Rank (prev) TEAM RESULT NEXT

1 USC (10-0) beat Notre Dame 41-10 vs. UCLA

(1) Matt Leinart makes his Heisman push with five TDs.

2 Oklahoma (11-0) Idle vs. Colorado

(2) Big 12 title game. This is where Sooners’ 2003 season fell apart.

3 Auburn (11-0) Idle vs. Tennessee

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

4 Utah (11-0) Idle –

(4) (Regular season complete.) Fiesta Bowl.

5 Cal (9-1) Idle 41-6 at Sthrn Miss.

(5) Bears better come ready to play in this game rescheduled because of hurricanes.

6 Louisville (9-1) beat Cincinnati 70-7 at Tulane

(6) Bearcats shouldn’t have danced on the Cardinal logo.

7 Texas (10-1) beat Texas A&M 26-13 –

(7) (Regular season complete.) Nothing football players love more than having their fate decided by a bunch of

computers and scribes.

8 Boise St. (11-0) won 58-21 at Nevada –

(8) (Regular season complete.) BCS worthy? No.

9 Georgia (9-2) beat Georgia Tech 19-13 –

(9) (Regular season complete.) QB David Greene comes off the bench with a fractured thumb to save Dawgs.

10 Virginia Tech (9-2) beat Virginia 24-10 at Miami

(10) Instead of sending a team from the Big East to the BCS, why not send Miami and Tech?

11 Miami (8-2) Idle vs. Va. Tech

(11) See Tech.

12 Iowa (9-2) Idle –

(12) (Regular season complete.) Kirk Ferentz, your Big Ten Coach of the Year.

13 LSU (9-2) won 43-14 at Arkansas –

(14) (Regular season complete.) One of the most shocking wins of the season.

14 Michigan (9-2) Idle –

(15) (Regular season complete.) How many days until next season’s game vs. Ohio State?

15 Tennessee (9-2) beat Kentucky 37-31 vs. Auburn

(21) SEC title game. Give the Vols credit; they’re down to their third-string QB.

16 FSU (8-3) Idlea –

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

17 Purdue (7-4) Idle –

(24) (Regular season complete.) So close to perfection.

18 Arizona St. (8-3) lost 34-27 at Arizona –

(16) (Regular season complete.) As we said last week: upset special.

19 Virginia (8-3) lost 24-10 at Virginia Tech –

(17) (Regular season complete.) Al Grohn.

20 Wisconsin (9-2) Idle –

(18) (Regular season complete.) Not many teams can say they blew two straight chances to go to the Rose Bowl.

21 Texas A&M (7-4) lost 26-13 at Texas –

(22) (Regular season complete.) Great turnaround, but Bob Stoops edges Franchione for Big 12 Coach of the Year.

22 Colorado (7-4) beat Nebraska 26-20 vs. Oklahoma

(NR) Big 12 title game. Buffs plan to use this game in their recruiting pitch.

23 Boston College (8-3) lost 43-17 to Syracuse –

(13) (Regular season complete.) Will the Eagles give their spot in the BCS to Texas?

24 Pittsburgh (7-4) beat West Virginia 16-13 at S. Florida

(NR) See B.C.

25 West Virginia (8-3) lost 16-13 at Pittsburgh –

(19) (Regular season complete.) See B.C. and Pittsburgh.

Dropped out: No. 23 Bowling Green; No.25 UTEP