Time for another look around the nation. Starting in the Top 25, in the upset of the week, 2-1 Arkansas took down the mighty Tide, handing #1 Alabama their first loss, 21-16. Arkansas had a 21-10 lead before a touchdown and failed two-point conversion in the fourth quarter closed it to the 5-point final. #4 LSU had a hell of a time with UAB, the game tied 14-14 at halftime, and LSU only leading 28-21 after three quarters, but a 17-0 fourth quarter gave LSU the 45-21 win. In the game of the week, it was a 21-19 battle at halftime, but #5 Notre Dame pulled away in the second half to beat #19 Michigan State 44-29.

#6 Oklahoma, trailing 20-19 late, had to score 10 points in the fourth quarter to pull out a 29-20 win over Utah. South Carolina stayed perfect on the year, and handed #10 Texas A&M their first loss of the season in impressive fashion,demolishing the Aggies 59-35. #14 Oregon picked a 38-22 win over North Carolina, handing the Tar Heels their first loss. #15 Wisconsin had to use a 13-0 second half advantage to come back and beat Maryland 23-17. #16 Ohio State improved to 3-0 with their third straight close battle, holding on to beat UCF 38-31. #17 Georgia had to score 14 unanswered points to come back and beat Mississippi State 21-17.

#21 Rutgers continued their demolition drive in the Big Ten, beating Penn State 48-34, knocking yet another conference foe from the ranks of the unbeaten. #22 Boise State ended up with a fight, scoring late to pull away from Northern Illinois 31-24. #23 NC State used a 14-point fourth quarter to comeback and hold off Louisville 28-24.Oh how the mighty have fallen. After going 13-0 in the regular season and losing in the national title game last year, Washington falls to 0-3 this season, losing 26-7 to #24 Virginia Tech. Unlike Alabama, LSU and the rest of the perennial title contenders, looks like Washington was a one-hit wonder.

For our readers, souljahbill, Southern Miss improves to 2-1, picking up a 35-14 win over USF. Jaymo, Arizona State falls back below .500, dropping to 1-2 on the season with a 45-38 loss to Ohio, the Bobcats scoring 21 points in the fourth quarter to come back. Mors, victory is short lived, as West Virginia drops to 1-2 (1-1 Big 12) with a 41-38 overtime loss to Baylor. Other teams of interest, Arkansas State, looses their first of the year, dropping 28-16 to San Diego State to fall to 2-1.

Taking a look at the new Top 25 polls, in the Coaches Poll, your new #1 is Texas (34 first place votes) moving up one. Clemson (22 votes) moves up one to #2, LSU (4 votes) climbs one to #3, Notre Dame (1 vote) climbs one to #4 and Oklahoma jumps one to #5. TCU, Auburn and Michigan all climbed one to #6, #7 and #8. Iowa jumped two to #9, while Alabama fell nine to #10. USC climbed one to #11, Oregon jumped two #12, Nebraska stayed stuck at #13, Wisconsin and Ohio State both climbed one to #14 and #15. Georgia and Miami both climbed one to #16 and #17, Texas A&M fell eight to #18, Arkansas entered the poll this week at #19 and Georgia Tech remained at #20. Rutgers, Boise State and NC State all remained stuck at #21, #22 and #23. South Carolina entered the poll at #24, and despite winning last week over Washington, Virginia Tech drops one to #25. Dropping out of the poll this week were Michigan State (from #19) and Arizona (from #25). Looking at Others Receiving Votes, Arizona (231 votes) is #26, followed by Michigan State (214), Houston (171), Northwestern (110) and Ole Miss (94) to round out the Top 30.

In the first Media Poll of the year, Texas (37 first place votes) is #1, LSU (21 votes) #2, Clemson (4 votes) #3, Oklahoma (2 votes) #4 and Notre Dame (1 vote) #5. TCU is #6, Michigan #7, Auburn #8, Iowa #9, Alabama #10. Wisconsin #11, USC #12, Ohio State #13, Oregon #14, Nebraska #15, South Carolina #16, Miami #17, Arkansas #18, Texas A&M #19 and Georgia #20. Georgia Tech is #21, Rutgers #22, NC State #23, Boise State #24, and Michigan State #25. Looking at Others Receiving Votes, Virginia Tech (223 votes) is #26, followed by Houston (164), Arizona (155), Northwestern (155) and Ole Miss (105) to round out the Top 30.