Time for another look around the nation. Starting in the Top 25, in the game of the week, #1 Notre Dame clinches their spot in the title game with a dominating 55-31 win over #3 USC to capture the Jeweled Shillelagh. Notre Dame had a 7-0 lead after the first quarter, some back and forth scoring saw Notre Dame take a 24-10 halftime lead. USC was able to chip into it a little, as the Irish lead 34-24 after the third quarter. But a 21-7 fourth quarter scoring advantage won it for the Irish, as the Trojan couldn't keep it up. Meanwhile, #2 Arkansas State keeps their BCS title game hopes alive, scoring on a 5 yard run with 1:22 left in the game to hold off Troy, 24-17.

Bedlam ends in bedlam, as #21 Oklahoma State whoops #4 Oklahoma 49-21. #5 Virginia Tech gets a 41-21 win over #15 Virginia. #6 Iowa holds off a late comeback, slipping past #12 Nebraska 21-19. It was #17 Auburn taking the Iron Bowl this year, as they jumped out to a 17-0 lead and rolled to a 24-10 win over #7 Alabama. #8 Miami escapes with a 42-38 win over North Carolina, the Hurricanes scoring the 28 yard game-winning touchdown pass with 59 seconds left in the game. Western Kentucky scores a huge upset, taking out #9 BYU's BCS hopes with a 33-17 win. #10 Michigan State edges out Wisconsin 24-21.

It was insanity at The Game, as #11 Ohio State an #19 Michigan went to double overtime after Ohio State knotted up the score with 1:42 left in the game. Ohio State had a 17-14 lead after one, it was tied up 24-24 at halftime, Michigan led 31-24 after three quarters, Ohio State tied it up midway through the fourth, Michigan retook the lead with 5 minutes to play, and then Ohio State had the touchdown at 1:42 to go to force overtime. Michigan opened up the OT period with a two yard touchdown run, to which Ohio State promptly answered with a 25 yard touchdown pass. The Buckeyes then turned around, drove down and scored with a two yard touchdown run, Michigan unable to punch in the equalizer, handing the Buckeyes the win in a 52-45 double OT thriller.

Georgia Tech knocks off #13 Georgia 38-7. Clemson picks up a rivalry win, taking down #14 South Carolina 45-21. Texas scored 14 points in the fourth quarter, throwing the game-winning 9 yard touchdown pass with 12 seconds to go, to knock off #16 TCU. Florida gets to .500 and keeps their bowl hopes alive, knocking off rival #18 Florida State 34-24. #20 Mississippi State broke their three game losing streak, beating rival Ole Miss 30-13 to close out the regular season. #22 Southern Miss pulls out a 34-13 win over Marshall. Despite one hell of a fight by Sparky, #23 Arizona proved to be too much for Arizona State, as the Wildcats won 45-35 to extinguish ASU's bowl hopes. Eastern Michigan makes it to bowl eligibility, upsetting #25 Northern Illinois 20-17.

For our readers, souljahbill, #22 Southern Miss improves to 11-1 (7-1 C-USA) with a 34-13 win over Marshall, clinching their spot in the C-USA title game. Jaymo, Arizona State put up a hell of a fight, but falls to 5-7 (4-5 Pac-12) with a 45-35 loss to #23 Arizona, eliminating the Sun Devils bowl hopes. Mors, West Virginia sees their bowl hopes end, falling to 4-7 (3-5 Big 12), with a 38-31 loss to Texas Tech. Jeff, #11 Ohio State closes out the regular season 11-1 (9-0 Big Ten) with one hell of a wild 52-45 double overtime win over #19 Michigan. Check out the Top 25 recap for the details. Other teams of interest, #2 Arkansas State improves to 11-0 (6-0 Sun Belt) with a 24-17 win over Troy.

In C-USA action, Tulsa beats Louisiana Tech 24-14, #22 Southern Miss beats Marshall 34-13, UTEP gets a 20-10 win over North Texas, Florida International goes 6-2 to end the year after a disastrous 0-4 start to get bowl eligible, beating Florida Atlantic 45-21, UAB beats MTSU 28-23, and in non-conference rivalry action, Texas State gets a 31-28 win over UTSA.

With those results, in the East Division, #22 Southern Miss (7-1) claims the division over Marshall (6-2). In the West Division, UTEP (6-2) claims the division over Rice and Tulsa (both 5-3). That sets up the battle in the C-USA Championship Game, UTEP on the road at Southern Miss.

Looking at undefeated teams left, no new teams lost this week, keeping our number of undefeated teams at 2. #1 Notre Dame (12-0) and #2 Arkansas State (11-0) are the only teams remaining with an unblemished record this season.

Turning to a more sadistic watch, who is still winless. No more teams are searching for that first win, everyone will end the year with at least one victory.

