Rank (prev) TEAM RESULT NEXT

1 USC (10-0) Won 35-10 at California vs. Fresno State

(1) Beware the Bulldogs, who have had 10 days to prepare.

2 Texas (10-0) Beat Kansas 66-14 Idle

(2) Vince Young becomes the Longhorns’ career yardage leader.

3 Penn State (9-1) Idle at Michigan St.

(3) Joe must beat the Spartans, win the Big Ten and ask all those who said he was washed up to raise a hand.

4 Miami (8-1) Beat Wake Forest 47-17 vs. Georgia Tech

(4) Next year’s preseason No.1?

5 LSU (8-1) Won 16-13 in OT at Ala. at Mississippi

(6) Physically as tough as any team in the country on both lines.

6 Virginia Tech (7-1) Idle at Virginia

(7) Three seniors visited coach Frank Beamer after the Miami loss and vowed to rebound.

7 Notre Dame (7-2) Beat Navy 42-21 vs. Syracuse

(8) Orange couldn’t score at home against South Florida.

8 Oregon (9-1) Won 34-31 at Wash. St. vs Oregon St.

(10) Brady Leaf wins in the stadium his brother owned.

9 Ohio State (8-2) Beat Northwestern 48-7 at Michigan

(11) If Penn State loses at Michigan St. and Ohio St. wins The Game, Buckeyes share the Big Ten title.

10 Auburn (8-2) Won 31-30 at Georgia vs Alabama

(16) Georgia and Alabama in back-to-back weeks.

11 Alabama (9-1) Lost 16-13 in OT to LSU at Auburn

(5) Suddenly the Iron Bowl is the Plastic Compound Bowl.

12 Georgia (7-2) Lost 31-30 to Auburn vs. Kentucky

(9) Georgia can still win the SEC East; so can South Carolina.

13 UCLA (9-1) Beat Arizona State 45-35 Idle

(12) Does any team other than USC play defense in the Pac 10?

14 West Virginia (8-1) Won 38-0 at Cincinnati Idle

(14) Tough 1-2 punch, Pittsburgh and South Florida.

15 TCU (10-1) Beat UNLV 51-3 Season complete

(15) Horned Frogs, your Mountain West champs.

16 Fresno State (8-1) Beat Boise State 27-7 at USC

(17) Bulldogs snap a four-game losing streak to Broncos.

17 Michigan (7-3) Beat Indiana 41-14 vs. Ohio State

(20) If the Wolverines win and Penn State falls, Michigan shares the Big Ten title.

18 South Carolina (7-3) Beat Florida 30-22 vs. Clemson

(23) The old ball coach leaves Urban Meyer a little tight in his shoes.

19 Boston College (7-3) Beat N.C. State 30-10 at Maryland

(24) Key bounce back win for the Eagles, who had lost two straight.

20 Wisconsin (8-3) Lost 20-10 to Iowa Idle

(19) No Hollywood ending: Barry Alvarez loses his last Big Ten home game.

21 Oklahoma (6-3) Beat Texas A&M 36-30 at Texas Tech

(22) Five straight wins for Bob Stoops’ team.

22 Minnesota (7-3) Beat Michigan State 41-18 at Iowa

(22) Sweep the state of Michigan, make it back into the Top 25.

23 Louisville (7-2) Beat Rutgers 56-5 Idle

(13) Combine this offense with ‘Bama’s defense and it could cover against USC.

24 Florida (7-3) Lost 30-22 at South Car. Idle

(13) Two weeks to prepare for the Seminoles; memo to Urban Meyer: Better not lose this one, too.

25 Florida State (7-3) Lost 35-14 at Clemson Idle

(18) Bobby Bowden says he doesn’t have to apologize for nine- win seasons; how about seven?

Dropped out: : No. 21 Northwestern; No. 25 Colorado.