Week 7 Rankings

Your Top 25:

Rk	Δ	Team	Pts
1	+1	Mississippi State	69.5

The Math and the AP agree for the first time since Week 1, putting the Bulldogs at the top after their 38-23 upset over Auburn in Starkville.

2

-1

Auburn

63.6

Auburn doesn't fall far though. Despite their 15-point loss, almost of all of the statistics--4 vs. 4 turnovers, 232 vs. 223 rushing yards, 16 vs. 15 first downs, etc.--indicate a much closer game.

3

0

Ole Miss

60.2

The Rebels pulled off the upset against Texas A&M, winning 35-20 in College Station. Though A&M QB Kenny Hill passed for 401 yards, Hill's three turnovers, two of which were immediately converted to Ole Miss touchdowns, were what ultimately cost the Aggies the game.

4

0

Baylor

56.3

Baylor had their biggest test of the season thus far on Saturday and passed, though not with flying colors. The Bears overcame a 21-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat TCU 61-58 in a defense-optional game.

5

+4

Georgia

55.4

Even without suspended RB and Heisman hopeful Todd Gurley, the Bulldogs shut out Mizzou 34-0. Georgia forced five Tiger turnovers, and Mizzou never managed to convert on third down.

6	-1	Alabama	55.1
7	+1	Marshall	53.0
8	-2	Oklahoma	50.2
9	+2	Notre Dame	47.5
10	+7	Michigan State	46.3
11	+4	Nebraska	45.6
12	0	Ohio State	44.8
13	-6	TCU	43.4
14	-4	Texas A&M	43.0
15	+8	Oregon	41.8
16	+4	Georgia Southern	40.9
17	+10	LSU	40.4
18	+8	Florida State	40.4
19	-6	Georgia Tech	39.2
20	-6	Arkansas	39.1
21	+1	Utah	38.9
22	+3	Kansas State	38.6
23	-4	Louisville	38.5
24	+11	Clemson	37.8
25	+15	Boston College	37.7

See full rankings here.

Teams falling out of the Top 25:

• (#27) UCLA (lost vs. Oregon 42-30)
• (#29) Florida (lost vs. LSU 30-27)
• (#31) BYU (lost at UCF 31-24)
• (#33) Arizona (lost vs. USC 28-26)

Teams worse than the average FCS team:

• (#127) UNLV (beat Fresno State 30-27)
• (#128) New Mexico State (lost at Troy 41-24)
• (#129) SMU (bye)

Largest improvement in rank: +18 Washington bounced back from a home loss to Stanford by dominating Cal 31-7, while Arkansas State similarly drubbed Georgia State 52-10.

Largest drop in rank: -30 Northern Illinois lost 34-17 to a middling Central Michigan team, the Huskies' first home loss since September 2009.

Conference Rankings

Conference	Average
SEC	41.63
ACC	29.09
Pac-12	29.00
Big 12	28.94
B1G	28.65
Conference USA	17.86
Mountain West	16.68
American	15.06
Sun Belt	13.09
MAC	10.79

Games to watch next week:

(#5) Georgia at (#20) Arkansas (4 PM EDT, SEC) Arkansas may be 0-3 in conference and at the bottom of the SEC West, but don't discount the Razorbacks. Two of their losses were close (in OT to Texas A&M and by one missed extra point to Alabama), and it's not ridiculous to think that Arkansas could upset a Georgia team sitting atop the SEC East when the Bulldogs come to Fayetteville.

Line: Arkansas by 3

(#9) Notre Dame at (#18) Florida State (8 PM EDT, ABC) I'm going to come right out and say it: Both of these teams are overrated. The AP has these teams an average of ten places higher than where the Math does. Though both are undefeated, each team has only had one real test (Stanford for ND and Clemson for FSU) that they barely passed. Meanwhile, they've struggled in their other games and haven't been able to run the ball (ND is 69th in rushing yards per game; FSU, 98th). The brightest spot about this game may be that we can all stop talking about whoever loses.

Line: Notre Dame by 5

(#14) Texas A&M at (#6) Alabama (3:30 PM EDT, CBS) When all seven SEC West teams are in the Top 25, at least one SEC West matchup is going to be one of the games to watch each week. This week features the Aggies and the Tide fighting for survival while Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Auburn enjoy a gimme against Kentucky, a relatively easy time hosting Tennessee, and a bye week, respectively. It's still relatively early in the season, but it's hard to see how the loser of this game has a chance to win the SEC West, particularly an Aggie squad trying to recover from a one-two punch delivered with emphasis from the Magnolia State.

Line: Alabama by 15