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SportsLine 114: Top 25
Week 2

Updated Sept. 12, 1999

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Rk School W L W L Sept. 11 results This week Pvs.
1 Florida State 2 0 1 0 W 41-35 Georgia Tech N. Carolina St. 2

The Seminoles have the best win of the early season -- they're our No. 1 again.
2 Penn State 2 0 0 0 W 20-17 Pittsburgh at Miami Fla 1

Lions looked mortal against Pitt … but LaVar Arrington can still leap tall buildings.
3 Tennessee 1 0 0 0 Idle at Florida 3

Just in case you missed it: Vols haven't won in The Swamp since 1971.
4 Michigan 1 0 0 0 W 37-3 Rice at Syracuse 4

Revenge game: Home loss to Syracuse was part of dismal 1998 start for UM.
5 Miami 2 0 0 0 Idle Penn St. 5

Hurricanes have won eight in a row over the Big Ten, including Ohio State last month.
6 Virginia Tech 2 0 0 0 W 31-10 UAB Idle 6

Just what the Hokies needed: An off week to rest up ailing QB Michael Vick.
7 Texas A&M 1 0 0 0 Idle Tulsa 7

Aggies will be watching to see if senior QB Randy McCown continues to assert himself.
8 Florida 2 0 0 0 W 58-27 Central Florida Tennessee 8

Gators gave up 53 points in two easy games … but the real season begins, like, now.
9 Nebraska 2 0 0 0 W 45-0 California Southern Miss 10

Take away two long scoring plays, and 'Huskers gained only 171 yards vs. Cal.
10 Kansas State 1 0 0 0 W 40-0 Temple Texas El Paso 9

The shutout was nice, but no surprise. Care to go for two in a row?
11 Wisconsin 2 0 0 0 W 50-10 Ball State at Cincinnati 12

By the way, this week's opponent lost to, ahem, Troy State, last week.
12 Georgia 2 0 1 0 W 24-9 South Carolina Idle 13

This week's theme in practice: Stop dropping passes and ruining Quincy Carter's stats.
13 Georgia Tech 1 1 0 1 L 41-35 at Florida State Central Florida 11

JoeHam is the man … and Tech should win 'em all before closing with Georgia.
14 Arizona 2 1 0 0 W 34-19 Middle Tenn. Stanford 14

QB Keith Smith sat out last week because of ankle sprain; he's ready for league opener.
15 Ohio State 1 1 0 0 W 42-20 UCLA Ohio 17

Steve Bellisari sparks Buckeyes' offense; quarterback job still up for grabs.
16 North Carolina State 3 0 0 0 W 38-9 William & Mary at Florida St. 18

Is it time to pay the price for beating the Seminoles in Raleigh last season?
17 Arkansas 1 0 0 0 Idle Louisiana-Monroe 19

Razorbacks have had nothing but rest and patsies as they prepare for Bama next week.
18 Purdue 2 0 0 0 W 28-23 Notre Dame Central Mich. 27

Boilers now have all the confidence they need for rugged October and November.
19 Alabama 2 0 1 0 W 37-10 Houston Louisiana Tech 20

Keep that Heisman campaign coming: Shaun Alexander with 192 more all-purpose yards.
20 Brigham Young 1 0 0 0 W 35-28 Washington Colorado St. 22

Another Thursday night game for Cougars -- and the first Mountain West game is a key one.
21 Southern California 1 0 0 0 Idle San Diego St. 23

Don't see San Diego St. ending its streak of 25 consecutive non-conference road losses.
22 Marshall 2 0 0 0 W 63-3 Liberty Bowling Green 24

The only thing standing between Marshall and a perfect 1998 was Bowling Green.
23 Colorado State 2 0 0 0 W 38-33 Nevada at BYU 25

Nevada passed for 429 yards. Will the Rams be able to stop BYU's Kevin Feterik?
24 Texas 2 1 0 0 W 38-21 at Rutgers Rice 26

Share-the-ball backfield hasn't produced an individual 100-yard rusher in three games.
25 Arizona State 1 0 0 0 Idle New Mexico St. 29

If he stays healthy, J.R. Redmond will be on all the Heisman lists at the end of the year.