Your Top 25:
Mike Weber was the game's leading rusher, seen here rushing out of a Tulsa defender's tackle.
[David Jablonski / Dayton Daily News]
Rk
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Δ
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Team
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Pts
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SD
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1
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0
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Ohio State
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63.4
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0.6
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Ohio State once again got off to a slow start but forced six turnovers to best (62) Tulsa 48-3.
2
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0
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Alabama
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62.3
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23.0
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Bama didn't really do anything spectacular, but they beat (54) Western Kentucky 38-10.
3
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+9
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Louisville
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52.8
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3.0
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Louisville put up ridiculous numbers in a Friday night game against (88) Syracuse. QB Lamar Jackson accounted for an ACC-record 610 yards (411 passing + 199 running) and the offense as a whole put up 845 total yards, a school record but alas not a conference one. The Cardinals won 62-28 and will actually challenge Clemson and Florida State for the top spot in the ACC Atlantic.
4
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0
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Georgia Southern
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48.0
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11.5
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The Eagles notched their first Sun Belt win with a 24-9 victory over South Alabama, but it's their 362-ypg rushing offense (2nd in the nation) that keeps them in the Top Five.
5
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+1
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Houston
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47.0
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2.3
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FCS Lamar kept Houston from scoring for hours...during the lightning delay. Otherwise, the Cougs followed up last week's upset win over (28) Oklahoma with domination, winning 42-0 and out-gaining the Cardinals 511 yards to 73.
6
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-1
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Clemson
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45.4
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18.0
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7
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+25
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Texas A&M
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44.7
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14.7
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8
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-1
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Baylor
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43.9
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3.5
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9
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-6
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Michigan
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43.6
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20.6
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10
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-2
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Miami (FL)
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43.3
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25.5
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11
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+6
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Wisconsin
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42.5
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20.1
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12
|
+3
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Washington
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41.1
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8.9
|
13
|
+7
|
Nebraska
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40.8
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8.9
|
14
|
+30
|
Southern Miss
|
39.5
|
24.8
|
15
|
+3
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Tennessee
|
39.3
|
4.3
|
16
|
+27
|
Colorado
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37.8
|
1.0
|
17
|
-7
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Navy
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37.7
|
10.7
|
18
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+10
|
Air Force
|
37.7
|
17.2
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19
|
+16
|
Arizona State
|
37.3
|
13.6
|
20
|
+10
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Army
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36.8
|
15.5
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21
|
0
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Georgia Tech
|
36.4
|
7.4
|
22
|
+25
|
Florida
|
36.4
|
19.8
|
23
|
-14
|
Florida State
|
36.2
|
8.0
|
24
|
-8
|
Stanford
|
36.1
|
0.0
|
25
|
+9
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South Florida
|
36.0
|
13.4
|
Teams falling out of the Top 25:
(30) Boise State only beat (107) Washington State by three a week after Wazzu lost to FCS Eastern Washington.
(34) Toledo bested FCS Maine 45-3, but the Math was expecting a 60-point win. Tough audience.
(35) Arkansas similarly beat (69) TCU 41-38, but the Math thought Arkansas should win by 7, and TCU looked better statistically.
(38) West Virginia struggled against Bo Pelini's Youngstown State, but came up with the 38-21 victory.
(44) Georgia eked out a 2-point win against FCS Nicholls State.
(64) Duke opened their conference schedule by losing to (26) Wake Forest who, at one win, have matched their conference record from last season.
(65) Illinois lost to (51) North Carolina by 25 when the Math expected them to win by 9.
(71) Utah State may have had a shot against (40) USC if the Trojans weren't determined to erase the embarrassment of the previous week's loss to (2) Alabama.
Team worse than the average FCS team: North Texas and Charlotte actually beat their FCS opponents this week, so the lone spot goes to (129) Georgia State who ceded 464 rushing yards on their way to a 48-14 loss to (18) Air Force.
