Rk
|
Δ
|
Team
|
Points
|
1
|
+1
|
Alabama
|
35.8
|
Alabama returns to #1 after a bye week as Bama's strength of schedule improves with Michigan and Arkansas victories and a good performance by Ole Miss against Texas A&M.
2
|
+3
|
South Carolina
|
32.5
|
South Carolina rises to #2 after a 35-7 drubbing of Georgia.
3
|
-2
|
Texas A&M
|
30.7
|
Texas A&M slides in the rankings this week for the same reason Alabama did last week, by beating Mississippi by less than they should have.
4
|
0
|
Oklahoma State
|
27.4
|
Oklahoma State stays put at #4 after a bye week.
5
|
-2
|
Texas
|
27.0
|
Texas drops 5 points and two spots after losing 48-45 to West Virginia.
6
|
+3
|
Oregon
|
25.5
|
7
|
-1
|
Florida
|
25.4
|
8
|
-1
|
Georgia
|
23.9
|
9
|
+4
|
Oklahoma
|
23.8
|
10
|
+4
|
Notre
Dame
|
23.5
|
11
|
-3
|
Florida
State
|
22.7
|
12
|
-1
|
Kansas
State
|
21.0
|
13
|
-1
|
Arizona
State
|
20.2
|
14
|
-4
|
Texas
Tech
|
19.2
|
15
|
+11
|
Ohio
State
|
17.3
|
16
|
+19
|
Michigan
|
15.7
|
17
|
+14
|
West
Virginia
|
15.2
|
18
|
-1
|
North
Carolina
|
14.7
|
19
|
+6
|
Baylor
|
14.6
|
20
|
-1
|
Mississippi
State
|
13.8
|
21
|
-1
|
LSU
|
13.7
|
22
|
-6
|
Missouri
|
13.3
|
23
|
+9
|
Stanford
|
11.9
|
24
|
+13
|
Louisiana-Monroe
|
11.3
|
25
|
-10
|
Nebraska
|
11.3
|
Teams falling out of the Top 25: (#39) Oregon State, (#30) Arizona, (#31) Clemson, (#36) TCU
Teams worse than the average FCS team: Army, Tulane, Idaho, Colorado, Eastern Michigan, Massachusetts, and Hawaii.
Teams worse than the average FCS team: Army, Tulane, Idaho, Colorado, Eastern Michigan, Massachusetts, and Hawaii.
Largest improvement in rank: UAB blazes up 23 spots from #80 to #57 after whomping FCS Southeast Louisiana 52-3.
Largest drop in rank: UCLA falls 23 spots to #53 after losing to a 2-4 Cal team by 26.
Most consistent team: East Carolina. Consistently mediocre, but consistent.
Most inconsistent team: Oklahoma State. The Cowboys can put up a lot of points against the likes of Savannah State and Louisiana-Lafayette, but lost close to ranked opponents Arizona and Texas.
Conference Rankings:
| Conference | Average |
| SEC | 15.86 |
| Big 12 | 15.20 |
| Pac-12 | 3.79 |
| Big Ten | 2.01 |
| ACC | 1.41 |
| Sun Belt | -1.47 |
| Big East | -2.06 |
| Conference USA | -7.43 |
| WAC | -7.86 |
| Mountain West | -9.46 |
| MAC | -12.14 |
Games to watch next week: (Assuming you like watching two top-ranked, evenly-matched teams duke it out.)
#5 Texas vs. #9 Oklahoma (12:00 ABC) Though both Texas and Oklahoma are 1-1 in conference play, the Rankings are still bullish about these teams. This episode of the Red River Rivalry should be a nail-biter.
#17 West Virginia at #14 Texas Tech (3:30 ABC/ESPN) Are the rankings underrating a perfect-so-far West Virginia team? Or will Texas Tech justify its #14 spot by beating the Mountaineers at Lubbock?
#12 Kansas State at #29 Iowa State (12:00 FX) Kansas State looks to maintain their perfect record as Iowa State attempts to reprise their role as spoilers and upset the Wildcats just like they did against TCU.
#7 Florida at #28 Vanderbilt (6:00 ESPNU) If Big 12 play isn't your thing, then check out the Florida-Vandy game. Vanderbilt just denied Mizzou their first SEC win and has a good chance (I'd say about 1 in 6) of giving Florida their first SEC loss.
#7 Florida at #28 Vanderbilt (6:00 ESPNU) If Big 12 play isn't your thing, then check out the Florida-Vandy game. Vanderbilt just denied Mizzou their first SEC win and has a good chance (I'd say about 1 in 6) of giving Florida their first SEC loss.
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