No changes to the top nine this week however a number of potential BCS challengers suffered a fatal second loss this past weekend. On tap this weekend are a few key matchups including Mississippi State-Alabama, Florida-Georgia and Notre Dame-Oklahoma.
1. Alabama 7-0 (1) Playing at home for thr 1st time since Sept. 29, kicks off key three week stretch
2. Oregon 7-0 (2) Ducks should have their way vs Coloraro, setting up difficult November
3. Kansas State 7-0 (3) Statement win vs West Virginia, must avoid letdown here
4. Florida 7-0 (4) A win over Georgia pretty much guarantees spot in SEC title game
5. Notre Dame 7-0 (5) Irish face toughest test to date in Norman
6. OhIo State 8-0 (6) Unimpressive again, need Braxton Miller this week vs Penn State
7. LSU 7-1 (7) Off this week to prepare for monster showdown vs Bama
8. Oklahoma 5-1 (8) Sonners offense is booming but face #2 ranked defense this week
9. Clemson 6-1 (9) Tigers didn't quite score 40 but still destroyed Va Tech
10. Florida State 7-1 (11) Believe it or not matchup with Duke this week could be ACC title preview
11. Georgia 6-1 (13) Bulldogs face must win to stay alive in SEC/BCS race
12. Louisville 7-0 (14) Luster is off Friday matchup vs Cincy after Bearcat loss
13. Mississippi State 7-0 (15) MSU's game of the year
14. USC 6-1 (16) Matt Barkley is back and so is the Trojan offense
15. Oregon State 6-0 (17) Beavers continue to roll through Pac 12
16. Rutgers 7-0 (20) Impressive win vs Temple, face upstart Kent State this week
17. Texas Tech 6-1 (22) A win over Kansas State puts Big XII in play
18. Ohio 7-0 (19) On the road for the first time since late September
19. South Carolina 6-2 (10) BCS & SEC title hopes dashed by back-to-back losses
20. West Virginia 5-2 (12) Once explosive offense reduces to a whimper
21. Texas 5-2 (25) Held off Baylor to avoid third straight loss
22. Michigan 5-2 (NR) 3-0 in Big 10, now the favorite to win conference
23. Boise State 6-1 (NR) Winners of six straight thanks to rugged defense
24. Wisconsin 6-2 (NR) Badgers are back but need a signature win
25. NC State 5-2 (NR) If Wolfpack run the table they'll head to ACC title game
Dropped out: TCU, Cincinnati, Texas A&M, Arizona State
Previous week's rank in parentheses
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