{"id":163,"date":"2018-10-15T14:07:03","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T14:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/ncaacollegefootball\/?p=163"},"modified":"2018-10-20T13:13:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-20T13:13:52","slug":"2018-week-seven-turmoil-in-the-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/ncaacollegefootball\/2018-week-seven-turmoil-in-the-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"College Football 2018 Week Seven Turmoil in the Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Week Seven’s results caused some chaos in the rankings not just because seven of the 19 ranked teams who played lost, but also because four of the losing teams were ranked in the top 10.\u00a0The results panned out as follows:<\/p>\n

1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alabama beat Missouri 39-10<\/strong><\/p>\n

2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Georgia lost at LSU\u00a0 36-16<\/strong><\/p>\n

3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ohio State beat Minnesota 30-14<\/strong><\/p>\n

4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clemson didn\u2019t play<\/strong><\/p>\n

5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Notre Dame beat Pittsburgh 19-14<\/strong><\/p>\n

6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 West Virginia lost at Iowa State 30-14<\/strong><\/p>\n

7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Washington lost at Oregon 30-27 in OT<\/strong><\/p>\n

8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Penn State lost at home to Michigan State 21-17<\/strong><\/p>\n

9\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Texas beat Baylor 23-17<\/strong><\/p>\n

10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 UCF won at Memphis 31-30<\/strong><\/p>\n

11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oklahoma didn\u2019t play<\/strong><\/p>\n

12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Michigan beat Wisconsin 38-13<\/strong><\/p>\n

13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LSU\u00a0 beat Georgia 36-16<\/strong><\/p>\n

14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Florida won at Vanderbilt 37-27<\/strong><\/p>\n

15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wisconsin lost to Michigan 38-13<\/strong><\/p>\n

16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Miami lost at Virginia 16-13<\/strong><\/p>\n

17\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oregon beat Washington 30-27<\/strong><\/p>\n

18\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kentucky didn\u2019t play<\/strong><\/p>\n

19\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Colorado lost at USC 31-20<\/strong><\/p>\n

20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NC State didn\u2019t play<\/strong><\/p>\n

21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Auburn lost at home to Tennessee 30-24<\/strong><\/p>\n

22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Texas A&M didn\u2019t play<\/strong><\/p>\n

23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 South Florida won at Tulsa 25-24<\/strong><\/p>\n

24\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mississippi St didn\u2019t play<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cincinnati didn\u2019t play<\/strong><\/p>\n

This should allow an undefeated Notre Dame to take a playoff spot and suddenly LSU controls their destiny in the SEC. UCF has now won 19 in a row thanks to their near-miraculous\u00a0comeback\u00a0against Memphis, however, this won’t count for much in the Bowl Committees eyes. Their destiny remains in other teams hands.\u00a0 Other games worth a mention include:<\/p>\n

Racking them up<\/h2>\n

Utah State 59, UNLV 28 \u2013 After falling behind 7-0 early they responded with 6 unanswered TDs before the half to go in 42-7.<\/p>\n

Is it Basketball?<\/h2>\n

This weeks award goes to Louisiana 66, New Mexico State 38 who managed to rack up 42 points between them in the 1st Quarter and it was 42-21 at the half.<\/p>\n

Game of the day<\/h2>\n

Plenty to choose from but for the sheer edge of your seat, it had to be UCF\u2019s dramatic 31-30 win at Memphis their long unbeaten run being on the line gave it a bit of extra spice. Memphis led 30-17 at halftime.<\/p>\n

Performances of the day<\/h2>\n

Although most eyes were on the ranked team clashes we feel that Army\u2019s dominant performance in routing San Jose State 52-3 is worth highlighting. Army ran for 341 yards had no turnovers and only gave up 15 yards in penalties. They also held San Jose to 36 yards rushing.<\/p>\n

Looking Good.<\/h2>\n

UAB\u2019s 42-0 win at Rice puts them top of C-USA West. Ok, Rice is\u00a0not having a good season but a shutout on the road is some achievement.<\/p>\n

Buffalo 24, Akron 6 \u2013 The Bulls are top of the MAC, Bowl eligible (they have only been to 3 before) and are 6-1 for the first time since 1959! Who saw this coming?<\/p>\n

Image Evgenii Matrosov\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

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