Rank (prev) TEAM RESULT NEXT

1 USC (7-0) won 42-12 at Wash. St. at Oregon St.

(1) It’s the Trojans on one level and everyone else on another.

2 Oklahoma (7-0) won 38-35 at Oklahoma St. at Texas A&M

(2) Adrian Peterson takes aim at 2,000 yards.

3 Auburn (8-0) won 35-14 at Mississippi Idle

(4) Tommy Tubberville gets first Gatorade bath of the season.

4 Wisconsin (8-0) Idle vs. Minnesota

(5) Badgers sure were cheering for a Michigan St. upset.

5 Cal (6-1) beat Ariaona State 27-0 vs. Oregon

(6) The over/under could be 100.

6 Utah (8-0) won 51-28 at San Diego St. vs. Colorado St.

(7) Alex Smith enters the Heisman race with five TD passes.

7 Georgia (7-1) beat Fla. 31-24 in Jax. at Kentucky

(8) Dawgs snap a six-game losing streak to the Gators.

8 Michigan (8-1) beat Mich. St. 45-37, 3 OT Idle

(9) How sophisticated are high school QB’s? Chad Henne’s a true freshman.

9 Miami (6-1) lost 31-28 at UNC vs. Clemson

(3) Don’t blame Brock Berlin; the vaunted Miami defense was awful again.

10 Texas (7-1) won 31-7 at Colorado vs. Okla. St.

(13) The Longhorns’ ‘D’ makes a second straight strong showing on the road.

11 Tennessee (7-1) won 43-29 at S. Carolina vs. Notre Dame

(15) OK, I’m a believer.

12 Louisville (5-1) Idle at Memphis*

(10) If you get bored of election coverage…

13 Virginia (6-1) Idle vs Maryland

(11) Terps, coming off upset of FSU, are ready to fall.

14 Boise State (8-0) beat Hawaii, 69-3 Idle

(14) Broncos covered.

15 West Virginia (7-1) won 35-30 at Rutgers vs. Temple

(16) Memo to WR Chris Henry: Grow up.

16 Virginia Tech (6-2) won 34-20 at Georgia Tech at UNC

(20) As RU athletic director Bob Mulcahy said, Virginia Tech does it with thugs.

17 FSU (6-2) lost 20-17 at Maryland vs. Duke

(12) Semi-Noles.

18 LSU (6-2) beat Vanderbilt 24-7 Idle

(21) Disappointing Tigers were clinging to a 10-7 halftime lead.

19 Iowa (6-2) won 23-13 at Illinois vs. Purdue

(23) After scoring six points last week, Hawkeyes enjoy an offensive eruption.

20 Southern Miss (5-1) Idle vs. Cincinnati

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

21 Boston College (5-2) Idle vs. Rutgers

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

22 Oklahoma State (6-2) lost 38-35 to Oklahoma at Texas

(22) Cowboys were outgained 510-356 but committed zero turnovers.

23 Texas A&M (6-2) lost 35-34 (OT) at Baylor vs. Oklahoma

(16) You live by the OT sword; you die by the OT sword.

24 Arizona St. (6-2) lost 27-0 at California vs. Stanford

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

25 Navy (6-1) beat Delaware 34-20 at Tulane

(NR) Support our troops, anyway you can.

Dropped out: No. 19 Purdue / * – Tuesday