If ratings were based purely on show, Boise State would be ranked way down in the Top 25. That is never a proper justification of rankings, so the Broncos' third consecutive less-than-impressive victory enabled them to stay in the upper echelon, though Washington State's second straight loss diminished the luster of that win. Boise State was able to advance to #3 since their win over #14 UNLV tops Penn State's biggest win (#25 Illinois). Also, the Broncos' loss was to the #1 team while Penn State's loss was to the #2 team.
Georgia scored the biggest climb of the week. The Bulldogs show no bad losses and three impressive wins, and benefitted by many teams that were ranked above them losing.
With its third bad loss of the season, Mississippi tumbled after falling to Florida. By virtue of its loss to Mississippi, South Carolina had to fall as well, with that loss looking worse now.
Even though Missouri won, they had to be ranked behind both Texas A&M and South Carolina, each of which the Tigers lost to, because all three teams now have the same record.
They aren't under consideration, but Kansas became the first team in history with a losing record to defeat three Top 25 teams in a row, as they've bounced Iowa State, BYU and Colorado out of the Big 12 title race.
1-1-1-1-1-1-1. Oregon 11-0, did not play, (Impressive Wins: Beat #2 Ohio State, #3 Boise State and #25 Illinois, Losses: None, Bad Losses: None)
10-13-9-6-3-2-2. Ohio State 10-1, throttled previously unbeaten Indiana 38-15, (Impressive Wins: Beat #4 Penn State and #5 Indiana, Lost to #1 Oregon, Bad Losses: None)
7-7-7-7-4-4-3. Boise State 10-1, held off Wyoming 17-13, (Impressive Wins: Beat #14 UNLV, Lost to #1 Oregon, Bad Losses: None)
3-3-3-9-7-5-4. Penn State 10-1, outlasted Minnesota 26-25, (Impressive Wins: #25 Illinois, Lost to #2 Ohio State, Bad Losses: None)
4-5-4-4-5-3-5. Indiana 10-1, fell to #2 Ohio State 38-15, (Impressive Wins: None, Biggest Win: Beat Nebraska, Lost to #2 Ohio State, Bad Losses: None)
6-18-17-14-10-8-6. Texas 10-1, topped Kentucky 31-14, (Impressive Wins: None, Biggest Win: Beat Oklahoma, Lost to #7 Georgia, Bad Losses: None)
23-12-11-11-20-15-7. Georgia 9-2, ran the score up on Massachusetts 59-28, (Impressive Wins: Beat #6 Texas, #12 Clemson and #13 Tennessee, Lost to #18 Mississippi and #19 Alabama, Bad Losses: None)
11-14-12-5-6-10-8. SMU 10-1, blasted Virginia 33-7, (Impressive Wins: None, Biggest Wins: Pittsburgh and Louisville, Lost to #17 BYU, Bad Losses: None)
14-6-6-3-13-11-9. Miami of Florida 10-1, mashed Wake Forest 42-14, (Impressive Wins: None, Biggest Win: Beat Louisville, Losses: Lost to Georgia Tech, Bad Losses: Georgia Tech)
32-25-19-16-14-12-10. Notre Dame 10-1, ran over Army 49-14 (Impressive Wins: Beat #11 Army and Beat #21 Texas A&M, Lost to Northern Illinois, Bad Losses: Lost to Northern Illinois)
17-19-16-13-8-6-11. Army 10-1, lost 49-14 to #10 Notre Dame, (Impressive Wins: None, Biggest Win: Beat North Texas, Lost to #10 Notre Dame, Bad Losses: None)
24-21-18-19-21-16-12. Clemson 9-2, clobbered The Citadel 51-14, (Impressive Wins: None, Biggest Win: Beat Pittsburgh, Lost to #7 Georgia and Louisville, Bad Losses: Louisville)
21-17-14-12-11-17-13. Tennessee 9-2, blanked UTEP 59-0, (Impressive Wins: Beat #19 Alabama, Lost to #7 Georgia and Arkansas, Bad Losses: Arkansas)
31-28-30-26-18-19-14. UNLV 9-2, downed San Jose State 27-16, (Impressive Wins: None, Biggest Win: San Jose State, Lost to #3 Boise State and Syracuse, Bad Losses: Syracuse)
_-_-_-32-26-20-15. Tulane (9-2) blanked Navy 35-0, (Impressive Wins: #23 Louisiana, Lost to #26 Kansas State and Oklahoma, Bad Losses: Oklahoma
19-35-32-27-32-24-16. Arizona State 9-2, knocked off #17 BYU 28-23, (Impressive Wins: Beat #17 BYU and #26 Kansas State, Lost to Cincinnati and Texas Tech, Bad Losses: Cincinnati and Texas Tech)
2-2-2-2-2-9-17. BYU 9-2, lost to #16 Arizona State 28-23, (Impressive Wins: Beat #8 SMU and #26 Kansas State, Lost to #16 Arizona State and Kansas, Bad Losses: Kansas)
37-36-33-28-19-14-18. Mississippi 8-3, lost to Florida 24-17, (Impressive Wins: Beat #7 Georgia 28-10 and #20 South Carolina, Lost to LSU, Florida and Kentucky, Bad Losses: LSU, Florida and Kentucky)
22-32-21-17-12-7-19. Alabama 8-3, was shocked by Oklahoma 24-3, (Impressive Wins: Beat #7 Georgia, #20 South Carolina and #22 Missouri, Lost to #13 Tennessee, Oklahoma and Vanderbilt, Bad Losses: Oklahoma and Vanderbilt)
_-37-34-29-29-18-20. South Carolina 8-3, whipped Wofford 56-12, (Impressive Wins: #21 Texas A&M and #22 Missouri, Lost to #18 Mississippi, #19 Alabama and LSU, Bad Losses: LSU)
33-26-20-18-16-13-21. Texas A&M 8-3, was defeated 43-41 by Auburn in four overtimes, (Impressive Wins: Beat #22 Missouri, Lost to #10 Notre Dame, #20 South Carolina and Auburn, Bad Losses: Auburn)
34-29-26-21-26-25-22. Missouri 8-3, Downed Mississippi State 39-20, (Impressive Wins: None, Biggest Win: Beat Vanderbilt, Lost to #19 Alabama, #20 South Carolina and #21 Texas A&M, Bad Losses: None)
_-_-_-31-15-26-23. Louisiana (9-2), blitzed Troy 51-30, (Impressive Wins: None, Biggest Win: Wake Forest, Lost to #15 Tulane and South Alabama, Bad Losses: South Alabama)
24-28-_-_-_-_-24. Duke (8-3) nudged Virginia Tech 31-28, (Impressive Wins: None, Biggest Win: Connecticut, Lost to #7 SMU, #8 Miami of Florida and Georgia Tech, Bad Losses: Georgia Tech)
12-8-15-34-30-27-25. Illinois 8-3, survived Rutgers 38-31, (Impressive Wins: None, Biggest Wins: Beat Nebraska, Lost to #1 Oregon, #4 Penn State and Minnesota, Bad Losses: Minnesota)
Dropped Out of Top 25:
Colorado
Also Considered:
18-15-13-23-24-28-26. Kansas State 8-3, clipped Cincinnati 41-15, (Impressive Wins: Beat #15 Tulane, Lost to #16 Arizona State, #17 BYU and Houston, Bad Losses: Houston)
11-8-15-_-_-_-27. Iowa State (9-2), held on for a 31-28 win over Utah, (Impressive Wins: None, Biggest Win: Iowa, Bad Losses: Texas Tech and Kansas)
Dropped Out of Consideration:
Colorado and Washington State
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