Ratto's AP Top 25 Poll (1023)

Every week, Senior Insider Ray Ratto votes in the Associated Press College Football Poll. Here is this week's stab at perfection.

RANKTEAMLAST WEEKTHIS WEEKCOMMENT1LSUBEAT AUBURN, 45-10Idle, with a very good reasonWinner takes all at Alabama next week . . .2ALABAMABEAT TENNESSEE, 37-6Idle, with the same reason. . . While the loser lives a winter of impotent rage3BOISE STATEBEAT AIR FORCE, 37-26Incredibly IdleBest positioned yet for late November screwing4STANFORDBEAT WASHINGTON, 65-21At Southern CaliforniaWhatever happened to that Luck fellow?5OKLAHOMA STATEWon at Missouri, 45-24BAYLORSolid win after solid win after solid solid win6CLEMSONBEAT NORTH CAROLINA, 59-38At Georgia TechSome people think they're in the title race, and I'm notunsympathetic to their bleatings7OREGONWon at Colorado, 45-2WASHINGTON STATEThey should have been dropped for giving up the 2; later eventsintervened8ARKANSASWon at Mississippi, 29-24At VanderbiltMore of a struggle than it should have been9KANSAS STATEWon at Kansas, 59-21OKLAHOMAAs close as ESPN will ever come to Game Day in Manhattan10OKLAHOMALOST TO TEXAS TECH, 41-38At Kansas StateOne more minute, and they might have cheated the reaper11MICHIGAN STATEBEAT WISCONSIN, 37-31At NebraskaAnn Arbor has never wept so much12WISCONSINLost at Michigan State, 37-31At Ohio StateHell of a game, hell of a fall13VIRGINIA TECHBEAT BOSTON COLLEGE, 30-14At DukeOnly one troublesome game left, at Georgia Tech14TEXAS A&MWon at Iowa State, 33-17MISSOURILost a bit of ground, but the right place for Ags15HOUSTONBEAT MARSHALL, 63-28RICEBoise State South16TEXAS TECHWon at Oklahoma, 41-38IOWA STATESecond win over winning team a beauty17PENN STATEWon at Northwestern,. 34-24ILLINOISRapidly . . . Losing . . . Will . . . To . . . Care18NEBRASKAWon at Minnesota, 41-14MICHIGAN STATEFrom the ridiculous to the sublime19SOUTH CAROLINADedicated Bye Week to Ron MorrisAt TennesseeThis was the week that was; did nothing, gained a spot20SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAWon at Notre Dame, 31-17STANFORDSomeone goes down hard this weekend21MICHIGANCursed loudly and repeatedly at Michigan StatePURDUEWatching Sparty steal from Wisconsin must have stung good22SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPIBEAT SOUTHERN METHODIST, 27-3At Texas El PasoThe Neptune of the FBS solar system; as far as you can gowithout losing interest23CINCINNATIWon at South Florida, 37-34Exhausted after all that Big East worryNo impressive wins, but only one loss24TEXAS CHRISTIANBEAT NEW MEXICO, 69-0BRIGHAM YOUNG (FRIDAY)Punching way below their weight Saturday25ARIZONA STATEDidn't play; that's how bereft of teams we areCOLORADOI was this close to voting for Georgia Southern