SPOTLIGHT : FACTS, FIGURES AND COMMENTS FROM SATURDAY’S GAMES : HOW THE TOP 25 FARED

Rank: 1 Team: Notre Dame Record: 1-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Michigan, 28-24; The Irish drove 76 yards in nine plays for the winning score, an 18-yard pass from Rick Mirer to Adrian Jarrell. Next Game: At Michigan State (Sept. 22) Rank: 2 Team: Auburn Record: 2-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Mississippi, 24-10; Freshman quarterback Stan White passed for go-ahead touchdown in third quarter as Ole Miss hung tough. Next Game: Tennessee (Sept. 29) Rank: 3 Team: Florida State Record: 1-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Georgia Southern, 48-6; The Seminoles routed the defending Division I-AA champions in winning their 12th consecutive game. Next Game: At Tulane (Sept. 22) Rank: 4 Team: Michigan Record: 0-1-0 Synopsis: Lost to Notre Dame, 28-24; The Wolverines still had a chance to win with 1:40 left, but Notre Dame’s Reggie Brooks intercepted a pass. Next Game: UCLA (Sept. 22) Rank: 5 Team: BYU Record: 3-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Washington State, 50-36; Ty Detmer threw three of his five touchdown passes during a 36-point final quarter. Next Game: San Diego State (Sept. 22) Rank: 6 Team: USC Record: 2-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Penn State, 19-14; Todd Marinovich hit 22 of 34 passes for 240 yards and one touchdown, and did not throw an interception. Next Game: At Washington (Sept. 22) Rank: 7 Team: Tennessee Record: 3-0-1 Synopsis: Beat Texas El Paso, 56-0; The Vols held UTEP to 148 total yards and Coach Johnny Majors cleared the bench. Next Game: At Auburn (Sept. 29) Rank: 8 Team: Nebraska Record: 2-0-0 Synopsis: Did not play. Next Game: Minnesota (Sept. 22) Rank: 9 Team: Colorado Record: 1-1-1 Synopsis: Lost to Illinois, 23-22; A safety and a field goal gave the Buffaloes a 22-17 fourth-quarter lead, but it didn’t hold up. Next Game: At Texas (Sept. 22) Rank: 10 Team: Miami (Fla.) Record: 1-1-0 Synopsis: Beat California, 52-24; Craig Erickson led Hurricanes back after Russell White’s 99-yard kickoff return helped Bears take early lead. Next Game: Iowa (Sept. 29) Rank: 11 Team: Virginia Record: 3-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Navy, 56-14; Shawn Moore passed for four touchdowns and ran for a fifth--all before halftime--then ran for one more. Next Game: At Duke (Sept. 22) Rank: 12 Team: Texas A&M; Record: 1-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Southwestern Louisiana, 63-14; The Aggies ran up a school record 774 yards in total offense. Lance Palvas threw for three touchdowns. Next Game: North Texas St. (Sept. 22) Rank: 13 Team: Pittsburgh Record: 2-1-0 Synopsis: Lost to Oklahoma, 52-10; The 52 points is the most given up by a Pitt team since a 55-18 loss to Penn State in 1971. Next Game: At Syracuse (Sept. 22) Rank: 14 Team: Oklahoma Record: 2-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Pittsburgh, 52-10; Three backs rushed for more than 100 yards as the Sooners picked up 450 yards on the ground. Next Game: Tulsa (Sept. 22) Rank: 15 Team: Arkansas Record: 1-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Tulsa, 28-3; The Razorbacks struck fast, as Quinn Grovey completed his first two passes for long touchdowns. Next Game: Mississippi (Sept. 22) Rank: 16 Team: Clemson Record: 2-1-0 Synopsis: Beat Maryland, 18-17; Doug Thomas, a goat last week, had 98-yard kickoff return touchdown and a key pass reception late in the game. Next Game: Appalachian State (Sept. 22) Rank: 17 Team: Ohio State Record: 2-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Boston College, 31-10; Raymont Harris had touchdown runs of nine and 35 yards and Bobby Olive had two touchdown receptions. Next Game: USC (Sept. 29) Rank: 18 Team: Houston Record: 2-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Texas Tech, 51-35, Thursday. Next Game: Rice (Sept. 29) Rank: 19 Team: Michigan State Record: 0-0-1 Synopsis: Tied Syracuse, 23-23; The Spartans were fortunate to tie, as John Langeloh kicked a 43-yard field goal as time expired. Next Game: Notre Dame (Sept. 22) Rank: 20 Team: Arizona Record: 2-0-0 Synopsis: Beat New Mexico, 25-10; The Wildcats led only 12-10 late in the third quarter, then got two scoring plunges by quarterback Ronald Veal. Next Game: Oregon (Sept. 22) Rank: 21 Team: Illinois Record: 1-1-0 Synopsis: Beat Colorado, 23-22; Jason Verduzco completed 23 of 29 passes for 222 yards and drove Illini to winning touchdown late in the game. Next Game: Southern Illinois (Sept. 22) Rank: 22 Team: Washington Record: 2-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Purdue, 20-14; Orlando McKay caught a 35-yard scoring pass from Mark Brunell in the fourth quarter for the winning score. Next Game: USC (Sept. 22) Rank: 23 Team: Texas Record: 1-0-0 Synopsis: Did not play. Next Game: Colorado (Sept. 22) Rank: 24 Team: Florida Record: 2-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Alabama, 17-13; Will White intercepted three passes and Richard Fain covered a blocked punt for the winning touchdown. Next Game: Furman (Sept. 22) Rank: 25 Team: Arizona State Record: 2-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Colorado State, 31-20; Paul Justin passed for 274 yards and two touchdowns and Nathan LaDuke returned an interception 92 yards. Next Game: At Missouri (Sept. 29) Rankings according to the Associated Press poll.