Rank (prev) TEAM RESULT NEXT

1 USC (9-0) Idle vs. Notre Dame

(1) Can the Irish write a stunning chapter in this rivalry?

2 Oklahoma (11-0) won 35-0 at Baylor Big 12 title game

(2) Adrian Peterson runs back into the Heisman race.

3 Auburn (11-0) won 21-13 at Alabama SEC title game vs. Tennessee

(3) Tommy Tuberville, almost fired at the end of last season, is the Coach of the Year.

4 Utah (11-0) beat BYU 38-21 Regular season complete

(4) Perfect.

5 California (9-1) beat Stanford 41-6 Idle

(6) Almost perfect.

6 Louisville (8-1) won 65-27 at Houston vs. Cincinnati

(8) Stefan LeFors is the most accurate passer in college football.

7 Texas (9-1) Idle vs. Texas A & M

(7) Have a feeling the Aggies will become Mack Brown’s next nemesis.

8 Boise State (10-0) beat Louisiana Tech 55-14 at Nevada

(10) Not the same team when the Broncos aren’t on that blue turf.

9 Georgia (8-2) Idle vs. Georgia Tech

(11) Farewell to the Georgia seniors.

10 Virginia Tech (7-2) beat Maryland 55-6 at Virginia

(12) Hokies are almost unbeatable on ESPN’s Thursday night game.

11 Miami (8-2) beat Wake Forest, 52-7 Idle

(13) ‘Canes get the Hokies in two weeks with the ACC title on the line.

12 Iowa (9-2) beat Wisconsin, 30-7 Regular season complete

(16) Kirk Ferentz, your Big Ten coach of the year.

13 Boston College (8-2) won 34-17 at Temple vs. Syracuse

(17) Are the Eagles sure they want to go to the ACC?

14 LSU (8-2) beat Mississippi 27-24 at Arkansas

(15) Haven’t heard a Nick Saban coaching rumor in weeks.

15 Michigan (9-2) lost 37-21 at Ohio State Regular season complete

(6) Wolverines take back road to the Rose Bowl.

16 Arizona State (8-2) Idle at Arizona

(18) Upset special.

17 Virginia (8-2) won 30-10 at Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech

(19) One of the nastiest rivalries in college football.

18 Wisconsin (9-2) lost 30-7 at Iowa Regular season complete

(9) Not many teams can say they blew two straight chances to go to the Rose Bowl.

19 West Virginia (8-2) Idle at Pittsburgh

(20) The Backyard Bore.

20 Tennessee (8-2) won 38-33 at Vanderbilt vs. Kentucky (21) Vols clinch the SEC East title.

21 Florida State (8-3) lost 20-13 to Florida Regular season complete

(16) Bobby Bowden’s futile search for a kicker continues.

22 Texas A & M (7-3) Idle at Texas

(22) A win and Dennis Franchione is your Big XII coach of the year.

23 Bowling Green (8-2) Idle at Toledo

(23) The road team usually has trouble in this series.

24 Purdue (7-4) beat Indiana 63-24 Regular season complete

(25) Kyle Orton goes out slinging TD passes.

25 UTEP (8-2) beat SMU 57-27 at Tulsa

(NR) Mike Price resurrects himself and the UTEP program.

Dropped out: No. 24 Georgia Tech