Yahoo Top 10: Messy day of blowouts creates cleaner picture of the sport's best
Even if there weren't a lot of close games or wild results, a loaded Saturday of games gave us plenty of useful information.
This weekend's college football schedule was touted as one of the greatest in history, with seven matchups involving teams ranked within the top 25. Most of these games were decided by large margins, leaving a messy day of blowouts which paint a clearer picture of the sport's best teams.
The memorable games included No. 3 Utah's narrow eight-point victory over No. 9 BYU, and the dramatic upset by No. 12 Ohio State at No. 23 Oregon. Georgia knocked out Ole Miss 42-7 and Tennessee overcame Kentucky 54-24. Meanwhile, interim coaches Rick Stockstill (FSU beat Boston College), Aazaar Abdul-Rahim (Maryland beat Purdue), and Joe Klanderman (Baylor walloped Iowa State) all secured wins during their brief stints in power conference football.
Among the other notable games, South Carolina won four straight games after a 2-3 start, and Nebraska lost four straight after a 5-0 start. Iowa maintained its playoff hopes by holding off Northwestern. Oklahoma's offensive coordinator Jason Witten broke in with a 23-7 win over Florida, while Iowa kept its postseason chances alive by dominating Chip Kelly's Northwestern team.
The Top 10 rankings for this week are as follows: 1. Utah, 2. Georgia, 3. UCLA, 4. Indiana, 5. Notre Dame, 6. Alabama, 7. Miami, 8. Texas, 9. Wake Forest.
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