Connor Dowling

Connor, the game you could watch without picking a side cost you twelve anyway, Oregon winning and sliding from No. 2 to No. 6, and Michigan's exit from the poll cost 30 more. Oklahoma slipped a spot to 11th. Utah's move to 20th was the only gain. That is 266th at 160, down from the middle of the pack, and USC at 2-0 is the steadiest thing on the entry.

Now you get another game with no side to pick, and this one matters more. Oklahoma, your 6-10 team, goes to Michigan, your 16-20 team, on Saturday. Either result puts one of your teams in a good light; the Wolverines back in the poll would be worth the most. North Dakota State is 2-0 and visits Air Force. Boise State kept 86 votes and hosts Memphis.