Saturday's The Year That Wasn't (Weeks 7-9)
Wow! 5 Top 11 teams lose in Week 7 and Alabama demolishes #21 Miss State by 64 points, likely on their way to another SEC Championship. Scroll down for standings and more highlights. I'll provide commentary on each conference over the week.
Top 25 Losses
Week 7
24-31 // #6 Michigan (5-1) vs. #29 Minnesota (4-2)
21-24 // #7 Utah (6-0) vs. #30 Washington (3-2)
23-24 // #8 Notre Dame (5-1) vs. #43 Pittsburgh (4-1)
31-50 // #10 Texas A*M (6-0) vs. #5 Auburn (6-0)
10-22 // #11 UCF (5-0) vs. #22 Memphis (4-1)
14-36 // #14 Iowa (5-1) vs. #12 Penn State (4-1)
3-67 // #21 Miss St (4-1) vs. #1 Alabama (6-0)
Week 8
27-32 // #6 Penn State (5-1) vs. #2 Ohio St (6-0)
28-31 // #8 LSU (6-1) vs. #29 Miss St (4-2)
28-39 // #12 South Carolina (5-1) vs. #13 Texas A*M (6-1)
16-21 // #21 Houston (5-1) vs. #46 Navy (4-2)
28-40 // #25 Indiana (5-1) vs. #39 Mich St (3-4)
Week 9
13-35 // #6 Florida (6-1) vs. #16 Georgia (5-2)
17-22 // #13 Oklahoma (6-1) vs. #57 TCU (4-3)
21-30 // #21 Minnesota (6-2) vs. #31 Mich St (4-4)
14-41 // #22 Miss St (5-2) vs. #5 Auburn (7-0)
SEC-West
#1 Alabama (8-0, 5-0 SEC) (338-121)
#3 Auburn (8-0, 5-0 SEC) (304-128)
#10 Texas A*M (7-1, 3-1 SEC) (270-198)
#21 LSU (6-2, 2-2 SEC) (252-148)
#26 Miss St (5-3, 2-3 SEC) (234-273)
#60 Ole Miss (3-5, 1-4 SEC) (208-240)
#107 Arkansas (1-7, 0-5 SEC) (148-262)
SEC-East
#19 South Carolina (6-2, 4-2 SEC) (244-147)
#16 Florida (6-2, 4-2 SEC) (310-135)
#8 Georgia (6-2, 3-2 SEC) (252-165)
#35 Missouri (5-3, 3-2 SEC) (238-192)
#43 Tennessee (4-4, 2-3 SEC) (182-209)
#58 Kentucky (4-4, 1-4 SEC) (180-242)
#102 Vanderbilt (2-6, 0-5 SEC) (147-233)
ACC-Atlantic
#5 Clemson (8-0, 7-0 ACC) (244-165)
#86 NC State (3-5, 3-2 ACC) (171-218)
#51 Boston College (5-3, 2-2 ACC) (207-151)
#49 Wake Forest (5-3, 2-2 ACC) (223-184)
#62 Syracuse (4-4, 2-2 ACC) (226-202)
#68 Florida St (3-5, 2-3 ACC) (216-210)
#93 Louisville (3-5, 1-5 ACC) (183-257)
ACC-Coastal
#23 Miami (7-1, 4-0 ACC) (236-161)
#39 Virginia Tech (6-2, 3-1 ACC) (240-203)
#38 Pittsburgh (6-2, 2-2 ACC) (228-163)
#53 Virginia (5-3, 2-2 ACC) (231-194)
#80 Georgia Tech (3-5, 2-4 ACC) (196-235)
#98 North Carolina (2-6, 1-4 ACC) (185-266)
#100 Duke (3-5, 0-4 ACC) (204-277)
Big Ten-East
#2 Ohio St (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) (218-143)
#12 Penn State (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) (239-153)
#9 Michigan (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) (248-119)
#36 Indiana (5-3, 2-3 Big Ten) (295-177)
#27 Mich St (5-4, 2-4 Big Ten) (250-238)
#83 Maryland (3-5, 1-4 Big Ten) (198-228)
#97 Rutgers (3-6, 1-5 Big Ten) (209-295)
Big Ten-West
#4 Wisconsin (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) (236-154)
#20 Iowa (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) (203-202)
#29 Nebraska (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) (274-137)
#48 Northwestern (4-4, 3-3 Big Ten) (210-261)
#28 Minnesota (6-3, 3-3 Big Ten) (249-183)
#42 Purdue (4-4, 2-3 Big Ten) (218-256)
#81 Illinois (4-4, 1-4 Big Ten) (232-238)
Big 12
#13 Texas (7-1, 5-0 Big 12) (278-143)
#25 Oklahoma (6-2, 3-2 Big 12) (223-158)
#50 Iowa St (5-3, 3-2 Big 12) (213-184)
#34 Oklahoma St (6-2, 3-2 Big 12) (227-162)
#73 West Virginia (4-4, 2-3 Big 12) (222-213)
#57 Kansas St (5-3, 2-3 Big 12) (185-187)
#44 TCU (5-3, 2-3 Big 12) (195-162)
