Week 8 Top 25 and Opponents

Week 8’s competition for the Top 25 (more or less) will see almost everyone in action. Only #15 Virginia Tech is idle this week and only two contests pit Top 25 teams against one another (#10 TCU @ #16 BYU and #24 Kansas vs#25 Oklahoma). The rankings are from the AP/Coaches Poll/CBSSports 120. Those in parentheses are those going into week 7.


1/2/1 (2/3/3) Alabama (6-0) The Crimson Tide hosts the Vols of Tennessee (3-3).

2/1/2 (1/1/1) Florida (6-0) The Gators are on the road to play Mississippi State (3-4).

3/3/3 (3/2/2) Texas (6-0) The Longhorns play at Missouri (4-2).

4/4/6 (6/5/7) Southern California (5-1) The Trojans will host Oregon State (4-2).

5/6/5 (8/9/10) Cincinnati (6-0) The Bearcats host Louisville (2-4).

6/5/7 (5/6/6) Boise State (6-0) The Broncos travel to Hawaii to take on the Rainbow Warriors (2-4).

7/8/4 (11/12/9) Iowa (7-0) The Hawkeyes will play at Michigan State (4-3).

8/9/8 (9/11/11) Miami (Fla.) (5-1) The Hurricanes host the Clemson Tigers (3-3).

9/10/10 (10/10/13) LSU (5-1) The Tigers host, well, the Tigers of Auburn (5-2).

10/7/9 (12/8/8) TCU (6-0) The Horned Frogs will play at #16 Brigham Young (6-1).

11/13/14 (19/20/20) Georgia Tech (6-1) The Yellow Jackets will play at Virginia (3-3).

12/14/12 (13/16/16) Oregon (5-1) The Ducks will play at Washington (3-4).

13/11/11 (14/12/14) Penn State (5-1) The Nittany Lions play at Michigan (5-2).

14/12/13 (16/14/15) Oklahoma State (5-1) The Cowboys play at Baylor (3-3).

15/15/15 (4/4/4) Virginia Tech (5-2) The Hokies will take the week off.

16/16/17 (18/19/17) Brigham Young (6-1) BYU will host #10 TCU (6-0).

17/18/18 (23/23/21) Houston (5-1) The Cougars will host Southern Methodist (3-3).

18/17/16 (7/7/5) Ohio State (5-2) The Buckeyes host Minnesota (4-3).

19/20/19 (24/NA/NA) Utah (5-1) The Utes will host Air Force(4-3).

20/19/20 (NA/NA/NA) Pittsburgh (6-1) The Panthers will host South Florida (5-1).

21/24/25 (NA/NA/NA) Texas Tech (5-2) Tech hosts Texas A&M (3-3).

22/22/24 (NA/NA/NA) West Virginia (5-1) The Mountaineers will host Connecticut (4-2).

23/23/NA (22/22/22) South Carolina (5-2) The Gamecocks will host the Commodores of Vanderbilt (2-5).

24/21/21 (17/15/13) Kansas (5-1) The Jayhawks host #25 Oklahoma (3-3).

25/NA/NA (20/18/18) Oklahoma (3-3) The Sooners play at #24 Kansas (5-1).

NA/25/22 (NA/NA/23) Mississippi (5-2) The Rebels will host Arkansas (3-3).

NA/NA/23 (NA/NA/NA) Central Michigan (6-1) The Chippewas will play at Bowling Green (3-4).