Boise State Climbs to #13 in Blue Through and Through College Football Ranking

1-1    Mississippi State (9-0) upended Tennessee-Martin 45-16; Biggest Wins:  #9 Auburn and #13 LSU

3-2   Florida State (9-0) stopped Virginia 34-20;  Biggest Wins:   #17 Notre Dame and #21 Clemson

4-3    Oregon (9-1) outscored Utah 51-27; Biggest Wins:   #10 UCLA, #19 Michigan State and Utah; Lost to #16 Arizona


6-4    TCU (8-1) ran over #14 Kansas State 41-20; Biggest Wins:  #14 Kansas State, #20 Oklahoma and West Virginia; Lost to #7 Baylor

7-5    Alabama (8-1) outlasted #12 LSU 20-13 in overtime; Biggest Wins:  #12 LSU, #23 Texas A&M, and West Virginia; Lost to #9 Mississippi

8-6    Arizona State (8-1) outclassed #16 Notre Dame 55-31; Biggest Wins:  #16 Notre Dame, Utah and USC; Lost to #10 UCLA


11-7  Baylor (8-1) thoroughly whipped #20 Oklahoma 48-14; Biggest Wins: #4 TCU and #20 Oklahoma; lost to West Virginia

 2-8    Auburn (7-2) fell to #23 Texas A&M 41-38; Biggest Wins:  #9 Mississippi, #12 LSU, and #14 Kansas State; Lost to #1 Mississippi State and #23 Texas A&M

12-9  Mississippi (8-2) whitewashed Presbyterian 48-0; Biggest Wins:  #5 Alabama and #13 Boise State; Lost to #8 Auburn and #13 LSU

15-10  UCLA (8-2) turned back Washington 44-30; Biggest Wins:  #6 Arizona State and #15 Arizona; Lost to #3 Oregon and Utah


14-11  Ohio State (8-1) outpointed #19 Michigan State 49-37; Biggest Win:  #19 Michigan State; Lost to Virginia Tech


10-12  LSU (7-3) lost a 20-13 heartbreaker in overtime to #5 Alabama; Biggest Wins:  #9 Mississippi and Wisconsin; Lost to #1 Mississippi State, #5 Alabama and #8 Auburn

16-13  Boise State (7-2) survived a 60-49 scare from New Mexico; Biggest Win:  #22 Colorado State; Lost to #9 Mississippi and Air Force

5-14    Kansas State (7-2) lost to #4 TCU 41-20; Biggest Win:  #20 Oklahoma; Lost to #4 TCU and #8 Auburn


18-15  Arizona (7-2) took care of Colorado 38-20; Biggest Win:  #3 Oregon; Lost to #10 UCLA and USC

13-16  Notre Dame (7-2) lost to #6 Arizona State 55-31;  Biggest Win: Stanford; Lost to #2 Florida State and #6 Arizona State

21-17 Georgia (7-2) pounded Kentucky 63-31; Biggest Wins:  #21 Clemson and Missouri; Lost to South Carolina and Florida

19-18  Nebraska (8-1) beat Purdue 35-14; Biggest Win:  Miami of Florida; Lost to #19 Michigan State

9-19    Michigan State (7-2) lost to #11 Ohio State 49-37; Biggest Win:  #18 Nebraska; Lost to #3 Oregon and #11 Ohio State


17-20  Oklahoma (6-3) lost to #7 Baylor 48-14; Biggest Win:  West Virginia; lost to #4 TCU, #7 Baylor and #14 Kansas State

22-21  Clemson (7-2) put down Wake Forest 34-20; Biggest Wins:  Louisville and Boston College; Lost to #2 Florida State and #19 Georgia


24-22  Colorado State (9-1) humbled Hawai'i 49-22; Biggest Win:  Boston College; Lost to #13 Boise State

----23 Texas A&M (7-3) shocked #8 Auburn 41-38; Biggest Win:  #8 Auburn; Lost to #1 Mississippi State, #5 Alabama, and #9 Mississippi

25-24  Duke (8-1) defeated Syracuse 27-10; Biggest Win:  Georgia Tech; Lost to Miami of Florida

-----25.  Marshall (9-0) annihilated Southern Mississippi 63-17, Biggest Win:  Middle Tennessee State




Also Considered:

Wisconsin (7-2) downed Purdue 34-16; Biggest Win:  Maryland; Lost to #12 LSU and Northwestern

Missouri (7-2) did not play; Biggest Win:  South Carolina; Lost to #17 Georgia and Indiana

Utah (6-3) lost to #3 Oregon 51-27; Biggest Wins:  #10 UCLA and USC; Lost to #3 Oregon, #6 Arizona State and Washington State 


USC (6-3) was idle; Biggest Win:  #15 Arizona; Lost to #6 Arizona State, Utah, and Boston College

Georgia Tech (8-2) rocked North Carolina State 56-23 Biggest Win:  Miami of Florida; Lost to #24 Duke and North Carolina

 East Carolina (6-2) did not play; Biggest Win:  Virginia Tech; Lost to South Carolina and Temple 

Air Force (7-2) beat UNLV 48-21; Biggest Win:  #13 Boise State; lost to Wyoming and Utah State

West Virginia (6-4) lost to Texas 33-16; Biggest Win: #7 Baylor; Lost to #4 TCU, #5 Alabama,  #20 Oklahoma and Texas