Chris Dufresne’s top 25 college football rankings

We’re looking at a potential national title game-changer weekend if Boise State holds off Oregon State on the blue grass and Arkansas upsets everybody else’s No.1, Alabama, in Fayetteville. We were waiting for the Iowa game to make a call on Arizona, and its victory in Tucson sent the Wildcats from unranked to lucky No. 13. Surprising Temple (3-0) is now one win over JoePa State from crashing the poll gates.

1. Boise State 2-0; Corso steals blue wig from retirement home to wear on GameDay set. (1)

2. Ohio State 3-0; Brutus has not defeated an in-state opponent’s mascot since 1921. (2)

3. Texas Christian 3-0; We choose to go to SMU not because it’s easy … but because it’s really easy. (3)

4. Alabama 3-0; Ventures into Bear Bryant’s home state, Arkansas, to wrestle a wild hog. (4)

5. Nebraska 3-0; Please explain to Rankman how Huskers’ schedule is tougher than Boise State’s? (5)

6. Oregon 3-0; So far, offense misses Masoli like a Duck misses a bicycle. (6)

7. Texas 3-0; Forgot the Alamo but remembers 66-3 home loss in 1997 to UCLA. (8)

8. Oklahoma 3-0; Sooners thank schedule gods for picking perfect year to play at Cincinnati. (9)

9. Arkansas 3-0; Hogs over Alabama would be biggest win for state since Bill Clinton. (16)

10. Utah 3-0; Battle-weary San Jose State limps into Salt Lake led by a drummer boy. (12)

11. South Carolina 3-0; At Auburn this week is a sure sign the SEC season is getting serious. (14)

12. Stanford 3-0; Harbaugh’s deal against Wake Forest was apparently trying to score 70. (15)

13. Arizona 3-0; Coach’s sideline antics spark dance craze kids call “Fruit Loops Stoops.” (NR)

14. Iowa 2-1; After loss to Arizona, fans turn attention to high school wrestling. (7)

15. Florida 3-0; Gator Spin Club reports 83.8% of Urban’s players have never been arrested. (11)

16. Wisconsin 3-0; Home vs. Austin Peay tape delayed on the Ohio Valley Network. (10)

17. Miami 2-1; At Pittsburgh (Thursday) was a better Monday night NFL game in 1970s. (13)

18. Auburn 3-0; No days off in the SEC, although sometimes you can cut out early on Fridays. (17)

19. USC 3-0; Asked why he keeps going for two, coach says “because we can’t go for four.” (21)

20. Pittsburgh 2-1; AD who scheduled Utah, Miami, Notre Dame should have to suit up. (22)

21. Michigan 3-0; Ohio jump-rope song: “Run, run, pass, pass, you almost lost to UMass.” (19)

22. Penn State 2-1; Temple hasn’t defeated Lions in 70 years but comes to valley with better record. (23)

23. Louisiana State 3-0; To mix a metaphor, the quarterback needs to step up to the plate. (24)

24. Oregon State 1-1; Corvallis birds circle new Boise “blue” practice field with extreme caution. (NR)

25. James Madison 2-0; Believed in checks/balances to protect citizens from tyranny of the majority. (25)

Dropped out: California (20), Houston (18).

Moved in: Oregon State, Arizona.