Florida State and LSU slipped down the rankings because of some poor results against questionable competition in really early matches. They’ve both rebounded in big ways, slaughtering their most recent opponents and are moving back up the list.

LSU has back-to-back lopsided non-conference wins – beating Arkansas by nearly 30 and crushing Texas State 80-0, so the Tigers move up a little. They’re still behind UCF and Brown, because beating Florida and tying Dartmouth, respectively, are bigger feats than pounding Arkansas and Texas State.

The Seminoles have folded their 7s guys back into the mix and scored two blowout wins on the weekend – walloping both Valdosta State and the Tallahassee U23s, so they jump up to No. 18.

It seems like every Lindenwood win is by more than the one before it. This time, the Lions disemboweled Oklahoma State 136-0, begging the question, why is Lindenwood not in DI-A? A season after like scores against DII competition, the Lions are embarrassing DI-AA teams at every turn. Sure, playoff competition will be tougher, but it seems as though it wouldn’t have been too massive a stretch for the well-funded, centrally-located team to join Davenport, Life and Arkansas State in the Mid-South.

Leaving the Top 25 this week is Maryland, who is yet to score a win this fall. The Terps’ absence makes room for Brockport, who now sits in the driver’s seat of the race for the Empire’s playoff bid following a 25-24 defeat of Buffalo.

Pitt makes a big jump, too, after moving to 8-0 on the season against collegiate competition.

1. (1) Cal
2. (2) BYU 
3. (3) Utah  
4. (4) Lindenwood  4-1  Won 136-0 over Oklahoma State 
5. (5) UCLA
6. (6) Navy  1-1  Won 43-22 over Maryland
7. (7) Tennessee
8. (8) Dartmouth  6-0-1 (6-2-1) 
9. (9) Bowling Green  8-0  Won 65-24 over Miami 
10. (10) Brown  6-1-1 
11. (11) Central Florida  4-0 
12. (13) LSU  5-1 (4-1-1)  Won 80-0 over Texas State
13. (19) Boston College  6-1  Won 13-11 over Middlebury
14. (12) Middlebury  5-1  Lost 13-11 to Boston College 
15. (14) Arizona
16. (15) Arizona State
17. (16) Oregon State
18. (21) Florida State  2-1 (3-1)  Won 68-12 over Valdosta State, 53-0 over Tallahassee U23
19. (24) Pitt  8-0 (9-0) Won 34-10 over West Chester 
20. (Unr.) Brockport  6-2-1  Won 25-24 over Buffalo
21. (17) Buffalo  6-3  Lost 25-24 to Brockport 
22. (22) Northern Illinois  7-1  Won 29-3 over Central Michigan 
23. (18) Stony Brook  5-2 
24. (20) St. Bonaventure  5-2-1 
25. (23) Clemson  1-0

Dropped out
25. (25) Maryland  0-2-1  Lost 43-22 to Navy