Top 25

CAPSULES AND RANKINGS

Team: 1. Florida (4-0)

Opponent: at Arkansas

Comment: Only a scandal can stop Gators.

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Team: 2. Florida State (3-0)

Opponent: Clemson

Comment: Hey, what’s with this No. 1 defense crud?

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Team: 3. Ohio State (3-0)

Opponent: Penn State

Comment: Eleven yards and a cloud of dust.

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Team: 4. Penn State (5-0)

Opponent: at Ohio State

Comment: Whom do you like, Paterno or Cooper?

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Team: 5. Arizona State (4-0)

Opponent: Boise State

Comment: Would rather watch Seldon-Tyson replay.

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Team: 6. Miami (4-0)

Opponent: Idle

Comment: No game until Oct. 12. Party on!

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Team: 7. Michigan (4-0)

Opponent: at Northwestern

Comment: Made UCLA look like a club team.

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Team: 8. Colorado (3-1)

Opponent: Idle

Comment: More penalty-prone than the Raiders.

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Team: 9. Nebraska (2-1)

Opponent: at Kansas State

Comment: Maybe Tempe was just a brain cramp.

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Team: 10. Notre Dame (3-1)

Opponent: Idle

Comment: Oh, for want of a receiver or two.

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Team: 11. Tennessee (2-1)

Comment: Played Mississippi Thursday.

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Team: 12. Alabama (4-0)

Opponent: Kentucky

Comment: ‘Bama fans warming up throats for Bill Curry’s return.

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Team: 13. North Carolina (3-1)

Opponent: at Wake Forest

Comment: No shame in holding Florida State to 13 points.

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Team: 14. Virginia (4-0)

Opponent: at Georgia Tech

Comment: Three ACC teams in top 15? Pinch me.

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Team: 15. Kansas State (4-0)

Opponent: Nebraska

Comment: Want respect? Here’s your chance.

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Team: 16. USC (3-1)

Opponent: California

Comment: Let’s review that list of suspended players...

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Team: 17. Auburn (3-1)

Opponent: South Carolina

Comment: Terry Bowden doesn’t need another pain in neck.

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Team: 18. LSU (3-0)

Opponent: Vanderbilt

Comment: Six-game win streak longest since 1973.

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Team: 19. Northwestern (3-1)

Opponent: Michigan

Comment: First big test in Big Ten title defense.

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Team: 20. Wyoming (5-0)

Opponent: at San Jose St.

Comment: Do you know the way to 6-0?

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Team: 21. West Virginia (5-0)

Opponent: Boston College

Comment: Hasn’t beaten any team with a pulse yet.

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Team: 22. Washington (2-1)

Opponent: Stanford

Comment: Arizona State loss looks better every day.

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Team: 23. BYU (3-1)

Opponent: Utah State

Comment: Can’t wait for Utah showdown Nov. 23.

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Team: 24. Utah (4-1)

Opponent: at Texas El Paso

Comment: Any team that cans Kansas belongs here.

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Team: 25. Virginia Tech (3-1)

Opponent: Idle

Comment: Got a little cocky there vs. Syracuse, no?

THE POLLS: Associated Press and USA Today/CNN--C14