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Mississippi State #1 in ESPN power poll
Go Bulldawgs! More cowbell!
http://espn.go.com/college-football/powerrankings
It wasn't unanimous (gasp!) but there is a new No. 1.
Welcome to the top, Mississippi State. The Bulldogs -- a team that didn't even crack the Associated Press Top 25 until the fifth week of the season (at No. 14!) -- received all but three votes for the No. 1 spot from ESPN's selection committee. After three straight wins over teams ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll at the time, no team in the country has a more impressive playoff résumé.
Auburn tumbled out of the No. 1 spot -- and the top four -- after its loss to the Bulldogs, and is now playing from behind in the SEC West race. Baylor finally validated its résumé with a win over a top-10 opponent, but can the Bears stay there with a defense that allowed 58 points? The Noles aren't going anywhere -- unless Notre Dame has something to say about it this week.
Welcome to the top, Mississippi State. The Bulldogs -- a team that didn't even crack the Associated Press Top 25 until the fifth week of the season (at No. 14!) -- received all but three votes for the No. 1 spot from ESPN's selection committee. After three straight wins over teams ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll at the time, no team in the country has a more impressive playoff résumé.
Auburn tumbled out of the No. 1 spot -- and the top four -- after its loss to the Bulldogs, and is now playing from behind in the SEC West race. Baylor finally validated its résumé with a win over a top-10 opponent, but can the Bears stay there with a defense that allowed 58 points? The Noles aren't going anywhere -- unless Notre Dame has something to say about it this week.