Rittenberg Roundup: Around the League - Week 5
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior Writer
September 29, 2013
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Indianapolis, IN - For the second week in a row, we had the top team lose again, this time at the hand of Florida State. In addition, there were many big moves in the polls this week as well.
| NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 29, 2013 |
| RK | LW | TEAM (VOTES) | W | L | POINTS |
| 1 | 2 | Oregon (50) | 3 | 0 | 1514 |
| 2 | 4 | Alabama | 4 | 1 | 1395 |
| 3 | 5 | Oklahoma State (11) | 2 | 0 | 1345 |
| 4 | 8 | Nebraska | 4 | 0 | 1317 |
| 5 | 7 | Michigan | 3 | 0 | 1252 |
| 6 | 1 | South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 1130 |
| 7 | 9 | Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 1113 |
| 8 | 12 | Florida State | 3 | 1 | 1103 |
| 9 | 6 | Kansas State | 3 | 1 | 948 |
| 10 | 13 | Missouri | 3 | 0 | 945 |
| 11 | 3 | Florida | 2 | 1 | 788 |
| 12 | 15 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | 779 |
| 13 | 16 | Washington | 4 | 0 | 779 |
| 14 | 20 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 1 | 709 |
| 15 | 10 | LSU | 3 | 2 | 617 |
| 16 | 19 | Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | 580 |
| 17 | 21 | UCLA | 3 | 1 | 542 |
| 18 | 17 | Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 475 |
| 19 | 11 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 420 |
| 20 | 24 | Louisville | 3 | 2 | 388 |
| 21 | 18 | Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 381 |
| 22 | -- | Texas | 3 | 2 | 307 |
| 23 | -- | Virginia Tech | 3 | 0 | 253 |
| 24 | -- | Boise State | 3 | 1 | 213 |
| 25 | 22 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 126 |
Huge upsets include Florida State over South Carolina, Kentucky over previously ranked 3rd Florida and Washington State, who was (0-4) prior to the game, defeated Stanford. Without playing, Oregon was able to hop into 1st, and Alabama came into 2nd after losing last week to South Carolina.
Top 25 Results
(12) Florida State def. (1) South Carolina, 31-7
Kentucky def. (3) Florida, 15-14
(4) Alabama def. Ole Miss, 27-3
(5) Oklahoma State def. Colorado, 35-17
(8) Nebraska def. (6) Kansas State, 34-21
(7) Michigan def. Georgia Tech, 35-13
(9) Ohio State def. (18) Wisconsin, 49-24
(20) Miami (FL) def. (10) LSU, 52-17
North Carolina def. (11) Georgia, 37-24
(13) Missouri def. (17) Arizona State, 31-21
Washington State def. (14) Stanford, 39-30
(15) Texas A&M def. Incarnate Word, 48-10
(21) UCLA def. Baylor, 38-21
Arizona def. (22) Oklahoma, 28-27
Wake Forest def. (23) Clemson, 32-26
(24) Louisville def. FIU, 45-35
(25) Northern Illinois def. Purdue, 35-19
Top 25 Matchups
(1) Oregon (3-0) vs (4) Nebraska (4-0)
(2) Alabama (4-1) vs Clemson (0-3)
(3) Oklahoma State (2-0) vs (9) Kansas State (3-1)
(5) Michigan (3-0) vs (16) Notre Dame (1-2)
(6) South Carolina (3-1) vs Kentucky (2-2)
(7) Ohio State (2-1) vs Ole Miss (1-3)
(8) Florida State (3-1) vs Maryland (2-1)
(10) Missouri (3-0) vs Texas Tech (1-3)
(11) Florida (2-1) vs Michigan State (3-2)
(12) Texas A&M (2-2) vs USC (1-3)
(13) Washington (4-0) vs Stanford (1-3)
(14) Miami (FL) (3-1) vs Georgia Tech (1-4)
(18) Arizona State (2-1) vs BYU (3-0)
(20) Louisville (3-2) vs Temple (2-2)
(21) Wisconsin (3-2) vs NC State (3-1)
(23) Virginia Tech (3-0) vs West Virginia (2-2)
(24) Boise State (3-1) vs Utah (3-1)
(25) Oklahoma (2-2) vs TCU (2-3)
| Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 29, 2013 |
| NAME | POS | SCHOOL | | SEASON STATS |
| Kyle Cox | QB | Nebraska |  | 74-108, 948 Yds, 45 Car, 271 Yds, 15 TDs |
| Ryan Jones | QB | Louisville | | 85-148, 1198 Yds, 83 Car, 415 Yds, 14 TDs |
| Jesse Hines | QB | Texas A&M |  | 83-147, 992 Yds, 58 Car, 259 Yds, 13 TDs |
| Ryan Allen | QB | Wisconsin | | 70-136, 947 Yds, 69 Car, 349, 13 TDs |
| Clarence Jack | QB | Oregon | | 46-81, 705 Yds, 40 Car, 207 Yds, 11 TDs |
After defeating Kansas State, Nebraska quarterback Kyle Cox dethroned Jesse Hines in the Heisman Watch, making Cox the second player this year at the top of the Heisman Watch. Other than that, the rest of the players switched places, with no new player joining the Heisman Watch.
| Tier 8 Conference Standings - Updated: Sep 29, 2013 |
| TEAM | REC | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STRK |
| Central Michigan | 2-2 | 0.500 | 1 pt. | 144 | 97 | L2 |
| New Mexico State | 1-4 | 0.200 | 1 pt. | 106 | 170 | L2 |
| Kent State | 2-3 | 0.400 | 1 pt. | 148 | 148 | W1 |
| Georgia State | 2-3 | 0.400 | 0 pts. | 106 | 130 | W1 |
| Akron | 0-4 | 0.000 | 0 pts. | 58 | 155 | L4 |
| UMass | 0-5 | 0.000 | 0 pts. | 64 | 178 | L5 |
Even with the bye, Central Michigan stays in first place of Tier 8. Even with Georgia State and Kent State won their second games of the season, but only Kent State picked up a point this week after defeating UMass, for their fifth defeat of the season.
Central Michigan plays Ball State this upcoming week at home in Mount Pleasant.