Rank (prev) TEAM RESULT NEXT

1 Ohio State (3-0) beat Cincinnati, 37-7 vs. Penn St.

(1) So, do the Buckeyes recruit players of shaky character, or don’t they?

2 USC (2-0) beat Nebraska, 28-10 at Arizona

(3) Men of Troy III.

3 Auburn (3-0) beat LSU 7-3 vs. Buffalo

(4) If I’m Buffalo, I’d request a buyout.

4 Louisville (3-0) beat Miami, 31-7 at Kansas St.

(7) Win the battle, lose the war? QB Brian Brohm (thumb) joins RB Michael Bush (leg) on the sidelines.

5 West Virginia (3-0) beat Maryland 45-24 at East Carolina

(8) Can anyone slow Steve Slaton?

6 Florida (3-0) won 21-20 at Tennessee vs. Kentucky

(9) Urban Meyer finally wins a big game.

7 LSU (2-1) lost 7-3 at Auburn vs. Tulane

(5) Auburn was better with runners in scoring position.

8 Michigan (3-0) won 47-21 at Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin

(12) Trust me, Michigan fans are certain this is a trap game.

9 Texas (2-1) beat Rice 52-7 vs. Iowa State

(10) Longhorns held Rice to minus-16 yards rushing. Embarrassing.

10 Iowa (3-0) beat Iowa St., 27-17 at Illinois

(11) Memo to Iowa State – tear down that billboard.

11 TCU (3-0) beat Texas Tech, 12-3 Idle

(13) Horned Frogs held Tech without a TD for the first time in six years.

12 Georgia (3-0) beat UAB, 34-0 Colorado

(14) Boy, that Georgia-Florida game is starting to look very important again.

13 Virginia Tech (3-0) beat Duke, 36-0 vs. Cincinnati

(16) The nation’s best defense belongs to Auburn or Tech?

14 Oregon (3-0) beat Oklahoma, 34-33 Idle

(19) The USC game is Nov. 11, if you were wondering.

15 Boston College (3-0) beat BYU, 30-23 in OT at N.C. State

(21) Eagles petitioning NCAA to begin their games in OT.

16 Arizona St. (3-0) beat Colorado, 21-3 at Cal

(23) If the Sun Devils defense is for real

17 Oklahoma (2-1) lost 34-33 at Oregon vs. Middle Tennessee St.

(18) Good call, bad call – Sooners blew a 14-point lead.

18 Boise St. (3-0) won 17-10 at Wyoming vs. Hawaii

(24) Please check all of the bulbs and fuses in the scoreboard.

19 Florida State (2-1) lost 27-20 to Clemson vs. Rice

(6) Tommy wins; Bobby loses; Jeff fails.

20 Notre Dame (2-1) lost 47-21 to Michigan at Michigan St.

(2) Now we see how Charlie Weis fares as a coach after an unexpected blowout loss.

21 California (2-1) beat Portland St. 42-16 vs. Arizona St.

(22) The Pac-10 playoffs begin.

22 Penn State (2-1) beat Youngstown St., 37-3 at Ohio State

(25) Nittany Lions already failed their first big road test.

23 Nebraska (2-1) lost 28-10 at USC vs. Troy

(15) The Cornhuskers are on their way back.

24 Clemson (2-1) won 27-20 at FSU vs. N. Carolina.

(NR) One blocked extra-point kick away from being undefeated.

25 Michigan St. (3-0) won 38-23 at Pittsburgh vs. Notre Dame.

(NR) Beware, Michigan State fans.

Dropped out: : No. 17 Miami; No. 20 Texas Tech.