Rank (prev) TEAM RESULT NEXT

1 Ohio State (7-0) Won 38-7 at Michigan St. vs. Indiana

(1) We know John L. Smith has a lot of problems, but why did he kick the ball to Ted Ginn, Jr.?

2 USC (6-0) Beat ASU, 28-21 Idle

(2) Blew a 21-0 lead. Yikes!

3 Michigan (7-0) Won 17-10 at Penn State vs. Iowa

(6) Wolverines held Nittany Lions to minus-14 yards rushing.

4 West Virginia (6-0) Beat Syracuse, 41-17 at Conn.

(4) Collision course with Louisville.

5 Louisville (6-0) Beat Cincinnati, 23-17 at Syracuse

(5) Let the comparisons begin: which team looked better against ‘Cuse – WVU or Louisville?

6 Florida (6-1) Lost 27-17 at Auburn Idle

(3) No team could withstand the brutal schedule the Gators are facing.

7 Texas (6-1) Beat Baylor, 63-31 at Nebraska

(7) Mack Brown has just what he needs to get Horns’ attention – Baylor scored 31.

8 Tennessee (5-1) Idle vs. Alabama

(8) Just another nasty SEC rivalry.

9 Auburn (6-1) Beat Florida, 27-17 vs. Tulane

(9) Bounce-back win after that shocking Arkansas loss.

10 Boise State (7-0) Beat New Mexico St. 40-28 at Idaho

(10) This is the Gonzaga of college football.

11 California (6-1) Won 21-3 at Wash. St. vs. Washington

(11) Let the comparisons begin. Cal looked better against the Washington schools than USC.

12 Clemson (6-1) Beat Temple, 63-9 vs. Georgia Tech

(12) Who would have thought this would be the ACC game of the year?

13 Notre Dame (5-1) Idle vs. UCLA

(13) Irish have had two weeks to prepare for UCLA’s backup QB.

14 Georgia Tech (5-1) Idle at Clemson

(16) Calvin Johnson having a monster season.

15 LSU (5-2) Beat Kentucky, 49-0 vs. Fresno St.

(17) But the Tigers can’t beat an upper-tier SEC team.

16 Nebraska (6-1) Won 21-3 at Kansas St. vs. Texas

(19) Great chance for a Big 12 North Division team to make a statement.

17 Rutgers (6-0) Won 34-0 at Navy at Pitt

(20) The Big East’s best defense resides in Piscataway.

18 Oregon (5-1) Beat UCLA, 30-20 at Washington St.

(22) Beating a team with a backup QB only gets you so far.

19 Arkansas (5-1) Beat SE Mo. St., 63-7 vs. Mississippi

(23) We now return you to the SEC portion of your schedule.

20 Oklahoma (4-2) Beat Iowa State, 34-9 vs. Colorado

(24) Costly win; Adrian Peterson (shoulder) is done for the season.

21 Boston College (6-1) Beat Virginia Tech, 22-3 at Florida St.

(NR) The legend of Steve is born.

22 Wisconsin (6-1) Beat Minnesota, 48-12 at Purdue

(NR) Badgers’ Stocco is rising.

23 Wake Forest (6-1) Won 25-23 at N.C. State Idle

(NR) The job Jim Grobe has done at Wake can’t be overstated.

24 Iowa (5-1) Beat Purdue, 47-17 at Indiana

(17) Great bounce-back win after getting stuffed by Ohio State.

25 Georgia (5-2) Lost to Vanderbilt, 24-22 vs. Mississippi St.

(10) Must find a passing game.

Dropped out: : No. 18 Virginia Tech; No. 21 Missouri; No. 25 Navy