Your Top 25:
Some hands to the face happening here
Rk
|
Δ
|
Team
|
Pts
|
SD
|
1
|
0
|
Clemson
|
69.1
|
27.1
|
Clemson
earned a surprisingly high-scoring, 56-41 victory over NC State at Raleigh. The
Wolfpack had a 100-yard kickoff return and kept it close until the Tigers’
defense forced a couple third-quarter stops, allowing QB Deshaun Watson and the
Clemson offense to make their lead more comfortable.
2
|
0
|
Baylor
|
66.8
|
16.9
|
Baylor
had a bye this week, giving them more time to figure out their offense without
QB Seth Russell.
3
|
0
|
LSU
|
64.2
|
12.8
|
LSU
also had a bye this week before they travel to Tuscaloosa next week.
4
|
0
|
Ohio State
|
61.5
|
17.5
|
Ohio
State also had a bye, but the Buckeyes kept themselves in the news when QB J.T.
Barrett was cited for driving under the influence and suspended for next week’s
game against Minnesota.
5
|
0
|
Alabama
|
60.5
|
14.1
|
Alabama
also had a bye as they prep to host LSU. It was a slow week.
6
|
0
|
Houston
|
59.0
|
15.5
|
7
|
+8
|
TCU
|
57.4
|
18.0
|
8
|
-1
|
Notre Dame
|
57.4
|
10.0
|
9
|
0
|
Oklahoma
|
57.0
|
28.0
|
10
|
-2
|
Memphis
|
55.9
|
12.3
|
11
|
0
|
Iowa
|
55.0
|
24.6
|
12
|
+1
|
Michigan State
|
54.4
|
13.6
|
13
|
-1
|
Utah
|
54.0
|
18.1
|
14
|
+5
|
Navy
|
53.9
|
21.1
|
15
|
-5
|
Stanford
|
53.9
|
24.0
|
16
|
-2
|
Michigan
|
52.9
|
20.9
|
17
|
+4
|
Florida
|
51.4
|
19.6
|
18
|
-1
|
Toledo
|
49.7
|
14.1
|
19
|
-3
|
Appalachian State
|
49.3
|
20.1
|
20
|
0
|
Florida State
|
47.9
|
14.1
|
21
|
-3
|
Oklahoma State
|
47.5
|
15.9
|
22
|
+2
|
Boise State
|
47.3
|
23.4
|
23
|
-1
|
Ole Miss
|
47.1
|
16.8
|
24
|
+4
|
Wisconsin
|
44.4
|
12.4
|
25
|
+5
|
USC
|
42.8
|
11.6
|
Teams falling out of the Top 25:
(26) Temple got
their first loss in a close matchup against Notre Dame. A fourth-quarter
interception by CB KeiVarae Russell sealed the win for the Irish.
(33) Duke managed
to overcome a 14-point deficit against a Miami (FL) team that was pulverized by
Clemson last week, but the Hurricanes scored a game-winning touchdown on a kickoff
return that involved eight laterals and a nine-minute review by the officials.
(Those officials have been suspended by the ACC for two games for getting
several things wrong on that play.)
Team worse than the average FCS team: (129)
North Texas won their first game this week, beating UTSA 30-23, but it’s
not enough for the Math to lift them out of their ignominious position.
Largest improvement in rank: +16 Iowa
State lost to Toledo earlier in the year and entered the week on a
three-game losing streak, but that didn’t stop the Cyclones from shutting out
Texas 24-0.
Largest drop in rank: -14 Illinois had lost some
close games to the best of the Big Ten West, but the Illini were blown out of
the water by Penn State at Happy Valley, losing 39-0.
Most consistent team: Mississippi State
has done just what you would expect of the Bulldogs. They’ve beaten Auburn and
Kentucky, they’ve lost to LSU and Texas A&M, they’ve handled their
non-conference opponents, and they’re sitting in the middle of the SEC West.
Least consistent team: North Texas went
from losing by 59 to FCS Portland State to actually beating conference opponent
UTSA by a whole touchdown.
Conference Rankings
Conference
|
Average
|
SEC
|
35.44
|
Big XII
|
34.19
|
Big Ten
|
33.75
|
Pac-12
|
33.16
|
ACC
|
29.49
|
American
|
27.99
|
Mountain West
|
20.80
|
MAC
|
19.23
|
Sun Belt
|
15.11
|
Conference USA
|
13.58
|
Three More Things
- ACC Insanity:
Duke, Pitt, and North Carolina came into this week undefeated in
conference play with North Carolina looking like the weakest of the three.
But North Carolina defeated the Panthers by seven at Pittsburgh. Coupled
with Duke’s controversial loss to Miami, that victory propels the Tar
Heels to the top of the Coastal Division. Meanwhile at the bottom of the division,
Georgia Tech was riding high after upsetting Florida State last week. This
week, the Yellow Jackets fell back down to earth with a six-point loss to
a 3-5 Virginia squad.
- Little
Brown Jug: Minnesota’s week started off with an emotional announcement
from HC Jerry Kill that he was stepping down due to worsening health
problems. Kill had rebuilt Minnesota into a relevant program; the Gophers
went 3-9 the season before Kill was hired in 2010 to contending for the
Big Ten West last year, a feat that would earn Kill Big Ten Coach of the
Year honors. The Gophers came into this week’s game against Michigan
wanting to win one last game for Coach Kill, with QB Mitch Leidner running
end-zone-to-end-zone with a “Jerrysota” flag before kickoff. Leidner, for
his part, would do his best Connor Cook impression, making several
explosive plays and passing for 317 yards. Things looked especially bleak
for Michigan after first-string QB Jake Rudock had to come out of the game
due to injury. But Michigan’s defense came up with a three-and-out deep in
Minnesota’s own territory, and backup QB Wilton Speight was able to put a
40-yard drive together and get the two-point conversion on the subsequent possession.
Down three, Minnesota drove down the field, but clock mismanagement by the
Gophers and a goal-line stand by the Wolverines’ defense let Michigan come
back home with college football’s oldest trophy.
- Stanford
Survives: Stanford was down by twelve points a couple times at
Washington State, but the Cardinal got ten points off two second-half
interceptions by CB Quenton Meeks to turn things around. Even then, Wazzou
had a chance to win it, but their kicker Erik Powell hooked the
game-winning field goal wide right as time expired. Stanford is now the
clear leader of the Pac-12 North, sitting 2.5 games ahead of Oregon and
Wazzou. With 3.5 games left to play, the Cardinal can clinch the diivision
by beating Oregon in two weeks or by winning their other two conference
games against Colorado and Cal.
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