Taking a look at the new Top 25 Coaches Poll, Notre Dame (36 first place votes) remains #1. Arkansas State (25 votes) remains #2. Virginia Tech moves up two to #3, Iowa jumps two to #4 and Miami climbs three to #5. USC falls three to #6, Ohio State jumps four to #7, Michigan State climbs two to #8, Oklahoma falls five to #9 and Auburn jumps seven to #10. Alabama falls four to #11, Oklahoma State leaps nine to #12, BYU drops four to #13, Mississippi State climbs six to #14 and Southern Miss jumps seven to #15. Virginia falls one to #16, Georgia Tech enters the poll this week at #17, Arizona jumps five to #18, Nebraska falls seven to #19 and San Diego State climbs four to #20. Georgia falls eight to #21, Oregon enters the poll at #22, Texas enters the poll at #23, TCU drops eight spots to #24 and Kansas State re-enters the poll at #25. Dropping out of the poll this week were South Carolina (from #14), Florida State (from #18), Michigan (from #19) and Northern Illinois (from #25). Looking at Others Receiving Votes, Michigan (228 votes) is #26, followed by LSU (202), Northwestern (143), Colorado State (85) and Houston (69).

Looking at the new Top 25 Media Poll of the season, Notre Dame (38 first place votes) remains #1. Arkansas State (27 votes) remains #2, Virginia Tech climbs two to #3, Iowa moves up three to #4 and Miami jumps four to #5. USC falls three to #6, Michigan State climbs three to #7, Ohio State climbs three to #8, Auburn leaps eight to #9 and Oklahoma State vaults eleven spots to #10. Oklahoma drops seven spots to #11, Alabama falls six to #12, BYU drops five to #13, Mississippi State climbs five to #14 and Virginia drops three to #15. Southern Miss moves up six spots to #16, Arizona jumps six to #17, Georgia Tech enters the poll at #18, San Diego State climbs to #19 and Nebraska drops seven to #20. Oregon enters the poll at #21, Georgia drops eight spots to #22, Texas enters the poll at #23, Michigan falls six to #24 and TCU drops nine to #25. Dropping out of the poll this week were South Carolina (from #14), Florida State (from #18) and Arkansas (from #25). Looking at Others Receiving Votes, LSU (243 votes) is #26, followed by Colorado State (194), Northwestern (189), Kansas State (186) and South Florida (106) to round out the Top 30. Others teams getting votes this week includes Air Force (78) and Houston (36).

Looking at the new BCS standings: #1 Notre Dame (1.000), #2 Arkansas State (0.995), #3 Virginia Tech (0.989), #4 Iowa (0.984), #5 Miami (0.978), #6 USC (0.973), #7 Michigan State (0.965), #8 Auburn (0.954), #9 Ohio State (0.953) and #10 Alabama (0.943).

Looking at the new Heisman watch, Georgia HB Joel Nolan remains #1 (LW: #1), followed by Notre Dame QB Jordan Cooke at #2 (LW: #2), Georgia Tech HB Brandon Terrell at #3 (LW: #5), Michigan State QB Bo Wade at #4 (LW: #3), USC HB Blake Cross at #5 (LW: #4) . No one fell off the Heisman Watch list this week.

Looking at the bowl picture, 9 teams were knocked out this week as they hit 7 losses, but many more made it in. 72 teams have reached the 6 win plateau, 3 teams still have a chance (however small it may be) of getting there, to leave as many as 75 teams total fighting for 68 bowl slots.

Looking at the newest bowl projections, if they hold out, it's a trip to the Armed Forces Bowl for Tulsa fans, taking on #20 San Diego State (8-3, 5-3) out of the Mountain West. The AutoZone Liberty Bowl would feature #15 Southern Miss (11-1, 7-1 C-USA) matching up with Houston (8-4, 5-3 Big East). #7 Ohio State (11-1, 9-0 Big Ten) would head out west to the Rose Bowl and a showdown with #6 USC (10-2, 9-0 Pac-12).

Looking at the BCS projections, the Rose Bowl would feature #7 Ohio State (11-1, 9-0 Big Ten) against #6 USC (10-2, 9-0 Pac-12). The Sugar Bowl has South Carolina (7-5, 7-2 SEC) matching up with #5 Miami (9-3, 7-2 ACC). The Orange Bowl has #3 Virginia Tech (10-1, 8-1 ACC) matching up with #10 Auburn (9-3, 6-3 SEC). The Fiesta Bowl features a battle between #12 Oklahoma State (9-2, 6-2 Big 12) and #4 Iowa (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten). And in the national championship game, #2 Arkansas State (11-0, 6-0 Sun Belt) takes on #1 Notre Dame (12-0), the Irish looking for their second straight title.