#56 Texas Tech (5-3, 2-3 Big 12) (187-189)
#41 Baylor (5-3, 2-3 Big 12) (252-194)
#110 Kansas (2-6, 1-4 Big 12) (173-271)
Pac 12-North
#15 Oregon (7-1, 5-0 Pac 12) (235-151)
#24 Washington (6-2, 4-1 Pac 12) (227-189)
#22 Wash St (7-1, 4-1 Pac 12) (267-195)
#74 Oregon St (4-4, 2-3 Pac 12) (197-205)
#67 Stanford (3-5, 2-4 Pac 12) (209-210)
#113 California (2-7, 0-6 Pac 12) (140-354)
Pac 12-South
#14 Utah (7-1, 4-1 Pac 12) (281-140)
#18 USC (6-2, 5-1 Pac 12) (216-159)
#47 Colorado (4-4, 2-3 Pac 12) (232-176)
#65 UCLA (4-4, 2-3 Pac 12) (178-185)
#64 Arizona St (4-4, 1-4 Pac 12) (243-177)
#87 Arizona (3-6, 1-5 Pac 12) (236-177)
American
#31 Navy (6-2, 5-0 AAC) (227-213)
#7 Memphis (7-1, 4-1 AAC) (239-168)
#11 UCF (7-1, 4-1 AAC) (316-118)
#96 USF (3-5, 2-2 AAC) (181-251)
#54 Temple (5-3, 2-2 AAC) (289-214)
#32 Houston (5-3, 2-2 AAC) (259-182)
#52 SMU (5-3, 2-2 AAC) (216-189)
#70 Tulsa (4-4, 2-2 AAC) (195-164)
#76 Cincinnati (3-5, 1-3 AAC) (232-232)
#126 East Carolina (1-7, 0-4 AAC) (143-275)
#106 Tulane (1-7, 0-5 AAC) (182-279)
MW-Mountain
#6 Boise St (8-0, 5-0 MWC) (385-127)
#40 Air Force (6-2, 4-1 MWC) (227-189)
#99 Colorado St (4-4, 3-1 MWC) (201-224)
#63 Wyoming (5-3, 3-1 MWC) (188-194)
#66 Utah St (4-4, 3-1 MWC) (272-228)
#127 New Mexico (2-7, 0-4 MWC) (231-289)
MW-West
#85 San Diego St (5-3, 3-2 MWC) (259-243)
#108 Nevada (4-5, 3-2 MWC) (242-278)
#104 Hawaii (3-6, 1-3 MWC) (224-262)
#120 UNLV (2-7, 1-4 MWC) (196-364)
#128 San Jose St (1-7, 1-4 MWC) (180-265)
#119 Fresno St (2-6, 0-4 MWC) (170-194)
CUSA-West
#79 La Tech (5-3, 4-1 CUSA) (248-165)
#90 North Texas (4-4, 3-1 CUSA) (210-183)
#61 Southern Miss (6-3, 3-2 CUSA) (223-187)
#92 UAB (5-3, 2-2 CUSA) (189-242)
#122 UTEP (2-6, 1-3 CUSA) (150-230)
#116 Rice (2-6, 1-3 CUSA) (182-222)
#109 UTSA (3-5, 1-3 CUSA) (183-229)
CUSA-East
#89 Middle Tennessee (5-3, 4-1 CUSA) (220-220)
#95 WKU (4-4, 3-1 CUSA) (197-188)
#91 FIU (5-3, 3-1 CUSA) (186-213)
#77 FAU (5-3, 2-2 CUSA) (189-170)
#103 Marshall (3-6, 2-3 CUSA) (206-289)
#124 Charlotte (2-6, 1-3 CUSA) (199-257)
#130 Old Dominion (0-8, 0-4 CUSA) (142-219)
MAC-West
#30 Western Michigan (7-2, 5-0 MAC) (399-224)
#84 Northern Illinois (4-4, 3-1 MAC) (270-205)
#88 Toledo (4-5, 3-2 MAC) (259-230)
#69 Eastern Michigan (4-5, 3-2 MAC) (251-234)
#114 Ball St (2-7, 1-4 MAC) (206-306)
#111 Central Michigan (2-6, 0-4 MAC) (190-276)
MAC-East
#45 Buffalo (6-2, 4-0 MAC) (200-155)
#82 Miami(OH) (5-4, 3-2 MAC) (251-204)
#71 Ohio (5-3, 2-2 MAC) (200-182)
#118 Akron (3-6, 2-3 MAC) (217-238)
#115 Bowling Green (2-6, 1-3 MAC) (164-220)
#123 Kent St (1-7, 0-4 MAC) (168-338)
Sun Belt-East
#33 App St (6-2, 4-0 Sun Belt) (224-158)
#37 Troy (7-1, 4-1 Sun Belt) (309-159)
#72 Ga Southern (4-4, 3-2 Sun Belt) (181-202)
#59 Georgia St (5-3, 2-2 Sun Belt) (191-173)
#75 Coastal Carolina (3-4, 2-2 Sun Belt) (159-206)
Sun Belt-West
#46 Louisiana (6-2, 3-2 Sun Belt) (243-144)
#105 South Alabama (3-5, 2-2 Sun Belt) (183-248)
#94 Arkansas St (2-6, 1-3 Sun Belt) (189-219)
#112 La Monroe (2-6, 1-4 Sun Belt) (191-225)
#125 Texas St (1-7, 0-4 Sun Belt) (143-245)
Independents
#17 Notre Dame (6-2, 6-2 ) (321-156)
#78 Army (4-3, 4-3 ) (204-149)
#101 Liberty (4-5, 4-5 ) (233-240)
#121 UConn (3-5, 3-5 ) (181-288)
#55 BYU (3-5, 3-5 ) (170-248)
#117 UMass (3-5, 3-5 ) (140-205)
#129 New Mexico St (0-9, 0-9 ) (166-309)
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