Rank (prev) TEAM RESULT NEXT

1 Ohio State (8-0) beat Indiana, 44-3 vs. Minnesota

(1) Nov. 18 vs. Michigan.

2 USC (6-0) Idle at Oregon St.

(2) Oregon, Cal and ND to come.

3 Michigan (8-0) beat Iowa, 20-6 vs. Northwestern

(3) Nov. 18 at Ohio State.

4 West Virginia (7-0) won 37-11 at UConn Idle

(4) Mountaineers get an extra week to prepare for Louisville.

5 Florida (6-1) Idle vs. Georgia in Jacksonville

(3) This game is not supposed to be referred to as the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.

6 Texas (7-1) won 22-20 at Nebraska at Texas Tech

(7) Who’s the best one-loss team in America?

7 Tennessee (6-1) beat Alabama, 16-13 at S. Carolina

(8) The Old Ball Coach vs. the Old Round Ball coach.

8 Louisville (7-0) won 28-13 at Syracuse Idle

(5) Let the buildup begin; Louisville also has extra time to prepare for the Nov. 2 showdown.

9 Auburn (7-1) beat Tulane, 38-13 at Mississippi

(9) The BCS formula loves the Tigers, who can pile up more points by beating Georgia and ‘Bama.

10 Boise St. (8-0) won 42-26 at Idaho Idle

(10) Time to gear up for Fresno St.

11 Clemson (7-1) beat Georgia Tech, 31-7 at Va. Tech

(12) Technically speaking, a chance for Clemson to get into the BCS race.

12 California (6-1) beat Washington, 31-24 OT Idle

(11) Gritty effort by Ty Willingham’s Huskies, playing without starting QB Isiah Stanwick.

13 Rutgers (7-0) won 20-10 at Pittsburgh vs. UConn

(17) The Big East’s – and maybe the nation’s – best defense resides in Piscataway.

14 Notre Dame (6-1) beat UCLA, 20-17 vs. Navy in Baltimore

(13) The longest win streak by one opponent over another (41 straight by the Irish) is on the line.

15 LSU (6-2) beat Fresno St, 38-6 Idle

(15) An extra week to prepare for Tennessee; a must-win for Les Miles who isn’t beating the SEC powers.

16 Arkansas (6-1) beat Mississippi, 38-3 vs. La.-Monroe

(19) At worst, Hogs should finish with three losses – at worst.

17 Boston College (6-1) won 24-19 at FSU vs. Buffalo

(21) Substance over style.

18 Wisconsin (7-1) won 24-3 at Purdue vs. Illinois

(22) Former Poly Prep star P.J. Hill is having a monster season.

19 Nebraska (6-2) lost 22-20 to Texas at Okla. St.

(16) How’s this for salt in the wound? That 22-yard field goal by Ryan Bailey was his first ever. Ouch.

20 Oklahoma (5-2) beat Colorado, 24-3 at Missouri

(20) The first win in the post-Adrian Peterson era.

21 Wake Forest (6-1) Idle at N. Carolina

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

22 Georgia Tech (5-2) lost 31-7 at Virginia Tech vs. Miami

(14) No more undefeated teams in ACC play.

23 Texas A&M (7-1) beat Okla. St, 34-33, OT at Baylor

(NR) Aggies in the running for the best schedule set-up in I- A.

24 Missouri (7-1) beat Kansas St., 41-21 vs. Oklahoma

(NR) If nothing else, the Big 12 North is getting interesting.

25 Georgia (6-2) beat Mississippi St., 27-24 vs. Florida in Jacksonville

(25) Need a win over the Gators to save the season.

Dropped out: No. 18 Oregon; No. 24 Iowa.