Nothing earth shattering in the results this week. We have to go all the way down to #17 North Carolina vs. Maryland to find an upset. (Maryland edged the Tar Heels 17-15.) For a time it looked like Troy, of all teams, would beat the snot out of the Tigers of LSU but 30 (!) fourth quarter points by the Tigers but an end to that as LSU pulled it out of the fire 40-31.
(Poll numbers are those of the teams entering Week 12. Rankings are from the AP Writers’ Poll/the Coaches Poll/CBSSports.com in that order. NR= Not Ranked You will note that when I refer to a team by its rank, I use the Writers’ Poll position.)
1/1/2 Alabama The Crimson Tide beat Mississippi State 32-7 to remain undefeated and now 11-0.
2/2/1 Texas Tech The Red Raiders were IDLE this week. They will take their 10-0 record to Norman, OK on November 22 to face Oklahoma in a contest that has everyone buzzing with talk of the BCS implications—not to mention the Big 12.
3/3/3 Florida The Gators jumped all over #24 South Carolina 56-6.
4/5/4 Texas The Longhorns easily handled Kansas by a score of 35-7.
5/4/5 Oklahoma The Sooners were IDLE this week. They too will be trying to figure out how to stop the #2 Texas Tech Red Raiders on November 22.
6/6/6 Southern California The Trojans topped Stanford 45-23.
7/8/7 Penn State The Nittany Lions beat Indiana 34-7 and can clinch the Big 10 title with one more victory over Michigan State next weekend.
8/7/8 Utah The Utes remain undefeated with a 63-14 rout of San Diego State. Utah is now 11-0.
9/9/9 Boise State The Broncos spotted the Vandals of Idaho 7 points and then beat up on them 45-10 to keep their undefeated season alive at 10-0.
10/10/11 Ohio State The Buckeyes defeated Illinois 30-20.
11/13/10 Oklahoma State The Cowboys beat Colorado 30-17.
12/11/12 Missouri The Tigers beat Iowa State 52-21.
13/12/13 Georgia The Bulldogs eked out a 17-13 win over Auburn.
14/16/15 Ball State The Cardinals had little trouble protecting their perfect season with a 31-16 victory over Miami (OH) on Tuesday night. Ball State is now 10-0.
15/18/16 TCU The Horned Frogs were IDLE this week.
16/14/14 Brigham Young The Cougars grounded Air Force 38-24.
17/17/17 North Carolina The Tar Heels were edged 17-15 by the Maryland Terps.
18/15/18 Michigan State The Spartans were IDLE.
19/20/19 LSU The Tigers hosted Troy this week. I was going to make a comment about a powder puff game but Troy turned into the Stay-Puffed Marshmallow Man from Ghost Busters. Troy held a 31-10 lead going into the fourth quarter and it looked like the Tigers of LSU were nothing but a bunch of pussy cats. LSU came roaring back in that fourth quarter, however, as they shut down Troy and scored 30 points of their own to win 40-31.
20/19/20 Florida State The Seminoles lost to Boston College 27-17 after a turbulent week that saw five receivers suspended from the squad.
21/21/21 Pittsburgh The Panthers were IDLE this week.
22/22/22 Cincinnati The Bearcats beat the Louisville Cardinals 28-20 on Friday night.
23/25/23 Oregon State The Beavers beat the Golden Bears of California 34-21.
24/23/25 South Carolina The Gamecocks’ time in the Top 25 was short lived as they were demolished 56-6 by the #3 Florida Gators in the Swamp.
25/24/24 Tulsa The Golden Hurricane blew into Houston and learned that the Cougars have seen Hurricanes before and know how to deal with them. Tulsa scored 30 points but that wasn’t even half of what the Cougars put on the board. The final score was 70-30…and only 7 points were scored in the fourth quarter (by the Cougars). The 70 points is the most scored by any team this week. Bye-bye Tulsa.
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