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SportsLine.com 115
Week 9

SportsLine.com staff

Updated Oct. 22, 2000

Biggest rise: 18 spots -- LSU to No. 31
Biggest fall: 17 spots -- Southern California to No. 61

The rest: Nos. 26-115


All Conf
Rk School W L W L Last week This week Pvs.
1 Nebraska 7 0 4 0 W 59-0 Baylor at Oklahoma 1
Offense? Rolling. Defense? Confident. Special teams? Improved. Bring on the Sooners.
2 Oklahoma 6 0 3 0 idle Nebraska 2
Last time, in 1997, Nebraska beat OU 69-7. But that was a lifetime ago for Oklahoma.
3 Virginia Tech 7 0 5 0 W 22-14 at Syracuse Pittsburgh 3
Don't worry: Lots of teams struggle in the Carrier Dome; not all come out with a win.
4 Clemson 8 0 6 0 W 38-24 at North Carolina Georgia Tech 4
Woody Dantzler (ankle) should be fine as Tigers' schedule finally starts to get difficult.
5 Miami 5 1 3 0 W 45-17 at Temple La. Tech 5
Not that the 'Canes need a tune-up, but they get one before Nov. 4 game with Hokies.
6 Florida State 7 1 5 0 W 37-3 Virginia at North Carolina St. 6
With top teams playing each other, FSU will finish no worse than third if it wins out.
7 Florida 6 1 4 1 idle Georgia 7
If Gators are to survive finishing stretch, they'll need lots of Grossman to Gaffney.
8 Oregon 6 1 4 0 W 14-10 Arizona at Arizona St. 8
Ducks sitting pretty in Pac-10 race, but do play three of final four away from home.
9 Kansas State 7 1 3 1 W 28-23 Texas Tech at Texas A&M 9
If 'Cats don't shake off that Oklahoma hangover, they'll lose again this week.
10 Southern Miss 5 1 2 0 idle at Houston 10
Nobody allows less yardage per play than these guys -- a piddling 3.64 per attempt.
11 Georgia 6 1 4 1 W 34-30 at Kentucky at Florida 11
Quincy Carter expected back at QB as Dawgs try to complete Tennessee-Florida sweep.
12 Purdue 6 2 4 1 W 30-24 OT at Wisconsin Ohio State 13
Here it is: Drew Brees and company face last major Rose Bowl obstacle this week.
13 Washington 6 1 3 1 W 36-24 Cal at Stanford 14
Huskies aren't apt to blow out anyone ... and Stanford is riding high after beating USC.
14 Ohio State 6 1 3 1 W 38-10 at Iowa at Purdue 15
Steve Bellisari playing well as Buckeyes reach the season's crossroads game.
15 Michigan 6 2 4 1 W 14-0 Michigan State idle 16
Wolverines have consecutive shutouts for first time since 1987 season.
16 South Carolina 7 1 5 1 W 30-14 at Vanderbilt Tennessee 18
Top-notch defense gets to make life miserable for Vols fab freshman Casey Clausen.
17 TCU 6 0 3 0 W 17-3 at Tulsa Rice 17
Defense is No. 1 in both major categories -- 246.17 yards and 8.5 points per game.
18 Oregon State 6 1 3 1 W 44-38 at UCLA Washington St. 21
If Beavs keep winning -- and we think they will -- they'll play Oregon for Pac-10 title.
19 Notre Dame 5 2 0 0 W 42-28 at West Virginia Air Force 22
Irish will be favored to win all their remaining games and finish at a very nice 9-2.
20 Mississippi State 4 2 2 2 L 45-38 at LSU Middle Tennessee St. 12
Defense goes MIA vs. LSU, making a mess of the SEC West race.
21 North Carolina St. 5 1 2 1 idle Florida State 23
FSU chewed up Virginia's freshman QBs last week; how will Philip Rivers do?
22 Texas 5 2 3 1 W 46-12 Missouri Baylor 27
Trio of true freshman WRs have combined for 50 catches, 849 yards, 9 TDs.
23 Arizona 5 2 3 1 L 14-10 at Oregon UCLA 20
Unquestioned toughness despite loss to Ducks; probably too physical for UCLA.
24 Northwestern 5 2 3 1 idle at Minnesota 26
Wildcats take on Gophers in an important game for bowl positioning for both teams.
25 Colorado State 6 1 2 0 W 24-17 at Utah at San Diego State 32
Rams aren't winning by much -- 11 total points in past three games -- but are winning.
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