CHRIS DUFRESNE’S TOP 25

1. Florida State (9-0) Spent bye week poring over various players’ legal briefs.

2. Florida (8-1) Ambushed by reporter’s pop quiz, Spurrier can name only four SEC coaches.

3. Tennessee (7-1) One Knoxville bar closed Saturday night with a “leprechaun toss.”

4. Virginia Tech (8-0) School band buys sheet music for Paul Simon’s “Slip Slidin’ Away.”

5. Nebraska (8-1) Hasn’t forgotten last year’s loss to the Kansas State something-or-others.

6. Kansas State (9-0) Prediction: Wildcats get called for last year’s facemask violation on opening play.

7. Wisconsin (8-2) Dayne says he’ll have one of everything at Heisman banquet.

8. Mississippi State (8-0) Hey, any team with a safety named Pig Prather is all right by Rankman.

9. Penn State (9-1) After a field goal beats his team, Paterno advocates return of the dropkick.

10. Marshall (9-0) School hoping Randy Moss will buy team’s way out of Motor City Bowl.

11. Texas (8-2) Longhorns have moved gracefully into the Hodges Mitchell era.

12. Alabama (7-2) Tide is having an OK year, but seems to lack the Bear necessities.

13. Georgia Tech (6-2) School giving away “Hamilton for Heisman” T-shirts at student union.

14. Georgia (6-2) Carter taking little pills for headaches caused by concussions.

15. Brigham Young (8-1) About to wrap up title in tradition-rich Mountain West Conference.

16. Michigan State (7-2) An enigma wrapped in a riddle, coached by Nick Saban.

17. Michigan (7-2) Needs Ron Dayne to fall on his facemask to have any shot at Rose Bowl.

18. Miami (5-3) Big East rejects team request to ship in humidity for Virginia Tech game.

19. Mississippi (7-2) You could say the Rebs went hog wild in win over Arkansas.

20. Minnesota (6-3) Coach says he’ll keep Penn State game ball preserved in a Mason jar.

21. Washington (6-3) Neuheisel, quoting MacArthur, makes triumphant Rose Bowl return.

22. Boston College (6-2) What were the odds three years ago of the Eagles landing in a bowl game?

23. East Carolina (7-2) Hey, a loss to UAB is better than a loss to UAW.

24. Purdue (6-4) Brees blows sport a big kiss with decision to return.

25. Clemson (5-4) Rankman thought another Bowden here would make a nice top-25 bookend.