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November 13, 2009

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Game of the week
TCU 42, Utah 16
- The Horned Frogs are ready to leap forward in the BCS rankings, and they need a big win over the Utes to keep it going. Playing at home should put them over the top. Now all they need is for Texas to lose a game.

Other Top 25
No. 1 Florida at South Carolina

Gamecocks have never beaten a No. 1-ranked team.

No. 2 Texas at Baylor
Texas is looking to extend its streak of 10-win seasons to nine. That would be the second-longest streak in NCAA history, trailing only Florida State’s 14-year streak from 1987-2000.

No. 3 Alabama at Mississippi State
Mississippi State has lost nine straight against teams ranked in the top 5, but the last time a team ranked No. 3 played in Starkville, the Bulldogs defeated Florida, 47-35, in 2000.

No. 5 Cincinnati vs. West Virginia
How much action will injured Bearcats QB Tony Pike see tonight?

No. 6 Boise State vs. Idaho
Since 2000, Boise State has the most wins in the nation with 107. Southern Cal is second at 100.

No. 7 Georgia Tech at Duke
Tech has won 13 of last 14 in the series, but lost at Duke, 41-17, in 2003.

No. 8 Pittsburgh vs. Notre Dame
Another loss by the Irish will start countdown on Charlie Weis’s dismissal and John Gruden/Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly rumors.

No. 9 LSU vs. Louisiana Tech
LSU has won 22 straight non-conference games, a streak that dates to the start of the 2005 season.

No. 10 Ohio State vs. No. 15 Iowa
Winner clinches a share of the Big 10 title and a trip to the Rose Bowl.

No. 11 Southern Cal vs. No. 25 Stanford Six victories this year make the Cardinal bowl-eligible for the first time since 2001

. No. 12 Miami at North Carolina
Tar Heels are 3-0 vs. Hurricanes at Kenan Stadium.

No. 13 Houston at UCF
Cougars lead the nation with 22 TD drives taking two minutes or less.

No. 14 Oregon vs. Arizona State
Ducks lead the Pac-10 in scoring offense (36.3 points per game) and rushing yards per game (233.6).

No. 17 Oklahoma State vs. Texas Tech
Tech has scored at least 30 points in eight of the last nine meetings, including last season’s 56-point outburst in Lubbock.

No. 18 Arizona at California
Cal needs one more win to run its string of consecutive winning seasons to eight, which would equal the school record.

No. 19 Penn State vs. Indiana
The Hoosiers have never beaten the Lions in 12 attempts.

No. 20 Virginia Tech at Maryland
The Hokies have lost the opening coin toss in all nine games this season.

No. 21 Wisconsin vs. Michigan
The Badgers lead the Big Ten in rushing offense and rushing defense in conference games. The only time in school history that’s been done was 1951.

No. 22 BYU at New Mexico
BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall is 4-0 against his former team, while the Cougars have not lost in Albuquerque since 1997.

No. 23 South Florida at Rutgers
Played last night.

No. 24 Clemson at N.C. State
The Tigers lead the nation with 19 interceptions.