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Taking a look around the nation, in the Top 25, #1 Ohio State avoided the same fate as Michigan and defeated #16 Indiana 38-17. In the game of the week, #6 Virginia Tech ended #2 Georgia Tech's perfect run, 31-21. #3 Navy beat Tulsa 28-16. #4 Louisiana Lafayette edged past Texas State 38-31. In the upset of the week, Wake Forest shocked #5 Notre Dame 28-24. California knocked off #7 Stanford 26-14. #8 Army toppled Iowa 28-25. #9 Florida State routed Syracuse 34-7. #11 Alabama topped Texas A&M 38-14.

Oklahoma State stunned the Longhorns, destroying #12 Texas 38-14. South Florida knocked off #13 Connecticut 28-21. #15 Oregon slipped past Washington 27-24. Kansas shocked #17 Kansas State 24-20. #18 Wisconsin survived Northwestern 41-38. #19 Cincinnati beat Memphis 38-21. Vanderbilt upset #20 Tennessee 41-34. #21 Nebraska dominated Minnesota 42-14. Texas Tech knocked off #23 Oklahoma 35-28. And Florida International stunned #24 Marshall 27-16.

For our readers, JeffHCross, #1 Ohio State improves to 11-0 (8-0 Big Ten) with a 38-17 win over #16 Indiana. Morsdraconis, #25 West Virginia remains 7-3 (5-2 Big 12) with a bye week. Souljahbill, Southern Miss drops to 6-5 (5-2 C-USA) with a 38-10 loss to UAB. Jaymo, Arizona State improves to 5-6 (3-5 Pac-12) with a 35-25 win over Utah. LeeSO, Auburn drops to 5-6 (4-5 SEC) with a 41-28 loss to LSU. SCClassof93, South Carolina remains 7-4 (5-4 SEC) with a bye week. Other teams of interest, Arkansas State improves to 7-2 (5-0 Sun Belt) with a 28-17 win over Georgia State. Florida International improves to 7-4 (5-2 C-USA) with a 27-16 win over #24 Marshall. #3 Navy improves to 10-0 (8-0 American) with a 28-16 win over Tulsa. Tulsa drops to 4-7 (3-5 American) with a 28-16 loss to #3 Navy.

In Mountain West action, Utah State dominated UNLV 34-7, New Mexico slipped past Boise State 28-23, Air Force beat Colorado State 20-17 in overtime, Nevada topped Hawaii 44-20, Fresno State shocked San Jose State 42-35 and San Diego State beat Wyoming 44-24.

With those results, looking at the current standings, in the Mountain Division, New Mexico (7-0) sits on top, followed by Utah State (6-1), Boise State (4-2), Air Force (4-3), Colorado State (1-6) and finally Wyoming (0-7). In the West Division, San Diego State (6-1) is king, followed by San Jose State (5-2), Nevada (4-3), UNLV (3-4), and both Hawaii and Fresno State (both 1-6).

If those standings hold, San Diego State will advance to the MWC Championship Game over San Jose State (though San Jose State holds the head to head tiebreaker depending upon next week's results). New Mexico has clinched a spot in the MWC Championship Game as they hold the head to head tiebreaker over Utah State. Even if Utah State wins and New Mexico loses next week, the head to head tiebreaker will carry New Mexico through to the CCG.

Looking at undefeated teams left, #2 Georgia Tech lost this week, dropping our number of undefeated teams to 3. #1 Ohio State (11-0), #3 Navy (10-0) and #4 Louisiana Lafayette (10-0) all remain with an unblemished record this season.

Turning to a more sadistic watch, who is still winless. There remains 1 team still looking for their first win: UTSA (0-11).

Teams getting their first win this week were: None.

Taking a look at the new Top 25 Coaches Poll, Ohio State (38 first place votes) remains #1, Navy (22 votes) climbs one to #2, Louisiana-Lafayette (1 vote) climbs one to #3, Virginia Tech jumps two to #4 and Georgia Tech drops just three to #5. Army climbs two to #6, Florida State jumps two to #7, Michigan moves up two #8, Alabama climbs two to #9 and TCU jumps four to #10. Oregon jumps four to #11, Wisconsin leaps six to #12, Cincinnati climbs six to #13, Nebraska vaults seven to #14 and Notre Dame drops ten to #15. UCLA leaps six to #16, Stanford drops ten to #17, Indiana falls two to #18, West Virginia climbs six to #19 and New Mexico enters the poll at #20. Ohio enters the poll at #21, Connecticut falls nine to #22, Texas drops eleven to #23, Ole Miss enters the poll at #24 and Utah State (224 points) enters the poll at #25. Dropping out of the poll this week were Kansas State (from #17), Tennessee (from #20), Oklahoma (from #23) and Marshall (from #24). Looking at Others Receiving Votes, Oklahoma State (166 points) is #26, followed by SMU (118), LSU (103), Vanderbilt (86) and Marshall (61) to round out the Top 30. Other teams getting points include USC (44) and Kansas State (15).