Largest improvement in rank: +51 Tulane bounced back from a 7-3 loss to (26) Wake Forest with a 66-21 win over Southern University. The Green Wave out-rushed the Jaguars 437 yards to 54.
Largest drop in rank: -49 Middle Tennessee bounced back from a 55-0 win over Alabama A&M with a 47-24 loss at Vanderbilt.
Most consistent team: Notre Dame lost to (33) Texas but had no trouble beating (117) Nevada.
Most inconsistent team: Georgia beat UNC (who won the ACC Coastal last year) by 9 in Week One. The Bulldogs managed to beat Nicholls State (who was second-to-last in the FCS's Southland conference last year) by 2 in Week Two.
Conference Rankings
Conference
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Average
|
ACC
|
30.02
|
SEC
|
29.99
|
Big Ten
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29.41
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Pac-12
|
26.16
|
American
|
25.87
|
Big XII
|
23.36
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Mountain West
|
18.65
|
MAC
|
15.67
|
C-USA
|
15.40
|
Sun Belt
|
14.80
|
THREE MORE THINGS
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Central Michigan-Oklahoma State
I told you to watch the CMU-OK State game. You're welcome. On what should have been the final play of the game, Cowboy QB Mason Rudolph threw the ball away on fourth down and got (correctly) called for intentional grounding. The Chippewas, down 3, were awarded one untimed down and used it for a game-winning hail and ladder. The only problem? CMU wasn't supposed to get the untimed down. The refs have been suspended, but call me crazy for thinking that you shouldn't be able to win the game on an intentional grounding penalty.
Central Michigan-Oklahoma State
I told you to watch the CMU-OK State game. You're welcome. On what should have been the final play of the game, Cowboy QB Mason Rudolph threw the ball away on fourth down and got (correctly) called for intentional grounding. The Chippewas, down 3, were awarded one untimed down and used it for a game-winning hail and ladder. The only problem? CMU wasn't supposed to get the untimed down. The refs have been suspended, but call me crazy for thinking that you shouldn't be able to win the game on an intentional grounding penalty.
Clemsoning
Last year's national runners-up have had a hell of a time to start the 2016 season. First, they managed a six-point victory at (37) Auburn, which may yet prove defensible depending on how Auburn's year turns out. Next, they eked out another six-point win over (55) Troy, complete with a premature touchdown celebration (i.e., fumble on the half-yard line). For the record, Troy went 4-8 last year. With (3) Louisville and (23) Florida State turning in dominant performances so far, the Tigers are looking like the third-best team in the division.
Last year's national runners-up have had a hell of a time to start the 2016 season. First, they managed a six-point victory at (37) Auburn, which may yet prove defensible depending on how Auburn's year turns out. Next, they eked out another six-point win over (55) Troy, complete with a premature touchdown celebration (i.e., fumble on the half-yard line). For the record, Troy went 4-8 last year. With (3) Louisville and (23) Florida State turning in dominant performances so far, the Tigers are looking like the third-best team in the division.
Pity Northwestern
I pointed out that no Wildcat in Division I won a football game last week. (101) Northwestern's one-point loss was especially painful as it featured a field goal attempt clanging off the crossbar and a goal-line fumble. The woe continued in Evanston this week as the Wildcats lost to Illinois State. To add insult to injury, the football caromed off the left upright and through the goalposts to give Illinois State the game-winning field goal. Switch Illinois State's bounce-in this week with the Wildcats' bounce-out last week, and Northwestern's record would be 2-0 instead of 0-2.
I pointed out that no Wildcat in Division I won a football game last week. (101) Northwestern's one-point loss was especially painful as it featured a field goal attempt clanging off the crossbar and a goal-line fumble. The woe continued in Evanston this week as the Wildcats lost to Illinois State. To add insult to injury, the football caromed off the left upright and through the goalposts to give Illinois State the game-winning field goal. Switch Illinois State's bounce-in this week with the Wildcats' bounce-out last week, and Northwestern's record would be 2-0 instead of 0-2.
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