Blue Football Through and Through Top 25

In a year in which there is no dominant team, the race for a playoff spot appears wide open as we near the halfway point for most teams:

#1-1 Florida (6-0) smothered Missouri 21-3; Biggest Wins: #7 Mississippi 38-10, #20 Kentucky 14-9
#2-2   Utah (5-0) held on to beat California 30-24;  Biggest Wins:  #5 Michigan 24-17, California 30-24

#4-3 Texas A&M (5-0) was idle this week; Biggest Win: Mississippi State 30-17

#5-4   LSU (5-0) ran over South Carolina 45-24; Biggest Win:  Mississippi State 21-19
#6-5   Michigan (5-1) outclassed #14 Northwestern 38-0; Biggest Win:  #14 Northwestern 38-0; Lost to #2 Utah 24-17
#7-6   Mississippi (4-1) made mincemeat of New Mexico State 52-3; Biggest Win:  #7 Alabama 43-37; Lost to #1 Florida 38-10

#8-7   Alabama (5-1) defeated Arkansas 27-14; Biggest Wins:  Georgia 38-10, Wisconsin 35-17; Lost to #6 Mississippi 43-37
#9-8 Clemson (5-0) turned back Georgia Tech 43-24; Biggest Win: #18 Notre Dame 24-22

#10-9   TCU (6-0) came from way back to beat Kansas State 52-45; Biggest Wins:  #25 Texas Tech 55-52, Kansas State 52-45

#12-10    Michigan State (6-0) held off Rutgers 31-24; Biggest Wins:  Oregon 31-28, Rutgers 31-24

#13-11  Ohio State (5-0) pulled away from Maryland in the final quarter to win 49-28; Biggest Win: Indiana 34-27
#14-12 Florida State (5-0) held off Miami of Florida 29-24; Biggest Win: Miami of Florida 29-24

#16-13 Oklahoma State (5-0) outlasted West Virginia 33-26 in overtime; Biggest Wins: Kansas State 36-34, West Virginia 33-26 in overtime
#3-14    Northwestern (5-1) was creamed by #5 Michigan 38-0; Biggest Wins:  #17 Stanford 19-6, #21 Duke 19-10; Lost to #5 Michigan 38-0
#17-15 Boise State (5-1) crushed Colorado State 41-10; Biggest Win: Washington 16-13; Lost to BYU 35-24
#19-16 Baylor (5-0) bombed Kansas 66-7; Biggest Win: #25 Texas Tech 63-35
#18-17 Stanford (4-1) was off this week; Biggest Win: USC 31-21; Lost to #14 Northwestern 16-6
#23-18  Notre Dame (5-1) blitzed Navy 41-24; Biggest Win:  Navy 41-24; Lost to #8 Clemson 24-22
#20-19  Iowa (5-0) turned back Illinois 29-20; Biggest Win:  Wisconsin 10-6
#21-20 Kentucky (4-1) did not play; Biggest Win: Missouri 21-13; Lost to #1 Florida 14-9
#22-21 Duke (5-1) demolished Army West Point 41-3; Biggest Win: Boston College 9-7; Lost to #14 Northwestern 19-10
#25-22 UCLA (4-1) ; Biggest Win:  Arizona 56-30; Lost to Arizona State 38-23
------23 Temple (5-0) beat Charlotte 37-3; Biggest Win: Penn State 27-10
------24 Mississippi State (4-2) whipped Troy 45-17; Biggest Win: Auburn 17-9; Lost to #3 Texas A&M 30-17 and #4 LSU 21-19
------25 Texas Tech (3-2) beat Iowa State 66-31; Biggest Win: Arkansas 35-24; Lost to #9 TCU 55-52 and #16 Baylor 63-35



Dropped Out:  Oklahoma, Georgia, USC







Also Considered:
California (5-1) lost to #2 Utah 30-24; Biggest Win: Washington 30-24; Lost to #2 Utah 30-24
Toledo (6-0) trounced Kent State 38-7; Biggest Win: Arkansas 16-12
Houston (5-0) toppled SMU 49-28; Biggest Win: Louisville 34-31
Memphis (5-0) beat South Florida 24-17; Biggest Win: Cincinnati 43-26
Navy (4-1) lost to Notre Dame 41-24; Biggest Win: East Carolina 45-21; Lost to #18 Notre Dame 41-24
USC (3-2) lost to Washington 17-12; Biggest Win: Arizona State 42-14; Lost to #17 Stanford 31-21 and Washington 17-12
Arizona State (3-2) ; Biggest Win:  #22 UCLA 38-23;  Lost to #3 Texas A&M 38-17 and  USC 42-14
Oklahoma (4-1) lost to Texas 24-17; Biggest Win:  West Virginia 44-24; lost to Texas 24-17
Georgia (4-2) lost to #Tennessee 38-31; Biggest Win: Vanderbilt 31-14; Lost to #7 Alabama 38-10 and Tennessee 38-31
Missouri (4-2) lost to #1 Florida 21-3; Biggest Win:  South Carolina 24-10; Lost to #1 Florida 21-3 and #20 Kentucky 24-13

West Virginia (3-2) lost to #13 Oklahoma State 33-26; Biggest Win: Maryland 45-6; Lost to #13 Oklahoma State 33-26 and Oklahoma 44-24
North Carolina (4-1) did not play; Biggest Win:  Georgia Tech 38-31; Lost to South Carolina 17-13
Western Kentucky (5-1) clobbered Middle Tennessee 58-28; Biggest Win:  Vanderbilt 14-12; Lost to Indiana 38-35
Washington (3-2) beat USC 17-12; Biggest Win:  USC; Lost to #15 Boise State 16-30 and California 30-24
Penn State (5-1) dropped Indiana 29-7; Biggest Win:  Indiana; Lost to Temple 27-10
Illinois (4-2) lost to Iowa 29-20; Biggest Win:  Nebraska 14-13; Lost to #19 Iowa 29-20 and North Carolina 48-14
Kansas State (3-2) lost to #9 TCU 52-45; Biggest Win:  Louisiana Tech 39-33; Lost to #9 TCU and #13 Oklahoma State 36-34
Ohio (5-1) beat Miami of Ohio 34-3; Biggest Win:  Marshall 21-10; Lost to Minnesota 27-24
Wisconsin (4-2) squeaked by Nebraska 23-21; Biggest Win: Nebraska 23-21; Lost to #7 Alabama 35-17 and #19 Iowa 10-6
Arizona (3-2) walloped Oregon State 44-7; Biggest Win:  Oregon State; Lost to #17 Stanford 55-17 and #22 UCLA 56-30