1. Georgia, 3-0, 1
2. Alabama, 3-0, 2
3. Ohio State, 3-0, 3
4. Michigan, 3-0, 4
5. Southern Cal, 3-0, 5
6. Oklahoma, 3-0, 10
7. North Carolina State, 3-0, 7
8. Clemson 3-0, 8
9. Kentucky, 3-0, 20
10. Arkansas, 3-0, 10
11. Oklahoma State, 3-0, 14
12. Tennessee, 3-0, 17
13. Mississippi, 3-0, 18
14. Penn State, 3-0, NR
15. Oregon, 2-1, NR
16. Washington, 3-0, NR
17. Texas, 2-1, 18
18. Utah, 2-1, 19
19. Wake Forest, 3-0, 17
20. Baylor, 2-1, 23
21. Florida State, 3-0, 24
22. Minnesota, 3-0, 21
23. Brigham Young, 2-1, 13
24. Texas A&M, 2-1, NR
25. Miami, 2-1, 11
OUT: Michigan State (12), Kansas State (20), Mississippi State (22) and Florida (25).
NEXT: Michigan State, Florida, Washington State, Oregon State, North Carolina, Iowa State, Cincinnati, Syracuse, Maryland, LSU, TCU, Appalachian State, Kansas, Mississippi State and Tulane.
Who’s Hot: Penn State, Washington, Kansas and Deion Sanders.
Although Auburn is struggling, Penn State put a thumping on the Tigers on their home field. After surviving a road opener at Purdue, the Lions are positioning themselves for a run.
Washington showed great growth in the short time coach Kalen DeBoer has been at the helm by blasting visiting Michigan State. The Huskies have talent and are already exceeding expectations.
Lance Leipold has Kansas undefeated, beating Athlon preseason Top 25 Houston soundly on the road. This is no small feat, and we expect Leipold, who has Nebraska connections, to hear from Trev Alberts and the Cornhuskers in short order.
And folks, Prime Time is about to get paid in a coaching search near you. More on that later.
Who’s Not: Georgia Tech. Originally, we liked what we saw from Geoff Collins in Atlanta. But the trend has turned negative, and after a blowout loss to Clemson and being shut out at home by Ole Miss, look for the Jackets to enter the Deion Sanders race soon. Prime could do damage in the ATL!
Well, Auburn might have a word in that. The Tigers got bombed at home by Penn State, the largest home loss since Nebraska (remember those guys) bombed Auburn in 1982. Harsin has limited time on the plains.
So might Arizona State. The Devils lost a home game to Eastern Washington, and the embarrassing loss turned out to be the nail in the coffin for embattled coach Herm Edwards, who has been dismissed. Along with Missouri, I have long considered Arizona State a sleeping giant.
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