HOW THE TOP 25 FARED

Rank: 1 Team: Miami Record: 0-1-0 Synopsis: Lost to No. 16 Brigham Young, 28-21; The defending national champion Hurricanes lost for only the third time in 55 regular-season games. Next Game: At California (Sept. 15) Rank: 2 Team: Notre Dame Record: 0-0-0 Synopsis: Did not play. Next Game: Michigan (Sept. 15) Rank: 3 Team: Auburn Record: 1-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Cal State Fullerton, 38-17; The Titans gave the Tigers a game by outscoring them, 14-0, in the third quarter. Next Game: Mississippi (Sept. 15) Rank: 3 Team: Florida State Record: 1-0-0 Synopsis: Beat East Carolina, 45-24; Coach Bobby Bowden said meeting President Bush on Thursday was more thrilling than this victory. Next Game: Ga. Southern (Sept. 15) Rank: 5 Team: Michigan Record: 0-0-0 Synopsis: Did not play. Next Game: At Notre Dame (Sept. 15) Rank: 6 Team: Colorado Record: 1-0-1 Synopsis: Beat Stanford, 21-17, Sept 6. Next Game: At Illinois (Sept. 15) Rank: 7 Team: USC Record: 1-0-0 Synopsis: Did not play. Next Game: Penn State (Sept. 15) Rank: 8 Team: Tennessee Record: 2-0-1 Synopsis: Beat Mississippi State, 40-7; Running back Tony Thompson, subbing for injured Chuck Webb, rushed for 248 yards and two touchdowns. Next Game: Texas El Paso (Sept. 15) Rank: 9 Team: Clemson Record: 1-1-0 Synopsis: Lost to No. 14 Virginia, 20-7; The Tigers found this wasn’t Cal State Long Beach, losing to the Cavaliers for the first time ever. Next Game: Maryland (Sept. 15) Rank: 10 Team: Nebraska Record: 2-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Northern Illinois, 60-14; Leodis Flowers rushed for a career-high 124 yards, and backup quarterback Mickey Joseph played well. Next Game: Minnesota (Sept. 25) Rank: 11 Team: Illinois Record: 0-1-0 Synopsis: Lost to Arizona, 28-16; Turnovers led to two early touchdowns for the Wildcats, and Art Greathouse scored to end a late Illini comeback. Next Game: Colorado (Sept. 15) Rank: 12 Team: Texas A&M; Record: 1-0-0 Synopsis: Did not play. Next Game: SW Louisiana (Sept. 15) Rank: 13 Team: Alabama Record: 0-1-0 Synopsis: Lost to Southern Mississippi, 27-24; New Coach Gene Stallings probably felt as if he was back with the Phoenix Cardinals. Next Game: Florida (Sept. 25) Rank: 14 Team: Virginia Record: 2-0-0 Synopsis: Beat No. 7 Clemson, 20-7; The Cavaliers had reason to celebrate after snapping 0-29 streak against the Tigers. Next Game: Navy (Sept. 15 Rank: 15 Team: Arkansas Record: 0-0-0 Synopsis: Did not play. Next Game: Tulsa (Sept. 15) Rank: 16 Team: Brigham Young Record: 1-0-0 Synopsis: Beat No. 1 Miami, 28-21; Ty Detmer completed 38 of 54 passes for 406 yards and three touchdowns. Next Game: Washington St. (Sept. 15) Rank: 17 Team: Pittsburgh Record: 2-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Boston College, 29-6; Pitt’s defense forced seven turnovers, including Doug Hetzler’s 15-yard pass interception touchdown. Next Game: At Oklahoma (Sept. 15) Rank: 18 Team: Ohio State Record: 1-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Texas Tech, 17-10; Jeff Graham returned a punt 50 yards for the go-ahead touchdown as Buckeyes rallied to win. Next Game: At Boston Col. (Sept. 15) Rank: 19 Team: UCLA Record: 0-1-0 Synopsis: Lost to No. 23 Oklahoma, 34-14; The losing started Sooner rather than later as Bruins had trouble fielding punts. Next Game: Stanford (Sept. 15) Rank: 20 Team: Washington Record: 1-0-0 Synopsis: Beat San Jose State, 20-17; Huskies, who got a scare, are learning it doesn’t pay to schedule San Jose State. Next Game: At Purdue (Sept. 15) Rank: 21 Team: Penn State Record: 0-1-0 Synopsis: Lost to Texas, 17-13; It was downhill after the Nittany Lions scored on the opening kickoff. Next Game: At USC (Sept. 15) Rank: 22 Team: Michigan State Record: 0-0-0 Synopsis: Did not play. Next Game: At Syracuse (Sept. 15) Rank: 23 Team: Oklahoma Record: 1-0-0 Synopsis: Beat No. 19 UCLA, 34-14; Tony Levy recovered two fumbled punts to set up two first-half touchdowns. Next Game: Pittsburgh (Sept. 15) Rank: 24 Team: Houston Record: 1-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Nevada Las Vegas, 37-9; David Klingler picked up where Andre Ware left off, completing 30 of 54 passes for 426 yards and five touchdowns. Next Game: At Texas Tech (Thurs.) Rank: 25 Team: West Virginia Record: 1-1-0 Synopsis: Lost to Maryland, 14-10; Backup quarterback Darren Studstill led two late scoring drives, but Mountaineers still lost. Next Game: Louisville (Sept. 22) * Rankings according to the Associated Press poll.