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Week 5

SportsLine.com staff

Updated Sept. 24, 2000

Biggest rise: 27 spots -- Northwestern to No. 49
Biggest fall: 26 spots -- Toledo to No. 67

The rest: Nos. 26-115


All Conf
Rk School W L W L Last week This week Pvs.
1 Nebraska 3 0 0 0 W 42-13 Iowa Missouri 1
Frank Solich says QB Eric Crouch deserves "A plus" for five-TD effort vs. Iowa.
2 Florida State 4 0 2 0 W 31-0 Louisville at Maryland (Thu.) 2
Running game getting healthier as FSU builds toward Miami on Oct. 7.
3 Florida 4 0 2 0 W 59-31 Kentucky at Mississippi St. 3
Jesse Palmer looking steadier ... but can he stay that way vs. Mississippi St. defense?
4 Virginia Tech 3 0 1 0 idle at Boston Coll. 7
Fresh off a bye, the Hokies have way too much speed for Boston College.
5 Washington 3 0 0 0 idle at Oregon 6
Washington has played Miami and Colorado ... playing in Eugene will be toughest test.
6 Southern California 3 0 0 0 W 34-24 San Jose St. at Oregon State 8
Trojans need to repair special teams heading into Pac-10 opener at Oregon State.
7 Clemson 4 0 2 0 W 31-10 at Virginia at Duke 10
Shutout likely against a Duke team that has scored only 22 points in four games.
8 Kansas State 4 0 0 0 W 55-10 North Texas at Colorado 9
Preliminaries are over: K-State begins medal round (Big 12 play) with toughie vs. Buffs.
9 Michigan 3 1 1 0 W 35-31 at Illinois Wisconsin 12
Drew Henson's return fuels comeback vs. Illini; UM can knock out Badgers this week.
10 Tennessee 2 1 0 1 W 70-3 La.-Monroe at LSU 13
Run-it-up victory over La.-Monroe has Vols feeling good heading into game at LSU.
11 Miami 2 1 1 0 W 47-10 at West Virginia at Rutgers 15
Hurricanes look nasty again and, more important, Ken Dorsey made great improvement.
12 UCLA 3 1 0 1 L 29-10 at Oregon Arizona St. 5
Bruins should get back on track when they return to friendly Rose Bowl this week.
13 Southern Miss 2 1 0 0 W 28-6 at Oklahoma St. Memphis 14
Eagles dive into league play after allowing 25 points to Tennessee, Alabama, Okie St.
14 South Carolina 4 0 2 0 W 23-19 Mississippi St. at Alabama 27
Sweet, Lou: Gamecocks are talk of college football world ... but this is first road game.
15 Ohio State 4 0 1 0 W 45-6 Penn State idle 18
Buckeyes improving steadily, and now get two weeks to prepare for game at Wisconsin.
16 Wisconsin 3 1 0 1 L 47-44 2 OT Northwestern at Michigan 4
Suspensions are over; so are national title hopes. Big Ten title might go bye-bye, too.
17 Oregon 3 1 1 0 W 29-10 UCLA Washington 26
Autzen Stadium will be rocking again; Ducks-Huskies is one of nation's nastiest rivalries.
18 Texas 2 1 0 0 W 48-0 Houston Oklahoma St. 16
'Horns have gone six straight games without scoring on offense in the first quarter.
19 TCU 3 0 1 0 W 52-3 Arkansas St. at Navy 19
Horned Frogs have won eight in row, longest streak since national title year of '38.
20 Oklahoma 3 0 0 0 W 42-14 Rice Kansas 21
Sooners continue to romp through easy September, but October will be a bear.
21 Illinois 3 1 0 1 L 35-31 Michigan at Minnesota 17
Replay anyone? The Illini were robbed by bad calls on late-game fumbles.
22 Auburn 4 0 2 0 W 31-14 Northern Illinois Vanderbilt 22
With Rudi Johnson running like a bull, Auburn tough to beat.
23 Michigan State 3 0 0 0 W 27-21 Notre Dame Northwestern 23
Holy Smoker! Spartans steal one, might get QB Ryan Van Dyke back this week.
24 Notre Dame 2 2 0 0 L 27-21 at Michigan State idle 11
Gutty Irish stay in our rankings due to quality victories over Texas A&M and Purdue.
25 Georgia 2 1 0 1 W 37-0 New Mexico St. at Arkansas 20
Dawgs in danger of going 0-2 in league play with this week's game with Hogs.
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