Jackson Free Press

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