Around the league after week 8
Big game results
#12 Missouri defeated #6 Oklahoma State 20-0
#5 Michigan State defeated #4 Wisconsin 24-10
#14 LSU defeated #3 Auburn 39-29 to ruin Auburn's hopes of a 2nd straight undefeated run and Auburn's 22 game winning streak
Coaches Poll
| NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Oct 23, 2011 |
| RK | LW | TEAM (VOTES) | W | L | Media Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Oregon (34) | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | Stanford (24) | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 5 | Michigan State (1) | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 7 | Virginia Tech (1) | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Penn State (1) | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | 12 | Missouri | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 9 | TCU | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | 8 | Alabama | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | 3 | Auburn | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | 4 | Wisconsin | 6 | 1 | 12 |
First BCS standings of 2011
| NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Oct 23, 2011 |
| RK | LW | TEAM (VOTES) | W | L | POINTS |
| 1 | -- | Oregon | 7 | 0 | .997 |
| 2 | -- | Michigan State | 7 | 0 | .994 |
| 3 | -- | Stanford | 7 | 0 | .992 |
| 4 | -- | Missouri | 7 | 0 | .978 |
| 5 | -- | Penn State | 8 | 0 | .978 |
| 6 | -- | Virginia Tech | 8 | 0 | .975 |
| 7 | -- | TCU | 7 | 0 | .954 |
| 8 | -- | LSU | 6 | 2 | .953 |
| 9 | -- | Auburn | 7 | 1 | .950 |
| 10 | -- | Alabama | 7 | 1 | .947 |