Rank (prev) TEAM RESULT NEXT

1 USC (7-0) beat Washington 45-7 at Wash. St.

(2) Trojans overtake Sooners, meaning they’re ripe for a scare.

2 Oklahoma (6-0) beat Kansas 41-10 at Oklahoma St.

(1) Bob Stoops crosses to the dark side and runs up the score.

3 Miami (6-0) won 45-24 at N.C. State at UNC

(4) Devin Hester emerges as a Heisman Trophy candidate.

4 Auburn (7-0) beat Kentucky 42-10 at Mississippi

(4) The only SEC team that refuses to suffer a letdown.

5 Wisconsin (8-0) beat Northwestern 24-12 Idle

(5) Perfect time for a bye; Badgers get healthy for stretch run for the roses.

6 Cal (5-1) won 38-0 at Arizona vs. Arizona St.

(7) The over/under could be 100.

7 Utah (7-0) beat UNLV 63-28 at San Diego St.

(8) They started the game with reverse for a touchdown on the opening kickoff!

8 Georgia (6-1) won 20-14 at Arkansas vs. Florida-x

(7) The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.

9 Michigan (7-1) won 16-14 at Purdue vs. Mich. St.

(9) Might be Lloyd Carr’s best coaching job.

10 Louisville (5-1) beat South Florida 41-9 Idle

(12) If Stefan LeFors had not been injured, the Cards would have won at Miami.

11 Virginia (6-1) won 37-16 at Duke Idle

(11) Al Groh gets an early jump on preparing for Miami.

12 Florida State (6-1) won 20-17 at Wake Forest at Maryland

(10) Wyatt Sexton shakes off his first awful start.

13 Texas (6-1) won 51-21 at Texas Tech at Colorado

(14) Cedric Benson posts his fourth straight 1,000-yard season.

14 Boise State (7-0) beat Fresno State 33-16 vs. Hawaii

(17) Rainbow Warriors cross the blue Pacific to play on the blue turf and go home feeling blue.

15 Tennessee (6-1) beat Alabama 17-13 at S. Carolina

(16) The NCAA asked the presidents of both booster clubs to have tea at halftime.

16 West Virginia (6-1) beat Syracuse 27-6 at Rutgers

(17) Is the Big East really worthy of a BCS berth?

17 Texas A&M (6-1) beat Colorado 29-26 (OT) at Baylor

(20) The master rebuilder, Dennis Franchione, does it again.

18 LSU (5-2) beat Troy State 24-20 vs. Vanderbilt

(18) And the Tigers had an extra week to prepare for the team that upset Missouri.

19 Purdue (5-2) lost 16-14 to Michigan at Northwstrn

(13) Twoweeks; two heartbreaking losses caused by late fumbles.

20 Virginia Tech (5-2) Idle at Ga. Tech, Thu

(21) Upset special.

21 Arizona State (6-1) beat UCLA 48-42 at Cal

(24) This shows how much better the Trojans, who beat ASU 45-7, are than the Bruins.

22 Oklahoma State (6-1) won 20-17 at Missouri vs. Oklahoma

(25) Vernand Morency tries to puncture the Okla. defense.

23 Iowa (5-2) won 6-4 at Penn St. at Illinois

(NR) Hawkeyes got better pitching than Cards and Sox.

24 Southern Miss (5-1) Idle vs Cincinnati

(NR) Watch LB Mike Boley. Hint: watch the ball.

25 Boston College (5-2) won 24-23 at Notre Dame Idle

(NR) Tom O’Brien is a solid guy who runs a solid program.

Dropped out: No. 19 Florida; No. 22 UAB; No. 23 Notre Dame

x – in Jacksonville