Taking a look at the new Top 25 Media Poll, Ohio State (40 first place votes) remains the #1 team, Navy (23 votes) climbs one to #2, Virginia Tech jumps three to #3, Louisiana-Lafayette (2 votes) remains #4 and Georgia Tech drops three to #5. Florida State climbs two to #6, Michigan jumps two to #7, Army moves up two to #8, Alabama climbs two to #9 and Oregon jumps two to #10. Wisconsin jumps four to #11, TCU moves up four to #12, Cincinnati leaps five to #13, Nebraska vaults six to #14 and Notre Dame drops ten to #15. Stanford falls nine to #16, UCLA leaps seven to #17, New Mexico jumps seven to #18, Indiana remains #19 and Ohio enters the poll at #20. West Virginia enters the poll at #20, Connecticut drops eight to #22, Ole Miss enters the poll at #23, Utah State (246 points) enters the poll at #24 and Texas (246 points) plummets twelve to #25. Dropping out of the poll this week were Kansas State (from #17), Marshall (from #21), Tennessee (from #22) and Oklahoma (from #23). Looking at Others Receiving Votes, Oklahoma State (205 points) is #26, followed by SMU (191), Marshall (171), USC (135) and South Carolina (80) to round out the Top 30. Other teams getting points include LSU (47), Vanderbilt (37) and Kansas State (35).

In the newest BCS rankings: #1 Ohio State (1.000), #2 Navy (0.995), #3 Virginia Tech (0.987), #4 Louisiana-Lafayette (0.984), #5 Georgia Tech (0.979), #6 Florida State (0.971), #7 Army (0.968), #8 Michigan (0.966), #9 Alabama (0.958) and #10 Oregon (0.950). Others: #19 New Mexico (0.867), #20 West Virginia (0.861), #25 Utah State (0.833).

An updated look at the Heisman race, Notre Dame QB Mike Harper is #1 (LW: #2), Ohio State QB Jordan Watkins is #2 (LW: #4), Stanford QB Roger Langford is #3 (LW: #2), Indiana QB Jerome Walker is #4 (LW: #4) and Navy QB Jarrod Brooks is #5 (LW: NR). Falling off the Heisman Watch list was Georgia Tech QB Phil Terrell (LW: #3).

Looking at Awards Finalists, senior defensive end Caleb McBride somehow qualified as a finalist for the Lombardi Trophy, though he is currently ranked #8 on the list.

Looking at the Bowl Picture, 8 teams punched their ticket this week, giving us 59 teams that have reached the 6 win plateau. 9 teams saw their bowl hopes end, leaving 24 teams still having a chance (however small it may be) of getting there, to leave 85 teams total fighting for 68 bowl slots.

Looking at the first bowl projections of the year, if they hold out, it's a trip to the Las Vegas Bowl for Utah State fans, taking on Washington (6-5, 4-4) out of the Pac-12. The Beef O'Brady's Bowl would feature Southern Miss (6-5, 5-2 C-USA) matching up with Texas A&M (5-6, 4-4 Big 12). The New Orleans Bowl would match-up Arkansas State (8-2, 6-0 Sun Belt) against North Texas (8-3, 5-2 C-USA). The Military Bowl would feature Arizona State (5-6, 3-5 Pac-12) against Duke (5-6, 4-4 ACC). The Armed Forces Bowl would match-up Florida International (7-4, 5-2 C-USA) against Air Force (6-5, 4-3 Mountain West).

The Alamo Bowl would feature #19 West Virginia (7-3, 5-2 Big 12) vs. #17 Stanford (9-2, 7-2 Pac-12). The Outback Bowl would match-up South Carolina (7-4, 5-4 SEC) against #14 Nebraska (9-2, 7-1 Big Ten). The Sugar Bowl would feature #9 Alabama (8-3, 6-2 SEC) against #20 New Mexico (10-1, 7-0 Mountain West). The BCS National Championship Game would host a showdown between #2 Navy (10-0, 8-0 American) against #1 Ohio State (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten).

Looking at the BCS projections, the Rose Bowl would feature #3 Louisiana Lafayette (10-0, 6-0 Sun Belt) against USC (7-4, 7-1 Pac-12). The Fiesta Bowl has #10 TCU (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) matching up with #5 Georgia Tech (10-1, 8-1 ACC). The Sugar Bowl has #9 Alabama (8-3, 6-2 SEC) matching up with #20 New Mexico (10-1, 7-0 Mountain West). The Orange Bowl features a battle between #4 Virginia Tech (10-1, 8-0 ACC) and #6 Army (9-1). And in the national championship game, #2 Navy (10-0, 8-0 American) takes on #1 Ohio State (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten).