THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

CHRIS DUFRESNE’S RANKINGS AND COMMENTS:

*--* Rank School (Rec.) Comment 1 MIAMI (4-0) Beginning preparations for Florida State’s Oct. 12 visit 2 TEXAS (3-0) Won’t be hamstrung vs. Tulane even without Roy Williams 3 FLORIDA STATE (4-0) Bowden not sure if it’s pronounced Louisville or Louerville 4 OKLAHOMA (3-0) Backup QB didn’t just fall out of a truck. Oh, he really did? 5 VIRGINIA TECH (4-0) Suggs and Jones best star combo since Starsky and Hutch 6 GEORGIA (3-0) Still has a bulldog (Uga) in this national title hunt 7 OREGON (4-0) Onterrio Smith calls news conference to explain first-name spelling 8 OHIO STATE (4-0) Tailback won’t win Heisman, but maybe the Clarett Jug? 9 NOTRE DAME (4-0) Rankman needs to rest after severe case of South Bends 10 FLORIDA (3-1) Victory at Tennessee earns Zook a 10-day contract extension 11 TENNESSEE (2-1) Fulmer leads players in new song called “Rocky Slop.” 12 WASHINGTON (2-1) Plays host to Idaho in the “Dan Quayle Potato(e) Bowl.” 13 KANSAS STATE (4-0) Edging closer to first conference title since 1934 14 PENN STATE (3-0) Recruits no longer calling coach “Old Man” on visits 15 OREGON STATE (4-0) We think Elvis was in Army last time school won at USC 16 WASHINGTON ST. (3-1) Dream season currently on ice in training room 17 MICHIGAN (3-1) Scored less than one point for every 10,000 home fans vs. Utah 18 USC (2-1) Carroll asks judge to seal 0-2 record against Kansas State 19 WISCONSIN (5-0) Team calls it quits after matching last year’s victory total 20 NEBRASKA (3-1) Rep. Osborne calls for caucus after hearing Iowa State is favored 21 N.C. STATE (5-0) Running back T. A. McLendon working hard toward his B.A 22 IOWA STATE (4-1) Not cynical to think Seneca has a chance against Nebraska 23 UCLA (2-1) This week’s ranking sponsored by Madison’s Neighborhood Grill 24 COLORADO STATE (3-1) Pretty happy considering the other Rams are 0-3 25 AIR FORCE (3-0) Off we run, toward the wild green end zone

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