The Final Regular Season 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.

Many pollsters were fooled by USC and had them in the Top 25.  They'll have to drop them out now with their 19-point loss to Stanford, but we won't, since we didn't have the Trojans ranked.  In fact, the entire Blue Through and Through Top 25 remains the same, the sign of a pretty reliable Top 25.

Several pollsters have Oklahoma ahead of Iowa.  Even with Iowa's narrow loss in the final minutes, they still have a better resume.  Oklahoma, the pollsters conveniently forget, lost to Texas--Michigan State is considerably better than the Longhorns.  Not only that, but the Hawkeyes have one more win than the Sooners.

#2-1 Clemson (13-0) survived #15 North Carolina 35-27; Biggest Wins: #9 Notre Dame 24-22, #12 Florida State 23-13 and #15 North Carolina 35-27
#1-2 Alabama (12-1) tripped #16 Florida 29-15; Biggest Wins: #16 Florida 29-15, #23 LSU 30-16, #25 Wisconsin 35-17, Texas A&M 41-23, Mississippi State 31-6, and Georgia 38-10; Lost to #21 Mississippi 43-37

#4-3 Michigan State (12-1) came from behind to beat #4 Iowa 16-13; Biggest Wins: #4 Iowa 16-13, #6 Ohio State 17-14 and #22 Michigan 27-23; Lost to Nebraska 39-38
#3-4 Iowa (12-1) lost to #3 Michigan State 16-13; Biggest Wins: #7 Northwestern 40-10, #25 Wisconsin 10-6 and Pittsburgh 27-24; Lost to #3 Michigan State 16-13

#5-5 Oklahoma (11-1) did not play; Biggest Wins: #10 Oklahoma State 58-23, #11 TCU 30-29 and #24 Baylor 44-34; lost to Texas 24-17 
#6-6 Ohio State (11-1) did not play; Biggest Win: #22 Michigan 42-13; Lost to #3 Michigan State 17-14 
#7-7 Northwestern (10-2) did not play; Biggest Wins: #8 Stanford 16-6 and #25 Wisconsin 13-7; Lost to #4 Iowa 40-10 and #22 Michigan 38-0  
#8-8 Stanford (11-2) rocked USC 41-22; Biggest Wins: #9 Notre Dame 38-36 and UCLA 56-35; Lost to #7 Northwestern 16-6 and Oregon 38-36 
#9-9 Notre Dame (10-2) did not play; Biggest Wins: #17 Navy 41-24, #25 Temple 24-20 and Pittsburgh 42-30; Lost to #1 Clemson 24-22 and #8 Stanford 38-35 
#12-10 Oklahoma State (10-2) did not play; Biggest Win: #11 TCU 49-29; Lost to #5 Oklahoma 58-23 and #24 Baylor 45-35
#10-11 TCU (10-2) was idle; Biggest Win: #24 Baylor 28-21; Lost to #5 Oklahoma 30-29 and #10 Oklahoma State 49-29
#13-12 Florida State (10-2) was idle; Biggest Win: #16 Florida 27-2; Lost to #1 Clemson 23-13 and Georgia Tech 22-16
#15-13 Houston (12-1) downed #18 Temple 24-13; Biggest Wins:  #18 Temple 24-13 and #19 Memphis 35-31 Lost to #17 Navy 52-31 
#14-14 Utah (9-2) did not play; Biggest Win: #22 Michigan 24-17; Lost to USC 42-24 and Arizona 37-30  

#16-15 North Carolina (11-2) lost to #1 Clemson 35-27; Biggest Win: Pittsburgh 26-19; Lost to #1 Clemson 35-27 and South Carolina 17-13 
#17-16 Florida (10-3) was beaten by #2 Alabama 29-15; Biggest Wins: #21 Mississippi 38-10 and Georgia 27-3; lost to #2 Alabama 29-15, #12 Florida State and #23 LSU 35-28 
#18-17 Navy (9-2) did not play; Biggest Win: #18 Memphis 45-20; Lost to #9 Notre Dame 41-24 and #13 Houston 52-31 
#19-18 Temple (10-3) fell to #13 Houston 24-13; Biggest Win: #20 Memphis 31-12; Lost to #9 Notre Dame 24-20, #13 Houston 24-13 and South Florida 44-23   
#21-20 Memphis (9-3) was idle; Biggest Win: #21 Mississippi 37-24; Lost to #13 Houston 35-31, #17 Navy 45-20 and #18 Temple 31-12  

#22-21 Mississippi (9-3) was idle; Biggest Wins: #2 Alabama 43-37, #23 LSU, Texas A&M 23-3 and Mississippi State 38-27; Lost to #16 Florida 38-10, #20 Memphis 37-24 and Arkansas 53-52 
#23-22 Michigan (9-3) did not play; Biggest Wins: #7 Northwestern 38-0 and BYU 31-0; Lost to #3 Michigan State 27-23, #6 Ohio State 42-13 and #14 Utah 24-17 
#23-23 LSU (8-3) did not play; Biggest Wins: #16 Florida 35-28, Texas A&M 19-7 and Mississippi State 21-19; Lost to #2 Alabama 30-16, #21 Mississippi and Arkansas 31-14

#11-24 Baylor (9-3) lost to Texas 23-17; Biggest Win: #10 Oklahoma State 45-35; Lost to #5 Oklahoma 44-34, #11 TCU 28-21 and Texas 23-17
#25-25 Wisconsin (9-3) did not play; Biggest Win: Illinois 24-13; Lost to #2 Alabama 35-17, #4 Iowa 10-6 and #7 Northwestern 13-7  









Dropped Out: None


Also Considered:
Texas A&M (8-4) was idle; Biggest Win: Mississippi State 30-17; Lost to #2 Alabama 41-23, #21 Mississippi 23-3, #23 LSU 19-7 and Auburn 26-10  
Mississippi State (8-4) did not play; Biggest Win: Auburn 17-9; Lost to #2 Alabama 31-6, #21 Mississippi 38-27, #23 LSU 21-19 and Texas A&M 30-17  
Toledo (9-2) did not play; Biggest Win: Arkansas 16-12; Lost to Northern Illinois 32-27 and Western Michigan 35-30
UCLA (8-3) did not play; Biggest Wins: #14 Utah 17-9 and BYU 24-23; Lost to #8 Stanford 56-35, Washington State 31-27 and Arizona State 38-23
Georgia (9-3) did not play; Biggest Win: Auburn 20-13; Lost to #2 Alabama 38-10, #16 Florida 27-3, and Tennessee 38-31
BYU (9-3) was idle; Biggest Win:Utah State 51-28 ; Lost to #20 Michigan 31-0, UCLA 24-23 and Missouri 20-16
Western Kentucky (11-2) smothered Southern Mississippi 45-28; Biggest Win: Southern Mississippi 45-28; Lost to #21 LSU 48-20 and Indiana 38-35
Oregon (9-3) did not play ; Biggest Win:  #8 Stanford 38-36; Lost to #3 Michigan State 31-28, #14 Utah 62-20 and Washington State