The top 25 teams in this week’s Associated Press college football poll and a look ahead to their next games:
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Rank, team, record, next up, The skinny
1. Southern Cal, 3-0, at Stanford, Sat.”Rawhide” should be new fight song. Trojans, rolling, rolling…
2. Okla., 3-0, vs. Texas Tech, Oct. 2.So they beat Oregon. So what? Indiana did it too.
3. Georgia, 3-0, vs. No. 13 LSU, Oct. 2.LSU is not the LSU we used to know. And that’s just sad.
4. Miami, 2-0, at Houston, Thurs.Thank God somebody is playing this Thursday.
5. Texas, 2-0, vs. Rice, Sat.If Longhorns lose to Rice, well, it’s too painful to discuss.
6. W. Virginia, 3-0, vs. JMU., Sat.JMU is James Madison U. Let’s hope James has friends.
7. Ohio St., 3-0, at Northwestern, Oct. 2.Buckeyes riding the back of their placekicker. A bad sign.
8. Florida St., 1-1, vs. Clemson, Sat.Coach Bowden vs. his son. Somehow someone gets spanked.
9. Auburn, 3-0, vs. The Citadel, Sat.Best thing about The Citadel? Sharp uniforms.
10. Cal., 2-0, at Oregon St., Oct. 2.Watch out for Cal. Seriously, they are the Great Unknown.
11. Tenn., 2-0, vs. La. Tech, Sat.Vols on Cloud 9 after beating Gators, or Cloud 12 in metric.
12. Virginia, 3-0, vs. Syracuse, Sat.If you go to ‘Cuse vs. the Cavs, play it safe and wear orange.
13. LSU, 2-1, vs. Miss. St., Sat.Let’s put it this way: Miss. St. lost to I-AA Maine last week.
14. Utah, 3-0, vs. Air Force, Sat.No, wait. Utah is the Great Unknown, not Cal. Sorry.
15. Purdue, 2-0, at Illinois, Sat.If Purdue takes it easy, it’s Purdue 73, Illini 3. At halftime.
16. Florida, 1-1, vs. Kentucky, Sat.Dear Kentucky: Hoops season opener is just 2 months away.
17. Fresno St., 3-0, at La. Tech, Oct. 2Fresno coach has the best mustache in sports. No, really.
18. Michigan, 2-1, vs. Iowa, Sat.Everybody’s dumping on Wolverines. And with good reason.
19. Minn., 3-0, vs. Northwestern, Sat.For once, a gopher may feast on a wildcat. It’s only fair.
20. Wisconsin, 3-0, vs. Penn St., Sat.Big Ten openers will be fun. Except, of course, for Penn St.
21. Boise St., 3-0, vs. BYU, Fri.OK, sorry, our bad again. Boise St. is the Great Unknown.
22. Arizona St., 3-0, vs. Oregon St. Sat.Big win over Iowa gives Sun Devils their due (cue evil laugh).
23. Maryland, 2-1, at Duke, Sat.Can Coach K coach football? No. But it’s a good question.
24. Louisville, 2-0, at UNC, Sat.That infernal hurricane postponed the game with Tulane.
25. Okla. St., 3-0, vs. Iowa St., Oct. 2 Big 59-7 win over SMU. Who knew SMU still played football?
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Edited by the sports staff of RedEye.
