HOW THE AP TOP 25 FARED

1. Miami It’s time to reboot the five computers that had the Hurricanes rated between No. 8 and 13 in the first BCS rankings.

Defeated West Virginia, 45-3, Thur.

Record: 6-0. BCS: No. 4

Next: Temple, Saturday

2. Oklahoma The Sooners will have trouble repeating as national champions with two injured quarterbacks that have the mobility of Vinny Testaverde.

Lost at No. 3 Nebraska, 20-10

Record: 7-1. BCS: No. 1

Next: Tulsa, Saturday

3. Nebraska It was trick and treat for the Cornhuskers as quarterback Eric Crouch is on the receiving end of game-deciding 63-yard touchdown pass.

Defeated No. 2 Okla., 20-10

Record: 9-0. BCS: No. 2

Next: at Kansas, Saturday

4. UCLA Would have bet The Farm the Bruin defense could have kept Cardinal sophomore quarterback Chris Lewis from looking like second-coming of John Elway.

Lost at No. 20 Stanford, 38-28

Record: 6-1. BCS: No. 3

Next: at No. 14 Washington State, Saturday

5. Virginia Tech The Hokies have played one of the nation’s softest schedules but the Orangemen were no softies in allowing only 90 yards rushing.

Lost to Syracuse, 22-14

Record: 6-1. BCS: No. 5

Next: at Pittsburgh, Saturday

6. Florida The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party produced staggering numbers for the Gators: 584 yards in total offense, 106 in penalties.

Defeated No. 15 Georgia, 24-10

Record: 6-1. BCS: No. 11

Next: Vanderbilt, Saturday

7. Texas Those Major Applewhite chants are fading: Chris Simms has 12 touchdown passes and one interception in the last three games.

Won at Missouri, 35-16

Record: 7-1. BCS: No. 6

Next: at Baylor, Saturday

8. Michigan Hawkeyes discover that Cato June isn’t the weakest link of the Wolverine defense as his fourth-quarter interception sets up a go-ahead touchdown.

Won at Iowa, 32-26

Record: 6-1. BCS: No. 7

Next: at Michigan State, Saturday

9. Tennessee The Volunteers have quietly made their way back up the national rankings since a last-second loss at home to Georgia cost them an unbeaten season.

Defeated No. 12 South Carolina, 17-10

Record: 5-1. BCS: No. 9

Next: at Notre Dame, Saturday

10. Maryland Okay, maybe it was too much to expect the Terrapins to beat Florida State at Tallahassee and go on to an unbeaten season in Ralph Friedgen’s first season.

Lost at No. 19 Florida State, 52-31

Record: 7-1. BCS: No. 8

Next: Troy State, Saturday

11. Oregon The Ducks, once concerned about their running game, got enough rushing yards from backup Onterrio Smith to stretch from Pullman, Wash., to Ontario.

Won at No. 14 Washington State, 24-17

Record: 7-1. BCS: No. 13

Next: Arizona State, Saturday

12. South Carolina The Gamecocks made headway against SEC’s top rushing defense but Phil Petty continued to be a heartbreaker by failing to complete key passes.

Lost at No. 9 Tennessee, 17-10

Record: 6-2. BCS: No. 15

Next: No. 6 Florida, Nov. 10

13. Washington The Huskies made their fifth successful fourth-quarter comeback of the season as John Anderson kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired.

Won at Arizona State, 33-31

Record: 6-1. BCS: No. 12

Next: No. 20 Stanford, Saturday

14. Washington St. The gritty Cougars have overcome a lot of adversity this season, but giving the Ducks a 446-83 rushing advantage was a bit much.

Lost to No. 11 Oregon, 24-17

Record: 7-1. BCS: No. 10

Next: No. 4 UCLA, Saturday

15. Georgia The Bulldogs, while rejuventated in Mark Richt’s first season, showed they’re still not ready for SEC prime time.

Lost to No. 6 Florida, 24-10

Record: 5-2

Next: No. 10 Auburn, Nov. 10

16. Brigham Young The Cougars are off to their best start since the national championship season of 1984 that the BCS computers have purged from their memory.

Won at San Diego State, 59-21

Record: 8-0

Next: Colorado

State, Thursday

17. Auburn All of that celebrating that the Tigers did after beating then-No. 1 Florida two weeks must have plumb wore them out.

Lost to Arkansas, 42-17

Record: 6-2

Next: at No. 15 Georgia, Nov. 10

18. Fresno State First, the Bulldogs drop an unbeaten season like a hot potato against Boise State, then say Aloha to first place in the WAC in Hawaii.

Lost at Hawaii, 38-34, Fri.

Record: 6-2

Next: Rice, Saturday

19. Florida State Seminole quarterback Chris Rix was dazed after a first-quarter hit, but not confused as he came back to throw five touchdown passes.

Defeated No. 10 Maryland, 52-31

Record: 5-2

Next: at Clemson, Saturday

20. Stanford If having five teams in the first BCS rankings weren’t enough, the Cardinal verified the power of the Pac-10 with a stunning offensive showing against the conference’s highest-rated team.

Defeated No. 4 UCLA, 38-28

Record: 5-1. BCS: No. 14

Next: at No. 13 Washington, Saturday

21. Georgia Tech The ACC race is so wide open that even a team that has two conference losses before November like the Yellow Jackets can still win the title.

Did not play.

Record: 5-2

Next: No. 23 North Carolina, Thursday

22. Illinois Don’t look now, Michigan, but one slip and you’ll be sharing the Big Ten lead with the Kurt Kittner-revived Illini.

Did not play.

Record: 6-1

Next: at No. 24 Purdue, Sat.

23. North Carolina The Tar Heels’ five-game win streak will help keep two-sport standouts Ronald Curry Julius Peppers focused as basketball season approaches.

Did not play.

Record: 5-3

Next: at No. 21 Georgia Tech, Thursday

24. Purdue The Boilermakers can’t air it out like they did with Drew Brees but are still making a Big Ten title run with the legs of Brandon Hance.

Defeated Northwestern, 32-27

Record: 5-1

Next: No. 22 Illinois, Saturday

25. Colorado The Buffaloes won’t get any style points for this come-from-behind victory but will get to stay in the Top 25 another week.

Won at Oklahoma State, 22-17

Record: 6-2

Next: Missouri, Saturday

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Compiled by Jim Rhode