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CAPSULES AND RANKING
Team: 1. Florida (5-0)
Opponent: LSU
Comment: Look up Satchel Paige’s famous quote.
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Team: 2. Ohio State (4-0)
Opponent: Wisconsin
Comment: Somewhere, Woody Hayes is smiling.
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Team: 3. Florida State (4-0)
Opponent: at Miami
Comment: Loser leaves the state.
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Team: 4. Arizona State (5-0)
Opponent: at UCLA
Comment: Sun Devils, they’re called hotel rooms.
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Team: 5. Nebraska (3-1)
Opponent: Baylor
Comment: Not too late for Sugar Bowl rematch against Florida.
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Team: 6. Colorado (3-1)
Opponent: Oklahoma State
Comment: Buffaloes penalized five times in bye week.
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Team: 7. Miami (4-0)
Opponent: Florida State
Comment: Quarterback Ryan Clement is 11-1 as starter.
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Team: 8. Alabama (5-0)
Opponent: No. Carolina St.
Comment: Running back Dennis Riddle is no joke.
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Team: 9. Notre Dame (3-1)
Opponent: Washington
Comment: Is there life after Ohio State?
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Team: 10. Penn State (5-1)
Opponent: Purdue
Comment: Should play Notre Dame in battle of Ohio State castoffs.
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Team: 11. Tennessee (3-1)
Opponent: at Georgia
Comment: What’s the quarterback’s name, something Munning?
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Team: 12. Northwestern (4-1)
Opponent: Minnesota
Comment: How many times can you tear down goal posts?
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Team: 13. North Carolina (4-1)
Opponent: Maryland
Comment: Tar Heels are for reals.
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Team: 14. Michigan (4-1)
Opponent: Idle
Comment: Wolverines obviously not a fourth-quarter team.
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Team: 15. LSU (4-0)
Opponent: at Florida
Comment: Probably last week for Tigers in poll.
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Team: 16. Auburn (4-1)
Opponent: at Miss. State
Comment: Looking ahead to Florida on Oct. 19.
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Team: 17. Washington (3-1)
Opponent: at Notre Dame
Comment: Stadium and Irish egos under reconstruction.
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Team: 18. Wyoming (6-0)
Opponent: W. Michigan
Comment: How ‘bout dem Cowboys!
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Team: 19. West Virginia (6-0)
Opponent: Idle
Comment: Schedule’s so soft you could sleep on it.
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Team: 20. California (5-0)
Opponent: Idle
Comment: Strike up the Mariucci band.
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Team: 21. BYU (5-1)
Opponent: UNLV
Comment: Sarkisian could pass for seven touchdowns.
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Team: 22. Utah (5-1)
Opponent: Idle
Comment: Utes have name running back in Fuamata-Ma’Afala.
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Team: 23. Georgia Tech (4-1)
Opponent: Idle
Comment: Welcome to the poll; don’t blow it.
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Team: 24. Kansas State (4-1)
Opponent: at Missouri
Comment: Counting days till next Nebraska loss.
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Team: 25. Virginia (4-1)
Opponent: Idle
Comment: Coach orders gag order after Georgia Tech gag.
THE POLLS: Associated Press and USA Today/CNN--C12
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