Top 25

College Football

1. Oklahoma, 1-0, 1
2. Alabama, 1-0, 2
3. Louisiana State, 1-0, 4
4. Florida State, 1-0, 3
5. Stanford, 1-0, 6
6. Texas A&M, 1-0, 8
7. Nebraska, 1-0, 7
8. Boise State, 1-0, 10
9. Oklahoma State, 1-0, 9
10. Arkansas 1-0, 12
11. Wisconsin, 1-0, 13
12. South Carolina, 1-0, 11
13. Oregon, 0-1, 5
14. Virginia Tech, 1-0, 14
15. Ohio State, 1-0 19
16. Michigan State, 1-0, 20
17. West Virginia, 1-0, 16
18. Mississippi State, 1-0, 21
19. Florida, 1-0, 21
20. Arizona State, 1-0, 25
21. Missouri, 1-0, 23
22. South Florida, 1-0, NR
23. Baylor 1-0, NR
24. Penn State 1-0, NR
25. Michigan, 1-0, NR

OUT: Notre Dame, Georgia, Texas Christian and Texas.

VOTES: Texas, USC, UCF, Texas Christian, Houston, Notre Dame, Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland, Northwestern, Clemson, Utah State, Auburn, Miami, Iowa, Arizona and Washington.

Robert Griffin III was spectacular in leading Baylor to a high flying victory over ranked Texas Christian. With TCU rallying from 25 down to take a late fourth quarter lead, Griffin III and the Bears actually beat the Horned Frogs twice. Griffin III would be a Heisman front runner if he played at a major school, and may get my vote anyhow....Defending champion Auburn was nothing short of lucky to edge Utah State, and if this gives us a glimpse of the future, the Tigers are looking five losses in the eyeball.....Notre Dame, preseason #6 in Athlons, got dumped in the rain at home, turning the ball over five times inside the USF five yard line. USF beating you at home has gotten a handful of coaches fired.....Georgia got manhandled by Boise State, and Mark Richt had better light a fire fast, for his seat in burning....As is Rick Neuheisel at UCLA, who fell to Houston and their high powered offense.....UCF opened to splendid reviews on both sides of the ball and is looking to enter the top 25 with a win this week over Boston College.....Washington is most fortunate to remain unbeaten, as is Purdue....LSU punched Oregon in the mouth, just like we thought, but was very impressive in doing so.....Kentucky has offensive issues, while Virginia Tech and North Carolina looked good.....Missouri, USC and Clemson were not sharp...Florida State and Nebraska have offensive line issues but are among the best in the nation on defense....OU looked good, with heavy hearts on learning of the death of NFL Hall of Famer Leroy Selmon, Tampa Bay's favorite Buc who along with brothers Dewey and Lucious at OU, formed as ferocious a defensive line the Big 8 had ever seen.....Russell Wilson looked like he had been at Wisconsin his whole career, and established himself as a candidate for Big Ten MVP and potentially a Heisman Trophy, and gives Wisconsin hope for a big season if they can clean it up defensively....Bad weather plagued several games over the weekend, with Western Michigan at Michigan and Marshall at West Virginia on two separate days being "called". While on rare occasion a game may need to be delayed due to lightning in the immediate area, officials everywhere have taken political correctness to the extreme. I have been in Tallahassee during a delay with the most beautiful sunshine imaginable outside but lightning hitting five miles away. This business of calling games is unacceptable, for that hurts statistics and the opportunity for guys like me to get a chance to play. The elements are part of the game, so unless an electrical storm of the ages is on top of the stadium, let the pigskin fly....Behind Danny O'Brien, a true sophomore quarterback worth all the accolades, Maryland, in dazzling new uniforms, held off Miami at College Park. UM quarterbacks continue to throw to the wrong team, which leads to losses. Anyhow, the Terrapin uniforms created quite a stir, and as a descendant of Lord Baltimore, I kind of liked them, particularly the helmets.