Rank (prev) TEAM RESULT NEXT

1USC (8-0) Beat Wash. St. 55-13 vs. Stanford

(1) If I’m Pete Carroll, the game that concerns me is Fresno State.

2 Texas (8-0) Won 47-28 at Okla. St. at Baylor

(2) Vince Young cements a place in Texas football lore with more than 200 yards rushing and passing.

3 Virginia Tech (7-0) Beat Boston College 30-10 vs. Miami Thursday night

(3) No team is playing better at home than the Hokies.

4 Alabama (8-0) Beat Utah State 35-3 at Mississippi State

(6) Still must play LSU and Auburn.

5 UCLA (8-0) Won 30-27 in OT at Stanford at Arizona

(7) Upset special.

6 Penn State (8-1) Beat Purdue 33-15 vs. Wisconsin

(9) For first place in the Big Ten; who would have thunk it?

7 Miami (6-1) Beat North Carolina 34-16 at Va. Tech Thursday

(5) ‘Canes have lost seven of last 10 to Hokies.

8 LSU (6-1) Beat North Texas 56-3 vs. Appalachian State

(10) North Texas and Appalachian State.

9 Georgia (7-1) Lost 14-10 to Florida Idle

(4) Joe Tereshenski III was a better receiver than QB.

10 Florida State (7-1) Beat Maryland 35-27 vs. N.C. State

(8) Seminoles are clinging to the Top 10.

11 Notre Dame (5-2) Idle vs. Tennessee

(13) Charlie Weis gets an extension. The Vols get an upset.

12 Oregon (7-1) Idle vs. California

(11) Ducks had two weeks to prepare for the first game without QB Kellen Clemens

13 Ohio State (6-2) Won 45-31 at Minnesota vs. Illinois

(14) Ted Ginn Jr. goes 100 yards with a kickoff return in less time than it takes to read this.

14 Wisconsin (8-1) Won 41-24 at Illinois at Penn State

(16) Barry Alvarez has announced his retirement; will Joe Paterno?

15 Boston College (6-2) Lost 30-10 at Virginia Tech at North Carolina

(12) Eagles were manhandled by Hokies.

16 California (6-2) Idle at Oregon

(15) Third place in the Pac-10 is on the line.

17 Florida (6-2) Beat Georgia 14-10 vs. Vanderbilt

(17) The best QB on the field will be wearing a visitor’s jersey.

18 West Virginia (6-1) Idle vs. UConn on Wednesday night

(18) Hurricane Wilma pushes Mountaineer’s schedule into December.

19 TCU (8-1) Won 23-20 at S.D. St. vs. Colorado State

(19) Horned Frogs can clinch first outright league title since 1958.

20 Auburn (6-2) Beat Mississippi 27-3 at Kentucky

(22) Don’t think the Tigers aren’t already thinking about ruin ing Alabama’s perfect season.

21 Fresno State (6-1) Won 27-13 at Hawaii vs. San Jose State

(23) Combining business with pleasure.

22 Michigan (5-3) Won 33-17 at N’western Idle

(25) Looks as if Michigan and Ohio State will mean something after all.

23 Oklahoma (5-3) Won 31-14 at Nebraska Idle

(NR) Adrian Peterson is healthy and the Sooners have won three straight.

24 South Carolina (5-3) Won 16-15 at Tennessee at Arkansas

(NR) Darth Visor wins in Knoxville and the Gamecocks have won three straight.

25Northwestern (5-3) Lost 33-17 to Michigan vs. Iowa

(21) The most explosive offense in the Big Ten implodes.

Dropped out: : No.20 Minnesota; No. 24 Toledo.