Week 4 Top 25

1. Alabama (1) - Crimson Tide pass first real test of adversity with flying colors. Hugh game with Florida next.
2. Ohio State (2) - Buckeyes roll Eastern Michigan and will likely do the same with Illinois.
3. Boise State (6) - Broncos whip Oregon State to move back up to where they were two weeks ago.
4. Oregon (3) - Defense looked shaky in win over Arizona State
5. Nebraska (4) - Huskers moved down after sleepwalk win over South Dakota State.
6. TCU (5) - Uneven win over SMU drops TCU a spot.
7. Florida (9) - The Gator defense is starting to grow on me. They'll sell me outright with an upset of Alabama this week.
8. Stanford (12) - Stanford keeps killing everyone in its path. Huge game with Oregon is on deck.
9. Oklahoma (8) - Another scare against an inferior team drops the Sooners again.
10. Arizona (10) - Wildcats survive letdown against Cal to stay undefeated.
11. Auburn (15) - Sweep of the state of South Carolina vaults Tigers.
12. Utah (13) - Another rout bumps Utah up a step.
13. Wisconsin (14) - Badgers have best test on the road at Michigan State.
14. LSU (20) - Tigers' defense is one of the best in the nation. If only they had a QB.
15. Arkansas (10) - Razorbacks fall after blowing golden opportunity to Alabama.
16. USC (16) - Hey, at least the Trojans didn't drop this week.
17. Miami (Fla) (18) - The U's defense was impressive in victory over Pitt.
18. Iowa (19) - Hawkeyes responded nicely from Arizona loss with 45-0 rout of Ball State.
19. Michigan (22) - Wolverines didn't need Denard Robinson to gain over 700 yards this week.
20. South Carolina (17) - Tough loss to Auburn drops Gamecocks.
21. Florida State (23) - Seminoles get shutout over Wake Forest.
22. Penn State (25) - PSU outlasts Temple in deceivingly tough test.
23. Texas (7) - UCLA's "Rout 34" causes Longhorns to plummet.
24. Michigan State (NR) - Spartans defeat Northern Colorado without coach Mark Dantonio.
25. Nevada (NR) - Wins over California and BYU bring Wolfpack into poll.

Dropped out: No. 21 West Virginia, No. 24 Oregon State

Under consideration: Oklahoma State, West Virginia, Missouri