The #2 team in the country, Florida Gators, fell on Saturday 27-17 to the Auburn Tigers who were ranked #11 at the time. Many had predicted that this would be too tough of a test for the Gators and they were right. Everything looked good at the half. The Gators were up 17-11 and seemed poised to take the game. However, the Tigers scored 16 points in the second half and their defense shut down the Gators—allowing 0 points.

The first score proved to be the game winner in this contest. The Auburn Tigers defense came to play. They didn’t allow a single score and held the Mississippi State offense to just 161 total yards. Meanwhile the Auburn Tigers offense put up scores in each of the four quarters. They were held to just a field goal in the 4th, but they put up 34 total points and beat the Bulldogs 34-0.

There’s little doubt about Ohio State after a convincing victory in the 1 vs. 2 showdown with Texas.

The Buckeyes were No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 released Sunday, tightening their hold on the top spot the day after beating the defending champion Longhorns 24-7.

The Washington State Cougars couldn’t stop Auburn Tigers running back Kenny Irons. They had trouble stopping much of anything in yesterday’s 40-14 romp by Auburn. The Cougars scored a TD in the 1st and 3rd quarters, but that was all she wrote for the offense. Meanwhile, Auburn put up 494 yards of total offense.