Four weeks of the new college football season are in the books, and Dan Mullen’s Mississippi State squad looks like a legitimate contender in the SEC West. But a tough next couple of weeks loom for the Bulldogs.
What about the other top teams across the country? 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. Florida State (3-0) [1]
2. Alabama (4-0) [2]
3. Oregon (4-0) [3]
<strong>4. Auburn (3-0) [4]
5. Oklahoma (4-0) [5]
6. Baylor (3-0) [6]
7. Texas A&M (4-0) [8]
8. UCLA (3-0) [9]
9. Notre Dame (3-0) [10]
10. Michigan State (2-1) [11]
11. Ole Miss (3-0) [12]
12. South Carolina (3-1) [13]
13. Georgia (2-1) [14]
14. Nebraska (4-0) [15]
ICONAfter a bye week, Dan Mullen's Bulldogs have games with Texas A&M and Auburn.
15. Mississippi State (4-0) [NR]
16. Washington (4-0) [16]
17. LSU (3-1) [7]
18. USC (2-1) [21]
19. Stanford (2-1) [17]
20. Ohio State (2-1) [19]
21. Kansas State (2-1) [18]
22. Wisconsin (2-1) [22]
23. BYU (4-0) [NR]
24. Arizona State (3-0) [25]
25. East Carolina (3-1) [NR]
The next five: Oklahoma State, Arizona, Clemson, Arkansas and Utah.
Dave Miller, the college football editor for the National Football Post, is on Twitter @Miller_Dave.