HOW THE AP TOP 25 FARED

1. Miami

Good thing Hurricanes had a bye week. They needed extra time to heal laughter-induced injuries from 49-27 slamming of Florida State.

Did not play

Record: 5-0

Next: West Virginia, Thursday

2. Oklahoma Sun comes out in morning. Moon comes out at night. Baylor loses to Oklahoma. J.C. Watts could have led Sooners to 11th victory in 11 tries against Baylor.

Defeated Baylor, 33-17

Record: 7-0

Next: at No. 3 Nebraska, Saturday

3. Nebraska Cornhuskers had seven penalties, a turnover and allow a punt return for a touchdown before straightening out in second half.

Defeated Texas Tech, 41-31

Record: 8-0

Next: No. 2 Oklahoma, Saturday

4. UCLA Bruins breathe sigh of relief that Cal quarterback Kyle Boller didn’t play: Margin of victory would have shrunk to 35.

Defeated California, 56-17

Record: 6-0

Next: at Stanford, Saturday

5. Oregon Travel agencies in Eugene swamped with cancellations for January trips to Pasadena. Duck fans can also save money by canceling trip to Rose Bowl for UCLA game in three weeks.

Lost to Stanford, 49-42

Record: 6-1

Next: at No. 19 Washintgon State, Saturday

6. Virginia Tech Hokies glumly accept fact that every team has to have an open date: They have outscored teams, 248-44, with Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Temple in upcoming weeks.

Did not play

Record: 6-0

Next: Syracuse, Saturday

7. Florida After seeing Auburn almost lose to Louisiana Tech, Steve Spurrier reviews last week’s game film for 1,364th time. Ending still the same.

Did not play

Record: 5-1

Next: at Georgia, Saturday

8. Fresno State With BCS hopes dashed, Bulldogs can go snorkeling and parasailing in tourist-laden Waikiki without worry, topping off fun-in-the-sun activities with scrumptious $18 burgers.

Lost to Boise State, 35-30, Friday

Record: 6-1

Next: at Hawaii, Friday

9. Texas Dread-headed Cedric Benson looks a lot like Ricky Williams. Colorado looks a lot like a team about to tumble in the Top 25.

Defeated No. 14 Colorado, 41-9

Record: 6-1

Next: at Missouri, Saturday

10. Michigan Wolverines could have spent day off watching rival Ohio State on TV, but are more concerned with finding ways to increase size of 432-page media guide next year.

Did not play

Record: 5-1

Next: at Iowa, Saturday

11. Tennessee Tennessee becomes first team to win seven consecutive games against Alabama, whose fans are already counting down to next season.

Won at Alabama, 35-24

Record: 4-1

Next: No. 16 South Carolina, Saturday

12. Maryland Maryland fans, perhaps tempting fate, set up showdown with Florida State by starting derisive tomahawk chop in third quarter.

Defeated Duke, 59-17

Record: 7-0

Next: at Florida State, Saturday

13. Clemson Strange day: Woodrow Dantzler plays more like Woodrow Wilson; North Carolina football plays more like North Carolina basketball.

Lost to North Carolina, 38-3.

Record: 4-2

Next: at Wake Forest

14. ColoradoCoach Gary Barnett calls game a “meltdown,” bumbling Buffs’ stats back him up: Three early turnovers and a missed field goal lead to 24-7 halftime deficit.

Lost at No. 9 Texas, 41-9

Record: 5-2

Next: at Oklahoma State, Saturday

15. Washington Huskies become latest team to score in bunches on maligned Arizona defense, though they needed last-minute heroics to pull off victory.

Defeated Arizona, 31-28

Record: 5-1

Next: at Arizona State, Saturday

16. South Carolina Score could have been worse, but Lou Holtz wanted to stir old memories by watching Notre Dame beat USC. Still, Gamecocks roll up school-record 656 yards.

Defeated Vanderbilt, 46-14

Record: 6-1

Next: at No. 11 Tennessee, Saturday

17. Georgia Georgia receiver Fred Gibson breaks 59-year-old school record, then complains when crowd chants “Freddie, Freddie!” Said Gibson: “I wish they would call me Fred. I don’t like Freddie.”

Defeated Kentucky, 43-29

Record: 5-1

Next: No. 7 Florida, Saturday

18. Brigham Young BYU finally played a team with a winning record! Brandon Doman shows why he’s called “The Domanator,” passing for 338 yards, four touchdowns.

Defeated Air Force, 63-33

Record: 7-0

Next: at San Diego State, Saturday

19. Wash. St. With Fresno State and Toledo falling, Cougars fighting Maryland for surprise team of the season honors.

Defeated Montana State, 53-28, Thursday

Record: 7-0

Next: No. 5 Oregon, Saturday

20. AuburnCoach Tommy Tuberville’s sentence structure was slightly reminiscent of Yoda--”Games like that you have to have for a miracle season.”

Defeated Louisiana Tech, 48-41, OT

Record: 6-1

Next: at Arkansas, Saturday

21. Florida State Seminole fans so excited about victory, they consider breaking into Doak Campbell Stadium and tearing down goalposts.

Won at Virginia, 43-7

Record: 4-2

Next: No. 12 Maryland, Saturday

22. Northwestern Wildcats return to pitiful 1980s form just in time to give Joe Pa his 323rd victory, kindly allowing Penn State to rebound from worst start (0-4) in its history.

Lost to Penn State, 38-35

Record: 4-2

Next: at No. 24 Purdue, Saturday

23. Georgia Tech Good thing it wasn’t a punt, pass and kick competition: Luke Manget missed three field goals, had two blocked, and kicked off out of bounds.

Defeated North Carolina State, 27-17

Record: 5-2

Next: vs. North Carolina, Nov. 1

24. Purdue Boilermakers spent time off making Joe Paterno masks out of construction paper, hoping to scare Northwestern with them.

Did not play

Record: 4-1

Next: Northwestern, Saturday

25. Toledo UCLA’s Bob is now only Toledo left in Top 25. Dave Letterman’s weekly highlight package of alma mater is actually legitimate this week.

Lost at Ball State, 24-20

Record: 5-1

Next: Navy, Saturday

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Compiled by Mike Bresnahan