This is the first week of the season that a team has dropped out of the top 25 poll. It wasn't just one team falling out of the poll, though; it was three—Missouri, Clemson and Florida.
Mississippi State has the best, in my mind, road win in the country. Not many teams go to LSU and come out with a win, much less nearly blow the Tigers off the field before their comeback after MSU took its foot off the gas.
A huge double showdown is looming for this state if Ole Miss takes care of business against Memphis this week. Next week, both Texas A&M and Alabama will travel to Mississippi and put their lofty ranking on the line against the Rebels and Bulldogs.
Rank / Team / Record / Previous Rank
1 Florida State Seminoles 3-0 1
2 Alabama Crimson Tide 4-0 2
3 Auburn Tigers 3-0 3
4 Oklahoma Sooners 4-0 4
5 Oregon Ducks 4-0 5
6 UCLA Bruins 3-0 6
7 Texas A&M Aggies 4-0 7
8 Baylor Bears 3-0 9
9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 3-0 10
10 Mississippi Rebels 3-0 11
11 Michigan State Spartans 2-1 12
12 Georgia Bulldogs 2-1 13
13 Wisconsin Badgers 2-1 14
14 South Carolina Gamecocks 3-1 15
15 Mississippi State Bulldogs 4-0 23
16 Stanford Cardinal 2-1 16
17 LSU Tigers 3-1 8
18 Arizona State Sun Devils 3-0 17
19 USC Trojans 2-1 20
20 Ohio State Buckeyes 2-1 21
21 East Carolina Pirates 3-1 NR
22 Washington Huskies 4-0 24
23 Kansas State Wildcats 2-1 18
24 BYU Cougars 4-0 NR
25 Duke Blue Devils 4-0 NR
Dropped out: Missouri Tigers, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators
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