Rk
|
Δ
|
Team
|
Pts
|
1
|
0
|
Oregon
|
94.5
|
2
|
+1
|
Florida
State
|
80.0
|
Florida State had a bye this week, and though the Seminoles' strength of schedule declined, they rise a spot as Baylor slides.
3
|
-1
|
Baylor
|
78.0
|
The Bears stay undefeated, but they were held to only 35 points and 114 rushing yards (compared to over 60 points and over 300 rushing yards in their other games) by an inconsistent Kansas State team.
4
|
0
|
Ohio
State
|
76.5
|
The Buckeyes had the week off and stay put at #4.
5
|
+1
|
Missouri
|
74.2
|
6
|
+5
|
Alabama
|
70.9
|
7
|
-2
|
Miami
(FL)
|
70.6
|
8
|
+1
|
Clemson
|
66.2
|
9
|
-1
|
Louisville
|
65.8
|
10
|
+4
|
LSU
|
65.6
|
11
|
+2
|
UCLA
|
64.6
|
12
|
-5
|
Stanford
|
62.6
|
13
|
+8
|
Auburn
|
60.6
|
14
|
+8
|
South
Carolina
|
59.0
|
15
|
+2
|
Houston
|
57.2
|
16
|
-6
|
Washington
|
57.1
|
17
|
+7
|
BYU
|
56.3
|
18
|
+1
|
Virginia
Tech
|
56.2
|
19
|
+9
|
Wisconsin
|
55.3
|
20
|
-2
|
Texas
Tech
|
54.2
|
21
|
-6
|
Georgia
|
53.9
|
22
|
-10
|
Florida
|
53.7
|
23
|
+11
|
Utah
|
51.2
|
24
|
+6
|
Nebraska
|
51.1
|
25
|
+7
|
Texas
A&M
|
50.0
|
Teams falling out of the Top 25: (#27) Oklahoma, (#30) Georgia Tech, (#37) Arizona, (#41) East Carolina
Teams worse than the average FCS team: (#122) FIU, (#123) Miami (OH), (#124) Western Michigan, (#125) Georgia State, (#126) New Mexico State
Largest improvement in rank: +26 Texas surprised almost everybody, upsetting #16 Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry and likely saving head coach Mack Brown's job in the process.
Largest drop in rank: -21 Navy and Ohio both slide 21 spots after Navy lost big to Duke and Ohio got upset by lowly Central Michigan.
Most consistent team: Pittsburgh may have lost to Virginia Tech this week, but they did so by about as much as you would expect. Pitt hasn't swung too much so far, with a 28-point loss to top-notch FSU being their worst game and a 3-point road win over a good Duke team being their best.
Most inconsistent team: Old Dominion did not play this week and retains this ignominious title.
Conference Rankings
The SEC takes the top spot away from the Pac-12 this week, largely riding on Auburn's huge win over FCS Western Carolina.
Conference
|
Average
|
SEC
|
47.93
|
Pac-12
|
47.36
|
ACC
|
43.57
|
Big Ten
|
41.75
|
Big 12
|
37.61
|
American
|
30.12
|
Sun Belt
|
25.76
|
MWC
|
25.06
|
C-USA
|
21.53
|
MAC
|
21.21
|
Games to watch next week:
(#2) Florida State at (#8) Clemson (8:00 PM ET, ABC) The two undefeated ACC Atlantic teams face off in a primetime match that will likely decide who wins the division. Both the AP and the USA Today Coaches Poll have the Tigers over the Seminoles, but I think FSU has looked like the better team so far. They may not clear the following spread, but I expect Florida State to win on Saturday. Line: FSU by 16
(#22) Florida at (#5) Missouri (12:21 PM ET, ABC?/ESPN3) I'm confused by the start time. I'm confused about whether this game will actually be shown on ABC. It should be. With Mizzou the only undefeated team in the SEC East, Florida likely needs to win here to keep their title hopes alive. True, Missouri may be knocked off later by South Carolina or Texas A&M, but two losses for Florida may be one too many in a division that also holds the Gamecocks and Bulldogs. Line: Mizzou by 7.5
(#11) UCLA at (#12) Stanford (3:30 PM ET, ABC/ESPN2) UCLA is sitting pretty atop the Pac-12 South now, but they have yet to play their toughest in-conference opponents. That changes next week as the Bruins travel to Palo Alto to face Stanford. Following yesterday's upset by Utah, Stanford will likely be fired up for this game. And the Cardinal probably has to win this to keep their title hopes alive; it will be tough to recover from being two games behind Oregon. Line: Stanford by 10.5
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