVIOUS: (13)

THE SKINNY: Between TCU, Utah and BYU, the Mountain West title race is as intriguing as it is in any conference.

22. Georgia (2-1, won 52-41 at Arkansas)

UP NEXT: vs. Texas Tech

PREVIOUS: (NR)

THE SKINNY: Since when do the Bulldogs outscore teams?

23. Houston (2-0, Idle)

UP NEXT: vs. Texas Tech

PREVIOUS: (NR)

THE SKINNY: Bet the over.

24. South Florida (3-0, beat Charlestown Southern, 59-0)

UP NEXT: at FSU

PREVIOUS: (24)

THE SKINNY: The preseason is over, Bulls.

25. Ohio St. (2-1, beat Toledo, 38-0)

UP NEXT: vs. Illinois

PREVIOUS: (25)

THE SKINNY: Wake me up for the Michigan game.

Dropped out: No. 19 Oregon St.; No. 20 Nebraska