Top 25
CAPSULES AND RANKINGS
Team: 1. Florida (7-0)
Opponent: Georgia
Comment: Tallahassee, not Georgia, is on Spurrier’s mind.
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Team: 2. Ohio State (7-0)
Opponent: Minnesota
Comment: Pace still picking Iowa defensive backs out of his teeth.
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Team: 3. Florida State (6-0)
Opponent: at Georgia Tech
Comment: The buzz is Busby’s getting better.
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Team: 4. Arizona State (8-0)
Opponent: at Oregon State
Comment: Prediction: Jake Plummer will swim for three touchdowns.
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Team: 5. Nebraska (6-1)
Opponent: at Oklahoma
Comment: Boz, remember when Oklahoma owned this series?
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Team: 6. Colorado (6-1)
Opponent: at Missouri
Comment: Once again, quarterback Hessler is Johnny on the spot.
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Team: 7. Tennessee (5-1)
Opponent: at South Carolina
Comment: Peyton Place headed for alliance game.
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Team: 8. North Carolina (6-1)
Opponent: N.C. State
Comment: Keldorf is the most underrated quarterback in nation.
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Team: 9. Northwestern (7-1)
Opponent: at Penn State
Comment: This week: Gary Barnett wins Illinois state lottery.
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Team: 10. Michigan (6-1)
Opponent: Michigan State
Comment: Still (cough) ranked ahead of Northwestern in coaches’ poll.
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Team: 11. Alabama (7-1)
Opponent: Idle
Comment: Tide seeks counseling for “Rocky Top” nightmares.
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Team: 12. Wyoming (8-0)
Opponent: SMU
Comment: Cowboys vs. Mustangs, directed by John Ford.
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Team: 13. BYU (8-1)
Opponent: Texas El Paso
Comment: Sarkisian has 26 touchdowns and, what, six more games?
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Team: 14. Utah (7-1)
Opponent: at Rice
Comment: Mike Fouts throwing like Uncle Dan again.
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Team: 15. Kansas State (7-1)
Opponent: Idle
Comment: Week off to recount all-time Division I losses.
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Team: 16. Penn State (7-2)
Opponent: Northwestern
Comment: Long day for Wally (Richardson) and Beaver (Stadium).
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Team: 17. Army (7-0)
Opponent: at Lafayette
Comment: Dang it, we should have scheduled Notre Dame.
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Team: 18. Air Force (5-2)
Opponent: Colorado State
Comment: Always hope with Beau Morgan in the cockpit.
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Team: 19. Navy (5-1)
Opponent: Notre Dame (Dublin)
Comment: Village People should sing national anthem.
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Team: 20. Notre Dame (4-2)
Opponent: Navy (Dublin)
Comment: Mugs up! “Oh, When Irish Fans Are Crying.”
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Team: 21. LSU (6-1)
Opponent: Idle
Comment: Kevin Faulk also does windows and auto repairs.
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Team: 22. Washington (5-2)
Opponent: at USC
Comment: Dillon runs like a rolling stone.
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Team: 23. Miami (5-2)
Opponent: at Temple
Comment: Beware unruly Owl fans; all three of them.
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Team: 24. West Virginia (7-1)
Opponent: Syracuse
Comment: OK, maybe fraud is too strong a word.
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Team: 25. So. Miss. (7-1)
Opponent: Cincinnati
Comment: Barely passed poll security check.
THE POLLS: Associated Press and USA Today/CNN--C12
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