Blue Through and Through Top 25

Note:  When we list several unranked teams among a team's biggest wins (example TCU ), it isn't because they are big wins, but because those wins are simply their biggest victories and all of those wins are about the same in importance.

Clemson scored a second big one this week, and the win over Notre Dame is now more impressive with Navy's win over Memphis.  Florida took a drop despite a win because with Mississippi losing, now the Gators don't own a win over a ranked team.

#5-1 Clemson (9-0) rallied past #23 Florida State 23-13; Biggest Wins: #6 Notre Dame 24-22 and #23 Florida State 23-13

#6-2 Alabama (8-1) beat #3 LSU 30-16; Biggest Wins:  #3 LSU 30-16, #20 Wisconsin 35-17, Texas A&M 41-23, 
and Georgia 38-10; Lost to Mississippi 43-37

#1-3 LSU (7-1) lost to #2 Alabama 30-16; Biggest Wins:  #7 Florida 35-28 and #21 Mississippi State 21-19; Lost to #2 Alabama 30-16
#7-4  Iowa (9-0) got by Indiana 35-27; Biggest Wins:  #16 Northwestern 40-10, #20 Wisconsin 10-6 and Pittsburgh 27-24
#12-5 Oklahoma State (9-0) trounced #15 TCU 49-29; Biggest Win: #15 TCU 49-29

#15-6  Notre Dame (8-1) beat Pittsburgh 42-30; Biggest Wins:  #10 Navy 41-24, #19 Temple 24-20, and Pittsburgh 42-30; Lost to #1 Clemson 24-22
#2-7 Florida (8-1) beat Vanderbilt 9-7; Biggest Wins: Mississippi 38-10 and Georgia 27-3; lost to #3 LSU 35-28
 #8-8 Ohio State (9-0) defeated Minnesota 28-14; Biggest Win: Penn State 38-10
#9-9 Baylor (8-0) escaped with a 31-24 win over Kansas State; Biggest Wins: Texas Tech 63-35 and West Virginia 62-38
-----10  Navy (7-1) clipped #17 Memphis 45-20; Biggest Wins: #17 Memphis 45-20 and Air Force 33-11; Lost to #6 Notre Dame 41-24  

#13-11   Utah (8-1) prevailed over Washington 34-23;  Biggest Win:  #13 Michigan 24-17; Lost to USC 42-24
# 3-12  Michigan State (8-1) lost to Nebraska 39-38; Biggest Wins: #13 Michigan 27-23 and Air Force 35-21; Lost to Nebraska 39-38  
#14-13   Michigan (7-2) ripped Rutgers 49-16; Biggest Wins:  #16 Northwestern 38-0 and #25 BYU 31-0; Lost to #11 Utah 24-17 and #12 Michigan State 27-23

#16-14 Stanford (8-1) stormed past Colorado 42-10; Biggest Win: #24 UCLA 56-35; Lost to #16 Northwestern 16-6

#10-15 TCU (8-1) lost to #5 Oklahoma State 49-29; Biggest Wins:  Texas Tech 55-52, Kansas State 52-45 and West Virginia 40-10; Lost to #5 Oklahoma State 49-29
#18-16  Northwestern (7-2) turned back Penn State 23-21; Biggest Wins:  #14 Stanford 16-6 and Penn State 23-21; Lost to #4 Iowa 40-10 and #13 Michigan 38-0
# 4-17 Memphis (8-1) was beaten by #10 Navy 45-20; Biggest Win: Mississippi 37-24; Lost to #10 Navy 45-20
#20-18 Houston (8-0) held off Cincinnati 33-30; Biggest Win: Cincinnati 33-30
#22-19 Temple (8-1) came from behind to beat SMU 60-40; Biggest Win: Penn State 27-10; Lost to #6 Notre Dame 24-20

#24-20  Wisconsin (8-2) defeated Maryland 31-24; Biggest Win: Illinois 24-13; Lost to #2 Alabama 35-17 and #4 Iowa 10-6 
#21-21 Mississippi State (7-2) mashed Missouri 31-13; Biggest Win: Auburn 17-9; Lost to #4 LSU 21-19 and Texas A&M 30-17 
------22 Oklahoma (8-1) blasted Iowa State 52-16; Biggest Win:  Texas Tech 63-27; lost to Texas 24-17  

#23-23 Florida State (7-2) lost to #1 Clemson 23-13; Biggest Win: Miami of Florida 29-24; Lost to #1 Clemson 23-13 and Georgia Tech 22-16

#25-24 UCLA (6-2) blanked Colorado 41-0; Biggest Win:  #25 BYU 24-23; Lost to #14 Stanford 56-35 and Arizona State 38-23
------25 BYU (7-2) edged San Jose State 17-16; Biggest Win:  Boise State 35-24; Lost to #13 Michigan 31-0 and #24 UCLA 24-23 

Dropped Out:  Texas A&M, Mississippi and Toledo

Also Considered:

Toledo (7-1) lost to Northern Illinois 32-27; Biggest Win: Arkansas 16-12; Lost to Northern Illinois 32-27
Penn State (7-3) fell to #16 Northwestern 23-21; Biggest Win:  Indiana; Lost to #8 Ohio State 38-10, #16 Northwestern 23-21 and #19 Temple 27-10
Mississippi (7-3) lost to Arkansas 53-52 in OT; Biggest Wins:  #2 Alabama 43-37 and Texas A&M 23-3; Lost to #7 Florida 38-10, #17 Memphis 37-24 and Arkansas 53-52
USC (6-3) defeated Arizona 38-30; Biggest Win:  #11 Utah 42-24; Lost to #6 Notre Dame 41-31, #14 Stanford 41-31 and Washington 17-12
North Carolina (8-1) routed Duke 66-31; Biggest Win:  Pittsburgh 26-19; Lost to South Carolina 17-13

Texas A&M (6-3) lost to Auburn 26-10; Biggest Win: #21 Mississippi State 30-17; Lost to #2 Alabama 41-23, Mississippi 23-3 and Auburn 26-10 
Boise State (7-2) was idle this week; Biggest Win: Washington 16-13; Lost to #25 BYU 35-24 and Utah State 52-26
Pittsburgh (6-3) lost to #6 Notre Dame 42-30; Biggest Win:  Virginia Tech 17-13; Lost to #4 Iowa 27-24, #6 Notre Dame 42-30 and North Carolina 26-19
Georgia (6-3) took care of Kentucky 27-3; Biggest Win: Kentucky 27-3; Lost to #2 Alabama 38-10, #7 Florida 27-3, and Tennessee 38-31
Air Force (6-3) beat Army 20-3; Biggest Win:  San Jose State 30-16; Lost to #10 Navy 33-11, #12 Michigan State 35-21, and Colorado State 38-23

Western Kentucky (8-2) beat Florida Atlantic 35-19; Biggest Win:  Vanderbilt 14-12; Lost to #3 LSU 48-20 and Indiana 38-35