This Week in the Blue Through and Through Top 25*

So far, it seems that Florida is the only team ranked that is higher than they should be.  Or, Miami could be much better than thought.  That's what makes it fun early in the year!

We'll be looking closely at Vandy, Utah, Ball State, Illinois, Arizona State, Penn State and Baylor from their performances today, although we only usually list 3-4 teams in the "Also Considering" category.  Miami of course will get in.

1.    LSU (1-0) lit up UAB 56-17
2.    Clemson (1-0) showed no mercy in beating South Carolina State 52-13
3.    Alabama (1-0) does not play
4.    Oregon (1-0) throttled Virginia 59-10 
5.    Washington (1-0) does not play
6.    South Carolina (1-0) fell to #7 Georgia 41-30 
7.    Georgia (0-1) upended #6 South Carolina at home 41-30 
8.    TCU (0-1) stopped Southeastern Louisiana 38-17 
9.    Florida State (1-0) is idle this week
10.  Ohio State (1-0) outmuscled San Diego State 42-7 
11.  Texas A&M (1-0) broke open a close game to beat Sam Houston State 65-28
12.  Oklahoma State (1-0) outran Texas-San Antonio 56-35
13.  Florida (1-0) fell on the road to Miami of Florida 21-16 
14.  Michigan (1-0) topped #24 Notre Dame 41-30
15.  Oklahoma (1-0) got by West Virginia at home 16-7
16.  UCLA (1-0) does not play
17.  Texas Tech (1-0) tore up Stephen F. Austin 61-13
18.  Louisville (1-0) blasted Eastern Kentucky 44-7
19.  Wisconsin (1-0) blanked Tennessee Tech 42-0
20.  Texas (1-0) was upset by Boise State opponent BYU 40-21
21.  USC (1-0) lost to Washington State 10-7
22.  Northwestern (1-0) prevailed over Syracuse 48-27
23.  Michigan State (1-0) topped South Florida 21-6 
24.  Notre Dame (1-0) lost to #14 Michigan 41-30 
25.  Mississippi (1-0) beat Southeast Missouri State 31-13

Also:
Utah State whipped Air Force 42-20
Wyoming crushed Idaho 42-10
Colorado State lost to Tulsa 30-27
New Mexico beat UTEP 42-35 in overtime
Hawai'i lost to Oregon State 33-14 
Fresno State held off Cal Poly 41-25 
Nevada defeated UC-Davis 36-7
UNLV was clobbered by Arizona 58-13
San Jose State lost to Stanford 34-13

Southern Mississippi lost 56-13 to Nebraska
BYU knocked off #20 Texas 40-21

Blue Football Through and Through Top 25

We base our Top 25 solely on results--who you beat and by how much (or on the flip side, who you lost to and by how much).  Stanford, ranked in many Top 25's, is not ranked this week.  Why?  Because they haven't played a game--the teams ranked have all won a game.  Stanford will have to prove themselves.

Here we have the first Top 25 of the college football season:

1.    LSU (1-0) Beat TCU 37-27
2.    Clemson (1-0) Beat Georgia 38-35
3.    Alabama (1-0) Beat Virginia Tech 35-10
4.    Oregon (1-0) Beat Nicholls State 66-3
5.    Washington (1-0) Beat Boise State 38-6
6.    South Carolina (1-0) Beat North Carolina 27-10
7.    Georgia (0-1) Lost to Clemson 38-35
8.    TCU (0-1) Lost to LSU 37-27
9.    Florida State (1-0) Beat Pittsburgh 41-13
10.  Ohio State (1-0) Beat Buffalo 40-20
11.  Texas A&M (1-0) Beat Rice 52-31
12.  Oklahoma State (1-0) Beat Mississippi State 21-3
13.  Florida (1-0) Beat Toledo 24-6
14.  Michigan (1-0) Beat Central Michigan 59-9
15.  Oklahoma (1-0) Beat Louisiana-Monroe 34-0
16.  UCLA (1-0) Beat Nevada 58-20
17.  Texas Tech (1-0) Beat SMU 41-23
18.  Louisville (1-0) Beat Ohio 49-7
19.  Wisconsin (1-0) Beat Massachusetts 45-0
20.  Texas (1-0) Beat New Mexico State 56-7
21.  USC (1-0) Beat Hawai'i 30-13
22.  Northwestern (1-0) Beat California 44-30
23.  Michigan State (1-0) Beat Western Michigan 26-13
24.  Notre Dame (1-0) Beat Temple 28-6
25.  Mississippi (1-0) Beat Vanderbilt 39-35


Also Considered:  Fresno State, Nebraska, Rutgers, Auburn

Top 25 Out Tomorrow

Because of tonight's Florida State game, we'll release the first edition of this year's Top 25 College Football Teams tomorrow morning.