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The Collegian's Eddie Hughes ranks college football's top 251. OKLAHOMA (6-0) Last (No. 1): 65-13 over Texas Next: Missouri Best team in the nation, period. 2. MIAMI (6-0) Last (2): 22-16 over Florida State Next: Temple How long do we wait ‘til Hurricanes and Sooners meet? 3. VIRGINIA TECH (6-0) Last (3): 51-7 over Syracuse Next: at West Virginia Circle that Miami date—it could be big. 4. GEORGIA (5-1) Last (8): 41-14 over Tennessee Next: at Vanderbilt Dawgs are SEC’s best. 5. FLORIDA STATE (5-1) Last (4): 22-14 loss to Miami Next: at Virginia Bowden’s boys finally fall. 6. USC (5-1) Last (12): 44-21 over Stanford Next: at Notre Dame The ole rivalry is back, but the Irish aren’t good. 7. LSU (5-1) Last (5): 19-7 loss to Florida Next: at South Carolina I predicted it. 8. ARKANSAS (5-1) Last (9): 10-3 loss to Auburn Next: Florida Dream season goes kaboom. 9. NORTHERN ILLINOIS (6-0) Last (11): 40-24 over Central Michigan Next: Western Michigan Still rising. 10. IOWA (5-1) Last (21): 30-27 over Michigan Next: at Ohio State Time to figure out the Big Ten race. 11. WASHINGTON STATE (5-1) Last (15): Open Next: at Stanford Should be an easy win for Cougars. 12. OHIO STATE (5-1) Last (6): 17-10 loss at Wisconsin Next: Iowa Not even a cheap shot to the QB helped. 13. TENNESSEE (4-2) Last (7): 41-14 loss to Georgia Next: at Alabama Vols are dropping quick with two straight losses. 14. TCU (6-0) Last (16): 13-10 over South Florida Next: UAB No huge challenges left for Frogs. 15. MICHIGAN (5-2) Last (13): 38-35 over Minnesota Next: Illinois Wolverines aren’t as great as everyone thought. 16. MINNESOTA (6-1) Last (25): 38-35 loss to Michigan Next: Michigan State Blew what would have been a magnificent win. 17. WISCONSIN (6-1) Last (NR): 17-10 over Ohio State Next: Purdue Badgers get big win without QB Jim Sorgi. 18. NEBRASKA (5-1) Last (10): 41-24 loss to Missouri Next: Texas A&M Brad Smith is too much for Huskers. 19. PURDUE (5-1) Last (23): 28-14 over Penn State Next: at Wisconsin Keeping pace with Big Ten logjam. 20. TEXAS (4-2) Last (14): 65-13 loss to Oklahoma Next: at Iowa State Ouch! 21. UTAH (5-1) Last (NR): 27-6 over San Diego State Next: at UNLV Only loss was by two points to Texas A&M. 22. OREGON STATE (5-1) Last (NR): 35-21 over Cal Next: Washington Only loss is at Fresno State. 23. OKLAHOMA STATE (5-1) Last (NR): 38-34 over Kansas State Next: Texas Tech Cowboys haven’t lost since season opener against Huskers. 24. AUBURN (4-2) Last (NR): 10-3 over Arkansas Next: Mississippi State Two straight top 10 wins. 25. VIRGINIA (4-2) Last (20): 30-27 loss at Clemson Next: Florida State Cavs are barely staying ranked. Dropped: Washington, Oregon, Kansas State, Pittsburgh, Air Force |