Column: Chris Dufresne’s college football top-25 rankings

The drama of Duke-Miami, Minnesota-Michigan and Stanford-Washington State managed to spin our heads without disrupting our ranking order. A few teams had the weekend off as No. 6 Stanford, No. 9 Notre Dame and No. 10 Utah survived closer-than-expected encounters. The top three spots are vulnerable this week as Clemson, Louisiana State and Texas Christian play opponents with a combined record of 22-2 and an average (Rankman) ranking of 12.3.

1. Clemson 8-0; Tigers get another chance to defeat Florida State without Jameis Winston in lineup. (1)

2. Louisiana State 7-0; Sooner or later you knew this team would have to play a third road game. (2)

3. Texas Christian 8-0; Frogs have won 16 straight games, in a row, in succession, one right after another. (3)

4. Ohio State 8-0; Coach called off tour for book on leadership to deal with failure at team’s leadership position. (4)

5. Alabama 7-1; One team still thinks it can win a national title without winning its own division. (5)

6. Stanford 7-1; Gathered on Monday to tell ghost stories about scary Halloween trip to Pullman. (6)

7. Baylor 7-0; Team’s schedule presented as a joke: “A priest and a rabbi walk into a bar in Waco . . .” (7)

8. Michigan State 8-0; Bye week-rested to play at reeling Nebraska, where the husk has come off the corn. (8)

9. Notre Dame 7-1; Stayed extra day in Philadelphia to see famous crack in the Liberty Dome. (9)

10. Utah 7-1; Game at Washington features states admitted to union in 1896 and 1889. (10)

11. Florida 6-1; The schedule just never lets up: Vanderbilt (3-5), South Carolina (3-5), Florida Atlantic (2-6). (12)

12. Iowa 8-0; Believed to be solid, hard-nosed team but no one has actually seen them play. (16)

13. Oklahoma State 8-0; Looking to trade for a defensive stopper after giving up 53 points to Texas Tech. (14)

14. Michigan 6-2; Goal-line stand at Minnesota nearly failed after one lineman stepped in Gopher hole. (11)

15. Temple 7-1; Counselor to student who stayed up all night after Notre Dame loss: “It’s OK, you’re an owl.” (15)

16. Memphis 7-0; Marks Houston game, Nov. 14 on calendar, next to “clean out garage.” (17)

17. Houston 8-0; Cougars are basically Baylor without a high-powered public relations firm. (19)

18. Florida State 7-1; Coach must decide on Golson or Maguire at quarterback, but not until Saturday. (18)

19. Oklahoma 7-1; Coach Stoops in Yoda mask makes Rankman glad he never saw “Star Wars.” (20)

20. UCLA 5-2; Josh Rosen’s hot tub purchased on EBay by an Oregon rubber ducky. (22)

21. Oregon 5-3; Quarterback Adams went to Halloween party on Friday dressed as Harry Houdini. (24)

22. USC 5-3; Strong Trojans voter turnout for “Helton 2017” campaign. (25)

23. Duke 6-2; Practiced against crazy kick-return scenarios but always stopped after seven laterals. (23)

24. North Carolina 7-1; Left for dead on side of Tobacco Road after opening loss to South Carolina. (NR)

25. Toledo 7-1; Fans waiting breathlessly to hear rising-star coach say: “Toledo is my dream job.” (13)

Dropped out: Pittsburgh (21).

Moved in: North Carolina.