NFP Top 25
Notre Dame’s clash with Florida State on Saturday night managed to live up to the hype. And then some. And so much more.
The Fighting Irish had a potential game-winning touchdown negated by a penalty, but the Fighting Irish showed even in the loss that they are one of the best teams in the country.
With that in mind, let's take a look at the National Football Post's newest Top 25.
2014 record in parentheses and last week’s ranking in brackets.
1. Mississippi State (6-0) [1]
2. Ole Miss (7-0) [2]
Jameis Winston and FSU remained unbeaten after their victory over ND.
3. Florida State (7-0) [3]
4. Alabama (6-1) [6]
5. Oregon (6-1) [7]
6. Notre Dame (6-1) [4]
7. Auburn (5-1) [8]
8. Kansas State (5-1) [15]
9. Michigan State (6-1) [9]
10. Georgia (6-1) [11]
11. Arizona (5-1) [12]
12. Baylor (6-1) [5]
13. TCU (5-1) [13]
14. Ohio State (5-1) [14]
15. Clemson (5-2) [16]
16. Arizona State (5-1) [21]
17. Nebraska (6-1) [18]
18. Oklahoma (5-2) [10]
19. East Carolina (5-1) [19]
20. USC (5-2) [23]
21. Duke (6-1) [NR]
22. Utah (5-1) [24]
23. West Virginia (5-2) [25]
24. UCLA (5-2) [NR]
25. Marshall (7-0) [NR]
The next five: LSU (6-2), Colorado State (6-1), Wisconsin (4-2), Minnesota (6-1) and Stanford (4-3).
Dave Miller, the college football editor for the National Football Post, is on Twitter @Miller_Dave.