A huge upset occurred as Ohio State beat Georgia Tech in an epic overtime game to remove them from the ranks of the unbeaten, leaving North Carolina in the #1 spot as the last undefeated team in the country. With North Carolina as the undisputed #1, the #2 through #6 teams moved up a spot to leave Rutgers in the #2 spot as the top contender for the title game. Tennessee, Kansas State, and Mississippi State fell out of the Top 25 this week to allow Penn State, Arizona, and Pittsburgh into the #22, #24, and #25 spots, respectively.
Checking in on the BCS rankings, North Carolina is the new #1 with Rutgers, Florida, Cal, and Ohio State rounding out the top five for this week.
The Heisman Watch still features Alabama's Julio Jones and Colorado's Cody Hawkins at the #1 and #2 spots while Georgia Tech's Roddy Jones moved up to the third spot, Rutgers' Kordell Young fell to the fourth spot, and Alabama's Greg McElroy returned to the Watch in the bottom spot.
As a sign of two key players in the Ohio State's win over Georgia Tech, Ohio State's Jake Stoneburner and Cameron Heyward earned National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week honors along with their SEC counterparts.
Award Semifinalists have been announced and there are some notable early rankings as these awards are still in discussion. Colorado's Cody Hawkins is the lead for both the Maxwell (Best Offensive Player) and O'Brien (Best QB) awards while Georgia Tech's Jason Peters is leading the Bednarik (Best Defensive Player) and Lombardi (Best DL) award races. Check them out when you're on next to see if any of your players are up for awards.
This week seems like a good night for huge games as there are a few games between top-ranked teams. #7 Ohio State gets a chance to take down another #1, undefeated team when they visit Chapel Hill to take on #1 North Carolina. Elsewhere, #2 Rutgers visits The Swamp to take on #3 Florida in a big fight for BCS Championship positioning. You'll also see #13 Texas take on #15 LSU, #17 Wisconsin visits South Bend to take on #23 Notre Dame, #10 Utah and #11 Boise State, and #12 Alabama at #18 Kansas State to round out the big games of the week.
Here is the full schedule for this week:
Georgia Tech (S3anAmI) at USC
Miami (drunknmunkys) at South Florida (JustnCredible29) - Play the CPU
Michigan State (XXXplosive1) at Iowa
Wisconsin at Notre Dame (acabra2)
Ohio State (FriskyTanuki) at North Carolina
Rutgers (BigAT4) at Florida (Ultimate Matt X)
Texas (Frankysox) at LSU (DarkTower80)
Byes: N/A