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The SportsRatings Weekly Top 25 is a subjective ranking of the top 25 college football teams in the style of the AP or USA/Coaches poll. Our rankings properly reflect head-to-head results and give additional consideration to teams who have victories over other top 25 teams.
It was supposed to be a weekend of blowouts and for the top teams it was, just like last week, but for the lower-rung of undefeated teams nothing was easy.
#1 Alabama crushed Mississippi 52-7 while #2 Stanford and #3 Oklahoma overcame slow starts to beat Washington State 44-14 and Kansas 47-17 respectively. #4 Boise State battered Colorado State 63-13, #5 LSU dominated Tennessee 38-7, and #6 Wisconsin dispatched Indiana 59-7.
Three other undefeated teams had a tougher go of it. #7 Oklahoma State beat Texas, 38-26, in a game that was tight through the third quarter where the teams traded back-to-back 100 yard kickoff returns. #8 Clemson was down 35-17 to Maryland in the 2nd half before storming back to win 56-45. And Kansas State won a back-and-forth battle over Texas Tech, 41-34. The Wildcats move up to #11.
#9 Oregon fended off Arizona State 41-27, and idle Arkansas moved up to #10.
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SportsRatings Top 25 - week 7 2011 (thru 10/15/2011)
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| 1 | 1 | Alabama | 7-0 | wArk 38-14, @PennSt 27-11 |
| 2 | 2 | Stanford | 6-0 | |
| 3 | 3 | Oklahoma | 6-0 | |
| 4 | 4 | Boise State | 6-0 | |
| 5 | 5 | Louisiana State | 7-0 | wOregon 40-27 |
| 6 | 6 | Wisconsin | 6-0 | wNebraska 48-17 |
| 7 | 7 | Oklahoma State | 6-0 | w@TexAM 30-29 |
| 8 | 8 | Clemson | 7-0 | w@VTech 23-3, Auburn 38-24 |
| 9 | 9 | Oregon | 4-1 | L@LSU 40-27; wASU 41-27 |
| 11 | 10 | Arkansas | 4-1 | L@Alabama 38-14; wAuburn 38-14 |
| 15 | 11 | Kansas State | 6-0 | wBaylor 36-35 |
| 16 | 12 | Virginia Tech | 6-1 | L Clemson 23-3 |
| 17 | 13 | Nebraska | 5-1 | L@Wisc 48-17; wWash 51-38 |
| 18 | 14 | Washington | 5-1 | L@Neb 51-38 |
| 19 | 15 | Southern Cal | 5-1 | L@ASU 43-22 |
| 20 | 16 | South Carolina | 6-1 | L Auburn 16-13 |
| 10 | 17 | Illinois | 6-1 | L OhioSt 17-7; wASU 17-14 |
| -- | 18 | Michigan St | 5-1 | L@NotreDame 31-13; wMich 28-14 |
| 12 | 19 | Michigan | 6-1 | L@MichSt 28-14 |
| 13 | 20 | Georgia Tech | 6-1 | L@Virginia 24-21; wUNC 35-28 |
| 22 | 21 | Houston | 6-0 | |
| 24 | 22 | Penn State | 7-1 | L Alabama 27-11 |
| 14 | 23 | Arizona State | 5-2 | L@ILL 17-14, @Oregon 41-27; wUSC 43-22 |
| 25 | 24 | Auburn | 5-2 | L@Ark 38-14, @Clem 38-24; w@SC 16-13 |
| -- | 25 | Texas A&M | 4-2 | L OKst 30-29, =Ark 42-38; wBaylor 55-28 |
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| 21 | -- | Baylor | 4-2 | L@TexAM 55-28, @KState 36-35 |
| 23 | -- | North Carolina | 5-2 | L@GTech 35-28, Miami 30-24 |
Virginia Tech, Nebraska, Washington, USC, and South Carolina each move up four spots. The Hokies beat upstart Wake Forest 38-17. Nebraska was idle but holds a win over Washington, who trounced Colorado 52-24. USC beat Cal convincingly on Thursday, 30-9, and South Carolina edged Mississippi State 14-12.
Most of this upward movement was due to losses by three previously undefeated teams. #17 Illinois had their first loss of the year at home against Ohio State, 17-7; Michigan fell at Michigan State 28-14 and fell to #19, and the Spartans jump in one spot ahead of the Wolverines. Georgia Tech was defeated by Virginia 24-21.
Houston was idle and remains unbeaten, moving up to #21. Penn State slides up to #22 after another close win, this time over Purdue, 18-13. Arizona State drops from #14 to #23 with their 2nd loss; #24 Auburn (beat Florida 17-6) also has two losses and, like ASU, a win over a top 25 team. Texas A&M re-enters the rankings at #25 after beating Baylor, 55-28. North Carolina also falls out after their loss to Miami.
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