CHRIS DUFRESNE’S TOP 25
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1. Florida State (1-0): After that TD run, Warrick needed a week off.
2. Penn State (1-0): Faces another stiff with A on helmets . . . Akron.
3. Florida (0-0): For appetizers, Spurrier orders Western Michigan and fried calamari.
4. Tennessee (0-0): Nothing like that annual Wyoming grudge match to get juices flowing.
5. Nebraska (0-0): Pregame fight with Iowa breaks out over which state produces more corn.
6. Michigan (0-0): Carr says starting water boy will also be a game-time decision.
7. Miami (1-0): Donny and Marie also say they’re not quite “back” from 1990s sanctions.
8. Texas A&M; (0-0): Look for Louisiana Tech’s Tim Rattay to throw two TDs.
9. Ohio State (0-1): Awaits UCLA on Sept. 11; reports plenty of good parking available.
10. Wisconsin (0-0): Badgers begin two-week war on states (Murray and Ball).
11. Georgia Tech (0-0): Yellow Jackets get weekend furlough with Navy before showdown at Florida State.
12. Virginia Tech (0-0): Hold your Hokie hats, these guys could go 11-0.
13. Colorado (0-0): Gary Barnett says Bubby Brister can start for Buffs if he wants.
14. Georgia (0-0): Opener against Utah State billed in Athens as “Aggies vs. Ugas.”
15. Notre Dame (1-0): School denies gentlemen’s agreement with Michigan to play for a tie.
16. Arizona (0-1): Pac-10 orders school to do community service and roadside litter pickup.
17. Arizona State (0-0): Pencil in next big Pac-10 choke Oct. 9 at Notre Dame.
18. USC (0-0): Prediction: After Hawaii, school changes fight song to “Tiny Bubbles.”
19. Purdue (0-0): Trip to Central Florida should be a snap for Brees.
20. North Carolina State (1-0): Plan to break out green jerseys against Holtz.
21. UCLA (0-0): Saying enough’s enough, circuit judge grants injunction on parking jokes.
22. Marshall (0-0): Heads to Clemson’s “Death Valley” with plenty of juice.
23. Arkansas (0-0): It’s “throwback weekend” at SMU: First five players in stadium get free cars.
24. Alabama (0-0): If Mike Dubose doesn’t win eight and beat Auburn, he’ll be out with the Tide.
25. Miami of Ohio (0-0): Another cream-puff opener for the MAC . . . at Northwestern.
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