Week 7: Close games, upsets and a New Top 25 in College Football

Well, Week 7 was an exciting weekend in College Football. Especially, after Week 6 saw the favorites pull off victories and the underdogs come up short.


Four top 4 teams all went close to the wire in games: Florida, Alabama, Texas and USC all were tested in Week 7. In the Big Ten, Ohio State falls @ Purdue, while Iowa and Penn State win important games. In the Big 12, the Red River Shootout went down to the wire and OU lost QB Sam Bradford to a shoulder injury again.

Here's Cidsports Top 25, after Week 7:

1. Florida Gators (6-0, 4-0 SEC) - Beat Arkansas (3-3, 1-3 SEC) 23-20 at home. Next up: @ Mississippi State (3-4, 1-2 SEC), who won @ Middle Tennessee 27-6 in OOC play.
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-0, 4-0 SEC) - Beat South Carolina (5-2, 2-2 SEC) 20-6 at home. Next up: vs. Tennessee (3-3, 1-2 SEC), who are coming off bye week.
3. Texas Longhorns (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) - Beat Oklahoma in the Red River Shootout 16-13 to remain unbeaten. Next up: @ Missouri (4-2, 0-2 Big 12), who lost 17-33 @ Oklahoma State.
4. USC Trojans (5-1, 2-1 Pac 10) - Won @ Notre Dame (4-2) 34-27 as the Fighting Irish came up short late. Next up: vs. Oregon State (4-2, 2-1 Pac 10), who are coming off bye week.
5. Cincinnati Bearcats (6-0, 2-0 Big East) - Won @ South Florida (5-1, 1-1 Big East) 34-17. Next up: vs. Louisville (2-4, 0-2 Big East).
6. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) - The Hawkeyes won 20-10 @ Wisconsin (5-2, 2-2 Big Ten). Next up: @ Michigan State (4-3, 3-1), who have a 4 game win streak in East Lansing over the Hawkeyes. Hawkeyes have never started 8-0 in history dating back to 1889.
7. Boise State Broncos (6-0, 1-0 WAC) - Won @ Tulsa (2-4, 0-3 C-USA) 28-21 in an interesting road game. Next up: @ Hawaii (2-4, 0-3 WAC) in a tough road environment.
8. TCU Horned Frogs (6-0, 2-0 MWC) - Beat Colorado State (3-4, 0-3 MWC) 44-6 at home. Next up: @ #16 BYU (6-1, 3-0) vs. the Cougars who are leading MWC play at the moment.
9. LSU Tigers (5-1, 3-1 SEC) - Enjoyed a bye week, after Week 6 loss vs. Florida 3-13. Next up: vs. Auburn (5-2, 2-2 SEC), who are both 2-3 behind Alabama in SEC West.
10. Oregon Ducks (5-1, 3-0 Pac 10) - Won @ UCLA (3-3, 0-3 Pac 10) 24-10 to remain in first place in the Pac 10 race. Next up: @ Washington (3-4, 2-2) in dangerous game ahead of Week 9 game vs. USC.
11. Miami-FL Hurricanes (5-1, 2-1 ACC) - Beat @ UCF (3-3, 1-2 C-USA) 27-7 on the road in in-state OOC play. Next up: vs. Clemson (3-3, 2-2 ACC) in inter-ACC division play.
12. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-1, 4-1 ACC) - Beat Virginia Tech (5-2, 2-1 ACC) 28-23 in Coastal Division play. Next up: @ Virginia (3-3, 2-0), who currently leads GT in Coastal Divsion play.
13. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-1, 2-1 Big Ten) - Shutout Minnesota (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten) 20-0 at home. Next up: @ Michigan (5-2, 1-2) in the Big House.
14. Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-1, 2-0 Big 12) - Beat Missouri (4-2, 0-2 Big 12) 33-17 at home. Next up: @ Baylor (3-3, 0-2 Big 12), who are missing their star QB the rest of the way.
15. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-2, 3-1 ACC) - Lost @ Georgia Tech (6-1, 4-1 ACC) 23-28 in Coastal Division play. Next up: vs. North Carolina (4-3, 0-3 ACC) in ACC Division play.
16. BYU Cougars (6-1, 3-0 MWC) - Won 38-28 @ San Diego State (2-4, 0-2 MWC) in conference play. Next up: vs. #8 TCU (6-0, 2-0 WAC) in MWC showdown in Provo.
17. Ohio State Buckeyes (5-2, 2-1 Big Ten) - Lost @ Purdue (2-5, 1-2 Big Ten) 18-26 to end road winning streak in the conference. Next up: vs. Minnesota (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten).
18. Houston Cougars (5-1, 1-1 C-USA) - Won @ Tulane (2-4, 0-3 C-USA) 44-16 to pick up a win on the C-USA road, after three straight road games. Next up: vs. SMU (3-3, 2-0 C-USA), who lead C-USA West.
19. Utah Utes (5-1, 2-0 MWC) - Won 35-13 @ UNLV (2-5, 0-3 WAC) in MWC play. Next up: vs. Air Force (4-3, 3-1 MWC).
20. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-1, 3-0 Big East) - Won @ Rutgers (5-2, 0-2 Big East) 24-17 on Friday night on the road in the conference. Next up: vs. South Florida (5-1, 1-1 Big East).
21. Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-2, 2-1 Big 12) - Solid road victory for Red Raiders @ Nebraksa (4-2, 1-1 Big 12) 31-10. Next up: vs. Texas A&M (3-3, 0-2) in Big 12 South play.
22. West Virginia Mountaineers (5-1, 1-0 Big East) - Beat Marshall (4-3, 2-1 C-USA) 24-7. Next up: vs. Connecticut (4-2, 1-1 Big East), who have never won at WVU.
23. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-2, 2-2 SEC) - Lost @ Alabama (7-0, 4-0 SEC) 6-20 to go to .500 in SEC East. Next up: vs. Vanderbilt (2-5, 0-4 SEC) in SEC East play.
24. Oklahoma Sooners (3-3, 1-1 Big 12) - The Sooners were beat in the Red River Shootout vs. Texas (6-0, 3-0) 13-16 in Dallas. Next up: @ Kansas (5-1, 1-1 Big 12), who are coming off upset loss at Colorado.
25. Arizona Wildcats (4-2, 2-1 Pac 10) - Beat Stanford (4-3, 3-2 Pac 10) 43-38 in another shootout out West. Next up: vs. UCLA (3-3, 0-3 Pac 10) in an important conference game.

Game to Watch: Boston College (5-2, 3-2 ACC) @ Notre Dame (4-2) - as BC takes their ACC Atlantic Division lead into out of conference play @ South Bend. Can BC continue success over Notre Dame?

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