Top 25

CAPSULES AND RANKING

Team: 1. Florida (5-0)

Opponent: LSU

Comment: Look up Satchel Paige’s famous quote.

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Team: 2. Ohio State (4-0)

Opponent: Wisconsin

Comment: Somewhere, Woody Hayes is smiling.

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Team: 3. Florida State (4-0)

Opponent: at Miami

Comment: Loser leaves the state.

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Team: 4. Arizona State (5-0)

Opponent: at UCLA

Comment: Sun Devils, they’re called hotel rooms.

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Team: 5. Nebraska (3-1)

Opponent: Baylor

Comment: Not too late for Sugar Bowl rematch against Florida.

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Team: 6. Colorado (3-1)

Opponent: Oklahoma State

Comment: Buffaloes penalized five times in bye week.

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Team: 7. Miami (4-0)

Opponent: Florida State

Comment: Quarterback Ryan Clement is 11-1 as starter.

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Team: 8. Alabama (5-0)

Opponent: No. Carolina St.

Comment: Running back Dennis Riddle is no joke.

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Team: 9. Notre Dame (3-1)

Opponent: Washington

Comment: Is there life after Ohio State?

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Team: 10. Penn State (5-1)

Opponent: Purdue

Comment: Should play Notre Dame in battle of Ohio State castoffs.

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Team: 11. Tennessee (3-1)

Opponent: at Georgia

Comment: What’s the quarterback’s name, something Munning?

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Team: 12. Northwestern (4-1)

Opponent: Minnesota

Comment: How many times can you tear down goal posts?

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Team: 13. North Carolina (4-1)

Opponent: Maryland

Comment: Tar Heels are for reals.

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Team: 14. Michigan (4-1)

Opponent: Idle

Comment: Wolverines obviously not a fourth-quarter team.

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Team: 15. LSU (4-0)

Opponent: at Florida

Comment: Probably last week for Tigers in poll.

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Team: 16. Auburn (4-1)

Opponent: at Miss. State

Comment: Looking ahead to Florida on Oct. 19.

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Team: 17. Washington (3-1)

Opponent: at Notre Dame

Comment: Stadium and Irish egos under reconstruction.

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Team: 18. Wyoming (6-0)

Opponent: W. Michigan

Comment: How ‘bout dem Cowboys!

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Team: 19. West Virginia (6-0)

Opponent: Idle

Comment: Schedule’s so soft you could sleep on it.

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Team: 20. California (5-0)

Opponent: Idle

Comment: Strike up the Mariucci band.

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Team: 21. BYU (5-1)

Opponent: UNLV

Comment: Sarkisian could pass for seven touchdowns.

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Team: 22. Utah (5-1)

Opponent: Idle

Comment: Utes have name running back in Fuamata-Ma’Afala.

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Team: 23. Georgia Tech (4-1)

Opponent: Idle

Comment: Welcome to the poll; don’t blow it.

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Team: 24. Kansas State (4-1)

Opponent: at Missouri

Comment: Counting days till next Nebraska loss.

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Team: 25. Virginia (4-1)

Opponent: Idle

Comment: Coach orders gag order after Georgia Tech gag.

THE POLLS: Associated Press and USA Today/CNN--C12