A stable Blue Through and ThroughTop 25 Football Ranking

1-1    Oregon (10-1) ran over Colorado 44-10; Biggest Wins:   #8 UCLA, #14 Michigan State and Utah; Lost to #11 Arizona

2-2   Florida State (11-0) edged Boston College 20-17;  Biggest Win:   Clemson

3-3    TCU (9-1) did not play; Biggest Wins:  #10 Kansas State and #16 Oklahoma; Lost to #5 Baylor

4-4    Alabama (10-1) blew away Western Carolina 48-14; Biggest Wins:  #6 Mississippi State, #23 LSU and #24 Texas A&M; Lost to #18 Mississippi

5-5 Baylor (9-1) cruised past Oklahoma State 49-21; Biggest Wins: #3 TCU and #16 Oklahoma; lost to West Virginia

6-6    Mississippi State (10-1) bounced back with a 51-0 triumph over Vanderbilt; Biggest Wins:  #15 Auburn and #23 LSU; Lost to #4 Alabama


8-7  Boise State (9-2) dropped Wyoming 63-14; Biggest Win:  #17 Colorado State; Lost to #18 Mississippi and Air Force

9-8  UCLA (9-2) knocked off USC 38-20; Biggest Wins:  #11 Arizona and #12 Arizona State; Lost to #1 Oregon and Utah

10-9  Ohio State (10-1) got by Indiana 42-27; Biggest Win:  #14 Michigan State; Lost to Virginia Tech

11-10    Kansas State (8-2) tripped West Virginia 26-20; Biggest Win:  #16 Oklahoma; Lost to #3 TCU and #15 Auburn


12-11  Arizona (9-2) demolished Utah 42-10; Biggest Wins:  #1 Oregon and Utah; Lost to #8 UCLA and USC

13-12   Arizona State (9-2) came from behind to beat Washington State 52-31; Biggest Win:  Utah; Lost to #8 UCLA and Oregon State

14-13 Georgia (9-2) walloped Savannah State 55-9; Biggest Wins:  #15 Auburn, #21 Missouri and Clemson; Lost to South Carolina and Florida

15-14    Michigan State (9-2) stymied Rutgers 45-3; Biggest Win: Nebraska; Lost to #1 Oregon and #9 Ohio State

16-15    Auburn (8-3) prevailed over Samford 34-10; Biggest Wins:  #10 Kansas State, #18 Mississippi, and #23 LSU; Lost to #6 Mississippi State, #13 Georgia and #24 Texas A&M

17-16  Oklahoma (8-3) rocked Kansas 44-7; Biggest Win:  West Virginia; Lost to #3 TCU, #5 Baylor and #10 Kansas State


18-17 Colorado State (10-1) blasted New Mexico 58-20; Biggest Win:  Boston College; Lost to #7 Boise State

7-18  Mississippi (8-3) was creamed by Arkansas 30-0; Biggest Wins:  #4 Alabama and #7 Boise State; Lost to #15 Auburn , #23 LSU and Arkansas

19-19 Wisconsin (9-2) survived over Iowa 26-24; Biggest Win:  Nebraska; Lost to #23 LSU and Northwestern

20-20.  Marshall (11-0) escaped with a 23-18 victory over UAB, Biggest Win:  Middle Tennessee State

22-21 Missouri (9-2) defeated Tennessee 29-21; Biggest Win:  Texas A&M; Lost to #13 Georgia and Indiana

23-22 Georgia Tech (9-2) was idle; Biggest Win:  Clemson; Lost to Duke and North Carolina

24-23  LSU (7-4) did not play; Biggest Wins:  #18 Mississippi and #19 Wisconsin; Lost to #4 Alabama, #6 Mississippi State, #15 Auburn and Arkansas

-----24 Texas A&M (7-4) did not play; Biggest Win:  #15 Auburn; Lost to #4 Alabama, #6 Mississippi State, and #18 Mississippi

-----25 Minnesota (8-3) tripped Nebraska 28-24; Biggest Win:  Nebraska; Lost to #3 TCU, #9 Ohio State, and Illinois


Dropped:
Utah and Nebraska




Also Considered:

Clemson (8-3) beat up on Georgia State 28-0; Biggest Wins:  Louisville and Boston College; Lost to #2 Florida State, #13 Georgia and #22 Georgia Tech

Louisville (8-3) defeated Notre Dame 31-28; Biggest Wins:  Notre Dame and Boston College; Lost to #2 Florida State, Clemson, and Virginia

Nebraska (8-3) lost again, this time to Minnesota 28-24; Biggest Win:  Miami of Florida; Lost to #14 Michigan State, #19 Wisconsin, and Minnesota

Cincinnati (7-3) crushed Connecticut 41-0; Biggest Win:  East Carolina; Lost to #9 Ohio State, Miami of Florida and Memphis

East Carolina (7-3) took care of Tulane 34-6; Biggest Win:  North Carolina; Lost to South Carolina, Cincinnati, and Temple

Utah (7-4) lost to #12 Arizona 42-10; Biggest Wins:  #8 UCLA and USC; Lost to #1 Oregon, #11 Arizona, #12 Arizona State and Washington State