Rank(prev) TEAM RESULT NEXT

1 USC (5-0) Beat Arizona 42-21 at Notre Dame

(1) One of two tests still facing the Trojans, who appear Rose Bowl-bound.

2 Texas (5-0) Beat Oklahoma 45-12 vs. Colorado

(2) Thump! The crimson-and-cream gorilla being thrown off Mack Brown’s back.

3 Virginia Tech (6-0) Beat Marshall 41-14 DNP

(3) The defense scores another touchdown; would pay to see them against USC’s offense.

4 Georgia (5-0) Won 27-14 at Tennesseeat at Vanderbilt

(4) Georgia vs. Alabama for the SEC title? Seems like old times.

5 Florida State (5-0) Beat Wake Forest 41-24 at Virginia

(5) The offense is starting to complement the defense.

6 Miami (4-1) Beat Duke 52-7 at Temple

(7) A horror movie if there ever was one.

7 Alabama (5-0) Idle at Mississippi

(8) Now Mike Shula must coach against the University of Great Expectations.

8 Penn State (6-0) Beat Ohio State 17-10 vs. Michigan

(16) Anyone calling for Joe Pa’s firing? Anyone?

9 UCLA (5-0) Beat California 47-40 at Wash. St.

(11) Bruins must feel like the White Sox; Trojans own L.A.

10 California (5-1) Lost 47-40 at UCLA vs. Oregon St.

(5) Who’s the second best team in the Pac 10?

11 Florida (5-1) Beat Miss. St. 35-9 at LSU

(10) Gators failed their first big road test. This could be the final.

12 LSU (3-1) Won 34-6 at Vanderbilt vs. Florida

(11) The best thing that can happen for the Tigers is for a regularly scheduled game to be played.

13 Oregon (5-1) Won 31-17 at Arizona State vs. Washington

(14) The Trojans’ last two victims can play or hold a group therapy session.

14 Michigan State (4-1) Idle at Ohio State

(15) The Big Ten is all shook up.

15 Boston College (5-1) Beat Virginia 28-17 vs. Wake Forest

(18) These two teams could rush for 1,000 yards.

16 Notre Dame (4-1) Idlevs. USC

(19) Up next? Southern Cal.

17 Minnesota (5-1) Won 23-20 at Michigan vs. Wisconsin

(20) Laurence Maroney and Brian Calhoun in a pre-NFL combine.

18 Ohio St. (3-2) Lost 17-10 at Penn State vs. Michigan St.

(9) Losses to Penn State and Texas are better than Texas Tech’s five wins.

19 Louisville (4-1) Beat North Carolina 69-14 at West Virginia

(21) First place in the Big East (Sorry, South Florida).

20 Iowa (4-2) Won 34-17 at Purdue vs. Indiana

(23) Like we said, Hawkeyes are a second-half team.

21 Tennessee (3-2) Lost 27-12 to Georgia DNP

(12) When the going got tough, Tennessee was gone.

22 Auburn (4-1) Beat South Carolina 48-7 Idle

(NR) Tigers host ‘Bama on Nov. 19. I need a pair.

23 Wisconsin (5-1) Lost 51-48 at Northwestern at Minnesota

(17) Exposed.

24 Colorado (4-1) Beat Texas A & M 31-6 at Texas

(NR) Did not see this one coming.

25 TCU (5-1) Won 28-14 at Wyoming vs. Army

(NR) Wins over Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming.

Dropped out: : No. 22 Iowa St.; No. 24 Georgia Tech; No. 25 Michigan