Rittenberg Roundup: Around the League - Week 10
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior Writer
November 3, 2013
-------------------------------------------
Indianapolis, IN - A whopping five teams have now joined the rankings, after five jumped out. Teams such as LSU, Miami (FL) and Western Kentucky lost this week and didn't gain enough votes to stay in the Top 25.
| NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Nov 4, 2013 |
| RK | LW | TEAM (VOTES) | W | L | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Nebraska (33) | 7 | 0 | 1497 |
| 2 | 2 | Missouri (26) | 8 | 0 | 1429 |
| 3 | 3 | Washington (1) | 8 | 0 | 1418 |
| 4 | 5 | Cincinnati (1) | 7 | 0 | 1216 |
| 5 | 6 | Texas A&M | 6 | 2 | 1126 |
| 6 | 4 | Notre Dame | 6 | 2 | 1114 |
| 7 | 7 | Louisville | 7 | 2 | 1007 |
| 8 | 8 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 1 | 989 |
| 9 | 12 | Alabama | 7 | 2 | 831 |
| 10 | 13 | Michigan | 6 | 2 | 795 |
| 11 | 14 | Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 752 |
| 12 | 15 | Iowa | 7 | 1 | 735 |
| 13 | 9 | Oklahoma | 5 | 3 | 650 |
| 14 | 18 | Florida State | 6 | 3 | 631 |
| 15 | 19 | Kansas State | 6 | 3 | 599 |
| 16 | 10 | South Carolina | 6 | 3 | 533 |
| 17 | 11 | UCLA | 5 | 3 | 508 |
| 18 | 22 | Florida | 5 | 3 | 491 |
| 19 | -- | Ole Miss | 5 | 4 | 483 |
| 20 | -- | Texas | 5 | 4 | 444 |
| 21 | 25 | BYU | 7 | 1 | 414 |
| 22 | -- | NC State | 7 | 2 | 386 |
| 23 | 16 | Utah | 6 | 3 | 232 |
| 24 | -- | Northern Illinois | 5 | 2 | 225 |
| 25 | -- | Auburn | 5 | 3 | 212 |
Florida State, Kansas State and Alabama are notable teams who lost this week and dropped some places. Some, such as Alabama and Florida State, fell down in the rankings quite far, while others, such as Kansas State and South Carolina, didn't fall too far down the polls. Nebraska, Missouri and Washington all stayed in their rankings, at first, second and third, respectively. Oregon, who was ranked first in the nation at one point, lost to UCLA this week. The Ducks have fallen completely out of the rankings and, since conference play has started, is looking relegation straight in the face. They have lost all four games in the Pac-12 and their season isn't looking too well at the moment.
Top 25 Results
(2) Missouri def. Colorado, 34-17
(4) Notre Dame def. Navy, 34-31
(5) Cincinnati def. Buffalo, 44-24
(6) Texas A&M def. (9) Oklahoma, 31-10
(7) Louisville def. Penn State, 35-28
(8) Virginia Tech def. Boston College, 38-24
Ole Miss def. (10) South Carolina, 45-17
Texas def. (11) UCLA, 40-20
(13) Michigan def. Michigan State, 30-24
(14) Ohio State def. Illinois, 38-14
(15) Iowa def. Oregon, 31-27
Iowa State def. (16) Utah, 38-10
UAB def. (17) LSU, 37-17
(18) Florida State def. (20) Miami (FL), 38-27
(19) Kansas State def. Stanford, 38-13
USF def. (21) Western Kentucky, 31-21
(22) Florida def. Georgia, 35-19
Auburn def. (23) Arkansas, 27-23
Tennessee def. (24) Wisconsin, 34-31
(25) BYU def. California, 14-6
Top 25 Matchups
(1) Nebraska (7-0) vs Washington State (3-6)
(2) Missouri (8-0) vs (23) Utah (6-3)
(3) Washington (8-0) vs (12) Iowa (7-1)
(4) Cincinnati (7-0) vs UL Lafayette (4-3)
(5) Texas A&M (6-2) vs TCU (4-5)
(6) Notre Dame (6-2) vs West Virginia (3-5)
(7) Louisville (7-2) vs Wisconsin (4-4)
(8) Virginia Tech (7-1) vs Miami (FL) (5-4)
(9) Alabama (7-2) vs LSU (5-4)
(10) Michigan (6-2) vs (14) Florida State (6-3)
(11) Ohio State (5-3) vs Clemson (2-6)
(13) Oklahoma (5-3) vs Baylor (3-5)
(15) Kansas State (6-3) vs Oregon State (4-4)
(16) South Carolina (6-3) vs Georgia (4-4)
(17) UCLA (5-3) vs Arizona (4-4)
(18) Florida (5-3) vs Vanderbilt (3-6)
(19) Ole Miss (5-4) vs Central Arkansas (5-4)
(21) BYU (7-1) vs Colorado (3-5)
(22) NC State (7-2) vs Penn State (4-4)
(24) Northern Illinois (5-2) vs Duke (3-4)
(25) Auburn (5-3) vs Tennessee (5-4)
Relegation Watch
Tier 1
SEC: Georgia Tech (2-6, 1-6)
Pac-12: Oregon (3-5, 0-5)
Tier 2
Big Ten: Virginia (2-5, 1-5)
Big 12: California (1-7, 1-5)
Tier 3
ACC: Connecticut (1-7, 0-5)
American: Louisiana Tech (2-6, 1-5)
Tier 4: UL Lafayette (4-3, 1-3)
Tier 5: Wyoming (2-5, 0-4)
Tier 6: Memphis (1-6, 0-4)
Tier 7: South Alabama (1-6, 1-3)
| Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 4, 2013 |
| NAME | POS | SCHOOL | | SEASON STATS |
| Ryan Jones | QB | Louisville |  | 149-267, 2042 Yds, 132 Car, 635 Yds, 26 TDs |
| Jesse Hines | QB | Texas A&M | | 154-269, 1960 Yds, 125 Car, 621 Yds, 29 TDs |
| Kyle Cox | QB | Nebraska |  | 134-200, 1658 Yds, 87 Car, 480 Yds, 26 TDs |
| Robert Jackson | QB | Missouri | | 123-270, 1726 Yds, 131 Car, 698 Yds, 19 TDs |
| Kenneth Kelly | HB | Iowa | | 136 Car, 854 Yds, 18 Rec, 296 Yds, 13 TDs |
Tyler Miller and Tony Smith fall out of the Heisman Watch as Robert Jackson and Kenneth Kelly hop in, both for the first time this season. Kyle Cox falls from first to third, as Ryan Jones and Jesse Hines hop into first and second, respectively.
| Tier 8 Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 4, 2013 |
| TEAM | REC | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STRK |
| Central Michigan | 6-2 | 0.750 | 7 pts. | 334 | 247 | W4 |
| Kent State | 6-3 | 0.667 | 4 pts. | 271 | 218 | W5 |
| New Mexico State | 2-8 | 0.200 | 1 pt. | 226 | 338 | L2 |
| UMass | 2-8 | 0.200 | 1 pt. | 150 | 284 | W2 |
| Georgia State | 2-8 | 0.200 | 0 pts. | 168 | 335 | L5 |
| Akron | 0-8 | 0.000 | 0 pts. | 70 | 284 | L8 |
Kent State gains another point against Akron and UMass grabs another win, but grabs their first point after beating Georgia State. New Mexico State loses their second game in a row, however, they are kept in third place, even with the win for UMass.
Central Michigan faces Western Michigan in Kalamazoo on November 10.